"Then who do you think is more suitable to be the other Admiral?" Zhu Yijun looked at Liu Xian and asked calmly.
"I don't have a suitable candidate. Your Majesty, please make the decision." Liu Xian was not stupid enough to recommend this candidate, so he directly pushed it to Zhu Yijun's side.
Liu Xian was very clear that there must be a limit to what he could do.
At the same time, Liu Xian wanted to buy insurance for himself. It was not easy to do it alone, and it was easy to be the scapegoat.
Although Zhu Yijun knew what Liu Xian was thinking, he also felt that Liu Xian's idea was not bad. When Emperor Zhengde was in power, he also divided the capital barracks into two departments, the East and the West.
His Left Dragon Guard only had 24,000 soldiers. After Yu Dayou took care of them, there would only be 16,000 soldiers left.
The Left Dragon Guard had not given an answer yet. It was indeed not suitable to hand over 100,000 soldiers.
It was more advantageous to divide the army into two parts. In the future, they could be sent to war separately. Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun took a deep look at Liu Xian.
"Alright, leave your report here. I will choose a new Admiral." Zhu Yijun patted Liu Xian's report.
Originally, Zhu Yijun wanted to talk to Liu Xian about the training measures of the capital barracks. Now that such a thing had happened, Zhu Yijun could not do so. He could only wait for that person to arrive. But who was the most suitable candidate?
After Liu Xian left, Zhu Yijun began to think about who could be in charge of the other part of the capital barracks.
"Zhang Jing, bring me a copy of the information of the commanders-in-chief of the various provinces."
Since he could not think of anyone, he would look for one. Perhaps he could find a ruthless person.
This person must have a high prestige and at least outstanding military achievements. Otherwise, he would not be able to convince the masses!
Zhang Jing quickly found the information and Zhu Yijun began to look through it. Things like Liao Commanders-In-Chief Qi Jiguang and Liaodong Commanders-In-Chief Li Chengliang were put aside. After looking through it, Zhu Yijun's eyes fell on a person's name and could not move away.
This person's name was Ma Fang, the current commanders-in-chief of the Xuan Residence. His information was very thick!
Speaking of the commanders-in-chief of the Xuan Residence, Zhu Yijun suddenly remembered something that Zhang Jing told him as an interesting story.
This happened last year, when Altan asked the court for a reward and threatened to meet them in arms.
The court immediately used Ma Fang as the commanders-in-chief of the Xuan Residence.
After Ma Fang took office, she reorganized the troops and horses and led the cavalry to hold several 'hunting expeditions' in the outskirts of the Xuan Residence.
When the Mongols heard the news, they were shocked and said, "Grand Preceptor Ma has returned." Altan hurriedly said to the imperial court, "We offer our apologies and regret our past mistakes."
Ma Fang had the title "Grand Tutor Ma", and was definitely a famous person in Border Town.
Zhu Yijun carefully looked through his information. His early experiences made Zhu Yijun narrow his eyes.
In the fourth year of Jiajing, the Mongol Tatar Khan Batumengke dispatched a cavalry of one hundred thousand men and launched a large-scale invasion on the border towns of Xuanfu and Datong. The Ming Dynasty's border army was routed as soon as they made contact. It was recorded in history that 'more than ten cities were broken and tens of thousands of people were captured'.
Ma Fang, who was eight years old, also became a victim. Her hometown was burnt to a crisp, and her parents were separated when they fled. Ma Fang, who was still a child, was also kidnapped by the Mongolian cavaliers.
From then on, he began a period of life that was "comparable to Zhongqing".
When Ma Fang was young, she wandered around the Mongolian grasslands and became a riding slave who herded livestock. For more than ten years, Ma Fang lived the life of a slave who was bullied and ordered around by others.
But even though Ma Fang was a lowly slave in a foreign land, he endured humiliation. From then on, Ma Fang began to 'bend wood as a bow' at a young age. He refined his riding and archery skills and finally mastered the ability to 'shoot without missing'. In the Mongolian army that worshipped warriors, his status also rose steadily.
When he was young, he went hunting with Altan Khan. Suddenly, a colorful tiger appeared and pounced on Altan.
Everyone immediately fled in panic. Only Ma Fang's expression did not change. He drew his bow and arrow and killed the tiger on the spot.
Altan was full of praise for Ma Fang and gave him "a good bow and a good horse".
After that, Ma Fang became Altan's' attendant '.
After following Altan for a few years, not only did he gradually understand Altan's way of fighting, but he also gradually understood the Mongolian tribes' activities and internal weaknesses.
Although Ma Fang was valued by Altan, his heart was in the Ming Dynasty.
In the 16th year of Jiajing, Ma Fang took advantage of the hunting opportunity when he followed Altan to the outskirts of Datong near the border town of the Ming Dynasty. He stole a horse at night and fled to the Datong army camp that night.
From that day onwards, Ma Fang began his career of fighting for Daming. He started as a captain and made many contributions. He fought his way to the current commander-in-chief of Xuan Fu.
He had been fighting for his whole life. This person was definitely a legendary figure.
"He's Gao Gong's man!"
Zhu Yijun knocked on the table. This information was from Dongchang, so there was a record of Dongchang at the back.
This was because Ma Fang was highly valued by Gao Gong. After Gao Gong fell, Ma Fang was ordered to go home and stay idle. He was only reappointed last year.
Parties fighting against different factions. Zhu Yijun sighed. Sure enough, there were always such things.
"It's him!"
Zhu Yijun would not let a talent like Ma Fang go to waste. It was just right to put him in the capital.
Ma Fang was 60 years old this year. If Li Shizen took care of him, he should be able to live for a few more years.
Not fighting at the border was also good for his body.
"Order the commander-in-chief of Xuan Fu, Ma Fang, to come to the capital!" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Jing and directly ordered, "Let the cabinet decide on the successor."
Zhu Yijun was not interested in the successor. Shanxi and Shaanxi were very stable now. The Tatars were no longer a threat to the Daming border.
There was no trouble for the time being. It was much better than the situation in Liaodong.
"Yes, Imperial Majesty!" Zhang Jing nodded and quickly agreed.
The successor was chosen. Zhu Yijun was relieved. Ma Fang was in Xuan Fu. He believed that he would be able to come to the capital soon.
Zhu Yijun was not too anxious. He had waited for so long. There was no need to be anxious.
"How is the discussion in the capital?" Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Jing to take the documents away. He took a sip of tea and asked casually.
"Replying to Your Majesty, everyone is talking about Grand Secretary Zhang's return to the court."
Zhang Jing bowed and said, "Some people welcome it, some oppose it. However, the discussion is still stable. There are no people spreading rumors to mislead the public."
Zhu Yijun nodded. Those who submitted memorials were small fish and shrimp. He did not care.
In fact, the longer this matter fermented, the more advantageous it was for Zhu Yijun. As long as no one took the opportunity to cause trouble, it was not a big matter.
He would wait until an important official came forward to submit a memorial. There was no hurry now.
"There's nothing much today. Let's go to Kunning Palace!" Zhu Yijun was a little bored, so he stood up and said.