Although the voices of opposition were loud, the cabinet and the six ministries were temporarily stable. The ones making a fuss were the imperial censors and imperial censors.
With Zhang Juzheng in charge, they could not stir up any big waves. Zhu Yijun could not be bothered with these things.
Inside the palace, Zhu Yijun was meeting someone. It was an old man.
Although he was not young and his hair was white, the old man still looked very powerful sitting there.
He sat upright and still with the demeanor of a general. This person was none other than Yu Dayou, who had been unemployed in the capital for several years.
Zhu Yijun looked at Yu Dayou and nodded in satisfaction. After a few years of nursing, Yu Dayou's body had improved a lot.
Compared to when he first arrived in the capital, his body was much better. Zhu Yijun was very satisfied with Li Shizhen's progress.
The medical side was already very sound. Although no new research had been carried out, the general framework had been built.
Zhu Yijun prepared to promote debridement after a period of time. These days, reducing casualties in battle was a difficult thing to do.
Alcohol and the like had to be used. How could a new army not train medical soldiers?
It had been five years since he had transmigrated. Zhu Yijun was ready to extend his hand to military power. Of course, it was not the comprehensive kind. He would start with the imperial horse supervisor who was in charge of the imperial guards.
In Daming's common understanding, the director of the Department of Rites approved cabinet tickets on behalf of the Emperor. It was related to the cabinet and was the "internal minister."
The imperial horse supervisor, the Ministry of War and the Governor jointly controlled the military. It was the "central office" of the inner court.
In fact, the imperial horse supervisor also had to manage the pastures and the Imperial Plantation, manage the Imperial Shops, and manage the finances with the Ministry of Revenue. It was the "internal butler" of the Ming court.
The West Faction Guards, which had been set up twice, was also under the supervision of the imperial horse supervisor and the Dongchang supervisor of the Department of Rites.
However, now that there was no West Faction Guards, the authority of the imperial horse supervisor had declined greatly.
Because the imperial horse supervisor was in charge of horses, there were naturally people who raised and trained horses. As a result, there was a group of imperial guards led by the imperial horse supervisor — the Soaring Dragon Four Guards, the Four Guards, and the Warrior Battalion.
The original source of this Forbidden Army was the elite soldiers selected from the local guards, as well as the young and strong men who had escaped from the Mongolian region.
This group of Imperial Guards did not belong to the Twelve Upper Guards (later the Twenty-second Guard) under the command of the Commander of the Guards, but their status was obviously higher than the Twelve Upper Guards. They were the Imperial Guards of the Imperial Guards.
In the sixth year of Xuande, this imperial guard had 3,100 men and was given a proper name: "Yulin Sansuo".
Two years later, with this as the foundation, the capital's various guards, horse soldiers, and the original Divine Martial Vanguard Army were organized into the Soaring Xiang Left and Right Guards, and the Martial Xiang Left and Right Guards, collectively known as the 'Four Guards', also known as the 'Four Guards'.
According to the organization at that time, five thousand and six hundred men formed a guard, so the Fourth Guard Army should have more than twenty thousand soldiers.
During the reign of Jingtai and Chenghua, the three battalions of the capital were reorganized into regimental battalions.
The brave warriors of the Soaring Dragon Fourth Guards and the elite Bannermen were transferred to establish the Brave Warrior Battalion and the Fourth Guard Battalion. Among the commanders of the Fourth Guards, the officers were selected to lead the battalion.
The warriors and banner soldiers of the Soaring Dragon Four Guards were transferred to form the Warrior Battalion and the Four Guards Battalion.
During the Hongzhi and Zhengde Dynasties, the two battalions had more than 40,000 men. After many reorganizations, it was fixed at 6,500 men.
Zhu Yijun wanted to get his hands on this Imperial Army. Firstly, this army was under the command of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. As the Emperor, it would be easier for him to act.
This was the imperial guard that Zhu Yijun wanted. Firstly, this army was led by the imperial horse supervisor.
Secondly, this was the imperial guard, the army closest to the emperor.
With this army, he would be able to extend his hands to the 3 Great Battalions. Right now, the 3 Great Battalions could not be counted on. If he wanted to reshape the 3 Great Battalions, eliminate the old and weak, and clear out the empty pay, he would not have the confidence to command a strong army.
The three battalions had outstanding military service. When Emperor Zhu Di went on an expedition to Mongolia, he relied on the three battalions. Among them, the Godly Machine Battalion was famous.
If Zhu Yijun wanted to make a move on the Four Guards, the first thing he had to do was to select a general. There were many famous generals and civil officials who could fight. Qi Jiguang was one of the best.
However, they all attracted the wind. Yu Dayou was the most suitable.
Now that Yu Dayou had been idle for a few years, he was the most suitable for the Four Guards.
However, there was one thing that Zhu Yijun needed to discuss with Yu Dayou.
"Yu, I have something to discuss with you." Zhu Yijun looked at Yu Dayou and said with a smile.
Due to his respect for Yu Dayou and the fact that this matter was rather tricky, Zhu Yijun spoke very politely.
An old general like Yu Dayou was a treasure. Zhu Yijun treasured him very much.
Yu Dayou was stunned. He had been in the capital for a few years and did not have many opportunities to see the emperor.
He had requested to leave the capital several times but was rejected by the emperor. What did he want to say now?
"Your Majesty, please speak!" Yu Dayou quickly said.
Zhu Yijun nodded his head: "A few days ago, Zhang Cheng of the Imperial Horse Surveillance told me about the Four Guards. He said that the Four Guards have neglected their training and are somewhat lacking. He wanted me to find a highly respected old general to train them."
"I thought of the old general. With the old general's prestige and ability, training the Four Guards is naturally not a problem."
Yu Dayou was stunned. Let me go to the Four Guards?
Isn't this a little inappropriate?
After all, it was the imperial army. It had always been led by eunuchs in the palace. If I go there, I'm afraid it will be a lot of trouble.
Yu Dayou did not understand. Why did the emperor want me to go to the imperial army?
"Yu, you, the Four Guards are the imperial army. They have the responsibility of guarding the palace. If they are not suitable, I will feel uneasy!
I thought for a long time and I still think you are the most suitable. "After speaking, Zhu Yijun looked at Yu Dayou.
He originally wanted to say something, but Zhu Yijun still did not say it. He was really embarrassed.
Zhu Yijun wanted Yu Dayou to take over the Four Guards. He still used the old method. He let Zhang Jing do it and then he went to find Zhang Juzheng to minimize the impact of this matter.
He had already thought of a reason. It was the internal strife of the eunuchs in the palace.
Zhang Jing wanted to extend his hand to the Imperial Horse Surveillance under Zhang Cheng's control. So, he sent his own people over.
Zhang Juzheng was now pushing him to settle the accounts. He urgently needed Zhang Jing's support. He would definitely not make things difficult for Zhang Jing on this matter.
He would support him to settle the accounts in exchange for Yu Dayou to control the Four Guards.
No matter what, Zhang Juzheng had no possibility of refusing.
However, in this way, Yu Dayou would definitely be labeled as a eunuch. Although Yu Dayou was a military general and not as unreasonable as a civil official, his reputation would not be good!
Zhu Yijun was really worried that Yu Dayou would not agree. However, at the last moment, Zhu Yijun still did not know how to say it to Yu Dayou.
Yu Dayou was not stupid. He had been in the officialdom for so many years. Because of his integrity, he had suffered a lot. Yu Dayou could naturally see Zhu Yijun's hesitation and hesitation.
"Your Majesty, this official is willing to sacrifice my life for Your Majesty and Daming!"
Although Yu Dayou didn't know why Zhu Yijun couldn't say it, he didn't care in his heart. He was loyal to Zhu Yijun.