The Regent's Burden in the Ming Dynasty Chapter 218

On top of Yangshan Mountain.

Alexander Zhu asked calmly, "May I ask my two brothers, do you have the approval of the Ministry of War, the dispatch order of the Five Military Commands Office, and the Military Affairs Office before sending troops to encircle and suppress Lu Qian's pig farming?"

When the Ming Dynasty was first established, the Grand Marshal's Office was set up to control all military affairs at home and abroad.

Later, Frederick Zhu thought that the Grand Marshal's Office had too much power.

On the grounds that "power should not be concentrated in one department and matters should not be left unattended", the Grand Marshal's Office was divided into five, becoming the Five Military Marshal's Offices.