My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 899 Wang Zhen’s Role

"General Zhang personally led seven warships to bombard the Ottoman port of Burgas, which was the shipbuilding base of Murad II and the station of the Black Sea Navy. After it was destroyed, Murad II finally accumulated a lot of money. The ships were also burned to the ground..."

In Zhan Shi's house, Liu Ke was reporting to Zhu Zhanhe the latest battle situation of Osman.

After Zhang Zhong arrived at the Port of Scutari, he did not directly help Mufas attack Amasra. Instead, he led his troops to the Port of Burgas on the Black Sea. This port is located in Europe and is owned by Murad II. Shipbuilding base, most of the ships that used to transport troops to Asia were stationed here.

So Zhang Zhong raided the port and burned the entire port to the ground. Now Mulla II no longer had a navy to use, and the connection with Asia was once again interrupted.

"Good! Very good! As expected of my brother, he hit the enemy's vital point in one fell swoop. Now that Jadel has no assistance from the rear, it will be much easier for Mufas to capture Almasra!"

After Zhu Zhanhe heard Liu Ke's report, he couldn't help but say in admiration.

"What His Highness said is absolutely true. After Mufas learned that General Zhang destroyed Burgas Port, he immediately organized troops and launched a fierce attack on Almasra. Jader set up heavy defenses outside the port. Now the two sides are in Almasra. An offensive and defensive battle has begun outside Masla Port, and the battle is very fierce, and the winner cannot be determined for the time being!"

Liu Ke reported again.

"Amasra Port was lost in the hands of Mufas, so he should find a way to get it back by himself. In addition, using the hands of Jader to consume the strength in Mufas's hands is also beneficial to us. Harmful!"

Zhu Zhanhe analyzed it very coldly after hearing this.

Although Mufas was supported by the big man, Zhu Zhanhe did not want the other party to be too strong. Just like when Mufas occupied most of the Ottoman Asia region, he had become arrogant and complacent, and did not even listen to the big man. Warning, if he really unifies the Asian region, he will probably find a way to get rid of the control of the big man.

Therefore, for Zhu Zhanhe, it is best for Mufas to have a certain level of strength, but not so strong that he can escape the control of the big man. It is best that he can fight with Jadel to hurt both sides, and then the big man can come out to clean up the mess. .

"Your Highness, the support behind Jader has been cut off, and his troops are much smaller than Mufas's. How about we take advantage of it..."

Before Liu Ke could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Zhanhe with a wave of his hand: "No, no matter how unbearable Mufas is, he is still our ally, and even if he really defeats Jader, he will probably be seriously injured. You will only rely on us more if you come down!"

"Yes, my subordinate is a little too impatient!"

Liu Ke immediately admitted his mistake.

"On the Ottoman side, continue to pay attention, and on the Ming side, you can't relax either!"

Zhu Zhanhe once again ordered that apart from the Han Dynasty, only the Mediterranean Sea and the Ming Dynasty were worthy of Jinyiwei sending a large number of manpower to investigate various intelligence.

"Your Highness, there is someone in the Ming Palace who seems to need special attention recently!"

Liu Ke suddenly whispered.

"Who?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked immediately. "The newly appointed Eunuch Wang Zhen, the Supervisor of Ceremonies!"

Liu Ke replied with a serious expression.

"It turns out it's him. Wasn't he the bureau chief of the East Palace before? How could it be his turn to be the chief eunuch like the eunuch in charge of the ceremony?"

Zhu Zhanhe was not surprised when he heard Wang Zhen's name. After all, he had long been paying attention to the culprit who single-handedly caused the Tumu Fort incident. However, he did not expect that the other party would become the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies so early.

"Your Majesty, with Wang Zhen's qualifications, it is indeed not his turn to be the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, but he relies on the Ming Emperor's reliance on him and the Empress Dowager's connivance with him, so he has surpassed his status among the eunuchs. The higher Jin Ying and others have been promoted several levels to become palm eunuchs. Although many people in the palace are dissatisfied with him, they dare not say anything."

Liu Ke reported again.

In Zhu Zhanhe's design, the emperor and the cabinet had a direct relationship, and there was no chance for anyone to intervene in the middle. However, when Zhu Zhanji was in power, he vigorously cultivated the power of eunuchs and used them to contain the civil servant group. As a result, various places The power of the eunuchs increased greatly, and there were even a group of eunuchs who acted recklessly in the local area.

For example, the loss of Jiaozhi had a lot to do with the eunuchs stationed there.

In addition, the power of the eunuchs in the palace also began to increase, such as the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial eunuch. Because Zhu Zhanji was sometimes lazy, he would directly throw the documents submitted by the cabinet to the ceremonial eunuch. As a result, the ceremonial eunuch could actually control cabinet.

Now that Zhu Zhanji died young and Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne at a young age, he is unable to handle government affairs at all. Empress Dowager Zhang is unwilling to listen to politics behind the curtain and only occasionally handles important matters. Most of the remaining government affairs are left to the cabinet. Disposal.

However, after the cabinet has finished handling the matter, it needs to be stamped by the Chief of Ceremonies before it can be implemented. Therefore, the current Chief of Ceremonies has become more powerful, and has even laid the foundation for the eunuchs to have exclusive power.

Wang Zhen probably also saw this opportunity, so he desperately tried to seize the position of the eunuch in charge of the ceremony.

"Wait a minute, why do you want to indulge Wang Zhen? Wang Zhen doesn't seem to be hers, right?"

When Zhu Zhanhe heard this, he felt something was wrong, because in the history books of later generations, it was always said that Empress Dowager Zhang suppressed Wang Zhen, so when Empress Dowager Zhang was alive, Wang Zhen was still very honest, but when Empress Dowager Zhang died, Wang Zhen immediately Became authoritarian, even arrogant and domineering.

"Your Highness, in fact, the Empress Dowager has no choice but to do this, because although there are many eunuchs in the palace, there are not many capable people. Wang Zhen is a scholar, and he is also quite good at doing business. In addition, the Empress Dowager Although she does not participate in political affairs, there must be someone to help her keep an eye on the court and check the power of the cabinet, so Wang Zhen is a very suitable person."

Liu Ke analyzed it very calmly.

"I see, I want someone who can control the cabinet, but I don't want this person to have too much power, so..."

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly smiled at the end. There was an incident recorded in the history books of later generations. It seemed that Wang Zhen made a decision directly without the approval of the cabinet, which made Empress Dowager Zhang very angry and even wanted to kill Wang Zhen. But in the end, he gave up because of the pleas of Zhu Qizhen and cabinet ministers.

When Zhu Zhanhe saw this story at that time, he thought it was strange. As Queen Mother Zhang, it was too easy to execute a eunuch, even if the other party was a eunuch with a palm seal. However, Queen Mother Zhang did not kill the erring Wang Zhen. .

Thinking about it now, Empress Dowager Zhang probably didn't want to really kill Wang Zhen, but took the opportunity to beat him up and make Wang Zhen more honest, so as to avoid the situation of eunuchs monopolizing power. Unfortunately, Empress Dowager Zhang died when Zhu Qizhen just came of age, resulting in Wang Zhen had no one to check him, and finally ushered in the era of eunuch monopoly in the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)