Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 115 Create a eunuch
A court recommendation involving important positions in the Ministry of Personnel and Household Affairs made Zhu Youxiao understand the power characteristics of the Ming Dynasty center, and even the essential characteristics of the various parties and factions in the Qing Dynasty. The battles and games surrounding power must be a process of swordsmanship and shadow. , this is a war without smoke!

The next day.

Qianqing Palace.

"Wei Banban did a good job in checking the Huangzhuang Huangdian. I am very pleased."

Zhu Youxiao walked forward with his hands behind his hands, strolling in front of the main hall. Wei Zhongxian bowed his head respectfully to accompany him, listening to what the emperor said, "The Huangzhuang Huangdian under the rule of Beizhili can be inspected one by one by the factory guards to find out those big rats." He is a scum, but there is no big fluctuation in the place. Wei Banban has made a contribution to this, I see it all and remember it in my heart."

"Being able to share the Emperor's worries is what a slave should do."

Wei Zhongxian's attitude was respectful, and he lowered his head and said: "This slave is what I am today, it is all given by the emperor. The order to investigate the imperial store in Huangzhuang was originally the emperor's order. Many matters were decided by the emperor. Servant It's just running errands, these are not considered merit in the slave's eyes, but errands that should be done."

matured.

I have grown up.

Zhu Youxiao showed a smile. Wei Zhongxian's remarks made Zhu Youxiao see his changes, which were much different from before.

Yesterday, Wei Zhongxian returned to Beijing in a low-key manner. Although Zhu Youxiao summoned Wei Zhongxian, he did not talk about anything in detail. Instead, he asked his nephew Wei Liangqing to accompany Wei Zhongxian. In name, it was to reminisce about old times, but in fact, it was to give Wei Zhongxian a buffer to understand the reason for leaving the capital. What changes have occurred between the government and the public during this period?

"It's true that it's a business trip, but it's also a business trip. Can we just generalize?"

Zhu Youxiao stopped, looked at Wei Zhongxian and said: "Don't refuse the credit that should be received, and don't calculate the credit that shouldn't be thought of. I know about Jin Yiwei. Luo Sigong is good everywhere, but here is too lively, man, Once the mind becomes overactive, there will be more causes and effects involved, and once there are too many causes and effects, worries will arise.”

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and said nothing, but there was a different emotion in his heart.

Zhu Youxiao knew about the Daming Mansion, but Zhu Youxiao didn't think Wei Zhongxian had done anything wrong.

The factory guards who left Beijing under the imperial edict have been under high pressure. They dare not slack off and travel around to arrest people. Seeing all kinds of extravagant life, it is absolutely unrealistic to say that they have no idea at all.

People, once they start to have ideas, they will inevitably make some calculations in their hearts. If you think too much, there is no guarantee that you will not be affected and do something.

The eunuchs and eunuchs who were in charge of the store under the rule of Daming Mansion used their wealth to appease their restless hearts. With real estate such as acres and acres under control, Zhu Youxiao was still willing to part with this little wealth.

If you want your horse to run, you must feed the grass frequently. Promotion alone is not enough. Wealth is also important.

Men, what is the purpose of living in this world?
If we really want to go back to the source, it's nothing more than power, wealth and sex, well, let's add another name.

And things like ideals, ideas, morals, ethics, etc., are the added value of living in this world. They don’t even care about food and clothing. Who would think about these?

In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, ideas are very luxurious. If you don't have a certain foundation, don't talk about them.

This matter handled by Wei Zhongxian perfectly reflects this point.

Wei Zhongxian has a very thorough understanding of people's hearts. Before he castrated himself and entered the palace, he was just a scoundrel wandering around the place. He was used to seeing the harsh world, but after he entered the palace ruthlessly, with the idea of ​​​​wanting to make a career, he was severely ravaged by reality. This can be said to be a lesson. Learn about human nature and sophistication.

Such people will either be stepped on in the mud all their lives, but once they become powerful one day, they will definitely be extraordinary.

Luo Sigong was asked to sit in Daming Mansion and be responsible for subsequent inspections, while he returned to Beijing in a low-key manner. This might not be without suspicion of digging a hole for Luo Sigong.

Although Zhu Youxiao said he saw it, he didn't tell it.

This is the art of controlling people.

The thing is, if you express your thoughts at the right opportunity, the people below will have different feelings.

It is true that Zhu Youxiao relies heavily on factory guards, but he does not want the factory guards to merge. Jinyiwei, Dongjishi Factory, Xijishi Factory, and Da Neixing Factory are all the knives in his hand. What Zhu Youxiao wants to see , there is competition between each other, so that when doing specific things, we can achieve corresponding results.

"I heard that Wei Banban didn't forget to read and write while he was responsible for checking the Huangzhuang Huangdian?" Zhu Youxiao smiled and looked at Wei Zhongxian and said.

"Yes." Wei Zhongxian seemed a little shy and said with a smile: "The emperor said before that to serve as a clerk in the Ceremony Supervisor, you can't do it if you don't know how to read or read. The servants were poor before entering the palace and had no chance to learn these things. Emperor Meng I trust you, so I asked your servant to mention the Chief Ceremony Supervisor. I am a bit duller, so I thought if my hard work could make up for my weakness, I would be able to better handle the problems for the Emperor in the future."

"It's a good thing."

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and reached out to pat Wei Zhongxian on the shoulder, "We must keep this habit well. By the way, the number of factories under the jurisdiction of Dongjishi Factory should also be expanded.

The current manpower is less than [-]% of the Jin Yiwei. This is not good. A large number of fleeing Liao people are pouring into the capital, so Wei Banban should choose his sons from good families.

The East Jishi Factory's station outside the palace is located in the area of ​​Fahua Temple in the east square of the outer city. When it is necessary to repair the station, it will be repaired, and when it is necessary to raise funds for the factory, it will be raised. The required money and grain can be directly allocated from the internal funds. "

"The slaves obey the order."

Wei Zhongxian immediately bowed and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter."

Dongjishi Factory will have many things to do in the future.

Zhu Youxiao defined his position as one of liquidation and weeding out traitors. Anyone who violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty and betrayed the Ming Dynasty could be sent to the East Police Factory to take charge without alerting the army to suppress them. If he wanted to carry out this position effectively, then The East Police Factory must have an armed force that is weaker than the army in Zhu Youxiao's eyes, stronger than local forces, and the scale must be controlled within a controllable range.

"I can rest assured when Wei Banban is doing his job."

Zhu Youxiao smiled lightly and said: "But there is one thing. I told Tian Ergeng and the others before, and I will tell Wei Banban again today. In my eyes, the Dongjishi Factory is not something that just cats and dogs can enter. There are rules. Now that it’s been decided, no one can overstep it. Dongjishi Factory belongs to the Ming Dynasty and mine. If you don’t even follow the rules, it will be a bandit’s den.”

"Your Majesty's words, I will always keep them in mind."

Wei Zhongxian immediately knelt down on the ground, suppressed the fear in his heart, and kowtowed.

"Get up."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said: "I still have government affairs to deal with, so Wei Banban should go and do it first."

"Here."

Wei Zhongxian worshiped again.

The location of the East Jishi Factory was clearly determined in the Dongfang area of ​​​​the outer city. While Wei Zhongxian was recruiting Liangjiazi to select and train the factory, Zhu Youxiao had other thoughts.

That is, some civil servants in the outer court saw the power Wei Zhongxian held, and began to secretly get closer to Wei Zhongxian, and then formed a force in the court.

The struggles and games formed in foreign countries cannot be eliminated by killing a group of people. As long as there are people who are officials, as long as they want to be in power, as long as they want to make profits, they will continue to appear.

If you want to get rid of the Donglin Party, if you want to get rid of the Qi Chu Zhe Party, you can't solve it by killing batches of officials. You won't get rid of the privileged interest groups standing behind them.

Even if these parties or factions disappear, new parties or factions can still be promoted.

What's more, if we really want to kill people in large numbers, the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos. The first to suffer is the capital, and the ones who are behind it must be the southeastern provinces. This is the area that the Ming Dynasty has not really solved. This is the area where the so-called capital germination has begun to sprout. Here There is an intricate web of interests...

"Wei Zhongxian, don't let me down."

On the way back to Dongnuang Pavilion, the corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly, a look of perseverance flashed in his eyes, and he secretly said in his heart: "I hope you can gather a group of eunuchs, so that with some of my plans, I can pass the so-called eunuch. The party will gradually promote it. Those who can deal with double moral standards must be ruthless self-interested opportunists. The imperial party is better not to be contaminated by these."

Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, in the face of the rising Donglin Party, the already declining Qi Chu Zhe Party and other factions were defeated. This is an inevitable trend. Even though they had gained enough power before, they relied on the area of ​​​​aggregation of interests. Factions, without firm ideas, are destined to not survive forever.

This is the rise and fall of the Qi, Chu, Zhejiang and other factions, and the rise and fall of the Donglin Party.

The imperial party planned by Zhu Youxiao is really in the court. Before it blossoms in both directions at the local level, during this power transfer period, someone needs to be able to compete with the Donglin Party, satisfy Zhu Youxiao's batch killings, and then transmit influence to the local areas. To meet the political needs, the eunuch party is undoubtedly the best substitute!
Any policy that involves the national economy and people's livelihood cannot be implemented just because it is implemented. There must be complicated battles and games in the early stage. After all, policies are implemented by people. Without people, the policy may become a tool for making money, or it may become a tool for making money. A tyranny that harms the people...

(End of this chapter)