I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 105 Civil servants pick peaches
By the time Zhu Youxiao returned to the palace, the sun had quietly set.

The cabinet ministers had long heard about the turmoil in the southern suburbs of Beijing, and when the emperor returned to the palace, they wanted to see him non-stop.

But today's events had exhausted Zhu Youxiao both physically and mentally, and he no longer had the heart to deal with them, so he asked He Chang to tell Liu Yishen and the others what happened today in detail, and asked them to come and see him tomorrow.

Liu Yishen and others were also helpless, but that was all they could do.

But in the capital, the movements of Dongchang and Jinyiwei did not stop just because the emperor took a rest.

Wei Zhongxian is now high-spirited and full of energy. He knows that he has made the greatest contribution today. He brought ironclad evidence to the emperor at the critical moment and brought down Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, in one fell swoop. Now he is following Zhu Youxiao's order to arrest the traitor in the capital. He felt that he had gained the emperor's trust.

Now that Wang An has left again, only the old and frail Zou Yi is left as Supervisor of Ceremonies. He has long ignored him and is thinking happily in his heart. After this matter is over, he is afraid that he will be able to take over from the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The eunuch of the rites supervisor was promoted to the eunuch of the palm seal, ranking first among the eunuchs.

Thinking of this, I became more energetic and quickly sent more manpower to catch all these traitors tonight and arrest them all.

When some people are happy, others will naturally suffer.

Among the more than 40 generals in the Beijing camp who have been personally arrested by the emperor, none of them have families and status in the capital, and some even have titles.

Now the emperor has made it clear that if the verification is true, all the families will be executed. Naturally, all the families of these people must be guarded to prevent them from running away. Even Wei Zhongxian has the idea of ​​​​running a house raid in advance in order to claim credit.

Of course, these are only those who were confessed on the spot in the school grounds, and there are also nobles who secretly obstructed the reform of the capital camp who have not been confessed. So tonight can be said to be a sleepless night for many people in the capital, worried and uneasy, lest they be affected.

Early the next morning, Liu Yisui and others asked for an audience outside Qianqing Palace. Zhu Youxiao couldn't refuse, so he let them in directly.

"He Ning, please give me a seat."

But the three of them did not sit down, and uncharacteristically knelt down towards Zhu Youxiao.

"Why is this? Please get up quickly."

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao quickly asked He Ning and others to help Liu Yishen and others up.

"Your Majesty, this year in the Ming Dynasty, two emperors, Shenzong and Guangzong, have conquered Bintian. The world has lost its master. People have prophesied that it will be a natural disaster. Yesterday, your Majesty kept trying to dissuade you and insisted on going to the school field to inspect the three major camps, which almost caused a disaster. If it becomes a big disaster, I'm afraid it will shake the country again!"

Liu Yishui ignored He Ning's support and kept to himself. He really couldn't stand it anymore. He was really under pressure during this period. Zhu Youxiao was testing artillery in the school field, training troops, and reviewing. In the end, there was a rebellion in the Jingying camp and almost something big happened.

So many things happened in just two months after taking the throne. Many officials, especially Yan Guan, could not bear it. Although Yang Lian, the most powerful fighter, was sent by the emperor to appease Liaodong, the remaining Hui Shiyang and others Still gearing up to do something big.

But Zhu Youxiao's face was thicker than the city wall. Yanguan said that he ignored and didn't reply, and the entire emotional "cold war" was even used. Zhu Youxiao treated him to delicious food and drinks. gone back.

Seeing that the emperor was not getting enough money, the officials turned their attention to the cabinet, especially Liu Yishui, the chief assistant of the cabinet. It was Liu Yishui's fault that the emperor was making such nonsense. Why didn't he persuade and stop the emperor, so he impeached the cabinet and even impeached the cabinet? Liu Yishuo's memorials came like snowflakes, which made him feel like a hill.

The three members of the cabinet also had their faults, mainly the emperor, who had no shortcomings except for his fondness for martial arts. He was more frugal than the previous emperors, and had the courage to accept advice and employ people.

But yesterday, Zhu Youxiao nearly had an accident, and the three of them decided to forcefully remonstrate with the emperor, so the current scene happened.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that he had gone too far during this period and had been neglecting the cabinet. It was inevitable that Liu Yishen and the others would complain, but what he did was also for the Ming Dynasty. Couldn't they think about themselves?

But thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao also laughed at himself. He was a bit self-righteous, and the Da Ming in his heart was different from the Da Ming in their hearts.

Of course, they didn't understand him, and they didn't need to understand him. Thinking of this, he suddenly understood why the emperor was a loner.

But even so, he didn't want to refute them at this time. His experience as an emperor in the past few months had made him understand that for ministers, it didn't matter whether he liked them or not, what mattered most was whether they were useful to him.

For now, Liu Yishen and others are still useful. At least they are obedient. They do not object to what they do, or they cannot object.

Thinking of this, he began to persuade him.

"You guys, get up. I was indeed negligent this time, but I also knew about it beforehand in order to lure the snake out of its hole. Otherwise, I'm afraid things like this in the Beijing Camp will continue to be dragged on."

Hearing this, Han Xu couldn't help but speak.

"Your Majesty, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone you. Please do not abandon the safety of the Ming Dynasty and risk yourself in the future."

"Okay, okay, I understand. I will inform the cabinet about what I will do in the future. Don't worry, get up quickly." Seeing the emperor's assurance, the three of them got a satisfactory result and stood up and sat down.

"You are not here just to advise me."

The three of them looked at each other, of course not.

They only had a general understanding of what happened yesterday. To be honest, they were very happy. The civil servants and nobles had never dealt with him. Now they heard that the emperor had arrested Zhu Chunchen and sent him to prison. His title was also removed and the title of Duke of Dingguo was directly reduced to Marquis. , there are many other nobles who were implicated, and they were naturally overjoyed.

Now that the obstacles to the reform of the Beijing camp have been removed and the nobles have been hit again, the next step is to reorganize, eliminate the old and weak, reform the camp system, and train officers and soldiers.

Thinking of this, the three of them thought of the results of their discussions with their close people last night.

Originally from Jiajing in the 29th year of Jiajing (1550), the regiment camp and the two official offices were dismissed, and the old three-camp system of Yongle period was restored. The Beijing camp was commanded by a general, called the governor of the Beijing camp, and assisted by a civil servant, called the associate. Beijing Camp Rongzheng.Moreover, it is headed by civil servants and assisted by the governor.

It was not until the Wanli period that the emperor neglected his administration and appointed only one noble person, the governor of the Jingying Rongzheng. There was no appointment for the post of civil servants to assist the Jingying Rongzheng.Originally, Donglin and the Zhejiang Party knew that Jingying was complicated and difficult to deal with, so they didn't care about this position, so they kept it vacant.

Now Zhu Youxiao has spent all his efforts to suppress and arrest people, and finally cleared out the Beijing camp. From now on, the Beijing camp will be the top priority.

The position of assistant manager of the military affairs of the Beijing camp has also become a piece of cake in their eyes. If they don't arrange for people to come in at this time, how can they stay?

So Donglin and the Zhejiang Party began to think about arranging their own people to take a share of the pie. They even thought about their candidates last night.

Of course Zhu Youxiao didn't know.So Liu Yishen and the others saw Zhu Youxiao asking them, and they thought about how to mention this matter.

"Your Majesty, the three major battalions caused chaos yesterday, and I think it is natural that they must be investigated. However, I heard that Jinyiwei and Dongchang were arresting people all night long. Now people in the capital are in panic, fearing that I will be next. It is not an option to continue like this."

Liu Yishen said worriedly, although it was said that those who caused chaos would be investigated, but now everyone in the capital is in danger, it would have a bad influence.

"Why did Liu Shoufu say this? Yesterday, His Majesty came to the teaching field in person, but these people intended to cause rebellion. The signs of rebellion are so obvious that it is okay to implicate the entire clan. You said that there are people in the capital who are afraid that he will be next, so I doubt why he is suspicious of himself. , did you also participate in the rebellion?"

Before Zhu Youxiao could say anything, Shen Guan immediately replied.

At the beginning, the three of them were of the same mind when admonishing the emperor. Now that they are discussing the issue, there are differences immediately. What's more, it is still the time to pick peaches. They must win the emperor's favor. If it comes to the emperor's heart, let his people assist the capital. With the post of Ying Rongzheng, the power of the Zhejiang Party will take another step forward.

Not to mention, Shen Guan's words were very helpful to Zhu Youxiao after hearing them. This was to catch a treasonous person, not to frame Zhongliang. He would rather kill the wrong person than let him go.

"What are you saying, Mr. Shen? I'm just afraid that someone will use it to frame you and hurt innocent people."

Liu Yishen retorted upon hearing this.Zhu Youxiao was also annoyed when he saw the two arguing. He thought about how the reform was going and how to save money for the court all day long, but instead they kept quarreling for no reason.

"If you came here today just to quarrel, then go back to Wenyuan Pavilion to quarrel. I will be annoyed by it."

Seeing that the emperor was angry, the three of them immediately shut up and looked at each other more and more displeased, shouting in their hearts that they were traitors.Zhu Youxiao was helpless when he saw them, so he asked

"Ye Xianggao and the others issued the decree in August. It's already November now. Logically speaking, it's almost time to reach the capital."

After Guangzong ascended the throne, he immediately decreed that eight people including Fang Congzhe, Shi Jikai, Shen Guan, Ye Xianggao, He Zongyan, Liu Yishui, Han Xu, and Zhu Guozuo should serve as assistant ministers of the cabinet.

Now Fang Congzhe has become an official, but Ye Xianggao, He Zongyan, Zhu Guozuo, and Shi Jikai were still at home at that time, so the cabinet has always been composed of Liu Yishen and no additions.

When the three of them saw the emperor asking, they probably understood that the emperor was a little dissatisfied with them, but the arrival of these people would be good for Liu Yishen and the others.

Therefore, among the four people who came, two of them, He Zongyan and Ye Xianggao, were also from Donglin. At that time, Donglin accounted for half of the cabinet. Only one person, Shen Guan, was from the Zhejiang Party, so let's not kill him.

So Liu Yishen immediately said:
"Your Majesty, Ye Xianggao wrote a letter a few days ago saying that he has arrived in Shandong, and he is expected to arrive in the capital soon."

"That's good. When they come, I can share more with you."

At this time, He Ning entered the Nuan Pavilion and said that Wei Zhongxian was outside asking for a meeting. This made Zhu Youxiao interested and no longer cared about the cabinet affairs, so he quickly asked someone to come in.

(End of this chapter)