I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 453: Reorganizing the House
Wang Boyu moves very quickly!

He took the emperor's edict to the Director of Ceremonies, announced the edict in front of Wei Zhongxian, and then ignored the shocked Wei Zhongxian and directly took over the Dongchang.

Although Wei Zhongxian was unwilling to do so, he really had no choice. He was relieved that it was normal for the emperor to do this. After all, it was against the system for the eunuch of the palm to concurrently serve as the admiral of Dongchang.

But the development of the matter soon exceeded his expectations. On the fifth day of Admiral Wang Boyu's supervision of Dongchang, Wang Boyu personally ordered people to catch He Ning who was hanging out outside the palace. The crime was that he secretly embezzled money and Collude with foreign ministers.

This accusation made Wei Zhongxian panic. He never expected that Wang Boyu would actually attack He Ning. This was definitely the emperor's instruction behind the scenes.

Wang Boyu's next actions confirmed his idea.

On the day He Ning was arrested, people from Dongchang also came to arrest Yushi Wanying and Liu Tingyuan, which caused a lot of discussion in the government and the public. Soon Dongchang was charged with befriending and framing ministers.

The court officials who didn't know the truth naturally thought that Liu Tingyuan and Wan Ying bribed He Ning privately and made friends with the ministers before they were caught.

Anyone who knows Liu Tingyuan knows who the imperial court is targeting by doing this, and who has made friends with the ministers.

"Your Majesty, this is the title of the resignation letter submitted by the Cabinet Scholars Shen Guan and Zhu Guozhen. The minister dare not make a decision, so he came here to ask for instructions."

In Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao listened to Liu Yishen's request and took the teacup handed over by Zhang Chang.

"No need to read, just follow the rules and make your own decision!"

Zhu Youxiao took a slow sip of tea and was not surprised at all by their resignations.

Liu Yishen nodded silently after hearing this. The so-called practice is to send the resignation back, repeat it again and again, and the emperor will approve it the third time, so that both the emperor and the ministers can be decent.

"People in the outer court are discussing this matter a lot."

"Haha, Your Majesty guessed it, but the two cabinet ministers became official, and the court is indeed exploring the reasons. However, based on Wan Ying's previous memorial and Dongchang's actions, they can justify themselves."

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao laughed and asked with interest:

"Oh, how can I justify myself?"

"It's just that Zhu Guozhen wanted to resign a long time ago. Shen Guan colluded with the ministers and learned the news, so they wanted to take the opportunity to impeach the ministers. In the end, the matter was discovered by His Majesty and all were taken down."

Zhu Youxiao shook his head helplessly. He was sure that this was his favorite version that Liu Yishen had found, and it also indirectly finalized the case.

Let me ask you, who doesn't like to eat melons? When encountering such a big thing, naturally everyone is an analyst. After analyzing this information, Zhu Youxiao will not be surprised if he comes up with any shocking views.

However, Zhu Youxiao doesn't care about these things. He wants to defend the people more than Fangchuan. The people still have the right to eat melons, so just let them go.

"Liu Aiqing is a smart person. It's a good idea to say this. The court shouldn't say too much. Shen Aiqing has also contributed a lot to the court, so we should take his face into consideration."

Zhu Youxiao didn't know what he was thinking of as he said this, and suddenly turned to look at Liu Yishen.

"The original five-member cabinet now has two gone. The remaining three of you have a heavier burden. You should take care of the other two first."

Zhu Youxiao does not want to expand the number of cabinet members at the moment, or he may not have any better cabinet candidates. His favorites are Yang Lian, Bi Ziyan and others, but these people are all feudal officials and each have important responsibilities. , so it cannot be moved lightly.

Liu Yishen actually wanted to ask the emperor if he wanted to expand the cabinet, but seeing the emperor's arrangement, he knew that he had no intention, so he could only nod in agreement.

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he didn't want to speak anymore, and Liu Yishen also nodded and left.

After Liu Yishen left, Zhu Youxiao also felt a little unmotivated.

Internal and external collusion has always been a big problem that emperors throughout the ages have found difficult to solve, and so did he.

But this incident also reminded him that he was too indulgent towards the inner court, which allowed people like He Ning to be unscrupulous.

"Your Majesty, these are the tangerines sent by the Queen."

Just when Zhu Youxiao was thinking, Zhang Chang came in from outside the door with a plate of tangerines, interrupting his meditation. He respectfully put the tangerines in front of Zhu Youxiao and said something. end.

"What's the matter, tell me."

Zhu Youxiao was very amused when he saw that he was hesitant to speak. Upon seeing this, Zhang Chang immediately knelt down to Zhu Youxiao and said:
"Your Majesty, this is only He Ning's first offense. I hope Your Majesty will take into account He Ning's service to you over the past year and choose to punish him lightly."

Listening to Zhang Chang's plea, Zhu Youxiao's face became colder and colder.

"It's good that I didn't kill him. It was because of his contribution over the past year that I gave him a lighter sentence. If it's been like this for only one year, then it won't be more serious in the future. It won't work if I don't kill him then."

"Your Majesty's kind servant takes this into consideration, but seeing that He Ning has to stay in Nanjing for the rest of his life, it really makes him unbearable. Moreover, the eunuchs in Nanjing will not know how to bully him when they see that he is not powerful enough."

After hearing these words, Zhu Youxiao became very fond of him, and his eyes when looking at Zhang Chang were no longer so harsh. "Get up, you are a good person, but the court has its own laws. If you forgive him because of one or two pleas, wouldn't it make others more unscrupulous. Besides, it doesn't matter if you were bullied in Nanjing. If you had known, why would you have done it in the first place? "

Seeing that the emperor refused to let go, Zhang Chang had no choice but to stand up and bow his head without saying a word.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly, and then put down the question book in his hand and said it with sincerity.

"Zhang Chang, although you and He Ning have only been with me for a year, how can we be ruthless without being just grass and trees? People's hearts are made of flesh. You know best how I will treat you this year.

But He Ning is ungrateful. He clearly knows that I hate internal and external collusion the most, but he turns a deaf ear to it and is wantonly greedy. How can I endure this?But fortunately, you are a loyal and honest person and have not done anything outrageous. You must take this as a warning in the future. "

Zhang Chang was even more ashamed when Zhu Youxiao said this.

The emperor was right. He had been really good to them this year. There were no one in the palace who wanted to curry favor with them. It could be said that without the emperor's trust, there would not be today.

"This slave and He Ning have failed to live up to the emperor's kindness. I am really speechless to His Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hands indifferently when he heard this. If it weren't for Zhang Chang's loyalty and honesty, Zhu Youxiao wouldn't want to waste his words.

What's more, Zhang Chang is the person around him. Zhu Youxiao can be strict with people outside, but he can't punish those around him too much. After all, there are too many lessons in history.

After the matter was settled, Zhu Youxiao asked Zhang Chang to wait aside while he quietly read the question book.

It is now November, half a month has passed since the last time Zhu Xieyuan wrote a letter reporting victory. Only when he saw Zhu Xieyuan's title book again did Zhu Youxiao know that the battle in Guizhou was coming to an end.

At present, Yang Zhaoji has led a large army to join Wen Yingkui and others, and is currently besieging Naweiguan Village, the last stronghold of the Shuixi'an clan. It is believed that it will be breached in the near future.

Zhu Youxiao was not very surprised by this. He was more concerned about the arrangements for Guizhou afterwards.

Fortunately, the cabinet has made arrangements for this matter. After Zhu Youxiao discussed Zhu Xieyuan's "Six Policies for Governing Guizhou" with the cabinet last month, the cabinet approved it early. In order to better implement the immigration policy in Guizhou, it was suggested that after the rebellion in Guizhou was put down, Zhu Xieyuan was transferred from the governor of Sichuan to the governor and governor of Guizhou, in charge of the military and administration of Guizhou.

Zhu Youxiao was well aware of this, and Zhu Xieyuan knew a lot about Guizhou affairs.And with the power of victory this time, people below him are more willing to listen to his policies.

But he finally added one more thing, that is, Hong Chengchou, the chief secretary of Guizhou and the left counselor, would help handle the immigration matter.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Wei is now outside the palace gate asking for an audience!"

At this moment, Zhang Chang interrupted Zhu Youxiao's contemplation with a soft report.Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and then said slowly:
"Let him in."

"My servant Wei Zhongxian comes to see Your Majesty. Your Majesty deserves to be punished for your crime. If you make a big mistake, please punish me."

Zhu Youxiao watched Wei Zhongxian kneeling on the ground begging for mercy without any expression on his face.Wei Zhongxian saw that the emperor did not speak, so he knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up.

"Get up!"

After waiting for a long time, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian who continued to kneel and asked him to get up expressionlessly.

Wei Zhongxian seemed to have been pardoned, but he still did not dare to get up. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sneered:
"You are so stubborn now that you dare not even listen to what I say."

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. This servant knows that he has sinned deeply, so he dare not get up."

"Haha, there are still things you dare not do. This time I discovered it. If I hadn't discovered it, then you would have to go to heaven. Get up."

Wei Zhongxian listened to the emperor's scolding, not only was he not depressed, but he was happy in his heart.

What he fears is not that the emperor will scold him, but that the emperor will not scold him.Scolding Bu Zheng showed that the emperor still had hope in him, and that he still had hope of regaining his trust.

"This slave is confused, and the lard has deceived her heart. That's why she acted so boldly. If His Majesty hadn't given me a warning, I would have been doomed in the future."

Seeing Wei Zhongxian's words, Zhu Youxiao was too lazy to pay attention to him. Although compared with history, Wei Zhongxian was nothing at all, but since he had traveled through time, he naturally did not allow Wei Zhongxian to act so boldly.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Wei Zhongxian was not embarrassed. On the contrary, he had already expected and had countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Ah."

Seeing the emperor speak, Wei Zhongxian immediately knelt down solemnly and said to Zhu Youxiao:
"Your Majesty, since He Ning's incident happened, I have been blaming myself. If He Ning is so greedy, then other eunuchs are even more so. Therefore, I think that not strictly investigating this kind of thing is not enough to serve as a warning.

Therefore, I want to take advantage of this opportunity to apply for a strict inspection of the storage and transaction books in the palace and inner treasury, and count the treasury balance. I will severely punish eunuchs who are corrupt and will never tolerate it. "

(End of this chapter)