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Chapter 90 Honorable (please subscribe)

"I have been wanting to meet with you since I came to the throne. It is only because I am so busy with government affairs that I have postponed it until today. Speaking of which, I am very impressed by some of you."

Zhu Youxiao sat on the couch and smiled at Zhang Weixian.

"Your Excellency, I was very grateful to you for your help in escorting me that day at the Qianqing Palace, so that I could successfully leave the Qianqing Palace and board the Dragon Boat Festival."

The British Duke Zhang Weixian has always had an impression of him both before and after time travel. He was appointed as the Minister of Gu Ming many times, and he played a decisive role in Tianqi's accession to the throne and even Chongzhen's accession to the throne.

"Your Majesty is ridiculous. Since the late Emperor ordered me to be the Minister of Guan Ming and entrusted me with your trust, then I will risk my life to protect Your Majesty!"

Zhang Weixian is now over fifty years old. He became a British Duke in the 26th year of Wanli. It has been more than 20 years ago. He is considered a pillar-like figure among the nobles. He also wrote to Shenzong to appoint Zhu Changluo as the prince. He was deeply loved by Shenzong and Guangzong trusted.

"Haha, I am very pleased that all the servants are so dedicated to protecting the imperial court. If there were more honorable ministers like you, I would be able to sleep peacefully, but it is a pity that there is not!"

Schoolmaster Zhu You said with a smile.

Then he signaled to He Ning, and He Ning and Zhang Chang immediately took a few pamphlets and handed them to His Highness and others for them to read.

Zhang Weixian and others were not informed of the emperor's intention in calling them here before they came, but seeing this attitude, it might not be a good thing, so everyone opened the pamphlet and read it carefully.

"In the 38th year of Wanli, Marquis Wu Ding received a gift of 5000 taels."

"In the 35th year of Wanli, the servant of the Marquis of Xining received a gift of 2000 taels."

"In the 36th year of Wanli, Xu Hongguo, the son of Marquis Yongkang, received a gift of 2 taels and [-] tribute trees."

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These books were all corruption lists searched by Wei Zhongxian before.

Zhang Weixian knew at a glance that the emperor came to them to discuss the corruption case involving the three-door renovation project that had recently spread in the capital.

I had heard before that when Dongchang raided the home of brothers Chen Bangyan and Chen Yongshou, there was a rumor that a bribery list was copied, which contained detailed records of the Xu brothers accepting bribes from others. Now it seems that it is indeed true. Something happened.

The more I read, the more frightened I became. Looking at the content, almost one-third of the nobles were involved. This pamphlet was simply a time bomb.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, I don’t know how to tell the difference.

It was really funny to Zhu Youxiao that they were silent and looking at each other. He didn't believe that these people didn't know about this.

"After reading it, the contents of this booklet are exciting, and there are even more exciting ones. He Ning, I will show you the memorial of Marquis Taining about the Beijing Camp."

The British Duke and others also knew about Taining Marquis Chen Liangbi's rectification of the capital camp. The emperor also sent Wei Zhongxian, the admiral of the East Factory, to help.

Originally, he was not optimistic about the reform of the Beijing camp, and he was even more unhappy because his cake had been touched. Many of the nobles served in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and even in the Beijing camp. I dare to ask who didn't get free pay, and who The soldiers from the Beijing camp were not allowed to do any work at home. They were all pulling out radishes and soaking them with mud, which was not clean.

Therefore, there was great resistance to what Marquis Taining was doing. It was okay for him to organize and train the new camp. They recruited new troops from Tongzhou and had nothing to do with the Beijing camp.But he and Wei Zhongxian reorganized the capital camp and cleared the vacancies. Wei Zhongxian was a solitary minister and did things without restraint, but the results were better than him.

When Chen Liangbi wanted to reform the Beijing camp, many nobles did not give him face at all, which made it difficult for him to do it. So they complained to Zhu You in succession, saying that it was too difficult for him, so it was better to just let him train troops instead of letting him do it. The Beijing camp has been cleaned up.

So as soon as Zhu Youxiao said it, they knew what the memorial was about.The submitted memorial by Marquis Taining about the Beijing camp clearly stated that the three major battalions of the Beijing camp plus the Warriors camp and other battalions, the total quota of the Beijing army was more than 13.

But after his inspection, he found that the shortage was as high as [-]%, and the remaining people were old, weak, sick and disabled. They had to do hard labor, build roads and build tombs, and had no time to train. They were all very weak and unable to fight.

During this period, he was also working hard to clear the salary gap, but he was embarrassed by many nobles. On the surface, he was friendly and willing to cooperate, but secretly, he was obstructed in every possible way, and even called him a cheater, which led to many people wanting to have sex with him. Cut off contact.

He originally wanted to implement it forcefully and eliminate the old and the weak, but some nobles united with the Beijing Camp, the Inspection Yamen, the Military Inspection Department of the Ministry of War and other yamen to secretly obstruct it. Either this could not be abolished, or that could not be done, and the efficiency was low and hindered everywhere. , which made Marquis Taining want to quit.

The more Zhang Weixian watched, the more he felt that this meeting was really a Hongmen Banquet. At first, he thought it was a corruption incident, but he didn't expect that it also involved the Beijing camp. Since the emperor let them see it, he must be angry and wanted to vent his anger on Chen Liangbi.

But Zhang Weixian knew the situation in the capital camp best, because he had supervised the capital camp before. When Taining Marquis Chen Liangbi, the former admiral of the capital camp, wanted to rectify the situation, he also came to his house to discuss the matter. At that time, he advised Chen Liangbi to talk about the capital camp. The relationship is so important that it cannot be solved by simple rectification.

Although Chen Liangbi is a distinguished person, he is not a mediocre person. Now that Zhu Youxiao supports his reuse, he will naturally not look back until he hits the south wall. But now he not only hit the south wall, but also hit the steel plate. !
Thinking of this, Wei Xian glanced at Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Cheng next to him, and he knew that Duke Cheng was deeply rooted in the capital camp, and he must have been a contributor to Chen Liangbi's troubles.

"Now that you've finished reading it, what do you think? Sir, please tell me first."

Zhu Youxiao looked at them. Now he really wanted to seduce these nobles. They were really a group of people who failed to achieve anything but failed.

He had just ascended the throne, and the country's foundation was still uncertain and unstable, so he did not dare to act rashly.

Now it's different. Chen Liangbi's new camp has been established and is training. Although the number of people he trains in Licaolan is small, it can be used. Wei Zhongxian is in control of Dongchang again, Luo Sigong is in charge of Jinyiwei, and the civil servants in the DPRK are Xungui was also not very satisfied, so he took this opportunity to deal with some stubborn guys.

"Your Majesty, I have also read these two memorials, but the contents are shocking. These two incidents are closely related to me, and I am also guilty. I have also heard about the corruption of the three gates, but I did not report it. I also once supervised the capital camp. With the current situation of the capital camp, I have an unshirkable responsibility.

The right way is to reward when things go well and punish when things go wrong. Honorable ministers of the country share weal and woe with the country. Now that they are so corrupt, taking bribes and obstructing national affairs, they should be punished even more and should not be leniently spared.Since I have an unshirkable responsibility, let me start with you. "

As early as when Chen Liangbi was about to start reforming the Beijing camp, Zhang Weixian knew that this moment would come.

The emperor has only been on the throne for two months, but now no one dares to underestimate him. He has come to power to conduct examinations, rectify the administration of officials, punish corruption, refine firearms, reform the capital camp, organize and train the new army, carry out farming, launch shipping and so on. The measures dazzled everyone.

Regarding this matter, some people felt that the emperor was too impatient, acted too hastily, and that haste makes waste.But some people think it is commendable that the emperor changed his style since Shenzong's neglect of government and worked hard to govern.

As the head of the noble family, Zhang Weixian is neither the former nor the latter. They don't care what the emperor does. One of the most important reasons why the British line has flourished to this day and is trusted by successive emperors is that he always stands on the emperor's side. .

It was the same before, and it is the same now!
Now that the emperor asked him about his attitude, he naturally agreed and stood firmly on the emperor's side.

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