King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

This is said.

Everyone was stunned and suddenly raised their heads to look at Han King Zhu Gaoxu who was standing on the platform, smiling at them and talking eloquently.

They never dreamed of such an answer.

It was said that there would be no exile, and no confiscation of property and extermination of the clan.

But you were directly arranged to go to the later stage, to the Japanese mainland conquered by King Zhao, to take charge of the work and serve the court. Please. Being away from the Ming mainland and going to a remote and unfamiliar place, in a sense, what is the difference between this and exile.

It's just that the words sound better.

However, when the evidence is conclusive, you have pleaded and others have responded. In a sense, this is giving enough face to those who are pleading. In this case, others have given them face, and in this matter, they should certainly respond to others in the same way and give others the face they deserve.

If not, wouldn't it be that these people don't understand the ways of the world and don't give each other a way out?

For this reason, although the people who came to plead for mercy felt extremely aggrieved, they did not dare to talk too much. If they really talked any more, they would fall out with each other. Sorry, they would be directly imprisoned. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, those who should have their property confiscated would have their property confiscated, those who should be exiled would be exiled, and those who should be executed would be executed.

Naturally, such a result is not what everyone wants to see. Besides, with regard to certain matters, who among all the people present can guarantee that their bottom is 100% clean and not let others find out about it and suffer unexpected disasters? That would be really like crying out to heaven and earth for help but no one can help them.

The two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, Xia Yuanji and Jin Zhong, who were standing aside, watched everything happening in front of them with a cold eye and did not jump up and down and take the initiative to say anything. During the fight between the various parties, the two of them felt and discovered many strange and puzzling things in the middle.

This matter must have been decided in advance by the King of Han, the Crown Prince, and Song Li after private discussions.

All the officials involved were from the Ministry of Works. No other departments were involved, nor were people from certain departments involved.

no doubt
According to the names Song Li just read out, there are nearly dozens of officials from the entire Ministry of Works involved. Dealing with so many people at once means that there are so many vacancies in the Ministry of Works.

With such a large vacancy and the sudden loss of so many officials, the entire Ministry of Works is no less than undergoing a major reshuffle. How should the Ministry of Works fill the vacancies in a short period of time so that it can operate normally without any accidents under such a huge vacancy?

You know, the Ministry of Industry is different from other departments!

This place involves all the large and small construction and renovation of the entire Ming Dynasty, and also includes all the weapons manufacturing of the entire Ming Dynasty. Now that Emperor Yongle has expeditioned to the northern desert, he has completely fought with the Tatar and Oirat forces some time ago. The fight between them can be said to be back and forth, with losses on both sides, and the outcome of the war is undecided. At this moment, King Zhao is on an expedition to the Japanese mainland again.

What is most needed in war?
What consumes the fastest?
There is no doubt that it was the loss of both food and weapons.

The issue of food and fodder will be handled by their Ministry of Revenue, and of course other departments can also get involved and contribute.

However, weapon manufacturing and the wear and tear of weapons are things unique to the Ministry of Industry, and they are things that require extremely high skills. Not just anyone can get involved. Even if someone is willing to help, the other six departments do not have the ability and skill to do so.

Not long ago, Emperor Yongle sent a letter of divorce and ordered the court to send swords, sharp arrows, bows and other military supplies.

As a result, so many things have not been sent out yet.

The two gentlemen in front of them directly attacked dozens of officials from the Ministry of Works.

Oh my God!

It's hard not to think too much about what's inside.

Could these two gentlemen be up to some bad intentions?
They deliberately took action under the pretext of rectifying the officials of the Ministry of Works, but their real target was actually the Yongle Emperor who was far away in the northern desert, right?
Are these two really so brave that they dare to do this?

Are they really not afraid that Emperor Yongle will come back to deal with them if he suffers defeat due to lack of military supplies?

Or……

Thinking of this, Xia Yuanji and Jin Zhong both shook their heads frantically at the same time, denying it again and again in their hearts:

"No, no, no... Impossible, impossible. They are definitely overthinking this."

"The Crown Prince and the King of Han are definitely not so bold and would never do such a thing."

"Even if the King of Han has this intention, I'm afraid given the Crown Prince's character, he will definitely not agree to it, or even get involved in it."

"If that were the case, it would be totally against the Crown Prince's interests."

"After all, the court is not entirely under the control of the Crown Prince, and no military commander has sided with the Crown Prince yet."

"If anything goes wrong with the old emperor... the crown prince will definitely not be a match for Zhu Gaoxu."

"They are able to figure out the problem clearly. I think with the prince's intelligence, he can also see it clearly."

"For this reason, why are these two people doing this?"

"Could it be that the Crown Prince has really been completely fooled by the King of Han?"

After a brief silence, Jin Zhong, a staunch member of the prince's party and a close minister of Zhu Di, had to step forward and warn:
"Your Highness, Prince Han..."

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to dismiss dozens of officials from the Ministry of Industry right now?"

"After all, the situation on the front line is tense right now. Your Majesty has already engaged in battles with the Oirat and Tatar forces."

"Your Majesty sent a message back to the capital earlier, requiring a large number of sharp arrows and swords and spears. These things have not been fully prepared and delivered to the front line, so there are still many gaps."

"If we dismiss so many officials from the Ministry of Works at this time, the entire Ministry of Works will inevitably become turbulent and uneasy."

"Although we urgently dispatched other officials to go in, they are still new to the job after all, and their familiarity with the situation is definitely not as good as those who have been in the Ministry of Industry for a long time and have more experience."

"As a result, the construction period was delayed, and we were unable to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty in time and deliver the weapons and equipment to the front line on time, which affected the war situation or led to the defeat of the war. At that time, it might endanger His Majesty's safety. If His Majesty blames us, I'm afraid we won't be able to explain!" "Of course, I'm not saying that I won't deal with these people, or that I have opinions about the way the King of Han dealt with these officials. This matter is extremely urgent!"

"Why don't we wait until all the weapons and equipment requested by Your Majesty are ready and sent to the front line, then we can suspend these people and let them bear the punishment they deserve..."

"Besides... Prince Zhao has just launched an expedition to the Japanese bandits' homeland. Even if the Japanese bandits were defeated without any chance to fight back, the round trip would definitely take quite a while."

"At least for now, these officials don't have to go to Japan. Instead of letting them sit idle, we should let them continue to shine and create value for the court."

"This is the safest approach."

"Your Highness, Prince Han, what do you think?"

The words are sincere, fair and impartial without any bias.

It can be said that what he said was extremely sophisticated and of a very high standard, and it is completely impossible to find any fault with it.

In response to this, the two brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi looked at each other inconspicuously, but did not refute or rebuke Jin Zhong who spoke frankly. After all, they could understand both good and bad words, and knew that others were not biased.

After a brief silence, Zhu Gaoxu smiled, waved his hand at Jin Zhong, who looked worried and sad, and said comfortingly:
"Mr. Jin"

"Don't worry about this."

"We are well aware of this matter, and we are not the kind of people who don't know the importance of things. We will never do that, and let the soldiers on the front line break their heads and shed their blood while we drag them down. After all, I am also a military general, and I know the dangers of the battlefield."

"As for the officials in the Ministry of Industry you mentioned, they are just managers. They are not involved in the entire weapon production process. They only know a little bit about the technology in this area."

"Even if they are gone, as long as there are enough materials and enough craftsmen, there will be no impact on the military supplies needed for the front line. As for these people, they will have to coordinate with various departments after they are suspended."

"You all don't have to worry. Since I have the ability to replace them, I naturally have the confidence to find people who can replace them and do their current jobs."

"So you don't have to worry about the vacancies. Of course, for the officials who have just arrived at the Ministry of Works, I hope you can give them as much help as possible, and don't get in the way or do anything disgusting."

"Of course. Some people want to do it, please weigh it in your heart first. If you let me know the consequences of doing so, don't blame me for being rude. Let those who do such things, along with the devalued officials of the Ministry of Industry, go to govern the Japanese mainland together in the future."

"Do you understand?"

Threat, threat, naked threat without any hidden threat.

These words were like a heavy hammer, striking heavily in the hearts of everyone present. Some people in the audience who had some ulterior motives could not help but change their expressions. They were horrified and silently lowered their heads.

If these words were spoken by someone else, they might have weighed them in their hearts, but since the words just came from Zhu Gaoxu's mouth, they dared not disobey him in the slightest. After all, in just over a year, they all knew Zhu Gaoxu's character very well. He was a man of his words, and his ruthlessness was even greater than that of Emperor Yongle.

Then, all the ministers in the audience did not dare to hesitate at all and quickly responded and assured:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We know the seriousness of the situation and will never do such a bad thing."

At the same time, Zhu Gaoxu's words also made the people in the audience excited. They all looked at the Minister of Personnel Jian Yi, the big man who was in charge of the appointment of officials all over the country. They were very curious about who Zhu Gaoxu was talking about, and who was the person who could directly replace the official position for decades.

After all, there aren't many people in the Ministry of Industry who can get started directly! !
There are dozens of them at once, which is really outrageous.

Feeling the gazes falling on him, Jian Yi's expression changed involuntarily, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, he silently lowered his head, and said inwardly with displeasure:
"What are these bastards looking at me for?"

"It's like he knows everything. Please, please, he really knows nothing."

"Regardless of whether it is the appointment and dismissal of dozens of officials in the Ministry of Works today, or the appointment of dozens of officials now, neither the Crown Prince nor the King of Han has discussed it with him."

"Didn't you see that the three of them discussed this with the Minister of Works Song Li, and simply left the Minister of Personnel aside?"

As for such things, does he feel unhappy?

How could it be possible that he didn't feel the slightest bit unhappy when he was overstepping his authority and skipping over the Minister of Personnel?

But even if there are many unsatisfactory things, what can we do?
The Crown Prince and the King of Han have obviously joined forces, and with the Minister of Personnel Song Li getting involved, what can he, the Minister of Personnel, do?
As for the current situation, let alone him as the Minister of Personnel, even if Zhu Di was present at the scene, facing the current situation, he would probably have no choice but to hold his anger in his heart and accept it.

So when facing the inquiring looks from the crowd, Jian Yi felt helpless, but he could only choose to turn a blind eye and pretend that he was a transparent person, hearing nothing, knowing nothing, and not getting involved in anything.

After all, he has been an official for decades and has his own way of being an official, which is, if you can't resist, just enjoy it silently!

As long as we don't get involved and don't do anything to him, nothing else matters.

This is also the real reason why he has been able to live a stable and peaceful life in his official career for so many years and through three dynasties.

Dele.

Seeing the attitude of the Minister of Personnel Jian Yi, everyone's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. They were not fools and could naturally guess that Jian Yi must know nothing about what was going on and had no involvement in anything. He was simply ignored by Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaochi and Song Li and had not been informed at all.

Afterwards, the faces of the ministers below the stage became more and more curious. Without the selection of the Ministry of Personnel, where could the Crown Prince, the King of Han, and Song Li find suitable officials? One must know that the number of vacancies required is not a small number, and they must also have some knowledge of certain techniques and technologies of the Ministry of Works.

After a brief silence, Jin Zhong slowly raised his head, half-closed his eyes with curiosity and looked around at the Crown Prince, the King of Han, and Song Li. He couldn't help but frowned subconsciously and asked the question in his mind, saying:

"Your Highness, Prince Han, this is no joke."

"I wonder who is the person who can be so highly praised by the two gentlemen and is 100% qualified to be an official in the Ministry of Works?"

"Please clarify!!!" (End of this chapter)