Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 86 Jinwu Guard

Jin Yiwei felt very lucky for the emperor's punishment.

The punishment of being exiled overseas seems serious, but it is different to go to a new health clinic overseas to serve as a world official.

If it weren't for the high risk of going overseas, some people would even want to switch with them and become world officials themselves.

For people who don't have much ambition, being a local emperor is much more comfortable than groveling in the capital.

This gave them more motivation to do things in order to obtain the local health post granted by the emperor. When those exiled overseas have explored the roads and built the fortresses, they will be able to serve as world officials and pick the fruits of those people!
Some people even planned to make it easier for Wu Biao by expelling the criminals detained by Jinyiwei, so that these people could build the guards early and ask the emperor to reward them with worldly officials.

However, Zhu Youjian had no intention of letting these people go lightly. When Wei Zhongxian came to power, he used official positions indiscriminately, and these people's appetites have been developed. Each one of them is either a governor or a commander. If they don't have their official ranks removed, I can't use them anymore.

So Zhu Youjian immediately said:

"The Five Biaos have a serious tendency to be rebellious and must be severely punished."

"You people may not be actively rebellious, but you are objectively rebellious."

"In addition, everyone failed to detect Wei Zhongxian's conspiracy."

"Everyone in the outer court has passed the test, and the Jin Yiwei must do the same."

Regardless of their faces, Zhu Youjian said the punishment:

"Everyone in Jinyiwei will cut off all their official ranks and re-examine their use."

"The Yin Xi before the Apocalypse will be retained, and the Yin Xi after the Apocalypse will be re-identified."

"From now on, the worldly position will be the worldly position, and all the Jinyiwei institutions and personnel will be reset."

This change can be said to be earth-shaking, and can even be said to completely overthrow Jinyiwei and rebuild it. Zheng Shiyi, the commander of the Imperial Guards who escorted King Rui to the feudal vassal state and thought he had some merit, couldn't help but say:
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards have important responsibilities, and the imperial court cannot live without them!"

Others also begged for mercy and begged the emperor to take back his life.

Listening to their noise, Zhu Youjian frowned more and more. He really felt that these people were being manipulated and dared to resist even the words of the emperor himself.

I still need to worry about the ministers of the outer court, but do I need to worry about the royal guards? How to deal with them is just one sentence.

Seeing the emperor's face getting darker and darker, the voices of these people became smaller and smaller, and gradually became inaudible.

To put it bluntly, they are the emperor's personal ministers, and the emperor has no scruples about how to deal with them. The ministers outside would only applaud and applaud Jin Yiwei's misfortune, and would never sympathize with him.

If you offend the emperor and be completely abandoned by the emperor, it is not impossible that "green grass grows in prison" like during the Wanli period.

Zhu Youjian completely overthrew and rebuilt Jinyiwei just because he had the power. And I feel that the function of Jin Yiwei has changed and needs to be overthrown and started again.

"I didn't even notice the major conspiracy, so what do I need from you?"

"If anyone is dissatisfied, I promise you to resign immediately and your whole family to leave Jinyiwei!"

Staring at these people coldly, all the Jinyiwei senior officials present were silent. Leaving Jinyiwei sounds simple, but it means giving up the worldly job. Civil servants would proudly say "Yonsei Kingo" when they received the royal guards' favor. How could they give up?
The emperor was obviously very dissatisfied with them, so he said this.

Zhu Youjian was indeed very dissatisfied with them. After more than two months in power, none of the Jinyi guards had taken the initiative to join him. How could he be satisfied?

The original intention of the Ming Emperor to establish the Jinyi Guards was to take charge of bodyguards, arrests, and prison matters. Nowadays, they only remember arrests and prisons. The work of bodyguards relies solely on superficial work such as bookkeeping of honor guards and generals. They don't even investigate major treason cases. How can Zhu Youjian be satisfied?

Especially after realizing that the descendants of civil servant Wu Yin were gradually taking over the power of Jin Yiwei and that the original Jin Yiwei Shiguan was being marginalized, Zhu Youjian decided to completely rebuild Jin Yiwei and break away from civilian control.

Still adjusting from the title addition, Zhu Youjian said:
"Civil officials outside like to call Jinwu Guards Jinwu, so I will set up a Jinwu Guards as an agency to increase the title and attack."

"Jinwu Guards has the third-rank commander, the third-rank commander, and the fourth-rank commander. The fourth-rank officer is not set up; the fifth-rank officer is a thousand households, the sixth-rank officer is a hundred households; the fifth-rank deputy is a thousand households, and the guard town is Fu. Thousands of households, from the sixth rank to test one hundred households, and the governors are collectively called test hundred households; the seventh rank general flag, and the seventh rank small flag are not set up by world officials."

"The above seven official positions can be used as additional titles or as secular positions." Following the example of the nine-class secular officials and merging those with the same rank, Zhu Youjian designated seven-class secular officials for Jinwu Guard, and set up a higher ranking. official:
"More upwards, it is called Jinwu Weidusi. It is set up to command the envoys of the second-ranked capital, to command Tongzhi from the second-ranked commander, and to command the general affairs of the third-ranked commander."

"Further up, it is called the Jinwu Guards Governor's Mansion, with the first-rank and left-right governors, the first-rank and second-rank governors, and the second-rank governors."

"These six official positions are additional titles and are not allowed to be inherited from generation to generation."

After completing the official position setting, Zhu Youjian pointed to Qi Changguo and Li Shunzu who were specially called by him:
"Anyone who has sent salary to the Jinyi Guards and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion will be transferred to the Jinwu Guards from now on."

"From now on, our hereditary Jinyi Guard Commander will be changed to Jinwu Guard Commander."

"The secular position only represents the salary after inheritance and the title of the initial appointment. The actual job grade is determined by the actual position."

Separating the secular position as an additional title from the actual official position, Zhu Youjian did not want those people to hold the secular position, so they had to hold corresponding positions.

With that said, Zhu Youjian gave an example and directly appointed:

"The Fusi of Jinyiwei Nanzhen was promoted to Nansifang, and the Jinyiwei commander and above will be in charge."

"Qi Changguo was appointed as the third-rank Jinyi Guards Commander Tongzhi and Admiral Nan Sifang, and was given the title of second-rank Jinwu Guards Commander Tongzhi."

"Li Shunzu was appointed as the commander of the Jinyi Guards of the fourth rank, Qian Shi, assistant manager of Nan Sifang, and was given the title of commander of the Jinwu Guards of the third rank."

Qi Changguo was the third son of Qi Jiguang. Because of Qi Jiguang's contribution, he attacked the commander of the Jinyi Guards in the first year of Tianqi and served in Nanzhen Fusi.

Zhu Youjian posthumously awarded Qi Jiguang Pinghaihou, and promoted Qi Jiguang's eldest son Qi Zuoguo's worldly post of commander to commander. Qi Changguo's secular post was not cancelled, so the Qi family now has two hereditary commanders.

He felt that he had given a lot of rewards to the Qi family, and Qi Changguo should be somewhat loyal to him and be able to do things with heart.

Li Shunzu was also sent to Nanzhen Fusi for a temporary post some time ago, so he should be somewhat familiar with the affairs of Nanzhen Fusi.

Both of them had received favor from Zhu Youjian and were about to accept the order after hearing this, but Zheng Shiyi reminded:

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guard is a military position in the guard station and should be appointed by the Ministry of War."

"According to the usual practice, the Ministry of War selects generals from among the commanders and gives them palm seals and official letters to control the guards. Military and political examinations are held every five years to determine promotions and demotions."

"His Majesty established the Nansi Fang and directly appointed the commander, which is not in line with the practice."

　"Wanli Yehuobian":
　　[The prime minister will reward me in this world] Jinyi is the first among the heroes on the right, but he must be rewarded for merit and success in the world. If he is not the commander-in-chief, he is the Yuanshu, and he has not been able to assist ministers. …

　　[Scribes Discussing the Army]... All of them were in the position of Sima, and King Wu of Yanshi immediately ordered Cuo to exhale.

　　【Shi Jinyi Palm Guard Seal】Gai was the minister of public affairs at that time. He still regarded Jinwu as a rough official. He loved himself and did not envy the talent of Tiqi. Since the beginning of Wanli, Liu Shou, a native of Chu, has been using the guard seal...

　　Since then, the descendants of the aristocratic family have asked for Wanwei Seal, as if they were climbing the blue sky, and they also led the Tongshan Mountain, saying, saying, fighting, and robbing, and even attacking openly and secretly, and scorning others' boudoir.

　　"Records of Ming Xi Zong":
　　In the first month of the sixth year of Tianqi, Jinyiwei Zhang Yuansun, Li Sitao, Zheng Shiyi, and Yu Risheng were all ordered to write Qian books in the hall to take charge of affairs.

　　In February of the seventh year of the Apocalypse: Shao Fuzhong, the minister of the Ministry of War, was sent to escort King Gui, Zhao Fu, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Zheng Shiyi, the governor-general, escorted King Rui, and Lu Chunru, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Yuansun, the commander of the army, escorted King Hui.

　　"Chongzhen Changbian":
　　Ding Chou in November of the seventh year of the Apocalypse:
　　Zheng Shiyi was ordered to be in charge of the royal guards and the admiral of the East Division's official flag.

　　In October of the first year of Chongzhen:

　　Wushen: During the incident, Yang Wenchang was sent to Shujiu by the Criminal Division to correct the left governor Zheng Shiyi and the admiral of the West Sifang, Yu Risheng, who was a traitor to Tian Ergeng's party. See the discussion below.

　　In Renshen, the Ministry of War proposed that Yang Wenchang, the minister of military affairs, should be dismissed from the post of Zheng Shiyi, the chief seal of Jinyiwei, and Xisifang, the admiral at Risheng. Wang Chonghua, who was in charge of the punishment of hundreds of households, went to the judicial department for questioning, and Liu Daquan was dismissed from his post.

　　(Zheng Shiyi is the palm print of Jin Yiwei after Tian Ergen in history)
　　
　
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