Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 90
Jin Yiwei's adjustment was quite confidential, and Zhu Youjian specifically ordered his silence. He even kept the daily notes recorded in the clerk's room and did not pass the details to the daily editor.

But such a big move as taking down the eunuch Wu Biao still shocked many people, knowing that there had been big changes within Jinyiwei.

Especially Yuan Keli, Minister of the Ministry of War, after Tian Ergen was captured, when he wanted to select the palm seal of the Jin Yiwei as usual, he found that Zheng Shiyi had become the palm seal at some point.

This made Yuan Keli very angry. He believed that the emperor appointed officials by decree, which greatly violated the court rules:

"I was able to resist the imperial edict back then, but don't I have the courage now?" 』

"Your Majesty is young now and needs to be corrected by his senior ministers!" 』

It was immediately proposed at the standing meeting that handles the affairs of the Ministry of War that the Ministry of War should select the Jinyiwei Palm Seal in accordance with the practice since Jiajing.

Knowing that Yuan Keli would definitely raise objections to Jin Yiwei's matter, Zhu Youjian brought the topic to the Ministry of Punishment and asked Li Ruogui, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the acting Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment:

"Li Qing, do you think the matter of Jin Yiwei should belong to the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Punishment?"

Li Ruogui hugged Emperor Tianqi when he was young, so he was called "Golden-Armed Old Li" by Emperor Tianqi. He was able to save himself in the extremely fierce party struggle during the Tianqi years.

He has always believed in being wise and protecting himself, and even thought about leaving his job after the death of Emperor Tianqi to avoid court disputes.

After hearing the emperor's question, Li Ruogui said, adhering to the idea of ​​not being offended.

"Jinyiwei is a guard station. According to common sense, it should belong to the Ministry of War."

"But arresting lawbreakers and thieves is a matter of the Ministry of Punishment, so it is not a bad idea to have it under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment."

"Your Majesty, please ask the military department if you want to replace the criminal department."

Putting the matter on Shi Zhong, the military officers present gave Shi Zhong permission to enlist the eunuchs. They had not yet passed the review, so of course they did not dare to disobey the emperor's wishes and said:

"Jin Yiwei's affairs always require approval from the Criminal Division."

"The military department does not dare to overstep its authority."

That makes things fun.

Jinyiwei's personnel power lies with the Ministry of War, but its business affairs belong to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs. Therefore, Jinyiwei's driving posts have always been approved by the Criminal Department.

Personnel and business are not unified. The Ministry of War and the Criminal Division can restrict Jinyiwei, but they do not have complete restriction power. In the end, Jinyiwei was abolished. After Emperor Wanli neglected his political affairs, "green grass grows in prison."

During the Tianqi years, Tian Ergen, Xu Xianchun and others followed Wei Zhongxian to harm others, which can be regarded as a counterattack by Jin Yiwei. Except for Liu Qiao who publicly opposed Wei Zhongxian, most of the others in Jinyiwei had acquiesced.

This is also the reason why Zhu Youjian cannot punish Wu Biao severely, otherwise when he orders Jin Yiwei to do things in the future, those people will shrink back as long as they think of Wu Biao's fate.

Now that Zhu Youjian has put the matter on the table, a dispute suddenly arises between the Ministry of War and the Criminal Division. Yang Jingchen, the minister of official affairs who had already taken refuge with him, also stepped in and followed the emperor's wishes and said:

"Since the affairs of Jinyiwei belong to the Ministry of Justice, they should be appointed by the Ministry of Personnel like other officials of the Ministry of Justice."

"The Ministry of War's selection of the Jin Yiwei Palm Seal is an infringement of the power of the Ministry of Personnel."

This time it became even more chaotic. If Yuan Keli wanted to elect the Jin Yiwei Palm Seal, he had to fight with the officials first.

Zhu Youjian heard their noise and brought the topic to the Ministry of Household Affairs, asking Guo Yunhou:
"How does Guo Qing think Jinyiwei's money and food should be allocated?"

"Is it a guard station under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, or a department under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel?"

Guo Yunhou knew that he had offended the emperor some time ago. Although he remained in his original position, he actually failed to pass the review.

He neither dared to disobey the emperor's will nor give up the power that the civil servants had worked so hard to gain, so he said ambiguously:
"It doesn't matter how you allocate it. It's better if you can save some money and food."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian high-fived, shouted "Okay", and said to Guo Yunhou:
"What Guo Qing said is absolutely true. He is really using his money."

"I have decided that the Jinyi Guards will be changed to the Jinyi Guards in the future. The money and food will be allocated by the inner court and will no longer go through the Ministry of Household Affairs." "Guo Shangshu, I have reduced your burden of four to five million yuan in money and food. You have to find a way to pay the arrears of Jiubian! "

Guo Yunhou looked bitter, knowing that he was still involved in the dispute.

The money and food were allocated by the inner court, and they were renamed the Jinyi Guards. In this way, the Jinyi Guards had nothing to do with the outer court. Why should the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel recommend them?
But if he doesn't agree, the emperor will have to allocate the money and food for the Jin Yiwei himself, and also have to settle the salary arrears of Jiubian, which will cost his life.

Therefore, under the emperor's watchful eye, Guo Yunhou could only agree to this matter and agreed that the Jinyi Guards should be changed into Jinyi Guards Supervisors and would belong to the inner court in the future.

Yuan Keli was competing with Yang Jingchen for the right to elect. Unexpectedly, the emperor stole the family from the Ministry of Household Affairs and directly transferred the Jinyi Guards to the inner court. Now he no longer cared about who should elect the Jin Yiwei Palm Seal, and said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, Jinyiwei is a guard station, and the ancestral system is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War."

"There are still many descendants of meritorious officials who are still carrying out their duties as royal guards!"

"Your Majesty changed the name to an inner court office, which not only violates the ancestral system, but also should not treat the descendants of heroes like this."

Zhu Youjian was very happy when he said this and said to Yuan Keli:
"Under the ancestral system, the five military governors are still in charge of military matters. Each of them is in charge of its own headquarters and garrison. Should we all return to the ancestral system?"

"As for the rank of the descendants of meritorious officials, they like to call themselves 'Yonsei Kingo', so I will create a false Jinwu Guard and transfer them to the rank of Kingo Guard."

"In the future, military attachés and nobles will be given the title of Commander-in-Chief and Commander-in-Chief, and they will also be renamed Jinwuwei Dusi and Jinwuwei Dudufu."

"This Jinwu Guard, the Jinwu Guard's Dusi, and the Jinwu Guard's Governor's Mansion, I think they should also be under the jurisdiction of the inner court to show our closeness."

"What do you think, sir?"

The civil servants had nothing to say about changing the name to Jinwu Wei Shizhi. They all thought it sounded better than the infamous Jinyiwei, otherwise they wouldn't call themselves Jinwu.

But when he heard that the emperor wanted even the Jinwu Guards to belong to the inner court, Yuan Keli immediately stopped competing for the right to appoint the Jinyi Guards and admonished:
"Jinwu Guard is a guard station. Even if it is empty, it should belong to the Ministry of War."

"Your Majesty has assigned Jinwu Guards to the inner court. What does the world think of it?"

The promotion of a fourth auxiliary minister made all the ministers want to die, and changed the promotion rules for senior officials agreed by civil servants. Yuan Keli did not want Jinwu Guard, a virtual institution, to become a military attaché controlled by the emperor with additional titles.

Especially the Wuyin given to civil servants will all be in Jinwu Guard from now on. If they were completely controlled by the emperor, the civil servants would be even more controlled by the emperor, which he did not want to see.

Thinking that in the past, the Jinyi Guard Palm Seal had to be selected from among the commanders, after the emperor's Jinyi Guard position was transferred to the Jinwu Guard, the range that can be selected is now very small. Even if this power is to be returned, it is still under the control of the emperor. Yuan Keli considered that after Jinyiwei was transferred to the inner court, the inner court would be responsible for the money and food. Jiubian's salary arrears urgently needed to be resolved and could not be delayed any longer. So he finally acquiesced to the fact that Jinyiwei was transferred to the inner court, and regarded the recapture of Jinwuwei as his own contribution.

Once Yuan Keli is dealt with, no one else will object. Although those great scholars and nine ministers remained in their original posts, the impeachment storm outside did not subside. Without the emperor's protection, they would leave.

After the emperor threw out the explanation about Jin Wuwei and being conceited about money and food, they, like Yuan Keli, recognized this fact:
From then on, Jinyiwei became the inner court yamen, and the inner court was responsible for the money and food.

The Jinwu Guards still belong to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households is responsible for money and food.

However, Yuan Keli still did not give up on the constraints of Jin Yiwei, and proposed that Jin Yiwei's driving posts should still be approved by the criminal department:

"The affairs of the Jin Yiwei are related to the duties of the Criminal Division. Whenever someone is promoted by decree, he must use the driving post, and the Criminal Division will name him, and then comply with it."

"Even if Jinyiwei becomes the inner court yamen, the driving post should still be approved by the criminal department."

　"Records of Ming Shenzong":
　　Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, wrote: The Chen Yamen is actually related to the duties of the Criminal Department. Anyone who is ordered to mention someone must use a driving post. Signed by the Criminal Division and then complied with.

　　During Tianqi's reign, Bi Ziyan, the governor of Tianjin, said: "Whenever you take officials and prisoners, you must have a clear edict and a driving post, and then engage in the work."

　　"Chongzhen Changbian": In August of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the emperor ordered him to drive directly from behind and send the imperial guard directly. If he wanted to pick someone up quickly, he did not need to wait for the official signature to prevent any leakage.

　　The system of Jin Yiwei's driving post requiring approval before taking people was later abandoned by Emperor Chongzhen in history, but it was limited to taking people out of the capital. Li Qing, the author of "Sanyuan Notes", who served as a criminal official in the Chongzhen Dynasty, recorded that the imperial staff still needed to be approved:
　　When I entered the execution wall, I saw all the imperial staffs being carried out and executed, and the royal guards would send driving papers to the department, where they would be signed and taken away. I first told him about the old set and signed the seal, and went to the court to recommend him. When he returned, he saw the school captain Senlie, holding his staff, and the staff officer had already taken off his clothes and put them on the ground. I asked what to expect, and the answer was: "If you don't get the official seal (Qian) to drive the post, you won't get the staff ear."

　　
　
(End of this chapter)