I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 106 This little fox has become a spirit!
No matter how good Xu Jie was at cultivating his Qi, his face turned pale and blue at this moment.

What a shame!
Today, the grandparents and grandchildren teamed up to humiliate me!
The Crown Prince started off by talking at length, using some contingency plan as an excuse to blatantly satirize the Ming cabinet, saying it was in office but doing nothing.

In front of everyone, he slapped his left cheek.

The emperor added jokingly, "Does the cabinet have a plan?" and slapped his right cheek.

A soldier can be killed but not
Don't get angry or be alarmed.

The anger is as restless as flowing water, while the mind is as still as a mountain!
Xu Jie's chest rose and fell rapidly, and after twenty or thirty breaths, it slowly calmed down.

Zhu Yijun kept his eyes on the cabinet chief.

The skill of nourishing qi is really good.

It seems that he has been in the Jiajing Dynasty for so many years, and has been fighting openly and secretly with Yan Song for so many years, so he has become extremely thick-skinned.

Rumor has it that in order to paralyze Yan Song, Xu Jie married his granddaughter to Yan Shifan's son as a concubine.

Yan Shifan was exiled, and Yan's mansion was raided. His granddaughter revealed her family background, and was spared by the confiscated Jinyiwei military school, and quietly ran to Xu's mansion. It is said that Xu Jie turned around and left when he saw this granddaughter. His son, knowing his intention, cruelly poisoned his daughter to death.

After Xu Jie, who was hiding in the study, learned about this, he said that his son was a man of great sense of righteousness.

It is unknown whether this rumor is true or false.

But Zhu Yijun knew that Xu Jie had evolved into a politician, a very sophisticated politician who was only interested in seeking fame, wealth and power for himself.

In the Ming Dynasty at this time, perhaps the only people who could be called politicians were Zhang Juzheng and half of Gao Gong.

Xu Jie stood up, clasped his hands and replied in fear and trepidation: "Your Majesty, I am stupid and don't know how to make these plans. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"That means you didn't do it." Emperor Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie, then turned to ask Zhu Yijun, "Jun'er, did you do it?"

"In reply to Grandpa Huang, the Supervisory Office has drafted a draft."

"Give it to Lord Xu." Emperor Jiajing pointed at Xu Jie.

"Yes, Grandpa Huang."

Emperor Jiajing stared at Xu Jie and said with a half-smile, "Mr. Xu, the cabinet can't make the plan, but can we copy it?"

Xu Jie swallowed his anger and bowed his hands respectfully, saying, "In reply to the emperor, the cabinet must follow the plan of the Supervisory Office and make good preparations to deal with any incidents."

Emperor Jiajing felt a little bored when he saw that Xu Jie's reaction was the same as he expected.

He waved his hands and swung his long sleeves, "Okay, the Ministry of Rites will draft a letter to Altan Khan, the Cabinet will copy the plan and urge the six ministries and local governments to follow it."

Seeing that Emperor Jiajing wanted to leave, Yan Ne quickly stood up, stepped forward and bowed to report.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Emperor Jiajing turned around and looked at Yan Ne.

"Mr. Yan, go ahead."

“Your Majesty, the Battle of Liuhe was planned by the Supervisory Office, with the four towns of Jizhou, Liaodong, Xuanfu, and Datong cooperating. The new military camp of the Beijing Camp was also called in, and 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses were mobilized to go out of the border.

The Ministry of War was kept in the dark about all this. Mobilizing troops, planning wars, and provoking border conflicts without the approval of the Ministry of War were against the imperial edict and ancestral system!
I beg Your Majesty to investigate this matter and prevent such violations of the law from happening again!"

Yan Ne fell to his knees with a thud, and said in a voice full of emotion and tears: "Your Majesty, military affairs are the foundation of a country. In the late Tang Dynasty, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the sword was upside down, warriors caused chaos in the country, and people suffered. Such things must not happen again in the Ming Dynasty!"

Xu Jie looked at Yan Ne's back and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Yangzhai, you still couldn't help but bring this up.

It's too hasty!

Seeing Yan Ne's face full of concern for the country and the people, and the look of a loyal minister who was willing to sacrifice himself for the country, Emperor Jiajing turned around, looked at Zhu Yijun, pointed at Yan Ne, and his eyes were clear and clear.

I won't clean up your mess. You have to handle it yourself.

Zhu Yijun stepped forward slowly and smiled faintly: "Lord Yan."

Yan Ne was fully alert and quickly went over the "plan" he had prepared a long time ago in his mind, ready to have a heated argument with Zhu Yijun.

The Cabinet and the six ministries already know how powerful the Crown Prince is. He is a little fox and we have to be careful with him.

Zhu Yijun looked at Yan Ne silently for more than ten breaths before speaking.

"Lord Yan, as far as I know, the imperial edict issued by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulates that the power to command troops and deploy troops lies with the Five Military Commandery. What is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War?

Lord Yan, which ancestor emperor of the Ming Dynasty formulated this ancestral system you mentioned?" Yan Ne's face turned pale instantly.

He suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem.

The Ministry of War took control of the military power starting from the Battle of Tumu, when Yu Qian, as the Minister of War, took over the Beijing camp, and then completed it through Shang Lu's rectification of the nine borders.

Over the past hundred years, it has become a subtle rule throughout the court and has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even to the point that everyone believes it is an ancestral rule that should not be violated.

Yan Ne was an old scholar who had never been in charge of the Ministry of War. He naturally believed that this subtle rule was the ancestral system. He brought it up openly, took over the handle that Zhu Yijun had caught, and gave a powerful counterattack.

Zhu Yijun's counterattack made Yan Ne dizzy.

According to the ancestral system established by Emperor Taizu, military power lies with the Five Military Commanderies?

Yes, that seems to be the case, but over the past hundred years, everyone has completely forgotten it.

But the ancestral system is the ancestral system. He took the initiative to bring up the ancestral system, and the crown prince continued to talk about it, and he kicked himself into a pit.

Alas, no wonder Xu Jie has remained silent on this matter.

I was acting too hastily.

Emperor Jiajing folded his hands across his chest, pouted his lips, and watched the changing expressions on Yan Ne's face with interest. He turned around and glanced at Xu Jie, Guo Pu, and Li Chunfang, raised his head, looked outside the hall, and said meaningfully: "Ancestral rules, ancestral rules are really good things!"

After returning to the cabinet duty room, Xu Jie was stunned for a long time.

He knew that Yan Ne had taken a leave and went home.

I took the initiative to offer a big handle and was completely defeated by a twelve-year-old child. I lost all my face and I need some time to recover.

The clerk reported at the door: "Sir, the Supervisory Office sent someone to deliver a confidential letter, saying it was sent by the Emperor's order."

"Bring it in."

Xu Jie tore open the seal, took out a stack of documents from the brown paper bag, and read through them carefully.

Half an hour later, Xu Jie took off his tortoise-shell glasses and sighed, "There is a great talent in the Counselor's Office."

"Lord, Zhang Juzheng is here."

"Uncle is here, please come in."

Zhang Juzheng, wearing a scarlet robe, hurried in and greeted him with a bow: "How are you, teacher?"

"Oh no! I was slapped in the face by your students again in the side hall of Wanshou Palace today." Xu Jie said with a smile.

The little fox you taught has become a spirit!

Zhang Juzheng could only smile bitterly and change the subject to ease the embarrassment.

"Teacher, did Qi Yuanjing win a battle at Liuhe outside the pass?"

"Yes, the emperor came to discuss this matter with us today in the Wanshou Palace. Xin Ai will be escorted to the capital. The Ministry of Rites will draft a letter to Altan Khan, clearly explaining the cause and effect, and wait for his reaction."

Xu Jie looked at Zhang Juzheng's slightly dark face, and his heart moved, "You have taken the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, what have you been busy with these days?"

"I conducted investigations in northern Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan, mainly visiting counties and villages to see the people's livelihood in the local area."

"Is it your student's idea again?"

Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "Grandson said that without investigation, he has no right to speak. Everyone says that the Ming Dynasty has many problems, but what exactly are the problems? Many people can only say some empty words, but they can't clearly explain where the problems are.

So the Crown Prince asked me, Wang Guoguang, Liu Yingjie, and Liang Menglong to form a Ministry of Revenue investigation team, with me as the leader. We spent three months looking around. "

Xu Jie narrowed his eyes slightly.

This favorite student of mine ended up taking a completely different path from mine.

Perhaps he will go further on his own.

"It seems that you have gained a lot, uncle."

“Yes, teacher, I gained a lot.”

Xu Jie pressed his right hand on the pile of documents and said, "Uncle, I have an important matter that I need you to take care of."

Zhang Juzheng's heart moved, and he responded calmly: "Teacher, just give your orders!"

(End of this chapter)