I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 51: People who received the cards (I)

In the cabinet duty room, Xu Jie and Yang Bo looked at each other worriedly.

The two were silent for a long time, and finally they sighed at the same time.

Yang Bo spoke first: "Today's matter is difficult to handle!"

Xu Jie sighed, "It's hard but we have to do it."

Yang Bo said angrily: "What should we do? During the Jingtai period, the power of the Beijing Camp was taken over by Yu Shaobao to the Ministry of War, and since then it has been in the hands of our civil officials. During the Zhengde period, Emperor Wuzong established the East and West Official Halls to select and train the vanguard. Everyone knows what the intention is.

Yang Gong and other former cabinet assistants tried their best to oppose the suppression. In the end, Emperor Wuzong passed away and the matter was left unresolved. Since the Emperor ascended the throne, he did not pay much attention to the affairs of the Beijing camp. It was only in the 29th year of Jiajing that he abolished the 12 regiments and the East and West official halls and restored the three camps.

Now he suddenly has an idea and intends to attack the Beijing camp. What do you want me, the Minister of War, to do?"

Xu Jie sighed again, "If it were that simple, I wouldn't have to worry so much."

Yang Bo was stunned for a moment. "What else? Isn't it just that even the food and wages have to be taken over? That's great. If the food and wages of the nine borders can be taken over, the people in the Ministry of Revenue will be so happy that they will go to the Coordination Office to burn incense tomorrow and recognize them as living Bodhisattvas!"

"Mr. Yang, the six ministries are above the imperial court and control the nobles and military commanders. The first is the Military Selection Division of your Ministry of War, the second is the Ministry of Revenue's Clean Personnel Division, and the third is the local governors. They oversee the selection of military officers and the lifeline of the frontier troops' food and wages."

Yang Bo stroked his beard and nodded slightly: "I also understand this principle, Shaohu, please continue."

"Mr. Yang, today in the main hall of Renshou Palace, the emperor appointed two governors-general and a general. Logically, the governor is the deputy of the governor-general, and his power is higher than that of the general, but he didn't mention it at all.

Not to mention the others, the Shuntian Governor Xu Shen is still in the imperial prison. It is reasonable and moral to quickly fill his position.

Your Majesty is such a smart person, would he forget this?"

Yang Bo's hand stroking his beard stopped, "According to the rules of our dynasty, the governor is in charge of military affairs, and the governor is the military supervisor, and also in charge of food and salary matters. Only the governor is mentioned, not the governor.
Lord Shaohu, the emperor is not really going to hand over all the food and wages of the border troops to, um, that coordination department! If you are so impatient and chaotic, there will be a big mess!"

Xu Jie stroked his beard and said quietly, "The emperor always thinks long-term when doing things. What he has in mind is not something you and I can guess at once. But did you understand what the emperor said later today, Mr. Yang?"

Yang Bo asked, "The next part, the trial of Yang Xuan and Yan Shifan?"

"Yes, Yang Xuan and his gang, as well as Yan Shifan's followers, are in the imperial prison and in the hands of the Royal Guards, but the emperor asked us to speed up the trial. His meaning is very clear."

Yang Bo nodded slowly: "I also understand what the emperor means. On the surface, he asked us to speed up the trial, but in fact he was hinting that we should follow his wishes. Otherwise, he would have to replace Yang Xuan and Yan Shifan to try them."

Xu Jie slapped the armrest of the chair with his right hand, "That's right! If we dare to disobey the emperor's wishes, the emperor will replace the judge, and Yang Xuan and Xu Shen will start to complain, you and I will be in trouble.

Yan Shifan and his followers may be safe and sound, and return to the court, which will be a blow to us. Lord Yang, are you not afraid of this situation? "

Yang Bo was stunned!
My grandson is not afraid!
After serving as an official for decades, his relatives also rose to prominence and became a prominent family in the local area, and it would not be a problem to pass the family down for several generations.

A large number of students and former officials were also recruited.

The prosperity and happiness after retirement and the legacy left by his descendants all depend on everyone's help. If Yang Xuan and Xu Shen find out, he will be accused of the Guihai Rebellion.

Then Yan Shifan and his party came to power again and annihilated him, his relatives, and his students and former officials. All his decades of struggle would be in vain, and his entire family might even be wiped out.
Thinking of this, Yang Bo couldn't help but shudder.

The emperor's methods are still so sinister.

Xu Jie sighed in his heart.

The emperor is becoming more and more adept at using this tactic of compromise and exchange.

Last time, Yan Shifan was punished and important members of Yan's party were attacked in exchange for the establishment of the Southeast Anti-Japanese Food and Pay Coordination Office and the protection of Hu Zongxian.

This time it’s even more amazing!

He used his own and Yang Bo's safety in exchange for Hu Zongxian's party's control over the nine border military forces and partial power over food and salaries.

Thinking of this, Xu Jie couldn't help but drag Yang Xuan out of his heart and whip him again.

Yang Xuan, this pig!
Not only did he deserve to die, but he also dragged me and Yang Bo into this!
Now that the emperor holds the lifeblood of himself and Yang Bo in his hands, his asking price will certainly be high.

Such a skillful move, could it be that the prince was behind the scenes? After saving Hu Zongxian, everyone in the court knew that Hu Zongxian's party was no longer called the Yan Party, but had changed their party and was called the prince's party!
The prince's party!

Zhao Zhenji, Xu Wei and Yang Jinshui from the Coordination Office were in charge of money and grain.

Hu Zongxian, Liu Tao, Tan Lun, Cao Bangfu, Wang Chonggu, as well as Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Lu Tong, and Liu Xian seized military power.

Today in the main hall of Renshou Palace, the emperor's words conveyed a very clear meaning.

Hu Zongxian and Tan Lun brought Qi Jiguang to Beijing to seize the military power of the Nine Frontiers. Later, they might promote the generals of the Nine Frontiers or transfer people from the southeast.

Liu Tao stayed in the southeast and continued to preside over the overall situation. Lu Tong and Yu Dayou continued to lead the navy.
During this period, letters from relatives and friends were full of complaints that the Zhejiang Navy and the Fujian Navy had blocked the southeast sea so much that not even a yellow croaker could swim across.

The Coordination Office and the Navy are in cahoots.

The Coordination Office issues the license and the Navy recognizes the license.

Any goods without a license will be confiscated by the navy, and the goods will be handed over by the coordination office to other businesses for auction at a 60:40 split.

The navy is divided into six parts, and four of them are under overall management.

As a result, the navy is now more active in cracking down on smuggling ships than on Japanese pirates.

So smart!
The Coordination Office only handles overseas trade and never goes ashore.

It does not bully the market, does not covet land, does not occupy mountains and mines, it only looks at the sea, secretly eats the fattest piece of meat, and does not touch anything else.

Overseas trade has always been a controversial issue. Since the restoration of the former Song Dynasty's lottery system during the Zhengde reign, the maritime ban has existed in name only.

Now the emperor follows the ancestral system and generally maintains the so-called maritime ban.

However, considering people's livelihood, he showed leniency and granted maritime merchant licenses to the people to run their businesses and make money.

The idea of ​​cutting both sides with a knife must have come from the prince!

Now the Emperor wants the Crown Prince's Party to extend their influence into the Nine Border Regions and the Beijing Camp. This is such a great favor. To put it bluntly, even the Crown Prince, Prince Yu, does not have such great power.

The greatest strength of Prince Yu’s Mansion is its few mouths, and their voices are louder than others when they quarrel!
He is indeed the emperor’s good grandson!

Xu Jie and Yang Bo pondered over it for a while, and Xu Jie said, "Mr. Yang, it's not a good idea for us to sit here and worry about it. Why don't you go and discuss it with Elder Gao first?"

Yang Bo was stunned. What do I have to discuss with Gao Xinzheng?

But then I thought about it, and realized that this is what was going on.

Damn, you, Xu Jie, are not a good person either. You are also a glass ball, slippery and hard to hold back.

However, although Xu Jie's words seemed to be an excuse, they hit the nail on the head.

Yang Bo did not act pretentiously. He stood up and bowed, saying, "Okay, Lord Shaohu, I will go and discuss this with Gao Xinzheng first, and then I will talk to you about the result."

"Okay! Please, Mr. Yang!"

After seeing Yang Bo off, Xu Jie said to his trusted clerk, "Go, invite Zhang Shuda over."

"Yes!"

Sitting in the duty room waiting for Zhang Juzheng, Xu Jie recalled that when he mentioned the prince before, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't quite understand it at that time, but he understood it now.

Such students are indeed difficult to teach.

Being the Crown Prince's teacher is a thousand times harder than being Prince Yu's teacher, but it has more prospects.

If he can gain a foothold with the prince, I can pass on my legacy to him.

(End of this chapter)