"The Prime Minister's Office is the core of the empire's diplomacy. Don't abandon your errands for a day! While Prince Gong is recovering from illness, the first-class prime minister is Bao Jun! Fu Qing is the second-class prime minister and concurrently the minister of the Ministry of Industry! The president of the Qing Dynasty Times Compilation!”
The first acceptance of fate shocked everyone present. Third Master Fuqing was a representative of the reformist faction in the DPRK. This was recognized by everyone, and it was not uncommon to be promoted by the emperor!
But when did Baojun jump on the little emperor's warship? Didn’t he always have a good relationship with Prince Gong, and didn’t everyone think that he was a member of the conservative party?
In many court meetings, Mr. Baojun's position was firmly on the side of Prince Gong. As the deputy minister of the Prime Minister's Yamen, he has always had a good relationship with Yi Xin and cooperated tacitly!
He never expected that Baojun would change ships temporarily, but how on earth did he do it? Can he jump if he wants to? Can you gain the emperor's trust by jumping?
Only a very small number of people know that the secret passage was opened that night. It was Baojun who opened the secret passage at the military aircraft that had been gradually abandoned since the Qianlong Dynasty with the key. This was a huge political risk!
Before the young emperor takes charge, opening the secret passage left by Emperor Yongzheng will be a loss of head! Once the little emperor failed in the political battle that night, Bao Jun's fate would be terrible!
The secret passage is not just a secret passage, it also has a very strong political symbolic significance. The existence of the secret passage is a channel for the imperial power to bypass the six ministries and nine ministers and directly communicate with the outside world!
The fact that the secret passage is open means that the little emperor can bypass the officials to get information from the outside world, and directly bypass the bureaucracy to issue various decrees!
Putting this kind of privilege on an emperor who is already in charge has already made all the officials uneasy, let alone giving Zai Chun a child emperor who has not yet been in charge!
Opening the secret passage means that Baojun used his political life to support the little emperor. Even with the opening of the secret passage, he can help Zai Chun restore the secret folding system!
With this series of systems, it will be difficult for the capital officialdom to fool Zai Chunke. Those deceptive memorials can be exposed by the little emperor at a glance!
With the secret system, the secret channel system, and the Qing Telegraph Bureau built by Mr. Qing, the little emperor can be said to have clairvoyance and ears. He can accurately know the major events in the entire empire while sitting in the capital. !
The combination of Baojun and Fuqing is really unexpected!
The ministers couldn't help but cast flattering glances at these two officials. They knew that these two men would be extremely powerful in the future!
Baojun got his wish and got the position of Chief Minister of the Prime Minister's Yamen. Coupled with his status as Minister of Military Discipline, all the important power in the empire was in his hands!
Fu Qing controls the Qing Telegraph Network and the upcoming Qing Times, and is responsible for other diplomatic affairs of the Prime Minister's Office. More importantly, he also has the job of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, which is to pave the way for the technological revolution in advance. !
Zai Chun looked at the wonderful expressions of the ministers with satisfaction and nodded to Er Mao, who then read, "Governor Zeng Guofan of Zhili, loyal to the emperor and serving the country, hard work and meritorious service! He was awarded the title of First-class Loyal and Brave Duke! It is hereditary..."
ah! As soon as he said this, the officials were in an uproar. No one expected that the little emperor would give Marshal Zeng such a favor!
Zeng Guofan's current title is First-Class Yiyong Marquis! According to the ranking of the Qing Dynasty's heroes of the opposite sex, this marquis can only be regarded as the second class, and the duke is at the top!
In fact, Emperor Xianfeng once said when he was still alive that whoever puts an end to the Changmao Rebellion can be crowned king! But in the end, the Manchus broke their promise and did not grant Zeng Guofan the title of king. In fact, they did not dare to ask for Zeng Guofan's title!
None of the heterosexual kings in the Qing Dynasty had good results, and they were all destroyed when the country was founded!
Therefore, the title of the opposite sex can only be Gonghou Bozinan, then the Qingqi Commandery, the Cavalry Commandery, the Cloud Cavalry Commander...the last one is the rewarded Enqi Commandery!
However, the court was also quite unkind. It stands to reason that you should give a duke such a great contribution as Zeng Guofan! It's understandable if you don't make him a king, it's a kind of protection, but giving it to a marquis is too stingy!
Today, Zai Chun made up for this regret by directly returning the title of Lord Zhongyong to the hereditary throne!
Among the Han ministers, this is the top rank, and if you go higher up, you will really be crowned king!
People were talking but no one dared to say anything. After all, Zeng Guofan had fought against Yi Xin several times for the emperor. Even the Hunan Army cavalry stationed in Zhuozhou were sent by the commander-in-chief to support the young emperor's enthronement!
Although the Hunan Army in Zhuozhou is not as large as the Xishan Camp, the taste of political wrestling is very obvious, and it is to support the little emperor!
This is the main reason why Yi Xin has always been very low-key and respectful!
Such loyalty is worth it in exchange for a first-class Duke!
"Peng Yulin and Yinggui are the ministers of the Ministry of War!"
"Weng Tonghe was granted the title of Bachelor of the Wenhua Palace and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites... Li Hongzao was granted the title of the Bachelor of the Wuying Palace and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel..."
"Ma Ming, the commander of the first division of the Yulin New Army, was granted the title of First Class Viscount, General Zhenwei!"
"The commander of the second division, Duncheng, was granted the title of second-class viscount and showed his prestige to the general..."
"Duo Luo and Guan Lu, who are far away in the Western Region, were granted the title of second-class viscount, General Yuanwei and General Fuwei!"
Rewards for the new Yulin Army are also indispensable, but unexpectedly, Zai Chun did not directly expand the army but instead knighted these officers!
This indeed made the courtiers a little surprised. The skeleton of the new Yulin Army was established by the four guards, Ma Ming, Bai Min, Doluo and Guan Lu!
Being able to be awarded the title of Viscount at such a young age is unprecedented, and it also leaves room for improvement in future rewards!
The brigade commanders and regimental commanders under these four division commanders such as Na Sanbao, Doluo, Bomin, Ma Qun, etc. were also awarded the title of third-class viscount or first-class baron!
The new Yulin Army did not rapidly expand its forces, which made Yixuan, Yikuang and others secretly sigh in their hearts. What they feared most was that the little emperor would take the opportunity to expand his power, especially the army!
But now it seems that this doubt has been dispelled. The appointment of officials but not the expansion of the army shows that Zai Chun is still very restrained!
Not only did these important ministers receive awards, but Shi Shan, Shi Shui, Cheng Huai, El Su, Feng Fu and other ministers also received promotions and titles!
A large number of ministers from the six ministries and nine ministers who were close to the emperor were stuffed in. Although the old people were not touched yet, people knew that once these nails were inserted, they would gradually crowd out the old people over time!
Under this ebb and flow, the court's control will gradually be transferred to Zai Chun's hands!
The six departments, nine ministers, and titles were all arranged, but people did not relax because there was still a major event yet to be explained!
That is Xishan Camp. Yi Xin handed over the military power of Xishan Camp. Who should take over? This is the most important thing!
