The sky is full of dark clouds, rolling in and out but not a drop of rain falling, which is amazing.
The wind started to pick up. Several eunuchs on duty outside Wenyuan Pavilion covered their faces with their sleeves and watched the leaves rustling above their heads. Suddenly they heard a noise in the distance and looked around, but it was the prince Zhu Cixiang who came slowly and hurried forward to greet him. .
"Is the emperor still in the Wenyuan Pavilion?" Zhu Cixiang asked softly, and the eunuch responded: "Go back to your highness, the emperor has been in the pavilion for a while."
Zhu Cixiang hummed, looked up at the attic, and then slowly walked towards Donghua Gate.
In Wenyuan Pavilion, the atmosphere was as solemn as the faces of the ministers.
Emperor Chongzhen said that he had something to discuss, but he wanted to mention Liu Wenbing, Zhang Qingzhen and Wei Shichun to be appointed to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army. Li Banghua and others did not have much objection to this. It is a common phenomenon for honorable officers to be appointed to important positions in the army, such as The governor of Beijing Camp has always been held by nobles. Even if Wang Jiayan, who has a shallow background, is now in charge, the emperor still has Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Chengguo, behind him.
But what Emperor Chongzhen said next made all the cabinet ministers frown and change their faces: "Promote the right minister of the capital procuratorate, Zhang Guowei, the censor of the capital, Shuntian, Baoding, Zhending... to patrol the ten prefectures and supervise officials in various places. Civil affairs..."
Zhang Guowei was a very loyal minister. As early as the seventh year of Chongzhen's reign, the emperor appointed Qi to be the governor of the ten prefectures south of the Yangtze River. Historically, he was also the minister of the Ministry of War. ,
The difference is that this time the ten prefectures are not Jiangnan, but include Beizhili, Henan, Shandong and other areas that have just suffered from war. It is obvious that Emperor Chongzhen wanted these places to rejuvenate in the fastest and most stable way.
The governor is a local official who is in charge of the civil and military affairs of a place. The governor is a supervisor, which is equivalent to the disciplinary inspection commission in later generations. Zhang Guowei was originally the fourth in command of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and had experience as a governor of ten prefectures. He had outstanding political achievements in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so he was the most suitable candidate now.
But it happened that Emperor Chongzhen added another person, Prince Consort Gong Yonggu, to patrol hunting on behalf of the emperor, and to assist Zhang Guowei in supervising the diligent administration of hundreds of officials.
"The Emperor's" Second Assistant Wu Di was indeed the first to be unable to sit still: "This is against..."
"You want to say that the prince-in-law is not allowed to join the army as an official. Does this go against the ancestral system?" Emperor Chongzhen interrupted Wu Di and smiled coldly: "Do you see what kind of official I gave him? I just want to borrow his eyes. Just go and see the suffering in this world.”
Only then did everyone wake up. Emperor Chongzhen only said that Gong Yonggu was patrolling on behalf of the emperor, and he really didn't have any official title. But who knew that it was actually Zhang Guowei who supported him. Zhang Guowei was just a pretense, but this pretense was also based on real materials. It seemed that Emperor Chongzhen also really wanted to do practical things.
Li Banghua and Wu Yan looked at each other, with endless disappointment in their eyes. The two old fritters had already realized that they had been fooled by the emperor who had always been underestimated by them: If there is anything to discuss, it is obviously a good thing that has been decided in advance, come here Just tell them to shut their mouths. Don't always say that I am arbitrary. Haven't we discussed this with you?
The two of them did not think that the cabinet was greater than the imperial power like Zhang Juzheng, but because they had learned from the past, they were always wary of Dongchang's power, so as to avoid hammering the cabinet into meat cakes like Wei Zhongxian did in the past. Who would have thought that despite all the calculations, the snipe and the clam would fight over each other to get the fisherman's profit? , took advantage of Emperor Chongzhen, and allowed him to gradually grow bigger. With Dongchang's confidence, he became stronger and straighter.
This made the two of them sigh. No wonder everyone said that although the cabinet was the same as the prime minister, it was not as good as the prime minister because there was a eunuch missing between the two!
Emperor Chongzhen's confidence came from Dongchang, because now there was a young eunuch in Dongchang who could make money for him. The treasury that starved to death was filled with tens of millions in just a few months. With one swing of his broadsword, countless monsters and demons were swept away by thousands of troops, and the entire north suddenly became peaceful.
More importantly, a group of scattered warlords with different agendas gathered together in one place and formed a tower. They worked together to win several battles. They had money and soldiers in their hands, and no one was confident enough to let them go.
Forget it, just accept that your skills are not as good as others. Wu Zong looked at Fang Yuegong and Qiu Yu, both of them had bitter expressions on their faces, as if they had eaten shit and couldn't spit it out.
Emperor Chongzhen saw everyone's expressions clearly at a glance, and was very happy in his heart: Damn it, I have been oppressed by you for more than ten years, forcing you to nag me day by day, blaming and complaining everywhere, and making me blame myself at every turn. Chao, hum, let me try again!
"I have one more thing to discuss with you, which is the military parade in a few days. This matter is of great importance, and I hope you will consider it carefully." Emperor Chongzhen said, taking out a piece of paper from his arms: "The military parade will boost morale." Military power, and secondly, the soldiers who participated in the battle were rewarded based on their merits. Here is a list of the achievements of the soldiers recorded by Dongchang. Please consider it."
It turned out to be a military parade. Li Banghua and others were moved. When Emperor Chongzhen directly ordered the Imperial Guard and the Ministry of War to handle the matter without any warning, the cabinet was very unhappy. Now Emperor Chongzhen suddenly showed them the list of merits and wanted to listen to their opinions. , which made them feel a little more comfortable. The emperor was not completely arbitrary, nor did he blindly trust the little eunuch.
It seems that I really underestimated Emperor Chongzhen in the past. He may really be a good emperor. Regardless of his ability, he is at least an emperor who is very good at using methods. Of course, he is also an emperor who is diligent and loves the people.
In the evening, the Dongchang Yamen outside the imperial city became calm. Most of the military generals gathered here were drunk and exhausted and went to various guest rooms to rest. There were also many people chatting in groups in the courtyard.
In the backyard lobby, Chang Yu washed his face with cold water and his sleepy eyes disappeared. He did not wake up naturally but was woken up by Wuzhong.
"This sword is made of red tassel. It was cast in the Tang Dynasty. It can be ranked as a second-grade sword. Although it is not as good as the family heirloom sword of humble position, it still won't give in! Jianghu has heard of its name for a long time and didn't want to hide in the palace." In the hall, Wuzhong couldn't let go of the sword. , showing off in front of Chang Yu.
Chang Yu reached out and took it, and slowly pulled out the cold sword. When he saw a faint red line about a foot long on the blade, he said, "The name of the sword probably comes from this."
Wuzhong nodded: "It is rumored that it is the blood of monster beasts, and there are also rumors that it is the blood of a swordsmith. There is no definite conclusion yet, but it is definitely a peerless sword that can cut iron as well as clay."
"I don't know how it compares to the governor's green bird." Chang Yu chuckled, and Wuzhong also laughed: "They are equally matched."
Chang Yu was not happy when he said this and curled his lips: "It's not as good as your family heirloom."
Wu Zhong smiled: "It's always good if it's passed down from the family."
Chang Yu was slightly startled, then nodded: "No, family heirlooms are always good."
"Mr. Factory Master" At this moment, a fan came hurriedly: "Your Majesty has decreed that three thousand soldiers from outside the city will take turns to enter the city every day..."
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows, waved his hand and said, "Call Chunxiang."
Not long after, Chunxiang came into the hall and disagreed after hearing this: "The soldiers came to the city to see the excitement, brother, there is no need to be so nervous."
Chang Yu shook his head: "This is not nervousness, but caution. Three thousand people entering the city is no small matter. All kinds of disturbances will inevitably happen. If one fails to respond, he will be criticized by public opinion. The people will clamor, and the people in the court will use the topic to play against the emperor. And the reputation of the military will be greatly disadvantaged, which will cause the positive image of the military that I have worked hard to establish for several months to collapse in an instant."
"Ah, it's not that serious, right?" Chunxiang opened his mouth: "Then, what should we do? Brother, go to the palace immediately and ask the emperor to take back the decree?"
Chang Yu waved his hand: "Wouldn't that chill the hearts of the soldiers?"
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