The night is dark, in the Tianjin Acropolis, in the courtyard of the former Tianjin General Military Office, which was used as the residence of the Generalissimo of the Army, under the moonlight, the shadows of the trees are dancing.
To the west, on the bank of the Wei River, the sound of horns and golden drums came from far away, one after another. It added a bit of solemnity to this quiet night.
After the bloody battle on Ximen Street, Emperor Chongzhen once again retreated. On the pretext of being frightened and sick and needing to recuperate, he left the entire wandering court to Prince Fujun. The wandering court is also a court, with many affairs, and tens of thousands of bandits have arrived outside Tianjin, and a war is imminent. So Zhu Cihong, who had been tired for a day, had to stay up all night again.
Although Zhu Cixiang now has great power, he has far fewer messengers around him than when he was the prince in Duanben Palace. Firstly, there were not many messengers following him; secondly, it was because Huang Dabao, the Dajuan who followed Zhu Cihong, was now in high power, and one person was in charge of the three prisons: Si Li, Shang Bao and Yin Shou! Naturally, he was too busy alone, so most of the servants of the East Palace who escaped from Beijing with Zhu Cixiang followed the chickens and dogs to heaven, and became important figures among the three prisons of Si Li, Shang Bao, and Yin Shou. In this way, Zhu Cixiang had no one to help him. We can only let the three of them, Wu Sanmei, Ning and Fei, make temporary cameos to help the girl. Of these three girls, Ning was supposed to be the leader. Although she was not polite, she still had the status of a lady. But in terms of her closeness to Zhu Cixi and her ability to actually manage things, how could Ning compare to Wu Sanmei?
The third sister was raised as a general wife. In addition to being good at martial arts and horse riding, she also learned a lot of housekeeping skills. The generals of Liaodong strive for wealth with their heads in their belts, and the head of the family can be gone at any time. As a mistress, what can I do if I can't manage the house? Therefore, Wu Sanmei can not only handle various household chores by herself, but also manage accounts and finances. She actually took over Huang Dabao's whole matter without any effort. Naturally, she became the eldest sister among the three girls, and arranged errands for both Ning and Fei.
In addition to her management skills, Wu Sanmei is also quite good at winning people's hearts. I guess it comes from genetics and the ability developed through hearing and witnessing in a warlord family, right? After not spending much time together with the two little girls, they were already sworn friends to Jinlan.
Wu Sanmei was actually the youngest among the three. She was the same year as Zhu Cixiang, and both were born in the second year of Chongzhen. Zhu Cixiang was born in February, and Wu Sanmei was born on March 18th. Ning and Fei were both born in the first year of Chongzhen. Among them, Ning's birthday was in February. She was the eldest among the three, so she became Sister Ning. Fei was born in May and is the second sister Fei. Wu Sanmei is the youngest and can only continue to be her third sister.
Of course Ning and Fei both have their own names. Ning's name is Xiangyu. As her name suggests, she is also round and round, with curved eyebrows, big eyes, straight nose, small mouth like a cherry blossom, and skin like jade. She is a rare beauty, yet dignified and steady.
Fei's name was Zhen'e, and she had the lowest status among the three women. She was just a palace servant. But his appearance is the most outstanding among the three. As the third sister grew up, she was inevitably a little rough, but it was covered up by her white skin. Ning was round, but actually a little chubby, so in the eyes of Empress Zhou and Empress Zhang, she had a fertile physique and was dignified, so she became the concubine.
Fei Zhen'e, on the other hand, is charming and gorgeous, neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin. Where there should be flesh, there are still bulges, and where there should be slenderness, there is absolutely no room. Her facial features are even more gorgeous and picturesque, and although her skin is not as white as Wu Sanmei's, it is as delicate as milk. The shortcoming, or the finishing touch, is that it is a little more charming.
It was precisely because of this charm that she lost the opportunity to become the crown prince's concubine. However, she was unwilling to take a few gold coins and go back to her hometown, so when she said goodbye, she begged Queen Zhang, saying that her hometown was occupied by bandits and she had no place to return, so she just wanted to stay in the palace to serve her. Empress Zhang saw that she was pitiful and as beautiful as when she was young, so she felt compassion and kept her by her side. It's just a matter of staying. Queen Zhang will not give such a charming fairy a chance to get close to the prince. But we can't let Little Fairy Fei lead a good prince into evil.
But who would have thought that the prince's "three good things" were actually an act, and his true face was actually cunning and ferocious, almost as good as Taizu and Chengzu... So Empress Zhang didn't have anything to worry about, so she treated Fei as a gift. , gave it to Zhu Cixiang to enjoy. For Fei Laner, being able to serve Zhu Cixiang was an unexpected surprise, so she cherished it very much. I asked Wu Sanmei for the opportunity to personally serve Zhu Cixiang. At this moment, I was waiting outside Zhu Cixiang's study, occasionally peeking into the study to see what was going on inside. Inside, the lights were like beans, but Zhu Cixiang, Wu Xiang, Cao Youyi, and Li Ruolian were discussing war and defense matters.
Now Zhu Cixiang has gathered many senior military attachés around him. However, most of them are just honorable ministers who put on a show and cannot actually command on the battlefield. That is to say, Wu Xiang and his son and Cao Youyi are the real generals. Wu Sanfu will lead his troops to the city tomorrow morning to scare people, but he is going to bed now. So only Wu Xiang and Cao Youyi, two senior generals who really knew how to fight, were left to discuss the situation with Zhu Cihong.
In addition, Zhu Chunjie is also beside Zhu Cixiang. He has just been promoted by Zhu Cixiang to the commander of the Jinyi Guards. He is also an important role in the Tianjin Guards' defensive operations-the Battle of Tianjin cannot just focus on the outside of the city and ignore the inside! Therefore, it is also a top priority to rebuild Jinyiwei to control various parts of the city and prevent civil unrest.
"...In the past, the Jin Yiwei commander directly drove the guards, patrolled and arrested. There were too many responsibilities, a huge establishment, and many subordinate officials, which have long exceeded the number of guards. When there are more people and things are complicated, it is difficult to specialize. Therefore. It was difficult to do many errands. In addition, the imperial court used the official position of Jinyiwei to reward people, which made many Jinyiwei officials not worthy of their reputation and incapable of doing things. And those who were capable could not get promoted, so they did not work hard. But today is different from the past. The court is in exile and the emperor is covered in dust. As the emperor's personal army, the Jin Yiwei should also strive to rectify it and make it capable and capable of big tasks...
The minister's idea is to let the Jinyiwei full-time patrol and arrest, and at the same time streamline the establishment and eliminate redundant personnel. Just set up the North and South Town Fusi under the Dusi. Among them, Fusi in the North Town was responsible for the investigation and arrest, while Fusi in the South Town was responsible for the secret investigation. The former is used internally, while the latter is used externally..."
Zhu Chunjie didn't know when he had written a memorial to rectify the Jinyiwei, so he read it carefully to Zhu Cihong under the lamp. Zhu Cixiang just looked on with a half-smile. Reforming the Jinyiwei is indeed a top priority. Now is a time of great war. An efficient intelligence agency is of course indispensable.
In real history, Jinyiwei was not a professional intelligence agency. Investigation and arrests were just a side job, and directing guards was the main job. Among the huge Jinyiwei establishment, only one Beizhen Fusi is in charge of reconnaissance and arrest (Nanzhen Fusi is responsible for the law and discipline of the guard). Among them, the school lieutenants who really have the power of investigation are also called Tiqi, and their number generally does not exceed 600. There are 17 health clinics under Jinyiwei, each with 1,120 people, and the full complement is 19,040 people. In other words, among the nearly 20,000 Jinyi Guards, there are only 600 real intelligence personnel.
These 600 spies are also responsible for investigation, arrest, and interrogation. Many of them are dawdling around and are often involved in internal struggles within the court. You can imagine how efficient it is.
Therefore, a thorough reform must be carried out to turn it into a truly efficient secret service.
However, the plan to reform Jinyiwei was still in Zhu Cixiang's mind, and he had not given it to Zhu Chunjie as a task. He would have understood his intentions and had already come up with specific measures.
It seems that this man is also a capable minister, at least more capable than his coward cousin Zhu Chunchen!
Zhu Cixiang smiled approvingly and said: "Huaiyuan is indeed a capable minister, and he is very suitable for my wishes. However, in my opinion, the responsibility of the Beizhen Fusi to investigate and arrest should be limited to treason, collusion with thieves, and conspiracy. Prisoners. Ordinary misdeeds, escapes, thefts and rapes are free to be investigated by the Secretary. Officials who are corrupt and bend the law are accountable to the Three Laws Division, and there is no need for Jin Yiwei to intervene.
But these are things for later. The most urgent task now is to decorate the facade. Starting tomorrow, can Jin Yiwei take on the role of governor in Tianjin Acropolis? I don’t want someone to cause chaos in the city when the bandits are attacking the city! "
