Zhu Qiyu came to the West Flower Hall and summoned Chen Xun, Wang Wen, Zhou Chen, as well as Yu Shiyue, the Minister of Rites, Zhao Xin, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Jiang Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of War.
This is the chief official of the cabinet ministers in Beijing plus the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of War. It is also the representative of the civil servants in Beijing.
The Jingtai Dynasty was the beginning of the popularity of the "Liangshu".
At this time, there were two ministers of the Ministry of official affairs, two ministers of the Ministry of war, two ministers of the Ministry of rites, one minister of the Ministry of punishment, and one minister of the Ministry of industry, a total of eight ministers outside Beijing.
Some of these eight ministers were newly appointed by Zhu Qiyu and have not yet arrived in the capital; some were driven out of the capital by Zhu Qiyu, out of sight and out of mind; and Shi Pu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Jin Lian, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, were sent to the south by the Supreme Emperor. The governor suppressed the rebellion.
So the current six ministries, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, are in charge of the affairs of the ministries. There is also the Ministry of Industry, where one minister, Shi Pu, is suppressing the rebellion in the south, and another minister, Zhou Chen, is in charge of affairs in Beijing.
Zhu Qiyu looked at the six important ministers in front of him and felt much more comfortable: Zhou Chen and Zhao Xin did not have clear political leanings, and they did not like to cause trouble. They were the type to work hard.
Chen Xun, Wang Wen, Jiang Yuan, and Yu Shiyue belong to their own new monarch faction. They were the civil servants who were most severely liquidated after the Seizing the Gate incident. Their loyalty has withstood the test of history.
Zhu Qiyu took a leisurely sip of tea and then smiled at everyone: "Tomorrow is the prince's birthday. All civil servants and generals of fifth rank and above in Beijing will suspend military and political affairs for one day and come to Fengtian Palace early tomorrow morning to congratulate the prince. There are also The nobles and royal relatives all came.
After congratulating the prince, all officials report their duties. We need to hold admonishment talks with officials above the fifth rank. Wang Aiqing and I are in charge of the six ministries, the Supervisory Council, and the Hanlin Academy. Chen Aiqing and Zhou Aiqing were in charge of other officials.
In the evening, there will be a grand banquet at Fengtian Hall, and I will personally host it to celebrate the prince's birthday. "
The six ministers present looked at each other in shock when they heard this. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he had never gone to the Forbidden City to attend court. Is the sun rising in the west today? He actually took the initiative to hold such a grand court meeting.
Among the civil servants alone, there were about 120 people who were qualified to participate in this court meeting. In addition to the nobles, generals, and relatives of the emperor, there will be at least more than 200 people.
Moreover, once the meeting was held, it went from morning to night, which was extremely rare in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing that everyone was stunned, Zhu Qiyu continued to add: "How to summon the ministers and how to handle the specific procedures? Your cabinet should discuss it with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of War will be responsible for putting the whole city under martial law for one day tomorrow."
Everyone didn't say anything, they all expressed their agreement. Anyway, what the emperor did was fair and aboveboard, and he held a grand birthday party for the prince. What could the ministers object to?
Jiang Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, was the least concerned. It was just a day of martial law, which was a trivial matter. As for the defense within the imperial city, it is not under the control of the Ministry of War. That is a matter for the Secretary of Ceremony, Dongchang and Jinyiwei to worry about. Even if there is a problem in the imperial city, the Ministry of War cannot be blamed.
After sending the notice, Zhu Qiyu chatted a little about military and political affairs, and then let everyone go back to prepare.
The next step is to summon Zhao Xuan and Liu Chang to talk about the defense of the imperial city tomorrow.
The ministers thought that this matter was under the control of Si Lijian, Dongchang, and Jinyi Guards, but Zhu Qiyu had not gone crazy yet, so how could he leave his life in the hands of Jin Ying, Xing'an, and Sun Jizong.
Especially Dongchang and Jinyiwei, when it comes to protecting the emperor, they are as unreliable as they are.
From the perspective of protecting the emperor, the most reliable guard in the Ming Dynasty was the Xiaoling Guard; the least reliable was the Jinyi Guard.
Jiajing spent forty years to solve this proof question clearly.
As soon as Jiajing ascended the throne, he purged the inner court. The Jinyiwei and various supervisory bureaus in the inner court cleared a total of more than 100,000 people. During the more than 40 years since he was in power, he has been cultivating Jin Yiwei's cronies.
However, it was of no use. It should be on fire or it should be on fire, and it should be choked by the palace maid or choked. The Jin Yiwei just ate and drank, and refused to work until they were beaten to death. No matter what Jiajing did, he could not move them.
In addition, Dongchang and Jinyiwei from Zhengde and Tianqi are even worse. He couldn't even do the most basic thing of protecting the emperor from falling into the water.
Taking money and not doing anything is the most unprofessional thing to do. Therefore, Zhu Qiyu never wanted to rely on Dongchang and Jinyiwei for a moment.
In order to avoid accidents tomorrow, Zhu Qiyu decided to completely kick Dongchang and Jinyiwei aside, and let his personal guards temporarily take over the defense of Fengtian Palace and surrounding areas.
Although there may not be anyone causing trouble, be careful in sailing the ship for ten thousand years. Among the personal guards, Zhao Xuan was responsible for protecting the emperor, so he was relatively relaxed; while Liu Chang had to arrange escort matters and prepare to participate in tomorrow's camp attack, so he was very busy.
The original two thousand personal guards of the palace were not only required to protect the palace, but also temporarily manage the imperial city, which was obviously no longer enough. The army outside the city wanted to fight against Wala, but they could not be mobilized into the city, which cut off their opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu relied on Daning Dusi and transferred 3,000 people from Daning Dusi to Beijing early. These three thousand new guards and the palace's two thousand old guards were reorganized into a standard guard, which was named Yingzhou Central Guard by Zhu Qiyu and became a formal full-time internal guard.
After arranging the security arrangements, Zhu Qiyu did not go back to his room to sleep, but continued to summon Xu Jue. In addition to the four Zhongshushe people, Xu Zheng, Huang Jian, Ye Sheng, and Yao Xian, Zhu Qiyu leaned on the couch and talked about history and current affairs with these five people.
This is not a formal banquet. Zhu Qiyu has not yet been dazzled by the victory, and he knows that being an emperor also requires constant learning. At the same time, it is also to create a calm and peaceful atmosphere and prevent outsiders from easily seeing that the decisive battle is about to begin.
However, the emperor did not need to carry books and read hard, he only needed to listen to the ministers' explanations.
The level of the people Zhu Qiyu hired is very high. Especially Xu Jue, interspersed with history, corroborating with current facts, explaining the profound things in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
Zhu Qiyu listened with great interest, and from time to time he would humbly discuss a few words with everyone. It wasn't until it was almost time for dinner that the sutra feast stopped.
Zhu Qiyu smiled at Xu Jue and said, "Listening to Xu Aiqing's words is really better than studying for ten years. If I had been taught by a talented person like Xu Aiqing in my early years, my knowledge would definitely be much better than what I am now."
No matter how arrogant Xu Jue was, he would not take these words seriously. He quickly declined and said, "Your Majesty is too modest. Your wisdom, strength, and wisdom are incomparable to those of ordinary ministers."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said, "Has Xu Aiqing met that colleague?"
"Your Majesty, I've seen it. My colleague thought about it for Wei Chen and suggested that Wei Chen change his name to Xu Youzhen. He said that if I walk in the court with this name, I will not only be promoted to the position of chief minister, but also be granted the title of uncle. "
"Hmm, this comrade is really capable. With Xu Aiqing's talent, as long as you follow me and work hard, it will be easy for Uncle Feng. Okay, just Xu Youzhen, Aiqing will officially change her name from now on."
(End of chapter)
