In fact, Zhu Qiyu himself has never fully understood where the bottom line of civil servants is?
If he had been controlling 100,000 elite troops, would the civil servants eventually deal with him like they dealt with Wuzong Zhu Houzhao?
It’s really hard to say this.
Zhu Jianshen's filial son Zhu Youtang was the watershed in the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperors before Zhu Youtang and the emperors after him lived two completely different lives.
Zhu Youtang gave back the power that Zhu Jianshen had finally wrested from the civil servants with double the power.
If subsequent emperors want to intervene in the army, they will definitely be resolutely counterattacked by civil servants.
Zhu Qiyu's question is that he now controls 100,000 elite soldiers. What is the attitude of the civil servants?
It was all his fault that this battle to defend the capital quickly established his huge prestige, so much so that the ministers, at least on the surface, did not dare to oppose the emperor.
Just like in front of me, I merged a total of ten governor's offices in Beijing and Nanjing into five. No one objected to such a big move.
Forget it, the key is that he has also built four new governor's offices. This is tantamount to openly denying Xuanzong's national policy and restarting the Ming Dynasty's external expansion. The ministers still don't object?
The more Zhu Qiyu thought about it, the more he scratched his head. He began to miss Hu Hui and Yu Qian, Xuanzong and Orthodox confidants.
The group of ministers in front of me are good at everything, except that they are all his newly promoted cronies, and they are still embarrassed to quarrel with the emperor.
Seeing that the situation was in embarrassment, Zhu Qiyu continued: "Including Ganzhou, Suzhou, and Liangzhou, the entire Hetao Corridor is placed under the jurisdiction of the Western Region Protectorate.
The Protectorate of the Western Regions was located in Ganzhou, together with the seat of Shaanxi Xingdusi. As for what Shaanxi Xingdusi should be renamed, I haven't decided yet.
There are too many places to adjust, so take your time step by step. Let me tell you the big strategy first, and you can raise your opinions if you have any. "
When Wang Wen heard this, he immediately replied: "Since the three dynasties, affairs in the northwest have been in ruins. Especially the Hetao and Hexi Corridor, these two strategic locations, have been constantly harassed by bandits.
The emperor paid too much attention to Luchuan and spent the past ten years gathering an army to attack the southwest, causing the northwest border troubles to become increasingly serious.
Nowadays, the Military Governor's Mansion is in charge of the defense of Hetao, and the Western Region Governor's Mansion manages the Hexi Corridor. This is exactly what the Holy Lord of Zhongxing should do.
The ministers and others are willing to assist His Majesty Bi to fight against the four barbarians. "
Wang Wen directly expressed his attitude for everyone present. The rest of the people could only follow and chant the emperor's sage.
Seeing that there was still no objection, Zhu Qiyu could only wave his hands and continued: "I will also establish the Annan Protectorate in the south to govern Jiaozhi and the surrounding small countries.
Including the Xuanwei Department of Jiugang, it was also under the jurisdiction of the Annan Protectorate. "
After saying this, Zhu Qiyu went out of his way to observe everyone's expressions.
However, the reactions of several important ministers were still very dull.
Once the Jiaozhi and Old Ports sent by Xuanzong were recovered, the voyages to the West would inevitably resume again.
Everyone did not even make too much eye contact, and Chen Xun came forward to reply to Zhu Qiyu: "The incident in Tumubao, the abandonment of Jiaozhi and the old port, one is a loss of troops and humiliation of the country, and the other is a loss of land and humiliation of the country. All the disasters were caused by traitors in the DPRK. Get up with each other.
I am willing to be loyal ministers and assist Your Majesty as the Holy Lord of Zhongxing. "
Zhu Qiyu was stunned when he heard this. Good guy, not only did his group of cronies and civil servants not oppose him, they even drew inferences from one example.
Chen Xun's words clearly meant that he supported the emperor in liquidating the important ministers of the Xuande and Zhengtong dynasties.
The best of the best among the best in front of you, their routines are too deep. Zhu Qiyu pondered for a long time before he understood the secret:
What Chen Xun really wanted to express was that Wang Zhi, Hu Hui, Yu Qian and other Xuanzong and orthodox loyal ministers should never return to the central government.
In the center of Beijing, only the loyal ministers of Emperor Jingtai are enough.
Got it, got it, deal, deal again:
On the condition that Xuanzong and the orthodox loyal ministers stay away from the temple, and the loyal ministers of Jingtai who are present are firmly in high positions and will not change easily, in exchange for the important ministers present supporting the emperor in conquering the four directions and conquering the West.
Moreover, the Western Strategy should be carried out according to the profit distribution promised by Zhu Qiyu before. Internal funds and the imperial court would be jointly invested, and all profits would belong to the imperial court.
Then after the imperial court received the proceeds from the Western voyages, in addition to subsidizing state expenses, it also continued to give large salary increases to all officials.
The civil servants had already thought about it. As long as the emperor strictly followed his promise, everyone would have no objection to the voyages to the West. If the succeeding emperor breaks the rules in the future, the voyages to the Western Seas will be abolished at that time.
After all, the civil servants have already abolished it once. If they can abolish it the first time, they can naturally abolish it the second time.
Besides, Zhu Qiyu was only twenty-three years old, and the important ministers present were already in their fifties and sixties. Theoretically, no one could survive Zhu Qiyu.
Therefore, for the ministers, it is enough to ensure that the current emperor and the next emperor are wise. As for the future emperor, that is what the next generation of ministers will worry about.
Chen Xun was the one who thought the most: I am already sixty-five years old, and I have become the chief minister. As a civil servant, I have reached the top. If you live peacefully for another five or six years, then return to your hometown after becoming an official, your life will be complete.
After his death, the emperor would inevitably have to give a posthumous gift such as a grand master, and he would be a glorious person both before and after his death.
As for the future of the government? Feel free to do it!
The 23-year-old You Chunfang bachelor doesn't have to worry about the future. Why should I, an old man who is about to die, care about the future?
Except for Chen Xun, the rest of Jiang Yuan, He Wenyuan and others were still counting on relying on the emperor's trust to climb up the ranks, so naturally they had no interest in standing up and fighting with the emperor.
Wang Wen, He Yi, and Huang Pu were among the emperor's cronies. No matter what the emperor did, he would not harm the interests of these people. Naturally, they would be even less likely to stand up against the emperor.
There is no way, no one objects to anything the emperor says now. People are cheap people. In the past, when some important ministers spoke against the plan, Zhu Qiyu wished he could send them all to Guangxi. Now that there is no one who opposes the emperor, Zhu Qiyu hopes that two people who are not afraid of death will emerge.
After adjusting his mood, Zhu Qiyu continued to say to Chen Xun: "Mr. Chen Ge, I remember that when Xiang Wenyao was in the Ministry of War, he was highly valued by the Minister.
Nowadays, the reorganization of Nanjing's capital camp is complicated and complicated. I plan to transfer Xiang Wenyao to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Nanjing Ministry of War to assist Shangshu in reorganizing the capital camp.
There is also Yu Shangshu’s son-in-law, I think his name is Zhu Ji, he is from Qianhu of Jinyiwei, I want to transfer him to Nanjing too. First, Yu Shangshu's family can be reunited without any worries. Secondly, there are many obstacles to the reform, and Zhu Ji can also ensure the safety of Yu Shangshu.
What do you think? "
When Chen Xun and others heard this, they immediately shouted for the emperor to be wise.
The interests of both the monarch and his ministers are highly consistent on this issue, and they both hope that Yu Qian and his cronies will leave Beijing completely.
Chen Xun and others do not believe that Zhu Qiyu really has the ability and motivation to fix the mess in Nanjing, so no matter what things are done in Nanjing, feel free to do so, as long as they don't mess with Beijing.
This small court meeting was really boring. Zhu Qiyu finally asked: "In the first half of this year, are there any other major events that the court needs to take care of?"
Zhu Qiyu himself was also curious as to what other important matters the court had to do besides quelling the Miao rebellion and exterminating the Wala.
(End of chapter)
