Nowadays, there are only a few things that make Zhu Qiyu upset, and Wang Ji's attitude is one of them.
After all, human abilities are limited, and Zhu Qiyu doesn't really understand what Wang Ji will do.
In the most pessimistic scenario, after Wang Ji defeated Ye Xian and welcomed back Zhu Qizhen, he would directly use his 100,000 troops to support Zhu Qizhen's reset and bring peace to heaven. That would be fun.
Although this possibility is very, very low, and Wang Ji is unlikely to do such a stupid thing, he still has to be on guard in order to ensure nothing goes wrong.
This kind of thing has happened more than once in history. There are always people who think that it is impossible for others to do such stupid things, but in reality, some people actually do it for you.
Just like Guan Yu firmly believed that Sun Quan could not be stupid enough to destroy the alliance between Sun and Liu and let Cao Wei reap the benefits. But the reality is so magical, Sun Quan did not hesitate to choose to cross the river in white clothes and stab his allies in the back.
Similarly, Zhu Qiyu also firmly believed that Wang Ji would not risk the disapproval of the world and leave a good minister of the Ministry of War to rebel inexplicably.
But you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must not have the intention to guard against others.
Most of the 100,000 troops used by Marquis Ningyang to quell the civil uprising in the southeast were drawn from the elite northern frontier troops. Zhu Qiyu returned 20,000 of the elite Ganliang border troops to Shaanxi Xingdu Division, under the command of Cao Guogong Li Xuan.
In addition, 8,000 senior officials from Baoding who were transferred from the former Daning Dusi were returned to Fengtian Dusi and incorporated into the Yingzhou Guard.
The three battalions and three guards of Zhu Qiyu's direct line, plus the elite border troops from Shaanxi and Gansu, were all concentrated in the capital and important towns in the northwest, totaling nearly 200,000.
It would be unreasonable for Wang Ji to forcefully support Zhu Qizhen's restoration. It would be neither humane nor legal.
Zhu Qiyu occupies the right position, occupies the center of the imperial court, and has an army of 200,000, so he can easily control the situation.
However, if in Nanjing, Hu Hui, Wang Ao, Yu Qian, Chen Mao, and Zhu Yi raised troops at the same time to echo Wang Jiyuan, there would be real trouble.
Two hundred thousand troops against two hundred thousand troops, the one fighting on two fronts will lose.
Although he seemed to be suffering from persecution paranoia, Zhu Qiyu decided to implement some restrictive measures in the south.
One is to reorganize 100,000 Japanese troops in Shandong who will obey the emperor's orders, and even to form a navy.
Another one is to let Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong be the top leader of the Nanjing military, that is, the Nanjing garrison, and also the commander of the Chinese military governor's office.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu sighed heavily. Not to mention recruiting 100,000 new troops in Shandong, there is no telling whether he can afford to support the three pro-military guards in his hands.
One hundred thousand pro-army troops are a real gold-bearing behemoth, and they can barely survive on two million taels of silver every year.
If we vigorously upgrade some weapons, armor, crossbows, and artillery, the money will be like water. It is true that when a cannon goes off, a thousand taels of gold are lost.
Won't we eventually have to learn from Wanli and send eunuchs to various places to collect mining taxes?
The more Zhu Qiyu thought about it, the more he felt that he was not much better than Wanli. Wanli was plucking the wool of the whole country, while he was holding down the sheep in Shanxi, knocking the bones and sucking out the marrow.
The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. Zhu Qiyu looked around and saw that He Yi was the only one left on his third floor. He smiled helplessly and said: "Xingyi, call Yang Jie up later and talk to him." Well, I don’t want to talk anymore.”
He Yi nodded: "Then what should Yang Jie do?"
Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth and replied: "Knock the bones and suck out the marrow, dig out all the wealth in Shanxi for me. The Yang family has been entrenched in Shanxi for decades, and Yang Jie knows the entire chain of smuggling from Shanxi to Wala.
Let Yang Jie go to Shanxi to make money for me. I will let Yang Jie's family live and give him the title of Ying Yang Bo.
The Yang Jie family here only refers to Yang Jie’s mother, wife, and children.
Yang Hong and Yang Jun's family members don't need to continue living. "
He Yi nodded, expressed understanding, and sent someone to ask Yang Jie to come upstairs.
Yang Jie came early in the morning and had been waiting for a long time with anxiety.
Now it was easy to see the emperor, and he immediately paid homage and lay on the ground without daring to raise his head.
"Get up and sit down."
Zhu Qiyu turned his back to Yang Jie and looked at his Yuquan Mountain through the window. Yang Jie only said one word to get up and then said nothing.
Yang Jie stood up tremblingly.
The next specific matters will all be arranged by He Yi.
From beginning to end, Zhu Qiyu never met Yang Jie.
As the emperor, Zhu Qiyu felt that it was time for him to start maintaining a sense of mystery.
Originally, I am now a hermit in the mountains who works as a land farmer. If I don't maintain a sense of mystery, the government and the public will lose their awe.
After sending Yang Jie away, He Yi asked: "Your Majesty, is Yang Jie enough?"
"Absolutely. Now Shanxi has Liu Zhongfu and Li Bing in Wen, Xu Heng and Tao Jin in Wu, and there are 20,000 Shenji Battalion and 20,000 Xiaoqi Battalion. There are also 20,000 Jin Yiwei newly sent by me.
In addition, I also sent a powerful confidant to act secretly. "
He Yi smiled and said: "Why does your Majesty have to secretly ambush you at any time, making it impossible for others to guard against you?"
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he smiled in confusion and asked nonchalantly: "Are the women I gave you useful?"
He Yi was startled: "Ah? It's easy to use. Could it be that His Majesty ambushed these women in advance?"
"That's not true, I'm not that bored. Those people were simply sent to you because they couldn't support them anymore.
It would be nice if I could spend more time at the beginning. There are fifteen women, and I can't even serve them with all the exhaustion.
Didn't you see that I don't dare to go home now? "
Speaking of this matter, He Yi suddenly remembered: "Your Majesty, the Chief of Ceremonies has reported that several nobles who served the Supreme Emperor in Yibei have been sent back to Beijing for a long time.
Recently, some of them have been clamoring for an increase in status.
After all, the royal guards who served the Supreme Emperor and the envoys who delivered the news all received promotions.
These noble people feel that they have also experienced the bitter cold outside the Great Wall, and they have no merit but hard work. It really should be raised by one liter. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "What they said makes sense. If you just use their bodies and deprive them of their dignity, but don't give them corresponding treatment, then they are not allowed to feed you medicine."
"What about being promoted to concubine?"
"Let's get promoted. Anyway, the Emperor already has so many concubines. It doesn't matter if there are more or less."
He Yi reminded: "Your Majesty, after being promoted to concubines, these people will be eligible to live in the East and West Six Palaces. How should these palaces be allocated at that time?
These newly appointed people might be incompatible with the Emperor's old concubines.
Moreover, two of the Sixth Palace in the West were burned down, and one was occupied by Empress Qian. Therefore, the Sixth Palace in the East and the Sixth Palace in the West can accommodate concubines, leaving a total of nine palaces.
Should Your Majesty let the old and new concubines live together, or make some adjustments so that the old concubines live in several palaces and the new concubines live in several palaces? "
(End of chapter)
