The eight generals did not stay in Qianqing Palace for too long, and the emperor led them to Fengxian Palace.
For important events like going on an expedition, the emperor had to pay homage to his ancestors. At this time, the emperor had to kneel down. Naturally, no one from inside or outside the house dared to stand.
"The unfilial son Houzhao reported to Taizu and Taizong today that the Tatars invaded our land and killed my people. Since the eleventh year of Hongzhi, I and the late emperor have endured it to the extreme. Now I pay tribute to my ancestors and am determined to send troops to meet the enemy. , uphold the Way of Heaven! I hope Taizu, Taizong and our ancestors will bless our army and be invincible!"
With the imperial edict, the entire capital's power began to spin.
The Eight Guards soldiers only have one day to go home and say goodbye. If they don't have a son, they should seize the time to have sex together. They must gather in the barracks the next day. Those who are willing to take the money they received from the expedition can do so, and those who are not willing to take it with themselves.
Anyway, the money coming out of the emperor's private treasury has been distributed under the personal supervision of Han Wen, the Minister of Household Affairs. So much money came out of the bank at once, and all industries in the capital experienced a slight prosperity. Because many people feel that if they don’t spend the money gained from war quickly, they won’t know if they will have a chance next time.
National power is what we fight for. If it is not controlled well, it will inevitably cause a sharp rise in food prices among the people, which will truly affect every ordinary person, so everyone will feel it. Not to mention, all the donkeys were requisitioned by the court.
February 13th, the 18th year of Hongzhi's reign, was the day set by the emperor for the expedition.
The emperor personally went to the city gate to see him off, with banners and tens of thousands of armored soldiers. After the military oath, the eight guards will set off.
Although there were many opposing voices among the civil servants before, after a fight, the different voices have become much smaller. Nowadays, the emperor has a cabinet around him, including Wang Hao, Han Wen, Min Gui, Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, Jiao Fang and other dozens of important officials.
Seeing the groups of people and horses crowding the city gates and filling the official roads, Zhu Houzhaoxu also slowly calmed down.
"deliver an imperial order."
The young emperor's power was now even more powerful. As soon as he opened his mouth, many ministers nodded and obeyed.
"In order to quickly handle the northwest military affairs, from today on, I have decided to set up a special military affairs processing agency, called the Military Aircraft Department. The personnel used will be selected from the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers' yamen. Their promotions and promotions will remain unchanged in the original yamen. The Military Aircraft Department There is no special government office, so the duty room is located in a house inside Taihe Gate. The General Affairs Office is also notified that all military affairs reports will be ignored by the General Affairs Office. After entering Beijing, they will be sent directly to the Military Aircraft Department and will be handed over by me. Read the imperial approval first. No one is allowed to intercept or copy it. If there is any violation, I will never forgive you lightly!"
The cabinet and important ministers were all frightened. The emperor took the northwest military affairs as an opportunity to take back power.
In the past, the ministers were afraid that the emperor would not be diligent in his duties. But now, with the change of an emperor who is all about government affairs, they have less and less power.
"I obey your orders!"
Zhu Houzhao took a look at the cabinet. This time he was not very satisfied with these people. "Now that the army has just set off, there should not be many affairs in the Military Aircraft Department. For the time being, Wang Hao and Han Wen will be in charge. When the affairs gradually increase, I will increase the number of personnel as appropriate." .”
What Wang Hao and Han Wen didn't say was that if the emperor had a decree, they would definitely comply with it. ….
And this is not a bad thing. From today on, others in Northwest Military Affairs will not be able to touch them. Selecting them is naturally a sign of reuse. From then on, the emperor summoned him every day, and the monarch and his ministers had a close relationship, which is also the best for human ministers.
The three members of the cabinet were simply ignored, which gave people a strange feeling.
At least it showed that the emperor already had opinions on them.
If military affairs in the northwest are handled outside the cabinet, can other matters be handled the same way?
In this way, isn't it decided by the emperor alone whether the cabinet is light or heavy?
After finishing here, the eunuchs in the palace cleaned a house in Taihe Gate according to the emperor's order. The Zhu family was more fair than later generations and would not build a simple and crude house.
Everyone must have a beautiful bookcase with several smaller tables next to it. They are the emperor's secretaries, and they themselves must have secretaries. This is necessary for their work.
On the right of the main entrance
A large round table was also built on hand - the emperor told him that he would work here sometimes, specifically for meetings.
As for the cabinet, I don’t know why, although the three members have not changed, they seem a little deserted at the moment.
Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying the tiger. This saying is not just for fun. When you encounter a strong monarch, once your performance falls a little, there will be consequences immediately.
Such a result made Xie Qian, who usually talked a lot, feel a little silent now.
The old man Liu Jian also sat silently. After waiting for a long time, he just said, "Take care of the backlog."
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other and had nothing to say, so they could only lower their heads and do their work.
People outside the cabinet are worried. Zhang Fuhua, the censor of Zuodu, has gone to Nanzhili. It is not yet known whether he can borrow the grain. At present, Lin Han, the Minister of Rites, has no relationship with Liu, Li and Xie. Yes, I have to come at this time anyway.
But Liu Jian seemed to see through his heart, "If it's for the military affairs department, it's better not to talk about it."
Lin Han was a little embarrassed. Liu Ge's character was indeed like this, not as kind as Li Dongyang's.
"Mr. Liu Ge, I have some questions and I just came to ask some of the elders for advice."
Li Dongyang invited the people in, held his hands and said to Liu Jian: "Mr. Ge, the eldest uncle is not an outsider. I also have some doubts about your Majesty's actions today. If you don't say something, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
"What is there to say? Your Majesty is your minister. Whatever your Majesty's decree is, we will naturally follow it."
Xie Qian also put down his pen, "After the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, Your Majesty can bypass the cabinet to handle military affairs. This is a way. Your Majesty can also choose a cabinet minister to serve as the Military Aircraft Department. That is another way. So this..."
"...This is His Majesty's decision. It depends on the reaction of the cabinet." Li Dongyang simply made it clear.
In fact, these words were all correct, but Liu Jian didn't like to hear them. He knocked on the table in a rare move, "The cabinet is for the Ming Dynasty, not for you and me. Personal honor and disgrace should be placed in the cabinet." ?!"
After all, he was the leader, so it would be hard to say anything to others if he was angry like this.
Li Dongyang had no choice but to hand over a government memorandum, "Mr. Ge, this is from Zhejiang."…
After a few days of this, nothing happened.
Wang Hao and Han Wen moved to a new place to work, and there were no abnormalities in the cabinet and other ministries.
On this day, Dali Temple Minister Hongxian and Minister of Justice Min Gui presented the results of Liu Daxia's trial. A minister scolded the emperor in court as a tyrant. There was nothing debatable about this crime. However, the emperor summoned the cabinet and several important ministers from the six ministries and nine ministers. Come and meet.
"...After Liu Daxia's resignation, do you have any recommendations for the successor as Minister of War? Mr. Liu Ge, what do you think?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wang Chang, the General Affairs Officer, is honest and self-responsible, distinguishes between public and private affairs, and has excellent talents and virtues. He can be the Minister of the Ministry of War!"
Zhu Houzhao's face was expressionless and his eyes were unmoved, but he knew in his heart that Wang Chang was one of the nine ministers who supported the imperial court in sending troops. The position of general affairs envoy is not obvious. If he is really appointed as Minister of the Ministry of War this time, it will be a great progress in his official career.
He pinched the document in his hand and asked, "Then who will take over as the general envoy?"
"Zuo Tongzheng Zhan has been an official for many years and has a lot of experience. He is qualified for the post of Tongzheng envoy."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Since it was suggested by Mr. Liu Ge, let's do it accordingly. In addition, the Military Aircraft Department was established for the northwest military affairs, and the Ministry of War cannot get around it. Since Wang Chang is the Minister of the Ministry of War, he Let's go to the Military Aircraft Department. Mr. Liu Ge, what do you think?"
In the Nuan Pavilion, everyone's hearts began to growl again. The emperor seemed to respect Liu Jian as the head of the cabinet. The Minister of War and the General Secretary were both very high-ranking officials. If Liu Jian said that he should be appointed, the emperor would agree to appoint him.
Now he is asked whether it is suitable for him to join the military.
Understand it according to normal thinking...Liu Jian has the full weight and position to express some of his thoughts on the Military Aircraft Department!
But what puzzled Li Dongyang, Lin Han and others was that Liu Ge always acted like a stupid donkey without a temper, and only replied: "Your Majesty is wise."
"good
. "Zhu Houzhao seemed a little bored, "That's it."
After everyone left, the emperor said to Liu Jin in a bored tone, "Old Liu, you are not fooled."
Liu Jin knew how to pretend not to understand, "Your Majesty praises them too much. All the ministers are always in His Majesty's trap."
"Flatterer. I'm going to give you a job. If you find an opportunity to flatter the cabinet, tell them that they will also have military aircraft the next day."
Liu Jin chuckled and said, "I obey your order."
…
Outside, Li and Xie were chasing Liu Jian. They thought that with today's opportunity, how could they say nothing?
But Liu Jian's heart is the same as that of Ming Jing. He is the chief minister of the cabinet, and he is most vulnerable at this time. Whether it was Lin Han, the Minister of Rites, or Li and Xie, who were in the cabinet with him, they all expected him to do something.
But what can he do?
No matter how officials are selected in the Military Aircraft Department, it is the emperor's will.
If he had a violent reaction, he would immediately be put in a position to oppose the emperor, and the struggle between ministerial power and monarchy would be inevitable.
For him, the only way is to act like he doesn't know what to do and not to cross the line.
Especially when the emperor tested him like this today, he was obviously dissatisfied with him.
Whoever is dissatisfied at this time can say it, but he won't say it anyway.
Of course, there are smart people in the court, and everyone wants to take advantage of him as the head of the cabinet.
Even the emperor is testing him. There is no reason for such a favor today. He was clearly not satisfied before and he did nothing. How could the emperor's attitude be completely opposite?
If he really treats this as a pet, and does something randomly... the saying "Being with the king is like being with the tiger" will probably come true.
This is the case with the Forbidden City. Sometimes it seems to be retreating but it is actually the time to advance. Sometimes it seems to be advancing but it is actually the time to retreat. If the politics are not sensitive enough, then serving the Zhengde Emperor may lead to death without knowing how...
But in the final analysis, it is really just one sentence: if the emperor wants to take back power, what can he do...
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