"His Majesty used this matter to expand the scale of the Jinyiwei, so that there are people from the Jinyiwei both inside and outside the capital. Even Nanzhen Fusi made it known that he was training personnel. His Majesty's move is extremely unusual. I really hope that Duke Jizhi can follow this. Fujian will come back soon."
In the wind pavilion outside the city, Han Wen and Min Gui practiced for Wang Hao together.
Min Gui himself didn't like the Jin Yiwei, so he snorted, "Not only the manpower, but also the authority has been expanded. In the past, the errands of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division are now handled by the Jin Yiwei. These people are using rough methods, and I am really worried that this will lead to Public resentment.”
Wang Hao was relatively relaxed, "Are you two going to practice for me, or are you venting your grievances? Your Majesty's excuses are so clever that no one can speak. What's wrong? The Five Cities Military and Horse Department is full of corruption. , has long lost the grace of Taizu and Taizong. Now that your majesty wants to build a city that never sleeps, how can such a military commander handle the task? And you don’t have to worry too much. His majesty’s methods are actually not drastic, just like the five-city military commander. Just let the Ministry of War rectify it on its own. In fact, it can obviously be rectified by the palace."
"I know that there are still some voices in the court saying that Your Majesty is taking advantage of the situation. And even if someone neglects their duties for a moment, they should not be thrown away directly. It is bad luck if you do not trust your ministers. But if Your Majesty still wants the Five Cities Military and Horse Division If you come to take charge of public security in Beijing, you will have to vigorously rectify it. The things here are much more complicated than dealing with some local gangsters. In addition, the city that never sleeps is about to open, and there is no time to wait for rectification. "
From this perspective, the emperor's approach actually involved political compromise.
Han Wen and Min Gui realized something after hearing this, "It is indeed a fact to expand the Jin Yiwei."
Wang Hao took a sip of tea. He was also a civil servant. He could not have any good impressions of Jinyiwei, but after all, the emperor's master was also a minister.
"I have thought a lot about this matter. In fact, if the foreign ministers repeatedly resist, the factory guards will definitely flourish. This is a chronic disease that our Ming Dynasty cannot get rid of. Your Majesty wants to be a promising king. Once you encounter the foreign ministers, What else can we do besides supporting the factory guards? The Tao Te Ching says that existence and non-being complement each other, and difficulty and ease complement each other. The factory guards were actually 'raised' by the foreign ministers themselves."
"In short, there are some things that we don't need to worry about for His Majesty. Back then, Emperor Taizu established and then removed the Imperial Guards. Doesn't it seem that the current emperor doesn't know the pros and cons of the Imperial Guards?"
The reason why many people were conflicted about this incident was because of the embarrassing situation of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.
The civil service system is essentially a whole. Death of the lips and cold teeth is not a fairy tale that only happens once every few hundred years. Today the emperor is unhappy and has left the Five Cities Military and Horse Department aside. Will it be another Yamen tomorrow?
"Alas," Min Gui shook his head, "that's all it can do. But the Jin Yiwei also has a good idea. They know how to flatter His Majesty best, so they really don't do anything wrong with the common people. Compared with the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division, Some beasts are better."
"That's it." Wang Hao paid tribute to Han Wen again: "Brother Guandao, too. Instead of worrying about this, you might as well help Qing Li get through this crisis."
As an old Jianghu, Wang Hao could see Gu Zuo's current situation at a glance.
Han Wen just said something grumbling, but in fact it was Gu Zuo's headache. "He's going south again. He said he wanted to investigate the salt law."
Wang Hao and Min Gui glanced at each other.
What happened in the Salt Law was even more outrageous.
"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers." Min Gui patted Han Wen on the shoulder, "You single-handedly promoted Gu Liqing. You can't get rid of him."
"Does your Majesty know?" Wang Hao asked thoughtfully.
"knew."
"So, what are you worrying about for Your Majesty? Fantasia, sea opening, salt law... His Majesty never stopped for a moment until the Ming Dynasty truly revived."
Speaking of this, their faces became serious. Even if they complained occasionally, when it came to ZTE's ambitions, the emperor should still be the leader.
So the three of them raised their glasses and drank together, "Do your best to relieve your worries. I hope to see the day of success as soon as possible!"
The three of them had a great time practicing wine,
The atmosphere in the Ministry of War Yamen was very solemn.
The shortcomings of the Wucheng Bingma Division have been around for a long time. During the Hongzhi period, thieves were rampant in the capital, but the Wucheng Bingma Division could not even catch a few thieves.
Later, Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to bypass the Military and Horse Division and set up a patrol camp.
But Zhu Houzhao's father is not sensitive enough to politics. This kind of setting will generally not only not work, but will cause another problem - mutual blame.
That's why he made it clear that Jin Yiwei was responsible for public security in the middle of the capital, leaving all the military and horse departments in the five cities alone. It can be regarded as taking off the last fig leaf of this yamen.
Otherwise, this group of people will have the mentality of "I am afraid that others will do well if I don't do well", so not only will they not help, but they will also try to cause trouble behind the scenes. Otherwise, wouldn’t your face be very shameless when you go in front of the emperor?
In fact, from Zhengde onwards, the imperial court's official silver was robbed, and the military commanders of the five cities also watched with two eyes.
To put it bluntly, this is also a violent organization. The people in the violent organization have been peaceful for a long time and are simply not willing to do that kind of dangerous work.
Especially the grade is not high yet.
The Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities only has the sixth rank. In addition to having a Military and Horse Division to command each, there is also an admiral above.
Sometimes a patrol censor would be set up, but this was temporary and Zhu Houzhao never set one up.
The current admiral is a military commander named Xue Lang.
He is the kind of person who has a bad fate. Anyway, the original Army and Horse Division was like that. After he took office, he did nothing better or worse. He just lived with his salary. As a result, overnight, he no longer had to work!
This is not a good thing,
If all the nominal responsibilities are gone, it is basically not far from being eliminated.
So I feel aggrieved.
"...Previously, during the rectification of the Beijing camp, the imperial court established eight Grade A guards and ten Grade B guards. The remaining many old, weak, sick and disabled Grade C guards were not enough, and not many of them were placed here. They sent soldiers, but they said we were not doing things well. Besides, how are we going to rectify this? These soldiers can't even do anything to the commander and the father-in-law of the horse supervisor, let alone a small admiral. "
Wang Bing, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, was so angry at this that his beard stood up, "Bold! Who do you think I am, the official of the Ministry of War?! Believe it or not, I will remove you now! If the Military and Horse Division cannot be rectified, I will rectify you first!" Did the Bingma Division become what it is now after the reorganization of the Beijing Camp?"
Xue Lang was so angry that he couldn't hold back his anger. Now the emperor was not satisfied with them. To be honest, he still couldn't offend the Minister of War. After all, when it comes to choosing typical ones, how could an idiot show up?
"Then how does Da Sima want to rectify it? And to what extent does it need to be rectified?"
This question reminded Wang Bing of the question the emperor refused to answer him.
So he still said angrily: "How do I know how to rectify the situation?! Don't you go and see for yourself how Jin Yiwei does it?"
"But I really can't learn Maoist Chinese."
Wang Bing has been thinking about it since he came back from this task. In fact, the so-called rectification is to be able to handle his responsibilities well.
"It's okay if you can't learn. Just wait until you are dismissed and go home!"
Xue Lang came out of the Yamen of the Ministry of War and was so angry that he died.
The superior officer asked him to straighten things out, but he didn't give him any support and just told him to do it. He still doesn't know what the idea is? Isn't it just because the people in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division are complicated and they don't want to offend anyone?
Not a single Minister of War would do this, and he was too lazy to do it.
Anyway, the emperor laid the blame, starting with the senior officials above.
"This Xue Lang is also a soldier himself. If Da Sima arranges it like this, he will not contribute."
Wang Bing raised his head, glanced at Yang Tinghe who came out from behind the screen, and said: "If your Majesty really wants to rectify the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, you will not let me do this."
"But the Five Cities Military and Horse Division is in an embarrassing situation now. In the final analysis, it is also embarrassing for the Ministry of War."
"So this matter can't be done, and it can't be done. The key to the Ministry of War is the military aircraft. If the military aircraft is not in the way, it will naturally be okay."
"Da Sima is able to hit the mark every time he says it. This junior admires him."
Wang Bing didn't say much else, "I still want to thank Mr. Jie for coming to help."
"No, but having the Imperial Guards in charge of the security of the capital is by no means a long-term solution. Your Majesty will one day think of the Military and Horse Department again, so Grand Sima should make plans in advance."
That makes sense.
Wang Bing took note of it.
The two of them were at the military aircraft and had actually become familiar with each other for a long time. Yang Tinghe is a rising star, and Wang Bing will not deliberately offend him, so over time, the relationship between them is still good.
Afterwards, Wang Bing took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to him,
"For the two major affairs of the imperial court, Yang Yingning is responsible for the retrieval, and Wang Jizhi is responsible for opening the sea. Even important military reports are submitted by the Military Aircraft Department. As for other important government affairs, His Majesty either assigns special personnel or assigns them to the local government. Here. Judging from the situation, the embarrassment of those two people is probably far greater than that of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and His Majesty's trust in them is even less."
Yang Tinghe frowned when he saw the note. The tree wanted to be quiet but the wind stopped.
The court is always a place where there is no shortage of fights.
It seems that many important matters have been arranged by His Majesty, and the court meeting is over. It seems that we can usher in a period of calm, but if you think about it carefully, how is it possible?
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian's presence as cabinet elders is getting weaker and weaker. Although this is related to the emperor's unique way of handling government affairs, that is, the emperor is now summoning various officials all the time. The cabinet no longer has the advantage of being able to see the emperor more easily. This creates a situation where whoever has a job in hand will have more chances to face the saint.
But despite this, the fact that Tangtangge Lao has become what it is today must have something to do with them.
"Although Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xie Ge have been deprived of their power, I see that Your Majesty has no intention of changing their minds."
Wang Bing's face was calm,
Two people with no sense of existence occupy such an important position. It's impossible not to be remembered.
"During the Great Court Meeting, His Majesty allocated Hegongyin to Shandong."
Yang Tinghe didn't understand, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. It just means that Liu Xixian will never return to the capital. Liu, Li, and Xie are one. If one of them fails, the other two will happen sooner or later."
"How...how do you see this?"
Wang Bing stood up and clasped his hands: "Because His Majesty is treating Liu Xixian favorably. And the more favorably he is treated, the less likely he will be asked to return to the capital. He will be promoted to governor in one year. Once he is promoted to governor, he will be given to Hegongyin and even Wangji Capital. If He Gongyin, who is not here, is transferred to the capital again... After all, how can he look like a demoted minister? He is clearly a favorite, but is he a favorite? "
"No." Yang Tinghe frowned and whispered softly.
"Jie Fu was demoted in the past, but he was promoted secretly. Liu Xixian is rewarded now, but he is actually demoted." Wang Bing smacked his lips and couldn't help but shake his head, "It is also your majesty who has such clever ideas. , is really a wonderful word!"
So through Liu Jian, we can naturally see the endings of Li and Xie.
There is never a period of peace, this is the Forbidden City.
