Fang Zhenghua was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Among the twenty-four yamen in the inner court, the two most important yamen are the Si Li Jian and the Royal Horse Jian.
The Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies is known as the first department. He approves cabinet votes on behalf of the emperor, handles confidential matters with the cabinet, and commands the entire eunuch system. He is actually the "inner minister".
The Royal Horse Supervisor, the Ministry of War and the Governor jointly held the military command, and were actually the "Privy Council" of the inner court.
What's more important is that the Royal Horse Supervisor is also in charge of the Four Guards of Tengxiang. These are the emperor's personal troops, the Imperial Guards among the Imperial Guards, and the only yamen that has contact with the Ministry of War.
It is good that the Chief of Ceremony is the first department, but the eunuchs of Palm Print and Bingbi only have the right to make suggestions.
If it was a wise or diligent emperor, the eunuch in charge of rituals would be a miscellaneous person who served tea and water and conveyed secrets.
The new emperor in front of him obviously wanted to be the master of ZTE.
"Master Fang, why don't you thank Your Majesty for your kindness?"
It wasn't until Wang Chengen reminded him that Fang Zhenghua knelt down and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your grace. From now on, I will be a knife in Your Majesty's hand. I will kill whomever Your Majesty says to kill!"
The eunuch with the palm seal of the Royal Horse Supervisor is of the fourth rank and can be called a minister.
"Don't be idle during this period. When you have time, check out the details of the Royal Horse Supervisor, find experts, and make a rough plan for me."
"Wang Cheng'en, go prepare the imperial edict!"
Chongzhen looked at Fang Zhenghua and Wang Chengen again: "At least this matter must not be known to the cabinet and the Ministry of War until Qin Liangyu receives the imperial edict!"
The two nodded. To be precise, it should be called Zhongzhi, because it has not been reviewed by the cabinet.
If the cabinet knew about it, the cabinet would have the power to refute it, and his edict would not be spread.
After Fang Zhenghua and Wang Chengen left the Nuan Pavilion, Wang Chengen immediately said: "Master Fang, congratulations!"
"Zhongguan Wang, you are so polite. We are both working for the emperor. Please ask Zhongguan Wang to be more considerate in the future!"
After Fang Zhenghua finished speaking, he looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Wang Zhongguan, you have something to say that you don't know whether to say or not?"
"Please say!"
"Wang Zhongguan, don't envy me, the censor's handprint and the eunuch holding the pen. All our rights are dependent on the imperial power and the emperor. Whoever the emperor wants to die must die.
You are the Emperor's great companion, serving him day and night. You are the person closest to the Emperor, so you must not be confused. "
After Wang Chengen heard this, he froze on the spot and immediately started sweating profusely.
If it hadn't been for Fang Zhenghua's awakening, he might have been blinded by jealousy and do things that turned a deaf ear to him.
"Master Fang's kindness in reminding me will be repaid in the future!"
Wang Chengen immediately saluted Fang Zhenghua, who smiled and said nothing.
From today on, they are the emperor's absolute confidants, and they are on the same front. Once the relationship is established, it will be easier to do things in the future.
In Nuan Pavilion, Chongzhen knocked on the table gently.
To fight against the outside world, you must first settle the inside. The Ming Dynasty is the inside for the Hou Jin. The imperial palace is the inside for the outside. If you want to make changes, you must first ensure that you are alive.
As long as a person is alive, there will be infinite possibilities. After a person is dead, no matter how many ideas you have, it will not help.
Now the palace has become a sieve, with various forces involved. It is estimated that what he eats at night will be immediately known to people outside the palace.
Secondly, master a certain amount of military power, and this military power is the Tengxiang Four Guards under the Royal Horse Supervisor.
The emperor's personal army has twenty-six guards, but with the rise of the civil service group, except for the Jinyi Guards and the Tengxiang Four Guards under the Royal Horse Supervisor, the rest of the twenty-one guards have to go through the Ministry of War first. It's really fucked.
The current commander of the Jinyiwei, Tian Ergen, and the commander-in-chief, Xu Xianchun, are both one of Wei Zhongxian's Five Biao.
Although he still obeys the emperor's orders, he is definitely not that smooth, and he tends to be timid in doing things.
It's hard to say whether Wei Zhongxian had any thoughts of rebellion, but he was definitely not satisfied with the status quo.
According to historical records, the news of Zhu Youxiao's death was blocked by Wei Zhongxian, and only he knew what he wanted to do.
Then he wanted to kill him when he entered the palace, but was stopped by Cui Chengxiu, the minister of the Ministry of War. If the British prince hadn't carried the sedan chair, it's hard to say whether he could have successfully ascended the throne.
Therefore, Wei Zhongxian must not be trusted.
Moreover, he personally commanded the 10,000 pure troops responsible for the inner court. If this guy had the idea of perish together, then he would be in tragedy.
It is imperative to build the Tengxiang Four Guards, and the reorganization of the Tengxiang Four Guards will definitely be hindered by party strife.
He must plan and make decisions at once.
Another point is that building a pro-army requires a lot of money, and he is almost a pauper now, with two to three hundred thousand taels of internal money, which is obviously not enough.
Not to mention that the treasury is empty, even if it is, all forces will try their best to stop it. He doesn't have time to do Tai Chi for those old fritters.
Qin Liangyu's white pole soldiers traveled nearly 2,000 kilometers from Zhongzhou, Sichuan to Beijing. According to the marching speed of the Ming Dynasty, even if the white pole soldiers were mountainous troops, it would take at least a month and a half.
For more than a month, he made money, sorted out the problems existing in Ming Dynasty, and incidentally beat up the group of people involved in the party struggle.
He was also helpless. If he had the military power that Taizu and Chengzu had controlled, all the party struggles and eunuchs would have come to nothing.
There is no need to be so careful, you still have to prevent yourself from being killed.
"The first two steps of building our own team are ready, just waiting for Qin Liangyu to come to Beijing!"
After Chongzhen finished combing, Wang Chengen also came in with the imperial edict: "Your Majesty, Wang Tigan, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, is waiting outside!
The servant just went to get the seal, but he refused to let him go, so the servant called him over. "
A trace of helplessness flashed in Chongzhen's eyes. The Ming Dynasty had a dual-track operating mechanism of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet, and the imperial power was highly concentrated. However, in this situation, the imperial power was at its weakest.
"Let him get in!"
A moment later, Wang Tigan came in. Before he could salute, he heard Chongzhen's deep voice: "Wang Tigan, let me think about it, do you think the seal still needs your approval?"
Wang Tiqian trembled with fright, and suddenly knelt down: "I deserve to die, I'm just worried that Wang Zhongguan is pretending to be His Majesty..."
"enough!"
Chongzhen shouted: "Now it's confirmed, get out of here!"
Wang Tiqian quickly retreated. After Chongzhen read the contents of the imperial edict, he stamped it, then rolled up the edict and handed it to Fang Zhenghua: "Hurry up and do it!"
Fang Zhenghua saluted and left, and Chongzhen glanced at Wang Chengen.
"My dear companion, I have asked Fang Zhenghua to take charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor. You won't be dissatisfied, right?"
Wang Chengen was greatly shocked and quickly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I don't dare, this servant is all serving the Emperor. As long as I serve the Emperor well, the effect will definitely be greater than the handprints of the prison guards.
The slave's ability is clear to the slave. He is okay at small things, but lacking in big things.
What people live for in life is money, power, fame, and sex. Money is of no use to slaves, nor is sex. If slaves in power have average abilities, then only fame is left.
The emperor has the appearance of Yao and Shun, and is destined to become a sage king. At that time, the slaves will be recorded in the history books. Later generations will know about it, and the slaves will be satisfied. "
"You can see clearly. Stay with me with peace of mind. I won't treat you badly. Get up!"
Chongzhen was very pleased that he could hear the sincerity in Wang Chengen's words.
Wang Chengen was also very happy. Fortunately, Fang Zhenghua had just woken him up, but before he could stand up, Chongzhen's next words frightened him so much that he knelt back down instantly.
"Da Mian, did the British Duke's son give you some money in the capital camp today?"
