The loudness and urgency of the voice instantly caused Wang Chengen and Li Ruolian in the Nuan Pavilion to kneel down.
Chongzhen stood up and walked quickly to the wall with the map. He frowned slightly as he looked at the dense markings.
"Li Ruolian, if there is an urgent delivery of official documents 600 miles from Chungju to Beijing, which way will you take?"
Listening to the emperor's question, Li Ruolian was suddenly shocked. The Six Hundred Miles Express can only be used when major local changes occur, such as military emergencies, natural disasters, etc.
Could it be that something unexpected happened in Zhongzhou, Sichuan?
Without any time to think about it, Li Ruolian immediately said: "Your Majesty, the six hundred mile express is the inn. Starting from Zhongzhou, you must pass through Shaanxi. There is only one way;
Starting from Shaanxi, there are two roads. One is through Tongguan to Weihui Mansion and Zhending Mansion and enters Beijing.
The other one is from Pingliangfu to Lanzhou, and then through Ningxia, Datong, and Xuanfu to Beijing, but this one will be hundreds of miles away. "
As a Jin Yiwei, Qian Hu knew the route map of the post stations all over the country very clearly and had walked through it too many times. Therefore, Chongzhen responded immediately as soon as he asked.
"Ruo Lian, ask your confidants to lead a hundred households of Jin Yiwei to station at the post station five hundred miles away from Beijing on two routes, and intercept all the urgent official documents that are six hundred miles away from Sichuan and enter Beijing. The rest leave it alone."
"I accept the decree!"
"By the way, by the way, I want to investigate Li Yongzhen, the eunuch of Si Li Department (eunuch Bingbi's follower). What I want is solid evidence. Once the evidence is shown, no one can save it."
After Li Ruolian exited Dongnuan Pavilion, his face was dull, but actually he was happy inside.
He saw the hope of the Ming Dynasty from this young emperor, and all the arrangements were extremely detailed.
He is going to find Tian Ergen now and take over the investigation of Zhou Kui. This is the emperor's arrangement.
There must be a reason for the emperor to find him. As for whether Tian Ergen and others believe it or not, that is not his decision.
After walking a few steps, Li Ruolian suddenly froze on the spot, and a terrible thought flashed through his mind - the emperor sent white soldiers to Beijing.
Combined with the fact that he was asked to investigate Jin Yiwei's affairs, he could keenly sense that the emperor was going to cause trouble. Whether it was against the eunuch party, the Donglin party, or both together was unknown.
No matter which side it is, the court will be clear and the Ming Dynasty will be saved.
As soon as this idea came up, Li Ruolian killed it immediately. This matter was too involved for him to be involved in. He had to be more careful to complete what the emperor told him.
If something goes wrong, he will be the sinner of Ming Dynasty.
Looking at Li Ruolian leaving, Chongzhen's frown eased a little.
The former Chongzhen was deceived and crippled by the Donglin Party after he killed Wei Zhongxian. The Donglin Party said that Jin Yiwei had done many unscrupulous things, and if he used it again, he would be hated by the officials and the people, and would not be popular among the people.
Chongzhen, the young emperor, actually believed it. From then on, the Imperial Guards became ineffective, and the sharp sword hanging over the heads of civil servants disappeared. The Donglin Party became more and more powerful, and in turn made things difficult for the emperor.
What's more important is that without intelligence agencies such as Jinyiwei and Dongchang, he has become blind, so that all officials can deceive him.
It can be seen from Yuan Chonghuan's unauthorized killing of Mao Wenlong that Chongzhen's authority has gradually disappeared.
Another point is that all Jin Yiwei are good players. Although their combat power may not be as good as Guan Ning's cavalry, they are definitely stronger than the local government and the guards.
One against ten is a bit exaggerated, but with good training, one against three is not a big problem.
Only by controlling the Jin Yiwei can the palace be truly safe.
That's why Chongzhen was eager to control such a force.
A month later, Qin Liangyu's white-armed soldiers entered Beijing, which was the time to reorganize the Tengxiang Four Guards and the Jinyi Guards.
When the time comes, with the three forces of the White Guards, Royal Horse Guards Teng Xiang, and Jinyi Guards in hand, his waist will be stiffened, and he will be able to free up his hands and feet to do some things.
If you don't do it, once it moves, it will be the power of thunder, and no one can stop it.
But the prerequisite is that he has money, so he just asked Li Yongzhen to check.
Li Yongzhen was also a ruthless man. He came from the palace at the age of five. After entering the palace, he served the queen. Then he offended Ming Shenzong and was imprisoned for eighteen years. After he came out, he attached himself to Wei Zhongxian and was promoted five times in a row to become a eunuch in charge of rituals.
Think about it, let alone the Ming Dynasty, even if you were imprisoned for 18 years in modern times and were not allowed to wait for one or two years after being released, this product took off immediately after it came out.
Wei Zhongxian was illiterate. Li Yongzhen and Wang Tiqian worked together to change the cabinet draft for Wei Zhongxian. Later, he was executed by Chongzhen. Not counting other properties, he had 290,000 taels of silver alone.
According to the style of the Jin Yiwei at that time, some of the meat must have been intercepted, and Chongzhen was now looking forward to how much he could copy.
He asked Li Ruolian to check Li Yongzhen's money, secondly to scare Wei Zhongxian, and thirdly to insert his confidants.
Now that the game has been laid, it will be closed after a month. At this point, Chongzhen feels much more relaxed.
Things are almost done here in the palace. There are still two things to do now, one is how to kill the Hakka family, and the other is to kill several people from the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers, so as to prepare for Sun Chengzong and others to enter the cabinet.
The matter of killing Keshi was of great importance, firstly because of her special status, and secondly because she was not clear with Wei Zhongxian, so if he touched her rashly, something might happen easily.
The Hakka family name is Yinyue, also known as Baba. She entered the palace at the age of eighteen and became Zhu Youxiao's wet nurse. She is charming in appearance, cruel and lustful in nature.
It was rumored that before Zhu Youxiao's wedding, she had already "invited a prostitute" and was named a holy lady by Emperor Tianqi.
In order to cut off power, Wei Zhongxian spent 500 taels of silver to move a banquet with sixty dishes. Hakka wanted to use Wei Zhongxian to consolidate his position, and Wei Zhongxian wanted to gain the trust of Emperor Tianqi, so the two hit it off and worked together.
The deaths of Zhu Youxiao's three sons and himself were all caused by these two people.
Anyway, he couldn't bring it up on his own initiative. He had to ask someone else to bring it up, and he took the opportunity to solve it.
His imperial brother had just died more than half a month ago, and now he took the initiative to attack the wife he personally consecrated and the object of Wei Zhongxian's quarrel. It was unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally.
Compared with the Hakka matter, the matter of the Six Bu Jiu Qing will be more difficult.
The six departments are officials, households, rites, soldiers, punishments, and workers. They are equal in rank. There is no distinction between high and low. There is no saying that who is more important and who is worse. It must be based on the actual situation.
Chongzhen's fingers tapped regularly.
In times of peace, when the country is at peace, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry are more important. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of ceremonial affairs, national education, foreign exchanges, imperial examinations, etc.
Especially for the imperial examinations, the examiner is usually the Minister of Rites, and the Jinshi who come out when serving as the examiner can be said to be his disciples.
Officialdom pays attention to the teacher-student relationship, and if it is used well, it can be a powerful force.
Of course, this is only an ideal situation, because the final appointment is still in the hands of the Ministry of Personnel.
The Ministry of Industry is in charge of projects across the country. In peacetime, they mostly build bridges, pave roads, and build palaces. At this time, they are the most important.
During wartime, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households are the most important. The Ministry of War of other dynasties is responsible for the selection and award of military positions, punishment, military registration, confinement, ordnance, post stations and other military affairs, and has no power to mobilize troops.
But in the Ming Dynasty, foreign invasions were the most serious. From the Northern Yuan Dynasty to the Oara and Tatars, there were Japanese pirates, Jurchens, peasant uprisings, etc. in the north, which never stopped.
The Ministry of Household Affairs has more control, but it can be summed up in one sentence - it is in charge of the world's money and food. No matter how good other departments are, do officials need salaries? Do you need money to work?
Without money and food, everything is in vain.
Compared with the previous four ministries, the Ministry of Punishment, which was in charge of the world's criminal administration, review and execution of laws, was not so important. This was especially obvious in the late Ming Dynasty.
Among the six departments, whether in peacetime or in times of war, the only boss is the Personnel Department. The Personnel Department is in charge of the appointment, removal, assessment, promotion, and transfer of officials in the literature department across the country.
The most important thing is that he is responsible for handling the capital inspection and major plans. He can directly judge the political life of officials below the fourth rank. He has great power. The Minister of Personnel can confront the chief minister of the cabinet.
You must know that the emperor cannot directly appoint court officials except for the emperor's personal army and the inner court. If the officials do not agree, the emperor has no choice. Of course, except for Ming Taizu and Chengzu, they are two ruthless people who will directly Pull it out and chop it.
"The other departments must wait first. We must take down the Ministry of War first!"
After sorting out the responsibilities of the six departments, Chongzhen made a decision.
There are two reasons for taking down the Ministry of War. First, Cui Chengxiu, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is the head of the "Five Tigers" of Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party.
Secondly, the Ministry of War has emptied out the Fifth Army Governor's Office, and the 21st Guards around the capital are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. If he wants to reform the army later, he will definitely not be able to bypass the Ministry of War, so it is better to kill him directly.
The Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party are sworn enemies. If they want to kill Cui Chengxiu of the Eunuch Party, the Donglin Party should be very happy.
He has already set the stage for the Donglin Party.
Looking forward to tomorrow’s court meeting!
