"It's just nonsense!"
When the cabinet was on duty, Xu Jie pounded the table angrily.
"As an emperor, he has just succeeded to the throne, and at a time when the border is in trouble, he actually led his troops northward!"
Gao Gong and Guo Pu looked at each other.
Zhang Juzheng remained silent, just looking at the imperial edict left by the emperor.
Feng Bao sighed slightly and shook his head helplessly.
No one expected that the emperor would go to the expedition in person without any warning!
Of course, although Yang Bo and Zhang Juzheng knew that the emperor would take military action against Duoyanwei next, they did not expect it to be in this way!
Since that day, the two of them have been studying the war records against Duoyanwei over the years, waiting for the emperor's order for the Ministry of War to come up with a detailed action plan.
Their attention was focused on Duoyan Wei. He was the core of the three Duoyan Guards. He surrendered, and the remaining two were also under control.
But they never expected that the emperor led his troops and left without telling them.
"Does the emperor want to have the same ridiculous reputation as Emperor Wuzong?" Xu Jie asked puzzled.
"Who said this was a ridiculous move?" Gao Gong sat on a chair, "Originally, I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, were full of martial virtue. Emperor Taizu Gao conquered the world by himself."
"Emperor Chengzu, Emperor Xuanzong, and Emperor Wuzong all used their chariots to conquer the enemy personally and defeated the enemy. The Ming Dynasty became famous far and wide. What's wrong with this?"
"That's right!" Guo Pu nodded in agreement, "Furthermore, His Majesty's imperial edict states that he will patrol the nine borders. With Qi Jiguang and the internal army around him, plus the soldiers from the border army, the emperor will not be in any danger!"
Xu Jie turned around and stared at them with unkind eyes.
"Eunuch Feng!" He turned to look at Feng Baodao, "Your Majesty is so messy, why didn't you stop him?"
"First!" Feng Bao said in a cold tone, staring at the ground, "Your Majesty, this is not messing around!"
Xu Jie realized what he said was wrong and looked down in embarrassment.
The cabinet fell silent instantly, and everyone was listening to Feng Bao's speech.
"Second, our family may say that they are the eunuchs in charge of the ceremony, and they are called internal ministers, but in the end they are just slaves of the emperor!"
Feng Bao looked at Xu Jie with no emotion on his face.
"Mr. Xu Ge, slaves cannot disobey orders!"
"This this…"
Of course Xu Jie was worried about another Zhu Houzhao.
Of course Zhu Houzhao's various absurdities were due to his playfulness, but compared with another playboy emperor Zhu Zhanji, you can see that the emperor's playfulness and governance cannot go together.
Zhu Houzhao's ridiculous things also included fights with civil servants.
If he had the power of Zhu Zhanji, this child's ending would not be so miserable...
What civilian officials, especially those in Jiangnan, feared most was the emperor's involvement in military power.
They did not want to experience the humble days of civil servants in the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties again.
"What are you afraid of!" Gao Gong stood up slowly, "His Majesty has arranged everything that needs to be done. The State Affairs Bureau and the Supervisor of Ceremonies will discuss it with the cabinet, and then arrange for the Jin Yiwei to send important matters to His Majesty for personal decision-making."
Anyway, the cabinet has also experienced the days when Boss Zhu did nothing...
Guo Pu and Gao Gong were on the same page. Gao Gong didn't object and he had nothing to say.
Yang Bo and Zhang Juzheng knew the emperor's true purpose and had no choice but to pray in their hearts that nothing unexpected would happen.
Feng Baoze made his statement long ago, I am just a messenger, don't look at me.
Li Chunfang was an old man who would not offend anyone. If he wanted to condemn the emperor's unauthorized actions, he might as well hope that his dog would suddenly dig up a gold bar outside and take it home!
Xu Jie suddenly discovered that he was the only one left in the cabinet...
wrong! Isn’t there still Zhao Zhenji?
He is such an upright person, he will definitely be dissatisfied with the emperor!
Xu Jie looked at him expectantly.
"Meng Jing, you are in charge of the Imperial Censor, you have to say a few words!"
"Your Majesty is definitely not someone who does ridiculous things!" Zhao Zhenji said, "Your Majesty will not do useless things. He must have his purpose in doing so!"
"Although the censor has the duty to advise the emperor, he cannot speak blindly!"
"Let's wait until His Majesty comes back!"
yes!
Xu Jie sat weakly on the chair, his eyes empty.
Not to mention that nearly half of the imperial censors are high-ranking people.
But a pragmatist like Zhao Zhenji would never bother with the emperor's minor problems.
Moreover, the emperor had already said that he did not want officials to interfere too much in his decisions.
Zhao Zhenji knew this very well, so he had been suppressing the officials below him for the past three months.
What's more, there is Hai Rui, the second in command.
He is not a corrupt scholar, and he knows the difference between right and wrong very clearly.
"It seems that His Majesty arranged today's affairs when he appointed them to take over the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" Xu Jie thought to himself.
"If it were another emperor, if he did something extraordinary, Yan Guan would definitely take the opportunity to report it and gain a good reputation."
"How can Zhao Zhenji and Hai Rui not know their thoughts?"
"And the responsibility of the Censor Yanguan is more to monitor all officials, rather than just watching the emperor."
Zhang Juzheng noticed that Xu Jie put his last expectation on him. He looked up and sure enough, the teacher was looking at him.
"Taiyue, what do you think?"
Zhang Juzheng stood up.
"Students thought that the southeastern part of the Ming Dynasty would gradually calm down as the sea opened, and then the remaining problem would be the problem in the north."
"In the past few months, there has been so much free money in the capital camp. Your Majesty is worried and wants to go and have a look in person. There is nothing wrong with it!"
Such a shameful thing has happened to the capital, and you still have the nerve to stop the emperor from checking military affairs?
Isn’t it because of military affairs that the emperor beheaded so many people?
Even his own students don’t support him…
Xu Jie's feeling was finally confirmed.
That is, his control over the cabinet is getting weaker and weaker.
The emperor's imperial power was slowly strengthening.
Duke Cheng and the British Duke have completely sided with the emperor.
The other nobles were hiding in their dens because of matters in the Beijing camp, fearing that the emperor would cause trouble for them one day.
As for Feng Bao, as he said, he was just a domestic slave. He could only keep everything he owned by executing the emperor's will.
The Jinyi Guards were in the hands of Lu Yi and Zhu Shitai, and these two men were completely the emperor's men.
There are Gao Gong and Guo Pu in the cabinet and six departments.
Zhang Juzheng got closer and closer to the emperor.
Only three months...
The speed with which the emperor concentrated power was simply frightening.
Once we go to Jiubian, we don't know how many of the emperor's own people will be promoted to the throne.
Then he came back and promoted a few soldiers who followed him to take charge of the Jingying camp. Jiubian and Jingying were completely in the hands of the emperor.
The Ministry of War has just undergone a renovation that will almost tear out its intestines, and they cannot unite for the time being.
The emperor saw this opportunity and immediately began to take back military power before the Ministry of War could unite internally to confront him.
"I misjudged you!"
Xu Jie closed his eyes, raised his head, and rubbed his sore shoulders.
"Your boy is more ruthless than your father!"
"What will you do after you regain military power?"
"What other actions will you do that I wouldn't expect?"
With a wave of Xu Weary's hand, everyone stopped staying and left the yamen where the cabinet clerk was in charge.
Gao Gong and Guo Pu laughed twice when they went out.
These two thorns stabbed into Xu Jie's ears, causing him to open his eyes and straighten up.
"How about resigning and going back to your hometown?"
