Reform is never achieved overnight. Zhu Yunwen accepted Marxism-Leninism and knew how to write the four words "seeking truth from facts." If you rush to completely apply the experience and thinking of later generations to the Ming Dynasty, it will only end up being acclimatized and ending hastily.
Put aside business matters for the time being, the construction of the court is the most important thing at the moment.
The seemingly stable court has always been filled with undercurrents, and a large part of this undercurrent comes from the Xungui Group.
These noble groups are often the second generation of nobles.
There was no way, the first generation was basically wiped out by Zhu Yuanzhang, and not many survived.
Xin Guogong Tanghe survived, but died of illness three years ago.
Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen is still alive, but he is already sixty-four this year, and he is still a general who is good at defense. Although there is no big problem with his loyalty, he is old after all. He cannot withstand a sword battle, nor can he frighten those young brats. them.
In the past few days, Zhu Yunwen has been studying the reform of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. If the army unified organization is not reformed, it will be difficult to realize the dream of strengthening the army.
The dilemma of generals not knowing the soldiers and soldiers not knowing the generals greatly reduces the combat effectiveness of the army.
Zhu Yunwen's eyes were fixed on the location of the Zuo Army Governor's Mansion in the architecture diagram. There was a name there:
Li Jinglong.
Zhu Yunwen hated Li Jinglong just because in history, Li Jinglong was a complete idiot and traitor.
During the Jingnan period, Emperor Jianwen appointed Li Jinglong as general and led an army of 500,000 to attack the nine gates of Peking. Seeing that the governor, Qu Neng, was about to break through Zhangye gate, Li Jinglong was worried that Qu Neng would steal the credit and ordered the withdrawal of troops, resulting in a failure in the battle.
Later, in the Battle of Baigouhe, Li Jinglong was defeated, leaving everyone behind and fled back to Nanjing alone on horseback.
Not to mention, when Zhu Di fought outside Nanjing, Li Jinglong also acted as a shameless traitor. Together with the Valley King Zhu Su, he opened the Jinchuan Gate of Nanjing, allowing Zhu Di to easily capture Nanjing!
Zhu Yunwen is very clear about this period of history.
Although Li Jinglong has not betrayed Zhu Yunwen at this time, Zhu Yunwen does not like a idiot, idiot and potential traitor at all!
If he hadn't just ascended the throne and taken power soon, Zhu Yunwen would have even wanted to kill Li Jinglong.
Shuangxi knocked on the door.
Zhu Yunwen walked out of the side hall, Shuangxi respectfully handed over the memorial, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Duke Wei has sent you a secret memorial."
Zhu Yunwen opened the secret memorial and looked at it carefully. When he saw the text "Li Zengzhi, the former military left commander, left the city and went straight to Yangzhou Mansion", his eyes condensed slightly, showing a chill.
"Where is King Yan?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Shuangxi quickly replied: "After passing Huai'an, I guess we should be arriving at Gaoyou soon."
Further south from Gaoyou is Yangzhou Prefecture.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhu Yunqi's mouth. He hadn't even touched Zhu Di yet, but these generals and nobles had contacted him first. Do they really think he was blind?
Li Zengzhi is nothing, but Li Jinglong behind Li Zengzhi has a lot of energy.
After all, Li Wenzhong's remaining power is still there, and Li Wenzhong's old subordinates had a close relationship with Li Jinglong. Furthermore, Li Jinglong is Cao Guogong. If there is no serious fault, it will not be easy to touch him.
Although the emperor is great, he still needs to consider methods, reasons and effects. He cannot solve someone by just opening his mouth.
As tyrannical as Zhu Yuanzhang, he made a bunch of excuses when he killed Hu Weiyong.
Zhu Yunwen thought about it for a while, then burned the secret book and said to Shuangxi: "Some people's appetites are never satisfied. They want to eat more without thinking about whether their stomach can digest it."
Shuangxi lowered his head and didn't dare to talk.
"That's all, let them go. What are the princes and princes busy with in the capital?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Shuangxi talked quickly: "Your Majesty, there is not much movement among the vassal princes these days. Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Gaoyang County, is more high-profile. He and Li Zengzhi went to some fireworks places."
"Haha, during the period of hot filial piety, I still can't hold on to this loneliness. It seems that Zhu Gaoxu also has shortcomings..."
Zhu Yunwen smiled lightly.
If a person cannot control his own desires, his achievements will not last long.
Achieving great things requires willpower, wisdom, ability, and self-control to know what you should and should not do!
"but……"
Shuangxi hesitated.
"But what?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Shuangxi knelt down quickly and said, "Your Majesty, our family just heard about it..."
"Tell me, I'm wrong, I don't blame you."
Zhu Yunwen comforted him.
Shuangxi said: "Your Majesty, our family has heard that Prince Ning has a close relationship with Duke Cao, and even in the past few days, we have been drunk in the Qiyang Palace. However, our family does not know whether this is true or not."
Zhu Yunwen laughed and said, "What else have you heard?"
Shuangxi said uneasily: "I heard that Prince Ning is good at making friends and has a close relationship with military commanders and nobles..."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "Check who told you the news and arrest him for interrogation."
"ah?"
Shuangxi looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Shuangxi, his eyes a little cold, and said: "You are my eyes and ears. What you hear and see is often what others let you hear and see. Go and check, someone wants to use Ning Wang Come and divert my attention, then find out who is so smart!"
Shuangxi broke into a cold sweat and couldn't kneel down to worship.
"It seems that the Jin Yiwei needs to be reactivated."
Zhu Yunwen sighed secretly.
I can't always know everything from the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army or the cabinet ministers. These people all have their own selfish motives and connections.
If someone deliberately conceals it, he can only be a deaf or blind person sitting in a deep palace.
Jinyiwei was the creation of Zhu Yuanzhang. It was formerly known as the Gongwei Division and was later changed to the Qinjun Duweifu. It governed the Yiluan Division and was in charge of the emperor's guard of honor and bodyguards. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the pro-military Duweifu and Yiluan Division and replaced them with Jinyi Guards.
For the early Ming Dynasty, the main duties of the Jinyiwei were to "take charge of the guards, patrol and arrest", and they were directly responsible to the emperor. They had great power to arrest anyone, even relatives of the emperor, and after arresting someone, they did not need the Three Laws Division. Participate and can interrogate yourself.
For the Hongwu Dynasty, the royal guards in flying fish uniforms were the nightmare of countless ministers.
A sentence in "History of Ming Dynasty·Criminal Law" proves the terror of Jin Yiwei:
"The two cases of Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu are implicated, and the total amount is 40,000."
A large part of this involvement was the result of "creation" by Jin Yiwei. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's paranoid nerves were related to his acquiescence.
In the 20th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished Jinyiwei.
But after Zhu Di came to power, the Jinyiwei was restored again, and together with the famous "Dongchang", became the most terrifying spy organization in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen knew that the ministers would definitely be opposed to the restoration of Jinyiwei. They were tired of and afraid of those dark days. But Zhu Yunwen did not allow himself to have obedient ears and eyes.
Relying only on the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces, the Cabinet and the Advocates, it is very likely that no other voices will be heard.
Zhu Yunwen does not advocate violence, but he needs an organization similar to Jinyiwei to inquire about information and provide him with more detailed intelligence.
Considering that the direct restoration of Jinyiwei encountered too much resistance, Zhu Yunwen decided to reorganize a new department, a department directly controlled by himself and responsible for various intelligence investigations of the Ming Empire, named:
Daming Security Bureau!
Zhu Yunwen's establishment of the Ming Security Bureau was only a reorganization and application of the emperor's personal guards. It did not require the approval of the cabinet and the six ministries. However, in order to avoid panic among the cabinet and court officials, Zhu Yunwen specially issued a decree, to the effect that:
The Ming Security Bureau is mainly responsible for preventing and combating behaviors that endanger the security of the Ming Dynasty, carrying out covert front work against the enemy, safeguarding national security, and maintaining social and political stability.
As for spying on intelligence, investigating military affairs, and hearing news, they were all done for the safety of the Ming Dynasty.
In order to prevent the Ming Security Bureau from having too much power and acting recklessly, Zhu Yunwen ordered that the Ming Security Bureau could not arrest, detain, or interrogate any official without permission from himself or the cabinet.
In other words, the Ming Security Bureau only has the power of investigation and action, but it does not have the power of arrest or interrogation. If an interrogation is required, it must be jointly conducted with the three departments and cannot be interrogated independently.
Compared with the Jin Yiwei, the Ming Security Bureau has already lost its fangs.
Even if the cabinet wanted to object, it could not. Some officials in the court also expressed concerns and prepared to submit a memorial to object. However, before the memorial was submitted, it was withheld by the cabinet and might be burned tomorrow.
Without him, the emperor gave the cabinet and the central committee face, and the cabinet and the central committee also have to take care of the emperor's face, right?
Even Fang Xiaoru, who advocated civilized rule, did not say a word of dissatisfaction with the establishment of the Ming Security Bureau.
Fundamentally speaking, there is no difference between the Ming Security Bureau and the Jinyi Guards. They are both independent intelligence and security agencies responsible for the emperor.
But judging from the characteristics, Jin Yiwei is a hungry wolf that runs away from the reins. When it sees people, it pounces on people and bites them without stopping, killing one person, and then bites another. But the Ming Security Bureau is different. It is more like a horse whose reins are held by someone. Even though it can neigh and run, it will not bite after all.
Fang Xiaoru did not object to such an institution, because it was the emperor's method.
If the boss in the central government doesn't say anything, it's useless no matter how loud the people below him are.
On July 10, the thirty-first year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Yun made a clear decree and established the Ming Dynasty Security Bureau.
The Security Bureau of the Ming Dynasty appeared on the stage of Ming Dynasty history and became a blunt and thick sword in the hands of Zhu Yunqi. It had no edge but was unstoppable!
July 16, outside Yangzhou Mansion.
Zhu Di looked at Li Zengzhi who came to greet him from a distance, a smile appeared on his face, and said to Qiu Fu beside him: "These people are still useful."
Qiu Fu glanced at Li Zengzhi and said with a smile: "What the prince said is extremely true."
The distance is getting closer.
Li Zengzhi dismounted and shouted loudly: "Li Zengzhi, the left commander of the former army, welcomes and pays homage to King Yan."
Zhu Di quickly dismounted and shouted: "Captain Li, please get up quickly. After traveling for a month, it is very gratifying to see my family here in Yangzhou Mansion."
Seeing that Zhu Di had no pretensions and called himself family, Li Zengzhi suddenly smiled and said quickly: "Uncle, I have made arrangements in the city. Please move aside and rest for a while before rushing to the capital."
