"Sir, I have an idea, can you see if it's okay?" Emperor Chongzhen said here, paused for a moment, and then continued, "The most important thing at the moment is to rectify the administration of officials and check money and food; the second is to organize training Strengthen the army. And the Jinyiwei happens to have these two jobs. Therefore, I was thinking, can you, Sir, be the commander of the Jinyiwei and do these two things for me first?"
At this time, he naturally knew that the factory guards were to blame for the official's management. Moreover, Luo Yangxing eventually turned into a thief. Of course, it was impossible for him to let him serve as the commander of the Jinyi Guards again.
He would not be at ease if Wang Cheng'en was only allowed to take charge of the East Factory to rectify the officialdom and check money and food. Moreover, if Zhang Mingwei serves as the commander of the Jinyiwei, he will also rectify the administration of officials and check money and food, which will definitely have an advantage. After all, he knows history. The best example is that he can detect the collusion between Chen Xinjia, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and the traitorous Shanxi merchants. Purposeful investigation like this will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
And the murder of his son was like a thorn in Emperor Chongzhen's heart. If this matter is not found out, he will have trouble sleeping and eating! From previous conversations, he felt that Zhang Mingwei was more careful than Wang Chengen, and it was easier to find out the truth of the year by peeling off the cocoons.
In addition, the Jinyiwei actually came from the army, but they had North and South Town Fu Divisions. Among them, Nanzhen Fusi is in charge of the discipline of the Jinyi Guards, while Beizhen Fusi is the supervisory official.
He was still a little confused if he immediately handed over the Beijing camp to Zhang Mingwei for training in order to obtain a strong army. After all, since he came to the throne, many famous ministers have tried to organize new and strong armies, but the results have been unsatisfactory and can even be said to be a complete mess.
Therefore, it is the best choice to let Zhang Mingwei practice his skills in Jinyiwei first. If it succeeds, give him the capital camp again; if it fails, the scope will be small and it won't have much impact.
It was precisely because of these thoughts that Emperor Chongzhen made this request, which can be regarded as the first job arranged for Zhang Mingwei.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei pondered for a while, then looked at Emperor Chongzhen and replied: "Your Majesty, I am new here. I know more about the Ming Dynasty from historical data, and I need to adapt to this era. This matter I can do it, but I hope your Majesty can give me time. In addition, my approach may not be the same as the approach of this era. This must be explained in advance, and I hope your Majesty will give me your full support!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He had been victimized several times, and each time he would talk with great boastfulness, as if he had a well-thought-out plan, which gave him high expectations. But with his full support, the result was the silver gun Candlehead, pushing Ming into the abyss again.
Today, not to mention that Zhang Mingwei comes from a later generation and knows the future of Ming Dynasty very well. As far as what he does personally, he doesn't have the feeling of boasting. This made Emperor Chongzhen feel that Zhang Mingwei was the kind of person who was stable and reliable.
Therefore, his request made Emperor Chongzhen have high hopes. He immediately nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, okay, sir, please think about it, I have given you my daughter, how can I not satisfy other requests?" ?It must be full support!”
His words suddenly caught Zhu A'ao, who was listening hard in the side hall, unprepared, and her neck turned red all of a sudden. Even if no one saw it, he shyly got under the covers.
Zhang Mingwei was also speechless. Wasn't Emperor Chongzhen's words too direct?
Although he knew that Princess Kunxing said she would be his maid, who would be stupid enough to actually treat the eldest princess of the Chongzhen Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty as his maid?
It is certain that Princess Kunxing is definitely Zhang Mingwei's future wife, and she cannot run away. The only reason why it was not stated clearly before was because Princess Kunxing was not yet old enough. In addition, according to the ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty, relatives are not allowed to participate in government affairs. It would not be very convenient if Zhang Mingwei was directly the consort. Of course, these are just Zhang Mingwei's guesses.
According to Emperor Chongzhen's character, now that he has reached a critical moment of life and death, he must not care about the ancestral system or not, and it is not like he has never done anything that violates the ancestral system. As for saving face, sinners have issued edicts several times, so how can they save face?
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen seemed very excited after confirming the Jinyiwei errand. He immediately introduced the Jinyiwei affairs to Zhang Mingwei in detail, hoping to make him familiar with the things of this era immediately.
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At the same time, Wang Chengen had returned to the cell.
Seeing him coming back, his godsons hurriedly greeted him. Among them, Wang Erbiao inquired carefully: "Godfather, has your majesty really read it?"
As he spoke, he was obviously worried.
Wang Dehua sat cross-legged, with the blood from the corner of his mouth wiped away, but with a sneer, staring at Wang Chengen, thinking: I don’t know how high the sky is, if this matter goes to the sky and involves so many people, the emperor will definitely be furious.
Those are just the accounts from this year. Although there are many people, the amount is not very high. If all the previous account books are submitted to the imperial examination, the amount of money involved will be huge, and the ugliness of the palaces inside and outside the Ming Dynasty will surely appear tenfold or a hundredfold. Who can bear it? Even if he is the emperor, do he still have to punish all six members of the cabinet and all the noble military officers?
Moreover, the emperor will definitely remember that Wang Chengen himself is not clean. Although he has explained it, there will be no good results. Haha, isn’t it great to ask for trouble? Do you want to continue checking?
When he thought of this, Wang Dehua suddenly froze again, because he thought of the strange person next to the emperor again.
Who is that person?
While he was thinking about it, he heard Wang Chengen nod and reply to Wang Erbiao: "Of course I did."
At this point, Wang Chengen knew what these confidants were thinking, so he added with a smile and pride: "Long live the Lord has issued an order for our family to take over the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and Dongchang. Do your best, If you perform well, this is a good opportunity, do you understand?"
Although they had speculated that their godfather might take over Wang Dehua's official position. But after all, it was something uncertain. Besides, there were eunuchs in the palace who were more senior than their godfather, and the emperor would not necessarily let their godfather take over. Coupled with being frightened by Wang Dehua, I had long since given up on this idea.
Even just now, Wang Dehua told them a lot, scaring them into not blaming the public for speaking out. Moreover, if this offended other people's interests, they would inevitably be counterattacked by others, and sooner or later they would not end well.
To be honest, based on Wang Dehua's status, of course it was before, and what he said was indeed a common phenomenon and very possible, which made them all feel uneasy.
Therefore, his godsons were overjoyed when they suddenly heard the good news.
To them, as long as their godfather is fine, then they will be fine. If their godfather reaches heaven in one step, then they will naturally be able to achieve success as well.
Now that Wang Cheng'en has become the eunuch in charge of the Office of Ceremonies and the governor of the East Factory, it is very likely that his godson who performs well will be admitted to the Office of Ceremonies as the eunuch holding the pen.
Thinking this way, their morale was greatly boosted.
When Wang Dehua heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded. He never expected this result. According to his understanding of Emperor Chongzhen, he should also be dissatisfied with Wang Chengen. Why did he give him the position of chief eunuch and eunuch?
For some reason, such an unusual thing reminded him of the strange man he saw in the palace. His intuition told him that this must be related to that strange person!
While he was thinking about it, Wang Chengen didn't want to be nagging, and immediately said to him in a cold voice: "Hand over all your previous account books, or you will be punished with severe punishment!"
