Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be very happy when he saw it. The system is a surprise! Worthy of recognition! However, who should be "rewarded" with this Grade C eavesdropping seed needs to be carefully considered.
After being happy for a while, he lay down on the dragon chair, closed his eyes, and began to think about what was to come.
This case in the Yuma Prison involves almost everyone with official rank in the entire Yuma Prison, including military lieutenant generals. Now that Dongchang is searching and arresting people, people are inevitably panicking.
The most important thing is that these armies under the supervision of Yuma hold important positions in Suwei Palace. If anything happens, the palace will be the first to suffer. Also, the Yongwei Battalion is fighting outside, and the combat effectiveness of this unit is still very strong. But the rectification of the Royal Horse Prison cannot affect the Yongwei Camp!
Thinking about these things, Emperor Chongzhen became more cautious about rectifying the Royal Horse Supervisor.
In fact, he saw the names of the two supervisors of Yongwei Camp in the corruption list handed over by Cao Huachun. But relatively speaking, they are not as serious as those who stayed in the capital. Or from another perspective, the former royal horse eunuch Wang Zhixin is actually not stupid. He also knew that he could not destroy all the combat effectiveness of his army. He always had to have an ace army at hand, so that he could have a say.
Therefore, in the Second Battalion of the Fourth Guard under the Yuma Supervisor, they did not touch the Yongwei Battalion very much, and tried their best to ensure the training and logistics of the Yongwei Battalion. Therefore, there is such a capable "Forest Army" in the Second Battalion of the Fourth Guard.
The original Emperor Chongzhen did not know the hidden twists and turns in this process. He thought that this method of forming an army was useful because he had a capable division called the Yongwei Battalion, so he quickly established another one. However, there was no more Yongwei Battalion. The battalion’s combat strength.
Emperor Chongzhen thought about this and decided to focus on appeasing the Yongwei camp, while reorganizing the other armies. Ignore it for now, let Cao Huachun lead Dongchang to eliminate the evildoers, and then he will selectively pardon some low-level officers, at least to stabilize the imperial guards in the imperial palace.
At this time, Cao Huachun did not think that he was being a villain. The East Factory expanded, adding 500 people at once, and also brought down the second prisoner in the palace. The sense of accomplishment brought by this made him feel happier than ever before.
When he saw the palm print eunuchs in other prisons, he felt particularly confident. They were socializing with each other with a smile on their faces, but in their hearts they were thinking, just wait, establish your authority first, and then deal with you one by one later!
Dongchang was searching the relevant personnel of the Imperial Horse Prison and was short of manpower, so Cao Huachun asked the 500 refugees who had just been brought in to tidy up a little, and then sent them to the officers to take them with them to continue the search. As well as the group of young masters and buddies who were just captured, they must also serve them early and report the situation to the emperor as soon as possible. I have to say that he was very busy on this day, but he was very happy!
However, others may not feel the same as Cao Huachun. After leaving the refugee camp, in the cabinet, the assistant minister Fang Fengnian became listless, sitting behind the desk in a daze, and did not deal with the piles of memorials.
Xue Guoguan came over and saw him like this, so he walked up to him and asked seriously: "It's just a mouth in the house. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, do you need to be so depressed?"
When Fang Fengnian heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. You Xue Manzi, you have done so many things but you don't know how to be afraid! He was extremely angry in his heart, but on the surface, he just replied coldly: "The weather is very cold and I feel a little unwell. Xue Ge always thinks too much!"
Upon hearing this, Xue Guoguan said nothing. He turned to look at Yang Sichang on the other side and saw that he was writing a ticket, so he said nothing and walked back to his seat.
Fang Fengnian watched him leave and cursed "Xue Manzi" in his heart, and then sighed in his heart. At this time, he was worried!
Of course, he was not worried about having another mouth to eat in his house, but because today's incident gave him a very bad premonition. Maybe Xue Manzi's previous proposal to borrow money from the emperor would be made public and implemented.
That matter of borrowing money from civil and military officials, princes and nobles is not comparable to today's trivial matter of receiving a refugee from a fifth-rank official or above! Or to put it another way, today it was just an official of the fifth rank or above taking back a refugee. For such a trivial matter, civil and military officials, including nobles, were opposed to it. If the loan is made public, wouldn't it step on everyone's tail? They would all jump up and probably go crazy!
However, the imperial court had no money, but King Keqin's army needed money, money was needed to clean up the mess after the war, money was needed to reorganize the Great Wall defense line... Anyway, all imaginable places needed money. Under such a background, the emperor is very likely to adopt Xue Manzi's loan proposal, unless there are other ways to get money, and there must be enough money, but is this possible?
Dongchang was searching the people in the Royal Horse Prison, but how much money was finally reported? Furthermore, many of the items inspected during this kind of inspection are silks, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, shops, fields and houses, etc. It is difficult to realize them. If you place your hopes on these, you probably won’t even have enough money for a reward!
After thinking about it, Fang Fengnian felt that the possibility of borrowing money was getting bigger and bigger. Thinking of this, he was a little scared.
Xue Manzi's previous proposal was to collect loans in the name of the cabinet. This means that the entire cabinet will be dragged down by Xue Manzi and hated by all civil and military officials, princes and nobles. Thinking of the scene in today's morning court, Fang Fengnian couldn't imagine what would happen if the loan was brought up.
Thinking this way, he felt that the place he was sitting under seemed a little hot.
At this time, an idea suddenly popped up in Fang Fengnian's mind: resign and return to his hometown?
Yes, instead of waiting for Xue Manzi's loan incident to break out, it would be better to retire and return home now! You know, today's officialdom battles can often lead to death!
With an idea in mind, Fang Fengnian breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and glanced at Yang Sichang, and saw that he was concentrating on reading the memorial. He couldn't help but think: Ziwei, Ziwei, I can't accompany you anymore, so just do it yourself!
He didn't know that although Yang Sichang looked serious, he was actually full of worries, but he just didn't show it.
Ever since his proposition that in order to resist foreign aggression, one must first settle the domestic affairs, was refuted by Emperor Chongzhen, Yang Sichang actually had hidden worries in his heart. Although he changed his tune in time, agreed with Emperor Chongzhen's statement, and tried every means to follow the emperor's wishes, the effect was still not good, and the emperor did not immediately adopt his proposal to increase training pay.
In today's morning meeting, Yang Sichang opposed Xue Manzi's proposal, but the emperor accepted Xue Manzi's proposal, making him once again on the opposite side of the emperor, which made him even more uneasy.
But after all, he was a minister of the Ming Dynasty and a top figure among civil servants. After such a long period of buffering, Yang Sichang found another reason to comfort himself: he was known as a military commander in front of the emperor, and in these troubled times, his position was indispensable. Even if there is any disagreement with the emperor, it should be a minor matter and will not have much impact on him.
Of course, there is a hidden concern. It's that Lu Xiangsheng has regained the emperor's attention again, and judging from the feeling these days, it seems that the emperor values Lu Xiangsheng more than himself!
Thinking of this, Yang Sichang suddenly curled up his lips and smiled coldly, thinking to himself, fortunately, God is helping him. Lu Xiangsheng was looking for death, but he was surrounded by 100,000 Manchu troops in Julu. In all likelihood, it was impossible for him to survive. In this way, my position should still be very stable!
