Chen Ke glanced at Zhao Yi lightly and said: "If it is so easy to reorganize the bodyguards and soldiers, do you think that the previous commanders were all just doing it? If you ask me, it is difficult, difficult, difficult!"
The three words "difficult" in a row directly indicate how difficult it is to accomplish this thing.
Zhao Yi sighed slightly and said: "Yes, the difficulty of this matter lies in the court. None of the civil and military officials are willing to see the strength of our Jinyiwei increase greatly. How can Mr. Li, who has no foundation, be able to withstand it?"
Living with so much pressure..."
In a wine shop, Chen Yao, Ma Ming and other brothers took advantage of the break to come to the wine shop to drink. Naturally, the topic of reorganizing the bodyguard army came up during the conversation.
Because the person in charge of this matter was Li Huan, and as Li Huan's former subordinates, they were naturally very concerned about this matter.
As veterans who have been with Jinyiwei for many years, Chen Yao and Ma Ming are all too aware of how difficult it is to accomplish this matter.
Ma Ming put down the wine bowl in his hand and let out a wine burp. A smell of alcohol hit his face. With a bit of drunkenness, Ma Ming said to Chen Yao: "Boss Chen, do you think we should go and give the adults a heads-up?"
Ah, this job of reorganizing the bodyguards and pro-army troops is not a good job at all, it might just end up being impeached and hostile by the civil and military officials of the court."
With a clang, Chen Yao put down the wine bowl in his hand, glanced at Ma Ming and said, "What you are saying is that Mr. Li comes from a certain place after all. He has not been in Beijing for long, and he has no idea how deep the water is.
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As he spoke, he patted the table, stood up and said, "Come on, let's go see Mr. Li. Don't provoke those civil and military officials."
In the yamen, a civil servant stood at the door of the side hall and said to Li Huan: "Your Excellency, Chen Yao and Ma Ming would like to see you."
Li Huan heard this and said: "Invite them in!"
Smelling of alcohol, Chen Yao and Ma Ming entered the side hall, paid homage to Li Huan and said, "I have met your Excellency."
Li Huan glanced at the two of them, motioned them to get up and said: "Okay, we are all our own people, there is no need to be so polite. Why did you two come to see me if you didn't have a break?"
Chen Yao and Ma Ming looked at each other and heard Chen Yao say: "Sir, this bodyguard and army cannot be reorganized!"
Li Huanzheng paused slightly while holding the tea, took a sip of tea, slowly put it down, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Oh, why can't you regroup?"
Li Huan really didn't expect that every one of the Jinyiwei, from the commander of the Jinyiwei to the ordinary captains and warriors, would be extremely afraid of the mention of reorganizing the guards and soldiers. This is probably too much.
When did the mighty Emperor and his own army descend to this level?
In fact, Li Huan had some misunderstandings about the strength of the Jinyiwei. Precisely because the Jinyiwei belonged to the emperor's personal army, whether the Jinyiwei was strong or not depended more on whether the emperor had full support.
Thinking about when the two emperors Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were in power, the name of Jinyiwei could almost stop children from crying at night, destroying families and destroying families. If they could just wait and avoid the civil and military officials like snakes and scorpions, let alone cause trouble for Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei would not go.
If you cause trouble for them, everyone will burn incense.
However, as the powerful emperor passed away, the power of the civil servants became stronger and stronger, and they naturally began to suppress the Jinyiwei. Coupled with the emergence of Dongchang, the power and honor of the Jinyiwei were further separated. Over time, the decline of the Jinyiwei could be seen.
Just imagine.
More importantly, the late Emperor Hongzhi, whose temple name was Emperor Xiaozong, was called the wise emperor by the literati. Emperor Hongzhi was generous and benevolent, especially treating civil servants with kindness and sincerity. The relationship between the emperor and his ministers was close, and the civil servants were powerful.
At the same time as the rise of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, under the constraints of such an emperor, one can imagine their decline.
Now it has been just over a year since the death of Emperor Hongzhi. The power of civil servants has enveloped the entire Jinyi Guard like a dark cloud. After being suppressed for more than ten years, the entire Jinyi Guard has long given up hope of reorganizing the bodyguards and pro-army.
Already.
So what if Li Huan is favored by the new emperor? Look at today's people who are not restricted by the cabinet to do this or that. There is no way at all.
Therefore, if someone among the Jinyi Guards really encouraged Li Huan to reorganize his bodyguards, he would be harboring evil intentions.
Chen Yao opened his mouth and recounted how the commanders of the Jinyi Guards had fallen flat under the constraints of the emperor and the pressure of civil servants. He accepted his fate and finally looked at Li Huan and said: "My lord, this guard and the army cannot be reorganized, otherwise, it will be full of consequences."
The civil and military officials of the court will definitely accuse you of being a treacherous traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people. How can your reputation survive when everyone is talking about it? When the ministers are so angry, even the emperor may not be able to protect you!"
Li Huan couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. What Chen Yao said was almost foreseeable. As long as Li Huan really dared to reorganize the bodyguards and troops, those civil servants would definitely be furious. With the temperament of those civil servants, his situation would probably be worse than what Chen Yao said.
Words are much more difficult.
But what Chen Yao is talking about is the period of Emperor Hongzhi. Don't forget that the current emperor is the Zhengde Emperor. The young-minded Zhu Houzhao has been restrained by the civil servants for more than a year. I am afraid that his patience has been exhausted.
As Liu Jin became the Chief of Ceremony and was pushed out by Zhu Houzhao to compete with hundreds of officials, it can be imagined that there would be a lot of excitement in the court next.
After thinking about this, Li Huan smiled at Chen Yao and Ma Ming and said, "You two are really interested. It just so happens that you are reorganizing the bodyguard army, so you two can each become officials of a hundred households."
Since Li Huan is responsible for reorganizing the bodyguards and pro-army, he naturally has the power. Isn’t it just a matter of one sentence to appoint an official of a hundred households? Even if it is a thousand households of Jinyiwei, I am afraid that he will only submit a list, no matter who is the commander of Jinyiwei.
Neither Shi Wenyi nor the Emperor Zhu Houzhao cared about it.
Chen Yao and Ma Ming were stunned for a moment, and then they suddenly realized what they were doing. Their faces showed incomprehensible surprises, and they immediately fell to the ground and bowed to Li Huan with great gratitude: "Thank you for your support, sir. I am willing to die for you, and my liver and brain will be wiped out."
, no more hesitation!"
Li Huan stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said with a smile: "You also know that I am a new member of the Jinyi Guards and I don't have a strong team. As long as you follow me and work hard, I will not treat you poorly."
Li Huan then said: "Tell the others that they will work with me, and I will reward them each with the job of a small flag officer!"
With this opening, Li Huan directly promoted those subordinates who had previously belonged to him. No matter how bad they were, they were still just junior flag officers. They truly demonstrated what it means for one person to achieve the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
After being promoted by Li Huan, Chen Yao and Ma Ming really changed their minds and thought about Li Huan wholeheartedly. They said with worries on their faces: "But the matter of reorganizing the bodyguards and the army..."