"Your Majesty, the capital camp must not be dismantled. I firmly oppose it. I hope your Majesty will think twice."
Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, took the lead in shouting.
Upon seeing this, other distinguished nobles also shouted:
"I also ask your Majesty to think twice!"
Except for the British Duke Zhang Weixian, all the nobles were opposed.
Zhu Youxiao's abolition of the Beijing camp not only hit the civil servants, but also made it unacceptable to the nobles. This was simply digging up their roots.
Zhu Youxiao had just announced this, and more than half of the people in the court knelt down to remonstrate.
But unfortunately it was of no use, Zhu Youxiao was determined, and no one could stop him.
"I have been thinking twice about it for a few months. What else can the Beijing camp do now besides wasting money and food?"
Zhu Youxiao pointed to Xungui on the side and said:
"How many of you think that I don't know? Even your domestic slaves are listed on the roster. Is this the Ming Dynasty's army or your pig farm?"
"Which one of you is not a duke for generations and has rested with the country? After all these years, Kong Xiang is still here to push the envelope. I have given you face and you still dare to mention it."
Zhu Youxiao naturally wants to deal with the nobles, but he can't act too hastily at the moment. Civil servants are not terrible, and military ministers are not terrible, but when the civil and military ministers stand together against the emperor, chaos will begin.
"Those relatives and servants in your family who are living on free wages, anyone who has anything to do with you, give you one day and tell them to go back now, otherwise don't blame me for being merciless."
Although the sound of the Beijing camp is the source of profit for these nobles, it has developed for more than two hundred years and is dispensable to them. They are only afraid that His Majesty will find a reason to attack them. After all, they have been killing them in the past few months.
I have arrested hundreds of officials, and they are also afraid.
Seeing that His Majesty did not intend to deal with them, and even stood by them to defend them, they felt relieved.
"Why are you still kneeling here? Doesn't it look good? Why don't you go quickly!"
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
Seeing that Zhu Youxiao's tone was already a little impatient, these people also took the opportunity to sneak out quickly.
But the civil servants seemed a bit weak and weak. They were all cursing in their hearts at this moment. They were really short-sighted and vulgar warriors with insufficient resources and strategies.
They originally took the lead because of these nobles, and then they wanted to oppose it together, but in the end they left like this? Where did they go?
Cabinet Assistant Minister Han Xu still insisted that he must not let His Majesty abolish the Beijing camp, otherwise they might suffer disaster.
"I still object. Please take back your Majesty's order. The capital camp must not be cut off!"
Liu Yishen was smart enough not to express an opinion, because he knew that His Majesty had made up his mind. Talking more would be useless and would make His Majesty very disgusted. He still wanted to be Yuan Fu. Wang Xiangqian was so old that he would not be Yuan Fu for long.
of.
It was a pity that Han Xu did not listen to his advice and insisted on going against His Majesty. Liu Yishen could already imagine his fate.
As expected, Zhu Youxiao looked bad and said slightly angrily:
"Master Han, I made it very clear yesterday that the Beijing camp must be abolished."
"Your Majesty, this is for your Majesty's benefit and for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. If the capital camp is gone, the capital will be in danger!"
Han Xu was already prepared to die. Although he was afraid of death, he believed that His Majesty was still more particular, and his status as an assistant minister in the cabinet should ensure his survival.
"Danger? Please teach me Master Han. I still have five cities of troops and horses, and Nanhaizi has 80,000 Yulin Guards. How can it be dangerous?"
Han Xu thought there was room for redemption, so he loudly said:
"Your Majesty, the Yulin Army I am talking about is the Yulin Army. Although the Yulin Army was formed by Your Majesty, its main force is mostly guest soldiers. It was even more audacious a few days ago. It actually beat the ministers of the DPRK and China in public at the gate of the city. It was shameless.
If the king's law is not checked and balanced by the capital, the country may be in danger!"
"Your Majesty, the words of the assistant minister can be said to be a mature plan for the country. I hope your Majesty will think twice!"
"Your Majesty, the ancestral country cannot be abandoned, nor can the ancestral system be changed!"
The civil servants suddenly had a backbone and began to talk about their ancestors again.
"Xu Xianchun, announce it!"
Zhu Youxiao didn't want to waste his words. To deal with these shameless hypocrites, speaking with a knife is the best solution.
"After investigation, it was found that Han Xu, the assistant minister of the cabinet, had secretly bribed many people in the DPRK, and conspired with Yuan Yingtai, Zhang Heming and others to frame the officials in the border areas, embezzled money, perverted the law, and abused his power."
"There are also 17 ministers including the imperial censor Li Yingsheng and 56 ministers, who are the remnants of Yuan Zhang's case."
Zhu Youxiao turned his back and said calmly:
"Everyone's home will be ransacked, they will be sent to prison, and they will be cut in half. They will all be executed three days later!"
It will be New Year's Eve in three days, and Zhu Youxiao will use their blood to bring an end to the forty-eighth year of Wanli.
If the emperor disagreed, he would confiscate his family and exterminate his clan. The remaining officials who had nothing to do with him did not dare to remonstrate any more and simply withdrew.
Han Xu fainted immediately. He really couldn't accept this result. He thought that at most he would be dismissed from his post, and the others would be lifeless.
"How much food is left in the treasury?"
Wang Xiangqian stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, the treasury still has 3.55 million taels of silver and 4.57 million shi of grain!"
This is still acceptable. Fortunately, it is not the Chongzhen period, and at least the treasury has not starved to death.
"What is the current actual number of people in the British camp in Beijing?"
"Your Majesty, there are still 80,000 or 90,000 people in the capital camp, but most of them are no longer useful."
There are so many people, and if the arrangement is not good, trouble will occur.
"Then I'll ask you, old man, to do some hard work and select all the young men and let them join the Logistics Department. But there must be a threshold, so old man can control it himself!"
Because of the establishment of the Yulin Army, Zhu Youxiao successively selected more than 40,000 people from the Beijing Camp. At present, all those who dare to fight and can fight in the Beijing Camp have been drafted into the Yulin Army. Most of the remaining ones are the old, weak, sick and disabled.
, or soldiers, or relatives and servants of noble generals.
"The national treasury will provide 500,000 taels of silver and 200,000 dan of grain to make up for the debt. The British Lord will lead the Yulin Army to complete the transfer. In addition, 200,000 taels of silver will be spent to repair the military camp and at least ensure that the sergeants sleep.
Have a good sleep.”
"The food for the Yulin Army will come from the national treasury in the future, but it will be handed over to the Yulin Army Law Enforcement Team for distribution. From now on, the Ministry of Household Affairs will just distribute it according to the regulations. Keep a good account book. I will verify it every month. Every cent is fine.
Can not be less."
"Your Majesty, since the announcement is made by the Ministry of Household Affairs, it stands to reason that the Yulin Army should be placed under the control of the Ministry of War."
Liu Yishen knew that he couldn't stop it, so he surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao. His Majesty just happened to give him a reason to seize power.
"The Yulin Army is the emperor's personal army. It's not that Master Liu doesn't know it. Why do you ask here knowingly? The Yulin Army is the army of the Ming Dynasty, and I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. What's wrong with me paying to support the army?"
Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that Liu Yishen would have the courage to challenge him. He really didn't want to die. But now he is just a bare commander, and none of the so-called Qingliu behind him agree with him.
Liu Yishen was not that brave. He just hoped that he could make a start and let others refute. Unexpectedly, no one supported him, so he had no choice but to give up.