What can the literati and officials of this era say on this issue?
It's nothing more than using some historical stories and allusions to give the emperor eye drops and sow discord.
Just like Zhang Yan in history, when she was alone with the emperor, she deliberately took out the history book of the Qin Dynasty and said that she was reading the biography of Zhao Gao.
Isn't this a roundabout way of reminding Emperor Tianqi to kill Wei Zhongxian?
Zhu Youxiao simply said it himself, completely rejecting Wang Zaijin's ideas.
"Throughout the dynasties, there are indeed many generals who are proud of their achievements, disobedient to discipline and domineering. Even in this dynasty, there is Lan Yu."
"I know all these things, but don't I have to beat them all to death with a stick?"
"There are many generals who serve the country with loyalty and loyalty, such as Guo Ziyi and Yue Fei. Don't we also have King Zhongshan and King Qianning in our dynasty?"
"I can clearly see your loyalty and talent, otherwise I wouldn't reuse you."
After knowing what he was thinking, Wang Zaijin was really embarrassed to speak.
After thinking for a long time, he had to reply:
"I am really thinking about the country's interests and the stability of the court."
"Since Your Majesty can think of this, he has naturally thought it over carefully, and I feel relieved."
"I am not blind. I can clearly see your loyalty and talents. Otherwise, I would not have allowed you to join the cabinet and serve in the military department."
"The Military Department was founded by our Ming Dynasty. Many rules and regulations are still in draft and need to be improved."
"The British Duke is old, and there is currently no suitable person to serve as Minister of the Military. The decision and handling of this important military matter cannot be delayed for a moment, so you can temporarily take over the post of Minister of the Military."
"The Ministry of War is selecting some people who are truly capable, knowledgeable about military affairs, and dare to do practical things, and place them in the Ministry of Military Affairs to give full play to their abilities."
"As for those mediocre people who only know how to play politics, let them retire in the Ministry of War."
How can the king in Jin not understand the emperor's meaning? This is drawing fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.
As far as the current situation is concerned, there is actually no difference in responsibilities between the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of War, and the officials will still be them.
The only change is that from now on, all military affairs do not need to be reported to the cabinet, and all processes no longer need to go through the cabinet.
Although this is only temporary, the situation of equal division of civil and military affairs will emerge, which will indeed weaken the power of civilian officials.
But Wang Zaijin doesn't care about so much, as long as his current power and position are still there, that's fine.
As for which department he works in, what others are like, or what the future structure of the court will be like, he doesn't care at all.
Therefore, he happily accepted the order and thanked him. The decadence of the whole day was instantly wiped away, and his whole person's energy and spirit were different.
It is a good thing to have desires and ambitions, not to mention that Wang Zaijin's desires are not like other people's greed for money and lust.
Instead, they want to gain power and make outstanding achievements to leave a name in history.
This is also a major reason why Zhu Youxiao reused him.
Otherwise, not to mention holding important positions and standing at the top of the civil service, there will be no ashes left.
After comforting him, Zhu Youxiao did not forget to remind him:
"The reform of the imperial court is far more than that. There are also changes in the army. I cannot accomplish it by myself. I cannot do without the assistance and execution of you ministers."
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured that I will strictly abide by the holy orders and serve you to the best of my ability."
After Wang Zaijin left, Zhu Youxiao summoned the other two cabinet ministers one by one, Wang Xiangqian and Xu Guangqi.
Not surprisingly, Xu Guangqi, who is already relatively open-minded and well aware of the importance of change, firmly supports it.
Wang Xiangqian, on the other hand, had an ambiguous acquiescence attitude. He and Zhu Youxiao were doing Tai Chi the whole time. He was a very good person. After all, he had lived for more than eighty years.
He is very contradictory regarding this reform.
Because he himself can barely be regarded as a man of both civil and military skills. He is not only proficient in running a country and fighting in war, but he is also excellent.
He saw many things clearly and already had the answer in his heart, as well as whether the Ming Dynasty's tradition of using civil society to govern military affairs should be changed.
Although he was not involved in any political affiliation, he was still a member of the civil service class. His fixed thinking and his decades of official career still made him unable to accept the system of separation of military and political affairs.
But he will not object. He is already at this age, and the loess has already been close to his spiritual cap. He lives day by day, how can he get involved in such a thing.
Zhu Youxiao had long seen that Wang Xiangqian and he were not of the same mind.
He was more thinking about how to protect himself wisely and protect his wings.
I have long wanted to find someone to replace him, but the court must have neutral officials like him, and there has been no suitable person to take over.
But whether he supports him or not is no longer very important to Zhu Youxiao now.
Two of the three cabinet ministers supported it, and officials from the Sixth Section certainly did not dare to object. The matter was already a done deal.
What he has to do is to build up the military team as quickly as possible and get rid of the influence of civilian officials as soon as possible.
The old British prince was once again selected by the emperor to serve as General Zuo in the military department.
Chen Ce, who is also an old man, has been idle in the capital since he was recalled from Liaodong. He was finally remembered by Zhu Youxiao and was reinstated as the right general.
Together with Wang Zaijin, the temporary military minister, the military leadership team now has three people, which is enough.
Then Zhu Youxiao drafted another edict, and the Military Ministry issued the first official document since its establishment.
That is to say, tell the troops in Jiubian Military Town that from now on, you will no longer be affiliated with the Ministry of War. If you have any issues, you will report to the newly established military headquarters.
Military pay, food, weapons and equipment and other military supplies are also distributed by the Military Department.
Guard stations across the country are still under the control of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion in accordance with the old system.
Naturally, some of the power of the Fifth Army Governor's Office has been restored. It is no longer controlled by the Ministry of War, but is directly under the jurisdiction of the Military Ministry and the emperor.
For a moment, the civil servants felt that their world was about to collapse. The emperor first implemented the so-called New Deal.
Then a large prison was built in the capital, and officials and nobles were killed. Now they are still going to carry out the so-called reform of separation of military and political affairs.
This is simply not giving them any way to survive. Where has such a thing ever happened in the past dynasties?
Especially what Zhu Youxiao said, the Ming Dynasty shared the world with the common people, not with the distinguished scholars and officials, which completely offended all the upper class people in the world.
Regardless of whether they were literati and gentry who had not yet entered the official ranks or those who were already officials, they all had nothing but hatred for the emperor at this time.
Some people even began to say among the people that the emperor was the reincarnation of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and he would not be willing to do anything other than to destroy the Ming Dynasty.
Especially some young scholars and students, who are still in their prime of life, often talk about the world and think about how talented they are.
Being guided and beguiled by some people, this emotion was naturally easily stirred up.
The public opinion of the literati and officials instantly spread throughout the Gyeonggi region and took full advantage.
Even though Zhu Youxiao's newspaper has been running for nearly two years, it cannot be suppressed.