The palace was originally the emperor's private residence. Strictly speaking, no one else's consent was required to arrange for anyone to come to his home.
But Zhang Yong also had some concerns. The previous Emperor Zhengde acted recklessly, adopted a lot of adopted sons, and went in and out of the palace without scruples, which caused extremely bad effects.
Zhang Yong hesitated, nodded and said: "Yes."
"I guess I don't need to consult the six ministries and the cabinet when I arrange the eunuch positions, right?" Zhu Si continued to ask.
Zhang Yong saluted respectfully: "Yes."
Zhu Si nodded and said: "Well, I want to arrange for the Yiwei Zheng from the Yiwei Department of Prince Xing's Mansion to be the commander of the Jinyiwei. Is there any problem?"
Zhang Yong thought to himself, he really took action. The court proposed to use imperial edicts to punish the sycophants around the late emperor. Now he naturally had to arrange for his own people to take over the affairs of the royal guards. On the first day after he ascended the throne, he didn't even ask about the funeral of the late emperor.
Just start to make a difference in the government?
If you are so radical, you will easily suffer backlash, you know?
Zhang Yongdao: "Your Majesty only needs to issue the edict."
"Um."
Zhu Si nodded again, "Wei Bin is the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, right? Ask him to come over."
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The emperor first performed "dazzlingly" in the court, and then he wanted to take back the power of the palace.
Zhu Houzhao left behind too many close ministers and sycophants. In the eunuch system, whoever is close to the emperor in the past ten years can be promoted to high positions. Some eunuchs who are capable but will not cater to others may be suppressed.
They were also transferred to guard the imperial mausoleum, or to local areas as guard eunuchs, or to Nanjing and other places for retirement.
On the way back to the cabinet, Yang Tinghe learned that Zhu Si had not yet gone to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Zhang, so he first called Wei Bin and other eunuchs to go to the palace to give instructions.
"It seems that Your Majesty is very eager to arrange people from Prince Xing's Palace to key positions."
Liang Chu sighed with emotion.
Yang Tinghe's expression was gloomy. He had suffered a secret loss during the previous court meeting, but as a courtier he couldn't say anything.
"I'll go back first!"
Yang Tinghe went straight to Donghua Gate, where Wenyuan Pavilion is located, and most of the cabinet members work there.
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On Zhu Si's side, Wei Bin was called.
Zhu Si immediately made arrangements: "Eunuch Wei, you have played a great role in my succession to the throne. It's not that I don't believe you, but when it comes to the cabinet vote and Zhu Biao, I want to make more use of the people around me.
Old man, I have decided to make Zhang Zuolai the eunuch of the ceremonial department."
"yes!"
Wei Bin had a feeling of impending disaster.
The replacement of the old and new emperors has just been completed, and he is about to be tortured and killed?
Because Wei Bin was related by marriage to Jiang Bin, many people attacked him after Jiang Bin's downfall. As a eunuch and eunuch in charge of rituals, he often acted arbitrarily. Fortunately, Yang Tinghe thought that he had made some mistakes when Wu Zong passed away.
After reporting the news and running back and forth, I tried my best, so I didn't attack him for the time being.
But now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, it is impossible to appoint him as the ceremonial supervisor and eunuch, and he knows this very well.
Zhu Si immediately said: "But there are many things that the Chief of Ceremonies cannot do without the support of an old man like you. You will continue to be the Chief of Ceremonies and the eunuch Bingbi. At the same time, I will also leave the errands of the East Factory to you."
Wei Bin's heart fell from heaven to hell, and was pulled back from hell to earth in an instant.
Eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch and governor of the East Factory, was willing to give such an important task to the new emperor, which showed that the new emperor still recognized his contribution to the establishment. He knelt on the ground and knocked his head: "Old man
I will definitely live up to His Majesty’s trust and am willing to do everything for His Majesty.”
Zhu Si waved his hands and said: "We are all our own people, why are you talking about this? I will remember the kindness you have done to me. Even if many people in the government and the public criticize you, I will support you. This is my promise."
Although Zhu Si did not explicitly say that he would keep Wei Bin's position, he did say that he would save Wei Bin's wealth and life. Jun Wuxi said that this promise was not light.
Wei Bin's younger brother Wei Ying was granted the title of Anbo because of his participation in quelling the rebellion of King Anhua. In recent years, even though Wei Bin was squeezed out by Qian Ning, Jiang Bin and others, he still firmly occupied the high position of Chief Eunuch or Eunuch Bingbi.
, and did a lot of things for Jiang Bin and others during his tenure, everyone felt that the Wei family would be in bad luck.
Now Zhu Si has reassured Wei Bin.
Wei Bin naturally burst into tears with gratitude, and had an urge in his heart to serve the new emperor to the death.
"By the way, Eunuch Wei, I have decided to let Zhu Chen from Prince Xing's Mansion be the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Please arrange it. The Jinyi Guards are involved in the Ming Dynasty's imperial prison and my safety. There is no room for sloppiness. As for Prince Xing's Mansion following me to the capital,
The rest of the manpower... will also be assigned to Dongchang and Jinyiwei as appropriate to track down the traitors around the late emperor. Please give me more guidance."
"Yes Yes."
Wei Bin naturally knew that the new emperor trusted the old people from the palace who came to Beijing with him. They were prosperous, and even if chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, they could only be said to be lucky. If the emperor fell, these people would be beaten back to their original shape, so they would naturally try their best to ensure that the new emperor
The emperor's safety.
Even if all of his subordinates were a group of people from Prince Xing's Palace, he still couldn't resist the new emperor entrusting him with important responsibilities. If he could make more contributions and perform well... maybe he could prosper in the Jiajing Dynasty.
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As soon as the emperor arrived in the capital, he began to send out a large number of confidants.
Yuan Zonggao was appointed as the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and then Zhu Chen was appointed as the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Chen Yin, Luo An, Lu Song, and Wang Zuo were all transferred to the Jinyi Guards, and Lu Song became the chief of the Jinyi Guards.
When Lu Song appeared in front of Zhu Hao again, it was already in the afternoon, and he was ordered to come over and notify Zhu Hao, asking Zhu Hao to help investigate the case of Jiang Bin and others.
"Congratulations, Lu Qianhu."
Zhu Hao smiled and said to Lu Song.
Historically, after Lu Song arrived in the capital, he obtained the position of Deputy Qianhu of the Jin Yiwei with his merits as a dragon, and he was one of the highest paid among several officials.
But now Lu Song was entrusted with an important task by Zhu Si because of his previous contribution to quelling the bandits and his good relationship with Zhu Hao. The position he obtained was the same as Luo An, the deputy of Yiwei, who was directly promoted to the post of Qianhu.
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Lu Song hurriedly saluted: "Thanks to Mr. Zhu's clever calculation, I will still serve Mr. Zhu to my death in my lowly position in the future. Mr. Tang found a place to settle down in the city early in the morning, and then took the young master to meet him.
"His Majesty has given instructions that Mr. Tang and Mr. Zhu will be arranged to enter the palace together in two days. At the moment, someone may notice them, so they don't dare to mess around... If anything happens, I will let the humble official report back."
Obviously Zhu Si also realized that even if the palace was his back garden, it would be easy for others to notice him if he suddenly wanted to bring Tang Yin and Zhu Hao, who were not eunuchs, to live in the palace for the first time.
It would be better to let the two of them stay outside the palace for the time being, and just find someone to send messages back and forth if something happens.
Lu Song then talked about Zhu Si's performance in the court and after the court meeting, especially mentioning that Zhu Hao had rehearsed all the scenes in advance, and now the new emperor had taken the power of Dongchang and Jinyiwei and comforted him.
Wei Bin......
Lu Song admired Zhu Hao very much. Under Zhu Hao's guidance, Zhu Houcong showed the majesty of an emperor as soon as he ascended the throne and took all the power he deserved. Who in the Xing Palace did not feel that the future was bright?
"Thoroughly investigate the cases of Jiang Bin, Qian Ning and other traitors. If I take action... Isn't it inappropriate?"
Zhu Hao said with a smile.
Lu Song said: "In name, Commander Zhu will personally investigate, but when it comes to who to investigate and who not to investigate, and how to deal with the findings, etc., His Majesty has ordered that everything shall be subject to Mr. Zhu's opinion. If it is not convenient for Mr. Zhu to come forward, it will be left to Tang."
Just take care of it, sir."
The implication is that now the new emperor has utmost trust in you two, master and disciple.
The first thing the new emperor did when he came to the throne was to take advantage of Jiang Bin and others. However, these two matters were not presided over by Zhu Chen, the commander of the Imperial Guard, but were given full power to Tang Yin and Zhu Hao. It was also obvious that the new emperor wanted to take advantage of them.
The two men's wits and tactics combined kindness and power to win over a wave of people's hearts.
Zhu Hao nodded and said: "Since Your Majesty trusts you so much, I will give some advice to Mr. Tang... I just don't know where Commander Zhu is..."
"Commander Zhu will also cooperate fully." Lu Song said.
Zhu Hao is still a little worried about Zhu Chen. He has not had much contact with Zhu Chen. However, Luo An and Lu Song have a close relationship with him. The other two former ritual guards, Chen Yin and Wang Zuo, also have little contact.
But there is a good thing. The entire Royal Guards Department is more convinced of Tang Yin and Zhu Hao, because they jointly commanded the battle to quell the banditry and rebellion, and helped them gain credit.
Soldiers are generally relatively upright and will listen to whoever is capable.
Zhu Hao nodded slightly: "Okay, then I will help to see how to solve the problems left by Jiang Bin. By the way, I will also arrange the next move for the new emperor to see if His Majesty will agree with my opinion."
Lu Song smiled and said, "Okay."
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Zhu Si, who was new to Dabao, felt a bit like being manipulated by Zhu Hao.
Lu Song and others didn't think so, and even Zhu Si himself didn't have any objections. After all, he provided advice through Zhu Hao and quickly achieved a stable situation when he entered Beijing.
Moreover, Zhu Hao also created an illusion. The friends have not met yet, so Zhu Si has no chance to ask, but Zhu Hao believes that Zhu Si will have such thoughts in his heart, that is, it involves the cause of Zhu Houzhao's death.
That night, under the guidance of Lu Song, Zhu Hao met Tang Yin, who was a little uncomfortable returning to the capital.
I haven't seen him for more than half a year, and Tang Yin has become a bit older.
Zhu Hao was a little worried when he saw Tang Yin like this. After all, according to historical development, Tang Yin only had more than two years left in his destiny. Although Tang Yin's death was mainly caused by "poverty disease", Zhu Hao felt that many people's destiny was based on
Coming from history, even the butterfly effect cannot change Tang Yin's longevity.
"gentlemen."
Zhu Hao went over and bowed his hands in greeting.
Tang Yin collected his thoughts, smiled slightly and said: "Good boy, you have said everything right, and things are developing as you expected..."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Isn't this also the expectation of sir, as well as the expectation of Lu Dianzhan and everyone in the palace?"
Lu Song and Luo An, who stood behind Tang Yin, smiled knowingly.
Nominally, Zhu Chen was the commander of the Jinyi Guards and was responsible for investigating the cases of Jiang Bin and other traitors. In fact, the emperor assigned the responsibility of investigating the cases to Luo An and Lu Song.
One of these two people happens to be a die-hard fan of Tang Yin, and the other is a die-hard fan of Zhu Hao. In addition, the emperor ordered Zhu Hao and Tang Yin to coordinate the overall situation, which means that Zhu Hao is the imperial envoy, that is, the commander-in-chief, while Tang Yin is the deputy.