"Young Master, Jian Heng and his army, in view of the current situation in Kaifeng and Xiangyang, proposed that only Sun Boya leads his troops out of Shaanxi can they possibly turn the tide. However, you have all read the memorial handed over by Sun Boya. There is a shortage of soldiers.
We are unable to pay for the war, so we are asking the imperial court to provide millions of dollars in wages to reassure the troops. Now the opinion of the Ministry of War is: should the national treasury collect the money, or should Sun Boya raise his own money in Qin and Shu? How should we decide this matter?"
Zhou Yanru, Chen Yan and others' eyes widened when they heard this! Did the people from the Ministry of War have their heads pinched by the door? What kind of multiple-choice question was asked? This is a proposition. It's such a big one
Without communicating the idea to the cabinet in advance, he just ran to the emperor and talked nonsense. Do you still have some organizational discipline?
"Your Majesty, how could the Ministry of War hand over such a confusing charter? Neither of these two strategies can be implemented! The national treasury can't get out any money now, and if Sun Boya is allowed to raise military pay in the two provinces of Qin and Shu, he will leave behind
It’s a disaster, you must never act like this.”
"Young Master is indeed the pillar of the country. I also think this is not feasible! However, the Ministry of War said that the military situation is very urgent and we need to make a decision early. I thought about it and acted urgently. I first asked Sun Boya to stay on the spot for a period of one year.
Raise money and food, recruit troops, and think of ways to get out of Shaanxi as soon as possible. I will work with the inner treasury to try to raise money. When enough money and wages are raised, I will go to Shaanxi, and then exempt him from the authority to collect food locally. The Grand Master and other ministers
Do you think it’s okay?”
One year? It seems to be better than the previous plan. This matter should have been solved from the internal treasury. How could these people from the Ministry of War get mixed up like this? Zhou Yanru and others thought about it and felt that they could still agree to it.
There is no money in the national treasury, and there is actually not much money in the inner treasury. Everyone knows the Ming Dynasty's family background. The emperor said that the one-year period was to stabilize Sun Chuanting.
It would be feasible for the two provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi to meet one year's military requirements and pay and send troops as soon as possible."
"Good, since all the cabinet ministers are here today, I will draw up the imperial edict in front of the court, let the Supervisor of Ceremonies print it and send it to the Sixth Section. The military situation is so fierce that it cannot be delayed."
Why is the emperor so anxious today? Didn't he just ask Sun Chuanting to raise a year's salary from Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces? There is no need to be as anxious as burning your butt!
Wang Dehua, the chief seal officer of the Supervisor of Rites, and the people who drafted the edict from the Hanlin Academy were sent to the palace in a short time, and then everyone began to draft the edict.
"Young Master, I thought about it for a moment. If the imperial court did not give Sun Boya cash but asked him to raise money on the spot, would he think that the imperial court was trying to frustrate him? After all, he is a feudal governor involved in military and national affairs, and he has nothing to do with the imperial court.
If there is a gap, it will be of no use to the country."
"A minister who serves the king should share his worries with the king. His Majesty Sun Boya will understand the difficulties of the court."
"Alas, not everyone is as loyal to the country as the Grand Master. Let's do this. Add a clause in the imperial edict that the military, political and civil affairs of Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces will be supervised by Sun Boya during this year. If there are officials who do not
If you cooperate, Sun Boya can hold the Emperor's Sword and punish the crime on my behalf. I hope he can establish the Sichuan-Shaanxi Governor's Office in Guangyuan, Sichuan as soon as possible, and raise food and troops as soon as possible! Can this silence his mouth?"
It's blocked, but we didn't talk about this before? Zhou Yanru and others were thinking about the advantages or disadvantages of these sudden contents. The emperor spoke again: "Young Master, I
Since you took office, you have joined the cabinet several times to assist the government, and you have been assigned to the cabinet at times of crisis. It is really difficult for you. In fact, it is not easy for all the ministers to join the cabinet this time. The country is in crisis and you have shown your loyalty. I am deeply grateful that you can still rely on the cabinet to manage the government at this time.
It's so comforting, but I can't bear it. Let's do this. The first assistant of the Jin Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty will be the crown prince's grand master and the bachelor of Jianji Palace.
The salary will be promoted after one year of term! Alas, now I can only use these false positions to comfort the ministers!"
How could he and others be promoted while just talking? Several members of the cabinet quickly focused their thoughts on the matter of promotion. Although titles such as grand master and young master are empty titles, this thing is not only
It sounds good, even if they no longer serve as cabinet ministers in the future, these titles will not be withdrawn. This is equivalent to adding another talisman to them! When they die in the future, the history books will call them Grand Master Zhou and Shao Master Chen.
So everyone who was originally worried about drafting an imperial edict for Sun Chuanting turned their minds to themselves. They began to be humble and pretend to be wolves in front of the emperor, and no one stopped thinking about the specific content of the imperial edict.
After the people from the Hanlin Academy finished writing the content, everyone who was not thinking about it quickly urged Wang Dehua to use the post-printer. The imperial edict was sent to the Sixth Section, who forwarded it to Jinyiwei, and then sent it to Sun Chuanting, who was involved in the imperial edict.
, as well as Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces and other related yamen.
When things have reached this point, the real test has just begun. The group of trouble-seeking officials in the Sixth Section are the big trouble, and they still have the right to refute the imperial edict. If they are not dealt with, the imperial edict will not be issued.
.The people in the cabinet can use the method of diverting attention, adding officials and making wishes so that they are not in the mood to think about it for the time being. But for the Sixth Subject, this trick will not work.
It is so laborious to issue a serious imperial edict. The emperor, the chief of etiquette, the cabinet, and the six departments must form a unified consensus before it can be implemented! If there is a problem in any link, it will hinder progress. Of course, if the emperor forces the edict to be issued, it will not
No. But if Sun Chuanting is made a veritable governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces, the imperial edict will definitely not work. Without a legal imperial edict, the governors of Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces, the three chief officials of the two provinces, and the military leaders will have
The reason for refusing to implement it was that this imperial edict was not sent to Sun Chuanting alone. Dozens of documents had to be copied and sent to various government offices involved. It was impossible to bypass the six departments and not go through the door of Xingrensi.
First, he sent the dizzy cabinet ministers back and asked them to discuss how to increase their positions in Wenyuan Pavilion. Zhu Youjian asked the eunuchs around him to quickly find Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyiwei. Now the post road is closed.
Chang, the main task of delivering orders and letters is mainly done by Jin Yiwei. Also, Lao Luo has to put in more effort to solve the six subjects this time.
When Luo Yangxing was recruited to the palace, it was almost dark. Fortunately, it was still summer and the palace door closed relatively late. Otherwise, this person would not be able to get out after entering the palace.
Seeing Luo Yangxing rushing into the palace in the dust, Zhu Youjian's thoughts were quite complicated. Logically speaking, this person was the person who should be trusted the most, but he didn't seem to be a loyal minister worthy of being entrusted. That's all, there are only a few of them now.
Onions are available, so why bother worrying about loyalty?
"Tai Ru, I feel a little sorry for inviting you into the palace so late. My companion, please go and pass the meal to me. I will have dinner with Taifu Luo. Let's talk about business while we eat."
It is easiest to create distance at the dinner table. No matter whether this person is used in the future or not, Luo Yangxing is the person who must be won over at the moment. Without his support, nothing can be done!