Chapter 291 Fortunately Nanjing (5) Cleansing the Dust
Tian Yi looked at Gao Pingshi's leaving figure, his smile quickly faded, and a trace of deep thought flashed in his eyes. This Yuanfu Jingguo Duke was not only talented in civil and military affairs, but also powerful. But more importantly, he was obviously young.
When he succeeded, his official career was extremely smooth, but he never showed any arrogance and domineering. On the contrary, the more famous he became in the world and his position was high, the more he became a corporal without showing his sharp edge.
Tian Yi also came to this day step by step in the inner court. You must know that the Nanjing garrison eunuch can be said to be the first person to serve as an internal official. How can he do it if he has no ability? It’s just that he spends too much time abroad, so he directly comes into contact with highly pragmatic people.
Opportunities are limited and he lacks direct understanding of this most important minister of Wanli. However, his many years of experience are no joke. He knows very well how terrifying people like Gao Pragmatic are.
The Duke of Jingguo had something to say just now and seemed to have realized the profound meaning of his words. However, after he interrupted him rudely, he not only did not show any sullenness, he did not even ask any further questions.
With this kind of self-cultivation and civility, people cannot but admire the Duke of Jingguo from the bottom of his heart.
A person who speaks softly does not get angry easily, because he knows that he has no ability to get angry. However, when he reaches the position of Gao Pragmatic, he can still remain calm in the face of the rudeness of a "cunxu", and can even say goodbye with a smile when leaving.
It's so rare. According to Tian Yi's understanding, this not only means that he is highly pragmatic and extremely deep, but also means that he is extremely confident.
The city is deep, so it can be grand and generous, and it can be calm and graceful; it is extremely confident, so it can be calm and calm.
From this point of view, the Duke of Jingguo is where he is today, not just because of the shadow of his ancestors, not just because he is able to conquer the war, and not just because of the emperor's favor. He really has all the prerequisites to accomplish great things.
Conditions!
In this case, maybe the stagnant water in Nanjing can really be stirred up by him, and then clarified and cleaned up? If so, our family is so old anyway, even if we are willing to be cut off, we still want to accompany him.
What about strength?
This is a brief introduction to the Nanjing garrison eunuch Tian Yi. He entered the palace when he was nine years old and began his palace career. During the Longqing period, Tian Yi was appointed as the chief of the Six Corridors under the eunuchs.
, managing internal and external chapters and internal official files. After Zhu Yijun came to the throne, he found that Tian Yi was loyal and capable, so he was promoted to the clerk's office the following year as a candidate for the eunuch of the ceremonial department.
At this time, Tian Yi was responsible for keeping the memorials and conveying the emperor's decree. Later, due to his ability in doing things, he was promoted to an internal official eunuch, supervising the court construction projects and the selection of officials. In the tenth year of Wanli, Tian Yi was ordered to escort the lieutenant of the Qin Mansion Yongshou Prince's Mansion.
Huaiyong went to Fengyang, performed important escort tasks, and began his overseas career.
In the eleventh year of Wanli, Tian Yi was appointed as the imperial envoy to guard the local eunuch in Huguang. In the fourteenth year of Wanli, he was transferred to the deputy garrison eunuch of Nanjing. In the seventeenth year of Wanli, he was promoted to the imperial envoy to garrison eunuch of Nanjing and was in charge of the Nanjing Secretary of Ceremony and Seal. He also worked with the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.
Counselor for Military Affairs, and Nanjing garrison ministers together have controlled the military and political power of Nanjing to this day.
In fact, it can also be seen from this that Zhu Yijun really does not like to mobilize his capable subordinates casually. There are certain rules for the deployment of civil servants and military generals. Indeed, sometimes it is not possible not to mobilize, but it is the emperor's decision to send internal officials to guard outside.
His performance is very obvious - Tian Yi has been the garrison eunuch of Nanjing since the 17th year of Wanli, and it has been thirteen years!
You must know that the Nanjing garrison eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty played a very important role in the political and military system of the Ming Dynasty, and their importance was mainly reflected in the direct management and control of Nanjing and its surrounding areas.
The Nanjing garrison eunuchs were not only an agency sent by the imperial palace, responsible for monitoring all local officials below the provincial level, but also actually exercised substantive ruling power in Nanjing.
The responsibilities of this position include maintaining the tranquility of the capital, supervising the imperial city and Xiaoling Mausoleum, and contributing Nanjing's unique products to the emperor in Beijing. Although after Emperor Yongle moved the capital to Beijing, Nanjing's status declined and it was only used as the capital, but its
The status is still above that of the other provinces, and the power of the Nanjing garrison eunuch has been further strengthened.
They not only managed the 24 yamen of Nanjing and the Nanjing army, but also became the "local emperor" in the Forbidden City of Nanjing where there was no emperor, in charge of various affairs in Nanjing. In addition, the Nanjing garrison eunuchs were also responsible for protecting Emperor Taizu.
The importance of the Xiaoling Mausoleum and even the Fengyang Ancestral Tomb, as well as the management of the criminal clan imprisoned within the high walls of Fengyang, is evident. Tian Yi actually held such an important position for thirteen consecutive years.
Of course, conversely, this also means that Tian Yi's ability is highly valued by the emperor.
Gao pragmatic also knew this, but he had not had much contact with Tian Yi in the past - this was because Nanjing was not his key business area, and secondly, it was also because as a central minister it was inconvenient for him to get too close to the internal officials to prevent him from getting too close.
Dongchang and Jinyiwei misunderstood.
After the encounter just now, Gao Pragmatic could naturally feel that Tian Yi seemed to be deliberately "teasing" him. When he walked out of Qianqing Palace, he could not help but ponder Tian Yi's words over and over in his heart.
As a garrison eunuch in Nanjing, Tian Yi has a prominent status. Not to mention, the key point is that his understanding of Nanjing's officialdom must be extraordinary. What he just said seems to imply the complexity and change of Nanjing's officialdom, as well as the possible undercurrents.
Gao Pangshi knew very well that as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing's political status was not as good as Beijing's, but because of its unique political status, it had always been the focus of competition between various forces.
In the officialdom of Nanjing, there are both the deep-rooted forces of the Heart School and the tentacles of the Practical School that have quietly extended over the years, not to mention the unparalleled influence of the founding lords. Various forces intertwined in the Nanjing capital, forming an intricate web.
Network of relationships.
The emperor's southern tour was nominally to pay a visit to the Xiaoling Mausoleum, but now it seems that it may have a deeper meaning to rectify Nanjing's officialdom. Gao Pragmatic realized that as the chief minister of the cabinet, he shouldered the important task of assisting the emperor, and he must act cautiously in this regard.
It is necessary not only to maintain the authority of the emperor, but also to balance the forces of all parties and ensure the stability of the government.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In fact, from a high pragmatic point of view, with Zhu Yijun’s current prestige, his imperial power may not even be comparable to that of Emperor Jiajing. After all, Emperor Jiajing
It all relies on political tactics, but Zhu Yijun really relies on the martial arts he has cultivated over the years - regardless of whether these achievements are all due to his pragmatism, as an emperor, Zhu Yijun always has a keen eye for recognizing people and good leadership.
No one can erase it at all.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Yijun came to the capital, and it was impossible for anyone in Nanjing to dare to disobey the Holy Will. However, not daring to disobey the Holy Will did not mean that he did not dare to do so in disguise. At this time, the emperor, as a real powerful dragon, could indeed suppress him. You can live in any local area, but the problem is that everyone knows that this powerful dragon cannot live here for a long time. He will eventually return to Beijing soon.
Therefore, as the local snakes in Nanjing, as long as they lie dormant for a period of time under the pressure of the powerful dragon, when the powerful dragon returns to the capital, Nanjing will still be the Nanjing of the local snakes.
Gao pragmatic felt that Shen Yiguang's confidence tonight probably came from this - my home court advantage is large enough. Although it is unrealistic to fight against the emperor, how long can the emperor stay in Nanjing? When the emperor leaves, will you, Gao pragmatically, still do it? Can we stay here? If you all leave, Nanjing will still be the same Nanjing. However, Shen has always been confident and easy to analyze, but the question now is what did Tian Yi mean by this "tease" just now?
Is it a provocation? It doesn't seem like it should be.
If the Nanjing garrison eunuch wants to do his job well, he must naturally have a good relationship with the Nanjing officialdom and Nanjing nobles. Otherwise, he will not be able to do anything at all, and even what he does will be wrong, and he will not be able to serve here for a long time. Years long.
However, it is unlikely that the Nanjing garrison eunuchs are completely colluding with the Nanjing officialdom and Nanjing nobles. Otherwise, every time they report, Nanjing will be singing and dancing, and the officials and nobles are loyal and diligent. Then the emperor will know that there is definitely something wrong with him if he thinks about it for a moment - I sent you to Nanjing to supervise the local area, but you said everything was going well in Nanjing and there were no problems at all. Do you think I am an idiot?
Following this line of thinking, Gao Pragmatic is sure that Tian Yi must know many real situations in Nanjing, but he needs to judge whether it is necessary to report these situations.
Whether to report, how much to report, when to report, and how to report are all things that need to be weighed and considered.
Gao pragmatic felt that judging from Tian Yi's attitude just now, he might just want to show his face to him first and hint that he knew some inside stories about Nanjing. But when he was about to ask questions, Tian Yi interrupted and diverted After finishing the conversation, it can be seen that he does not intend to "surrender" directly, but seems to want to make a gesture...
This kind of pragmatic attitude is very familiar, because it is too common in official circles. Generally speaking, if the other party behaves like this, then there is a high probability that the other party intends to cooperate with you, but he needs to wait for a price, so he only reveals it a little bit. For a moment, show his importance, and then wait for you to take the initiative to ask him for a "quote".
To be honest, Gao Pragmatic is not disgusted with this. Cooperation is a kind of business, and business is exchange. You put forward your conditions, and I put forward mine. If both parties can accept it, then this business is worth doing. .
Of course, this is just a simple description. For a business to be done, both parties must go through a bargaining process, and this process can be long or short. Sometimes the negotiation cannot be reached for a long time, and sometimes they hit it off right away.
The situation before Gao Pragmatic is relatively clear. As an "old Nanjing" who has served as a garrison eunuch in Nanjing for thirteen years, Tian Yi has almost no small amount of inside information in his hands. Even because his status is high enough, The inside story he knows is very likely to be very core. In other words, Tian Yi's "capital" is strong enough.
Since the other party's capital is very strong, if he wants to negotiate this business, he must also provide generous returns. However, it is not convenient for Gaowu to realize it now.
Gao Pangshi knew very well that he had just been promoted to the title of Duke, and he was the only civil servant Duke after Li Shanchang. He was attracting worldwide attention. At this moment, he did not know how many pairs of jealous eyes were staring at him. At this time, his own
The best way is to become a little transparent and stay out of the public eye as much as possible, at least until the limelight has passed.
However, this is very difficult in itself, because he is not an empty-headed prince, but a real prince who is the chief minister and the minister of household affairs. He has almost all the power in the government. Under such circumstances, it is not easy to stay out of the public eye.
And if we want to give Tian Yi corresponding rewards for providing Nanjing insider information, things will become more difficult. Because Tian Yi is not an official of the foreign court, he, as the chief assistant, cannot give him any benefits within the political system of the foreign court. If he wants to give benefits
, can only be given by the inner court.
The nominal "number one" in the inner court is naturally Chen Ju, and Chen Ju is his old ally for many years. It is not difficult to ask him to help Tian Yi benefit. But the problem is that the reason why Chen Ju, the "inner minister", can
He worked for twenty years because he was obedient enough to listen to the emperor. In essence, the real leader of the inner court was actually the emperor.
The emperor's authority in the inner court was undoubtedly much higher than his authority in the outer court. There is no need to explain this. The civil and military officials in the outer court were the emperor's ministers, while the eunuchs in the inner court were the emperor's domestic slaves.
Ministers have "bargaining power" in front of the emperor, more or less, but domestic slaves have no bargaining power in front of their masters - you are the emperor's property, how can you negotiate the price?
This is like some senior officials from Beijing who followed Gao Yuan on the Western Expedition. Once they made a mistake, Gao Jingshi casually called them back to the capital with an order to think about it. But as long as Gao Jingshi didn't ask them to defend themselves, they would not even
I don't even dare to defend myself.
Why? Because they are servants of the Gao family, his Gao Jingjing's slaves, and even their own lives are Gao Jingjing's. Even if Gao Jingshi kills them directly, he will not go to Xinzheng County to hand over two cows or the corresponding
Just fine them - no matter how high their status in Beijing is at this time, the result will be the same.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And this is still Gao Pragmatic killing his own servant, how can it be replaced by a ninety-five-year-old emperor killing his own eunuch slave, and he doesn't even have to hand over the cow-nonsense, hand over
To whom?
The emperor's killing of eunuchs is no better than killing of ministers. He can indeed kill ministers, but there will be backlash. But killing eunuchs is different. There is no backlash at all. Most of the time, the imperial court will even applaud and praise the emperor for his achievements.
So beautiful. [Jiajing: Do you want to stop thinking about it? I was almost strangled to death by a group of palace maids...]
All in all, it seems that Chen Ju has the final say in the inner court, but in fact it is the emperor who has the final say. Even if Chen Ju can influence the emperor to a great extent, or the emperor usually will not refute Chen Ju's face for some less important things,
But Tian Yi is already the garrison eunuch of Nanjing. If you want to give him benefits, he can only be transferred back to the eunuch of Beijing. And normally, as long as this is a promotion rather than a flat transfer, then Tian Yi should be made Bingbi.
One of the eunuchs.
Eunuch Bingbi! If the eunuch who is the chief minister of ceremony in the inner court can be compared to the chief minister of the cabinet in the outer court, then the eunuch Bingbi is equivalent to the assistant minister of the cabinet. He is a dignified elder! Do you think which emperor would treat a cabinet minister like that?
He didn't care about the arrangement of his old position and agreed without hesitation as long as the first assistant mentioned it?
To be honest, Gao Jingshi didn't even dare to say that he had such a great influence on Zhu Yijun. Perhaps only the third uncle had such a great influence on the late emperor. After all, Gao Jingshi and Zhu Yijun were classmates, and the third uncle and the late emperor
That is a teacher-student relationship... It can even be compared to a father-son relationship. Can that be the same thing?
As for Chen Ju, although he is deeply trusted by Zhu Yijun, I am afraid that his influence on Zhu Yijun is not as good as his own. At least if he has to recommend someone to be the cabinet elder, as long as the person is not too distasteful to Zhu Yijun's appetite and has qualifications
Everything is enough, so even if Zhu Yijun doesn't like it very much, he may choose to give himself a face and agree because of his persistence. But Chen Ju... may not be able to do this.
Of course, Zhu Yijun allowed Tian Yi to serve as Nanjing garrison eunuch for thirteen years, which shows that he still valued Tian Yi. If Chen Ju really recommended Tian Yi to be the eunuch of Bingbi, Zhu Yijun would probably not have any objection.
It's just... After all, the matter is big. If I ask Chen Ju to do such a big thing, let alone how much I owe him in favor, at least it will definitely attract attention both internally and externally. In the end, the officials from the foreign court will almost certainly find out the clues, and then I hope
My wish to stay out of the public eye as much as possible during this period was in vain.
The more Gao pragmatic thought about it, the more he frowned. When he returned to the west wing of Chunhe Palace, he did not rest immediately. Instead, after thinking about it, he summoned several servants and gave each of them a brief letter.
They were sent outside the palace.
He knew that in the coming days, he would face some challenges that he had never encountered before. Not only did he have to deal with the overt and covert struggles of officials from the Xin School such as Shen Yiguan, he also had to deal with the relationship with Nanjing nobles, and he also had to find a way to deal with Chen Ju
, Tian Yi exchanged opinions without leaving a trace and negotiated corresponding matters.
It was late at night, but the lights in the Chunhe Palace were still bright. Suddenly, there was another flash of lightning, and a thunder suddenly struck down, and then a crackling rainstorm came inexplicably, as if it was a cleansing ceremony for Gao Pragmatic's first arrival in Nanjing.
