Chapter 389: Two or three things before the royal family
The commander of the Jin Yiwei, Sehazhi, stood cautiously under the desk and reported: "The general has placed a person in the Yang Mansion. This person has not been there long, so he cannot know his secret. That night, he only found that Yang Shiqi did not ride in the sedan chair.
He returned home, but his whereabouts were unknown. The general knew that it was late at night and did not dare to act rashly. The matter was discovered when Yang Shiqi did not come to the Yamen the next day."
Zhu Zhanji asked coldly: "Most of the leaders of Dongchang's army are sent from Jinyiwei. Have you asked them?"
"Go back to your Majesty, I asked about it." Saihazhi said, "Everything was as usual that day, but the last time someone saw Yang Shiqi in person was when he got into the sedan chair from the Ministry of Rites before Youshi; but no one really saw Yang Shiqi again after that.
. I will guess that he escaped from our surveillance on his way home or after entering the house. The latter may be more likely." After saying this, he bowed and handed a piece of paper to the case, "This is the list of the slaves in various places that day.
, please take a look at it, Your Majesty."
Zhu Zhanji picked it up expressionlessly, with an unknown fire rushing up in his heart. A scene flashed through his mind: he grabbed the paper, tore it into pieces and smashed it into Sai Hazhi's face, and then ordered all the paper to be destroyed.
Help everyone kill them all to vent their anger.
But he didn't do this. If he showed an angry look, it would highlight his failure this time. He was never willing to admit defeat to an opponent who had once made him look down on. A man in his twenties had only won the imperial examination.
How deep a city can be for a man, how can he defeat himself?
What Zhu Zhanji hates most now is not this bunch of corrupted talent-killing slaves, but Yang Shiqi, followed by "Zhu Wenbiao"; it's a pity that neither of them can be captured immediately and cut into pieces. No matter how Yang Shiqi got rid of the factory guards
Under strict surveillance, it can be concluded that he must have planned the betrayal himself and colluded with Xizuo to escape from Yangzhou without anyone noticing. A man who had been regarded as a minister of the humerus by three generations of the Zhu family, in
The betrayal at the hands of Zhu Zhanji caused great psychological damage to him.
Zhu Zhanji suppressed the anger in his heart and did not show it on his face.
But Sehazhi, who was standing below, kept bending over. His fear was very obvious from his posture, for fear that he might offend the emperor if he was not careful. Sehazhi had been in the upper echelon of Jinyiwei since the Yongle period and had seen too many people.
It's a matter of fact, but I understand clearly in my heart without saying anything.
Zhu Zhanji closed his eyes and rested his mind, and waved his hand casually: "Go down, call Wang Gou'er in, and ask him to summon the ministers to the palace to discuss matters."
Saihazhi hurriedly kowtowed and said: "I will obey the holy edict." After saying this, he got up his knees and bent over deeply, walking backward towards the door.
Wang Gouer had to wait for a while before he could come in, so Zhu Zhanji wondered in his mind: Is there a spy hidden by the traitors in the factory guard? If there is, where would it be?
In fact, the suspicions of the few people the emperor could think of were very small, otherwise they would have been eliminated directly; precisely because there was no sign for Zhu Zhanji to make a judgment, he was unwilling to touch these established personnel rashly. If he killed them indiscriminately, it would be very difficult for them to do so.
It may not help matters, and the real spies will go unpunished.
If it is just conjecture, Zhu Zhanji feels that no one is worthy of complete trust. Wang Gouer was attacked by Hai Tao and was detrimental to Emperor Yongle; the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Sai Hazhi, also has a relationship with the eunuch Zheng He. He is Zheng He.
Zheng He was suspected of secretly colluding with rebels overseas. Then Zhu Zhanji arranged for the two parties to have checks and balances on each other, but now it seems that this check and balance has not yet met his requirements.
So when Wang Gouer came in to meet the saint, Zhu Zhanji said bluntly: "I think of the eunuch Haitao who guarded the mausoleum in Fengyang. Although he is guilty, he has been punished in recent years. You will be punished today."
Then send someone to Fengyang to bring Haitao back."
Wang Gou'er could only answer with "willingness": "I obey the order, and I will send someone to invite you immediately."
The only good thing about Haitao in Zhu Zhanji's heart is that he was an old man from the East Palace. When he was the crown prince, he was the eunuch of the house, that's all. Other than that, this person is not liked by him. Not only is he illiterate, his talents are limited.
, and he is also a person that Zhu Zhanji hates. But now Zhu Zhanji feels that he can still be useful.
...Since there is no evidence to prove that the leaders of the various parties in the factory guard are guilty, Zhu Zhanji has been very restrained in doing this. He is a person who is good at planning and decisive, and often does things that seem very complicated.
It can be dealt with in two ways, and this time is no exception, even in extremely angry mood.
What Yu Nei (factory guard) did was to recall Haitao, which was the first thing; the second thing to do was to wait until the courtiers came in to discuss the matter, and Zhu Zhanji made his attitude clear.
"At the end of last year, the imperial court decided to increase troops on the western front in Huguang. Although the Beijing camp suffered a slight setback in Jiujiang Prefecture at the beginning of the year, the internal troubles cannot be delayed for a long time. The imperial court should arrange a new offensive situation in Huguang, and it must be carried out in a big battle.
Give the rebels a severe blow." Zhu Zhanji said this first.
Among the people who arrived were the remaining two Yangs among the "Three Yangs", the British Duke Zhang Fu, and Xia Yuan Ji Jin Youzi and other important ministers. These people are all important people who can influence national policy. Once this imperial meeting is agreed upon,
Then you can start doing any big things.
The news of Yang Shiqi's escape has not spread widely yet, but it has quickly become an open secret in the central circle. Everyone knows it but keeps it secret. The emperor's attitude this time is very likely to have a lot to do with this matter;
Because of this consideration, the ministers could not express their admonitions.
So everyone discussed it for a while, and no one objected. Zhu Zhanji then issued an order: Yang Rong would be in charge, and the military officers would discuss with Zhang Fu, and all ministers would participate in the deliberation, and come up with a strategic plan as soon as possible.
The courtiers immediately smelled the subtle atmosphere, and Yang Rong would become the next official to lead the officials.
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In Wuchang City, Huguang, the King of Xiang's party also began to form a new pattern, that is, the establishment of six ministries and nine ministers' organizations. But Zhang Ning's actions seemed to be light and easy at this time... With preliminary preparations, important candidates were divided
After that, the so-called six departments and nine ministers were nothing more than a few houses and a few government offices.
The six departments are located in the north of the Chu Palace near Wangjing Gate, all on "Chayuan Street". The original Huguang Inspector's Office was moved south, and the house was given away. In addition, some former public deputy offices, warehouses and other buildings were added one by one.
The office spaces of the six ministries and departments were divided. The layout of such an area of government offices was uneven, and naturally it was not as grand as the central government offices in the two capitals, but it was enough to cope with it temporarily.
Jiuqing here mainly refers to Xiao Jiuqing. Da Jiuqing includes the six ministers, plus the censor of the Imperial Palace, the General Affairs Secretary, and the minister of Dali Temple; Xiao Jiuqing refers to the ministers of Taichang Temple and other temples.
, as well as Zhan Shi, Hanlin Bachelor, Imperial College Jijiu and other yamen official positions were all held by old ministers from Jianwen, and the official offices were also located in the south. Therefore, Jianwen ministers had clear official positions and identities, and were recognized by the entire Huguang Group...
…In addition, Zheng Qia served as the Minister of Rites of the "Bei Ya" and was incorporated into the cabinet, allowing Jianwen ministers to see the way for the scholar-bureaucrats of the "Nan Ya" to enter the center of real power.
After preliminary preparations and many compromises, this combination barely stabilized all parties and was generally acceptable to people.
There are five cabinet ministers: Yao Fang (Yao Monk), Zhou Mengxiong, Yang Shiqi, Zhu Heng, and Zheng Qia. Two of them are temporarily absent from Wuchang, but it does not affect the progress of the matter. After everyone in the official circles of Huguang learned about the cabinet list, they all knew
What happened to these five people?
The new establishment of this organization mainly imitates the established power organization method of the Ming Dynasty, but it is somewhat different. Because the Jianwen Party has not yet reached the stage of conferring kings and marquises after the rise of the Jianwen Party, and there is no precedent, the way for military ministers to share power is to directly take office.
The cabinet ministers who had the actual status of prime ministers re-established the system of appointing generals and becoming prime ministers in the Han and Tang dynasties.
As for the list of other officials below, Zhang Ning also gave up and directly asked five cabinet ministers to submit the recommended list, and then discussed and adopted it internally.
He had considered that this approach would lead to party divisions, but even if he did not do so, he would not be able to avoid the unexpected situation. It would be better to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and in the end, people from different backgrounds would gradually get together... Since there is nothing you can do, you can simply let go;
It is not the same as peace of mind.
Zhang Ning has mixed feelings these days. What is unsettling is that as power is spread, the internal affairs will gradually become more complicated and become more and more difficult to control. On the other hand, there is also a good side. The expansion of institutions and the continuous refinement of responsibilities and powers will lead to deeper control of various places. Only when the tentacles are spread can it be effective.
Local organizations mobilizing manpower and material resources from all over the country are the only way to expand the army and prepare for war; at the same time, as long as the general balance can be maintained, the entire sphere of influence will become more stable... For example, the incident of Prince Wenkui will happen again now.
Counterintuitive schemes will also be difficult to shake within Huguang, because the officials of the Jianwen Party have also become part of the entire machine. While sharing, they will automatically maintain everything that is already there. Compared with being an official now, compared with hiding in the mountains back then, everyone
It's obvious which one is bad.
Zhang Ning took a carriage and strolled up and down Chayuan Street, observing the repair and financing scenes of various yamen. The last place he went to was the Ordnance Bureau. This organization has not been touched during the debates and compromises in these days. It seems that
All parties did not pay much attention to it, but it was regarded as a fundamental place by Zhang Ning.
What he knows most clearly is that everything is based on the manufacturing of weapons controlled by this small organization. The weapons and tactics that are ahead of the times bring military results, which are the butterfly wings that guide all imbalances. Otherwise, no matter what
Whether it was a literary struggle or a military struggle, it might be possible to win once or twice due to luck or some other reasons, but it would not be enough to form a force to compete with the Xuande Dynasty, nor could it change the general trend.
Approaching the office of the Ordnance Bureau, you can still hear the "ding-dong-dang" sound of metal knocking in the room. This is not a workshop, but experiments are being carried out in the yard. Various tools and equipment can be seen everywhere, and there are also things on the roof next to the office.
There was black smoke coming out, like a big blacksmith shop, and it really didn't have the atmosphere of a government official. When Ma Dapeng learned about the situation, he came out with a few followers to greet him, and met Zhang Ning in the corridor.