Wei Bao and Zhang Weixian waited for almost half an hour, but Zhang Weixian couldn't hold it anymore and wanted to get angry again.

Even in the palace, Zhang Weixian is qualified to be angry, and his relationship with the emperor is not too much to say that it is the relationship between his uncle and nephew.

Because the British government and the royal family have shared glory and disgrace for generations, it has long been a relationship between broken bones and tendons, and because Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne under the protection of Zhang Weixian.

Zhang Weixian is the credit for assisting the emperor to ascend the throne, and this credit alone is enough to lie on the merit book and eat for a lifetime.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian, followed by a group of eunuchs, came over.

Zhang Weixian stood in place, and did not mean to greet him, Wei Bao originally wanted to take a few steps to meet him, but he still held back, and just stood beside Zhang Weixian.

Wei Bao's positioning is very clear now, don't think of yourself as a marquis, just think of yourself as a little guy next to Zhang Weixian.

"Grandpa Guo, Your Majesty summons." Wei Zhongxian said.

Zhang Weixian nodded expectedly: "There is Lao Wei's father-in-law." ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Grandpa Guo is polite." Wei Zhongxian hurriedly said.

Wei Bao arched his hand and said, "Thank you for being nine thousand years old." ”

"Don't mention nine thousand years old, in front of Grandpa Guo, the old slave is a minion." Wei Zhongxian glanced at Wei Bao and turned around expressionlessly.

Wei Bao was secretly angry in his heart, secretly thinking about what you are dragging, dead eunuch, one day, Lao Tzu wants you to kneel in front of Lao Tzu like a dog.

Wei Bao and Zhang Weixian followed Wei Zhongxian to the palace, and met Zhu Youxiao, who was fiddling with carpenter's work, in the warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.

If Zhu Youxiao met with other ministers, such as several ministers in the cabinet, he might pretend to be, at least not in the place where he played carpenter's work.

But Zhang Weixian's relationship with the royal family is equivalent to a member of the royal family, and Zhu Youxiao can treat Zhang Weixian as an uncle and elder.

And Zhu Youxiao became even closer to Wei Bao, and he was completely a friend of the same age.

Therefore, in front of Zhang Weixian and Wei Bao, Zhu Youxiao was in a very relaxed state.

"Knock on the emperor." Zhang Weixian and Wei Bao fell to their knees together.

"Flatten, two Aiqing." Zhu Youxiao stood and waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Weixian and Wei Baogong saluted respectfully and got up.

"Give the British Duke and Wei Aiqing a seat." Zhu You proofread Wei Zhongxian.

"The old slave obeys." After Wei Zhongxian saluted, he beckoned to the eunuchs and said, "Give Grandpa Guo and Lord Wei a seat." ”

"Yes." The eunuchs agreed, and immediately went to fetch the seats.

Zhang Weixian motioned for Wei Bao to sit down, and Wei Bao sat down.

Wei Bao sat in front of the emperor, and he was a little unaccustomed.

Although he is a modern person, Wei Bao has completely integrated into the Ming Dynasty, how noble the emperor is, even Wei Bao, a modern person, feels very uncomfortable sitting in front of the emperor.

"British duke, you are not common, do you have anything important today?" Zhu Youxiao continued to do carpenter work, asking as he worked.

Zhu Youxiao is building a one-person-high palace model, the shelves have been erected, and it can be seen that the workmanship is very exquisite.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is here to raise money for Wei Bao for His Majesty. Lao Chen felt that it was very good to reduce the sailors, unify the jurisdiction of the Daming Navy, and open the treaty ports and the sea ban. Zhang Weixian got straight to the point.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, "I also think it's very good," and then Zhu Youxiao said to Wei Zhongxian: "Father-in-law Wei, didn't I ask you to contact the cabinet and Wei Aiqing as soon as possible and come up with the charter as soon as possible?" Didn't you keep saying that the border army was short of salaries, and it was an urgent matter of 100,000 yuan? How's it going? ”

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly said, "The old slave has already told the cabinet and Lord Wei. Now there are some eyebrows. ”

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Weixian and Wei Bao, and said in his heart that everything was negotiated, but you guys are making extraneous branches! Fortunately, our family did not make it clear to His Majesty that Wei Bao was willing to take out nine million taels of silver to take care of these two things.

"How many days have passed, right? You are saying that you are in a hurry, and you are unhurried on the other hand, why have you had eyebrows in the past few days? With Wei Aiqing's ability to do things, it should have been done a long time ago, right? Zhu Youxiao asked unhappily: "Father-in-law Wei, are you negligent?" ”

The reason why Zhu Youxiao asked directly was because Zhu Youxiao knew very well that the cabinet was already controlled by Wei Zhongxian, and he couldn't form an opposing voice.

Wei Zhongxian glanced at Zhang Weixian again, and planned to let Zhang Weixian say it first, but Zhang Weixian didn't mean to say it first.

Wei Zhongxian could only say: "The old slave listened to the people in the cabinet, and they originally thought that the Yamen, the governor of coastal defense under the command of Lord Wei, would take out nine million taels of silver to undertake the reduction of the sailors, the unified preparation of the sailors, and the opening of nine treaty ports. By the way, Cangzhou Mansion, Shandong and Denglai, which were temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Haiphong, were returned to the jurisdiction of the Governor of Denglai, and the Yamen of the Governor of Haiphong only left Hejian Mansion as the location of the Yamen. The Shandong Infantry Army was reassigned to the jurisdiction of the governor of Denglai. Lord Wei is still the acting governor of coastal defense, Yamen, and participates in politics with the rank of a third-rank official, and coordinates the overall situation. ”

Zhang Weixian couldn't help but be furious when he heard Wei Zhongxian say this! Wei Zhongxian spoke first, and the emperor would listen to Wei Zhongxian first, which was like when talking about buying and selling, he first set a range for the price, and he couldn't go beyond this range casually.

Zhang Weixian can't speak first, otherwise he won't let Wei Zhongxian say it first, because if Zhang Weixian opens his mouth first to set the price, he will be suspected of interfering with government affairs and interfering with the court situation.

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he sighed, "What's wrong with that?" This matter was settled as soon as possible, and the imperial court had nine million taels of silver, and the big problem was solved, isn't it great? ”

"Your Majesty, Wei Bao participates in the politics of the acting governor of coastal defense with the rank of a third-rank official, but he coordinates the overall situation, and his name is not right!" This time, Zhang Weixian didn't wait for Wei Zhongxian to speak, and rushed to say.

The governor of the Ming Dynasty was exquisite.

In the sixth year of orthodoxy, in the first month of 1441, the Ming court used troops in Luchuan, and Wang Ji, the secretary of the military department, was in charge of his affairs, and for the first time he was given the title of governor of military affairs.

There were two types of governors in the Ming Dynasty: special and local.

The Governor-General has the names of the Governor's Grain Reserve, the Governor's River, and the Governor's Caoyun, each of which has the post of special affairs under its jurisdiction, supplemented by the Governor's Military Affairs.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, officials such as Shangshu, Shilang, and Du Yushi were often sent to the local area to pacify the military and civilians, or to be in charge of military affairs, and to return to their lives after the completion of the matter, and the name was either the governor or the town guard.

Later, the town guard and the patrol were not subordinate to the imperial history, and it was inconvenient to move back and forth, so it was set as the name of the governor of the imperial history and the military affairs of the admiral. and the governor of the multiplicity under his jurisdiction.

The Viceroy is responsible for the special affairs under his jurisdiction, supplemented by the Admiral Military Affairs.

Local governors are mostly set up for border defense or suppression, and mainly focus on military affairs in the areas under their jurisdiction.

From the end of orthodoxy to the beginning of Jingtai, many governors were sent to the localities.

These governors were appointed for the sake of the matter, and they were removed as soon as they were done.

In 1469, after the governor of Liangguang was set up again, his post was specialized, close to customization.

It can be seen that the "governor" of the governor is not nominally a magistrate, but is a "dispatched" character sent by the central government, which shows that the central government has a firm grip on local power.

There are no nominal officials in the localities, and the governors and magistrates also belong to the central officials.

The governor and the governor were both local military and political officials, and were collectively called governors.

However, the power of the governor is greater than that of the governor, and the governor is under the governor.

Local governors are mostly elected by the ministers and officials, and those who are appointed by Shangshu and Shilang are also added to the titles of chief official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Metropolitan Imperial History, Deputy Imperial History, and Imperial History of the Metropolitan Prefecture.

In addition to the chief officials of the ministry, the special governor has the temple secretary to his position, and the officials such as Shangshu and Shilang system.

In the fourteenth year of Zhengde, Ming Wuzong proclaimed himself "the governor of military affairs, the mighty general, the chief military officer, the Taishi Zhenguo Gong", and then changed the governor to the general system.

In the 30th year of Jiajing, the word "system" was not used by the courtiers, and the name was reinstated, but it was customary to respect the governor as the ruler.

In the politics of the Ming Dynasty, the governor played a pivotal role, and he was the official of the imperial court, and the head of the military and government of the party was out.

Volume 42 of "Records of Ming Xi Zong": "On December 27, the third year of the Apocalypse, the governor of Yin, Zhenzi Zhong, the governor of Xuanda, Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, Wu Yongxianzi, the governor of Henan, Feng Jiahuizi, Yingluan, and the Qinggui of Taichang Temple, Gao Pan, were each imprisoned to study. ”

The role of the governor is to restrain the military ministers with civil ministers: to coordinate the relations between the provinces and towns: to unify the powers of affairs, and to prevent the provinces and towns from not belonging to each other and passing the buck to each other.

It reflects the strengthening of the central government's military control over the local governments.

Governor and governor, these two official positions appeared in the Ming Dynasty, but the governor of the Ming Dynasty was not a local administrative official, but a senior official temporarily dispatched by the imperial court after a local emergency.

Once the mission is over, the official position will be revoked.

During the reign of the Ming Dynasty, only a few such as the Jiliao Governor and the Trilateral Governor were gradually fixed.

As for the governor, it was also a temporary post in the early middle and early period of the Ming Dynasty's rule.

It was only in the middle and late Ming Dynasty that he gradually became a high-ranking local official.

There was a fundamental difference between the governors of the Ming Dynasty and the governors of the Qing Dynasty, for example, among the eight governors of the Qing Dynasty, the Governor of Liangjiang had the largest jurisdiction and governed the three provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi.

It seems to belong to the feudal officials, but compared with the governor of the Ming Dynasty, it is nothing at all.

Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty, Zhejiang is Zhejiang Province, and Zhi is South Zhili.

The Ming Dynasty had two nominal capitals, so two Zhili regions of the North and South Zhili appeared.

Nanzhili included the present-day Jiangsu, Anhui, and Shanghai and other places, and on the surface, the official position of governor of Zhejiang seemed to be able to govern only the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui.

But this was only the end of the surface, and the real jurisdiction of the Governor of Zhejiang, at its peak, included Zhejiang, Shandong, Nanzhili, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guangxi.

In other words, the governor of Zhejiang was able to manage the territory of as many as 8 provinces, which was equivalent to half of the Ming Dynasty.

Why did such a complicated situation occur, in the middle and late period of the Ming Dynasty's rule, a large number of Japanese invaders began to harass the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, from Shandong Province in the north to Guangdong, Hainan and other places, all within the scope of the Ming Dynasty's attacks.

The strength of each province was limited, and relying on one province was no longer able to resist the attack of the Japanese invaders.

Under such circumstances, the Ming Dynasty set up a governor of Zhejiang, who was responsible for coordinating the troops and supplies of each province.

During the period when the plague in Zhejiang was severe, the garrisons in Guangxi, Guangdong, and other places traveled thousands of miles to reinforce them.

However, the jurisdiction of the Governor of Zhejiang is not fixed.

For example, in Shandong Province, after the Japanese invaded the northern region, the governor of Zhejiang no longer administered the province.

As the situation changed, Guangdong and Guangxi also broke away from the jurisdiction of the governor of Zhejiang.

The governor of Zhejiang can only manage military affairs and cannot meddle in local affairs.

After Hu Zongxian was dismissed as governor of Zhejiang, officials in Zhejiang immediately changed their faces. Hu Zongxian went to Nanzhili to transfer grain, but Zhao Zhenji, the governor of Nanzhili, was unwilling to give it.

In the end, Hu Zongxian mobilized military rations in the name of the governor of Zhejiang.

It can be seen that he has no control over the governors of various places at all.

Such a situation also appeared in the Qing Dynasty, if in terms of jurisdiction, the governor of Liangjiang, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the governor of Liangguang and the governor of Shandong, the jurisdiction of these four feudal officials can be compared with the governor of Zhejiang.

It can be seen that the governor of Zhejiang is indeed very powerful.

Of course, this is a temporary official position.

After the Longqing Emperor came to power, the Ming Dynasty terminated the maritime ban policy, and the plague disappeared immediately.

With the disappearance of the Japanese Invaders, there was no need to continue to retain the official position of Governor of Zhejiang.

Subsequently, this official position was revoked.

In many respects, the governor of Zhezhi was close to the governor of the late Ming Dynasty, but not identical.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the governor gradually became a fixed official position. The Qing Dynasty had a total of 8 governors, among which the governor of Zhili had the highest status, followed by the governor of Liangjiang.

Among these governors, the Governor of Zhili and the Governor of Sichuan both concurrently served as governors and belonged to the highest governors of the province.

As for the other governors, they were mainly in charge of military affairs, and the specific work was the responsibility of the governors.

Therefore, Wei Bao, the governor of coastal defense, is flexible, and his power can be large or small, and the plan proposed by Wei Zhongxian is reasonable, and the plan proposed by the British public Zhang Weixian is also very reasonable.

Zhu Youxiao was just lazy to manage the government and was not stupid, he immediately understood the joints, thought about it, and said: "This is easy to do, Wei Aiqing has made a lot of contributions, and his ability is outstanding, so he will be promoted to the governor of the second grade, isn't it justifiable?" If others are not convinced, let them have the ability to recommend themselves to be the governor of coastal defense. ”

Zhang Weixian couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that the emperor promised to help Wei Bao become the governor of the second grade, "Your Majesty is wise." ”

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly glanced at Ke Baba.

Kebaba is a little contradictory, this is not to the point, you make a look.

In Kebaba's opinion, she can influence His Majesty, but she can't say too much, and if she says too much, Her Majesty will also be disgusted, so good steel is used on the blade.

"Is there a problem now?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Your Majesty, since Your Majesty intends to promote Wei Bao to the governor of Zheng Erpin, and the Yamen, the governor of Haiphong, is in charge of Cangzhou Mansion, Shandong and Denglai, as well as tens of thousands of infantry troops in Denglai, this is justified, so that there will be fewer yamen, a lot of expenses will be saved, a few more yamen, and how many idlers will be raised, aren't these all silver?" Zhang Weixian hurriedly said.

When it came to military power, Zhu Youxiao was a little cautious, groaned, and did not reply immediately.

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly glanced at Kebaba.

After hesitating for a moment, Ke Baba walked to the emperor's side and whispered in Zhu Youxiao's ear: "Your Majesty, Lord Wei is in charge of coastal defense and sea trade, and it is also for the Ming Dynasty to raise silver to tide over the difficulties. ”

Although Zhang Weixian couldn't hear what Ke Baba was saying, he knew that Ke Baba must be persuading the emperor to do what Wei Zhongxian wanted, so he couldn't help but be furious, and said that Ke Baba and Wei Zhongxian were really like the rumors outside, and they were all right to His Majesty's thoughts, I was still in front of me, you were so arrogant, if I wasn't here, you wouldn't know what to say, and you would do any nonsense to control the government!

Zhang Weixian said: "Your Majesty, Wei Bao's ability is superb, enough to be qualified to serve as the governor of coastal defense, Shandong, Denglai, and Cangzhou Mansion were under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Haiphong Yamen before, and tens of thousands of infantry troops in Denglai have long been allocated to the jurisdiction of the Governor of Haiphong. At the same time, it will also make people wonder why the things that have been allocated to the Yamen of the Governor of Haiphong are re-divided, which will affect the hearts of the people below. It's chilling. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, feeling that what Zhang Weixian said was reasonable, out of trust in Zhang Weixian, Zhu Youxiao felt that this matter was not very important, and besides, Wei Bao was in control of the army, Zhu Youxiao still trusted it very much, so he said: "The British public saying is reasonable, don't allocate it to the past, Cangzhou Mansion, Denglai and Shandong are still under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Haiphong Yamen, and tens of thousands of Denglai infantry troops are still under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Haiphong Yamen. ”

Wei Zhongxian was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect the emperor to trust the British Duke and Wei Bao so much, and he actually agreed to such a big thing in one bite.

This is military power.

When Zhang Weixian heard this, he couldn't help but be even more overjoyed, he didn't expect His Majesty to trust him so much, and whatever he said was what he said.

"Your Majesty is wise!" After Zhang Weixian finished speaking, in order not to give Ke Baba and Wei Zhongxian the opportunity to influence the emperor's thoughts, he hurriedly said: "Then the governor of coastal defense, Yamen, took out the silver, not Wei Bao himself." Lao Chen felt that the three million taels that the governor of Haiphong Yamen had taken out in the first year was already a lot. Whether it is three million taels or nine million taels, it will always be returned to the people. If you smoke too early, you can only fish with all your might. ”

This time, there was no need for Wei Zhongxian to talk to Kebaba, Zhu Youxiao himself took the initiative to speak, "British duke, this is not good, we must get nine million taels during the Chinese New Year this year, so that the soldiers of the border army can have a rich New Year." ”

"But Your Majesty, it is too difficult to let the Yamen, the Governor of Haiphong, get so much silver from one Yamen. Your Majesty doesn't have to be too sympathetic to the people below, and the Ming Dynasty is not only the Governor of Haiphong, the Yamen, who can help His Majesty and the imperial court get silver, otherwise what do you want so many yamen to do, what do you want so many people who are full of food and don't work, and the Ming court does not raise idlers. Zhang Weixian analyzed it in detail.

That is, the British public Zhang Weixian dared to oppose the emperor so directly.