Chapter XVII: The Ming Military Intelligence Bureau

Zheng De slept until almost the hour before waking up. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter washing up, I was a little bored and found that I didn't want to do anything.

"Wang Yue, how about we leave the palace?" Zheng De suddenly said to Wang Yue beside him.

Wang Yue was taken aback by the emperor's sudden thought, and hurriedly dissuaded, "The emperor is a body of ten thousand gold, how can he mix in the market." If there is an accident, the slave and maid will be to blame for their death. ”

Zheng De pouted disapprovingly, not to mention that in the 21st century, guns flew indiscriminately, and there was nothing wrong with the leaders of various countries visiting everywhere, and the emperors of the Qing Dynasty in later generations did not have anything to do with their private visits everywhere, obviously this is a security problem. How did you get to your mouth as if there were bad people everywhere outside, and if you were not careful, your life would be lost.

Zheng De had the idea of leaving the palace before, but unfortunately he was busy with his cheap father's funeral, and he had just come to this world, so it was not good to act rashly. But now that he was really panicked in the palace, Zheng De put aside all his worries and was ready to go out and see the outside world. He didn't want to be like most emperors of the Ming Dynasty, sitting in a besieged city for the rest of his life, living like a caged bird.

"I don't need to say anything more." Since Wang Yue disagrees, there is no need to talk to him about this.

Wang Yue didn't know what Zheng De was thinking at the moment, and when he saw that the emperor didn't say anything more, he was also secretly relieved.

Zheng De went to the palace garden to walk away, and suddenly remembered the war on the Xuanfu side, and he didn't know what the situation was now, but he didn't know who to ask. Then he remembered Jinyiwei, and instructed Wang Yue on the side, "Go and find Mu Bin." ”

It didn't take long for Mu Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei, to rush over, "The commander of Jinyiwei is to make Mu Bin knock on the emperor." ”

"Get up." Zheng De looked around, and didn't bother to move the place. sat directly on the grass, waved his hand to Mu Bin, and pointed to the place beside him, "Mu Aiqing sit." ”

This? Mu Bin looked embarrassed, how dare he sit on an equal footing with the emperor.

Wang Yue couldn't help but speak at this time, "Long live Lord, this place is dirty, you can't sit on the ground." Don't catch a cold, the dragon body matters. ”

Zheng De ignored him, but looked at Mu Bin, "Mu Aiqing, don't you give me face?" ”

"Then the minister trespassed." Hearing the emperor say this, Mu Bin has to sit even if he doesn't sit. gritted his teeth, and finally sat down next to Zheng De, but it was like sitting on pins and needles.

Zheng De smiled happily, "Is this my good courtier?" ”

Mu Bin couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, what is this. I had to say, "The emperor praised it falsely." ”

"By the way, Aiqing knows what the situation of the Xuan Mansion is now? Where is Zhu Hui leading the army now? Zheng De changed his words and mentioned the things he wanted to know the most.

Mu Bin said honestly, "Weichen doesn't know." ”

"As the commander of the Jinyi Guard, how can you not know?" Zheng De raised his eyebrows and looked at him with an unkind expression.

"Jinyiwei is in charge of the emperor's honor guard and guards, as well as the power to patrol and arrest, but the emperor did not instruct Weichen to investigate the movements of Baoguo Gong and his reinforcements." Mu Bin looked at him innocently.

"Is the business still full of proficiency?" Zheng De said with a smile when he heard this. The former was stunned, and some didn't understand the meaning of his words. I only heard him the emperor continue, "What do you think of Jinyiwei? ”

What do you think? Mu Bin couldn't understand the meaning of Zheng De's words at all.

Seeing his confused look, Zheng De had no choice but to add, "I mean, don't you think that Jinyiwei needs to take care of too many things?" ”

Too much too much? Could it be that the emperor wants to cut the power of the brocade guard? Mu Bin was shocked, but he still reacted immediately, "Weichen is stupid, please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

"I want you to establish a special intelligence agency to be responsible for the intelligence collection of all the armies of the Ming Dynasty and the surrounding countries outside the Ming Dynasty."

The formation of an intelligence agency was Zheng De's idea for a long time, but because of the Mongol invasion last night, he advanced this plan. In fact, relatively speaking, Dongchang, a real intelligence agency, can be used almost immediately, but because Jinyiwei belongs to the military sequence, it is more appropriate to change it to the Military Intelligence Bureau, and he also has other plans for Dongchang.

Intelligence? Mu Bin still doesn't understand what specific aspects of this intelligence should be collected. He opened his mouth to ask the emperor, but he didn't know how to speak.

Zheng De saw it in his eyes and asked, "Do you have any questions?" ”

Mu Bin got up and arched his hand, "Weichen is stupid, I don't understand what kind of intelligence this intelligence agency should collect?" ”

"The main thing is to monitor the movements of various health centers in the country and all military attachΓ©s and generals, and collect the military information of all countries bordering my Ming Dynasty, if there is an important situation, I need to know it as soon as possible, understand?"

"The minister understands" Mu Bin was a little puzzled when he heard this, "but my Ming Dynasty is surrounded by vassal countries, and it seems that it is really unnecessary to collect intelligence." ”

"Can you guarantee that one day they won't invade my Ming like the Mongols?" Zheng De looked at him with a dissatisfied expression, but the latter looked hesitant. After all, the capricious invasion of the Ming Dynasty has happened many times, and no one can make this kind of guarantee

"Minister's Order" Mu Bin thought about it and still received the order directly, but he was a little embarrassed, "But some of the vassals are Semu people, not only have very different faces from my Ming people, but also have a language barrier, and it may be difficult to send people to spy on information." ”

"Are you a pig?" Zheng De couldn't help but scold, "If you don't understand the language, you can't learn other people's language, and if you don't know how to train locals to be spies, you can buy them." You have to understand that as an intelligence agency, as long as you can gather exactly the information you need, you can use any means. In a word, you can do anything for the sake of intelligence, understand? ”

After being scolded by the emperor's bloody head, Mu Bin somewhat understood how the intelligence collection work should be carried out. hurriedly said, "Your Majesty taught me that the minister understands." ”

Zheng De nodded with satisfaction and thought for a while, "The First Intelligence Department under the Military Intelligence Bureau is responsible for the management of personnel within the Military Intelligence Bureau and the recruitment of personnel, and the Second Intelligence Department is responsible for the intelligence collection, sorting and analysis of all neighboring countries except the Ming Dynasty. The Third Intelligence Division is responsible for monitoring every move of all the guards and military attachΓ©s in the Ming Dynasty, and if there is any abnormal information, it must be reported as soon as possible, and the Fourth Intelligence Division is responsible for the training of intelligence personnel and the implementation of special tasks, including assassinations, etc., but it still needs my approval, you know? ”

Mu Bin nodded, "The minister understands, but who should be responsible for Jinyiwei?" ”

"There will be no Jinyi Guard in the future." He was shocked when he heard this, only to hear Zheng De continue, "In the future, Jinyiwei will be changed to the Military Intelligence Bureau, and you will be the first director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and as for the heads of the intelligence departments, you will provide a list to appoint them." ”

"The minister understands"

Zheng De looked at him, "I hope you can establish the entire intelligence network as soon as possible, if you need anything, tell me now, and I will try my best to satisfy you." ”

When Mu Bin heard this, he also knew that the emperor attached great importance to the Military Intelligence Bureau, and he suddenly felt that the burden on his body was not light, and he thought about it, "The minister has nothing else to ask for." ”

Zheng De thought for a while, "That's it, as an intelligence agency, it can't be done without funds, I'll first allocate 100,000 taels of silver to you from the internal transportation warehouse." I hope you don't give it to me. ”

"Wechen must live up to his mission." Mu Bin knelt down on one knee and arched his hand. However, I was still shocked by the emperor's generosity, did it cost so much money to build an intelligence system? It seems that the emperor attaches great importance to this matter, and does not hesitate to take out 100,000 taels of silver, but will it be too much? In the end, he couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, will 100,000 taels of silver be too much?" ”

"As long as there is no more such thing as the Tatar invasion of Xuanfu that I didn't know until the end, no amount of money will be spent." Zheng De said indifferently. What can be done with 100,000 taels of silver, to be honest, he doesn't have any idea, but it's enough to build an intelligence system. If it is not enough, it is enough to continue to allocate funds. However, he still has to knock on Mu Bin, "As for how you spend this money, I just hope you can do one thing, that is, no matter what happens in the surrounding countries or the army, I can know at the first time." If you spend the money and you can't do that, then you can come and see you. ”

Although Zheng De said this very normally, he didn't feel a trace of momentum or murderous aura, but it also made Mu Bin's heart sink.

"If the minister can't establish a complete intelligence network within three years, he will definitely come to see him." Mu Bin also let go and directly made a military order.

"That's what you said, I didn't force you." Zheng De looked at him and said with a smile.

Mu Bin's eyes were firm, "Weichen has no jokes. ”

Zheng De nodded with satisfaction, "By the way, you should quickly send someone to keep an eye on the situation in Dianxuanfu now, and if there is anything wrong, you can send someone to report it." Zheng De really didn't have any confidence in the general who went on the expedition, and his heart was still hanging until now. I was really afraid that he would not be able to hold the Xuanfu, so the Mongols would directly come to the city.

Mu Bin said, "Wechen understands"

"Anything else?"

Mu Bin said, "How to deal with the authority of the Jinyi Guard, as well as the rank and rank of the Military Intelligence Bureau, please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

Zheng De thought for a while, "Those Jinyi guards who are in charge of guarding the palace are unified into the flag guards, and as for the military intelligence bureau, there will be no official rank in the future, and the military rank system will be implemented in the future." ”

Rank system? Mu Bin looked at the emperor with a puzzled expression, but Zheng De didn't explain, "It's not too early now, you go back first, and hand over the work of Jinyiwei first." As for the inner carrier, I will say hello, and you can send someone to pick up the money when the time comes. ”

"Wechen obeys."

Zheng De got up and patted the grass clippings on his buttocks, and glanced at him, "Go back and set up the Military Intelligence Bureau as soon as possible, I'll go back first." ”

Mu Bin looked at the emperor's departing back, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, "Daming Military Intelligence Bureau?" I didn't expect that the brocade guard, who had been around for a hundred years, would become the last commander, hey! "For a while, the mood was mixed.

"Your Majesty, because the Hubu Shangshu Hanwen is unwilling to pay for the construction of the mausoleum of the first emperor, the internal carrier warehouse has been unable to make ends meet, and now it is probably too much to take out 100,000 taels of silver." On the way back, Wang Yue couldn't help but speak.

Zheng De also had a headache when he heard this, thinking that he had asked Hanwen, the head of the household, to ask for money to repair his cheap father's mausoleum, this old guy subconsciously covered his pocket and didn't give it, and said that the emperor's family affairs should be paid for by Zheng De's own pocket. Zheng De was really coaxed by him at that time. Until now, when I think of this, I feel that I am too stupid, and I regret that my intestines are blue.

"Who are the people that your cheap dad left for himself?" Thinking of this, Zheng De sighed again and again, but unfortunately he didn't regret taking the medicine. If he hadn't done that, he wouldn't have been pulling money out of his purse. But you can't use your family's money to subsidize the national treasury, right?

"Ning Jin should have been greedy for a lot of money, but unfortunately he had promised to put it all into the treasury on the spur of the moment, and it was almost impossible to get it back from this miser's hands. But those eunuchs must have been greedy for a lot of money in the place, right? ”

Thinking of this, Zheng De hoped that these people would return to Beijing soon, and he could start his next move, otherwise he would have to die of poverty next.

"Let's do it first, I'll figure it out as soon as possible." Wang Yue saw that the emperor had made up his mind, and he stopped talking.