Chapter 27: Mulan (Part II)
The night was dark, and in the study of Zheng's mansion, the candlelight brightened the bookcase under the reflection of the bronze mirror. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Zheng Chenggong carried a pen and couldn't put pen to paper for a long time after writing a few words on rice paper.
The intelligence department is a very important organization, just like a radar and scout in the army, which can provide the necessary intelligence information for the enemy, anticipate the enemy's opportunities, grasp the initiative, and nip the danger in the bud.
Daming has a special intelligence agency, Jinyiwei, East Factory, West Factory, collectively known as "Factory Guard".
Jinyiwei was formerly known as the "Gongwei Division" established by Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and was later renamed the "Pro-Army Governor's Mansion", which governed the Yiluan Division and was in charge of the emperor's honor guard and guards.
In the fifteenth year of Hongwu (1382), the pro-army Governor's Mansion and Yiluan Division were abolished, and the Jinyi Guard was replaced.
As the military institution of the emperor's guards, the main function of the Jinyi Guard is to "take charge of the guards, patrol and arrest", and its leader is called the commander of the Jinyi Guard, which is generally served by the emperor's cronies and generals, and is directly responsible to the emperor.
Jin Yiwei was in charge of the prison, gave the right to patrol and arrest, and set up a pacification department to engage in reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation and other activities.
East Factory, signed by the official. That is, the East Detective Factory, the privileged supervision agency, secret service agency and secret police agency of the Ming Dynasty in China.
Dongchang is the earliest national secret intelligence agency established in the history of the world.
The power of Dongchang is above that of Jinyiwei, and it is only responsible to the emperor, and without the approval of the judicial organs, it can supervise the arrest of subjects at will.
Xichang only existed for a short time in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and a new inner court institution was established during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty - Xichang. Its power even surpassed that of the old-timers Dongchang, and was later forced to revoke due to opposition.
Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the contribution of Jinyiwei to the Ming Dynasty, such as in the Wanli Korean War, a large number of Japanese military information was collected, which contributed to the final victory of the war. The existence of others, such as the East Factory and the West Factory, is actually more harmful to the Ming Dynasty.
In particular, Dongchang was too powerful and could supervise the arrest of subjects at will, and it was easy for eunuchs to be regarded as a violent institution to exclude dissidents.
The main duty of the intelligence agency should be to listen to information and intelligence, and it should not have so much authority, otherwise there will be danger.
Of course, because of the special nature of its work, it also needs a certain amount of authority, but this should be external. It is only when a foreign country is harmful to its own country that it can have the authority to arrest and interrogate during a special period to carry out its work.
But internally, especially for the people, there can be no such rights. Otherwise, why do you want the police station or the court!
This is the scale of authority of the intelligence agency, and it needs to be grasped well.
In addition to improving the system, the appointment of personnel to the intelligence agencies is also a top priority.
Who's in charge?
Zheng Chenggong put down his pen and thought quietly.
Just as Zheng Chenggong was thinking, there was a sudden knock on the door, "Knock knock ......"
Zhang Dashan's voice sounded, "General, Miss asks to see!" ”
What is she here for?
Although Zheng Chenggong was a little puzzled, he still shouted: "Come in!" ”
Zheng Xiuyan walked into the study, and after a salute, he said, "Father-in-law, Xiuyan doesn't want to get married?" ”
"Why?" Zheng Chenggong raised his head and said.
Zheng Xiuyan hesitated, but still plucked up the courage to say: "I want to join the army, and I also want to go to the battlefield!" ”
When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he immediately became angry, slapped the table fiercely, and shouted: "Nonsense! What battlefield does a girl go on! ”
Zheng Xiuyan was very scared when she saw Zheng Chenggong's angry appearance, but for the sake of the wish in her heart, she still said stubbornly: "Why can't women go to the battlefield, there are Hua Mulan, Fan Lihua, Daming and Qin Liangyu in ancient times, they are not women, and they have not gone to the battlefield as they have done their best!" ”
Zheng Chenggong saw that Zheng Xiuyan still dared to talk back, and shouted angrily: "They are them, you are you." They were forced to go to war without a roof in their families. Our Zheng family is not dead enough to the point where we need to let women go to war! ”
Seeing that his father-in-law was so stubborn, Zheng Xiuyan also became stubborn, held his head high and said, "I don't care, I just want to go to the battlefield!" ”
Zheng Chenggong bre-faced, pointed at Zheng Xiuyan, and said, "It's against you, I'm my father, I said no, I just don't allow it." Come on, put her in custody and don't let her go out of the room! ”
"Yes!"
Hearing Zheng Chenggong's order, several guards hurriedly ran in and said softly: "Miss, don't make it difficult for the small one." Go down first, wait for the general to lose his breath, and then let's talk! ”
Zheng Xiuyan looked at the pleading appearance of the guards, turned around and followed them out.
Although Zheng Chenggong said that Zheng Xiuyan was not allowed to leave the room for a step, how dare the subordinates of the Zheng Mansion really lock her in the room.
In addition to not being able to leave the house, Zheng Xiuyan can still walk freely in the backyard.
However, Zheng Xiuyan's temper came up, she really stayed in the room by herself, and refused to come out for a single step.
Zheng Chenggong's wives and concubines, Dong You, and Shen Ruoxi took turns to persuade her, but they couldn't persuade her.
During dinner, the Zheng family sat around a large round table and ate their meals.
Originally, according to the etiquette system, concubines and shazi were not allowed to be served.
However, Zheng Chenggong abandoned this system, and under the order of the head of the family, the whole family sat at the table.
At the dinner table, Zheng Chenggong helped several young sons to hold dishes from time to time and let them eat more.
The originally harmonious scene was broken by Zheng Ming's casual words.
After Zheng Ming took a few bites of food, he said, "Father, why didn't my sister come to eat?" ”
The concubine Zeng Rou hurriedly scolded when she heard it: "Don't talk when you eat, eat your food quickly!" ”
Zheng Chenggong asked Dong You with a straight face: "She still stays in the room and refuses to come out!" ”
Dong You nodded helplessly and said, "Well, I persuaded her a few times, but she insisted that unless you agree to her joining the army, she won't come out!" ”
Zheng Chenggong snorted and said, "Hmph, don't come out if you don't want to come out." See who can spend whom. ”
After speaking, Zheng Chenggong sighed and said, "Let the subordinates deliver the food on time, don't starve her!" ”
Dong You also sighed and said, "Don't worry, husband, you won't be hungry for her." Alas, where did she learn her temper! How can a girl's family join the army and fight and kill all day long! ”
Zheng Chenggong put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said helplessly: "I saw her pitiful at the beginning, and I thought she was my daughter." But in the end, it's not a daughter, sometimes if you want to discipline it, you have to think about it or two! ”
Dong You said approvingly: "Yes, sometimes I feel that it is not good to discipline too much, and it is not good to teach it, so I am in a dilemma." It's just husband, it's not a way to go on like this! ”
Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "I'll think about it, let's eat first!" ”
After thinking about it for a few days, Zheng Chenggong saw that Zheng Xiuyan still refused to bow his head.
Zheng Chenggong had no choice but to send someone to call Zheng Xiuyan over.
In the study, Zheng Chenggong looked at Zheng Xiuyan, who had lost weight in a few days, and said, "I will never agree to let you go to the battlefield!" ”
When Zheng Xiuyan heard it, he turned around and walked away.
Zheng Chenggong hurriedly shouted: "But I can let you go to another place!" (To be continued.) )