Chapter 8 I hope that one day, I will make Jiannu fearful
Zhu Youzhen's words were very calm, but they set off huge waves in Huang Liji's heart. Because he knows that his answer will be related to the fate of the rest of his life.
How will the new emperor take Wei Zhongxian, since Chongzhen ascended the throne, all officials have been secretly speculating, and Huang Liji has also been pondering, pondering Zhu Youzhen's thoughts.
However, Zhu Youjian couldn't ignore the government, and even went to Xiyuan to train his troops, showing that he was not interested in state affairs at all, which made everyone feel confused, could it be the second Emperor of the Apocalypse?
Now, when Zhu Youzhen asked this sentence, Huang Liji instantly concluded that the new emperor was not the apocalypse and would never tolerate eunuchs!
But the question is, how can I answer to satisfy the emperor? Desperately attacking Wei Zhongxian and completely dissociating himself from him? But the people of the Manchu Dynasty knew that they and Wei Zhongxian were fellow villagers, and they also relied on Wei Zhongxian to become the first assistant.
"Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian is the prince of Dongchang Factory, and when the first emperor was alive, he obeyed his words, so that the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and people said that he was only nine thousand years old under the first emperor!
If you want to do things, you can only attach to the eunuch party, otherwise you will inevitably be driven out of the court.
For the sake of power, there are those who attach to the eunuch party, and there are those who endure humiliation and bear the burden for the country, so that when the eyes are full, the court seems to be full of eunuch party henchmen, covering the sky and the sun in the dark. Therefore, everyone in the world is looking forward to the arrival of the Holy Son of Heaven, sweeping away the miasma of the court, and bringing politics back to clarity. ”
Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but applaud, wonderful, really wonderful!
Huang Liji did not defend his relationship with Wei Zhongxian, but the implication was to endure humiliation and bear the burden, and he had to rely on the eunuch party for the sake of state affairs.
Then he said that only the new emperor could eradicate the eunuch party, and he had the intention of expecting and persuading Zhu Youzhen. The words also vaguely mentioned his role in Zhu Youzhen's succession.
Sure enough, if you can become a cabinet scholar, how can you give it for nothing?
"I know Yuanfu's suffering, and the world thinks that Yuanfu is Wei Zhongxian's fellow villager and the core of the eunuch party, how ridiculous!" Zhu You sighed.
"I have just ascended the throne, and I am not familiar with state affairs, and I hope that Yuanfu will do his best to handle state affairs for me."
Zhu Youzhen has already decided to continue to let Huang Liji stay in the position of first assistant, instead of taking it as quickly as in the previous life.
In terms of ability, Huang Liji is not bad, the important thing is to have a handle in his own hands, only if he is slightly dissatisfied, he can be taken down on the charge of being attached to the eunuch party!
"Old minister, old minister is willing to do whatever it takes for His Majesty!" Huang Liji knelt on the ground and said excitedly, he knew that he had passed this level.
"By the way, isn't this month a martial arts township test, after you go back, you will draw up a will for me, add Enke once in October, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei five provinces of the new science and martial arts, you can come to Beijing in October to participate in the examination, I will select talented people to enter the Xiyuan guard." Chongzhen commanded.
"Your Majesty, next February will be the martial arts examination, is it necessary to mention October this year?" Huang Liji was puzzled.
"Time is running out!" Zhu You sighed.
Zhu Youzhen knew that just two years later, Jiannu would make a detour to Mongolia to break through the defense line of the Great Wall from Jizhou and invade and loot the provinces of Gyeonggi, which was for the "change of his own country", and since then Jiannu has completely become a nightmare for the Ming Dynasty. Almost every two or three years, Jiannu would enter the customs and plunder, and the Ningjin defense line in Liaoxi was completely useless.
Plundering after plundering has left Gyeonggi Shandong and Hebei almost in ruins, and hundreds of thousands of people have been plundered into slavery outside the border.
Relying on more than ten years of looting and Jiannu, the strength of Jiannu has grown rapidly, and the Ming Dynasty has finally come to an end under the continuous blood loss.
Since he was reborn once, Zhu Youzhen couldn't let such a thing happen again! Two years seems like a long time but it's so short!
Why don't I treat Huang Liji and don't understand, and Zhu Youzhen can't explain it, but seeing that the emperor's attitude is firm, Huang Liji can only choose to compromise.
Huang Liji returned to the cabinet, Zhu Youzhen thought about it, and ordered someone to pass on the command of Jinyiwei to make Tian Ergeng, it's time to solve the problem of Jinyiwei!
"What does Jin Yiwei do?" As soon as Tian Ergeng came, Zhu Youzhen asked.
Tian Ergeng was stunned for a moment: "Back to Your Majesty, the duty of the Jinyi Guard is to drive the guards and inspect and arrest them. ”
Along the way, Tian Ergeng was thinking about the emperor's intention to summon him, but he couldn't guess it.
The new emperor ascended the throne, and as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Tian Ergeng was under great pressure, after all, there has never been a Jinyi Guard commander who has won the trust of the two emperors.
Therefore, Tian Ergeng has long been mentally prepared for his resignation. But whether it is just a dismissal and loss of office or a crime and beheading, no one can say.
From Zhu Youzhen's entry into the palace to the present, Tian Ergeng can be said to be in a panic, and even the number of times he goes to Wei Zhongxian's place is much less!
What? Why didn't you rebel when you knew you were going to step down? Asking this kind of question can only say that you don't know anything about the situation in the Ming Dynasty.
In the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a eunuch or a brocade guard, they can be powerful and famous, but there is absolutely no soil for rebellion.
For example, Wei Zhongxian is so powerful that it seems that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are his minions, but if he dares to rebel, I am afraid that no civil official will follow him.
Although Tian Ergeng was the commander of the Jinyi Guard, if he dared to disadvantage the emperor, his Jinyi Guard would immediately cut off his dog's head and ask for a reward. What's more, the Jinyi Wei Han general who guards the palace is also a Jinyi Wei in name, but it is not a system, and Tian Ergeng can't be mobilized at all. There are also Teng Xiang Siwei and other guards of the Son of Heaven, who are only loyal to the emperor.
Therefore, when Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, he was already invincible. Whether it is Tian Ergeng or Wei Zhongxian, there is no possibility of rebellion at all.
"What else?" Zhu Youzhen continued to ask.
"Also," Tian Ergeng repeated, and suddenly had an idea, "for the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, spy on the world, for the Son of Heaven's eagle dog, and bite anyone who disrespects the royal family!" ”
"And that's how you did it before?" Zhu Youzhen asked coldly.
Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down Tian Ergeng's forehead, and he didn't dare to wipe them.
"Minister, minister is guilty, and the crime deserves death." Tian Ergeng was attached to the ground and did not dare to lift it.
Zhu Youzhen knows that now he can beat Tian Ergeng into a land of no return with just one word, but what is the use of that?
It is easy to take down Tian Ergeng and replace him with a new Jinyi Guard's commander, but under a purge, it will take a long time for the new commander to completely re-establish control of the Jinyi Guard.
I don't have that much time!
It is better to make the work done, although Tian Ergeng deserves to die, it is not useless.
"Since you know your guilt, then let's make meritorious deeds. I will punish you to go to Liaodong, spy on the Jiannu army, bribe the fine work, assassinate the Jiannu general, and when your merits are enough to offset your sins, you will come back. Zhu Youzhen said lightly.
"Obey the order!" Tian Ergeng kowtowed heavily. Knowing that his fate has been saved, as for whether he can return to Jingshi, he can only take one step at a time.
"Jinyiwei is famous in my Ming Dynasty, and I hope that one day I can also make Jiannu fearful! Tian Ergeng, if you can do it, you will be the hero of my Ming Dynasty. ”