Chapter 167: Seven Grades of Imperial History, Patrolling Fujian (3rd Update)
For these nobles, it is none of their business whether to set up a brocade guard, and even the establishment of a brocade guard will damage their interests, after all, they can no longer occupy the resources of the post station unscrupulously.
However, the current situation has formed an opposition between civil officials and the emperor, so it is natural that these noble generals should stand with the emperor.
Zhang Zhiji, Xu Xigao and others, whose sons all served in the Praetorian Guard, have been tied to the emperor, and as vested interests, they must express their support for the emperor.
Now that Zhang Zhiji and others have come forward, those nobles who are not in the Praetorian Guard or have been eliminated from the Praetorian Guard have to stand up, otherwise if the emperor holds a grudge because of this, there will be big trouble in the future.
Of course, Zhang Zhiji and others stood up at this time, and there was a deeper reason, that is, they saw the opportunity for the rise of the noble generals!
From the beginning of Zhu Youzhen's establishment of the Xiyuan Janissaries, Zhang Zhiji realized that the new emperor was completely different from the Emperor of the Apocalypse, most of them were another martial arts, and when Emperor Zhengde of Ming Wuzong was in power, he trusted the generals, and the life of the noble generals was far better than other times.
And when Zhu Youzhen led the Praetorian Guards to pacify the civil unrest in northern Shaanxi, killed the squires on the grounds of civil unrest and established Yansui Town, and then after the Xuanfu sent Hong Chengchou to attack Mongolia to exterminate the Karaqin Department, Zhang Zhiji had a higher evaluation of Zhu Youzhen, far surpassing Emperor Zhengde.
Perhaps, the noble generals can really get up and sit on an equal footing with the civil officials, Zhang Zhiji often fantasizes about returning to the time of Chengzu, which was the peak of their group of noble generals.
Therefore, when he saw that Zhu Youzhen needed support, Zhang Zhiji immediately stood up without thinking.
Huang Liji and the others had very ugly faces, they never expected such a situation.
In the court deliberations, the nobles have always played the role of soy sauce, and most of the nobles never express their opinions, which are exactly the same as decorations. But what happened today, why did all these people stand up against the civilian government together? When did the emperor bring all these nobles together?
"What do you know about the major affairs of the imperial court?" Some civil officials were furious and did not choose what to say.
"Fuck you!" Zhang Zhiji scolded, pointed at the civil official who spoke, and shouted, "Lao Tzu is a British duke, and he is in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army, so how can he not ask about the affairs of the imperial court!" Besides, Jinyiwei is a military position, and it is not under the control of the six ministries and the cabinet at all, how about the Jinyi guard, naturally His Majesty stands up for a word, what are you people barking about? ”
A group of civil officials were scolded with blue faces, but they couldn't speak. Many people suddenly remembered that Jinyiwei was independent of the court and was the emperor's pro-army, and they had no right to intervene in the affairs of the court.
"Elder Xu Ge, what do you think about this?" Seeing that things didn't end well, Huang Liji had no choice for a while, and asked Xu Guangqi for help in a hurry.
Among the civil officials in the court, if the emperor is the most respected, it is this cabinet scholar and academy member of the academy who is not very careful.
Looking at Huang Liji's hopeful gaze, Xu Guangqi sighed and had to stand up.
"British Duke, the post station is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and it cannot be said that it is not related to the cabinet and the six ministries." Xu Guangqi first said to Zhang Zhiji, Zhang Zhiji smiled and did not answer.
"Your Majesty," Xu Guangqi turned to Zhu Youzhen, "The old minister has no opinion on the establishment of a brocade guard to manage the post station, after all, this measure can better solve the shortcomings of the post station." But the concerns of all colleagues are not unreasonable, after all, Jinyiwei's reputation is too bad, although Jinyiwei is not the same system as the original Jinyiwei, but the people outside are probably not clear. Although you said that if the Jinyi guards violated the law, the local government could deal with them in accordance with the law, but after all, the Jinyi guards could reach the heavens, and the magistrates couldn't ignore their worries......"
Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "If Aiqing has anything to say, just say it." ”
Xu Guangqi also smiled and said: "The old minister has heard His Majesty say before that if power is not restrained, corruption will inevitably breed, and the same is true for the brocade guards. Therefore, the old minister suggested that the brocade guards should not be completely independent of the imperial court, but could be supervised by the Inspectorate, and the Inspectorate had the right to impeach the lawless person, and if there was evidence, His Majesty could not protect it. ”
Zhu Youzhen smiled: "How can I protect it?" Well, according to Aiqing, the Jinyi Guards are regularly supervised by the Inspectorate, and the Inspectorate also has the right to recommend the appointment and dismissal of their personnel. ”
Power needs checks and balances, and the same is true for the brocade guards, and Zhu Youzhen doesn't want to cultivate an unrestrained behemoth, so it is necessary for the inspectorate to check and balance.
The matter was settled, and both sides took a step back and reached a compromise.
"Liu Mao's suggestions are meritorious, and he will move to Fujian to patrol the imperial history and take office one day!" Zhu Youzhen said suddenly.
Although the official position of the governor is small, the power is very large, and it can restrain the existence of the governor, and has the power to impeach local officials. Zhu Youzhen's appointment of Liu Mao as the Fujian Inspector can be regarded as a reward for meritorious deeds.
Liu Mao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Weichen obeys the order." ”
From the military department of the seventh grade to the patrol of the seventh grade, Liu Mao was promoted by one level. But more importantly, Liu Mao has just provoked the dissatisfaction of civil officials and needs to go outside to avoid the limelight.
But Liu Mao's mood is also very complicated, he knows that after today's incident, he has offended too many civil officials, and in the future, he can only firmly hold the emperor's thigh and become a member of the imperial party, otherwise he will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the officialdom.
However, Liu Mao has no regrets. Many times, people have their own insistence, from the time when he was entrusted with the important task of reforming the post station, Liu Mao put all his mind on the post station. Although the matter of the post station is small, it involves a lot, which is related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of post men, and the imperial court spends a lot of money every year, and there is a great hidden danger if it is not handled well. Now it's finally developing in a good direction, and it's not in vain that I have spent so much effort!
Huang Liji and the others' mouths squirmed, but they didn't speak, which was regarded as acquiescing in the appointment of Liu Mao.
After all, they had just collectively opposed the emperor, almost causing chaos in the court, and they didn't dare to upset the emperor again.
It's just a seven-grade patrol according to the imperial history, it's nothing.
And Liu Mao is so annoying, it's good to drive him out of the court. When I got to the place, there was a way to clean up this house!
Of course, there are also some people who envy Liu Mao, such as those young imperial historians. Released as a patrol of the imperial history, this is the wish of most young imperial historians.
The patrol officer has a small power and a big power, as long as he makes a little merit, he can be quickly promoted! There are too many inspectors who have become feudal officials like the governor!
"Okay, if it's okay, let's retreat." Zhu Youzhen flicked his sleeves and walked to the back of the hall.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" The ministers all bowed and saluted.
"Haha, it's so refreshing today." After leaving the main hall, a group of nobles surrounded the British public and shouted excitedly.
"Your Majesty, please stay for a while." Suddenly, a little eunuch came over and said to Zhang Zhiji.