Chapter 211: Military Aircraft
The Eight Guards did not stay in the Qianqing Palace for too long, and the emperor led them to the Fengxian Palace.
For such a major event as an expedition, the emperor has to pay tribute to his ancestors, and at this time the emperor has to kneel, and naturally, no one dares to stand from inside the house to outside the house.
"The unfilial son reported to Taizu and Taizong today, the Tatars invaded our land and killed my people, since the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the ministers and the first emperor endured to the extreme, and now the ministers sacrificed to the ancestors, and decided to send troops to meet the enemy, with the right way of heaven! I hope that Taizu, Taizong and their ancestors will bless the army to be invincible!"
With a sudden decree, the power of the entire Jingshi turned.
The soldiers of the Eight Guards only have one day to go home to say goodbye, and if they do not have a son, then they should hurry up and have sex with their husbands and wives, and they must gather in the barracks on the second day. Those who are willing to put the money issued by the expedition will be released home, and those who are unwilling will take it with themselves.
Anyway, the silver that came out of the emperor's private treasury had already been personally supervised and distributed by Hanwen, the head of the household. So much silver came out of the treasury at once, and all the industries in the capital prospered a little. Because many people feel that if they don't spend the money they got in exchange for the war, they won't know if they will have a chance next time.
If it is not well controlled, it will inevitably cause a sharp rise in the price of grain among the people, which will really affect every ordinary person, so everyone will feel it. Not to mention it first, all the donkeys were requisitioned by the imperial court.
February 13, the 18th year of Hongzhi, is the day set by the emperor to go on the expedition.
The emperor personally went to the city gate to see him off, hunted with flags, tens of thousands of soldiers, and after the military oath, the eight guards will set off.
Although there were many opposing voices among the ministers before, after a fight, the different voices have become much smaller. Nowadays, the emperor has a cabinet around him, including dozens of important ministers of the court, such as Wang Wei, Han Wen, Min Qi, Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, and Jiao Fang.
Looking at the teams of people and horses crowding the city gates and filling the official roads, Zhu Houzhaoxu also slowly calmed down,
"Herald."
The young Son of Heaven is now more powerful, and as soon as he speaks, many ministers obey his orders.
"In order to quickly deal with military affairs in the northwest, from today onwards, I have decided to set up a special military affairs processing agency, called the Military Aircraft Department, and the personnel used are selected from the cabinet and the six ministries and nine secretaries of each yamen. He also told the Department of Political Envoys that all military affairs were sparse, and that the Department of General Political Affairs would not be asked, and that they would be sent directly to the Military Aircraft Department after entering Beijing, and I would first read the imperial approval. No one is allowed to intercept it, and if there is any violation, I will not spare it!"
The cabinet and the important ministers were all in their hearts, and the emperor took the military affairs of the northwest as an opportunity, but what he did was to take power.
In the past, the courtiers were afraid that the emperor would not be diligent in government, but now that they have changed to an emperor who is full of government affairs, they will have less and less power.
"Your Servants obey!"
Zhu Hou glanced at the cabinet, this time he was not very satisfied with these people, "At present, the army has just set out for the expedition, and there should not be much affairs in the Military Aircraft Department, so for the time being, Wang Wei and Han Wen will be in charge, and when the affairs gradually increase, I will increase the number of personnel as appropriate."
What Wang Wei and Han Wen didn't say, the emperor has a will, and they will definitely do it. ….
And this is not a bad thing, from today onwards, other people in the Northwest Military Affairs will not be able to touch it, and choosing them is naturally a manifestation of reuse. Since then, the emperor has summoned him every day, and the monarchs and ministers have made knees very closely, which is also the best of the people.
It's just that the three cabinet members are directly ignored, which makes people feel a strange taste.
At the very least, it shows that the emperor has an opinion about them.
If the military affairs of the Northwest are handled in a way that jumps out of the cabinet, then can other things be handled in the same way?
In this way, whether the cabinet is light or heavy, is it not decided by the emperor alone?
After the end of here, the eunuchs in the palace cleaned a house in the Taihe Gate according to the emperor's will, and the Zhu family was fairer than later generations, and would not make a simple house.
Everyone had to have a beautiful book with a few small tables on the side, they were the emperor's secretary, and they had to have a secretary themselves, which was a necessity for work.
Right at the main entrance
A large round table was also created at hand - the emperor explained that he sometimes had to work here, specifically for meetings.
As for the cabinet, I don't know why, although the three personnel have not changed, they seem to be a little deserted at the moment.
Accompanying the monarch is like accompanying the tiger, this sentence is not about playing, when you meet a strong monarch, once your performance is worse, you will immediately have a result.
Such a result made Xie Qian, who had talked a lot in the past, a little silent at this time.
Liu Jian, the old man, also sat and didn't speak, and waited for a long time, just one sentence, "Deal with the backlog."
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other for a moment, and had nothing to say, so they could only bow their heads and do things.
However, people outside the cabinet are in a hurry, Zuodu Yushi Zhang Fuhua went to Nanzhili, and I don't know if he can borrow the grain, and now it is Lin Han, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he has a good relationship with Liu, Li, and Xie, so why should he come at this time.
But Liu Jian seemed to see through his heart, "If the great uncle is for the sake of the military aircraft department, it is better to avoid his respect."
Lin Han was a little embarrassed, Liu Gelao's character was indeed like this, not as kind as Li Dongyang.
"Elder Liu, the lower officials have some questions, so I just came to ask a few elders for advice."
Li Dongyang invited people in, held his hand and said to Liu Jian, "Pavilion Elder, the great uncle is not an outsider. Your Majesty's actions today, I also have some doubts. Just because something isn't said doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
"What is there to say? The king is a minister, and whatever your majesty wills, we will naturally follow it."
Xie Qian also put down his pen, "After the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, Your Majesty can bypass the cabinet to handle military affairs, this is a method. Your Majesty can also choose the elder cabinet to serve as the military aircraft department, which is another way. So it's ......."
「…… This is His Majesty's decision, and it depends on the reaction of the cabinet." Li Dongyang simply made his words clear.
In fact, these words are true, but Liu Jian doesn't like to hear them, he rarely knocked on the table, "The cabinet is a cabinet set up for the Ming Dynasty, not a cabinet set up for you and me, should personal honor and disgrace be put in the cabinet?!"
After all, he is the first to say, so it is not good for others to say anything when they are angry.
Li Dongyang had no choice but to hand over a copy of the government affairs recital, "Ge Lao, this is from Zhejiang." ….
After a few days like this, nothing happened.
Wang Wei and Han Wen moved to a new place, and the cabinet and other ministries were nothing out of the ordinary.
On this day, Hong Xian, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and Min Jue, the secretary of the Criminal Department, presented the results of the trial of Liu Daxia, and a minister scolded the emperor in court for being a tyrant, what is there to discuss about this crime, but the emperor summoned the cabinet and several important ministers of the six ministries and nine secretaries to meet.
「…… After Liu Daxia left office, do you have any recommended candidates for the successor secretary of the Ministry of War? Elder Liu Ge, what do you think?"
"Returning to Your Majesty, the general government envoy Wang Chang is clean and honest, with a clear distinction between public and private, and good talent and morality, and can be the secretary of the military department!"
Zhu Houzhao's face was expressionless, and his eyes did not fluctuate, but he knew in his heart that Wang Chang was one of the nine Qings who supported the imperial court to send troops. The position of the general political envoy is not obvious, and if he is really appointed as the secretary of the military department this time, it will also be a great progress in his official career.
He pinched the paperwork in his hand and asked, "Then who will take over the envoy?"
"Zuo Tongzheng Zhan has been an official for many years and has a lot of experience, so he is qualified for the post of general political envoy."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, "Since it was played by Elder Liu Ge, then let's do it accordingly." In addition, the Military Aircraft Department was set up for military affairs in the northwest, and the military department could not get around it. Since Wang Chang was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of War, he also entered the Military Aircraft Department. Elder Liu Ge, what do you think?"
In the warm pavilion, everyone's hearts began to drip again. The emperor seems to respect Liu Jian, the head of the cabinet, and the secretary of the military department and the general envoy are both very big officials.
Now he is also asking him if this person is suitable for joining the military aircraft.
Interpret it in normal terms...... Liu Jian has full weight and stance to express some of his thoughts on the Military Aircraft Department!
But what puzzled Li Dongyang, Lin Han and others was that Liu Ge Lao was like a temperless donkey, and only replied, "Your Majesty Shengming."
"Okay
。」 Zhu Houzhao seemed to be a little bored, "Then so be it."
After everyone left, the emperor said to Liu Jin boredly, "This old Liu, don't be tricked."
Liu Jin knew how to pretend not to understand, "Your Majesty is too exalted of them, and the ministers are always in Your Majesty's suit."
"Sycophants. I'll give you an errand, and you can find an opportunity to pat the cabinet's ass, and say that they will be in the military plane the next day."
Liu Jin smiled, "The slave obeys the order."
……
Outside, Li and Xie chased after Liu Jian, they felt that with today's opportunity, how could they not say anything?
But Liu Jian is the same as Spiegel in his heart, he is the head of the cabinet, and he is the most at this time. Whether it is Lin Han, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, or Li and Xie, who are in the same cabinet as him, they all expect him to do something.
But what could he do?
No matter how the military aircraft department selects officials, it is the emperor's will.
If he reacts violently because of this, then he will immediately be put in the position of opposing the emperor, and the struggle between the vassal and the monarch will be inevitable.
For him, the only way is to act as if he doesn't know what to do, and not to cross the line.
Especially when the emperor tried it like this today, he was obviously already dissatisfied with him.
At this time, whoever is dissatisfied with anything will say it, and he will not say it anyway.
Of course, the court is full of smart people, and everyone thinks that he, the head of the cabinet, will come to fight the thunder.
Even the emperor is testing him, there is no reason for such a 'holy grace today', obviously he was not satisfied before, he didn't do anything, how could the emperor's attitude be completely opposite?
If he really treats this as a 'pet', he will do something randomly...... The phrase "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger" is probably really going to be fulfilled.
The Forbidden City is like this, sometimes it seems that it should be retreated, sometimes it seems that it should be retreated, if the politics are not sensitive enough, then serving this Zhengde Emperor, I am afraid that I don't know how to die......
And in the final analysis, in fact, it is just a sentence, if the emperor wants to take power, what can he do.......
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