Immediately, the military department received a strange holy decree, Gong Yonggu, Liu Wenbing as a general, and led the defense of Pingzemen.

Jiang Dejing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, saw this holy decree and gasped coldly, this was obviously a chaotic life.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, such a major appointment and dismissal of military personnel should be discussed by the monarch and ministers at the court meeting, and after reaching an agreement, the cabinet will form a vote and hand it over to the emperor for preview - in fact, it is the celebrant to approve the red, and then use the seal.

This is the law of internal and external relations formed by Jiajing's 30 years of not going to court, and the power ministers are equal to the power eunuchs, and the key power is still in the hands of the emperor, which is a great political wisdom.

Later, because of the rise of the civilian clique and the suppression of the eunuch party, the weight of voting power increased greatly.

After all, the process is what civil servants do best.

The kind of emperor's holy decree in the previous dynasty, which the six ministries had to follow, did not exist at least after the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

The Cabinet can simply ignore it on the grounds of "chaotic life".

But now......

But if it was someone else's appointment, Jiang Dejing would have complied.

But Gong Yonggu and Liu Wenbing are different.

After thinking about it, he ordered: prepare a sedan chair.

Soon, he arrived at the mansion of Fan Jingwen, the secretary of the ministry.

Fan Shangshu seemed to have known that this colleague was coming, and had been waiting in the study for a long time.

After the two sat down opposite each other, they didn't say much.

Jiang Dejing opened his mouth and said: "Jiang has something unclear, and I ask Fan Shangshu for advice." ”

Fan Jingwen smiled: "But the appointment of those two? ”

"Exactly!" Jiang Dejing saw that the other party was indifferent, and his heart was slightly settled, "Please also ask Fan Gong to teach me." ”

"This is, Fan's private apartment, not as good as the court, don't say anything about teaching, don't say Fan Gong, I call you Zhongren, you call me Siren."

"Zhongbao," Fan Jingwen stroked his beard and smiled, "Why did you come to me for this?" What is the meaning of the Son of Heaven? Who would dare to stop it? ”

"This" Jiang Dejing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed too, "That is, no one dares to stop this holy decree." ”

He put a slight accent on the word "this".

The Son of Heaven is now a fierce god, naturally no one dares to touch the mold, and no one wants to be a companion on Chen Ge's old Huangquan Road, right?

"But, Brother Siren, this, this, is not in line with the ancestral system! The two of them, the two of them ......" Jiang Dejing thought about it and said something heavy, "It's a relative!" Emperor Taizu has a decree that no foreign relative is allowed to interfere in politics, let alone lead troops! ”

It turned out that Gong Yonggu was a concubine and married Chongzhen's eighth sister - Princess Zhu Raoxian of Le'an, that is, the daughter born to Emperor Chongzhen's first adoptive mother, Concubine Kang.

Concubine Kang is domineering, but she was really good to the young Zhu Youzhen at the beginning, so that Zhu Raoxian also has a deep relationship with this brother of the Son of Heaven.

When Zhu Raoxian reached the age of marriage, it was Chongzhen who personally selected Ruyi Langjun for her sister, and the result was really not wrong.

Although Gong Yonggu is black and thin, he is loyal and extremely smart, and more importantly, he knows how to advance and retreat, and understands the rules.

Never mix with courtiers, and be a little official with peace of mind.

His only friend is Liu Wenbing, who is the uncle of Emperor Chongzhen, who is about the same age as Gong Yonggu, and is also cautious and not arrogant at all.

The two share a common love for antique calligraphy and painting, and after getting the baby, they appreciate each other and show off, which is really self-contained.

Fan Jingwen said with a smile: "This time the Son of Heaven is helping, and Zhongbao has a lot of deficit."

"Ashamed, ashamed" Jiang Dejing didn't know what he meant.

"Actually, before asking us for money, Banzai had already thought of a way in the palace, Gong and Liu have always been loyal, and they are close to Banzai, and they took the initiative to ask for service after a little signal, and the two of them were worth a lot, but in the end they only took out a total of 20,000 silver...... Hooray but not angry at all, do you know why? ”

Jiang Dejing was stunned for a moment, and when he saw the other party smiling, he thought about it seriously.

"Yes! It is recognized that these two people are pure and loyal, and at this time of national crisis, others dare not say that they have really done a good job of destroying their families and relieving the country...... But if you guess right, the little money of the two of them is estimated to have been exchanged for three generations of bronzes or celebrity calligraphy and paintings, and these things can't be exchanged for money! ”

"Exactly" Fan Jingwen nodded, "Zhongbao, you also said that the national disaster is at the head, let's stop staring at these rules in the past." ”

"Yes, I know Emperor Taizu's sermons, but if I still hold these now, I'm afraid that Emperor Taizu's mausoleum will be unstable...... In troubled times, it can only change. ”

"This" Jiang Dejing is honest, but the psychological pressure is still a bit big.

Fan Jingwen smiled: "The Holy Lord took Wei Zaode to the Ministry of Rites, nominally to be promoted, but in fact, he was transferred to the Ministry of Officials to facilitate the Holy Judge to act alone!" ”

Jiang Dejing moved!

"Then, let's change from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of War, and put Li Jiantai in the Ministry of Industry...... Also? ”

"Of course, the Son of Heaven seems to have changed." Fan Jingwen sighed, "To be honest, I don't think it's strange that he killed people, you and I both know the temper of the saint." But this transfer ......"

"You think, although Wei Zaode is the first assistant, but without the ministry, his power will be greatly affected. What about us? Outside are called my two books, this is a false praise, but not fed, not bribe-sold, we also have a clear conscience, with me in the ministry, the small people are only afraid of a headache. ”

"And Brother Zhongbao, you have always been pure and upright, and you are more suitable for the military department than Li Jiantai's slippery head, so with Fang Yuegong of the household department, we are three against three, people, money, and soldiers are all in our hands, even if Wei Zaode and Chen Yanyu want to turn the sky upside down, I'm afraid it's not so easy!"

"At the moment, we don't have any ancestral rules, and we are in a hurry! Let's save Da Ming first! Yu Shaobao did the same thing that day, you see that today's danger is far better than Wara's entry. Li Chuang's army was close at hand, and Houjin invaded Xuanda many times, and the strength of the army far exceeded that of the Black Tartar and other troops......"

When Fan Jingwen said this, he suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Dejing didn't say anything, he knew that the person opposite had always been resourceful, since he had to consider some words, it was useless for him to ask or urge.

After a while, Fan Jingwen sighed: "There are only two of you and me here, you might as well tell the truth, if Li Chuang gains power, the unlucky ones are only rich families and court officials, but it is not a good thing for the people of the world......"

"Your Excellency!" Jiang Dejing was anxious, these words were so fatherless that he was so frightened that he called an adult.

Although they are the only ones in the study, who can guarantee that the partition wall is earless?

Wang Chengen, the head of the East Factory, has never been a good stubble!

Fan Jingwen smiled: "The state affairs have been eroded to this point, who can't see it with a discerning eye?" Only when you talk about it can you make a decision. At present, the scourge of the Ming Dynasty is outside but not inside, Li Chuang's power is just the death of the country, and then Jin enters the customs, that is, the death of the world. ”

"Ask Brother Siren, what's the difference between the two?"

"The surname of Yi was changed, and it was called the death of the country. Benevolence and righteousness are full, and as for leading beasts to eat people, people will eat each other, which is called the death of the world. ”

Jiang Dejing was silent, and after a while, he got up and bowed down: "Brother Siren is talented......

"This is not my words, but the words of the first prisoner of the country. It's also a strange person. Let's not talk about that for now. ”

"In short, at this time, you and I don't have to take care of ourselves, for the sake of future generations and the world, let's fight!"

Jiang Dejing was so enthusiastic that he immediately said: "I am willing to obey the drive!" ”

Fan Jingwen laughed slyly: "If it was ten years ago, we wouldn't have spoken like this, but recently the Son of Heaven seems to have become more and more holy, acting decisively, with a pungent style, discerning loyalty and treachery, and having the style of a wise monarch. ”

"Understood," Jiang Dejing was very happy, "Just do it when you go back." ”

"Do you think that the Son of Heaven sent Guang Shiheng to the city gate today just to vent his anger?" Fan Jingwen smiled again, "Guang Shiheng is afraid that he will kick the iron plate this time, he is the most qualified to stop this 'chaotic life' in a military department, but now he is going to Pingzemen to be a supervisor, and he is still under Gong Yonggu and Liu Wenbing, tsk"

"You say" Fan Jingwen looked quite immoral, "On weekdays, the generals see that the supervising army is all bowing their heads and smiling, but how will these two pure and good relatives who are dedicated to the country treat Shi Heng who doesn't know anything about the soldiers, but will only talk about the military department? ”

"I see!" Jiang Dejing suddenly realized "Brother Siren, admire, admire"

"Hehe, you still admire that person" Fan Jingwen has always been ironclad since he entered the court as an official, but at this moment he smiled weirdly, "The wind is going to change!" ”

Fan Jingwen then served tea to the guests, both of them were pragmatic, the problem was solved, so hurry up and work.

If you want to be idle, at least wait for Li Chuang to force back outside.

Or to put it more seriously, whether Li Chuang or Houjin is gold, after all, it is a small injury to knowledge.

For the giant Daming, at best, it is a broken hand and a broken leg, which is very painful and miserable, but as long as it is handled properly, it is no problem to live for decades.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are all knowledgeable, and everyone can memorize Bai Letian's "Xinfeng Folding Arms", "Xinfeng Old Man Eighty-eight...... It was the twenty-fourth year of the year...... Stealing the boulder and breaking the arm...... This arm has been folded for sixty years, and although one limb is wasted, the whole body is complete."

That's what I'm talking about.

The real problem of the Ming Dynasty is also the biggest enemy of Fan Jingwen and Jiang Dejing, not on the outside but on the inside, that is, as the Son of Heaven said that day, the trouble of the henchmen is in the court.

They were more murderous and more diligent than Li Chuanghou Jin Zhang Xianzhong, and when he thought of this, Jiang Dejing longed to be able to soak in the yamen for forty-eight hours a day......

……

Fang Yuegong, the secretary of the household department, was in the yamen, and asked his subordinates to call Lang Chengde, a member of the Zhejiang Qing Officials Division of the household department.

The household department is the largest department of the Ming Dynasty, and there are fourteen divisions under it, one more than the military department, while the other four departments only have four divisions.

Chengde is over forty years old, and Fang Yuegong brought it out single-handedly, and he is clever but upright.

Such people are simply an outlier in the Ming bureaucracy, if it weren't for Fang Yuegong's constant overt or covert care, I am afraid that he would have been impeached by the Taoist officials and returned to his hometown.

Chengde also knows how to repay his kindness, and he is loyal to Jiang Dejing, and no matter how complicated the errands he assigns, he can handle them beautifully.

"Chengde, this matter can only be entrusted to you......" Fang Yuegong sighed, "Wei Zaode was in the Ministry of Officials before, but he mixed a lot of sand with us. ”

"The subordinate will not be dishonored"

"Chengde, this errand is different, hey, it stands to reason that I should go in person, but the old man really can't leave."

"Excuse me, my lord, how is it different? Isn't it just to send silver, and the lower officials have done it more than once before" Chengde was a little puzzled.

"This time, the silver is ...... by Long Live personally" Fang Yuegong paused, his face was strange, and after thinking for a long time, he continued, "I personally 'turned into a fate' here, and you also know how much turmoil there was during this time. ”

"This matter has become the target of public criticism, the old man only cares about you one sentence, your hands must be clean, and it used to be taken and floated, because this is the custom. If the old man doesn't take it, it won't block your wealth......"

"Hey, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers......" Fang Yuegong even felt a little embarrassed.

"Xia Guan understands," Cheng De replied calmly.

"You don't understand...... Chengde, it's good that you are loyal to me and dare to do anything...... It is also common sense to be an official to get some oil and water...... Right and wrong aside, let's not talk about it for the time being, in the past two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, even Emperor Taizu couldn't stop it from peeling the bark of daylily. ”

"But today, the way of the world has changed...... You promise the old man, this time, you must be clean" Jiang Dejing looked at his loyal subordinates in a daze.

"This ......" Chengde hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, "Xiaguan understands that he will not disappoint the adults." ”

"You must have a grudge against me in your heart"

"The lower officials don't dare"

"If you do this job well, I will definitely find a way to protect your future. In the past, Chen Yan and Wei Zaode controlled the ministry, if I recommended you, it would hurt you...... Now that Master Jiang is here, he doesn't have this concern. ”

Cheng Dezuo smiled and said: "My lord bothered, but is it still interesting to be promoted at this juncture?" My lord, let me tell you the truth, this errand, originally the subordinates planned to make a little money, not greedy for money, but ......"

Chengde didn't know what to say: "It's a ...... of accumulating grain to prepare for famine."

"Chengde, three days ago, the old man was as pessimistic as you, but today is different, the Son of Heaven ...... He...... Seems to have woken up...... Let's not talk about these things for now, anyway, if you do your errand well, the old man will not treat you badly......"

"In the end, the old man has another sentence, the national disaster is at the head, and the country is also for himself......"

In this way, Chengde took on the heavy responsibility of paying military salaries, and the first stop was Pingzemen.

……

At this moment, the scene on the tower of the city gate of Pingzemen made the Son of Heaven frown.

Pingzemen is located in the northwest of Jingshi, if the Liangshan team wants to attack the city, then Pingzemen will bear the brunt.

It is such an important gate, but it ......

"Hu Rong, what's going on?" Standing in Lou Tianzi, he asked with a frown.

This time Weifu private visit, Wang Chengen did not accompany him, the reason is simple, the celebrant Bingbi and the eunuch of the East Factory are also important figures in the capital, and there are many people who know him.

In this broad daylight, if you see the prince respectfully following behind a middle-aged man in his 30s, what kind of private visit is it?

On the contrary, Hu Rong shrank in the palace all day long to tinker with all kinds of things, and rarely showed his face outside the imperial city, which was very tight for the courtiers.

What's more, Hu Rong has always been careful and down-to-earth in his work, and he also has two hits under his hands, plus Wang Chengen's transfer from Dongchang, which is enough to protect the safety of the Son of Heaven.

After leaving the palace, Emperor Chongzhen went straight to Pingzemen.

He was itching, after all, he was the first general of the Great Song Dynasty in his previous life, and he wanted to see the Ming city defense from an insider's eye.

Originally, I thought that at this time, the tower of Pingzemen City must be heavily guarded, and an idle person like him waited for Mo to climb the tower, and it was estimated that he would be driven away by the soldiers before he got close......

But in fact, the soldiers are here to drive people with weak energy, after Hu Rong stuffed a few coins of silver, he greeted him with a smile, Hu Rong took the opportunity to say that his master had been in the house for a few days, and wanted to go up to the city tower to climb high and look far away, and by the way, breathe.

The soldier was furious: "The city tower is heavy, how can you play!" Add money! ”

Hu Rong's face turned green......

And he handed over a tael of silver.

The soldier was also very real, and personally led them to the city, and gave them a waist card as a pass.

Of course, it cost another two taels of silver......