Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 639 Controversy over Etiquette and Law
Contradictions are the most prominent manifestations in the Ming Dynasty at present. There are large and small contradictions in various fields such as politics, military affairs, economy, tax law, and culture.

Among the many contradictions mentioned above, the most involved is caused by class. In addition to the emperor, there are also civil servants, vassals, honored relatives, generals, gentry, scholars, merchants and other classes. Their respective appeals and interests, and under these large classes, there are still many small groups, which further refines the appeals and interests, which leads to many contradictions.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty encountered multi-dimensional external factors such as wars, disasters, and corruption, so that it was always forced to suspend or shelve the effective rectification of bad governance.

Emperor Chongzhen had a deep understanding of this.

Currently under his influence, Daming was weakened by multi-dimensional external influences, which also allowed Emperor Chongzhen to take the initiative to make some changes.

To fight outside, you must first be safe inside.

Anne must fight outside first.

This is a process that complements each other. Whether it is internal or external, there must be a relatively stable situation and environment, so as to ensure that what is planned can be achieved step by step.

"In the future, the functions and powers of the East Factory, West Factory, and Internal Factory will be gradually adjusted."

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair, looked at Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun, and Fang Zhenghua who were kneeling on the ground, and said with a serious expression: "Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of court affairs, there are some things that the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot touch. My trusted confidant eunuchs, there are things that foreign ministers cannot do, you must do well for me."

"Slaves and servants will obey the order."

Wang Chengen and the others bowed immediately.

The banning of the cruel eunuch system cannot be accomplished overnight. After all, the reform system has existed for a long time along with the imperial power.

Emperor Chongzhen set up the Ministry of Internal Affairs to better help him share his worries and work, and to recruit a group of talents more extensively, so as to complete specific planning and deployment.

With the gradual rise of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, perhaps the influence in the outer court has not yet been truly manifested, but the influence in the inner court has already begun to be manifested.

The number of eunuchs and eunuchs currently kept in the Forbidden City is extremely large. If this matter cannot be properly arranged, problems may arise.

"In the future, all matters related to the financial report supervision of Hanmeng and Huangming Maritime Trade Association will be handed over to the internal factory."

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at Wang Chengen and said, "These two parts cannot be transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they need to operate on their own to realize my plan for opening the sea. It’s complicated, there will inevitably be a group of people who will think about withholding the profits, and the internal factory will look after the Han League and Huangming Maritime Trade Association for me.”

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Chengen hurriedly bowed in response.

"The authority of the East Factory also needs to be adjusted."

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and continued: "From now on, Jinyiwei will be in charge of supervising everything. This Jinyiwei has too much power, and I will reuse them in the future. If you want to get rid of some dirty things, you have to use Jinyiwei to handle cases. However, Jinyiwei without supervision is like a wild horse running wild, Dongchang must do well."

"The slaves obey the order."

Cao Huachun followed closely behind.

"As for the West Factory, most of the eunuchs and eunuchs of the inner court were transferred to the East Factory and the Inner Factory."

Emperor Chongzhen put down the teacup, looked at Fang Zhenghua and said, "I will dispatch a group of Jinyiwei to supplement the West Factory, and at the same time conduct corresponding recruitment. From now on, the West Factory will do spying, assassination, instigation and other things. Let me infiltrate the hidden stakes under my command into the various ministries of Mongolia, Qinghai, Jianlu, North Korea, Ryukyu, Wajima and other places, and one day the imperial court will definitely take action to solve these foreign troubles."

"The slaves obey the order."

Fang Zhenghua couldn't hide his excitement.

Effectively controlling the current group of eunuchs and eunuchs in a specific area can not only ensure that they will not resent and betray, but also ensure that everything they plan will move forward steadily. The palace gradually controlled the scale of eunuchs and eunuchs, which created time for Emperor Chongzhen.

Even if eunuchs and eunuchs are still needed in the future, Emperor Chongzhen will make corresponding arrangements to solve various miscellaneous matters in the inner court, clearly limit the scale of eunuchs and eunuchs, and at the same time carry out screening and training in areas outside Daming, so as not to let Daming children people involved.

"My lord, Luo Yangxing asks to see you."

A eunuch on duty outside the hall walked into Dongnuan Pavilion with his head bowed, bowed respectfully and said: "The memorial said that Yanshenggong Mansion in Shandong caused great public grievances in Qufu and other places. Although Yuan Keli, governor of Shandong, intervened in the trial, But there has been no progress.”

"Xuan."

Emperor Chongzhen said concisely.

Is Yan Shenggong's mansion tossing things?
Looking at the back of the eunuch who was going there, Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly. The Kong family, bearing the title of Sage Kong, was domineering in Shandong. This was something he wanted to intervene a long time ago.

However, the special status of the Yanshenggong Mansion and the special status bestowed by it made Emperor Chongzhen not easily touch it before. After all, if this matter is not handled properly, it will cause great disturbance and influence.

The most obvious change is that the group of civil servants, scholars, and even some gentry groups will be affected by this and jump up.

Yanshenggong Mansion, that is the symbolic mascot of the Ming Dynasty.

"You all go back first."

"Slaves wait to leave."

When Luo Yangxing walked into the gate of the palace, he heard the voice of the Son of Heaven. Not long after, he saw Cao Huachun and Fang Zhenghua exiting the palace.

Since Chongzhen solved the remnants of Bailian three years ago, the things that Jinyiwei has done have obviously been reduced a lot, especially the number of times Luo Yangxing entered the palace has also decreased, but Luo Yangxing also understands in his heart that the emperor still attaches great importance to Jinyiwei, but The group of attention is small.

If you want to keep your position in Jinyiwei, and want to keep the power in your hands, you must attract the attention of the emperor.

"How much does Jinyiwei know about this secret memorial?" Ignoring Luo Yangxing, who was full of thoughts, Emperor Chongzhen said to Luo Yangxing after reading the memorial.

"Report to Your Majesty, only the minister knows about this matter."

Luo Yangxing bowed in response.

"It is said that Zhou Yanru, the cabinet minister, and Han Jisi, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, will come to the palace to see me immediately." Emperor Chongzhen put down the memorial in his hand, and said with a stern expression: "If these things done by the Kong family are true, the court will not Take it lightly, it's time for Yanshenggong Mansion to rectify."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Chengen hurriedly bowed in response.

Emperor Chongzhen respected Confucius, who is one of the representatives of Chinese civilization, but some of Kong's descendants need to be severely punished! !

(End of this chapter)