Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 444 Restarting the eunuch's power
Chongzhen wanted to save Daming not only by talking about it, but also by setting an example and being diligent in political affairs.

He always insisted on Jingyan and Japanese lectures, not only to learn Confucian classics, but also as an important channel to listen to the opinions of lecturers and discuss current affairs with courtiers.

Even though there were many side reports, the sutra banquet and daily lectures remained the same, and even more intensive study and discussion.

Zhu Youjian got up every day with the crowing of the rooster and couldn't sleep at night. There was never any feast in the palace.

Not only did he insist on a permanent court, but he would go to the Wenhua Hall to summon important ministers to discuss political affairs except in the hot summer and severe cold.

He never slackened in reviewing memorials, and often continued to review them all night, and even issued imperial edicts in the middle of the night.

Zhu Youjian was not only known for his diligence among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, but was even praised by his ministers as "a rare thing to see since the Han and Tang Dynasties".

The emperor was diligent in governing, and the ministers below couldn't stand it. On weekdays, they had to get up before dawn on weekdays.

If the emperor makes a decree at night, you will have to wake you up when you fall asleep to let you work.

But he is different from Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang holds a knife handle in his hand, and you have to work honestly for me even if you wear shackles.

Chongzhen always believed that as long as he worked diligently, he would be able to save the Ming Dynasty.

But he found that both the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party had been suppressed, and he was so diligent in his administration, and the remaining civil servants were not honest.

The Jurchen Tartars outside the Great Wall still hadn't been suppressed, and they dared to enter Beijing to wreak havoc. He remembered this enmity.

Even Lin Danhan, a Mongolian tartar, took advantage of the fire to loot and threaten rewards. Most importantly, the civil uprising that he had least cared about, the bandits in Shanshan and Shaanxi became more and more powerful.

Zhu Youjian, who won unanimous praise from the government and the public for punishing the eunuch party, finally embarked on the old road of reusing eunuchs in the Wanli and Tianqi dynasties after being disappointed.

The previous intention to put an end to private castration in various places was abandoned.

He began to think that Wei Zhongxian was responsible for the corruption of the imperial court, so he obeyed the Donglin Party and eliminated Wei Zhongxian, but he found that the Donglin Party was not a fucking good person either.

Now they support officials who do not belong to the Donglin Party and suppress the Donglin Party.

But Chongzhen also discovered that people who were not members of the Eunuch Party or the Donglin Party also had a false reputation and didn't work much.

Of course, some of these literati and bureaucrats just messed up without doing any work.

But in Chongzhen's eyes, work means that as long as you come up with an idea, you must see results in a short time.

Otherwise, you didn't work at all, and you are just a mediocre official. I have to replace you and let someone who is capable come up.

Especially when Huang Taiji was raging in Gyeonggi, the court officials were helpless.

He also had to release those who were imprisoned in Longchang who were enlightened and retired at home, and recruited back to work to resist the attack of the Jurchen Tartars.

The courtiers, such performances made Chongzhen even more disappointed!
He began to re-appoint eunuchs under the banner of restoring the "old system of Chengzu".

Wang Yingchao, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, was dispatched to supervise the army, and the eunuch Shen Liangzuo, the eunuch for rites, Lu Zhi, the eunuch for internal affairs, supervised the nine gates of the inner city and the gates of the imperial city, and Li Fengxiang, the eunuch for ceremonies, supervised the Beijing camp. The power of eunuchs rose again.

Intention can restore chaos.

Hammer bandit He Jinchao occupied Taiyuan City and captured the news of King Jin's lineage, which was finally sent to Emperor Chongzhen's case.

He was shocked!
Chongzhen first gritted his teeth, and then howled, he was sorry for his ancestors!

Although the blood relationship between King Jin and the current royal family is far away.

But at least he is the vassal king of Ming Dynasty, how could he fall into the hands of the rebels?
Even if it fell into the hands of the rebels, why didn't the prince of Jin commit suicide and die for the country? Fortunately, he was still in filial piety and was never the king of Jin conferred by the court.

Otherwise, the face of the royal family will be lost by King Jin.

The prince of Jin is useless!

He Jinchao, a small postman, dared to attack Taiyuan City, he would die!
Chongzhen completely disregarded that he abolished the postmen and gave He Jinchao a reason to rebel. In short, he deserves to die if he doesn't obediently become a obedient citizen of Ming Dynasty!
"Why is the situation in Shanxi so corrupt?"

Faced with Chongzhen's questioning, these people who were hailed as the fourth brother by the Donglin Party were speechless.

Wang Xiangkun, the chief minister of the left, had to take the blame no matter what.

Chongzhen only learned of this after receiving a distress letter from King Shen of Lu'an Mansion.

If he waited for the thief Gao Yingxiang to break through Prince Shen's mansion, he would be the second King Jin.

"He Jinchao, a small postman, even killed me as the chief and deputy chief of Shanxi Town.

However, he still had the guts to collude with local officials in Taiyuan and invade Taiyuan City, causing Jin Wang's family to be killed. "

"Your Majesty, Jin Wang's son is still alive, so He Jinzhao would not dare to offend my royal majesty easily."

Wang Yongguang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, resolutely suppressed corruption, was upright, and dared to speak out, so he was highly valued by Chongzhen.

Every time I have business with you, I don't call him by his name, but call him Wang Shangshu.

"Wang Shangshu, regardless of whether the prince of Jin is alive or not, Taiyuan must be taken back." Chongzhen sat on the chair:

"From what I read in the memorial, it was Cao Wenzhao who severely injured the hammer bandits after leaving Shanxi Town.

The hammer bandits made a comeback and colluded internally and externally to defeat Wang Chengyin before they had a chance to enter Taiyuan. I remember that Wang Chengyin did not report this matter. "

Now that no one is willing to speak to Wang Chengyin, isn't it common to report good news but not bad news?
A general who lost a battle had to report to the imperial court, especially when Wang Chengyin received a wave of benefits from the rebel Wang Jiayin, and he had tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.

Li Chengliang in Liaodong also reported good news but not bad news many times, hiding the soldiers who were defeated and injured, and then these people died in vain. The court didn't know, so naturally they wouldn't issue pensions.

The first assistant, Zhou Yanru, and the second assistant, Wen Tiren, were still in the honeymoon period, so they tried to dissuade them and give Wang Chengyin another chance.

"Let him take the crime and make meritorious service." Chongzhen's face was always a little ugly: "The thieves in Shaanxi have almost been paid, and Shanxi, whether it is a trespasser or a hammer bandit, must be wiped out."

"Yes."

The four of them agreed one after another. As for the death of the officials of Shanxi Town, those who are still alive will be punished.

"Governor Xuan Zongheng, what does he eat?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this person is confronting Huduntu outside the Great Wall, so He Jinzhao has completely seized the opportunity of our army's weakness."

"Prescribe an order for me to order Zhang Zongheng to recover Shanxi immediately, and capture and kill the hammer bandit He Jinzhao and the trespasser Gao Yingxiang."

"Yes."

Chongzhen felt that the magistrates had teamed up to deceive him. If it weren't for King Shen's distress letter, he would not have known that such a major event had happened in Shanxi.

Feeling distrustful of such things, Chongzhen began to appoint eunuchs on a large scale overnight.

The eunuch Zhang Yixian was the prime minister's household and industry department two money and food; Tang Wenzheng was the admiral of the Jingying Rongzheng.

Wang Kun, Liu Wenzhong, Liu Yunzhong and others went to Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi to monitor the military pay.

Wang Yingchao, Zhang Guoyuan, Wang Zhixin, Deng Xizhao and other eunuchs were sent to Guanning, Jizhen, Dongxie, Zhongxie, and Xixie respectively to supervise the army;
Li Maoqi monitored Shaanxi tea horses and so on.

Since then, eunuchs have been sent to oversee troops in important towns all over the country, and their authority is above that of the governor.

Chongzhen also sent the eunuch Prime Minister Household and the Second Ministry of Industry, money and food, and ordered to build a special agency for Zhang Yixian, called the Prime Minister of the Household Department.

After all, he wanted to see where the court's money and food had gone, lest these courtiers always ask for money from his internal funds!
(End of this chapter)