Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 733: Personnel adjustments, the emperor’s centralization of power, and the division of interests in the reform of the inner court
  There is a severe drought all over Japan, and there is a shortage of food everywhere. He is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and Zhu Qiyu is too embarrassed to hold the special envoy back.

Anyway, the Ming Dynasty Navy has firmly blocked the coast of Japan, and only the imperial court's official rations can be transported in.

This year’s windfall, it’s impossible not to pay it forward.

Zhu Qiyu asked: "Have the few people I sent left Beijing?"

"Zhou Xuan is almost in Nanjing. Wang Yue, Yu Zijun, and Ma Wensheng left Beijing two days ago. Zhou Chen hasn't left yet and has been dealing with the handover of the Ministry of Industry.

Xu Youzhen and Li Shulin were both in the south, Zhou Chen went to Nanjing, and the Ministry of Works was left with Weng Shizi, the right minister. "

Zhu Qiyu covered his head and sighed: "Look, I have recently hired several officials who were highly recommended by Jin Lian.

Chen Jun was recommended by Jin Lian, and Weng Shizi was also recommended by Jin Lian. There are also Li Tang and Zeng Hui, who were also recommended by Jin Lian and I will reuse them.

My disciples of the Emperor are still young and cannot be promoted to the level of minister or chief envoy. They must be reused in the Mesozoic generation.

Jin Lian could only serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and he should be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. "

Qianxue smiled and said, "If Jin Lian lives a few more years, will you really let him be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"

Zhu Qiyu immediately shook his head firmly: "That's okay, he is a direct descendant of my brother, let him be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, am I crazy?

Isn't it good to let a well-informed minister like He Wenyuan be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? Why are you causing trouble for yourself?

He Wenyuan is not young anymore. When he retires, I will let Wang Wen be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He will be the real chief minister with real power for a few years, which will be considered as living up to the monarch and his ministers.

After Wang Wen, I asked Xu Youzhen to be the first assistant. After Huang Pu works for a few more years, it will be time to go home and retire.

After Huang Pu, He Yi was asked to be the first assistant for more than ten years. I can be considered worthy of these close officials. From now on, Xu Wenfang will have to worry about who will be the first assistant. "

Qianxue asked again: "Isn't Wang Ji also a direct descendant of your brother? You asked him to take charge of rebuilding the Nanjing camp."

"There is really nothing we can do about Wang Ji. He has given me several certificates of nomination and has achieved so many military exploits.

Forget it, let's just use him as an example of my kindness to my former ministers, and show it to the world to prove that I am not a petty person.

Besides, Wang Ji won't live for a few more years.

Wang Ji, He Wenyuan, Zhou Chen, Luo Tong, Luo Hengxin, these people died or retired, which was only a matter of two or three years.

From now on, the important ministers in the cabinet and the six ministries will either be my close confidants, or they will be young and junior.

In the last fifteen years that I have been in power, I have basically just exported it into the constitution, and no one dares to oppose it.

That’s why I don’t want to be the emperor forever. If I remain the emperor for a long time, I will inevitably become mediocre. The most typical one is Tang Xuanzong. He is almost carved out of the same mold as my brother.

With the support of the Hu people, An Lushan rebelled and attacked Chang'an. First, he led the rising Oara tribe to attack Shanxi and Beijing.

One sent away the imperial army, lost Chang'an, and took refuge in Shu; the other sent away the Beijing camp and hunted north on the grassland.

How is Zhu Jianshen doing recently? "

Zhu Qiyu's train of thought was a bit off-topic, Qianxue replied helplessly: "The Yuanxiang Prince's Mansion in Changsha is ready, and Jianshen has already moved in.

There was nothing missing from him, including treasures and lands.

He didn't have the prince's bodyguard, but he was equipped with a thousand honor guards and bodyguards. The eunuchs and maids around him are also our spies. "

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Back then, my brother placed a lot of eye spies in my palace, and now I have a lot of spies in Jianshen. It's really retaliation."

"Have you, husband, been thinking about those concubines and concubines in the Prince's Palace again?"

"Come on, I won't even look at that kind of woman if you give her away for free."

Hearing this, the little ladies were happy.

After a while of being close to each other, Zhu Qiyu dressed up and went out to handle government affairs.

……

Xiyuan of the Imperial City, Guanghan Hall on Qionghua Island.

Although the Guanghan Palace has a nice name, it is far less cool than the Qingliang Palace without the use of ice.

Fortunately, not far from Qionghua Island, there is Libingjiao.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and basins of ice cubes are placed in the Guanghan Hall to cool down. Chao Yun and Mu Yu were sitting on the couch, diligently handling all the affairs in the imperial city.

After finally managing everything, the female officers of the Shangshi Bureau, Li Shangshi and Wang Sishan, took advantage of the lack of people to come over to make trouble.

I saw Li Shangshi smiling and saying: "Madam, the Shanglinyuan Supervisor, Guanglu Temple, Shangshan Supervisor, and Shangshi Bureau have recently been reformed.

In the past, the ingredients for the inner court were provided by Guanglu Temple, but now they are directly provided by Shanglinyuan Supervisor.

In the past, if we needed anything, we could directly ask for it from Guanglu Temple.

Now the Shanglinyuan Supervisor strictly follows the rules and supplies everything in rations. There are many inconveniences in the inner court's diet. Should the empress take care of the Shanglinyuan Supervisor, otherwise they will no longer take the palace seriously. "

Mu Yu shook his head: "Shanglinyuan Supervisor is now under the jurisdiction of Jing Zhaoyin. There are not many people in our imperial city. After several cuts, the number of people is much less than the previous dynasty.

As long as you don't waste it indiscriminately, the ingredients are still enough. "

The two empresses knew how extravagant and wasteful the imperial court was in the past, but they just didn't want to expose it too bluntly.

Li Shangshi suddenly suggested: "Your Majesty, since we want to reform, how about the food for the inner court be provided by the Siyuan Supervisor in the future.

Then, just like there are four inspection offices in Shanglin Yuanjian, we also send people to Siyuanjian to supervise to ensure the supply of food ingredients to the inner court. "

When Chao Yun and Mu Yu heard this, their eyes widened. How could these female officials in the inner court be so aggressive? No wonder His Majesty the Emperor dared not come to live in the imperial city even if they were beaten to death.

Mu Yu asked Wang Sishan, "Do you think so too?"

Wang Sishan replied: "I'd like to express my gratitude to you, this is something that all the female officials of the Shangshi Bureau discussed together."

Mu Yu nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay, okay, your idea is very good, but you can tell the Holy Master yourself. When the time comes, you will be thrown into the mountains to feed wild dogs, but don't blame me for not reminding you."

"What's the meaning of this, ma'am?"

"Haha, do you know where Siyuan Supervisor is? Even you guys want to get involved in Siyuan Supervisor. If you are really dissatisfied, you can write a letter to express your opinion, and I will forward it to you.

But when the Holy One wants to kill you, don’t blame me. "

While he was lecturing the uneasy female officials in the inner court, suddenly the maid came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Zhaohui is here."

Hearing this, Mu Yu waved away the female officials from Shangshi Bureau, and stood up with Chaoyun and went out of the palace to greet them.

Seeing Mrs. Zhaohui, the two girls hurriedly saluted: "Why are aunties here in person? If anything happens, just send someone to call us two over."

Mrs. Zhaohui smiled and said: "How dare you work with these two empresses? I'm here to ask for something."

Chao Yun and Mu Yu took Mrs. Zhao Hui inside, served tea in person, and did some household chores before getting down to business.

Mrs. Zhaohui smiled sheepishly and said: "Your Uncle Jin is getting older. His health has gotten worse recently and he won't live for a few more years. He just wants to see Brother Chun get married and start a family as soon as possible.

So can Brother Chun be allowed to serve in the army and follow Duke An to kill the enemy and serve the country? If he can make some more contributions, Brother Chun will be able to rely on him in the future and be able to support himself. "

Chao Yun and Mu Yu looked at each other and understood. They wanted Wang Chun to go to the front line to accumulate some qualifications.

Naturally, the two of them did not dare to reject Mrs. Zhaohui's face. It's okay to educate female officials casually, but Mrs. Zhaohui can't be easily offended by ordinary people.

The emperor personally gave wives to eunuchs. There was only one case in the Ming Dynasty, when Xuanmiao gave eunuch Wang Jin and two maids as wives. Mrs. Zhaohui is one of them.

Moreover, Mrs. Zhaohui's second-grade imperial edict was sealed by Zhu Qiyu himself, because she was actually Zhu Qiyu's nanny.

Even Zhu Qiyu himself was very generous to Mrs. Zhaohui, so Mu Yu could only reply: "My brother is willing to kill the enemy and serve the country, and the Holy Father will naturally support him.

The Holy One always says that only his own family can be relied upon. This time when my brother comes back with meritorious service, he will at least be promoted to the rank of Commander of the Imperial Guard. "

The commander of the Jin Yiwei knew that his official position was not small. Mrs. Zhaohui was delighted when she heard this and asked: "Your Uncle Jin has served in Nanjing for many years. He wants to donate his old house in Nanjing and turn it into a Buddhist temple. Is that possible?" "

When Chao Yun and Mu Yu heard this, they both wanted to cover their faces with their hands.

Isn't this difficult for people? The emperor is bent on destroying Buddhism, and you have to rush to build Buddhist temples, but you have to be wise in the world.

Unfortunately, His Majesty the Emperor has never lived in the palace since he was a child. He was hidden and adopted by Xuan Miao in Wang Jin's home after he was born. The relationship between the emperor and Wang Jin is not ordinary. Just look at the powerful eunuchs in the inner court. Hao Yi, Ruan Xi, Pei Dang, Huang Qi, Ruan Zhu, and Chen Lin are all eunuchs under Wang Jin's name.

Eunuchs generally believe in Buddhism, and Wang Jin is a devout believer in Buddhism.

The emperor, an old uncle who only had a few years to live, wanted to build a Buddhist temple, but it was not appropriate to reject it rashly.

(End of this chapter)