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Chapter 248 Time for settling accounts 3
"Fang Congzhe!" Hong Tao didn't stop him from shouting this time. He straightened his body on the throne, accepted the honor in a down-to-earth manner, and then reached out and nodded to the first person on the left.

"The minister is..."

"You will act as the Chief Assistant for the time being... Where is Yuan Keli?" It was unimaginable in the past to casually appoint the Deputy Chief Assistant to the Cabinet at a court meeting.

Even if officials were directly appointed as bachelors by the emperor without being recommended by the six ministries and nine ministers, no one would take office. They would be collectively boycotted by the ministers and would not be able to carry out their work at all.Today the emperor did this in front of all the civil and military officials, and not one of the hundreds of officials present dared to raise any objection.

This is the concession that Hong Tao gained in exchange for giving up revenge, an exchange of interests.If you are willing to give up, you will gain something.Whoever can give up what ordinary people can't give up can get what ordinary people can't get, which is relatively fair.

"The minister is..."

"Yuan Ke has been in charge of the Maritime Suppression of Bandits and Anti-smuggling Admiral Tianjin Wei Shipbuilding Affairs Yamen for more than a year, and has achieved considerable results. Today, he has also served as an escort. The right minister of the Processing Department was awarded the title of Prince Shaobao. The governor built a new navy, took charge of the Haihe River and Songjiang Shipyards, and governed Tianjin Wei. .”

Since there is no objection to the appointment of the chief minister of the cabinet, it is even more justified for Yuan Keli, who has contributed to King Qin, to be promoted.By the way, the bandit suppression admiral's office was changed to the navy, and a shipyard was built in Songjiang Prefecture.From now on, there is no need to secretly accumulate troops under various names. We can legitimately develop military power in the name of the navy.

"Your Majesty, although there will be no more military expenditures in Liaodong next year, the construction of water conservancy projects in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong will also cost a lot of money. I wonder how much it will cost to build a new navy?"

Someone finally stood up and expressed his opinion. Zhao Shiqing, the Minister of Household Affairs, did not say that he disagreed with the new navy. He just had questions about military expenditures and wanted to get a rough figure and figure out where to raise funds.

"The navy will be based on the two guards for the time being, and it will still be paid from internal funds, so we won't bother the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs!" But this normal inquiry sounded unusual to Hong Tao's ears. The implications were far-reaching and sinister.

The Bandit Suppression Admiral's Office was originally funded by internal funds and nominally belonged to the Ming Dynasty Guards. However, the Sixth Department and the Fifth Army Governor's Office had no control at all and were completely under the emperor's orders.

If the Ministry of Household Affairs pays military expenses instead, it sounds like she is accepted by the system and has a formal status, but in fact she has at least one more mother-in-law.From now on, no matter what you do or purchase, you must report it to the Ministry of Household Affairs. If the guarantee is not complete, the Ministry of War will intervene. Slowly, you will be affected by the system and even swallowed up, becoming another Jin Yiwei.

"Where is Wang Zhizhen?" Speaking of the Jinyiwei, there is one more person who must be rewarded, the Jinyiwei commander Wang Zhizhen who was reinstated.

When his family was surrounded by Li Ruzhen and hundreds of Liaodong border regiments, he was not timid at all. He prepared a desperate resistance with only a dozen servants, and even let an adopted son climb out from the back wall and attack the Jinyiwei Yamen and Wu The city's soldiers and horses issued a warning.

Of course, he didn't escape, but Li Ruzhen didn't succeed either.He was sold by his younger brother, and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry who took over came to Beijing together with Yuan Keli, and has become a naval force in the admiral's Yamen to suppress bandits.

Li Rumei and Li Ruzhang are also commanders of the Marine Corps under Yuan Keli. After training for about half a year, they can follow the naval warships back to the Liaodong coast to launch landing operations, focusing on attacking the Jurchen strongholds and reducing the pressure on Shanhaiguan.

"The guilty minister, Wang Zhizhen, comes to see His Majesty the Emperor!" However, Wang Zhizhen did not know what was going on in the country. He only heard Li Ruzhen shouting that most of the generals of the Jinyiwei had followed good intentions and participated in the coup. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he, the leader of the Jinyiwei, might not be able to escape the blame. "It is true that some Jinyiwei generals participated in the rebellion, but the fault is not yours. Get up and take good care of the Jinyiwei for me from now on. It will be of great use in the future."

Hong Tao was a little surprised by Jin Yiwei's performance in this incident.Most of the soldiers and generals did not participate. Only a few people were involved, and most of them were in vain like Li Ruzhen and Zheng Yangxing.

From this point of view, the previous understanding of the Jin Yiwei was somewhat biased. They did not want to oppose the emperor, but in order to protect themselves, they had to flirt with the civil servants.As long as you show sufficient strength and bring them certain benefits, this army can still maintain its basic position.

"I promoted Wang Zhizhen, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, to command all the affairs and take charge of the Jinyi Guards. I admire this..." However, Wang Zhizhen's position was quite special. He was done as the commander of the Jinyi Guards and could only rise one promotion in the rank.

The next step was to reward Chen Ju, Wang An, Li Shi, Wang Chengen and other meritorious people in the inner court, as well as all the Han generals on duty. Those who should be promoted were promoted, and those who could not be promoted were rewarded. It took another hour.

"After investigation, it was found that Guo Zhengyu, the Minister of Rites, Xiao Daheng, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, Li Dong, the Minister of Dali Temple, and Huang Jixian, the Youtong political envoy, were assigned to Ying Zhen, the official in the official affairs department, Wu Liangsi, the military department, and Qian Menggao, the official in the criminal department. The evidence is conclusive that these people participated in the rebellion, and they will be immediately handed over to the custody of Jin Yiwei and will be punished as accessories!"

Seeing that the sun had reached the top of the head, the emperor had no intention of retreating. He waved his hand behind him again. The chief ritual officer replaced the eunuch and went out to sing, and continued to read the imperial edict at the top of his voice.But this time it was not a reward, but a punishment, and the accomplices who participated in the Yangxin Palace rebellion were dealt with.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Even though there was no objection to the promotion of several meritorious ministers, as soon as he said that he wanted to bring a group of accomplices to justice, someone immediately came out to ask for report. This one has a big background. , Hanlin Academy's bachelor's degree, Han Xu.

He was a Jinshi in the 20th year of Wanli and has been serving in the Hanlin Academy. He has worked hard for more than ten years and has been steadily promoted from the ninth rank of Shishu to the fifth rank of Shishu Bachelor. It is neither too fast nor too slow.

In fact, when working in the Hanlin Academy, it is not a good thing to be promoted too quickly.Surrounded by intellectuals who are well-read and talented, no one is better than the other. Everyone is following the rules, but you want to rise so fast. If you are too hated, you will easily be criticized by your colleagues, and it will damage your reputation if it reaches the ears of the emperor.

The highest state of the Hanlin Academy, or the highest pursuit, is to become a bachelor in the cabinet, become an assistant minister of the emperor, and then realize the ambition and ideal.Before reaching the top, there are a lot of people who are holding back. Youdao is formidable, which is very unfavorable for entering the cabinet.

Han Xu was very stable in this aspect. He followed Weng Zhengchun, the number one scholar in his class, and never tried to surpass him.Seeing that Weng Zhengchun successfully entered the cabinet, if he can survive steadily for another three to five years, he will probably be able to complete the final step.

Ordinarily, they have already reached the end of their lives, so they should not be the first to show off at this juncture, except to raise any objections when the emperor is angry.But the ancients said it well, people cannot help themselves in the world, and it is even more difficult to control people in the court.

As a staunch Donglin Party member, if we watch the party leaders, elders, and backbones being killed and tortured but remain silent in order to protect ourselves, how will we face the gazes of many Party members in the future?Whether it’s for yourself or others, you have to stand up and say something.

(End of this chapter)