Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 202 Martial Arts and the Case of Xiong Tingbi

Because he arranged for the three young princes-in-law to study in Taixue or martial arts, Zhu Youjian remembered another thing, that is, he had ordered the chief inspector of martial arts, Li Gu, to rectify martial arts and let various places recommend meritorious soldiers to study in Beijing.

This was something he arranged when he first ascended to the throne. Counting the time, it has been almost three months.

If Li Cao worked hard, the soldiers recommended from various places should have already entered Beijing.

These people are Zhu Youjian's talents to prepare for future wars, and they are also his tentacles to control the army, and they must be taken seriously.

So Zhu Youjian said to Gao Shiming, the royal horse supervisor:

"Let's tidy up the teaching area in the palace. I'll need it in a few days."

"Instruct Li Gu, the chief inspector of martial arts, to bring martial arts professors and students to the palace on December 2. I will inspect them personally."

"Talents recommended by various places who have come to Beijing must participate in the review."

While arranging this matter, Zhu Youjian remembered that Admiral Cao Jiang had not been appointed yet, and said:
"Let the prince-in-law in Beijing participate in the review at the same time and decide whether to go to martial arts school."

"If anyone wants to participate, please tell them their names."

I decided to see how many of you had the initiative and appoint them.

Eunuchs such as Gao Shiming were good at figuring out the emperor's thoughts. After hearing these words, they immediately realized that this was the emperor giving him another chance after the Chang Dynasty in the morning.

Today's emperor really values ​​​​the nobles and wants to select some nobles to use.

Therefore, some people who are close friends with the nobles in the DPRK and China have already planned to tell their close friends about this matter. Ask them to participate and not miss the opportunity——

Chang Chaoshang and the others did not stand up in the morning, which had disappointed the emperor. It was impossible for the emperor to give them opportunities again and again and force them to stand up.

Zhu Youjian really didn't intend to force Xungui to stand up. In fact, he didn't have much expectations for Xungui. These people don't even dare to compete with civilian officials for power at court meetings, so how can they shoulder important responsibilities?

Moreover, Xungui, as a small circle inherited from a family, is unlikely to have a steady stream of talented people compared to civil servants who have a large base and come from a wide range of sources.

Therefore, compared to the civil servant group, the decline of the Xungui Group is inevitable, and it is impossible to continue to compete with the civil servant group. This has been demonstrated in all dynasties.

It's just that in the Ming Dynasty, the speed was particularly fast. The Tumubao Revolution accelerated this change, so that the civil servant family became the dominant one without any power to restrain it.

Now, the Fifth Army Commander's Office no longer has any power and has been completely reduced to a false position. Zhu Youjian doesn't know how to help him even if he wants to.

The Ministry of War, controlled by civilian officials, has military power throughout the country. As a result, the status of the Minister of the Ministry of War became more and more important. Like the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Grand Scholar, he needed to be recommended by officials of fifth rank or above.

Fortunately, when Zhu Youjian came to power, he gained the power to directly intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of War by establishing a standing committee. This morning, Chang Chaoshang also changed the senior military position to Jiuqing Tingtui. Otherwise, he really doesn't know what to do with the situation of losing military power.

Now, he needs to strengthen his control over the generals through martial arts. We need to make middle- and high-level generals more loyal to themselves.

According to Confucian ethics, the monarchs of heaven and earth, relatives and teachers are the objects of worship. Although the righteousness of teachers and students ranks last, it cannot be underestimated. Second only to the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, and the righteousness of father and son.

If Zhu Youjian serves as a martial arts teacher, he will have the status of teacher and student for his students, allowing them to call themselves disciples of the emperor.

This is much more stable than the emperor's disciples who came out of the palace examination. Those Jinshi are more of a recognition master and do not recognize the emperor at all.

Referring to the practice of a principal, Zhu Youjian decided to establish teacher-student status with martial arts officers to strengthen loyalty education——

The principal of later generations usurped the leadership of the revolutionary army with this move, transformed into the largest warlord, and controlled the country's political power for decades.

As an emperor, Zhu Youjian certainly never thought of becoming a warlord. But if the future situation is too bad, he can only rely on his soldiers to bring down the world again.

Therefore, martial arts must be strengthened, and Zhu Youjian must personally become a teacher in the martial arts school.

However, Zhu Youjian had no experience in this matter and wanted to find a place to practice his skills. Thinking of Jinyiwei as a law enforcement agency, it needs special training. Moreover, I had previously wanted to build a Weiwei Office myself to set a benchmark for the Government Affairs Office and the Tingwei Office. So he ordered Wang Wenzheng:
"Calling the commander of the Jin Yiwei into the palace to deal with the affairs of the Weiwei Temple."

"Officials from Weiwei Temple came to the palace to pay homage."

This order spread quickly. After Zhu Youjian processed some memorials and before it got dark, he saw the people who were summoned into the palace.

The first is the progress of Jinyiwei's restructuring. Zhu Youjian has been urging Jinyiwei on this matter and asks about it every time he summons Jinyiwei. Zheng Shiyi and others were very busy and did not dare to neglect at all.

According to Zhu Youjian's instructions, a brigade was first set up in the Dongsifang Detective Corps to arrest the traitors involved in the case. Zheng Shiyi has already done this and arrested all the officials in the capital who were convicted of treason.

Prosecutor Zhu You was very impressed and asked about the progress of the Supervision Department. Everyone in Jinyiwei also passed the test, and the Supervision Department had a very heavy task. Wang Wenzheng, the eunuch of the Supervision Department, is in charge of this matter. In order to please him, Jin Yiwei certainly did not dare to neglect him. Therefore, the Supervision Department is progressing smoothly and is now reviewing Jinyiwei officials. Wang Wenzheng's main energy has turned to the establishment of the Imperial Supervision and Supervision Department in the palace.

Then the Beizhen Fusi Division was transformed into the Criminal and Prison Division, and Jinyiwei Commander Tongzhi, Xisifang Admiral, and Weiwei Temple Qing Liu Qiao were all in charge of this matter at the same time. He knew that the emperor intended to clear out the imperial edict and change the image of Jin Yiwei.

As a descendant of civil servant Wu Yin, Liu Shouyou certainly agreed with this move. I have been busy with this matter these days and reported:

"Every section of the Criminal Prison Department has been established, and all personnel appointed have been vetted."

"The personnel in the prison are also reviewing the matter and handling it accordingly."

"Relevant personnel have been transferred to cases that require retrial by Dali Temple."

"Others who have been convicted are also being processed."

"Wang Huazhen, the governor of Liaodong, was spared from death and exiled. Should others be treated similarly?"

"Are Gao Gao, Hu Jiadong and others talking about death or exile?"

This was the influence of the previous execution of Yang Hao and the exile of Wang Huazhen. Liu Qiao could not figure out the emperor's thoughts and could only ask him personally.

Zhu Youjian had no idea who Gao Gao and Hu Jiadong were. After asking, he found out that they were Liaodong Taoist ministers who escaped with the governor Wang Huazhen when Guangning fell.

Wang Huazhen was exempted from death and exiled by Zhu Youjian due to Mao Wenlong's intercession. These people are also difficult to discuss the death penalty. Zhu Youjian thought for a moment and said:

"Yang Hao and Xiong Tingbi are the top leaders on the front line. No matter how many reasons there are, they must bear the main responsibility for defeat and loss of land, and they must be punished clearly."

"The reason why the late emperor killed Xiong Tingbi and the reason why I killed Yang Hao is to let the governors on the front line know that now is not the time to act on impulse, and they cannot find excuses. As long as the responsibility is investigated, the highest responsible person will be the main responsibility."

After justifying Emperor Tianqi's killing of Xiong Tingbi, Zhu Youjian said again:

"Others bear secondary responsibility. Gao Gao, Hu Jiadong and others should have reflected enough after they have been in prison for several years."

"Let them write a document of confession and self-examination, and then be exiled like Wang Huazhen and send them to Dongning Guard."

"The establishment of Dongning Guard requires civil servants and military officers, so that they can perform meritorious service for their crimes."

These people did not dare to fight Hou Jin in Liaodong, and they could not dare to fight in Dongning. If all the natives on the island were to run away, Zhu Youjian would really kill them to avoid wasting food.

Of course Liu Qiao agreed with the emperor's mercy in exempting these people from death penalty. However, he did not agree with the emperor's juxtaposition of Xiong Tingbi and Yang Hao. This statement would not convince the public if it was spread. Liu Qiao carefully reminded:
"The loss of Guangning was due to the discord between Liaodong and the Pacific. Zhang Heming, then Minister of War, favored Wang Huazhen and restrained Xiong Tingbi. The top person in charge of the front line was actually Wang Huazhen."

"In the case of Xiong Tingbi, many people in the court complained about injustice. I hope Your Majesty will treat him leniently and stop pursuing the stolen goods."

Zhu Youjian didn't know about this incident at all. He heard that it was Liang Menghuan who said that Xiong Tingbi had embezzled 170,000 military assets and forced Xiong Tingbi's eldest son to death while chasing the stolen goods. Suddenly he frowned, and thought of the reason for taking responsibility for Emperor Tianqi, and said:

"Liang Menghuan is the third-level counter-criminal. How can you believe what he says?"

"Xiong Tingbi's case was decided by the eunuch party, so it needs to be retried to find out the matter clearly."

"His eldest son was forced to die despite not committing any crime. He must be given an explanation and the relevant responsible persons must be arrested."

And because Wang Huazhen, the actual person in charge, was exiled by himself, it was too tragic for Xiong Tingbi to be rumored to be the head of Jiubian. Zhu Youjian said:
"Let Xiong Tingbi's family take his head back for burial, and recall his past achievements. There is one person from a hundred households in Ningwei, Yindong."

"Let the Ministry of Rites draft a posthumous title for Xiong Tingbi, and don't treat those who have made meritorious deeds harshly."

Using the reason of the eunuch's conviction to overturn Xiong Tingbi's case shows his benevolence.

　"Chongzhen Changbian"

　　In the fifth month of the first year of Chongzhen, Xinyou, Shuo.

　　The criminal department all gave Xue Guoguan's words during the incident:

　　Wang Huazhen's crime and Xiong Tingbi were not related to each other. They either wanted to settle in Dongjiang, or arranged in the west, or they were released to the court together as a place for Shentuo Huazhen. Why is the law so broad and indulgent?
　　As far as Gao Gao and Hu Jiadong fled to Liaoyang and then to Guangning, they now want to reduce their numbers from the end, fearing that the ministers in the border areas will follow suit and follow suit one after another.

　　The purpose of Hua Zhenchu ​​and so on has been rectified by many trials and has been confirmed together.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)