Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 41 Zhu Yuanzhang went to court, and the officials trembled
Xiang opened the Forbidden City.

Civil and military officials filed in, the crowds were moving, jade was beating jade, and the sound was loud.

The days are getting longer, and I finally don’t have to go to morning in the dark.

Prime Minister Li Shanchang, the leader of the hundred officials, walked to the left, and Li Wenzhong, the governor of the governor's office, walked to the right.

"Prime Minister, yesterday the Ministry of War jumped over my governor's office and directly issued transfer orders to the generals, but what do you mean?" Li Wenzhong asked with a smile.

"No." Li Shanchang shook his head and smiled, "But according to the rules, the Ministry of War has the right to mobilize troops, right? The Governor-General is in charge of the troops."

Li Wenzhong snorted coldly.

During wartime, the Metropolitan Governor's Office is a full-time military leadership agency, including the deployment and command of troops.

The three major offices govern the world. The foundation of Zhongshu government is that the governor's office is in charge of the military and the Yushitai is responsible for the inspection of hundreds of departments. The imperial discipline and outline are all tied here.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has been founded, there is a Ministry of War.

Recently, many ministers have reported to His Majesty, please abolish the Governor's Office and transfer troops to the Ministry of War.

Throughout the dynasties, the power to command troops was indeed vested in the governor's office, and the power to deploy troops was vested in the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of War is the highest military institution.

"Grand Governor, Commander Xu, Commander Chang and Commander Tang are out leading troops all year round." Li Shan smiled and said, "You are the most suitable candidate for Minister of War."

"I just want to go to the front line and lead the troops." Li Wenzhong snorted.

He knew that many people used to be eyeing the position of Governor, but now they were eyeing the position of Minister of War.

As the emperor's nephew, he actually wanted to lead troops outside.

But he had to get involved in these whirlpools of power and profit, even though he was a relative of the emperor.

For this reason, he was physically and mentally exhausted.

He is at the center of the whirlpool. If he is not careful, he may ruin the Li family.

"Enter the palace!" The eunuch chief Wang Jinghong's voice fell.

The powerful officials who are qualified to enter the palace and attend court meetings enter the Fengtian Palace and take their seats.

Zhu Yuanzhang appeared in a straight yellow dragon robe, with Prince Zhu Biao following behind him.

"Chowshen!"

"Long live my emperor."

……

After attending the court, the ministers announced their affairs.

Li Shanchang turned his head slightly and glanced at Lu Zhongheng, who was standing in the row of generals. Lu Zhongheng was about to step out, but he didn't know that Yang Xian, Zuocheng of Zhongshu Province, would step out first.

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to you." Yang Xian knelt down and bowed.

"Say." Zhu Yuanzhang raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

He was about to take a beating on the eight Huaixi generals who attacked Fourth Master Zhu last night. It would be great if Yang Xian could provide an assist.

"Your Majesty, I would like to attend the Dudu's Mansion, where the governor and co-president Lu Zhongheng, the governor and co-president Tang Shengzong, the governor's office assistant Zhu Liangzu, the governor's office minister Fei Ju, the governor's office minister Zhao Yong, the governor Zheng Yuchun, the governor Huang Bin, the governor Lan Yu." Yang Xian said in a deep voice, "Not only did they gather at Qianjin Terrace to gamble last night, but they also mobilized their troops privately, and even had a conflict with the beggar gang. They are all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. You bully the defenseless beggars?"

As expected, he was a lunatic, and he joined eight generals in the Governor's Palace at once.

The ministers secretly took a deep breath.

None of them had the guts to do so. Only Yang Xian dared to challenge the Huaixi Group.

Even Liu Bowen, the censor Zhongcheng, seemed to be on good terms with Li Shanchang.

However, as Yang Xian was Liu Bowen's disciple, the ministers all thought that Liu Bowen was his backer.

In fact, Liu Bowen has been ill for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly smiled in his heart, and glanced over with cold eyes: "Is this possible?" Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Zhu Liangzu, Fei Ju, Zhao Yong, Zheng Yuchun, Huang Bin, and Lan Yu were all numb. Why, they were planning to join others. Got involved first.

"Your Majesty, I have received orders from the Ministry of War to lead troops to change defenses." Lu Zhongheng said anxiously.

"Yes, your majesty, I have the order." Tang Shengzong continued, "On the way, I encountered Master Zhu Si, the leader of the Beggar Clan, gathering a crowd to cause trouble, so I took action."

Chen Ninghan, Minister of War, came out.

He issued the transfer order after receiving a hint from Li Shanchang.

But at this time, how could he dare to say that it was Li Shanchang who ordered it? Li Shanchang helped him get the position of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Otherwise, how could he, who handles documents, sit in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War?
Of course, Chen Ning is talented.

When Chen Ning first served as a staff member, he wrote letters and spoke out in English. At that time, there were wars in all directions and there were many announcements about troop deployments. Chen Ning handled them rigorously and calmly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly appreciated.

"Chen Ning, is this the order from you?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly.

"Yes." Chen Ning bowed, "I am just following the court rules and issuing orders to change defenses on a daily basis."

At this time, Li Wenzhong stood up and snorted: "This should be a matter of my governor's office, right? How come I didn't know anything about it beforehand?"

Chen Ning said quickly: "The Ministry of War has sent a message to the Governor's Mansion. The Governor is busy. Didn't you see it?"

Li Wenzhong frowned slightly.

He never paid much attention to the dispatches from the Ministry of War.

……

Zhu Yuanzhang sat high on the throne and said nothing.

He had already known about the dispute between the Ministry of War and the Governor-General, but Chen Ning, the Minister of War, had only a small amount of merit and did not dare to openly compete with the Governor-General.

How dare he openly argue this time?

The power of the Governor's Office was too great, and Zhu Yuanzhang had long thought of abolishing it. However, the frontiers were not yet determined and the time was not yet ripe.

"Your Majesty, it seems that there is a misunderstanding between the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office." Li Shanchang bowed, "However, these are just details. The two sides will get along in the future. The top priority now is for the Beggar Clan leaders to gather tens of thousands of people. What do they want? Why? Could it be that they have the intention to rebel? Mr. Yang may think that they are just unarmed beggars, but in my opinion, they are actually no different from refugees. "

Refugees!

As soon as these two words came out, there was an uproar in the court.

As we all know, since ancient times, the first rebels to rise up have often been refugees.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened, and there was a coldness in his eyes.

As expected, Li Shanchang was so sophisticated that he brushed off the troop deployment in an understatement, turned the finger on the Beggar Gang, and labeled them as rebels.

"Your Majesty, I also want to join Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Zhu Liangzu, Fei Ju, Zhao Yong, Zheng Yuchun, Huang Bin, and Lan Yu." Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, said, "The Jin Yiwei is integrating the secret forces in the capital, and there are also arrests They were trying to catch Ma Junsi last night, and the Jin Yiwei's deployment for several months was all in vain."

"That's right!" Yang Xian quickly agreed, "When did the army and horses of the Governor's Palace need to take care of the security of the capital? This is a matter between Yingtian Mansion and Jin Yiwei. It is said that you were the first to make the move, and they happened to meet each other? What a coincidence, right?"

The commander of Jin Yiwei asked Mao Xiang to come out to speak, but Li Shanchang did not dare to move rashly.

Who doesn't know that behind Jin Yiwei is the emperor.

The eyes of all the ministers were focused on Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne, waiting for his verdict.

"Chen Ning, Secretary of the Ministry of War, was demoted to the prefect of Songjiang." Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was deep and powerful, echoing in the court hall, "Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Zhu Liangzu, Fei Ju, Zhao Yong, Zheng Yuchun, Huang Bin, Lan Yu, you and other eight The officer is demoted one level to serve as a warning to others."

As soon as this statement came out, the officials all changed their colors in shock.

They did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would make such a decisive decision. For a moment, the court hall was completely silent, leaving only Zhu Yuanzhang's majestic figure standing on the throne.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stood up and left his seat. His back gradually faded away under the gaze of the officials, leaving an atmosphere of shock and panic.

(End of this chapter)