Zongwu: On the first day of my accession to the throne, I signed in to the Heaven-shaking Law

In Ningshou Palace.

Zhu Houzhao's cold words fell.

Li Dongyang, the second assistant of the cabinet, was the first to kneel on the ground: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Tang Mu and Hu Shi Ning followed closely, lowering their heads and not daring to speak.

Even the first assistant Yang Heting was extremely surprised. Although he knew that these people were either colluding with King Ning or taking bribes.

But he did not expect that King Ning's layout was so far-reaching and his power was so great.

Even the commander of the Jinyiwei was actually King Ning's man? !

"Old minister... Old minister is confused!"

Yang Heting just wanted to establish his own power and responsibility in front of His Majesty this time.

He did not really dare to get involved in King Ning's rebellion, nor did he come to speak for Qian Ning, Li Li and others!

After learning the truth this time.

He had no choice but to kneel on the ground and bow his head.

Zhu Houzhao looked down at the four important officials in the court with indifferent eyes: "I have been on the throne for only a few days, and the important affairs of the court naturally need you to handle."

"But there are some things you can handle, and some things you can't handle!"

"As for informing the cabinet?"

He said coldly: "Yang Heting!"

"I am here."

Yang Heting raised his head with a panicked expression.

Then he heard Zhu Houzhao say coldly: "I intend to let Wang Yangming, the magistrate of Luling, deal with the rebellion of Prince Ning. You draft the edict."

"-Appoint Wang Yangming as the assistant minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War!"

"Set off immediately and go to Beijing to meet with the emperor!"

Doesn't the cabinet have a sense of existence?

I'll give it to you!

Draft the edict and issue it now!

"Ah?" Yang Heting was dumbfounded. Even if he informed the cabinet, it wouldn't be this way to inform it, right?

This is not communicating with the cabinet in advance, it is clearly ordering the cabinet to act.

Yang Heting had heard of Wang Yangming.

After Wang Yangming realized the truth in Longchang, he had great fame in the Jiangnan literary world.

Some people even boasted that he would be the future sage of the Ming Dynasty.

But no matter what, Wang Yangming is only a seventh-rank county magistrate now!

How can he become a military assistant minister!

Even if the military assistant minister in Nanjing is naturally one rank lower than that in the Forbidden City.

That is still a fourth-rank official!

Li Dongyang, Tang Mu, Hu Shining and others were also stunned.

"Why? You asked me to inform the cabinet before I do anything. I have already informed you. Do you still have any objections?"

Zhu Houzhao stared at Yang Heting coldly: "Or do you think I can't make the decision on the appointment of officials in the Ming Dynasty?"

An eighth-rank county magistrate suddenly became a fourth-rank Nanjing military assistant minister.

This is of course not in accordance with the procedure.

But anyone who dares to say that Zhu Houzhao does not have this power is a joke.

At most, Wang Yangming will be known as a lucky minister in the future.

It may be difficult for him to communicate with those clean civil servants in the future.

But does Wang Yangming care? Does Zhu Houzhao care?

No one cares!

The chief minister Yang Heting did not dare to say no: "But this matter still needs to be discussed by the cabinet, right?"

He wanted to delay a little time, at least to find out the situation on Wang Yangming's side.

And find out what the emperor's intention is.

"Discuss? Good!" Zhu Houzhao said calmly: "Then there is no need to promote Wang Yangming to Nanjing."

"Let Wang Yangming go directly to Nanjing to serve as the Minister of War after he goes to Beijing to meet the emperor!"

Since Yang Heting said to discuss.

Then Zhu Houzhao let them discuss enough.

See if Wang Yangming is qualified to serve as the Minister of War in Nanjing!

"..."

Yang Heting is now completely dumbfounded.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War has been promoted beyond his level. If Wang Yangming really became the minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, it would be a joke.

The majesty of his cabinet will be completely trampled under Zhu Houzhao's feet.

In the future, I am afraid that Yang Heting, the chief minister of the cabinet, will become a chief minister who receives imperial orders, right?

No matter what orders Zhu Houzhao issued, Yang Heting only needs to receive the orders and obey them.

Li Dongyang, Tang Mu, Hu Shizong and other important officials also shook their heads.

In their opinion.

Chief Minister Yang Heting has completely messed up this time.

His Majesty's intention is very clear. He doesn't care what the cabinet thinks, nor does he care what the civil and military officials think.

He even wants to put the imperial power above the cabinet. If you, Yang Heting, don't listen, then change someone else.

If you are obedient.

Then you, the chief minister of the cabinet, are just an obedient chief minister.

But the problem is that with the foundation and prestige that His Majesty has now.

Does Yang Heting have the courage to refuse?

And does he have the power to refuse?

Let alone the imperial guards in the imperial city are all in the hands of His Majesty.

Let's just talk about the Western Factory that is still rampant in the Forbidden City.

You, Yang Heting, are not afraid? Even if you act uprightly enough.

But what about the family?

Are there no bad guys?In fact, as early as Zhu Houzhao took control of the imperial army and suppressed the Shenhou Mansion and the Six Gates with the West Factory.

The imperial power was almost supreme.

Yang Heting's move was just a last-ditch struggle.

....

As for Wang Yangming's appointment as the Minister of War in Nanjing.

In the eyes of Li Dongyang and others, it was not a big deal.

The situation in Nanjing was much more complicated than that in the Forbidden City.

The Jiangnan bureaucracy almost had everything under control, and even the late emperor could not control the situation in Nanjing.

Even if Zhu Houzhao forcibly appointed Wang Yangming as the Minister of War in Nanjing.

But whether Wang Yangming could hold on to the position of Minister of War was another matter.

After all, since the Jingnan Campaign during the reign of Zhu Di.

The Ming Dynasty has always been a two-capital system.

The affairs of the Forbidden City are under the jurisdiction of the Forbidden City, and Nanjing is under the jurisdiction of Nanjing people!

Zhu Houzhao naturally knew this, but he didn't think Wang Yangming would be unable to control the bureaucratic groups in Nanjing. Nanjing relied on the taxation of the entire southern part of the Ming Dynasty, and it was these taxes that were stuck in the Forbidden City. If not, how could they have such momentum? !

Even in the future, Yan Song, Xu Jie and other cabinet ministers.

They were all people pushed out by Nanjing.

But in this world, Zhu Houzhao really didn't think Nanjing could make waves!

You have money? Control the economic veins of the Ming Dynasty?

I have soldiers!

Twenty thousand Snow Dragon Cavalry and Xu Yan soldiers will follow Wang Yangming to take office.

With such momentum, how many land immortals do the so-called bureaucratic groups in Nanjing have? How many troops do they have? !

Not to mention that the Donglin Party has not appeared yet.

Nanjing is not a tightly grouped Jiangnan bureaucratic group!

....

"I obey your order!"

Yang Heting said with difficulty.

At this point, he has understood the situation in the Forbidden City.

If he still wants to continue to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet, he can only follow the will of His Majesty!

Just after Yang Heting gave in.

Zhu Houzhao was still not satisfied. He said in a calm tone: "The cabinet will discuss the matter of the West Factory by the way."

"I intend to set up a West Factory in addition to the East Factory!"

"The West Factory can inspect all officials and monitor the world!"

"Anyone who plots treason and rebellion and causes chaos in the Ming Dynasty can be dealt with by the West Factory at its discretion!"

"Six Gates, Shenhou Mansion, East Factory, Jinyiwei, and Hulong Villa are also under the jurisdiction of the West Factory!"

"In any case, the West Factory has the right to interrogate and detain first!"

"In addition, the West Factory is given the Shangfang Sword, which has the right to execute first and report later!"