Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

The minister of the Ministry of Rites is in charge of liaison, the minister of the Ministry of punishment and the Minister of the Ministry of War forge tax evidence together, the minister of the Ministry of Industry helps to coordinate the merchant ships that transport the grain, and he, Guo Huan, helps to cover up the taxation of the grain depot... The division of labor is clear, and everyone makes a fortune together.

But now...they've all been arrested.

Guo Huan was covered in cold sweat. At this time, he didn't care about pretending to be resting, so he stood up and walked out.

Hubu is not a place to stay for a long time, he has to leave the court as soon as possible, even leave Yingtian, the farther the better.

As early as a long time ago, Guo Huan thought of a way out for himself. He could go overseas. He invested a lot overseas through his relatives and friends. Although there were many merchant ships and soldiers of Ming Dynasty overseas, he knew that overseas was still very large. , and the management is very loose, as long as I spend enough money, I can live a lifetime without worrying about food and clothing.

Of course, Guo Huan could also stay in Daming. He found an overseas paradise in Huguang, which was deserted all year round. Almost all the beauties he found were placed in that overseas paradise, and he could hide there.

Anyway, being accompanied by beauties all day long, Guo Huan thought that his life would not be boring.

What cleanliness and poverty are these are the personality settings that Guo Huan shaped for himself.

But in fact, he is a lustful and greedy person, but he hides it too well and has not been discovered by others.

Guo Huan was very anxious, he didn't know if he still had a chance to run.

Regardless of putting on a show, Guo Huan came outside and said to his colleagues with a pale face: "My colleagues, a certain body feels very unwell, please help me to ask Lord Shangshu for leave, I want to go home and see a doctor."

On weekdays, Guo Huan pretended to be very good, and his popularity was also good. Seeing Guo Huan's pale face, everyone was very concerned, and hurried up to help him: "Master Guo, you only eat steamed buns and pickled vegetables every day, how can you not go wrong?" What? Later, we big fellows will have lunch with you...Xiao Wang, send Mr. Guo to see the doctor."

"no, I'm fine."

Guo Huan still didn’t forget his personality when he left, maybe he got used to wearing a mask for so long: “You should be busy, I can still hold on, you work first, now my household department is about to be split up, and the related matters are absolutely sloppy No, you do things first."

As he said that, Guo Huan covered his head and walked out slowly... Now that he is a patient, he has to pretend.

However, as soon as he reached the door, many people walked in, the leader... was Tang He.

Guo Huan had met Tang He before. When Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, Tang He was with Zhu Yuanzhang. Guo Huan stood in the crowd like a minion... At that time, he thought: a man should be like this.

Who hasn't dreamed a little bit?

But when seeing Tang He again, Guo Huan suddenly found that his dream seemed to be shattered.

"Master Guo, this is going out!"

Tang He stared at Guo Huan, and said with a smile: "It's just right, I have something to ask Mr. Guo, shall we go for a walk together?"

"..."

How could Guo Huan not know that Tang He was here to arrest him?
Just now he heard that all his partners were arrested by Tang He. Now that Tang He appeared in front of him, how could he still not understand what Tang He was here for?

"No, no."

Guo Huan backed away in fright, and the household officials beside him were a little curious when they saw Guo Huan's appearance.

what happened to him?
It's just seeing Tang He, so there's no need to be so afraid?

However, some officials who were collaborating with Guo Huan, after seeing Guo Huan's reaction, their faces suddenly pulled down, and their trembling trembled... It's over, they were all found out.

Damn Guo Huan, didn't he say nothing would happen?
Why was Tang He found out?

Thinking of the benefits they got from Guo Huan, they were full of despair... and some officials who had just joined them were also in mourning at this time. Why didn't they insist on rejecting Guo Huan's threats and lures?

Tang He looked at the guilty Guo Huan, didn't talk nonsense with him, just kicked him in the stomach, and then coldly shouted to the emperor's army: "Get caught!"

The emperor's army behind him rushed over like wolves, held Guo Huan down and walked out. Tang He glanced coldly at the officials in the room, and then said: "Since the fourth year of our Ming Dynasty, Guo Huan has been using the household The opportunity of the ministry to serve as an official to collect money wantonly, how many of you present are his accomplices, and now you stand up by yourself, you can be punished lightly."

It is very simple to say, but almost no one moves.

Take the initiative to stand up?
What a joke, whoever stands up at this moment is a fool, what if Tang He doesn't know them at all, and only Tang He deliberately deceives them?

Not proactive, resolutely not proactive.

Moreover, those people who were implicated by Guo Huan scolded all eighteen generations of Guo Huan's ancestors in their hearts: This shit has been done since Hongwu four years ago, how much money did they get?But only give them so little...

Tang He waited for a while, seeing that no one took the initiative to stand up, he immediately sneered: "Hehe, stubborn resistance! Zhang Ting! You stand up!"

Zhang Ting, a Jinshi in the eighth year of the Ming Dynasty, was particularly sensitive to numbers, and he was the best performer among Jinshi in the same period in Jiuzhang arithmetic, so he was assigned to the household department to calculate the accounts sent by each province.

It's only been two years, has he also fallen?

Hearing his name was read by Tang He, Zhang Ting knelt down hastily, kowtowed and said, "Please forgive me, Lord Xin. Last month, Minister Guo came to me and asked me to cover up the account books for him. I, I You didn’t take a single copper coin! Please trust the Duke of the State to investigate!”

Zhang Ting begged for mercy, saying that he was very clean, but Tang He would not listen to him, and directly exposed Zhang Ting's lie: "You didn't take a copper coin, but what about your cousin? He wrapped a flower boat by the Qinhuai River. The boat lasted for a month, where did the money come from?"

"..."

Zhang Ting's face turned pale immediately, he never expected that Tang He already knew about this kind of thing.

Then what are you resisting?
What's the point of resisting?
Lowering his head, Zhang Ting gave up resisting and honestly let Tang He take him away.

The others still didn't stand up, Tang He called out the names of a few more people coldly, and everyone panicked, but everyone who had anything to do with Guo Huan knelt down and begged for mercy, Tang He didn't talk nonsense with them, Directly let the soldiers who brought them take the people away.

One-third of the huge household was directly taken out, and the rest looked at each other in blank dismay...

……

Jinyiwei!
Zhu Han knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had always had an intelligence team of his own, and he also guessed that it was Jinyiwei, but it was the first time that he had real contact with him. But in Zhu Han's view, the structure of Jinyiwei was too simple, and it only relied on catching wind and shadows. Arresting people can easily cause adverse effects.

Now that I have met him, I will reform this army that belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang alone.

This intelligence team is supposed to give full play to its greater value, but it did not carry out their business well. This made Zhu Han feel a pity. After the initial improvement, Tang He was called over.

Tang He was mainly in charge of arresting people. As for the interrogation after arresting people, it was not something he needed to do. Someone below would investigate the matter clearly. Tang He only needed to ensure the authenticity of the investigation results.

Hearing that Zhu Han wanted to improve Jinyiwei, he was so scared that he turned his head and wanted to run away: "Qiwu, this matter is too big for me to do. You two brothers should discuss it after His Majesty comes down."

What a joke, when he took over Jinyiwei, he was forced to do nothing. Zhu Yuanzhang kidnapped him with years of brotherhood, so he had to help Zhu Yuanzhang take over such a hot potato, and now Zhu Han wants to use a knife on this hot potato. Dare to accept?
Tang He wanted to run away, but Zhu Han didn't give him a chance to run away, so he held onto Tang He and didn't let go: "Brother Tang, what are you worried about? We've known each other for so many years, don't you know who I am? How could I cheat you?" ? Guaranteed to make your Jinyiwei flourish."

"..."

Although Tang He didn't want to get mixed up, but thinking about what Zhu Han said...it really makes sense, Zhu Han is more reliable than Zhu Yuanzhang, and people who follow Zhu Han are all good.

Thinking of this, Tang He gradually let go of his worries, and sat down to listen to Zhu Han's thoughts, but he was also ready to run away, and if he found something wrong, he would immediately run away with oil on his feet.

"Jinyiwei is responsible for monitoring the world. There is no problem. My brother's original intention of establishing Jinyiwei is also for the good of Ming Dynasty, but he has been hiding in the dark so that people will have a prejudice against him. What we have to do is to break this prejudice."

While explaining, Zhu Han took out the organizational structure of the Jinyiwei that he had set up, and said to Tang He: "What I mean is that the division of Jinyiwei's responsibilities is on the one hand, and on the other hand, secretly. , we have to give him a reasonable title even if he is placed in the dark."

In fact, what Zhu Han did was very simple, that is, to decompose and refine the responsibilities of the Jinyiwei. The first step he had to do was to incorporate the local police into the Jinyiwei. Dividing Jin Yiwei's power on the bright side into four, arresting and arresting, collecting evidence, conducting initial trials, sorting out the legitimacy of clues, and then pronouncing a verdict, just like the public prosecutor's law in later generations.

Of course, the most important thing for Jin Yiwei is to monitor the world. This can also be put on the bright side, which is similar to the later Shenzhou government system. Hall leadership.

When Tang He heard Zhu Han's thoughts, he immediately understood Zhu Han's meaning, and he left in no hurry. Isn't this putting a layer of cloak on Jin Yiwei to be accommodated by the court?

But there was one point that Tang He disagreed with. He said to Zhu Han: "The original intention of Your Majesty to set up the Jinyiwei is to monitor the officials in the dark to see if they have done anything wrong or colluded with each other. The various departments of the government have become hostile, and His Majesty's original intention to supervise the officials no longer exists."

"I just mentioned the bright part, haven't I mentioned the dark part yet?"

Zhu Han then pointed to the other end of the paper, and Tang He saw the words on it and read out: "Daming Security Bureau? Qiwu, what is this?"

"The department that maintains Daming's security, do you think corruption and breaking the law will endanger Daming's security? Will oppressing the people endanger Daming's security? We have so many enclaves overseas that cannot be effectively managed. Do we need such a department? Maintain Daming's safety?"

Zhu Han asked several questions in a row, and Tang He blurted out almost subconsciously: "Yes! I really need it!"

Tang He's face showed joy, and the wrinkles on his face almost reached the skin of the bun.

In this way, not only will he not be complained by all the officials in charge of Jinyiwei, but he will also be surrounded by all the officials.

Who wouldn't be afraid of the power directly belonging to the emperor being grasped by him?
At the beginning, Tang He resisted in every possible way to be in charge of Jinyiwei, but after hearing Zhu Han's words, Tang He was completely relieved, and said to Zhu Han: "Qiwu, why does your kid's head grow? How can you think about the problem? Is it different from me? Your Majesty didn’t think about this either, haha...we can do it! And we must do it as soon as possible! Try to hand over a brand new department to Your Majesty before His Majesty returns.”

Zhu Han looked at the happy Tang He, and said to him: "Brother Tang, you may not be able to master all of this department, because in my opinion, the four departments that are put on the surface should be established separately. , not to be confused."

"Then what's the problem, I'll just hand it over, Qiwu, I'll do whatever you want me to do."

Tang He didn't care much, and said to Zhu Han, "I just want the Daming Security Bureau, and I'll help His Majesty protect the safety of our Daming."

Seeing Tang He's happy look, Zhu Han immediately poured cold water on him: "How about we discuss it with Biaoer and then do it?"

"Uh... let's forget it?"

While Tang He was happy, he still remained calm: "Although the crown prince is in charge of the country, the royal guards we have under our control still belong to His Majesty. How about I ask His Majesty first? Let's investigate the patrols of the chief secretaries first." , when His Majesty's response arrives, shall we do it?"

"can."

Although he promised straightforwardly, Tang He immediately wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang after leaving the Yingwang Mansion, telling Zhu Yuanzhang about the Jinyiwei restructuring plan that Zhu Han told him tonight, and then through Jinyiwei's channel, use the fastest The speed was sent to Zhu Yuanzhang.

After finishing these, Tang He relaxed, he couldn't help thinking of Zhu Han, couldn't help but shook his head and said: "This Qiwu is really a busy time, the empty seal case and the grain tax case have not been investigated yet, so quickly to do something else."

Although he complained that Zhu Han couldn't sit still, Tang He admired Zhu Han very much in his heart. No matter what happened, as long as he went to Zhu Han's place, he would change into a different look.

Moreover, Tang He was very sure that Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely agree 100% to Zhu Han's idea of ​​transforming Jinyiwei, which was why he dared to make preparations in advance.

Without knowing Zhu Yuanzhang, Tang He didn't dare to take the risk to do this.

……

Zhu Han and Tang He were considering the renovation of Jinyiwei, while Zhu Biao went outside the palace and came to visit.

When he came to Nanxiong Hou's mansion, Zhu Biao knocked on the door and entered.

Zhao Yong, Marquis of Nanxiong, was very surprised when he heard that Zhu Biao came to visit. He never expected that Zhu Biao would come to him at this time.

Come now, are you here to question your guilt, or to give you a chance to live?

Zhao Yong didn't know, but he could only rush out to greet him.