eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 211 Military Aircraft
The eight guardian generals did not stay in Qianqing Palace for too long, and the emperor led them to Fengxian Palace.

For important events such as expeditions, the emperor had to pay homage to his ancestors. At this time, the emperor had to kneel down. Naturally, no one dared to stand inside or outside the house.

"The unfilial son Houzhao reported to the Taizu and Taizong today that the Tatars invaded our land and killed our people. Since the 11th year of Hongzhi, the minister and the late emperor have endured it to the extreme. Now the minister sacrificed to the ancestors and decided to send troops to meet the enemy. Take the righteous way of heaven! May Taizu, Taizong and ancestors bless the army to be invincible!"

With the imperial decree, the power of the entire capital turned.

The soldiers of the Eight Guards had only one day to go home and say goodbye to each other. If they had no sons, they should seize the time to have sex with their husbands and wives. They must go to the barracks on the second day.Those who are willing to take the payment from the expedition can let it go home, and those who don't want to take it with them.

Anyway, the money from the emperor's private treasury has been personally supervised by Han Wen, Minister of the Household Department.With so much money coming out of the treasury at once, all businesses in the capital prospered a little.Because many people think that if they don’t hurry up and spend the money they got from the war, they don’t know if they will have a chance next time.

National power is what is fought in war. If it is not well controlled, it will inevitably cause a sharp increase in the price of food among the people, which will actually affect every ordinary person, so everyone will feel it.Putting aside Ponder, all the donkeys were requisitioned by the imperial court.

On February 18th, the [-]th year of Hongzhi, it was the expedition date set by the emperor.

The emperor personally went to the gate of the city to see each other off, with banners flying and tens of thousands of armored soldiers. After the military oath, the eight guards were about to set off.

Although there were many opposing voices among civil servants before, after some fighting, the dissenting voices have become much smaller.Now the emperor has a cabinet around him, including Wang Jia, Han Wen, Min Gui, Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, Jiao Fang and dozens of important court officials.

Seeing groups of people crowding the city gates and filling the official roads, Zhu Houzhao's agitated emotions gradually calmed down.
"deliver an imperial order."

The young emperor's power is now even more powerful, and when he spoke, many ministers nodded in obedience.

"In order to quickly deal with military affairs in the Northwest, from today onwards, I have decided to set up a special military affairs processing organization, called the Military Aircraft Department. The personnel used will be selected from the cabinet and the six ministries and nine officials. There is also no special government office, and the value house is selected in a house in the Taihe Gate. I will also inform the Secretary of the General Administration that all military affairs will not be asked by the Secretary of the General Administration. Read the imperial approval first. No one is allowed to intercept it, and if there is any violation, I will never forgive you lightly!"

The cabinet and all the important ministers were terrified. The emperor took the military affairs in the northwest as an opportunity, but what he did was to take power.

In the past, the courtiers were afraid that the emperor would not be diligent in his administration, but now that he is replaced by an emperor whose mind is full of government affairs, this power will be distributed to them less and less.

"I will obey your orders!"

Zhu Houzhao took a look at the cabinet, this time he was not very satisfied with these people, "Now that the army has just set off, there should not be many affairs in the Military Aircraft Department. For the time being, Wang Jia and Han Wen will be in charge. The pending affairs will gradually increase. I will increase the number of personnel as appropriate. .”

Wang Jia and Han Wen didn't say anything, the emperor had a will, and they must follow it.

And this is not a bad thing, from today onwards, other people from Northwest Military Affairs will not be able to meet them, so choosing them is naturally a sign of reuse.From then on, the emperor summoned him every day, and the monarch and his ministers were very close, which is also the extreme of human and ministers.

It's just that the three members of the cabinet were directly ignored, which made people feel a strange smell.

At least it shows that the emperor has opinions on them.

If military affairs in the Northwest are handled independently of the cabinet, can other matters be handled in the same way?
In this way, whether the cabinet is light or heavy, isn't it decided by the emperor alone?

After the end here, the eunuchs in the palace cleaned a house in the Taihe Gate according to the emperor's order. The Zhu family was more fair than the later generations and would not build a simple and simple house.

Everyone must have a beautiful desk with a few smaller tables beside it. They are the emperor's 'secretaries', and they themselves also need to have secretaries. This is because of work needs.

A large round table was also built on the right side of the main entrance - the emperor confessed that he would sometimes come here to work, specifically for meetings.

As for the cabinet, I don't know why, although the three members have not changed, it seems a little deserted at the moment.

Companion to a monarch is like companion to a tiger. This sentence is not just for fun. When you meet a strong monarch, once your performance is a little bit worse, there will be a result immediately.

Such a result made Xie Qian, who used to talk a lot, a little silent at this moment.

The old man Liu Jian also sat silently. After waiting for a long time, he just said, "Let's deal with the backlog."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other, and had nothing to say, so they could only lower their heads and do their work.

But people outside the cabinet are anxious. Zhang Fuhua, the censor of Zuodu, went to Nanzhili. I don’t know if he can borrow the food. Right now, it is Lin Han, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He has no relationship with Liu, Li, and Xie. That's right, why don't you come here at this time.

But Liu Jian seemed to see through his heart, "If Uncle Da Zong is doing something for the sake of military aircraft, he should not open his mouth."

Lin Han was a little embarrassed. Liu Ge's character was indeed like this, not as kind as Li Dongyang.

"Elder Liu Ge, I have some doubts, I just came to ask a few elders for advice."

Li Dongyang invited people in, raised his hand and said to Liu Jian: "Master Ge, Uncle Da Zong is not an outsider. I also have some doubts about what His Majesty did today. If you don't say something, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

"What can I say? The king is the leader of the ministers. What is His Majesty's will, we naturally have to follow the order."

Xie Qian also put down his pen, "After the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, His Majesty can bypass the cabinet to handle military affairs. This is a way. His Majesty can also choose the cabinet elders to serve as the Military Aircraft Department. That is another way. So this..."

"...This is His Majesty's move, it depends on the reaction of the cabinet." Li Dongyang simply made it clear.

In fact, these words are all true, but Liu Jian didn’t like to listen to them. He knocked on the table rarely, “The cabinet was set up for the Ming Dynasty, not for you and me. Personal honor and disgrace should be put in the cabinet.” ?!"

After all, he is the leader, so it is difficult for others to say anything when he is angry.

Li Dongyang had no choice but to hand in a government memorial, "Mr. Ge, this is from Zhejiang."

After a few days like this, nothing happened.

Wang Jia and Han Wen moved to a new place to work, and the cabinet and other ministries were no exception.

On this day, Dali Temple Qing Hong Xian and Minister of Criminal Affairs Min Gui presented the results of the trial of Liu Daxia. A minister called the emperor a tyrant in court. see you.

"...After Liu Daxia resigned, do you have any recommendations for the successor Minister of the Ministry of War? Elder Liu Ge, what do you think?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wang Chang, the general manager of the government, is honest and self-reliant, has a clear distinction between public and private, and has excellent talents and virtues. He can be a minister of the Ministry of War!"

Zhu Houzhao had no expression on his face, and his eyes did not fluctuate, but he knew in his heart that Wang Chang was one of the nine ministers who supported the imperial court to send troops.The position of the general secretary is not obvious. If he really serves as Minister of the Ministry of War this time, it will be a big step forward in his career as an official.

He pinched the document in his hand and asked, "Then who will take over as the general manager?"

"Zuo Tongzheng Zhan has been an official for many years and has a lot of experience. He is qualified for the post of Tongzheng envoy."

The emperor squinted his eyes, "Since it was played by Mr. Liu Ge, then we should handle it accordingly. In addition, the Military Plane Office was set up for military affairs in the Northwest, and the Ministry of War cannot get around it. Since Wang Chang is the Minister of the Ministry of War, he will Enter the Military Aircraft Department. Mr. Liu Ge, what do you think?"

In the warm pavilion, everyone started to whisper again.The emperor seemed to respect Liu Jian as the head of the cabinet. The minister of the Ministry of War and the general envoy were both very big officials. Liu Jian said that whoever he wanted to be, the emperor agreed to let him be.

Now I still ask him whether it is suitable for this person to join the army.

Understand it according to the normal way of thinking... Liu Jian expresses some of his thoughts on the Military Aircraft Department with full weight and position!

But what puzzled Li Dongyang, Lin Han and others was that Liu Ge always acted like a temperless donkey, and only replied, "Your Majesty is wise."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao seemed a little bored, "That's how it is."

After everyone had left, the emperor said to Liu Jin out of boredom, "This old Liu, you can't play tricks."

Liu Jin pretended not to understand, "Your Majesty is too flattering on them, all the ministers are always in His Majesty's trap."

"A sycophant. I have an errand for you. You look for an opportunity to flatter the cabinet, and say that they will also join the military plane the next day."

Liu Jin giggled, "The servant obeys the order."

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Outside, Li and Xie were chasing Liu Jian relentlessly. They felt that with today's opportunity, how could they not say anything?

But Liu Jian's heart is the same as Ming Jing's. He is the head of the cabinet, and he is the most concerned at this time.Whether it is Lin Han, Minister of Rites, or Li and Xie, who are in the same cabinet as him, they all expect him to do something.

But what can he do?
No matter how the military aircraft department selects and appoints officials, it is the emperor's will.

If he reacts violently because of this, he will immediately be placed in the position of opposing the emperor, and the struggle between the power of the ministers and the power of the monarch will be inevitable.

For him, the only way is to act as if he doesn't know what to do and not cross the line.

Especially since the emperor made such a test today, it was obvious that he was dissatisfied with him.

At this time, whoever is dissatisfied will talk about it, anyway, he won't talk about it.

Of course, there are smart people in the imperial court, and everyone thinks that he, the head of the cabinet, will take the lead.

Even the emperor was testing him. There is no reason for such a "favor" today. He was obviously not satisfied before, and he didn't do anything. How could the emperor's attitude be completely opposite?
If he really treats this as a 'favor' and does something carelessly... the saying that companions are like companions to tigers will probably be fulfilled.

This is the case in the Forbidden City. Sometimes it seems to be retreating, but it should be advancing, and sometimes it seems to be advancing, but it should be retreating. If politics is not sensitive enough, then serving the Zhengde Emperor, I am afraid that I will die without knowing how to die...

But in the final analysis, there is actually one sentence, the emperor wants to take power, what can he do...

(End of this chapter)