Daming: I was exposed by Zhu Di's Sims life!

Chapter 289 Tang Cheng: Illusion!It must be an illusion!

Zhu Gaoxuan stood under the Anding Gate, which is one of the nine gates in Beijing. Unique among.

He felt very strange, for some reason, today when he returned triumphantly, there was no group of ministers to welcome him outside the city gate, but if he returned from an expedition before, the ministers of all civil and military officials had already been waiting in front of the gate.

Although Zhu Gaoyi is not interested in these greetings, he may not be interested, but the ministers must not refuse to greet them, it has always been like this.

However, today, he felt that the city of Beijing was extremely cold. It was clear that it was hot in April, but it was like a cold wind blowing against his face, which made people shudder.

Zhu Gaoxuan beckoned, and Lu Chaoyang hurried over: "What orders does Your Highness have?"

"Go and ask Jin Yiwei to find out what happened in the capital during the days we went to the southwest."

Zhu Gaoxuan frowned and said, "I always feel that something is wrong."

He thought to himself, could it be that the old man knew that he had bought the guard of the nine gates, and changed his defense without permission, and planned to settle with him?

Zhu Gaoxuan felt like Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet, while Zhu Di was Xiang Yu who was sitting in the hall with a golden knife in a big horse and staring at him.

……

The East Palace was still the same as before. When Zhu Gaoxuan came back, the virtuous Crown Princess Zhang Yingzhen was very distressed. She removed her husband's armor and changed his clothes after he returned from the expedition. He had already boiled hot water for him to bathe. Had a reunion dinner at the table.

The daughter of his family, Jiayin Princess Zhu Yingjing, is still so naughty, bouncing around and babbling, looking full of energy.As for the eldest son, the two countries, they are born smart and handsome, and are very popular with the old man, like an exquisite porcelain doll. After Zhu Gaoxuan was named the crown prince, the status of the two countries has risen sharply. I heard that the old man plans to make him crown prince when he is one year old The grandson of the emperor.

After the reunion dinner, the concubine put the child to bed, while Zhu Gaoyi went to the study instead, preparing to deal with the paperwork that he hadn't taken care of these days.

Just at this time, Lu Chaoyang, who had returned from the southwest, came running non-stop to ask for an interview, and said with a heavy face, "Your Highness, I asked you in the yamen of Jinyiwei. Big change."

"What happened?"

"Your Majesty has set up a new yamen, just north of Dong'anmen in the palace. It's called Dongjishichang, or Dongchang for short. The staff in Dongchang are all eunuchs. People in Dongchang can supervise them at will without the approval of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. Arrest subjects. Dongchang has shifts in every yamen, monitoring all the officials in the court, and even Jinyiwei has people from Dongchang."

Lu Chaoyang said solemnly, "In just a few days since the establishment of the East Factory, dozens of officials in the middle of the capital have been arrested and convicted and interrogated. Now, everyone in the capital, as long as they hear the name of the East Factory, they will be frightened and trembling. .”

Compared with Dongchang's unfettered behavior, Jinyiwei is almost like Kaishantang. "

Zhu Gaoxuan was silent. He never expected that the old man would give him such a "surprise" after he went out to fight for several months.

Don't be too familiar with the notorious Dongchang in later generations.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei was juxtaposed with the East and West factories, and their activities were strengthened. They were often collectively called "Factory Guards".The power of Dongchang is above Jinyiwei, and it is only responsible to the emperor. Without the approval of the judicial organs, it can supervise and arrest subjects at will, thus opening the way for eunuchs to interfere in politics in the Ming Dynasty.

During the Tianqi Dynasty at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor became an empty mascot. In order to take back the imperial power, Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty moved out a famous eunuch like Wei Zhongxian to serve as the admiral of the East Factory, pushing the eunuch's monopoly throughout the ages to its peak.

Wei Zhongxian also dared to think and act, and formed an army of eunuchs armed with tens of thousands of people as his wings; he recruited officials from the Luo Qi Chu and Zhejiang Party as adopted sons and pawns, and was called the eunuch party at that time.There are "five tigers" such as Cui Chengxiu among the civil servants, "five young men" such as Tian Ergeng among the generals, "ten children" and "forty grandchildren", etc., from the cabinet, the six ministries to the governors and governors of the four directions, there are all buddies.

He writes and criticizes the red, controls the government, from the first assistant to the hundred bureaucrats, he will be promoted and deprived at will; he has military power, and can appoint and remove governors and ministers at will; Warehouses, admirals, water canals, and tax supervisors were sent around to search for people's wealth, and all internal and external powers were held in Wei Zhongxian's hands.

This Eunuch Wei looked like an emperor when he went out in a chariot. Everywhere he passed, the scholar-bureaucrats knelt by the side of the road and shouted that Wei Zhongxian was nine thousand years old.The eunuchs and officials also competed to build living shrines for him in various places. A shrine cost tens of thousands or even 10 taels of silver.

Zhu Gaoxuan originally thought that after he had himself, the old man would stop doing such tricks, but he didn't expect that the old man would set up Dongchang after he was away from home for a few months.

Lu Chaoyang asked: "Your Highness, this Dongchang is so arrogant, do you need me to let Jin Yiwei go and beat it?"

As a spy chief, Lu Chaoyang felt that it would be no problem for him, a senior spy chief, to suppress a Dongchang.

Little did he know that His Majesty the Emperor trusted eunuchs more than ministers with foreign surnames.

In later generations, Dongchang surpassed Jinyiwei and became the largest spy organization in the Ming Empire, and the commander of Jinyiwei was just the godson of Eunuch Wei.

"No, you don't need to take care of the East Factory."

Zhu Gaoxuan rubbed the center of his brows, a little impatient, "The East Factory was newly established for the old man. If you beat it now, you just don't want to give the old man face. He can make you feel better? What's more, the old man also arranged Dongchang in Jinyiwei's yamen. The office worker at the factory just told you, Lao Lu, not to let you dictate this matter."

Lu Chaoyang resolutely said: "The old Lu's life was given by His Royal Highness, and I am able to have today, thanks to His Highness's trust and support. As long as Your Highness says a word, I am willing to sacrifice my life to die, and I will take all the responsibility for all the crimes." Take the body of the minister alone, and will never involve the East Palace!"

What he said was not bragging, he really had the guts to risk his life!
Zhu Gaoxuan had no doubts, as long as he said "Oh, I think these rootless rats in Dongchang are a little bit of a fool", Lu Chaoyang would go out with a knife on the spot, and bring Jin Yiwei to kill Dongchang until blood flowed into rivers!
Lu Chaoyang was neither loyal to Daming nor to the Zhu family, he was only loyal to Zhu Gaoxuan.

This brother has no fear at all, let alone a mere Dongchang, even if Zhu Gaoxuan asked him to assassinate the emperor, Lu Chaoyang would not hesitate at all!

Zhu Gaoyi said helplessly: "You are the most capable general under my command, and I regard you as a brother and sister. Don't mention this kind of thing again in the future. As long as I am still here, no one can take your life away."

An East factory is not worth letting Lu Chaoyang take risks.

What's more, Dongchang, which has just started and is weak, even two more can't compare with the deep-rooted Jinyiwei. Dongchang has the emperor's backing behind it, but Jinyiwei also has the backing of Donggong.

As the so-called "county officials are not as good as the current ones", a newly established spy agency backed by a semi-retired emperor is far inferior to an old spy agency backed by a prosperous crown prince.

Zhu Gaoxuan thought: "I'll go find the old man myself, I have to ask the matter clearly."

……

Tang Cheng respectfully presented a list to the emperor with both hands: "Your Majesty, Dongchang has just been seized. The former Minister Zuo Shilang is suspected of colluding with a corruption case. The property involved in the case is equivalent to more than 49 taels. Officials, Dongchang have all arrested and brought to justice, and ransacked their homes for questioning."

Zhu Di took the list and asked with some doubts: "Such a big case, you can solve it in three or two days?"

Tang Cheng said with a smile: "The officers in charge of the investigation in the East Factory are the Chief Officer and the Fan Officer. The Chief Officer is also called the stall head. There are more than 100 people in total. There are twelve ugly men, all of whom wear pointed hats, white leather boots, and brown clothes. , is a small sash. There are several captains and commanders, and Fan servants are also called Fanzi. They are all capable people carefully selected by slaves. Dongchang is not only quite capable and reasonable in terms of staffing, but also extremely careful in operations. Those who monitor officials from various ministries of the DPRK and the central government to interrogate criminals in large prisons and Jinyiwei are called Tingji, and those who visit various local government offices are called Zuoji, and what actions are taken by a certain official, or a key criminal is arrested at a certain city gate, The subordinate officials recorded that those who reported it to Dongchang were called "beating incidents."

Therefore, Dongchang handles the case very smoothly and logically, so the efficiency is extremely high. "

Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction: "Tang Cheng, you are the most reassuring to me."

Tang Cheng said respectfully: "This is an errand entrusted by His Majesty to this servant. Naturally, this servant has to put in more thought and must do it properly."

Zhu Di's long face stretched, and he couldn't help but feel joy in his heart.

He asked: "Tang Cheng, what do you think of the East Factory I set up, compared to the prince's crazy ideas?"

Tang Cheng was embarrassed on the spot.

How does he feel that His Majesty the Emperor is complacent, like a child showing off to adults with a clay figurine he made?
An illusion, it must be an illusion!

Tang Cheng murmured: "The prince is capable of writing and martial arts. He has the strategy to govern the country and the stability of the country, and the courage to expand the territory. He can be called a hero among men, a once-in-a-lifetime master of enlightenment, but..."

He changed the subject and said, "Although the son is like the father, the father is still better than the father. Although the crown prince is wise, he is still a bit inferior to your majesty."

Zhu Di laughed loudly: "Tang Cheng, ah Tang Cheng, your mouth is really like honey, and every sentence hits my heart."

Tang Cheng smiled and said, "I'm just telling the truth."

His Majesty the Emperor beamed with joy, and the guard general Fan Zhong came over to report: "His Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please see me."

"Well, he came just in time, let him in."

"promise."

Fan Zhong walked out of the hall, bowed to Zhu Gaoxuan outside the hall and said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty let you in."

The crown prince walked straight into the hall, and saw the emperor beckoning to him: "Boy, come here."

Zhu Gaoxuan, who originally had something to say, choked back what was in his heart, and honestly stepped forward to salute: "Your Majesty, holy bow to Jin'an."

Zhu Di smiled: "Your job in the southwest is very good. I have already heard about it. Tell me, what do you want me to reward you for?"

Zhu Gaoyi immediately returned to his playful smile, and said: "Isn't it only natural for a son to do things for his father? I have nothing else to ask for."

"Don't come here. I still don't know what kind of piss you are, little bandit?"

The emperor smiled and said, "If you have any demands, just tell me directly. I can tell you in advance that there is no such shop after passing this village. If you mention it later, I will not recognize it."

Zhu Gaoyi frowned: "Since Your Majesty said so, if I don't make any demands on my son, it's like I'm not giving you face."

"Come on, I know you won't let go of this opportunity."

Zhu Gaoyi laughed dryly, and asked, "Father, I heard that you opened a new yamen to the north of Dong'anmen, what's it called... Dongji Shichang?"

"Your ears are really sharp. It only takes a while, and you can find out."

Zhu Di stroked his beard and said, "That's right. I set up the East Factory to serve as another set of eyes and ears to help me listen to the opinions of the government and the public, so as not to be deceived by some rebellious officials and thieves. In addition, the East Factory also has the role of inspection. Yes Now, speaking of which, someday you have the time to go to Dongchang for me, and check for me to see if there are any mistakes in this yamen."

Donghua Gate is only a few steps away from Qianqing Palace. If Zhu Di really wanted to see Dongchang Yamen, he would go there himself.The reason why he said that was because he was triumphantly showing Zhu Gaoxuan his fruitful victories.

Zhu Gaoyi didn't answer the question, but instead asked: "Father, don't we already have Jinyiwei, and setting up another East Factory, doesn't it seem a bit bloated?"

Zhu Di said without hesitation: "It's different. The Jinyiwei is located outside the palace, and the East Factory is located inside the palace. It is more convenient to use the East Factory. What's more, as long as the functions of the Jinyiwei are still abroad, and the East Factory is in charge of the country, The two are not in conflict, but complement each other.”

He paused for a moment, and frowned slightly, "Why, you don't think it's right?"

"My son thinks..."

Zhu Gaoxuan did not continue talking, but glanced at Tang Cheng beside Zhu Di.

What he is going to say next may not be very friendly to rootless people, it would be fine if he said it in front of other eunuchs, but not Mr. Tang.

The old man understood, and waved to Tang Cheng: "Tang Cheng, you go down, we have something to talk about."

"The servant understands."

After Tang Cheng resigned, Zhu Di said with some doubts: "Okay, now there are only two of us in the hall. If you have something to say, why do you have to hide it?"

Zhu Gaoxuan said seriously: "Father, let me tell you the truth, I think the establishment of the East Factory is really unnecessary."

Zhu Di was silent for a while, but asked calmly, "What's wrong?"

Facing doubts, he was not angry, because he knew that the other party was not the kind of person who was aimless.

Zhu Gaoyi didn't deliberately come to dismantle the old man's platform, he said calmly: "Father, what do you think, son understands, but son still has something to say."

Eunuchs can be used, but they cannot be reused. "

Dongchang is not Jinyiwei. If Jinyiwei is trained well, it is a sharp knife, but no matter how Dongchang is trained, it will eventually lead to disasters and become a cancer that poisons Daming. "

(End of this chapter)