Chapter 269: Outside Fengtian Gate, Lan Yu pleads guilty on a thorn
"Your Highness, I am guilty."
As soon as Lan Yu saw Zhu Ying, she immediately clasped her fists and saluted.
"Uncle, what are you doing? You are so angry. Something happened."
Zhu Ying asked doubtfully.
Of course, he would not directly say that he already knew about this matter. What he wanted was for Lan Yu to say it himself.
Hearing this, Lan Yu said with some shame: "I had a drink at noon, and I felt a little jealous. Because I was bullied by Zhan Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, I couldn't hold it back."
"I and Zhan Hui are here to deal with me. As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there is almost no one who is not uneasy about the positions of generals such as me. It is completely different for my own cronies."
"Thinking of what happened before, I got drunk and lost my mind. I brought someone to the door and beat Mr. Zhan."
Hearing this, Zhu Ying was surprised and said: "Zhan Hui, the Minister of Civil Affairs?"
"Don't my uncle know that he was the most popular person in my grandfather's eyes, the most favored minister in front of me, and my uncle actually beat him?"
Hearing this, Lan Yu immediately lowered his head and didn't know how to answer.
Zhu Ying continued: "Uncle, this is the capital. If it were outside the capital, it would be easier to talk about it, but in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, how could my uncle be so ignorant and still be a second-rank court official?"
"Doesn't this mean that the laws of the Ming Dynasty are not taken seriously? If grandpa knew about this, he would definitely be furious, and he would definitely be convicted of causing trouble to the imperial court."
"You also know that grandpa has a bad temper. If he really gets the same temper as you, it's hard to say. I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade him."
Zhu Ying said in a deep voice, with a somewhat serious tone, which made the atmosphere become tense.
In fact, Lan Yu didn't feel too much pressure when he came this time. He felt that with the relationship with His Highness the Changsun, he shouldn't be punished too much.
But now that His Highness Changsun said this, he suddenly became a little panicked.
It seemed that this matter was much more serious than he imagined.
Seeing Lan Yu's changing expression, Zhu Ying added again: "Since ancient times, military generals have bullied civil servants, and there will be no easy consequences. Those civil servants are watching you every day, and they will impeach you for any matter."
"Even if this incident can be alleviated, I'm afraid it won't be easy in the future."
Lan Yu understands this.
If the world is in chaos, the status of generals can naturally be improved. Once the world is calm, it must be governed by scholars.
Wenguiwuqingqing is not an empty talk.
Thinking of this, Lan Yu immediately kowtowed without hesitation: "Your Highness, save me."
Seeing this, Zhu Ying hurriedly said: "Uncle, what are you doing? Get up quickly, get up quickly."
While saying this, Zhu Ying went to help Lan Yu up.
"Actually, it's not that there's nothing we can do about it. There are two key points to this matter. One of them is that it's at Grandpa's place."
"You cannot escape punishment. Even if you give the civil servants an explanation, they must be able to live with it."
"As Grandpa's current celebrity, Zhan Hui also needs an explanation."
Zhu Ying said to herself, Lan Yu on the side was obviously brought in.
"Please teach me, Your Highness." Lan Yu said respectfully.
Zhu Ying continued, "In this way, tomorrow morning, you will apologize to His Majesty and honestly explain the mistakes you have made."
"Don't think about fishing in troubled waters, it is what it should be."
"Then, just submit your resignation."
Hearing the word "please resign", Lan Yu was shocked and fell silent.
His current position, in addition to his title, is the Left Commander of the Central Military Governor's Mansion.
The current Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies is dominated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army. Although there are two governors on the left and right, in the Ming Dynasty where the left is respected, the left governor is naturally the highest.
In other words, in the current Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies, the one with the highest position is Lan Yu.
The current Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is completely different from the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, and it has extremely powerful powers.
Each governor is not only responsible for managing the training and production of the garrison, but can also participate in central military decision-making.
Although today's Ministry of War has the power of appointment, dismissal, promotion, and training, in fact it is similar to the appearance. It is more of a process and an auxiliary.
Most of the key directions of the Ministry of War are in logistics. For some matters in the army, the opinions of the governors are mainly based on them.
The position of Commander-in-Chief Left of the Chinese Military Governor's Mansion is the key to Lan Yu's ability to serve as the leader of the Huaixi General Xungui Group.
Now His Highness Changsun asked him to hand over this position himself, how could Lan Yu be willing to do so.
Didn't he just beat up the Minister of Civil Affairs and lose his official position?
Seeing the struggling look on Lan Yu's face, Zhu Ying knew that he was very reluctant to give up, so he continued:
"Uncle, don't panic. The current Governor's Mansion is actually not very good. Now that the world is at peace, although there are occasional local turmoils, it will not affect the foundation of the Ming Dynasty."
"The reason why I asked my uncle to resign from this official position is naturally because he has other official positions arranged."
When Lan Yu heard something, she was still a little reluctant.
In Lan Yu's view, the current position of the Left Governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion is no different from that of the former Grand Governor.
Looking at various official positions, is there any position that can compare with it?
This is already the pinnacle of military commanders.
Naturally, Lan Yu didn't dare to tell His Highness Changsun face to face. At this point, she could only ask, "I wonder what position Your Highness is talking about."
Zhu Ying said frankly: "My idea is to make my uncle the chief governor of the Public Security Department."
Lan Yu suddenly became a little unhappy.
The Secretary of Public Security sounds nice, and it is indeed a new official position, but in the eyes of many people, there is no difference between it and a government official.
Even the Five Cities Military and Horse Division in the capital is like this, with no face at all.
So what if the grade is a little higher?
"My uncle thinks that the Public Security Department is similar to the Wucheng Military and Horse Department, or the former government officials of the county?"
"If you think so, you are totally wrong."
Zhu Ying's tone was quite heartbreaking.
Lan Yu asked with some confusion: "Your Highness, what you mean is that there are other differences in this Department of Public Security?"
Zhu Ying said with a serious face: "Of course it is different. If it is just what I saw, why should I list a separate Public Security Department? Why not just follow the appearance of the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities and distribute them to various places."
"This Department of Public Security is very important to me, or to the entire Ming Dynasty. It will even change the pattern of the entire Ming Dynasty."
Hearing His Highness Changsun's words, Lan Yu was really confused and could only say: "Your Highness, please clarify my doubts."
Zhu Ying said seriously: "First of all, the members of the Public Security Department, not only now, but also in the future, will mainly select retired officers who have reached the age of the military. The minimum standard must be those who have served in a formal military camp.
Soldiers of military service.”
"And now, even the county's Public Security Bureau has directly taken away the military power from the hands of the magistrate. This also means that the magistrate is nominally one level higher, but the military power of the entire county is in the Public Security Department.
in the hands."
"At that time, even if the county magistrate has violated the law, the Public Security Department can directly arrest the person and imprison him first."
"In a sense, all officials are under the management of the Department of Public Security, but if there is behavior that triggers the law, the Department of Public Security can arrest them first and then report them."
"When I say this, does your uncle understand?"
As Zhu Ying told the story, Lan Yu's eyes lit up more and more.
Since ancient times, civilian officials have been responsible for supervising military officers. This is an eternal truth, but now for the Department of Public Security, it is the military officers who supervise civilian officials.
This concept will be completely different.
In fact, strictly speaking, the Public Security Department does not belong to military generals or civilian officials, and its main target targets are not officials, but face all those who have violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
Lan Yu began to think seriously. The more he thought about it, the more he discovered the existence of the Department of Public Security, the significance of which was simply incalculable.
At first, Lan Yu just thought that there was a good place for veterans in the army. But now it seems that the secrets in the Public Security Department are very deep.
Just as he was thinking about it, Lan Yu suddenly woke up.
This Department of Public Security is actually the key to His Highness Changsun's control of the world.
Let me take on such an important position.
In an instant, Lan Yu felt that His Highness Changsun valued him.
Lan Yu kowtowed and said, "I am stupid and don't know His Majesty's intentions. I will apologize to Your Majesty tomorrow morning and resign from the post of Governor-General of the Left."
Zhu Ying helped Lan Yu up and said, "Uncle, I know very well that we are a family."
"There are so many twists and turns in a family. I have always had great trust in my uncle. From now on, the Public Security Department will be in charge of my uncle."
"The Department of Public Security is very important to me. The key to this is not the capital, but the entire world."
"My grandpa keeps catching corrupt officials. The more he kills them, the more they become greedy. At this point, I hope my uncle can help me."
"One more thing, I want my uncle to understand that he will never do anything like occupying people's fields again. In the days to come, the best thing for my uncle is not to get his hands on this land."
"If my uncle believes me, I will ask you to hand over all the fields under your name to the court tomorrow morning to express your attitude."
"Of course, without the income from the fields, I won't let my uncle suffer. At the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, my uncle can arrange for someone to do it with me."
"Don't underestimate the profits of the Chamber of Commerce. It's much more than just a few thousand acres of fertile land."
"Especially in the near future, once the maritime ban comes into effect, the trade profits will be beyond my uncle's imagination."
Zhu Ying took the opportunity to say.
There are a lot of fertile fields under Lan Yu's command. Zhu Ying did this because he wanted Lan Yu to take the lead. If anyone makes a mistake in the future, he will hand over the fields under his name.
The annexation of this piece of land is a major issue that all dynasties must face.
In the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, it is completely impossible to take action against the landed class without sufficient protection, but this does not prevent the court from actually granting fiefs and fertile farmland from now on.
Gradually change the focus to monetary rewards.
Zhu Ying's Qunying Chamber of Commerce, with the help of the government, is almost no different from a monopoly.
Relying on the profits brought by the monopoly, Zhu Ying's plan was to purchase land from the landlord class on a large scale.
These fields are under the name of the Chamber of Commerce, which is almost the same as being controlled by the government.
In this way, at least the problem of land annexation can be greatly improved.
It should be noted that the current Ming Dynasty has only been in existence for 25 years, and there are already big signs of land annexation.
Zhu Yuanzhang massacred heroes, and the four great leaders of Hongwu were implicated very widely every time.
The purpose is also to annex land.
These heroes who followed and conquered the world had too much land in their hands because of their initial rewards.
It is said that when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
Behind these heroes, there are a large number of landowners and gentry who have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
If Zhu Yuanzhang had not taken action, within a hundred years, the land annexation in the Ming Dynasty would have been as serious as that in the Yuan Dynasty.
This is why the founding emperors have always had the practice of killing meritorious officials.
It's really because they got too much land and the clans behind them.
Coupled with his own power, all the money is like a snowball, expanding at a speed beyond imagination.
Whenever successive emperors made inspections, they would feel the horror and would not be able to sleep well at night.
Who among the founding emperors who conquered the world with his own hands didn't want his dynasty to last forever?
At this rate of development, I am afraid it will collapse within a hundred years.
Then there is no other way but to be ruthless.
At this point, Lan Yu didn't hesitate much.
We have already boarded His Highness Changsun's boat, so of course His Highness will do whatever he says.
Of course Lan Yu knew about the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
Being able to join the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is equivalent to getting closer to His Highness Changsun, which is something Lan Yu can only dream of.
"After I return today, I will sort out all the land deeds in my name and hand them over to Your Majesty tomorrow morning."
Lan Yu replied.
When he got here, Zhu Yingcai nodded with satisfaction.
What happened this time was like killing three birds with one stone.
Before, I was thinking about how to persuade Lan Yu to go to the Public Security Department, but now I have finally settled it.
With Lan Yu taking the lead, there won't be that much resistance when military nobles are transferred to the Public Security Department.
The departure of the nobles in the military will also allow Zhu Ying to gain deeper control over military power.
The Department of Public Security will also serve as Zhu Ying's weapon to control the local area.
The days when imperial power did not go to the countryside, as in the past, are gone forever.
Morning the next day, outside Fengtian Gate.
I saw Lan Yu shirtless and carrying a thorn stick on his back.
Holding the Ming Dynasty Law in his left hand and a thick stack of land deeds in his right hand, he knelt outside Fengtian Gate.
All civil and military officials immediately started talking about it.
Especially the military attachés in the Governor's Mansion were all confused as they didn't know what Duke Liang had done.
This is their immediate boss.
Some people who knew the ins and outs also looked panicked.