Organizing the Forbidden Army is not an extraordinary request. After all, according to the procedures, the promotion, transfer or demotion of the Forbidden Army generals does need to go through the procedures of the Ministry of War.
And Shen Yi, the military commander, does have a lot of say in the personnel arrangements of fifth-grade and fifth-grade generals.
In the eighth year of Hongde's reign, the emperor took control of the Forbidden Army on a general basis.
This kind of general control means that several top officials of the Forbidden Army turned to the emperor and became his loyal supporters.
And these people are the capital commander and deputy capital commander of the Ma Bu Army.
The high-level officials turned to the emperor, and although they could be said to have control over the Forbidden Army, without top-down organization, some old-school grassroots forces would inevitably appear in the Forbidden Army.
If you want to use your fingers like an arm, you must reorganize it from top to bottom.
This sort of reorganization includes replacing lower-level generals and even disbanding the lower-level establishment.
These matters require the Ministry of War to fully cooperate with the emperor.
The original people in the Ministry of War had interests and entangled interests with various armies, including the Forbidden Army, and it was impossible for them to follow the emperor's ideas wholeheartedly.
That's why the emperor blushed and argued with the old man for a long time, and put Shen Yi in his current position despite all opinions.
You know, several prime ministers in Zhongshu would rather let Shen Yi go to the Yushitai to be the fourth-rank censor of Qiandu than let him preside over the Martial Arts Department!
Because this yamen is very important. If it is not handled properly, armies all over the country may cause chaos!
Sitting in this position and helping the emperor organize the imperial army was a tacit understanding between the emperor and Shen Yi, and it was considered a duty.
But to sort out the Huaihe Navy...
This is a bit excessive.
After all, the personnel transfer of the Huaihe Navy nominally went through the Ministry of War, but it was always approved by the imperial court and the Ministry of War after the Zhao family reported it. In other words, the internal personnel of the Huaihe Navy had nothing to do with the Ministry of War.
Seeing Shen Yi's appearance, His Majesty the Emperor looked calm and said calmly: "You are the doctor of the Military Selection Department, and you have to make the final decision on the personnel affairs of the Huaihe Navy."
He narrowed his eyes and said indifferently: "After you take office in the spring, the Huaihe Navy will hand over the documents for the transfer of officers. You should suppress it first, and then deny it to see what the reaction is.
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Shen Yi sighed helplessly and said: "Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, I am afraid that the Huaihe Navy does not care about the appointment documents of the Ministry of War. Whether the Ministry of War suppresses it or not, they will not take it seriously.
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"If it's not serious, then wait a month or two and send someone over to fill the vacancy."
His Majesty the Emperor said expressionlessly: "I would like to see how arrogant the Huaihe Navy is."
Mr. Shen was silent for a while, then lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the first half of the year should focus on the Forbidden Army. After the mobilization of the Forbidden Army is completed and the combat strength is restored, it will not be too late to start adjusting the Huaihe Navy."
"Moreover, adjustments to the Huaihe Navy cannot be made slowly."
After a pause, Shen Yi continued: "For example, if the Huaihe Navy handed over a document to transfer generals, as long as the Ministry of War presses him for a month or two and denies it, then I'm afraid..."
"I'm afraid the Huaihe Navy will never send another document to the Ministry of War in the future."
Hearing Shen Yi's words, the emperor touched his chin and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's the truth."
He looked at Shen Yi and said with emotion: "Shen Qing thought carefully."
His Majesty the Emperor sat in his seat, looked at Shen Yi silently, and said, "This year, you and I, our monarchs and ministers, have a lot to do."
"In the first half of this year, there will be many more vacancies in civil service positions."
His Majesty the Emperor said calmly: "In the first half of the year, the six ministries and nine ministers and the prime ministers will focus on these civil servant vacancies, and most likely will not pay too much attention to the Forbidden Army. We will sort out the Forbidden Army within half a year.
Refreshing.”
After a pause, he continued: "However, I also need to put some thought into these vacancies, so adjusting the Forbidden Army will require you to put more thought into it, Qing Shen."
This sentence is a bit ridiculous.
The general meaning is that he needs to share the cake with the civilian officials and does not have much energy to take care of the affairs of the Imperial Army. Shen Yi needs to put more effort into it.
Master Shen looked around and saw that there were no palace people nearby. He was silent for a while and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I am responsible for this matter. So if someone from the imperial army comes to give a gift, will I accept it?"
"If I don't accept anything..."
Master Shen sighed: "That would probably offend half of the Forbidden Army, or even most of the Forbidden Army."
The emperor smiled.
He looked at Shen Yi and said, "I have also thought about this matter for Shen Qing. Don't worry, I am not someone who kills people. I won't let Shen Qing offend too many people."
"When it comes to accepting gifts, if you can mix them, you should accept them. If you can't mix them, just don't accept them, and then tell the person who comes to give the gift."
The emperor said calmly: "Just say that the minister above you is not allowed, and ask him to go find the minister to give the gift."
Master Shen blinked his eyes.
"Then if Minister Ji and Shangshu Jiang accept the gift and then suppress it..."
The emperor's face was calm: "It's probably not easy for a general of the Qianhu level to meet the head of your Military Selection Department. It's really a feat for them to meet a person of the rank of Vice Minister."
"By the time."
The emperor knocked on the table lightly: "I will tell them."
Master Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and cupped his hands to the emperor and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. If I have any gifts that I have to accept in private, they should all be handed over to the palace to enrich the internal funds."
No matter what, there is always no problem in giving benefits to your boss.
His Majesty the Emperor waved his hands and smiled dumbly: "I don't like those three melons and two dates. You can keep them to support your family."
At this time, His Majesty the Emperor indeed has the confidence to say this.
Now the five municipal shipping companies in the southeast have been established. Among them, the Wenzhou City Shipping Department and the Songjiang City Shipping Department have begun to operate normally. Especially the Wenzhou City Shipping Department, Hongde has recorded accounts every ten years.
One million nine hundred thousand taels of silver!
Except for part of this money, which was used to maintain the Wenzhou Guard, most of the other money went into internal funds.
Although the income of the Shipping Company will definitely be noticed by the Ministry of Household Affairs over time, in the past two years, the income has still gone into internal funds.
Therefore, in the past two years, His Majesty the Emperor has been very wealthy.
On weekdays, I tend to be quite lavish when it comes to appreciating people.
Shen Yi silently bowed his head and thanked her.
The monarch and his ministers chatted for more than an hour in this Manna Palace, and then they talked about the "official affairs" of the first half of the new year.
After talking about what happened in the first half of the year, Shen Yi hesitated and reminded: "Your Majesty, if the Ministry of War moves the Huaihe Navy in the second half of the year, the Huaihe Navy may not be able to bear it..."
To disturb the personnel power of the Huaihe Navy was nothing more than the emperor's test of the Zhao clan.
If the Zhao family endures, in the next few years, the emperor and the Ministry of War will replace the generals of the Huaihe Navy bit by bit, thus completing the power transfer without bloodshed. When the time is right, the emperor will transfer the Zhao family to
Please return to Jiankang.
Give them preferential treatment for a few years, and then slowly invite them to tea.
And if the Zhao clan is unwilling to accept the imperial court taking over the personnel rights, then trouble may directly arise.
Shen Yi was asking if the emperor was ready.
His Majesty the Emperor closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said: "I have been thinking about this for three or four years. Now that I am still young and have the ambition..."
"We have to start doing it."
"Otherwise, in a few years, when I turn thirty, I don't know if I will still have the courage to make such a decision."
His Majesty the Emperor had no expression on his face and said slowly: "It's just a big change."
He looked at Shen Yi and said in a deep voice: "If you don't do it now, you will be even more constrained in the future!"
Young people are always full of enthusiasm.
The emperor is right. If he doesn't do it now, he will not have the courage to do it in the future.
From then on, I was hampered by various things, and the word "Northern Expedition" became a dream.
Shen Yi silently cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
"alright."
The emperor waved his hand and said with a smile: "There is no need to talk more empty words. It sounds boring. It's late. Shen Qing will come back now."
After a pause, he continued to say with a smile: "After Shen Qing goes back, you might as well think about my family affairs for me. I've been having a headache these days."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi pretended not to hear it and bowed his hands deeply to the emperor.
"Wei Chen...resign."
After that, he stepped back in small steps and hurriedly left the Manna Hall.
When His Majesty the Emperor saw Shen Yi's somewhat funny look, he pretended to be serious at first. After Shen Yi exited the Manna Hall, he couldn't help laughing.
"Look at how timid he is!"
Eunuch Gao stood behind Shen Yi and said with a smile: "You can't blame Mr. Shen. Even the prime ministers like Zhongshu probably don't have the guts to get involved in the Tian family's affairs."
When the emperor heard this, the smile on his face faded and he shook his head helplessly.
"I used to think that the heavenly family was so glorious that there would be no troubles. But now it seems that there are indeed a lot of troubles."
The Empress Dowager gave him the instructions to draft women, and the intention behind it is self-evident.
Because Empress Sun had been childless for many years, the Empress Dowager wanted to give her niece a son.
But this kind of harem fight is just a secret fight now.
After all, the emperor was at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period. If he were here, conflicts in the harem would not break out.
The emperor stretched, stood up from his chair, and asked, "Have my two uncles come to the palace to see my mother in the past few days?"
Gao Ming hesitated for a moment and lowered his head slightly: "Not in the past few days, but a few days ago, the two princes came into the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother and celebrate the New Year."
"snort…"
The emperor snorted and did not continue.
After stretching, he sat back down again and whispered: "It's a pity that my prince is too young."
"Otherwise, we have to let Shen Qi accept him as his student..."