Chapter 98: Factory Guard Officially Comes Out of the Mountain
() "Which of you will tell you first how the factory guards caused trouble?" Emperor Chongzhen asked the ministers below.
Zhou Yanru shouted loudest that the factory guards were causing trouble. He looked around and saw that everyone was willing to do the teasing, but no one was willing to take the lead. No one wanted to say it first, so he had to speak out on his own:
"Your Majesty, I heard that when Jin Yiwei saw a rich man who had money, he would contaminate it as theft. If he gave money, he would be exempted from the crime. If the money was small, he would be arrested. After being imprisoned, if he gave money, he would be exempted from punishment, or he would be given a light punishment. If the money was small, he would be exempted from the crime.
He is responsible for this. Countless good families have lost their lives because of this. Your Majesty, the factory guards are responsible for the calamity and need to be treated with caution." Dongchang basically ignores ordinary people. Only the Jinyi guards are responsible for arresting thieves, so Zhou Yanru did not mention the factory guards.
But let’s just talk about Jin Yiwei.
Chongzhen sneered "hehe" and said: "How come I heard that the method you mentioned is that every government office also has this method? Dujin Yiwei?"
Zhou Yanru was startled and wanted to say more, but Emperor Chongzhen spoke first: "If you don't believe me, would you like me to ask Dongchang to investigate and send the evidence to your house?" Emperor Chongzhen originally knew about the dark things in society.
In the deep palace, he didn't know about it, but when he talked with Zhong Jinwei, he told Emperor Chongzhen some things he had heard without any scruples.
Wang Chengen was waiting for Emperor Chongzhen's order. He still didn't believe that he couldn't catch the evidence of those officials.
When Cheng Ji ordered him to investigate, he asked Dongchang to investigate. Didn't he just follow the emperor's wishes?
So, he spoke to ease the situation and said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Zhou Ge said is indeed a bit too much. Not all imperial guards are so bad, and government offices are not a pure place. Evil officials do exist."
This was a fair statement, and Emperor Chongzhen nodded.
Cheng Jiming saw that the dispute had been eased, so he changed his tone and said: "Your Majesty, during the Tianqi Dynasty, it is also a fact that the factory guards arrested people randomly. I believe that your Majesty has also experienced that period."
He was referring to the white terror that shrouded the civil and military officials when Wei Zhongxian was the admiral of Dongchang. Everyone was frightened because the factory guards were too unruly.
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly sneered and said: "Do you still blame the factory guards? The Jinyi Guards arrest people based on their driving posts. If you had checked the driving posts, why would you have done this?"
The minister below was speechless. It is said that the system is like this. Jin Yiwei must take the original memorial and other evidence to the Ministry of Punishment to stamp the driving post in the incident. Only in this way can Jin Yiwei comply with the law and arrest people. But during Wei Zhongxian's period, even the Ministry of War
The minister has become Wei Zhongxian's lackey, not to mention that a criminal department has been involved in the matter. But it cannot be said that the criminal department has no backbone and failed to check things properly.
Cheng Jiming was speechless for a moment, so he had to change the subject and said: "Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guards need driving notices to arrest people, but Dongchang's guards do not need driving notices to arrest people, so why prevent it?"
Emperor Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and said: "Do you think that I have nothing to do? Dongchang is not a major incident of rebellion. Without my will, no arrests will be made. It is only to spy on people's sentiments and observe official affairs to prevent selfish interests, and
Dongchang also takes care of the duty of monitoring Jinyiwei, and is not targeting you civil servants. If Jinyiwei fails in his duties, report it to me, and I will let Dongchang handle it."
"I don't dare, but if Dongchang rebels against the evildoers and surrenders and beats them, I will worry about it." Li Biao, the assistant minister, also participated in the discussion. It was related to everyone's safety, so he had to actively participate.
"I order Dongchang to restore the old system and no longer set up prisons in Dongchang. The captured treason suspects will be imprisoned in Fusi, Jinyiweibei Town." Emperor Chongzhen had already considered this.
"But the Dongchang squadrons are all from Jinyiwei, so we're afraid of collusion." Li Biao was still worried.
"It doesn't matter, I order the Dongchang Fanfu to be recruited separately and will no longer have anything to do with the Jinyiwei." Emperor Chongzhen added Zhong Jinwei's opinion.
"What will happen if Dongchang neglects his duties?" Li Biao still wanted to kill Dongchang. Regardless of Jin Yiwei or Dongchang, if one of them could be spared, the other would be better.
"You and Jinyiwei can report to me so that we can deal with it." Emperor Chongzhen was impatient with this group of people. He remembered an example Zhong Jinwei gave when chatting with him, talking about a problem of floor cleaning. These civil servants looked at other people's hair on the floor.
They all yell, kill, and say dirty things, and when it's their turn, it's best to poop directly on the ground, and others have to pretend not to see it. Although this is disgusting, it is indeed vivid.
When he looked at the civil servants below, he wanted to say that Emperor Chongzhen was a little angry. I had made so many concessions, but these people still wanted to push further. So, he raised his voice and said to the ministers below: "My ministers, there is no need to say more, I mean.
It’s been decided, just do as you said. As long as you all work with peace of mind, the factory guards won’t come looking for you.”
Then he looked at Cheng Ji Ming and said: "Mr. Chengge, please send a copy of this result to the Di Bao to inform the world."
The Factory Guards were originally the emperor's personal soldiers, and were under the direct control of the Emperor. They could not be influenced by the ministers. Now compared to the Tianqi Dynasty, the Emperor has reduced the authority of the Factory Guards a lot. Looking at the colleagues on the left and right, they seem to have stopped talking. It should be
Like myself, I didn't dare to anger the emperor too much on this matter, so I agreed.
At this point, on December 28, the second year of Chongzhen, the factory guard who was different from the past officially came back to work.
Although the factory guards were not restructured exactly as Zhong Jinwei said, it was not much different. As the emperor's important eyes and ears, the factory guards began to slowly take effect again in supervising civil servants.
Emperor Chongzhen remembered the previous incident and didn't want to quarrel with these civil servants anymore, so he said: "Except for the lunar New Year's Eve, all government offices will cancel their Mu Mu during the rest of the year, and do their best to hunt down thieves and do their best to serve the king's army.
Let’s work together to drive out the Jianlu and restore peace to the people.”
Now that Emperor Chongzhen has made concessions, it is no longer easy for the ministers to argue. Who allows the Jianlu to still be in the capital, and who allows the short-sighted horse thieves to cause trouble at this time.
After these matters were discussed, Emperor Chongzhen asked them to go down to do their business, and he sent someone to pass on Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
After Luo Yangxing arrived, Emperor Chongzhen was too lazy to repeat it, so he asked Wang Chengen to repeat the matter to Luo Yangxing.
Then Emperor Chongzhen said: "I am afraid that civil servants and generals do not want you to patrol the world again, but I use you as my ears and eyes, can I rely on you?"
"I would like to take Yue Wumu as my example, serve my country with loyalty, and express my gratitude to Heaven." Wang Chengen answered first.
Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, has always been a depressed person. He just heard the good news and was still thinking about it, so he didn't have time to take a stance immediately.
"I feel your Majesty's trust, and I should die to show it." Luo Yangxing didn't get the first place, so he simply knelt down and kowtowed, looking moved.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded and warned: "You must restrain your subordinates and not commit crimes. If you let me know, I will not be lenient."
Wang Chengen and Luo Yangxing couldn't talk.
Emperor Chongzhen was slightly satisfied when he saw the two of them looking sworn in, and said to Luo Yangxing: "Okay, you have the most things to do there, so go ahead and make arrangements. The top priority is to assist Shuntian Prefecture in investigating the assassination case of Uncle Zhongxing."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Luo Yangxing agreed quickly and finally had something to do.
After Luo Yangxing left, Emperor Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen: "Big companion, you are the person I trust the most. I don't know much about Luo Yangxing as a person. I only let him be the son of our loyal minister Luo Sigong."
Commander of the Imperial Guards, please help me pay attention."
"This slave knows."
"After you serve in the imperial guard, you will no longer be assigned from the Jinyiwei. You will use the current imperial guards as the backbone and select them from all over the country. You don't have to care about your origin, but you must be useful and help me monitor the world." Emperor Chongzhen ordered again.
"Slave, please obey."
"Okay, let's do this for now. When Master Zhong arrives, he will be brought to see me immediately."
"Yes, I will retire." Wang Chengen also resigned and returned to Dongchang to announce this important event.