Zhang Yong really took action. The day after Gu Dayong met the emperor, Zhu Ying was transferred to Nanyang to be the admiral of the navy.
At the beginning, the emperor made Zhang Yong the admiral of the East Factory and Zhu Ying the eunuch in charge of the East Factory, in order to achieve mutual checks and balances.
But Zhang Yong knew the emperor too well, so he suggested this: "Your Majesty, the Qiantang Navy has sent troops to Nanyang, and everyone has the status of a royal guard. They are inconsistent with the system, violate the law, and are opposed by civil and military officials. If your Majesty wants to rule the roost, Overseas, the system should be reformed immediately!"
Zhu Houzhao asked: "How to reform the system?"
Zhang Yong stated: "Change the Qiantang Navy to Jinyi Haiwei. Change Zhejiang Beiwa General Soldier Man Zheng to the commander of Jinyi Haiwei, in charge of Jinyi Haiwei. Then send an internal officer to supervise the navy, with the title of commander." Jin Yihai Guards. In this way, the Qiantang Navy is the real Jinyi Guards. It is not involved with the Ministry of War and the Department of Defense. Your Majesty can do whatever you want."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Wonderful! Who do you think should be sent to supervise the navy?"
Zhang Yong didn't know what to say and asked instead: "Who does your Majesty think is the best at fighting among the eunuchs?"
Zhu Houzhao thought carefully and said: "Zhu Ying, the manager of the East Factory, accompanied Erlang on several expeditions and learned the essence of Erlang's military use."
Zhang Yong echoed: "Guanshi Zhu is indeed familiar with military affairs, and he is your majesty's adopted son, which makes it easier for your majesty to control the navy."
"That's him." Zhu Houzhao immediately agreed.
Zhang Yong flattered him and said, "This is your Majesty's Three Treasures Eunuch!"
Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly and was very happy to be licked.
With these words, the emperor gave up the strategy of checks and balances. Zhang Yong successfully squeezed out Zhu Ying and took full control of Dongchang with ease. The Qiantang Navy also transformed into the Ming Dynasty Royal Navy.
Zhu Ying was completely stunned and wanted to kill Zhang Yong.
Although Zhang Yong was the admiral of the East Factory, Zhu Ying was still in charge of the specific affairs of the East Factory. He did not need to resist Zhang Yong's orders, he could just do so in both positive and negative ways. The East Factory was actually under Zhu Ying's control.
The dignified Dongchang talker was thrown into a barbarian land like this. How is it any different from being sent to the frontier?
Zhu Ying was unwilling to give up and quietly went to Wang Yuan: "Wang Shilang, can you help me say a word? We really don't want to go to Nanyang."
Wang Yuan smiled and asked: "Do you trust me?"
"Believe it or not, I will never suffer a loss by following Shilang Wang." Zhu Ying said flatteringly.
Wang Yuan said: "What's so good about being in charge of Dongchang? There's Zhang Yong in charge, and you can't do things freely and freely. It's different in Nanyang. You can roam thousands of miles across the sea, and even the king of a foreign country will depend on you. Face. There is countless fertile land overseas, which can be occupied as private land, and there is countless gold and silver overseas, which can be taken and used."
Zhu Ying said with a bitter face: "But after all, we are located in the land of barbarians. Qiongdao is already far south and is used to exile prisoners. Nanyang is further south than Qiongdao. What is the difference between me and being exiled thousands of miles away?"
Wang Yuan consoled him: "Wealth and wilderness cannot be compared in terms of north and south. The northern border is famous for its bitter cold; the Qiongdao Island in the south is also famous for its wilderness. This is considering the Ming Dynasty as the center, but Qin Tianjian has already The conclusion is that the earth is a round ball, and China is not the center of the world. Many places in the Southeast Asia are extremely rich. Further west to Tianzhu, the land there is more fertile than in the Ming Dynasty, and food can be harvested without intensive farming."
Zhu Ying may not agree with other places, but Tianzhu is the birthplace of Buddhism, and the Chinese still think it is quite awesome.
Wang Yuan then said: "Brother Zhu, if you go to admiral Jinyi Haiwei, you can earn thousands of acres of fertile land and millions of gold and silver in Nanyang, and you will not be impeached by the civil officials. Zhang Yong is almost seventy years old. How many years can you live? Brother Zhu is not yet forty years old, and he is in the prime of his life to make great achievements. His Majesty also attaches great importance to the affairs of Nanyang. When Brother Zhu makes great achievements overseas, he can take the opportunity to transfer back to the center. When the time comes, Zhang Yong He is already dead, and Brother Zhu has money and fertile land, so he can continue to advance, so why not?"
Zhu Ying was a little moved: "Is there really that much gold and silver in Nanyang?"
"Just a little more," Wang Yuan warned, "but there is one thing I need to remind Brother Zhu."
Zhu Ying cupped her hands and said, "Wang Shilang, please speak."
Wang Yuan said sternly: "You can make money in Nanyang, but you must use the right method. You must not deduct the navy's food and salary, you must not exploit overseas Han people, and you can reach out to foreigners for money or land. Manzheng was originally the admiral of the Three Islands, Brother Zhu
Man Zheng is definitely not happy about going to be the admiral of the navy. Don't conflict with him. Cooperate well with him, and you will naturally make countless profits. Man Zheng's deputy, Ning Botao, is my confidant. If anything happens, he will
Discuss it with him."
"I will definitely do it." Zhu Yingzhen didn't dare to act recklessly. In such a shabby place overseas, even if someone cheated him to death, he would have nowhere to complain.
Spring has arrived in a blink of an eye, but the weather is still very cold, and it actually snowed during the Lantern Festival.
Reluctantly, but with some expectations, Zhu Ying set off for Nanyang to admiral the Ming Dynasty Royal Navy.
But the situation inside and outside the court was still treacherous.
First of all, Lu Wan, the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, not only was he sent to prison, but his ninety-year-old mother was also arrested. This guy offended too many officials, and no one interceded for him. His wife and daughter were sent to the Jiaofang Department, and he
He and his son were exiled, and all their property was confiscated.
Because of this incident, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty learned of Yang Tinghe's ruthlessness and actually imprisoned Lu Wan's 90-year-old mother. She died of illness in prison within a few days of being imprisoned.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang enforced the law harshly, the "Da Ming Code" followed the Chinese legal tradition, that is, there are leniency provisions for the old, young and disabled——
People over seventy years old, under fifteen years old, and people with disabilities, except those who have committed heinous crimes or those who have been exiled or less, can be redeemed (pay for their sins with money).
People over eighty years old, under ten years old, and those with severe disabilities must report to the central government if they commit a capital crime, and the emperor will decide whether to live or die. Theft or wounding can be redeemed. No criminal liability will be pursued for other minor crimes.
, only need to bear civil compensation.
People over ninety years old and under seven years old cannot be put to death even if they have committed a capital crime!
According to the relevant provisions of the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty", the 90-year-old mother in Lu Wan's family had no need to be arrested. But Yang Tinghe was arrested, and despite knowing her age, she was still thrown into prison and left to fend for herself.
This move is quite chilling. Lu Wan really deserves to die, but did you, Yang Tinghe, go too far?
Liang Chu was so frightened that he went cold. Like Lu Wan, he took advantage of Yang Ting and Ding You to betray. The only difference was that Lu Wan betrayed his benefactor, while Liang Chu betrayed his ally. What the latter did was common. However, Yang Tinghe was sure
He will take revenge, no matter how anyone betrays him!
Seeing Lu Wan's fate, Liang Chutiao became even more determined, unwilling to continue hanging out with Yang Tinghe.
Li Hao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was released by Jin Yiwei. However, there were many memorials to impeach him, so Li Hao could only resign on his own initiative, but the emperor did not agree and continued to stay in charge of the Ministry of Industry.
Liu Yong, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, was demoted to the post of governor of Baode Prefecture. Not only was the place very poor, but it was also close to the border, so he might encounter the Mongolian army one day.
Wang Qiong, Secretary of the Ministry of War, was impeached every day, but was protected by the cabinet. This guy also resigned on his own initiative, and was also retained by the emperor, and Zhu Houzhao wanted to protect him with life. But even if he was highly regarded by the emperor, he would never be able to join the cabinet in the future.
It is impossible to change the emperor because the stain is too great.
Jinyiwei commanders Xue Xi and Chen Shan were both imprisoned and punished because of their friendship with Jiang Bin. This was Li Sanlang's move.
Xiao Jing, the young eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and Li Ying, the eunuch of the imperial eunuch, were all sent to guard the mausoleum. This was Zhang Yongzai's complete elimination of the remaining members of Jiang Bin's party.
Ying Tianfu Yin, the Youbu Government Envoy of Guangdong, the Youbu Government Envoy of Yunnan, the Youbu Government Envoy of Zhejiang, the Inspector General of Shanxi, the Inspector General of Fujian, and the doctors of various departments in the Ministry of Civil Affairs... Because of implicating Lu Wan, a lot of them were kicked off.
It's just a change of place.
Next, the focus of the battle in the court is the successor to the Minister of Civil Affairs.
And at the center of the whirlpool was Liao Ji, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Yang Yiqing strongly recommended Liao Ji to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but Yang Tinghe said that Liao Ji was a party member of Lu Wanyu.
Yang Yiqing cursed in his heart: "Damn Lu Wanyu, Liao Ji is obviously one of my men. He finally managed to withstand Lu Wan's rejection, and now he has to deal with the blows of an old thief like you!"
Yang Tinghe also had a headache, because Liao Ji was like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard.
When Lu Wan was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he found trouble with Liao Ji countless times, but he could not get hold of Liao Ji at all. This was a truly upright official, and later generations were known as the "Three Stars of the South China Sea" together with Qiu Jun and Hai Rui.
He is a super upright official known to the world.
How to defeat such a person?
Yang Tinghe wanted to take action against Liao Ji, and as soon as he instigated Yan Guan to impeach him, Qingliu people began to express dissatisfaction and became increasingly resistant to Yang Tinghe's unscrupulous behavior.
Historically, even if Yang Tinghe overthrew a lot of officials, he was helpless to deal with Liao Ji. He could only throw Liao Ji to Nanjing, and he had to be promoted to the post of minister. Not long after, he was recalled by Jiajing.
What's even more rare is that Liao Ji has always treated things rather than people.
Jiajing asked Liao Ji to recommend officials, and most of the candidates he recommended were capable, regardless of factional origin. There were people from Yang Yiqing, Wang Qiong, and even Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, who also recommended Wang Yangming's comeback.
It's just that Jiajing didn't agree.
At this moment, there was a high demand for Liao Ji to take over as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. However, Yang Tinghe found very helplessly that he could not find a weak point in attacking a truly upright official.
Liao Ji had held many high-profile positions in the past. Yang Tinghe sent people to clear old scores, but found nothing. Instead, Liao Ji's status as an upright official was further confirmed. This man had left a distinguished name in every position he held.
How can there be such an official in the world?
The more Yang Tinghe checked, the more guilty he became. This was the natural fear of a selfish person in his heart when faced with a selfless person.