Chu Yi bowed his hands and said in salute: "Your Majesty, the students Sun Jing'an, Li Yi and others have all been captured. During this period, more than ten famous scholars rebelled and were ordered to be killed on the spot!"
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly and said, "It's good to kill him, or let some people know what will happen if he attempts to force the palace."
It can be seen that Zhu Houzhao, as an emperor, was very angry at Sun Jing'an and others' attempts to force the emperor into the palace.
Having had the experience of being forced into the palace by the cabinet and the six ministries, Zhu Houzhao can be said to have a very sensitive heart. He could not touch the cabinet and the six ministries. If even some scholars could not do anything, then what he did as an emperor was too cowardly.
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Looking at Chu Yi, a cold look flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes and he said: "Daban, don't let any of these scholars go. I want to use them to establish my power and tell them what the emperor's wrath is."
When Chu Yi heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy. Zhu Houzhao could realize the power of rebuilding the emperor, and his hard work was not in vain.
Otherwise, he would have spent a lot of effort to help him clean up the court and reform the bad government. Once he leaves in the future, Zhu Houzhao will have no intention of working hard, fearing that everything will be destroyed and his efforts will be wasted.
Running water.
After leaving the Leopard Room, Chu Yi sat in a sedan, and soon the sedan stopped in front of a house.
Jiao Fang and Bi Heng had just received the news that Chu Yi had captured Ge Lao Li Shi and captured a group of scholars. When they saw Chu Yi's arrival, they were startled and quickly stood up to greet him.
"Meet the Governor!"
Chu Yi waved his hand slightly and said: "You two don't have to be polite!"
While speaking, Chu Yi took out two copies of the imperial edict in his hand and said: "You two, His Majesty's imperial edict has been issued, please accept it!"
Although he had never worried about anything, when he suddenly saw the imperial edict, he couldn't help but his heartbeat quickened, and both of them prostrated themselves.
Chu Yi read out the imperial edict to Jiao Fang and Bi Heng.
Official Jiao Fang was reinstated, joined the cabinet, handled government affairs, and was awarded the title of Bachelor of Wenhua Palace.
As for Bi Heng, according to Chu Yi's consideration, after Lu Wenyang, the governor of water transportation, was captured, Bi Heng would take over.
At present, Lu Wenyang has not been captured yet, so the emperor only conferred Lu Wenyang as a bachelor of Jianji Palace without granting him an official position.
The two of them naturally accepted the order respectfully and expressed their gratitude.
Chu Yi motioned for the two of them to sit down, glanced at them and said, "You two, do you have anything to teach me?"
Jiao Fang and Bi Heng looked at each other, only to hear Bi Heng say: "Supervisor, Master Jiao and I have thought a lot about it these days, and we have some suggestions for the Supervisor."
Chu Yi couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Oh, if you two have anything to say, just say it!"
Chu Yi still has considerable trust in the abilities of the two of them. Since the two of them have suggestions, Chu Yi naturally wants to hear what they have to say.
Jiao Fang coughed slightly and said: "In that case, I will talk to the governor. If there is anything wrong, please don't blame me."
Chu Yi chuckled and said: "Chu doesn't even have this kind of tolerance. Mr. Jiao Ge can just say it bluntly."
Jiao Fang looked at Chu Yi solemnly and said: "It can be said that the governor's actions have offended most of the civil servants in the court. Several killings have even angered those civil servants. Although they were temporarily forced by the governor,
Due to their power, these people do not dare to do anything, but Liu Jin has learned the lesson before. He can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief for a thousand days, so the governor must win over some people in the court."
Chu Yi narrowed his eyes and said: "What does Mr. Ge mean by asking Chu to divide the civil servants, win over some, and suppress others?"
Jiao Fang nodded slightly, then shook her head and said: "The civil servants naturally acted as the governor said, pulling in some and suppressing others, but more importantly, the governor ignored another force in the court."
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows and said slowly: "What Mr. Ge is talking about is the Wuchen Xungui Group!"
Jiao Fang nodded and said: "Yes, it is this group that can be seen throughout the government and the public. Only this group can stand on a foothold with the civil servants group. Otherwise, even if the governor is divided within the civil servants, they will not be able to escape in the future.
The civil servants’ counterattack.”
Bi Heng looked at Chu Yi from the side and said: "The governor can only compete with the civil servants by recruiting a group of military generals and nobles. Whether it is Taizu or Chengzu, the reason why they can suppress the civil servants is because of these military commanders and nobles."
expensive."
Chu Yi said: "Having said that, it is a pity that in the battle of Tumubao, the backbone of the military generals and nobles group was almost broken. Many nobles even gave up their own glory and tried to integrate into the ranks of civil servants."
Jiao Fang looked at Chu Yi and said: "The governor must remember that there are still three nails in the ruined ship. Not to mention other nobles, at least in the capital, several noble families headed by the British Duke have been trying to restore the past.
The grand occasion of nobles and civil servants fighting against each other."
Chu Yi pondered for a while and said with a wry smile: "Why don't I and even your Majesty want to support the military officers and nobles to stabilize the power of the court? It's a pity..."
Both Bi Heng and Jiao Fang understood what Chu Yi's sigh meant.
In the final analysis, there are several reasons for the decline of the Military General Hongui Group.
The biggest aspect is that when the world is at peace, the importance of military generals will naturally no longer be the same as before. Without war, there will be no meritorious service. In the long run, the status of military generals will inevitably be replaced by civil servants.
On the other hand, the descendants of those nobles who were born in the founding of the country were given titles and enjoyed glory and wealth, but in nine cases out of ten they became playboys. If they failed to live up to their expectations and had no talents, the noble group would naturally decline.
For the Ming Dynasty, the Xungui Group declined, and the battle of Tumu Fort was just a trigger. Even if there was no change in Tumu Fort, as the older generation aged, the Xungui Group would also be suppressed by civil servants, at most.
It's not like it would have fallen so badly.
Regarding the Xungui Group, it is not too much to say that mud cannot hold up the wall. The entire Xungui Group and the military commander system were almost rotten from head to toe, so that decades later, Japanese pirates spread across several provinces in the southeast.
Thousands of guardsmen were like rubbish and collapsed at the first touch.
Jiao Fang looked at Chu Yi and said: "The governor might as well go see the British Duke and hear what the British Duke has to say!"
Chu Yi nodded.
Eyes falling on Bi Heng, Chu Yi said: "Master Bi, when Lu Wenyang is captured, I will report to the emperor to appoint Master Bi as the governor of water transportation!"
Bi Heng said quickly: "The governor has taken the trouble, I will definitely live up to the governor's trust."
Looking to the east, Chu Yi said slowly: "If nothing unexpected happens now, Yang Ting and his group should have arrived at Tianjin Guard by now."
But it was said that Yang Tinghe went straight to Tianjin Wei after leaving Beijing.
Originally, if we were to take a boat, using the canal would be extremely fast, and we could reach Tianjin Wei in one day.
However, Yang Tinghe chose to take the land route.
The accompanying officials all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Yang Tinghe did not choose to take the boat and take the waterway.
When the big ship that Liu Jin sent to investigate Lu Wenyang sank inexplicably in the canal, none of the dozens of officials escaped. This really made all civil and military officials see how ruthless Lu Wenyan's methods were.
Although they were said to be personally led by Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, they did not think that relying on Yang Tinghe's reputation could suppress Lu Wenyang when they thought of the ruthless Lu Wenyang.
If something unexpected happens on the canal, they really won't be able to escape. At least on land, they are protected by the imperial guards sent by the emperor. Even if something unexpected happens, they still have two legs.
It's not possible to escape.
The land route is naturally much slower. Even along the way, the group's speed is not slow, but it will take three days to reach Tianjin Wei.
Not to mention three days, news from the capital could reach Tianjin Wei in even one day with the help of the canal.
Tianjin City can be said to be the throat of the capital, and its strategic location is extremely important. The imperial court even stationed a large army in Tianjin Guards.
However, for the people and officials of Tianjin Wei, the Governor of Water Transport is the controller of the entire Tianjin Wei.
The powerful and wealthy Lu Wenyang stamped his feet in Tianjin Guards, and the whole city of Tianjin was shaken.
In the huge mansion, Lu Wenyang was looking at his confidant Li Ke who had returned from the capital not long ago.
While sipping the tea, Lu Wenyang looked at Li Ke with an indifferent expression and said, "Mr. Li, how are you going to the capital? Have you ever given a gift to Manager Chu!"
Li Ke said with a bit of a wry smile on his face: "Back to the Governor, I was ordered to go and hand over the greeting card, but I managed to meet the General Manager Chu."
Lu Wenyang nodded with satisfaction and said: "It seems that this governor is still a bit thin-faced. The eunuch must have come to accept this great gift from me."
Li Ke nodded and said: "Chu Yi did accept the great gift from the Lord, but..."
Lu Wenyang glanced at Li Ke and said: "Why are you hesitating? What is it? Could it be that this eunuch is not satisfied with my great gift, so he opened his mouth?"
Using himself to save others, Lu Wenyang subconsciously thought that it must be Chu Yi who wanted to extort more property from him.
Li Ke smiled bitterly and said: "If that's the case, then that's all. I'm afraid the Governor would never have imagined that Chu Yi would actually turn around and present all the property given to him by the Lord together with the gift list to the emperor!"
"What!"
Lu Wenyang was drinking tea when he suddenly squirted out a mouthful of tea and said with an unbelievable look on his face: "Is this eunuch sick? That is millions of taels of property. Isn't he not moved and can't hide it properly?
He actually gave it to the emperor, is there any eunuch in the world who doesn't love property?"
Being stared at by Lu Wenyang, Li Ke hesitated and said: "Probably... probably not, but Chu Yi..."
After the shock, Lu Wenyang placed the tea cup in his hand heavily on the coffee table, his expression became extremely sinister and said: "What a eunuch Chu Yi, he is going to have trouble with this governor!"
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