My Daming New Empire

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At that time, he was not thinking about himself, but for the family's future plans.

In his mind, the emperor's body is healthy, and although the crown prince's age is not high, their Huang family will still be marginalized by the civil servants in the court for at least ten years.

But Taisun took Dongying in one fell swoop, which brought him great prestige, and he took refuge in Taisun, and was soon transferred to the capital, and served as the Minister of the Ministry of War.

But Taisun went to sea, and for the westward expedition, he was pushed out and went to the northwest to be responsible for the mobilization of grain and grass.This made him clearly realize that it is not so easy for him to gain a firm foothold in this imperial court.

Among civil servants, he has no real enemies, but his fault is that his reputation is too high,

In the 20th year of Hongwu, when most of the ministers in the imperial court had not yet become official, he had already served as the minister of the Ministry of Industry at the age of 20.

At that time, Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji were still his juniors.

In the Yongle Dynasty, he was appointed by Zhu Di as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, with a high position and authority.

In the next ten years, he experienced several ups and downs and has been serving as an official outside the country.And his younger generations are all in important positions, and they don't want a minister who doesn't have the same heart with him, but is highly respected.

When he received the news in the northwest, the emperor actually put aside the crown prince and let the grandson supervise the country directly. He knew that he would finally be happy.

Because this incident also means that the prince who has a close relationship with those ministers is excluded from the center of power.

It is a good thing for his Huang family and Huang Fu that the grandson came to power early.

Later, his son was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army, which confirmed his thoughts. Both father and son were the commander-in-chief of the two armies. This kind of honor is extremely rare in all dynasties.

Of course he knew what to do at this time. The father and son were in charge of the power at the same time. Even to avoid suspicion, he should write a letter to resign from the chief of the Northern Route Army.

Then, he waited for Fang Bin and Jin Youzi to go to the northwest to replace him.

This is the first step for Taisun to adjust to power, and it is also the first step for Huang Fu to truly enter the center of power in the future.

Since Fang Bin was sent to the Northwest, transferring him back to Beijing meant that he would be appointed as the palm seal secretary of the entire Ministry of War.

So he handed over the work to Fang Bin in the fastest time, and recommended all the officials to Fang Bin, and set foot on the road back to Beijing.

Returning to Beijing this time, he will no longer be a passer-by, even if it is only because his son went out with His Majesty, before His Majesty returns to Beijing, before Huang Yuan still serves as the commander of the South Route Army, he will definitely sit firmly in the hands of the Ministry of War In the position of Shangshu.

So his feeling of returning to Beijing this time is very different from the past. When he boarded the land of Yingtian Mansion at Yuejianglou Wharf, he encountered his first surprise...

Ma Qi, the eunuch who used to be the chief buyer of Jiaozhi, is just a middle official, and he can only be regarded as a middle-level and senior official in the entire internal monitoring system.

But because he is a servant who can serve the emperor personally, because the internal supervision system is completely separate from the civil service system.He, an eunuch who can't be regarded as an eunuch at all, made him feel ashamed because he was a minister and served as the chief envoy of Jiaozhi Chengxuan and the inspector of punishment.

The officialdom is dangerous, and in many cases, the more inconspicuous a person is, the more they can cause huge troubles.

Ma Qi, the guarding officer, had an extreme mind, ran amok, abused civilians, and triggered a large-scale civil uprising in Jiaozhi.

But this person turned out to be the first to file a complaint, and secretly sent a letter to His Majesty, falsely claiming that he was treasonous.Fortunately, His Majesty is wise, and after the other party's investigation, it was confirmed that Ma Qi caused this incident, and he did not punish himself.

And Ma Qi was able to escape from the crime because of the mediation of many parties, and created a life and death enemy.

No one knew how dangerous the Huang family was in those years. On the surface, Huang Fu, as No.1 in Cochin, had a high position and authority, but only he knew that the Huang family was in danger.

He Huang Fu didn't know how to adapt in the early years, and offended many civil servants, so he was framed and resigned from his post, and was imprisoned as Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Although he was released from prison and made meritorious deeds, Huang Fu had been unable to return to Beijing because he had offended most of the civil servants.

Now he has offended the eunuch system, which is equal to the three major systems of the imperial court. He has offended two, and there is no one in the court who can speak for him.

As the chief envoy of the Cochin Inheritance Announcement, the Chief Political Envoy and the Prosecutor of the Penalty, he seems to be in the limelight, but in fact he is in jeopardy.

It was also under such pressure that the eldest son Huang Yuan resolutely threw his pen into the army, entered the only general system with friendly cooperation, and became a leading soldier.

At that time, he and his son had already made up their minds to protect the continuation of the family, but no one thought that this move would be lost because of His Royal Highness.

Because of being valued by His Highness, Huang Yuan was promoted from a small general to a guard all the way, and was awarded the honor of Fu Anzi.After that, as a viscount, he was directly promoted to a marquis. Before the earl, he became the commander-in-chief of His Majesty's personal expedition to the South Route Army.

And Ma Qi, who had been with the Huang family in the past, was escorted to the execution ground next to the Yuejianglou wharf for execution as soon as he arrived in Yingtian Mansion.

Of course he knew the reason for all this. Ma Qi's death was his own suicide, and no one would sympathize with him.

But being able to be arranged at such a time and execute in front of him, the meaning behind this is even more important.

He followed the spectators and saw with his own eyes that Ma Qi's head fell to the ground with the executioner's knife.What I felt was not fear, but an indescribable emotion.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji sitting above him again, there is only an agitation in his heart that a man should die for his confidant.

Listening to Huang Fu analyzing the current situation in the Northwest with him in front of the map, Zhu Zhanji compared the information in his hands, and had the clearest and most intuitive understanding of the military and political situation in the Northwest.

"So, even though Wu Yuncheng and Chai Bingcheng are of different races, they are trustworthy?"

"Yes, Chai Bingcheng's original name is Lundu Erhui. This person is brave but not resourceful. He is enough to guard one side, but not enough to entrust important responsibilities. But Wu Yuncheng is brave and resourceful, and he has a heart for Daming, so he can be reused."

Zhu Zhanji asked someone to bring the identity information of the two of them again. After reading it, he said in surprise: "I never thought that Wu Yuncheng's second son would be studying in my Habayashi School. Let someone report his assessment status." ..."

After giving the order, he looked back at Huang Fu and said, "Qian Jiu was recommended to the emperor's grandfather by Gu, and he also received information from the South Route Army a few days ago. Now he is trusted by the emperor's grandfather, and all the trivial matters are entrusted to him. He can still be like a fish in water in front of the emperor's grandfather, you and I don't have to worry about him."

Huang Fu said modestly: "Qian Jiu was lucky enough to be favored by His Highness and His Majesty, it is really my Huang family's luck, and I thank Your Highness, the old minister."

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and said: "There is no need to be too polite. Huang Shangshu, your father and son are loyal to the country, and you deserve this award. It's just for your Huang family's plan, and you can only be called back to Beijing."

"This is all His Highness's favor..."

Zhu Zhanji restrained the smile on his face, and said seriously: "Don't say these things are useful or useless. Now it's just you and me. I don't mind sharing some things. Fang Bin is now sent to the Northwest by me. , he took bribes for corruption, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back in the future.

The current situation in the Northwest is very important, and he cannot be given the opportunity to ruin major events. Therefore, how to prevent him from causing hatred due to resentment and ruining major events requires some precautions.

Secondly, you help me guard the Ministry of War in the capital, and by the way, give me a good look at the Ministry of War.Taking advantage of the large army going out now, nearly half of the officials from all walks of life are not in Daming, help me control the Ministry of War, are you sure? "

"The minister is willing to issue a military order..."

"That's not enough.... Now the Western Expedition, the Ministry of War has a very important issue, and the center has been transferred to the Western Expedition. However, this is also a good time for the Ministry of War to reorganize. Gu wants to clear up all the chronic diseases accumulated by the Ministry of War over the years, so that The Ministry of War, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the Navy have formed a balanced triangle relationship. All of this must be entrusted to Shang Shu."

Huang Fu was shocked and said: "Your Highness, there is no room for failure in the Western Expedition, and everything should be discussed when the overall situation is settled."

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't hurt myself. What you have to do is to arrange everything well, and it's time to reorganize the military department only when the emperor's grandfather wins a big victory."

Only then did Huang Fu feel relieved, and cupped his hands and said: "I will let Your Highness dictate, and please Your Highness give me a plan for reorganization."

Zhu Zhanji's idea of ​​reorganizing the Ministry of War has been around for a long time, and he wants to restore the previous political structure.

Not to mention, in the Tang Dynasty, civil servants were not qualified to intervene in the military at all.In the Song Dynasty, there was also a special organization, the Privy Council, which was in charge of the military, and civil servants had almost no chance to intervene.

But the Song Dynasty set a bad precedent, that is, the power of the civil servants was too great, so great that a high-ranking general would bow his knees when meeting them.

Later, the functions of the Privy Council were gradually driven by the power of civil servants and lost their independence.

Today, the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty is in charge of the selection of military officers, military registration, weapons, and military orders.