mtl008 Chapter 42 I want the world to tremble!
Chapter 42 I want the world to tremble!
In Ningshou Palace.
Along with Zhu Houzhao's cold words fell.
Li Dongyang, the cabinet's deputy minister, was the first to kneel on the ground: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
Tang Mu and Hu Shining followed closely behind, each with their heads lowered, not daring to speak.
Even the Prime Minister Yang Heting looked extremely shocked, although he knew that these people were either colluding with Prince Ning or were corrupt and accepting bribes.
But no one expected Prince Ning's plan to be so far-reaching and his influence to be so great.
Even the commander of the Imperial Guard is actually Prince Ning's man? !
"This old minister...this old minister is confused!"
This time, Yang Heting just wanted to establish his own authority and responsibilities in front of His Majesty.
He did not really dare to get involved in Prince Ning's rebellion, nor did he come to speak for Qian Ning, Li Li and others!
This time I learned the truth.
The only option was to kneel down and bow his head.
Zhu Houzhao looked down at the four important officials in the court with indifferent eyes: "I have been on the throne for only a few days, and the important affairs of the court naturally need you to handle them."
"But there are some things you can handle, and some things you can't handle!"
"As for informing the cabinet?"
He said coldly: "Yang Heting!"
"The minister is here."
Yang Heting raised his head with a panicked expression.
Then Zhu Houzhao said in a cold voice: "I intend to let Wang Yangming, the magistrate of Luling, deal with the rebellion of Prince Ning. You draft the decree."
"——Appoint Wang Yangming as the Nanjing Military Minister!"
"Set off immediately and go to the capital to meet the emperor!"
Doesn’t the cabinet want a sense of presence?
I give it to you!
Draft an imperial decree and issue it now!
"Ah?" Yang Heting was dumbfounded. Even if he wanted to inform the cabinet, this wouldn't be the way to do it, right?
This is not communicating with the cabinet in advance at all, it is clearly ordering the cabinet to act.
Yang Heting had heard of Wang Yangming.
After Wang Yangming attained enlightenment in Longchang, he had already gained great fame in the literary circles of Jiangnan.
Some even boasted that he was the future sage of the Ming Dynasty.
But no matter what, Wang Yangming is now just a seventh-rank county magistrate!
How can one become the Minister of War overnight?
Even though the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing is naturally one level lower than that in the Forbidden City.
That is also the fourth rank!
Li Dongyang, Tang Mu, Hu Shining and others also looked stunned.
"Why? You asked me to inform the cabinet before I do anything. I have already informed you. Do you still have any objections?"
Zhu Houzhao stared at Yang Heting with cold eyes: "Or is it that I have no say in the appointment of officials in the Ming Dynasty?"
The eighth-rank county magistrate suddenly became the fourth-rank assistant minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War.
This is certainly not in line with the process.
But anyone who dares to say that Zhu Houzhao did not have such power would be joking.
At most, Wang Yangming would be known as a lucky minister in the future.
I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to communicate with those upright civil servants in the future.
But does Wang Yangming care? Does Zhu Houzhao care?
No one cares!
Prime Minister Yang Heting did not dare to say no: "But this matter still needs to be discussed by the cabinet, right?"
He wanted to delay a little bit, at least to find out the situation on Wang Yangming's side.
And also figure out what your majesty's intention is.
"Discuss? Good!" Zhu Houzhao said calmly, "Then there is no need to promote Wang Yangming to the position of Nanjing Minister."
"Let Wang Yangming go to Nanjing to serve as the Minister of War after he goes to Beijing to meet the emperor!"
Since Yang Heting said something to discuss.
Then Zhu Houzhao let them discuss it to their heart's content.
See if Wang Yangming is qualified enough to serve as the Minister of War in Nanjing!
"..."
Yang Heting was now completely dumbfounded.
The position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War was already a promotion above one's level. It would be a joke if Wang Yangming really became the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.
The authority of his cabinet will also be completely trampled under the feet of Zhu Houzhao.
I'm afraid that in the future, Yang Heting, the chief minister of the cabinet, will become a chief minister who receives imperial decrees, right?
No matter what order Zhu Houzhao gave, Yang Heting only needed to receive the order and obey it.
Li Dongyang, Tang Mu, Hu Shizong and other important officials also shook their heads.
In their view.
Prime Minister Yang Heting has completely messed up this time.
His Majesty's meaning is very clear. He doesn't care what the cabinet thinks, nor does he care what the civil and military officials think.
It even means that the imperial power is above the cabinet. If you, Yang Heting, don't obey, then replace you.
If you are obedient.
Then you, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, are just an obedient Prime Minister.
But the problem is that your majesty has the foundation and prestige he currently possesses.
Does Yang Heting have the courage to refuse?
Do you have the power to refuse?
Not to mention that all the imperial guards in the imperial city are already under the control of Your Majesty.
Take the Western Factory, for example, which is still wreaking havoc in the Forbidden City.
You, Yang Heting, aren't you afraid? Even if you act uprightly enough.
But what about within the family?
Aren't there any scum?
In fact, as early as Zhu Houzhao took control of the imperial guards, he used the Western Factory to suppress the Shenhou Mansion and the Six Gates.
The imperial power was almost supreme.
Yang Heting's move was just a last-ditch effort.
...
As for Wang Yangming serving as the Minister of War in Nanjing.
In the eyes of Li Dongyang and others, it was not a big deal.
The situation in Nanjing is much more complicated than that in the Forbidden City.
The Jiangnan bureaucratic group almost had absolute power, and even the late emperor could not control the situation in Nanjing.
Even if Zhu Houzhao forcibly appointed Wang Yangming as the Minister of War in Nanjing.
But whether Wang Yangming can maintain his position as Minister of War is another matter.
After all, it has been since the Jingnan Campaign during the reign of Zhu Di.
The Ming Dynasty has always had a two-capital system.
The affairs of the Forbidden City are under the jurisdiction of the Forbidden City, and Nanjing is under the jurisdiction of Nanjing people!
Zhu Houzhao naturally knew this, but he didn't think Wang Yangming would be unable to control the bureaucratic groups in Nanjing. Nanjing relied on the taxation of the entire southern Ming Dynasty, and it was these taxes that were tightly tied to the Forbidden City. If not, how could they have such momentum? !
Even in the future, Yan Song, Xu Jie and other cabinet ministers.
They were all people promoted from Nanjing.
But in this world, Zhu Houzhao really didn't think that Nanjing could make any waves!
Do you have money? Do you control the economy of Ming Dynasty?
I have soldiers!
Twenty thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and Xu Yan soldiers will follow Wang Yangming to take office.
With such momentum, how many immortals do the so-called bureaucratic groups in Nanjing have? How many troops do they have?!
Not to mention that the Donglin Party has not yet appeared.
Nanjing is home to a tightly knit group of Jiangnan bureaucrats!
...
"The minister obeys the order!"
Yang Heting said with difficulty.
At this point, he finally understood the situation in the Forbidden City.
If he still wants to continue to serve as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, he can only act according to the will of His Majesty!
Just after Yang Heting gave in.
Zhu Houzhao was still not satisfied. He said calmly, "The cabinet should discuss the matter of the Western Factory."
"I intend to set up a West Factory in addition to the East Factory!"
"The Western Factory can inspect all officials and monitor the whole world!"
"As for those who plot treason and rebellion, and bring disaster to the Ming Dynasty, the West Factory can do whatever it wants!"
"The Six Gates, the Divine Marquis's Mansion, the East Factory, the Imperial Guards, and the Dragon Guard Villa are also under the jurisdiction of the West Factory!"
"In any case, the West Factory has the right to interrogate and detain people first!"
"I will also grant you the Imperial Sword of the Western Factory, which gives you the power to execute first and report later!"