The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 326 The Emperor's Secret Thoughts

The reward for Jiang Chuan was not finally finalized until the early morning of the second day.

At first, Emperor Ji Siyuan of the Ming Dynasty wanted to award Jiangchuan directly, but he changed his mind a second before he spoke.

He wants to convene a court meeting to let the ministers of the six cabinet departments and the five eunuchs of the ceremonial supervisor discuss the reward for Jiang Chuan.

It's not that it's difficult for him to decide how to award Jiang Chuan, but he wants to take the opportunity to see who among the six cabinet departments is still reliable.

The emperor had a flash of inspiration, and he just wanted to take the opportunity of rewarding Jiang Chuan to reward those who should be rewarded and punish those who should be punished.He wants to take this opportunity to tell the people of the world, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, that anyone who is sincerely loyal to me and who sincerely serves the Ming court, I will not treat him badly.

But for those who want to seek personal gain and want me to be the king of subjugation, I will definitely not make it easy for you.

In the Xinuang Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, there are two long mahogany tables.

The two tables were placed facing each other, and they were neatly aligned, almost exactly the same.

There are five people standing behind the table on the left, the first is Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and the second is Zhou Tingru, the second assistant and heavenly official of the cabinet.The third is Liu Kongzhao, a cabinet minister and local official, the fourth is Qian Qianyi, a cabinet minister and spring official, and the fifth is Meng Junze, a cabinet minister and summer official.

Under the five people, there were two people standing alone beside the table, one was Qiu Guan Hong Xifan, and the other was Dong Guan Lu Gaoxuan.

These two were not in the cabinet, so they were not qualified to stand behind the mahogany table.

The so-called Heavenly Officials, Local Officials, Spring Officials, Xia Officials, Autumn Officials, and Winter Officials are the aliases of the six Shangshu, which correspond to the Ministry of Officials, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the selection, acceptance, assessment, and removal of officials from all over the world. It is like the sky covering everything, grand and majestic, so the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is called Tianguan.

The Household Department is in charge of the collection and distribution of money and grain. Money and grain are the foundation of the stability of the court and the peace of the world, just like the earth carries and grows all things, so the Minister of the Household Department is called a local official.

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of all kinds of ceremonial ceremonies, sacrifices, selection of imperial examinations, etc., just like spring is the beginning of all things and the beginning of the law of everything, so the Minister of Rites is called the Spring Official.

The Ministry of War is in charge of the military crusade, and the military affairs are fierce and mighty, just like the heat of summer, so the Minister of the Ministry of War is called Xia Guan.

The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of criminal proceedings, just like the bleak and chilling in autumn, so the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is called the autumn official.

The Ministry of Industry is in charge of building roads and bridges, embankments and dams, etc., laying the foundation for the operation of the court, just like winter is the preparation for the second year, so the Minister of the Ministry of Industry is called the Winter Official.

There were also five people standing behind another mahogany table opposite the five cabinet ministers.

These five people are also dressed in scarlet robes, but their shape and situation are quite different from those of the five great cabinet ministers.

The first one with a white face and a simple and honest appearance is Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch who is in charge of the official seal, also known as the inner minister, and can be said to be the No. 1 in the inner court.

After Wei Zhongxian, it was Huang Jin, the chief eunuch of Bingbi, who was in charge of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

The third place is Chen Hong, the second eunuch of the Rites Supervisor.

The fourth place is also Yang Jinshui, the eunuch of Bingbi, who is also the third in the line of Lijian.

The fifth place is Li Sheng, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, who took the last place.

These five people are the five most powerful people among the [-] eunuchs and court ladies in the inner court.Among them, the palm print eunuch Wei Zhongxian was called the ancestor by all the court ladies and eunuchs, and the other four eunuchs who held the pen were called the ancestors.

Among the five people in the inner court, it can be said that they hold the power of life and death for those eunuchs and court ladies.

Moreover, after the emperor ascended the throne, he used the chief inspector of ceremonies to compete with the cabinet and the outer court, which made the chief inspector of ceremonies even more powerful.

Last winter, the entire Ming Dynasty went through the most difficult winter since the founding of the country.Throughout the winter, from the beginning of winter to the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, there was no snow, and the city of Beijing was dry and cold.

When the wind blows, the whole city is filled with the screaming and screaming dust that turns into strands of yellow dragons, wreaking havoc all over the city.

Including the Forbidden City, the entire city of Beijing was shrouded in a haze and bitterness.

People in the heavenly Beijing city are almost desperate.

This is a natural disaster, and what makes people most desperate is the news that the army is defeated and the city is constantly falling, which makes people even more desperate.

Emperor Ji Siyuan, who had just ascended the throne for a few days, summoned Zhou Yunyi, the supervisor of the Qin Tianjian, and asked him about the celestial phenomena.

As a result, Zhou Yunyi said that it was because the emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not practice moral government, which led to natural and man-made disasters, continuous military disasters, and the fall of the city. This was a warning from the sky through the drought.

As long as the emperor conforms to the people's will as soon as possible and does not go against the trend, there will be a chance for a turnaround.

The new emperor was furious, thinking that Zhou Yunyi was a spy sent by Li Zicheng to the court, trying to use these words to confuse people and overthrow the soldiers of the Ji family, and ordered Zhou Yunyi to be executed in a rage.

The court stick is a method used by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to punish those courtiers who offend the emperor. Generally, the supervisor of ceremonies sends someone to imprison the punishment, and the eunuch in charge of punishment executes it.

The person who was imprisoned at the beginning was Wei Zhongxian, who was also a eunuch from time to time.

Wei Zhongxian had a clear understanding of the new emperor's thoughts, he knew that the new emperor wanted to hear more names from Zhou Yunyi.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yunyi's mouth was too hard, and he was beaten to death on the spot with a court rod. His whole internal organs were smashed, and the blood pooled under his body to form a small river.

Strange to say, a six-petal snowflake fell from the sky just after Zhou Yunyi was beaten to death.

This heavy snow has been falling for three whole days since the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. When the snow fell, the hearts of the people in Beijing came alive.

The little emperor believed even more that his judgment was correct, and that Zhou Yunyi's death was deserved.

Because of this, Wei Zhongxian became the palm seal eunuch, ascended to the sky in one step, and became the ancestor of the inner court who was under one person and above ten thousand people.

It's just that there was a thorn in the emperor's heart, and this thorn was those names that Zhou Yunyi was unwilling to say until his death.

But the emperor believed that even if Zhou Yunyi didn't tell, he would know about his background.Those people are hiding in the court, in the cabinet.

It's just that he had just succeeded to the throne at that time, and he felt that people's hearts were unstable, and he didn't have enough evidence to deal with those treacherous officials in his heart.

Now the opportunity has finally come. He has a loyal Jiang Chuan who has made a lot of contributions.

The rise of Jiang Chuan gave him courage, confidence, and confidence in a showdown with this person.

He felt that it was time to clean up these traitors who were hiding in the imperial court, occupying high positions but eating nothing, but intending to subvert the Ming Dynasty.

He wants to see how many people in the cabinet and the six ministries are traitors.

There is one he packs up one, and there is a pair he packs up a pair.If they were all traitors, then he would grit his teeth and clean them all up.

　Something at home is late for an update.There is one more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)