Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

Ministry of War.

"Hong Chengchou, you are pretending to be an edict!!"

The angry voice resounded, and Yan Mingtai trembled all over, showing an expression of disbelief. In addition to being shocked, Yan Mingtai lost his composure.

On the other hand, all the officials of the Ministry of War who were kneeling on the ground, especially those from Yan Mingtai's group, all had pale faces, and looked at Hong Chengchou in horror as he stood holding the order.

No one expected that Yan Mingtai, who served as the right minister of the Ministry of War, would be dismissed from his official position by the emperor's decree and even be arrested and sent to Dongjishi Factory after Hong Chengchou only entered the palace.

This is wrong!

Didn't it mean that Hong Chengchou didn't have Jane in the emperor's heart?

Otherwise, why hasn't the emperor in Qianqing Palace summoned him since he took office in Beijing? It is precisely because of this that some people in the Ministry of War have their minds busy, and the overt and covert constraints and calculations have not stopped.

Even some officials and censors who were good friends with Yan Mingtai had discussed in private the memorial to impeach Hong Chengchou and prepared to impeach Hong Chengchou.

But now...

Hong Chengchou, who stood holding the imperial edict, looked at the scene before him calmly. Everything was as he expected, otherwise he would not have rushed back to the Ministry of War as soon as he left the palace.

This is the prestige he must establish!

Otherwise, it will be difficult to reorganize the Ministry of War.

The only fly in the ointment is that Yuan Keli, the Minister of War, is not there. As for where Yuan Keli has gone, no one in the Ministry of War knows.

Yuan Keli feels very mysterious recently.

"False the edict? Do you want to resist the edict and disobey it?"

Hong Chengchou gathered his thoughts, looked down at Yan Mingtai, who was like a sieve of chaff, and snorted coldly: "I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty, the left minister of the Ministry of War appointed by His Majesty. Now there are officials from the inner court accompanying me to the Ministry of War to announce the decree, Yan Mingtai, you Do you think I would risk complicity to the nine clans for my own selfish gain?"

Yan Mingtai was silent.

He said those words just now because he was distracted, but now he has calmed down.

Yan Mingtai never expected that the position of right minister of the Ministry of War, which he had worked so hard to obtain, would be dismissed just like this, and he would even be sent to the East Police Factory.

Yan Mingtai heard the hidden meaning of what Hong Chengchou said.

Are you worthy of letting me correct the edict?

It was precisely this that made Yan Mingtai feel angry. He suddenly got up from the ground and pointed at Hong Chengchou angrily: "Hong Chengchou!! What kind of slander have you made to His Majesty? Since I took office in the Ministry of War, I have been trembling with fear for fear of harming my Majesty. The foundation of the country, you..."

"If you don't want others to know, don't do anything except yourself."

Faced with Yan Mingtai's questioning, Hong Chengchou was neither humble nor overbearing, and his words even contained indifference: "Yan Mingtai, what you did has happened. The food, wages and military supplies allocated to Liao Qian by the Ministry of War have been so hugely depleted. Do you think this matter is justified?" ?"

"Is there a canal to transport food, wages and military supplies to Liaodong? Will it need to be transported by sea?"

"For just this one thing, you, Yan Mingtai, should be dismissed from your position as right-hand minister. If you have any grievances, wait until you are in the prison of Dongjishi Factory!!"

"Who said that the grain, wages, and military supplies transported to Liaodong don't need to be transported by canal? That they don't need to be transported by sea?" Yan Mingtai suppressed his fear and asked in front of Hong Chengchou's eyes, even though what Hong Chengchou said made what he did in private public. It has been exposed, but this must not be admitted! !

If he admits this, he will be beyond redemption!

"Don't tell me, I can directly transport the food, wages and military supplies from Liao Qian. The Ministry of War needs to use the North Canal and then take a detour to escort them to Liao Qian." Hong Chengchou said jokingly.

"Don't tell me, the food, wages and military supplies that can be transported to Liaoqian via the important town of Shanhaiguan and directly to the Western Liaoning Corridor need to be transported by boat across the sea and around Juehua Island, and then to Daoliao!"

"That's how it is!"

Yan Mingtai glared and said: "How many days have you been in the Ministry of War? How do you know the situation in Liaoqian? Liaoze is located all over the Western Liaoning Corridor. If you want to transport a large amount of food and military supplies to Liaoqian, you need to cross the sea by boat through the important town of Shanhaiguan. Juehua Island will be transferred to Liaoqian, not to mention that Juehua Island is the food and fodder strategic point designated by Governor Sun!"

"I have only been at the Ministry of War for a few days."

Hong Chengchou sneered, looking at Yan Mingtai with disdain in his eyes, "But I still know a thing or two about the situation in Liaoqian. The Liaoze you mentioned really affects the guards in western Liaoning. The existence of Liaoze It affects the large-scale transshipment of food, wages and military supplies."

"But Liaoze in the Western Liaoning Corridor has already been backfilled one by one under the leadership of Governor Sun. This is also an important expense for operating the Liaoqian defense line!"

"Supervisor Sun had already submitted a memorandum on such important matters as early as last year, and it has even been kept in the files of the Ministry of War. Do you really think that others will not notice that you are using your power for personal gain on such matters?"

At this moment, Yan Mingtai felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"hurry up!"

"Follow!"

It was precisely at this time that shouts and shouts could be heard in the Ministry of War office, and the noisy footsteps continued. This made all the officials of the Ministry of War look frightened when they saw it.

The people from Dongjishi Factory are here! !

"Eunuch Ji, this official was wrongly accused!"

After Yan Mingtai saw the person clearly, he became excited. Under the gaze of countless eyes, he quickly ran towards Ji Yong who was leading the team, and said: "You must avenge me, yes, this We need to let Mr. Wei Chang know. Your Majesty has been bewitched by a traitor."

"Bold!!"

Ji Yong, who was wearing a big red python robe, glared and yelled angrily. Under Yan Mingtai's shocked gaze, he raised his hand and slapped Yan Mingtai angrily, "How dare you disrespect the emperor? Come on, get this animal for us!"

"Here!"

The factory fan standing behind Ji Yong immediately rushed out to count people, and captured the excited Yan Mingtai in full view of everyone.

And many people who saw this scene were shocked at this moment.

Yan Mingtai was one of Wei Zhongxian's men, but now the people from Dongji Factory were taking him down without any mercy!

The meaning behind this couldn’t be more obvious.

"Hong Shilang, are there any rebels in the Ministry of War related to this beast?" Faced with countless looks, Ji Yong looked at Hong Chengchou and said calmly, but Ji Yong's eyes were looking at the person standing behind Hong Chengchou. The few people in the inner court who were standing there felt a sense of fear.

As Wei Zhongxian's confidant, Ji Yong was shocked when he received the order to lead a team to the Ministry of War to arrest Yan Mingtai.

After all, Yan Mingtai has an unusual relationship with his factory boss.

Yan Mingtai was arrested by the Dongji Bureau. If this matter spreads in the court, who knows what kind of turmoil it will cause.

But even thinking of this, Ji Yong did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately rushed to the Ministry of War with the people from Dongjishi Factory.

One is that this matter is a decree issued by his own emperor, and the other is that Wei Zhongxian relayed this decree at the time.

From the Western Police Factory under the supervision of Admiral Fang Zhenghua, the imperial estates under the jurisdiction of the inner court were thoroughly investigated, and some eunuchs of the inner court headed by Wang Tiqian paid the crime silver, and the structure of the inner court had quietly changed a long time ago.

At present, those who are serving in the inner court, especially those of Wei Zhongxian's line, are all cautious and cautious in their conduct. Many of them even long for the emperor to issue decrees to them to do things in their hearts. After all, they are in the inner court. If you don’t feed idle people, what will happen if you are marginalized...

"temporarily unavailable."

Facing Ji Yong's gaze, Hong Chengchou smiled slightly. From the corner of his eye, he saw the gathered officers of the military department, most of whom showed fear on their faces. Everyone knew about the illustrious and vicious reputation of the East Police Factory.

Even though there is now an additional Xijishi Factory and the lovely shadow of the famous tree, Wei Zhongxian did not fall in the inner court after all!

"Well, in that case, let's go back and pay the errands first."

Ji Yong felt a little regretful in his heart, but he also showed a smile and looked at Hong Chengchou and said: "If it is of any use to our family, Minister Hong will only use words."

"it is good."

Hong Chengchou nodded.

However, Hong Chengchou also knew that Ji Yong's words were not addressed to himself, but to the officials from the inner court who came with him to the Ministry of War. Hong Chengchou did not care about the affairs of the inner court. After all, he was the left minister of the Ministry of War. , the affairs of the inner court are not something that he, a foreign minister, can interfere with.

What he has to do is to establish authority in the Ministry of War and implement everything he finds!

"Shilang Hong, since the decree has been read out, our family will return to the palace first." When Ji Yong led the people from the East Jishi Factory to leave the Ministry of War in a grand manner, Lu Jiude, who had been silent, stepped forward and said.

"Please, Eunuch Lu."

Hong Chengchou held the imperial edict in his hand and handed it to Lu Jiude, bowing his head slightly.

"Then let's say goodbye."

Lu Jiude took the imperial decree with both hands, said something to Hong Chengchou, and then walked out of the Ministry of War office with his head held high under the gaze of everyone.

Seeing Lu Jiude and his entourage leaving, Hong Chengchou lifted up his robe sleeves, glanced at the gathered officers of the Ministry of War, and then frowned and said, "What are you all doing here? The Ministry of War's work is all done?"

After hearing what Hong Chengchou said, all the military officers gathered here bowed to Hong Chengchou and then left with their own thoughts...