"Do you want me to deliver a letter to you?" Zhang Weixian felt a little disappointed.
Although the ministers in the court did not have a specific understanding of the extent of His Majesty's control over the capital, they all knew that His Majesty's understanding of the capital was definitely beyond everyone's expectations.
His Majesty spent a lot of money on both the Imperial Guard and the Eastern Depot every year. Where this money went was largely unknown, and no one dared to check His Majesty's accounts.
The court has been quiet in the past two years and nothing major has happened. The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang have nothing to do, so what happened to the money?
Everyone can guess that it is nothing more than arranging manpower or even bribing people.
Your Majesty is well aware of all the happenings in the capital. Even in the mansions of various ministers, there may be people from the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and many people in their families may have been bribed.
In such a situation, everyone had to be cautious and careful. Even the ministers knew that there were people in their own families.
For example, Duke of England Zhang Weixian knew who the spy was in his family, but he could not expose him, let alone drive the person away. He could only pretend that he knew nothing, and he could not hide the secret from the spy when doing things.
This feeling is very unpleasant, but this is the arrangement of His Majesty. Do you dare to turn your back on me?
Under such circumstances, the ministers had to be cautious in every move they made.
If it's a small action, it's fine, but if it's a big action, I really don't dare to do it, and I'm afraid of getting myself into trouble.
For example, in this case, His Majesty was going to Nanjing, and Duke Dingguo was worried about the Duke of Wei's Mansion in Nanjing. He wanted to help, at least pass on a message so that they could make some preparations in advance.
But in reality, Duke Dingguo didn't dare to do so. If he passed the news on, His Majesty would know about it, and such a thing would definitely not make His Majesty happy.
So Duke Dingguo approached Duke Yingguo, hoping that he could give him some advice.
Zhang Weixian doesn't want to get involved in this kind of shit. What does it have to do with him?
Even if there was something wrong with the Duke of Wei's Mansion, it was nothing more than His Majesty extorting some money. Could he still deprive them of their titles? Or arrest and kill their family members?
Even if they were caught and killed, it wouldn't be a big deal. After so many years of inheritance, the family is so wealthy and powerful, and there must be a lot of bad people. It might be a good thing to follow His Majesty and kill a bunch of them.
What's more, this matter has nothing to do with Zhang Weixian, so he doesn't bother to care about it.
Duke Dingguo said helplessly, "We are all of the same mind."
Zhang Weixian glanced at Duke Dingguo with a strange expression on his face.
What are you talking about being of one mind at this moment? Are you still trying to unite against His Majesty? Who do you think you are?
In the past, people like me were always suppressed by the civil officials. Although I ostensibly had military power, in reality, that was all I had. For so many years, the civil officials could deal with people like me whenever they wanted, let alone the emperor?
Now what?
The current emperor not only has the support of the civil officials, but also the Emperor's personal army. Zhang Weixian felt that with just those two personal armies, he was invincible.
Although he didn't know what His Majesty was waiting for, and why His Majesty had not yet started a war in Liaodong, Zhang Weixian understood that this was definitely not a reason to provoke His Majesty.
"Take care of yourself!" Zhang Weixian left this sentence and turned to walk out.
Zhang Weixian was too lazy to talk nonsense with Duke Dingguo. He needed to make good preparations and see if there was a chance for him to go to Jiangnan with him.
This should be a good opportunity. After arriving in Jiangnan, there will be a lot to do.
There was a lot of emotion brewing in the Ming army, and the situation was not good. Especially after the emperor's personal army rose up, there was a lot of criticism from all over the place, and the General Staff Office received a lot of news.
Zhang Weixian believes that this situation will not last long.
As a relatively famous nobleman in the late Ming Dynasty, and having followed Zhu Youxiao for such a long time, Zhang Weixian was able to more or less understand Zhu Youxiao's thoughts.
That means Your Majesty is likely to cause trouble because of these troops.
Your Majesty is likely to abolish the military household system, after all, the emperor's personal army is recruited. Your Majesty certainly has this idea, but the money and food are insufficient now.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao really had such an idea. As for the army, the Ming army must be streamlined, and future wars will not be won by numbers.
For a country as large as the Ming Dynasty, it only needed to maintain an army of around one million. Of course, this refers to the firearms force. In the era of cold weapons, numbers still mattered.
Duke Dingguo looked at Zhang Weixian who was leaving, with a helpless expression on his face, then he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Although he came to see Zhang Weixian, he actually came to test the attitude of His Majesty.
If Zhang Weixian agrees, it means that His Majesty's attitude has softened; if Zhang Weixian disagrees, it means that His Majesty's attitude is not negotiable.
Now that he had the answer he wanted, Duke Dingguo was ready to leave the palace. Since he couldn't handle this matter anyway, he might as well just leave it alone and deal with it later.
The news spread quickly that the emperor was going south, which was a big deal.
For some officials in the south, they began to tremble in their hearts instantly.
The events that took place when the emperor left the palace are still vivid in our minds: heads fell to the ground and blood flowed like a river.
Now His Majesty is leaving the palace again, and to Jiangnan. Who knows what will happen?
Even some businessmen in Jiangnan felt insecure, especially those who were involved in illegal business, who were terrified.
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