"Your Majesty, the construction is almost complete." Chen Hong hurriedly took a few steps forward and said respectfully.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Tell the cabinet to draft an edict to promote Shuntian Prefecture Minister Bi Maokang to the position of Left Minister of the Ministry of Public Administration."
This is the position Zhu Youxiao chose for Bi Maokang. How is this position? The answer is not very good.
The Tongzhengsi was a very important government office, responsible for matters such as internal and external memorials, sealed appeals from subjects, etc. The chief officer of the Tongzhengsi was the Tongzhengshi, one of the Nine Ministers, but a very low-ranking one.
Because of the existence of the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department, the Tongzhengsi had no real power. Even the Tongzhengshi had no real power, let alone the Zuo Tongzheng of the Tongzhengsi.
In the Tongzhengsi, there was one left Tongzheng and one right Tongzheng, both of whom were of the fourth rank (accepting memorials from both inside and outside the country and sealed appeals from subjects).
Zhu Youxiao assigned Bi Maokang to this position for a very simple reason, that is, this position was very leisurely and there was nothing to do.
Only such a position is suitable for Bi Maokang, which can allow him to have time to enter the palace and accompany her in the Hundred Workers' Academy. If Bi Maokang is placed in the Ministry of Works, he will not have the time.
As for power, in this era, is it determined by official position or something? No, it’s determined by your close relationship with your superiors.
The boss's secretary and driver were of low rank, so who would dare to look down on them? Bi Maokang was always by his side, so how could his power be less?
"Yes, I will go and convey the order right away." Chen Hong agreed and turned to walk outside.
Zhu Youxiao was thinking about the money issue.
He would definitely have to spend a lot of money, whether it was training troops for Qi Jin or for his own Hundred Craftsmen Academy, these were both big spenders.
Where does the money come from? Tax reform? Or business?
Don't make trouble, I don't have the strength or energy, I have to think of other ways,
Now I feel like I am running a bankrupt company. If I want the company to be revived, I need external capital injection.
"Call Wei Zhongxian here." Zhu Youxiao tapped the armrest of the wheelchair lightly and said expressionlessly.
Wei Zhongxian soon walked in from outside.
He had been keeping an eye on the Sanfasi these days. The case against Xiong Tingbi had stalled here, or rather, his strategy was going very smoothly, because several people from the Sanfasi had all recanted their confessions. With these people recanting their confessions, things became even more awkward.
"Your servant greets the Emperor." Wei Zhongxian knelt on the ground and saluted Zhu Youxiao respectfully, his tone full of excitement.
Glancing at Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly, "How's the progress at the Three Judicial Departments?"
"Your Majesty, there's been no progress with the Three Courts," Wei Zhongxian said quickly. "Feng Sanyuan, Wei Yingjia, Zhang Xiude, and the others have all recanted their confessions, and so has Li Ruzhen. According to Li Ruzhen's confession, he didn't bribe anyone; it was all a frame-up by our servants."
Zhu Youxiao nodded, then continued to ask, "What did Yang Lian say?"
"Your Majesty, it seems that there is no way to deal with Lord Yang." Wei Zhongxian raised his head and spoke cautiously.
"Someone come here." Zhu Youxiao shouted outside with an expressionless face.
Chen Hong hurriedly ran in from outside: "The servant is here."
"Go to the Censorate and convey the imperial edict. Tell Yang Lian that I will only give him half a month. If he still can't come up with a result in half a month, I will replace him." Zhu Youxiao reached out and picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said expressionlessly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." After hearing this, Chen Hong turned around and ran out again. He was now a full-time errand runner.
Glancing at Wei Zhongxian standing to the side, Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know Zhu Tongmeng?"
Zhu Tongmeng is actually a very interesting person. In the Xiong Tingbi case, he helped the Donglin Party because it was he who went to Liaodong to review Xiong Tingbi's achievements. At that time, Zhu Tongmeng was a military official.
When Zhu Tongmeng came back and made a memorial, he fully stated Xiong Tingbi's achievements, saying that the people of Liaodong shed tears and praised him, and that hundreds of thousands of lives were saved because of Tingbi.
In the end, Zhu Tongmeng said that during the Battle of Puhe, when the enemy attacked Shenyang, Xiong Tingbi drove his horse to rescue, which showed his great courage; but when he saw that the officers and soldiers were cowardly, he suddenly retired and returned home. Where did he put the emperor's great kindness to him?
In reality, Xiong Tingbi resigned due to impeachment by Feng Sanyuan, Wei Yingjia, and Zhang Xiude. Censor Zhang Xiude then impeached him for sabotaging Liaoyang. This further infuriated Xiong Tingbi, who submitted another letter of confession, even stating, "Liao is now safe and secure, yet as a minister, I am about to face death."
He wrote a letter to the emperor, vigorously defending himself and requesting to be dismissed from office and return home. To put it bluntly, this was to express his true feelings.
But when it came to Zhu Tongmeng's mouth, it was a different story. It was all Xiong Tingbi's fault.
Zhu Tongmeng seemed to be a member of the Donglin Party, but he impeached the constitutional officials Zou Yuanbiao and Feng Congwu for building the "Shoushan Academy", which offended the Donglin Party and he was directly dismissed from office.
It was not until the fourth year of the Tianqi reign that the Donglin Party was defeated. Wei Zhongxian recalled Zhu Tongmeng and Guo Yunhou to serve as Shaoqing of the Imperial Household Department. Soon they were promoted to Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate and were favored by all the capitals.
After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he executed Wei Zhongxian and purged the eunuch clique. Zhu Tongmeng was included in the list of traitors and was ultimately labeled a member of the eunuch clique. The main evidence of his crime was that Zhu Tongmeng had built an excessively large ancestral temple for Wei Zhongxian.
It can be seen that this person is a contradiction.
However, there were many such incidents. Many people were excluded and suppressed by the Donglin Party, and then resolutely threw themselves into the arms of the Eunuch Party.
The Donglin Party was too exclusive, with an either-or mentality, which directly forced many people to become eunuchs. Zhu Tongmeng was one of them.
This person is someone Zhu Youxiao wants to use.
"Zhu Tongmeng, the Imperial Secretary of the Military Department?" Wei Zhongxian asked hurriedly. He wondered what the emperor meant by this Zhu Tongmeng.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "That's him. Here's his exam paper, take a look."
Wei Zhongxian was stunned and quickly took the question book and took a look at it.
This is an impeachment petition, and the content is very simple. It is to impeach Zou Yuanbiao and others for founding the Shoushan Academy.
Wei Zhongxian read the petition twice, but still couldn't see any problem in it, and couldn't help but hesitate.
"Your Majesty, I think what Zhu Tongmeng said makes sense!" Wei Zhongxian gritted his teeth and bowed, saying, "The fall of the Song Dynasty was due to his teachings, and he should be severely punished."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian and sighed in his heart. No wonder Wei Zhongxian could become the ninth thousand year old emperor. His sensitivity and decisiveness alone were extraordinary.
With a light sigh, Zhu Youxiao said helplessly: "You think so, but what do the people of the world think? What do those civil officials think?"
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go down now!"
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