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Chapter 215: Stopping Jinyi and Weiwei

"I agree," said the Yan Yan Censor, "Emperor, the custody of the tutor is actually a place where the Guishen Shura is, and a dark and obscure place. Please cut off the deceased!"

The Minister of Justice followed and reported: "Emperor, the Jinyiwei has always been very popular, especially because Wei Zhongxian abuses his power, which can be hundreds of thousands of times. I will discuss the abolition of the abolition!"

Seven or eight consecutive discussions were made, and finally Wang Shaohui and Ni Wenhuan also stood up.

"Emperor, the national treasury is now empty. I ask that many useless yamen be cut off to alleviate the cost and save taxes and silver for other purposes."

Even Yang Lian stood up.

Zhu Xu's expression was still moving, but he thought to himself, his tone was quite tactful, but I was afraid that Zhu Youjian's thoughts would have been there very long ago.

Yang Lian and others also hated the Jinyiwei deeply, and hit it off. After the Jinyiwei was abolished, the East Factory was useless, and the two major intelligence agencies of the Ming Dynasty were destroyed in one breath.

Gu Bingqian kept staring at Zhu Xu, and soon he thought of Luo Yangxing, and his heart moved, and he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I objected. The Jinyiwei has been alive for two hundred years and has made many achievements. He should not be punished if there is any bad thing."

"I'm asking for advice," Gu Bingqian's gangster immediately stood up and shouted: "Emperor, the Jinyiwei is the imperial decree of Taizu Taizong, and the ancestral law cannot be abandoned!"

"Your Majesty, I agree, the Jinyiwei should not be moved lightly."

"The bad deeds of the Jinyiwei are all employed by people. I think that the king is wise and the ministers are wise, so I should not be sacked."

Soon, there was another quarrel in the court. The Donglin Party and the Xinwang side argued fiercely with Gu Bingqian's party, and they could not get into a relationship.

Gu Bingqian found a rare opportunity to flatter, so he naturally would not let it go easily. Even though he knew that he was alone and was still like a martyr, looking quite fearless.

Zhu Xu was secretly amused, nodded quietly to Gu Bingqian, then looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "King Xin, what do you think?"

The court officials were not surprised at all. This was almost a fixed pattern for the new emperor. Before each decision, they would ask King Xin about this.

Zhu Youjian's expression remained unchanged and stepped forward and said, "Return to the emperor, I agree with the sacking."

Zhu Xu gently shook his head, glanced at the ministers, and said lightly: "Ministry of Revenue, starting next year, the salary of the Jinyiwei will be stopped."

"My emperor's wiseness."

The ministers who supported the abolition were overjoyed, and even Zhu Youjian took the initiative to step forward.

Zhu Xu was excited when he looked at the group of people, but he said to himself, "Did I say I have sacked?"

"Next." Zhu Xu said expressionlessly.

The Censor of Shaanxi and the West Road came out and said in a deep voice, "Emperor, Shaanxi and West have a severe drought, Shaanxi and the Governor of Shaanxi submitted a petition to pacify 700,000 taels of silver."

Zhu Xu looked at Gu Bingqian and said, "What do the cabinet say?"

Gu Bingqian stepped forward and raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, there is already a place for the treasury and silver, so it is difficult to pay the silver."

Zhu Xu turned his eyes to Fu Changzong and said, "Ministry of Revenue."

Fu Changzong left the line and said, "Return to the emperor, the Ministry of Revenue's treasury has been exhausted, and the silver sounds of the previous ones have not been collected yet. Please send the treasury."

Cao Huachun frowned and stepped forward and said, "All the treasury has been issued, all of which will be taken over by the cabinet and transferred to the Ministry of Revenue."

The court suddenly whispered and buzzed.

"The treasury has been used up..."

"Yes, there should be no silver in the palace..."

"What should I do? Shaanxi and Xi have had severe droughts in recent years, and locust plagues have been repeated. If there is no custody, I'm afraid something will happen..."

"It's not just the four provinces in Shaanxi, Xi and southwestern areas, especially the four provinces in Sichuan and Sichuan. The court has no money, so the civil unrest will probably become more and more intense."

Zhu Xu waited for the ministers to discuss for a while, then looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "King Xin, what do you think?"

Zhu Youjian also frowned. He had been in the cabinet for a lot of time. He knew the situation of the Ministry of Revenue's treasury. This year, the imperial court used a lot of silver, but the tax silver was only a little bit, and now even the treasury has been used up.

He stood up with a calm face and thought, "Return to the emperor, I think you can ask the rich people in the city to pay the donation."

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows and his expression was a bit strange.

This move is common in history. In the end, Li Zicheng fought to Beijing. The court paid donations in the capital, but in the end, there were only more than 200,000 taels, most of which even changed their left hand and their right hand disappeared.

"I'm going to discuss it."

"I'm going to discuss it."

"I'm going to discuss it."

Zhu Xu looked at them and knew that the discussion would not lead to a good result. After thinking about it, he said, "This matter is handed over to the Ministry of Revenue Mingfa Beijing. It must be made public. It cannot be forced. Everything is voluntary, and there must be no corruption or bribery."

"I obey the order!"

Fu Changzong came out and bowed and said.

"Next."

The court in the late Ming Dynasty was extremely inefficient. Even if Zhu Xu intervened a lot, it did not improve much.

Later, there are various places where rebellion suppression, disaster relief, impeachment, etc., as well as various arguments and grand principles that make people unable to refute, but they are useless or cannot be implemented at all.

Zhu Xu sat on the top for nearly two hours, but the ministers were still talking nonsense.

The Minister of Rites has written to resign from his post, and the Minister of Works is vacant, so this is the one that is now arguing in the court.

The cabinet assistants are too complicated, but these two ministers are relatively simple.

The Ministry of Works is related to shipbuilding, the navy and the navy, and the Ministry of Rites is more involved, especially the imperial examination.

Zhu Xu had his own plans in his heart, letting them quarrel and never spoke.

The emperor did not speak, and the ministers could not decide no matter how much the ministers argued. In the end, the court officials could not stand up, and Zhu Xu announced his retreat with a 'review'.

Zhu Xu left the Golden Palace and walked and said, "Xiao Cao, do you think, who is more suitable for the Ministry of Rites and Minister of Works?"

Cao Huachun was also a person with a clear mind. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know."

Zhu Xu smiled and thought for a while, but there was no good candidate.

As soon as he walked to Wenzhao Pavilion, Liu Shimin came over and said, "Emperor, Lord Luo, Lord Zhu is here."

Zhu Xu nodded and walked in.

"My minister Luo Yangxing (Zhu Zonghan) bowed to the emperor!"

As soon as Zhu Xu came in, the two of them knelt on one knee.

Both of them were dressed in bright clothes and their faces were more or less solemn at this moment.

Zhu Xu smiled and waved his hand and said, "No need to worry, I did not say that I would lift the Jinyiwei. In the future, all the soldiers and armors of the Jinyiwei will be transferred to the Dongchang for the prison, and the salary will be paid from the treasury. The Jinyiwei will re-select the site. According to the secret order, the king will order arrows to act, and the commander will be given the title of left governor."

Luo Yangxing and Zhu Zonghan were both nervous, and they were really afraid that the Jinyiwei would be cut off, so that they would have nothing.

"I received the order."

Luo Yangxing and Zhu Zonghan were both secretly happy. Not only did they not abolish, their official positions and power were improved and expanded.

Zhu Xu sat on the soft collapse, took a sip of tea, and looked at the two of them and said, "Luo Yangxing, you are responsible for the Shanhaiguan, Zhu Zonghan, you are responsible for the outside of the pass, including Mongolia, ancient, Korean, and Japan..."

If the Jinyiwei wants to become a thorough intelligence agency, it must be hidden. Zhu Xu said slowly, outlining the framework of the intelligence agency to the two.

Zhu Zonghan had heard Zhu Xu talk a lot before, but now he heard more, more meticulously, and was silently alert in his heart.
Chapter completed!
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