My Daming New Empire

"Your father has already enrolled you in the intermediate class of Habayashi Academy. After you enter the school in the fall, you must remember that in Habayashi Academy, all identities are blank. Everyone is a soldier. Don't rely on your father and brother to bully others."

"Little people dare not."

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Study hard, and be a useful person to Daming in the future."

"Yes!" Because he was so excited, the answer seemed to be shouted out.

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Is it a pity that I didn't get the red envelope today? There are also gifts for you here."

Hearing his words, Li Liang beckoned, and four eunuchs came out, two of them brought the Four Treasures of the Study for the two children, but the other two brought out two horizontal knives.

Only then did Zhu Zhanji face Gu Zuo again and said: "Since I was 12 years old, I have forged a total of [-] Bailian Hengsao, and I haven't sent them all out yet. You, Gufu Yin, are known as Bao Zheng of the Ming Dynasty, but Famous official who is lonely and precious, I give you a hundred-refined horizontal sword today, I hope that in your hands, you can kill evil, get rid of villains, and give me a bright and clear sky."

Gu Zuo had already guessed that he was valued by his grandson, but he did not expect that he would not hide his appreciation for him.

This kind of direct praise will be very exciting to Westerners, but it seems too ostentatious to restrained Easterners.

Gu Zuo was a little embarrassed, but he was even more excited. Before entering the palace, he had been guessing why the grandson would meet him, but now, he only had the urge to die for his confidant.

He knelt down and received the horizontal knife, and said excitedly: "I must obey His Highness's order, do my best, and die!"

Zhu Zhanji personally helped him up and said, "These Lantern Festival Lantern Festivals are on duty for the last shift."

He was taken aback, and looked at Zhu Zhanji with some surprise.

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "There will be news after the festival to take over the post of Wu Shangshu."

From Yin of Yingtianfu to Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, although it is only from the third rank to the second rank, it cannot be simply calculated like this.

Because this is a local official who directly enters the center of the court and serves as one of the six officials.

Even though Gu Zuo had already held the title of Shangshu before, it was just a false title, but now he holds the national penalty of Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the Ministry of Punishment, the Ming Dynasty also had the Metropolitan Procuratorate in charge of supervision, and the Dali Temple in charge of trial and review, which were collectively called the "Three Legal Departments".

Among them, the Ministry of Punishment has the greatest power, because the Ministry of Punishment is not only responsible for investigating cases, but also has the power of action and trial, including most of the prisons.

Zhu Di is going to go to war, he must control this department in order to restrain all the ministers legally.

If he doesn't control the power organization, he will only rely on his status as the supervisor to fight against the ministers. If the other party does not cooperate, he will have no way to deal with the other party.

Moreover, letting Gu Zuo, who was excluded by many ministers, serve as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, from the overall situation, also directly divided the power of the six ministries.

Now the Ministry of Industry is almost under Zhu Zhanji's control, and the Ministry of Punishment is under his control again. One Shangshu Fangbin of the Ministry of War is held by Zhu Zhanji, and the other Shangshu Huang Fu is regarded as his own.

In this way, Zhu Zhanji has controlled three ministries.

Of course, it cannot be counted like this.Because the ministers who really sit in the position of ministers are all capable and know how to adapt to the wind.

What is really difficult to control are those middle-level officials. They are the real rigid-minded and full of idealism.

However, mastering the three ministries in general is enough to make Zhu Zhanji feel at ease.

Yuan Yi on the side laughed, and said to Gu Zuohe: "Congratulations Liqing..."

Zhu Zhanji didn't have to be so polite to him, and said with a smile: "You took a bargain today, and followed behind with a knife."

Yuan Yi looks like a dude, but that's just his cover, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to thrive when his brother offended a large number of people.

He chuckled and said, "Your Highness, if the commanders of the other four cities don't get rewards, I will accept this favor..."

Zhu Zhanji likes to deal with smart people. Hearing this, he said: "Grandpa Huang is going to fight. The guards of the capital depend on you. You have to cheer up."

Yuan Yi restrained his smile, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the soldiers and horses of the five cities are not idlers. Besides, we only need to take care of the ghosts and snakes on the ground. Your Highness's Habayashi Guards and Young Army, that's all. It’s really usable.”

At this time, the eunuch's announcement came in, Commander Ha Liang from the Central City, Fei Tong from the South City, Yao Qicheng from the West City, Han Tong from the North City and his family..."

Although Zhu Zhanji mainly wanted to win over Gu Zuo today, he would not forget the win over to the other commanders.

They are equivalent to the armed police of later generations, and they are still very important in stabilizing the entire capital.

They are not civil servants, but military generals. Zhu Zhanji has a high status among military generals.As long as you spend a little thought, a little kindness can gather them together, hug the grass and beat the rabbits, it's easy.

But this time, he didn't go to meet them, but met them directly in the living room.

Relying on his close relationship with Zhu Zhanji, Yuan Yi played jokes between him and the other commanders, which really invigorated the atmosphere a lot.

In fact, he was extremely shocked in his heart, because he did not expect that Zhu Zhanji would directly use a minister of punishment to win over Gu Zuo.

He is even more suspicious, Zhu Zhanji is gathering the forces in the capital now, where is he going to put the prince?

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Chapter 19 Changes

Before Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji were exposed, no one would have thought that Zhu Di would send the prince out of Beijing and leave the grandson in the capital to supervise the country.

Even Jin Kuo and Li Liang, who supported Zhu Zhanji the most, did not dare to think so.

So before the news was announced, Zhu Zhanji's actions were a bit presumptuous.

This is not a small mistake. In today's age where the ruler guides his ministers and the father guides his son, this is a big treason.

So even Yuan Yi, who knew the situation best, didn't dare to think like this.And the others didn't think of this, thinking that Zhu Zhanji had been ordered by the emperor.

Especially Gu Zuo, Zhu Zhanji could tell him clearly that after the festival, he could be assigned to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Without Zhu Di's instruction, no one could do this.

But just because Yuan Yi has a better understanding of the situation and is very aware of Gu Zuo's position adjustment, it is absolutely impossible for the crown prince to know.

The emperor will never allow the prince to intervene in this matter... Is this an arrangement deliberately made by the emperor for the Western Expedition?In order to curb the power of civil servants?

But why is it at this time to implement the rules of procedure that give civil servants more freedom?

Yuan Yi felt that he could not understand the recent situation at all.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, just be more honest these days, and don't make a fuss about being in the limelight.

Zhu Zhanji's wooing of the five commanders was a matter of course, and he took over the navy from Zhu Zhanji, becoming the second largest force in Ming Dynasty after Zhu Di.The military generals have great expectations for this grandson who "emphasizes martial arts and despises literature".

Especially for this voyage to the West, Zhu Zhanji proposed that the class represented by nobles and generals go to Nanzhou and Xizhou to develop. This great benefit immediately made almost all generals regard Zhu Zhanji as the savior.

Even if it's not because of his class position, but just for the huge benefit, generals, nobles, including the clan, have all stood closely by Zhu Zhanji's side.

Zhu Zhanji didn't even need to woo, as long as those generals saw an opportunity, they would take the initiative to post it.

In this era, most of the generals have developed to the second or third generation.Who doesn't have a few bastards, and who doesn't worry about the growing population?

Go to Nanzhou and occupy the territory.This has become the new hope of the entire general class.