Sun Chengzong was stunned when he heard that Zhu Youjian was going to rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng - Zhang Juzheng had been dead for so many years, and the grudges and resentments of those years had long since turned into dust. Moreover, Zhang Juzheng had been rehabilitated once as early as the Tianqi period and had already recovered.

Official position, but not fully rehabilitated.

It’s okay to want a comprehensive rehabilitation now, but why should Zhang Juzheng’s rehabilitation be put together with the injustice of the Six Kings of Donglin?

Zhu Youjian looked at Sun Chengzong's puzzled face and said with a smile: "Emperor Taizu Gao strictly forbade his subordinates to form cliques. The "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" states that 'Those who make friends with cliques and disrupt the government will die'...

There is no doubt that Lin Liujun is a member of the Donglin Party. Everyone knows this. Since they have formed a clique, they have become criminals. However, the discipline of this dynasty has long been lax, and they will not really be executed just because they form a clique.

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But their fight with Wei Zhongxian was just a party struggle. Wei Zhongxian controlled the Jin Yiwei at that time and ordered Cui Yingyuan, Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Yang Huan, Sun Yunhe and other five people to kill the Six Lords. Although the method was cruel, the Six Lords were not without fault. After all,

There are no good people who fight in factions, so I can forgive their sins, but I cannot vindicate them."

"Your Majesty," Sun Chengzong said, "But Wei Zhongxian is plotting rebellion!"

Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "It's not that Wei Zhongxian is plotting rebellion, but that the Hakka family is plotting rebellion... Wei Zhongxian only knew about it, but did not participate. At most, he was an accomplice, otherwise I would have been killed long ago. So I just

Wei Zhongxian beheaded, but the Hakka family was executed. Wei Zhongxian also left a few nephews and grandnephews, but all the Hakka family members were executed!

The crime of the Hakka conspiracy was to adopt pregnant women in the palace in an attempt to have them give birth and pretend to be the sons of the late emperor. The Six Lords of Donglin were unaware of this matter, because it had not happened before the Six Lords were alive...

This thing was started by the Hakka family not long after the death of the late emperor. When I came to the throne, those pregnant women had not yet given birth. Therefore, the death of the Six Lords was due to party disputes, not because of the revelation of the Hakka family's rebellion. I

We can only pardon them, but not vindicate them."

Zhu Youjian paused for a moment and then said: "Although the Six Lords of Donglin are righteous people, they can't help the late emperor to pacify Liao and exterminate the slaves. This is the business... The one who was robbed by slaves in the battle of Guangning

Isn’t Wang Huazhen, who suffered a disastrous defeat, a member of the Donglin Party?

His mentor Ye Xianggao was listed in the "Records of Generals of Donglin", but Tiankuixing and Jiyu are the bachelors! When Guangning was defeated, he was still the chief assistant! If Wang Huazhen was more ambitious, the Six Lords of Donglin could also defeat the enemy.

With his clever plan, he won the battle of Guangning, so the late emperor would not rely so much on Wei Zhongxian!"

Zhu Youjian suddenly looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile: "By the way, after Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen did something bad, the late emperor entrusted the Liao affairs to you, Mr. Sun... If you can fight a little, you don't need to regain Liaodong, you can

If the battle line is pushed back to the Liao River, the late emperor will rely on you to govern the country. But can you do it?"

This is really shocking!

Sun Chengzong, on the other hand, didn't even dare to brag... Why should he brag? The Ming Dynasty has made it clear that you, the little emperor, can fight best! You don't even dare to recapture Liaodong right away, how dare others?

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Zhu Youjian sighed: "Actually, the late emperor was really disappointed with you Donglin Party members when he reused Wei Zhongxian... If any of you could have Zhang Juzheng's ability, how could the late emperor use Wei Zhongxian, a scoundrel?"

Where are the disciples?"

He sighed and asked Sun Chengzong: "Mr. Sun, tell me...Who in the court can take care of all aspects as well as Zhang Juzheng? I would also be happy to do it from the top down."

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Where could Sun Chengzong go to find Zhang Juzheng for Zhu Youjian? So Zhihao was speechless and stunned... He had to think about it carefully. It was obviously to impeach Wu Biao, so why did he get around to Zhang Juzheng?

What is the connection between the two?

Seeing that Sun Chengzong was speechless, Zhu Youjian smiled bitterly and said: "Since there is no new Zhang Juzheng, let's rehabilitate the old Zhang Juzheng first, restore the posthumous title of Wenzhong and the posthumous title of Shangzhu Kingdom, restore the official position of Zhang Juzheng's son Zhang Jingxiu, and reinstate Wu Yin

...and then send people to Hubei to find Zhang Juzheng’s descendants to be appointed officials in Beijing!”

Zhu Youjian's words were an edict, and Shi Fenglai, a bachelor of Jianji Palace and Minister of Rites who was present, began to draft the edict himself.

Because the restoration of posthumous titles and posthumous awards are the work of the Ministry of Rites. After Shi Fenglai drafted the edict, Huang Liji would approve it. After that, the Director of Rites would approve the edict according to Zhu Youjian's wishes. After approving the edict, it would be handed over to the Etiquette Department.

To the matter, the matter will be transferred from the Li Ke to the Ministry of Rites - and during the transfer process, the Li Ke has the right to refute the imperial edict... If Zhu Youjian wants to give Cui Yingyuan today, Tian

If Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Yang Huan, Sun Yunhe and other five people are exonerated or rehabilitated, then the criminal department will most likely come forward and return the edict.

However, Zhu Youjian had long thought of using the "sinners" of the eunuch party, so he did not convict them from the beginning, or remove their official status. And the Jinyiwei were the emperor's personal soldiers, so of course they did not need cabinet approval.

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So now Zhu Youjian can put these five villains into important positions of Jin Yiwei without any need for officials from outside the court to nod.

However, Zhu Youjian still wanted to comfort the frightened civil servants... In fact, he brought these five villains out not to punish the courtiers immediately, but to let them preside over the layoffs of Jin Yiwei!

If Jin Yiwei wants to regain his fighting power, he must first operate on himself!

While Shi Fenglai was drafting the decree, Zhu Youjian once again talked about "splitting the Jinyiwei".

"Although Cui Yingyuan, Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Yang Huan, Sun Yunhe and other five people did not have any unpardonable crimes," Zhu Youjian said slowly, "but when Wei Zhongxian came to power, the Jin Yiwei did blindly follow Wei Ni and did what they did.

Many mistakes were made. What I mean is that the faults of Cui Yingyuan, Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Yang Huan, Sun Yunhe and other five people were actually caused by the excessive power of Jin Yiwei...the five of them were just following orders.

Now while I am re-appointing the five of them, I am also drastically reforming the Jin Yiwei and reducing the powers, responsibilities and positions of the Jin Yiwei!

From now on, the duties of the Jin Yiwei will be to patrol and arrest, and specialize in handling cases decided by the emperor without asking about other duties... All duties including bodyguards, ceremonial guards, and imperial staffs no longer belong to the Jin Yiwei."

"Long live the Lord, who will be responsible for beating the imperial staff in the future?" Sun Chengzong interrupted at this time and asked.

This is an important question!

The ministers of the Ming Dynasty still hoped to let people from the Jinyiwei to beat the imperial staff... This is not because of itchy buttocks, but because the Jinyiwei are more professional in this business. If it were replaced by those in front of the tent who are not very serious,

Soldiers, they are not allowed to kill people?

"I won't use the imperial staff anymore!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "You don't have any objections, right?"

"Long live the Holy Ming!"

The ministers immediately offered compliments - it's always better not to spank!

Zhu Youjian nodded: "Since Jinyiwei has fewer things to do, the staff must also be reduced... There is no need for more than 30,000 people. Let's focus on Beizhen Fusi, leaving 6,000 people.

But, with fewer people, there will of course be less money to spend. From now on, it will be enough for the Ministry of Household Affairs to arrange a salary of 300,000 yuan for Jinyiwei every year!"

"Your Majesty," the Minister of War, the King, said when he came out of Jin Dynasty, "Since the old capital camp was dismissed, the defense of the capital has relied on the pro-army and strong men under the control of the Jinyi Guards. If they are all abolished, wouldn't the capital be defenseless?"

"Of course the capital cannot be defenseless," Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "I have already made arrangements and will establish a personal army in front of the palace as soon as possible to take over the defense of the capital."

The pro-army in front of the palace? When the ministers heard this, they all felt that this "pro-army" was quite promising! I wonder if the leader of the army in front of the palace asked everyone in front of the palace to keep a check?

"Your Majesty," Wang Zaijin asked again, "I wonder how many people there are in the army in front of the palace? How much is the military salary? Where do the generals come from? Which yamen controls them?"

Zhu Youjian said: "My idea is this. The Dianqian army will be formed based on the regiment training army of the Eight Prefectures of North Zhili and the troops of the four towns of Xuan, Da, Yan and Ning. The soldiers are all taken from the four divisions of the Eight Prefectures.
Chapter completed!