Huang Liji and Li Biao left the Palace of Heavenly Purity and wiped the beads of cold sweat off their foreheads.
He really didn't expect Tian Zi's combination to be so fierce!
The emperor was reorganizing the governance of officials in the capital region. The first priority was to fight corruption and advocate honesty. It was really a shock to the world's officials.
At the same time, he expanded the case of treason. The Nine Clans Executioner and the Three Clans Barbarian appeared frequently and directly pressed Dong Lin to the ground.
Reorganize and kill Dong Lin so that the officials of the other factions would not dare to act recklessly. They would know that the emperor had made up his mind and would kill anyone who opposed him!
However, everyone used the method of their ancestors to restrict the emperor's progress. Now, the emperor also used the same method to counterattack the officials of the world.
If you use the methods of your ancestors to oppose the opening of the sea, then fine, I will also use the methods of my ancestors to fight corruption.
There were nine out of ten officials who were corrupt. As long as they were investigated seriously, no one's ass would be clean.
In addition, the Donglin Party's murder of the late emperor had been exposed, which was in line with the emperor's suppression of the officials and gentry who did not know what was good for them.
Huang Liji and Li Biao looked at each other, but there was no joy on their faces.
This was a hot potato, yet it had fallen into their hands.
The lifting of the ban on the sea was definitely going to be a big deal.
Once it was revealed that the emperor had opened the sea, the maritime merchants and noble interest groups along the coast would retaliate. If they were not careful, they would be exterminated.
Tian Zi gave them a test to test their ability and courage!
If they cowered, they would have no fate with the official career and would never be able to be an official for the rest of their lives.
Donglin had destroyed the salt mine tax system of the previous emperor, but now the emperor had bypassed the salt mine and directly lifted the ban on the sea.
The benefits of the sea trade export tax were far greater than the salt mine tax!
If they could obtain the benefits of the sea trade, the salt mine tax would naturally be implemented.
It could be said that Zhu Youjian wanted to take this opportunity to directly fulfill the long-cherished wish of the previous emperors who had failed to realize the Sea-opening Token.
Later generations said that the Zhu family was an idiot and didn't know the benefits of sea trade. In fact, it was not the case. It was just that it was difficult to implement and might even shake the foundation of the country.
Therefore, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty wanted to do something. They all wanted to cancel the sea ban and open up sea trade.
Even Emperor Tianqi knew that the current maritime trade of Great Ming was very developed, but it was controlled by the coastal merchants, nobles, and gentry.
This group of interest groups was very large, almost all over the country, except for a few remote and poor provinces.
That was why Emperor Tianqi put the East and West Factories in an important position and let the servants around him go against the officials and gentry of the world!
Unfortunately, Tianqi underestimated the desire of the officials for benefits and directly attacked the emperor.
Since the interest group Donglin had broken the rules, the emperor didn't back down either. He directly tore open all pretenses of cordiality and attacked.
If the Son of Heaven did not have ambition and adaptability, it was very likely that the Ming Dynasty would be on the verge of subjugation.
Didn't Huang Liji and Li Biao see these malpractices?
Obviously not. Those who could enter the cabinet, which one of them was not an intelligent person?
However, everyone knew that if they were not fully prepared, the slightest carelessness would be a sign of national subjugation!
It was not that these big shots did not want to, but they did not have the confidence!
So what if Zhang Juzheng pushed out a whip technique? In less than 20 years, he had returned to his old path.
If the Wanli Emperor insisted on a whip law, then the officials in the court would continue to reform.
Who didn't want to leave their names in history?
In many people's hearts, leaving one's name in history was more important than power!
"There's no way out!" Huang Liji was also making a decision in his heart.
"Since the Son of Heaven is determined and confident, as a subject, I will follow him closely. It's nothing more than death."”
Huang Liji said," I'm already over sixty years old. I'm just an old man. I'm not afraid of death. I'm only afraid of what will happen after I die."”
Li Biao calmed his chaotic emotions, took a few deep breaths, and said in a deep voice,""We are no longer able to stop His Majesty from placing his piece!”
Huang Liji understood that Li Biao had made his choice.
However, he hadn't made up his mind yet. He wanted to take a break. There was still a month before the lifting of the ban on the sea, so he wasn't in a hurry to make a bet.
"Let's wait and see what's going on in Jiangnan!”
"I hope those people know when to retreat and when to advance.”
Li Biao also thought so. It wasn't that he didn't want to support Tian Zi.
If the emperor could quickly resolve the Jiangnan Donglin problem, it would not be difficult to lift the ban on the sea.
Moreover, they knew that the Embroidered Uniform Guards were in charge of the nobility and were currently searching the Duke of Cheng's Mansion.
If Xun Gui resisted fiercely, Dong Lin might also cooperate.
However, Li Biao felt that Tian Zi had a high chance of winning. After all, Dong Lin had murdered the previous emperor. This was a heinous crime, and no one dared to plead for mercy.
Li Biao didn't tell Huang Liji what he was thinking. Everyone had their own choices!
Moreover, Huang Liji and he were not life-and-death friends. They were nothing more than colleagues in the government.
As for Shi Fenglai, the assistant, he insisted on going to work and did not ask about anything, as if what happened outside had nothing to do with him.
Once the emperor won, Shi Fenglai would have to leave the cabinet!
It was obvious that Shi Fenglai was prepared to remain neutral and had no intention of following the emperor.
Li Biao couldn't help but sneer in his heart. If Huang Liji wasn't the supervisor of the trio, would he have the same thoughts as Shi Fenglai? He only wanted to avoid trouble and not share the burden for the king.
This was definitely a political reshuffle. Tian Zi even wanted to use this opportunity to place his trusted aide in.
He faintly sensed that Tian Zi already had a backup plan. Even the talents in all aspects were ready.
He was just waiting for the gentry to make a mistake, so that he could insert his own people into it one by one.
The only thing that scared Li Biao was:
None of these talents were scholarly disciples, but they were all very professional!
Even his administrative abilities were very strong and outstanding.
Other than the officials who had passed the assessment, most of the vacancies were filled by people sent by Chongzhen.
It was the same for the troops. The emperor had already abolished the three battalions of the capital, cutting off the hands of the nobility that had extended to the military.
He had heard from Sun Chengzong that the future capital region would be protected by the Royal Forest Guards, Tiger Guards, and Golden Guards.
What was especially shocking was:
The three guards had a total of 300,000 soldiers, and they were all new soldiers!
Currently, the generals in charge of the three guards were Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, and Cao Wenzhao.
Not a single one of them was a disciple of a noble. It could be seen that Tian Zi no longer trusted a noble.
This was also the reason why Tian Zi wanted to completely reform Great Ming in the future, to let go of the old and accept the new!
It could be seen that the emperor had realized that the local warlords were rising. In order to curb the local warlords 'separation, the central power had to be strengthened.
When Wang Chengen received the confiscated land, he deliberately revealed a lot of information.
Three of the Nine Border Military Cities had been personally appointed by the Emperor and were undergoing military reform.
In just three months, the emperor had already controlled half of the military power. Now, the military power of the central dignitaries had also fallen into the hands of the emperor.
This must be the reason why Tian Zi was so bold!
The Embroidered Uniform Guards seemed to be under Cui Ying Yuan's control, but in reality, they had already fallen into Xu Xian Chun's hands!
Old Wei acquiesced. Cui Ying Yuan was not far from death.
Furthermore, Li Biao was certain that the one who killed Cui Ying Yuan was not Wei Zhongxian, but Xu Xianchun!
The Embroidered Uniform Guards were reorganizing, and the East and West Factories were also reorganizing internally. They were removing the rotten and preserving the essence, selecting elite personnel, and forming a new army.
The core leaders of Jiangnan were Sun Chuanting, Tian Ergeng, and Cao Huachun!
This was to supervise Jiangnan. Once there was unrest in Jiangnan, Sun Chuanting would immediately send troops to suppress it!
With Cao Huachun and Tian Ergeng's assistance, it would not be a problem to calm down the chaos in Jiangnan and stabilize the order.
Thinking of this, Li Biao was shocked. Tian Zi was playing a very big game of chess. It seemed that they were not related, but in fact, they already had a backup plan.
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