After returning to the military headquarters, Xu Huizu finally felt relieved. Compared to offending these noble colleagues, offending the boss was not worth it.
It was easy to change colleagues, but not bosses.
Xu Huizu was aware of this, so he began to plan for a drastic reduction of troops. Regardless of whether it was Duke Cao, the other marquises, or the relatives of the princes, all those who had empty positions in the army and placed slaves or servants in the barracks were kicked out.
Li Jiujiang, the Duke of Cao, was fighting birds in the Qiyang Imperial Residence when a voice came from afar.""Big brother, Xu Huizu is going against us.”
"What's the matter? Speak properly!"
Li Jiujiang looked at his younger brother, Li Zengzhi, and shouted with a frown.
Li Zengzhi walked over and stomped his feet angrily."I just received news that Xu Huizu has ordered to reduce the number of soldiers. The positions that are related to us have all been reduced. Moreover, some generals who are old friends with our Li family have also been chased out of the military camp.”
Li Jiujiang looked at Li Zengzhi with a serious expression and asked,""Xu Huizu really made a move?"
Li Zengzhi nodded and said through gritted teeth,""Big brother, if we don't do anything, no one will listen to us.”
"Impudent!"
Li Jiujiang shouted sternly. Looking at the shocked Li Zengzhi, he said seriously,""The capital camp is not ours, but His Majesty's! If His Majesty wanted to abolish it, then let him do so.”
"But?" Li Zengzhi was a little anxious.
Li Jiujiang was silent for a moment before he slowly said,""Is the King of Yan about to enter the capital?" Tie Xuan was currently in the Military Governor's Office reviewing the military prison. Some officers and soldiers had relied on their noble background to dare to snatch a commoner's daughter. This kind of thing actually happened at the feet of the emperor, during the mourning period!
If they were not punished and executed, it would not be enough to intimidate the people.
However, Tie Xuan also knew that the person behind those soldiers was the second-in-command of the Martial Merit Division.
Li Jiujiang!
Li Jiujiang was the son of Li Wenzhong, Prince of Qiyang. Li Wenzhong was Zhu Yuanzhang's only nephew. He was even regarded as his son by Zhu Yuanzhang and had changed his name to Zhu Wenzhong.
Zhu Yuanzhang was Li Jiujiang's great-uncle, Zhu Di and other vassal kings were Li Jiujiang's uncles, and Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen was his cousin.
Such a character was not someone he, a mere Fifth Grade Governor, could deal with!
But Tie Xuan was unwilling to submit!
Therefore, in the judgment document, Tie Xuan gave the order to behead!
Perhaps, it wouldn't be long before Li Jiujiang would send someone to find him and question him. He might even arrange for officials to impeach him and end up in a sorry state.
But I, Tie Xuan, have a clear conscience!
There was movement outside the door. Tie Xuan straightened his back proudly and stared in the direction of the door.
Si Fang walked into the room with the imperial edict in his hand and shouted,""Tie Xuan, there's a decree."
Tie Xuan quickly got up and knelt down. The other office workers also knelt down.
Some people thought that Tie Xuan was unlucky and were secretly happy, but listening carefully to the contents of the imperial edict, it did not seem to be the case.
When Tie Xuan heard the words "promote him to the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War", he was also a little stunned.
After Fang Ze finished reading, Tie Xuan received the edict to thank him. He was full of doubts.
Fang Ze went forward to congratulate him,"Vice Minister Tie can be said to have ascended to the heavens in a single step.”
Tie Xuan knew that he was trying to please Fang Ze, so he casually wiped it off. There were only a few taels of silver left, and he gave it to Fang Ze.
Fang Ze's mouth twitched, but he didn't dislike it. He accepted it with the belief that no matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat. Moreover, Tie Xuan was obviously favored. It wouldn't look good if it was stiff. He chatted for a while and left in a hurry.
It should be said that in many television dramas of the future, the eunuch in charge of delivering the imperial edict was always the eunuch. When he arrived at the official's residence, he would say in a thin voice," You've been promoted " or " You're done for ".
Or he could go to the concubines and shout," banish them to the cold palace." It seemed cool and imposing, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was not very realistic.
In the Ming Dynasty, a special yamen was responsible for delivering the imperial edict. It was called the "Pedestrian Division" and was responsible for delivering the Emperor's edict.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very clear about the position of eunuchs, which was to "sweep and give orders. Unless there was another appointment, there should not be too many orders." In other words, eunuchs were just servants.
Of course, other than the internal supervision announced in the court, the oral decree, or the imperial edict sent by the Emperor, the external affairs were mainly handled by the Pedestrian Department.
After Tie Xuan was promoted, he naturally had to report to the Ministry of War. The Minister of War, Ru Liangyu, welcomed Tie Xuan's arrival. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, he said,"His Majesty sent someone to pass on a message for you to enter the palace after settling down.”
Ru Liangyu was very sure of Tie Xuan's talent, especially when Tie Xuan was only a few decades old. He was a young man with a promising future.
Tie Xuan respected Ru Liangyu very much. As early as the Hongwu Dynasty, Ru Liangyu had served as the right deputy censor and later acting Minister of War. Because of her outstanding work, she was appointed Minister of War by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Tie Xuan was respectful to this "old minister" who was only forty years old.
"Lord Ru, why did His Majesty transfer me to the Ministry of War?”
Tie Xuan didn't understand.
After all, there weren't many officials like him who jumped up directly in the officialdom, and those people were either recommended or trusted by the Emperor.
A recommendation?
He didn't know any of the cabinet ministers, nor was he familiar with the officials of the six ministries. He had even offended a group of people in the Governor's Office. He believed that no one would be willing to recommend him.
A trusted aide?
Although he had seen His Majesty before, His Majesty had never seen him before.
There were so many people in the Imperial Court. Who would care about a mere fifth rank official? He barely had the qualifications to go to court.
Standing at the end of the hall, no one would even know if he was taking a nap.
Ru Liangyu looked at Tie Xuan and chuckled."Compared to you, I only received the news two hours earlier. I heard that His Majesty thinks highly of you. If you have any doubts, you can ask His Majesty directly.”
"In that case, I'll enter the palace to pay my respects to Your Majesty.”
Tie Xuan stood up, bowed, and left.
Zhu Yunwen was drawing a world map in the side hall of the Hall of Martial Valor and strictly ordered that no one was allowed to enter the room at any time without his permission.
Jiang An could only wait outside the door. He didn't know what Zhu Yunwen was doing in the room.
After Tie Xuan came and reported, Zhu Yunwen walked out and let Tie Xuan in. After giving him a seat, Zhu Yunwen asked with a smile,"Minister Tie, do you have any doubts?"
Tie Xuan nodded repeatedly and said,"I'm afraid that I'll betray Your Majesty's grace."”
Zhu Yunwen laughed and said,"This is nothing. You will be the Minister of War in the future. I am very confident in your abilities. I've called you here for one thing.”
Tie Xuan raised his eyebrows and was excited.
He didn't understand the hidden meaning of 'in the future, he would be the Minister of War.' He only felt that he would be promoted to the Minister of War in a few years! "Your Majesty, please tell me."
Tie Xuan suppressed his joy and said.
Zhu Yunwen asked,"You are in the Governor's Office, so you must know about the Great Rebellion." Do you think there is anything wrong with my order?”
Tie Xuan looked at Zhu Yunwen and hesitated. Finally, he said,"I think that Your Majesty's actions are appropriate and inappropriate.”
"Haha, no need to worry. Tell me in detail, I won't blame you.”
Zhu Yunwen reassured Tie Xuan.
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