Reforms were never something that could be done overnight. Zhu Yunwen had accepted Leninism and knew how to write the words "seeking truth from facts".
If he rashly used the experiences and thoughts of the later generations to the Darming Dynasty, he would only be unable to adapt to the environment and end things hastily.
Putting aside the business matters for now, the construction of the royal court was the most important thing at the moment.
The seemingly calm Imperial Court had always been filled with undercurrents, and a large portion of this undercurrent came from the Xungui Group.
These noble organizations were often the second generation of noble families.
It couldn't be helped. The first generation was basically wiped out by Zhu Yuanzhang. There weren't many who survived.
State Duke Xin Tang Dingwen survived, but he had died of illness a few years ago.
Chang Xing Marquis Geng Bing Wen was still alive, but he was already 64 years old this year. Moreover, he was a general who was good at defense. Although there was not much of a problem with his loyalty, he was old after all. He could not withstand a battle of weapons, nor could he intimidate those young bastards.
In the past few days, Zhu Yunwen had been studying the reform of the five military governors. If the military organization was not reformed, it would be difficult to realize the dream of a strong army.
The predicament of the general not knowing the soldiers and the soldiers not knowing the general was too damaging to the combat effectiveness of the army.
Zhu Yunwen's eyes were fixed on the position of the Left Military Governor's Office on the structure map. There was a name there:
Li Jiujiang.
Zhu Yunwen hated Li Jiujiang because in history, Li Jiujiang was a complete idiot and traitor.
During the Jingnan period, Emperor Jianwen appointed Li Jiujiang as the general and led 500,000 troops to attack Beiping's Nine Gates. Seeing that Governor Qu Neng was about to break through Zhangye Gate, Li Jiujiang was worried that Qu Neng would steal the credit and ordered the withdrawal of troops, resulting in defeat.
Later, in the Battle of Baigou River, Li Jiujiang was defeated. He left everyone behind and fled back to Nanjing alone.
Not to mention, when Zhu Di had reached the outskirts of Nanjing, Li Jiujiang had also acted as a shameless traitor. Together with the Valley King, he had opened the Jinchuan Gate of Nanjing, allowing Zhu Di to easily take down Nanjing!
Zhu Yunwen was very clear about this history.
Although Li Jiujiang hadn't betrayed Zhu Yunwen yet, Zhu Yunwen didn't like an idiot and a potential traitor at all!
If he hadn't just ascended the throne, Zhu Yunwen would have killed Li Jiujiang.
Jiang An knocked on the door.
Zhu Yunwen walked out of the side hall. Jiang An respectfully handed over the memorial and said softly,"Your Majesty, the Duke of Wei has sent a secret memorial.”
Zhu Yunwen opened the secret memorial and read it carefully. When she saw the words "Li Zengzhi, the left commander of the front army, went out of the city and went straight to Yangzhou Prefecture", her eyes narrowed slightly and revealed a chill.
"Where is the King of Yan?" Zhu Yunwen asked.
"After Huai 'an, we should be reaching Gaoyou soon." Jiang An quickly replied.”
Further south of Gaoyou was Yangzhou Prefecture.
Zhu Yunwen's mouth curved into a sneer. He had not even touched Zhu Di, but these generals and dignitaries had already touched him. Did they really think he was blind?
Li Zengzhi was nothing, but Li Jiujiang, who was behind Li Zengzhi, had a lot of power.
After all, Li Wenzhong's prestige was still there. Li Wenzhong's former subordinates had a close relationship with Li Jiujiang. Moreover, Li Jiujiang was the Duke of Cao. It would not be easy to touch him if he did not make a big mistake.
Although the emperor was powerful, he still needed to consider methods, reasons, and effects. It was not something that could be settled by opening his mouth.
The tyrannical Zhu Yuanzhang even found a bunch of excuses when he killed Hu Weiyong.
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while, then burned the secret memorial and said to Jiang An,"Some people's appetites are always not satisfied. They want to eat more, but they don't think about whether their stomachs can digest it.”
Jiang An lowered his head, not daring to reply.
"Forget it, let them be. In the capital, what were those vassal kings and princes busy with?”
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Jiang An quickly said," Your Majesty, the vassal kings have not made much of a move these days. The Prince of Gaoyang, Zhu Gaoxu, is more high-profile. He once went to some places with fireworks with Li Zengzhi."”
"Hehe, during this period of filial piety, you can't even keep this bit of loneliness. It seems that this Zhu Gaoxu is also lacking…"
Zhu Yunwen smiled indifferently.
If a person could not even control his own desires, then his achievements would definitely not last long.
To achieve great achievements, one needed willpower, wisdom, ability, and self-control. One needed to know what one should and should not do!
"But…"
Jiang An hesitated.
"But what?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Jiang An quickly knelt down and said,"Your Majesty, I've only heard rumors…"
"Tell me, you were wrong, I don't blame you.”
Zhu Yunwen comforted.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Prince Ning and Duke Cao are close friends. They even got drunk in the Qiyang Imperial Residence these few days." However, I don't know if this is true or not.”
Zhu Yunwen laughed and said,"What else did you hear?"
"I heard that Prince Ning is good at making friends and has a close relationship with the generals and dignitaries…" Jiang An said uneasily.
Zhu Yunwen waved her hand and said,"Find out who told you this news. Arrest him and interrogate him."”
"Ah?"
Jiang An looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Jiang An coldly and said,"You are my eyes and ears. What you hear and see is often what others let you hear and see. Go and investigate. Someone wants to use Prince Ning to divert my attention. Then find out who is so smart!”
Jiang An broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down.
"Looks like we need to use the Embroidered Uniform Guards again.”
Zhu Yunwen sighed.
He couldn't learn everything from the five military governors or cabinet ministers. These people all had their own selfish motives and connections.
If someone deliberately hid it, he could only be a deaf or blind person sitting in the depths of the palace.
The Jinyiwei was created by Zhu Yuanzhang. Its predecessor was the Gongwei Division. Later, it was changed to the Qinjun Commandery, which governed the Yiluan Division and was in charge of the emperor's honor guards and guards. During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Commandery of the Pro-Army and the Department of Yi Luan, and replaced them with the Royal Guards.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei's authority was mainly to " take charge of the imperial guards, patrol and arrest ". They were directly responsible to the emperor and had the power to arrest anyone, even if they were relatives of the emperor. After arresting someone, they could interrogate them without the participation of the three judicial departments.
For the Hong Martial Dynasty, the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the Flying Fish Garb were the nightmare of countless officials.
There was a sentence in the History of the Ming Dynasty:
"Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu's case, 40,000 people were implicated.”
A large part of this kind of implicating was the result of the Jinyiwei's "creation". Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's paranoid nerves had something to do with acquiescence.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Jinyiwei.
However, after Zhu Di came to power, the Jinyiwei was restored once again. Together with the famous "East Chamber", they became the most terrifying spy organization in Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen knew that the ministers would definitely oppose the restoration of the Jinyiwei. They were tired and afraid of the dark days, but Zhu Yunwen did not allow himself to be without obedient eyes and ears.
It was very likely that he would not be able to hear any other voices just by relying on the five military governors, the cabinet, and the speech officer.
Zhu Yunwen did not advocate violence, but he needed an organization similar to the Jinyiwei to gather information and provide more detailed information.
Considering that the resistance of directly restoring the Jinyiwei was too great, Zhu Yunwen decided to re-establish a new department, one that was directly under his control and responsible for all kinds of intelligence investigations in the Ming Empire.
Dark Forest Division!
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