The corner of Zhu Chunchen's mouth twitched a few times. Although he was a Duke, that was only because of his ancestors.
In terms of battle merits, two Zhu Chunchens together were no match for Cao Wenzhao.
Cao Wenzhao's position as a general was a result of his battle achievements!
What could he compare?
He definitely couldn't take down the military authority of the capital camp.
However, there had to be someone in charge of the soldiers transferred from Shaanxi, right?
Zhu Chunchen thought about it carefully. The only people who were qualified to take charge of the New Capital Camp were the nobles.
Sun Chengzong was in Jiliao, and Yuan Chonghuan went to Shaanxi.
Who else could compete with them?
Zhu Chunchen thought to himself," If that's the case, then I have nothing to say!”
Li Guozhen and the others were anxious. If they didn't fight for it, they would have nothing.
However, just as they were about to say something, Zhu Chunchen glared at them. At this point in time, were they still not aware of the situation?
Chongzhen was clearly prepared!
Now that they were going against Chongzhen, what good could they get?
He could only retreat in order to advance.
When Li Guozhen and the others saw Zhu Chunchen's gaze, they subconsciously shut up.
Chongzhen was in a good mood. Everything was going smoothly!
"Pass on my decree. Cao Bianjiao's Shaanxi army will be incorporated into the capital camp. I order Hong Chengchou to temporarily be the commander of the capital camp!”
Chongzhen directly issued an order.
This was what he had discussed with Zhu Ci Xin.
The officials were in an uproar.
Zhu Chunchen couldn't sit still anymore. He didn't expect Chongzhen to have even thought of who would take over as the commander of the capital camp!
"Your Majesty, I heard that Hong Chengchou was once Yang He's trusted aide. How can Your Majesty let Hong Chengchou be the commander of the capital camp?”
Zhu Chunchen immediately objected.
"Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou is only a Shaanxi grain supervisor. How can he be the commander of the capital camp?”
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please retract your order!"
Li Guozhen and the others also followed Zhu Chunchen. Dozens of dignitaries knelt down in unison and begged Chongzhen to retract the decree.
This time, not only were Zhu Chunchen and the others against it, even the civil officials were against it!
Previously, the civil officials did not object because it was beneficial for them if Chongzhen took the military power of the dignitaries!
Now that Chongzhen had taken over the military power of the dignitaries, didn't that mean that he didn't do anything?
Why would they agree?
Among them, the most nervous were the Minister of Works, Liu Yu, and the Left Assistant Minister of Revenue, Xu Jun!
They had been a little flustered earlier. Chongzhen suddenly took the military power in the hands of the dignitaries and summoned the Shaanxi army. What was he doing?
Of course, this was to control the military!
Chongzhen was preparing to purge the royal court!
How could they agree?
They would rather be in charge of the army!
Although this would hinder them, they would not be in any danger!
"Your Majesty, although Cao Bianjiao returned to the capital with your imperial edict, your imperial edict did not go through the cabinet and the six departments. This does not conform to the laws of the imperial court!”
"Your Majesty, please retract your order. The matter of Cao Bianjiao's Shaanxi soldiers and the capital camp's deployment should be discussed again before making a decision!”
Liu Yu advised.
"Your Majesty, if you don't go through the six departments and the cabinet today and directly issue an imperial edict, won't the cabinet and the six departments be abandoned once it becomes a rule in the future?”
"Wouldn't it become a piece of empty paper if the lower level controls the upper level?”
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Xu Jun, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, also echoed.
What was the purpose of the six subjects?
Other than the picket officials, there was another important duty, which was to refute memorials, even imperial edicts, and to advise the monarch to regulate his words and actions!
To Da Ming, the six subjects were only second to the cabinet!
It was not a small matter for the emperor to issue an edict to his subjects without going through the cabinet and the six departments!
Cheng Jiming and the other cabinet ministers also felt that Chongzhen's actions were inappropriate.
This was not to say that they were against Chongzhen's actions this time, but they were worried that after Chongzhen started this move, if the future rulers all followed suit, it would be fine for a wise ruler, but if it was a bad ruler, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Your Majesty, I also think it's better to consider this matter carefully!”
Cheng Jiming stepped forward and said.
Chong Zhen frowned but did not object. He said,"In that case, let the court decide."
The moment he said this, all the officials heaved a sigh of relief!
Especially Zhu Chunchen, Li Guozhen, and the others. What was a court recommendation?
That was to make concessions!
As long as they paid enough benefits to the civil officials, they would be able to regain their military power!
They still had a chance, so they wouldn't be completely powerless!
Liu Yu and Xu Jun looked at each other. They were secretly pleased with themselves. As long as they insisted that the imperial edict did not comply with the law, they could change Chongzhen's decision.
They had people in the six departments.
As long as they didn't agree, Chongzhen could forget about transferring the capital camp and Shaanxi soldiers.
The Shaanxi soldiers would have to obediently return to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits!
The capital camp was still the original capital camp!
They could sit on the fishing platform again!
After that, Chongzhen could only lead the officials back to the palace.
On the way, Zhu Chunchen, Li Guozhen, and the others gathered together and whispered to each other.
"Duke of Cheng, what should we do now?”
"His Majesty wants to mess with us this time. His meaning is already very obvious. Are we just going to sit and wait for death?”
Li Guozhen and the others were still very worried.
Their greatest reliance now was military power!
Without the capital camp, they were just famous rich men. Honorable status was just a nice name.
Moreover, if Chongzhen wanted to settle the score after autumn and investigate their corruption and perverting the law, they had no room for resistance at all.
"Don't panic!"
Zhu Chunchen smiled confidently." It's not just our problem now. Those civil officials are also more panicked than us. The dirty things they've done are no less than ours!"”
"Your Majesty did not touch them before because the capital camp is in our hands.”
"If His Majesty takes over the military power, they will also be in trouble!”
"Therefore, we only need to follow them and oppose His Majesty's move of the Shaanxi soldiers to the capital camp!”
Li Guozhen and the others looked at each other. They looked at the smile on Zhu Chunchen's face. For some reason, they felt that it was a little familiar!
A few days ago, Zhu Chunchen had also told them not to panic!
In the end, Chongzhen took drastic measures and almost crippled them!
This time, the uneasiness in their hearts was even stronger.
They had a feeling that things weren't that simple. Chongzhen had prepared so much. Would they stop so easily?
However, with the current situation, the cabinet, the six departments, and the six divisions all opposed it. Coupled with the power of the dignitaries, Chongzhen would not dare to go against them, right?
The emperor did not do whatever he wanted!
While they were talking, they had no idea that Liu Yu and Xu Jun had already been summoned to their imperial carriage by Chongzhen.
Chongzhen's imperial carriage was very big, like a small house. There were bookshelves, a small imperial table, and a lot of empty space. There were even small stools beside it.
Liu Yu and Xu Jun had just bowed and were sitting nervously on the small stools. They were a little curious. Why did Chongzhen summon them?
Could it be that he wanted to persuade them not to change their minds and stand on Chongzhen's side?
That Chongzhen was really too naive!
If they let Chongzhen take over the military power, wouldn't they be handing a knife into Chongzhen's hands?
Their butts weren't clean!
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