Chapter 209: Restore the Second Factory
In the first year of Zhengde, the young Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne and issued an edict in the first year of his ascension to the throne, and the West Factory was re-established.
This incident caused an uproar among civil officials in the court, and they all reported that the emperor should not be allowed to set up, but the young and energetic Wuzong did not listen at all, and he dismissed the public opinion. Xichang once again entered the historical stage of the Ming Dynasty.
However, in just five years, under the opposition of civil and military officials in the court, Emperor Wuzong could no longer withstand the pressure, and the West Factory was finally withdrawn again. After this time, the West Factory completely became history.
When the West Factory was re-established, Wuzong also established an expert factory, which had greater power than the West Factory, and was headed by the famous eunuch Liu Jin.
In the fifth year of Zhengde, Liu Jin was ordered to be executed by Emperor Wuzong, and the inner factory and the western factory were also laid off.
Although the history of the two factories has been so many years, their reputation still makes those civil servants afraid.
The most important thing is that the power of Jinyiwei and Dongchang can be divided, and the absolute checks and balances can be played. The work can be done more meticulously without overlapping problems.
The original intention of Xianzong to establish the West Factory was originally used to supervise the officials of the Jinyiwei and the East Factory, but Wang Zhi was so capable that the West Factory's power directly covered the whole country, and even the people could control it.
Now Zhu Youxiao wants to reopen the two factories to implement the spy intelligence to the end. Moreover, the admirals of these two factories can completely compete with Wei Zhongxian as long as they are not too busy, so as to avoid a single family.
Wang Chaofu couldn't calm down for a long time, but his heart was extremely complicated. He was worried that the emperor would fall into disgrace in front of officials, and secretly he was happy that he had finally made a breakthrough.
As the emperor's personal eunuch, he was also the one who served the longest time. The emperor's trust in him was undoubtedly. One of these two errands could always fall on him, but he didn't run away.
He said carefully:
"Long live, this is not a trivial matter. The officials of the court will definitely object, and Wei Zhongxian and Xu Xianchun may also have complaints!"
Wang Chaofu's words came to the point. Wei Zhongxian and Xu Xianchun would not be happy to see this happen, because if the two factories reconciled, they would harm their interests and share their rights.
But he had to do this. Although the Jinyiwei and the East Factory have been established for more than two hundred years, strictly speaking, they are simply unqualified in many aspects.
Many responsibilities and powers of the two departments overlap in many places, resulting in open and secret struggles between the two sides, and in the end, the civil servants benefited from it.
Seeing that Zhu Youxiao had not spoken for a long time, Wang Chaofu thought he was worried about what he had just said, so he said again:
"Honsai, you have to be cautious about this matter. Chenghua and Zhengde were both jointly condemned. If Emperorsai is re-established two factories, it will probably attract opposition from the world. This will not be worth the cost."
Zhu Youxiao had made up his mind and said slowly:
"I have thought about it carefully. The two factories must be rebuilt, and it cannot be delayed. All rules and regulations will be implemented according to the imperial appointments of the two emperors at that time."
Wang Chaofu still wanted to give advice, but was frightened by the emperor's glare and froze on the spot, not daring to say anything at all.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the eunuch who had been following him for the longest time, got up and patted his shoulder and said:
"Big partner, I am going to hand over this Western Factory to you. Can you do this admiral's errand?
The process of changing from fear to joy, sometimes in a moment, Wang Chaofu immediately knelt at the emperor's feet and shouted:
"I will take the order!"
"Long live the good deeds, I will never repay you when I die. Don't worry, even if I go through fire and water, I will not bring shame to you!"
Zhu Youxiao sat back on the dragon chaise, took a sip of tea and said:
"I won't talk to you too much about the rest. Everything is fine as it was during the Chenghua period, but you can listen to the duties of the Xichang."
Wang Chaofu hurriedly walked to the emperor, afraid that he would listen to a word.
"After the reinstatement of the West Factory, your responsibility is to supervise the East Factory and the Jinyiwei. He is sending spies to pay attention to the affairs of the people. The scope can cover the two capitals and thirteen provinces, especially the northwest, southwest, and south of the Yangtze River, and those places where the emperors are far away, you have to keep an eye on me!"
"The West Factory doesn't need to worry about Zhili and the court affairs. It's enough to have the East Factory and the Jinyiwei. This matter must not be made public. It must be kept strictly confidential. You can do it yourself."
"I allow you to develop outside personnel, those local gangsters and rogues, who have been hiding in dirty places all year round, and the news is more informed than the government, so you can make good use of it."
"There are also some local chambers of commerce, gang escort agencies, etc. They travel around the world, which can be said to be the source of the news. Don't let go of these, just put more people in."
"I will allocate funds to you from the treasury. If there is a shortage of people, I can report to me, and the Tiqi will choose from the Jinyiwei."
Wang Chaofu said repeatedly that today's incident caught him off guard. The emperor had no signs in advance. Long live the emperor is really unfathomable.
Then he heard the emperor say:
"You go and go and see me later, a little eunuch named Liu Shimin!"
"Does Holy Master want him to be the admiral of the inner factory?"
Although Liu Shimin is not very famous, as the eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace, Wang Chaofu naturally knew about this person.
This person is quite talented. Although he is an eunuch, he is very good at calligraphy and literature. He is knowledgeable and talented. It was only a while ago that Wang Chaofu transferred him into the inner room to handle the writing of this article.
Although he is a little famous in the circle of eunuchs like them, he hasn't even heard of it?
Wang Chaofu was very puzzled. Why did Master Long live to know such an unknown little eunuch? How could he be able to take on this important task?
"You don't need to ask too much about this matter. Do a good job in the West Factory. I hope you can tell me that the West Factory is on standby in half a month!"
Wang Chaofu shouted again:
"I obey the order!"
Then he said next to Zhu Youxiao with a happy face:
"Long live, I'm here!"
When Liu Shimin arrived at Qianqing Palace, it was already late at night.
This person is also a legendary figure. When Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he destroyed the eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian in one fell swoop. Liu Shimin was also implicated and was sent to the imperial prison by Emperor Chongzhen.
Later, relying on his own abilities, he spent twelve years in prison to write a book called "Zhu Zhongzhi", which records what he has learned since entering the palace. All the secrets of the palaces of Wanli, Taichang and Tianqi dynasties were included.
With this book, he was released from the imperial prison by the emperor, and later returned to his original position and was not bullied in the palace.
Where is the imperial prison? It is the purgatory hell on earth. There are not many people who enter it. If you can come out safely, it is equivalent to running back from the King of Hell.
"Long live my life!"
Chapter completed!