The butt determines the head. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen must clearly understand that imperial power and ministerial power are natural opposites.

When the imperial power retreats, the ministerial power advances.

As the imperial power advances, the ministerial power retreats.

Compared with the huge group of civil servants, the emperor is alone, so when he holds a political advantage, he must actively suppress it.

Otherwise, let alone ruling the world, whether the will can be carried out of the capital or not is another matter entirely.

It is impossible to force me to submit.

Jianlu and rogue bandits are not trivial matters. If they are handled improperly and delay the opportunity to fight, Ming Dynasty will fall into a passive situation.

Everyone just wants to adjust their own abacus, thinking that Xiao Gui and Cao Sui have fooled things, and nothing good will happen.

Facing the rotten Ming Dynasty, vigorous reforms are unavoidable, but I am still very patient to change my political tactics and have fun with you.

Emperor Chongzhen, holding the Emperor's Sword in his hand, glanced at the ministers in court with a stern expression. At that time, the Huangji Hall was so quiet that you could clearly hear the sound of a pin dropping.

The ministers who had previously opposed the permanent establishment of the Military Aircraft Department all fell silent. Emperor Chongzhen's words were so absolute that they were now in a dilemma.

"Start your Majesty~"

Han Xu gritted his teeth, resisted the pressure in his heart, held the imperial hut, and walked out of the imperial palace. He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is worried about the country and wants to end the rebellion as soon as possible. This is a good thing.

However, Your Majesty cannot only focus on the military affairs and neglect the government affairs of our country.

Since your majesty returned to the court in triumph, you have not gone to the Wenhua Palace to manage politics, and you have not convened an early court meeting. This is against the king's rules. The ministers previously opposed this matter in order to persuade your majesty..."

Listening to what Han Xu said, Emperor Chongzhen, who had cold eyes, softened a lot. Regardless of what Han Xu said, he was just trying to persuade himself, but Emperor Chongzhen understood the underlying meaning.

It is to find a step for both parties to get off.

Not only Han Xu felt his determination, but also the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty felt it. If they continued to oppose the Military Aircraft Department, I'm afraid the consequences would not be something they could bear.

Therefore, as the chief minister of the cabinet, he stood up and made peace with the situation.

"I understand what Han Qing means." After Han Xu finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen said: "I previously felt that having Han Qing in the cabinet can help me take care of my worries."

"Although I have returned to the court in triumph, I don't dare to slack off in my heart. The matters in charge of the Military Aircraft Department are all the top military affairs of the country.

When the country is experiencing catastrophes and people's hearts are fluctuating, our Ming Dynasty has so many athletes and brave men who dare to fight the invading enemies without retreating. If we don't reward them, wouldn't it chill their hearts?

I thought that all the ministers would understand my good intentions in their hearts, but I never thought that they would treat me that way. That’s all, I will convene the cabinet to talk about it after this big meeting is over."

In the political arena of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to achieve a certain political goal, you must be more shameless than civil servants. Like sages of benevolence and righteousness, moral high ground, you must use whatever you can, otherwise you will be counterattacked.

By dividing the civil servants and setting them against each other, we can check and balance the court and free up more time and energy to do beneficial things.

Emperor Chongzhen's words made all the civil and military ministers in the court lower their heads. How could the emperor follow Han Xu's words? This was clearly alluding to them. Could it be that just one person has left your sight?

Are you not doing anything anymore? Are you doing everything for me to see?

"Since the ministers have no other opinions, let's read out the reward decree first."

Emperor Chongzhen turned around, walked towards the dragon chair, and said to the ministers behind him: "This time the Jianlu invaded our Ming Dynasty, although it was due to Yuan Chonghuan's troubles, which caused the country to be shaken, in the end the Jianlu who invaded the Ming Dynasty were finally defeated.

The defeat by the Ming Dynasty was not due to me alone, but also to the concerted efforts of the entire country."

When it came to this point, Cao Huachun, who was already ready, took the lead in holding a copy of the imperial edict and walked forward slowly. Under the gaze of the ministers, he read it out without giving them any time to think.

"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said: I have been in charge of the emperor for more than two years, and I have inherited the great blessings of my ancestors... However, the country has mediocre ministers who are self-willed, bully the superiors and subordinates, and put the country in danger... Han Xu, the great scholar of Zhongji Palace, was given a python robe.

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Specially appointed as Doctor Guanglu, Prince Shaofu... Grand Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, leading military minister Sun Chengzong, bestowed with python robes, awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, Specially appointed as Doctor Ronglu, supervising the military affairs of Ji, Liao, Tianjin, Deng and Lai...

"

Cao Huachun read out the decree in a eloquent manner, but all the ministers in the Huangji Palace were shocked. The current reward decree specifically refers to the first level of the Cabinet and Military Aircraft Department.

Compared with Han Xu, Li Biao and other cabinet ministers received some honorary rewards. Sun Chengzong succeeded Yuan Chonghuan and became the new Governor of Jiliao. Wang Qia and Li Banghua, the military ministers, had a slight increase in their official ranks. This decree is an allusion to the cabinet.

, military aircraft are at the same level.

Emperor Chongzhen sat firmly on the dragon throne, looking at the reactions of the ministers in front of him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and adding some sand to the reward, I told you that none of you can say anything.

"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says:..."

After Cao Huachun read out the edict, Wang Dehua, who was ready, stepped forward with the imperial edict in his hands and read it out eloquently under the stunned gaze of the ministers.

Lu Xiang was promoted to governor of Jiliao, Sun Zushou was appointed admiral of Jiumen, and Ma Shilong was appointed chief military officer of Jizhou Town...

Most of the decrees read out by Wang Dehua were previously issued by the Military Aircraft Department, and they were actually responsible for their respective errands, but this time the imperial meeting and the formal formalities of awarding the awards were also final.

The promulgation of the above two decrees has achieved half of Emperor Chongzhen's political goals. It clarified the political status of the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department, clarified the division of functions and powers in Jiliao and other places, and arranged for reliable generals.

Separate the powers of the 'Gyeonggi Military Region' and 'Gyeonggi Garrison', lay the groundwork for the subsequent rectification of military affairs in the North Zhili Province, and at the same time transfer Zu Dashou to arrange it in front of him...

At the same time, in order to avoid any objections from the civil servants of the DPRK and China, Emperor Chongzhen specially mixed some sand and gave it to Liu Zongzhou and other court officials. Some of them looked very bluffing, but were of no practical use, but they were rewarded that they could not refuse.

Civil servants all like to improve their reputation and have a promising career. If you want these, I will give it to you. Anyway, you can get the actual benefits immediately.

"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says..."

Under the slightly numb expressions of ministers such as Han Xu and Li Biao, Han Zanzhou walked out holding the award decree and read it out eloquently.

This reward edict is no more valuable than the previous two, but it conceals Emperor Chongzhen’s plans. This edict corresponds to the edict to quell the rebellion and save the country, and the armies from all over the country came to King Qin to rescue them. Most of them are honorary rewards.

For example, python robes, flying fish uniforms, hereditary royal guards commanding Qianshi, thousands of households, etc., as well as rewards in terms of money and food.

If a minister has a sense of politics, he will hear that there are several unusual rewards in this decree, such as the promotion of Liu Xingzuo as the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town, the promotion of Denglai Governor Wang Tingshi as the censor of Youqiandu, etc.

, but with the careful arrangements of Emperor Chongzhen and the careful cooperation of Cao Huachun and others, the officials inside and outside the Huangji Palace were all shocked by the reward involving a large number of people.

No, wasn't Yuan Chonghuan imprisoned by the emperor?

Why are there so many rewards for the courtiers this time?

Faced with these things that surprised them, many ministers could not figure out what the emperor meant by doing this.

Of course, there are also many ministers who are worried about other things, such as Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Although he also received corresponding rewards, well, the rewards to so many people involve so much money and food that the national treasury simply cannot come up with it.

Looking at the ministers with different expressions, Emperor Chongzhen showed a faint smile on his lips. During this period, no one jumped out to say anything. It seemed that all his previous plans had come true.

However, after Han Zanzhou's edict was read out, there would be a deliberate pause before the next edict on rewards was read out. At that time, a minister would have jumped out, which was just enough to distract the courtiers from the three edicts on rewards that had been read out earlier.
Chapter completed!