Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The time has passed.
Emperor Zhengtong is still reviewing the memorial, opening several envelopes in succession, all participating in King Who Pacifies the West's performance.
Looting, wantonly killing, embezzling military pay, and intending to rebel...
Almost all the crimes that can be involved are placed on King Who Pacifies the West. Anyway, the duty of the censor is to report the matter, and then it should be handed over to the third division for investigation.
During the investigation, some means were used to turn what was not available into what was available.
Martial Man When the barbarian entered the court, he could not defeat the civil servants. After all, he had special skills!
"The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are all bullies who are afraid of the strong. They only dare to participate in my King Who Pacifies the West."
Emperor Zhengtong threw the memorial aside and said coldly, "The territories that Feng Aiqing conquered are all under the rule of the imperial dynasty. The one in the north is about to establish a state and claim it!"
Eunuch Yuan is bowing down to serve you, but you cannot interrupt at this time.
It is related to the safety of the country and the country. If you say it right, it will interfere with the government's affairs. If you say it wrong, the person will be gone.
At this time.
The chamberlain on duty behind the door came in and announced, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Yi wants to see you."
Emperor Zhengtong looked confused as to what he was doing here so late, nodded and said, "Bring him in."
"Meet Your Majesty..."
Zhou Yi ran through the door in small steps, knelt on the ground and shouted long live, holding up the account book with both hands.
"My servant investigated the Directorate of Imperial Supplies corruption case and obtained a total of about 800,000 taels of stolen silver and land. The amount is huge and I dare not delay. I will report it to Your Majesty overnight!"
"Send it up."
Emperor Zhengtong looked through the account books with a smile on his face. It turned out that Zhou Yi could be used as a knife.
All the military pay for the Western Expedition came from Zhou Yi's house raids. This great victory in destroying the country was related to the subsequent implementation of the new policy of the country. It can be said that he made outstanding contributions.
"Little Yi did a good job, what do you want?"
Zhou Yi kowtowed and said, "As a slave, I can work for Your Majesty, so I should do my best without asking for any reward."
"I will reward you for my merits!"
Emperor Zhengtong said, "In the next year, the imperial court will measure the land in the world. This matter is of great importance. Someone must collude with subordinates to lie and conceal it."
"You select a capable person from Directorate of Palace Attendants, call yourself Surveillance Bureau, and be responsible for measuring the acres!"
Zhou Yi couldn't help but secretly curse after hearing this, this is not a reward, it is clearly another errand.
The advantage is that he is in charge of a new department, and Surveillance Bureau is responsible for extra-uterine affairs, which greatly increases Zhou Yi's authority. In a sense, it can also be called a reward.
"My slave, thank you Your Majesty."
Zhou Yi asked carefully, "Your Majesty, can this Surveillance Bureau open an office alone?"
Emperor Zhengtong pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.
"That's right!"
"My slave obeys the order."
Zhou Yi immediately beamed with joy, bowed three times and bowed nine times before exiting Hall of Diligent Governance.
The entrance to the outer hall.
The chamberlain on duty reported, "Director Yi, in recent days, His Majesty has reviewed the memorials and repeatedly mentioned the north. He is very dissatisfied with what that person has done."
"Our family knows."
Zhou Yi took out a silver note from his sleeve and gave it to the waiter. "Do a good job, our family will take good care of you..."
After staying in the palace for more than ten years, he has already mastered all kinds of cake painting skills. With a few random words of encouragement, the chamberlain on duty burst into tears of gratitude and wished he could recognize him as his godfather on the spot.
Back to Directorate of Palace Attendants.
Zhou Yi called all the sons and father-in-law to discuss the establishment of the Surveillance Bureau.
"If you do this well, you will definitely become His Majesty's right-hand man. Our family will not treat you badly!"
After hearing this, all the servants made suggestions and suggestions.
The prototype of the Surveillance Bureau was quickly formed. Zhou Yi was appointed as the governor, with positions such as co-presidents and ministers under him, and then eunuchs at all levels, numbering more than 200 people.
The selected chamberlains are all Directorate of Palace Attendants elite soldiers and generals. After forming the backbone of the Surveillance Bureau, they will then recruit spies and warriors from the private sector.
From top to bottom, layer upon layer, monitoring all directions.
Zhou Yi was quite satisfied with the structure and said, "Your Majesty allows Surveillance Bureau to open a yamen. Our family is not familiar with the capital. Is there any suitable house nearby?"
Wen Dianbu said, "Sir, our family knows a good boundary."
Zhou Yi asked, "Where?"
Wen Dianbu said, "There is an abandoned palace to the east of the palace. It can be changed into the Surveillance Bureau Yamen, which is exactly opposite to Pacification Office in the west."
Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows. "Showing your carriage and horses in such a clear way, are you making enemies for nothing?"
"Sir, according to what Your Majesty said, Surveillance Bureau was established to measure the acres of land."
Wen Dianbu said, "This matter will only last two or three years. After Liangtian ends, where will Surveillance Bureau go? In order not to be disbanded, we have to set a target."
"Pacification Office is His Majesty's only eye outside. With overwhelming power, there must be many shameful things. Let's just keep an eye on it and expose it to His Majesty one by one..."
"Mr. Wen is indeed a scholar!"
Zhou Yi suddenly realized that this method is similar to raising a bandit's self-respect. When Your Majesty sees Pacification Office's corruption, he will naturally use Surveillance Bureau to check and balance each other.
In this way, Surveillance Bureau has become a regular product!
"It's not enough to just stare at Pacification Office..."
Zhou Yi said, "Choose another fifty chamberlains and keep an eye on the north. Every move of that person will be reported to the capital. Even what he eats and what he says must be recorded!"
Wen Dianbu frowned slightly and said worriedly, "That person holds military and political power and is not easy to mess with."
"Jie Jie Jie!"
Zhou Yi laughed strangely, "Even Mr. Wen, who is far away in the inner courtyard of the palace, is afraid of that person. Our family should keep an eye on His Majesty."
Surveillance Bureau reports to His Majesty from time to time. Today King Who Pacifies the North builds another city and tomorrow gathers the remnants of the foreign tribes.
In this way, not only will His Majesty not disband Surveillance Bureau, but he will also order expansion.
"Your Excellency is wise!"
Wen Dianbu praised repeatedly, with such courage, no wonder he can become His Majesty's confidant.
Three years of orthodoxy.
October.
Surveillance Bureau was established and historically known as Eastern Depot.
December.
The New Year is approaching.
Emperor Zhengtong issued an order to measure acres of land, with the intention of abolishing the Ding tax and dividing the land tax evenly.
When the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar.
Yuntai Academy.
Known as the first academy in Beijing, it has been passed down from the previous dynasty to this day and has a great reputation.
This day.
The court was sending messages from all directions, and hundreds of scholars gathered together.
They discussed and jointly submitted a letter to oppose His Majesty's implementation of the New Deal, saying that the Ding tax was an ancestral system and its abolition would inevitably shake the foundation of the country.
"We, the scholars, should imitate the sages and pray for the people..."
Yuan Zheng is turning sixty, but his voice is still clear and resonant. When he talks about something passionate and high-spirited, he can't help but wave his arms and lead the scholars to shout in unison.
suddenly.
The sound of galloping horses was heard outside the academy, and the closed courtyard door crashed to the ground.
Dozens of black-clad men holding steel knives rushed into the academy like a tide and surrounded the scholars.
The courtyard leader sternly scolded, "This is a matter of culture..."
Bang!
Before he finished speaking, his head exploded.
Red and white splashed everywhere, and the scholars, who were originally in a turbulent mood, suddenly became silent, watching helplessly as the headless corpse fell to the ground.
Zhou Yi, wearing a purple-red robe with an elk body and an ox-tailed unicorn embroidered on it, walked in slowly.
He glanced at the scholar coldly, waved his hand and said.
"Those who are making irresponsible remarks about the Holy Spirit, who are unfaithful and unfilial, will all be thrown into the Surveillance Bureau prison, and their families will be notified to pick them up!"
Some young scholars reacted and shouted, "It is the law of the country and scholars can discuss politics! What qualifications do you, eunuchs in the palace, have to arrest us?"
Scholars originally looked down on the servants, but at this moment someone took the lead and pushed Surveillance Bureau Fanzi.
"Kill!"
Zhou Yi gave the order, and Fanzi immediately waved his butcher knife, dyeing the academy that had been passed down for hundreds of years bloody.
After the disease recovered, sequelae appeared.
Suddenly I couldn't write a book anymore. No matter how I wrote, the taste didn't feel right. It seemed that my mind had become stupid.
I will start writing forcefully from today, hoping to recover slowly...