allonlinenovel Chapter 650 It's all that bastard's fault!
Chapter 650 It's all that bastard's fault!
Emperor Zhu wasn't stupid; he was just more prone to losing his temper when he was angry, especially when angered by a good son-in-law.
Empress Ma was the last line of defense that could bring Emperor Zhu back to his senses.
After calming down, Emperor Zhu sneered and said, "My sister is right."
"This time, it's a good opportunity to let this bastard be thoroughly investigated."
“We don’t care if they are civil officials or military officers, or what prefectures or garrisons they are. As long as a problem is found, we will deal with them one by one.”
But as he spoke, Emperor Zhu's face darkened again: "Damn it, I always feel that that bastard deliberately made a big fuss to get revenge on us."
Empress Ma was slightly taken aback, but Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "Hasn't he always wanted to be the Marquis of Champion?"
"This time we've completely put an end to his hopes, and he's feeling terrible."
"So he wanted to make a big fuss and force us to immediately dismantle the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission."
"He just doesn't want us to have any free time."
"This bastard!"
Empress Ma was so angry at Emperor Zhu that she laughed.
How can this be blamed on her own son-in-law?
The matter of splitting up the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission and adjusting the various provincial administration commissions had already been proposed as early as the fourth year of the Hongwu reign.
It is now the fifth year of Hongwu's reign, but have you, Zhu Chongba, really taken action to make adjustments?
Whether it's because the officials of the Secretariat and the Six Ministries are too busy to attend to it for the time being, or because you, Zhu Chongba, forgot to make adjustments, the responsibility lies with you, the emperor and your ministers.
What makes you think it's my son-in-law's fault?
Of course, her own son-in-law was also a worry—he wouldn't give her the title of Marquis of Champion, not because he was reluctant to part with it, but because the title wasn't very prestigious.
Your father-in-law clearly said that he would give you the title of Duke of Yingguo in the future. It not only sounds good, but also has a good meaning. Why do you insist on being so fixated on the title of Marquis of Champion?
So, what did I, Ma Xiuying, do wrong in my past life to end up with such a husband and such a son-in-law?
Nothing good!
Empress Ma grew angrier the more she thought about it, and couldn't help but glance at Emperor Zhu, saying sarcastically, "Instead of wasting your time cursing people here, you should think about the matter of splitting up the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission, and the candidates for the provincial administration commissioners after the split should be decided as soon as possible."
Emperor Zhu shrank back and chuckled awkwardly, saying, "What's giving us the biggest headache right now is dismantling the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission, isn't it?"
"If we had waited a few more years, we could have gotten Zhou Jingxin and the others into the position of prefect for a year or two, and then into the Secretariat and the Six Ministries for another year or two. Then the candidate for Provincial Administration Commissioner would have been ready."
"Where are we going to find such a capable provincial governor now?"
In the end, it's all that bastard's fault.
If he had come to join us earlier, become an official sooner, and trained a few capable students earlier, would we still be having headaches about manpower now?
After rambling on for a while, Emperor Zhu sighed and said, "Actually, what we're thinking about now is whether or not to put this scoundrel in the position of Provincial Governor."
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu said with a helpless expression, "Forget it, we're just talking about it. Let's wait a few years before discussing the matter of the Provincial Governor."
Moving from the county to the prefecture level is a direct promotion and salary increase process.
However, getting from the prefecture to the provincial administration office is not so simple.
Although the provincial governor, prefect, and county magistrate were all in charge of civil affairs, the prefect and county magistrate held all powers, big and small, and only needed to manage the prefecture or county under their jurisdiction.
The Provincial Administration Commissioner had to take into account the two offices of the Provincial Military Commissioner and the Provincial Judicial Commissioner, as well as several or even a dozen prefectures and hundreds of counties under his jurisdiction.
There are countless administrative matters to handle every day.
Otherwise, based solely on this child abduction case, Wang Guangyang, the Shandong Provincial Administration Commissioner, would have been in serious trouble, instead of only being fined a few months' salary.
Besides that, there is another, most important reason: that bastard is just too young.
Placing him in the position of county magistrate or prefect is fine, but placing him in the position of provincial governor is like making that scoundrel a target, making the officials and local gentry who already dislike him even more unhappy.
If those officials and gentry were to become desperate and resort to poisoning, arson, or other means to get rid of that scoundrel, his personal guards from the Prince Consort's residence might not be able to protect him.
After thinking it over carefully, Emperor Zhu simply looked towards the door and called out, "Erhu! Erhu!"
Erhu pushed open the door and entered. Emperor Zhu immediately ordered, "Pass on my decree, ordering the brothers Chang Mao and Chang Sheng to each draw one thousand cavalrymen from the Imperial Guard and the Vanguard of the Imperial Guard to Laizhou Prefecture to serve under the Prince Consort."
"Tell Xia Yu to transfer a few cooks from Ningyang County to Laizhou Prefecture, and also to select people from Ningyang County to handle purchasing and other tasks."
"And those hundred or so guards we picked out for Biao'er, equip them with warhorses from Yanzhou Garrison and send them to Laizhou to serve."
"Also, have Chen Zhong go with him and tell that bastard that he has to bring the men we've arranged for him. Don't let him run off with just two or three men like he did back in Dengzhou Prefecture and Ningyang County."
We refuse to believe it. That bastard is surrounded by either people from Ningyang County or the Imperial Guards and the Vanguard of the Prefecture Army who are protecting Zhu Chongba. Even if those officials and local gentry are desperate, what trouble can they cause?
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu added, "Also, we agree to what he said in his letter. Have Chen Zhong tell him one more thing: he has the imperial edict and the imperial sword, so he can do whatever he wants, and we'll cover for him."
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If the Lingshan Guard is at full strength, it should have 5,600 men.
The roster of the Governor's Office did indeed list 5,600 people in Lingshan Guard.
However, there were only more than 4,700 people in the entire Lingshan Guard who could stand in front of Yang Shaofeng, and more than 900 people were nowhere to be seen.
A certain commander, who had been temporarily assigned by Yang Shaofeng to manage Lingshan Guard, trembled and bowed to Yang Shaofeng with clasped hands: "Your Highness, there are only this many people in Lingshan Guard. The rest are only on the roster, and we have never seen them before."
Yang Shaofeng chuckled, stepped forward, and shouted, "Those over forty-five and under eighteen, step forward! Stand on the left side of the drill ground!"
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, the rustling of armor filled the training ground, and more than two hundred soldiers stepped out from their ranks and stood on the left side of the training ground.
Yang Shaofeng continued loudly, "Those who do not wish to join the army and want to retire to their hometowns, step forward! Stand on the right side of the drill ground!"
The entire drill ground fell silent, and several commanders stared at Yang Shaofeng with bewildered expressions.