Although Zhu Yijun had been the emperor for more than five years, apart from Zhang Juzheng, he didn't have much contact with the ministers. He wasn't even familiar with the two Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet, Lü Diaoyang, let alone Zhang Siwei, who had just entered the cabinet.
Zhang Siwei looked like he was in his forties. He wasn't tall, nor did he look very strong. He looked a little thin, but he was in good spirits.
After entering, Zhang Siwei hurriedly bowed to Zhu Yijun and said, "Your subject Zhang Siwei greets Your Majesty!"
Zhu Yijun nodded and said with a smile, "You may rise!"
At the same time, he turned to Zhang Jing, who was not far away, and said, "Bring a stool for Minister Zhang. Let's sit down and talk!"
As a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, he had the privilege of being given a seat in private.
After Zhang Siwei sat down, Zhu Yijun said, "In today's morning assembly, the imperial messenger impeached Minister Wang of the Ministry of War. What do you think of this matter, Minister Zhang?" After saying this, Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Siwei with a smile.
Zhu Yijun's question was not beyond Zhang Siwei's expectation. He thought for a moment and said, "I think this is nonsense."
"Your Majesty, I am from Shanxi. I know very well what Shanxi was like in the past. When I was young, the Tatars were always attacking us." Zhang Siwei said with certainty, "At that time, the people had a hard time!"
"Since Minister Wang went to inspect Shanxi and Shaanxi, the situation has improved greatly."
"Minister Wang has been in the field for a long time, he trained in battle and defense, accepted the surrendering troops, and sent troops to attack the enemy's nest, so that the Tatars did not dare to advance south. Afterwards he opened a market to trade with the Tatars, and thus Shanxi and Shaanxi have not seen the flames of war for many years."
"I think Minister Wang is not only not at fault, but also meritorious."
Zhu Yijun nodded. In fact, what Zhang Siwei said was not beyond Zhu Yijun's expectation.
Zhang Siwei was now following Zhang Juzheng's footsteps. He did not show his position at all and looked like he was following Zhang Juzheng.
He looked loyal, but he was actually very cunning.
However, Zhu Yijun didn't care. He said with a smile, "Since Minister Zhang has said so, then Minister Zhang will write an edict to reward Minister Wang. As for the reward, Minister Zhang can do it according to the rules of the Cabinet."
"Those who impeach Lord Wang, issue an edict to reprimand them!"
Zhang Siwei was stunned. Just like what I said?
Although he was suspicious in his heart, Zhang Siwei still quickly said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it when I return!"
Zhu Yijun nodded and said with a smile, "That's good."
Zhang Siwei's efficiency was very fast. Very quickly, the imperial edict to reward Wang Chonggu came down, and the rewards were also given to Wang Chonggu. Those who had impeached Wang Chonggu were also reprimanded. However, this matter was not over yet, as there were people who had impeached Wang Chonggu.
This time, it was not about Wang Chonggu's previous crimes, but about a person that Wang Chonggu had recommended. This person was the Viceroy of Ji Liao, Liang Menglong.
Speaking of which, it was normal for the Minister of War to recommend the Viceroy of Ji Liao.
If something happened to the person you recommended, you would naturally have to take responsibility. Daming naturally had this rule in the bureaucracy.
In fact, although Liang Menglong had been recommended by Wang Chonggu, he was indeed Zhang Juzheng's man. Together with Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of Ji Liao, they had stabilized the situation in Ji Liao.
When Zhu Yijun saw this memorial, he immediately frowned.
It was obvious that someone was up to something!
First, it was aimed at the border affairs in the west, and now it was aimed at the border affairs in the east. Although it was directed at Wang Chonggu, Zhu Yijun could smell the smell of a conspiracy.
Why did he feel that someone was trying to divert the attention of the court from politics to the border affairs?
This left the deepest impression on Zhu Yijun when Daming came to Liaodong. No matter which party struggle, the starting point would always be the Liaodong affair.
Zhu Yijun threw the memorial aside after glancing at it and said, "They really aren't idle!"
Zhu Yijun directly ignored this memorial. What he wanted to do now was to meet Yu Dayou. Ever since he had thrown Yu Dayou into the Imperial Army, he had not seen Yu Dayou.
Without letting Zhu Yijun wait for too long, Yu Dayou walked in from outside.
When he saw Yu Dayou, Zhu Yijun smiled. Although Yu Dayou was a little darker than the last time he saw him, he was still in good spirits.
Seeing that Yu Dayou was about to kneel and salute, Zhu Yijun went up to support Yu Dayou and said with a smile, "General Yu, you may dispense with the formalities. We haven't seen General Yu in a while. Let's eat in the palace today and have a good chat."
Yu Dayou felt flattered and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness."
Seeing that Yu Dayou was a little awkward, Zhu Yijun did not mind. In fact, compared to Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou was more like Zhu Yijun. This brother was loyal and upright, but because of his temper, he had committed a lot of crimes.
To be honest, Zhu Yijun also wanted to meet Qi Jiguang. There were many famous generals in this era, but Qi Jiguang was the most famous.
In addition to Yu Long and Qi Hu, there were also Dong Li and Xi Ma among the younger generation. Dong Li naturally referred to Li Chengliang, and Xi Ma referred to Ma Gui.
Of course, there were many other famous generals and there were many civil officials who could fight in this era.
Zhu Yijun pulled Yu Dayou to talk about the Warrior Battalion and the Four Guards Battalion, and Yu Dayou could not stop talking about it.
First, they talked about the equipment. Yu Dayou did not think that the equipment of the Four Guards Battalion and the Warrior Battalion was not good. After all, they were the Imperial Army. Regardless of their fighting strength, their equipment was definitely the best.
Yu Dayou felt that there were many unreasonable aspects of their equipment that needed to be adjusted.
Zhu Yijun did not hesitate and immediately agreed. He asked Chen Ju to cooperate with him.
Chen Ju cast wrought iron for Zhu Yijun to make wrought iron cannons, but the experiment had not been successful until now.
However, it would not be a problem to make some equipment for Yu Dayou. Zhu Yijun gave his support.
After talking about the equipment, Zhu Yijun saw Yu Dayou heave a sigh of relief.
Zhu Yijun immediately felt helpless. It seemed that Yu Dayou was still not used to it. He was probably afraid of being cheated by the civil officials in charge of military supplies in the past.
After asking for the equipment, Yu Dayou then talked about the Four Guards Battalion, how many old and weak people were eliminated, how many people were reformed, how many people were trained, and how they improved their fighting strength.
Zhu Yijun listened attentively and would occasionally give some suggestions.
Although Zhu Yijun's military knowledge was very lacking, Zhu Yijun could not help but talk about some things from the future.
For example, the military stance. It must be known that the guns of this era were lined up, and the formation and lineup represented the power.
The more rigorous and orderly the formation, the more powerful it would be. Zhu Yijun also hoped to combine some training methods from the future with this era.