Daming had a few yamens that weren't of high rank, but had a lot of benefits.
The first was definitely the Hanlin of Hanlin Academy. Although Hanlin was also ridiculed as the Hanlin of Clear Water, Hanlin was the yamen that trained high-level officials in Daming. This was very important.
As for Hanlin, people didn't look at the present, but at the future.
The next level was the imperial censor of the Imperial Censorate, Qingliu. He had a high status and had a lot of power when patrolling.
However, both of these yamens were low-ranking yamens, but there were also some yamens with low official ranks, but they were indeed very rich.
There were a total of four of these yamens. They were the Civil Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, the Examination Department of the Ministry of Personnel, the Martial Selection Department of the Ministry of War, and the Armory Department of the Ministry of War.
Needless to say, the Civil Selection Department was a place where officials were selected. It was hard to say for the high-ranking officials, but they were responsible for the middle and low-ranking officials.
The Examination Department was a place where officials were graded. If they gave you a low grade, you would be in trouble.
These two yamens weren't big, and their ranks weren't high, but their status was very high.
The Martial Selection Department of the Ministry of War was similar to the Civil Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, but it was a place where generals were selected.
The Armory Department specialized in the replacement, manufacture, storage, and research of military equipment. Such a yamen was naturally rich.
They were responsible for 70% of the failure of Daming's firearms. Corruption was extremely serious.
Zhang Juzheng had been in the court for more than 20 years. How could he not understand the importance of the Examination Department and the Martial Selection Department?
The emperor's Examination Department attacked the Ministry of Personnel, while the Martial Selection Department attacked the Ministry of War.
The Examination Department. If the evaluation of military merits wasn't controlled by the Ministry of Personnel, but by the military itself, then generals wouldn't be so afraid of civil officials, and generals wouldn't tremble in fear of an imperial censor.
As the saying goes, a local official is better than a local official. If I don't listen to you, what can you do to me?
The Martial Selection Department was even more important. That was a place where generals were selected, and it directly determined a general's promotion.
When the Examination Department and the Martial Selection Department were taken back by the military governor of the five armies, they would have great power.
Perhaps it wouldn't be able to completely change the trend of civil officials suppressing military generals, and it wouldn't be able to sweep away the situation of civil officials suppressing military generals, but it would definitely be able to make countless military generals rejoice.
Zhang Juzheng sat on the chair for a long time without saying a word. He knew that his student emperor would give him a difficult problem, but he didn't expect it to be such a big problem.
This matter would definitely cause a huge uproar. These two seemingly inconspicuous yamen involved too many people, many of whom were his own people.
Zhang Juzheng could guess what the Emperor was thinking. He wanted to control the appointment of the generals in his hands.
Although he was assigned to the Five Armies Commander-In-Chief's Office, what kind of people were there in the Five Armies Commander-In-Chief's Office?
They were all Honours of the Imperial Court. These people had been suppressed by the literati for so many years, so they would definitely not piss in the same pot as them.
They would definitely support the emperor and would listen to whatever the emperor said.
This was taking power into his hands and even gaining benefits. Would they oppose it?
It was impossible!
Zhu Yijun wasn't in a hurry. He quietly watched as Zhang Juzheng pondered. From beginning to end, Zhu Yijun had a faint smile on his face as he waited for Zhang Juzheng's decision.
In reality, Zhu Yijun had thought it through very clearly. If he did this after taking over the government, there would be great resistance, and it might even cause some trouble.
This was also the reason why he needed Zhang Juzheng. Only Zhang Juzheng, who currently held great power in the court, could suppress it.
If the Emperor suppressed it directly, there might be an even greater backlash. This was the reason why the Emperor appointed eunuchs. The conflict would shift!
After a while, Zhang Juzheng finally said, "Then will the military governor of the five armies be controlled by the cabinet in the future?"
Controlled by the cabinet?
How was that possible? That would be the same as changing the bottle.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The military governor of the five armies has always been controlled by the Emperor. When was it controlled by the cabinet?"
Zhang Juzheng's question was very inappropriate, but what he said was true. The current cabinet was no longer the cabinet of the past, and the military governor of the five armies was no longer the military governor of the five armies.
Although the military governor's office was not controlled by the cabinet on the surface, it was actually controlled by the cabinet.
To put it bluntly, Zhang Juzheng's question was to ask Zhu Yijun if the military governor's office still had to go through the cabinet in the future.
Zhu Yijun's answer was also very simple, but the meaning was also very clear. That was, no!
"Your Majesty, this is not a small matter. I need to discuss it with the ministers!" Zhang Juzheng said after a while.
"Alright, then I will wait for your good news!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile on his face.
After watching Zhang Juzheng leave, Zhu Yijun stood up from the throne, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
After all, his arrangements over the past few years had not been in vain. He had finally made Zhang Juzheng realize that he was the Emperor, the Daming Son of Heaven.
From the beginning of the competition for the Imperial Army, to the students' impeachment of Zhang Juzheng's protection, to the flexing of his muscles during the love stealing incident, and finally to Zhang Juzheng's declaration at Zhang Juzheng's home, he had finally reached a tacit understanding with Zhang Juzheng.
Thinking about the past few years, Zhu Yijun heaved a sigh of relief. After years of planning, forbearance, and arrangements, it was finally time to reap the rewards.
Starting from killing Feng Bao, he had subdued Zhang Jing, subdued Zhang Cheng, and pushed Zhang Hong up.
He had promoted Feng Bao's godson, Xu De, arranged for his trusted eunuch, Chen Ju, and finally completed the purge of the palace servants. He had completely taken control of the Forbidden City.
He had reached out to the Imperial Army, controlled the palace, and controlled the Capital Camp. Perhaps it was nothing now, but after a large number of students graduated from the Education Palace, the Capital Camp would become a powerful army sooner or later.
Now, he had reached out to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel to take back some power for the Military Governor's Office of the Five Armies. If this matter was successful, he would definitely establish a good image in the military. This was a good start.
Although Daming's border troops were strong, they also understood the benefits of the Military Governor's Office of the Five Armies controlling the Merit Examination Department and the Martial Selection Department.
Although the Military Governor's Office of the Five Armies seemed to exist only in name, Daming's Honours had been in the military for so many years in the Capital Camp. They might not be able to fight anymore and had become corrupted, but they definitely had a lot of henchmen. If they could suppress the civil officials, then this matter would naturally succeed.
This was also why Zhu Yijun wanted to place the Martial Selection Department and the Merit Examination Department in the Military Governor's Office of the Five Armies instead of making them independent. He wanted to use the hands of the Honours to suppress the voices of the military, especially those that had been encouraged by the civil officials.
When he held the Merit Examination Department and the Martial Selection Department in his hands, it would open a door for him to completely control the military.
"Imperial Majesty, it's time to eat!"
Seeing that Zhu Yijun was in a good mood, Zhang Jing smiled more. "Just now, Her Majesty sent someone to pass a message. Her Majesty has personally made soup and wants to invite Imperial Majesty over for a meal."