Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 94 Jinyiwei: A big stone breaks my chest!
【what to do? 】

This sudden and unexpected discovery caught you off guard: If you can't teach the Jinyiwei about class hatred, then how can you make them hate the ruling class?

You ponder for a moment, and soon come up with an idea: Can you use the excuse of helping the Divine Emperor avenge himself to exact revenge on the officials and those with vested interests?

[After all, the Divine Emperor is everyone's faith. If we separate the Divine Emperor from the vested interests of the world and say that all this corruption and darkness has nothing to do with the Divine Emperor, then the vested interests' evil deeds are a betrayal of the Divine Emperor's original intention. Therefore, this is a betrayal, and therefore we should help the Divine Emperor quell the rebellion and seek revenge...]

[“No! This is impossible…”]

You shook your head: "If this theory were applied to a sage ruler who truly works tirelessly for the benefit of hundreds of millions of people, it would be perfectly appropriate. Because the darkness of the world truly has nothing to do with the sage ruler, everyone knows this. In this way, revenge for the sage ruler would have a reliable theoretical basis."

[But right now, there is no true Saint Sovereign, only a Divine Emperor who thinks he is a Saint Sovereign...]

[As the source of darkness, the Divine Emperor claims he has nothing to do with the darkness of the world... will anyone really believe it?]

[Take your previous life as an example. When you were Prime Minister, the Divine Emperor clearly cut ties with the vested interests of the world, hoping to gain the forgiveness of the people... But the result was that after your careful governance, the people of the world increasingly felt that the Divine Emperor was just a bystander...]

[In the end, not only were the people of the world willing to go to war against the Divine Emperor for you, but even the court officials defected one after another. Even the Emperor's personal guards, the Jinyiwei, and Zhu Zhongcheng, who had originally been a fan of the Divine Emperor, all broke with the Divine Emperor!]

[It's obvious that the people have their own standards. They can't be fooled into thinking who is good and who is evil. If you want to use the Divine Emperor as a banner, forget it...]

[Then...why not say that the officials embezzled the Jinyiwei's food and wages, or that the officials suppressed the Jinyiwei, so we should take revenge?]

[Uh... that doesn't seem to work either, because compared to the officials, the Jinyiwei are actually the more powerful party. As the emperor's personal army with supervisory power, it's good enough if the Jinyiwei don't bully them... If it really comes to revenge, it's better to let the officials take revenge on the Jinyiwei!]

"Then... what should we do?"

You frown and think for a long time.

[Finally, your gaze turned to "Yu Anmin," who was standing beside you as a bodyguard... You decided to casually ask for his opinion.]

How can a group of loyal warriors of the ruling class be transformed into righteous allies capable of seeking revenge against the ruling class?

After hearing your question, Yu Anmin was stunned for a moment, then fell silent, as if something was on his mind...

【Um? 】

You suddenly feel curious: You originally asked him casually, not expecting any answers, but now it seems like you might actually get something unexpected?

So you gently ask, "Xiao Yu, do you have any opinions? Feel free to share."

【"master……"】

Yu Anmin lowered his head and said, "I don't think you need to force the Jinyiwei to be like us... We are different from them to begin with. They all come from wealthy families near the capital. Although they are military households, they are actually no different from landlords."

"What does our hatred have to do with them? Even if you try to make them hate those officials in various ways every day, it probably won't do any good..."

"In my opinion, we in Shaanxi are still the most virtuous people. There are starving people everywhere... Why don't we just disband the Jinyiwei and replace them with people from Shaanxi?"

"From now on, the Jinyiwei will be composed entirely of people from Shaanxi. Are you still worried that they won't have hatred towards the officials?"

[After finishing his words, Yu Anmin couldn't help but look at you expectantly.] [You: ...]

[You are shocked: There is such a thing?! ]

You subconsciously think that this isn't a good idea. After all, you've only just arrived. How can a new executive dismiss all the employees right after taking office?

[But... you inexplicably feel like there's a way forward: "That seems to be the case. If the ideology doesn't change, then just replace the people! The Divine Emperor didn't stipulate that you can't lay off employees. Since this group of Jinyiwei will hardly accept your class theory, why not just replace them..."]

[As for laying off people and replacing them all with fellow Shaanxi natives... that's outrageous. Even fellow villagers wouldn't do that, so it's definitely not acceptable.]

[However, this seemingly outrageous proposal still gave you a lot of inspiration. You were originally at a loss, but suddenly you had a direction...]

【You know what to do! 】

【…】

[In the fifty-first year of Chongzhen's reign, you served as the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards, supervising all officials under the emperor's orders!]

[For a moment, the court officials were buzzing with discussion. They were extremely wary of you, the newly appointed Divine Emperor's top lackey. After all, your name had long been widely circulated during the Shaanxi Incident. Everyone knew you were a ruthless character addicted to spinning tops.]

Now that you've become a henchman monitoring all officials, everyone is naturally worried that you'll bring your Shaanxi-style spinning-top style to the capital...

But what they didn't expect was that you didn't immediately pull out their spinning tops, but instead issued a statement: Although the Jinyiwei has the duty of supervising all officials, the current guards are all high-ranking officials who have been in the capital for a long time. The favorable conditions in the capital have long worn away their sharpness in hating evil, and many of them are even colluding with corrupt officials!

How can such a Jinyiwei shoulder the responsibility of eliminating treacherous officials for Your Majesty and upholding justice for the people?

[So, from now on, all members of the Imperial Guard will be sent to the poor grassroots level in the two capitals and thirteen provinces to receive re-education from the people!]

At the local level, the Imperial Guards should fully utilize their "imperial authority to execute first and report later" function to fight against corrupt officials, local tyrants, evil gentry, profiteers, and other evil forces that oppress the people!

[Starting from the grassroots, learning at the grassroots, working for the grassroots... In short, only those Jinyiwei who are recognized by the people can be considered truly qualified Jinyiwei.]

As for those Jinyiwei who act recklessly in the local areas and flaunt their imperial whims, they are not qualified Jinyiwei. When they have learned their lesson, they can be transferred back to the capital... What? What if they never learn it in their lifetime?

[Then prepare to study in a local school for the rest of your life... (No mercy)]

[And from now on, there will be no longer any entry-level restrictions for the Imperial Guard. Anyone who is committed to punishing evildoers and eliminating evil for the people of the world can sign up... If you are truly qualified, you can join the Imperial Guard and work for the welfare of the people from now on, and be loyal to Your Majesty!]

[In other words, the entire Jinyiwei will undergo a major reshuffle, and even tens of thousands of Jinyiwei will be laid off...]

[When the news came out, almost everyone was shocked, and everyone stared at the Jinyiwei in confusion.]

[Jinyiwei: ...]

[This time, it really felt like a huge rock was pressing down on my chest! ]

……

(End of this chapter)