Zhu Yuanzhang Returns from Modern Times

Chapter 21: Surveillance
Hu Shan felt like he was suffocating when Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him!
It seemed as if the emperor saw through everything and all the secrets were exposed in front of him!
Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze shifted away from him.

"The most important thing about Jinyiwei is loyalty, and the main personnel are still selected from among these people.

If any of you feel that you are not capable or unwilling, please stand up now to avoid being selected into the Jinyiwei again.

If you are unhappy, we will not be happy either!

If you don't want to, just stand here.

Let me make it clear in advance that if you stand up now, we won't blame you and we will even give you corresponding resettlement allowance.

If you don't stand up now, and you are selected into the Jinyiwei in the future, and then act disloyal again, don't feel wronged when the knife comes to your neck!
I'll give you a quarter of an hour."

Zhu Yuanzhang said this and pointed to the stone on the left, signaling those who did not want to join the Jinyiwei to stand over there.

Then, someone lit incense representing a quarter of an hour.

After doing this, he turned around and didn't look at these people, so that they could make their own choices...

The incense burned bit by bit, and many people in the Royal Guards' Mansion felt a mountain of pressure, which was pressing down on them little by little as the incense burned.

Many people felt dry mouth and tongue, and many people were confused and hesitant.

However, in the end, no one took the initiative to stand up...

When the incense was finished burning, Zhu Yuanzhang was reminded and turned around.

He slowly swept his eyes over the crowd, nodded, and without saying anything extra, he spoke directly: "Mao Xiang, you are the commander-in-chief!"

Mao Xiang was one of the military orphans raised by Zhu Yuanzhang.

He is very loyal and capable in doing things.

The Jinyiwei was established in the 15th year of Hongwu, and Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as the commander of the Jinyiwei.

When the Jinyiwei was established again at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally would not forget it.

Zhu Yuanzhang then went on to appoint people by name, and in an instant, he had personally appointed the important officials of the Jinyiwei.

Not only that, he also personally selected more than 2,600 people from the Royal Guard Commandant's Mansion to join the Jinyiwei.

Normally, such an important matter requires a particularly careful investigation of each person.

It is really rare to see someone like Zhu Yuanzhang, who completed all the adaptation work in one go.

Or rather, it never happened at all.

It's like they're just playing around.

But who made Zhu Yuanzhang's experience so special that he returned to the eighth year of Hongwu?
In addition, he was very energetic and wanted to take charge of many things personally, even wanting to design the toilets in the palace himself.

In his previous life, when the Jinyiwei was formed in the 15th year of Hongwu, he would naturally take charge of it himself.

In total, it took nearly a year to select and examine the personnel.

The personnel of the Imperial Guard Commandery were relatively stable.

Although it is the eighth year of Hongwu now, most of the people who passed his assessment in the previous life are already in the Royal Guard Commandant's Mansion.

In addition, we also know how these people performed after becoming members of the Jinyiwei in the 15th year of Hongwu.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was able to handle the situation with ease and confidence at this time.

Of course, others did not know that Zhu Yuanzhang had this adventure.

Most people felt that the emperor's behavior at this time was too frivolous and too hasty.

But some people who thought more were surprised.

I feel that Zhu Yuanzhang acted so decisively at this time, probably because he had already had the idea of ​​abolishing the Royal Guard Commandant's Office a long time ago!

I'm afraid what happened to Cao Xiu was just a coincidence.

None of the three former commanders of the Imperial Guard, Hu Shan, Zhu Xian and Mei Yi, were selected to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The superficial reason, of course, was that Hu Shan, Zhu Xian, and Mei Yi were the ones who followed Cao Xiu to raid Liao Yongzhong's house.

The three were implicated by Cao Xiu.

But Zhu Yuanzhang knew the actual reason best.

Hu Shan was the nephew of Hu Weiyong, who later rebelled.

Zhu Xian was the son of Zhu Liangzu. He and his father were involved in the same crime, and Zhu Xian beat the father and son to death in the Golden Palace.

Mei Yize was very close to Hu Tianci, the son of Hu Weiyong. It goes without saying what their background was and what their fate was...

Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted to kill them all at once to avoid trouble.

But reason still told him that this was not possible. Next, he needed to concentrate his strength and quickly deal with Zhongdu City and Li Shanchang.

Don't add unnecessary details.

The matter there is of utmost importance. The sooner it is resolved, the fewer lives will be lost and the less suffering the people will suffer.

As soon as I returned to the eighth year of Hongwu, there were many things I needed to do. There were so many things to do, but I needed to prioritize them and prioritize them. I couldn't just do things blindly...

……

“The duties of the Jinyiwei are different from those of the Imperial Guard.

In addition to the original guards in the imperial city and in charge of the emperor's travel ceremonies, it is necessary to set up a special and secret department to be responsible for intelligence gathering and secretly monitoring the world!
The first are the dignitaries. At least two Jinyiwei people must be arranged in each of their families.

They don't know each other...

For those who need special care, it is best to find out who they met, what they said, and even who they slept with at night, how many times they came, what they said, and how many times they farted.

Record and report everything!

For example, you can use bribery, leverage, and other means to win over and subdue the people around the target person.

We can also send in pre-trained Jinyiwei spies while they are recruiting maids and servants..."

In the Wuying Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang told Liu Ying, the newly promoted head of the Jinyiwei, about his ideas for the Jinyiwei.

and corresponding requirements.

Liu Ying listened carefully and nodded from time to time.

Even though he knew that the task he had taken on was extremely difficult and a very dangerous job, he would definitely be regarded as a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the side by many important figures in the future.

Liu Ying did not hesitate at all.

He will do whatever His Majesty tells him to do.

Although I thought so in my heart, I was still shocked when I heard the ridiculously harsh requirements given by His Majesty, as well as the many arrangements, training of Jinyiwei spies, and management of the spies.

No...how come Your Majesty is so skilled?

Why do I feel that Your Majesty is more suitable to be the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard than me?

After giving some instructions, Liu Ying left to do his work, and Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his body.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood after quickly thinking over the arrangements he had made and confirming that there were no loopholes.

The hidden dangers around him were eliminated, and the sharp blade of Jinyiwei began to be forged.

It will be more convenient for me to do things in the future!

But after thinking about it happily for a while, some worries came to my mind.

The establishment of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and its subsequent responsibility of monitoring the entire country, would inevitably cause an uproar and provoke resistance from all officials.

However, these naturally did not worry Zhu Yuanzhang. It was just a matter of fighting against the enemy with soldiers and blocking the water with earth.

What really worried him was his own daughter's attitude towards the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

In the previous life, Biaoer gave me a lot of suggestions on this matter.

The father and son had a big disagreement on this matter.

Even though Biao'er didn't say much about this matter later, Zhu Yuanzhang could clearly feel that Biao'er had never been able to get over this hurdle in his heart.

Now that he has set up the Jinyiwei, Biaoer will definitely react the same way as in his previous life when he knows the real purpose of the Jinyiwei.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little overwhelmed.

I couldn't help but rub my face hard, wondering how to perfectly solve this problem in this life.

The whole person is filled with happy troubles...

The Hongwu Emperor, who was absolutely ruthless in dealing with corrupt officials, was not so decisive when it came to his own sons, especially his eldest son...

After some thought, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't come up with a good solution. Instead, he felt a little overwhelmed and gave up thinking about it temporarily.

He rubbed his head and prepared to have someone call the fourth brother over and give him a beating.

The fourth brother can’t escape this beating.

Zhu Yuanzhang would not punish his sons who were beaten for other reasons and were not present, but this time he would not be punished...

而朱棣对于这份父爱，却一无所知，依旧是为老三挨了揍，自己却逃过一劫而得意洋洋……

(End of this chapter)