Daming: I really don’t want to be an emperor!

Now that Zhu Yunhuan has the military power in his hands and the support of the Huaixi Group, he does not need to worry about factional disputes at all. He can use the Huaixi Group to suppress other factions.

I just watch them fight with each other and the fisherman benefits.

"Your Highness, we are incompetent and lack knowledge, and I am afraid we cannot take on such a heavy responsibility." Zhao Mian and Zhan Hui said in unison.

He is a minister of the second rank, a powerful person.

Although he was promoted to the second assistant of the cabinet, a position of the first rank, and could nominally rule the world, he was suppressed by Feng Sheng of the Huaixi Group and had no real power.

"You are so incompetent and uneducated that you cannot handle this important task? Then why don't you two just retire and wait for the New Year?"

Zhu Yunhuan's words choked them so much that they dared not say anything more.

You say you are not up to the task, so why are you still staying in the position of Shangshu? Go home as soon as possible.

After entering the cabinet, you are nominally in charge of the world, but when you go home, you are powerless.

"I dare not, but I am willing to share your worries."

The two dared not say anything more, for fear that Zhu Yunhuan would use this as an excuse to force them to beg for their remains.

"The cabinet ministers will take over the government from today, but they must keep confidentiality and not leak the contents of memorials at will, otherwise they will be charged with leaking secrets." Zhu Yunhuan reminded.

"According to the order."

The cabinet ministers said in unison.

"Wang Chunsan, the left vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was promoted to the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Yu Xin, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was promoted to the left vice minister, and Xia Yuanji, the Sichuan director of the Ministry of Revenue, was promoted to the right vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue for his diligence and responsibility." Zhu Yunhuan once again carried out a series of promotions and appointments.

Xia Yuanji was promoted to the head of Sichuan in the Ministry of Revenue last year, and was promoted to the right vice-minister of the Ministry of Revenue after Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne.

It's several years too early now.

"Yes, sir." What else could the crowd say?

Zhu Yunhuan can be said to be in power now, and the Huaixi Group is a staunch royalist.

"Appoint Duke Chang Sheng as the Minister of Personnel!"

Zhu Yunhuan issued another appointment.

This appointment caused a huge uproar.

First, he abolished the Wucheng Bingmasi, centralized power in the Ministry of War, and let Tang He come out of retirement to serve as the Minister of War.

Now the post of Minister of Personnel was handed over to Chang Sheng.

Wouldn’t the Huaixi Group have absolute power in the court in the future?

"Your Highness, has there ever been a military general serving as the Minister of Personnel since ancient times?"

"Your Highness, the Duke of Kaiguo has no experience in handling affairs, so he must not be appointed as the Minister of Personnel."

"I second the motion! Your Highness, please think twice!"

"I second this motion. Your Highness, please think twice!"

"Your Highness, you can't be nepotistic!"

Except for the Huaixi Group, half of the court began to oppose it.

Zhu Yunhuan appointed Chang Sheng as the Minister of Personnel, not because he really wanted Chang Sheng to be the Minister of Personnel, but because he wanted Chang Sheng to keep an eye on the Ministry of Personnel for him first.

Chang Sheng was his uncle and the last person to compete with him for power. Instead, he would help him fight for power. So Zhu Yunhuan felt relieved to temporarily hand over the position of Minister of Personnel to Chang Sheng.

Moreover, the Ministry of Personnel has two assistant ministers to assist, so it won't be a big problem.

"Nepotism? This phrase is familiar to me, but I remember the teachings of the sages, which say that one should appoint the virtuous regardless of their nepotism. Could it be that the sages were wrong?"

Zhu Yunhuan looked at the group of opposing officials with a smile.

These words made them look so ugly, as if they had eaten shit.

Who among them dares to respond to this?

"Your Highness, we highly commend your insight!" The civil servants of the Huaixi Group immediately stood up and said.

No matter who becomes the Minister of Personnel, as long as he is from the Huaixi Group, the Huaixi Group will gain great benefits.

"Okay, then this matter is settled. Zhu Zhan, I will appoint you as the Governor of the Nine Gates, add the title of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and put you in charge of the palace guards, and you will still be in charge of the Hengdao Army." Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhu Zhan, the commander of the Modao Army.

The nine gates of the imperial palace and the palace guards must be under his own hands, otherwise Zhu Yunhuan would not feel at ease.

This was obviously taking meat from the Huaixi Group's bowl, but the Huaixi Group had no objection, because the cake Zhu Yunhuan gave them was very big, and it didn't matter if they gave up some of their interests.

More importantly, the Huaixi Group knew clearly that only by firmly supporting Zhu Yunhuan could they avoid being liquidated.

So on this matter, he would not go against Zhu Yunhuan.

"I thank your Highness for his grace!"

Zhu Zhan quickly expressed his gratitude.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded, and the next step was to cut the salaries of clan members and take back the military power.

But without strong firepower, it is easy to get into trouble.

But if you want powerful firepower, you need money.

"Issue an order to the Gunpowder Department and Arms Bureau to recruit people to build a large number of Hongwu cannons and shells. Build as many as you can. All the resources of the national treasury should be allocated for this purpose. Start with 200,000 taels."

Zhu Yunhuan gave the order.

Zhao Mian, the current Minister of Finance, quickly stood up and objected, "Your Highness, the treasury is out of money! Many places are using money, and the treasury is almost in deficit."

"If the money in the national treasury is not used to strengthen national defense, will it be kept as compensation? Not to mention the national treasury deficit, we must sell everything we have to build cannons! Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon. I will find a way to deal with the money!"

Zhu Yunhuan was well aware of the importance of developing national defense.

Although the Ming Dynasty was very powerful at the time, Zhu Yunhu had already suffered from a fear of insufficient firepower, and it was in the late stage. Zhu Yunhu knew that if he fell behind, he would be beaten. If he didn't get beaten, it meant that he didn't want to beat him today.

National defense is the guarantee for the people to stand up straight and the capital of the Ming Dynasty's strength!

"Yes……"

What else could Zhao Mian say? Anyway, he would have to hand over power after he retired, wuwuwu.

Today's commotion has been big enough, so let's take our time with the rest.

I want money now.

"My dear ministers, I have one more thing to say. I didn't dare to say it before, but I must say it now."

Zhu Yunhuan stood up with a serious face.

"Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?" Feng Sheng asked.

"What I want to talk about is the death of my mother and brother." Zhu Yunhuan replied.

When these words came out, the whole court was in an uproar.

The mother that Zhu Yunhuan was talking about was obviously not Lu, but his biological mother, Chang!

"What! Could it be that there is something fishy about the death of the former Crown Princess and His Royal Highness Prince Yu?"

All the civil and military officials in the court immediately began to discuss.

After Zhu Xiongying's death, he was named King of Yu and given the posthumous title Huai.

"My mother was the daughter of the King of Kaiping. She was healthy since childhood, but she died of a difficult childbirth. This is not the truth. The pregnancy-maintaining medicine that my mother drank was problematic. The midwife was also problematic. This is what my brother told me. My brother was ill in the past and could have been cured. However, at the instruction of Mrs. Lu, my brother died young. This is what I heard."

Zhu Yunhuan was about to start settling accounts with the Lu family.

Regardless of whether these two things have anything to do with Lu, just looking at what Lu has done over the years, Lu must die.

If I don’t rob the Lu family, where would I get the money?

The first step to making money is to start by copying the Lu family.

Isn't evidence something that can be easily found? As long as the people above are interested, the people below can fabricate evidence.

What's more, this matter may not be false.

So what if it’s true or false?

The person who wronged you knows how wronged you are better than you do.