The reason why Wanli was stunned was that since the Jiajing Dynasty, the imperial court almost no longer sent eunuchs to guard the eunuchs, and now only Nanjing, Datong, and Xuanda each have a town guard officer.

The reason was that Emperor Sejong succeeded from a foreign vassal and was afraid that the courtiers would form a party and prevent the internal supervisors from being blinded, so he reused the ministers headed by Zhang Xuan, who were promoted by himself in the Great Rites Discussion, to carry out a series of blows on the eunuchs, resulting in the town guards and eunuchs all over the border towns and provinces to resign one after another and not return to office.

And in the reign of King Sejong, the post of eunuch no longer had to be established.

After Chenghua and Hongzhi, although the border was still full of events every year, Warat had declined, and Tatar did not pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty as it did in the Yongle and Orthodox periods. In addition, after Yu Qian's rectification and reform of the Beijing camp, as well as a series of operations by the Ming Dynasty on the border towns, the Ming army's border defense was tighter than before, and a new pattern of "the general army of military ministers and the supervision of civil ministers" has been formed.

More importantly, the governor has become the head of the province, forming the ruling ladder of the governor, cloth, press, and prefecture, and county, which strengthens the ruling function of the imperial court over the localities.

As a result, the eunuchs became a burden in the political system, both in the borders and in the interior, and it was in this situation that Emperor Sejong dismissed all the officials in the border towns and provinces.

Since Wanli ascended the throne, although there are three major expeditions, it is also called the peace of the country and the people, and there is no need to restore the eunuchs to guard the town.

In addition to the Nanjing garrison eunuchs as the ancestral system, must stay in the capital to ensure the stability of the southeast, the eunuchs of Datong and Xuanda two towns are military needs, after all, the land of the nine sides is the heaviest in these two towns, and the two towns are the "reserve" of the imperial horse supervisor, if it is cut, the imperial horse supervisor will not have to use force. In view of this, this is retained.

But that's all, a few years ago, when Gao Huai, the superintendent of Liaodong mines, gained power, he asked for the reinstatement of the eunuchs in Liaodong Town, but Wanli did not approve it. Now that the concubine Niangniang suddenly proposed to reinstate the eunuchs guarding the town, and it was still in Jiangnan, Wanli was of course very surprised.

Also surprised were Jin Zhong and Zhang Cheng, both of whom knew that Wei Liangchen had a very good relationship with the Zheng family, and when he first entered Beijing as an official, he was also a noble concubine, but at most he was a member of the Zheng family. But I don't want the concubine Niangniang to be able to seek the position of Jiangnan Town Guard Eunuch for him, this amount is not comparable to the Zheng family's subordinates.

Jin Zhong didn't know the truth about Wei Liangchen's purification, he only felt incredible, or he couldn't think about it, Wei Liangchen handed a big gift to the palace, and then he invited the concubine Niangniang to say something for him.

Zhang Cheng is a belly count, to say that Wei Liangchen can save his life is still the credit of his father-in-law Zhang. But this kind of thing can't be spread outside, and the concubine Niangniang is also clear, how can she dare to let a person with six impure roots be the guard of Jiangnan.

The concubine is confused, the emperor can't be confused, right?

Zhang Cheng was a little apprehensive, to be honest, the higher Wei Liangchen climbed, the more uncertain his heart became. I always feel that there is a root there, maybe one day I will prick his old man.

Wanli was not confused, he knew what it meant to guard the eunuchs in Jiangnan.

It must be known that the eunuchs in this dynasty are extremely powerful, and after orthodoxy, in case of war, the general army will go to war, and the town guards the middle officials to defend the city; or the governor defends the city, and the general soldiers and lieutenants go to war. Sometimes, even the eunuchs of the town guard led the troops to the battle, and the total number of soldiers under their command was tens of thousands.

How can such an important position be given to the unclean fellow?

Wanli frowned, according to the concubine's order, set up a post of eunuch in Jiangnan, and use Wei Liangchen as a minister, then this kid will be majestic, and his power is comparable to Wang Zhi, the eunuch of the West Factory of the Chenghua Dynasty.

Wanli hesitated, firstly, he had a good idea of Wei Liangchen's identity, secondly, there were garrison eunuchs in Nanjing, and then set up a town to guard the eunuchs in Jiangnan, which seemed to be too much.

But the concubine struck while the iron was hot, and was bent on doing it.

Niangniang is a real person, receiving gifts and doing things, and Xiao Wei is really good to her concubine, that Ma Yinglong has solved Niangniang's internal illness for more than ten years. Just rush this, Niangniang also has to promote Xiao Wei one or two, and Xiao Wei is running an errand in Jiangnan, isn't it still busy for your emperor and concubine.

Although the maritime affairs did not have much effect, Xiao Wei also sent more than 100,000 taels of silver to the palace. The 100,000 taels that Shou Ning sent to the palace a few years ago wasn't it made out of nothing by Xiao Wei.

Those who can make money are talents.

Talent has to be reused.

On the emperor's side, he also has to give people some real things, not a flying fish suit to send people away. This time it is no more important than before, and it is really necessary to delegate power. No matter how small the fight is, maybe Xiao Wei will have to harm others.

At that time, where to find someone to clean up this mess.

You know, your own daughter has a lot of debts.

"Your Majesty does not need to hesitate, the land south of the Yangtze River was originally a heavy place for the imperial court to pay taxes on money and grain, and it must be taken care of by competent people, and a town guard should be set up to ensure the great maritime industry." The concubine Niangniang either does not decide, and once she does, she is much more courageous than her husband.

"This..."

Wanli was worried that the establishment of Jiangnan town guard eunuchs would have a great impact, and the foreign dynasty was very dissatisfied and resistant to his extensive dispatch of mine supervisors and tax envoys.

Seeing her husband hesitating, the concubine "snorted": "Your Majesty has nothing to hesitate about, there are people in Jiangnan who are dissatisfied with Your Majesty's plans, Your Majesty naturally wants to use thunderbolt means, do you want to wait for Xiao Weizi to be killed by them, and Your Majesty will not be able to delegate power?" ”

What the concubine said was euphemistic, the emperor can't think about the benefits again, and he refuses to take responsibility.

Wanli knew what the concubine meant, his face flushed slightly, but he was still undecided, and he asked Jin Zhong and Zhang Cheng what they thought.

Zhang Cheng only bowed his head and remained silent.

It's too big for him to get involved. Whether it is success or failure, or whether it is full of wind and rain in the city, he will never bear it.

Jin Zhong said something, he said: "The old slave thinks that Jiangnan affairs are important, and Niangniang's method is feasible, but Nanjing has a garrison, and then set up a town guard in Jiangnan, but I don't know how to coordinate the two?" ”

"Since the garrison of Nanjing should be the most important." The concubine was very sober and didn't hold Xiao Wei to the sky.

Wanli let out a slight "oh", sat down slowly, saw that the concubine was staring at him, thought about it again, and finally nodded: "It's okay, the intention is to set up a eunuch in Jiangnan Town, and entrust Wei Liangchen to appoint him." ”

After a pause, he said: "The ministers who guard the towns everywhere are not customized by Taizu, but now they use one person in Jiangnan, and the good ministers are cautious and let them go, and they are not allowed to do anything." ”

After Zhang Cheng heard this, his heart was not a taste.

The concubine smiled slightly.

Jin Zhong asked, "Emperor, how is the grade determined?" ”

The town guard is the fourth grade, and the highest grade of the eunuch in the inner court is the fourth grade, and Wei Liangchen wants to be the town guard, and it is also the fourth grade according to the system.

"Wei Liangchen was originally an official and eunuch in the seventh rank, and now he has been promoted to the eunuch of Jiangnan Town, and his grade should be raised, but... The old slave thought that this person's qualifications were still shallow, and he was not enough to fill the post with high grades, so if he was given six grades, it was also a means of sharpening. "Jin Zhong's proposal is still comprehensive.

"Exactly."

Wanli nodded.

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