Chapter 254: Reforming the Imperial Court
At the same time as the missionary activities in the city, other members of the mission began to set up a stage in the village near Tianxingfu.
However, before the performance of "Three Jie" began, these places first put on a play describing Li San, a hawker in Tianxingfu City. In the play, Li San was first so frightened by the war in Tianxing Mansion that he almost left the city and fled to the countryside.
But he soon discovered that the Dragon Guards had not only done nothing to the people, but had also done their best to maintain order in the city. Even the splashes who used to blackmail him were taught a lesson by the Dragon Guards, and then changed their ways.
At the end of the play, Li San's sister-in-law also tied the knot with a soldier of the Dragon Guard.
In the play, Li San's mental journey is very similar to that of the residents of Tianxing Mansion who fled to the village, which immediately resonated. Everyone turned their heads to each other, and discussed going back to the city first, if the situation was true, who wanted to stay in this poor country all the time?
After the subsequent highlight "Three Victories" was staged, the people's trust and admiration for the dragon guards in the city increased again, and more people joined the team that planned to return to the city.
When the mission office closed the gong, the mission also announced that the Tianxing Mansion had recently been executed in public every day by the captured thieves and captured military officers.
At this time, even if the people whose families are not in Tianxing Mansion can't sit still, how can they not go to see such a happy thing as killing national thieves and building captives?
The next day, the highlight that everyone was looking forward to finally began.
The largest downtown in Tianxing Mansion has long been surrounded by water, and six or seven copies of the unveiling post with the name of Jianyu to be beheaded have been posted everywhere, and some literate people have recited aloud for everyone: "Jiannu Melle Zhangjing, well, this should be the official name of the Tartars." Meler Zhangjing worships Yin Dai. Niu Lu Zhang Jing Dacha. Niu Lu Zhangjing Ertu ......
"There are four puppet officials in the Communist Party."
Soon the sound of gongs was heard, and people hula turned to look at the center of the execution ground.
First, there were small officials standing on the high platform and loudly announcing the bad deeds of these captives, "Worship Yin Dai, when I was outside the customs, I often plundered my border people, killed and captured more than 1,000 people over the years, and robbed grain and livestock without counting." Later, in Baoding, Liaozhou, Pingyang, Huaiqing, Xuzhou, Huai'an and other places, he led the capture and killing of no less than 10,000 of our soldiers and civilians! After entering Fujing alone, this thief killed more than 700 people in Pucheng, Linjiang, and Nanping......"
Before he finished speaking, he heard someone in the audience shouting: "My family of five died in Nanping, this thief!" ”
In fact, it is not necessarily Bai Yin Dai who did it, but who will study this in detail at this moment? Immediately, the crowd shouted, "Kill the thief!" ”
"Avenge the people of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Chop him up and feed it to the dogs!"
The prison officer immediately announced that Bai Yin Dai would be guillotined.
That Bai Yin Dai knew that he would die, and he didn't beg for mercy, but stared at the onlookers viciously and shouted: "Lord, watch from the underworld." When His Royal Highness the Prince Regent sends a heavenly army to come, you barbarians will be dumped one by one and abandoned in the wilderness to be eaten by birds and beasts! ”
The vicious intimidation silenced the crowd for a moment, but then a wave of shouts drowned him out again.
"There is an army of His Royal Highness King Chen, and you will be killed!"
"How can the Dragon Guards be the enemy of you and other thieves?!"
"A tartar is a tartar, and you can't do it yourself!"
"Kill him! Don't let this dog thief talk nonsense! ”
The executioner on the stage raised his head and drank a sip of wine, sprayed it vigorously on the ghost head knife, and the onlookers excitedly "Kill!" "Kill him!" shouted, raised his knife and slashed at Bai Yin Dai's neck.
A human head with a rattail rolled to the ground, and the people around him tried hard to quench the head.
Then there was a loud applause.
The people of the Ming Dynasty, who had been suppressed by the brutality of Jianzhi for a long time, were finally able to completely release their anger at this moment!
Subsequently, another captive officer was escorted up......
"Your Highness, most of the people in Tianxing Mansion have returned." In the Wenyuan Pavilion, Lu Zhenfei bowed to Zhu Linmiao, "It's just...... Recently, there have been too many people entering the city to watch the execution of the captives, and the lower officials are worried that it will cause chaos. ”
"It doesn't matter, Lu Chang and Song Jincheng escorted the prisoners to Tianxing Mansion in the near future, and some can be divided into the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division for temporary use." Zhu Linmiao instructed, "However, the military discipline of his department is not strict enough, and every seven people are supervised by a dragon guard sergeant, so it can be used." ”
As he was talking, a guard came in and said that Hong Si, the ambassador of the Mission Office, and Tian Zhuangfei, the deputy envoy, asked to see him.
Zhu Linmiao hurriedly said, "Let them come in." ”
"Yes."
Hong Si and Tian Zhuang did not reach the rank of eight-rank official, and when they entered the cabinet, they first saluted together, and then said to Zhu Linmi: "Your Highness, if today, the missionary matters near Xingfu have been rolled out, and the government is also in preparation. The recruitment notice has been transmitted to various places three days ago......"
Zhu Linmiao smiled and nodded, interrupting him: "I didn't call you here this time to report on your work. ”
Lu Zhenfei continued: "Your Highness has discussed with the cabinet members that you want to organize a propaganda department above the six ministries to unify the mission of the world. The two of them are mission officials, and you need to be involved in the details. ”
In fact, these cabinet scholars were originally reluctant to change the official system of the imperial court, but recently, the mission office quickly stabilized the public sentiment in Tianxing Mansion, and within a few days, the people's confidence in the court was greatly increased, which made them look at the mission office with admiration, and their attitude has also changed a lot.
Coupled with Zhu Linmi's repeated insistence and promise to them that the Propaganda Department would not spend an extra tael of silver on the imperial court, the cabinet finally agreed to expand the six ministries into seven ministries.
In fact, Zhu Linmiao's move is just a trial, and his reform plan for the Ming official system is far more than just seven ministries. The Propaganda Department is just a touchstone for him, and with this beginning, drastic reforms will be launched one after another.
"Propaganda Department?" Hong Si and Tian Zhuangfei glanced at each other, they were all surprised, they never thought that this small mission could be ranked with the six departments of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Linmiao said again: "The post of the secretary of the Propaganda Department will be temporarily handed over to the Lu Cabinet Department. It may not be a good thing for you to rise too fast, so Hong Si was appointed as the head of the Propaganda Department, and Tian Zhuangfei was the head of the Propaganda Department. In the future, we will discuss the position according to your evaluation. ”
Although this Langzhong is only a fifth rank, compared to Hong Si's original official rank, he has been promoted by three levels in a row. Even Tian Zhuangfei has also risen two and a half levels.
And except for Lu Zhenfei, the nominal Shangshu, the two of them have no superiors, and they actually have to take care of the entire announced work by themselves.
Hong Si and Tian Zhuangfei hurriedly bowed down, "Thank you Your Highness for your cultivation, Hong Si (Tian Zhuangfei) will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!" ”
Afterwards, several people began to discuss the details of the preparation for the establishment of the Propaganda Department.
"How many taels of silver are available in the Mission Mansion right now?" Zhu Linmiao spoke first.
"Back to Your Highness, after deducting the daily expenses of the missionary offices in Jiangxi, there are more than 53,300 taels of floating silver." Hong Si immediately said, "And there is still an income of about 10,000 taels per month." ”
"Hiss-" Mo said that Lu Zhenfei, He Kai and others, even the always calm Zodiac Zhou was shocked when he heard this. You must know that when the Tang Dynasty was in charge of Tianxing Mansion, the household department of the Taizheng Dynasty only received more than 10,000 taels per month, and this inconspicuous mission house was comparable to the household department of the Dynasty!