Li Jie also agreed with Jiang Yan's suggestion to divide the Jinyiwei into three, which made Lao Zhu look contemplative again. In fact, Lao Zhu also agreed with this suggestion. After all, officials are the people who help him manage the world. They have the power in their hands and are more likely to violate the law and discipline. Moreover, these people cause greater harm, so strict supervision must be given.

It is precisely because of the above that Lao Zhu set up a Censorate. In addition, the cooperation of the Jinyiwei has brought the officials of the world into their hands. In fact, the tortures established by Lao Zhu are not enough to shock officials. What directly scares the officials is that their every move is being watched by the emperor's eyeliner.

So in this case, even if Lao Zhu sets the salary of officials to a very low level, even enough for their family’s food and drink, these officials rarely dare to take risks of embezzlement and bribery, because they don’t know if they have eyes staring at them in secret?

However, Lao Zhu also had his own concerns, because he understood one truth, that is, he could not be long-lasting. Lao Zhu was tough all his life. Since he ascended the throne, he has been suppressing all officials, especially since Li Shanchang's death, he has truly become Lao Zhu's one-man rule in the court, and no one dared to object to his will.

But Lao Zhu knew that this situation was abnormal. As the founding king, he might be able to suppress all officials, but by the time his generation of children and grandchildren, he would definitely face a counterattack from officials. After all, they had no prestige and no ability. Therefore, over the years, he gradually relaxed some restrictions on officials and eased the relationship with officials.

It was precisely because of the above that Lao Zhu was a little confused. Li Jie quickly guessed Lao Zhu’s thoughts, so he thought about it and spoke again: "Your Majesty, the way of the emperor is to show his kindness and power. If he is not majestic enough, he will inevitably be backfired by all officials. How can he be the king at that time?"

Li Jie's words were like enlightenment, which suddenly made Lao Zhu wake up. He only thought that when he was old, he wanted to pave the way for his children and grandchildren, and even torture himself and ease the relationship between the emperor and the ministers. However, he forgot that the emperor is the emperor. He cooperated with the ministers and restrained suspicion from each other. This could not be changed no matter what.

Therefore, in this case, the emperor must have means to restrain the ministers. The army is only the final guarantee, and it is mainly external and generally not used easily. In this way, using means from the court to restrain the ministers has become an option for the emperor. A spy guard such as the Jinyiwei is an important trump card for the emperor to restrain the ministers.

Thinking of this, Old Zhu immediately made a decision: "Okay! That's it. The Jinyiwei is divided into three parts. As for how to split it, it still needs to be discussed for a long time. Li Jie, please discuss it with Jiang Yan carefully and come up with a plan for me at that time!"

"I received the order!" Li Jie and Jiang Yan also stepped forward together.

Seeing that something related to the direction of the domestic political situation of the Ming Dynasty was completed in front of him, Zhu Zhen also showed a complex look. He could vaguely foresee the impact of this matter, and what made him even more moved was the domineering aura of decisive words on his father. This is the legendary imperial power. As the princes closest to imperial power, Zhu Zhen also felt a desire in his heart. If he could also grasp this power...

However, as soon as the above thought came out, Zhu Zhen immediately cut off because he knew that this was impossible. Not to mention that his eldest brother Zhu Biao had been the crown prince for decades, and there were four brothers in front of him staring at the throne. Neither Zhu nor Zhu Di were easy to provoke. Zhu Zhen was still self-aware of this.

After the main talks were over, Li Jie and Jiang Qi also said goodbye to Lao Zhu, and then both left the warm room. After the two left the door, Li Jie also smiled and said to each other: "Brother Jiang, your proposal today is really beyond my expectations!"

"This was not forced by you by Brother Li. If you hadn't proposed to split the Jinyiwei, I'm afraid I wouldn't have come up with this idea." Jiang Yan smiled slightly.

"Brother Jiang, you must have seen the crisis of the Jinyiwei for a long time. Now the split is a glimmer of the Jinyiwei's chance, otherwise..." Li Jie smiled slightly when he said this and did not continue.

Jiang Yan also knew what Li Jie was going to say. Lao Zhu has now begun to reduce the authority of the Jinyiwei, which is not the most terrifying thing for the Jinyiwei. Because Lao Zhu knows the ability of the Jinyiwei, even if the Jinyiwei is weakened, he will still retain the Jinyiwei.

But now Lao Zhu is old, and the previous serious illness has made everyone know that Lao Zhu has not had much time left. As the commander of the Jinyiwei, Jiang Yan has seen it longer than others, especially because he understands Zhu Biao's character. With Zhu Biao's kindness, if he ascends the throne in the future, he may weaken the power of the Jinyiwei again, and it is not impossible to directly cancel the Jinyiwei.

Under such a crisis, Jiang Yan has been thinking about the way out of the Jinyiwei. This time, Li Jie proposed to split the Jinyiwei, which seemed to weaken the power in his hands, but in fact, it gave the Jinyiwei a way out, allowing the Jinyiwei to officially come to the stage and become an indispensable part of the Ming Dynasty. So from this point of view, Jiang Yan would like to thank Li Jie instead.

"Brother Li, I won't say much if you don't want to say anything else. Thank you for giving Jinyiwei this opportunity, but I have a private question and want to ask Li Jie for advice!" Jiang Yan also showed a solemn expression and said again.

"Brother Jiang is so polite. If you have any questions, just speak up!" Li Jie also stood up straight and said.

"The Jinyiwei is divided into three parts. Brother Li, which part do you think I am responsible for?" Jiang Yan asked directly without hesitation.

Since the Jinyiwei is going to be split, Jiang Yan will definitely need to hand over the power. At that time, he will be responsible for some of them at most. After all, he is the commander of the Jinyiwei. Lao Zhu will definitely give him priority choices. The powers in these three parts have their pros and cons, so Jiang Yan does not know which part to choose.

"This..." Li Jie also showed a thoughtful look when he heard this.
Chapter completed!