Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 186 Chapter 180 Five to Liaodong

Zhu Qi never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang was also interested in the cabinet system. Logically speaking, didn't Zhu Yuanzhang want to monopolize power, even abolish the prime minister system, and want one person to control the overall situation?Why are you interested in the cabinet system?

But if you think about it carefully, isn't this cabinet system created for the emperor to monopolize privileges at the beginning?
The cabinet scholars under his command made suggestions, and then the emperor directly wrote the imperial decree and stamped it, and it was over.

These cabinet scholars have no right to order other courtiers to do anything, and their status is only equivalent to the emperor's secretary.

And Zhu Qi has already made the cabinet system very clear, so Zhu Yuanzhang can naturally understand it.

It is natural to be interested in such a system. After all, although Zhu Yuanzhang is very confident in his Ming Dynasty, it is difficult to guarantee that no fatuous king will appear afterwards.

Don't look at Zhu Yuanzhang hitting Lu Chang's board before, but after listening to Lu Chang's words, Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed thinking about this issue.

After the prime minister system is abolished, if there is a foolish king in the future, it will definitely be a disaster for Daming.

But now that he knew that there was a cabinet system, Zhu Yuanzhang saw a new path and method, which was to form a cabinet.

Even if the emperor is stupid, there are still ministers under him who can help with advice, so it is unlikely that there will be no one who advises in the end.

Zhu Qi never expected that Lu Chang would tell Zhu Yuanzhang what he had said, and now that Zhu Yuanzhang had arrested him, he asked him to talk about the cabinet system.

And when the two of them were talking about the cabinet system here, the court was still in an earthquake because the prime minister system was abolished.

Hu Weiyong's party members spread almost across half of the court, and they were all in danger at this time, so naturally they would not have any objections to Zhu Yuanzhang's abolition of the prime minister system.

And there are not many officials who dare to speak out like Lu Chang. In the past few days, only two or three officials have written letters to Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang returned the memorial and scolded him angrily.

The end of Lu Chang is still in front of everyone's eyes. Naturally, no one will jump out like Lu Chang at this time and firmly oppose the abolition of the prime minister system.

What's more, now even Lu Chang doesn't speak.

However, while these courtiers were terrified, they were also worried about the future of themselves and the Ming court.

The highest goal of these civil servants is to become a prime minister.

But now, the prime minister system will be abolished, and the three provinces will also be abolished, leaving only six departments in the future.

These six ministers are not comparable to the previous prime ministers in terms of rank or position.

On the other hand, the trial of Hu Weiyong is almost over.

Hu Weiyong's fate was not as tragic as in history. He was directly tied up in the suburbs and itch to death.

After all, it is just a folklore that Hu Weiyong was tickled to death.

However, in the real history of the Ming Dynasty, there is no detailed record of how Hu Weiyong died. It only says that Hu Weiyong was executed after breaking the law.

With just a few simple words, the people behind began to think of Hu Weiyong's strange way of death.

The common people hate corrupt officials like Hu Weiyong who have been classified as villains the most.

It is natural to imagine them dying in all sorts of tragic and strange ways.

In fact, according to Zhu Qi's knowledge, Hu Weiyong hanged himself directly.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was not so terrific in his actions. Hu Weiyong was the only one who was punished. As for Hu Weiyong's family, there was no serious problem.

According to the rumors, Hu Weiyong invited Zhu Yuanzhang to his home as a guest, intending to set up an ambush at home to assassinate Zhu Yuanzhang himself as the emperor, which naturally does not exist.

Leaving aside the various loopholes in this legend, even if Hu Weiyong wanted to kill Zhu Yuanzhang, he couldn't use such a stupid way.

What's more, even if he killed Zhu Yuanzhang, he couldn't be the emperor.

He is just a civil servant, and he has no soldiers and horses. After all, this world belongs to Lao Zhu's family.

The prince Zhu Biao is also an adult, and he is quite prestigious in the court. Even if it is his turn, it is Hu Weiyong's turn.

Therefore, Hu Weiyong did not die of rebellion, but died of his arrogance and his ass, this bench called the prime minister.

Hu Weiyong's execution didn't have much momentum, just Zhu Yuanzhang swiped his pen, and Hu Weiyong was hanged in prison.

Not only did they leave a whole body, but they also asked their family members to take the body back. Compared with those corrupt officials who were skinned and stuffed, this result is already quite merciful.

And the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was so kind to Hu Weiyong was naturally because Hu Weiyong did not harass the people in his daily life.

It's just for his own power, to win over the party and disrupt the court.

After Hu Weiyong was executed and the prime minister system was officially abolished, Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry and directly established the cabinet system.

After all, a new system, from its conception to its implementation, is not something that can be completed in two or three days. There are loopholes and hidden dangers in it, and Zhu Yuanzhang must think clearly about it.

But this is not about Zhu Qi.

Because this time, Zhu Qi was indeed going to Liaodong and became a feudal vassal.

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Hongwu 11 years, April.

Two months passed in a flash, the weather in Yingtian Mansion became hotter and hotter, Zhu Qi had already changed into light clothes.

The youngest son in his arms was wearing a small silk coat, and he was already able to run around steadily on his feet.

After four months of getting along, Zhu Qi finally established a bond with his youngest son.

For his youngest son who is just over one year old, Zhu Qi also put in great effort to customize an enlightenment education plan for him that is far beyond this era.

Not only do I personally make cards of various colors, but also graphics, such as squares, triangles, rhombuses, and so on.

These are the things that children need to be used for enlightenment. Take these cards every day to let the younger son gradually become familiar with them.

In addition, just taking him to run around in the imperial garden of the palace, looking at the flowers and birds, can be regarded as being close to nature.

As for taking it outside the palace, there is actually no need for it. Firstly, it is a safety issue, and secondly, it is unhygienic.

Although Yingtian Mansion is the capital of Ming Dynasty, the sanitation environment in the city is much worse than the modern or imperial palace where Zhu Qi lived in his previous life.

There is no modern sewer system these days, although there is an ancient drainage system.

But this kind of drainage system is quite simple, generally relying on things like open-air drainage channels on the street, but there is no underground sewer.

Most of the people's daily water or sewage discharge is directly poured on the ground or poured into the Qinhuai River.

Moreover, the sewage has not been processed in any way. It is conceivable how worrying the sanitation situation is.

But wanting to change the sanitation situation of Daming and the appearance of the city is not something that Zhu Qi can do just by thinking about it.

After all, this requires professional knowledge and technology, but Zhu Qi doesn't have such skills.

He has not read any similar books, even if he has a superhuman memory, he cannot create it out of thin air.

Zhu Qi was playing with his youngest son in the hall, when Gao Jin from outside quickly came over.

Zhu Qi winked at Xu Miaoyun who was beside her, and she led her younger son to the palace behind.

Zhu Qi straightened his clothes, then walked out facing Gao Jin, Zhu Qi asked:
"Are the chariots and horses ready?"

Gao Jin nodded, cupped his hands and said:
"Back to His Royal Highness King Liao, we are all ready and ready to leave at any time. His Royal Highness has also arranged for [-] military guards to escort His Highness to Liaodong."

Zhu Qi nodded. He was already sure that he was about to leave for Liaodong. Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang still hoped that he could stay in Yingtian Mansion for a while.

It's just that I said it some time ago, let Zhu Qi go to Liaodong to become a feudal vassal.

At this time, if he repents, it will probably make the courtiers worry in their hearts. Although he is very relieved of his sons, Zhu Biao's position as the prince will never be shaken in any way.

Not only that, but his King Sai plan also required Zhu Qi to go to Liaodong to guard the frontier.

Liaodong has just been conquered not long ago. Although Sapphire has been operating there for more than a year, it is not so sure that it is completely stable.

As a prince with outstanding military exploits, Zhu Qi naturally wanted to die as a soldier.

In addition, it was Zhu Qi who was going to take Jin Yiwei to Liaodong to establish an intelligence system and inquire about Bei Yuan's situation.

The other is to set up a new customs department. The customs departments in Yunnan and Guangdong and Guangxi have already given Zhu Yuanzhang a taste of the sweetness.

Although the taxation of this pilot project is not particularly high, but just one pass, so much money has been collected.

If the gates all over the country can collect tariffs like this, what a terrible figure this money is.

The tariffs collected by the pass alone have already exceeded the taxes collected by Daming every year. Money can do many things, and the treasury is full of confidence!

So Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to arrange the customs duties as soon as possible, but other literati and courtiers couldn't do it, so only Zhu Qi could do it.

Zhu Qi had no other choice, it was too much work for those in power, anyway, he would go sooner or later.

Although there were eight hundred people who were not happy in the past, after so many years of psychological preparation, and seeing the disputes and earthquakes in the court, Zhu Qi didn't want to continue to have anything to do with the court.

But Zhu Qi didn't just go to Liaodong directly, but had a lot of preparations to do.

Naturally, the commercial industry established in Yingtianfu will not move casually, and continue to help him make money in Yingtianfu, but he will take away a large number of craftsmen from the research institute.

Under Zhu Qi's training, these people finally had a fairly modern scientific research foundation. If they stayed in Ying Tianfu, they would obviously not have a scientific mentor like themselves.

To be honest, in fact, Zhu Qi couldn't bear to part with these craftsmen. After all, they have gotten along with each other for so many years, and everyone has feelings for each other.

I also pay them their salaries every month. If I go to Liaodong by myself and leave them in Yingtianfu, there is no way to take care of them.

And now a lot of scientific research is at a critical moment, such as the improvement of steelmaking technology, the construction of new steelmaking furnaces, indigenous steelmaking, waterwheels, windmills, etc., these things need to be watched all the time.

So it would be safer to take them to Liaodong.

In addition to these craftsmen, it is the students of the Imperial College.

Zhu Qi has already selected dozens of students with excellent math scores. Although good grades do not necessarily mean that they have outstanding abilities, but if they have good math scores, at least their brains are not too bad.

As long as the mathematical knowledge and logical thinking pass the test, take them to Liaodong and form the first batch of customs organization officials.

It's still not a big problem. Anyway, when I arrived in Liaodong, I wouldn't calculate or do something myself?
It's too tiring, so naturally I need to find enough helpers!

When everything was ready here, Zhu Qi was ready to set off on the road, and Xu Miaoyun, Bai Tang Yu'er and Lan Xian'er were also all ready.

Because Bai Tang Yu'er and Lan Xian'er were not Zhu Qi's main concubines, but side concubines, the scale of the wedding was not as grand as it was with Xu Miaoyun before.

However, the officials were notified, and a palace was vacated in the palace for the wedding, which was enough to give Zhu Qi face.

After all, Xu Miaoyun is a nobleman's daughter, while Bai Tang Yu'er and Lan Xian'er are not the daughters of the founding fathers!
A few days later, Zhu Qi was ready to go on the road to travel. Zhu Di came over crying, pulling Zhu Qi to cry with a look of reluctance.

He said that when he arrived in Beiping Jiufan, he would go to the third brother as soon as possible.

Zhu Qi also rolled his eyes when he heard that, if you only go to Peiping, how can you still come to my Liaodong?

The vassal king can't leave the fief at will, unless you go to Beiyuan to grab the territory, otherwise if you leave the fief and run around, you will be impeached by the officials if you go to other places.

But looking at Zhu Di's body getting stronger and stronger, it is estimated that he will come to Beiping and become a feudal clan in a short time. By then, he will be quite close, and it will be convenient to arrange for mutual communication and communication.

Zhu Yuanzhang and the prince Zhu Biao also came to see Zhu Qi off. Among them, Zhu Yuanzhang also said a lot to Zhu Qi. After arriving in Liaodong, he must forge ahead and not be lazy.

Zhu Qi was also secretly shocked when he heard it. It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that he was fishing before. Zhu Biao didn't mention the chicken soup, but told Zhu Qi to be careful of assassins and keep warm when he got there.

Brother, it seems that he still cares about me, the youngest.

Zhu Qi didn't say much, and asked his family members to take care of their health, then waved his hands, and under the watchful eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and others, he led a group of family members and guard servants towards Liaodong. .

Thinking back to the youthful youth when he came here a few years ago, Zhu Qi has become a generation of Liao King in Yushu Linfeng.

And Zhu Qi's life as a powerful vassal is about to officially begin in Liaodong.

(End of this chapter)