I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 17 Let Yuan Chonghuan be the principal?
"Let Yuan Chonghuan be the first principal of this university." Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "Wei Aiqing, what do you think of this candidate?"

Wei Zhongxian got angry for it, and immediately clapped his hands and laughed, praising Long Live Lord, "Knowing people and making good use of them is really a sage king through the ages."

"Long live lord, I admire you!" The treacherous minister smiled and said, "Yuan Chonghuan is my famous general of the Ming Dynasty, a Confucian scholar, and he should be the head of this university... really is the best choice."

Yuan Chonghuan was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli. With the spirit of a literati, he strategized and commanded troops to fight well.

When he was in the Tianqi Dynasty, he supervised the divisions of Ji and Liao, and also supervised the military affairs of Deng, Lai, and Tianjin. He defeated the invasion of the Jiannu army many times. Fuck those so-called 'Jian slave cavalry'.

However, not long ago, because of disagreement with the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian, Ding You was angry.

For Wei Zhongxian, according to the intention of the new emperor, reactivating Yuan Chonghuan is just a matter of effort, and at the same time, he can also take the opportunity to suppress the civil servant Qingliu.

But for Zhu Youjian, this is an important move for his prodigal career.

According to historical records, in June of the seventh year of Tianqi, Yuan Chonghuan resigned from Ding You angrily because of his disagreement with Wei Zhongxian, and returned to his hometown in Dongguan, Guangdong.

Soon after, the idiot Emperor Chongzhen forced the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian to death, and Yuan Chonghuan was reactivated and entrusted with the important task of continuing to fight against the Jiannu army in Liaodong.

Unexpectedly, as soon as General Yuan arrived in office, he killed General Mao Wenlong and caused an uproar in the court. This also paved the way for him to be hacked to death by Emperor Chongzhen...

Zhu Youjian just wanted to see if I wanted to reuse you, but if you didn't give you the opportunity to make contributions in Liaodong and kill Mao Wenlong, would there be subtle changes in the historical trajectory of the Ming Dynasty?

Of course, this is all hypothetical.

For Zhu Youjian, he is a prodigal anyway, so how can he not be defeated?
"Then it's settled. Yuan Chonghuan will be the first principal of the university hall, but he won't be admitted to Jinyiwei, and he won't be awarded any false title of minister. The salary will be distributed according to the official second-rank senior officials."

Zhu Youjian made the final decision and appointed the first principal of the university hall.

At the same time, Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing were appointed as vice presidents, responsible for educational affairs.

The logistics director is ready-made, and it must be Wei Zhongxian, the treacherous minister. Who will let him have a way to make money.

Next, there were some details that Zhu Youjian didn't understand, and he didn't bother to ask them, so he asked Wei Zhongxian, Xu Guangqi, and Song Yingxing to discuss them.

……

day and night.

When Zhu Youjian was in the early court, he still felt energetic and seemed to have endless strength, so he wanted to spend his fortune.

However, the constraints of various systems in the Ming Dynasty, coupled with those hard-headed scholars, left a word about the country and the country, and right about the common people, which made him very unhappy.

"Your Majesty has a decree, all dear ministers, there is something to discuss."

As soon as Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, who was the supervisor of rites, came out of the class to report.

Zhu Youjian looked down, feeling a little happy, but it was Zhang Ruitu, a cabinet scholar and minister of rites, who came out to report "the funeral of the former empire", and at the same time pleaded for the left servant Qian Qianyi's credit.

Zhu Youjian had already received a secret report from Wei Zhongxian and Jin Yiwei Commander Luo Yangxing that he sold the furniture of Emperor Tianqi and received a total of 190 million taels of silver; in addition, he sold the precious wood stored in the inner treasury and received 730 million taels of silver...

It is equivalent to half a year's tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty!
Speaking of it, those civil servants really spent their money this time for the party struggle.

Zhu Youjian knew very well that this large sum of money was ostensibly to hold a national funeral ceremony for the late emperor, but in fact, it was to show his loyalty to the new emperor.

The Donglin party members and the entire civil official group were almost wiped out during the Tianqi dynasty's fight with the Eunuch party, and were almost wiped out by Wei Zhongxian and others with the help of the "Three Secret Cases in the Late Ming Dynasty".

"Qian Aiqing has dedicated herself to the country and the people. She is a role model for my officials in the Ming Dynasty. I am very happy."

"Wei Zhongxian, declare the decree."

Wei Zhongxian made a promise, took a step forward, glanced at a circle of civil and military officials, and silenced those who whispered, and then slowly unfolded the imperial edict:

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said: Zhang Ruitu, a great scholar of Jianji Temple and Minister of Rites, works diligently for the country, sympathizes with the people's strength, and is named a young teacher. I respect it!"

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said: Qian Qianyi, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, has read the books of sages and sages, is loyal to the emperor and loves the people, restrains himself and restores rituals, clearly distinguishes things, and is capable in handling affairs. The title of Shangshu was entered into the cabinet, and he was a scholar of Jin Wensu Pavilion. This is my honor!"

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After the two imperial decrees were read out, the officials looked at each other, apparently somewhat unexpected.

Even Zhang Ruitu and Qian Qianyi themselves were stupefied, they almost forgot to kowtow to thank them, and were flustered for a while.

According to the practice in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, even if Qian Qianyi wanted to be promoted, he should still be the Minister of Rites.

But the new emperor didn't talk about martial arts, so he forced Qian Qianyi, who was full of sage books and Taizu precepts, into the Ministry of Industry, and let him take charge of farming, water conservancy, civil engineering, engineering, and transportation all over the country. Transportation, government-run industries, etc.

This is very abnormal.

What's more, what's even more abnormal is that a "Donglin party remnant" that everyone knows well has reached the sky in one step and entered the cabinet!

But no one can tell why, anyway, they just feel that the new emperor is a bit... nonsense!
It's just playing the piano!

In fact, these two imperial decrees are really nonsense. Zhu Youjian's little thought is purely because he thinks that if Qian Qianyi can be promoted to the Minister of Rites smoothly, wouldn't he be the same as Emperor Chongzhen?
Instead of waiting for the fall of the Ming Dynasty and letting a great scholar become a "Han female cadre" referred to by thousands of people, it is better to let him build water conservancy projects and farm fields.

Doesn't this Qian Qianyi have a good brain and is good at making money?
Simply, let him spend money and toss for a few years to see the effect;

If it doesn't work, I'll transfer him to the household department to take care of money and food, anyway, I just don't want you to be idle all day with nothing to do, just thinking about cursing the court and the emperor!

Don't I just want to spend my money recklessly for a little 'prodigal value'?
Letting a scholar who "talks about harming the country" go to manage the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Accounts is simply another little prodigal.

A large group of civil servants, together with the hundreds of thousands of royal family members who were supported by the imperial court like pigs, made Zhu Youjian very upset.

Of course, being promoted from Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites to Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and even entering the cabinet to become a scholar of Wensu Pavilion, in the current view, it is obviously a big victory for the so-called "Donglin Party remnants".

This at least shows that in the eyes of the new emperor, scholars still have a place to play.

At the same time, this is also a signal of 'Xindi shovel eunuch'... right?

In short, the thoughts of civil and military officials are very complicated and subtle, especially those civil officials who are ecstatic, but at the same time they are all expressionless. Only when they look at each other, there are some indescribable subtleties contained in it.

"My dear dears, I have another order, which is about the establishment of the Daming Academy. Wei Aiqing, let's announce the order." Zhu Youjian silently observed the expressions of the officials, and felt that the heat was almost ready, so he asked Wei Zhongxian to announce the order.

Wei Zhongxian suggested at first, to hit a stick first, and then stuff two jujubes.

Later, after repeated consideration, the treacherous minister decided that it was better to do the opposite, and he simply gave the civil servant Qingliu two jujubes first. If anyone wants to object, he might as well borrow the previous small favor and beat it by the way. It is estimated that the effect will be better.

Regarding this, Zhu Youjian ignored it and let Wei Zhongxian to toss about it.

Anyway, for him, Zhu Youjian would definitely lose miserably if he played tricks with any old fox present.

Then it's better to let Wei Zhongxian do it all...

As a result, Wei Zhongxian had just finished announcing the decree, and the officials were in an uproar.

Especially when they heard that Yuan Chonghuan was appointed as the first principal of the 'Daming Academy', everyone was amazed and fell to their knees, shouting long live long live long live...

Zhu Youjian was a little confused.

Is there something wrong with the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty?Why don't you always play cards according to the routine?

(End of this chapter)