Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 596 Depressed Zhu Cihong
Zhu Cihong has been very upset recently. He has been enthroned for more than half a month, but he is really happy only in the first three days of enthronement.

Taking advantage of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, he pushed several masters who had taught him how to govern the country to high positions in one go.

But I never thought that the court officials would be quite critical of this move. Behind the scenes, some officials said that he was nepotism, and spoke ill of his wives who he respected very much.

It is not a big deal to promote some of the old officials of the Eastern Palace to be officials in the court. After all, the emperor and the courtiers have been doing this for all new emperors in the past.

The new emperor's ascension to the throne means that the first emperor is heading west. Compared with the original officials, the new emperor naturally trusts the master who has been with him and taught him benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom.

Faced with such a situation, the ministers of the Central Plains would basically choose to turn a blind eye and close one eye, and settle down until retirement.

After all, in terms of relatives and distant relatives, they were by the old emperor's side, and naturally they were not as close as the old officials of the Eastern Palace.

It's just that the problem lies here!Chongzhen is not dead yet!

These veterans, together with Chongzhen, experienced the internal and external troubles of Ming Dynasty, and they worked hard without credit, and all of them were very high-spirited.

In addition, the Supreme Emperor was watching from the edge of the capital, so they refused to obey these 'young people', and they believed that Chongzhen would not allow the new emperor to suppress them unscrupulously.

At the beginning, Zhu Cihong thought that it was just some small friction between each other, and it would be fine after they got used to each other.

But after more than half a month of running-in, not only did it not stop, but the trouble became more serious.

Among the three important ministers who were airborne, Cheng Zhi, the Minister of Rites, and Chen Taiying, the right deputy governor of the Inspectorate, said it was okay, after all, everyone performed their duties and there was no need to tear their faces.

But the position of the right servant of the Ministry of Officials is different. The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, controlling the assessment, promotion and promotion of all officials in the entire imperial court. The power (oil) and power (water) here are enough to make all the officials jealous.

Zhang Tianlu is a small fourth-rank Zhan Shifu, Zhan Shi, how can He De occupy such an important position?
First, Wang Yuangu, the left servant of the Ministry of punishment, impeached Zhang Tianlu, the new right servant of the Ministry of officials, to support the power of the East Palace and deliberately suppress the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Wang Yuangu was originally the candidate with the best chance of succeeding the former right servant of the Ministry of Officials begging for his bones to return home.

Moreover, he has always had a good relationship with Fang Yuegong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He thought that Fang Yuegong would be recommended by the minister, and the cabinet was full of veterans like them who shared weal and woe, so it was almost a sure thing.

But when the new emperor came to the throne, he directly disrupted all this.

Wang Yuangu was almost furious, and discussed with several old friends, he decided to give this group of 'young people' some color.

Zhang Tianlu was 42 years old, he was ranked No. 64 in the sixth year of Tianqi, and Wang Yuangu was [-]. Of course he can be called a young man in his eyes.

Zhang Tianlu is not a light-hearted guy, Zhang Tianlu had already figured out the situation of the ministers in the court when he was hiding his strength and biding his time in the Zhan Shifu.

The second day after Wang Yuangu impeached him, this guy also read Wang Yuangu's book, impeaching him as old and disrespectful. At the age of 64, he still took Chen Yuqi, a famous brothel prostitute, as his concubine, which was indecent and ruined the prestige of the court.

In fact, there are a lot of officials indulging in romantic places these days, and most of the brothels opened under the system of the imperial court are only open to famous scholars, which is nothing at all.

But this is only limited to officials below the fourth rank. Those who occupy high positions such as Wang Yuangu are oppressed by their status and are easily criticized by others.

In addition, Zhang Tianlu had been with Zhu Cihong for a long time, and he was even more domineering. At the beginning of the court, the two quoted scriptures and argued hard, and later they staged a full martial arts.

Zhang Tianlu pointed at Wang Yuangu's face and scolded him for being shameless. Wang Yuangu was willing to suffer such insults and abuse when he was 64.

He said he couldn't say enough about this eloquent Zhang Tianlu, so he took a step forward and scratched Zhang Tianlu. The old man's nails were well manicured, and just one stroke made Zhang Tianlu disfigured, bloody and ferocious.

Zhang Tianlu touched his handsome face with blood on his hands, he screamed and wanted to fight back, Wang Yuangu was 64, how could he beat Zhang Tianlu, Zhang Tianlu's fist made Wang Yuangu's nose bleed.

Four or five uncles were worried that something would happen to Lao Wang, so they began to sideline the fight. Cheng Zhi and Chen Taiying, former colleagues of Zhan Shifu, couldn't bear the beating of their friends, so they also rolled up their sleeves and joined the battle.

Although the former ministers of the East Palace were young, they couldn't bear the fact that there were too many people. The two sides came and went, tearing up and talking nonsense. After a while, Zhang Tianlu's bun was torn into a mess, and even his clothes were torn into several big holes.

"Do you still have the emperor I in your eyes?" Zhu Cihong sat on the dragon chair and his eyes almost burst into flames, he couldn't believe his eyes.

I only heard that during the years when my father came to the court, the ministers in the court were indulgent, but once I came to the court in person, I realized that this emperor is not easy to be.

After speaking, he snorted angrily and withdrew from the court, and then Zhu Cihong's solution was to fine Zhang Tianlu and Wang Yuangu for two months each, and made a decree that whoever dared to fight in the court would be a felony.

Zhu Cihong also had no choice. Although he wanted to favor Zhang Tianlu, he didn't dare to do anything to the veterans.

After all, these were all his father's old ministers, if he had attacked them as soon as he came to the throne, he would have no face to meet his father in Xishan Bieyuan.

I thought that the decree would be over anyway, but Zhu Cihong underestimated these old officials.

What battles haven't these veterans with an average age of 55 years old experienced?
The first battle for the new king to ascend the throne must be won. While the new king is young, he must let him know how powerful they are, and let the new king know that they are not easy to bully.

Otherwise, what face would he have to stand on top of this court in the future?Let these young people domineering over their heads?

On the second day, except for the first and second ministers of the cabinet, almost all the old ministers joined the new war by coincidence, and impeachment memorials were flying all over the sky, and two large boxes were filled in just two days.

Zhang Tianlu, Cheng Zhi and others were not to be outdone, and gathered many censors of the Inspectorate who had been suppressed miserably to fight back.

Zhu Cihong was going crazy, he was only 17 years old, he had never experienced such a battle, so he had to learn his father's trump card - stay in the middle and never shoot.

Write as many memorials as you want, and throw them into the box after receiving them, without even reading them, because there are plenty of boxes in the palace anyway.

It's just that only those who have used it will know whether this method is effective or not. After a few days, when Zhu Cihong ordered the courtiers to supervise the collection of commercial taxes, few people agreed at all.

Not only did the courtiers stay silent, but even his former courtiers in the East Palace didn't give a clear answer. Zhu Cihong suddenly became a stranger inside and out.

The pattern is Tucson broken, this method can be used by Chongzhen, it is because after being the emperor for so many years, Long Weiyou is here, and the people below know what can and cannot be done.

But what about Zhu Cihong?It's just a 17-year-old kid, so it's hard to say if I want to perfunctory you?
In desperation, Zhu Cihong drank mulled wine in the Qianqing Palace.

"My lord, why don't you invite Prince Anguo into the palace?" The eunuch Pang Pang Hai, who was waiting on the side, suggested that he couldn't bear the depression of his master.

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