Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 8 The Court
Yishan Crown, Chilong Robe,

In the temporary Prince Lu Mansion of Ziyang Palace in Linhai City, Taizhou, Zhu Yihai was in charge of the state.

The ceremony was a bit simple and even sloppy, but with the support of several senior gentry, it still looked a bit like this. The shouting made all the participants feel excited. merit.

"The Ziyang Palace was used as the palace, the capital of Taizhou was changed to Tokyo, the Xingzai of Taizhou was changed to Zhongxing Mansion, and the Yamen of Taizhou was changed to the palace..."

"The two capitals fell, the fierce emperor was martyred, and Hongguang hunted north. However, the Ming Dynasty has not perished, and the Zhu family has not died. As long as I, Zhu Yihai, am alive, I swear that I will raise the Sixth Division, conquer the Central Plains in the north, restore the world, and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty." !"

Hanging in the middle hall is the imperial appearance of the Taizu, the fat face is full of kindness and majesty, it is by no means the ugly shoehorn face that some people spread on the Internet in later generations, Zhu Yihai feels that the tenth ancestor of King Lu is watching Looking at all of this, if he can really see these, maybe he will be a little relieved at this time, after all, the Zhu family is not all cowards.

"Your Highness!"

Song Zhipu's voice interrupted his imagination. At this time, although there were many officials in the palace hall, there were not only the current Taizhou Tongzhi like Zhu Ren, but also the former Zuo Shilang of the household department like Song Zhipu, and the former Jingjiang like Chen Hanhui. The county magistrate, Yangzhou Supervising Army, and former Tianjin Bingbeidao like Ke Xiaqing, but basically their grades are not high.

On the contrary, the two eunuchs, Li Guofu and Pang Tianshou, who stood in front of Zhu Yihai in red robes, were the ones who had truly held great power.

You must know that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, among the 24 eunuchs, the Sima Supervisor and the Yuma Supervisor were the most powerful.The Yumajian, together with the Ministry of War and the governor, is in charge of the military, and it is actually the Shufu of the inner court.

Moreover, the Yumajian also manages the pasture and Huangzhuang, manages the Huangzhuang, and handles finances with the household department. It is the internal steward of Daming. In the Chongzhen period, the imperial horse supervisor and eunuch admiral Yongweiying, the emperor's pro-army, was also supervised by the emperor.

Song Zhipu seemed to be the head of all the officials in this temporary small court in Taizhou at this time. When he was excited, he also suggested to Zhu Yihai to form and improve the various ministries of the court as soon as possible to restore the central functions.

The banner has been raised, but it still needs to be known to the world, and must be supported by civil servants, generals, and common people. This is not so simple, especially now that the Tartars are occupying Jinling and Hangzhou, and they are close at hand, so they must act quickly.

"Your Highness, how should Zhu Ren and others surrender to captives?"

Zhu Yihai sat at the head, looked at the panic-stricken fellow acquaintance Zhu Ren and other leading party members, in fact he disdained these people in his heart, but at this moment, he also knew that not everyone can take the lead in a national crisis As Shi Kefa and Huang Degong, although the Ming Dynasty had Sun Chengzong, Lu Xiangsheng, Li Banghua and other loyal ministers.

But the vast majority of people are still like Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, and Wu Sangui. After all, how many people can really sacrifice their lives for an uprising?
That was when the governors, governors, commanders, and princes all descended one after another, and most of the middle and lower-level officials, such as the local magistrates and magistrates, chose to be harsh and sneaky, and they could understand it.

But understanding is understanding. After all, Zhu Yihai is now in charge of the country, and the problems of these people are no longer a matter of personal emotions.

"Your Highness, kill all these weak traitors."

Zhu Yihai pondered.

Killing is just a matter of one sentence, it is indeed simple, but the consequences must be considered.

After a long time, he said slowly, "Dai Guangda and Zhu Ren, as parents and officials of the same government, have read the books of sages and sages. Pao, when the country is in calamity, it is shameful and unforgivable that you should have shared weal and woe with the country, but you only thought of surrendering captives, and even voluntarily surrendered to lead the way!"

"Kill!" Wang Chuangzi and other generals shouted loudly.

Zhu Ren was also an official who recruited righteousness and courage to pacify Xudu Zhiluo, and he was quite courageous and resourceful, but at this time, he was also in front of Zhu Yihai, his knees were weak, and he didn't even dare to refute, just knelt there and begged for mercy.

Chen Hanhui looked at Zhu Ren and couldn't bear it. Although he just angrily scolded him out of the house yesterday, and even cut off his robes, he had worked together after all.

"Your Highness, Zhu Ren's conquest of captives is indeed a serious crime. However, he has been an official in Taizhou for several years, and he has indeed made some contributions to protecting the environment and the people. Now His Highness wants to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty. It is time to employ people. Why don't you allow him to make meritorious deeds and give him a reformation?" new opportunities."

Zhu Yihai didn't intend to kill Zhu Ren and the others at first, the main reason was the current situation, it was the behavior of most people who surrendered captives and bandits, if there was a mass killing, it would undoubtedly drive all these people to the opposite side.

"Zhu Ren, are you convicted?"

"The criminal minister was confused for a moment, and he deserved death."

"It's good to know the crime. Dai Guangda, the leader of the captives, has already been punished. You are rebellious, and there is no forgiveness. Now Chen Gong is pleading for you, and I will temporarily give you a chance to reform."

The great man said that the first problem of revolution is to figure out who is friend and who is enemy. Revolution is not a dinner party. If you can't distinguish between the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction, and you can't unite all forces, then it will be difficult to succeed.

When Chongzhen faced the domestic peasant army and the Jianlu Tartars outside the customs, he mishandled it a little bit, and couldn't distinguish between the primary and secondary.

After the Hongguang Dynasty was established in Nanjing, it made a fundamental mistake.

Under the extremely critical situation at that time, the monarchs and ministers of the Hongguang Dynasty actually worked out a decision to unite with the captives and suppress the bandits.

You must know that after the Qing army entered the customs, the Chuang army was retreating steadily, and the West Camp was actually not in a position. At this time, the Qing army entering the customs would fight three at a time. The weak leave the strong, put aside the grievances with the peasant army first, and unite together to drive the Tartars out of the pass first.

But Hong Guangchao's monarchs and ministers didn't think so. They insisted on wishful thinking to unite with the Qing army, and when the peasant army was defeated and his illness killed him, they killed all these rioters and rebels.As for the Qing army, they asked them for peace and interviews, and wanted to draw rivers for autonomy, and the northern and southern dynasties.

This is even more stupid than the Northern Song Dynasty's sea alliance and the joint Jin army to destroy the Liao Dynasty.

The Hongguang Dynasty not only wanted to unite with the captives to suppress the bandits, but also pursued those officials who surrendered to the Chuangjun after the fall of Beijing, and even their families.

These stupid actions have greatly weakened Hong Guangchao's solid foundation.

The current situation in Daming is one-sided, and it is unrealistic to ask everyone to be loyal to Daming. Of course, one cannot just be tolerant, otherwise there will be no cost and no scruples in betrayal.

Just leave a leeway.

Zhu Yihai looked at Zhu Ren and other uneasy capitulators with a cold face, and finally dealt with them. Zhu Ren and other Taizhou surrender officials were demoted to five ranks and retained, and made atonement for their crimes.Zhu Ren was originally a co-prefect of the fifth rank, but was directly demoted to the seventh rank, and was even removed from the post of co-prefect.

"In addition, I hope that you can take the initiative to donate money to help pay."

Not talking about fines or ransacking their homes, but asking them to donate voluntarily, and did not directly say the number, but Zhu Yihai is just leaving room for manipulation. Anyway, capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes are inevitable, and they must be picked up Just a layer of skin.

Zhu Ren knelt on the ground, and his hanging heart finally relaxed after hearing these words.

"The guilty minister is willing to donate all his wealth."

Zhu Yihai nodded in satisfaction, "It depends on your sincerity, Zhang Guojun!"

"The minister is here!" Zhang Guojun, the brother-in-law who had been promised to be the commander of Jinyiwei, immediately responded loudly.

"I entrust you as the commander of Jinyiwei. Your first job is to cooperate with Zhu Tongzhi and others to redeem their merits and be responsible for receiving their donations."

"Obey!" Zhang Guojun was a little excited, this is a fat job.

Zhu Yihai saw through his thoughts at a glance, and continued in a cold voice, "Pang Tianshou, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor!"

"The servant is here."

A eunuch in a scarlet robe came out after hearing the news, but this person just arrived today. The Chongzhen Dynasty was already a eunuch of the imperial horse. Before the fall of Beijing, he went to Yanzhou to read to Zhu Yihai the decree of the king of Lu, and then passed the decree to Nanjing. Hearing that the northern capital had fallen, he and Han Zanzhou supported Zhu Yousong, the king of Fu, and was later ordered to collect taxes in Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Guangxi.

He went north with several 10 taels of tax silver, but Hongguang was captured on the way, and Nanjing fell. Later, Pang Tianshou heard that King Lu was in Hangzhou as the supervisor of the country, so he took the silver and prepared to go to Hangzhou. Who knows that he heard about Hangzhou on the way King Lu also surrendered.

Pang Tianshou was very confused, and a brave guard battalion with a deposit of silver refused the northern envoy's offer to surrender, and rushed to Taizhou to meet King Lu, hoping to join the clan prince and continue to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

As a result, as soon as the ship docked, he heard about King Lu's feat, so he came to see him immediately.

Zhu Yihai was overjoyed at Pang Tianshou who suddenly brought hundreds of brave guards and more than 30 taels of silver. Of course, he also admired Pang Tianshou's loyalty to Daming, and he also had Pang Tianshou's future trajectory in his mind , Knowing that he later became the eunuch of Emperor Yongli's ceremonies, he was very powerful.

Although this Pang Tianshou colluded with the first assistant Ma Jixiang in the Yongli Dynasty, participated in the Wu-Chu party struggle in the Yongli Dynasty, and even attached to Sun Kewang in the end, helping to force Yongli to the Zen position, he would not be guaranteed at the end of the day.

However, for Zhu Yihai, the Ming Dynasty was busy with party disputes until its death, which was very common.

At least Pang Tianshou has always been anti-Qing, this is the most important one.

What's more, this time Pang Tianshou went north, not only brought 30 Jiangnan tax silver, but also brought 300 soldiers and horses of the Yongwei Battalion, and a [-]-man Macau Portuguese mercenary musketeer team.

It turned out that Pang Tianshou was baptized by Father Tang Kuwang during the Tianqi period and became a Catholic. He was one of the first eunuchs who joined the Catholic Church. Yes, a large number of firearms were purchased there, and three hundred grape mercenaries were recruited.

In terms of seniority, Pang Tianshou is still above Li Guofu, and the two have successively served as eunuchs of Yumajian.

"Pang Tianshou is loyal, and I am deeply moved. Now that the country is in crisis, we need a loyal veteran like you. Gu now entrusts you as the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and seal, to manage the internal and external chapters and the imperial investigation, and to supervise the East Factory. Next, you Together with Commander Zhang of the Jin Yiwei, we must finish Zhu Lu and his errands first, and if Zhu Lu and others are willing to donate to the country, you must hand over it well, and no one will be allowed to take the opportunity to embezzle or even blackmail."

Pang Tianshou understood that it was the emperor who asked him to keep an eye on Zhang Guojun, and he also asked Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to monitor each other.

Zhu Yihai went on to say, "Li Guofu is the eunuch who is the supervisor of rites and holds the pen. He is in charge of the rules and documents, and plans to approve the red according to the cabinet vote."

"Liu Chao is the eunuch of the Royal Horse Supervisor and the admiral of the Yongwei Camp."

The hall gradually became quiet.

These appointments were somewhat unexpected, but they seemed to be expected. Song Zhipu and others were in mixed feelings. The struggle between civil servants and eunuchs in Ming Dynasty lasted for several dynasties, and the grievances were deep.

As soon as the king of Lu was in charge of the country, he first arranged for the eunuchs of the chief inspector of ceremonies, the eunuch of Bingbi, the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor, the east factory, the Yongwei battalion, and the commander of Jinyiwei, which inevitably made them feel a little worried.

However, Song Zhipu and others may still have high expectations for King Lu, so they did not immediately stand up to object at this time.

"Song Zhipu, I beg you to enter the cabinet and draft a ticket as the Minister of Rites and the Bachelor of Dongge University."

King Lu's next words reassured everyone.

(End of this chapter)