Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 16 Cleverly breaking the court situation, the new monarch has a new view

In front of Fengtian Gate, as the civil and military officials dispersed, the place became quiet again.

It's just that the enthronement ceremony is over, but the new dynasty has kicked off, and this "Enthronement Edict" is destined to cause an uproar.

The "Edict of Enthronement" was copied separately by the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and issued by the General Administration Department to the chief ministers of the South, North Zhili and thirteen provinces, and the relevant yamen needed to implement it immediately.

The promulgation of the enthronement edict was mild to other aspects of Ming Dynasty, but it was nothing less than a blockbuster to the Yan government.

The intelligence of the new monarch has far exceeded everyone's imagination, and it has subverted many people's perception of the new monarch.

In addition to the unexpected direction of the Yanzheng's stick in the "Edict of Enthronement", the relevant internal eunuchs did not withdraw the eunuch's power as they had imagined, but selectively withdrew it.

It's just that those who are interested know that this method is actually very clever.

Although some eunuchs who supervised Dayue Taihe Mountain were revoked, the eunuchs of the Shibo Tiju Division in various places were not recalled, let alone the power to charge them to govern the sea.

Just like this, the expected era when the eunuchs were fully taken over by the new emperor has not come, and the new emperor does not seem to be as easy to fool as imagined.

After so many years of brainwashing, I don't know if His Majesty suddenly became enlightened, or there are some experts behind the scenes.

The emperor is out of control, and the most anxious thing is the civil service group.

With the death of Emperor Chenghua, Wan'an's status declined rapidly, and many officials under him had already chosen to change their families and join Xu Pu's sect, which is why Xu Pu dared to mock Wan'an's dark spots like beans.

It's just that the starved camel was bigger than the horse, and a group of officials in important positions gathered in Wanfu.

Wan An was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Zhengtong. He entered the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi, and then he was promoted all the way. In the 13th year of Chenghua, he succeeded Shang Ren as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

"Yuanfu, what do you think of this change in today's enthronement edict?" Li Yan, the right servant of the Governor's Beijing Savings Department, was the core member of Wandang, and asked first.

When Zhou Hongmo and the others heard this, they all looked at Wan An.

Wan An picked up the teacup brought by the butler, but he let out a long sigh and said, "Perhaps all our courtiers have misjudged. His Majesty has been dormant all this time. He is as smart as the late Emperor!"

"Yuanfu, how did you see it?" Li Yan frowned slightly, and immediately asked.

Wan An squeezed the lid of the tea and poured it lightly on the teacup, then looked up at the blue sky in the front yard and said: "The old man has been in court for dozens of years, and he is well aware of the collapse of the Yan government. I also participated in it. It’s just that if you ask me how to break the situation, even if I dare to point out the collusion between the government and businessmen, I will not think that the entry threshold for salt merchants can be relaxed to relieve the pressure!”

Speaking of this, he seemed to realize that what he said was too profound, especially when his grandson Wan Hongbi, who had just entered an official position as a scholar in the Hanlin, was present, so he summed it up: "It's about salt. This alone has surpassed the late emperor!"

"Grandfather, this matter is out of common sense! Not to mention that His Majesty has always been famous in the East Palace, but the Five Classics are difficult to understand. If Grandpa can't solve the political corruption, how can His Majesty break it?" Wan Hongbi is deeply loved by Wan An, and he is also Express your opinion here.

"Hong Bi's words are justified. This matter should not be what His Majesty thinks. There may be experts behind the scenes!" Zhou Hongmo nodded lightly, also expressing his agreement.

Wan An is not a stubborn person, so he nodded lightly and said: "Bi'er's reasoning is also reasonable! It's just that your majesty is indeed different from what we observed earlier. Not a good thing."

"Good thing?" Zhou Hongmo looked at Wan Andao suspiciously when he heard this conclusion.

Wan An took a sip of tea slowly, and then smiled and said: "If your majesty is really like the first emperor, he will not believe in the so-called Qingliu, so he will continue to use us to check and balance the Qingliu, and even rely on us to help him implement it." ambition!"

It is said that people become mature with age, and now the old chief assistant who has been in the officialdom for ten years is not to be underestimated, and now he seems to have seen the current situation very clearly.

Zhou Hongmo and the others had always thought that they would be liquidated by the Qingliu headed by Xu Pu, but now they all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Wan An's deduction.

Xu Mansion, in the study.

Xu Pu's face looked very ugly, but he didn't call his cronies to discuss, but only called his favorite student Xie Qian.

He has been in the officialdom for decades, and he is about to become the leader of the officials in charge of the government, but when things come to an end, there is a sudden major deviation.

Now that I think about it carefully, since His Majesty is about to succeed to the throne, the prince who was once obedient to him has indeed become a little different, especially his eyes and demeanor are not like the prince who was obedient.

"Teacher, Your Majesty didn't behave strangely, but suddenly became close to Zhang Sheng. After entering the Qing Palace, he summoned Zhang Sheng three times!" Xie Qian also felt that things had become out of control. road.

It is inevitable that people will have jealousy and comparison mentality. He and Zhang Sheng are both lecturers in the Prince's Mansion. He entered the mansion earlier than Zhang Sheng, and he seems closer on weekdays, but Zhang Sheng was suddenly favored, and he unexpectedly Not once was he called into the palace.

Xu Pu didn't take Zhang Sheng seriously all the time, now when he heard Xie Qian's revelation, he immediately said thoughtfully, "If it wasn't for Zhang Sheng's doing all of this, he was behind the scenes to advise His Majesty!"

But as soon as the words fell, Dang Lian shook his head like a rattle and denied: "No! Zhang Sheng doesn't have this kind of talent, there must be someone else!"

"Teacher, Zhang Sheng is the number one scholar in Chenghua for five years, and he is really smart!" Xie Qian always regarded Zhang Sheng as an imaginary enemy, and Dang even emphasized seriously.

But Xu Pu concluded that it couldn't be Zhang Sheng, so he gently raised his hand and said: "You go back first, this person must be in the palace, I will investigate someone!"

"Obey!" Xie Qian didn't expect his teacher to have eyeliner in the palace, so he cupped his hands calmly.

Xu Pu watched Xie Qian leave, but thought of the third regulation of the "Edict of Enthronement", he couldn't help but secretly had a headache, and he should even write a letter to Li Zhiqing, the disciple who was transferred as an envoy in the two Huaihe Rivers.

Although I have always collected money in the name of Bing Jing and Tan Jing, but I can't guarantee that the disciple will bite me, and now I have to let this disciple act carefully.

But there is no need to be too nervous, after all, such decrees will become invalid when they leave the capital, and there are no local officials who don't have eyes and bite people everywhere.

Under the setting sun, the Forbidden City looks magnificent.

Zhu Youtang, who was wearing casual clothes, was sitting in the East Nuan Pavilion, and the sunlight outside shone in through the thin paper windows.

This is not only a place to deal with political affairs, but also a study room with a lot of books. It is also a place where you can directly meet courtiers, and you can even pass meals here, but it is a multi-functional office.

Zhu Youtang sat in front of the study, but since he was enthroned, he could not read "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" every day, but had to read memorials from the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

Fortunately, Emperor Chenghua was considered a suitable father, and he had already intended to cultivate his ability to handle government affairs, so he already had experience in how to handle government affairs.

Now combined with this modern head, the problems encountered can be easily solved, which is why he was able to ingeniously revise the "Edict of Enthronement" this time.

"Your Majesty, I just heard some news!" Huang Pan came in from the outside and reported with a complicated expression.

Zhu Youtang stretched his waist, then raised his head and said, "What's the matter?"

"The Queen Mother recalled Wynn, and now Wynn is in Qingning Palace!" Huang Pan knew the inside story of some things, so he reported it carefully.

When Zhu Youtang heard the news, a stern look flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)