Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 406: To prove his ambition through death, if the crown prince ascends the throne, the Ming Dynasty will surely perish!

As officials came out of the official residence and entered the palace one after another, the news spread like wildfire.

Students from the Imperial College, the Imperial College, the Martial Arts School, the Martial Arts Hall, major universities, and even many citizens began to walk towards the Forbidden City.

Soon, several gates of the Forbidden City were packed with people.

The cries shook the heavens and the earth.

Standing on the tower of the Forbidden City, seeing the black heads and sad cries, the soldiers on duty also shed tears in their eyes.

All palace gates are closed.

Eunuchs and concubines were not allowed to walk around.

However, everyone in the palace knelt at the palace gate and cried.

The Han general and the guards with swords knelt outside the gate of Yangxin Hall, wailing.

"I am willing to die!"

On this day, the whole city of Beijing was crying.

"And your Majesty is not an only son. Your Majesty has forty-one heirs, all of whom are intelligent and filial. The King of Song will send you memorials every day. The King of Xia will send medicines every ten days. The King of Shang is the most filial father and sends his grandchildren every year. "The kings are filial and virtuous, why can't they be the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty?"

"If it hadn't been for the prince's roar about the Yangxin Palace, I wouldn't have known about it, and Your Majesty would have suffered like this in the palace!"

This was also the reason why the old emperor provided the Queen Mother with a pension until she died. Unfilial piety was a heinous crime.

There is a huge force of nobles and nobles. Even if the head of the family is not in the capital, the heads of each family are kneeling outside the Yangxin Hall. These rough people are the loudest and the loudest.

Zhang Fuhua crawled over and said, "The foundation of the country cannot be tampered with, but how can a prince who is unfilial to his emperor and father count the foundation of the country? Does your Majesty want to see the Ming Dynasty perish?"

The civil and military officials followed and shouted loudly.

He doesn't know anything, his father's crown prince position is about to be lost, and he is the most unjust.

Look at the ministers in the court. Normally, there would not be so many people gathered in the court meeting, but just because he had a few quarrels with the old emperor, all these people came to work.

The person who supported him the most wanted to change the throne to the crown prince, but the person he trusted the least supported him as always.

Hundreds of officials in the Yangxin Palace shouted, and then hundreds of officials outside the palace followed suit, and then people spread throughout the imperial city followed suit, and finally people outside the imperial city followed suit.

Grandson Zhu Youquan also came from the East Palace, but was blocked by the crowd and could not enter the Yangxin Hall.

"I was raised by Your Majesty. Although I don't have a real name, I am actually His Majesty's adopted son!"

Only now did he feel that he was really ridiculous.

"If your Majesty doubts my determination, I am willing to crash to death on the steps!"

These words were very sad: "Look at my legs. I can't stand for a while. I'm a lonely old man. Please let me go."

The prince felt slightly relieved and kowtowed quickly to thank him, just as he was about to make a promise.

It was discovered that Zhang Fuhua was bleeding non-stop and his brain matter was flowing out from the seams in his brain. He was afraid that he might not survive.

The shouts shook the heavens and the earth.

"Save him quickly!" Zhu Qiyu asked people to send him to the Royal Hospital quickly, feeling extremely sad in his heart.

Even if there is respect and love for the old emperor, isn't there dissatisfaction with the prince's governance?
"Your Majesty, please appoint a crown prince instead!" Wang Hao said sternly.

Zhu Jianqi felt a chill running down his spine, and it was Zhu Youqi who suffered the most.

"Gentlemen, don't force me, let's all disperse."

Then came Beizhili, the north, and finally spread to the entire Ming Dynasty, and even the entire world. He could not bear the anger of eight billion Ming people.

Liao Zhuang also wants to hit the wall.

"Ugh!"

Zhu Qiyu sighed and slowly sat on the chair: "I am eighty-seven years old this year. I may not be able to see the sun tomorrow. How can I shake the foundation of the country again?"

"My father is in trouble, and I am willing to risk everything from the nine clans to save my father from danger!"

As soon as Zhang Fuhua finished speaking, he threw forward and hit the steps hard, making a muffled sound and dripping with blood.

Zhu Qiyu was about to stop him, but Zhang Fuhua was too quick.

Once his father becomes the crown prince, his great-grandson will definitely disappear with him. Will the son of an unfilial prince be filial?
The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety and law, and filial piety ranked first.

The old emperor indeed has no power, but he has the hearts of the people in the world!
In the past five years, he has interfered in various industries in the world and imposed various restrictions, which has made people all over the world dissatisfied. The reason why the people have not been dissatisfied is because the old emperor is taking charge.

When the incident of the prince's unfilial piety came to light, the entire capital was shaken.

Zhu Qiyu quickly asked the eunuch to hold him, and wanted to stand up and take a look at Zhang Fuhua. However, he was not feeling well, so he had to ask the eunuch to take a look at Zhang Fuhua's condition.

Zhu Jianqi didn't expect it at all.

The one who cried louder was Xungui.

At this moment, Zhu Jianqi's hands and feet were cold.

Eunuchs have already come to report that people are kneeling outside the four gates of the Forbidden City. The entire capital is on strike. More and more people are gathering in the direction of the Forbidden City. The entire capital is crying.

"The foundation of the country is a major matter for stabilizing the country and cannot be touched lightly." Zhu Qiyu said slowly.

The old man really has no authority anymore, but people's hearts are with him.

Zhang Fuhua was right, he was Zhang Fuhua's adoptive father, and Zhang Fuhua also gave him a good face.

But a man with great talent just disappeared.

Zhang Fuhua was taken away for treatment.

There was a bright red mark on the steps.

Zhu Jianqi was dumbfounded. Zhang Fuhua was usually the most out-of-touch, but he actually wanted to die to express his ambition? does it worth?
"I am willing to die to clarify my ambition!"

Xia Xun prostrated himself on the ground and said, "I am no more than an ordinary person. Your Majesty chooses and uses me from among those who are humble. Your talents will rise to the center and hold the power of the world."

"Everything I have is a gift from Your Majesty."

"To persuade your majesty to shake the foundation of the country now is indeed to force the palace. I pride myself on being a pure man and dare not coerce your majesty in the slightest, so I am willing to die to express my ambition!"

And then really rushed up the steps.

Fortunately, the eunuch stopped him, but he knocked the eunuch directly to the ground.

This guy is really going to be killed.

Gao Ming, Liao Zhuang, Qin Hong and other veterans are all risking their lives.

"You are all still young, why are you buried with me, a lonely old man?" Zhu Qiyu felt a little sad.

These people are all talents he selected through thousands of selections, and they are also top talents he honed little by little.

Why did you separate from the prince?

Is it just because the prince is unfilial?
No.

It's because the prince's political views don't agree with theirs.

They were all trained by the old emperor, and they inherited the old emperor's spirit, but the prince gradually deviated from the old emperor's path.

When a person is afraid of one person for a long time, the seeds of rebellion will be sown. When he grows up, he will turn against the other person.

That's it for the prince.

He had been afraid of the old emperor for half his life, worried about the crown prince for half his life, and finally took control of the power. He wanted to smash everything about the old emperor to pieces and follow a path that belonged to him.

Regardless of whether his path is right or not, it is his path anyway, and it is enough that it does not belong to the old emperor.

He didn't feel like he was doing it too soon.

Because all the power in the world has fallen into his hands, the old emperor is just an emperor with no real power.

Moreover, his greatest pleasure was to smash everything he owned to pieces in front of the old emperor.

Then, naturally, the auxiliary talents given to him by the old emperor cannot be used.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian have a good relationship with him, and he can still keep them, but he can't give them such great power.

People like Wang Shu, Wang Hao, Xia Xun, Zhang Fuhua, Gao Ming, and Wang Hua were all driven out of the court.

The Ming Dynasty had too many nobles and nobles, which was a huge financial expenditure.

We should find a reason to seize the title from those who have done nothing to make a living. It is best to use the order of favor.

It's not that he picked it, but that these were all granted by his father.

After he comes to power, he will create a group of nobles, and these talents will be his people.

He is like a little kid who wants to fight for everything.

Even if the old emperor handed over the power of the world to him, he was still not satisfied. He wanted the people of the world to admit that he did a better job than the old emperor.

The most important thing is that the old emperor is aging visibly, and he has only a few days left to live.

Zhu Jianqi couldn't bear it any longer. If he endured it for another two years, I'm afraid the old emperor wouldn't be able to see everything he had and would be smashed to pieces.

Therefore, his attitude towards the old emperor became even worse, and he was even more unwilling to listen to his endless nonsense. Times have changed, and there is no need to keep your old things. Naturally, the old ministers he left behind should no longer be used.

What really changed Zhu Jianqi's personality was that he was clearly in charge, and none of the vassal kings from all over the country respected him. They all gave gifts to his father. Who remembered their eldest brother?

In fact, the King of Song was rude to him, and the King of Wei and Shang ignored him at all. They treated him as if he didn't exist. The King of Tang was a bit better, occasionally mentioning him, but only in passing.

All affairs of the vassal state were reported secretly to the old emperor and did not pass through his hands at all. What exactly was said was unknown to outsiders.

This is contempt for the central court and Zhu Jianqi.

So he wanted to show off and let the world's feudal lords see that Zhu Jianqi was no worse than Zhu Qiyu!

Then there are the people of the world.

No matter what the center does, it is obviously his Zhu Jianqi's credit, but it is all attributed to the old emperor. Everything is his credit. Is he a god? Am I a pig?
I am obviously in charge of government affairs. I am so tired that my hair is white and I am so tired that I vomit blood. But will the people of the world remember me?

No!

The credit belongs to the old emperor, and the hard work belongs to the courtiers, but only I, Zhu Jianqi, has been ignored!

This has been the case for the past five years.

So Zhu Jianqi went crazy and was mentally distorted.

He had to show off.

He must break everything about the old emperor.

He must destroy his most glorious things in front of the old emperor, and let Zhu Jianqi recreate the perfect Ming Dynasty, and let him, the vassal king, and the world see Zhu Jianqi's ability.

but!

He never expected that the old emperor could make a comeback at will even though he had nothing.

The human heart is always in his hands.

"If I am not buried with His Majesty today, I will die for the Ming Dynasty tomorrow. It is better to die now."

Yang Tinghe said coldly: "Although the veteran joined the court late, this life is enough and I have no regrets."

"Old minister, I've had enough." Qin Hong closed his eyes.

Yu Yunzhong climbed up and said, "On behalf of my late grandfather, I beg your majesty to establish a crown prince instead!"

As a leader among nobles.

His words represent the position of the entire noble family.

Yang Xin's fate is vivid in his mind. After the crown prince came to power, those meritorious veterans were still sitting on the bench. Can these useless snacks be reused?

Moreover, the prince has long expressed his intention to implement the grace order.

The title is the most important thing for any noble family.

Why was the Ming army so powerful in combat? It was because of the title of nobility. The title was hereditary and was not replaced. It was passed down to the Ming Dynasty and was destroyed.

If the Tuen Order is implemented, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army will be cut in half.

Don’t think that if all the feudal states in the world are enlightened, the war will be over.

Quite the opposite.

The future international situation will be far more dangerous than if it were all alien races, because everyone's political, economic, and scientific and technological levels are basically the same, unlike the countries in later generations, where there is a huge gap.

Military power will be extremely important in the future struggle for hegemony.

Besides, if the prince is deposed, then the Shang king Zhu Jianji will be appointed. Zhu Jianji is a horse-riding emperor. Look at how much territory he has conquered in Eastern Europe.

When such a person becomes emperor, the Ming Dynasty will have the attribute of opening up to the outside world, so will the nobles be more valued?
It stands to reason that civil servants should hate such an emperor.

But there's nothing we can do, the prince has offended all the interest groups.

Regulation alone will cause the market value of the cultural and sports industries to plummet.

Who are the financial backers behind these industries? These are the Gonggun princes standing in the court hall!

The cultural industry is the industry that courtiers attach most importance to. This kind of control is equivalent to controlling the mouthpiece of literati, which is the root of civil servants.

Okay, even if we don’t talk about interests.

The prince's approach to governance also ran counter to that of the old emperor, who appointed and trusted senior ministers and delegated greater power.

Not so with the prince. After he ascends the throne, he will immediately eliminate dissidents and get rid of all the people left to him by the old emperor. Everyone is forced to do nothing.

They also have no control over who becomes the crown prince, and it is unknown how the new crown prince will be. Anyway, this prince will definitely not be able to do it.

Zhu Qiyu looked at these kneeling people with desolate eyes.

How unpopular the prince is.

Why did you offend all these people?
Isn’t it okay for the prince to have nothing?
Yes, he is diligent and conscientious, attends meetings early every day, makes no mistakes or omissions, and his governance level is acceptable.

But why is everyone in the world against him?
What's wrong?
Because he touches everyone's interests.

The nobles hate him if he refuses favors; the civil servants hate him if he tampers with national policies; the people hate him if he doesn't look down; the businessmen hate him if he cares about everything; the vassal king hates him if he has no merit or virtue; even in the palace Zhongsu was trying to clean up corruption, and the palace people still hated him.

Therefore, this is not forced uterus, but it is forced uterus.

Zhu Qiyu squinted his eyes: "I am eighty-seven, and I haven't lived enough yet. You are all still young, how can you not live enough?"

"But God will not give me another fifty years."

"I can't control the future of Ming Dynasty."

"If I change my country's capital rashly, I need to handle the huge government affairs, but my current body can no longer support the huge government affairs."

"Just say change it. If you change it, is it really better than him?"

"Not necessarily?"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Everyone has his own path to take. I can't control where the Ming Dynasty will be in the future."

"My lords, when I am about to die, prepare a horse for me. Let me imitate Emperor Taizu and die on the horse. I don't want to die on the collapse. This is the only request of an old man like me."

"Go away."

Zhu Qiyu stretched out his hand and asked the eunuch to help him and go back to the house.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness!" Zhu Jianqi was almost crazy with excitement.

Even the courtiers' persuasion could not change his father's mind.

Now the crown prince's position is stable.

"Your Majesty, please rest early. All the ministers will kneel here and wait for Your Majesty to change his mind!" Yang Tinghe's words made Zhu Jianqi feel like he had been hit hard.

He slowly turned his head and looked at his uncle, "Do you have to force me to death?"

What benefits can you get from the fourth child taking the throne?
With a bang, the palace door closed.

Zhu Jianqi said in a fake tone: "Liu Jian, take the people out and don't disturb His Majesty's rest!"

But Liu Jian turned a deaf ear.

We have come to this point. If we don't force the old emperor to change his mind, everyone will end badly after the crown prince Yuji.

"Li Dongyang, you go."

Li Dongyang seemed to be sitting in meditation, saying nothing from beginning to end.

Until he was called by the prince, he cleared his throat: "I am afraid of the cold, your highness, can someone send me a big cloak?"

"you!"

Zhu Jianqi jumped up and down in anger: "Xie Qian, go away!"

Xie Qian was dozing off and didn't hear anything.

"Okay, you've all turned against me and stopped listening to Gu!" The more Zhu Jianqi behaves like this, the more disappointing he becomes.

How can a villain who becomes arrogant when he succeeds become the master of this huge empire?
In fact, Zhu Jianqi was also scared to death.

I have been a prince for half my life.

If he is deposed, he will never survive. Death is the best outcome.

Don't think that his father will be reluctant to part with him. His father is only worried about the stability of the court.

If it were him, he wouldn't care. As a political creature, he could kill his own prince without feeling any guilt.

The prince, who was confident of victory, suddenly found that the civil servants did not listen to him at all.

I was really panicking at this moment.

But he knew that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would kneel down to the end if they were worried about being liquidated.

Even if he promises not to liquidate now, no one will believe him, because he is ungrateful when the old emperor abdicates the throne to him. Such a person without a king or a father has zero credibility.

In the past, the decision-making power of everything was in his father's hands, but that might not be the case this time, right? He is confused now and is thinking about countermeasures.

Instead, the atmosphere became tense.

Zhu Qiyu in the palace sighed deeply.

It's too late to talk about changing the prince now.

He can no longer bear the huge government affairs. During the window period of changing the crown prince, he must fully shoulder the government affairs.

Moreover, even if the fourth son is appointed as the crown prince, even if he is willing to give up the Eastern European emperor and return to his country to succeed the throne.

What about political issues after that?
Because the prince had a quarrel with him, he deposed the prince and then replaced him with the fourth child.

So will future generations follow suit? Then wouldn’t the Ming Dynasty be in chaos? The eldest son inheritance system is the most reliable way for emperors to pass on their genealogy.

Emperor Taizong liked the King of Han so much that he did not change the title of crown prince in the end.

There is also a grandson here.

It has been many years since Zhu Youquan was canonized as the grandson. Should he be made the grandson instead of the fourth child?
Besides, if the prince is replaced, what will happen to the grandson?
Did you kill them too?

Where are the other sons of the prince?

There are also the henchmen of the prince and grandson. There are too many problems here.

He devoted all his energy to Zhu Youquan. Zhu Youquan is definitely better than Zhu Jianqi, but it's hard to say how much better.

In the past few years, the grandson was well-behaved and sensible, but after he was enthroned, his true nature was gradually exposed. It can be said that he was far from the emperor Zhu Qiyu expected.

It can be said that these are two failures.

In fact, when the officials asked for the crown prince, his heart moved slightly, and he was really tempted.

He was not at ease when the Ming Dynasty was handed over to two generations of monarchs like this.

Zhu Jianqi's qualifications are not good, but he is considered diligent.

But after gaining power, he became more and more aggressive, and he felt like a villain had achieved success. The most important thing is that he was undermining the national policy established by Zhu Qiyu.

He has always emphasized that to be an emperor, one must know how to take back power and also know how to delegate power, which Zhu Jianqi does not know. Secondly, only a relaxed political environment can make all businesses prosper and the people prosper. The Ming Dynasty has no strong enemies and the country is rich and the people are strong. Why must it cause great suffering and hatred?
Finally, as an emperor, you must keep your eyes at the bottom and see what the people below need.

He couldn't listen to a word.

Such a king is bound to perish. Even if his death is not at his hands, he will certainly lay the foundation for the country's downfall.

Under his leadership, the current Ming Dynasty is different from any era in history. It is an extremely enlightened and prosperous country. It is a country with the largest territory since ancient times. It is a country with the worst international environment.

Such a Ming emperor could not do well without two brushes.

The demands on the emperor became extremely high.

It's not like the Ming Dynasty before. If you put a dog on it, it can still operate as usual and maintain the national destiny for more than two hundred years.

Not now.

The emperor needs to be broad-minded and capable to produce great emperors from generation to generation.

If a waste comes up, Ming Dynasty will definitely fall within fifty years.

Because Zhu Qiyu’s structure of the world is such a powerful situation. Da Chu, Da Shang, Da Wei, Da Sui, Da Xia, Da Zhou, Da Tang, Da Chu, etc. are all powerful countries. As long as they are given time to develop, fifty Within this year, we will enter the era of world hegemony.

Surrounded by wolves, how Ming Dynasty properly handles international relations and takes the lead will test the ruler's superb political vision.

Even if the emperor doesn't know how to do it, the ministers must do it.

And the emperor must use this minister.

Like years ago, the great grandson Zhu Youquan mentioned a lot of the shortcomings of the courtiers. Wang Hao was headstrong and his son was greedy; Nothing else; Liu Daxia is a complete power animal with no bottom line; Yang Yiqing is a madman for experimenting with a country.

Yes, every minister has huge weaknesses.

Being an emperor is to cover up their weaknesses and magnify their strengths. Only then is a good emperor. No one is perfect. This is how the superiors employ people. They magnify the strengths and put people in the right positions.

Instead of the emperor guarding them.

If the emperor is on guard against his ministers, then why use them?
Governance must be stable and peaceful.

To be an emperor, you must be confident and broad-minded.

But Zhu Jianqi couldn't listen.

However, Zhu Youqi felt that these old antiques were very distasteful, and even felt that he should be on guard against civil servants and weaken the power of nobles.

The difference is that Zhu Jianqi does not have Chao Cuo by his side, but Zhu Youquai has Chao Cuo by his side.

Just today, these ministers with huge shortcomings were kneeling outside the Yangxin Hall to admonish them. Zhang Fuhua even risked his life.

But don’t look at it. It was under the leadership of these people that Ming Dynasty became a top power.

Why did Zhang Fuhua die?
He was extremely disappointed with the prince and wanted to repay the emperor's kindness. He regarded himself as the emperor's adopted son. The old emperor was angry. He could not vent his anger and had no choice but to die. This was a pure man.

Why is it that the old emperor has lived in the palace for a long time and has no authority, but the courtiers are willing to die for him?
This is earned with sincerity.

He is willing to delegate power, so the country is rich and the people are strong; he is willing to trust the courtiers, so the court is full of justice.

Yes, they may be greedy or bad, and may not be good people, but they have the ability to govern Ming Dynasty well.

Like Xia Xun, after the death of Xiang Zhong, Han Yong, and Li Bing, he was almost the old commander sitting in the court. Once a rebellion broke out, he could take command and go out at any time. In the center, he was the military anchor.

As for Gao Ming, he may not be able to fight, but he is a good hand in governing the world. It is always right to listen to his opinions more.

Indeed, Xie Qian was of little use, but he could mediate the conflicts between ministers and unite the government and the public. He acted as a lubricant.

Liao Zhuang, Qin Hong, and Yang Yiqing all have rich political experience, especially Yang Yiqing, this lunatic, who really does good for the Ming Dynasty.

He may not be doing it for the emperor's good, but he will definitely put Ming Dynasty first in everything.

There is also Yang Tinghe, as a relative of the prince, but he can deal with things from a fair perspective, which is something that ordinary people cannot do.

Yes, Yang Tinghe is like a stinking stone. In order to pave the way for his son, he cheated in the imperial examination and selected his son Yang Shen to be the number one scholar.

People have selfish motives.

There are no saints in this world. We can't just see selfishness and not use his talents, right?

Yang Tinghe was indeed at fault, but Yang Shen really had this ability. It was indeed wrong to cheat, and he should be investigated and punished, but he had to give Yang Tinghe a little favor, right?

There must always be some tolerance for talents.

Xing Guogong is indeed useless to Yunzhong, but it can't be because he is useless. You want to turn the duke into a marquis, right?

What do you think of the soldiers who have made meritorious service on the front line?
What do you want other people who are descendants of the heroes to think?
Don’t forget that Yu Qian’s achievements are not enough to support his family for generations?
If you are stingy with your title, who would be willing to work for you?
In the Jingtai Dynasty, all the titles awarded were not obtained based on real skills. They were all people with outstanding military exploits. With their military exploits, in other dynasties, they could be promoted to a higher rank, and the earl became a marquis. But in the Jingtai Dynasty, Too curly.

Isn't it enough for the country to support them for generations with just these military exploits?

Otherwise, how could this world be defeated? Did you come up with it in a dream?

Honors and nobles are the foundation of the emperor. If you master a few hills, your throne will be as stable as Mount Tai. But you have to cut off the foundation of your throne. Are you crazy?
Zhu Qiyu had difficulty understanding Zhu Jianqi's thoughts.

Push grace, push grace.

When it comes to fiscal austerity, you can extend your favor. Now that your family is so rich, you are not even willing to support the descendants of heroes. Who will be willing to work for you in the future?

If you want to use civilian officials to govern the country, will the civilian officials listen to you if you don't have military power?
"Old, old."

A tear fell from the corner of Zhu Qiyu's eyes.

If he were ten years younger, he wouldn't be so indecisive.

But God will never give him ten years again.

It’s hard to say what the future holds for Ming Dynasty.

Outside the palace, the entire capital was out of control.

More and more people gathered in the direction of the Forbidden City. Even if there were guards blocking them, they would kneel wherever they were blocked.

It seemed like the entire capital was crowded on their knees outside each door.

The news spread to all parts of Gyeonggi Province along with the train.

After the inquiry, many people voluntarily walked to the capital. They couldn't buy tickets for the train, so they walked. There was a lot of crying on the road.

The news continued to spread, and people from the north and south came to the capital spontaneously.

Dismissals from officials from all over the country came to the central government like snowflakes.

Outside the Yangxin Hall, the courtiers were still kneeling.

Even though Zhu Qiyu sent eunuchs to persuade him several times, he still refused to leave. He would not eat even if he was given porridge and food, and would not wear any clothes.

It's getting dark.

Zhu Qiyu had to come out again.

Because news of Zhang Fuhua's death came from the hospital.

The team he left to the prince died like this, so worthless.

Zhu Qiyu was very sad.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!" The shouts were heard one after another, shaking the heaven and the earth.

"If the center is shut down, something big will happen. Let's all go back and deal with government affairs."

Zhu Qiyu was not in a high mood: "Zhang Fuhua died for a lonely old man like me. Let's give him a posthumous title. How to do it depends on the prince's decision."

Zhu Jianqi trembled.

He wanted to leave, but the problem was that hundreds of officials had surrounded the Yangxin Hall, making it impossible for him to leave.

When he heard that Zhang Fuhua was dead, he was trembling again.

He looked down and saw that Xia Xun was also about to commit suicide.

"What's the trouble? Go back to work." Zhu Qiyu knew that his persuasion was useless and he had to scold them.

Xia Xun borrowed the donkey from the slope and said, "Your Majesty, please issue an imperial edict!"

"I am a lonely old man. What kind of imperial edict should I issue? Let the prince do it." Zhu Qiyu never addressed me and did not issue an imperial edict.

"You are the only one in the Ming Dynasty. Please issue an imperial edict from your majesty!" Xia Xun bowed to the ground.

Everyone chanted along.

"Let the prince get off."

After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking for a long time, the courtiers still maintained their prostrate and kneeling posture, frowning and asked: "If I don't come down, will you kneel and die here?"

"I am willing to walk in front of His Majesty!" Xia Xun said loudly.

Zhu Jianqi winked at Zhu Youqi and asked him to help with a few words.

Zhu You was so anxious that his mouth was full of bubbles, but he didn't know how to speak.

He rushed over and shouted: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson apologizes on behalf of his father. Please be kind to Grandpa Huang and forgive his father!"

Zhu Qiyu looked at his eldest grandson, whom he still loved, and smiled suddenly: "It's not that I, a lonely old man, don't forgive your father, but that the civil and military officials don't forgive him. What can you do?"

"Please ask Grandpa Huang to whip father! Let father issue an order to apologize to everyone in the world!"

Sin yourself?
Zhu Qiyu looked at the ministers: "Is it okay?"

"Your Majesty, please issue an imperial edict!" Xia Xun refused to let go.

Zhu Jianqi wanted to say, who would dare to use such a minister?
They dare to interfere in royal affairs, and if they are so forced into the palace, how can they sit firmly in the throne without the exception of them?
"My lords, are you forcing me, an old man, to die early?" Zhu Qiyu thought about it, but he couldn't move the country.

"Does Your Majesty want to see the prosperous world you created destroyed by the hands of the prince?"

Wang Hao cried bitterly: "I am not forcing the palace, and I know the pain in your Majesty's heart, but I am thinking about the country and the country! I am thinking about the country for the hundred years of the emperor's Ming Dynasty!"

"His Majesty!"

"I am also sixty-five years old this year, and I have only a few days left to live. I also want to be an upright official for the rest of my life and leave a virtuous name for the rest of my life!"

"But Your Majesty, it would be better for the world to scold my old minister today than for the Seventh Ming Dynasty to die!"

"I know what you are worried about. The foundation of the country cannot be touched lightly. I don't want to make you angry. I hope you live a long life. But do you really not think about the people's support in the world and the Ming Dynasty?"

"For five years, you have lived in the palace for a long time, and you don't know how the people evaluate the prince!"

"Tiger father and dog son, both sound good!"

"Even though he is a dog, I am willing to assist him, but he doesn't listen to me! If I want to retire and return to my hometown, he won't allow me. He just wants me to be a mascot and a seal in the center!"

"If it is for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty, I can be a mascot, and I can do nothing."

"But not really!"

"Sixty years ago, Jingtai's fiscal revenue grew at an annual rate of 15%. Sixty years after Jingtai, the growth rate dropped to 5%!"

"Do you know the reason? Because the rich are fleeing! They would rather settle in the vassal state than in the Ming Dynasty!"

"In the 63rd year of Jingtai, the Ming Dynasty implemented the rich household control system again!"

"You can't control people's hearts!"

"The Ming Dynasty used to be extremely open, so why did no one escape? Even the people of the vassal state wanted to move back to the Ming Dynasty."

"Now, people want to leave!"

"I don't even dare to report the statistics from the Immigration Bureau. Since the 20nd year of Jingtai, the immigration rate has been growing at a rate of 72% every year. In the th year of Jingtai, the number of immigrants was as high as ."

"That's right, the Ming Dynasty is so big, a little wealth is nothing."

"But this is the human heart!"

"Your Majesty, how long has it been since you heard the voices of the people at the bottom? Even the old ministers can't hear them anymore!"

Wang Hao said excitedly: "You always say that this world belongs to all the people of the Ming Dynasty, not to one family and one surname."

"But now, it's just one family and one surname."

"This is the world ruled by political families like the Manchu Gongqing!"

"Where are the people at the bottom? They have nothing!"

Wang Hao cried bitterly: "It wasn't like this a few years ago."

"Did you know that in the past two years, the voices in newspapers have also disappeared!"

"It's not like people are living too happily!"

"But don't let me tell you!"

"The people of the world have been suffering from the bureaucracy for a long time, but no one is allowed to talk about it!"

Wang Hao cried louder and louder: "Li Dongyang, tell me! Did you issue this decree?"

Li Dongyang prostrated himself on the ground and did not dare to speak.

"What's the secret of the center? Is there anything that can't be said! What's good is good, and what's bad is bad!"

Wang Hao continued: "When a minister of the Manchu Dynasty works for the people of the world, can he only praise his virtues? Can't he say a bad word?"

"Why? Can't you even hear a nasty word?"

"It was not like this when Hu Xi, Wang Hong, Yao Kui, Nian Fu, Xiang Zhong, Li Bing, Wang Fu and Zhu Ying were in power!"

"Let me talk about everything and listen to everything!"

"The Ming Dynasty started to open up the world of speech with Taizu!"

"Taizu encouraged the people of the world to speak! Let people speak!"

"Jingtai Dynasty is the most enlightened and open-minded!"

"Let people say anything!"

"The imperial censor and supervisory historian can spit on the emperor's face!"

"But Your Majesty, how long has it been since you last seen the Censor?"

"Now the censors, are you allowed to tell the truth? The censors who speak out and dare to remonstrate have all been sent to other places! Those sycophants fill the Imperial Procuratorate! They praise their virtues every day! They talk nonsense every day!"

"Back then, you changed the Sixth Section into the Supervision Department to supervise all officials in the world."

"What now? Supervisor? They are collaborating! They are all in the same boat!"

"I sacrificed the lives of nine clans today, and I want to tell you!"

Wang Hao yelled: "Liu Jian! Tell me! Where are all the censors in the court? Who sent them out!"

Liu Jian prostrated himself on the ground.

"Why did Zhang Fuhua crash to death on the steps?"

"He wants to risk his own life to tell you!"

"He didn't dare tell you!"

"No one in the government or the government dares to tell you!"

"Because I'm afraid that your body won't be able to bear it as you get older!"

"Your Majesty!"

"After I tell you today, I will hang myself when I go home."

Wang Hao wiped away his tears and snot: "You don't know, the Ministry of Industry's railway plan is increasing the speed every year, and the locomotives should be replaced every year."

"But if you go to the private sector and take a look, most cities still use the locomotives that were used in Jingtai in the 1950s."

"Even some backward areas still use locomotives that should have been eliminated long ago!"

"Except for the areas patrolled by officials and guards, many places on the asphalt road are in disrepair and are broken down."

"Some areas should build water conservancy projects, but they don't have the money to start construction. In some areas, water conservancy projects are built every year, but they are demolished and repaired. It is useless, and then officials are promoted along the way!"

"No one cares about those officials who really do practical things and do good things in the local area. They all know that if they stick to the prince, they can get promoted. If they don't stick to the prince, they will do things honestly and no one will see them!"

"The imperial censor reported this, but no one took care of it."

"I want to take care of it, but the prince won't listen!"

"Because there is one emperor and one courtier!"

"He is cultivating his own power, but he is using a group of losers!"

"He only reads memorials and promotes whoever writes beautifully!"

"He only cares about taking sides. Whoever is on his side, even if it's a fool!"

"He doesn't care about political achievements, nor does he care about people's livelihood. He just wants to do what he calls merit, and the veteran has not seen that merit until now!"

"The imperial inspection is held once every three years, but in order to promote his own people, the prince used the imperial inspection to eliminate dissidents. As a result, these two imperial inspections have lost their original role! Party disputes have also occurred, and the internal strife in the court is serious!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Why did I say that I want to subjugate the country! This is the sign of subjugation!"

"You would say, why don't you give me advice?"

Wang Hao cried: "My old minister tried to persuade me, but he didn't listen. Why did Xia Xun and Liao Zhuang ask for resignation? Why did Yang Yiqing want to experiment with the Kingdom of Jin?"

"Everyone is tired! I can't talk anymore!"

"Your Majesty, you have been living in the palace for so long that you don't even know it anymore!"

"The world seems to be blooming with flowers, but in fact it is burning with fire."

"With your departure, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be glorious, and the future will only go into the abyss."

"Old minister, I'm tired too. I don't want to be upset here anymore. I still have a few acres of land at home, and my health is still good. I can farm and eat by myself, which is considered healthy. My descendants all have factories and businesses, so I don't need to worry about it. I'll wait for His Majesty to go. The old minister then drove away."

"Old minister, I will meet the Lord of the Ming Dynasty in my life, and I will have no regrets even if I die!"

Wang Hao knocked his head three times, and blood came out from his head.

"Your Majesty, what Wang Shangshu said is just a drop in the bucket."

Liu Daxia said slowly: "Why did I gather in the Yangxin Hall to force you to marry me? Because today in the Ming Dynasty, I and others are participants."

"I don't want Huanghuang to collapse suddenly and destroy the country Zuo!"

"You may not know that the prince has prepared two accounts, one is a public account for all the people to see, and the other is a secret account that only a few people in the court know."

"The imperial court's deficit rate is not as beautiful as it is made public. It is even a bit shocking!"

"Where did the money go? I don't even know."

"The prince is not allowed to ask or speak!"

Liu Daxia kowtowed heavily and said: "I am the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I cannot control the affairs of the Minister. I am unworthy of Your Majesty's kindness. Please relegate me to a commoner. I would like to return to my hometown to think about my mistakes and never see anyone else."

"The old minister also committed a serious crime!"

Liu Jian said loudly: "In order to protect his position as chief minister, I catered to His Highness the Crown Prince, helped him cover up, and helped him make false accounts. Please take heavy responsibility from your Majesty."

Many officials kept telling the secrets hidden by the prince.

Zhu Qiyu frowned deeply.

He knew some things.

For example, he has long understood the problems of railways and asphalt roads. The main reason is that some people in the court were corrupt, which resulted in very little allocation to local governments. Local officials were also corrupt. After the corruption, there was not much left, and there was not enough money to build roads. .

This dilapidated road was left there year after year, and then it was cleared up every year, asking the central government to approve the money.

In some places, the roads are not repaired at all. They are not repaired when there are no inspections, and no construction is done when there are no inspections. In some cases, in order to deal with the imperial censor, the roads are dug up and not repaired. When the censor leaves, they will not be repaired. It is unlucky. Only the common people.

But he really didn't know about the prince's false accounting.

Why did the prince make false accounts?

This Ming Dynasty belongs to him, why should he lie to himself?

(End of this chapter)