My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 982 Two emperors in one body

The city gates of Beijing were wide open, and the mighty Han army straightened their chests and marched into the city majestic and high-spirited. The streets were lined with onlookers.

During this period, the Han army besieged the city, and the news that Zhu Qizhen was captured by Wala also spread to the city, causing panic in the entire city of Beijing. All kinds of rumors were flying everywhere. For ordinary people, what they were most worried about was the imperial court and the Han people outside the city. When the army starts fighting, and when Lao Zhu's family fights, it will be ordinary people like them who are unlucky.

Now that the imperial court finally allowed the Han army to enter the city, although the people did not understand the meaning behind this, they also knew that they would definitely not be able to fight. This was great news for them.

"Look, the Crown Prince of Han has entered the city!"

At this time, an old man among the people recognized Zhu Zhanhe riding on the horse, and immediately pointed at him and shouted excitedly.

"Where are you following me? The title of Crown Prince has long been outdated. I am now the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

Someone next to me immediately corrected him.

"What do you know? His Royal Highness's reputation back then was much greater than that of any emperor. Older generations like us would recognize him as the Crown Prince of Han!"

The old man retorted very stubbornly. After speaking, he even shouted at Zhu Zhanhe who was on the horse: "His Royal Highness!"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but turn his head when he heard the familiar title "Prince". When he saw the old man in the crowd, he couldn't help but show a kind smile. After all, this title made him seem to be transported back to more than 20 years ago. forward.

When the old man saw Zhu Zhanhe smiling at him, he couldn't help boasting proudly to the people around him: "Did you see that His Royal Highness still prefers the previous title?"

The people around him couldn't argue with his words, and some even expressed admiration for the old man, which greatly satisfied the old man's vanity.

The army entered the city and immediately took over the defense of Beijing City. Even the imperial guards opened the city gates and the Han army took over the imperial city. After all, Zhu Zhanhe would not give others a chance to plot against him.

Finally, Zhu Zhanhe entered the palace and met with all the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Fengtian Hall. Finally, with the support of all the officials, he officially ascended the throne as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was the emperor of two countries, which was unprecedented.

After ascending the throne, Zhu Zhanhe officially entered the Forbidden City. The original Empress Dowager Hu and other female relatives were still living in the palace for the time being. On the day he ascended the throne, Zhu Zhanhe directly conferred the title of King of Yan on Zhu Jianshen, and his family would soon move to Dahan to settle down. .

In addition, Zhu Zhanhe also promulgated a series of decrees to reform some unreasonable aspects of the Ming Dynasty, such as relaxing restrictions on business, encouraging business and maritime trade, especially strengthening ties with the Han Dynasty in all aspects, etc.

Zhu Zhanhe did not make much changes to the Ming Dynasty's bureaucracy, mainly because he had just ascended the throne and the Ming Dynasty suffered major changes. The most important thing now is stability. If he attacks officials at this time, it will definitely cause turmoil in the entire court. .

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe did not do much with personnel matters. He only responded to the request of hundreds of officials and eliminated all Wang Zhen's gang members, and then promoted a group of young officials with considerable political achievements, which made everyone in the court very satisfied.

In addition, because of Wang Zhen's incident, Zhu Zhanhe severely attacked the eunuchs and took back the power in the hands of many eunuchs. In particular, he re-erected the sign "Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics".

As Zhu Zhanhe corrected the chaos after ascending the throne, the Ming Dynasty's court slowly returned to normal, and the previous chaos caused by Wang Zhen and other eunuchs also subsided little by little.

The troops from the north were also defeated at Tumubao. Afterwards, he did not give in. Instead, he joined the West Route Army, held Zhu Qizhen hostage, and then attacked Datong, preparing to use Zhu Qizhen's identity to open the city gate.

Fortunately, Zhu Zhanhe had already ordered the city gates to be strictly guarded, so after wandering around the borders of the Ming Dynasty, he found almost nothing.

And at this moment, Ashe Zhiyuan met Tuotuo Buhua on the east road. The two joined forces and formally challenged Ye first. Within Oara, many people were dissatisfied with Ye Xian because of his defeat. Therefore, Ye Xian's status was also greatly challenged. Therefore, after he gained nothing in the Ming Dynasty, he immediately turned around and returned to the grassland to deal with Ah She. The challenge from Zhiyuan and others has no time to consider provoking Daming for the time being.

Regarding the threat of the Oara people, Zhu Zhanhe also wanted to do what Zhu Di did back then, and directly send troops to the north to wipe out the Oara people on the grasslands. But unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty it used to be. The military household system has long been ruined. The guard post was simply unfit for use, and coupled with Zhu Qizhen's previous disastrous defeat, it was now difficult to mobilize troops.

Of course, Zhu Zhanhe can mobilize troops from Dahan, but firstly, the distance is too far, and secondly, even if he mobilizes troops, it will be difficult to find the main force of Wala deep into the grassland, so this matter cannot be rushed. The most important thing now is to let Ming Dynasty restored its national power.

"See Your Majesty!"

In Wuying Hall, Yu Qian was summoned alone and saluted solemnly.

"There is no need to be polite. Hu Shangshu is old and is no longer qualified for cabinet affairs, so I want you to join the cabinet to participate in political affairs."

Zhu Zhanhe finished reviewing the memorial in his hand, then raised his head and said.

"I?"

Yu Qian was also stunned when he heard this. He raised his head and looked at Zhu Zhanhe in astonishment. Although he was the minister of the Ministry of War, his seniority in the court was not deep, and he did not have any dazzling political achievements. So no matter how you look at it, , it’s not even his turn to join the cabinet.

"Back when Wang Zhen was in power, everyone was trying to curry favor with you, but you were the only one who was unwilling to give him a courtesy. For this reason, you were imprisoned and almost lost your life. This alone is admirable!"

Zhu Zhanhe praised with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. However, I am worried that my qualifications are insufficient and I will disappoint His Majesty when I join the cabinet."

Yu Qian hesitated for a moment but declined again.

Previously, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty invited Zhu Zhanhe to enter the city and ascend the throne. Yu Qian neither supported nor opposed it. He did not support it because he was a minister of the Ming Dynasty. He did not object because he knew very well that the current situation of the Ming Dynasty invited Zhu Zhanhe to ascend the throne. Becoming emperor is the best choice.

"You don't have to belittle yourself. Kuang Ye went out with the army before, and you were in charge of the affairs of the military department. You did a pretty good job. The army lacked food and grass after setting off. It was also thanks to your efforts in the rear, otherwise their army would have starved to death on the way. Half, so you don’t have to refuse to join the cabinet!”

Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand and insisted, after all, this was Yu Qian who turned the tide in history. Without him, the Ming Dynasty would have perished hundreds of years earlier.

"This... I obey your order, thank you for your kindness!"

Yu Qian finally nodded and agreed.

"Very good. A group of officials from Dahan will arrive tomorrow. You are responsible for receiving them. In addition, you should also become more familiar with the situation at Dahan. Next, Da Ming will refer to Dahan's system and carry out some necessary reforms!"

Zhu Zhanhe ordered with a solemn expression that after the Ming Dynasty stabilized, he would finally make changes to some of the Ming Dynasty's systems.

(End of this chapter)