Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 601: A tough reconstruction of the tributary system for sinners and sinners
Early in the morning on the eighth day of the first lunar month.It was very cold, and everyone from the emperor to the common people stayed at home.

Zhu Qiyu was lying on the bed and flipping through the news in various newspapers, and said to himself: "It's really strange. I have been waiting at home for three whole days. Why is the capital so quiet?

The former Queen of Xuanmiao and the Orthodox Queen Mother is dead.Can’t the government and the opposition give some reaction? "

Lin Xiangyu was amused when she heard this: "All the troops in the capital are in my husband's hands. You put the knife on the necks of the civil and military officials and you will cut them off at any time.

In the entire capital, no non-direct troops are allowed to be mobilized back.Even the routine preparation exercises were moved to Nanjing.

If this is an extreme situation, how do you expect the government and the opposition to react?

Besides, those who had the courage to speak out would have been driven to Nanjing long ago. "

"Hey, I have been the emperor for five years. I am tired, and so are all the civil and military officials. I can also understand them. The grudges and hatreds between our two families in the Xuan Temple are terrible enough.

We still need to carry out reforms internally, and we need to use troops endlessly externally. If I were a minister, I wouldn't want to do it anymore. "

"Then what are you going to do?"

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I plan to take all the civil and military officials to worship Jingling and burn incense sticks for the emperor Xuanmiao. I will bring the eldest and second child with me so that Xuanmiao can meet the eldest grandson."

Hearing this, Qianxue teased: "My husband is really sentimental. Zhu Jianshen is the grandson of Xuanmiao. People don't recognize our brother as his grandson."

Lin Xiangyu said with a smile: "Husband, you know, didn't you just want to go to Qi Qi Xuan Temple on purpose? Otherwise, why would you have to take our little Han Wang with you?

"Han" is the word that most conflicts with Xuan Miao. If Xuan Miao knew about it, he would be so angry that he would blow his beard and stare.

And tomorrow will be the seventh day of Concubine Ru. Be careful that when Xuan Miao comes to pick up Concubine Ru, he will come to strangle your husband's neck. "

"Don't taunt me one by one. I'm here to stimulate the civil and military officials and see who else is against me, Yi Chu.

My confidants have put a lot of pressure on me recently. I am willing to wait until the prince reaches adulthood and let him abdicate voluntarily, but my cronies cannot wait that long.

We need to quickly change the crown prince, and then allocate the subordinate officials of the East Palace to everyone, so as to stabilize our status.

It's always so unclear, and everyone is very tired. "

Lin Xiangyu asked: "Is it acceptable for the government and the public to just abolish Jianshen?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I don't know, let's test it out first. The strategy I can think of is to take two steps and take one step back, take three steps and take two steps back, and take your time.

But at least I want my close friends to see that I am really working hard and not just lying in bed every day.

Please inform me that on the tenth day of the lunar month, I will take civil servants of the fifth rank and above, and military officers of the third rank and above to worship at the Xuan Temple. Those who are willing to go can go, and those who do not want to go do not have to go.

On the [-]th I met with Duke Dingguo and King Pingyuan, on the [-]th I met with the envoys of North Korea and Zhongshan, and on the [-]th I met with the envoys of Japan. "

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On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor and his ministers hurriedly hurriedly arrived at Jingling before noon.

Zhu Qiyu didn't say much, and immediately led everyone into the main hall to worship.

There are quite a few officials in Beijing, and all of them are here.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the neat officials and felt that he had nothing to say.No one has jumped recently, and they can’t find a target to target even if they want to show off their power.

The ministers also had small calculations in mind. This was the first time the emperor paid homage to Xuan Temple, and it was also the first time he brought the prince to a major occasion.

Although everyone knows that the emperor will eventually be easy to store, no one knows the specific time and process of deposing the prince.

What is the reason for deposing the prince is the key among the key.Zhu Qiyu didn't care anymore, and knelt down to kowtow with the two princes. After kowtowing, he did not get up, but continued to kneel on the ground in front of the Xuan Temple and the queen's tablet, and muttered to himself:

"Father and Queen, the unfilial son Qi Yu, together with the Crown Prince of Qi, Wen Fang, and the King of Han, Wen Jing, personally apologize to you.

The son's crime was threefold: First, he failed to take good care of the concubine. Although the concubine was a sinner, the son respected her as an elder in order to preserve the relationship between relatives. He was treated very well, even compared to the imperial concubine.

She had taken care of her for five years without neglecting her. However, three months ago, Concubine Ru was unfortunately infected with a head disease. Her sons and ministers put out a list of people asking for help and searched for famous doctors, but in the end no doctor was able to rejuvenate her.

The second crime of the minister was that he failed to uphold the righteousness of brothers and deposed his eldest brother to make the emperor the king of Yi.

The third crime of the minister was to destroy the great strategy formulated by my father and regain Annan without authorization.As Yang Shiqi said, abandoning the Han Dynasty is the holy virtue of a wise king.

There is no greater sin than that of a son and minister who undermines the virtues of his father and emperor.

I hope my father knows what I am doing, and I will forgive you for a moment.After a hundred years, the sons and ministers should apologize face to face and show their filial piety. "

I don’t know if Xuan Temple could hear this, but the ministers looked at each other in shock after hearing this: Emperor Jingtai is really ridiculous. He came to worship clearly, but he didn’t forget to ridicule him in a weird way.

Forget it, he deliberately brought a little Hanwang here. Isn't this a deliberate attempt to anger Xuan Temple?

The Xuan Temple's philosophy of governing the country is to completely abandon the land and shrink away; today's people are attacking from all sides, trying to Chineseize the world.

However, in the royal family, it is not uncommon for father and son to become enemies due to political differences.The most typical ones are Tang Xuanzong and Tang Suzong.

After the worship, the ministers thought it was over, but Zhu Qiyu took the ministers to Yuling again.

Zhu Qiyu held one in each hand, and while explaining to the two princes the huge cost of building the imperial mausoleum, he also detailed the sufferings of the people.

Especially how the timber used to build the imperial tombs was painstakingly harvested and transported from the deep mountains of Huguang and Guizhou.

After finishing speaking, Zhu Qiyu told Zhou Chen: "Stop all the finishing projects. My eldest brother has no need for this Yuling."

Zhou Chen quickly asked for instructions: "Is Yuling to be demolished or left idle?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Let's talk about it later. In the short term, the court should not carry out any major construction projects."

After arranging the mausoleum for Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qiyu returned to the palace with the two princes and waited for the officials to write letters of remonstrance.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Qiyu met with Duke Dingguo and King Pingyuan.

Li Sicheng, King of Pingyuan, was the fourth brother of Li Jun, the former King of Annan. Historically, Li Sicheng later ascended to the throne of King Annan and was very accomplished.

After Zhu Qiyu warmly entertained him, he tricked Li Sicheng into working for the Liaodong Army.

The original intention of doing this was to let him see the military capabilities of North Korea and Japan. Once he was convinced, he would be slowly promoted and appointed.

On the [-]th of the first lunar month, Zhu Qiyu also received envoys from North Korea and Zhongshan.

Based on previous preparations, Zhu Qiyu personally confirmed in front of Zhongshan envoys that the Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom was a country without conquest.

The country that Taizu originally determined to not conquer had little effect in the Jingtai Dynasty.

But the country that Zhu Qiyu himself determined would not be conquered, at least in the Jingtai Dynasty, was really not conquered.

The Zhongshan envoy knelt on the ground and kowtowed his head loudly.I have made such a great contribution this time, and when I returned to the country, I showed my face in a big way.

The North Korean envoy was left alone.The Emperor of Ming Dynasty said a few perfunctory words without any pain, and then sent the North Korean envoy on his way.

(End of this chapter)