Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 63

Zhu Qiyu still wanted to continue to inquire about the conquest of the south, so he heard the guards outside asking loudly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chen Ge and other ministers are welcome to see you."

"Let them in."

Zhu Qiyu was a little embarrassed, now there is not even a eunuch in the mansion to send letters, so he had to yell with his personal guards as a last resort.

He Yi hurriedly put on his shoes and stayed on the bed, and stood by.

Zhu Qiyu asked: "Xingyi, where do you live now?"

He Yi hurriedly replied: "The minister is in the west of the city, and he rented a small courtyard together with several colleagues. Luoyang Migui, it's not easy to live in a big place, so His Majesty laughed."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "It's others who live in a big place. With the talent of loving you, a mere house is not worth it. You can live in the mansion today, and I will have a long talk with you tonight.

Tomorrow, the concubine will clean up your house in the mansion. There are a lot of things going on recently, so you should live in the mansion first, so that you can handle government affairs at any time.After the fight is over, I will give you a big house. "

He Yi quickly thanked him, and the monarch and his ministers chatted a few more gossips, and Chen Xun and other important officials came in.

All the ministers saluted, and Zhu Qiyu ordered him to sit down.

"It's getting dark, all the lovers are still here together, but what's the important thing?"

Zhu Qiyu was also very curious. Now that the new king has ascended the throne, it will take more than a month for Oala to attack the city of Beijing. It will be relatively quiet in the near future. If there is any important event, all the important officials should come here.

What Zhu Qiyu didn't expect was that he only finished talking with the Queen Mother in the Palace of Compassion and Ning in the morning, and the ministers knew the content of the conversation in the afternoon.So the ministers couldn't sit still, and they had to come to the new king to find out what he said to be at ease.

It was Chen Xun who took the lead in replying: "Qizou Your Majesty, Wala has been gathering troops recently and has the intention of attacking the capital. I waited to hope that Your Majesty will give clear instructions on the follow-up matters of enthronement, so that the court will no longer have to worry about it, so it can focus on defending it." Capital."

Zhu Qiyu replied: "Okay, let's draw up the decree. Chen Ge is a shrewd and prudent man, and he is old enough to seek the country. He will be granted the title of Shaobao and Wenyuange University Bachelor in Jin Dynasty, and concurrently serve as the Minister of the Household Department.

Hu Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was granted the title of Prince Taifu and Bachelor of Dongge University; Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was granted the title of Prince Taibao and Bachelor of Dongge University.

Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, granted the crown prince Shaobao; Wang Wenjin, the censor of Zuodu, granted the crown prince Shaobao and Zuo Chunfang University Bachelor.

From then on, Mr. Chen Ge was the chief assistant of the cabinet. The other cabinet ministers were Hu Wei, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Zhi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Wen, Yushi of Zuodu, Shang Ren, and Peng Shi. "

The emperor gave everyone a promotion and title, but there was no reason to refuse. The ministers made a few modest remarks, and then they all obeyed the imperial edict.

So far, there are a total of six cabinet ministers in the cabinet, and a stable administrative team has been re-formed.And Zhu Qiyu showed quite restraint. Among the six cabinet ministers, only Wang Wen, who was at the bottom, was more active in getting closer to the new monarch.

The rest are either hard-core direct descendants of the Supreme Emperor, or rising stars who have been favored by the Supreme Emperor.

As for Yu Qian, he did not enter the cabinet because he still had other important uses, and Zhu Qiyu then announced the second edict:

"Before defeating Oirat, Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, supervised the Beijing camp and was in charge of the soldiers and horses in the capital. The other five military camps were managed by the British Duke, Cheng Guogong, and Ding Guogong.

Hu Wei hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Duke Ding is only ten years old, how can he manage the Fifth Army Battalion?"

"Let him use his name to observe and learn from Duke Ying and Duke Cheng. That's okay. In addition, during the war, the Dingguo Guild has been by my side to escort me. I will not let him be in a dangerous situation. "

When Hu Wei heard this, he didn't insist anymore. After all, as a civil servant, Yu Qian had already supervised the Beijing camp for the first time, and he couldn't be too greedy.If the civil servants want to further directly control the Fifth Army Battalion, it will be really shameless, and the new monarch must resolutely fight back.

After talking about the distribution of power to the important ministers, the next step is the distribution of power in the harem.Hu Wei continued to ask: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how should the empress dowager and empress make arrangements?"

In fact, the ministers already knew about the conversation between the emperor and the queen mother in the morning, but they couldn't say it directly, they still had to ask them knowingly.

Zhu Qiyu replied: "Add the honorific title to the empress dowager as the empress dowager; add the honorific title to the empress as Yisheng empress dowager, and move to Qianqing Palace;

The imperial concubine was registered as the Supreme Empress and moved to Kunning Palace. "

The ministers looked at each other in silence, and the new emperor actually wanted to make two empresses.

After a long while, Hu Wei replied: "Your Majesty, in all dynasties, there may be no precedent for two empresses to exist at the same time."

Zhu Qiyu emphasized: "It's not that two queens exist at the same time, it's that two queens exist at the same time. The identity of the queen is closer to that of a queen than a queen.

Moreover, the mother is more valuable than the child, which has been the principle since ancient times.The imperial concubine is the birth mother of the prince, so shouldn't it be natural for her to be registered as the empress dowager?If you disagree, let me ask you, in the future when the prince succeeds to the throne, do you want to respect the imperial concubine as the empress dowager? "

The ministers stopped talking now. It seems that what the new king said made sense. According to the iron law that mothers are more important than children, Concubine Zhou will be the empress dowager sooner or later. Not impossible.

But the ministers also grasped the saying that mothers are more valuable than children, and continued to persuade: "Since Your Majesty admits that mothers are more important than children, it is a theorem since ancient times, so please respect Concubine Wu Xian as the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty can no longer refuse, right?" ?”

"The concubine mother is firm and will never accept the title of empress dowager. If you really refuse to accept it, you can go to see her yourself and listen to the concubine mother rejecting you personally."

Hu Hui replied: "Since that's the case, I will follow His Majesty's order to go to see Concubine Wu Xian in person tomorrow."

"Okay, whatever you want."

Hu Wei continued: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your majesty to establish a queen as soon as possible, so as to follow the law."

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he immediately became a little annoyed, and asked in a deep voice: "I would like to ask Uncle Zong, if a queen is established, will the queen give birth to a son in the future, is it considered a son or not?"

Hu Wei had no choice but to reply: "Of course I'm a legitimate son."

"Okay, then, according to the etiquette and law that you insist on, Uncle Da Zong, should the eldest son born to the emperor and the empress inherit the throne? Please advise me clearly."

Hu Wei was choked by Zhu Qiyu's words. If we really want to strictly follow the etiquette, any Han Dynasty, whether it is the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty; Come out, the eldest sons born to the emperor and the empress can all claim the throne openly.

But in the scene before him, Hu Wei definitely didn't dare to give a positive answer.

No wonder Zhu Qiyu was angry, you ministers insisted on having a queen, but you didn't let the queen's eldest son inherit the throne, you are just entertaining me, I have become a tool for you to eat and eat, right?

Seeing that Hu Min was silent, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help sneering: "Uncle Da Zong, you are now a veteran of the Six Dynasties, and the widow begged you, please think about it for your father.

Can you take a look at how Shen Baoxu does things? Don't wait two or three years, and you will be promoted to a veteran of the Seven Dynasties. "

When Hu Wei heard the words, his face flushed immediately. Zhu Qiyu mentioned Shen Baoxu, which was basically a public curse.It means that you, Hu Wei, are the emperor of Jianwen first, and then Taizong's lineage later, so you belong to the second minister.

Now you still want to jump back and forth between the two veins of Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu, vacillating.When Zhu Qizhen is welcomed back, if you come back to support the Supreme Emperor and restore him, then you will be the third minister.

How did Shen Baoxu do things? When Wu Zixu attacked the Chu capital, the state of Chu was in danger of being destroyed.The other ministers of the Chu State were all discouraged, and only Shen Baoxu asked Qin for help.

Qin didn't allow it, and Shen Baoxu stood in the Qin court, crying and begging day and night, seven days and seven nights.Duke Ai of Qin took pity on him and said: Although Chu has no way, if there are ministers, there will be no existence!
So Qin Shinai came out, and Chu State survived.

With a cold face, Zhu Qiyu scolded in his heart: Shen Baoxu is steadfast and devoted to the king, this is the real loyal minister.Take a look at Shen Baoxu, and then at yourself, whose ministers are like you.

You assisted the Supreme Emperor to govern the world like this, but you still don't think it's enough, and you still want to continue to trick me. I'm really bad luck for eight lifetimes.

Seeing that the scene was tense and the atmosphere was extremely cold, Wang Wen hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Your Majesty calm down, Da Zongbo also has a public heart, thinking about the past dynasties, how can there be only the emperor and no queen.

However, this matter is not inflexible. Didn't Emperor Xiaowu also leave the position of queen vacant in the end?

Please don't get angry, Your Majesty, if you really don't want to establish a queen, then forget it. "

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu turned pale, and continued to issue an edict: "The cabinet is requested to draw up an order, and the Secretary immediately arranges for the appointment of King Tan as a vassal. After careful consideration, I decided to confer the title of King Yan to Changsha.

You quickly built the palace, and at the latest in the second half of next year, you will let King Tan leave the capital. "

(End of this chapter)