Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 698: The official position of the East Palace and the official status of the country are clearly settled.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head, not wanting to talk about this topic.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties and before, among the three emperors, Qin Shihuang had the worst reputation.

The Ming Dynasty Emperor Temple enshrines sixteen or seven emperors, but there is no Qin Shihuang. This is not very obvious.

The Imperial Temple of the Qing Dynasty enshrines more than 100 emperors, and all the emperors who are decent are enshrined there, but there is still no Qin Shihuang.

This is evident from the official attitude of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Qin Shihuang's reputation reversed, but that happened much later.

At least in the Ming Dynasty, if any minister said to the emperor: Your Majesty, you are like Qin Shihuang.That's definitely a personal attack.

In the Qing Dynasty, where literary prisons were prevalent, this sentence could easily drag ministers to Caishikou.

Qianxue pulled Zhu Qiyu: "Husband, please speak up, don't just sneer."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "What is there to say? It is said that Qin Shihuang died in July. Li Si and Zhao Gao supported Hu Hai to transport Qin Shihuang's body back to Xianyang for funeral. Then Hu Hai ascended the throne, buried Qin Shihuang and built a temple. In the second half of the year, It’s over.

At the beginning of the next year, Hu Hai came for another eastward tour. After the tour, he returned to Xianyang in April.

In July of the same year, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled.

According to the battle experiences of Bai Qi and Wang Jian, Qin State must have at least 60 elites.

In the winter of the second year of Chen Sheng's rebellion, he fast forwarded to the Shaofu Zhang Han and Lishan prisoners.

The main force of Da Qin did not appear from the beginning to the end and simply disappeared.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was so capable of ruining his family that it took him 15 years to finish his defeat.As for Hu Hai, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled before he even sat down on the throne.

My God, it is impossible to understand what kind of family fortune Qin Shihuang left behind. "

Qianxue smiled and said, "Who are you trying to insinuate, husband?"

"My beloved concubine noticed it. I just wanted to insinuate our wise and mighty Emperor Xuanmiao. Throughout the dynasties, there will always be one or two emperors who don't care about their descendants at all.

Look, I won't be able to completely clean Zhu Zhanji's ass until the end of this year.

Zhu Qizhen has been in power for eight years. I have been in power for eight years, and I have been wiping his butt. "

The two of them mocked each other for a long time.

The next few days were uneventful between the government and the public.

In the blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of February. Zhu Qiyu opened his eyes early that morning and saw the coffee table full of memorials. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "What's going on? There shouldn't be any big events recently."

Qianxue replied: "The former East Palace subordinate officials in Nanjing collectively submitted letters of resignation. There are also loyal ministers who were appointed by you to go to Fengtian Jingnan, and they all also submitted letters of resignation."

Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "Then why did you take the memorial back? You deliberately made me angry. Since they are willing to take the initiative to resign, all of them will be accepted.

Then you asked Zhu Wenfang to propose that the number of Jinshi this year should be increased by [-].

I will personally approve it for him again, and let Zhu Wenfang do a big favor to this year’s Jinshi. "

Qianxue asked again: "In what name do you want Xiaofang to perform? It seems inappropriate for King Qi to interfere in the government affairs."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "I'm tired too, so let's go to the prince. Anyway, Kyoto, Japan is surrounded, and it will be a matter of time before it is captured.

It would be inconvenient to hold off on establishing a crown prince.

Wang Wen, He Yi, and He Wenyuan were asked to preside over the drafting of the edict to establish the crown prince.

There are three things to note. First, Zhu Wenfang's position as King of Qi is still retained.Second, grant amnesty to the world.Third, permanently exempt the people of the country from the poll tax.The Chongwenmen Chaoguan in Beijing was abolished, and taxes were no longer collected on business travelers entering and exiting the capital.Exemption from taxes, taxes and corvee in Northern Zhili for one year.

In addition, this year's salary for hundreds of officials was supposed to be increased by 14% based on the [-]th year of Yuanshou.Because of the establishment of a prince, an additional [-]% will be added. "

When the beloved concubines heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. They finally appointed the crown prince. He had a legitimate name and was able to manage politics and people.

Before noon, the decree reached the cabinet.

Everyone in the cabinet also breathed a sigh of relief. After eight years, the battle for imperial control was finally over.

The next step is to draft the edict.

He Wenyuan long ago discovered that "God bless the people and make a king, and his legacy will be safe in the world; a father will have a son who will be passed down to the world, and his roots will be established for thousands of years." 'It finally came in handy.

Wang Wen and He Wenyuan took other cabinet ministers to think carefully for a long time before finally drafting the edict and handed it to He Yi to take back in person and submit it to the emperor.

He Yi just turned around to leave, but was pulled back by Shen Yi. Three ministers, Shen Yi, Xiao Fan and Geng Jiuchou, surrounded He Yi.

Chen Yi asked: "Xingyi, the Holy One has completely exempted the poll tax. Is there really no problem? Just from this exemption, how much revenue has been lost to the court. How can we make up for this shortfall?"

He Yi replied: "The Holy One conquered Korea, Annan, Japan, Burma, Siam and other places, adding so much land and cultivated land.

Although the poll tax is no longer collected, the grain and rice collected by the court every year must have increased significantly compared to the last years of Yuanshou.

And we can also increase the amount of coins minted. The Holy Spirit has said that starting from this year, an additional 500 million taels of silver coins and 1000 million taels of copper coins will be minted every year.

Don't worry, the court's income will definitely increase significantly this year, and it will be higher every year in the future. "

Shen Yi was stunned when he heard that it was either He Yi who had a fever or the emperor was confused, so he asked: "The silver banks in Zhejiang and Fujian have been shut down by the Holy Father. An additional 500 million taels of silver coins are minted every year. How can this be achieved?
An additional 1000 million copper coins are minted every year. Where does the copper mine come from? "

When He Yi heard this, he jumped up and said, "The Holy Spirit said that this year is the year to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. If the destiny is there, there will naturally be gold, silver, and copper mines."

This kind of words really sounds a bit out of place to everyone.

But considering that the emperor has won one victory after another since he ascended the throne, he already has some authority to follow the law and make the law a reality.

Everyone can only continue the previous strategy: wait until the emperor fails, and everyone will come out to dissuade him. If the emperor succeeds, then wait until the emperor succeeds, and then repeat this strategy next time.

In the afternoon, He Yi submitted the imperial edict. After Zhu Qiyu read it, he approved it without changing a word.

The next day, the imperial edict was drafted and announced to the world.

The original text of the imperial edict was also published in newspapers, and the news quickly spread throughout the capital.

Unlike in history, when Jingtai Yi Chu caused a lot of dissatisfaction between the government and the public, I dare not say that everyone is celebrating this time, but most people are optimistic about the success.

Zhu Qizhendu restored the throne and established a new court, making it difficult for the people to sympathize with their father and son.

Moreover, the favor given by today’s emperor is really irresistible.

A general amnesty for the whole country and exemption from taxation and corvee for one year in the northern Zhili region are the second best.

The most important thing is that this permanently exempts the people of the country from the poll tax, which is really shocking.

As the saying goes, you have short hands when you take someone else, and you have a short mouth when you eat someone.The common people have received such great benefits, and no one has the nerve to oppose Yi Chu anymore.

For several days, everyone from the court to the people wrote letters to praise the saint, without any discordant voices.

(End of this chapter)