Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 706: The emperor stepped up the transfer of power and tutored the prince in managing the government.
On the sixth day of March, at the strong request of important ministers, Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to come out to see the court.

There were quite a lot of people coming, so the venue for the court meeting had to be Qingyun Hall.Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Wenfang sat on the dragon chair, feeling awkward and uncomfortable.There is no soft couch, it is neither crooked nor leaning on, it is very restrictive.

So Zhu Qiyu's first sentence was to sigh and complain: "Hey, don't have to call me in the future. It's not a big deal. Just skip the court meeting."

If you have to go to court, let the prince go. I am not in good health and I want to recuperate at home. "

Everyone was speechless after hearing this, and everyone was not blind. The emperor's face was rosy and he was in high spirits, but he did not appear to be in poor health.

And from ancient times to the present, most emperors will try their best to guard against the prince.Our Emperor Jingtai is lucky. The prince is only eight years old, and he has been anxiously and panic-stricken all day long to build a team for him and transfer power to him.

It is rare that the emperor is more anxious to hand over the throne than the prince himself.

Seeing that none of the ministers answered, Zhu Qiyu added: "When Xuanmiao died young and my brother ascended the throne as emperor, he was just over a year older than the current crown prince.

The elder brother had no support from his father and elder brother, and he was brought up indiscriminately by the ruthless concubines of Xuan Temple inside, and outside by San Yang, a traitor and sycophant who was rare in ancient times, and he was messing with the government. Didn't our Ming Dynasty survive in the same way?

Now that the prince has a father and a mother, as well as you virtuous ministers and generals, there will be no problem at all.

Let the prince handle most of the military and political affairs. You must assist him attentively and not slack off. "

After Zhu Qizhen and his son completely lost the threat to the throne, Zhu Qiyu called him "brother" and became very affectionate.

Everyone looked at each other, it was already known to everyone that the emperor was lazy in his administration.But the rush to give up his position to such an extent was unexpected by everyone.

But no one can say how the throne will be handed over, and ministers cannot easily intervene.

Only Zhou Xuan had the courage to ask: "Your Majesty, the prince is still young. He has to attend the Buddhist banquet, assist the emperor in handling some government affairs, and preside over the court meeting. Isn't he too tired?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "It makes sense, then participate less in the Jingyan. The original intention of the Jingyan is to learn how to govern the country. Just watch the government and discuss and learn with your ministers at the same time."

When Zhu Wenfang heard this, she was very happy and immediately stood up to thank him.Zhou Xuan and others naturally wanted to object, but Prince Xie En was too fast.

Zhu Qiyu also immediately changed the topic: "My dear friends, let's do something."

Seeing the father and son singing in harmony, the ministers had no choice but to change the subject and start playing.

Today’s theme is the famine in Shandong and Henan.

Shen Yi was the first to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, since last year, in the three prefectures of Jinan, Dongchang and Qingzhou in Shandong, including Yangxin and other 32 prefectures and counties, 410 nine households have fled and died, and 51 official and civilian lands have been abandoned. Nine thousand 63 hectares and [-] acres.

16 people were relocated.

A total of more than 21 kilograms of tax and grain were owed, and more than 26 bundles of horse grass were owed.According to the will of the Holy Spirit, these are all eliminated.

Moreover, Shandong will continue to suffer from floods this year, and it will also be accompanied by locust plagues.

Please ask the Holy Spirit for instructions on how to provide relief for famines. "

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "More than 6 households fled to death? A total of more than [-] hectares of official and private land were abandoned?"

Shen Yi nodded affirmatively.

Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Why did it take a year to move out more than 16 people?"

Chen Yi replied: "The people of Shandong relocated to their new homeland and refused to go overseas easily. The imperial court provided 100 million shi of food last year, and the emperor took 200 million shi from internal funds.

Lu Fan took 30 to [-] shi, and the Confucius Mansion was forced to pay nearly one million shi.

With these relief aids, the people could barely survive. They thought that the famine would be over this year, so naturally most of them refused to leave. Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Do whatever you want. I've found a way out for them. If they don't want to leave, then I can't be blamed."

When the war is over, organize immigrants from Jeju Island, North Korea, and Japan to go back and preach to their fellow villagers. Those who are willing to go will go, and those who are not willing to go will be kicked out. "

Chen Yi asked: "Japan needs to move hundreds of thousands of Han people there in a short period of time. May I ask Your Majesty, where do these people come from?"

Zhu Qiyu asked Zhu Wenfang, "Prince, what are you talking about?"

Zhu Wenfang thought for a moment and then replied: "I heard that more than half of the soldiers in the Shanxi Guards had fled during the Xuande and Yuanshou years.

In the 14th year of Yuanshou, the three battles of the invasion of Shanxi also proved that many Shanxi guardsmen did not want to fight for the imperial court at all.

In this case, it is better to help them and move them to Japan to farm safely. "

As soon as Zhu Wenfang said this, four words flashed in the minds of all the ministers: They are like a raccoon dog!
The acting styles of the emperor and the prince were not exactly the same, at least they were exactly the same.

In Shanxi that year, it was clearly King Yuanshou who was tricked, but as the profiteers, the emperor and the prince were still grudges and clung to him.

This is where the ass decides the head.

After Taizong, Renmiao, and Xuanmiao successively abandoned the Dongsheng and Kaiping guards and continued to shrink the front line, Shanxi became the front line facing the Oara and Tatars.

As a result, Shanxi was reduced to a state of death by a group of virtuous ministers and generals. They wanted soldiers but not soldiers, food but not food, ordnance but not ordnance, defense lines but not defense lines, and intelligence but not intelligence.

As soon as Ye Xian's army arrived, these civil servants and generals from Shanxi came to his grandma's house and tricked Zhu Qizhen to death.

Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Wenfang, father and son, naturally hated this very much, fearing that this disgusting thing would happen again and even lead to their own troubles.

Wang Wen stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Jurchen savage commander Chang Annu paid tribute. On the way back to Liaodong, his troops seized the property of the postman. General Cao Guang of the left ordered hundreds of households to pursue it.

Chang'annu was furious and shot hundreds of households with his bow.Cao Guang was indignant and went to the post station to tie Chang Annu and others to the office and punish them with a stick.

The censor reported him to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, impeaching Cao Guang for losing his will to be gentle and distant, and for destroying the tranquility of the border area. "

Zhu Qiyu signaled Zhu Wenfang to give a reply.

Zhu Wenfang asked: "What does the Metropolitan Procuratorate mean?"

Wang Wen replied: "Your Highness, the Metropolitan Procuratorate believes that Cao Guang should be punished with an edict and a Chang'an slave should be rewarded with money to appease him."

Zhu Wenfang asked: "Is the incident reported by the censor true?"

"true."

"That's enough. Let's remove Chang'an Nu from the post of governor as a punishment."

Wang Wen was also stunned: "Ah? This..."

Zhu Wenfang sneered and said: "Is it true that the slaves of Chang'an allowed his subordinates to rob the postmen's property? Is it also true that the slaves of Chang'an used their bows to shoot and injure hundreds of households sent by Cao Guang?

The Metropolitan Procuratorate did not want to make the decision for the frontline soldiers, but instead wanted to reprimand Cao Guang for not being gentle and distant.

What do they want from Rouyuan?The laws of the Ming Dynasty could neither protect postmen nor hundreds of households. So the Han people deserved to be humble and unlucky, right? "

(End of this chapter)