Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 739: Motosuri’s conclusion is sealed once and for all, and the end of grudges is completely new

Zhu Qiyu had already thought about the specific process. If any minister dared to question the emperor again, he would make him kneel at his feet, then he would bring a whole box of gold coins, grab a handful, and throw them in his face.

Japan's Ryugao Gold Mine has a reserve of more than 200 tons, which can be exchanged for hundreds of millions of taels of silver. You can dig as much as you want in the future.

It feels good to have a mine at home.

Zhu Qiyu came to Qingyun Hall neatly dressed and with a spring breeze on his face. The prince and his ministers have been waiting here for a long time.

As soon as he took Zhu Wenfang to sit on the dragon throne, Zhu Qiyu felt that the ministers' worship today was particularly enthusiastic.

Originally, there was no need to kneel down in court, but the ministers still insisted on kneeling down and shouting "Long Live Long Live" three times.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "My dear friends, without courtesy, conquered Japan, avenged the Ming envoys, and accomplished what Kublai Khan did not do. This is the common achievement of our monarchs and ministers.

After fighting for the past two years, I have long been tired. It is difficult for my dear friends to persist with me for so long.

Fortunately, all this has passed. Next, we will mine, mint coins, sell grain, and make money. "

When everyone heard this, they shouted long live.

At this time, ministers were not as obsessed with personal interests as they were in the late Ming Dynasty, to the extent that they did not care about the survival of the court.

The ministers in the early Ming Dynasty opposed sea trade and voyages to the West, mainly because the cost of building the fleet was borne by the court. The money made from the voyages to the West went to the emperor's internal funds.

Just working is no good, it would be strange if the ministers are happy with it.

It is different now. The wealth collected from Japanese dignitaries and monks will all belong to the imperial court; all the minerals obtained will belong to the imperial court; the income from selling grain, and the future income from silk, tea and other trade will also belong to the imperial court.

It means that all the proceeds from the war belong to the imperial court, and the emperor does not get any share.

If another minister objects to this, he will no longer look like a loyal person.

Zhu Qiyu was afraid that the ministers would be distracted, so he also gave instructions: "There is still a battle in the south, to destroy Majapahit, take back the old port, and completely open up the route to the West.

Try to end the war next year, so that the war in the south will be complete, and once Jingtai reigns, he will no longer continue to expand southward. "

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help laughing. Isn't this nonsense? As far as everyone knows, Majapahit is the southernmost place. Of course, there is no need to continue to expand southward after conquering Majapahit.

There is no war in the south unless the emperor wants to attack the place where the Buddha is located: Tianzhu.

Zhu Qiyu's plan is to defeat Majapahit and take over the borderless lands of Taiwan and Luzon. After the war in the south ends, he can properly manage the cultivated land on those peninsulas and islands.

By managing these cultivated lands well, the entire Ming Dynasty's ability to resist natural disasters will be greatly enhanced.

More than half of the provinces always have good harvests every year, and even in the so-called Little Ice Age, they can still carry a load.

When Zhu Qiyu was thinking about things, Wang Yining, the Minister of Rites, asked inappropriately: "Your Majesty, I heard that Prince Yuanshou has returned to Nanjing and moved into Xiaoling again. I wonder how he will be treated in the future?"

When everyone heard this question, they all whispered among themselves below.

This issue left over from history seems extremely difficult to deal with. Everyone was also curious about how the emperor viewed Zhu Qizhen and his son in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand without thinking: "My brother's fault was that he was deceived by Shanxi officials and underestimated the enemy's advance. As a result, he was defeated in the civil fort, lost his troops, humiliated the country, and almost overturned the country.

One misstep will lead to eternal hatred, one wrong step, one wrong step after another.

The important ministers in Beijing at that time were also guilty. And San Yang, who assisted in the government before his brother took over the government, was the biggest traitor who brought harm to the country.

As for other things my brother did, they are all excusable, and I don’t want to get to the bottom of it anymore, so let’s leave it at that.

From now on, just let your brother live in Xiaoling with good food and drink, and King Yi can live in peace and contentment in Changsha as his prince. "     Everyone was shocked when they heard this. No one could have imagined that the emperor would have such an attitude. It was as if he just laughed away his grudges and ignored all the blame except for the failure of Tumubao.

Nowadays, we pay more attention to the respect between brothers and sisters, calling each other "brother" more affectionately than anyone else.

Moreover, Zhu Qizhen and the important ministers at the time shared the responsibility for the defeat of Tumubao.

No one stood up to defend those important ministers.

The people standing in Qingyun Hall now are all rising stars promoted by Emperor Jingtai. Those important ministers who were responsible for the defeat of Tumubao had long since died and retreated, and no longer had any political influence in the court.

In line with the principle that dead Taoist friends should never die as poor Taoists, no one was willing to argue with the emperor who was at the height of his prestige on their behalf.

Zhu Qiyu added: "In more than three months, on the day of the Zhengdan Dynasty, the "Yuanshou Shilu" will be released, officially closing the coffin of the Yuanshou Dynasty.

In addition, the actual records of the Yongle, Xuande, and Hongxi dynasties and the part about Sanyang also need to be modified. I want to inform you first. "

The old forces of Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qizhen have been eradicated, and it is finally time to revise the history books.

If Zhu Qiyu dares to mention this now, he is naturally confident that he can pass without resistance.

Sure enough, the ministers just looked at each other and agreed.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Let me remind you again that the Oara and Tatars are very likely to start another war with the Ming Dynasty.

This time it really wasn’t me who wanted to cause trouble, it was them who wanted to fight.

When it comes to the Ministry of War, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Household Affairs, you should be prepared in advance. "

Luo Tong replied: "Your Majesty, I heard that there will be internal strife between Ala of Oala and Totuo Buhua of Tatar?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Both of them, each of them has 50,000 or 60,000 elite men, so they both feel that they are capable again.

Being the Great Khan of Oara and the Great Khan of Tatar felt that it was not enough. He also wanted to unify Mongolia and revive the Yuan Dynasty, dreaming the same dream as Yexian. "

Luo Tong smiled and said: "Then shall we give them a mantis stalking the cicada, the oriole behind, the snipe and the clam fighting, and the fisherman profiting?"

"That's not necessary. I personally canonized their names as Great Khan of Oara and Great Khan of Tatar. I also agreed to let them manage Oara and Tatar respectively.

I can't break my promise or break my promise. As long as they don't harass the Ming Dynasty, I won't take the initiative to attack. "

If you can't take the initiative, then be defensive.

The monarch and his ministers went through all the affairs from now to the end of the year before leaving the court.

After all the ministers had left, Zhu Qiyu took Zhu Wenfang and told him: "In the future, the process of handling the memorial will be the cabinet vote first, and then the people in Fengge Zhongshushe will approve it with blue pen next to the vote based on our opinions.

Then the memorial will be sent to the Chief Ceremony Supervisor, and the eunuch holding the seal and the eunuch holding the pen will approve the red seal based on our final opinions.

The people in Zhongshushe are not only my assistant ministers, but also your subordinate officials in the East Palace. This is a set of men and horses, two brands.

From now on, we took turns directing the Zhongshu people to review the memorial.

The eunuchs responsible for the ceremony, the cabinet ministers, and the ministers of the Zhongshu family check and balance each other, and we, the father and son, are in the middle and control.

Times are changing, and we must change with them.

From now on, there will be less fighting, and we should control the situation behind the scenes. "

(End of this chapter)