Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 740 Wang Ji retires after becoming an official and Li Xuan goes south to take over the capital camp

Zhu Qiyu's most ideal way of governing was Jiajing's closed-door monasticism model.

Like Jiajing, he didn't go to court at all, he only occasionally met with important ministers, and at the same time he could firmly control the affairs of the court, so his life was relatively relaxed.

From the moment he took power, Zhu Qiyu made improvements to Jiajing's system. The first thing is not to get close to the palace maid, to avoid being strangled while sleeping.

The second is to eliminate harem battles, prevent civil servants from drafting, and avoid the emergence of great gods like Queen Fang, Concubine Cao Duan, and Concubine Wang Ning.

Finally, he replaced the palace wall with a city wall and surrounded his palace tightly. Although it looks silly, big, thick, and stupid, it is not as beautiful as the red palace walls of the Forbidden City. It's a bit disgraceful, but it's useful and prevents someone from setting fire to the palace.

Jiajing moved to Xiyuan, but it actually became more unsafe. In the Forbidden City, it is not easy for ordinary people to approach the Qianqing Palace at night.

But in the Yuxi Palace, Wanshou Palace, and Dagaoxuan Palace in Xiyuan, almost any eunuch can easily sneak outside the palace wall.

Zhu Qiyu took Zhu Wenfang and taught him again. If an emperor thinks that he is in danger all the time, he can live longer. If one day he feels that he is as stable as a mountain and is infallible, then he will almost go to see his ancestors.

Especially when the emperor is in his thirties and has already established a prince and has a successor, it is even more dangerous.

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Another ten days passed, September 20th.

As soon as Zhu Qiyu opened his eyes early in the morning, Qianxue handed over the memorial: "Husband, Duke An Guo has sent back the head of Emperor Zhongxing and the three artifacts. Do you want to see it?"

Zhu Qiyu sat up happily: "There is no need to look at the heads. Just hang the heads of their family on the Daming Gate so that the civil and military officials and the people of the capital can appreciate them."

Whoever dares to touch the Ming envoys in the future will suffer the same fate as them.

Bring the three artifacts and let me appreciate them. "

Qianxue and Su Xi hurriedly brought the three utensils over. Zhu Qiyu looked back and forth: "Well, it's amazing, that's all.

On the other hand, this Tian Cong Yun Sword can be regarded as a toy if worn occasionally as an ornament.

Okay, let Zhu Wenfang keep these three artifacts. "

Tian Cong Yun Sword, also known as Kusanagi Sword, has since become one of Zhu Wenfang's several matching swords.

Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Is there anything else?"

Qianxue handed over another memorial: "Prince Ji of Jingguo wrote a letter requesting to be appointed to the official position."

Zhu Qiyu was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly took it and read it carefully: "It's just that the time chosen was a bit sharp. My brother had just been arrested and returned to Nanjing, and he was about to retire.

However, Wang Ji is already eighty years old, and it is time for him to become an official.

Reject him first and comfort him with gentle words.

Wait until he submits the letter for the third time before agreeing. "

Unlike other important ministers who treated Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Qizhen and his son, Zhu Qiyu chose to give King Zu dignity and let him enter his official career in peace and stability.

After all, it is necessary to set an example to show that the emperor values ​​his old ministers and is selfless.

Zhu Qiyu sat up straight and tapped the coffee table with his fingers: "After Wang Ji retires, who should be in charge of rebuilding the Nanjing camp?

The Duke of Wei is loyal to me, but he is not good at military affairs.

Another Nanjing Minister of War, Sun Yuanzhen, was not very loyal to me and was not very good at military affairs.

None of those people in Nanjing are to my liking, so I have to send someone else. "

Zhu Qiyu turned around and shook his little concubine who was still lying on the bed: "Mother, please help me think of a name." Ningxiang smiled and said, "When does daddy plan to let Duke Cao go back to Gansu?"

Zhu Qiyu thought about it, then nodded: "That's right, Gansu can't fight anymore in the short term. Mongolia in the north and Majapahit in the south are already fighting on two sides.

The war in Japan still needs to be sorted out, and if not, there will be some sporadic resistance.

If we use troops in the northwest, it will become a three-front battle.

This cannot be done. Let Cao Guogong go to Nanjing to rebuild the capital camp and then return to Gansu in two or three years.

The little beloved concubine is still right. After tossing and tossing, it must be easy for me, the direct lineage of the country, to use it. "

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu asked again: "When will Duke Dingguo come back?"

Qianxue replied: "Next month, Dingguo Gong, Huang Qi, Liu Hong, Zhang Ying, Wu Zhong and others will all come back. The shogunate who has been playing tricks with you and giving back to others is also Will be brought back."

Zhu Qiyu sighed and stopped talking.

In the afternoon, the heads of Emperor Zhongxing and others were hung on the tower of Daming Gate.

All civil and military officials can be seen by everyone. People in the capital who were passing by could also see it.

This matter is still very popular.

After all, every minister has the possibility of being sent as an envoy, and no one wants to have their head chopped off by the feudal state for no reason.

Some officials who were still thinking about Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qizhen and his son could only sigh secretly in their hearts. Now that the overall situation has been decided, there is really no hope of recovery.

Over the past eight years, a large number of supporters of today's emperor have appeared in the DPRK. In particular, the Jinshi and Juren of the Jingtai Dynasty were extremely supportive of the emperor.

In the past, Jinshi had to wait in line to fill their vacancies. There are only so many official positions in the imperial court. When the officials in front of them retire, the scholars behind them have the opportunity to fill them.

This is still a Jinshi. As for Juren, although they are also qualified to be officials, the Jinshi in the front cannot get a good position, and the Juren in the back cannot get a good position. It is rare for someone like Ma Ang to become governor of Gansu as a civil servant.

But in Jingtai Dynasty, everything was different.

There were too many newly acquired territories, and there was not enough Jinshi.

The first step is to release the results of the palace examination, and the second step is to select officials and serve as new scholars. The lowest ones start as county magistrates.

As for the candidates, at least one can be appointed as the county magistrate of the eighth grade and the chief administrator of the ninth grade. If you perform well in the selection examination, it is not impossible to be appointed as a county magistrate.

Anyway, as long as they were Jinshi or Juren in the Jingtai Dynasty, everyone could have an official position.

Now that Japan has been defeated, the emperor has already let out the wind and plans to establish four new provinces in Japan in one breath.

How many official positions were added at this time, and it was another carnival feast for the emperor's disciples.

Zhu Qiyu also had groups of supporters among civil servants. As long as it lasts for more than ten years, when these civil servants have enough qualifications and replace the old ministers in important positions, the handover of the throne can be carried out.

The chief envoy was from the second rank, which was a bit inappropriate for a Jinshi from the Jingtai Dynasty. But the left and right can participate in politics from the third rank, and the left and right can consult from the fourth rank.

The title of "Jincha Envoy" is the third rank, which is a bit inappropriate for Jinshi of the Jingtai Dynasty, but the deputy envoy "Jincha" is the fourth rank.

Zhu Qiyu had already made up his mind to replace the left and right political officers, left and right counselors, and deputy envoys of the newly established four provinces with his disciples of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)