Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 746: Abandon the compromise between emperor and ministers, release the proton and return to the Northern Yuan Dynasty

Wang Wen, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment and Yushi of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was very active in supporting the emperor.

This was still within Zhu Qiyu's expectations, but with Wang Wen taking the lead, the civil and military ministers enthusiastically supported it, which was a bit surprising.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu had already issued the "Da Ming Law", "Da Gao", "Da Gao Sequel", "Da Gao Sanbian", "Da Gao Military Ministers", and "Education of the People".

According to Zhu Qiyu's prior expectations, most ministers should advocate using the "Da Ming Code" as the basis for criminal law. At most, a compromise was reached between the monarch and his ministers, and certain modifications and improvements were made to the "Da Ming Code".

Now everyone supports Wang Wen and Li Sicheng's proposal to compile the "Da Ming Code" in the style of Jingtai Dynasty. It's so weird.

Zhu Qiyu thought about it secretly and quickly, and somewhat understood: the "Great Edict" and "Education List" formulated by Taizu have long been abandoned.

And all the civil and military officials were afraid that I would re-translate the "Da Gao" and "Jiaomin Bang Wen". Some of the punishments in the "Da Gao" are much harsher than those in the "Da Ming Code".

The criminal laws in "Da Gao" include clan execution, lingchi, beheading, cutting off the feet, beheading the toes, removing the knees, castration, amputating the hands, chopping off the fingers, provoking tendons, etc.

The extent of its cruelty, Taizu saw it for himself, and he could not help but notice it. Even so, Taizu still wanted to impose severe punishments on the people of the world.

Therefore, if anyone dares to provoke the emperor at this time and cause the "Da Gao" to reappear in the Jingtai Dynasty, he will definitely be bitten to death by other ministers.

The ministers knew in their hearts that once they opposed the formulation of the "Da Ming Code" and blocked the current road of being famous in history, the emperor would probably break his jar.

This goes back to the original truth: if everyone disagrees with the emperor opening a window, then the emperor will be angry and may just tear off the roof.

The lesser of the two powers harming each other, let's allow the emperor to open a window.

Seeing that he responded to his call, Zhu Qiyu was a little happy, but he never thought that he had stirred up a hornet's nest and would have a headache for more than half a year. This is something to talk about later.

Because today was a banquet, it was not convenient to discuss government affairs in detail, so Zhu Qiyu looked around the crowd to see if there were any new topics.

Once again, unexpectedly, the Tatar Khan's naked young son Ma'er Guerjisi stood up and bowed deeply:

"Your Majesty, I want to go back to visit my relatives. I hope your Majesty will allow me to do so."

Zhu Qiyu was stunned when he heard this. This guy was only ten years old. He had been sent to Beijing by Tuo Tuo Bu Hua since he was a child, both to study and to act as a proton.

Now that he proposed to go back to visit relatives, it was obvious that Tuotuo Buhua sent someone to deliver the news and that he was preparing to do something big.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Qiyu advised him out of his responsible attitude towards the proton: "The situation in the north is unstable now. I advise you not to go back for the time being and wait until two years later."

Ma'erguerjisi looked troubled when he heard this.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "If you insist on leaving, you can leave at any time, and I will not force you to stay. I just remind you that the north is not safe."

Ma'er Guerjisi bowed again: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, but I have been away from home for many years, and I still want to go back and see my parents."

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Then Honglu Temple will send someone to escort the little prince out of the confinement."

Seeing that Ma'er Guerjisi's request was approved by the emperor, the young grandson of Oala Khan Aala also came forward and proposed to go home to visit relatives. Zhu Qiyu didn't ask any further questions, so he nodded in agreement.

When all the civil and military officials heard this, they hesitated to speak, but the hostages from the Tatar and Oara tribes were let go like this?

The officials did not understand the emperor's mood. Even if the two sides went to war, Zhu Qiyu would not threaten the enemy with hostages, let alone kill the hostages. The emperor has his own way of doing things, and things like tearing up votes and trapping people should never be done.

Negative examples include the historical Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen, who planned to kill Dong Shan, the governor of the left guard of Jianzhou, on his way back from paying tribute in Guangning in order to plow the court and clean holes.

Zhu Qiyu didn't agree with this approach very much. He thought Dong Shan deserved to die and could send out an army to kill him openly.

Someone came to pay tribute and planned to kill him. This was a bit underhanded.

The two countries were at war and they didn't kill the envoys, not to mention that there was no official declaration of war at that time.

After this bad start, the following generations of Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers followed suit, and it became natural to get used to it.

Therefore, although Zhu Qiyu did not agree with the Manchus, he admitted that Nurhaci had a certain moral basis for raising troops.

Nurhachi's fifth-generation ancestor Dong Shan, grandfather Jue Chang'an, and father Tak Shi were all killed by the Ming army in a dishonorable manner for no apparent reason. This has become a hatred that lasts for generations, and we are not allowed to resist.

As the only emperor within a radius of thousands of miles, Zhu Qiyu's national power had already overwhelmed any surrounding countries and tribes. At this time, we must be upright and use Master Wang to punish those who are unruly. Opportunism undermines the dignity of the emperor and is really unnecessary.

Zhu Qiyu sat there thinking about things. Encouraged by the success of Ma Guerjisi in being allowed to return to his hometown, Prince Ashikaga Yoshimasa of Muromachi County also stood up and asked to continue living in Kyoto, Japan.

Most of the royal nobles who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty either wanted to stay in their hometown or in Beijing.

Qiongzhou Mansion is still a barbaric place, and no one wants to be sent there.

The former king of Korea, Li Hongwei, was given the false position of censor of Youqiandu and a member of Zhongshushe, and stayed in Beijing to observe and discuss government affairs.

Yun did not allow Ashikaga Yoshimasa to stay in his hometown, and Zhu Qiyu couldn't make up his mind for a while. Now that the supreme authority is in hand, one word can determine the fate of others, so one needs to be careful in his words and deeds.

Seeing the emperor's hesitation, Ashikaga Yoshimasa gave more assurance: "Your Majesty, after returning to my homeland, I am willing to help the court appease the Japanese dignitaries and people. At the same time, my wife can also stay in Beijing."

Ashikaga Yoshimasa changed from a high-ranking ruler to a subordinate. He couldn't adapt for a while, and his speech was quite stiff.

Zhu Qiyu didn't take it seriously and replied with a smile: "Since Aiqing is willing to serve the country, then go back. As for your princess, you can also take her away.

I am not a foolish king. What are you doing leaving your princess here? "

Next, Weng Shizi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, now that the treasury is full and the country is strong, do you want to rebuild the Fengtian Palace?

When all the nations of the Ming Dynasty came to court, the Fengtian Palace was burned to ashes and remained empty, which was really detrimental to the country's prestige. "

Zhu Qiyu looked around at all the officials, who all stood up and expressed their opinions, requesting that the Fengtian Hall be rebuilt.

Nowadays, the Forbidden City really needs a main hall, otherwise what would happen if these surrender ministers from Korea, Japan, and Annan saw it? Those who knew it said that the emperor was frugal, but those who didn't know thought that the Ming Dynasty was too poor to build a palace.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Wenfang again: "Prince, you can decide for yourself whether to practice or not. Anyway, I will never go to the Forbidden City again."

(End of this chapter)