Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 766 The capital is peaceful and the people return home. The Mongolian forwards approach Kaiping.

Many important officials in the Ming Dynasty doted on concubines and destroyed their wives. Especially in the Xuande Dynasty, the emperor and his ministers indulged in concubines and destroyed their wives.

For example, Jian Yi, the Young Master and Minister of Civil Affairs at that time, had higher qualifications and status than Yang Shiqi, and he also did the most excessive things. As soon as the original wife died, he straightened the concubine's house and won her royal life.

And when the eldest son is still alive, he will give his protection to the youngest son born in the concubine.

The assistant ministers of Xuan Temple are all such people. Is it not easy to depose the queen?

Marry a virtuous wife, keep concubines and enjoy sex.

Generally speaking, concubines are much more beautiful than wives, and they are more relaxed and don't have as many moral and ethical restrictions as wives.

One is to only allow men to ascend and women to descend, and act according to etiquette; the other is to be omnipotent and do everything possible to invite favors. Which one men prefer is self-evident.

Qiao Feng said with a smile: "There are so many beloved concubines in the Holy Emperor, why don't they have any conflicts? Today the prince sat directly on the dragon throne and presided over the court meeting alone."

Qiao Yi replied: "Because the eldest lady is obviously better than the other ladies, but the eldest lady is afraid that she will be too dazzling and make the other ladies dissatisfied, which will lead to resentment.

So after giving birth to the prince, the eldest empress stayed in the palace, rarely showing up and taking care of things.

The limelight later went to other empresses, and the housekeeper power was also given to other empresses, so naturally there was no conflict.

Moreover, from the beginning, the Holy Emperor gave all the empresses the title of wives, and did not say that anyone was a concubine. Although this is a bit ridiculous, it is done. Nowadays, all empresses are imperial concubines, and they receive the same treatment, and there is nothing to fight for. "

Qiao Feng asked curiously: "Didn't the ministers object at that time?"

Qiao Yi shook his head and smiled: "What are you opposed to? At that time, during the Tumubao Incident, the Emperor of Heaven was captured, and everyone in the government and the public was shocked.

They also attacked the city of Beijing at any time. A bunch of ministers suggested abandoning Beijing and running away. Many people had already sent their families out of the city and headed south overnight.

At this time, there was only one prince in Beijing, and that was His Royal Highness Prince Tan.

Because the country relied on the eldest king, the ministers respected the emperor as the supreme emperor and elected His Highness King Yin as the new king.

Let's talk behind closed doors, isn't it because we want King Xi to take the blame?

If you let someone take the blame, why don't you allow them to get some benefits to make up for it?

Therefore, as long as it was not really unacceptable, the ministers at that time almost gave King Tan whatever he wanted and did not bother to bargain.

King Yi wanted to be promoted to King of Qi, so he gave it; he wanted Wang Zhen's family property, so he gave it; he wanted to marry fifteen wives, so he gave it; he wanted to refuse to live in the Forbidden City, and he agreed; he refused to make Princess Yuan the queen, so he agreed.

The ministers may want to deal with it first, wait until they are beaten back, and then settle the score later.

Unexpectedly, the Holy Emperor directly defeated Ye first, thereby gaining huge prestige, which made the ministers unable to settle the scores. "

Qiao Fengruo nodded with understanding: "This is a problem left over from history that the Holy One often talks about, so there are fifteen imperial concubines in the Holy One, and everyone in the government and the public just hold their noses and recognize them."

"It doesn't cost the court a penny to support fifteen imperial concubines. Can they take care of it?

Besides, look at the civil servants and generals in the imperial court, and see if the important ministers of the Xuande and Yuanshou families have been completely eliminated.

If you don't cause trouble, you will be punished; if you take the initiative to bump into someone else, you are seeking death.

Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Don't look at the good temper of the emperor. If you are really offended, he will kill decisively and be ruthless.

It's a good time for you. All the dissidents in the DPRK have been eliminated, so the Holy One always looks very approachable and affable. "

Qiao Feng nodded: "Today I went to the West Market to buy wine and food, and I went back and forth several times. The lives of the people in the capital have really changed a lot.

The use of treasure banknotes on the market has completely disappeared. Most of them trade with copper coins, and occasionally some people use silver coins.

If you pick up a few people and ask them, they are all grateful to the Holy One. I couldn’t save money before, and it was useless to save money. Because the imperial court banned gold and silver trade, copper coins were banned most of the time, and mintage was small.

Treasure notes depreciate rapidly, and it is useless to save them. Whoever saves a pile of treasure notes will have trouble sleeping at night.

Now, silver coins and copper coins have completely replaced treasure banknotes, and their purchasing power is very stable, so people feel at ease.

Coupled with the continuous tax reductions and exemptions in the capital in recent years, almost every household has saved a lot of money. "

Qiao Yi felt the same way: "Mencius said that the people are governed by the Tao. Those who have permanent property have perseverance, and those who do not have perseverance. If you don't have perseverance, you will do everything to ward off evil and extravagance."

If you want to avoid avoiding homes at night and not picking up things on the road, it does not depend on harsh punishments. But when everyone is rich, people will naturally be quiet and observe etiquette, and thieves will keep track of them.

I appointed Shuntian Prefecture to rule the country and had a better understanding of the situation in the capital. There are far fewer lawsuits, disputes, and prison sentences in the capital than there were a few years ago.

After eight years of hard work, the Holy Spirit has finally achieved results. The people in the capital are now happy to miss Shu. If anyone dares to support the Yuanshou lineage again, the people will definitely be anxious. "

……

Early in the morning, the seventh day of February.

Zhu Qiyu was sitting next to the coffee table, guarding an iron pot and humming a tune happily.

Zhu Qiyu was very happy to hear that Zhu Wenfang could preside over the court meeting independently yesterday.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty also loved to eat large amounts of stew. For example, our Emperor Tianqi likes to add clams, shrimps, frog legs, pork tendons and other ingredients together to make a big stew.

Zhu Qiyu has now improved and made hot pot. The royal Hongluo charcoal was originally used for heating, but now it was used by Zhu Qiyu for cooking.

The hot pot was steaming, and Zhu Qiyu didn't panic or be busy, and leisurely picked the chicken legs to eat.

Lin Xiangyu asked from the side: "Isn't this chicken delicious? It should be relatively rare in the past dynasties for imperial concubines to raise chickens and ducks all day long."

"It's delicious, it's delicious. My dear, please peel another salted egg for me."

Zhu Qiyu's favorite thing is to marinate pheasants for more than ten or twenty days, and then cook them until the flavor is absorbed.

Lin Xiangyu smiled while peeling the eggs: "I can honestly say that my husband is really easy to take care of. I guess the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have much better food than my husband."

Ningxiang smiled and said: "It's time for Qi'er to realize that salt merchants all take gold leaves and throw them into the river from the mountains, just to see the glittering gold.

Just think about it, will people be like our stupid man and be satisfied with eating pickled eggs? "

Lin Xiangyu frowned and replied, "Although my husband doesn't eat as well as them, I know how to play with women better than them."

Ningxiang smiled and said: "Forget it, even though they raise thin horses, my husband also raises thin horses. In terms of all kinds of strange methods, it is definitely the husband who is more powerful.

But those salt merchants can communicate and share, and there can be multiple men and multiple women, and the gameplay is much more exciting than the husband's methods.

Although my husband knows more than them and is smarter than them, he is still reluctant to share us with others. "

Just as he was talking, Qianxue walked in from outside and teased the two of them: "You two little prostitutes, you are so shameless. This is the first time I see Shouma worrying about how to play with women for his master, but you are still here making suggestions and making comments. It was really eye-opening.”

Zhu Qiyu saw Qianxue and Su Xi each holding a large pile of memorials, and asked tremblingly: "First of all, are there any tormenting military reports today?"

Qianxue smiled and said, "Yes, Wang Yue reported that 30,000 Mongolian cavalry were stationed around Daerhaizi, and sent out sentries to conduct reconnaissance. Some sentries even approached Kaiping City."

Hearing this, the chicken drumstick in Zhu Qiyu's mouth immediately lost its flavor.

(End of this chapter)