Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 108 Ting Tui (1)

Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Li Ruhua, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, submitted their resignations. The emperor ordered the cabinet ministers to discuss the matter, and finally accepted the advice of the cabinet ministers and agreed to it. He specially ordered the cabinet to host a recommendation meeting in the Wenhua Hall and recommend good ministers to supplement the Ministry of Personnel. , the Ministry of Household Affairs is lacking, and this matter caused great repercussions in the DPRK.

"...The shortage of the Ministry of Personnel and Household Affairs is indeed an important position of the country. There are many people in the court who are worried about it, and the ministers and others have discussed it again and again..." In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youjian held a joint memorial, which was written in a correct tone. Yuanyuan thought, but his brows were slightly furrowed, but it reflected his inner feelings at the moment.

"It's exactly what I thought."

Zhu Youxiao slowly opened his eyes, with a half-smile on his face, "The court meeting is about to be held. In the name of the cabinet, a joint memorial to expand participation in the meeting has been submitted to the emperor. Emperor brother, do you think this Is there anything wrong with the joint memorial? What are your thoughts on this?"

With that said, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Youjian.

"Brother Imperial, I have doubts in my heart."

Zhu Youjian closed the joint memorial letter, frowned and bowed to Zhu Youxiao, "There are vacancies in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs. Even if a meeting is held in the court to promote and select virtuous people to make up for it, there is no need to make such a fuss. Are you waiting for the battle? This person doesn't know how to recommend the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of Household Affairs. He clearly knows how to recommend cabinet ministers.

The emperor's brother had previously made his younger brother familiar with the court system. When the dynasty encounters major political affairs, or when a civil and military minister is vacant, the emperor must order a meeting of the court officials to discuss the situation together, weigh it up, and then submit it to the emperor to make a decision.

For example, if there is a shortage of ministers of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Hubu, only the ministers of the six departments, the censor of Zuodu, the ministers of Liukedu, the general envoys, the ministers of Dali and the censors in charge are required to participate. However, the cabinet is now lacking due to Due to the so-called public opinion in the court and the shortage of some officials, a joint memorial was submitted to the imperial court, asking all the courtiers to participate. My younger brother always felt that something was wrong with this matter. "

Even 11-year-old Zhu Youjian can see some of the mysteries. Why do you think I can't?
Zhu Youxiao smiled and shook his head. Apart from laughing, he really didn't know what to say about this extravagant promotion. Under such a general trend, the central court of the Ming Dynasty would always be affected by some things. The emergence of , and then set off a new turmoil, so that those in high positions can ensure their own interests.

"Then do you think I should approve this joint memorial?"

Zhu Youxiao gathered his thoughts, looked at Zhu Youjian and continued.

"Brother..."

Zhu Youjian hesitated, as if he could not say anything else when deciding on such an important matter, but seeing the encouraging look on his face, Zhu Youjian hesitated again and again, bowed his head slightly and said, "Brother I feel that your brother is not willing to give up." This should be allowed."

"Oh? Tell me what you think."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and leaned forward, picked up the tea cup in his hand, and took a sip, "Don't be formal, just think of it as me testing your schoolwork, and say whatever comes to mind."

When talking about this, Wang Tigan and several people serving in front of the emperor all lowered their heads and retreated out of the palace. They had to leave every time the emperor was taking exams for his schoolwork.

For Zhu Youjian's cultivation and guidance, Zhu Youxiao was targeted. As the pioneer of the Ming Dynasty's future transfer to the Han Dynasty, Zhu Youjian must become a talented person. Even if Zhu Youxiao knows about character, it will only be possible unless he experiences major changes or setbacks. Change, but improving Zhu Youjian's vision and mind is most appropriate at his current age. If he cannot do these, then Zhu Youjian is not worthy of carrying the banner of vassal restructuring.

"Brother Chen feels very strange."

Under Zhu Youxiao's gaze, Zhu Youjian was silent for a moment, and his expression became serious, "Why do the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of Hubu have to submit a petition for resignation together?"

Zhu Youjian did not answer directly, but instead raised something that he was confused about. Although he didn't know much about the situation between North Korea and China, he did know some things.

"And what is most surprising to my brother is that when the two ministers resigned, they chose to leave the Jinyi Guards in Beijing to execute a group of criminals detained in the imperial prison and arrest the civil and military personnel involved in the capital camp."

Zhu Youjian continued: "Although the above-mentioned crimes have not been tried by a judge, I feel that it is right to condemn them all. They ignore the laws and regulations of the country and trample on the dignity of the country. If these crimes are not eliminated, then I don't know what to do. How many people want to follow suit, this is of no benefit to the country of Huang Ming."

Zhu Youxiao showed a happy smile. Zhu Youjian could see these aspects, which was not easy for him at his age. Of course, Zhu Youxiao also saw that the matter of relying on factory guards was actually in Zhu Youjian's heart, more or less. There was a little bit that he didn't understand, but he didn't show it too much.

"Let me tell you why."

The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly, "There are some people in the imperial court who want to cut off my influence. They are very smart and know that since I ascended the throne, I like to act arbitrarily, rely heavily on factory guards, and block the way of speech. , and even the morning court and imperial court meetings were not often held, which made the chaotic situation in the court in the past gradually calmed down by me.

The most intuitive thing is that the trend of impeaching Fang Congzhe is now out of control, so the position of the chief minister of the cabinet is relatively stable.

Just like what the emperor said just now, why did the two of them choose this node?The most important point is that I was able to ruthlessly order the execution of the hundreds of criminals who were imprisoned in Lingchi in Oshisai City. Even though there was strong opposition from the court, I still did it. They were afraid, and they were afraid that I would do this again. Be assertive. "

"So this court push is just to disrupt the court situation again?"

Zhu Youjian frowned and said in disbelief. "good."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, with a hint of disdain in his words, "I have to admire some people in the court. They are indeed my good ministers and good leaders of the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that I will be too deviant and lead to the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty." .”

"They are the ones who are deviant!!"

Zhu Youjian's emotions became excited, and he knelt down on the ground. He looked at Zhu Youxiao with his eyes, "Although I don't know what the situation is in the court, what has the emperor done since he ascended the throne at Yuji? Fortunately, I He is favored by the imperial brother and has to study in Xinuang Pavilion. This is all in his eyes.

The imperial brother does not often hold morning court meetings or court meetings, but in the Qianqing Palace, he gets up at [-]:[-] every day and handles government affairs until [-]:[-], during which time he frequently summons ministers to discuss important matters..."

"stand up."

Looking at the agitated Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "My father-in-law Zhu's knees are not weak to this extent yet. I don't do anything based on other people's evaluation. If I don't even have this little character, If you don’t have any, then you don’t deserve the surname Zhu!!”

Zhu Youjian stood up stubbornly.

"Royal brother, do you think I should approve this joint memorial?"

Zhu Youxiao did not offer words of comfort, but looked at Zhu Youjian and asked again.

"Permission is required."

Zhu Youjian clutched the memorial tightly, frowned and said: "If the emperor does not allow it, then the official censor of Kedao will have a reputation, and then set off a new public opinion in the court. If during this period, there will be another If there are some other changes, I'm afraid the chaos in the court situation will exceed Brother Huang's expectation."

"good."

Zhu Youxiao showed a pleased smile, "If I don't allow it, the situation mentioned by the emperor's brother will occur. It is getting colder and colder today. Who can guarantee that there will be no other situations in the capital or Gyeonggi?" Woolen cloth?"

Zhu Youjian's face changed slightly, and a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

"I ordered the Imperial Guards to stay in Beijing before, but we killed too many people in the West City."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and shook his head and said: "Many of them are merchants. They collude with the eunuchs in charge of shops in the northern Zhili territory. Who can ensure that there are no other people standing behind these merchants?

If certain people cannot be allowed to seize some of the opportunities in the government, then they will definitely spread the temple disputes to the people, and then achieve their political intentions. "

Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was often alone. Although Zhu Youxiao had promoted a group of people in the past and placed them in various positions one by one, he did not have much power in the outer court, such as personnel power, financial power, etc. The power, etc., are not completely in hand.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know who planned this court promotion, but Zhu Youxiao admired them very much. These guys accurately saw that they were using the inner court to check the outer court. Since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne from Yuji, many things have happened They all rely on the scope of the inner court to do arbitrary things, including some civil servants who were specially summoned to the capital. They all work around some of the powers of the inner court.

Although Hong Chengchou was responsible for the two cases of moving Hongwan to the palace, Yuan Keli was responsible for the Battle of Sarhu, and Zhang Weixian and Sun Chengzong were responsible for rectifying the Beijing camp, which allowed a group of civil servants to be installed in the form of central edicts, most of them in the government did not have much say. If you want to break the situation, you must find another way.

Therefore, Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Civil Affairs, used his position to break the situation first.

"Think carefully about what I have told you." Looking at the stunned Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youxiao stood up from the throne, his eyes sharp, "Wang Tiqian, please approve this joint memorial as a courtesy. In the name of the supervisor, I will dispatch the cabinet to the cabinet, and in addition, secretly issue those few edicts to the people I mentioned."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Tiqian, who was waiting outside the hall, immediately bowed in response.

It seems that the royal brother has already planned this matter.

When Zhu Youjian heard this, he had a complicated look on his face, but Zhu Youjian didn't understand. Since the emperor saw that someone wanted to stir up trouble, why didn't he find out who they were and have them dismissed from office and sent to prison...

(End of this chapter)