Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 109 Ting Tui (2)

The morning sun rises in the east, and the cold air lingers in the world. The wind is so cold that it makes people shiver when it blows on them.

Inside and outside the government offices in Beijing, a group of courtiers wearing various official robes, either excited, silent, or calm, gathered towards the Donghua Gate. This made many officials in Beijing unmotivated to do anything. Today is the day when the cabinet presides over court promotions. , the court officials in Beijing gathered in the Wenhua Hall will recommend candidates for the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

It was also in this atmosphere that some people gathered in some mansions and guild halls inside and outside the capital seemed to be talking calmly, but in fact some people were very nervous. The expressions between their eyebrows could reflect their mood at the moment. Feeling.

The Forbidden City, the absolute political center of the Ming Dynasty, looked so unusual today. The golden glazed tiles looked much more dazzling than before.

"Your Majesty, all the court officials in Beijing have arrived at the Wenhua Palace."

In the quiet Dongnuan Pavilion, a young eunuch was slightly out of breath. He didn't dare to raise his head and bowed his hands with his hands. His forehead was covered with sweat, and he reported to Zhu Youxiao who was busy at his desk.

Zhu Youjian, who was copying the big characters nearby, turned his head to look uneasily at this moment.

Wang Tiqian, who was serving in front of the emperor, saw that the emperor did not respond. He hurriedly motioned with his eyes to the eunuch standing at the door of the palace to ask the eunuch who came to report the situation to leave.

"Wang Tigan."

"The servant is here."

Wang Tiqian was nervous and hurriedly bowed his head in response. Zhu Youxiao took the royal pen and put a memorial aside. He said calmly: "Has the Chief of Ceremonies sent someone to issue the edict calling the king back to the capital in Jin Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, we have sent someone."

Wang Tigan said hurriedly: "According to the emperor's decree, I will leave the palace at four o'clock today."

"Have someone make a copy of the resignation letter submitted by Wen Qiu, Governor of Jiliao."

Zhu Youxiao was reviewing the memorial without raising his head to look at Wang Tiqian. "Then he sent someone to the General Affairs Department. The pile of documents on the imperial case were the regulations concerning the establishment of the bank. He immediately sent someone to his uncle to ask him to do so." Look carefully, think carefully, and don’t mess up this matter.”

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Tigan bowed and responded.

What does the emperor want to do?
Seeing this scene, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but frown slightly. Today is the day of court promotion. Why didn't the emperor pay attention to this matter? Instead, he behaved like this...

"Copying big characters is training one's mind."

When Zhu Youjian was doubting, Zhu Youxiao's voice sounded, "How can the emperor temper his character when he is so restless?"

Zhu Youjian's heart skipped a beat, and he raised his head to say something. However, he saw that his royal brother was still busy at the desk, so he lowered his head and started copying.

"Counting the time, the white-pole soldiers have arrived at Tianshou Mountain."

Zhu Youxiao raised his head and looked at the window in front of him. The sunlight passed through the thin window screen and shone on Zhu Youxiao's face. "If the Zhuling Guards can be rectified, this rare army stationed in Tianshou Mountain, adjacent to the capital, will As long as you can get regular training, you will definitely be able to achieve miraculous results in the future.”

Thinking of this, the corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly.

There are not many soldiers.

If you want to separate the military powers from the civil servants and gradually build a new military and political structure, you must be patient and cultivate emerging forces to take over the power. No one will bear the burden and just want to enjoy the benefits of power. Then the Ming Dynasty will It will be like today, and it will fall into endless chaos.

Dongnuan Pavilion returned to calm, as if all the changes in the outer court had not affected this place. At that time, the inside and outside of Wenhua Hall felt like being at the entrance to a busy city. It was never quiet when the court officials gathered here in Beijing.

"...I think this statement is really ridiculous. How important are the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs? How difficult is the situation facing the country today? How can anyone be able to fill these two vacant positions? Responsible for it? Even if there is a recommendation meeting in the Wenhua Hall today, it is not just to recommend whoever you want to recommend..."

"What do you mean by this? I made the recommendation out of public spirit. According to what you said, does that mean I don't even have the right to speak?"

"Everyone, please be quiet first. If there is such a noise, how can we ensure that this meeting can continue? If you really have any opinions, you can explain them one by one..."

There was a loud quarrel in the Wenhua Hall, which made the four sitting cabinet ministers Fang Congzhe, Liu Yishui, Han Xu, and Zhu Guozuo look at the scene in front of them with different expressions.Especially Zhu Guozuo's expression looked so solemn at this moment.

Recalling that at the beginning of the meeting, Han Xu rushed to express his position before Fang Congzhe. Fang Congzhe, the first assistant, looked ugly. Zhu Guozuo knew that there were too many things hidden in this meeting.

It seems like when will this fight be put aside?

Zhu Guozuo felt heavy. He didn't know why the situation in the court was like this. If this situation continued, what would happen to the Ming Dynasty?

Similar to Zhu Guozuo's thoughts, some people were thinking about this among the excited crowd in the Wenhua Palace at that time.

Xu Guangqi, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, Hong Chengchou, a doctor in the Zhili Qing Dynasty, and Yuan Keli, the Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, stood quietly, watching the farce in front of them, but their emotions were complicated.

The differences and struggles between the various parties and factions in the DPRK were vividly displayed in this conference with ulterior motives. What are the hidden thoughts of several members of the cabinet and the many court officials who participated in the conference?

While Xu Guangqi, Hong Chengchou, and Yuan Keli were thinking about this issue, some eyes were thrown at them intentionally or unintentionally in this Wenhua Palace.

Time passed by minute by second amid this quarrel.

From the Wenhua Palace to the Qianqing Palace, there were eunuchs running back and forth from time to time. Zhu Youxiao, who lived in the Qianqing Palace, although he did not participate in this so-called court promotion, was also aware of the entire situation.

"This political farce is really interesting."

Outside Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the setting sun in the sky, half-smiling but not smiling: "There has been a dispute so far, but it has not come to an end. If the country really encounters some emergency, just If we rely on this kind of efficiency, I don’t know what kind of ridiculous things will happen.”

"Brother Emperor, since you are very concerned about this court promotion, why don't you show up at the Wenhua Hall?" Zhu Youjian looked confused and looked up at Zhu Youxiao.

"Only if I really show off to the Wenhua Palace will I be able to do it."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and shook his head and said: "This has been a trend deliberately created by certain politicians in the DPRK and China from the beginning to the end, with the purpose of disrupting what I thought.

My dear brother, some things require consideration from many aspects.

There has been a long history of party strife and internal strife in the outer dynasty. When the emperor's grandfather was still alive, many people were involved in a national dispute, and the trend became more and more intense. No one expected it at first.

At present, the Donglin Party is on the rise, but the Donglin Party members were defeated by some people with the Beijing Chaos plan. There are certain rules in this temple that everyone must abide by. "

"Brother Huang, do you mean that the chaos in the outer dynasty cannot be mediated?"

Zhu Youjian said with some doubts.

"The arena is not about fighting and killing, it is about human relationships."

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile but not a smile: "The rivers and lakes and the temple are similar but have the same purpose. If the court wants to cause chaos, then let him cause chaos. They think this can affect me, but in fact it is a joke, just ignore it." , it’s also best not to affect me. If you really dare to affect me, it won’t be like this now.”

When talking about this, Zhu Youxiao showed fierceness, which made Zhu Youjian feel fear in his heart.

"Come on, let's go have dinner."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hands and said: "Although there are many things to do, don't affect your mood. You should eat and sleep. The sky won't fall yet."

"Here."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly bowed and responded.

"Come on~"

Wang Tiqian, who served in front of the emperor, heard that the emperor wanted to have a meal, and hurriedly signaled to the eunuchs around him to pass on the meal. In the Dongnuan Pavilion, there were some slips on the imperial desk, with many names circled on them, including Zongdao and Huang Liji. , Zhou Rupan... These people all said something in the Wenhua Hall, and of course there were names that were erased. The red was so dazzling! !

(End of this chapter)