Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 11: Admiral in charge of military affairs in Beijing
The two emperors Wanli and Taichang passed away one after another, leaving Zhu Youxiao with a lot of mess. Only affected by the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Sarhu, it led to the change of Ming's attitude towards Liao, the increase of Liao's salary, the major adjustment of personnel, and the recruitment of guests. Military aid to Liao and so on, but the central court also formed a momentum to take the opportunity to attack.

Party struggle and internal friction have become the main theme.

If it is just to face the rebellion of the Jiankui and other prisoners, it is actually nothing to the vast Ming Dynasty. The Jianlu Eight Banners were consumed, and the altars and pots were broken. At worst, they will be rebuilt in the future.

But the truth is cruel.

When Nurhachi led the Jianlu Eight Banners and formed a strong military threat around the Liao region, Daming was like a middle-aged man who was seriously ill, unable to gather all his strength and deal a fatal blow to the Jianlu Eight Banners.

Internal party strife, corruption, the collapse of officialdom, the inferiority of nobles and military officials, lax military armaments, border troubles in northern Xinjiang, frequent disasters, land annexation, out-of-control power, class conflicts, internal rebellions, financial crises...

The above-mentioned current situation has caused Daming to be affected by multiple factors in terms of strategic decision-making, and then made many wrong decisions, causing Ming to go further and further on the wrong line, consuming precious war potential and credibility of ruling the world until It collapsed.

When an avalanche hits, no snowflake is innocent.

The next day.

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youxiao, who read the memorials last night, kept the memorials related to the Wumen court stick, and sent the rest of the memorials back to the cabinet. Most of them did not make any instructions, but Zhu Youxiao, who had sealed the memorials, made instructions, that is, to rebuild the Huangji Everything in the hall is sparse.

Zhu Youxiao’s instructions were as follows: The three halls are the symbols of the country’s dynasty and society. It only involves the reconstruction of the Huangji Hall, which is not enough to show the power of the emperor. The scale, design and other matters of the three halls have been clarified early, and they will be submitted to the imperial court for further discussion.

On the surface, Zhu Youxiao wanted to rebuild the Huangji Hall and expand it to the three main halls, but in fact, he wanted to effectively delay the rebuilding.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, Zhu Changluo is an idiot!
At the beginning of Yuji's ascension to the throne, faced with the complicated situation of the collapse of the Liao Dynasty, financial weakness, and arrears of military pay, he did not think about how to solve the practical problems, but actually agreed to a memorial submitted by a foreign official to rebuild the Huangji Palace.

Zhu Youxiao didn't understand what kind of show operation this was.

The internal money is the money bag of the emperor of Ming Dynasty. It is the confidence to dare to say no to the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty when faced with difficult problems. Once the internal money is completely emptied, it will lose the confidence to face the officials. With confidence, he will really become a puppet emperor in the future.

Yes.

The permission to rebuild the Huangji Hall is not without the consideration of enhancing the emperor's prestige, but the emperor's prestige that is superficial is not as good as the real emperor's prestige! !
Wouldn't it be more practical to use the food and salary spent on rebuilding the Huangji Palace to organize the capital camp and seize the military power in front of us than to build a complex of buildings?
Zhu Youxiao is very pragmatic. He will not do such stupid things if he is asked to use his precious internal funds to build a symbolic building.

The key to the problem is that Zhu Youxiao must also build the Huangji Palace. The edict of enthronement promulgated to the world said, "You must not arbitrarily change the ancestral system in the name of 'timely'", which put a shackles on Zhu Youxiao. If the school dares not to build the Huangji Palace, then it will be attacked by a group of people.

The dragging technique is what Zhu Youxiao wants to do.

Even if the three halls are to be rebuilt, Zhu Youxiao will have to wait until the finances of the country and the dynasty have improved, the situation in the Liao region has been reversed, and the internal conflicts have been initially resolved, and then the reconstruction will be carried out in stages. During the period, transportation factors must also be taken into account. , Nanyang and other places to purchase specific wood, etc., and try our best to compress the cost budget of the project.

It was precisely this incident that made Zhu Youxiao deeply realize that the Ming Emperor must hold on to the money bag with one hand and the gun barrel with the other hand, otherwise it would be ridiculous to try to compete with the civil servants and play tricks.

"Minister Zhang Weixian pays homage to Your Majesty."

The sound from Dongnuange brought Zhu Youxiao, who was full of thoughts, back to reality.

After he woke up and finished exercising, he ordered Wang An to summon Zhang Weixian to the palace.

Looking at the old man in front of him, this Ming Dynasty nobleman who has experienced the Wanli, Taichang, Tianqi, and Chongzhen dynasties is definitely top-notch in terms of vision and city.

Despite the fact that Zhang Weixian is not much mentioned in the historical materials, when the imperial powers of the Taichang, Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties changed, there was this person, and they all played corresponding roles.

It can be said that Zhang Weixian is a very powerful existence among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing!
"The big rules will be waived."

Zhu Youxiao restrained his mind and said, "Give me a seat and tea for the British Lord."

"The old minister kowtowed to God for his grace."

Zhang Weixian bowed hurriedly and bowed again.

Zhang Weixian was doubtful about the new emperor's summons to the palace, especially because of the leak of the Erluan Palace and the incident of the Meridian Palace Staff, which began to stir up trouble in the outer court. This made Zhang Weixian come to Qianqing Palace. , I am wary in my heart.

Zhang Weixian couldn't guess why the new king summoned him to the palace.

'After all, it is a veteran Xungui, and his concentration is really stable. '

Seeing Zhang Weixian sitting on the brocade stool without showing the slightest expression, looking unfazed by favor or humiliation, Zhu Youxiao secretly sighed in his heart, "Among the Ming Dynasty nobles, there are still a group of nobles who can be relied on, but in this matter We need to figure it out slowly, put the capable ones to good use, sideline the mediocre ones, and seize the titles for the mediocre ones. Especially those twenty-five young men, they must all be killed! '

Wang An, who was serving in front of the emperor, observed the new monarch from the corner of his eye and glanced at the silent Zhang Weixian from time to time. He was not sure why the new monarch summoned Zhang Weixian.

"Mr. British, what do you think of Liao affairs?"

While Wang An was thinking, Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves and looked at Zhang Weixian with calm eyes, "I read a few memorials last night. Everything else was fine. I just have some doubts about this Liao affair, so I summoned the British Duke. Enter the palace and play the right tune."

Liao affairs?

right?

Zhang Weixian's heart tightened, and he became vigilant immediately.

As one of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Weixian knew about Liao affairs, but due to his status, he never made any remarks.

After the Tumubao Incident, the noble groups of the Ming Dynasty gradually withdrew from the center of power. The military power previously held by them also gradually transitioned from the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army to the hands of the Ministry of War. In other words, the existing style of the Ming Dynasty in which the nobles and the military were humble, Civil officials have guiding opinions on military power, which were gradually formed during this period.

Taizu Gao Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang established a system of mutual restraint and mutual checks and balances, which was pried into the foundation by the prodigal son Mingmen. Since then, the successors of the Ming Dynasty have gradually reused the eunuchs in the inner court in order to check and balance the civil servants. Let the tone set in the early Ming Dynasty be gradually destroyed.

"Does the British public have any concerns?"

Seeing that Zhang Weixian remained silent, Zhu Youxiao continued: "If that's the case, I plan to let the British governor supervise the military affairs of the capital. Wouldn't the Qing family be even more worried?"

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