My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 179 I don’t know what the name is anymore

In the evening, on the Nanhaizi campus, more than a thousand people gathered around bonfires of various sizes and were drinking.

Sitting on the pony, looking at the headless elk being roasted on the fire in front of him, Zhu Youxiao murmured to himself.

"Guilty, sinful."

I don’t know what level of national protected animal this food is.

Because of his words, he promised to shoot a deer in the emperor's garden, and as a result, people suffered disaster.

Elk, also known as Sixiang, Zhu (three sounds of zhu), and Father David deer.

Um, check off the last one.

Elk were once widely distributed in East Asia, but due to climate and human factors, they were close to extinction in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The last large-scale population recorded in history should be the ones who came out late at night to help Boss Cao break through during the Battle of Yangpingguan. The group at Zhang Wei's camp.

From then on, the records of elk gradually became less and less. It was not until the end of the Yuan Dynasty that a group of barbarians who liked hunting asked people to capture and transport the remaining elk to the royal hunting grounds for hunting.

And this hunting ground is Nanhaizi.

The Emperor of Ming Dynasty did not have the leisurely hobby of hunting, so there were six groups of elk in Nanhaizi, large and small, which was very huge.

A few days ago, when the emperor had nothing to do, he asked people to count them. At least there were more than two thousand.

What? Why were there only two or three hundred in the early Qing Dynasty?

One is a war-torn image, and the other is that the Qing Dynasty claimed to be a nation of horsemen and archers. When they had nothing to do, they hunted in Nanhaizi. Can it be a lot?

"Your Majesty, please use it."

When the meat was finally roasted, a little eunuch came to Zhu Youxiao with the cut roast meat.

"All officers and men eat first."

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said grandly.

"I will thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

After hearing the emperor's words, the generals sitting around the bonfire in front of the emperor shouted loudly.

Under their leadership, everyone shouted.

Listening to the shouts of the people around him, Zhu Youxiao just waved his hand and motioned for everyone to start eating.

Four generals, one afternoon, and a bag of arrows brought back twenty-one elk.

Everyone who came back from Liaodong could only get a small piece.

Although the quantity is small, those who eat it are excited.

Elk, not to mention whether you have eaten it or not, even mid-level generals like Qin Bangping have never seen it.

Cut off a piece of meat, sprinkle it with white salt, and cook it with white porridge, which is a meal given by the emperor.

While Zhu Youxiao was cutting Xu Waner's meat with a knife, Liu Shimin was leading the eunuchs from stall to stall to collect the tails of the deer.

This thing is the raw material for making whisks in the palace, and we can't let these big soldiers take it away.

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to military affairs, is good at martial arts, and is able to treat the corporal with courtesy."

In the corner of the bonfire, looking at the two emperors and empresses who could be said to be "harmonizing music", Sun Ruyou couldn't help but said to Sun Chengzong with a wrist-removing sharp knife in his hand.

"Your Majesty is training troops in Nanhaizi, which is very similar to the way Emperor Wu used to train troops in the capital with the help of Jiang Bin."

"Ah."

When Sun Chengzong, who was chewing a piece of venison, heard this, he simply nodded without making any comments.

This is wrong. Can he, the emperor's master and a feudal official, answer it?

Who is Jiang Bin?

The guerrilla general of Datong, Wu Zong held the hand of the army, the leader of the exchange between the frontier troops in Waisi Town and the Beijing camp, and the favorite of Zhengde.

After Wu Zong's death, Yang Tinghe and Empress Dowager Zhang took care of it, but Shizong Jiajing, who subsequently succeeded to the throne, never explicitly commented on Jiang Bin.

Moreover, Yang Tinghe and Queen Mother Zhang did not fare well in Jiajing's hands.

Do you agree or disagree with this?

Seeing that Sun Chengzong didn't reply to his words, Sun Ruyou rolled his eyes and changed the topic again.

"Although Sun Gong is a banquet lecturer, he has not lectured on the scriptures to your majesty yet, but your majesty is well-read and knowledgeable about ancient times and the present."

Looking at Sun Chengzong with a smile, Sun Ruyou asked curiously.

"I wonder what book Sun Gong used when he initiated His Majesty's enlightenment?"

"Of course it's the Four Books and Five Classics, Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan, etc."

Upon hearing this question, Sun Chengzong's eyes flashed, and after a pause, he said calmly.

"I see."

After hearing Sun Chengzong's words, Sun Ruyou nodded suddenly.

What Sun Chengzong said was the same as if he had not said it, but he also expressed what he meant.

The emperor's miscellaneous reading is not the fault of Sun Chengzong, but the emperor himself.

While the second grandson was chatting, Zhu Youxiao handed the cut venison to Xu Waner and asked with a smile.

"Elk meat, have you ever eaten it before?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After thanking the emperor for his kindness, Xu Waner took the bowl from the emperor's hand and whispered.

"Wan'er has never eaten it."

After taking a small bite of the deer meat, Xu Wan'er frowned.

Very unpalatable.

Of course, venison is tender, tasty, lean, and has less connective tissue, so it can be used in a variety of dishes.

But the emperor's roasted way of eating it was a waste of resources. It only added salt and not even cumin.

"If it doesn't taste good, don't force it."

Seeing Xu Wan'er's expression, Zhu Youxiao knew that she couldn't bear this hardship, so he stretched out his hand to hug her and said.

Xu Waner's family is wealthy, so this simple way of eating is very challenging.

Turning to look at the many middle and low-level generals who were eating venison with some restraint, Zhu Youxiao shook his head helplessly.

"I'm a little tired, so I'm going to rest first."

Standing up from the pony, Zhu Youxiao looked at the people sitting around the campfire and said.

"Enough drinks and food. They are all people who have made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty. The generals and the soldiers will eat and drink to their heart's content."

"I will wait to thank Your Majesty for the food."

Hearing this, Zhang Liangce and others quickly stood up and bowed their hands to the emperor.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao just waved his hand and left with Xu Waner.

Seeing the emperor leaving, Zhang Liangce and others quickly bowed.

"The general will be waiting to send you off to Your Majesty!"

It's a pity that they were really nervous, fearing that the short-sighted one would bump into the emperor.

It is a good thing for the emperor to kiss you, but there must be an occasion.

Just when Zhu Youxiao stood up and took Xu Waner towards the old Yamen, the voices of the soldiers on the school grounds gradually became noisy.

There is nothing we can do, the emperor is present, everyone is not enjoying the meal.

Returning to the old yamen, Zhu Youxiao took off his clothes under the service of Xu Waner, and fell asleep at the end of the day.

If you don't go back to the capital tonight, if you bring the army back to the capital late at night, it's easy to cause trouble.

Still holding his wife in his arms, he simply slept.

As the sun rose again, the emperor and empress returned to Xiyuan, surrounded by tiger guards.

At the same time, the capital suddenly became noisy.

After yesterday's internal discussion, the capital's restructuring became inevitable.

The emperor appointed the imperial envoy, and the six ministries agreed, but the words of others were useless.

Sun Ruyou, who returned to the capital overnight, sent people to the mountains and countryside in Beizhili to inform scholars everywhere about the emperor's decree to resume the official examination.

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The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were divided into two factions, the local faction and the Qing faction.

From the local magistrates, magistrates, and governors to the local factions of the six ministers, such as Bi Ziyan and Zhou Yingqiu, most of these people were from the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties or were neutral.

The Qing school was headed by Shujishi who were in the top ranks of the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy. The ascending paths were the Sixth Section and the Imperial Academy, such as Fang Congzhe, Ye Xianggao, Han Xu, Liu Yishui and others. Most of these people were from the East. Forest.

The local government sent ministers, and the Qing faction sent ministers. The balance between the two formed the political factions of the Ming Dynasty.

The local faction worked hard and held the power of the six ministries in their hands to ensure the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty.

The Qing faction was responsible for supervising hundreds of officials and removing carrion for the Ming Dynasty.

When the emperor does something, as long as he can get the support of the officials of the six ministries, Qingliu, headed by the cabinet ministers, has no way to go against the emperor.

In the past, Zhang Juzheng's examination method was used in the form of nesting dolls through the cabinet supervising six subjects and the six subjects supervising six ministries.

Because he was born in Qingliu, if he wanted to do things, he had to control the six departments and control the local factions, otherwise he would not be able to achieve anything with Qingliu.

But if the emperor wants to do something, he doesn't have to worry about it. He can just skip the cabinet and find the six ministries.

If he can get involved step by step from the local area to the capital, he is not stupid. He always wants to confront the emperor.

And if the emperor skips the cabinet and asks the six ministries to handle government affairs, will it cause civil servants to backlash and resign en masse?

Think more.

A civil servant of the Ming Dynasty who walked on two legs, the local sect was the last to be selected, and he could only be included in six ministers, and he had no chance to enter the cabinet.

This also resulted in the cabinet representing only the Qing faction headed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Sections Gallery.

I don’t have to worry about whether I have done something or not.

The prime minister is gone, but the order is still fulfilled.

We must understand that the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty's imperial edict is the emperor's seal in the Supervisor of Ceremonies, not the edict drafted by the cabinet.

Looking through the Tianjin Political Reform Memorial that Yuan Keli sent over the night after referring to the articles written by Zhou Yingqiu and others.

Zhu Youxiao touched his chin and thought for a while, then wrote the correct word, and then stamped it with his own gold seal.

Asking someone to send Yuan Keli's memorial to the cabinet, Zhu Youxiao read Liu Yishen's apology memorial.

"Give you some decency."

Zhu Youxiao shook his head as he picked up a pen and wrote on the memorial that he was given the title of Minister of the Ministry of Gifts to approve his appointment to the official position.

The only ones left in the cabinet are Han Xu and Fang Congzhe, who is "recuperating" at home.

He never worried that Han Xu would dare to confront him.

Han Xu's character was originally cautious, and there was also the shadow left by the previous episode when Feng and Gu were beheaded alive.

Moreover, Fang Congzhe has not officially retired. As long as the emperor says a word, Fang Congzhe can recover and return at any time.

Is Han Xu crazy? He is going against himself.

And just when the emperor in Beijing was reviewing the memorial, the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies finally arrived in Luoyang City.

When Fang entered Prince Fu's Mansion, he faced a three-foot-long screen wall with two dragons playing with pearls facing south and "The Emperor's Grace is Mighty" written facing north.

The scale of Prince Fu's Mansion can be said to be exaggerated, covering an area of ​​more than 23,000 square meters.

At this time, in Chengyun Hall, the inner palace of the palace, Prince Fu was kneeling to receive the imperial edict.

In front of him was the eunuch Li Yongzhen who came from the Ministry of Rites in the middle of the capital. He was holding an imperial edict for questioning.

The content was about how to deal with his uncle's family members who committed crimes.

After Li Yongzhen finally finished reading, King Fu did not imagine that the emperor would deal with the anger of his uncle's family, but he breathed a sigh of relief.

With the help of the eunuch, he stood up from the ground. King Fu wrote a memorial himself. He took the golden seal of King Fu from the eunuch beside him, stamped it with a big seal, and handed it to Li Yongzhen, the eunuch who came from the ceremony.

"I'd like to trouble my envoy to go back and tell your majesty that the friendship between relatives is of the smallest importance, and the affairs of family and country come first. Since he has violated the law, he should be punished. You must not ignore the national law for the sake of the little king. Please punish him severely according to the law."

"My slave understands."

After bowing to King Fu, Li Yongzhen took the memorial, turned around and left, not staying for a moment longer.

Standing in the hall, watching Li Yongzhen leave, King Fu's eyes gradually became hollow.

After a while, King Fu moved his chubby body, and with the help of the eunuch, he sat on his lacquered red gold throne.

I'm relieved, I'm finally relieved.

Since the emperor wanted to deal with his uncle's family members, he would not do anything to himself.

From the day of Wanli's death on July 21, the 48th year of Wanli's reign, he had been in a state of panic.

His father is gone and his brother is in power. Will he be instigated by the civil servants who are looking for trouble and treat him harshly?

In just one month, his brother was gone again, and his eldest nephew took over.

Then, King Fu became even more frightened.

The emperor is young, and the civil servants who have been fighting against him for half his life are returning to the court. Once he grasps the general trend of the court, how good will his life be?

Three days after Tianqi ascended the throne, the news from the capital frightened King Fu and trembled.

During the palace purge, the contact between him and his mother, Concubine Zheng, was severed.

But fortunately, after the emperor's purge of the palace, there was no follow-up action, allowing him to spend two months well.

And when the news that his mother Zheng Guifei was sent to Yunwu Mountain reached Luoyang last month, King Fu was immediately frightened and fell into submission with the woman, unable to harden up.

He almost thought that this was a sign that the emperor was going to deal with him.

Don't think that he, King Fu, is a fool.

His brother had only been on the throne for a month. God knows if her dishonest mother was behind the scenes.

These days, he was afraid that the Jinyi guards who came from the capital that day would suddenly surround the four gates of the palace, chop the chief guard into pieces with a knife, and then send him to the high wall of Fengyang Mansion.

Or, let him leave the entire Prince Fu Mansion alone.

Isn’t it hard to find a reason? His brother's death was strange, and his mother was treasonous.

As for the throne, it's okay to say that his brother died suddenly before his father ascended the throne, so he still has hope.

And when his brother went through the process of ascending to the throne, he really had no hope.

If his brother's two sons were gone, then it would be his turn, the lucky king, to die suddenly!

It was impossible for those civil servants to watch him safely return to the capital to inherit the throne when there was no prince in the capital.

He could only help his son ascend the throne after his death.

Why?

I have only heard that after the father dies, the son succeeds, and the elder brother succeeds the younger brother.

I have never heard of a nephew who died and his uncle succeeded him.

"It's safe, it's finally safe."

Waving to signal the serving eunuch to leave, King Fu couldn't help but pat his hands on the table, and then sighed.

"My nephew is very capable."

He received more royal education than his brother Zhu Changluo.

We are not afraid of punishment from the superior, but we are afraid that the superior will not take action.

After a pause, King Fu's attention was attracted by the imperial edict on the table.

"Taichang, Tianqi."

"Apocalypse, Taichang."

He murmured two era names back and forth, and suddenly recalled the previous dispute with his brother in the capital. King Fu burst out laughing, with tears streaming down his face.

After laughing for a while, King Fu sighed and wiped the corners of his eyes with his hand.

"The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of Morality, the empress of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty. The Seven Heroes and Five Hegemons fought against each other in the Spring and Autumn Period. The rise and fall of Qin and Han Dynasties passed by each other."

"There are a few lines of names in the history of Qing Dynasty, and there are countless barren hills in Beimang."

Sitting down on the throne in defeat, King Fu looked at the north and murmured.

“The fields of the forefathers are harvested by those of the next.”

"It's like fighting between a dragon and a tiger."

(End of this chapter)