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Chapter 575 Zhu Houzhao: Watch me, Dad. I will only demonstrate it once!

Chapter 575 Zhu Houzhao: Watch me, Dad. I will only demonstrate it once!
[Liu Jin's original surname was Tan. He castrated himself during the reign of Emperor Jingtai, and changed his surname to Liu because he was registered under the name of Eunuch Liu. During the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, he served the Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao.]

[He was originally in charge of the weakest bell and drum department in the inner palace, but he formed the Eight Tigers with Ma Yongcheng, Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, Qiu Ju, Gu Dayong, and Zhang Yong.]

[According to historical records, Zhu Houzhao loved to play, so the Eight Tigers led the emperor to do business in the palace, just like Emperor Ling of Han.]

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Yanhan·Lingdi Period
Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, then he immediately understood.

“It’s because of lack of money.”

This method is always effective, but it is easy to be criticized.

……

Ji Han.

Liu Bei didn't understand, but he could only watch quietly.

"Why didn't anyone take the lessons of Emperors Huan and Ling as a warning?"

Cao Cao and Sun Quan sat on one side.

They looked at Zhuge Liang and then at Liu Bei.

Finally, he looked at Liu Chan.

Itching at the roots of teeth in mouth.

……

[But why do they do this? It's simple, because the inner treasury is out of money. ]

[In August of the first year of the Zhengde reign in 1506, Zhu Houzhao made Xia the empress.]

[The emperor ordered the Ministry of Revenue to send 400,000 taels of silver to the inner treasury for the wedding.]

[The censors raised objections, arguing that the expenses should be calculated by the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites to reduce unnecessary expenses and rewards, and it was estimated that only tens of thousands of taels would be needed.]

【The Ministry of Revenue also pointed out that the national treasury currently only had 430,000 taels of silver in Taicang and 80,000 taels in the Ministry of Revenue's private treasury. If the silver was sent to the inner treasury as ordered, there would be no surplus money for national affairs such as border defense.】

【Zhu Houzhao then ordered that three-quarters of the money be sent to the inner treasury, which again aroused condemnation and opposition from the censors.】

【Finally, the Ministry of Revenue transferred 300,000 taels to the inner treasury

[After calculation, Zhu Houzhao's wedding cost more than 8,520 taels of gold and more than 533,840 taels of silver.]

[We need to know one thing, that is, the wedding of the Ming Dynasty emperor not only required a large amount of purchases according to the etiquette, but also involved rewards for the border troops in the Beijing camp and officials at all levels after the grand ceremony. ]

[Since the etiquette and rewards involved the royal family's reputation, Zhu Houzhao would never give in on this matter.]

[Unless the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was desperate, he would not consider transferring the money from Taicang to Neiku, because it was easy for him to be attacked by the censors, and he often could not get the money.]

[So after Liu Jin came to power, he had a very important job, which was to raise money for Zhu Houzhao's inner treasury.]

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On the canopy.

The eunuch, who was obviously quite old, bowed his head respectfully to the young emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, before the late emperor died, he left a will to recall the eunuchs stationed in various places."

"Your Majesty, do you know why?"

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and raised his chin.

"Tell me why."

The eunuch lowered his body again and said with a smile:
"The so-called garrison eunuchs were always appointed by the Imperial Household Department in the past."

"Appointing a garrison eunuch will require a large sum of money."

"Now that you are recalling them, why not have Your Majesty personally send another batch, appoint one, and each one will receive a bribe of 20,000 to 30,000 silver coins to fill the inner treasury."

Zhu Houzhao glanced at the eunuch and nodded.

Then he patted the armrest and stood up.

"I'll leave this to you."

……

Great Sui.

Looking at the emperor who was full of high spirits and cynical attitude, Yang Jian once again became pessimistic about the future of the Ming Dynasty.

"The battle between the monarch and his subjects is about to begin again."

Dugu Jialuo was wearing embroidered tiger-head shoes and talking in a random manner:

"We have no choice but to fight. The emperor is almost a shell of himself."

"But the emperor is too young, and I'm afraid he won't be too careful."

Yang Jian took a sip of water.

"Almost. In my opinion, his people's livelihood is probably not much better."

"The money for those eunuchs guarding the city comes from the common people."

"One disease, one does not know the pain."

Dugu Jialuo scratched her temples with a needle and glanced at the sky.

"Civil officials, eunuchs, and the emperor."

“No matter who has the upper hand, the people will be the ones who suffer.”

"If I count on my fingers, in a dynasty, the people can only live a good life for a few years..."

"Really..."

Dugu Jialuo sighed and stopped talking.

Yang Jian was sitting there, also silent.

Every dynasty is like a reincarnation.

He looked toward the sky.

“I hope I can finally know how to escape this cycle.”

……

[In October, the Minister of Revenue Han Wen joined the nine ministers of the cabinet and asked Zhu Houzhao to execute the Eight Tigers.]

[Zhu Houzhao was so shocked that he cried and refused to eat. Ba Hu was afraid and asked to be relocated to Nanjing.]

[The ministers insisted on bringing the Eight Tigers to justice.]

【At the same time, the eunuchs Wang Yue, Fan Heng, and Xu Zhi from the Imperial Household Department secretly assisted Zhu Houzhao, and he agreed to arrest Liu Jin and others. 】

[Eight Tigers cried to Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty at night, accusing Wang Yue of colluding with foreign ministers. The ministers exaggerated the situation, claiming to get rid of the Eight Tigers, but in fact they were trying to clear the emperor's side.]

Zhu Houzhao was furious, and at night he ordered Liu Jin to take charge of the Imperial Household Department and concurrently supervise the regiment camp, Qiu Ju to supervise the East Factory, Gu Dayong to supervise the West Factory, and Zhang Yong and others to take charge of the camp affairs and occupy important places.

【Liu Jin demoted Wang Yue, Fan Heng, and Xu Zhi to Nanjing overnight before informing the ministers. He then sent people to hunt them down, killing two and leaving one disabled.】

[Soon after, Liu Jian and Xie Qian retired, Li Dongyang was promoted to chief minister, and the Minister of Personnel Jiao Fang and the Left Vice Minister and Academician Wang Ao entered the cabinet. Jiao Fang continued to hold the seal of the Ministry of Personnel, and the Minister of War Xu Jin was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel.]

[In November, Han Wen, the Minister of Revenue, was dismissed.]

[In December, Left Censor-in-Chief Zhang Fuhua and Minister of Works Yang Shousui were ordered to retire, and Minister of Personnel Xu Jin was fined.]

……

Big man.

"Sly boy."

Liu Bang propped up his head and cursed with a smile.

Overnight, he cleared out the eunuchs who were not in agreement with him and took control of all the power in the court.

While those people are just children and treat the emperor as an emperor, he turned the tables in one fell swoop.

This kid is not easy to deal with. Lu Zhi sighed imperceptibly.

Neither I nor that bastard are good people, so how come the child we gave birth to is such a naive person?

And a man like Emperor Hongzhi, who was coaxed into a fool, could give birth to a child with such sophisticated tactics.

"It's unreasonable..."

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Tang Dynasty and Gaozong period
Li Zhi couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.

"What a good trick to lure the snake out of its hole!"

"Where did this kid learn such skills?"

His father is a naive and innocent person, why is his son so different from him?

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Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi Period
Zhu Youtang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

If it were in the past, he would definitely scold the child for making trouble and allowing the eunuchs to harm the country!
And now...

He saw something deeper.

In one fell swoop, he seized the three major powers of criticizing the Red Army, the troops in the capital, and the secret agents in the two factories.

The situation in the capital was instantly controlled, laying the foundation for victory.

In particular, the Western Factory and the Admiral's Regiment were reopened.

It clearly shows that this guy realized that simply controlling the Imperial Household Department was not enough to fight against the previous dynasty.

Secondly, the ministers were punished and disciplined, and the punishments were very appropriate.

Only the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites who attacked Liu Jin and others were punished, while Li Dongyang, who was a little hesitant, was spared.

In particular, in addition to the Ministry of Revenue, which actively participated in this matter, the Ministry of War, which was closely related to military power, was also paid special attention to ensure that it was in the hands of his own people.

The key is……

There was a hint of smile in his eyes.

These were all done by Liu Jin and others!
Those are all Liu Jin’s people!

The emperor did nothing. He was just angry that the "Si Li Jian" was actually connected with the "outer court".

"The Imperial Household Department..."

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Ming Dynasty and Zhengde Period
Zhu Houzhao rubbed the two small whiskers on the corners of his mouth complacently.

Another dad, study hard!

Let's see what it means to turn your hand into clouds and your hand into rain!

"I almost forgot, he doesn't have to learn!"

Zhu Houzhao sighed in disappointment.

Then he became happy again.

Now that the other dad has become stronger, I shouldn’t have to work so hard, right?
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Ming Dynasty Jiajing Period
Zhu Houcong was now feeling so restless as if his butt had thorns on it.

Hai Rui raised his eyes to take a look, then silently looked away.

Let you do it!
Wouldn't it be enough to simply acknowledge the late emperor's achievements?

Got to cause trouble!
This time, the whole of Beijing will criticize you.

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[After the political storm in October of the first year of the Zhengde reign in 1506 ended, the Ming Dynasty entered a period of Liu Jin's autocracy.]

[In 1507, in the intercalary first month of the second year of the Zhengde reign, Liu Jin forged an imperial edict ordering the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to inform him first of all promotions and demotions of civil and military officials and any memorials to the two capital inspection offices.]

[In February, Liu Jin forged an imperial edict to search the military and civilian treasuries throughout the country and send all of them to the capital.]

[In March, the Grand Secretary Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Shangshu Han Wen, Yang Shousui and others were listed as traitors and announced to the world.]

【In response to officials who were dissatisfied with him and claimed to be sick at home and kept themselves clean, he stipulated that officials in Beijing who were sick and did not go to work for three years would be dismissed and made civilians.】

[In April, Liu Jin forged an imperial edict and ordered the cabinet to draft an imperial decree, stipulating that eunuchs in charge of garrisons throughout the country could participate in criminal and political affairs.]

[In June, Zhu Houzhao appointed Gu Dayong's father Gu Feng, the imperial eunuch, and Zhang Yong's father Zhang You as the commanders of the Imperial Guard, and immediately promoted them to deputy governors.]

【This is the beginning of the practice of eunuchs’ fathers and brothers being granted official positions.】

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Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak but stopped.

He wanted to curse at something, but he couldn't really curse at anything.

Unless the emperor is as stupid as Emperor Hui of Jin, it would be impossible for a eunuch to forge imperial edicts three times in a row without the emperor being aware of it.

This is the most ridiculous thing in the world!

Just look at the results of these things, which one does not result in power falling into the hands of the king?
"It's just too hasty..."

Queen Ma looked at him sideways.

"You actually think he's impatient?"

Zhu Yuanzhang grumbled in dissatisfaction:

"What are you talking about?"

"How long have we tolerated Hu Weiyong in order to get rid of the position of Prime Minister?"

"He's acting so quickly now, isn't that going to put these people on guard?"

"You can only catch big fish if you cast a long line!"

"Still young."

He looked at the sky with a smile on his face.

“But it’s good to do this.”