The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 612: The Little Emperor Who Works Hard to Govern the Country
【As an emperor, despite his young age, he still possesses supreme power. 】

【Besides, Wanli is not quite the same as Longqing. He is a bit like Jiajing.】

[This can be seen from his visits to the court. Sometimes it was a purely ceremonial act, but he also often gave instructions on important matters of state.]

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Ming dynasty.

"Please!"

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the armrest and said weakly:

"Be a nice person..."

Queen Ma took a handkerchief and wiped his hands.

Lightly said:
"Don't worry about these things."

"Let the actions of future generations serve as a warning to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

The hall fell into silence.

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[For example, on October 1572, the sixth year of the Longqing reign (), when Wanli was holding court, he dismissed Zhou Xing, the governor of Suizhou, Huguang, for excessive corruption and handed him over to the imperial censor for investigation. He also issued an imperial edict to the Ministry of Personnel, pointing out in a stern tone: "Recently, officials who have investigated have not reported for a long time, corrupt officials have not been punished, and injustices have not been redressed for a long time. What have the governors done? They should submit a memorial and report, and they are not allowed to shirk their responsibilities and let it go!"]

[On the 24th, he read the memorial of Hu Qi, the censor of Guangxi Province.]

【Hu Qi took advantage of the star change on the night of the 19th and used the excuse that "the evil star appeared in the Yiqing Palace" to conclude that the star change must have been caused by the concubines in the palace, and he then made a random comment that the concubines in the Jiajing and Longqing dynasties were isolated from the imperial court.】

【It is said that the old ones have no idea where they are, the young ones are full of resentment, and the widows and lonely women are in great sorrow. Therefore, to eliminate the star change, the most urgent thing is to release the palace maids. It is suggested that the emperor search the palace maids who have not been favored by the previous emperor, and release them all, regardless of age. 】

[In order to enhance his persuasiveness, he also quoted from the classics and said, "Emperor Gaozu of Tang was not a good ruler, and Empress Wu Zetian was cruel, almost endangering the country. This is not something you should say to your majesty, but we should also learn from the mistakes of the past." ]

[The next day, just after the lecture in Wenhua Hall, the young emperor took out Hu Qi's memorial, pointed to the two sentences "Tang Gaozu was not a ruler, and Empress Wu Zetian was cruel", asked Zhang Juzheng to look at it, and asked: "Who are you referring to?"]

[Zhang Juzheng explained that his original intention was to release the palace maids, and his words were somewhat bold but his heart had no other intentions.]

【However, the young emperor directly issued an edict to rebuke Hu Qi. After receiving the edict, Hu Qi wrote a memorial to admit his guilt and was dismissed from his post and became a commoner.】

……

Big man.

"interesting."

Liu Bang stroked his beard.

"Exiling Gao Gong and ordering him to return home and live in seclusion was the first thing the young emperor did after ascending the throne."

"At first, Nai Gong thought that this matter was only planned by Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, and the Queen and the Imperial Concubine gave their instructions."

"But Nai Gong ignored the system of the Ming Dynasty."

"Without his own consent, such a drastic measure would never have been taken."

Lu Zhi felt the same way. She squinted her almond-shaped eyes and said thoughtfully:

"I originally thought that the two Empress Dowagers were ruling the country from behind the scenes, the eunuch Feng Bao from the Imperial Household Department was supporting them, and Zhang Juzheng was in charge of the power outside."

"But judging from his behavior, this young emperor is a man of his own ideas, and he is extremely disgusted by his subjects' irresponsible remarks."

"Not a puppet to be manipulated by others."

Liu Bang hesitated for a moment, looked at Lu Zhi and said:

"At such a young age, you already have such a strong hatred for evil."

"It would be fine if Zhang Juzheng knew how to retire after achieving success, but if he keeps moving forward..."

Lu Pheasant shook his head.

"It is absolutely impossible. Judging from Zhang Juzheng's political tactics, he is very cunning."

"This kind of person thinks highly of himself and will never step down."

"These two will definitely come to blows one day."

The emperor and empress were silent.

Thinking the same thing in mind.

If Ying'er had this intention at such a young age, there wouldn't have been so many problems.

……

On the sixth day of the twelfth month, the young emperor attended court as usual and fined the 173 civil and military officials who did not attend the court "three months' salary each."

[On the 1573th day of the first month of the first year of the Wanli reign (), during the court session, the Imperial Censor of Rites reported to the emperor that there were civil and military officials who had missed court, including Xinning Earl Tan Guozuo. He still ordered that each of them be fined three months’ salary.]

[On February 23, the second year of the Wanli reign, the emperor ordered the imperial censors to investigate the civil and military officials who were absent from court. Upon investigation, the number was shocking. There were 274 people, including Zhu Gang, the Marquis of Funing, who did not attend court. So the emperor issued an order: Each of them should be deprived of one month's salary.]

【After that, the number of people missing the court decreased significantly. 】

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Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji swept the cake crumbs off his body. "Don't mention it, this little emperor has some serious business to attend to."

"Unlike Jiajing, who treated court as a joke."

Li Mi slowly ate the Sushan and said calmly:

"It's small, but it's not necessarily better if it's older."

Li Longji's eyes lit up.

"Can Changyuan teach me?"

Li Mi gave the emperor a strange look.

He suspected that this man was teasing him again.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the astronomical phenomena of Emperor Longqing?"

Li Longji really didn't take it seriously.

nonsense!

How much suffering must have been endured to deserve that longevity?

He lived in peace and security for ninety years!

Twenty-two minutes! Ninety years!

Is there any justice in this world?
He was still angry, and then he started eating.

Now that Li Mi had given him some advice, he was able to carefully study the true meaning of it.

"Okay, I understand."

Li Longji picked up a Hu pancake and continued to eat it.

Just watch.

Let’s see what the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty does next.

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【However, the young emperor was new to government affairs and felt unfamiliar with everything. Therefore, he relied on the assistant minister Zhang Juzheng for everything and treated him with great respect. He always addressed him as "Mr. Zhang, the assistant minister" and always treated him as "Mr.".】

【Zhang Juzheng also devotedly and conscientiously guided the young emperor in handling state affairs, from the big issues of employing people in the court to the small issues of saving money in the palace, he took care of everything.】

In order to help the young emperor to appoint the right people to the right posts, in December of the second year of the Wanli reign (1574), Zhang Juzheng, together with the Minister of Personnel Zhang Han and the Minister of War Tan Lun, specially made a royal screen with the national territory drawn on it and the names and hometowns of officials above the rank of prefect for the emperor to view.

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On the canopy.

Wenhua Hall.

After finishing the lecture, the little emperor took out a white jade ivory plate from his arms.

"Look, sir."

Zhang Junzheng took the ivory tiles handed over by the little emperor with both hands.

There are thirty-six characters engraved on it.

Be cautious in your work, appoint virtuous and capable people, be close to wise ministers, and stay away from flatterers.

Be clear about rewards and punishments, be careful when going out and coming in, be cautious in your daily life, and be moderate in your diet.

Keep your mind calm, be respectful, accept honest advice, and be frugal.

The little emperor smiled and said:
"Sir, these twelve things were written by me personally."

Zhang Junzheng handed back the ivory tiles with both hands and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty's words include all the principles of self-cultivation, family management, state governance and world peace. You can follow them for the rest of your life."

"From now on, if there is any discrepancy between what Your Majesty does and what you write, the ministers on your left and right may hold up a plaque to make a remonstrance."

The little emperor took the ivory cards back into his arms, patted them, and said loudly:
"it is good!"

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【The young emperor also knew the good intentions of Mr. Zhang, the Prime Minister, and ordered the eunuchs to make an ivory plaque in the palace, and wrote the twelve things in his own handwriting on it, and used it as his motto to warn himself.】

[Such a harmonious relationship between the emperor and his ministers was rare in the Ming Dynasty.]

[And when the Empress Dowager's opinion was inconsistent with Zhang Juzheng's, he still listened to Zhang Juzheng.]

【And every time the young emperor attended court, he personally read the memorials very carefully.】

[Although he is young, he has a strong desire to work hard to govern the country. ]

【Based on this consideration, he let Zhang Juzheng take charge of the government affairs, while he himself concentrated on daily lectures and imperial lectures, preparing for his own rule in the future. 】

【The two Empress Dowagers and the Emperor's letting go also allowed Zhang Juzheng to "entrust all the important affairs at home and abroad to him." 】

【And Zhang Juzheng also took the responsibility, "After obtaining the country, he also took the responsibility of governing the world." 】

(End of this chapter)