Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 37 Essential Codes of Three Dynasties
Since ascending to power on August 24, Zhu Youjian has held successive court meetings. But to the ministers, none of the court meetings in the previous days were as shocking as today's.

Previously, Zhu Youjian had been handling the funeral affairs of Emperor Tianqi step by step at the court meeting. Although the establishment of the Yellow Emperor's Era and Lin Dan Khan's tribute had a long-term impact, they had little immediate impact on the courtiers. Today's determination of the participants in Shuowang Chao, Chang Chao, and Chang Shen is a major move that affects the structure of the court.

Therefore, after the disbandment of the dynasty, many officials were still discussing and speculating about the changes in the structure of the court.

"Your Majesty confirms Shuo Wang Chao and Chang Chao Chang Shen. What is your purpose?" said an official.

"What other purpose could there be, other than to think that Gui Shizhong is getting in the way and excluding us from the regular participation!" A person next to him said indignantly when he heard Gui Shizhong. It is clear that he is still dissatisfied with the fact that officials from the Department of Science and Technology are excluded from regular meetings most of the time.

Another head of the Household Department was even more dissatisfied and mocked himself: "You Kedao officials can still participate in the regular court, but we chiefs have no chance to even participate in the regular court. From now on, we can only be said to be court counselors, even Neither is Chang Chaoguan."

This statement aroused the recognition of many low-level officials, although most of them could not speak a few words throughout the year, and they were not even willing to participate in court meetings. But at this time, you must express your desire to participate in the court meeting and express your dissatisfaction with the fact that you can only participate in the Shuo Wang Dynasty. After all, everyone is eager to be promoted, and they also want to be promoted from Chao Shenguan to Chang Chaoguan or Chang Shenguan.

It can be said that Zhu Youjian's classification of the court meeting made the court meeting much more attractive to hundreds of officials. Many people began to target Chang Chao Guan and Chang Shen Guan and planned to go further.

The noise of low-level officials does not affect the determination of the court system. Senior officials thought much more deeply about Zhu Youjian's intentions.

Yang Jingchen, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, came together with Zuodu censor Fang Guiwei at some point and asked:
"What does the old gentleman think of His Majesty today?"

Fang Guiwei glanced at him and said slowly:

"The master of etiquette is very skilled today, quite like the emperor."

When Yang Jingchen heard this, he was suddenly shocked. The new emperor's actions after he ascended to power became clear in his eyes:

Knowing etiquette and understanding etiquette may appear to be observing etiquette on the surface, but the ultimate goal is to use etiquette——

This is Emperor Sejong’s method!
Flashing this thought, Yang Jingchen thought of the Jiajing Emperor who ascended the throne at the age of fifteen and took power from Yang Tinghe, and found that the situation of the current emperor and the Jiajing Emperor were indeed very similar:

They are all brothers, and when they became emperors in their teens, they had to face powerful ministers who dominated the government and the public. It's just that Emperor Jiajing had to face the civil servants led by Yang Tinghe, and the current emperor has to face Wei Zhongxian and the eunuchs.

People are also smart and know how to use etiquette. The changes in the court system this time are very obvious. On the surface, the emperor respected the old system and ancient rituals, but in fact he only used this name to realize his own intentions.

Will such an emperor be controlled by Wei Zhongxian and the eunuchs?
Shaking his head in his heart, Yang Jingchen was no longer optimistic about the future of Wei Zhongxian and the eunuchs. It was something that Yang Tinghe and his ministers could not do, let alone Wei Zhongxian and his eunuchs.

As long as the emperor shows his distrust of the eunuchs, countless people from both the government and the public will swarm in and tear the eunuchs to pieces. The emperor did not need to personally launch a political struggle like the Great Rites Conference to regain power.

"What should I do? 』

"Do you want to take refuge with His Majesty?" 』

With this in mind, Yang Jingchen was about to ask Fang Guiwei for advice, but he saw the seventy-year-old veteran seeming to praise and sigh:

"Zhang Fujing was admitted to Jinshi at the age of forty-seven, while Bachelor Yang was already a minister at the age of forty-seven."

"Amazing, really amazing, young and promising!"

"Fang is already old, so old!"

Feeling sorry for his age and Yang Jingchen's youth, Fang Guiwei walked away slowly.

Yang Jingchen stayed where he was, thinking about the meaning of Fang Guiwei's words:

What does old gentleman mean? Are you lamenting your old age and unwillingness to participate in government affairs? Or is he reminding himself that he is already a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and does not need to cater to the emperor and initiate a grand ceremony like Zhang Fuking did?

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out. Yang Jingchen was about to go back and think again when a young eunuch suddenly came over and said that he was invited by the emperor.

When he arrived at the Wenhua Hall, Yang Jingchen found that he was not the only one, but Huang Liji and Shi Fenglai, the cabinet bachelors, Meng Shaoyu, the Minister of Rites, and others were also in the hall. What these people have in common is the compiler of "Three Dynasties Essential Codes".

Sure enough, Yang Jingchen saw a memorial from the emperor, and Wang Yu, the Zhili patrol censor, reported it and completed the reprinting of the "Three Dynasties Essential Code". The emperor summoned them, apparently to discuss the matter.

"You are all the compilers of the "Three Dynasties Yaodian". Tell me, what does the Yaodian talk about?" Zhu Youjian looked at them and asked.

The emperor's questions made Yang Jingchen more cautious. Wei Zhongxian ordered them to preside over the compilation of the "Three Dynasties Essential Code". They imitated the Jiajing Emperor's publication of the "Minglun Code" after his victory in the Grand Ceremony Conference, and let the provinces reprint and distribute it. Now this essential code has obviously been distributed all over the world.

This made Yang Jingchen even more nervous, not knowing what he would face. He knew that the thing that deeply involved him and the eunuch party was this "Three Dynasties Essential Code". He was promoted from a bachelor's degree student in the Hanlin Academy to a minister in the Ministry of Rites, and then to a minister in the Ministry of Personnel, relying on his contribution to the compilation of the "Three Dynasties Essential Code". The emperor's attitude towards the "Three Dynasties Essential Codes" will affect his future.

Huang Liji, the chief minister of the cabinet, said:

"The Essential Code of the Three Dynasties naturally talks about the events of the Wanli, Taichang, and Tianqi dynasties. The most important of them are the Three Cases of Sting, Hongwan, and Yi Gong."

"The beginning and end of these three cases, as well as various instructions and memorials, are all in the "Three Dynasties Essential Code". I added the words of the case and attached the conclusion to complete this essential code."

Zhu Youjian said with great interest:
"So, the contents of "Three Dynasties Essential Codes" are all objective facts?"

Huang Liji nodded and said:
"Of course!"

"The late emperor once told the cabinet: There are traitors who use the stile attack to seek first merit, the red pill to speed up personal grudges, and the move to the palace to greedily determine the merits of the policy."

"So I ordered the ministers and others to compile the whole story of the three cases into a book and publish it throughout the world. This is the "Three Dynasties Essential Codes"."

Zhu Youjian stood up to take pictures of the case, shouted "Okay" and said to everyone:

"In this case, the "Three Dynasties Essential Code" should be promulgated throughout the world just like the "Minglun Code".

"I am going to issue an edict to ask all scholars to read the "Three Dynasties Essential Codes" and understand who is right and who is wrong!"

Huang Liji was ordered to draft an edict, emphasizing the accuracy of the "Three Dynasties Essential Codes" and denounce the wrongdoings of traitors.

Huang Liji had no choice but to draft the edict, and Yang Jingchen was sweating coldly as he heard it, knowing that as soon as this edict came out, those Donglin Party members who were accused of being traitors would launch an attack at all costs. Otherwise, the three major cases will be completely finalized, and they will never be able to turn around.

A more intense political struggle is coming.

　"Records of Ming Xi Zong": (On the 15th day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Tianqi, Emperor Tianqi revised the "Three Dynasties Essential Code")
　　Wu Wu, Holy Edict:
　　I am only the ruler, minister, father and son, the outline of humanity. Kindness, filial piety, respect and loyalty are the common meanings of ancient and modern times. If there is a country, if it is cultivated, it will be governed; if it is disordered, it will be chaotic. Those who are ministers will be righteous if they follow them, and they will be evil if they disobey them. Since ancient times, no one has been able to change it.

　　Taking advantage of the chaos in the palace, he hatched a plot to harm and harm the imperial family. He was a wealthy and famous person, but he was a rebellious official and a traitor, so he could be punished!
　　Hong Wei, my ancestor, Emperor Shenzong Xian, established his virtue early in life, and his style was upright and the country was fundamental. His father was kind and his son was filial. It was natural. The traitors Wang Zhicai, Zhai Fengchong, He Shijin, Wei Guangxu, Wei Dazhong, Zhang Pengyun, etc. used the stile attack to achieve the first victory.

　　Our Emperor, Kao Guangzongzhen, stayed in heaven for one month and was called a saint for thousands of years. He became ill due to grief, and his pure filial piety is even more evident. The traitors Sun Shenxing, Zhang Wenda, Xue Wenzhou, Zhang Shenyan, Zhou Xiling, Shen Weibing, etc. took advantage of the red pill to express their personal grudges.

　　After the Emperor Kao Bintian, I bow to continue the thread, father and son inherit it, and the orthodoxy is passed down from generation to generation. And the traitors Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Hui Shiyang, Zhou Chaorui, Zhou Jiamo, Gao Panlong, etc. also used the move to the palace to make decisions for corruption...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)