Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 64 The signal to take action against the eunuchs
On the same day, Zhu Youjian also received a letter from Fang Congzhe, the former bachelor, congratulating him on his ascension to the throne. This made Zhu Youjian understand that his ascension to the throne had been known to many opposition ministers, and the throne was secure.

In addition, on the evening of the previous day, Zhu Youjian received a report from Gongshun Hou Wu Ruyin, saying that he had persuaded King Shunyi through the descendants of Sanniangzi to let him and the coalition forces such as Harashen accept Ming mediation.

This made Zhu Youjian's last worry about Northern Xinjiang disappear completely. He looked at several applications for the eunuch party to abide by the system and prepared to attack tomorrow.

September 19th, Chang Chao.

Zhou Yingqiu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, requested to be dismissed and returned to his hometown because he was impeached by Yang Suoxiu.

Zhu Youjian warmly expressed his condolences to stay, and at the same time rejected Cui Chengxiu and Li Yangde's request to abide by the system.

However, Zhu Youjian was not so polite to Chen Yin, the minister of Taipusi who was in charge of the Taiji Factory. He directly approved his request to keep the system and asked the Ministry of Personnel to find a chief to replace him.

Unexpectedly, the emperor had a sudden attack, and Zhou Yingqiu's pride in being retained by the emperor disappeared without a trace. He opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.

After all, it was Chen Yin himself who asked for the rule-abiding matter, and it was where filial piety lay. Others wanted to stop him, but they had nothing to say.

What makes people wonder is why the emperor suddenly allowed it today after vetoing it so many times. The signal sent out seems to be very unusual.

Zhu Youjian didn't seem to have so many thoughts, and his expression was as authentic as usual:

"Loyalty and filial piety lie in observing the system. Chen Qing has requested it many times, but I approved it this time."

"Anyway, one principal is enough to take care of the platform factory. There is no need for a minister."

"The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Works will select a person in charge, hand it over to Chen Qing, and let him return to his hometown!"

It seems that he simply felt that there was no need for a minister to manage the foundation factory, so he took the opportunity to remove him.

The ministers thought that the current Taipusi Minister had been promoted to the third rank, and then thought about the firewood pile in Taiji Factory. I also felt that it was a bit outrageous to have an official with the title of Taipusiqing specially in charge of this kind of thing. No wonder the emperor would take the opportunity to remove this errand and replace it with another person in charge.

Zhou Yingqiu was frightened and asked the emperor to issue a formal edict to serve the ministers along the river with a vassal ceremony.

Zhu Youjian agreed to this matter a few days ago, and naturally agreed again.

Then Zhou Yingqiu made another report, and the officials recounted the merits of rescuing Jinzhou, and asked Cui Chengxiu, Liu Zhao, Wang Zhichen Yinzi, and Zhu Mei to be promoted to the governor.

Zhu Youjian was angry and felt that the eunuchs were really ignorant and wanted to add titles to them for any reason.

However, he did not rebel directly and consulted the ministers for their opinions on the grounds that he was not familiar with the past events.

The ministers deliberated for a long time, and the final result was naturally dominated by the eunuch party, and Zhou Yingqiu's request was easily passed.

Zhu Youjian accepted this request with the advice of his ministers.

This made Zhou Yingqiu feel relieved again, thinking that the emperor might really think that Taipusi Qing's management of the firewood pile was not a problem, so he took the opportunity to let Chen Yin return to his hometown to maintain the system and lower his official rank.

Thinking that the emperor had not adjusted one or two official positions these days, Zhou Yingqiu accepted it in his heart. Looking at the rewards given by the emperor to the eunuch ministers, it seems to be the same as before.

But, is it really the same as always?
Some people seem to have seen signals from what happened today, and feel that the emperor does not have the utmost trust in the eunuchs like the late emperor. It's just that the eunuch party now dominates the court, so the emperor has to use it. This made some people's minds start to come alive. Emperor Tianqi's period of filial piety is about to pass, and it seems that the situation in the court should be changed.

On September 20, the 28th day after the death of Emperor Tianqi, Huang Liji, the chief minister of the cabinet, inscribed the main plaque. Although the service has not been officially released at this time, many things can already be done.

So the next day, Zhu Youjian gave his biological mother Liu the title of empress, and sent officials to pay tribute to her in the northern and southern suburbs, Taimiao Temple, Sheji and other cemeteries.

However, there was no good news on this day. Water overflowed in Nanchang and other counties in Jiangxi, submerging fields. Thinking again of the news reported a few days ago that there has been no rain in Sichuan, Chongqing and other prefectures and counties since April, and the weeds have dried up, and that there were earthquakes in Maozhou and other places in June this year. Zhu Youjian sighed in his heart, knowing that the Ming Dynasty was really full of holes and needed to be repaired by himself.

On September 22, a report came from the Xuanfu. Mongolian tribesmen gathered at the border to take the reward, but were defeated by the guard Zhang Xiaozu.

Li Xingzhong, who went to Liaodong to deliver the decree and served as deputy general, also rushed to deliver the news.

Naiman and Aohan, the two Otuoks of the Chahan tribe who took refuge with Hou Jin, had many people who were unwilling to follow their leaders and join Hou Jin. Hou Jin also had doubts about their loyalty and refused to let them cross the river. So some people returned to join Lin Dan Khan, and some people joined the Ming Dynasty under the leadership of the three leaders Neng Qi, Tu Jin, and Bao Qing.

After receiving the imperial edict from Zhu Youjian, Wang Zhichen, the governor of Liaodong, became extremely concerned about Lin Danhan's affairs. After receiving the news, he immediately ordered Li Xingzhong, the commander-in-chief Du Wenhuan, You Shilu, Hou Shilu, and Zhu Mei, and the deputy commander-in-chief Wang Mumin and Zu Dashou to accept the submission of these people.

After counting, there were a total of 5,730 people, including more than 2,000 strong and strong people, as well as more than 450 cattle, more than 4,000 sheep, and 500 horses.

Wang Zhichen and others jointly reported to Li Xingzhong, requesting the emperor to deal with these people. He also asked for instructions whether to send troops to wipe out the remaining tribes.

Zhu Youjian needed stability on the border at this time and undoubtedly vetoed their request to send troops. These three leaders who actively attached themselves to the Ming Dynasty were all conferred the title of viscount and given corresponding titles, salaries and trade quotas. Let them choose territory on the grassland, recruit tribesmen, and if the tribe grows in the future, they can continue to be promoted.

At the same time, Zhu Youji thought of a memorial from Liaodong a few days ago and had some thoughts:
"More than a hundred horsemen were slaughtered and invaded. General Gao Xun refused and captured seven of them. 』

"In the past few days, I asked the Ministry of War to check the information and found out that Zasai was the leader of the Nekalkha tribe. He was once captured by Houjin, but he refused to surrender. 』

"You can contact him and see if he is willing to resist gold. 』

If Zasai can still be used, then make him a count and let him recruit people on the grassland and become independent from Lin Dan Khan.

This must be done quickly, before Lin Danhan goes back.

He was not at ease with Lin Dan Khan, so Zhu Youjian planned to arrange for an earl who was independent of Lin Dan Khan and asked him to gather the remaining herders from Lin Dan Khan's westward migration as a barrier to the Ming Dynasty.

If Zaisai still has the ambition to fight Houjin, Ming Dynasty has the ability to support him and restore his reputation. Most of the Inner Kharkats have now taken refuge in Houjin. No matter how much Zaisai can bring back in the future, they can weaken the enemy.

So Zhu Youjian ordered the prisoners to be kept, and asked them to contact Zai Sai and give them titles and market rewards.

Looking at the affairs of the Xuanfu, Zhu Youjian was a little dissatisfied with King Shunyi and believed that he had lost control of the Tumed Department. No wonder in history, when Lin Dan moved westward, King Shunyi was easily defeated.

Therefore, he planned to change the title of Shunyi King to strengthen his control over it after Lin Dan Khan granted tribute. The territories of those leaders were fixed with titles and market rewards as a barrier to the Ming Dynasty.

Whoever dares to disturb the border in the future will have their titles and corresponding market rewards reduced to let them know that Ming Dynasty's money is not easy to get, and they must obey Ming Dynasty's orders.

After ordering the commendation of meritorious officials, Zhu Youjian sent someone to urge Wang Xiangqian to come to Beijing, hoping to use this veteran official with some reputation on the grassland to ensure the smooth payment of tribute.

(End of this chapter)