Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 36 Strange Circle
After the emperor left, Wen Tiren said to the servant with a red face: "Go, cook a bowl of noodles for me, the master."

The housekeeper was overjoyed, "Master, let me give you an egg. You haven't eaten properly for two days."

"Okay, add an egg." Wen Tiren stared at the tea bowl that the emperor had just drunk from, and murmured, "Your Majesty still trusts me and understands me after all."

"I have been the Prime Minister for eight years. How can you, a bunch of censors, bring me down?"

Wen Tiren swept the wrinkles on his clothes with his hand. He knew too well how to be the protagonist in the game of thrones. As long as he could control one person, that person would be the emperor.

No matter how much others cursed, as long as Emperor Chongzhen was moved and applauded, it was a success.

Your Majesty is concerned about Qian Qianyi's case right now, so I will do my best to help Your Majesty.

……

Prince Xiang's Mansion,
When Chongzhen heard that Zhu Changgan was going to Wen Tihen's home, his face looked frighteningly ugly.

"What's the logic? Not only don't they punish him, but they actually appease him?" He stood up abruptly, unable to suppress the anger in his heart. He was about to kick the table over when he heard someone's voice outside.

"My son, are you reading in the room?" The voice of Prince Xiang Zhu Yiming made Chongzhen sit down quickly, take a book, and throw a piece of paper on it, and shout to the outside: "Father, I am reading a book."

Prince Xiang Zhu Yiming had already pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing Chongzhen's serious expression, he couldn't help but smile, "It's good to read. Father has invited a few teachers for you. Do you want to choose one?"

"One of them just came back from the capital this year. He passed the imperial examination and ranked first in the second class."

"Father, Mr. Dugu's teaching is very good. If there is anything I don't understand, I can just ask Mr. Dugu." Chongzhen's face turned green. He was the first in the second class. There were only the top three in the first class, so the first in the second class was the fourth.

Moreover, he was an official in the capital. Needless to say, he had many dealings with the emperor. What if he was recognized?
"That's different. Father will naturally invite Mr. Dugu, but Mr. Shen is also very famous." Zhu Yiming said with a smile: "Father asked Mr. Shen to take a look at your exam questions today."

As soon as these words came out, Chongzhen's face suddenly changed, "You let him read my writing?"

"I have seen it. After Mr. Shen read it, he praised the writing as "swishing like a dragon" and "vigorous like a rainbow"... He also said that it looked like the handwriting of His Majesty today."

“……” Chongzhen’s neck suddenly stiffened and the expression on his face froze.

Prince Xiang Zhu Yiming didn't notice Chongzhen's expression at all, and said to himself: "To show my respect, I left your writings directly at the residence of Mr. Shen."

Chongzhen's face became even uglier. He opened his mouth several times but didn't say a word. He really didn't know what to say.

"Your father will not bother you any more. Study hard and bring honor to our Zhu family." Prince Xiang Zhu Yiming patted Chongzhen on the shoulder and walked out with a smile on his face. As he walked, he sighed, "Oh, my son has made great progress."

Chongzhen held the brush in his hand, which was shaking constantly.

It’s not that I’m afraid, but that I’m angry. I want to curse but I can’t.

"So, Zhu Changgan saved the Ming Dynasty, but I have to take the imperial examination for him?"

……

In the Qianqing Palace, those civil servants have not left yet.

They couldn't leave. One reason was that the purge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had not been resolved yet, and the other was that Zhang Zhifa, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, was captured by the Eastern Depot and imprisoned.

There were only a handful of cabinet members who were imprisoned during the Chongzhen period.

So when this incident happened, it immediately caused a huge response.

Zhang Zhifa himself was speechless. After all, he almost tripped the emperor. What was this? This was extremely disrespectful.

In the smallest case, if the emperor ignored it, it would not be a big deal, but in the biggest case, it could be a big deal. When Zhu Changgan returned to the palace, the civil officials raised their memorials again.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Zhifa, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, was anxious at the moment and did not do it intentionally. Please understand your Majesty. I hope your Majesty will consider his diligence and forgive his crime for the sake of the Ming Dynasty." Xue Guoguan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, pleaded for Zhang Zhifa.

Liu Yuliang, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I second the proposal. Although Lord Zhang was impolite, it was not his intention. Moreover, he is over fifty years old and I am afraid he will not be able to endure the hardships of the imperial prison."

"Your Majesty, please understand!"

"..."

The arrogance of many civil officials was no longer as high as when he left, and they were divided into two factions.

One faction was pleading for Zhang Zhifa, while the other was trying to deny the purge of the Jinyiwei.

"The Jinyiwei are my personal guards. Is there anything wrong with me letting them train?" Zhu Changgan looked at everyone and suddenly asked.

The Jinyiwei were the emperor's personal guards. Whether or not to train soldiers was up to the emperor, and no one else had the right to interfere.

"That's true, but training with muskets resulted in too many casualties due to barrel explosion, which is a brutal act." Zhang Sizhi, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, said with his neck stiff. He didn't dare to say that the emperor couldn't train soldiers.

It can be imagined that once he said that he could not train troops, he would inevitably fall into the emperor's trap and be suspected of usurping the throne, following in Zhang Zhifa's footsteps.

"Minister Zhang is right. If Your Majesty trains the troops in this way, I'm afraid people all over the world will hate you." Liu Zongzhou, the Left Vice Minister of Works, echoed.

"Your Majesty, please stop the military training with muskets. There are too many casualties..." Guang Shiheng, a member of the military department, stood up.

Zhu Changgan smiled. He walked quickly to the front of Liu Zunxian, the Minister of Works, and Yang Sichang, the Minister of War, and pointed at them and said, "The musket exploded. The Ministry of Works is responsible for producing muskets, and the Ministry of War is responsible for supervising them. Shouldn't you impeach the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War?"

"How about you submit a memorial and I immediately rectify the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War?"

"This..." Liu Zongzhou, the left vice minister of the Ministry of Works, was stunned for a moment, speechless, blushing, and his eyes kept looking at Liu Zunxian, the minister of Works.

Liu Zunxian's face turned purple. If Zhang Zhifa had not been imprisoned today, he would not have been prepared to come.

He glared at Liu Zongzhou and cursed in his heart, "You bastard! I specifically ordered that the people in the Ministry of Works should not get involved in the Jinyiwei's explosion and wounding incident, and you still come here to show off."

"The explosion of the musket is the face of the labor department, and you just keep moving forward."

The face of the Minister of War Yang Sichang was also extremely ugly. He wished he could kick Guang Shiheng out. Their Ministry of War was in charge of the production of firearms, so naturally they could not escape responsibility for such an incident.

Zhu Changgan asked this question, and everyone present fell silent.

No matter how many saints’ teachings and ancestral laws you have in your mind... they are all held back at this moment!
Those officials whose nephews and nephews served in the Jinyiwei and were about to perform in the martial arts arena and fire muskets, trembled slightly all over.

Frustration, fear, pain...all kinds of emotions instantly flooded my heart.

Things seemed to be heading in a strange direction and entered a vicious circle.

It was right that the emperor asked the Jinyiwei to train. Their sons and nephews had made so much money from the Jinyiwei, and now they were registered again. They definitely couldn't run away.

But when the firearms exploded, they had no way to impeach the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War.

Over the years, who among them has not made money from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War?
They also happily took a share of the money earned from cutting corners on the explosive muskets...

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