golden scales

"No matter how you say it, half of the country was lost in my hands. I also understand in my heart that if Brother Chun didn't turn the tide, the world would not know what it would be like. If I can regain the rivers and mountains, I won't be able to enter the Taimiao in the future." As for being ashamed. But when I think about it carefully, I have taken the merits of Brother Chun." Chongzhen said in a low tone, "I want to take the throne of Brother Chun and be the Supreme Emperor."

In the palace, the atmosphere was extremely dignified, and even the elegant music that accompanied it seemed to freeze for a beat.

The emperor's father's sudden mention of the Zen position was indeed beyond Zhu Cihong's expectation, but it made sense after thinking about it.Chongzhen's character was originally like this, always somewhat literary and artistic, and he believed too much in Confucian classics, so he could easily fall into the path of self-denial, self-criticism, and self-sacrifice.

Such people see no cowardice in suicide, only a way of taking responsibility.Such people do not feel any pain in self-denial, and are even secretly proud and happy about it.Every time they make self-criticism, they feel that they are one step closer to being a saint, at least they are also a gentleman and warrior with self-knowledge and shame.

This kind of person is a good person, but he is really not suitable to be an emperor.

More importantly, Zhu Cihong doesn't want to be emperor yet.

Zhu Cihong felt that the current relationship between himself and the emperor was somewhat similar to the relationship between the head of state and the head of state.

The national system of Zhu Cihong's previous life stipulated the system of collective heads of state.As the head of state, first, he cannot command the armed forces, which deprives the emperor of military power; second, he cannot participate in activities that determine state affairs, that is, he cannot participate in cabinet meetings; third, he cannot independently decide on any state affairs. That is to say, the legal effect of Zhongzhi is abolished; the exercise of formal power can only be responsible for sacrifices.

What is the difference between this and the current Emperor Chongzhen?

Zhu Cihong himself lived as Taiwei Xingjun, representing divine power; the new army of the Ming Dynasty was expanded from his guard battalion.Hold the military power tightly; the four elders, the six hall officials, and Taiyuan Kedao are all his wings and control the political power.

This is the veritable head of the empire.

Now that there is already the reality of a leader, why bother to assume the false name of a leader?

If we talk about the achievements of regaining Beijing, wouldn't the role of the crown prince not be written in the history books if the reign name was Chongzhen?

"The emperor please take it back!" Zhu Cihong got up and knelt down, trying to pretend to be sincere and fearful.Reluctantly, his skills were not focused on acting, and he still said in a reasonable tone: "The first emperor used to regard the emperor's father as Yao and Shun, but he was helplessly mistaken by mediocrity for this national change. Now it is time to restore the Ming Dynasty and reopen it. At the time of the sun and the moon, how can the emperor say goodbye? My son thinks that even if the emperor wants to take the Zen throne, he should wait for the emperor to listen to the government after he is an octogenarian."

Chongzhen knew that his son would definitely refuse, but he did not expect to refuse so resolutely.and skillful.

Chongzhen couldn't help chuckling and said, "Ministers are rarely in office, will the emperor abdicate in the future?"

The old man is 90 years old, and Chongzhen knew that he might not be able to live to that age.So this is the skill of speaking, not only persuading the emperor not to take the Zen position, but also wishing the emperor a long life without making people feel sick.

"It's important for the state to be undertaken by very human beings." Zhu Cihong said: "I see that the emperor is in good health. Even at the age of [-], he may not be old. The so-called Zen position is just for the emperor to enjoy family happiness. That's all."

This was originally just for fun.Unexpectedly, both the emperor and the empress changed color at the same time.The Tian family couple, who were in love with each other, thought of a very terrible situation at the same time: If the emperor really lived to be an octogenarian, would he let his son be the crown prince for the rest of his life?

"National affairs are indeed too important." Chongzhen sighed: "Emperor, it's almost time to be the year of destiny." He looked at the ambitious crown prince and said with a smile: "I can't say that I have to be a father for 15 years." My emperor, I don't know how much I want to covet your achievements."

"Father and son are one. As long as the sons and ministers have some achievements, they don't embarrass the two adults. It all depends on the teachings of the adults. How can there be greed for merit?" Zhu Cilang acquiesced to the emperor's suggestion to retire at the age of 50, and was also quite moved.

Many emperors in history were young and promising.Looking down on the world, when he gets old, he looks old and confused.Among them, Li Longji is more representative. When he gets old, he is not only confused, but also a bit of an old bastard.If you retire at the age of 50, you still have the physical strength to walk around and play, you feel comfortable, and you don’t have to worry about paperwork, maybe you can really live to be a hundred years old.

Furthermore, in the current situation, no matter whether the emperor is sincere or has a priority, most of the scholarly discussions are to say that the crown prince has a heart of disobedience and rebellious behavior.Since I am unwilling to let go of my authority, I might as well make this "Destiny Zen Position" public so that no one can spit on it.

"Father," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "when I return to Beijing in the future, can I still organize the memorials for my father?"

Chongzhen was amused, and joked: "The ancients called 'the deputy prince of the state'. You have the ambition of the world, so how can you do such a job as a middle official?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and I beg your Majesty to use the Wenhua Palace as the official residence for your sons and ministers." Zhu Cihong climbed up to the position of "Vice-Prince" without hesitation.

The Wenhua Palace was originally the place where the crown prince handled official business, and the roof tiles were also made of blue-green glaze to match the oriental blue.After Xuanzong, the emperor's life was not long, and the crown prince had already succeeded to the throne before he grew up. Therefore, the Wenhua Palace became another palace for the emperor's office when he was in Sejong. Even the glazed tiles on the top were replaced with golden ones representing the emperor. yellow.

The Wenhua Hall and the Wuying Hall are side by side, and are located in the east of the Wuying Hall.Coupled with its historical background and Ming tradition, if Chongzhen agreed to this request, it would be tantamount to agreeing to Zhu Cihong to continue to hold the current power after returning to Beijing.To a certain extent, this can be regarded as the restoration of the ancestral system.

However, changing the emperor is a major event in the world after all, and the emperor can't get the Zen position if he says he wants it, and it will definitely cause an uproar.In this fluctuation, there will be many people who say strange things.

Zhu Cilang believed that if it weren't for the outlet of newspapers, the inscriptions and memorials flying in front of him would be enough to build a paper forbidden city.

"Those who should work continue to let them work, and those who don't work or have no work, let them go to the newspaper to argue." Zhu Cihong said: "Sometimes the topic is like a bone, when it should be thrown away Throw it away, so that we can finish the big things in peace."

Wu Sheng originally positioned himself as a think tank, but this time he once again deeply felt that the crown prince himself has political wisdom beyond his age.When those apologists are arguing in the newspapers about the "Zen position" that has not yet been shadowed.The imperial court is already quietly preparing for the re-opening of the Shibo Secretary.

When those people with questionable political stances in Jiangnan realize that the country is about to open the sea on a large scale, it may be too late to cry.At that time, not only missed the opportunity to enter the stock market shipping company, but also lost the opportunity to form a fleet and obtain a maritime trade certificate.

From a long-term perspective, Haimaogong has actually curbed the natural growth of maritime merchants.It is not in line with the laws of business.However, the current Ming Dynasty is still an agricultural country, and it is necessary to ensure sufficient arable land area.If the sea trade is completely liberalized, the demand for raw silk and tea as the main products will rise all the way.

At that time, some people were bound to replant the land with mulberry and tea trees, and the negative effects brought about by this were already obvious: the original land of fish and rice in Jiangsu and Zhejiang needed to import food from other places.The resulting increase in food prices will directly affect the living conditions of the people at the bottom and endanger the rule of Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, once the supply is tight, the price of the goods will rise, and Europe and Japan have great demand for Chinese silk, tea, and porcelain.Even if the price is higher, they will buy in large quantities.This will naturally accelerate the inflow of gold and silver and other natural currencies into Daming.

Only with a large amount of natural currency inflow can it be used as a reserve to issue paper money in the true sense.

This interlocking social progress cannot be accomplished in a day or two.Zhu Cihong has already drawn a blueprint in his heart, and is ready to use his whole life energy to push Daming onto a track that no one can reverse.This requires a stable social environment, so sometimes, Zhu Cihong even couldn't help but want to make peace with the Donglu, as long as they are willing to withdraw from Beijing.Still let them stay in Liaodong temporarily.

It's a pity that Donglu didn't feel that he was at the end of his rope.

Especially when Gong Dingzi reappeared in the Hall of Martial Arts.

……

"After several investigations, I can finally confirm that the reason for the remnant light is all due to the power of Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty." Gong Dingzi stood in the hall, facing the seven-year-old Shunzhi, and Dorgon who was sitting next to the throne. .

He really worked hard.Do enough homework, from the 16th year of Chongzhen's great epidemic in the capital, the crown prince went out of the palace to relieve disasters and prevent epidemics, set up the East Palace guard battalion, all the way to leading the army to fight against the bandits.All the way back to Beijing, forcibly Nanxing.

These contents are not confidential, as long as you are willing to collect them, you can find them.And the time is not far away, even if it is to find someone who has experienced it, it will not be too difficult.

Dorgon has long been interested in the prince Huangming, and wants to find out what the prince has done.It's a pity that he entrusted this task to Song Hongye. Song Hongye only used the excuse of busy work and basically failed to satisfy Dorgon's curiosity.

Gong Dingzi was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Chongzhen, and he was a genius when he was released.He, Wu Weiye, and Qian Qianyi are collectively called the "Three Great Masters of Jiangzuo" by later generations, which shows that the talent of writing is indeed one of the few in the world.

It's just that this person has no integrity. When Li broke into the capital, he tried to throw himself into the water, but he became the direct commander of Shun Dynasty.When Dorgon entered Beijing, he was one of those who knelt to greet him. He was awarded the official department to Shizhong, moved to Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, right servant of the Ministry of punishment, and Zuodu censor.

But Dorgon didn't like this man.

It was this person who once publicly said: Wei Zheng is also Taizong who descended later, and he can also make a career.

If these words were said a few months later, Dorgon would be very happy, and would use these words to persuade those Han officials who refused to obey.It's a pity that when Gong Dingzi said this, he was serving as the direct commander of Chuangni. At that time, the emperor sitting in the Hall of Wuying was Li Zicheng.It is not a problem for him to be Wei Zheng, but if Li Zicheng is compared to Tang Taizong, can this not be minded?Especially Dorgon has never been a magnanimous person.

What's more, Gong Dingzi has a lot of idle habits, and he looks like he can't wait to leave early every day when he goes to work. This is even more unpopular for Dorgon, who likes workaholics.

I really didn't expect that such a person would have a day of sudden explosion.

"As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing the enemy, since the remnant only regards Prince Zhu as a pillar, and Prince Zhu can rely on no more than [-] bodyguards. I ask the Holy One to mobilize the army with the momentum of thunder, and defeat his troops in one fell swoop. In the name of righteousness and justice, Ding Zun You should spread the word of humility!" Gong Dingzi said loudly.

Dorgon couldn't help but nodded.

He had long felt that it was a wrong decision for him to first go to the northwest and then go to the southeast, but at that time, in order to win the hearts of the Han people, he acted like he was begging for thieves for Ming Dynasty, which was also a politically necessary posture.Now he no longer expected to win the hearts and minds of the Han people, but he could not bluntly say that he was wrong, and he just needed a solid step to bring back all the soldiers of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

Gong Dingzi's memorandum just gave him such a step.

Not only did it provide a step to transfer troops back, but it also gave a step to declare war on the Ming Dynasty: because Prince Zhu imprisoned the emperor's father, it was against human relations!

Whether this hat is real or not, as long as it works!

For a while, Dorgon suddenly felt that this Gong Dingzi was not very annoying, there was still a little cuteness in that chubby face! (to be continued..)

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