I am the carpenter king

In the first year of Tianqi, the sixth day of October is an auspicious day for traveling.

The weather this year seems to be a bit abnormal. It's only October, and the weather has started to get cold.The ministers all wore mink fur, and they wrapped their clothes tightly when they walked, otherwise the bodies of these old ministers would not be able to bear the cold wind.

Emperor Tianqi also changed into a fur coat at this time, and the inside of the palace was also a bit cold, but the inside of the Nuan Pavilion was better, and the inside of the main hall was already getting cold.Standing at the gate of the main hall, Emperor Tianqi frowned tightly.The sky was full of dark clouds, gloomy, and the cold wind was constantly blowing.

Is this the beginning of the Little Ice Age?Emperor Tianqi asked himself in his heart, if this is the case, the Ming Dynasty may be sad in the future.Sighing softly, Emperor Tianqi felt very sorry in his heart, this cannot be changed by manpower.

Looking at the gloomy sky, people's moods seemed abnormally depressed. A strange thought suddenly flashed in Emperor Tianqi's mind, isn't it going to snow this day? [

In the cabinet duty room, a carbon basin had been raised at this time, and several cabinet scholars were sitting around the carbon basin, and everyone's faces were not very happy.

After pondering for a long while, Liu Yijing, the second assistant university scholar at the side of the cabinet, said in a deep voice: "That's the way it is. We are going to send the holy order for the memorial. The cabinet does not have this power. I'm afraid we can't even make the draft."

The cabinet ministers present include Ying Zhen, Minister of Criminal Affairs, Sun Shenxing, Minister of Rites, Zhou Jiamo, Minister of Officials, Xu Guangqi, Minister of Industry, and Han Kuang, who holds the title of Minister of Household Affairs.In addition to Liu Yijing, a second-level cabinet bachelor, there are a total of six cabinet bachelors.

After listening to Liu Yijing's words, the expressions on the faces of several people were different, and Xu Guangqi looked like an old god.He has not been in the cabinet for a long time, and many things are not very clear.But Xu Guangqi knew a little about Emperor Tianqi.He is also very familiar with the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, and he knows that Xiong Tingbi's suggestion is not necessarily a bad thing.

However, Xu Guangqi and the people present also knew in their hearts that doing so would stand on the opposite side of a class, that is, those generals controlled by the Weisuo.The Weisuo system of the Ming Dynasty lasted for more than two hundred years, and many places have survived in name only.Soldiers with military status have become the tenants of the generals, and naturally they have forgotten all about the war.Farming may still be good.

Military officers at all levels squeezed the military households from the bottom, and greedy the imperial court's military pay from the top.The combat effectiveness of such an army can be imagined, and most of the ministers in the court know this situation.But this chronic disease has been around for a long time, and it is not easy to eradicate it.

The emperors of all dynasties have long realized the seriousness of the problem. When Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese, he led the guards.[-] soldiers from the guards can't beat hundreds of Japanese pirates, and letting the Japanese pirates run freely in the Forte of Ming Dynasty can be said to have lost the face of the imperial court.

In the case of no other way.The imperial court ordered Qi Jiguang to recruit and train the army by himself, which was later known as the Qi Family Army.When Zhang Juzheng was the chief assistant of the cabinet, Qi Jiguang was dropped to Jiliao as governor of Jiliao.There Qi Jiguang compiled and trained an army, and he was invincible against the Mongolian Tartars.

Through this matter, the ministers in the court can naturally see the advantages and disadvantages of the recruitment system and the guard system, but no one dares to raise it.As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng may have thought of it.But before he could do it, he was already dead.After that is life and death.Naturally, no one will mention such a thing again.

Several bachelors were thinking quietly, everyone was weighing the pros and cons, and Han Kuang naturally disapproved of this.It's not because he can't see the benefits in it, nor is it because he is afraid of those generals, but because this matter was brought up by Xiong Tingbi.There is no right or wrong in things, it is only human beings who have right and wrong.

He looked around at everyone's faces.Liu Yijing said with a gloomy expression: "The matter is already like this. The cabinet cannot suppress this memorial. If you have anything to say, speak quickly. This memorial must be sent to the palace before the palace gates are closed today."

"There is nothing to say about this. The so-called ancestral law cannot be abolished. The Taizu established the Weisuo system back then, and it worked. How can it be changed now? It is just a Xiong Tingbi. This kind of reckless behavior is willing to join forces with Qiu Ba. Not only should we oppose this matter, but we must also impeach Xiong Tingbi for the crime of shaking the morale of the army." The first to speak was still Han Kuang, his eyes flashed coldly, and what he said was also the same. Full of murderous intent.

None of them said anything, as if they didn't hear Han Kuang's words.

Liu Yijing frowned lightly. Apart from him, the highest-ranking official in the room was Zhou Jiamo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He looked at Zhou Jiamo and said in a deep voice, "Lord Zhou, what do you think?"

Slightly taken aback, Zhou Jiamo didn't expect that Liu Yijing would ask him this question, he shook his head with a wry smile, and said in a rather resigned tone: "It's meaningless for us to discuss this matter here, and it's the emperor who will pay attention to this matter in the end." But let me remind you adults, who is in charge of Liaodong now, I think you will understand even if I don’t say anything.”

As soon as Zhou Jiamo finished speaking, several people were all stunned, but soon figured out the joint.Now the most powerful person in Liaodong is naturally Sun Chengzong, the chief assistant of the cabinet. If Sun Chengzong didn't know about Xiong Tingbi's memorial, no one would believe it.But if it is what Sun Chengzong meant, then the meaning is deeper.

If this is what Sun Chengzong meant, then I am afraid that no one can stop him. Although Sun Chengzong is far away in Liaodong, he is still the first assistant scholar of the cabinet.Although Liu Yijing was in control of the cabinet, once Sun Chengzong came back, he had no choice but to abdicate.

There is another possibility here. Sun Chengzong is the teacher of Emperor Tianqi. If this is what Emperor Tianqi and Sun Chengzong discussed, then this is what Emperor Tianqi meant.If it is really the meaning of Emperor Tianqi, it must be another situation.

A few people figured out this joint quickly, and their faces were not very good-looking, but Xu Guangqi on one side still looked like an old god.Obviously Xu Guangqi had thought about this joint a long time ago, but he never said it out. [

Xu Guangqi felt quite out of place in the cabinet. First, he was just promoted by Emperor Tianqi, and second, Xu Guangqi did not participate in the daily affairs of the cabinet.Xu Guangqi didn't participate in things like ticket drafting, allowing himself to have his own affairs.As for the firearms factory, because it has always been the money in Emperor Tianqi's own treasury, the minister can't say anything.

However, news of the establishment of a shipyard and the establishment of a navy has recently spread, and the ministers are still waiting and watching at this time.It's just that I don't know if there will be ministers who will stand up to oppose this news.The possibility of this is not great, since all the money spent by Emperor Tianqi himself, no one would bother with that.

If Emperor Tianqi built a palace, perhaps the ministers would come out and say that no one would object to an institution like a firearms factory.When the time comes for Emperor Tianqi to speak out about his dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Industry and conduct a thorough investigation into the corruption of officials, I am afraid that no one will have a good life, after all, no one's buttocks will be clean.

After pondering for a while, Liu Yi said in a deep voice: "Everyone, since the matter has come to this, then submit the memorial to the emperor! I wonder if you will enter the palace with me?"

Liu Yi didn't know what to do, so he still wanted to find out the tone of Emperor Tianqi, it would be easier to talk if there were more people.

"Master Liu, I won't go! It's useless to go, besides, I have other things to do here!" Xu Guangqi said calmly, cupping his fists at Liu Yi.

A few people didn't care, after all, Xu Guangqi has always been like this, and the rest of the people didn't object.A few people went to the palace together, and they didn't know what kind of effect such a memorial would have.

Inside the hall, Emperor Tianqi was still looking at the dark sky, rubbing his eyes lightly, Emperor Tianqi said in disbelief: "Wang Chengen, do you think it's snowing?"

Wang Chengen was taken aback for a moment, and he didn't dare to be negligent. He quickly raised his head and looked outside, and he really saw snowflakes fluttering down.

"Back to the emperor, it's snowing!" Wang Chengen was cautious when he spoke, for fear of offending Emperor Tianqi, and with snow falling in October, someone from the Qin Tianjian might come out again and make a fuss!

Emperor Tianqi didn't think there was anything wrong, he just knew that the Little Ice Age was coming, and the future might be difficult.

"Your Majesty, the elders are here!" Chen Lin quickly ran into the hall, knelt down in front of Emperor Tianqi, and said respectfully.

Emperor Tianqi frowned suddenly, how many elders?What is this for?Glancing at Chen Lin, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "Who is here?"

"Back to the emperor, except for Mr. Xu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the rest of the elders have come!" Chen Lin did not dare to raise his head, and said cautiously.

Nodding slowly, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "Wang Chengen, go and bring some Ai Qing in." Since these people came together, the matter must be serious.

Sighing lightly, Emperor Tianqi was also a little helpless, why can't he live a peaceful life for a few days?

Not long after, footsteps sounded at the door, and under the leadership of Wang Chengen, Liu Yi and others walked in.

"Your servants are waiting to see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Several people knelt down in unison, neatly, obviously having experienced several times of drills.

"My dear friends, I hope that what you bring is not bad news!" After glancing at a few people, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile.

Taking a step forward, Liu Yi bowed to Emperor Tianqi, and said in a respectful tone: "Your Majesty, this is written by Xiong Tingbi, Governor of Liaodong. The cabinet does not dare to draft a ticket. Please have a look at it."

Emperor Tianqi was taken aback for a moment, did something happen in Liaodong again? (to be continued...)