Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 9
The emperor didn't have to go to court every day, and even if he went to court, he couldn't handle a few political affairs due to the many etiquette and rules.

Zhu Youxiao's decision to go to court today is not that he wants to tell the civil and military officials of Ming Dynasty that he will start to work hard to be the virtuous king that the ministers expect. He just wants to tell the ministers of the Donglin Party that he is still alive.

From the dawn of the day, Zhu Youxiao had to get up early and start washing.

This was the first day he went to court since he became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon chariot, looked at the layers of vermilion Forbidden City in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a sense of disdain for the world.

This may be the feeling of being an emperor, as if hundreds of millions of common people are ruled by him alone, but the actual situation is not like this.

Zhu Youxiao knows well that since orthodoxy, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has been controlled by this huge civil service system in the Forbidden City. Even the predecessor of his body had to work hard for seven years before he could barely rely on Jinyiwei and Dongchang is no longer restrained by civil officials.

However, Ming’s finances and taxes, which are related to the national economy and people’s livelihood, are still controlled by them. They still have not changed the status quo.

During the Wanli period, Zhang Juzheng worked hard for ten years and failed to succeed, let alone himself.

But Zhu Youxiao just used Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and reused a few obedient bureaucrats.

These ministers of the Donglin Party have already begun to loathe themselves, and they don't hope that they can live for a long time. The notes at home may have scolded themselves to no avail.

From the eyes of these Donglin party officials who were still standing in the court hall, we could see their unkind eyes and disappointed expressions.

Zhu Youxiao appreciates this feeling very much, appreciates the pleasure that you want to eat me, but you don't eat me.

Since Wanli, the courtiers of Ming Dynasty, especially the Donglin party members, began to loathe their emperor His Majesty.

This is inevitable. The deterioration of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers is a direct manifestation of the increasingly serious land annexation and the increasingly sharp social conflicts. Zhu Youxiao cannot rely on compromise to ease them, unless these selfish interest groups can spit out all the land and distribute it to others. There is an increasing awareness of refugees and the obligation to pay commercial taxes.

However, from the history of the Chongzhen period, the Chongzhen Emperor repeatedly asked ministers to donate money to save the country, and the act of levying taxes on the people in case of war can be seen that these Jiangnan gentry already possessed certain characteristics of the bourgeoisie, such as selfishness and short-sighted.

Zhu Youxiao took a cold look and found that although the ministers and cabinet students in the court were basically controlled by the eunuch party, the Qingliu institutions represented by the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu in the middle and lower levels were still filled with a large number of members of the Donglin Party. .

The officials of the Donglin Party knew that the long-planned conspiracy had gone bankrupt since they knew that the emperor was not dead, and announced that the court would be early today. With high fighting spirit, she decides to make a move that will last forever if she succeeds or succeeds.

Donggong Youyude Zhang Yong is from SX, but he is a disciple of Li Sancai, the leader of the Donglin Party. Zhuge, who has always been alive and boasts himself, neither hangs his head down nor shows a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude.

From the moment he entered the court, Zhang Yong, who had been taciturn, was planning how to deal with the next change in his heart.

Ever since he listened to this mentor's suggestion to impeach his mentor Li Sancai, and married Cui Chengxiu, the chief official of the eunuch party, Zhang Yong has always regarded himself as a person who suffered from the rise of the Donglin Party.

He was not reconciled to the failure of Xinwang supported by himself and Zheng Sanjun and other ministers in the court. He believed that as long as he had not been dismissed by Zhu Youxiao, he would have a chance to turn the person sitting on the dragon chair into Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youxiao didn't notice Zhang Yong, and only after the ministers shouted long live, he said: "Thanks to the protection of our ancestors and God's blessing, since I fell into the water in April and May, my condition has become worse and worse to the point that I can't afford to stay in bed. Fortunately, he came back to life again, and now the dragon is in good health, and he can still rule for thousands of common people in the Ming Dynasty for decades. I don’t know how you are feeling at this moment?”

Zhu Youxiao's words are a bit provocative of a rogue, I am not dead, your scheme has not succeeded, how do you feel now, let me express my reflections.

"Your Majesty's recovery is naturally a blessing to the country." University scholar Wei Guangwei stood up first, and other officials had no choice but to follow suit. One of the Donglin Party officials couldn't help but cursed: "Shameless eunuch, a follower of power."

"Mr. Wei is happy because I have recovered. This statement is a statement of loyalty to the emperor. How can there be a saying of following the trend? When the officials of the Imperial Academy revise my record, they must record the nonsense of this beloved Qing, so as to imitate others! At the same time, sealed Mr. Wei's grand tutor, give you a bullfighting uniform."

When Zhu Youxiao said this, the fast-talking Donglin official had no choice but to shut up. He didn't want to be called an unrighteous person by the history book, but he hated Zhu Youxiao even more in his heart.

University scholar Wei Guangwei was very grateful. As the saying goes, an official should be born as a tutor and die as a Wenzheng. Even if he is not the chief assistant now, he should be content with the emperor's kindness.

However, just when the officials of the Donglin Party were silent, and Wei Guangwei and other eunuchs actively spoke out to unite around the central leadership with His Majesty at the core, another Donglin Party official and staff member, Chen Xianqing, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Wei Today, I want to risk my life to impeach Wei Zhongxian, the chief inspector of ceremonies, and hereby present Wei Zhongxian with [-] major crimes, please Your Majesty punish Wei Zhongxian, so that the universe can be brighter!"

"Your Majesty, I will risk my life to impeach Wei Zhongxian!"

At this time, Xu Biqian, the censor of Huguangdao of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, also stood up. At the same time, several officials of science and Taoism, and even Qingliu of the Imperial Academy also stood up to impeach Wei Zhongxian.

Zhu Youxiao originally wanted to retreat directly after announcing that he was not dead, and then discussed with several cabinet scholars and ceremonial supervisors about raising business taxes to relieve the people's poverty, but he did not expect that these Donglin Party officials would actually Taking advantage of this morning, the impeachment of Wei Zhongxian swarmed, as if it had been agreed in advance.

Zhu Youxiao did not express his position in advance, but asked in a cold voice: "Is there anyone else who wants to impeach Wei Zhongxian, Supervisor of Ceremonies?"

"Yes!" A few officials from Donglin who had not written a bulletin to impeach Wei Zhongxian stood up again.

Zhu Youxiao smiled, and immediately asked: "Since impeachment is going to be done, why not report it directly to me in the early court through the Secretary of the General Administration and the cabinet's vote, what's the proper way?"

"The cabinet and the ceremonial supervisor are all in collusion. I'm afraid that our papers will also be in front of His Majesty when they arrive at the Secretary of General Administration. Your Majesty, please look into them!" an official from the audience replied.

"Your Majesty, this..." Wei Guangwei became flustered when he saw the aggressiveness of the Donglin Party.

On the contrary, Zhu Youxiao, who already knew the nature of these Donglin officials, said clearly and calmly: "Put away all their papers, and I will take a good look at them. Let's retreat first."

(End of this chapter)