I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 71
To be honest, Li Tian doesn't like to engage in court struggles very much.

Zhu Di's Five Expeditions to Mongolia did clear the border troubles for the Ming Dynasty, and his six voyages to the West did spread the prestige of the Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away.

But the people's livelihood in the world is already extremely difficult, so that Xia Yuanji, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, will be greatly stimulated after hearing that the household reform bureau has made several 10 taels of silver.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, Li Tian found that it was impossible to avoid the court struggle.

The reason why Li Qing asked Xue Lu to impeach Ma Dazhong is obvious. The network behind Li Min has already begun to liquidate and retaliate.

They dare not take revenge on themselves, the emperor, but they will bite all the other people who caused Li Min's death.

Although Nanjing is more than [-] miles away from the capital, it is not difficult for Li Tian to imagine that Zhang Yiliang once had a chance to escape.

Seeing Xue Lu who was still kowtowing, Li Tian suddenly felt a little irritable.

I have been busy reforming for a day, trying to make Daming stronger, but the people below have their own ideas. Is it true that they will be honest if they really have to roll their heads?

Not wanting to see Xue Lubiao's loyalty again, Li Tian waved his hands and sighed:

"Go on, I'm a little tired."

"Your Majesty, I know my mistake."

Xue Lu is a military commander, he has a stupid mouth and can't justify himself. After admitting his mistake, he left the imperial study with a gloomy face.

Seeing the emperor's complicated and incomprehensible complexion, Jiang Bao and Wang Fu hesitated to speak, and finally Zheng He said:

"Did Xue Lu disappoint His Majesty?"

"No, I'm not disappointed with Xue Lu, I'm disappointed with all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty."

Zheng He's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and he made a note of Xue Lu in his heart. If the emperor and all the officials were separated because of Xue Lu's words today, Xue Lu would have to pay the price for whatever he said.

After clearing his mind, Zheng He hastened to persuade him respectfully:

"Your Majesty must not think so. Yang Shoufu and Old Shangshu Xia are also among the courtiers. Could it be that Your Majesty is also disappointed in them?"

Hearing Zheng He talk about Yang Shiqi and Xia Yuanji, Li Tian felt a little better.

Fortunately, there are Yang Shiqi, Huang Zhun, Xia Yuanji and others who are loyal to the emperor and love the people, and care about the country. Otherwise, he might really become a tyrant and kill ten or eight ministers every day to vent his anger.

"Uncle Bao, grind ink for me."

Although he didn't know what the emperor was going to write, but seeing that the emperor's face had improved a lot, Zheng He's mind was relieved immediately, and there was a bit of joy on his face. He hurriedly set up the paperweight and began to grind the ink.

Holding the Langhao jade pen in his hand, dipped it lightly in the inkstone, and when the brush was saturated with ink, Li Tian wrote the word "Li Min" on the white silk paper with a slight expression.

Draw a straight ink line, Li Tian shook his wrist slightly, and wrote more than [-] names in a row.

Among them are Zhang Yiliang, Li Min's boss, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, Yang Rongjin Youde, Li Min's same year, and Fang Xiaoru, Li Min's Jinshi mentor.

Putting down the jade pen, looking at the more than twenty names on the paper, Li Tian pursed his lips slightly, raised his eyes and sighed:

"Shouldn't I kill Li Min?"

When Li Tian killed Li Min, Zheng He was still on his way to Beijing. Jiang Bao knew that the emperor was asking him, so he hurriedly answered:

"Li Min deceived the king, and he didn't say a word of truth. If His Majesty spared his life, he would definitely get worse. Your Majesty, Li Min should be killed."

Wang Fu also followed Jiang Bao's words:
"Boss Jiang is right. Li Min really deserves to be killed."

Li Tian shook his head and smiled wryly twice, looked at Zheng He and the others and said:
"Thesis, Li Min is Fang Xiaoru's Jinshi, and he has a lot of friends in the same year;

In terms of native place, Li Min is from Jiangxi, and I can't count the officials from Jiangxi in the court;

In terms of martial arts, Li Min is the commander of Fujian, commanding both the land and water armies of Fujian, and there are not many generals who have good friends with him. "

Putting down the tissue paper full of names in his hand, Li Tian laughed helplessly, stretched his legs and leaned on the dragon chair, and continued:

"I killed a Li Min, Yang Rong cried tears all over his face in the cabinet, Jin Youde held a funeral for him in the main hall of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, and Cha Yushi, the official of the Six Divisions, knelt outside the Chengtian Gate to avenge his grievances."

After a pause, Li Tian looked at the place where Xue Lu kowtowed before, and laughed loudly:

"Now even Li Qing from the Ministry of War has joined in to avenge him, forcing Xue Lu to impeach Ma Dazhong even after losing his trousers. Do you think I didn't kill him wrong?"

After Li Tian finished his long speech, Jiang Bao and Wang Fu also smiled wryly, but Li Min, a dignified third-rank official, couldn't possibly be single.

How can one underestimate the network of contacts accumulated by a feudal official over the past few decades?
Although Zheng He did not take part in the execution of Li Min, he also heard from Jiang Bao and the other two in the past two days, and immediately cupped his hands and said:

"When the Taizu killed Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, more than [-] people were implicated. His Majesty only killed Li Min and did not harm others. Our family thought it was a blessing from God. Your Majesty must not belittle yourself."

After writing down Li Min's main relationship on paper, Li Tian was actually relieved a lot. Hearing Zheng He mention the Hu Weiyong case, which is known as one of the three Hongwu cases, he suddenly laughed and said:
"How can Uncle Bao compare me with Taizu. Taizu is the founder of the country. After killing him, he will be replaced. I am the king of success and change. How dare I kill him?"

Zheng He wanted to explain when he heard the words, Li Tian stretched out his hand and interrupted:
"Okay, I'm fine. It's not my character to worry about gains and losses. If you kill it, you will kill it. Uncle Bao, you only need to practice Longxiang and Yanshan Eight Guards well, and don't let anyone snatch the dragon chair under my ass."

Li Tian made a joke, and the atmosphere in the imperial study suddenly relaxed a lot. Zheng He saluted with a serious face:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, our family will go to the barracks to receive the roster within two days. Within three years, Your Majesty will definitely see a tiger and wolf army."

"Three years is too long." Li Tian stretched out his hand to pick up the Son of Heaven Sword on the sword rest, and said with a stern look in his eyes:

"It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day. Just today, I also want to see how strong my pro-army is."

Zheng He probably also understood why the emperor was in a hurry to go to the pro-military barracks. It must be Xue Lu's move today, which made the emperor feel uneasy.

There is already an undercurrent surging between the courts, if generals are also involved, it will be a big trouble.

Li Tian didn't intend to make a big fuss when he went to the pro-army barracks, so he only took Zheng He and the three of them out of the palace city from Xihua Gate through Taiye Pond.

After a while, when we arrived at Shiyongfang, looking at the turret not far away, Li Tian ordered Jiang Bao to knock on the door with a military amulet.

The emperor suddenly visited the four guards' residence in Longxiang. The generals of the four guards were a little caught off guard. After hastily ordering the soldiers to line up, they rushed out of the camp to meet Sheng Jia.

After entering the barracks, looking at the [-] sergeants lined up with their heads up, Li Tian nodded secretly.Regardless of strength, at least the spirit is good.

"Uncle Bao, you go to hand over the roster first, and I will let General Liu show me around first."

Zheng He nodded, gave Jiang Bao a wink, turned around and walked away quickly.

(End of this chapter)