Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

In a daze, it was like having a sweet dream.

In a hazy moment, Zhu Youtang only felt that there was a gentle person beside him.

It seemed to be raining outside, and I could vaguely hear the sound of raindrops hitting the yellow glazed tiles, and the whimpering in the strong wind.

The cicadas are chilling, it's late in the pavilion, and the showers are beginning to stop.

This night seemed very long, and he did not know how many times.

After all, a seventeen-year-old boy has an energetic young body.

Last night, the west wind withered the green trees. I climbed up to the tall building alone and looked across the road to the end of the world.

After all, time stasis or elongation is an artificial illusion. Dawn will eventually come. The difference is that today's autumn is like a big red apple.

Zhu Youtang got up as usual, just like before.

The female official holding a pen recorded Zhu Youtang's life in the inner palace. She boldly looked at Zhu Youtang for a moment, and then wrote: The emperor's appearance is as usual, but the gods are displeased.

Erya had already dressed and left, as if nothing had happened.

There are more than a thousand maids in Nuo Da's palace, but only one is here. Favor is considered a gift to most of the maids.

For a palace maid like Erya who is about to leave the palace, it is a great blessing. Of course, it also includes Zhu Youtang's physical punishment for Erya.

It didn't matter whether it rained or not rained last night, the sun was shining brightly today.

Wang Xiang came early in the morning and followed Liu Jin in to report: "Your Majesty, just now Xu Pu, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was tried to assassinate by Xie Ke on the way to the Yamen. Now he has been captured by Wei Chen's men and taken back to Fusi, Beizhen. , how to deal with it?"

"Why did Xie Ke want to assassinate Xu Pu? Did Xu Pu injure any vital points?" Zhu Youtang couldn't help but frown slightly and asked immediately.

Wang Xiang raised his head and glanced at Zhu Youtang, and then answered truthfully: "As far as I know, Xie Ke seems to think that it was Xu Bo's fault that Xie's family was ransacked, and Xu Pu only injured his arm and it's not serious!"

"Since Xie Ke has been imprisoned, and it is not appropriate to release Xie Ke for assassinating the minister, then you should carefully review the account books!" Zhu Youtang's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he made an immediate decision.

Although he could forcibly get rid of Xu Pu, Xu Pu's influence was too great, and forcibly removing Xu Pu would cause the place to lose control.

If Xu Pu was assassinated to death or disabled this time, it would be a good outcome. But luck was obviously not on his side. Not only did Xu Pu not injure his vitals, but now Xie Ke had to choose to put him in prison for interrogation.

"Wei Chen, let's do it now!" Wang Xiang saw that His Majesty had made a decision and immediately accepted the order and left.

Zhu Youtang looked at the back of Wang Xiang as he hurried away, but sighed helplessly.

In fact, he didn't dare to hold out much hope for interrogating Xie Ke. Xie Ke might not renounce himself from the civil service group, and it was unlikely that he would take the initiative to add another stigma to Xie Yikui.

Now that I think of uncovering the moths in the court, I actually have to look to Song Cheng, hoping that Song Cheng can find the account books and chop off the heads of a group of moths.

The autumn sun is gradually rising, and the white marble corridor of Qianqing Palace is bathed in the golden morning sun.

The Palace of Qianqing has obviously become more lively recently, and the special personnel power has been firmly held by Zhu Youtang, which has resulted in an obvious increase in the number of visits by Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

"Reporting to your Majesty, there are two candidates for the position of Minister of Rites!" Li Yu now hugged Zhu Youtang's thigh tightly and said respectfully.

Each yamen needs to make adjustments to the lack of personnel, and the Department of Rites is obviously much more complicated.

Ci minister was originally the place with the most qualifications, so there were corresponding candidates for each position. For example, Zhang Sheng was obviously the number one scholar in Chenghua five years, but now he is still stuck in Youchunfang, Zhan Shifu, and is a concubine and Hanlin scholar. Compilation.

It's just that Zhu Youtang had dismissed three ministers at once, especially in the position of Minister of Rites, which gave people the feeling of "no successor".

Zhu Youtang looked at the list of ministers of the Ministry of Rites drafted by Li Yu, and said calmly: "Du Ming, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and Xu Pu, the left minister of the Ministry of official affairs? You think I don't like Xu Pu, so you put him at the back, but is that so?" "

"Your Majesty, Holy Ming Zhuzhao, I really think so! When it comes to family background, qualifications and reputation, the first choice is actually Xu Pu!" Li Yu immediately said bitterly.

Xu Pu was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai, and already presided over the examination in the eleventh year of Chenghua. He then successively served as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel as well as a Hanlin bachelor.

Now that the Minister of Rites is vacant, it can be said that he is the first choice for this dynasty.

If it weren't for the fact that he was not liked by Zhu Youtang, Xu Pu would have already joined the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and even squeezed out both Wan'an and Liu Jidu to become the chief minister.

It's just time and fate. Now there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites, and he is forced to become a candidate.

Zhu Youtang hesitated for a moment and then made a decision: "In that case, Xu Pu will be appointed as the Minister of Rites. It is better for Du Ming to stay in the Ministry of Punishments!"

"Yes!" Li Yu couldn't figure out Zhu Youtang's attitude towards Xu Pu, but he still said seriously.

Zhu Youtang did not want to break the seniority-based promotion model of poet ministers, so he directly made the choice: "Nanjing Jijiu Chen Qiong, Minister of Taichang Temple and Nanjing Jijijiu Chen Qiong, served as the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Liu Jian, a bachelor of Hanlin, He took over as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Cheng Minzheng, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, took over as a bachelor of the Imperial Academy!"

Here, neither Liu Jian nor Cheng Minzheng is liked by him, but he has no favorite candidate. As for Chen Qiong, Quan should be regarded as a guinea pig. A poet who was pushed out to Nanjing usually has a higher degree of filial piety and loyalty, and might be a good candidate to succeed Wan An.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if there are any candidates for Hanlin's bachelor's degree and Hanlin's bachelor's degree?" Li Yu nodded lightly and continued to ask.

Zhu Youtang already had his favorite candidates for these two positions, so he directly made arrangements: "Zhang Sheng will be appointed as the Associate Lecturer of the Hanlin Academy, and Xie Qian will be appointed as the Associate Academician of the Hanlin Academy!"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Li Yu knew that these two were members of the sect, so he immediately said with a knowing smile.

Zhu Youtang saw that the personnel adjustments were almost complete, and made arrangements again: "Tingtui should not be completely abolished. I don't have a favorite candidate for Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in my heart. Let this position be handed over to Jiuqing Tingtui!"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Li Yu was slightly stunned at first, and then saluted with conviction.

With this retraction and release, he has mastered the power skills. He not only firmly grasps the power of personnel, but also allows those Jiuqing to taste a little sweetness.

As the personnel list was finalized, it was because the Ministry of Civil Affairs submitted it to the cabinet, and the cabinet handed it over to the Hanlin Academy to draft the imperial edict, which was then issued by the Secretary of Ceremonies with his seal.

Zhu Youtang seemed very calm about this personnel change. The investigations of these ministers seemed very important, but it could also be said that they were not important at all.

He knew that there were many famous celebrities here, such as Li Dongyang, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy who returned to his hometown to guard the system, and Yang Tinghe, a Hanlin reviewer who was the eighth grade at the time, but they were a little far away after all.

The greatest role of the ministers is to exercise the power of the prime minister and use their wisdom to manage the dynasty.

But now that he is in power, if these ministers cannot obey him, but want to play the same trick as them, ten Yang Tinghe will not be as good as one Wan'an.

"I thank you for your kindness, long live my emperor!"

Liu Jian, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, did not appear too excited to receive the order. He had originally hoped that he would take over as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, but he still thanked him politely.

"I express my gratitude, long live my emperor!" Zhang Sheng was promoted. When he got the appointment, he accepted the order very excitedly.

It's just that something unexpected happened after all, and this accident was unexpected.

Because Xu Pu took leave to recuperate at home, the imperial edict was sent directly to Xu's house. As a result, Xu Pu made a bold decision after weighing it up. He seemed to be just and awe-inspiring and refused: "Ting Tui is the ancestor's precedent, and the sages are expected to return. Now your majesty ignores the public opinion." Emphasizing specialization and independence, and appointing minor officials according to the central edict is actually relying on the monarch and his ministers. It is not the behavior of a sage monarch, so it is not accepted!"

"Rejecting orders and not accepting orders is a role model for our generation!"

"Scholar Xu has no personal honor or disgrace, he is a true doctor!"

"We should follow the example of Xu Xueshi. How can we change the rules set by our ancestors?"

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After learning that Xu Pu rejected His Majesty's promotion decree, Qingliu officials who were afraid of the world's chaos all praised Xu Pu's actions. Some officials even called on everyone to unite to force His Majesty to return the personnel power to Jiu Qing. The Yongzong Dynasty decided Tingtuo personnel system.