Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 433, strong take back military power

In the study of Liu Jian, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet in the capital, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian gathered together, looking worried and worried on each other's faces.

"Liu Gong, too many people died this time."

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, and the three of them didn't speak to each other. After a long time, Xie Qian sighed and said.

"Yes, there are too many people who died. Many ministers are not guilty of death. It's just that His Majesty is angry. In addition, the incident this time is really too big, so they were also beheaded."

Li Dongyang also nodded and said that there were thousands of people who were beheaded here in the capital alone, and some local officials were executed directly there, and some frontier soldiers, generals, etc. He was also executed on the spot.

Counting it down, nearly [-] people were killed in this case. This number is very terrifying, and it reminds people of the four major cases of the Hongwu Dynasty.

You must know that apart from the two killing stars Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, even if the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were able to kill people, they never killed nearly [-] people at once like they are now.

In particular, Emperor Hongzhi has always been magnanimous, and he treated ministers like them quite well. Even if some ministers made mistakes, at most he would send you home to retire, and he would not be punished as a scholar-bureaucrat. This is the most vivid expression.

But now, it was Emperor Hongzhi, a good old man, who killed nearly [-] people at one time, and the case didn't seem to be over at once, and more officials were still being implicated.

Everyone is in danger and silent like a cicada, this is the current situation in the DPRK and China.

"Your Majesty no longer trusts us."

Liu Jian stayed silent. In fact, he had been thinking about a question, why did Emperor Hongzhi undergo such a huge change.

Why did the generous and benevolent Emperor Hongzhi become murderous? Before, he could even let his mortal enemy go. Why did he want to kill so many people this time? Some people are actually corrupt and bribery. It was definitely a trivial matter before. The kind that is absolutely not worthy of death.

But this time, Emperor Hongzhi didn't let them go.

After thinking about it, Liu Jian came to a conclusion that Emperor Hongzhi had changed. He was no longer the Emperor Hongzhi who trusted them 100% before, and he was no longer the Emperor Hongzhi who could be united with their monarchs and ministers.

Hearing Liu Jian's words, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were also silent.

As cabinet ministers, they get along with Emperor Hongzhi every day, and of course they are very clear about the changes in Emperor Hongzhi.

In the past, Emperor Hongzhi discussed everything with them and listened to their opinions. As for the general Xungui, there is nothing about them, let alone factory guards.

But now, every time there is a discussion, Zhang Mao will be there. At the same time, Emperor Hongzhi is constantly strengthening the strength of the factory guards and allocating a large amount of funds to the factory guards.

Regarding the opinions put forward by everyone, Emperor Hongzhi will now listen to Zhang Mao's opinions. In many cases, he will no longer directly adopt everyone's opinions as before, but let the factory guards investigate and make a decision. .

What all this shows, as Liu Jian said, Emperor Hongzhi no longer trusts them, so there are all kinds of things now.

"It's those of us who are courtiers who failed to share His Majesty's concerns and solve the country's difficulties. We are really ashamed of His Majesty's trust and support."

After thinking about it, Liu Jian also said with some emotion.

From the theft of the official warehouse, he was acutely aware of one thing, that is, Emperor Hongzhi was dissatisfied with himself and the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Liu Gong, what do you think His Majesty's real purpose is for killing people this time?"

Li Dongyang thought very far, he always felt that Emperor Hongzhi had a purpose in killing this time, not just because of anger, but with a bigger purpose.

"Real purpose?"

When Xie Qian and Liu Jian heard this, they immediately frowned again and began to think carefully.

"Xie Gong, are you saying that His Majesty will take back the military power this time?"

Liu Jian and Xie Qian are both smart people. After thinking about it carefully, they immediately thought of a possibility, and then they opened their eyes wide and said.

"Soon we'll find out."

Li Dongyang shook his head with a wry smile and said.

On this day, Emperor Hongzhi got up very early, very early, facing the mirror, looking at himself in the mirror.

Although he was only in his thirties, he looked like a dying old man, with a lot of white hair, wrinkled skin, and cloudy eyes.

"My health is getting worse day by day. Fortunately, the prince has grown up and is much more sensible. He knows how to deal with state affairs. Even if I leave now, I can rest assured."

Emperor Hongzhi was very calm on the surface, but he thought very far in his heart.

In the past, he was most worried about Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao was still young, and he was very stubborn. He refused to learn from his teacher how to govern the country as a king.

But now, judging from Zhu Houzhao's performance in the past two years, although stubbornness is still a bit stubborn, he has matured a lot, and he is able to sympathize with the sufferings of the people and understand the hardships of the common people. Following Liu Jin, he also learned a lot about how to govern the country. The way of the king.

This made him feel very relieved and at the same time more at ease.

"I still have time, and I can pave a wider road for him."

"Since you want to limit the imperial power, then I will strengthen the imperial power, and this military power should be taken back."

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi made up his mind and walked towards the Golden Luan Hall with firm steps.

He is the emperor of Daming, and he is also a father. Like the father in the world, he is also thinking about his son. He wants to pave the way for Zhu Houzhao before he leaves.

In the Golden Luan Hall, all the ministers had been waiting for a long time, and Emperor Hongzhi climbed to his throne with firm steps with no expression on his face.

The officials kneeled three times and kowtowed nine times, shouting long live, and the morning court of this day has begun.

And this day is also destined to be written into history.

"There is something to play, nothing to retreat~"

Xiao Jing opened his voice and shouted loudly.

For a long time, none of the officials stood up to play a role. Recently, at the Haiqing River Banquet, there was no major event worth bringing up in the court for everyone to discuss.

What's more, at this time, everyone doesn't have the heart to discuss these trivial matters. All the ministers are silent, for fear of being implicated, for fear that they will hit the knife edge of Emperor Hongzhi, so even if there is something, try not to go to court early. superior.

So the whole morning court was very quiet, and it became extremely simple. For several days in a row, everyone came to stand in a line, and then quickly retreated to the court and went back separately.

"Since you dear ladies don't have anything to say, I have something to say here, so everyone might as well express their opinions."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Emperor Hongzhi spoke slowly.

"Since the change of Tumu Fortress, our Ming army's armaments have been sluggish and its combat power has been low. Facing the Tartars' frequent southward marches, we can only defend the city, unable to fight hard against the Tartars and defend our home and country."

"This time, there are so many problems, such as embezzlement of military pay, unlucky military supplies, empty pay, drinking blood of soldiers, even killing good men and taking meritorious service, generals raising private slaves, setting up horse markets privately, collaborating with enemies and treason, etc. It is full of ills, and it is hard to get back."

"That's why I decided to reform the military system of the Ming Dynasty from now on..."

Emperor Hongzhi's voice was very loud and he said a lot of things, but everyone could hear clearly that Emperor Hongzhi wanted to take back his military power by taking advantage of this incident.

The so-called reform of the military system of the Ming Dynasty is just an excuse. The real purpose is to take back the military power. From now on, the Ming army will only be under the jurisdiction of the emperor, and the dispatch of troops and generals no longer needs to go through the Ministry of War.

"What do you think of the reform of the military system?"

"Everyone can speak freely and express their opinions."

After Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, he also said to the officials with a smile on his face.

The ministers were silent, no one dared to stand up and say no at this time, and at the same time, everyone finally understood why Emperor Hongzhi wanted to kill, everything was for military power.

(End of this chapter)