Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 416

The capital city in the first year of Jiajing was definitely a strange year.

The people have experienced the rare Tiangou Eclipse Day in a century, no!Now they are called total solar eclipses.

Under the "forced command" of the new emperor, everyone survived the terrifying total solar eclipse thrillingly, knowing that the so-called Tengu eclipse is all fabricated!

The so-called total solar eclipse is nothing more than a natural phenomenon.

Three tabloids in the capital even published Xinhuang's interpretation of the total solar eclipse.

Many illiterate people don't know much about it, not to mention them, even many scholars also study during the day, at most they have only a half-knowledge.

The tabloid article explained that the place where people lived was called the Earth, which was a sphere.

In order to prove that the earth is a round sphere, the Frangians set off from their country, went to Southeast Asia, made a circle, and now they are going back to their country, thus proving that the earth is a sphere.

Also, if one looks at a ship coming from a distance from the sea level, people often only see the mast and the hull behind, which shows that the earth is a sphere, not flat.If it is flat, you should see the whole thing.

In order to prove that the earth is a sphere, the Frangians sailed around the world. This kind of information may be heard by some upper-level people who know the outside situation, but the lower-level people generally rarely know this kind of thing.

In the early years, the first emperor let the Frangians live in the capital to discuss and study together.

When those people went to the street, they attracted many crowds to watch. Those people had yellow hair, high nose bridge, and blue eyes. It was strange to see them. Many adults and children followed them all over the street like they were watching a monkey show. It was very lively. .

Those people actually came to Daming from faraway Frangie, they are so good at running!
It is not at all unusual for them to run around sailing around in order to prove the so-called sphere.

"I think we Zheng and Mr. Zheng also sailed to the West! I heard that scene back then..."

Many people began to lament the grand occasion of the year. Although they had no experience, the various scenes and narrations handed down from the memories of their parents, coupled with folk fabrications, made everyone yearn for it.

Every eunuch in the Ming Dynasty had a dream of Zheng He. In fact, it is really not bragging. The power of idols is infinite. Let alone eunuchs, many people also yearn for it.

Knowing the new emperor's preaching and scholars' discussions, some people began to have a general impression that the earth, the moon, and the sun (now they follow the new emperor to call the sun) are all in a big universe, and they are all rotating.

When the moon moves between the sun and the earth, for some areas of the total solar eclipse on the earth, the moon blocks part or all of the sun's light, and it seems that part or all of the sun has disappeared, which is the so-called solar eclipse. whole foods.

Solar eclipses occur every year or two on the earth, but some are annular or partial eclipses, even half moons, which cannot be seen in every place.

In short, it is a very normal natural phenomenon, which does not affect eating and drinking, and has nothing to do with the so-called luck of the country and the emperor.

For example, this time, the people did not use the so-called pots and pans and drums to frighten them, so the sun came out as usual, which proved that there were no so-called tengus.

As for the impact on the harvest and the fortune of the country, it will be self-defeating.

Ordinary people do not read much, and cannot understand what is said about the earth and the moon. Young scholars are full of energy and curiosity, and they are very interested in it, and have heated discussions.

Many people studied together with great interest, and the students of Guozijian even started discussions in class, and there was a wind of studying astronomy in the capital instantly.

This wind direction has spread from the capital to various places.

Now all places in Ming Dynasty know that the new emperor predicted the Tiangou eclipse day in advance, no!Total solar eclipse!

The place is not under martial law like the capital, and they still beat the gongs and drums to drive away the tengu as usual, but because of the influence of the tabloids, they knew in advance that the new emperor had predicted this result.

Few people associate the total solar eclipse with the new emperor's ascension to the throne and natural disasters. They just discuss this strange phenomenon curiously.

The news that came from the capital immediately shocked everyone even more. The capital did not drive away the Tengu, and the sun came out!

The so-called theory that the tengu eclipsed the sun for hundreds of years was instantly questioned, and students from all over the country followed the atmosphere of the capital and started a big discussion on the natural astronomical phenomena and the issue of gods and ghosts.

The public has gradually become slightly suspicious of their previous beliefs, from being firm at the beginning.

The transformation of people's thinking has never happened overnight. Even if there are doubts about the eclipse of the dog, the so-called natural science is also a kind of doubt and wait-and-see for new ideas.

With the loosening of this kind of thinking, another major event in the capital also caused an uproar.

The Jinyiwei of the imperial court caught several arsonists who set fire to the Jinshen Hall. After interrogation, it turned out that some high-ranking officials of the imperial court instigated it, including Qin Jin, the right servant of the household department, and Zhao Huang, the imperial censor.

The two were directly arrested by Jin Yiwei, their home was also ransacked, and their family members were also under surveillance.

Subsequently, Zhu Xizhou, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, Liu Yu, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, Wang Ju, Pan Xizeng, the ministers of the Dali Temple, and Yuan Zongru, the minister of the temple, were also reported to be involved in this matter.

In order to catch more suspicious people, Jin Yiwei directly set up a secret report box, and those who have evidence to report their illegal activities can reduce their punishment if they have problems themselves.

The famous Jiading Four Admonitions: An Pan, Cheng Qichong, Peng Rushi, and Xu Wenhua were also arrested together. When they were arrested, these four people were gathering together to plot the matter of admonishment.

These four were all from Jiading, Sichuan Province, and they were on duty in the ministry. They were famous admonishers. The first two were in the capital, and the last two were in Nanjing.

He used to be famous for his uprightness and righteousness, but after investigation, he was just a person who was instigated by others to make a name for himself.

Jinyiwei officials received letters from Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian and others in the homes of these people in the early days, all of which were pointing to pour dirty water on the late emperor.

For a while, almost one-third of the many officials in the court were not spared.

Some people even reported Zhang Cong, Yan Song, Wang Qiong and others, which can be described as a mess.

"His Majesty!"

Wang Qiong took the letter from others reporting her, a little dumbfounded, and even a little timid.

"Dehua, don't worry! Reporting should be based on facts. Whether it is our own or others, once we are reported, we must strictly investigate the situation. We will not wrong a good person, nor let a bad person go!"

Qin Shao glanced at Jiang Bin, Lin Tong and others.

The two hurried forward, it should be!

Of course, many of the results of the review were Yang Ting and the remnants of the party. The new emperor was very angry. Naturally, the party leader was directly imprisoned and sentenced to hard labor in a remote place. Basically, there was no way out.

Those who are forced to join will be sentenced to exile!

Anyone who participates in forming a party will be directly deprived of fame and treatment, and those who are serious will be exiled and sentenced; those who commit minor crimes will become white men and deprived of all treatment.

For a while, the wind and rain in the court are changing, and everyone is in danger.

Most of the officials went down. For the normal operation of the court, the new emperor ordered to hold a court examination. All Jinshi who were not assigned to official positions, those who were at home because of Ding You or sick leave, or officials below the sixth rank could sign up for the court examination and be admitted based on merit. For a while, it caused violent repercussions among scholars.

You must know that with the increase of Jinshi in recent years, it is not uncommon for many unrelated scholars to wait for positions. Some scholars, such as Yuan Zonggao, have no choice but to choose some hopeless idle positions in order to settle down.

You must know that not everyone can pick up the throne like Zhu Houxi, and not everyone can become a minister of the hidden mansion like Yuan Zonggao.

In addition to the top three in the imperial examination, No. 1 was assigned to the Hanlin Academy as an editor, and the second and No. 3 were assigned to the Hanlin Academy as an editor.

The rest of Jinshi have to take the imperial examination, and those who pass the examination will be assigned to various departments to be the principals, in fact, they will go to various departments for internships.

After the internship period expires, depending on the situation, those who are well-connected will be appointed as Beijing officials or go to some important positions in good places, and those who are not well-known may be assigned to remote places.

There are also some who can't hold important positions and don't want to go to remote places. Many people just work as small officials in various ministries in the capital.

Originally, these people had no hope for their careers, but now they have more opportunities, how can they not be excited?
All of a sudden, there were a lot of applicants for the imperial examination in the capital, and many scholars from the suburbs of Beijing, as well as Shanxi, Henan and other places far from the capital also came here admiringly.

Qin Shao knows that this is actually very unfair to scholars in some places, especially some talented people.

However, due to the cost of the journey and the need to consolidate the court in time, it is impossible to achieve true fairness.

In many cases, luck is also part of strength!

Some so-called celebrities are not necessarily suitable for government officials.

Just like the famous talented Tang Yin, because of his teacher Zhu Zhishan, Qin Shao knew a lot of his deeds.

Tang Yin Tang Bohu is indeed a talent, he knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and poetry, but his character is too bold and uninhibited, the so-called rules and regulations are not in his eyes at all, if he wants to be an official, this kind of person actually has great limitations.

Just like Yang Shen, this person is really disgusting, but his talent is beyond doubt.

It is Zhu Zhishan, who is upright and upright, but in terms of government affairs, he is much different from Zhang Cong, Yan Song and others.

Based on the teacher-student friendship and specialization in art, Qin Shao asked Zhu Zhishan to be placed in the Ministry of Rites to study some so-called cultural etiquette, which should echo his character.

In addition to the written part of the imperial examination, there is also an interview, which is the so-called imperial examination.

For some important positions, Qin Shao personally interviewed those scholars, and for ordinary positions, a group of five people including Yan Song and Zhang Cong agreed to interview.

After more than two months of tossing and tossing like this, the entire court has basically stabilized.

There are fewer old faces and more new ones.

The newly appointed officials were quite conscientious, and Qin Shao was relieved a lot.

With this great change, Zhang Cong, Yan Song, Wang Qiong and others, as the team of the new emperor, officially entered the core of the court, and the power of the court was officially handed over to them.

Only with rights, many fundamental problems have not been solved, that is, the problem of poverty.

Today's national treasury is empty, although it is not enough to eat more than enough food, but it is only the transfer of money from various ministries that can solve many problems.

Making money as soon as possible and filling the treasury is the most important issue!
Without money, nothing can be done!
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"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager Zhang is here!"

Qin Shao is looking at some local excerpts.

The copy he held in his hand was submitted by Wang Hung, the deputy inspector of Guangdong Province. He said that when he was inspecting the sea lanes, he discovered that Francois had built strongholds in Tuen Mun and other places, and he was openly doing maritime trade with Ming Dynasty.

Secretly colluded with some members of the Ming Dynasty to do the island business.

And these days, the number of Frangians has increased and many weapons have been added. Wang Hung is a little worried that the Frangians have evil intentions.

Wang Hung also mentioned in the excerpt that he also reported this matter to Chief Envoy Wu Tingju and Governor Chen Xixuan, but their attitudes were vacillating. He suspected that these two people had an unclear relationship with the Frangians. .

Qin Shao looked a little solemn when he saw this, and he seemed to think of something.

Just as he had some clues, Zhang Zuo hurried in.

Qin Shao looked a little impatient, that woman went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, what was she going to do?
As soon as he got up, he saw Queen Mother Zhang hurried in with someone.

"His Majesty!"

When Queen Mother Zhang came in, her face was still a little annoyed.

Qin Shao was a little helpless. This woman was over 50 years old. Because of the benefits of maintenance, she was in her early forties, and often acted like a little girl.

Qin Shao finally understood the reason behind Zhu Houzhao's affection for his nanny, who regarded his nanny as his own mother, but did not have deep affection for Queen Mother Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang was a so-called daughter-in-law in the dynasty of Qin Shao's previous life. Previously, relying on her husband Ming Xiaozong's temperament to be pampered and unscrupulous, she never thought that she was the mother of a country and should be responsible!
Later, when her son became the emperor, relying on her status as a mother, she only thought about her two younger brothers from her natal family, and she did a lot of things to help her younger brother to pit her own son.

Now I only remember that I am the empress dowager, I don't think that the new emperor is not her son at all, there is no reason to tolerate her so much!

According to the normal situation, if there is anything, it is enough for someone to invite Qin Shao to discuss it together, but now he has blatantly barged into his office and barged in without full notification, which has actually violated many ancestral rules.

Even though Qin Shao estimated Zhu Houzhao's face, knowing that this woman had a miserable end after Zhu Houcong came to power in the previous life, it was a bit pitiful, but looking at her behavior now, to be honest, he somewhat understands why Zhu Houcong killed the Zhang brothers and killed this woman with a soft knife!
Too ignorant!

Brainless idiot!

"What's the matter with the queen mother?"

Qin Shao's voice was a little cold.

Empress Dowager Zhang was stunned for a moment, she always felt that the new emperor was a soft-tempered person, after becoming the emperor, although he was not pleasant, he was still respectful and polite, and he didn't refuse much of what he asked for.

That is to say, the number of personnel in the palace was reduced earlier. The emperor and empress had reduced a lot of attendants. The internal officials in the palace were reduced and sent to Nanhaizi. The other concubines in the harem also took the initiative to reduce the number of people around them. The emperor and the queen.

Queen Mother Zhang said nothing at all, and insisted that there must be no fewer people serving her.

The incident was reported to Xinhuang, but Xinhuang did not discuss it with Queen Zhang, acquiescing to her doing something special.

Therefore, in the eyes of Queen Zhang, the new emperor Zhu Houxi is a good talker!

She even believed confidently that Zhu Houxi was able to have the current throne because of her son, not their family, how could Zhu Houxi have the opportunity to be the emperor?
He should be grateful to himself Dade!

Looking at the cold face of the new emperor now, Empress Zhang felt a little timid for some reason!

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty! The gang of thieves in Shuntian Mansion turned against the heavens and even took Jianchanghou into prison! You have to make decisions for them!"

Empress Dowager Zhang's originally arrogant face turned into mourning by the way.

(End of this chapter)