Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 229 The Emperor Takes Action to Purge the Officials
Life after the war was simple and fulfilling.

Before the storm of the Zhengdan Dynasty came, the capital returned to a short period of tranquility.

Zhu Qiyu's daily task is to receive meritorious soldiers and arrange for the transfer of troops.

A few more days passed in the blink of an eye.

From December [-]th to today, four months have passed since the change of Tumubao.

Zhu Qiyu had already received the meritorious servicemen, so early this morning, he summoned the ministers to attend the small court meeting.

The first thing in the early dynasty was to deal with the two official ministers.

This is the fourth time that Wang Zhi has submitted a letter requesting to be appointed as an official.Zhu Qiyu wanted the old Shangshu to go home a long time ago, but he still maintained his basic decency, and Wen Yan persuaded him to stay three times.

Now it's the fourth time, Zhu Qiyu told Chen Xun: "Since Wang Aiqing's mind has been decided, then the cabinet will make a plan to promote Wang Aiqing from Prince Taibao to Prince Taifu, and allow him to serve as an official."

There is no personal enmity between Zhu Qiyu and Wang Zhi, and the dignity is also given.After Wang Zhi became an official as the original official, he could still receive a salary from the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, plus a salary from the Prince Taifu.Moreover, after officially entering the Jingtai Dynasty, the salaries of hundreds of officials will increase every year.

As for why Wang Zhi insisted on resigning, it was also because of the recent censorship of corrupt officials in Datong, and the more he investigated, the more frightened he became.

Wang Zhi also understood very clearly what the emperor wanted to say but didn't say: Shanxi officials have all kinds of bad deeds, shouldn't you, the minister of the Ministry of officials and the governor of Shanxi, be responsible?But if you want to save face, you will resign yourself.If you are shameless, don't blame me for being rude.

Just a few days ago, Wang Zhi took the imperial court's residence newspaper and carefully looked through it. It clearly stated the emperor's opinion on Luo Hengxin's handling:
In the past, the Oirat army entered Shanxi "silently" and set up an ambush, and later, the defender of the Xuanfu defense area abandoned the city and fled "for no reason".The governor of Datong Xuanfu and the right deputy capital, Luo Hengxin, neglected their duties and neglected supervision, and they should bear the unshirkable responsibility.

However, the important ministers who have governed Shanxi for more than ten years may not be able to calm Shanxi.It has only been one year since Luo Hengxin took over as the governor, and punishing him for his crimes is tantamount to punishing others.

My merits and demerits are clearly distinguished in rewards and punishments. Luo Hengxin was promoted to the left deputy capital censor because of his merits in sticking to the Xuanfu;

When Wang Zhi saw the mansion newspaper, he understood it completely. The emperor had always had a grudge against the officials who governed Shanxi in such a horrible way.It's just that for some reason, he restrained himself and didn't attack.

So Wang Zhi decided not to test the emperor's patience anymore, and just ran away.

Zhu Qiyu expressed high appreciation for Wang Zhi's knowledgeable and interesting behavior, and gave him the treatment he deserved, and did not pursue any previous matters.

At this point, the first orthodox minister who completely withdrew from the stage of history appeared.

Next is Wang Ao.Wang Ao's qualifications were far less profound than Wang Zhi's, and Zhu Qiyu didn't have so many scruples, so he directly said to Chen Xun:

"Huguang and Guizhou are causing Miao chaos; I think the Yao people in Guangxi and Guangdong are not very peaceful, and they may have to make trouble someday.

These old rebellions are already very embarrassing. If new rebellions occur in the first year of Jingtai, it will be too shameful.Moreover, there was already Huang Xiaoyang, a rebel in Guangdong, who made trouble before, and we never cared about it.

Let's change Wang Ao to the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing, the governor of the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi, and go to appease the people and quell the chaos.

Before Guangxi was under the administration of Wang Ji, the governor of the five provinces, now Guangxi is under the administration of Wang Ao, the governor.Put Jiangxi under Wang Ji's jurisdiction, and Wang Ji will still be the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces. "

In the early Ming Dynasty, the power of the emperor was still very large.Coupled with the prestige gained from the great victory over Wala, now Zhu Qiyu sent away the two official ministers without any resistance.

Of course, there is another big reason, that is, the emperor's decision is beneficial to all the ministers present.With the two important ministers walking in front, the ranking of the ministers present in the court can be moved forward again.

The ministers even hoped in their hearts: the emperor simply sent Hu Wei back to his hometown, leaving only the emperor's cronies and a small number of neutral ministers, and then everyone lived happily together and created a prosperous Jingtai Dynasty.Isn't this much better than fighting back and forth every day?

Zhu Qiyu instructed He Wenyuan again: "Next year there will be a township examination, and the next year there will be an examination. This is the first imperial examination in the Jingtai Dynasty, so it must be done well.

It must be fair and just, and a large number of national pillars must be selected, so as to show the world a new dynasty and a new look.

Aiqing Mianzhi, if you can hold this subject to a full success, you will take over as Minister of the Ministry of Officials.If something goes wrong, you should also go to Beijing to counsel military affairs. "

This means that the emperor's rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and people are required to go to counselor military affairs at every turn.

The previous emperor liked to imprison his officials at every turn, and the current emperor likes to punish his officials to serve as military counselors at every turn.

He Wenyuan quickly expressed his opinion that if he had the opportunity to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he would definitely have to work hard.

Next, Zhu Qiyu will arrange for Shi Heng's army to go south to quell the Miao chaos.For the three generals Shi Heng, Sun Tong, and Liu Yongcheng, Zhu Qiyu really didn't want them to return to Beijing.Once they and their [-] troops return to the capital, they will definitely be a factor of instability.

But just as Zhu Qiyu was about to speak, there was a creak, and the door of the West Flower Hall was suddenly pushed open.

When discussing matters in the West Flower Hall, he was rarely disturbed.So everyone who was listening to the emperor's speech attentively was startled by the sudden knock on the door, and hurriedly followed the prestige.

If you don't look at it, you don't know, but after looking at it again and again, it turns out to be Princess Qi who seldom shows her face in front of ministers.

The ministers who were sitting steadily stood up quickly, Lin Xiangyu stood at the door and did not go in, but nodded apologetically to the ministers, and then waved quietly to signal Zhu Qiyu to come out and speak.

Zhu Qiyu also waved, motioning for his little princess to come in and talk.Lying on the soft couch, warm and warm, Zhu Qiyu didn't want to go out to enjoy the cool breeze.

Lin Xiangyu had no choice but to come closer.Now that Wang Ao has been kicked away, there is no one who is ignorant among the important officials present, and they all bowed to Princess Qi to salute.

Lin Xiangyu politely returned the salute, and explained to everyone with an apologetic face: "I didn't intend to interrupt everyone, everyone sits down, so I will leave after talking to my husband."

Lin Xiangyu specifically emphasized that she was talking to her husband, and made it clear to the ministers that she wanted to talk about private and family matters.

Everyone expressed their understanding and sat back in their seats.

Zhu Qiyu was also very curious, he had to say anything now.So the body leaned slightly and moved forward.Lin Xiangyu clung to her ear and whispered a few words.

"what?!"

After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu showed surprise and disbelief.

It was fine before, but all of a sudden, Empress Qian became blind and lame?
Although Zhu Qiyu knew that this would happen, he was mentally prepared.But this happened without warning, Zhu Qiyu was really surprised.

A majestic queen, there is still a sliver of rationality in crying blind, what does it mean to cry and lame her legs?

The life-and-death struggle in the harem is much crueler than the battle between the former ministers.

Although civil servants often fight with each other with red faces and thick necks, like black-eyed chickens, they seldom injure their colleagues.Losing a fight is at most nothing more than going home to provide for the elderly, and no matter how serious it is, it is dispatched into the army, directly engaged in physical extermination, and there will not be a single case in decades.

Like the harem, it is a bit inhumane to plant, frame, drug, and abort at every turn. It is really scary that a group of women are still going back and forth and enjoying it.

No wonder the favorite concubines of their own family didn't even bother to please the queen mother, and they refused to set foot in the Forbidden City.I would rather let people say that I don't know the rules and etiquette, and I don't want to take risks in that mud pit.

Seeing that her husband was still distracted in astonishment, Lin Xiangyu quietly pulled Zhu Qiyu's sleeve.Zhu Qiyu came back to his senses, quickly got up and stayed on the bed, and waved to everyone: "I'm here today, let's go."

Looking at the backs of the emperor and the princess leaving in a hurry, the ministers looked at each other in blank dismay.

This is obviously a major event, otherwise the emperor and princess would not have lost their composure.

Chen Xun sighed heavily: "Oh, it's hard to live a good life, so what's wrong?"

Wang Wen replied: "Let's go back to the cabinet quickly. Since there is a big event, news will come out sooner or later. We will watch in the cabinet and get the news earlier."

So everyone went back to their yamen to wait for the news.

(End of this chapter)