Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 245 The orthodox ministers were swept away and the emperor promulgated the first batch of new policies
Like Wang's yesterday, Hu's face flushed with anger.

But the word 'second minister', when applied to Hu Wei, did not wrong him at all.

He is a Jinshi hand-picked by Jianwen, and that's fine, after all, other Jianwen Dynasty Jinshi also surrendered.

The problem is that the other Jinshi of the Jianwen Dynasty did not follow Taizong's order and went out to search for Jianwen for more than ten years.

So Zhu Qiyu called Hu Wei a second minister. From a factual point of view, there is no problem at all.

The other ministers in the West Flower Hall moved quietly and took the initiative to distance themselves from Hu Wei.

Now that the emperor has formally established his authority, even the Holy Empress Dowager has completely compromised.Except for such a vicious veteran of the Six Dynasties as Hu Wei, how could any minister dare to wrestle with the emperor.

In just a few days, the era of orthodoxy can be completely declared over.

On the first day of the new year, Zhengdan Dynasty will mark the official opening of Jingtai Zhongxing.

The ministers present also hoped to see the new dynasty and new atmosphere, and next, as long as Princess Qi gave birth to a son, the entire Jingtai Dynasty would be completely stabilized.The ministers who have nothing to worry about can devote all their energy to cleaning up the mess for the two emperors, Xuanzong and Zhengtong.

Therefore, Hu Yi is now in a situation of being out of justice and of little help, and the ministers all want to let the concubine and the king go away early and be quiet.

Seeing that Hu Min was choked to the point of being speechless, Zhu Qiyu continued to explain: "As for the issue of making the Wang family the empress that Uncle Da Zong said, let me tell you this.

I ascended the throne as the emperor because the Ming Dynasty was about to end, and I had no choice but to be elected by the ministers to take the temporary throne.

Look at it, it's temporary.After the Supreme Emperor returns to Beijing, I still have to return the throne.At that time, I will retire as the king of Qi and return to Shandong to become a feudal vassal.

This is why I have been living in Qi Wangfu, but not in the palace.I am not worthy of living in Qianqing Palace, and the Wang family is even more unworthy of living in Kunning Palace.

I temporarily take over the throne because the situation is compelling and I have no choice.Now that Mrs. Wang is also going to take the place of empress temporarily, I just want to ask, is she also forced to do so?

Daming now has two empresses, who are enough to perform the duties of empress. I don't understand why Wang must be the empress?What irreplaceable role does she have for Daming? "

The ministers nodded when they heard the words.Wang Wen also stood up and persuaded: "Uncle Da Zong, what the Holy Majesty said was the most reasonable words. Uncle Da Zong also knew the situation at that time, and the Holy Majesty's temporary replacement of the throne was the only choice to save Daming.

The Holy Majesty's ascension to the throne is justified, and the truth can be explained everywhere.

But what is the need for Princess Yi to take the place of queen temporarily? "

As soon as Wang Wen's words fell, other ministers echoed.

Hu Wei understood it, he couldn't explain the truth, and he couldn't compare his voice.The emperor gave reasons for not making Wang's queen, and he was upright and upright.In addition, everyone else agreed, without any reluctance.So what do you say?

Hu Wei had no choice but to bow his hands to the emperor: "Your Majesty forgive me, it's my recklessness."

Zhu Qiyu replied coldly: "Uncle Da Zong, the Tumu Fortress was defeated, and the Ming Dynasty was almost subjugated. The Supreme Emperor was at fault. As the five ministers appointed by Xuanzong to assist the government, you cannot escape responsibility no matter what.

I will save you some face, so I won't deprive you of the title of Prince Taifu.You go to be the Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, and change to Nanjing Dongge University Bachelor. "

When Hu Wei heard the words, all his internal organs were burned, and he almost burst into tears.

After bowing to the emperor, Hu Yi turned around and wanted to retreat.

Zhu Qiyu didn't care about Hu Min's impoliteness, but he still stopped Hu Min and added: "Uncle Da Zong, let's leave Beijing in the future. But before leaving Beijing, I will give you the last errand of Uncle Hu: Go to the palace to visit the King of Soochow for me. If there is anything he lacks, let the Ministry of Rites report it immediately."

Hu Wei was startled, gritted his teeth, received the order, and left the West Flower Hall in a daze.

After sending Hu Wei away, Zhu Qiyu leaned on the soft couch and let out a long sigh of relief.

Now the naysayers are completely gone, and in a few days, the orthodox dynasty will completely become history.

Before Zhengdan, Zhu Qiyu completed the gathering of power at the buzzer, and entered the Jingtai Dynasty, it was time to focus on internal reforms.

"This is the last pilgrimage meeting in the 14th year of Orthodoxy."

Zhu Qiyu smiled at everyone as if he was relieved.

Wang Wen was very straightforward, he knelt down without any explanation, and shouted in his mouth: "The sage is wise and powerful, and I am willing to assist the sage to achieve the prosperity of Jingtaizhong."

Only then did the rest of the ministers come to their senses, and they knelt down and shouted, fearing that it would be too late to show their loyalty.

Zhu Qiyu ordered everyone to stand up with a smile on his face, and then said: "I want to announce two new policies."

The ministers immediately replied in unison: "I am waiting to hear the hadith respectfully."

Zhu Qiyu praised repeatedly in his heart: the ministers are really more and more knowledgeable and interesting.In the past, I only knew how to train my favorite concubine, but I didn't expect that the ministers could also be trained.Look at how good it is now, the monarch and his ministers are united, and they can work together.

So Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea, and said to everyone: "The Lumi warehouse in Dongcheng will be greatly expanded. And it will be divided into silver warehouse, grain warehouse, white grain warehouse, and sundries warehouse.

Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou prefectures applied for white grain from 20 shi to 15 shi.

These white grains were transported to the capital and divided into three parts, with [-] shi for the inner court and [-] shi for Guanglu Temple.The remaining [-] stones were used to pay salaries to the civil and military ministers, nobles, and relatives of the emperor in Beijing. "

After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he couldn't hear the ministers' reactions.Taking a closer look, I saw that the ministers were all staring at me in a daze.

Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to ask: "You still think the inner court wants too much? In a few years, I can reduce the inner court's expenses again."

When the ministers heard the words, they came back to their senses.The main reason is that everyone saw such an emperor for the first time, how could he cut the big knife of reform at himself all day long.

The grain and rice transported to Beijing are divided into grain grain and white grain.Bailiang is high-quality rice produced in five prefectures such as Suzhou and Songjiang.The imperial court squeezed it for half a day, and at most it could squeeze out 20 shi from the five prefectures every year.

At least 15 shi of these white grains should be given priority to the inner court.

Now the emperor changed it as soon as he came up, and reduced the collection amount of 15 shi to reduce the burden on Suzhou and other five prefectures.Of the remaining [-] shi, most of them were taken out and distributed to civil and military officials.

The most important thing is that the emperor himself didn't want a stone of free food.

Now the ministers already knew well that the [-] shi of white grain distributed by the inner court and Guanglu Temple would never reach the emperor's hands, and the emperor never ate anything from the inner court.

Chen Xun stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, this is very inappropriate, how can a courtier eat good white grains, but your father doesn't take a stone?
What kind of system is this, haven't we become rebellious officials and thieves who have no ruler or father? "

Zhu Qiyu smiled and waved his hands: "You can take what I gave you. As for me and my concubines, you can just eat the Jingxi rice grown by yourself.

Lovers, rest assured, I will not wrong myself. "

When the ministers heard the words, they dared to accept it with peace of mind.There are also stretches of paddy fields in Xishan, Beijing, which are irrigated by the clear springs flowing from Yuquan Mountain, and the high-quality rice that is produced is also famous for a long time.

Well-informed ministers have also heard that the entire Yuquan Mountain and its surrounding fertile fields have been replaced under the name of Prince Qi's Mansion.Now Yingzhou Guard has been stationed and inspected around, and the emperor will move there for a long time after the Chinese New Year.

It doesn't matter, just live and live.The emperor cared so much for his ministers that he distributed most of the white grain that was given priority to the royal family to the ministers.

Such a good emperor just wants to live in a more comfortable place. With such a small wish, the ministers can't bear to stand up and argue again.

Besides, the emperor lives far away, and the ministers are usually less restrained, and the psychological pressure will be greatly reduced.

We must know that when the Supreme Emperor was in power, he was quite ruthless, throwing ministers into prisons at every turn, and many people still have psychological shadows.

(End of this chapter)