Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 7 Power
"Your Majesty, they are treasonous!"

"We need to send someone to capture Liu Zhao and ask him to hand over the evidence."

Xu Yingyuan told the news and saw Zhu Youjian's gloomy face from the side, so he immediately offered his advice.

Zhu Youjian glanced at him and was speechless about this strategy. He asked Xu Yingyuan:

"Then who do you think we should send to capture Liu Zhao?"

"Who will interrogate him again?"

"Who will take over as Governor of Jiliao?"

Xu Yingyuan couldn't answer any of the three questions in a row and could only say:

"I think it's simple."

"Please give me your Majesty's instructions!"

Zhu Youjian was not satisfied with this. He wanted not only to defeat the Eunuch Party, but also to take over the power of all the Eunuch Party members. Now that the conditions for overthrowing the eunuchs and taking over power are not met, it is natural that we cannot scare the snake and force Wei Zhongxian to the death.

Therefore, he decided to wait for the opportunity and look for opportunities to break the situation. After becoming emperor, he had taken the initiative, and the struggle with Wei Zhongxian had turned into a stalemate.

Now, he just needs to wait for those who are dissatisfied with Wei Zhongxian to show up and launch attacks continuously.

Seeing that Chongzhen ignored him, Xu Yingyuan felt extremely anxious. After finally becoming the eunuch Bingbi, he immediately came up with a bad idea. This made Xu Yingyuan want to give himself a slap in the face, blaming himself for making the same mistake as he did a few days ago.

Now that things have come to this, he can only try his best to remedy the situation. Staring at the ground of Qianqing Palace, he suddenly thought of Kunning Palace, which corresponds to Qianqing Palace, and hurriedly offered another suggestion:

"Your Majesty, the late emperor has made great achievements, and the queen should also move out of Kunning Palace."

"The palace should be tidied up to welcome the princess into the palace."

Zhu Youjian stared as if he were looking at a fool, until Xu Yingyuan felt uncomfortable all over, and then said coldly:

"Brother's body is still cold, do you want me to be accused of mistreating my widowed sister-in-law?"

"Moreover, the period of filial piety has not yet passed, and my biological mother has not been granted the title of posthumous title. In what name do you want me to welcome the princess into the palace? Who among the officials will preside over the canonization ceremony?"

"If you don't understand etiquette, you can ask someone to teach you the "Da Ming Hui Dian". Don't rely on ignorance to do whatever you want!"

These words were so serious that Xu Yingyuan knelt down with a thud and hurriedly explained:
"What I want from you is that the Queen can use the name of moving the palace to check out the old people in the late emperor's harem."

"This way Mrs. Fengsheng has no reason to stay and break off Eunuch Wei's arm."

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't understand etiquette, I just didn't think of it at the moment."

I secretly regretted that I had not read "Da Ming Huidian" well before, so that at this time, I made a fool of myself in front of the emperor.

At the same time, he also understood that after becoming the emperor, the man in front of him valued etiquette the most. You must memorize etiquette books such as the "Da Ming Hui Dian" carefully to avoid making such mistakes in the future.

Instead of letting him get up, Zhu Youjian decided to let Xu Yingyuan kneel down to improve his memory. Otherwise, he will come up with bad ideas every now and then, and if he doesn't notice, he will fall into a trap.

He, the emperor, cannot be allowed to check for leaks and fill in the gaps for the people below him, and be careful whether there are any traps in their plans.

Zhu Youjian planned to go to the Hanlin Academy and Neishu Hall to find a few people who were proficient in etiquette when he had time, so as not to think about these things all day long.

As his biggest protective umbrella at present, Zhu Youjian naturally attaches great importance to classics such as "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" and "Da Ming Huidian". Especially when he was doing nothing while praying for Emperor Tianqi a few days ago, he found that he could clearly recall everything he had seen. I immediately read these classics several times to understand them.

It's just that as an emperor, he can't think about whether what he does is in line with etiquette and law all day long. Someone also needs to remind you if something is wrong.

Therefore, he was already preparing to go to the Hanlin Academy and Nei Shu Hall to select people and select a team for himself.

There is also the matter of the imperial examination, which must be well prepared.

The imperial examination is held every three years. Liu Hanru was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi. The next exam was in the fifth year of Tianqi, and the next one was next year.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian does not need to take Enke, and can take the normal course next year to obtain a bachelor's degree. He plans to recruit more talents to prepare for future internal and external conflicts.

Knowing clearly what he will face in the future, Zhu Youjian is ready to recruit more talents to deal with internal and external troubles.

Especially if he wants to make changes to the content of the imperial examination, it is even more necessary to announce it in advance so that scholars can be prepared. This is to prevent problems from arising and causing public uproar and criticism.

Thinking about the future governance team and policies, Zhu Youjian almost forgot that Xu Yingyuan was still being punished to kneel. It wasn't until a long time later that he seemed to remember it and said to Xu Yingyuan:
"Get up!"

"Your idea is wonderful, and it still has merit."

“Just don’t rush it, you have to consider it from multiple aspects.”

"For something like this, you can find someone to tell the Queen's Wife secretly, and ask the Queen's Wife to spend some time to check out the late emperor's old friends and confirm the future treatment."

"Those irrelevant personnel have no reason to stay in the palace."

"Don't be hasty or deliberate about everything, just do it naturally and achieve the corresponding purpose."

After a combination of kindness and power, Xu Yingyuan was convinced and said repeatedly:
"Yes! Yes! Your Majesty taught you a lesson!"

"I think it's easy, my Majesty. Fortunately, Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhu Youjian shook his head in his heart, but he could only use this person first. At this time, he thought about the rewards he had given to the people who patrolled the day before and the sword he had left behind. He asked Xu Yingyuan to distribute the rewards he promised and record the names of those people for future appointment.

At this time, today's memorial came from the clerk's office. Wei Zhongxian, Wang Tiqian and others did not know the new emperor's attitude and did not approve it without authorization. The orderer wrote the outline according to the rules, put it in a box, and brought it to Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youjian did not watch it immediately, but asked about the process of handling the memorial, and asked the visitor:
"Which yamen must all officials go through when submitting memorials?"

The eunuch holding the box was named Hou Baoshan. Hearing the emperor's question, he suppressed his excitement and said:
"The memorials from the subjects will be received by the General Affairs Department and then sent to the clerk's office."

"The master of the clerk's office opened the document and looked at it. He said the summary of the memorial. The writer wrote it down, put it in the box together with the original copy, and took it to the Qianqing Palace to convey it to the emperor."

"His Majesty will send the memorial to the cabinet, and the cabinet will draft it according to the decree. After the draft is completed, each department will send a copy to the ministry for discussion."

"Then your Majesty will approve the red order and implement it. If your Majesty has any inconvenience, you can ask the Supervisor of Ceremonies to approve it on your behalf."

The words were clearly stated, and Zhu Youjian had a full understanding of the power of the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies. I know that if I am willing to directly approve the memorial, I can completely bypass these two departments.

However, this is obviously impossible. Not to mention whether the emperor could be as diligent as Emperor Taizu Gao, even the cabinet system developed over more than 200 years could firmly limit his power.

Thinking of Yuan Keli's resistance to the imperial edict, Zhu Youjian asked again:
"What is the purpose?"

"Is it the intention not to go through this process?"

Hou Baoshan hurriedly expressed his loyalty and replied:

"That's what the outer court says. It says that decrees that have not been drafted by the cabinet are so-called central decrees and cannot be executed as imperial decrees."

"There is no such thing in the inner court. As long as it is His Majesty's will, the ministers will carry it out."

Xu Yingyuan next to him said:

"Not all foreign ministers resisted the Zhongzhi. The censor Yang Weiyuan took office based on the Zhongzhi."

"In the twenty-fifth year of Wanli, when Dong Yiyuan, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, was dismissed, there were three people recommended by the imperial court, and Li Rusong was specially selected for the imperial edict."

Nodding slightly, Zhu Youjian already understood that eunuchs, military attachés and civil servants who were devoted to flattery would all accept the imperial edict. In this way, his power will be greater, and he will not need to go through the cabinet or be restricted by the cabinet.

　"Suizhou Chronicles·Biographies of Famous Officials": Yuan Keli, courtesy name Liqing, nicknamed Jiehuan, was a Jinshi in Wanli Ji Chou, except for officials in Suzhou Prefecture...

　　When he was promoted to be a supervisory censor, he inspected the west city and found out that some eunuchs had killed people. This could be confirmed and he would be punished with heavy beatings. People said: "This eunuch is a jester." Keli said: "Those who kill people must die. It is the law of the court, that is, can the jester be freed?" Well, as a result, he was pardoned by the decree, but Keli did not move.

　　Huang Daozhou's "Jiehuan Gongzhuan": The Duke looked at the west city one day, and there was a murderer in his inner circle. Or Yu Gong: "How can I be embarrassed by this jester"? Gong Fen said: "I know there are three feet, how can I know the jester"!
　　
　
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