Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

He cleared his throat, slowly stood up from his chair, put his hands behind his back, and walked to the steps.

"I know what you are thinking!"

"But what I want to tell you is that from now on, morning court will be back on the schedule!"

"From now on, I will be waiting for you here on the 3rd, 6th, and 9th of every month!"

"There's something to play, and we can start now!"

After he finished speaking, he stopped. Seeing this, two young eunuchs hurriedly brought a chair over and placed it behind Zhu Youxiao.

Among the officials, you look at me and I look at you.

After a long while, Huang Liji, the chief minister of the cabinet, was the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, I have this report!"

"speak!"

"Shaanxi Wang Er rebelled and broke through Chengcheng County ten days ago. The Chengcheng County Magistrate was killed by him in public. I think we should send troops to encircle and suppress him immediately!"

This incident had indeed happened many days ago, and Zhu Youxiao had also seen it in the memorial.

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and looked at the Minister of War Cui Chengxiu on the other side.

"Ministry of War! Are there any rules for Wang Er's matter?"

Cui Chengxiu was completely confused. He was a man who rose to power by flattery. He listened to Wei Zhongxian in everything. He had no real talent at all. He didn't even know where the troops were stationed in Shaanxi. How could he answer?

But the emperor asked, and he had no choice but to answer, so he finally said, "Your Majesty, I think you can send troops from Yulin to clear out the enemy!"

Zhu Youxiao became furious upon hearing this and immediately asked.

"Yulin? I want to ask you, how far is Yulin from Chengcheng?"

"How long will it take for the troops of Yulin Guard to reach Chengcheng County?"

Cui Chengxiu was stunned.

He couldn't answer either of these two questions!

If he encountered such a problem in private, he could ask someone else, but now, who could he ask?

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao's face was becoming increasingly ugly, he also fell to his knees with a plop.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know!"

"Ha! Haha! Hahahaha!"

Zhu Youxiao sneered and pointed at Guo Yunhou and Cui Chengxiu and said, "You are the Shangshu of my Ming Dynasty!"

"The one who is in charge of the troops doesn't know anything about military affairs!"

"Well, that's really good and ruthless!"

"Come here, take this unqualified person out of here!"

"Chopped!"

When the last two words came out, everyone present was stunned.

Cut, cut?

The Ming Dynasty was established for more than 200 years. When was the Shangshu ever beheaded?

A group of people, you look at me, I look at you.

These two people were Wei Zhongxian's followers. The eunuch officials wanted to plead for mercy but did not dare to stand up.

However, officials of the Donglin Party and the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang Party were happy to see it happen.

The scene froze there for a moment.

Just as several Jinyiwei rushed out and put their hands on Cui Chengxiu, Wei Zhongxian finally stood up.

"Your Majesty, I think that although Minister Cui has failed in his duties, it is a bit harsh to just execute him."

"Why not give him fifty lashes and remove him from his post?"

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and stared at him with amusement for a long time.

But what happened next shocked everyone.

He walked slowly up to Wei Zhongxian and kicked him suddenly.

The kick hit Wei Zhongxian directly in the stomach, and the nearly sixty-year-old man was knocked to the ground.

Zhu Youxiao didn't even say why he kicked him, but looked at the Jinyiwei and shouted.

"What are you still standing there for? Do you want me to say it again?"

The Jinyiwei shuddered, picked up Cui Chengxiu and went towards the Meridian Gate.

It was not until this moment that Cui Chengxiu came to his senses and began to explain himself loudly.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"

"Your Majesty, please allow me to explain..."

But no matter how much he shouted, Zhu Youxiao showed no intention of stopping.

Faced with such a result, the officials who were attached to Wei Zhongxian suddenly felt a chill on their necks!

God!

Is the emperor going to take action against Eunuch Wei?

Wei Zhongxian was also confused!

What's wrong with the emperor?

A few days ago, he asked us to do something, so why is he suddenly targeting his own subordinates?

The sun was just rising and the bluestone slabs on the ground were still cold, but his heart was even colder!

But to the officials of the Donglin Party and the Qi, Zhejiang and Chu Party, this was great news!

Cui Chengxiu was the Minister of War, and was like Wei Zhongxian's right-hand man!

The emperor used him as an example, which meant that he was going to take action against the eunuch party!

However, this court meeting came suddenly, and most people had not prepared any memorials against Wei Zhongxian. They could only suppress the impulse in their hearts and wait and see what would happen.

Zhu Youxiao was watching the whole time and was very satisfied with the officials' reactions, which was exactly the result he wanted.

After a moment, he brought up the same question again and looked in another direction.

"Ministry of Revenue, how much grain is left in the national treasury?"

The Minister of Revenue Guo Yunhou looked embarrassed, walked out of the queue and bowed.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has no more grain in stock!"

Chapter 11 is over. The Emperor is going to kill us.

The Battle of Ningyuan had just ended, and this battle almost emptied all the reserves of the Ministry of Revenue.

Now, not only is there no food, but all the rats in the treasury have moved away with their families!

But Guo Yunhou didn't say this.

However, Zhu Youxiao had already anticipated this answer, but this did not prevent him from doing other things.

As soon as Guo Yunhou finished speaking, his face turned stern.

"You are the Minister of Revenue, in charge of the Ming Dynasty's purse, but at the critical moment, you can't even provide money and grain!"

"Why would the country keep you?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Yunhou fell to his knees and said, "I am guilty!"

"You are guilty, and your crime is unforgivable!"

"But now the court is in need of talents, so I will give you a chance to make amends for your crime!"

"I heard that someone brought back a crop called sweet potato from Southeast Asia. It is drought-resistant and not picky about the soil. It can be grown on hillsides and saline-alkali land."

"I will give you three years to distribute this item to all parts of our Ming Dynasty to alleviate the food shortage!"

Guo Yunhou was originally scared half to death and thought that he would be dragged out and chopped like Cui Chengxiu, but he did not expect this would be the result, so he kowtowed in thanks.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I guarantee with my life that I will promote this!"

"But I dare to ask Your Majesty for one person!"

Zhu Youxiao frowned: "Who?"

Guo Yunhou said: "Xu Guangqi! He is good at agriculture and engineering, and he mentioned the promotion of sweet potatoes many years ago, but the progress was slow because the sweet potato seeds were difficult to preserve."

"If I can get this person's help, I will not let your majesty down!"

Sweet potatoes were not a rare commodity at that time. They were introduced to the Ming Dynasty by Fujian businessman Chen Zhenlong more than 30 years ago.

But as Guo Yunhou said, because potato seeds are difficult to preserve, they are now only grown in some areas in the south.

Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised. He was surprised to hear Xu Guangqi's name.

This guy is a big shot!

According to historical records, Xu Guangqi once served as the Minister of Rites during the Chongzhen period, but it is unknown what his current position is.

But this is not important anymore, Zhu Youxiao nodded to Guo Yunhou.

"Approved! From today on, Xu Guangqi will be your Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"

Guo Yunhou was overjoyed and quickly thanked him again.

As a result, the expressions of other officials became even more interesting.

As both of them were subordinate to Wei Zhongxian, Cui Chengxiu was beheaded, but Guo Yunhou was not punished. What did the emperor want to do?

After decades of party struggles, today's officialdom has long been accustomed to dealing with people rather than issues, and the thinking of most people has become rigidified as a result.

Only a small number of people saw the clues.

Cui Chengxiu was originally an incompetent flatterer, so he was beheaded.

But Guo Yunhou was a down-to-earth man. Although he also depended on Wei Zhongxian, he did so out of necessity.

These people rolled their eyes and immediately suppressed this speculation in their hearts.

There are some things that you don't need to tell others, just keep them to yourself!

But the problem of Chengcheng being breached by rioters still needs to be resolved, Zhu Youxiao looked around at the officials with his fierce eyes and said after a moment.

"Where are Sun Chengzong and Sun Chuanting now?"

Wei Zhongxian quickly stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, these two have now resigned and returned home."

Zhu Youxiao glared at him fiercely. Needless to say, it was definitely because of this eunuch!

"Call these two back to Beijing immediately!"

"Order Sun Chengzong to take over as Minister of War!"

"Appoint Sun Chuanting as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and put him in charge of suppressing bandits in Shaanxi!"

"this......"

Wei Zhongxian was stunned.

These two guys don't get along with him!

As soon as he came back, he occupied the two highest positions in the Ministry of War?

He really wanted Huang Liji and Shi Fenglai to stand up and oppose, but he was afraid that it would bring trouble to himself, after all, Zhu Youxiao had just killed Cui Chengxiu...

God knows if this master wants to chop himself to death now?

So he could only bite the bullet and bow his hands and say: "I obey your order!"

After saying this, he returned to the ranks of officials, put his hands in his sleeves, and closed his eyes as if to rest.

However, the actions of the master and servant made some officials have other thoughts.

An imperial censor stepped out with his hands clasped in front of him: "Your Majesty, I have a report to make!"