The sky is getting slightly brighter and the court meeting has begun.
This is the first major court meeting since the death of Jiu Qiansui. The Donglin Party members are already gearing up and preparing to beat the drowned dog.
As soon as Li Yunze sat down, the Donglin Party here couldn't wait to jump out and launch a fierce offensive.
Everyone was so impassioned, spitting and roaring that the whole hall seemed to be trembling.
Li Yunze, who listened from beginning to end, roughly understood what they meant.
The first thing is to severely punish the eunuchs, not to spare any of them, and to beat them to death.
This is understandable. After all, the Donglin Party was severely beaten by the Eunuch Party in the past few years, such as the Five Tigers of Donglin, the Six Gentlemen, and the Eight Gentlemen. Either he was killed, or he died of anger and illness after being demoted.
For example, the famous Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others were already dead at this time.
It is understandable that the Donglin Party wants revenge.
Another thing is to recommend cabinet ministers.
The Ming Dynasty's cabinet was originally an organization similar to the secretary's desk. However, as time has evolved, the cabinet has become the place to control state affairs and hold the power of the prime minister.
The position of cabinet ministers has become the focus of competition among all parties.
If you want to recommend cabinet ministers, you must first remove the current cabinet ministers, so today the Donglin Party's firepower is focused on these cabinet ministers.
Li Yunze looked at Gu Bingqian, the chief minister of the cabinet, "They are impeaching you, defend yourself."
At this time, several ministers in the cabinet were almost all members of the eunuch party.
Because their status was too high, the previous arrests did not capture them. After all, only the emperor had the authority to deal with the cabinet elders.
Gu Bingqian, who was almost eighty years old, saluted tremblingly, "I am guilty, Your Majesty, please have mercy."
According to the rules, if you are over seventy, even if you are guilty, you must be treated with dignity. This is a manifestation of the traditional Chinese virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young.
What Gu Bingqian meant was to plead guilty and accept punishment, and only asked Li Yunze to give him a way to survive.
Of course Li Yunze is a person who respects the elderly and cares for the young, but the prerequisite is that you cannot be a criminal.
Li Yunze knew very well what kind of person Gu Bingqian was.
"If you want dignity, that's fine. Go to the prison and ask the Jin Yiwei what they want. If they agree, they will give you dignity."
Li Yunze waved his hand, and Wang Chengen on the side immediately called the Han general to come forward, took off Gu Bingqian's official hat, and dragged him out of the hall.
Seeing that the chief ministers and ministers of the cabinet were all finished, the remaining cabinet ministers, Huang Liji, who killed Xiong Tingbi with a note, Shi Fenglai, who proposed to build a shrine for Wei Zhongxian, and Zhang Ruitu, who wrote an inscription for Wei Zhongxian's shrine, all took off their official hats. He bowed with his hat and confessed his guilt.
"Guilty or not, go to the prison to defend yourself."
As the Han generals dragged away several cabinet elders, the entire cabinet was instantly emptied, leaving only the last Li Guopu.
Theoretically speaking, the handling of ministers with the status of cabinet ministers must be reviewed by the three departments.
But Li Yunze had just gotten rid of Jiu Qian, and his prestige was booming.
The Eunuch Party collapsed, the Donglin Party beat up the fallen dog, and no one in the court could say a good word for them.
The Donglin Party decided to continue their efforts and kill the last cabinet boss, Li Guopu, so that all the vacant positions could be replaced by their people.
Liu Honghua came forward to act as a fort in the matter, "I am impeaching Li Guopu because he is a remnant of the eunuch party. He and Wei Ni are from the same hometown!"
Li Yunze smiled, "Wei Zhongxian has many fellow villagers. This is not a crime. If you want to make a case for this, then I will send you to his hometown and have a good talk with the locals."
Liu Honghua was dumbfounded. If he really went to Wei Zhongxian's hometown and said that the locals were eunuchs, would he still be able to come back alive?
Some smart people immediately noticed Li Yunze's intention, which was to protect Li Guopu.
They immediately skipped the matter and started recommending cabinet ministers.
The reason why Li Yunze kept Li Guopu was simple, because history books said that this man was capable of doing things and was honest.
This is a very rare quality above the court.
Everyone in the Donglin Party recommended Liu Yishui, Han Xu, Qian Longxi and others to join the cabinet, trying to create a Zhongzhengying Dynasty that belonged entirely to the Donglin Party. '
Li Yunze refused to accept any of these recommendations.
He signaled Wang Chengen with his gaze, and the latter immediately held an imperial edict and began to read it out.
"Emperor Fengtian Chengyun: The edict says: There are...Sun Chengzong...Xu Guangqi...Zhang Chun...Sun Chuanting...Wen Tiren..."
Five more people were added to the cabinet, including Li Guopu who remained, which is enough.
Among them, Sun Chengzong is a member of the Donglin Party and is very senior. There is nothing to say about this.
But the Donglin Party didn't recognize the remaining ones, and they immediately started making noise in the court.
Li Yunze was not a face-saving Zhu Youjian, so he immediately signaled to Honglu Si Cheng, "Roaring in the court, how should we deal with this?"
"Being a royal warrior."
"Pull him out and fight!"
The Han generals immediately sang in response and rushed forward to drag out the shouting Donglin Party members.
There is no doubt that Li Yunze is trying to establish his authority.
At this time, the Eunuch Party collapsed, and the big bosses of the Donglin Party were either dead or dismissed from their posts at home. There were only two or three kittens in the court.
This is Li Yunze's best opportunity to gain power, and of course he will not let it go.
As for the idea that court battles would bring fame and face to those who were beaten, Li Yunze didn't care at all.
This move of the Donglin Party can intimidate Zhu Youjian, but it cannot scare him.
If someone dares to cause trouble, he will be beaten until he is subdued or beaten to death.
"Sun Chengzong is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Wen Tiren is the second assistant." After saying that, Li Yunze stood up and "retired from the court."
Needless to say, Sun Chengzong's name is a famous loyal minister whose whole family died for the country.
Xu Guangqi, a great scientist, would be most suitable to take charge of the Ministry of Industry after joining the cabinet.
Zhang Chun may not seem famous, but he is actually a very capable and famous minister.
He was born in Juren, fought bloody battles with wild boar skins for many years, and killed many generals of the Later Jin Dynasty.
After being defeated and captured in the Battle of Daling River, unlike Hong Chengchou who surrendered, he chose to go on a hunger strike and die for his country.
If you are capable and loyal, you are certainly qualified to join the cabinet.
Needless to say, Sun Chuanting was as famous as Lu Xiangsheng in the late Ming Dynasty.
As for Wen Tiren, there is no doubt that he is a traitor, but Li Yunze chose him to join the cabinet.
The reason is very simple. Sun Chengzong was sent to Liaodong to serve as the capital division for strategic command.
Zhang Chun is also going to Liaodong for tactical command.
Sun Chuanting was going to Shaanxi to deal with rogue bandits, and Xu Guangqi was a technician.
The remaining Wen Tiren and Li Guopu were specially left by Li Yunze to use as answering tubes.
Only by controlling the cabinet can Li Yunze save the Ming Dynasty.
Returning to the imperial study, Li Yunze asked Wang Chengen to "go and deliver the order and order a few people to return to Beijing."
"Mangui, Zhao Lijiao, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, and Lu Xiangsheng. Let them each lead their troops to the capital."
There were actually quite a few famous generals that the Chongzhen Dynasty could defeat, but they were all miserably deceived.
Those mentioned by Li Yunze are all pillars of existence.
Li Yunze, who had long been disappointed with the Ming army, was determined to rebuild the new army. These famous generals are his designated commanders of the new army.
"besides."
Li Yunze thought of Mao Wenlong, who had been insisting on guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, "Send a reward of 100,000 taels of silver to Dongjiang Town, and another 200,000 shi of grain, and a hundred altars of wine. Go to Dongjiang Town in person and tell Mao Wenlong that I have not forgotten what they did." The contribution made by the Ming Dynasty allowed them to work well, and they will be rewarded heavily after the liberation of Liaodong."
"Another decree was passed, and Sun Yuanhua was appointed as the governor of Denglai. The governor took care of the logistics work in Dongjiang and Liaodong. He sent a team of Jinyi guards to go to Denglai with Sun Yuanhua to kill all the souls who were drifting by sea and ransack their homes!"
Wang Chengen bowed respectfully, "I obey the order."
"etc."
When Wang Chengen was about to go out, Li Yunze, who suddenly thought of something, stopped him, "Don't set off yet. First, send a fast horse to ask Sun Yuanhua to return to Beijing. We will go together then."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Chengen was so frightened that his legs weakened and he fell to the ground. "How can the emperor, who has a body of thousands of gold, be subdued by a white arowana..."
"Shut up and get out."
As the imperial edicts were issued one after another, the fate of many characters also changed.
Famous ministers and generals came to Beijing one after another. Every time one came back, Li Yunze would summon him to give a banquet on the platform, and then arrange specific duties for them.
During this period, Li Yunze also returned to the modern world and took over the artificial rainfall system, second-hand fishing boats and other materials he had purchased before, all of which were stored in the warehouse and dock he rented.
On November 26, the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Li Yunze left the Chaoyang Gate without notifying the officials.
The entire capital was in an uproar after receiving the news.
Since the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao, the Ming emperors have been hiding in the Forbidden City and being otakus for hundreds of years.
Not to mention leaving the capital, even leaving the palace is very rare.
Li Yunze's departure from Beijing is tantamount to dropping a bombshell.
All the officials and nobles collectively tried to stop it, but without a leader, it was impossible to achieve a scale.
At this time, Sun Chengzong and Zhang Chun had already gone to Liaodong, and Sun Chuanting had gone to Shaanxi.
As for Wen Tiren, known as the emperor's yes-man, he traveled with the cabinet seal.
The remaining Xu Guangqi and Li Guopu did not dare to meddle in other people's business. Even if the officials jumped anxiously, they would just shake their heads.
Some people wanted to ask Empress Dowager Zhang to come forward, but the palace ban that had just been purged was extremely strict, and no news could get through at all.
Others went to Chaoyang Gate to stop them, but they were chased away by the accompanying sergeant from a distance.
As for those nobles, all those who appeared at Chaoyang Gate followed Li Yunze's words.
"Carrying weapons, wearing armor, carrying a strong bow, riding a horse and traveling with the frame."
The Ming Dynasty had many nobles, but years of glory and wealth had already corroded them. This can be seen by watching Dream of Red Mansions.
But now that Li Yunze has spoken, they can only bite the bullet and ask the servants to go home quickly to get weapons and armor.
After the news spread, those nobles who had not come to Chaoyang Gate urgently mobilized their children to come and report.
Unlike those officials who can retire with nothing but their bones, the nobles truly depend on the emperor for their lives.
The emperor was satisfied, and the nobles were prosperous and wealthy.
The emperor was not satisfied and there was no difficulty except their title.
The reason why the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were not as good as the previous generations was largely because they had been hiding in the Forbidden City all year round, unable to access the real people's livelihood conditions, and were trapped in an information cocoon.
Li Yunze is different. He is not a person who only knows how to hide and enjoy himself.
The traveling team waited outside Chaoyang Gate all morning, chasing away all the officials and arresting nobles to join the procession, until three o'clock in the morning.
"Who else?"
"Your Majesty, no one has come to stop us for an hour."
"Set off!"
Li Yunze has many things to do, including putting fishing boats into the Bohai Bay to fish, experimenting with artificial rainfall systems, surveying the road construction from Beijing to Tianjin Wei along the way, and so on.
By the way, I also wanted to see with my own eyes what the living standards of the people of Ming Dynasty were like.
The official system of the Ming Dynasty was very developed, but its quality was worrying.
Even the road from Tongzhou to Beijing is a dirt road that is dusty and muddy on sunny days and rainy days.
Li Yunze plans to build a road to Tianjin Wei and, if possible, a railway. It can then be transported by sea to transport troops, food, people and goods.
Sea transportation is the most convenient, quick and effective way in this era.
After an afternoon's journey, the team arrived in Tongzhou, which is dozens of miles away.
