[On August 24, the seventh year of the Apocalypse, you put on a gongmian and offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, that is, the emperor was in the Huangji Hall, and the name was changed to Chongzhen. During the enthronement ceremony, there was a sudden sound of thunder from the sky. 】
[From this moment on, you are no longer King Xin Zhu Youjian, you are Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian. 】
[You raised your head and glanced at the sky. It was as gloomy as ink, just like the Ming Dynasty that was riddled with holes. Deep into the darkness, you even heard the groans of the empire, the sound of shattering and cracking. 】
[Brother Imperial has entrusted you with an empire that is about to be destroyed, just like the empire that was in danger after the Tumubao Incident. At this time, in the Ming Dynasty, there is no Qiwu King Zhu Gaojie, no Yu Shaobao and Yu Qian. How should you save this empire? 】
[You don’t know who is a loyal minister and who is a treacherous minister, who is a capable minister and who is a mediocre minister. You are like a boy walking in the fog. You don’t know whether the road ahead is smooth or full of pits. 】
[However, at this time, you have already made a blood oath in your heart - you will save this empire! 】
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this. He had seen so many emperors in the dynasty, starting from the Hongxi Emperor Zhu Gaochi to the current Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian. He was either immoral or lacking in soul. It seemed that someone with such a firm ambition as the Chongzhen Emperor was Only Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youtang.
However, Emperor Hongzhi's life was not as heroic as his ambition. Instead, he was quite frustrated. Throughout his life, he continued to compromise with civil servants, compromise, and compromise until his death. Apart from compromise, he had no better way. If he wanted to stabilize the Ming Dynasty at that time, the only way was to compromise and let the Ming Dynasty recuperate and prolong the country as much as possible.
Zhu Di didn't know what Emperor Chongzhen would do.
Is he going to compromise like Emperor Hongzhi?
The situation between North Korea and China is in such chaos that compromise is a dead end, so what the heck!
Resist like Emperor Zhengde?
In this situation, if you resist, I'm afraid Chongzhen will die worse than Zhengde. The cause of death of Emperor Taichang and Emperor Tianqi is unclear, and those people don't mind killing another emperor.
Learn from Emperor Jiajing and control it?
It has to be said that although Emperor Jiajing was a weirdo, he was indeed a Machiavellian genius rarely seen in a century. He controlled the government for forty-five years and treated everyone as a plaything. Not everyone can learn from this weird thing.
Chongzhen, what do you want to do?
[The first thing you do after taking the throne is to kill the powerful eunuch party and its leader Wei Zhongxian. 】
[During the Tianqi years, there was a ballad circulating in the capital: The ghost stood at the head, and the eggplant flowers were all red. 】
[The "commissioned ghost" is the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian, and the "eggplant flower" alludes to Emperor Tianqi's wet nurse Hakka. These two weirdos collude with each other, and the entire capital is under their control. Even the Donglin Party, which was in great power for a while, also Trembling in front of them. 】
[And Wei Zhongxian also has an unheard-of honorific title: nine thousand nine hundred years old! 】
[His motivation is to help his brother, Emperor Tianqi, regain the imperial power, and you no longer need this "nine thousand years old" who is causing trouble in the imperial court. 】
[When you first came to the throne, you still treated Wei Zhongxian and his followers like an imperial brother. You still rewarded those who deserved rewards, and you still granted officials those who deserved official titles. Wei Zhongxian, on the other hand, felt uneasy and smelled danger. He took the initiative to write a letter begging to resign as the admiral of Dongchang, hoping to test the truth. However, not only did you not approve it, but you also offered persuasion and comfort. 】
[You constantly rewarded Wei Zhongxian and got close to the eunuchs, which gave "Nine Thousand Years Old" the illusion that Emperor Chongzhen was easy to get along with. 】
[After Wei Zhongxian relaxed his vigilance, you suddenly killed the Hakka family who helped Wei Zhongxian gain power. Then you listed Wei Zhongxian's crimes, demoted him to guard the imperial mausoleum, and then used Wei Zhongxian as "a desperado". He was armed with fierce swords, numerous in number, surrounded by people, and looked like a rebel, so he was ordered to be arrested in Beijing. 】
[After Wei Zhongxian learned the news, he drank heavily and hanged himself. 】
[You designated Wei Zhongxian and other 255 people as "rebels". Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family were killed by Ling Chi, and their members were executed, reduced from membership, or exiled from the army. The eunuch party, which had been in power for a while, was wiped out in an instant. 】
[After the eunuchs were eliminated, you were a little confused, wondering whether it was right or wrong to kill Wei Zhongxian. 】
[Although Wei Zhongxian was full of evil in the court, he at least ensured that civil servants would not ride on the emperor's head. As for whether the eunuchs would ride on the emperor's head, there was no guarantee. 】
[And Wei Zhongxian still made a great contribution to the treatment of Liaodong. This guy probably also knows that if Liaodong is gone, he will be dead. He has been raising money for Liaodong out of his own pocket, but this "paying out of his own pocket", Although it was his money, he knew where his money came from. 】
[The Liao army was dissatisfied with their pay and was invincible when fully paid. When Wei Zhongxian was there, the Liaodong army fought tooth and nail to suppress the Jurchens, which was truly brave. 】
[And Wei Zhongxian was also very sensible. After taking power, he did not interfere in the military affairs of Liaodong. Instead, he allowed the generals to develop freely. He was responsible for paying and the generals were responsible for fighting. He did not care about anything else. 】
[It may seem like inaction, but in fact it has made a huge contribution to Liaodong, because you soon discovered that after Wei Zhongxian's death, the situation in Liaodong became increasingly chaotic and had reached a precarious point. Apart from Liaodong itself, , and a large part of the reason is that the people in charge of Liaodong gave blind orders and broke the defense of the Liaodong Army. 】
[Wei Zhongxian at least said without pretense: Let me do it, I can do it. I will capture Guangning first, and then restore Liaoshen. 】
[In the current situation, as long as the people in power in Ming Dynasty do nothing, they have already made the greatest contribution. 】
[When you are struggling with right and wrong, people from the Donglin Party are on the side to comfort you. They say: Everyone knows that the scourge of the Eunuch Party is too difficult to deal with. Your Majesty is calm and silent. He is not a force of nature, so why do you do it? There is this. 】
【You believe it. 】
When Zhu Di first started, he was still watching it with gusto.
Wei Zhongxian should indeed be killed. His greatest use is to help the emperor consolidate power. Once the emperor has consolidated power, if he is left here, besides poisoning the government, I really can't think of any other use.
Moreover, Wei Zhongxian did not die unjustly. Although he died, he still enjoyed the glory for most of his life. As an eunuch, do you still think about eternal glory?
Wei Zhongxian was valuable to Emperor Tianqi because he was promoted by Emperor Tianqi, but to Chongzhen, this was a disaster.
However, Zhu Di soon realized something was wrong: Emperor Chongzhen seemed to think that after killing Wei Zhongxian, everything would be over?
What a joke!
Why do you think Emperor Tianqi promoted Wei Zhongxian? You killed him now without any foreshadowing, what happens next? What do you use to fight against the civil servants who are the core of the Donglin Party?
Before killing Wei Zhongxian, why don't you help Wei Zhongxian up again?
Now that Wei Zhongxian has killed him, the Donglin Party is so happy that they can't wait to set off fireworks. The layout left by Emperor Tianqi has collapsed, and the power of the Eunuch Party has been completely divided. What else can Emperor Chongzhen use to control the court?
Use your own passion!
Originally, Wei Zhongxian was an "experience gift package" prepared by Emperor Tianqi for Emperor Chongzhen. Although this gift package could not bring millions of taels of silver to Chongzhen, it could transfer the power of the eunuch party to Emperor Chongzhen and give the emperor a To save the basic conditions of Ming Dynasty.
Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen directly gave this "experience gift package" to the Donglin Party!
Aren’t the Donglin Party happy?
If Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao knew about it under the spring, he might be so angry that he would climb out of the coffin and strangle Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian to death!
Apocalypse Emperor Zhu Youxiao: I spent a full seven years, and finally even risked my life, just to help you take back your power, you just give it away as you say? !
Zhu Di was numb, but at the same time, he suddenly had a magical thought: What would King Qi do if he were Emperor Chongzhen?
…
In Guangning City, thousands of miles away from Jinling City, Zhu Gaojie lit a green lantern and sorted through the military reports piled up like a hill in front of him.
Since he entered Liaodong, he has made no move, but no one cares.
The imperial court doesn't care whether King Qi makes any moves, because they believe in King Qi. As long as King Qi is there, the battle will be won. It doesn't matter who you are, how awesome you are, how dare you compete with King Qi on how to fight?
Liaodong doesn't care because they are soldiers. The duty of soldiers is to obey orders. Whose orders should they obey? Obey King Qi’s orders!
Only North Korea cares. They have noticed that Ming Dynasty stationed a powerful navy at Lushunkou. Although they know nothing about the changes in Liaodong, they are also aware of the seriousness of the matter.
What does it mean?
There are only two possibilities: one is that Zheng He is going to sail to the West again, but Zheng He has just returned to China, so it is unlikely that he will sail to the West again.
Another possibility is that Ming Dynasty is going to war.
If the navy is stationed at Lushunkou, who will the Ming Dynasty attack?
In addition to Japan, there is North Korea.
Obviously, attacking North Korea is more likely.
However, not only the navy stationed at Lushunkou did not move at all, but even the Liaodong Army, which they were most afraid of, did not make the slightest move, which the North Koreans could not handle.
You stationed the navy but did not fight. What are you doing?
They didn't realize that the war had already begun!
"We currently have a total of 118 hidden stakes in Kaijing of the Li Dynasty. These hidden stakes have begun to penetrate into the upper levels since twenty years ago. This is a good knife that has been used in the Li Dynasty. A good knife for the throat.”
Zhu Gaojie touched his chin and said to Lu Chaoyang, "Give these hidden stakes orders to intensify the conflict between the Korean King Li Fangyuan and the Crown Prince Li Bao as much as possible, and... expand the power of the Zhongning Grand Prince Li Chen."
Lu Chaoyang was a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, if you want to intensify the conflict between the Li Dynasty's royal family, shouldn't you support Li Chen to take the throne? Why expand Li Chen's power?"
"Lao Lu, the situation is too small."
Zhu Gaojie's eyes narrowed slightly, "The stronger the power of Lord Zhongning Li Chen, the greater the sense of crisis for Prince Li Bao. If you expand Li Bao's power, is the North Korean king Li Fangyuan a fool? If Li Bao owns When the rebellion reaches its peak, the King of Joseon will no longer be patient. He will use simple and swift means to deal with Li Bao! Don’t underestimate Li Fangyuan, he himself is a rebel and has plenty of experience in dealing with rebellions."
"What we need is to force Li Zong to rebel, not to help him become the king of Korea."
The battlefield behind enemy lines and the frontal battlefield are two different things. It doesn't mean that you can solve everything just by being able to lead troops.
Zhu Gaojie is not Chongzhen. He has the power to understand human nature and the ultimate conspiracy.
(End of chapter)
