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Two days later, it was the third day of March in the lunar calendar. [No pop-up novel website]
It is suitable for worshiping, traveling, and building; it is taboo to move, enter the house, and make stoves.
Since ancient times, there has been a folk saying that "On February 2, the dragon raises its head; on March 3, Xuanyuan is born." According to legend, this day is the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. In addition, Taoism also regards this day as the birthday of Emperor Zhenwu.
All in all, this is a good day, commonly known as "Shangsi Festival". It is a festival for drinking and feasting by the water and spring outings in the countryside.
A few days ago, in the court, after many arguments and discussions, the officials also set the date for Emperor Deqing to start his southern tour.
Emperor Deqing quite agreed with the results of the discussions among the officials. However, according to Zhao Junchen's guess, the reason why Emperor Deqing agreed with this day was not because it was an auspicious day, but because of the "Fireworks in March" "Go to Yangzhou" idea, if we start our southern tour from this day, then when Emperor Deqing comes to the south of the Yangtze River, we can still catch up with the end of March and see the beautiful scenery of March in the south of the Yangtze River.
In fact, in order to speed up the road and reach the south of the Yangtze River before the end of March, Emperor Deqing deliberately abandoned his horse and took a boat along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, passing through Tongzhou, Tianjinwei, and Cangzhou. , Taierzhuang and other places, all the way to Xuzhou, Jiangsu, and then through Huaiyin, Huai'an and other places, directly to Yangzhou!
Of course, according to Emperor Deqing. The reason why he abandoned horses and took boats on this southern tour was to save people's power. Avoid disturbing the place and inspect the waterworks along the way, etc. Such a bright and selfless statement deceived many people, and also added some legitimacy to Emperor Deqing's southern tour.
However, Zhao Junchen naturally would not believe Emperor Deqing's words. Otherwise, it would not be possible to explain why Emperor Deqing's travel speed suddenly slowed down after arriving in Yangzhou. Not to mention that he had to stay in Yangzhou for seven days, and then It is even more necessary to abandon the boat and change the horse, and slowly "inspect" every beautiful scenic spot in the south of the Yangtze River. He also stayed in Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Jiaxing and other places, each staying for five to seven days.
Obviously, the main purpose of Emperor Deqing's southern tour this time was to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
However, including Zhao Junchen, all the ministers in the court who had seen through Emperor Deqing's thoughts would not reveal this. They just shouted "Your Majesty's Holy Might" together with other officials, as if Emperor Deqing was really a sage. Like an emperor.
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Follow the rules and procedures. Before the official southern tour, Emperor Deqing still needed to pay tribute to heaven, earth and ancestors, so early that morning, Emperor Deqing led all civil and military officials to the Temple of Heaven.
this day. The sky is also beautiful, the sky is clear, the sun is shining, and there are no clouds in the sky!
Seeing this, Emperor Deqing was also quite excited. When offering sacrifices to heaven, there was no hesitation. A thousand-word memorial text was read by Emperor Deqing in a melodious tone, with a loud voice and clear words.
When the sacrifice to heaven is over. In front of hundreds of officials, Emperor Deqing announced two lists, one was the list of officials accompanying the southern tour, and the other was the list of officials who stayed in the capital to assist the administration.
These two lists are the result of discussions between Emperor Deqing and his ministers. They may seem simple, but in fact they contain a lot of knowledge! In recent days, various factions in the DPRK and China have worked hard on these two lists, and have been fighting openly and secretly for a long time.
After all, when Emperor Deqing was on his southern tour, in addition to the auxiliary minister Huang Yourong, several other powerful officials in the court were going to accompany him south. During this period, would Prince Zhu Heyu and Pavilion Elder Huang Yourong take advantage of the opportunity? Suppressing the forces of other factions is something no one can predict! If Prince Zhu Heyu and Ge Lao Huang Yourong really do this, then Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen and others are far away in the south of the Yangtze River, but they are out of reach, and they will inevitably suffer hidden losses.
Therefore, in order to maintain their influence in the center of the capital and reduce the influence of their opponents in the center of the capital, the major factions in the DPRK have spent a lot of effort. In the open and covert fights, each has gained something and has its own merits. Lost.
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According to the list announced by Emperor Deqing, Zhu Heyu became the Prince Supervisor and Huang Yourong became the Assistant Minister. During Emperor Deqing's southern tour, these two people will take care of the government affairs on behalf of Emperor Deqing. This has long been concluded. Of course I won't mention it.
The newly appointed cabinet minister Cheng Yuandao, the prince's young master Guo Tang, the imperial censor of Zuodu, Lu Chunxiao, and other princeling officials also stayed in the capital to assist the prince Zhu and Yu to supervise the country. It can be said that during Emperor Deqing's southern tour During this period, in the center of the capital, Prince Zhu Heyu's power will be the most complete. However, under Zhao Junchen's secret manipulation, Bao Wenjie, the Minister of Rites, who has the most experience among the princelings, and Zhao Shancai, the most intelligent and astute No. 2 candidate in the new department. They all want to accompany the driver on the southern tour!
As a result, Prince Zhu Heyu's next plan to reform the Ming Dynasty's commercial tax naturally increased the risk!
However, although Zhao Junchen plotted against Prince Zhu Heyu, he himself was also plotted against!
According to Zhao Junchen's original plan, the Zhao Party's second-in-command, Minister of Human Resources Zuo Lanshan, would stay in the capital to preside over the overall situation during the southern tour, replacing Zhao Junchen in leading the Zhao Party's affairs. However, after several confrontations, Zuo Lanshan finally joined the list of chauffeurs on the southern tour!
In this way, although Zhao Junchen also kept all Zhao Party cadres in the capital, such as Zhan Shanchang, the Minister of Household Affairs, Si Tonghuan, the Minister of General Affairs, Chen Dongxiang, the Minister of Works, Liu Changan, the Minister of Officials, Qin Huaiyuan, the Minister of Punishment, etc. This maintains his influence in the center, but after all, these people's official ranks are slightly lower and they cannot preside over the overall situation like Zuo Lanshan, so Zhao Junchen is also uneasy and has specially prepared many back-ups for this.
However, although Zhao Junchen did not keep Zuo Lanshan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, in the center of the capital because of the secret intrigues of several other powerful officials, several other powerful officials also failed to achieve their goals due to Zhao Junchen's deliberate obstruction.
Among them, thanks to the efforts of the chief minister Zhou Shangjing, Song Qiwen, the official minister, and Li He, the bachelor of Baohe Palace, stayed in the center of the capital to take charge of the situation in Zhou Shangjing's place. However, Zhou Shangjing placed two people in Zhao Junchen's territory. However, under the operation of Zhao Junchen, Ye Shanghong, the Minister of Nail Engineering, and Ma Sen, the Minister of Household Affairs, were both included in the list of those accompanying the Southern Tour. As a result, during the Southern Tour, the Ministry of Industry and the Household These two major yamen will not be penetrated by Zhou Shangjing.
In addition, the two elders Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao have now formed an alliance. As they advanced and retreated together, they originally had the most advantage. During the southern tour, Huang Yourong assisted the government in the capital and Shen Changmao accompanied the southern tour. The two of them divided their labors. Under this situation, they could not only maintain their influence in the center of the capital, but also maintain their influence around Emperor Deqing. It was an excellent situation with both offense and defense!
However, precisely because they had such an advantage, Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing worked together in a tacit understanding, and brought together a group of core officials under them, such as Young Master Zhang Cheng, Minister of Rites Lin Wei, University Scholar Huo Zhengyuan, etc. and other officials were all included in the list of people accompanying the Southern Tour. Even though Huang Yourong became the auxiliary minister, due to the lack of support from his confidants, he was unable to dominate the capital with one hand!
In the temple, it is like this. When you are scheming against others, others are also scheming against you. There is always a choice between gains and losses, and no one can get all the benefits.
It can be said that the two lists announced by Emperor Deqing were the result of the competition and compromise between the major factions in the DPRK. The overt and covert struggles and plotting experienced during the period were by no means inferior to a large-scale party struggle!
But now, the dust has settled, and all factions have accepted the final result. So when Emperor Deqing announced the two lists, no one among the officials raised any objections, but just acquiesced. Like ending.
Emperor Deqing also understood this, so after announcing the two lists, he did not delay, but announced again that the southern tour had officially begun!
Then, under the escort of the officials staying in Beijing, Emperor Deqing led a group of accompanying officials to the mouth of the Tonghui River, where they took a boat to Tongzhou, the first stop of the southern tour!
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ps: Excessive chapter! It's rather boring and very troublesome to write, so please forgive me. Let’s get to the point in the next chapter!
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