Yan Keng's appointment as the chief minister of the cabinet caused some waves in the court.
However, with the support of San Yang and the Empress Dowager, although some people raised some objections, they were quickly suppressed.
Under such circumstances, the Zhengtong Dynasty officially kicked off.
As for Yan Ling, he naturally witnessed Zhu Qizhen's ascension to the throne as always.
At this time, Zhu Qizhen's body was extremely rich in purple energy, and it was even flashing with red light.
The young emperor's fortune was at its peak.
The red light on his son's body became even more intense, which indicated that he would also reach his peak.
Yan Ling breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the position of the foreign minister was stable.
The corners of his mouth twitched into a smile.
After two generations of supporting the country, the Yan family's political status will be more stable.
At this moment, the system heard another voice:
"[I witness]"
"[The five dragons have fallen, Zhengtong has ascended the throne, and the temperature has dropped. Where will the Ming Dynasty go? I have been here, I have witnessed, and I have changed!]"
"[Reward: Charm Card]"
"[After using it, ten people will be randomly selected to increase their favorability towards you and have a high chance of wanting to marry your sister to you.]"
The one in front is not bad. Use it at critical moments and it can change the situation, but sister, what is the use of it?
Yan Ling looked embarrassed.
Should I say he is worthy of being the Ming God of War?
But the system's voice also reminded him.
The temperatures are dropping and the Little Ice Age is approaching.
Throughout history, almost every prosperous age occurred when the climate was warm.
For example, from the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty to the prosperous Kaiyuan period, the entire Tang Dynasty was actually enveloped in a warm period. Comparing the temperature anomalies, they were all similar to "+1.2℃, 1.3℃", which was greater than the average.
From the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the early Northern Song Dynasty, those were the hottest periods in Chinese history.
The Ming Dynasty was very unlucky. After almost the time of the Jingkang Disgrace, China's temperature has been lower than the average. Since the founding of the country, the Ming Dynasty has been "-1.2℃, 1.3℃".
When Hongwu arrived at Renxuan, the temperature was actually already relatively high. Compared with the late Yuan Dynasty, it had rebounded. Around the time of Xuande's death, the temperature in China began to drop again.
It wasn't until the 29th year of Jiajing's official entry into the Xiaoglacier that the temperature dropped off a cliff, and evenly so, around 1644, it reached the lowest value that had never been reached since the Xia and Shang Dynasties.
Then, almost at the same time as the Ming Dynasty perished, the temperature began to rise.
He fell into deep thought. After all, they would also be affected by the Little Ice Age. He was more or less the leader of a party, and he couldn't let his people go hungry.
But in fact, in the face of such natural disasters, human power is extremely weak, and it is difficult to subvert God's will.
But it's not completely impossible.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes may be the strategy to break the situation.
The Little Ice Age actually lasted until the 35th year of Qianlong's reign. Although the temperature began to rise almost immediately after the Jiashen National Disaster, and during the reign of Yongzheng it had exceeded the highest temperature in the Ming Dynasty (the last year of Xuande), in the final analysis, the temperature was not much higher.
Isn’t this still a sweet potato heyday?
The origin of sweet potatoes seems to be America... It seems that we need to think of a solution.
He was thinking about future countermeasures. When he woke up, the ceremony was over and everyone was leaving.
Another emperor lived.
…
Regardless of Yan Ling's initial preparations, the court at this time naturally did not know the crisis they would face in the near future, and was just starting a new life under the new power structure.
Above the court, everything was running smoothly and in an orderly manner.
The handling of government affairs and the distribution of all efforts have gradually become stable.
The officials sent various matters to the cabinet. Yan Keng led the rest of the cabinet members to jointly vote on relevant handling methods and submitted them to the emperor, who ordered the eunuch to use the seal.
The little emperor's daily work, in addition to going to court, was to study with Yan Keng.
It's just that Yan Keng is a bit miserable. He has to deal with government affairs and take care of the little emperor's studies at the same time.
Logically speaking, as an important minister of the imperial court, he no longer needs to be so hands-on. He can simply leave the task of teaching the emperor to the few attendants.
But Yan Keng wanted to cultivate the little Zhu Qizhen to be what he wanted, just like Zhang Juzheng in later generations. They wanted the little emperor to grow up according to his own ideas, hoping that he could become a generation of holy masters and wise kings.
This requires personal teaching.
…
In this way, Zhu Qizhen began his own pro-government.
But within two days, Yan Keng discovered a problem.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor had to go to the morning court to discuss matters with his ministers.
However, in the first year of Zhengtong, Zhu Qizhen was only nine years old.
What kind of government affairs do you expect a nine-year-old to handle?
When I went to court for the first time, due to poor consideration, something like this happened:
After the palace official announced that he would go to court, the ministers stood in the queue and looked at each other. Even if there was something really important, they couldn't take out the little baby sitting on the throne.
For such a young kid, no one thought he could handle such big things.
After staring like this for a few minutes, someone finally stood up and tried to make a move.
As expected, Zhu Qizhen, who was sitting on the throne, looked confused. He couldn't understand what the official was talking about.
He subconsciously turned his eyes for help to Yan Keng, who was standing at the head of the ministers.
When Yan Keng saw this, he had no choice but to stand up and said:
"His Majesty is ill today and will withdraw from the court first. All matters will be postponed until later."
Finally, this embarrassing court meeting ended.
When the Empress Dowager Zhang heard about this, she immediately summoned Yan Keng into the inner court for discussion.
"How about I let Duke Chen Guo handle the government affairs for me and preside over the morning court?"
The young Zhu Qizhen stood aside and said weakly in a childish voice. In his heart, the teacher who taught him was naturally very trustworthy.
However, after Zhang and Yan Keng heard this sentence, they said in unison:
"no!"
Since ancient times, the emperor has always presided over the morning dynasty, which is also a symbol of power. The ministers report matters to the almighty emperor, and the emperor listens to the opinions of the ministers and makes the final decision, which shows the emperor's supreme status.
What does it mean to ask a minister to preside over the morning court?
Even Yan Keng himself would not agree to it. If he really did this, he would probably be criticized verbally and written by the ministers. He has not yet reached the point where he has all the power in the government.
The two quickly put aside the extremely immature idea of young Zhu Qizhen.
Yan Keng thought for a while and finally came up with a solution.
(End of chapter)
