To Zhu Qiyu's surprise, the ministers responded indifferently to his proposal of Prince Ni becoming a vassal. Only Chen Xun asked: "May I ask, Your Highness, how to arrange the subordinate officials in Prince Ni's palace?"
Zhu Qiyu knew that he was asking himself whether he wanted to promote the old ministers of the vassal residence and give them important positions, so he replied without hesitation: "I have other appointments for Yu Shan and Yu Gang. The remaining people will all follow King Ni to Changsha with their original posts." .”
When the ministers heard the words, they followed the edict and said no more.
Zhu Qiyu was a little unbelievable: Passed so easily?
After being stunned for a long time, Zhu Qiyu finally figured out that this was all thanks to Prince Zhu Jianshen. The ministers were afraid that the new king would have the idea of easy storage, and they wished that King Zhu Jianji would get out of the house quickly.
As for whether to go to Henan, Shandong, or Changsha to become a feudal lord, the ministers don't care. If anything, King Tan went to Changsha to join the vassal state, which was further away from the capital and the hope of competing for the throne was slimmer, but it was more in line with the expectations of the ministers.
Therefore, the ministers applauded Zhu Qiyu's decision, and no one wanted to object. As for the matter of establishing Princess Tao as queen, the ministers had no choice but to give up.
After all, politics is the art of compromise. It is really unjustifiable to let the new king suffer while the ministers take all the good things.
To sum up, Zhu Qiyu gave up the establishment of King Zhu Jianji as the prince in exchange for the ministers giving up the establishment of the Queen and the concubine as the queen. The deal was concluded and everyone was happy.
Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "I have just ascended the throne, should I issue an edict and tell it to the world?"
Chen Xun replied: "Yes."
"In the edict, I would like to add three additional items: First, clearly inform the world that Oala is now powerful and the capital is in danger. If the capital cannot be protected and I encounter an unexpected event, King Xiang will inherit the throne and ascend the throne as emperor in Nanjing.
Second, during my reign, I will not build the Zi Palace, nor will I be buried in the imperial mausoleum after my death. In addition, I will not build any more royal palaces. In my lifetime, I will keep everything simple and rest with the people. "
Zhu Qiyu wanted to talk about the third point, but the ministers couldn't listen anymore and interrupted him one after another.
Chen Xun retorted resolutely: "It is extremely difficult for me to obey the two orders mentioned by His Highness."
Zhu Qiyu asked back: "If something unexpected happens to me, I must first establish King Xiang's accession to the throne. This can ensure the stability of our Ming Dynasty. Why is it so difficult to obey my order?"
The ministers shook their heads. If Zhu Qiyu really died, he would indeed support King Xiang. But now that the matter of King Xiang's succession has been included in the edict and made known to the whole country, how can the ministers agree?
The ministers supported Zhu Qiyu and respected Zhu Qizhen as the Supreme Emperor, which was already a bit excessive. Now let's confirm that King Xiang is the first candidate to succeed to the throne. Isn't this an open admission that all the ministers are rebellious ministers and traitors? Who can agree with this?
Zhu Qiyu continued to persuade the ministers present: "Now that the world is in such chaos, shouldn't we rest with the people? I have calculated that by just giving up the construction of the imperial mausoleum, we can save at least three million taels of silver."
If we further reduce the cost of reducing royal redundancy, we can save a lot of money. This can reduce a lot of burdens on the people. Why do you say that everything is difficult to do? "
Chen Xun couldn't stand it anymore: "Your Majesty, how can an emperor not build an imperial mausoleum? Aren't you making things difficult for us?"
"You must agree to at least one of these two items, right? Anyway, every edict comes from my public heart. If you don't agree with anything, then let's break up. When did you figure it out, when did you know that the world is the best? It’s not serious, let’s continue talking.”
After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup and signaled that everyone could leave.
Chen Xun hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Can you allow us to discuss it?"
"Let's discuss it slowly."
Anyway, Zhu Qiyu occupies the moral high ground and is not afraid of the ministers' comments.
So a group of important ministers discussed it for a long time, and then Chen Xun responded: "I am willing to obey the second edict."
Zhu Qiyu nodded and continued: "The third article is to tell the world that on the day when the decree comes, human sacrifice will be completely abolished. From now on, whether it is the emperor, the princes' palace, the prince's palace, and the foreign vassal states, in short, as long as it is our great Ming Dynasty Under this, no one is allowed to engage in human sacrifice anymore, and those who violate this rule will be deprived of their title and sentenced to death."
After hearing this, all the ministers looked at each other in confusion, and soon they started to discuss the matter spontaneously and enthusiastically.
Zhu Qiyu was confident and just drank tea leisurely. This is good governance, which not only allows the emperor to gather people's hearts and be loved by others; even the current important ministers can leave a very positive mark in the history books.
Therefore, the ministers had no reason to object, and two of Zhu Qiyu's three edicts were successfully passed.
Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and the fight with the ministers was about to come to an end for the time being. There will be no more controversial points in the future, and everyone can focus on dealing with Wala.
The ministers also breathed a sigh of relief, and the entire process of the new king's succession was finally completed smoothly. The results obtained were not satisfactory.
Therefore, the ministers present, except Hu Hu, were all relatively relaxed.
Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea and smiled again: "I have just ascended the throne and want to promote a few people. Do you have any objections?"
Chen Xun replied: "May I ask Your Majesty, who are you going to reward?"
"Yu Shan was promoted to Zuocheng of Honglu Temple; Yu Gang was promoted to Shaoqing of Taipu Temple; Bai Gui and Xiang Zhong both served as Shao Zhanshi of Zhanshi Mansion and editor of Hanlin Academy.
Cao Tai, the former inspector general of Sichuan, was promoted to the censor of Youqiandu and assisted in military affairs by my side.
He Yi concurrently served as the You Shuzi of Youchunfang and the editor of Hanlin Academy. "
Zhu Qiyu finished speaking in one breath and waited for the ministers' reactions.
The ministers were stunned for a long time before Chen Xuncai asked curiously: "Your Majesty, please continue."
Zhu Qiyu also replied curiously: "I'm done."
The ministers all couldn't believe that when the new king succeeded to the throne, according to the default rules, he could appoint a large number of close confidants. As a result, Zhu Qiyu only sealed six people, and none of them held very important positions.
But of course the ministers had no objection to this. After confirming that Zhu Qiyu really only sealed these people, they all followed the edict.
Zhu Qiyu then ordered: "From now on, I will manage the administration in this Xihua Hall. If you have anything to do, come to me. If you have nothing to do, you can each perform your duties and do whatever you need to do."
All memorials and title books will be drafted by the cabinet first, then I will go through them, and finally they will be approved by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. This is the future process, and all three are indispensable. "
This request was still acceptable, and the ministers did not raise any objections.
When Zhu Qiyu saw that everything he wanted had passed, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's it. It's getting dark and I won't let you eat anymore. Let's disperse."
Hu Hui said hurriedly: "Wait a moment, I still have some invitations from the minister."
"Uncle Da Zong, please speak."
Hu Xi said: "Your Majesty has succeeded to the throne. Please order the civil and military officials from all over the world to come to Beijing to congratulate you on December 25 of this year."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Let them all go. Don't torment them. Just let the civil and military officials perform their duties and do their jobs well."
Hu Ming then reported: "Your Majesty has succeeded to the throne. He should send a message to all the vassals and princes, asking them to pay their respects as scheduled and express their congratulations."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand again: "None of these vassal kings want me to succeed to the throne, and they insist on asking them to pay congratulations. Let's avoid it. When the national crisis is facing us, don't engage in such nonsense.
Other matters should be avoided if possible, and there is no need to report to the Ministry of Rites. "
Hu Xi had no choice but to accept the order, and Yu Qian continued: "I would like to ask your majesty whether to transfer the grain from the Tongzhou granary to the capital?"
"Of course, with so much food, we can't leave it to Ye Xian and move it all into the capital. For details, your Ministry of War and the Cabinet will discuss it."
Zhu Qiyu was exhausted after a day of hard work. Unexpectedly, Yu Qian reported: "The Ministry of War has received a report from the admiral Juyongguan patrol, and the commander Yang Jun reported that it was recently ordered to pick up the weapons left by the army in the civil fort.
We have obtained more than 6,000 helmets, more than 5,800 collars of armor, more than 11,000 magic spears, more than 600 magic mates, and 18 barrels of gunpowder. We have ordered them to be transported to the capital in chariots. "
Zhu Qiyu heard this and asked curiously: "Didn't Yu Aiqing say that the army lost a total of 500,000 yuan? How come so few weapons were recovered?
Yang Jun took back more than 5,800 leaders, and the army numbered 500,000. With a hundred collars in total, he would take back one or two collars? "
Just when Yu Qian was about to explain, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Let's stop here today. I'm tired. If you have anything else, let's talk about it another day. Why should we stay? The rest of the people should disperse."
Zhu Qiyu knew in his heart that the explanation he heard could only be used to fool people. It made no difference whether he listened or not.
