As Yu Qian thought about it, he thought of Emperor Xuanzong, who had been kind to him. They say like father, like son, but now it's completely the other way around.
Emperor Xuanzong hated war from the bottom of his heart and had no interest in opening up new territories.
However, Xuanzong's eldest son, the orthodox emperor Zhu Qizhen, was completely opposite. From the beginning of his pro-government, he had been fighting against all opinions and continued to use troops against the southwest. After a series of victories, the orthodox emperor became so arrogant that he finally lost all the troops remaining in the capital in one battle.
It was difficult to replace Xuanzong's second son, but he turned out to be a war-loving one. It's also evil. A pair of brothers are completely opposite to their own fathers.
Yu Qian was lowering his head and thinking, but Zhu Qiyu, as if he could see through Yu Qian's thoughts, suddenly smiled and said: "Yu Shangshu, I know that you were promoted intentionally by the late emperor. I also know that you, the ministers of the Xuande Dynasty, started from Sanyang, Counting to the end, no one likes to fight. This is really evil.
But I respect your thoughts. After the current war is over, North Zhili needs to recuperate, and South Zhili has also suffered a lot in order to support Beijing.
Therefore, I decided to elect two important ministers to serve as the Governor of Northern Zhili and the Governor of Southern Zhili for a term of five years to appease the people and restore people's livelihood. Yu Shangshu is an able minister in governing the country, so I'll trouble you to serve as the governor of Southern Zhili and administer Southern Zhili for me with full authority. "
When everyone heard this, they all raised their heads in surprise: Governor of Zhili, this is a newly created official position, and he is a real official of the frontier, with heavy responsibilities and great power. It is decent enough to let Yu Qian be the governor of Southern Zhili.
However, once he has been the governor of Zhili for five years, Yu Qian will have to stay away from the central government again during this period.
Thinking of this, the ministers all nodded in agreement.
Yu Qian had a deeper grasp of the emperor's thoughts than other ministers. As soon as the emperor said this, Yu Qian knew that the emperor wanted Luo Tong, who belonged to the hard-line war faction, to take charge of the Ministry of War.
Yu Qian's guess was correct. This is what Zhu Qiyu thought: after the war, Xu Heng, Marquis of Xing'an, became the governor of Northern Zhili, while Luo Tong, who was hard-line in taking charge of the war, was promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of War, in charge of ministry affairs. Then launch a full-scale attack on Oara and completely eliminate it within three years.
The reason for this arrangement is that Zhu Qiyu knows history, and Yu Qian, like Xuanzong, is an extremely firm pacifist. After the Battle of Beijing, Yu Qian spent five years as Minister of War, but he never showed any desire to avenge the soldiers who died in Tumubao.
In the end, he committed suicide first, triggering an internal strife in the Meng Yuan Dynasty, and was beheaded by his subordinate Alazhiyuan.
Just when everyone was in a daze, Zhu Qiyu took out the second memorial and said to everyone in the cabinet: "I looked through the memorial before the emperor went on the expedition, and saw that Li Cong, the censor who patrolled Sichuan, wrote that the people's livelihood in Sichuan was in decline, and the north and south were in decline. The Ministry of Industry in the two capitals also continued to send purchases of materials, making the people miserable.
Li Cong hoped that the imperial court would suspend these comprador distributions in Sichuan and send ministers to patrol Sichuan.
How did the Supreme Emperor approve it at that time? "
Chen Xun heard this and replied: "The original words of the Supreme Emperor's reply were: The people are poor, and if they send officials to patrol again, they may not stop disturbing people, but they will do it.
In other words, the Supreme Emperor rejected both of Li Cong's suggestions. "
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he couldn't help but nodded repeatedly. Chen Xun was over sixty years old, but he still remembered everything so clearly.
During the last chat, after being reminded by He Yi, Zhu Qiyu noticed that Chen Xun was actually the second person in the Ming Dynasty to win three yuan in a row, and he was even more powerful than Shang Ren.
It's just that Chen Xun was unlucky. He was already ranked first in the examination, but because he and the examiner were both from Taihe, Jiangxi Province, he was forced to be relegated to second place in order to avoid suspicion.
If not for this unfortunate incident, Chen Xun would have achieved the achievement of winning three yuan in a row at the age of thirty, becoming the second person in the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, second only to Huang Guan who achieved three yuan in a row at the age of twenty-seven.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu stared at Chen Xun and smiled, thinking: There is Zhang Juzheng behind him, who was more unlucky than you in the imperial examination. You met the examiner from the same hometown, but he just met a stupid person.
Chen Xun didn't know what the emperor was laughing at, so he had to ask: "Your Majesty, is there anything wrong with Li Cong's memorial?"
"Oh, there is a problem. Please re-approval and agree with Li Cong's petition. Didn't the late emperor always say that we need to recuperate and recuperate? Then let's listen to the late emperor and don't always treat the people harshly.
Assessments for Sichuan will be suspended for three years. And I also know that in the past, in order to build palaces and imperial mausoleums, you would go to the deep mountains and old forests of Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Huguang to cut down large trees, and then transport them thousands of miles to the two capitals. It was a waste of money and money, and made the people miserable.
From now on, all wood harvesting stalls will be stopped for me. "
When Hu Hu heard this, he immediately jumped out: "Your Majesty, your imperial mausoleum will always need to be repaired, right?"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "What kind of imperial mausoleum to build? How to arrange it after my death? You don't need the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Work to worry about it, and you don't need the court to take care of it. I will have my own opinions when the time comes."
That's what happens after a person dies. In order to build a ruined imperial mausoleum, four to five million taels of money are spent, and the people's families are ruined. Why bother. "
Without waiting for anyone to reply, Zhu Qiyu ordered Wang Wen: "You all have a censor named Han Yong in the Chaoyuan, right? He is a Jinshi in the seventh year of orthodoxy. Let him be promoted to the censor of Youqiandu and go to patrol Sichuan."
"Yes, Wei Chen obeys your order."
Wang Wen accepted the order without thinking.
The ministers didn't think it was strange either. Last time the emperor asked for the list of the last three Jinshi scholars, went through them one by one, and selected the young talents among them for promotion, so it was normal for the emperor to promote Han Yong.
Han Yong was even more outrageous than He Yi. He was awarded Jinshi at the age of twenty, so it was normal for the emperor to pay attention to him.
After saying this, Zhu Qiyu signaled for everyone to disperse.
However, Xing'an stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, Dongchang has found out that in the capital recently, many high-ranking Mongolian officials who have surrendered have been moving around, secretly communicating with Oala, and seeking information for the enemy. May I ask, Your Majesty, how to deal with it?"
Zhu Qiyu was puzzled by this question. It would definitely not be appropriate to kill him directly. Arrest him in jail? I'm afraid the prison can't hold so many people. So he had to look at Yu Qian: "Yu Aiqing, what do you think, how should we deal with these people?"
Yu Qian replied: "Once conclusive evidence of collaborating with the enemy is found, dismiss them from office and confiscate their homes. Centrally imprison the high-ranking officials and Dajun who collaborated with the enemy. After Ye Xian's army arrives, send them directly to Ye Xian's camp and let Ye Xian deal with them first."
Zhu Qiyu nodded, it was a good idea. If they like Wala so much, then let them serve as Yexian soldiers, and then cut off their heads during the battle and use them to build Jingguan.
Yu Qian added: "We can also find a group of high-ranking officials who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, pretend to surrender to the enemy, and send them to the Yexian camp together with the high-ranking officials who are real collaborators to act as our internal agents."
Zhu Qiyu nodded again, it was also a good idea, and then told Xing'an: "Just do as Yu Shangshu said. If you have any problems in this area, you can go to Yu Shangshu to discuss it. There is no need to reply to me."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Qiyu added: "You must be careful not to accuse people unjustly. If those high-ranking officials are not collaborators with the enemy, let them stay at home.
And killings must not be allowed. If people kill people indiscriminately, will the Mongols dare to surrender with confidence in the future? For high-ranking officials who have gone too far, let Shuntian Mansion arrest them and lock them up, and then deal with them slowly after the war. "
Xing'an accepted the order and everyone resigned. Zhu Qiyu took He Yi and returned to Jiangyunxuan. While eating, he talked about his plan to force his relatives and eunuchs to rebel together, and then take advantage of the situation to overthrow Empress Dowager Sun and restore Empress Hu.
After hearing the emperor's plan, He Yi replied hesitantly: "Actually, Wei Chen has a very bold idea. I don't know whether to talk about it or not?"
"Tell me, let's talk. We, the monarch and the minister, are the only two here. Is there anything we can't talk about?"
He Yi heard this and replied softly: "What if after Empress Hu is restored to the throne, we deny Empress Dowager Sun's status as the successor queen and change her identity from Empress Sun back to Concubine Sun.
Then His Majesty will adopt the name of Empress Hu, then His Majesty will become the legitimate son, and the Supreme Emperor will become the bastard.
Nowadays, the prince has become the concubine of the concubine. It makes perfect sense from a legal perspective to abolish the prince and establish his majesty's son. "
