Chen Xun took over Yu Qian's work report, and Wang Wen took over the Emperor's summary and evaluation.
Wang Wen had a keen sense of smell. As soon as he took the document, he smelled the refreshing aroma of peach blossoms on it. He couldn't help but raise his head and glance at the new king in surprise.
Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "No wonder, I don't like to read memorials. Although I have emphasized that writing memorials should be concise and clear, there are always people who fail to convey what they mean, and what they say is confusing and specious.
I was afraid that if I read it, I would get angry and ask someone to exempt me from official salary, so I simply stopped reading it myself. "
Wang Wen nodded meaningfully, indicating that he understood everything, and then read the contents on the paper carefully.
But he didn't know it, and he was startled. Wang Wen raised his head again and looked at the new king in surprise: The Supreme Emperor should hate Yu Qian, but why did he praise Qian so much and strongly advocated that Yu Qian be granted the title of Marquis? . And the new king also circulated this ridiculous statement to the ministers. What is the profound meaning in it?
So Wang Wen quickly handed the document in his hand to Chen Xun who was standing aside. After a while, the ministers circulated it.
Zhu Qiyu looked around at everyone and saw that everyone present looked unhappy. Previously, when Wang Ji was made an earl, the civil servants were not very happy, but after all, Wang Ji had made a real contribution to the conquest of Luchuan, and everyone had nothing to say.
But now the Supreme Emperor proposes to confer the title of marquis to Yu Qian. Isn't this because he just wants to be popular and doesn't care about the big deal, and he is deliberately trying to gain traction. The key new king really took it out as a serious matter and discussed it with the ministers in a serious manner.
What's there to discuss? Just deny it.
Just when the ministers were complaining, Zhu Qiyu added: "After the Supreme Emperor went hunting in the north, he issued this edict to the ministers. I couldn't bear to refuse. In principle, I agree with the Supreme Emperor's instructions.
Please pass on the Emperor's instructions and let the civil and military officials in Beijing discuss it.
After you have finished the discussion, the cabinet will submit a statement to me and feedback the opinions of the officials. "
When the ministers heard this, they said nothing. Just let the discussion go. The result of the discussion is that all the ministers have objections. When the time comes, the new king will still be stubborn.
Zhu Qiyu then ordered: "There are two more things to do. After releasing the families of the Jiansu people and the Wu people, let them live in the capital first. I want to express my condolences in person. After the palace in Changsha is repaired, I will let them go to join the vassal state."
In addition, Wang Tong had made great achievements in annihilating the Polo army, and the cabinet drafted an order to restore Wang Tong's title of Marquis of Chengshan. From then on, the Marquis of Chengshan was still hereditary and retired with the country. "
When Wang Tong, who was standing in the back row, heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. He was truly grateful and burst into tears.
Zhu Qiyu stood up personally, helped Wang Tong up, and announced in public: "Today I officially rehabilitate the Marquis of Chengshan. When Jiaozhi fell, Sanyang was to blame and had nothing to do with anyone else.
Sanyang's actions, up and down, deceived the late emperor and harmed the army marching south. Their crimes are unforgivable. When the war here ends, I will definitely investigate their crimes and serve as a warning to others. "
This was the first time Zhu Qiyu publicly stated his attitude towards investigating Sanyang, and he was more straightforward and radical than the Supreme Emperor. It was also a preliminary test of the bottom line of the ministers present.
When Zhu Qizhen first took office, he only killed Yang Shiqi's son Yang Ji. On the surface, he did not take direct action against Sanyang and let them die happily.
But now Zhu Qiyu's attitude is towards complete liquidation, which is much more ruthless than Zhu Qizhen.
The first reaction of the ministers present was not to object, but to shudder at the new monarch's viciousness.
It would be a bit scary for an adult emperor who has already mastered some military power to become ruthless.
Take the immediate example, there are hundreds of royal guards standing outside the door who are more like the royal guards than the royal guards. Not only do they have the loyalty to dare to kill ministers for the emperor, but they also have real experience of killing ministers.
Xinjun is not a reckless person. Since he dares to openly propose liquidation of Sanyang, he must be certain. Just because of the gnashing of teeth of the new king, the ministers believed that as long as there was strong opposition, the new king would really dare to order his personal guards to use the imperial staff again.
Moreover, Wang Tong, the biggest victim under Sanyang's rule, had just been rehabilitated by the new king. If someone jumps out to oppose the new monarch and defend Sanyang, Wang Tong will definitely be willing to follow the new monarch's order and directly lead the Tiance Guard soldiers to kill.
Therefore, the ministers neither dared to object fiercely, nor were willing to accept the emperor's liquidation of Sanyang. They were really torn.
At this time, Wang Wen saw that the atmosphere was really awkward, so he stepped forward to relieve the siege and asked the new monarch: "May I ask your majesty, besides Sanyang, which old ministers does your majesty also want to deal with?"
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "The late emperor left five ministers Gu Ming. If minister Gu Ming fails to fulfill his duty of assisting the government, he will be betraying the emperor's favor and neglecting his duties.
As for the others, they did not receive orders from the late Emperor. They were just coerced by traitorous ministers and followed orders. I will not pursue them forcefully. "
The ministers were relieved when they heard this. Xinjun means that only four people, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu and Hu Hui, will be pursued. Another minister who cared about life, the British Duke Zhang Fu, had died in the battle, and the new emperor had clearly recognized him as a loyal minister, so he would definitely not pursue the case again.
As long as the new king does not get involved, the ministers will not be so eager to oppose the new king. There were indeed many problems with what Sanyang did during his tenure. This was a fact that everyone knew, so the ministers present unanimously considered a response strategy: take out the things Sanyang did during his tenure, one by one, and discuss them one by one. The new king breaks it off. It is indeed Sanyang's responsibility, and they will be responsible for it. It's not Sanyang's responsibility, and it's not their fault.
Seeing that no one among the ministers came forward to remonstrate, Zhu Qiyu himself felt a little boring. The current style of civil servants was not as exciting as the Zhengde Dynasty and Jiajing Dynasty, so he had to continue to add:
"My meanness is only directed at treacherous ministers. I only respect and reward loyal ministers, so you don't have to feel sad about the death of a rabbit or a fox. As long as you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and loyal to me, I will naturally not treat you harshly.
Even the ministers of the previous dynasty, as long as they are loyal to protect the Lord and diligent in royal affairs, I will respect and treat them favorably.
Now that I have released the Jiansu people, there is no need to treat Jianwen's old ministers harshly. The cabinet will draw up a list of ministers who were loyal to Emperor Jianwen, such as Huang Guan, Tie Xuan, Ping An, etc., all of whom will be rehabilitated, restored to their reputations, and given official posts and posthumous titles. Later generations or people are allowed to build temples to offer sacrifices.
It has been so many years, let this hatred completely dissipate in my hands. "
The ministers present, except for Hu Xi who blushed again with embarrassment, all of them shouted for the emperor's sage. As long as the minister was treated kindly, everyone would support it from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhu Qiyu added: "The cases of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng who are not pardoned are not included in my rehabilitation. Loyal ministers should be treated kindly, but treacherous ministers should not be treated.
I want all my subjects to know that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished with evil. "
The cabinet received the edict, and the small court meeting ended.
The amount of information today was very large, and the ministers put aside what they had planned to report, and wanted to go back and take it easy before continuing tomorrow.
But at the same time, Wang Zhi and Yu Qian also left the Ora camp and went to Datong and Xuanfu respectively, preparing to supervise the Shanxi troops and intercept the returning Ora army.
Alazhiyuan, who was besieging the city in Xuanfu, left 10,000 troops to still besiege the city. He personally led 20,000 elites and began to storm Yang Jun's camp outside Juyong Pass.
Yang Hong, who had been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai in Xuanfu City, began to become anxious.
(End of chapter)
