Although none of the ministers objected to the emperor living in a garden in the western suburbs, Yuquan Mountain was thirty miles away from the Forbidden City. Chen Xun asked everyone their questions:
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, how will you handle government affairs in the future? How will the court proceed?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Just watch and handle the government affairs. I am not a person who likes to hold on to power, and I don't want to read memorials every day.
In the future, a full-time courier will be set up in the library. Normal memorials will be delivered to me at noon every day, and urgent memorials will be delivered to me as soon as possible.
As for the court meeting, if there is something particularly important, come to Yuquan Mountain to see me. If there is no emergency and I am not summoned, you can just stick to your duties. Don't worry, I won't bother you. "
Hearing this, everyone nodded in approval. Now that Wala has been severely damaged, the north has temporarily stopped, and there is nothing urgent for a while, so there is no need to pursue timeliness.
The most important thing is that today's ministers don't know that there are emperors like Jiajing and Wanli who have not been in court for decades.
Based on the experience of the Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, and Zhengtong dynasties, the ministers subconsciously believed that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty all loved the Forbidden City extremely.
When today's emperor wanted to go to Yuquan Mountain to stay for a long time, the ministers understood it as an act of humility by the emperor to retreat, showing to the world that he was only forced to take over the throne on his behalf and was not attached to power.
When the throne was secure, the emperor would come back in a hurry, and at the unanimous request of the ministers, he would "reluctantly" enter the Qing Palace.
Anyway, that’s how the ministers understood it.
Of course, the ministers had another interpretation: this son Xiao's father, the Emperor Jingtai in front of him was as playful as Emperor Xuanzong.
Among the four emperors Renzong, Xuanzong, Zhengtong, and Jingtai, except Zhengtong, the other three were very lustful.
In life, the orthodox emperor Zhu Qizhen was the most frugal and peaceful one.
Most of the ministers present had experienced the Xuande Dynasty. The cricket emperor not only loved fighting crickets, but also loved to stroll out of the palace, sleep with girls, play with courtesans, and stay outside the palace. Xuanzong did all these things.
Therefore, the ministers felt that the current Emperor Jingtai also wanted to go out and play with his beloved concubines, and he would naturally come back when he got tired of playing.
Seeing that the ministers were so talkative, Zhu Qiyu was afraid that these people would regret it again, so he quickly changed the topic.
The first difficulty in Jingtai's reform was to abolish treasure banknotes and mint copper coins to rebuild the monetary credit of the Ming Dynasty.
Just take a few scraps of paper and exchange them for real gold and silver in the hands of ordinary people. You can't do this kind of immoral thing again in the future.
Zhu Qiyu gave a brief signal to Zhou Chen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Zhou Chen took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket and informed everyone present.
Chen Xun and others took a look and saw that the copper color was purple-red, and the production was exquisite and uniform. It had five shapes: small flat coin, two coins, three coins, five coins, and ten coins.
The four characters on the front are: Jingtai Tongbao.
The eight characters on the back are: people-oriented, rejuvenating the Ming Dynasty.
The money's writing is elegant and its strokes are dignified. The overall texture of the copper coin is excellent to the naked eye, and is even better than the "Yongle Tongbao" with the best reputation.
The ministers secretly commented: The money is good money, but the emperor is always a little ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with the four words "Jingtai Tongbao" on the front. But on the back, the inner circle says 'people-oriented', and the next circle adds the words 'ZTE Ming'.
That's not to say that this is not possible, but the copper coins minted by the previous Ming emperors all had bare backs and no writing. It was a bit novel to add eight characters on the back in one go.
Before anyone could ask questions, Zhu Qiyu took the initiative to explain: "One of the purposes of the eight characters on the back is to convey my governance philosophy to the world. I must put the people first, love and support the people, not only to revive the Ming Dynasty, but also to provide The people of the world can truly recuperate and recuperate.
Another purpose is to prevent treacherous people from cutting off the corners of copper coins and collecting them together to recast them.
You go back and discuss it first, and then the Ministry of Industry will distribute the sample money to civil and military officials. This is a major matter, and everyone in the government and the opposition will discuss it. If you have any suggestions, feel free to put forward any suggestions.
Within five years, Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes will be abolished, and gold, silver and copper coins will be circulated as official currencies. Jingtai Tongbao will eventually completely replace the Ming Dynasty Baochao. "
Chen Xun asked curiously: "May I ask, Your Majesty, which yamen will cast the copper coins?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Only the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry is allowed to cast it in Beijing, and the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervise the production, and then send it to the world for circulation.
Neither the Nanjing Ministry of Industry nor the provincial and local governments have the right to cast. A private caster, his whole family was beheaded. "
The ministers looked at each other after hearing this. Changing the official currency is a huge project, and it is not easy to make a conclusion. It's better to discuss it with the court and let the courtiers slowly talk it over.
Seeing that there was nothing more to say, Zhu Qiyu was about to get up and go back to his room.
At this time, Chen Xun took out another memorial and reported to Zhu Qiyu: "Your Majesty, the Hanlin Academy has gone around and submitted a memorial requesting to pre-arrange the place where the emperor will return in the future."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he didn't understand for a moment: "What does it mean to pre-set the emperor's place of residence?"
Chen Xun replied: "What Zhou Xuanzou said in the book means to prepare a palace and garden in advance, so that when the emperor returns from hunting in the north, he can live in it."
"Didn't I already say that when my eldest brother returns, he will still live in Qianqing Palace, and all major affairs of the country will be handled by his eldest brother. Why does Zhou Xuan still need to report?"
Zhu Qiyu took Zhou Xuan's memorial and read it in person. Zhou Xuan first gave examples of Tang Xuanzong and Tang Suzong, and then wrote:
One day he will defeat the Huru, and the emperor will return his favor. It is also appropriate to predict where the emperor will return in the future. Not only will the emperor's original intention of respecting him be respected, but the great kindness of all brothers will also be enough to clear up the doubts that have been raised in the past.
Zhu Qiyu looked left and right, and after thinking for a long time, he finally understood the meaning: Zhou Xuan's suggestion was that after the Supreme Emperor returns, he will no longer attend court or foresee state affairs. Give him a separate forbidden palace to keep idle.
Isn't this an advanced version of Imprisoning Nangong?
I have to lament that the thinking of these ministers is too advanced. Now the emperor doesn't even know where he is being chased, and they are just thinking about what will happen after welcoming him back.
Zhu Qiyu was a little confused about who this deal was for.
Seeing that the emperor was still not replying, Chen Xun urged him softly from the side.
Zhu Qiyu came to his senses and handed the memorial back: "After the Supreme Emperor came back, he lived in Qianqing Palace. I have made up my mind and asked the ministers to stop arguing.
Also, it is bitterly cold outside the Great Wall, so it is not a problem for the Supreme Emperor to be alone outside. Send another envoy to deliver the daily necessities to the Supreme Emperor. "
Chen Xun asked: "Your Majesty, who should be sent as envoy?"
"Send Li Xian and Li Shi, and ask the Queen Mother and Empress to prepare some items tomorrow. They are both loyal ministers of the Supreme Emperor. Now that your father is suffering, I don't think they have the heart to celebrate the New Year at home.
So let them pack up and set off the day after tomorrow. Go to Datong first, take the items left behind by the emperor and his concubines, then exit the customs through Yanghe and go to Oala. "
Everyone accepted the order and left together.
At this time in Oala, it was extremely windy, snowy, and bitterly cold.
He also took the remaining soldiers and defeated generals with him, and has been hiding in Tibet, without a fixed residence.
And now the coalition forces of Totuo Buhua and Alazhiyuan have complete initiative. The two men's army found a place to camp in the lee of the wind, surrounded by mountains and rivers, where it was warm and comfortable.
When the main force of the Ming army returned, they left a huge amount of supplies for the two of them. Cotton clothes, felt tents, food, and fodder are all abundant. Enough for an army of 60,000 to survive the cold winter safely.
The two of them only need to send out scouts to search everywhere and start with an army.
But Yexian was completely different. He could only flee in defeat with the defeated soldiers who were short of provisions, food and clothing. If he had been staying in a fixed camp and was discovered by Totuo Buhua and Alazhiyuan, the cavalry would be against the cavalry. Once he was bitten, the consequences would be disastrous.
Ye Xian, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua and A La Zhi Yuan are already on the same side as each other, and they are at odds with each other. These two people were not as kind-hearted as the emperor. They could annihilate them all, but deliberately let them go first.
As for Zhu Qizhen, he has never suffered such hardship in his life. I used to offer game or something from time to time, but now I don’t even think about it.
Ye Xian's attitude towards Zhu Qizhen has already changed, and the initial respect and courtesy are no longer there. If he hadn't been concerned about the power of the Ming Dynasty, he would have even wanted to beat and scold the Supreme Emperor.
(End of chapter)
