After 'escaping' from Beijing and 'taking over the mountain as king' in the royal garden area in the western suburbs, Zhu Qiyu made detailed plans for the next eight years.
Why eight years?
Because according to the plan, in the fourth or fifth year of Jingtai, the Emperor's faction was forced to rebel. From the sixth to eighth year of Jingtai's reign, Sun and Zhu Qizhen died of illness one after another.
Marked by the deaths of Sun and Zhu Qizhen, the first eight years were the early stage of the Jingtai Dynasty, with the main line of purging the Emperor's faction and preliminary reforms.
The next eight years were the middle period of the Jingtai Dynasty, with the main line of conquering the south and the north, establishing civil affairs and martial arts, and at the same time guiding Zhu Jianshen to abdicate on his own initiative, allowing the Shanghuang faction to completely withdraw from the historical stage and complete the transfer of the emperor's lineage.
The last eight years were the late Jingtai Dynasty, which focused on carrying out in-depth reforms and completing the training of the new prince and the establishment of the East Palace team.
Jingtai Dynasty lasted for twenty-four years in three stages: the first, middle and last stages. Zhu Qiyu had already thought about it and would abdicate when the time came. At that time, he would be forty-six years old and could still enjoy freedom for many years.
The emperor cannot continue to be in office endlessly, being on tenterhooks all day long, having to be greedy early in the morning, working like a cow or a horse, and then be chased and scolded by the officials.
Whoever wants to be this lousy emperor can be him. Emperor Xiaowen succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-four and had been emperor for twenty-three years, so I was almost as good as him.
As for his future temple name, that is also a problem. Taizong is definitely out of luck, and Daizong will definitely not accept it. As for Shizong, there is Liu Che in front of him, so he doesn't want it.
Zhongzong was quite good, but it was a pity that Zhongzong of the Han Dynasty was Emperor Xiaoxuan. I don't want to be associated with the word 'Xuan'.
After much deliberation, Xianzong is undoubtedly a good temple name, and in all dynasties, no rubbish emperor has ever given the temple name Huohuo.
Liu Zhuang, Emperor Xianzong of Han Dynasty and Emperor Xiaoming of Han Dynasty, was the fourth son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. His mother, Yin Lihua, was Liu Xiu's legitimate wife. As a result, after Liu Xiu became emperor, Guo Shengtong became queen instead.
It was not until more than ten years later that Liu Xiu deposed Guo Shengtong and appointed Yin Lihua as queen.
Liu Zhuang, the son of Yin Lihua, was promoted to the prince and eventually ascended the throne. He reigned for twenty-four years and became Emperor Xianzong Xiaoming of the Han Dynasty.
As the founder of the Mingzhang rule in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty strictly guarded against relatives and attacked the clan; restricted the powerful and clarified the official system; regulated the Yellow River and built water conservancy; attacked the Xiongnu in the north and expanded the territory in the southwest.
In addition to Liu Zhuang respecting Buddhism and Confucianism, Zhu Qiyu felt that he had many similarities with Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Zhuang was also the de facto Taizong of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
So that's it. The goal Zhu Qiyu set for himself is to become the Mingming Sect.
Several people from Zhongshushe were a little confused when they saw the emperor wandering around and giggling. The ministers all joined forces to force the emperor to issue an edict to punish himself, but the emperor actually still had the mind to have fun.
Huang Pu asked softly from the side: "Your Majesty, how long will I be patrolling Zhili?"
After Zhu Qiyu heard this, he came back to his senses, smiled at Huang Pu and said: "You can patrol slowly for three years until the Emperor comes back.
You have two tasks, one is to patrol the capital for me, and the other is to assist me in reorganizing the army in Beijing.
Anyway, let’s just do these things, don’t be in a hurry, just do it slowly.
Let me tell you about my basic market building plan. "
When everyone heard the words, they all became energetic and expressed in unison that they were all ears.
Zhu Qiyu cleared his throat and explained to everyone: "From a regional perspective, the Laobafu in North Zhili, plus Xuanfu and Huailai, which were newly added to Zhili from Shanxi; the entire Shandong, and Daning to Guangzhou Ning Xian, this is the basic market I want to build.
I want to firmly control this area so that I can sit on the throne safely.
There are three major specific measures. First, to show kindness to the people of Gyeonggi Province, we should exempt taxes from taxes when necessary, exempt from corvee when necessary, and distribute money when necessary. If the people feel the emperor's grace and truly support me.
Second, reorganize the army and transfer all the troops and garrison posts that I have no good opinion of. The emperor's personal army of about 200,000 people was established and stationed in important places in the capital.
Third, eliminate redundant personnel, streamline institutions, clarify official governance, and clean up unjust prisons. Dredging canals and regulating the Yellow River. Suppress the population growth in Gyeonggi and reduce the burden of water transportation.
For example, there are twenty-six personal guards in Beijing. Except for the four imperial guards and the imperial guards, the remaining twenty-one are mixed with the Beijing camp. It is unclear. As a result, management is chaotic and the problem of overpayment is serious.
There are also Jin Yiwei, who have hundreds of thousands of people, but they can't fight a war, and they can't defend the emperor. Why do they need so many people?
There are also mausoleum guards. If there is an imperial mausoleum, there must be a mausoleum guard. Five thousand people guard an imperial mausoleum, which is really overqualified and underused.
All these guard posts must be abolished and streamlined, and then merged into the Shangzhi Guards and the Beijing Camp in Nanjing. "
Everyone present was a little confused after hearing this. The emperor's attack must have been too cruel.
Zhu Qiyu added: "The four guards of Yumajian are combined into one guard, plus the three guards of Duoyan, Tiance guard, and Yingzhou guard, there are six guards in total.
It is said that the emperor's personal army is called the Sixth Division, so it is reasonable for me to set up six personal guards in the Gyeonggi area, which is the basic base.
Together with the Xiaoqi Battalion, Shenji Battalion, and the 3,000 Battalion that will be rebuilt in the future, there are a total of nine combat troops. Supplemented by a certain number of garrison guards, grain transport troops, and Japanese soldiers, this is the army layout in the Gyeonggi region. "
When everyone heard this, they had nothing to say. Xu Zheng, Huang Jian, and Yue Zheng only became members of Zhongshushe after they severely damaged Oala. Their relationship with the emperor was still relatively shallow, and they did not dare to talk much.
He Yi, Huang Pu, and Lian Gang were members of a group of civil servants who started their business with Zhu Qiyu. They shared weal and woe and became much closer to the emperor.
After Zhu Qiyu finished explaining his plan, He Yi asked: "Who does your Majesty plan to send to patrol Shandong?"
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Don't think about it anyway. I'm impatient to read the memorial. You have to stay with me to take charge of government affairs, give me advice and solve problems."
This way I can use my brain less and sleep more. Then when the weather gets warmer, I will have to farm the land myself.
As for patrolling Shandong, let Xu Youzhen do it. He happened to be going to Shandong to control floods. "
He Yi nodded and continued: "Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao selected more than a hundred young criminals from his family members who were captured by the Southeast Civil Rebellion, castrated them, and then sent them to the capital to present to His Majesty. What do you want to do? Deal with these people?"
"Oh, is it dedicated to the royal family, is it dedicated to the Empress Dowager, or is it dedicated to me, the emperor, by name?"
He Yi smiled and said: "I would definitely not dare to name Ningyang Hou, but he did make it clear that he dedicated it to His Majesty."
"The common people are having civil unrest because they can't survive. What's the point of giving someone a good knife? Isn't castration of prisoners of war a way to deal with aliens?"
He Yi spread his hands helplessly.
Zhu Qiyu was just about to order these young eunuchs to be sent to the vassal kings, but suddenly he got lucky and had a novel idea. So he replied:
"Okay, I'll give Marquis Ningyang some face and ask these little eunuchs to come over later, and I'll choose a few to use. You reply to Marquis Ningyang, and if you don't do it next time, ask him not to castrate any more prisoners of war."
(End of chapter)
