Human nature is so inexplicable.
When Zhu Qizhen was the emperor, he favored and trusted Wang Zhen to an extremely high degree, and even required all civil and military officials to kneel down and salute Wang Zhen when they saw him.
All civil and military officials were naturally filled with resentment.
But now that the emperor has changed, Zhu Qiyu neither relied heavily on eunuchs nor promoted factory guards.
But the civil and military officials were still dissatisfied. Everyone was dissatisfied with whoever sat on the throne.
Emperor Gongrang, who had lost his power, became more handsome in the eyes of the officials. This was a magical tool for everyone to check and balance the new emperor.
Ever since, when Zhu Qizhen appeared on the imperial steps of the Chonghua Hall, all the civil and military officials kowtowed and kowtowed in a manner that was called affectionate.
Zhu Qizhen, who was not in good health and was still a little groggy in his mind, saw this situation and dreamed back to the orthodox prosperous age, and couldn't help but become top-heavy.
The Ministry of Rites will take the lead in selecting concubines after the election. After a few pleasantries between the monarch and his ministers, Zou Qian, the Minister of Rites, submitted a petition, and all the officials actively seconded it.
Although Zhu Qizhen had already agreed in his heart, the process still had to go through. He asked Zou Qian hesitantly:
"This is a national matter, and it should be reported to the emperor for decision. I am a sinner who has betrayed the ancestral temple, the community, and the country. How dare I hear about it?"
When Zou Gan heard this, he quickly led all the officials to persuade him.
In the end, Zhu Qizhen couldn't resist, and reluctantly replied: "This matter should be reported to the Queen Mother first, and then it can be implemented."
Zhu Qizhen was not completely disillusioned yet. To offend the emperor, he had to bring Empress Dowager Sun down with him. If something went wrong, it would be nice to have someone to share the responsibility.
So on a hot day, Xing'an and Cao Jixiang ran all the way to the Yinghua Hall to ask the Empress Dowager Ming what she meant, and then ran back to Nangong.
By the time they returned to Zhu Qizhen, the two of them were out of breath from exhaustion. Along the way, the two of them kept swearing that they would urge the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Ministry of Works to quickly build Renshou Palace for the Empress Dowager.
Empress Dowager Sun followed the good advice and happily approved the selection of the queen and the concubine.
With the Queen Mother's statement, Zhu Qizhen finally gave up.
The civil and military officials all shouted long live. After Emperor Jingtai acted "arbitrarily" for two years, all officials finally won a game.
Next, there is the fight for the position of queen and concubine.
On the surface, it sounds good. Girls are selected from a nationwide broadcast, but can civil and military officials, relatives, and nobles resist manipulation behind the scenes?
The monarch and his ministers briefly discussed the recent affairs of the court, and then dispersed.
After what happened today, the officials' confidence has greatly increased. The current emperor is really too weak: he allowed hundreds of officials to pay homage to the Emperor, allowed Emperor Gong to interfere in politics, and even allowed Emperor Gong to join hundreds of officials to approve the proposal of selecting a concubine.
Unlike the previous Emperor Jingtai, the civil and military officials began to believe that the emperor was really seriously ill.
By noon, the secret report was delivered to Zhu Qiyu.
After the election, the cabinet drafts an edict on the matter of accepting a concubine, the Chief of Ceremonies uses the seal, and then it is officially announced to the public.
This imperial edict was never sent to the western suburbs for the emperor to see.
This is a test by civil and military officials, together with the Empress Dowager and Emperor Gong Rang, to test the current emperor.
Upon closer inspection, there was nothing wrong with it. After all, it was Zhu Qiyu himself who issued the decree, ordering all officials to go to Emperor Gongrang to make a decision if they couldn't decide.
After Zhu Qiyu read it, he handed the secret report to his beloved concubines.
To Zhu Qiyu's expectation, the four beloved concubines looked as usual and showed no reaction.
Zhu Qiyu could only instigate: "My dear concubine, you are going to have a group of more sisters, please be happy."
Hearing this, Qianxue smiled like a flower, full of joy, and replied softly and waxily: "Congratulations to your husband, congratulations to your husband, for having established a queen, we sisters will have two masters, a male master and a female master.
It's so wonderful to be in pairs, stay together and fly together, they are truly a couple of gods and immortals.
I just don’t know if the mistress of the slave family likes this remote and claustrophobic Lingyu Palace.
According to our past queens and queen mothers, almost all of them, except for the queen mother, believed in Buddhism.
According to the Yinu family, it would be better to demolish the Lingyu Palace and rebuild it into a magnificent Buddhist temple. The husband moved back to the Forbidden City and moved into Kunning Palace.
In this way, the new queen of Ming Dynasty, our mistress, will definitely like her very much. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded approvingly, and then asked with a smile: "Where do the concubines live?"
Qianxue replied matter-of-factly: "Of course we live in the Huanyi Bureau. When we grow old and lose our luster, we can still live in the Anletang."
When my husband was designing and building the outer city of Beijing, he also deliberately set aside a large area of land to build the Anle Hall to house the elderly eunuchs and maids. He was truly a benevolent king through the ages. "
Zhu Qiyu pinched Qianxue's fair and tender face and praised her repeatedly: "She is such a good woman. But there is no need to go to the Huanyi Bureau and Anletang.
Not to mention that you will be raped by thousands of people in the clothing bureau. Even if another man touches you with a finger, I will kill their whole family.
Okay, I won’t joke with you anymore. Get your pen and ink ready and write a few paragraphs for me. "
Today was probably the fastest time for the beloved concubines. Qianxue and Suxi quickly stood up to get pens and ink, while Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang also helped spread paper and grind ink.
Preparations were quickly made, Su Xi was in charge of writing, and the girls eagerly waited for Zhu Qiyu to speak.
Zhu Qiyu smiled helplessly and said: "First, on the merits of river repair and flood control in Shandong, Xu Youzhen was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Industry; Lu Yu was promoted to the right chief envoy of Shandong to the left chief envoy of Shandong.
Cui Gongchao, the prefect of Laizhou, was moved to Shandong as the envoy to the right.
Second, all the three major weaving bureaus in Jiangnan were completely and completely transferred to the Ministry of Industry, and all eunuchs in the weaving bureau were recalled.
Third, the pearl fishing campaign in Guangdong and Guangxi should be eliminated forever and all the eunuchs in the Pearl Pool should be recalled immediately.
Fourth, the eunuch Jin Ying and the eunuch Bingbi, the chief ceremonial officer, conspired to rebel and kill the royal family. This crime cannot be punished. Put Jin Ying and his party into jail and have their homes ransacked.
Fifth, brothers Zhang Pu and Zhang Zongjian risked their lives to protect Fang Xiaoru's collected works. I had received a warning before, but I still felt it was not enough to commend my righteousness.
The cabinet was ordered to draw up a decree, and the gift was changed to Zhang Pu as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and Zhang Zong's bamboo slips as a minister of the Hanlin Academy. Each of his sons was given a thousand taels of silver and a hundred pieces of brocade.
Yang Shan, the censor of the right capital of the capital procuratorate, was ordered to offer sacrifices to the two of them, and to express condolences to their families on behalf of the emperor. "
After speaking in one breath, Zhu Qiyu nodded: "That's all for today, don't worry, we will make a few decrees every day, and we will make up for all the six ministers in less than a month."
Su Xi writes extremely fast, and it can be said that she writes instantly.
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction. Each of his beloved concubines had their own specialties. The fifteen beloved concubines put together were simply omnipotent. All the advantages required of women can be found in them.
Su Xi handed over the written edict: "Husband, please see if there is anything wrong."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "No need to read, you can go and send it to He Yi. Qianxue went to summon the generals of the Yingzhou Guard and immediately launched a purge of Jin Ying's party. The specific command will be taken by the Royal Horse Supervisor."
Qianxue and Su Xi immediately got up and went out. The concubines all tacitly avoided mentioning the matter of marrying a concubine after the election.
Zhu Qiyu leaned back on the soft couch, the murderous intention in his heart boiling. Eliminating Jin Ying's party is the prelude to a mass killing.
Zhu Qiyu's principle is very simple: you can insult me, no problem, I can tolerate it. But if you want to touch my woman, there is only one word waiting for you: death.
As for the specific strategy, just one sentence: you do your thing, and I will do mine.
You go through the trouble of selecting queens and concubines, while I will adjust the ministers and ministers of the six departments.
Zhu Qiyu does not expect to replace all the ministers and ministers in the six departments with his cronies, but he can change them to a combination of cronies and technocrats.
For example, people like Shen Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who have strong financial management skills and are very honest officials. They have no clear political stance and only know how to work hard. These all need to be vigorously promoted.
If we want to create a prosperous era for China, we need a large number of such technocrats.
A prosperous age cannot be built through political struggle alone.
Jinghu Lake on the south side of Fengge is still as clear as a mirror.
The Guanxin Pavilion on the south side of Jinghu Lake is still quiet and quiet with a wide view.
He Yi, Gao Yao, and Wang Xian had lunch, made a pot of tea, placed two plates of snacks, and were chatting leisurely in the Guanxin Pavilion.
(End of chapter)
