The War Ministry is now dominated by the war faction. Yang Shiqi has been the Minister of the Ministry of War for many years. The remaining moderate faction in the Ministry of War have been purged by Zhu Qiyu.
Yang Shiqi died in the ninth year of Zhengtong. In fact, it was only a few years ago. When Zhu Qiyu succeeded to the throne, many of Yang Shiqi's disciples and former officials were still in important positions. Therefore, the people who purged the Ministry of War also exhausted Zhu Qiyu.
Fortunately, everything has passed. Now Zhu Qiyu wants to use internal funds to build a navy. After the construction is completed, it will be managed by the Ministry of War. Of course, the Ministry of War will have no objection.
The Ministry of Industry has no objection. Originally, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for building this and that. As long as the money is sufficient, it can be built no matter what.
Zhu Qiyu sat firmly on the dragon chair, quietly waiting for the ministers to discuss the results.
Under normal circumstances, the ministers would pass this resolution, or at least allow the emperor to give it a try.
This is the conclusion that Zhu Qiyu came to based on historical experience. Although the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were relatively dishonest, they were not yet at the level of "taking lightly life and death, and doing whatever they don't accept."
Not to mention the dominance of "if the civil servants want you to die at the third watch, the King of Hell will hardly stay until the fifth watch".
Even if the emperor does something that is not in line with the wishes of the civil servants, he will not be killed as soon as he comes up.
Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao was so frustrated that he served as emperor for seventeen years. The civil servants didn't just come up and kill Zhu Houzhao.
Tianqi appointed Wei Zhongxian, managed the civil servants to perfection, and served as emperor for eight years before he died.
Chongzhen would kill one person at a time and another at another time. Even after being the emperor for eighteen years, he finally committed suicide in Meishan.
Speaking more closely, when Zhu Qizhen conquered Luchuan, most civil servants were opposed to it. In the end, the war lasted for ten years, and most of China was implicated. People and money were wasted, and rebellions continued. But the ministers did not directly kill Zhu Qizhen.
Therefore, according to Zhu Qiyu's own inference, now that this package of reform plans is released, ministers should give it a chance to wait and see to see the specific implementation effects.
If it doesn't meet expectations, everyone will fight against the emperor; if it can generally be said to be passable, then let's just make do with it.
Historically, Jingtai was emperor for nine years, and no one stood up to let him stay in Zhuqi Town. Because Jingtai was established by the ministers, it still had a high degree of legitimacy.
The real controversy is over who will be the next emperor.
And Zhu Jianshen is only five years old, and it will take at least another five years, when Zhu Jianshen is ten years old, to be able to push him to the throne.
Now even if the officials kill Zhu Qiyu immediately, Zhu Jianshen will not be able to sit on the throne.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu came to the conclusion: for at least five years, ministers will still play according to political rules. Even if they have to overturn the table, it will be five years later.
Of course, even so, the minister of defense must always act as if he is guarding against thieves.
Zhu Qiyu thought wildly for a long time, and then the ministers gradually calmed down. As expected, the ministers were still willing to give it a try first. When the emperor messes up things, it won't be too late for everyone to stand up and settle the matter.
As the meeting continued, Zhu Qiyu came up with a third policy: "From now on, the Ming Dynasty will no longer recognize the Yuan Dynasty as the Central Plains dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will no longer recognize Dasong as the unified dynasty of the Central Plains.
Kublai Khan and Song Taizu were moved out of the imperial temples of the past dynasties, and Han Taizong and Hanzhong Zong were included in the imperial temples for worship.
Our Ming Dynasty is an upright Han Dynasty. Instead of enshrining Emperor Taizong of the Han Dynasty, we kowtow and burn incense to some Yuan Shizu every day. It’s really ridiculous.
In addition, all the deleted content in "Mencius" was restored and officially included in the scope of the imperial examination. "
As soon as this statement came out, the situation exploded again.
Previously, when the emperor wanted to regain Annan and return to the Western Seas, the ministers could not find clear reasons to oppose it.
But for these words, the objections are quite sufficient.
Every change proposed by Zhu Qiyu was a blatant confrontation with Emperor Taizu.
Lin Cong was the first to jump out impatiently: "May I ask Your Majesty, Dayuan is the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains. This is something Taizu personally confirmed. I wonder why Your Majesty wants to change it?"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Lin Cong coldly, his eyes full of contempt, but he didn't bother to argue with Lin Cong on the matter.
As a Han Chinese, you rushed to recognize the Tartars as emperor, so forget it. The key point is that you blame others for not kneeling down and calling the Tartar emperor grandpa.
Debating with you would make my mouth dirty.
Lin Cong waited for a moment, but when he neither heard the emperor's reply nor saw his colleagues coming forward to support him, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
In fact, Lin Cong's words are quite unpopular. There are really not many civil and military officials who care about the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. After all, most of the officials who can enter the temple are Han Chinese with no problem in their brains. Who would cry and shout in recognition when they are full and have nothing to do? If a Tartar becomes emperor, isn't that a mental illness?
The original recognition of the Yuan Dynasty as the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains was a good idea thought up by Taizu, and the civil and military officials would not take the blame.
Lin Cong had no choice but to change his words and asked: "Your Majesty, the Yuan people are indeed Tartars, but the Song Dynasty was a unified dynasty in the Central Plains. This matter has long been publicly discussed, and I think it is inappropriate to change it."
"hehe!"
Zhu Qiyu sneered twice, still too lazy to pay attention to him.
At this time, Xu Youzhen stood up and relieved the awkward atmosphere for the two of them: "May I ask, Your Majesty, what should be done with Kublai Khan's tablet after it is removed from the Temple of the Emperors of the Past?"
When Zhu Qiyu heard this strange question, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled knowingly. This Xu Youzhen really knows how to deal with things, so he quickly replied seriously:
"Sage Confucius taught us to repay evil with kindness. It is not advisable for us to smash someone's memorial tablet.
Let's do this, move Kublai Khan's tablet to the Confucius Temple for worship. "
As soon as these words came out, most of the civil servants shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
But there is still no way to refute it. It was the Confucian family in Qufu who took the initiative to kneel down and ask Kublai Khan to be appointed as the "Grand Master of Confucianism".
At that time, Kublai Khan was overjoyed when he heard the words and accepted them happily. He also treated him with courtesy and exempted the Confucian government and Confucian households from the military tax.
Now the emperor wants to enshrine the "great master of Confucianism" in the Confucius Temple. There is nothing wrong with that. You, the "great master of Confucianism" respected by the Kong family, can't turn your back and deny it.
The ministers chose to ignore this topic quickly, and quarreling with the emperor when they were in the wrong would be humiliating themselves. No matter how superstitious a Confucian is, there is no way he can tell lies with his eyes wide open and insist on turning black into white for the Kong family.
Zhu Qiyu continued: "I want to set up Jingzhao Yamen, and Jingzhao Yin will manage the ten prefectures in Gyeonggi. This is also to learn from the lessons of the Tumubao Incident and enhance the coordination and mobilization capabilities of Gyeonggi.
The first Jing Zhaoyin was held by Huang Pu, a bachelor of Zuo Chunfang.
Okay, I've finished what I want to say. If you have any questions, you can ask me. "
Politics is an art of compromise. Zhu Qiyu was so happy that it was time to give benefits to the ministers.
This is another transaction. If both parties are satisfied, everyone can work together to create a prosperous world for China.
If the ministers completed the deal with the emperor, got the benefits, and continued to cause trouble, then Zhu Qiyu would have reason to continue killing people.
It's just like giving a gift. You can choose not to accept the gift or do anything, and that's no problem. But if you happily accept the gift and then fail to do anything and make trouble, then it is no wonder that others deal with you.
He Wenyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was the first to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has abolished the recommendation system and restored the election. After the Tumubao incident and the battle to defend the capital, the south has been in turmoil again. At this time when everything is waiting to be revitalized, it is time to revive again." Carrying out capital inspections and major plans will distract the civil and military officials even more, which is really detrimental to the government.
After consultation, the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs asked the Holy Father to postpone the time of Beijing inspection and major plans. "
Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, then nodded: "We can postpone the capital inspection and major plans for five years, but during this period, the staff cannot slack off, and they need to carefully evaluate officials and discover talents for the imperial court.
Civil and military officials also need to do their best and be loyal to their duties.
If the turmoil in all directions can be quelled within five years and officials can restore people's livelihood, the country will be very fortunate and the people will be very fortunate. Please wait and encourage me. "
When all the officials heard this, they were overjoyed. The Jing Cha and the big plan that everyone hates the most have been postponed for five years in one go. And according to the emperor's wishes, we can discuss it again after five years. As long as the cause of Zhongxing Ming Dynasty develops smoothly, it is not impossible to continue to postpone the Beijing inspection.
(End of chapter)
