What the ministers didn't expect was that Zhu Qiyu didn't want to engage in any big plans in the capital.
Jingcha and the plan were deliberately thrown out from the beginning to make the officials oppose them. What Zhu Qiyu really wants is to abolish the recommendation and resume the candidacy.
Ye Sheng, the right middle officer of Youchunfang, stood up and made another request: "Your Majesty, the inner court has the East Factory, the Neichang, and the West Factory, and the ministries are duplicated.
Moreover, Shu Liang, the eunuch of the East Factory, has been greatly expanding the staff of the East Factory recently. I think this move is very inappropriate, and I implore Your Majesty to abolish the Inner Factory and the West Factory, and reduce the number of people in the East Factory. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "The establishment of the Inner Factory and the West Factory was originally a temporary move to ensure my safety. A few days ago, when I adjusted the inner court organization, I had already abolished the Inner Factory and the West Factory.
As for Dongchang, it was because when the few people were cleaning up the inner court, some old, sick and weak eunuchs had no place to place them, so they had to be temporarily placed in Dongchang.
After a while, when the internal funds are rich, the widow will dismiss these people. "
When Ye Sheng heard this, he bowed and left. Although he knew that the emperor's claims about the East Factory were all lies with his eyes open, after all, the Emperor had already abolished the Inner Factory and the West Factory, and it would be too much to continue to probe for the truth.
Li Kan then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to invite you to hold a sutra banquet and give lectures to the crown prince."
"allow."
Zhu Qiyu replied decisively without thinking.
This agreement was so fast that even Li Kan himself was taken aback.
At this point, Li Kan could only bite the bullet and continue to ask: "Recently there are rumors that your Majesty will depose the prince and replace him with his own son.
I sincerely request your Majesty to conduct a detailed investigation to calm the rumors and calm people's minds. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Yes, the prince is the foundation of the country and cannot be shaken. Let the Sanfa Division cooperate with Shuntian Mansion to investigate and deal with it. Anyone who spreads rumors will be arrested and dealt with severely."
In addition, is Aiqing still worried about the prince's personal safety?
You, Lin Cong, Ye Sheng, and Zhu Ying, as Zhongyun and Zanshan of Youchunfang, are originally subordinate officials of the prince. From now on, you will follow Liu Dingzhi to Ciqing Palace to study with the prince every morning, and you will not leave the palace until the palace door is locked.
In this way, you can help the prince with his homework, and secondly, you can protect the prince's safety. This matter is of great importance, so please support me. "
Zhu Qiyu's meaning is very simple. Since you don't trust me, then you should watch the prince every day to prevent me from harming him again.
Now, at the Great Court Meeting, in front of all the civil and military officials, I solemnly declare that I will not depose the prince, let alone assassinate the prince. You must have nothing to say.
The ministers were indeed speechless when they heard the emperor's solemn promise, but they felt increasingly strange in their hearts.
Ordinarily, from a normal human perspective, the emperor would definitely choose to depose the prince. Who wouldn't want to pass the throne to his son?
People's hearts are so strange. The emperor did not promise to protect the prince, and everyone was so worried that they couldn't sleep. The emperor promised to protect the prince, but everyone felt that the emperor was not in his right mind.
So when the emperor answered like this, Li Kan was briefly surprised, then changed his mind temporarily and chose to test further:
"All the beauties selected by the Ministry of Rites were killed in the mutiny. I ask Your Majesty to order the Ministry of Rites to re-select the beauties and establish a queen as early as possible to appease the hearts of the people in the world."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Li Kan coldly, why are these people not done yet? It seems that he has not killed enough people.
You always ask me to choose a queen, but I did choose a queen, and the queen gave birth to a prince, but you didn't let him become the prince.
Before Zhu Qiyu finished cursing in his heart, he saw a large number of civil servants below him kneeling down and shouting in unison: "Your Majesty, please appoint a queen as soon as possible to calm the world."
Among the courtiers, the nobles and generals were all standing still. Because of a mutiny, all the nobles and generals loyal to Zhu Qizhen had been eliminated.
The nobles and generals who can still stand here to go to court are basically Zhu Qiyu's cronies, and these people have already recognized Wu Dinghou's grandson Zhu Wenfang as the next emperor. Some civil servants want to choose another queen, and then create a prince to compete with Zhu Wenfang?
Are you kidding me? Do you think the sabers of the Xiaoqi Battalion are not sharp enough? Or do you think Shenji Camp’s firearms can’t kill people?
Among the civil servants, the Grand Scholar and the Six Ministers were all from Zhu Qiyu, so they were relatively reliable. Among the remaining people, there are those who don't care who becomes the emperor, and some who want to be emperor respectfully.
Among the middle and lower-level civil servants, except for the new scholars, there are still very few who are willing to sincerely loyal to Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qiyu just glanced at Liu Chang, and Liu Chang quickly pulled out the sword from his waist.
In front of the Meridian Gate, three thousand Yingzhou guards drew their sabers and surrounded them with unified steps and murderous intent.
Sanyang's clansmen were executed in front of the Meridian Gate, and the ground was already stained with blood. Now, the Yingzhou Guards officers came with murderous intimidation, and they already had the momentum of a battlefield.
Moreover, this group of personal guards not only went to the battlefield and killed Tartars; when the civil servants killed Ma Shun, this group of personal guards had already participated in suppressing the civil servants and killing the criminals with the rod.
The civil servants who were kneeling to petition were immediately frightened. When the emperor gave the order, these personal guards really dared to kill the civil servants, no joke at all.
Li Kan, who took the lead, quickly said: "Your Majesty, I am just submitting the request in accordance with the court system, and have no intention of forcing the palace."
Zhu Qiyu sneered and said: "You can't blame my personal guards for misunderstanding. Even I myself don't understand you. You have to force me to appoint a queen again and again, and you don't allow the son born by the queen to be a prince.
It's not like your family runs the imperial court, so it won't work if you take all the good things.
You guys are so domineering, no wonder my personal guards think you are trying to force me into the palace. "
When everyone heard this, they quickly fell to the ground and said, "I will never dare to dare to overstep my bounds. Your Majesty, please take a closer look."
Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly and did not answer. Instead, he turned to Wang Wen and others and smiled: "If you have anything else to do with the cabinet, please continue."
Zhu Qiyu didn't let the ministers get up, and the guards didn't sheath their swords, they just held them there.
After chatting for another half an hour, it was not until Zhu Qiyu left with Wang Wen and other important ministers that the personal guards withdrew with him.
At this time, the ministers were completely honest. Sure enough, there was some truth, which could only be explained with a sharp steel knife.
Those ministers who did not participate in the "forced palace" openly complained about the troubles of Li Kan and others. Originally, they had a good negotiation with the emperor, and the emperor gave the ministers a lot of benefits. Instead, the ministers supported the emperor's reforms, and both sides got what they needed. Isn't it good that the king and his ministers get along well with each other and everyone is happy?
People like Li Kan insisted on claiming to be loyal ministers and righteous men of Xuan Temple and Emperor Gong Rang, and they were looking for trouble and humiliating themselves.
But Zhu Qiyu, Wang Wen and others rushed to the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry in the inner city to inspect the minting situation.
The Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry now has two factories. In addition to the old factory in the inner city, it has also built a larger mint in the outer city.
The small quantity of silver coins was mainly minted in the inner city, while the large quantity of copper coins was mainly minted in the outer city.
As soon as he entered Baoyuan Bureau, Zhou Chen eloquently explained the coin minting process to the emperor and important ministers.
Wang Wen asked curiously: "When we minted coins, didn't we put anything into them?"
Zhou Chen asked curiously: "Qianzhi, what are you going to put in it?"
Wang Wen was choked by Zhou Chen's rhetorical question.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Okay, stop joking. What we want to create is a serious and prosperous age, a governance like Wen Jing.
During the Wen Dynasty, the highest quality Wu Wang Qian and Deng Tong Qian were circulated throughout the world.
We are the same, we are monarchs and ministers with ambitions and pursuits. We want to be famous for generations to come. We cannot always think about opportunism and accept coins that lack great virtue.
Let's go out and grab the silver mines. If we grab the silver mines, there will be plenty of silver that can be minted. Don't always think about robbing it from the people. The people are already suffering enough. "
(End of chapter)
