Zhu Houzhao urgently needs a group of courtiers on his side. The three cabinet elders, Yang Tinghe, Xu Qiong, Jiao Fang, and Liu Daxia, seem to be enough, but if you really think so, you are totally wrong. Zhu Houzhao is not at all He had no doubt that when things broke out, he would definitely be in a state of embarrassment, so he took precautions. He used Yan Song, who was a troublemaker, Jiao Fang, who was good at adapting, and Liu Jin, the traitor, and now he found them again. Yang Tinghe relied on his loyalty and reputation.
Last night, Zhu Houzhao quietly sent Zhang Mao, the leader of the military, to lead a Beijing camp, quietly left the city and went to Nanjing.
Mou Bin's Jin Yiwei secret guards are among those with evil intentions, ready to kill at any time.
Fan Ting's Dongchang has long been sharpening his sword against pigs and sheep. Yes, in his eyes, those so-called scholars and the big shots in Qufu are just a bunch of pigs and sheep. He doesn't care whether you are the descendant of a saint or a student, or you have offended the emperor. , are all going to die.
The only thing to blame is that those people despised Zhu Houzhao too much. After all, they had been spoiled by successive emperors.
Zhu Houzhao showed his power to Yang Tinghe, and then flirted with him, and then showed his favor to him. He took the opportunity to win over him, and used both kindness and power. It was not enough. He also added Yang Tinghe's weakness, Young Master Yang Shen, and finally achieved his goal.
Looking at Yang Tinghe's attitude, we knew that this stubborn old man was finally defeated by Zhu Houzhao.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. From now on, I will assist my emperor in completing his grand plan. Your Majesty will be able to benefit the whole world. The sun and the moon will shine on our territory of the Ming Dynasty. He will make great contributions to the Han and Tang Dynasties and become the emperor of the ages." Yang Tinghe said sincerely. He had admitted his mistake. He had never thought that His Majesty's ambitions were so lofty. How could such an emperor act so foolishly?
That minister did not want to leave his name in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Only those ministers who followed the founding emperor had such opportunities. Innovation not only required the determination of the ministers, but also the support of the emperor. The failure of Wang Anshi's reform and innovation was due to the lack of the emperor's support.
In the early stage, Wang Anshi successfully reformed, but unfortunately the emperor was not firm enough and the ministers fought fiercely among themselves, so failure was inevitable.
Now that he, Yang Tinghe, has this opportunity, he is naturally more active. Once the innovation is successful, it will be a great achievement that will last forever. He has seen the methods of the current emperor. Eradicating King Ning's party is one thing, and the ministers can collectively agree to start it. The sea ban is another matter. At the banquet and the great court meeting, Wang Qiong, the imperial staff, deposed a number of elite officials, but no one dared to resist. This was an unimaginable thing at the time of the late emperor.
All these show that this emperor is not simple. Every time he seems to be in trouble, he has quietly resolved it. In addition to saying that the emperor has a deep mind and clever methods, he also proves Zhu Houzhao's courage and dares to take risks. The great chaos in the world has the shadow of a generation of heroes. What is lacking now is just the shortcoming of being young. In time, who dares to say that he cannot become a generation of heroes and become a figure like Emperor Yongle.
Yang Tinghe understood clearly that he was not surrendered by Zhu Houzhao's sensationalism and kindness. He was a worldly person who had lived in the temple for a long time. He could not see through it. What made him surrender was the desire for a posthumous reputation in his heart. Zhu Houzhao was He was hooked out. Only by following such a sage could he, Yang Tinghe, show his ambition and leave his name in history.
"Yang Aiqing, I have only said this to you today. I hope the Qing family will live up to my high expectations." Zhu Houzhao said shamelessly.
Liu Jin murmured in his heart, didn't he just tell Zhang Guogong last night, Your Majesty, you forgot.
"Old minister, I thank you for your trust, and I will live up to your Majesty's trust." Yang Tinghe promised.
The emperor and his ministers looked at each other and reached a tacit understanding between them, and Yang Tinghe returned to his heart.
Zhu Houzhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. After Yang Tinghe left the palace, he hurried to the Royal Manufacturing Bureau. The skeleton of the airship had been set up. Now it was just waiting to install the power propulsion device, which was a few huge iron leaves and a The simple shaft transmission group and the conditions are simple. The reason why Zhu Houzhao can produce these is because he made some inventions by himself in his previous life.
More advanced things are not something that can be made in this era. Just a set of simple machine parts makes him spend most of his time in the manufacturing bureau, personally directing it. If it is more complicated things, he doesn't have to do anything. Forget it, just be a craftsman working behind closed doors.
There is a lack of manpower, there are too few skilled craftsmen, and our minds have been imprisoned for too long. If we want to change, it cannot be changed by an imperial edict. We need to open up our thinking patterns. This is a huge project, just like the first guy who invented electricity. , and then extended the inspiration of thinking, an industrial explosion occurred, and electrical appliances became the mainstream of the era.
The emergence of thermal weapons and steam engines are all due to an inspired and extended thinking process. Now Zhu Houzhao has set up a royal manufacturing bureau just to trigger the extended thinking of craftsmen. If there is no talent, then create talents in this field yourself. , as long as we unravel the thinking of these craftsmen, I believe that the day he expects is not far away.
"This thing can really carry people to the sky, is it just a ball?"
"Didn't the Emperor say that? That's how the Kongming Lantern flies. This is just an enlarged Kongming Lantern."
"Stop showing off, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. This weird-looking thing is called an airship, not a Kongming Lantern."
Zhu Houzhao listened to the palace maids talking while sewing the airbags of the airship. It was a bit funny, but he was too lazy to pay attention. He looked at it and turned around and left. It was time to check out another thing. The basics of the airship were almost built. Can it fly? It depends on how well the things are doing.
At first, Zhu Houzhao planned to use hydrogen for boosting, but finally gave up. Hydrogen is easy to make, but difficult to store, and has a high risk factor. If it was really done, many people would die, so he gave up.
Helium balloons are highly safe, but helium is not easy to refine and the hard conditions are completely unqualified, so they were abandoned.
There is only one kind, fierce fire oil, which is petroleum. It has a high ignition point and is easy to store. The gas produced after simple processing can be reused. This is no problem at all. There is a small amount in the fierce fire oil palace, plus Liu Jin collected it Let alone just one airship, there would be no problem if there were a few more.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the fuel in a tank and smiled happily. The processed oil and gas were separated again. Everyone wore masks and dustproof clothing made by Zhu Houzhao to avoid being inhaled and poisoned. The workshop was in a conspicuous place. It is written that burning candles is prohibited and violators will be executed. This is a trick created by Zhu Houzhao to remind people working here not to burn the palace.
"Liu Si, a common man, bows to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live the emperor."
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."
Liu Si was recommended by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to take charge of the affairs. Zhu Houzhao thought that he was more rigorous in his work, so he sent him to look after this place.
"You did a good job, do a good job, you go ahead, I'll take a look at it at will." Zhu Houzhao dismissed him.
Liu Si originally wanted to come over and wait on you, but His Majesty didn't need it, so he left honestly.
Judging from the current preparations, it should be no problem to fly for a few days and nights.
The craftsmen are filtering, refining and processing the fierce fire oil, and they are working in full swing. They have wages here, but they don't have it in the Ministry of Industry. They can't go out with some money, but they are very happy if they can support their wife and son.
This is all thanks to Zhu Houzhao, who proposed a piece-rate system. Every time you make a jar, you will get how much money you have. In three to five days, you can get almost one tael of silver. In this way, you can get five or six taels of silver in a month. , In the past, it would have taken them almost a year to earn so much.
Therefore, every craftsman here is grateful to Zhu Houzhao and prays for the emperor every day.
Zhu Houzhao imitated the officials in his previous life and went to local factories to express condolences. He appeared in the factory to inspect, asking about this and looking at that. Everyone was so excited that the emperor actually came to visit them in person, and smoke was rising from the ancestral graves.
These fierce fire oils are not only used in airships. Zhu Houzhao, a wicked guy, was still thinking of using the airships in wars while making them. During the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, he was also planning to demonstrate to the ministers, to scare these people. The ancients stimulated their nerves to make them more honest.
The Royal Manufacturing Bureau is temporarily divided into three departments, the Design Department, the Manufacturing Department, and the Testing Department. The Design Department is responsible for research and development. The Manufacturing Department, as the name suggests, is responsible for manufacturing the things developed and developed. The Testing Department is responsible for inspecting and using the things developed and manufactured. .
But the biggest problem now is that Zhu Houzhao is responsible for three departments. He designs by himself, directs manufacturing by himself, and, ahem... he is not needed for testing. He only needs to give a brief introduction to others. People did.
The management system is completely based on the model of the previous life. Because there are too many rules in the palace, it is really not suitable, so it is like this.
"Work hard and I will give you a salary increase...processing money, and everyone will have meat to eat from now on." Zhu Houzhao accidentally said a salary increase, but luckily no one understood him.
Zhu Houzhao designed and built an old-fashioned cannon. It has few parts, a simple manufacturing principle, is practical and lightweight, and is not as bulky as a cannon. The key is that anything can be stuffed into the barrel, and there are no rigid requirements for ammunition. Once used on the grassland, combined with the fire thunder bombs and kerosene bombs designed by Zhu Houzhao, it would be a disaster for the grassland cavalry, and they would not be able to hide even if they wanted to.
You can imagine that when a large-scale prairie cavalry charges, fire bombs and kerosene bombs fall overwhelmingly, blooming on the ground, what a scene.
The reason why he is so anxious is because he understands that he has done too much trouble recently, and he must come up with something to suppress it, otherwise his majesty will be lost. The matter of Yingtian Mansion may become a trigger and be defeated. The crowd rose up to attack, including Wang Qiong, an old man, and the eldest son of Qufu, including those from the Imperial Academy, Hanlin Qingliu, and Yushi Yanguan.
Sometimes he really doesn't understand these people. If he can't just live well, he must rush to court death. Do you really think that I can't kill people?
Yang Tinghe's return made Zhu Houzhao relieved. This well-known minister in both the government and the public had a good influence. Subduing him would be equivalent to subduing half of the ministers in the government and the public. After all, this is not the Wanli period later, when there were many factions, even the emperor. The situation is irreversible.
Things are different now. At least in the DPRK, there are more loyal and reliable ministers than treacherous ones, so there is still room for salvation.
Zhu Houzhao walked around casually and then left. The Leopard Room was gone. The Royal Manufacturing Bureau, which was more famous than the Leopard Room, began to become "famous" in the court. Under the publicity of thoughtful people, Zhu Houzhao became more and more interested in having fun and gaining favor. The treacherous Liu Jin, the scheming Liu Daxia, and the shameless Jiao Fang connive with Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Xichang to force merchants to give money, and they are lawless.
If this continues, the Ming Dynasty will be defeated sooner or later at the hands of the emperor. Rumors about Zhu Houzhao and some palace maids when he was in the East Palace in the early years have been uncovered and criticized. What's more, He even said things that were not enough to worship the ancestral temple. He was very cowardly. The news that Jin Yiwei was sent to the palace made Zhu Houzhao really angry and funny. These people really did everything possible.
I'm still a virgin. If you don't believe me, I'll send your daughter to have a test to see if it's true.
Zhu Houzhao ordered with a gloomy face to take them all and send them to prison.
Instead of going to the Heavenly Prison, go directly to the imperial prison. It is easy to get in, but it is not so easy to get out. For example, if Xie Jin died in the imperial prison, it is better to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment than to the imperial prison. These people are really troublesome. Zhu Houzhao was anxious.
I really don’t want to kill anyone, so you insist on pushing people too far. I want to test the power of my sword.
The next day, the impeachment memorial of the censor of the Nanjing Procuratorate came to Beijing.
When Wang Qiong took this impeachment memorial, she was very excited. It is time. Your Majesty, look at all the people you are using. Now millions of people in the seven cities are homeless. The sky is angry and people are complaining. Rumors are everywhere. These are the consequences of your Majesty's abuse of imperial power, disobedience of loyal advice, and favoring villains and sycophants. This time, the old minister gave up his official robe and risked his life to persuade me. Your Majesty, you are wrong.
To this day, he still feels that he is not at fault, and that others are at fault. He is a loyal minister, and others are sycophants. It is really sad.
Wang Qiong put away the memorial. Even the censors on the left and right didn't know the news. He took the memorial and a remonstrance he had prepared long ago, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the Inspectorate with his head held high. Heading towards the imperial city.
Those who had been waiting for news at the Inspectorate saw Wang Qiong coming out. They felt happy and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, what is this?"
Wang Qiong held up the memorial, shook it, and said in a deep voice, "Go quickly and inform others that something big has happened in the east. If you want your Majesty to admit his mistake, you must not miss this opportunity. Go quickly."
The visitor nodded, looked around carefully, and quickly turned around and left.
But he didn't know that an inconspicuous scar-faced man on the street had been watching his every move. When he turned around, the scar-faced man also turned and left, in the exact direction where the man left.
The man went straight to the Imperial College. Yang Ning, a student of the Imperial College, had been targeted by the Jin Yiwei. One by one, the students came out of the Imperial College. The crowd was furious. They didn’t know what they were angry about. When someone incited them, they became furious and wanted to go. Ask for orders outside the palace gate.
The Hanlin Academy got the news, and Li Jingyang was overjoyed. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and quickly contacted a group of Hanlin elites, including Yan Song, Liu Zizhang, and Gao Shijie. But halfway through, Liu Zizhang was taken away. , Gao Shijie was also grabbed by Yan Song, and said in a low voice: "Brother Gao, they will go as they go, what are you going to do, be careful of setting yourself on fire, go back!"
The three of them, Yan Song, entered the Hanlin Academy as editors at the same time, so they naturally had a friendship. He didn't want a guy with a great future to be ruined, and he might be able to use it in the future, so out of selfish motives, he gave it a try with good intentions.
Gao Shijie didn't go there to cause trouble, he wanted to watch the excitement. Everyone else went, but he didn't go. He was a bit unsociable. He didn't think of going at all. He was afraid the consequences would be unpredictable. He is a smart man, so It was revealed at one point, and I was secretly frightened, and whispered: "Brother Yan, are they trying to...?"
Yan Song glanced around and hissed, "Be careful, the walls have ears. Don't talk too much. Go back." After Yan Song finished speaking, he chased after him.
Gao Shijie was deep in thought and broke out in a cold sweat. No wonder these people have been a little strange recently. He guessed it, but didn't know why. He didn't dare to go see it in the excitement. Except Hanlin Bachelor and Gao Shijie, almost everyone went. This is Something big has happened.
Wang Qiong went straight to the Meridian Gate and held up a memorial. When the guards guarding the palace gate saw it, they all looked sideways. What is Wang Qiong doing?
Then, Wang Qiong began to mutter something and said: "My lord, Wang Qiong's invitation, the late emperor was benevolent, filial, courteous, prudent, and accepted loyal advice. Therefore, Zhongxing was revived in one dynasty, and the prosperous era was peaceful and peaceful for all people. However, your Majesty does not accept loyal advice now. Kissing a villain and promoting a sycophantic minister really makes the government and the public miserable. No matter how big or small a person is, he should be respectful and humble. If he is timid, when he is in an official position and discusses things, he will use his words to be sharp and inspiring according to the principles. Although the brave man cannot reach them, The emperor’s impoliteness..."
When Wang Qiong walked fifty steps to the gate, he stopped, knelt there, and continued talking. The guards finally heard what he was talking about, and they were shocked and hurried to report it.
"Report, my lord, Mr. Wang Qiong, the inspector-general, is kneeling outside the Meridian Gate to invite you." The guard just finished speaking.
Another guard hurriedly reported: "Report, there are many officials gathered outside the Meridian Gate, kneeling down and shouting invitations. Visually, there are hundreds of people."
Gao Lan, the new commander of the inner camp of the Forbidden Army, is responsible for the imperial city's imperial palace. If there is any disturbance within five miles of the imperial city, they have the power to deal with it on the spot. Someone actually gathered to cause trouble outside the Meridian Gate. The crime is not light. These ministers want to What to do?
Gao Lan didn't dare to make a decision, so he decided to report it to the emperor and ask the emperor to deal with it.
"Wei minister Gao Lan, the commander of the imperial army, has something to report to your majesty. Outside the Meridian Gate, some people gathered and knelt outside the palace gate. I don't dare to be expert, please ask your majesty to judge." Gao Lan knelt down in the tunnel.
Zhu Houzhao looked up at him and thought to himself, he came just in time.
"I ordered the imperial guard camp to go and surround these people for me. I want to see what these people want to do?" Zhu Houzhao ordered coldly.
"According to the order, I will retire." Gao Lan accepted the order in a deep voice and resigned.
