"What, cancel the treatment of scholars, Yongyetian?"
"This is disorderly government, and the wise people in the world will definitely do the opposite."
On that day, the imperial edict was conveyed to the world.
One month later, the decree was conveyed to each state capital.
There was an uproar inside and outside the court, and there were all kinds of noises and shouts, openly and secretly. It seemed as if the entire Ming Dynasty had suddenly entered the turbulence of the wind and cranes, and the mountain rain was about to come.
Jin Yiwei and the spies from the East and West factories received bad news every day, which made them very anxious.
Yan Song and Zhang Sheng were also tired of running around because of this turmoil. They did not expect that His Majesty would take such decisive action and take advantage of the power of destroying the country to directly show off the reforms.
Fortunately, everything is still under control. Although it has caused dissatisfaction among scholars all over the world, after all, the trend lies in the court. In the hands of His Majesty the Emperor, they can only write crooked poems and insinuate themselves to relieve their resentment.
In fact, ever since Zhu Houzhao powerfully took over the Confucius Mansion, the holy place in the hearts of the world's literati, very little of the arrogance of the literati has been suppressed.
Compared with the past, the voices of resistance today seem fierce, but in fact they are just expressions of incompetence. The real crisis has never been these scholars.
But they hold pens in their hands and maliciously misinterpret and incite the illiterate people. That is the most terrifying thing.
Zhu Houzhao never regarded scholars as his opponents. What he really worried about was always the common people.
The reason why Yan Song and Zhang Sheng were struggling was because of the ignorance of the people. Zhang Sheng's family and friends were spread all over the world, and a letter also followed the imperial edict and arrived all over the world, helping the emperor to stabilize the people of the world.
This is the role of being a minister of the Three Dynasties. It is a pity that Zhu Houzhao has not used him so far, otherwise, he would also be a veteran of the Four Dynasties.
Yan Song walks around among the major scholars all day long, talking and laughing, but in fact he is a complete mole, a scum among the scholars, for example.
Who has an appointment with so and so today? He said something bad to Ming Dynasty and the emperor.
Which one had a secret meeting with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and he was also involved.
All of this was clearly understood by this newly promoted Lord Attendant with extraordinary bearing.
If the day comes when Yan Song’s true identity is revealed, I wonder what the expressions of scholars around the world will be like?
royal palace.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the report in his hand, expressionless, and said calmly: "Sure enough, Bai Wuyi is a scholar. You really did not exceed my expectations."
After speaking calmly, he directly threw down the report in his hand, not bothering to look at it again.
He turned to Liu Jin and ordered: "Liu Jin."
Liu Jin hurriedly came forward in a flattering manner and said, "My servant is here, what are your orders?"
Zhu Houzhao smiled and joked: "You haven't entered the palace for half a month. That guy is possessed now. You go and make arrangements. If he doesn't come to see me, I will go see him."
When Liu Jin heard this, he felt envious and thought to himself, these Yang family father and son are really good saints.
"My slave obeys the order."
The world is full of storms and storms, but Zhu Houzhao is not worried at all. He keeps doing what he should do every day, with a relaxed look on his face.
Nowadays, it is no longer the era of the late Emperor Hongzhi. A few literati wrote crooked poems and a few ministers could make the late emperor compromise with a few tears.
Although Zhengde's reign name is a kind of innuendo, Zhu Houzhao, as a later man, resolutely chose this reign name. He wanted to make this reign name no longer a satire, but a kind of pride.
The reign name that makes every descendant of the Ming Dynasty proud of it, just like Hongwu, Yongle, and Xuande, makes every descendant of the Ming Dynasty think of such an emperor Zhengde and Wenzhi when they read this reign name. The prowess of martial arts is unparalleled in ancient times and today, and his achievements are not inferior to those of the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
He has already achieved martial arts, but he is still working hard on martial arts. This time is a good opportunity. If he can succeed, he can also achieve unprecedented achievements in martial arts.
It just depends on how far Zhu Houzhao can go. Does he still want to go out? The way he does it, I'm afraid he won't be able to finish it in his lifetime.
No matter what Zhu Houzhao thinks, this crisis is indeed the biggest crisis since he took the throne.
The people didn't understand, because after they donated, they no longer had to pay the grain tax. Why, despite repeated bans on donating, a large number of people still donated, just because of the grain tax.
Now that the emperor has issued an imperial edict, scholars may no longer have the same treatment as before. Then things will be back to where they were, and the common people will have to face grain taxes again.
Therefore, this seems like an unforeseen disaster to the people. They can barely maintain their basic livelihood by donating money, and they can avoid the burden of food and taxes, but now they cannot avoid it.
The resentment of the people was thus aroused by Zhu Houzhao.
The gentry and country gentlemen finally expressed their grievances. You, Zhu Houzhao, committed suicide on your own, so you can't blame us.
You can ignore our cries, but what about the people of the world? Can you also ignore it?
Just as they were looking forward to it, villagers in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Lianghu and other places clashed with grain collectors, killing and injuring several people.
Things got worse and worse, and even hundreds of people from the two lakes dared to attack the county government and drove away the officials. This was a big mistake.
Bazhou villagers Liu Liu and Liu Qi, under the bewitchment of some people and the oppression of petty officials and squires, actually rebelled against the emperor.
Like a whirlwind, it quickly swept through several surrounding villages and towns. Because the imperial army was too strong, Liu Liu and Liu Qi had to flee elsewhere, and a single spark turned into a prairie fire.
Shocked the world.
This incident happened just a few days after Zhu Houzhao's imperial edict was conveyed to the world. At this time, Zhu Houzhao had no idea and still went his own way in the Royal Manufacturing Bureau with Yang Shen.
When Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Yang Tinghe, and Wang Hua, the new member of the cabinet, rushed to find Zhu Houzhao, they were even more angry by the scene in front of them, and the image was quite hot. Eye.
Well! What are you doing?
Zhu Houzhao and Yang Shen were pulling something with their half-naked bodies without any image.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian immediately lost their temper and looked at Yang Tinghe with unkind eyes, "Look at your good son, how unbecoming is this!"
Yang Tinghe was angry and ashamed at this time, and shouted angrily: "You are a traitor."
Li Dongyang waited quietly to watch the show, Xie Qian waited to watch the show, and Wang Hua thought speechlessly, fortunately he was not his own son.
Zhu Houzhao and Yang Shen were frightened by Yang Tinghe's loud shout, and they quickly pulled apart.
Yang Shen shivered and quickly bowed and saluted: "I have met you, father."
Yang Tinghe had no time to pay attention to him at this time. He looked at Zhu Houzhao blankly and asked with a puzzled expression: "What is the emperor doing?"
Looking at the look in Yang Tinghe's eyes, Zhu Houzhao knew that they had misunderstood, and said with a helpless smile: "Everyone, please don't misunderstand. It's not what you see. Yongxiu and I have nothing to do with each other~~~."
It's okay that he didn't explain. This opening made several people look at him strangely.
Zhu Houzhao understood clearly and stopped explaining. He put on his clothes again, endured the high temperature in the workshop, sweating profusely, and asked patiently: "Several masters are here, but what happened in the court?"
Yang Shen had already hid in a corner like a quail. I didn't speak. If I didn't speak, my father couldn't see me. He couldn't see me.
Yang Tinghe ignored him and said in a solemn tone: "Your Majesty, the peasants Liu Liu and Liu Qi in Bazhou have rebelled with great momentum and have spread to several states and cities."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he was confused and said, Liu Liu Liu Qi? The uprising in the fifth year of Zhengde!
Huh?
No, this is not the fifth year of Zhengde, but the first year of Zhengde. Why are you rebelling?
Zhu Houzhao tentatively looked at Yang Tinghe and several masters, and asked: "Are these masters just talking about this, Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebelled?"
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was not shocked as expected, Xie Qian couldn't help but nodded secretly, and then answered: "Your Majesty, it is indeed Liu Liu and Liu Qi who rebelled. It happened at the foot of the emperor's capital a few days ago."
Li Dongyang has been observing the emperor, and he can't help but feel strange in his heart. The emperor is not surprised, why is he confused?
Yang Tinghe continued: "Your Majesty, taking advantage of the fact that rebellion has not yet become a trend, please Your Majesty to issue an order to suppress the rebellion immediately."
Zhu Houzhao nodded, and suppressed the little Jiujiu in his heart. Seeing the uneasy expressions on the faces of several masters, he smiled and comforted: "Masters, don't worry, I know, and relax, there will be good news about the suppression of the rebellion in the near future." Toward."
Wang Hua looked at the people around him and said in confusion: "Why did the emperor say so categorically that the rebellion was successfully suppressed and the emperor was brought into the court? Could it be that the emperor has already received a secret report? Don't ignore it. A slight mistake will be a big disaster. "
Several people were puzzled, including Yang Shen, who had a confused look on his face.
Zhu Houzhao smiled, pointed at Liu Jin beside him and said, "Didn't you realize that Zhang Zhong has not returned yet?"
oh.
I see.
Well, I forgot about this. Zhang Zhong and his 5,000 Iron Eagle Guards must be returning to the court according to the itinerary. If the army encounters a rebellion on the way back, they must be able to put down the rebellion easily.
That Zhang Zhong is not an ordinary person. With the combat power of thousands of Iron Eagle Guards, it is not easy to defeat a group of rebels.
Zhang Zhongzi's route back all the way happened to be the places where the trouble occurred. He looked at the emperor with an unconcerned and confident expression.
Hearing this, everyone felt relieved, so what else do they have to worry about.
The focus was once again on the black object that Zhu Houzhao always held in his hand. It seemed that this was what Yang Shen and the emperor were pulling at just now.
Li Dongyang smiled and said: "I wonder what the emperor has in his hands. Is it a new treasure produced by the Royal Manufacturing Bureau?"
Everyone looked at the black ribbon-like thing one after another, and their curiosity aroused.
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he also became interested. He smiled and raised the black ribbon in his hand and said, "This is a good thing. It can be said that its appearance can change the use of many tools, promote production, and also improve our Ming Dynasty." Industrial development, let’s put it this way, with it, our Ming Dynasty will reach the top of the world hundreds of years ahead of schedule.”
Hiss~!
What on earth is this?
The emperor valued her so much that he even spoke such bold words.
