When Zhang Mingwei went to catch up on his sleep, Emperor Chongzhen was as diligent as before and started a new day of morning court.
At this time, he was actually in a good mood.
Not to mention that Zhang Mingwei told him so many things yesterday that could improve the Ming Dynasty's ordnance and enhance the strength of the imperial army. The Jinyiwei set an example and severely punished those who broke the law. The Metropolitan Procuratorate also started a self-examination.
Emperor Chongzhen had reason to believe that these supervisory offices in the Ming Dynasty would first rectify themselves and then rectify the world. It would not take long for the officialdom to improve.
Not to mention, at this time, he was determined to kill chickens and scare monkeys. And this time, the killing of chickens and monkeys was not just one chicken, but a group of chickens. Emperor Chongzhen felt that in this way, those Japanese would be more deterred.
However, what Emperor Chongzhen never expected was that he thought too simply!
In the morning, no one was absent just like yesterday. After the ceremony, the imperial censor Xu Dianchen was the first to come out and impeach the cabinet minister Wei Zhaocheng earlier than in the original history. He said that he was close to his concubine and abandoned his wife, and encouraged his son-in-law to commit evil and adultery and many other scandals.
When Wei Zhaocheng heard this, of course he refused to plead guilty and immediately defended himself in court.
This is not over yet. In response to the incident, Ma Jiazhi, the censors Zheng Kunzhen, Cao Rong and others impeached another cabinet minister Zhang Sizhi, saying that he had taken advantage of his brother's family wealth, taught his children poorly, and brought harm to the countryside and other crimes.
Of course Zhang Sizhi would not plead guilty and immediately defended himself in court.
As a result, before he could reach a conclusion on the matter, Yang Zhiqi and other censors jumped out and impeached his own Shangguan. Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu, said that he was going to eliminate dissidents and promote cronies by relying on the emperor's trust.
The self-examination Liu Zongzhou wanted to conduct suddenly became impossible, and he had to avoid suspicion. Even if the emperor asked him to continue, it would be difficult to do anything. If he wants to give low marks to anyone and high marks to whomever, he is eliminating dissidents and promoting his own people.
As for the evidence, it's not that easy to get.
Suddenly, there was a quarrel in the court.
This scene was beyond the imagination of Emperor Chongzhen. I still think about officials governing the Qingming Festival, but this is it. How can we have officials administering the Qingming Festival?
If it had been before, he would have been confused by the comments one after another from the ministers below, and he would not be able to tell who was right from wrong. In the end, the party that wins the party struggle becomes the correct party in his perception.
But at this time, because Zhang Mingwei explained it to him, he was able to break out of this noisy circle and view everything from a relatively high level. He then understood that they were not really doing anything at all, but were using this opportunity to attack their political opponents. Or they may be telling the truth, but they may also be making it up to take advantage of it.
Relatively speaking, the Yushi Yanguan reported something based on the rumors and did not need evidence. This was the rule set by Taizu!
The original intention was to let corrupt officials think about the consequences if the news leaked when they wanted to commit crimes, and to warn them not to commit crimes.
However, now it is an excellent excuse for party fighting!
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not want to listen to any of the noise made by his ministers.
He understood that the Metropolitan Procuratorate might not be able to investigate on its own. If you want to rectify these people, you still have to rely on factory guards!
So, for the first time, Emperor Chongzhen walked away while his ministers were still doing business.
His behavior made the civil servants stunned for a moment, and they were all a little surprised.
But after coming back to his senses, none of these civil servants mattered. By disrupting the self-examination of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it can be regarded as achieving its goal. So, they dispersed one by one. What you should do before is what you should do.
When Wang Cheng'en, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, saw the emperor leaving, he immediately followed him.
He probably knew what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking, so he walked a few steps and when he was behind Emperor Chongzhen, he comforted him in a low voice: "Long live Lord, when the people recommended by Sir arrive, we can replace them one by one. At that time , Long live the Lord, you will be able to worry less!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard what he said, he stopped and turned to look at him, his expression obviously getting better.
However, before Wang Chengen was happy, he heard Emperor Chongzhen ask him: "How are the preparations for that matter?"
As soon as Wang Chengen heard this, he knew that it was about killing chickens and scaring monkeys, so he quickly replied in a low voice: "In another two days, it will be almost done. It's just that the gentleman doesn't seem to know yet whether to inform him or not. Urgent?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "This Zhou Yanru is also hateful, and he has been the chief minister. Dealing with him will be even more shocking. Then go and urge Mr...."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Princess Kunxing coming over. He was a little surprised and immediately asked: "Where is sir?"
Regarding the fact that her father was most concerned about her husband, Zhu Aona was already a little numb, so she didn't take it seriously and said: "Sir, he was busy all night and stayed up all night, so he is resting now."
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised and couldn't help but said: "This gentleman is the same. He doesn't care about his body at all. Staying up late is hurting his body!"
When he said this, he realized that his daughter's eyes were red and she looked tired, so he asked with concern: "Why, you stayed up all night too?"
"Yes!" Zhu Yuyao nodded after hearing this, then handed over a memorial with both hands and said, "This is something that the gentleman compiled overnight. It is very detailed about yesterday's ordnance."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately grabbed the memorial without saying a word and opened it immediately to read it.
Sure enough, everything from steel smelting to the final creation of firearms is described in detail. Judging from the accompanying pictures, some of the content has never been seen before. Although he didn't know what it would be like in actual implementation, when he looked at this memorial, he felt that there was a lot of knowledge in it.
Therefore, he nodded while looking at it, and the unpleasant mood he had felt during the morning session disappeared unconsciously.
After taking a rough look at it, Emperor Chongzhen immediately handed the memorial to Wang Chengen and solemnly told him: "You should go handle this matter immediately. The relevant yamen must be informed, and then do what the gentleman said."
"Then Zhou Yanru's side..." Wang Chengen heard this and quickly asked for instructions.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand without hesitation and said: "One more person is not too much, and one person less than him is not a lot. To kill a chicken and scare a monkey, just those few people are enough!"
"..." Wang Chengen was speechless after hearing this. The emperor didn't seem to mean this just now.
But he understood that Mr. was too important to the emperor. Sir, you need to rest, this is the most important thing!
So, he quickly received the order and retreated to do things.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen remembered that the handwriting was written by his daughter, and he said to Zhu Aina with concern: "You must have stayed up all night, go, go and rest quickly!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yuyao's heart warmed up, and she quickly said: "The husband also recommended a person, and asked the daughter to tell the father to help him recruit this person for him to use!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen liked it the most and asked quickly: "Who is it? Tell me quickly!"
