Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 10
"Whoa..."

A burst of majestic and solemn Shao music sounded, and the dragon chariot appeared in front of the majestic Huangji Hall.

At this time, it was just when the morning glow was rising.

Facing the morning sun, Taichang slowly stepped up the steps and sat on the dragon chair. Shao Le paused, and the whip blew three times. The ceremonial officer of Honglu Temple immediately said loudly: "Enter the class."

"Wow", thousands of officials immediately lay down neatly on the square in front of Huangji Hall, shouting in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Sitting on a high place overlooking the huge square, the densely packed officials, this feeling of dominating the world is really fascinating!
It's a pity that the imperial power has declined, and many people don't pay attention to him as the emperor.

The mountain calls three links, and all officials are flat, Taichang can't help but scan slowly.

Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is from Deqing, Zhejiang, and the leader of the Zhejiang Party;

Sun Ruyou, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang, and a leader of the Zhejiang Party;

Zhou Jiamo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was born in Tianmen, Huguang, and a leader of the Chu Party;

Huang Jiashan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, a native of Jimo, Shandong, and a leader of the Qi Party;

Li Yu, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was born in Jinyun, Chuzhou, Zhejiang, and a leader of the Zhejiang Party;

Among the civil servants, except for a few Donglin party members who were promoted when he took the throne, the others are basically Qi Chuzhe party and its affiliated party members!
No wonder these guys are so bold, the whole court is under their control now, so what if they want to change the emperor?
Taichang snorted secretly, then waved his hand.

A tall and powerful captain in Jinyi immediately stepped out of the crowd, walked up to the steps, and began to read Cui Wensheng's confession aloud.

This seems a bit out of order!

Generally, the process of the early court is to report first and then discuss matters. The officials have not reported important matters yet, so why did they read this inexplicable confession.

Besides, even if there is something to be read, it is read by the ceremonial officer of Honglu Temple. When is it the turn of Jin Yiwei?
Cui Wensheng's confession was compiled by Wei Zhongxian taught by Taichang, and the spearhead was directed at Concubine Zheng and the Qi Chuzhe Party. What is strange is that after reading the confession, Fang Congzhe, Sun Ruyou and others still looked calm and calm.

Immediately afterwards, the captain in Jinyi unfolded Xi Li's suicide note and read it aloud.

Fang Congzhe, Sun Ruyou and others still stood there like sculptures without blinking their eyes, as if they were never mentioned in the confession or suicide note.

Are these guys pretending to be deaf and dumb with me?
Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help asking coldly: "Fang Congzhe, what else do you have to say?"

Fang Congzhe finally moved after hearing the words.

He walked slowly to the middle of the royal road, knelt down and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Your Majesty, what Cui Wensheng and Li Xuanshi said are all one-sided words. I don't understand why they say that, and I never thought of murdering the emperor."

This guy has such a thick skin!

Taichang couldn't help snorting coldly: "Where is Li Kezhuo, isn't he your confidant? He dared to prescribe medicine to me without your order!"

Fang Congzhe said neither humble nor overbearing: "The emperor forgives the crime, I really don't agree with this statement, there are more than tens of thousands of officials in Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for everyone to be the confidant of the minister, can't everything be ordered by the minister? Li Ke Zhuo himself didn't say that it was ordered by Wei Chen! Besides, what Li Kezhuo offered was an elixir, and this kind of elixir has been taken by Shizong, Mu Zong and the late emperor, so how can it be called poison?"

Hmph, this guy dared to talk nonsense because Li Kezhuo had disappeared and there was no proof of his death!

There is no way, I was too busy cleaning the inner palace yesterday, Li Kezhuo had already disappeared without a trace when I was free to arrest people outside the palace.

Taichang is so angry, he can't wait to order someone to drag this old guy out and chop him up immediately!

The problem is that he can't do this yet, because these civil servants are not afraid of death, and killing Fang Congzhe is useless at all. Moreover, killing the chief minister of the cabinet without any evidence will definitely cause an uproar.

At the beginning, the first emperor Wanli didn't believe in this evil, and he insisted on fighting with civil officials.

As a result, the removal of four chief ministers of the cabinet, more than a dozen six ministers, and more than 300 officials in Beijing were of no avail. In the end, he lost the battle for the foundation of the country.

Civil officials these days are not afraid of the emperor, as long as they think you are unreasonable, they will fight you to the end!
Why is this so?
In fact, Taichang knew it very well, because too many emperors in front of him liked to mess around.

For example, Yingzong, who was superstitious about the eunuch Wang Zhen, played around and messed around, which resulted in the change of the civil fortress, the loss of the Ming army's elite, and even himself being captured, and the Ming Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.

Another example is Wu Zong Zhengde, who favored and trusted eunuchs, indulged in entertainment, and neglected his duties, so that treacherous eunuchs ran rampant and killed many loyal and good people.

Another example is Shizong Jiajing, who was superstitious about alchemists, favored corrupt officials, and was obsessed with cultivating immortals, so that corruption prevailed and the people were in dire straits.

There is also Shenzong Wanli, who has a perverse personality. He did not hesitate to set off a national dispute for a woman, completely turned against the courtiers, and even lost his temper for more than 20 years.

If the emperor is allowed to act so recklessly, that's fine!
The civil servants in the middle and late Ming Dynasty generally had this idea in their minds. The emperor should not be allowed to mess around, or the Ming Dynasty would perish!

The results of it?
How many of these civil servants were selfless, they all spoke in a high-sounding manner, secretly formed a clique for personal gain, fought for power and profit, and in the end Ming Dynasty died in the hands of these people!

So, how to deal with these sanctimonious hypocrites?
In fact, it is very simple, just slap them in the face, as long as they lose face, they will lose face in the officialdom, which is more effective than killing them.

Thinking of this, Taichang couldn't help mocking: "Isn't Li Kezhuo your cronies? Look at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty, the six ministries, five temples, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. How many of them are not members of your Qi Chuzhe Party? Li Kezhuo is just a juren." That's all, if he wasn't your confidant, would he be the prime minister of Honglu Temple?"

This is of course, but it is impossible for Fang Congzhe to admit it.

He shamelessly said: "Your Majesty, I am not a crony, but to select talents for the country and the people. If you don't believe me, you can order someone to investigate. I have not promoted any relatives to serve in the court."

Do you still choose talents for the country and the people?

Taichang sneered and said: "What about Yang Hao? How do you say it? Yang Hao was in Ulsan in order to help Li Rumei win the military exploits, which delayed the opportunity of the battle. Chen Yin almost wiped out the Japanese pirates entrenched in Ulsan, but he made people retreat, which delayed the battle." Nearly a month later, when Japanese pirate reinforcements came, he left the army and ran for his life first, causing my Ming elite to lose more than [-] yuan. Will he lead the army to fight? The loss of the two aids of the Ming Dynasty was less than [-] soldiers. One person killed most of them, why do you still recommend him to be the commander in chief to fight Jiannu?"

Uh, this.

Why did you say that Yang Gao went to him again?

Fang Congzhe was stunned for a moment, and then quibbled: "Yang Gao has won the hearts of the people in the vassal state, and the king of North Korea has written several times to plead for him. Such a talent, naturally cannot be discarded."

It's useless to talk about this, do you think I'm a fool?
Taichang was quite annoyed and said, "What did Yang Hao go to North Korea for? The imperial court asked him to lead the army to fight against the Japanese pirates, not to win over the people! He took the money and food from the imperial court to win over the subjects of the vassal state. Is this called virtuous? Why do you strongly recommend him to take charge of the overall situation in Liaodong? He commanded the Battle of Ulsan and the Battle of Saarhu. What happened? He ruined more than [-] elites of the Ming Dynasty. You still don’t think that’s enough. Is it? It’s not enough to cut such a person a hundred times, and you are still trying your best to defend him and excuse him. You want to fish him out and continue to harm Daming, right? You are still worthy, are you a three-year-old child? So deceptive!"

This!
It is true that Yang Gao has not been dealt with at the moment, and he is indeed trying his best to find a way to fish him out.

Speaking of this, Fang Congzhe was really speechless.

Alas, there is no way, Yang Gao is the consistent favorite general of the founder of the Zhejiang Party!
What can he do?
He can only try his best to protect it, otherwise those respected veterans of the Zhejiang Party will not deal with him!
Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help sneering secretly.

Hey, have you nothing to say?

Fortunately, I have already prepared!
Next, let's see how the Donglin Party takes the opportunity to deal with you.

You like to fight, don't you?
I'll let you have a good time!
He pretended to be extremely angry, stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "Langlang Qiankun, Zhaozhao sun and moon, you dare to bully the king so blatantly, is there no law of heaven, is there no law of the king, if you want to join forces with the harem to murder me, you can do it!" Try again, retreat!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked towards the dragon carriage, leaving only Fang Congzhe kneeling in the middle of the royal road in a daze, as if he had lost his soul.

(End of this chapter)