eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 207
In fact, Zhu Houzhao really wanted to conscript himself, but he also knew it was impossible.The Tumu Fortress change came before, and he didn't even have a son, and even the ministers who supported him would not agree to him going.

So on this point, he didn't insist.The main thing is that he is not the king of cold weapons wars, he talks a lot of nonsense, and he is the emperor, so he has to listen to what he says, so it is difficult to guarantee that he will not cause trouble.

Then simply settle for the next best thing, anyway, sending troops is to send troops.

At this time, Mongolia was not unified, and they did not have the invincible state of "Jurchens are full of ten thousand, full of invincibility", and their fighting will is not at its peak.

From Xianzong to Wuzong in history, the Ming and Mongolian sides actually had victories and losses for each other. He knew what kind of piss the Ming Dynasty was.

So it really depends on the fighting will of both sides and how to employ people. Zhu Houzhao believes that as long as Yang Yiqing is delegated power to come once, and with the military leaders led by Yang Shangyi and other military academies, it is unlikely that there will be any major defeats.

Even if it really fails, the Mongols don't have the strength to really threaten Daming.

But once he wins the battle, it will be of great help to him in promoting the old interest groups in the country.In fact, it is safer to fight at this time when you have just succeeded to the throne, because the old interest class has the weakness of the bourgeoisie, and they also have illusions about the new emperor.

After a few years, I saw the emperor's means and knew that Zhu Houzhao was not kind-this is different.

At that time, Zhu Houzhao sent troops again, and the invisible risk was even greater.

It is difficult for him to explain these considerations to the ministers, and it is difficult for the ministers to understand clearly because of various limitations.And they also have their own little thoughts, they just don't like the emperor's use of force,
Once force is used, the victory will lead to the rise of generals and nobles, which has nothing to do with them. If they lose, the world will suffer, and they will not get well.Coupled with traditional values, militarism is an ironclad proof that the king is very happy.

So much so that these literati have moved a lot of crooked thoughts, but in fact they are not on the stage. For example, if you go through various wars in this era, you often record how many people or dozens of people were killed in a battle.

Like the Yingzhou victory that Emperor Wuzong personally commanded later, the history books record that 16 people were killed by the Mongolian army and 52 by the Ming army.

How is this possible?Even tens of thousands of pigs will die if they collide together, right?Not to mention 10,000+ people hacking each other with knives.

So this kind of record, on the one hand, shows that the mind is very bad, and on the other hand, it also shows that it is stupid, at least not understanding military affairs.The production data are all produced at such a low level.

In the Xinuang Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, a declaration with the word "loyal minister" written on it was folded and covered Liu Da'an's hand, but he still didn't dare to get up.

The emperor's treatment of him today seemed to be reckless, but in fact it hit him seven inches.

It is also difficult for other officials to threaten the emperor by resigning or retiring from office, otherwise they will give you the crime of 'abandoning the court'.

But it is absolutely impossible to let the cabinet turn to support the emperor.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, wars have never been about victory, but about defeat..."

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to 'debate' with them anymore, he had different ideas, and he couldn't say anything, "Stop talking, I've made up my mind! Cabinet, is there anyone drafting an edict?!"

Liu, Li, and Xie all stood still.

"You don't draw it, I will draw it myself!"

"Your Majesty, wait a moment!" Han Wen suddenly lifted his official robe, and said with a serious face, "I wish to draft an imperial edict on behalf of Your Majesty!"

"Traitor!" Liu Daxia yelled until his voice became hoarse, "A traitor who only caters to the holy will! If there is any mistake in the imperial court, will you be able to take the blame if you punish the nine Hanwen clans?!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed, "Come here, take this loyal minister down. He has good eyes, and he can see that there is a big disaster in my Ming Dynasty, so I said that the Minister of the Ministry of War will quit as soon as possible. Liu Jin, you have to study hard, you How much effort is there, it’s shallow.”

"Yes, this elm head of a slave girl is no match. After thinking about it, I know that I will be loyal to the emperor, and I can't tell the difference."

The emperor waved his hand, these people probably thought he was joking, he really wanted to hang the words he wrote on Liu Daxia's door.

But this trick is too ruthless. To be honest, if you really kill these literati of Ming Dynasty, some of them will not blink their eyes, but if you want to use his name, you will ignore everything.

When Liu Daxia saw that someone wanted to help him, he also lost his temper. He threw his arms away forcefully, his eyes were scarlet, he slowly raised his hands, and even pointed at the person on the dragon chair.

Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes, he knew that Liu Daxia was begging for death.

"tyrant!"

This mournful scream pierced through the palace, and everyone was stunned by his shout.

"tyrant!!"

Liu Daxia called again.

Liu Jin was about to pee out of fear when he heard it, his body was shaking so much that he couldn't even get up if he wanted to.I thought in my heart: Crazy, crazy, crazy, this person doesn't want to live anymore!
"tyrant!!!"

Zhu Houzhao put his arms on the side of the dragon chair and sat obliquely. After hearing these three shouts, his eyebrows still trembled slightly. To be honest, he didn't intend to kill anyone.

"Declaration, Minister of the Ministry of War, Liu Daxia Jun, made a mistake and offended me. He was dismissed from the post of Shangshu and Prince Taibao, and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for deliberation. I used to read "Xianzong Shilu". During the Chenghua period, Emperor Xianzong Wanting to conquer Annan, Liu Daxia was the head of the Ministry of War at the time, and arbitrarily decided to collect and burn the map. Is this true?"

Liu Jian said, "Return to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing."

"The world praises Liu Daxia with this, and there are four characters in the history books. But I read it and found it ridiculous. Whether the imperial court's national policy needs to be implemented, the monarch and his ministers have not yet reached a conclusion, and a head of the Ministry of War actually hid the picture? The civil officials at that time even praised this kind of behavior! You are not young, you should have been there at that time, right? Are you all pig brains?!"

"Today, I have to make it clear that Liu Daxia's behavior is contemptuous of his father, and he has no dignity! If the head of the military department of the imperial court dares to destroy the national policy of the imperial court, is it appropriate for me to be the emperor? I think Liu Daxia is the leader. This kind of person is clearly like a hooligan who is an official! As long as he has a righteous name, he dares to do any bad things, regardless of other things. If the future generations really need those pictures, you let the emperor of the Zhu family do it. Where can I find it? Liu Daxia, you said it yourself, Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties...count it over and over again, which dynasty and generation have such a domineering official like you?! The same is true today. If the emperor does not accept you, you dare to scold the emperor as a tyrant in court! Do you think I dare not kill you?"

"Chen, I only want to die!"

"Fulfill you! Hold on, choose another day to kill!" Zhu Houzhao made up his mind. Damn, if there is anything you can't kill, just kill and see!
"Your Majesty!" Lin Han, Minister of Rites, wanted to speak.

"Shut up!" Zhu Houzhao was really angry now.

When people are really angry, don't make decisions lightly, especially military affairs.He still has this rationality.

"Go all down! I don't want to hear any more!"

Since the emperor issued an order to expel guests, no one dared to stay here in Qianqing Palace.Things in the northwest are not in a hurry on this day.

The north wind howled outside, and the howling wind seemed to be telling the suffering of the old empire.

Today's ending is not what Zhu Houzhao expected.Regarding whether to send troops or not to send troops, it seems that as long as this question is raised, it is difficult to have a scene of harmony between the monarch and his subjects.

Zhu Houzhao stood in the Nuan Pavilion with his hips crossed, the eunuch did not dare to look up at his face, and did everything lightly.

"Zhen, I want to compile a "Biography of the Overlord"."

"Biography of the Overlord?"

The emperor turned around, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was necessary. There were too many domineering ministers in the Ming Dynasty. Also give Zhang Tianrui a will to move."

"Yes."

He has been thinking about how to refute these ministers at the level of righteousness. In fact, there is a simple way for later generations, which is to label them.Of course, Liu Daxia is not a minister of power, nor is he a traitor, so he had to invent a new word for him.

Once a concept is invented and a label is attached, you will be unable to speak clearly even if you have eighteen mouths all over your body.

On the other side, the courtiers also divided themselves into factions after they went down.

A group of people like Wang Jia, Han Wen, Min Gui, Liang Chu, and Jiao Fang gathered together. Get together too.

In today's court meeting, Zhang Fuhua took over a hot potato, and Liu Daxia's life took over. The first collision between the minister and the new monarch was called a tragic one.

"...Looking at His Majesty's words and deeds, it will be impossible to stop this dispatch of troops." Li Dongyang said worriedly, "Shi Yong... also has to find a way to save him."

Everyone looked at Lin Han, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. He wanted to speak, but the emperor kicked him out.

"Your Majesty has a young heart, and it is expected that he likes these fights. But no matter what, I can't draft the cabinet votes. The key lies in the six subjects. If the imperial decree reaches the Ministry of War, will anyone dare to refute your majesty's imperial decree? ?”

According to the political system design of the Ming Dynasty, the drafting process can actually be ignored. If you don’t draft an imperial decree, I can draft an imperial decree. Anyway, there are six departments that are actually implemented, but among the six departments, Zhu Yuanzhang reserved a position called the Sixth Division.

The Sixth Division has the right to review the imperial decree, and if it feels bad, it can be refuted.

Of course, in the actual political operation process, the six departments are held by civil servants... In fact, they form a complete scholar-official group with the cabinet.In several power struggles, this group of literati and bureaucrats has competed too much with the imperial power.

For example, in the Daliyi incident, the imperial edict of Emperor Jiajing was sealed and returned by the cabinet; in the event of Emperor Wanli's struggle for the country, his imperial edict was also sealed and returned.

The sixth subject was abolished by Dorgon in the early Qing Dynasty. He looked down on this system very much and felt it was disrespectful.

At this time, once the emperor had a complete quarrel with the scholar-bureaucrat group, the emperor could of course replace the disobedient officials of the six departments, but the so-called 'upright' gentleman would not hold this position again if the scholar-bureaucrat group formed a group.

Whoever goes there is to cater to the holy will, and then beat the emperor into a fool, and the eunuchs around the emperor will naturally not be able to escape. This is a whole set of logic.

That's why Zhu Houzhao tried his best to fight against Liu Daxia's reputation, not because he was immoral, but because the power struggle required it.Once the emperor loses this moral high ground, the scholar-bureaucrats will immediately gather under righteousness to oppose the emperor.

So the people in the cabinet actually have a way.It's just that Xie Qian muttered, "With the power of the sage, it's hard to guarantee that he didn't think about it before?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent again.This isn't a joke either.The new emperor is not the original Emperor Xiaozong...

(End of this chapter)