Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 17
Although the emperor Zhu Youxiao was still calm and calm, letting him be blown from east to west, from north to south, most of the members of the eunuch party became a little uneasy because of this.

Wei Zhongxian, the chief inspector and admiral of the East Factory, was impeached by a small Imperial Academy reviewer Li Mingrui, and that small Imperial Academy reviewer Li Mingrui was promoted to a third rank, and became Zuo Zhongyun and Jingyan lecturer He also joined the emperor's Xinuang Pavilion together with Sun Chengzong, a university scholar, and Xu Guangqi, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry.

In addition, because of the case of Xiong Tingbi, Huang Liji, the chief assistant of the cabinet, has taken the blame and resigned from office, but His Majesty has not appointed Wei Guangwei as the first assistant for a long time.

However, there have been rumors in the DPRK that officials of the Donglin Party campaigned for the impeachment of Wei Guangwei, driven by the former Chief Assistant Han Yu, because during the impeachment of Wei Guangwei, most of his former disciples were impeached.

Of course, some people said that His Majesty the Emperor intended to let Sun Chengzong be the chief assistant of the cabinet, otherwise he would not be recalled to serve in the court. Some even said that it was Sun Chengzong's instruction that the Imperial Academy reviewed Li Mingrui and impeached Wei Zhongxian.

It can be seen from this that Sun Chengzong also deliberately wanted to use this to enhance his prestige and succeed him as the chief assistant.

"Old Wei Ge, you are just talking. Does your Majesty really want to reuse the Donglin Party?" Cui Chengxiu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was a mature and prudent person, but now he is a little confused.

And Wei Guangwei, the scholar who was talking to him, just sighed and said: "I can't guess what your majesty is thinking. Now your majesty has strictly ordered the foreign ministers to make friends with the inner officials. For this reason, he also killed several young eunuchs of the inner court. Now I have become an open-eyed person." blindness."

Seeing this, Huo Weihua, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, wanted to stand up and say a few words, but at this moment, a servant suddenly came to report that Eunuch Xia from the palace had arrived.

The three eunuchs immediately stood up when they heard this, and suddenly saw an eunuch walk in: "Your Majesty has a decree, Wei Guangwei, a scholar of Jinshen Palace, Cui Chengxiu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Huo Weihua, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Xu Xianchun, the commander of Jinyiwei... …”

It turned out that after Zhu Youxiao relegated a group of eunuch party officials and employed a group of non-eunuch party officials at the same time, he had already guessed that his actions might put everyone in the eunuch party at risk, and might even make him work hard for seven years. As a result, the government was unstable.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao immediately summoned these eunuchs on the platform.

From the Bachelor of the Cabinet to the ministers of the Ministry, plus Dongchang Wang Chengen and Jin Yiwei Xu Xianchun, all the important officials of the eunuch party looked at Zhu Youxiao with trepidation.

In history, after Zhu Youxiao relied on Wei Zhongxian to take a series of strong measures to rectify the Chaogang, the imperial power was once again demonstrated. In fact, except for the Donglin Party who thought it controlled most of the wealth of Ming Dynasty, the emperor was not in the eyes In addition, no one dared to despise Zhu Youxiao among eunuch ministers and centrists formed by parties such as Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang.

Therefore, it is not surprising that these powerful ministers behaved so cowardly after seeing Zhu Youxiao.

But Zhu Youxiao summoned them not to show his prestige in front of them, but to restore their confidence and encourage them to continue to be loyal to him.

"My dear friends, don't be nervous. I only want to chat with you when I summon you today, and all etiquette will be avoided." Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Guangwei, the second cabinet assistant, to give him a seat.

After Wei Guang sat on the pier trembling slightly, Zhu Youxiao returned to the dragon chair and said: "Recently, I have appointed many ministers who were impeached by you, and dismissed many colleagues among you. My friends, you may think that I am going to abandon you members of the Eunuch Party and reuse the Donglin Party, but in fact, you have misunderstood me. My original intention has never changed. My country and society depend on you in the end I don’t think of eunuchs in my heart, it’s just a bad name given by those sour literati in Donglin, if you form a party, I think you are royalists!”

"Royalists?" These eunuchs, composed of traditional landlords and gentry such as Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang, were shocked when they heard this name. Wei Guangwei stood up directly and muttered to himself. .

Zhu Youxiao's words immediately opened up the heart knots of these eunuchs. Only now did they realize that what they turned to was not the eunuch, but the emperor. They were not villains, but real gentlemen!
"Yes, royalist party! The Donglin party members who colluded with the government and businessmen formed a party camp and took the lead in starting the crony dispute, which almost destroyed my foundation for hundreds of years in Ming Dynasty, let alone me, the king, and ignored the saint Confucius. The enlightenment! And dear friends, stick to the righteousness, it is more loyal to me to gather around Wei Zhongxian to attack the Donglin Party, and to form a party to protect our country! Anyone who argues with the eunuch will be punished severely! You are my most trusted ministers, and as long as I am here, your position in the court will be stable for a day!"

After Zhu Youxiao said, he asked Xiao Huangmen to bring in a large box of memorials, and pointed to a large pile of memorials in the box: "This is the papers about your impeachment that I received in the past three days, and I haven't read any of them. , I don’t want to watch it, and I’m going to burn him in front of you today!”

The small yellow gate on the side had already sprinkled sesame oil in the box, Zhu Youxiao took the torch and threw it in directly, and the fire suddenly ignited, shining the whole hall red.

The faces of Wei Guangwei and other ministers suddenly turned crimson like the raging fire, and many of them even choked up, even Xu Xianchun, the commander of Jinyiwei who was always known for his viciousness, couldn't help crying.

And they all knelt down towards Zhu Youxiao at the same time, kowtowing and shouting "Long live!"

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help showing a smile on his face, but he was full of pride in his heart. This is the advantage of being an emperor. A few words of encouragement and a small gesture can easily win the hearts of his subjects.

"My loves, please, now that the Ming Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, all of you are the pillars of the court, and I still need your help, and you must not cry to your health."

Zhu Youxiao didn't think it was enough to be sensational enough, so he personally helped these important ministers up, and these important ministers also swore one by one that they would follow His Majesty's lead in the future, and would be willing to die if they violated it.

Now that these important ministers have expressed their views, Zhu Youxiao also expresses them without hesitation. Wei Guangwei was immediately proposed by him as the chief assistant of the cabinet and joined Xinuang Pavilion. agree.

Cui Chengxiu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was awarded the title of Shaoshi on the basis of Prince Shaobao, and Huo Weihua, Minister of Industry, was also awarded the title of Prince Shaofu.

Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was also directly promoted to be the commander of the Jinyiwei, and was named the Taibao. One, you must know that even Wei Zhongxian has not reached this height.

After some promotion and encouragement, Zhu Youxiao did not let them retire immediately. He decided to strike while the iron was hot. He immediately announced the secret establishment of the Royalist Party, and ordered Wei Guangwei, who had always been talented, to immediately write an oath of the Royalist Party. Ruo Quanyong immediately wrote an oath with the theme of loyalty to the emperor.

Then, Zhu Youxiao personally took the oath with the first batch of important ministers who joined the royalist party, and asked them to sign on the pre-prepared royalist roster, write down their native place and family details, official experience, and personal property.

These ministers didn't dare to make false statements. The current Jinyiwei's intelligence capabilities are still quite strong, and they all confessed.

However, these ministers are not worried that His Majesty will catch him because of this, because for them, being able to form a group with His Majesty the Emperor is the greatest protection for them, and the excuse is just a confession to join the organization .

　Just now I saw a book friend’s comment about Wei Zhongxian’s name. I checked the information again and found that I made a big mistake. I reversed the order of using the two names Wei Zhongxian and Li Jinzhong. Now I know that Wei Zhongxian is the queen who entered the palace. Thank you for reminding me, I will take the time to change the first few chapters, which may cause inconvenience to reading, please forgive me.

　　
　
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