Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 422 The Minister Tests the Emperor's Heart

Today's Ming Dynasty seems to have reached the beginning of the Ming Dynasty again, as if the country had just been founded, and all social contradictions were hidden and undisturbed.

The civil official group also began to be completely suppressed by the imperial power.

Even though it was Chongzhen's first court meeting in 21 years, Zhu Youjian's feeling at this time was different from any other time in the past.

Now these civil and military officials in front of them look so submissive, with lowered eyebrows, as if they have instinctive fear of him.

This feeling made Zhu Youjian very happy.

Suddenly, he felt that he was now the real emperor of Ming Dynasty.

The Second Army of the 15 Guards returned to the south of the Yangtze River, a large number of naval warships of the Guards haunted the Yangtze River near Nanjing, and the Manchu and Qing war criminals were escorted to Beijing one after another. All these have convinced all civil and military officials. Their emperor did win against the Manchus, and the Manchus completely lost their chance to rule the world.

The civil and military officials naturally understood that the current Emperor Zhu Youjian no longer had any threats.

The powerful guard army is already the most elite army in the world, and they are no longer qualified to disobey the will of His Majesty the Emperor.

But at this moment, the civil and military officials are also beginning to think about what His Majesty's plan is next. Although they can no longer influence the emperor's thoughts, they want to test the emperor's thoughts more clearly.

Zhu Youjian knew that these civil and military officials all wanted to become sharp-eyed and see through their hearts, but the more powerful Zhu Youjian was at this time, the more unwilling he was to let his thoughts be seen through easily. He is easily exposed before his ideas can be successfully implemented.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian did not directly mention what to do next, but first awarded rewards to those who participated in the battle against the Qing army going south and against the two rebel forces of King Lu and King Fu.

First of all, Gao Hongtu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was added as a young teacher, Ruan Dayue was also added as a young guard, and the rest of the civil and military officials were also promoted to the rank of scattered officials. Not to mention the army, Liu Fangliang and He Xinju were promoted to marquis, and Zhou Yuji was also promoted to duke for annihilating Tan Tai's 20 troops.

In addition, Qin Liangyu was also made a duke, Li Banghua and Li Mingrui were also made an earl, and even brought Lu Zhenfei an earl.

Although Li Banghua, Li Mingrui, and Lu Zhenfei were civil servants, they belonged to the Generalissimo's Mansion, and it was normal for them to be knighted like the previous border town civil servants.

However, no one expected that Zhu Youjian would confer the titles of three civil servants as earls in one breath. You must know that in the two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, very few civil servants have been conferred the title of lord. Enkuan.

However, Zhu Youjian's intention to enshrine the officials was also seen by some ministers present at Zhu Youjian's true thoughts. Yuan Hongxun was one of them.
"Your Majesty rewards the ministers, and often bestows them with dukes and earls. Although it is the emperor's grace, it can be seen that His Majesty intends to motivate the ministers to make progress, and he is interested in the Northern Expedition!"

"Yes, but we are not members of the Ministry of War, nor are we the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the officials of the six divisions, and it is not easy to consult, but the country has been militarized for many years, and the people's livelihood is dying. Ah, and the Forbidden City of Your Majesty has not been repaired, nor has the imperial mausoleum been built, we can't let Your Majesty live in a ruined palace for thousands of years and still have no place to live, how can you be a minister like this!"

When Wang Siren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites said this, Yuan Hongxun stroked his beard and said: "This is exactly the matter of your Ministry of Rites, but it should not be too obvious. Your Majesty has just returned from a big victory and is full of funds. The following officials may see that it may be more important to raise this matter." It is His Majesty's will."

Yuan Hongxun whispered in Wang Siren's ear as he spoke.

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Zhu Youjian didn't make an imperial chariot after the court was over, but walked around the Qianqing Palace with the eunuch Yu Huajing, the supervisor of rites and accompanying eunuch.

The Qianqing Palace in Nanjing is not much different from the Qianqing Palace in Beijing, and it is even larger than the Qianqing Palace in Beijing. It covers an area of ​​about three acres, and there are many verandas around it. The west side is now the office of the Grand Marshal's Mansion. , the Supervisor of Rituals was also relocated to the east side, and the front side of the entire Qianqing Palace was also lively.

Zhu Youjian is not an emperor who likes to stay in the palace. He likes to walk around like this. After walking a big circle, he sees Chen Yuanyuan waiting and looking around at the north gate of Qianqing Palace.

During the period when Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian was not around, Chen Yuanyuan tried to keep herself very busy. Although she was already the female official in charge of the Qianqing Palace, and now there is no palace supervisor in the Qianqing Palace, she is naturally the biggest, but she and The maids below rushed to work, and they had to wipe the desk several times when they saw it, and the gold brick floor was also mopped with a damp cloth several times a day, with a whisk and broom in their hands.

Now that I know that Zhu Youjian has returned in triumph, I feel panicked like a deer, and I don't know what to do. I stand in front of the door and watch the sun rise and fall from the ground. When I went to Kunning Palace, I couldn't control myself and ran along in a hurry, but halfway I was afraid that Queen Zhou would say that I didn't understand the rules, so I had to retreat, and stayed on the warm couch listening to the north wind all night. .

"Did you miss me?" Zhu Youjian walked in front of Chen Yuanyuan, picked Chen Yuanyuan's slightly pointed chin with ease, took off his cloak and threw it into Chen Yuanyuan's arms, and stepped into the warm inner room. Seeing that the windows in the room are clear and clean, without any trace of dust, he laughed: "Forget your hard work."

"Your Majesty is thirsty?"

"What would you like to eat, Your Majesty?"

"Is Your Majesty cold?"

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Chen Yuanyuan asked while packing her cloak, while Zhu Youjian hugged her from behind: "Okay, I'm neither cold nor thirsty or hungry, just sit down and answer me honestly, do you miss me? "

"No, no, yes", Chen Yuanyuan instinctively wanted to deny it, but then nodded again, and suddenly hugged Zhu Youjian: "It's good that your Majesty comes back, it's good that you come back!"

"Forget that I love you for nothing", Zhu Youjian pushed Chen Yuanyuan away with a smile. Last night, he spent the night with Queen Zhou. After preparing hot tea, he lay on the old soft couch and began to catch up on sleep.

When Zhu Youjian opened his eyes, the sky outside was getting dark, but at this moment he saw Lu Jiude coming: "Your Majesty, Li Ke has given a memorial to Zhong Chengjun, admonishing His Majesty to abide by filial piety, Now that you have accomplished the great feat of rejecting the Hulu from the north, you should offer sacrifices to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to comfort Taizu!"

"What's the purpose of Baba's sudden memorial, how did the cabinet draft it, and how did your supervisor of ceremonies approve it?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"The cabinet believes that now that the slavery has been defeated and the ancestral foundation has been preserved, it should be sued to the ancestor spirit in heaven, so the ticket is planned to be sacrificed to Xiaoling on the second day of the next month. For the sacrificial ceremony, please ask your Majesty to order it," said Lu Jiude.

　Presumably book friends have also noticed that the story has progressed here, and the first volume is about to end. The first volume is Zhu Youjian’s road to salvation, and in fact, the first volume is not difficult. The first volume is Zhu Youjian’s biggest. His golden finger is his status as the emperor, because he is the emperor, he recruits soldiers and buys horses, he doesn't care what others say, because he is the emperor, he doesn't need a reason to kill, because he is the emperor, Nanming internal fighting is naturally much less than the original Nanming internal fighting; A new chapter is about to start, and the new chapter is not about saving the nation, but revitalizing and reforming, and naturally there will be greater conflicts.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)