Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 449

After the new year, Zhu Changyuan neither replaced the people in the cabinet immediately, nor forced his own people into the cabinet. Instead, he observed and watched quietly. Naturally, he was not in a hurry to start construction.

The daily court meetings went on as usual, and he pushed all matters, big or small, to the cabinet for resolution. The ministers even thought that the political situation had returned to the Wanli period.

However, when all the officials were relaxing their vigilance, a little censor suddenly stood up, pointed at the cabinet's nose and cursed, and sent a memorial to impeach two elders in the cabinet.

The content of impeachment is very simple, and it is also what actually happened.

For example, when Li Zicheng captured the city of Beijing, because the army had no food to eat, Liu Zongmin had no choice but to launch a world-famous campaign to help pay.

For example, Wei Zaode at that time gave Liu Zongmin 2 taels of silver at one time, and Chen Yan was even more unexpected by giving 4 taels of silver.

The censor impeached the two for several serious crimes such as corruption, treason, and deception.

Corruption is naturally needless to say. The Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang set the Ming salary too low, which is not enough for those officials to support the whole family. Corruption is inevitable, but for example, Chen Yan and Wei Zaode, even among the big officials, the annual salary It's only a little bit, where can I get tens of thousands of taels of silver?
In fact, there is no need for an interrogation to understand that they are corrupt.

Treason is easy to say, after all, Emperor Chongzhen had just died at that time, these people couldn't stand the severe torture of the enemy, so they defected and surrendered immediately, and even handed over money to others, it is natural to be convicted of treason.

As for deceiving the emperor, it refers to Xue Guoguan's instigation of Emperor Chongzhen to help pay.

Since there is no military salary in Liaodong, Xue Guoguan urged the emperor to apportion it to the ministers, how much each person pays!But later, those courtiers were too stingy, and they were afraid to take out the money and get charged with corruption again, so in the end, the union of hundreds of officials raised less than 10 taels of silver.

In the process, there was also a farce in which Li Guorui, the Marquis of Wuqing, set up a stall in the capital to sell his chores. Later, Emperor Chongzhen had to return all the money, but there was one thing. .

In the words of the censor, these two people are helping the thief but not the king!

Chen Yan even quibbled in front of Zhu Changyuan, saying: "Zicheng is now the king of the Northwest of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, there was no one in the world. I gave money to help no one can say anything? As for deceiving the emperor, Chongzhen is the emperor of the previous dynasty."

Zhu Changyuan couldn't stand it anymore, and said coldly to Chen Yan: "The late emperor was named Emperor Lie, and Mr. Chen blatantly roared in the court, isn't it against etiquette?"

Chen Yan is not talking yet.

Looking at the censor, Wei Zaode was so angry that his teeth were itchy, he had to kneel down on the ground, kowtowed fiercely to Zhu Changyuan, and said: "I have lost my virtue, I can't continue to serve as a cabinet minister, I request to be appointed!"

As soon as Wei Zaode's words came out, there was a lot of discussion in the hall. You must know that this is the best time for him to be an official, and he has a bright future in the future.

Moreover, although Wei Zaode has no ability, he is quite eloquent, and he was the number one scholar back then!

If he resigned at this time, his official career would be cut off.

However, it was only a moment of discussion, and the officials came to understand that Wei Zaode had lost his integrity. Although Emperor Chongzhen was the emperor of the previous dynasty and Zhu Changyuan was the founder of a new dynasty, he would not be punished now, but he did have no face in the court. I stayed in the hall.

Zhu Changyuan didn't say yes or no, but turned his eyes and stared at Chen Yan with a half-smile, which was meaningful.

In Chen Yan's eyes, it was as if the emperor was saying to him: Wei Zaode has taken the initiative to resign, why are you still standing there?

Chen Yan sighed, knelt behind Wei Zaode, and said, "Your servant, please resign!"

Only then did Zhu Changyuan laugh, and said: "The two lovers are the pillars of the country. I believe that this matter is full of twists and turns and cannot be settled in one word. Therefore, the two lovers should go back and rest for a while, and when things are clear, Let's serve our country again!"

In this way, it is already giving them a lot of face. At the same time, Zhu Changyuan's words also revealed that as long as you go obediently, I will no longer pursue the past.

"Sir, thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" After the two cabinet ministers thanked them, they left the hall in a daze.

Zhu Changyuan smiled, then with a sad face, he said to Xue Guoguan: "Xue Aiqing, the cabinet is now vacant. As the chief assistant of the cabinet, you are going to elect two people to join the cabinet. Don't affect the normal government affairs!"

At the beginning, Xue Guoguan thought that Zhu Changyuan really wanted him to choose, so he was a little humble and said: "According to the usual practice, cabinet ministers are selected by a group of ministers, and then report the list to His Majesty, and His Majesty will choose again!"

Under normal circumstances, if there is a vacant position in the cabinet, the cabinet selection committee should recommend three people for the selection of the emperor. If there are two people, it should generally recommend five to six people.

Back then, Qian Qianyi used tricks to get those people to push him up when he was selecting cabinet ministers, and even pushed down their chief minister Wen Tiren!Later, Wen Tiren retaliated and played Qian Qianyi's life and death, cutting off his official career. That's why he had more than ten years of experience in the field.

"Oh?" Zhu Changyuan smiled, and then asked shamelessly: "Then, can I also vote in the election?"

This. . .

After hearing Zhu Changyuan's words, the officials were decisively overwhelmed by his shamelessness, even if you look ugly, it's not like this, right?

The Son of Heaven participated in the election in person, so who would dare to deny the person you elected?

Cao Huachun couldn't stand it anymore, and said softly behind Zhu Changyuan: "Your Majesty, think twice, the one who started the evil will have no descendants?"

Zhu Changyuan was startled and shivered.

It would be fine if he just forced his own people into the cabinet today, but it would be fun to play this way, but the consequences are also very serious.

In case one's unworthy descendants want to do something bad in the future, they can follow suit, and the officials have no way to stop it.

Therefore, Zhu Changyuan was very embarrassed. Seeing the silence of the officials after a few seconds, he said: "Hehe, I'm making a joke to you Aiqings. I just want to tell Xue Aiqing that this is a big matter and must be handled strictly as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, he stood up solemnly and said: "Nowadays, the world has just been settled, the people have not yet been able to live and work in peace and contentment, and the people's livelihood is in decline. I always think about it, and I can't sleep all night. I ask you to help me to raise virtuous people and rule the world together!"

The courtiers below shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is holy!"

Zhu Changyuan waved his hand to keep everyone quiet, and continued: "Liu Zongzhou, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, is a learned scholar. He suffered injustice in the previous dynasty and resigned. Who can speak for me? Hope, who can make him return to court for me?"

"Of course, I just gave a few examples. Now there are serious vacancies in my Ming Dynasty's official positions, and the country is not functioning well. You must arrange for supplementary talents to enter various departments as soon as possible. Those former officials who are not yet 60 years old and still have spare capacity, They must be used, such as Guide Mansion Hou Xun, Fujian Huangshizhai and a group of veterans!"

"Everyone should also recommend talented newcomers for the country!" Standing on the imperial steps, Zhu Changyuan talked eloquently, speaking in modern common vernacular. He felt that the ancient way of speaking was not enough to express his meaning: "The newcomers are sharp, Tujin, the old man is conservative, and he knows how to be safe. You can all see what happened during the Chongzhen period, how could we conquer the world if it weren't for our strong soldiers and weapons, and how could we have conquered the world and ordered the princes to tie their hands and go to foreign countries to open up territories for China."

"The "Biography" says: The major event of the country lies in sacrifice and military! What is sacrifice? Sacrifice is etiquette, the law, and the righteous way of the world. What is military? The strength of armor and the benefit of armored soldiers. I believe that the people of the country should also practice warfare when they cultivate morality, and they should always forge sharp weapons and wait for the enemy to attack."

"Although morality can teach Yuanyuan, it cannot stop the enemy's spear and sharp edge. Therefore, we not only need to cultivate morality to influence the assimilation of foreign races, to turn barbarians into China, but also prepare a strong army. First conquer the body, and then develop education and conquer the heart, so why not unite all races in the world with the Han family?"

Zhu Changyuan took a short rest, took a sip of water and watched the reactions of the ministers below.

Sure enough, they had never heard of Zhu Changyuan's theory, such a combination of soft and hard methods, and they didn't expect Zhu Changyuan to have such a big ambition. They were stunned for a while, and didn't know what to say!
"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers could only use these four words to respond to the emperor's strange thought.

"I am naturally wise!" Zhu Changyuan did his part, "I understand better than any of you!"

"Today, I have no secrets. I want to expand the territory and build a big territory, as far as the territory of Genghis Khan. I want to merge all the land in the ocean into China, where our soldiers can reach , are all the territory of my Ming Dynasty. On the land that humans can see, there can only be and will always be one flag flying, and that is the Ming Dynasty.”

"I also tell you without hesitation, starting today, you must change your previous thinking, because with that **** attitude of being the only one in the world, it will never be possible to leave these lands established by your ancestors. You must Look abroad, look further away, look into the deep and bottomless ocean! Instead of just looking at your feet, looking at the official position under the buttocks, and the black yarn on the head!"

"I assure you that in order to conquer the world and educate the barbarians, I can do anything. I can change or even overthrow any law of my ancestors. Those who can keep up with my footsteps and follow my side are heroes who will never be difficult. Those who are short-sighted The people who are here are destined not to be able to walk by my side."

"Don't look at all the problems with old ideas and inherent views. Sometimes, you need to change, and I have to change too! Why can I expel the princes, because I have the most advanced weapons in the world, and I have the most powerful in the world In my hands, there are countless things that can bring benefits to the people and promote the development of the entire human race."

"I can lead the direction of the entire human race, and lead you into an era that has never been seen before."

"So, you have to change your thinking and be ready to follow the pace of the times at any time."

"Finally, I will send you seven more words: If you don't change your mind, you will change your person!"

(End of this chapter)