Chapter 115 Wynn dared to liaise with the cabinet!
What frightened all the civil and military officials was not just Zhu Youtang’s determination and courage.
More importantly, they discovered at this moment that Zhu Youtang also had the strength to match it.
With those hundred thousand trapped in the camp, what kind of rebel force can’t the Ming Dynasty be put down?
If there is really a rebellion in the northwest, it will be just as Zhu Youtang said.
If one person rebels, one person will be killed!
One hundred people rebel, one hundred people are killed!
Ten thousand people rebel and massacre ten thousand people!
If millions of people rebel, then we will fight the Ming Dynasty again!
Zhu Youtang glanced at the ministers kneeling on the ground indifferently and spoke lightly.
"Everyone, get up. Don't mention the matter of conferring the title of King of Loyalty and Submission."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Zhu Youtang made the final decision, the rest of the trivial matters will be covered by these The officials went to take charge.
In various parts of the northwest, how many prefectures and counties should be established and who should be appointed as the prefect and county magistrate are all issues.
At this time, Xu Pu, the chief minister of the cabinet, walked out of the queue, holding a wat board in his hand.
"Your Majesty, if you want to move the northwest of the county, we need to carefully consider it."
"The worries of the ministers in the DPRK are not unreasonable. It is necessary to prevent the natives of the northwest from mutiny and trouble."
“Although the Ming Dynasty has a strong military now, , but soldiers are dangerous weapons. If you can do without them, it is better not to use them. "Sun Tzu said, "In battle, the first thing is to attack the heart, and the next thing is to attack the city without bloodshed." , that is naturally better.”
Zhu Youtang naturally considered this.
"I understand, so after the northwest of the county, I sent the guilty officials and exiled people to settle in the northwest."
"At the same time, I moved some northwest natives to live in the Central Plains."< br>
"Also, relax the threshold for the northwest imperial examination and include the northwest imperial examination in the list."
"At the same time, open a northwest official school, funded by the imperial court, to enlighten the natives of the northwest in Chinese studies for free."< br>
"Regardless of whether their grades are good or bad, ten quotas are fixed for the natives of the northwest to be elected every year."
"The natives of the northwest are given priority to be awarded the official positions of prefecture, county magistrate and other officials in the northwest."
Zhu You Tang's method is very simple, which is to force ethnic integration.
At the same time, policy protection was provided in the imperial examination, making it easier for them to pass the Ming Dynasty's examinations and scholars.
This logical line is also very simple. If ordinary northwest natives want to improve their lives, they have to take the imperial examination.
To participate in the imperial examination, you have to learn Chinese characters, speak Chinese, practice Chinese etiquette, and accept Chineseization.
After passing the examination at the same time, he will become an official of the Ming Dynasty.
Butt determines thinking. In the position of officials of the Ming Dynasty, how can these native officials not act towards the Ming Dynasty?
To put it bluntly, it took 40 years of Chineseization and two generations.
Are they Han people or Hu people?
Zhu Youtang's words were like enlightenment, making these shrewd officials suddenly enlightened on the issue of dealing with border ethnic minorities.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"After forty years of such education, the natives of the Ming Dynasty will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty regardless of Han or Hu!"
"Your Majesty Holy Ming!”
“Your Majesty, Holy Ming!”
Xu Pu, Liu Jian, Wang Shu and others looked excited.
The borderland ethnic policies that have troubled the Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years seem to have been solved in a few words by Zhu Youtang.
Subsequently, Zhu Youtang issued several decrees regarding this expedition.
The first is to build a martyrs cemetery around Suzhou Guard.
All the martyrs who died on the northwest battlefield were buried in the cemetery and were worshiped by the Ming Dynasty court for generations.
At the same time, special mausoleum guardians are set up, and local officials must pay regular tributes on major commemorative festivals.
Second, the families of all martyrs who died in the northwest battlefield will receive a pension of twenty taels of silver or twenty guan of Hongzhi treasure notes.
Thirdly, young women from the Turpan Khanate who moved into the interior from Gaochang City were either rewarded or sold and scattered as slaves in various places.
After issuing these decrees, Zhu Youtang announced his resignation from the court and returned to Hongde Hall.
Starting from today, the policy that will affect the entire Ming Dynasty border and all ethnic minorities will begin to be implemented.
Xu Pu, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian rushed to Wenyuan Pavilion.
They must refine Zhu Youtang's will into steps that can be actually implemented as soon as possible.
These detailed tasks are laborious and there are many things to consider.
The ability of these four people to do things is still very good, and Zhu Youtang can use them easily.
The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were still capable, but they were more thoughtful.
Just like an old-fashioned television, it needs to be banged from time to time.
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After Zhu Youtang returned to Hongde Hall, he did not rush to correct the notes. Instead, he leaned on the soft couch and prepared to rest for a while.
At this moment, Wang Zhi, the director of the West Factory, hurriedly walked into the Hongde Hall.
At this moment, Wang Zhi, who had always been indifferent to emotions and anger, had a look of worry on his face.
"My humble minister, Wang Zhi, is here to greet Your Majesty."
Zhu Youtang opened his eyes, looked at Wang Zhi in front of him, took a deep breath, took the teacup at hand, and prepared to drink tea.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wang straightened up, with a look of confusion on his face, then took a step forward and lowered his voice.
"Your Majesty, while investigating the relationship between the late emperor's murder case and the harem, I accidentally found out that Huai'en had a very close relationship with the Empress Dowager Zhou and the Empress Wang in the harem in the 21st year of Chenghua."< br>
“Furthermore, Huaien also had frequent contacts with the three elders of the previous dynasty, Wan’an, Liu Ji, and Liu Jue. "
"In September of that year, Huaien was demoted to Nanzhili to guard Xiaoling."
"What?"
Zhu Youtang was extremely shocked. , the hand holding the tea cup shook, and the priceless cloisonné tea cup fell to the ground with a crisp sound. "Bang!"
With this crisp sound, Wang Zhi knelt on the ground again, not daring to speak again.
Zhu Youtang was stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.
After a while, Zhu Youtang came back to his senses, his face already extremely serious.
“You mean, Wynn not only had an affair with foreigners, but also conspired with the harem?!”
Wang Zhi lowered his head and did not answer directly: "The minister is just reporting the truth."
Huaien's affair with foreign dynasties and conspiracy in the harem can be big or small.
To put it mildly, these are things that happened in the previous dynasty, which does not mean that Wynn dares to do this now.
But speaking more seriously, Wynn dared to have an affair with other dynasties when he was in the previous dynasty, but what about now?
Did Zhu Youtang also secretly contact the civil servants of the previous dynasty from a place unknown to him?
It was a taboo for the emperor for a eunuch in the harem to have an affair with a former civil servant, and it would not be an exaggeration to execute him immediately.
What's more, Wynn not only had an affair with a civil servant, but also had close contacts with the empress dowager and empress in the harem.
Contacting the harem and the former court at the same time, what does Wynn want to do? !
No wonder Zhang Min was forced to commit suicide by swallowing gold because of the same eunuch who had protected him since he was a child, but Wynn was unscathed.
No wonder they were all eunuchs working for the emperor. Wang Zhi was slandered to such an extent that he was notorious for thousands of years, while the evaluation of Huai En in the history books was pretty good.
That makes sense!
It all makes sense!
Which eunuch who has a good relationship with civil servants in private is not praised?
But Zhu Youtang really didn’t want to believe that Huaien, who had been with him and protected him since childhood, would betray him!
In the 21st year of Chenghua, Huaien had an affair with another court and conspired with the harem. What was the purpose? !
Zhu Youtang slammed the table, stood up and walked towards the outside of Hongde Hall, his voice low: "Ask Huaien to come see me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Wang Zhi stood up quickly , follow Zhu Youtang closely.
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Dongchang Yamen.
Wynn was sitting on the recliner, happily warming himself up to the fire and making tea.
Now the murder case of the late emperor in Dongchang's hands has reached the final stage.
Huaien left all the matters to his godson Li Guang, and he was lazy and wanted to be quiet.
At this time, a young eunuch who was the Supervisor of Ceremonies rushed into the Supervisor of Ceremonies on a rolling crawl. In this winter, he was sweating all over.
"Eunuch Huai! It's not good... it's not good..."
When Wynn saw the little eunuch's panic, his heart suddenly sank, and he quickly asked: "But Your Majesty wants to summon our family?"
"Exactly...exactly!"
Then The little eunuch is anxious Out of breath: "His Majesty wants... to ask the father-in-law to go to Anle Hall for an audience!"
"Huh? What?!"
Huaien's legs softened in anxiety, and he walked directly from the The recliner fell to the ground.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, are you okay?"
The fans from the surrounding East Factory rushed to help, but were pushed away by Wynn.
"Quick! Quick! I have to enter the palace quickly to see His Majesty!"
Wynn said to himself, not even wearing a cloak, and rushed into the ice and snow with only his coat. .
"Eunuch Huai, the big cloak! Put on the big cloak!"
The little eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies hugged Wynn's fox fur cloak, caught up with Wynn who was trotting all the way, and put the cloak on him.
It’s no wonder that Wynn is so rude, it’s because Anletang’s position is too sensitive.
Anletang is located at the northernmost edge of the palace, near Bei'anmen, far away from the Forbidden City.
This is the place where the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty palace rested their bodies after falling ill.
It is also the place where eunuchs who were allowed to retire by the emperor spent their old age.
After the death of some eunuchs who had no other family members, their tablets would also be enshrined in Anle Hall, and the younger eunuchs would pay homage to them every year.
This is the most unlucky place in the palace. Normally, no one comes except the little eunuch who is responsible for cleaning the memorial tablets and delivering soups and medicines to the sick eunuchs.
But it is such a place, Zhu Youtang lived here for five years.
In the sixth year of Chenghua, Concubine Wan Gui favored the Sixth Palace and did not allow other concubines to give birth to a prince.
After Ji became pregnant, she hid in the harem.
However, after Ji gave birth to Zhu Youtang, Concubine Wan Gui still knew about it, and Concubine Wan Gui ordered Zhang Min to get rid of Zhu Youtang.
But Zhang Min couldn't bear Emperor Xianzong's death, so he secretly raised Zhu Youtang in Anletang, and told Concubine Wan Gui that Zhu Youtang had been eliminated.
So, Zhu Youtang grew up in Anletang until he was five years old.
It was not until eleven years after Chenghua that Emperor Xianzong knew the existence of Zhu Youtang, and then named Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang was then sent to Zhaode Palace of Concubine Wan Gui and was raised by Concubine Wan Gui.
Until now, Zhu Youtang still vaguely remembers the appearance of Concubine Wan Gui.
She was a kind-faced woman who was also very gentle to Zhu Youtang. She was not as vicious as the rumors outside.
It’s just that Zhu Youtang didn’t live in Zhaode Palace for too long, and was sent to the Cining Palace of Empress Dowager Zhou.
When Zhu Youtang was sent to Cining Palace, all the ministers in the cabinet wrote letters asking for the establishment of a crown prince.
The next month, Emperor Xianzong officially named Zhu Youtang the crown prince.
For many years since then, Zhu Youtang has been living in Cining Palace with the then Empress Dowager Zhou.
(End of this chapter)