Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

Chapter 205 The surging leverage

"Then... the throne that I sit on will be handed over to the wise men of the Ming Dynasty in turn?" Emperor Chongzhen smiled and looked at Li Biao. Han Xu said: "Li Qing, I think you are so out of mind.

Out of public concern and for the sake of our Ming Dynasty, it would be a real loss for me not to sit on the throne and assist the government."

"Your Majesty! I have no such idea!"

Li Biao knelt down on the ground, knelt down and said emotionally: "Your Majesty said such angry words, clearly because he wanted to accuse me of being unfaithful and unfilial..."

"Enough!"

Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "As a cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, I don't want to do more practical things for the country or share my worries, but I focus solely on the Yuan case.

I would like to ask you, when did I reuse factory guards?

Could it be that catching the treacherous ministers who deceived the emperor means reemploying the factory guards?!

Could it be that killing Shuo Shu, a domestic thief under the imperial rule, is a re-employment of factory guards?!

Does it mean that if I do anything, as long as I don't listen to the words of the ministers in the DPRK and don't do it according to your wishes, then I will be an unjust and ignorant king?

What crime did Yuan Chonghuan commit? I am wrong, and Jin Yiwei is wrong too. You have to say it.

If this is really the case, then I should simply withdraw from the government and live in the inner court, and follow the example of the emperor's grandfather and others, and leave all the relevant matters to you to handle, how about doing it?"

Han Xu, Li Biao and other cabinet ministers all showed panic and uneasiness. They did not expect that the emperor would say these words so bluntly.

"I am terrified!"

Listening to such a reply, Emperor Chongzhen frowned. The reason why the Ming Dynasty was in such a bad state was because the power of the civil servants was too huge.

Do the gentry and scholars who support them want to firmly control their own interests and not exploit their wealth to pay taxes under various names?

"Are you going to say nothing other than fear?"

Emperor Chongzhen grabbed the memorial in front of him, looked at Han Xu and the others, and said: "In addition to Han Qing's opinions on the draft, I think it can also solve the practical problems.

How many of you are there?

Each one has serious bureaucracy and does not proceed from reality. Is this because you are sharing worries for the country? Out of public concern?!"

Unless the Ming Dynasty asks people to kill the dispute between imperial power and ministerial power, it will never stop. To control a vast territory, scholars must be officials. Otherwise, how can the order of the Ming Dynasty be stable?

As long as this person lives for one day, he will be bound by various factors. He has a reputation, a future, family ties, money, and...

What the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had to do was to check and balance various groups with different origins, different regions, and different factions, so as to control the Ming Dynasty, ensure long-term stability of the dynasty, and prevent others from killing them.

"I took the memorial of Ji Miyong Sanxie."

Emperor Chongzhen stood up, holding the memorandum in his hand, looking at the panicked people, and said coldly: "I will refer to Han Qing's opinions on the draft, make slight modifications, and ask the Supervisor of Ceremonies to approve it.

The Ministry of War was assigned to handle the matter under the cabinet.

Han Qing, I don’t want to see that even normal government affairs cannot be promoted just because of some disturbances in the DPRK.

If this is the case, we might as well let go of the three defense lines of Ji Mi Yong and let the Jianlu invade again."

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen waved his sleeves and walked out of the Wenhua Hall, without giving Han Xu, Li Biao and the others any chance to say anything else.

Fortunately, the Military Aircraft Department was established. If there really was no Military Aircraft Department to take charge of the sudden war situation in the Ming Dynasty, and the cabinet was fully responsible for the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty, how could Emperor Chongzhen carry out his work?

At this stage, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty enjoy privileges and enjoy them as a habit, so that any situation that is not conducive to them will cause a stress reaction.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything on the way from the Wenhua Palace back to the Military Aircraft Department, so Wang Dehua and the others followed him honestly.

"Go and fetch Luo Yangxing for me."

Returning to the military aircraft office, Emperor Chongzhen handed the memorials in his hand to Wang Dehua and said: "And give these memorials to Xu Qing and the others.

The Military Aircraft Department should refer to Han Xu’s opinions on the draft and based on the overall situation of the joint defense of Ji Miyong and the Three Associations, draft a new draft for me, and ask the Director of Ceremonies to approve it!”

"Here!"

Wang Dehua hurriedly stepped forward to take it, and then went to attend to the orders of his emperor. There were ready-made military aircraft and they were not used. Emperor Chongzhen was the one with the problem.

Previously, Emperor Chongzhen summoned the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department to discuss the reconstruction of Ji Miyong Sanxie. Some of his opinions were very clear to the Military Aircraft Department.

If Xu Guangqi cannot even handle this matter, then he should stop staying in the military aircraft department and directly take charge of the Armed Forces Academy.

'It seems that in addition to posting big-character posters, the plan to control public opinion is also going forward. This public opinion is always in the hands of civil servants, and the direction of the wind is controlled by a group of clear-minded people, which will inevitably affect the trend of the DPRK. This is not good.

Very bad!'

Staying alone in the official room, Emperor Chongzhen made predictions about the current situation in the court, thought up corresponding measures, and prepared to kill some rebels with the arrogance of them.

‘Don’t the elites and scholars of the Ming Dynasty like to comment on the affairs of the state? Well, in that case, I will play a joke on the affairs of the state for you.’

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Luo Yangxing's salute brought Emperor Chongzhen back to reality.

"How is Yuan Chonghuan's condition now?"

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at Luo Yangxing and said, "Have you abused him by lynching him? I just went to the Wenhua Palace to manage the government. The cabinet has a lot of opinions about your Jin Yiwei."

"Your Majesty, Yuan Chonghuan is in good condition." Luo Yangxing hurriedly bowed his hands and said: "The Jinyi Guards have never abused lynching. I will decide everything according to His Majesty's will."

After the Yuan case was raised, Luo Yangxing knew that he had no way out. If he wanted to keep the power in his hands, he had no choice but to rely on the emperor and fulfill his duties loyally.

"Well, this is the second and third big-character poster to be posted."

Emperor Chongzhen took out a document, tapped the dragon case, and said coldly: "When you go back, copy it all word for word and post it on the Meridian Gate.

Also, recruit a group of storytellers in each village under the capital. Remember, please be polite and do not use power to oppress you. I will tell you what to do next."

"I accept the decree!"

Since the power of public opinion in the Ming Dynasty was controlled by the civil servants, Qingliu, and scholars, if they wanted to seize the dominant advantage of the power of public opinion, they had to find another way.

Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was too difficult and unnecessary to rely on winning over the above-mentioned groups to help him share his worries. He just took advantage of the Yuan case that was launched this time to conduct a large-scale military training and use his own ideas to gradually seize the leading edge of public opinion. In this way
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next