When Jiang Yuyan's guard of honor passed by Tianjie, countless people knelt down and saluted.
Some people worship sincerely, some worship for rights, and many more are still afraid of death.
Emperor Yan's tyranny was no less brutal than Yongle's, and this matter had penetrated deeply into the hearts of the Ming gentry.
The majestic carriage slowly moved into the street.
Sudden.
"Whoosh~" Countless arrows flew from both sides of the street.
Jiang Yuyan in the canopy waved her hand casually, and the arrows flew back, hitting the vital point directly.
After countless assassinations in the past two years, she has become accustomed to it.
"Arrest him and investigate thoroughly!" a cold voice sounded.
The onlookers were immediately trembling with fear. There was nothing trivial about the emperor. The emperor was sitting on his pillow and you were hanging your head.
It is unknown how many people will be implicated in this assassination.
"yes!"
The chariot continued to move forward, and the guards sent out a group of elite guards to take people and interrogate them.
When there are more people hurt, there will naturally be more enemies. Some people are willing to tolerate it, while others risk their lives for revenge. Most of them are still taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives.
They were testing to see when Jiang Yuyan's skills would decrease and when she would become weak.
As for the lives of those who were tested, they were not worth mentioning, they were just pawns.
That was because they voluntarily avenged their lost relatives. As for why their relatives were killed? Is this important?
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Qianqing Palace is nine rooms wide, five rooms deep, sixty feet high, and has double-eaves pavilions.
At the door, Jiang Yuyan slowly got off the carriage.
The girl wears a golden crown on her head and a yellow dragon robe, embroidered with dragon patterns, Zhai patterns and twelve chapter patterns. The giant dragon flying in the clouds and mist on her chest is facing the world with its teeth and claws, just like the domineering domineering look between her eyebrows, overlooking the world.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!" The maid guarding the door bowed and bowed.
"No courtesy." Jiang Yuyan casually ordered and walked straight into the palace.
There is actually a parrot at the entrance of the palace with colorful feathers. It screams when it sees Jiang Yuyan.
"You are a fool, you are a fool!"
The palace maids were immediately frightened and turned pale.
Jiang Yuyan glanced at it, and the parrot froze and shouted quickly.
"You are a great beauty, you are a great beauty!"
Jiang Yuyan smiled, and the sky and the earth lit up.
"Whose bird is this?"
Xiaolan stepped forward quickly: "Your Majesty, this is raised by Brother Le, specially used to quarrel with that lark."
Jiang Yuyan:......
This guy is the only one in the palace who can be so unscrupulous.
After entering the palace, Su Ying also came out and squatted slightly: "Greetings to Your Majesty."
Jiang Yuyan touched the girl's white and tender ears: "I told you, you and I don't have to be polite."
Su Ying smiled and remained silent.
There was a trace of disappointment in Jiang Yuyan's eyes. No wonder the emperors were solitary. Standing at the top of the power, speaking out about the Constitution and following the law, everyone would be separated from you.
Even the closest relatives and best friends are no exception.
"Meow~" the little yellow cat flew directly above her head.
Why did the poop scooper come back? Is there another cat outside?
"Goose~" Jiang Yuyan laughed happily.
It seems that she is much happier than other emperors. She still has a friend in this world.
Speaking of which, the fact that she ascended the throne so quickly has a lot to do with the fact that a golden dragon fell from the sky and turned into a jade seal. Various folk legends are becoming more and more outrageous. After all, hundreds of officials and 30,000 soldiers who were present at that time witnessed the miracle with their own eyes.
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The key is that she just let the little yellow cat hold it in her mouth!
Jiang Yuyan held the young golden kitten in front of her and looked carefully into its big blue eyes.
What other abilities does this guy have that she doesn't know about? Why is he only slightly better than her every time they spar?
Miao Le's eyes widened, his tail stretched out somewhere, and his pink tongue moved around his mouth: "Meow~"
What are you looking at?
Jiang Yuyan laughed: "Come, let's have a meal!"
"yes!"
When the food was served, Su Ying looked, smelled, smelled and tasted it before letting Jiang Yuyan use her chopsticks.
"It's so troublesome to use, but don't you think Brother Le eats very well?" Jiang Yuyan saw that the little yellow cat was eating well, and she was already hungry.
I still rush to eat delicious food. When I eat alone outside, I always feel that I have no appetite for anything.
Su Ying rolled her eyes at the little yellow cat: "He will be fine no matter what he eats!"
Last time, when she was bored, she went to the pharmacy to find some mushrooms and fried them to prepare a dish. Little did she know that the little yellow cat started eating them right away.
She thought it was cooked, so she took a bite. After a while, she saw little yellow cats from all directions meowing at her, and then they started to squirt up and down, almost killing her.
After that, the little yellow cat laughed at her for several days.
After finishing the meal, Jiang Yuyan went to the study to deal with the memorial, while Su Ying continued to compile medical books. The little yellow cat slept soundly. They both had a bright future.
According to the rules set by Jiang Yuyan, all memorials from the 1,427 counties of the Ming Dynasty must be reviewed and approved by the cabinet before being sent to her.
If something is not handled properly, call it back directly or summon cabinet officials to discuss it.
At the beginning, the ministers were naturally prepared, but they were not too afraid. After all, most emperors wanted to be a wise and wise emperor when they first came to power, so they were a little more diligent in their duties.
According to their estimates, Jiang Yuyan could persist for a month at most. To know all the big and small things in the world and to be involved in every detail, this kind of energy is simply not something that ordinary people can afford.
Half a year later, the ministers were panicking. Is this Jiang Yuyan a tough guy? He worked all day long and even asked about a farmer in a remote county who had his field robbed?
And the real-name reporting mechanism of the Jinyiwei really disgusted them from the bottom of their hearts. A commoner was actually qualified to sue the gentry and nobles!
Whose world does this belong to? Does it still belong to those bastards?
...
The next day, morning.
At Mao hour (five o'clock in the morning), there will be a court meeting.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!" All the officials bowed and bowed.
Liu Xi directly shouted: "If there is something to do, we will start to act, but if there is nothing to do, we will retreat."
Jiang Yuyan, who was wearing a crown on her head, looked at the ministers below, all of whom looked tired.
That's it, let them go back to bed when they are tired every day, so that they will not have random thoughts.
Prince Zhu Jianzhi sat upright on the small dragon chair next to her.
This little guy is the attitude she expressed to the officials. Like Wu Zhou, she will not take away the Ming Dynasty. When she gets old, she will return the Ming Dynasty to the Zhu family. By the way, she also promoted the former minister Li Xian to the cabinet and let him
Witness it for yourself.
Li Xian came out and said: "Your Majesty, the late emperor has passed away. Please give him a posthumous title for the historian to compile."
"Ha~" Jiang Yuyan smiled: "Then, dear friends, please decide on his posthumous name today."
Suddenly the hall fell silent.
Yu Mian, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, came out: "We have something to say. In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Emperor Tianshun personally marched and commanded at will. As a result, our army was defeated. Two hundred thousand elites were lost. The entire civil and military center of the Ming Dynasty was almost wiped out.
As for Kong, almost all the dozens of high-ranking civil and military officials who followed him on the expedition died for their country.
Later, Emperor Tianshun actually led the Wala army to the gates of Datong and Xuanfu to shout for them to open the door, which was a disgrace to the Ming Dynasty.
In the first year of Zhengtong, Emperor Tianshun was restored to power. From then on, he killed ministers and generals without permission: Yu Qian, Guo Deng, Luo Hengxin and others who refused to open the city gate.
Years later, Emperor Tianshun also built a temple to pray for his captor, Grand Master Wala. This incident was simply shocking...
Due to all kinds of evil deeds, the ministers believed that Emperor Tianshun was not worthy to enter our Ming Dynasty Ancestral Temple, let alone be buried in the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
As for the posthumous title, Wei Chen thinks that the character Zhou is the most suitable!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the court suddenly fell silent.
Isn't this too cruel?
However, it makes sense when everyone thinks about Yu Mian's identity. He is the son of Yu Qian. Yu Qian was an upright official and could be said to have died for the Ming Dynasty. However, his home was confiscated by Emperor Tianshun and he was exiled.
Since the emperor did what he did, it can be said that since him, no one in the Ming Dynasty has been willing to die for the Zhu family.
After a while, some courtiers also came out to object. After all, they were once ministers of Emperor Tianshun. Now they came out to say a few words. One was to impress Emperor Yan, and the other was to show that they were also affectionate people.
After a long discussion, Jiang Yuyan decided in one word: "Then it will be designated as 'Jie'. Emperor Shun will not enter the Ancestral Temple to worship on this day, nor will he enter the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
In addition, Emperor Jingtai was ordered to live as a governor, and the position of King Xuan was based on the people's hearts and the power of affairs. During his reign, he devoted himself to appointing talents and worked hard in politics. The posthumous title of '戾' was greatly inappropriate, so it was changed to '
Ying' lived in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and moved the coffins and coffins to the Xiaoling Mausoleum!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" All the officials agreed quickly.
Those who liked to oppose in the past have either gone home or met their ancestors.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Yuyan looked at Yu Mian and continued: "Yu Qian Shaobao has a strong temperament, good economics, good at both civil and military affairs, and has a great voice. In times of crisis, to protect the family and the country, choose
The generals will train their troops and defeat the enemy, so China and foreign countries rely on tranquility.
I would like to posthumously present Yu Qian as a special official of Guanglu, Zhuguo, Taifu, with a posthumous title of Wenzheng, who will be able to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple and share the incense with the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
Can you object?"
All the officials were stunned. Since the Ming Dynasty, the posthumous titles of civil servants have always been two characters. Therefore, the posthumous title "Wenzheng" is the highest praise for civil servants. However, Yu Qian's contribution to turning the tide must be worthy of it.
Later.
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
The ministers suddenly felt that this female devil seemed to be a good emperor. As long as she did something, she would be willing to reward her. Then in the future, she would be awarded a title and become prime minister, wouldn't it depend on her own performance?
In addition, the prince who directly threatened her position was safe and sound, and Li Xian, who once scolded her, was also willing to re-employ her. This Emperor Yan's ambition was truly magnificent and rare in ancient times.
Perhaps, their generation of monarchs and ministers really created the eternal legend of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty.
How about trying to work for two years?
Some civil servants suddenly remembered that their ideals when they were studying were definitely not flattering their bosses every day in the past few years, nor thinking about how to make money or how to get promoted.
Instead, we should work for the people, fight for the rise of Ming Dynasty, and leave our name in history!
After the posthumous title was discussed, the courtiers began to complain about spring plowing and water conservancy, which were commonplace issues. In some areas, there were heavy floods every autumn, and the construction of the dam was a complete mess.
Jiang Yuyan directly issued an order. From now on, whoever builds the dam will have their whole family living on the dam during the autumn floods. The water will not stop and they are not allowed to flow down. Let’s see who dares to cut corners in the future.
At the end, Yu Mian spoke up again: "Your Majesty, during this counter-rebellion, your Majesty seized a total of one million acres of farmland and made a lot of profits.
Although the treasury is now full, His Majesty has exempted more taxes.
But the finances of the family and the country should be prepared in advance, and finance matters are nothing more than increasing revenue and cutting expenditures. I think your majesty’s land should be taxed per acre to replenish the national treasury!”
As soon as these words were said, the court fell silent, and the ministers looked at each other in astonishment.
Jiang Yuyan pondered for a moment: "Yes!"
The ministers immediately beamed with joy. It was so comfortable to get money from the emperor!
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Later, Yu Mian continued: "In the old system of Emperor Taizu Zhu, the gentry were exempted from taxes, but now that the fields in various places are under the name of the gentry, they do not pay taxes. If this happens in the past, it will be the cause of disaster for the country. I suggest that the gentry pay taxes as one.
As for the preferential treatment for the gentry, you can make up for it with additional money!"
"Moreover, nowadays, taxes are paid according to the number of people in various places, and the gentry in various places often impose heavy taxes on the common people, causing all the people to suffer misery.
Wei Chen suggested that we, the Ming Dynasty, should collect taxes based on the number of acres of land. If this is implemented, the burden on the people will be greatly reduced!"
As soon as the words fell, the ministers immediately wanted to kill Yu Mian. Good guy, it turns out there is a trick here.
Let the emperor pay the tax first, and then let the gentry pay the tax after they agree. The emperor has already paid the tax, how can they not pay it?
The key is which of the ministers and ministers of the DPRK does not own hundreds or thousands of acres of land? Isn’t this just cutting off their flesh?
Dog thief!
"That makes sense. You, Yu Mian, are responsible for this matter. The Jinyi Guards and the Household Department will cooperate. No one can hinder it!" Jiang Yuyan said in a deep voice.
All the officials in the hall looked at each other, almost crying but without tears, and bowed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Just think of it as a loss of money and avoidance of disaster.
Now that the female devil is at the peak of her power, give her some face. Anyway, the emperor will change sooner or later, but their family has always been there.
After a few emperors changed, a loser came, and they were fooled a few times, the Ming Dynasty's system would benefit them.
Wait another thirty years! How can she, Jiang Yuyan, still work for thirty years? The family has been passed down for thousands of years, and each generation is stronger than the next. They can always wait until the day Jiang Yuyan steps down.
"Retreat!"
After Emperor Yan left, all the officials came out of Fengtian Hall one by one.
When they got out of the gate, all the officials saw Emperor Yan slowly leaving and walking towards the harem, following the prince's guard of honor.
Some officials looked at each other and shook their heads. Emperor Yan was still too impatient and exempted so many taxes at once. Although the treasury was temporarily full, he had no way to increase revenue and had to cut back on expenditure.
I heard that she got rid of all her honor guards and sent out most of the palace ladies, eunuchs, and concubines who had no heirs.
Some were assigned to the East Factory and went out to work, and some were given money directly, or went to Huangzhuang to do work.
Compared with the previous emperors, the number of people in the Ming Dynasty's harem is probably the smallest in history.
...
Xu Dabai, who was on duty in front of the harem gate, was suddenly stunned. He saw Emperor Yan slowly walking into the palace alone, as if he was still thinking about some important national affairs.
He almost shed tears. Why is she always alone?
For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the whole world is an enemy. Your Majesty, she is too lonely!
Thinking again of the Hua Xingnu at home who looked at people with the back of her head all day long, Xu Dabai was immediately filled with anger, and now he wanted to go back and scold her.
"Look at others, look at you!"
Hum, when I go back tonight, I will teach her what it means to be the head of the family!
"Hey, brother, do you still have the Yuan-Building Pill quota for this month?" Xu Dabai quickly asked the guard next to him.
The subordinate looked at Xu Dabai's face with suspicion.
Xu Dabai quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I have a brother who recently fought against the rebels and was injured and bleeding heavily. He needs to be replenished!"
Men:???
How could he remember that the boss has no brothers?
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In the harem, in the main room, Miao Le is training the rat with a serious expression.
For him, taming animals is quite simple. He just needs to find a few smart people in the tribe, take some Yuan-Building Pills, and when he is a little wise, he can instill the necessary knowledge through his mental power.
If you survive it, you will be your subordinate. If you cannot survive it, you will become a dish. It is economical and practical.
"Bah, bang, bang!" Miao Le gave the leader of the big black rats several big butt pockets.
They have dug holes all the way to his house. Do you want to rebel?
The big black rat is very aggrieved. Isn't it the boss who asked you to monitor the whole city?
"Your Majesty!" A maid greeted outside.
Miao Le swept the three black rats into the hole on one side with his tail, and then filled it in. When the man in dragon robe came in, he sweetly called out: "Meow!"
Welcome home!
Jiang Yuyan came in, wearing regular clothes and a red dragon robe. Her face was delicate and beautiful, and she was otherworldly. There was no trace of human fireworks.
When he saw the little yellow cat, he immediately smiled like a flower and stepped forward to pick it up.
"Brother Le, are you waiting for me at the door every day? That's great!"
