[On August 24, the seventh year of the Apocalypse, you put on the gongmian and offered sacrifices to heaven and earth. That is, the emperor was in the Huangji Hall, and the emperor was in Chongzhen. During the enthronement ceremony, there was a sudden sound of thunder from the sky. 】
[From this moment on, you are no longer King Xin Zhu Youjian, you are Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian.]
[You raised your head and glanced at the sky. It was as gloomy as ink, just like the Ming Dynasty that was riddled with holes. Deep into the darkness, you even heard the groans of the empire, the sound of shattering and cracking. 】
[Brother Imperial has entrusted you with an empire that is about to be destroyed, just like the empire that was in danger after the Tumubao Incident. At this time, in the Ming Dynasty, there is no Qiwu King Zhu Gaojie, no Yu Shaobao and Yu Qian. How should you save this empire?
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[You don’t know who is a loyal minister and who is a treacherous minister, who is a capable minister and who is a mediocre minister. You are like a boy walking in the fog. You don’t know whether the road ahead is smooth or full of pits.]
[However, at this time, you have already made a blood oath in your heart - you will save this empire!]
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this. He had seen so many emperors in the dynasties, starting from the Hongxi Emperor Zhu Gaochi to the current Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian. He was either immoral or lacking in soul. It seems that someone with such a firm ambition as the Chongzhen Emperor was
Only the Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youtang.
However, Emperor Hongzhi's life was not as heroic as his ambition. Instead, he was quite frustrated. Throughout his life, he kept compromising with civil servants, and he compromised until his death. Apart from compromise, he had no better way.
The only way to stabilize the Ming Dynasty at that time was to compromise and allow the Ming Dynasty to recuperate and prolong its reign as much as possible.
Zhu Di didn't know what Emperor Chongzhen would do.
The imperial court doesn't care whether King Qi makes any moves, because they believe in King Qi. As long as King Qi is there, the battle will be won. It doesn't matter who you are, how awesome you are, how dare you compete with King Qi on how to fight?
[You continue to reward Wei Zhongxian and get close to the eunuchs, so that "Nine Thousand Years Old" has the illusion that Emperor Chongzhen is easy to get along with. ]
[Although Wei Zhongxian was full of evil in the court, he at least ensured that civil servants would not ride on the emperor's head. As for whether the eunuchs would ride on the emperor's head, there is no guarantee. 】
[At least Wei Zhongxian didn’t pretend to be cool and said: Let me do it, I can do it. I will capture Guangning first, and then restore Liaoshen.]
In Guangning City, thousands of miles away from Jinling City, Zhu Gaojie lit a green lantern and sorted through the military reports piled up like a hill in front of him.
"We currently have a total of 118 hidden stakes in Kaijing of the Li Dynasty. These hidden stakes have begun to penetrate to the upper levels since twenty years ago. This is a good knife that has been used in the Li Dynasty.
A good knife for the throat.”
What a joke!
Why do you think Emperor Tianqi promoted Wei Zhongxian? You killed him now without any foreshadowing. What happens next? What do you use to fight against the civil servants who are the core of the Donglin Party?
Before killing Wei Zhongxian, why don't you help another Wei Zhongxian up again?
What does it mean?
There are only two possibilities: one is that Zheng He is going to sail to the West again, but Zheng He has just returned to China, so it is unlikely that he will sail to the West again.
Zhu Gaojie's eyes narrowed slightly, "The stronger the power of Lord Zhongning Li Chen, the greater the sense of crisis for Prince Li Zhen. If you expand Li Zhen's power, is the North Korean king Li Fangyuan a fool? If Li Zhen owns
When the rebellion reaches its peak, the King of Joseon will no longer be patient, he will use simple and swift means to get rid of Li Bao! Don’t underestimate Li Fangyuan, he himself is a rebel and has plenty of experience in dealing with rebellions.”
[After Wei Zhongxian relaxed his vigilance, you suddenly killed the Hakka family who helped Wei Zhongxian dominate the government. Then you listed Wei Zhongxian's crimes, demoted him to guard the imperial mausoleum, and then used Wei Zhongxian as "a desperado".
He was armed with fierce swords, numerous in number, surrounded by people and protected, and looked like a rebel." On the grounds that he was arrested and brought to Beijing.]
[And Wei Zhongxian still made a great contribution to the treatment of Liaodong. This guy probably also knows that if Liaodong is gone, he will be gone. He has been raising money for Liaodong out of his own pocket, but this "paying out of his own pocket",
Even though it was his money, I don’t know where his money came from.】
[The Liao army was dissatisfied with their pay and was invincible even if they were fully paid. When Wei Zhongxian was there, the Liaodong Army fought tooth and nail to suppress the Jurchens, which was truly brave.]
[After the eunuchs were destroyed, you were a little confused, wondering whether it was right or wrong to kill Wei Zhongxian.]
[When you first came to the throne, you still treated Wei Zhongxian and his party members like an imperial brother. Those who deserved rewards were still rewarded, and those who deserved official appointments were still granted officials. However, Wei Zhongxian felt uneasy, smelled the danger, and took the initiative to write a letter begging to resign from Dongchang.
As an admiral, I wanted to use this to test the truth. However, not only did you not approve it, but you also tried to persuade me and comfort me.】
[And Wei Zhongxian also has an unheard-of honorific: nine thousand nine hundred years old! 】
Learn from Emperor Hongzhi and compromise?
The situation between North Korea and China is in such chaos that compromise will lead to a dead end. What a waste!
Resist like Emperor Zhengde?
In this situation, if we resist, I am afraid that Chongzhen will die even worse than Zhengde. The cause of death of Emperor Taichang and Emperor Tianqi is unclear, and those people don't mind killing another emperor.
Learn from Emperor Jiajing to control?
It has to be said that although Emperor Jiajing was a weirdo, he was indeed a manipulative genius rarely seen in a century. He controlled the government for forty-five years and treated everyone as a plaything. Not everyone can learn from this weird thing.
Liaodong doesn't care because they are soldiers. The duty of soldiers is to obey orders. Whose orders should they obey? obey King Qi's orders!
Only North Korea cares. They have noticed that the Ming Dynasty stationed a powerful navy at Lushunkou. Although they know nothing about the changes in Liaodong, they are also aware of the seriousness of the matter.
Moreover, Wei Zhongxian did not die unjustly. Although he died, he still enjoyed the glory for most of his life. How can you, a eunuch, still think about eternal glory?
[His rise is to help his brother Tianqi Emperor regain the imperial power, and you no longer need this "nine thousand years old" who is causing trouble in the imperial court. ]
[The "commission ghost" is the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, and the "eggplant flower" alludes to Emperor Tianqi's wet nurse Hakka. These two weirdos collude with each other, and the entire capital is under their control. Even the Donglin Party, which was in great power for a while, also
Trembling in front of them.】
[You designated Wei Zhongxian and 255 other people as "rebels". Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family were killed by Ling Chi, and their members were executed, reduced from membership, or exiled from the army. The eunuch party, which had been in power for a while, was wiped out in an instant. 】
[After Wei Zhongxian learned the news, he drank heavily and hanged himself.]
Zhu Gaojie touched his chin and said to Lu Chaoyang, "Give these hidden stakes orders to intensify the conflict between the North Korean King Li Fangyuan and the Crown Prince Li Bao as much as possible, and... expand the power of the Zhongning Grand Prince Li Chen."
Aren’t the Donglin Party happy?
If Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao knew about it under the spring, he might be so angry that he would climb out of the coffin and strangle Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian to death!
Lu Chaoyang was a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, if you want to intensify the conflict between the Li Dynasty and the royal family, shouldn't you support Li Chen to take the throne? Why should you expand Li Chen's power?"
Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao: I spent a full seven years, and finally even risked my life, just to help you take back your power, you just give it away?!
Zhu Di was numb, but at the same time, he suddenly had a magical thought: What would King Qi do if he were Emperor Chongzhen?
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However, Zhu Di soon realized something was wrong: Emperor Chongzhen seemed to think that after killing Wei Zhongxian, everything would be over?
Do you want to use your own passion?
Originally, Wei Zhongxian was an "experience gift package" prepared by Emperor Tianqi for Emperor Chongzhen. Although this gift package could not bring millions of taels of silver to Chongzhen, it could transfer the power of the eunuch party to Emperor Chongzhen and give the emperor a
The basic conditions to save the Ming Dynasty.
【You believe it.】
[During the Tianqi years, there was a ballad circulating in the capital: The devil stood at the head, and the eggplant blossoms were all red.]
Wei Zhongxian was valuable to Emperor Tianqi because he was promoted by Emperor Tianqi, but to Chongzhen, this was a disaster.
However, not only the navy stationed at Lushunkou did not move at all, but even the Liaodong Army, which they were most afraid of, did not make the slightest move, which the North Koreans could not stop.
[It may seem like inaction, but in fact it has made a huge contribution to Liaodong, because you soon discovered that after Wei Zhongxian's death, the situation in Liaodong became increasingly chaotic and had reached a precarious point. Apart from Liaodong itself,
, and a large part of the reason is that the people in charge of Liaodong gave blind orders and broke the defense of the Liaodong Army.】
You have garrisoned the navy but don't want to fight. What are you doing?
They didn't realize that the war had already begun!
Since he entered Liaodong, he has made no move, but no one cares.
[When you are struggling with right and wrong, the people from the Donglin Party are on the side to comfort you. They say: The scourge of the Eunuch Party is too difficult to deal with. Everyone knows that His Majesty is calm and silent. He is not a force of nature, so how can he do it?
There is this.]
[In the current situation, as long as the people in power in the Ming Dynasty do nothing, they have already made the greatest contribution. 】
Chongzhen, what do you want to do?
[The first thing you do after taking the throne is to kill the powerful Eunuch Party and its leader Wei Zhongxian.]
Now that Wei Zhongxian has killed him, the Donglin Party is so happy that they can't wait to set off fireworks. The layout left by Emperor Tianqi has collapsed, and the power of the Eunuch Party has been completely divided. What else can Emperor Chongzhen use to control the court?
Besides Japan, there is Korea.
If the navy is stationed at Lushunkou, who will the Ming Dynasty attack?
Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen directly gave this "experience gift package" to the Donglin Party!
Obviously, attacking North Korea is more likely.
"Lao Lu, the situation is too small."
[And Wei Zhongxian was also very sensible. After taking power, he did not interfere with the military affairs of Liaodong. Instead, he allowed the generals to develop freely. He was responsible for paying and the generals were responsible for fighting. He did not care about anything else. 】
When Zhu Di first started, he was still watching it with gusto. Wei Zhongxian should indeed be killed. His greatest use was to help the emperor consolidate his power. Once the emperor had consolidated his power, if he were to be retained, besides poisoning the government, I really can't think of any other use.
Another possibility is that Ming Dynasty is going to war.
"What we need is to force Li Zong to rebel, not to help him become the king of Korea."
The battlefield behind enemy lines and the frontal battlefield are two different things. Just being able to lead troops does not mean that everything can be solved.
Zhu Gaojie is not Chongzhen. He has the power to understand human nature and the ultimate conspiracy.