In the fifteenth year of Zhengtong, the emperor directly recruited a thousand people from the encore of this year, and they were all between the ages of 18 and 30. There was an uproar in the government and the public. Many important officials of the Ming Dynasty thought that the emperor had started to act nonsense again.
, and the people did not understand what their emperor was going to do. Those who were the main force in scientific examinations over thirty years old could not accept it, and felt that they were being targeted by the emperor.
"Yu Qian, now we three old guys are busy with the matter of consecrating the emperor. You are in charge of the cabinet. You have to stop the emperor from doing whatever he wants!" The three of Yang Shiqi looked at Yu Qian tremblingly.
"Three Yang Ge elders, although the emperor is very willful, it would be better for us to observe him again before we can't figure out his purpose." Yu Qian said with other ideas.
"Yu Qian, do you have any ideas?" Yang Shiqi looked at Yu Qian meaningfully.
"You three Mr. Yang Ge, why don't we go see the Queen Mother first? I believe the Queen Mother can answer our questions."
"No!" After hearing Yu Qian's suggestion, Yang Rong, who was silent on the side, immediately stopped him, "When the emperor returned from hunting in the north last year, he had already decreed that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. It would be better for us to have as little entanglement with the Queen Mother as possible in the future.
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"Yu Qian, what Mr. Yang Rong said makes sense, you must remember it in the future." Knowing that Yu Qian wanted to rely on the Queen Mother to suppress the emperor, Yang Shiqi shook his head disapprovingly.
"Three Yang Ge elders, I, the Ming Dynasty, govern the country with filial piety. The Queen Mother has always been wise and open-minded. The emperor should respect the Queen Mother." Yu Qian still insisted on his own ideas and did not understand Sanyang's obstruction.
"Yu Qian, Empress Dowager Sun is wise and open-minded. What about the Empress Dowager?" Seeing Yu Qian's naivety, Yang Rong once again shook his head in disappointment, "We cannot place our expectations on uncontrollable factors.
Establish an absolutely authoritative rule, that is, the harem and internal officials who support the emperor are not allowed to interfere in politics."
"Ahem! Three elders of Yang Ge, we are talking about the emperor's crazy recruitment of scholars, why does it involve the queen mother again?" Seeing that he could not persuade San Yang, Yu Qian said with some embarrassment.
"Yu Qian, why don't the four of us ask to see the emperor together to see what the emperor's plans are." Seeing that Yu Qian was frustrated by Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi on the side quickly tried to smooth things over and said.
"Eh? That's fine! We really need to have a good talk with His Majesty and how to deal with the issue of the king's title. The previous dynasty has been noisy for too long."
The emperor told the important ministers of the previous dynasty what to do with the title of king, and then allowed the princes in the court to make a fuss without expressing opinions to any party. Then he just accelerated the construction of the royal palace to high standards for Prince Cheng, Zhu Qiyu, which made everyone in the government and the public
There was a lot of discussion, and no one could figure out the emperor's true thoughts.
When Yu Qian and San Yang found the emperor, Yu Qian explained the purpose of the four people's visit, but the emperor looked at the four people with a smile and explained, "Four dear friends, these thousand new scholars have been arranged.
, I have asked Shi Biao to take them to Tumubao."
"What? Why did the emperor ask these thousand people to go to Tumu Fort?" Yu Qian and Sanyang both opened their eyes in shock.
"I intend to reform the military system. These thousand new scholars will enter the military camp for two years of training, while learning all kinds of military knowledge and literature, and then they will be sent to hold important positions in the Ming Dynasty's army."
"ah?"
"Also, I have asked the Supervisor to issue an order to appoint Fan Zhong to the cabinet as one of the cabinet ministers. At the same time, the number of cabinet members is fixed at seven. Each cabinet must have one or two military representatives."
"What?"
The emperor's decision was too sudden. Every national policy was decentralized among the civil servants. They were the most talented people in the Ming Dynasty, and they soon realized that the emperor was guarding against them.
At this time, Yu Qian, who was a little complacent, could not help but lose some control. He also wanted to stop the emperor's will, but the emperor used an upright conspiracy, and they couldn't stop it even if they wanted to.
"Your Majesty, various places have been quarreling about the issue of the title of king for a long time. It is time to give a clear answer." Yu Qian asked about the matter of the title of king at this time.
"Yu Aiqing, the three elders of Yang Ge, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, we all support the appointment of the king to the capital. It will not only save the financial expenses of the Ming Dynasty, but also completely put an end to the rebellion of the king. This is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people." Sanyang first looked at each other, and then Yang Shiqi
replied.
"Well, then your cabinet will draft a decree, and it will be the last decree of the three elders Yang Ge."
"Yes! Your Majesty."
"The three Yangge elders are the pillars of our Ming Dynasty. They will definitely leave their names in history in the future. I also intend to arrange for the three Yangge elders to enjoy the Ancestral Temple."
"Old minister, thank you for your grace." Sanyang knelt down excitedly.
The emperor quickly helped the three Yangge elders, and then said sincerely, "Three Yangge elders, I should be the one to thank you. Thank you for your ability to turn the tide every time and save our Ming Dynasty from fire and water. I hope that future generations will be able to
Take Sanyang as your idol."
This praise from the emperor can be said to be very high. This is the ultimate ideal of ministers of all dynasties, and now it has been realized by San Yang. Yu Qian on the side can't help but look at San Yang with envy. He doesn't want to get San Yang.
of success.
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At this time, Qimuge and Empress Qian were pregnant at the same time. According to the emperor's original idea, Qimuge's child would be raised by Empress Qian. Qimuge continued to guard the emperor, but Qimuge himself took the initiative to resign.
She became acquainted with the commander of the Jin Yiwei, and then she was willing to stay in the deep palace compound to be the emperor's woman. Finally, the emperor happily named her a noble concubine.
The Ming Dynasty after Tumu Fort was like a giant dragon silently licking its wounds. Because the emperor had already judged Wala Yexian's ambition, he had been suppressing his restlessness and sitting back and watching the upcoming great changes in the grassland. A series of internal changes in the Ming Dynasty also began.
reform.
The emperor selected talents from Enke and went to Tumubao for training. For those Ming emperors who studied hard just to become officials, their reaction was actually the most violent.
From the beginning of the 16th year onwards, there have only been very few candidates for the Enke exam.
However, the emperor seemed to have anticipated this situation, and simply selected talents directly from among the candidates, and then sent them to Tumu Fort in Shanxi without interruption according to the standard of 1,000 people every year.
The current Tumu Fort is not only the place where the emperor's mausoleum was built, it has also become a strange military camp. They are all selected from among the scholars from all over the country. They train with sweat every day. Two years later
It was impossible for others to tell their identities, and then they were all arranged into the Ming Dynasty's army.
Although the emperor never expresses his opinions on the debates in the court, the accelerated construction of Prince Cheng's Prince's Palace still frightens the princes from all over the country. These princes originally rejected this decision. Now seeing the emperor's persistence, they
They all started to connect secretly.
However, no matter how much they jumped up and down, the issue of the title of king was debated in the court for a long time. In the end, under an imperial edict from the emperor, the kings from various places moved to the capital obediently and were not allowed to have any friendship with the ministers or generals.
The royal family who left the capital without permission was regarded as treason.
It is not that the princes from various places have never thought of resisting, but they are no longer what they were before Zhu Dijing was in trouble. They are all tigers with their teeth pulled out, and they are completely helpless under the emperor's general trend.
The entry of the king into the capital was undoubtedly the biggest surprise to the Ministry of Household Affairs, because they could receive the huge wealth and land from the princes from various places. However, the emperor handed it over to the Ming Royal Chamber of Commerce in advance, which became the property of the emperor's inner treasury, and also allowed the Ministry of Household Affairs to
All the officials were overjoyed, and then they realized that the emperor was the biggest beneficiary of this feud.
The capital also became lively because of the Ming Dynasty's various princes being granted admission to the capital. Seeing that the princes of various places were beaten so hard by him, the emperor immediately threw out a carrot with honey, allowing the prince to take the imperial examination, and then entered
He serves as an official in the court and selects a capable person from among the kings to join the cabinet.
The emperor's carrot can be said to be a fatal temptation. The princes no longer complained about the emperor's tyranny, and they had no objection to the property and fields confiscated by the Ming Dynasty Royal Chamber of Commerce. They began to express their love for the emperor.
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In the 18th year of Zhengtong, the Oara tribe on the grassland still changed. Taishi Meng Yuan also first called himself "Da Yuantian Sheng Khan" and established the reign name "Tian Yuan", and then broke out with Totuo Buhua Khan.
Fierce conflict.
Ye Xian's ambitions at this time were undoubtedly exposed. All the Meng Yuan tribes saw Ye Xian's true face clearly, and they expressed their dissatisfaction and resistance to Ye Xian of the Oara tribe. However, Ye Xian still went his own way and called himself a loner, as if
Don't care about other people's opinions at all.
Until Totu Buhua Khan was suddenly assassinated, although the killers were all dead soldiers of unknown origin, the tribal leaders on the grassland still blamed Ye Xian, and then Ye Xian fell into the dilemma of betrayal and separation.
But Ye Xian himself felt very aggrieved.
"Brother, why do you want to assassinate Totuo Buhua? We are fully capable of defeating him upright!" Boyan Tiemuer looked at his elder brother in disbelief.
"I didn't! It's not me! I never bother to do this kind of thing." Da Yuantian Sheng Khan also had a wry smile and confusion on his face at first, because he really didn't do anything.
"Brother, do you think the grassland ministries will believe your explanation?" Boyan Tiemur had already made up his mind and did this first.
"Hmph! I am the only Khan on the grassland now. Who dares to obey my orders?"
"Brother, I hope you can continue to be so proud." Boyan Timur was completely disappointed with his eldest brother.
Because Tuotuo Buhua was suddenly killed, all the tribes in the grassland targeted Ye Xian, and then the grassland fell into endless battles. Of course, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty signaled the Jin Yiwei to do all this, because he felt that it was time for the grassland
It fell apart.
Soon the court of the Ming Dynasty received the news, but they did not immediately send troops to march into the grassland. Instead, they felt that the current Mongolian grassland was not too chaotic and they continued to accumulate their own strength.
Adhering to the policy of first settling the internal affairs in order to resist foreign aggression, the emperor has been solving the internal problems of the Ming Dynasty for four years. With the emperor's personal firm will, the Ming Dynasty got rid of the problems of the inner palace and the interference of internal officials in politics, and also learned from the later generations of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
This approach limited the rebellion of the king to the greatest extent, and at the same time completely transformed the Ming Dynasty's army. In the past four years, a large number of highly educated military personnel were trained, and they were gradually able to compete with the civil service group.
In order to limit the civilian clique of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet allowed representatives of the army and the king to participate, and at the same time strengthened the absolute separation of military and political affairs. It reformed the Di newspaper into a modern newspaper, increased the praise of the emperor and the dissemination of ideas, and completely controlled the public opinion of the Ming Dynasty.
In the emperor's own hands.
After twenty years of orthodoxy, he was first attacked and killed by his own subordinate Alazhiyuan, and then the grassland fell into real chaos. Boyan Tiemur led his tribe to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, and then the Ming Dynasty completed the accumulation of national power and once again
Entering the grassland, he calmed down the tribes in the grassland with a gesture like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
After the Ming Dynasty pacified the grassland, it still handed over the grassland to the rule of various tribes, but began to recruit troops from each tribe to form a Japanese-eradicating army that entered the Japanese mainland from the Silla Peninsula to fight, and at the same time went to the southeastern peninsula to attack and punish.
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After the grasslands were pacified, the emperor's momentum reached its highest point. The people of the Ming Dynasty also selectively forgot the emperor's experience of being captured, and began to sing praises to their emperor.
"Your Majesty, in order to congratulate me, the Ming Dynasty, for breaking through the grassland, Wei Chen specially refined a batch of elixirs." Xu Bin came to Suning holding a plate of red elixirs.
"Elixir?"
"Yes! The main ingredient is cinnabar, and the auxiliary ingredients include pearl powder, rhinoceros horn powder, thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and other precious materials." Xu Bin talked to Suning with a proud look on his face.
"Xu Bin, why do you suddenly want to offer me the elixir?" Suning looked meaningfully at Xu Bin in front of him.
"Your Majesty, now my Ming Dynasty's martial arts is unparalleled, and Your Majesty, you should also live as long as heaven."
"Live as long as the sky? Are there any emperors in history who live the same life as the sky?" Suning said with a sneer.
"Eh? Your Majesty, that's mainly because they don't have any chance of becoming immortals. However, your Majesty is completely different. He has to accept the destiny and has a higher chance of obtaining immortal destiny."
"Xu Bin, I have always known that you are tinkering with these elixirs and selling them to dignitaries in the capital. I never thought that you would set your sights on me." Suning looked at Xu Bin in front of him with disappointment, and he was indeed patient.
He has been around for a long time.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty..."
"Xu Bin, can you tell me the reason?" At this time, Suning was really curious about why Xu Bin "poisoned" herself. You must know that the ingredient of cinnabar is highly toxic mercury.
"Your Majesty, I really mean well. I just want to share your worries for Your Majesty!" Seeing that Suning was fully aware of his actions, Xu Bin was really anxious.
"Xu Bin, since you don't want to say it, I won't force you." Seeing the stubborn Xu Bin in front of him, Suning felt very disdainful, and then said to the Jin Yiwei outside the hall, "Here comes someone!
Xu Bin was dragged down for execution."
"Yes! Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, you can't treat Wei Chen like this! Wei Chen really has good intentions and wants to extend his life!" Xu Bin, who was dragged away by the Jin Yiwei, was still shouting.
At this time, Xu Bin was at a loss. He didn't know why the emperor treated him like this. He knew that his own "elixir" was a luxury product that the powerful people of the Ming Dynasty fought for. However, no one answered his doubts. Very soon.
He was quickly dragged to the cleansing room by Jin Yiwei.