From today on, he is no longer Lu Jianguo, but the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the sixteenth generation emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Of course, normally he should be considered the eighteenth, but the Hongguang Emperor was deposed by Zhu Yihai, and the Jianwen Emperor was deposed as early as Zhu Di.
As for Jianwen's pursuit of honoring his father Zhu Biao as Emperor Xingzong Xiaokang, this was also canceled by Zhu Di.
In addition, vassals other than Jiajing succeeded to the throne, and later followed his biological father, Xingwang Zhu Youji, as Ruizong. This was not considered an orthodox emperor.
Except for Zhu Biao and Zhu Youqi, there were actually seventeen generations of emperors from Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to Hongguang Zhu Yousong, and Zhu Yihai should be the eighteenth generation.
However, Jianwen was dethroned after being overthrown by Zhu Di. Hongguang Zhu Yousong was captured after being the emperor for more than a year, and was dethroned by Zhu Yihai. Therefore, according to official records, Zhu Yihai is the 16th emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yihai planned to issue an edict to restore Emperor Jianwen, who had only been emperor for four years, to the throne. After all, Jianwen was a legitimate emperor, and Zhu Yihai was not a descendant of Zhu Di.
Of course, he has no intention of restoring Hongguang's throne.
That night, after Qian Qianyi returned to Jiangning City, he quietly sent Hongguang Zhu Yousong to Zhu Yihai in Xiaoling Fangcheng. Also sent with him was King Lu, who had been in charge of the country for five days.
In terms of seniority, Zhu Yousong is Zhu Yihai's cousin, and Zhu Changxi is Zhu Yihai's cousin. Of course, they have been out for five years. Zhu Yousong is the eleventh generation grandson of Taizu, and Zhu Yihai is the tenth generation grandson. If they are among the people, they have no contact with each other for a long time. .
In fact, before Qian Qianyi sent the two people back, he asked Zhu Yihai how to arrange it. If necessary, he could dispose of the two people directly in Jiangning City.
However, Zhu Yihai felt that although these two people were cowardly and incompetent, they were somewhat pitiful after all. They were just poor people who had been run over by the wheels of the times.
The Tatars wanted to use these two people to cause trouble for him before, but he had already issued an edict to abolish the throne of these two people and supervise the state. And his prestige was high, so he did not need to worry about the threat of these two people. King Yiyang had threatened him at first, but when King Yiyang came to surrender in a desperate situation, he still accepted it.
In the final analysis, it is still a question of strength. In the current Nanming side, the Ming clan is not a threat. The main threat is that powerful factions like the Zheng family in Fujian are a threat.
In front of the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Taizu, Zhu Yihai summoned his uncle and nephew Zhu Yousong and Zhu Changzi, accompanied by the bachelors who were accompanying him.
The two of them were very embarrassed and frightened. This six months was the most difficult period for them.
From Nanjing and Hangzhou to Beijing and then to Nanjing, they knew very well that they were just pawns in the hands of the Tatars. Now that they were sent back to the side of King Lu, especially the side of Zhu Yihai, who had just proclaimed himself emperor, their fate was foreseeable.
The two cowardly begged for mercy.
Zhu Yihai looked at it and shook his head. The ministers were also very emotional when they saw this. This is the difference.
Originally, in terms of their relative status, Zhu Yousong and Zhu Changzi were far stronger than Zhu Yihai, and they were more qualified to inherit the throne. However, in such troubled times, they were not worthy of the throne.
In fact, the ministers had just advised Zhu Yihai not to see them or even let them come back.
Some people even proposed to deal with it secretly.
But in the end Zhu Yihai still planned to meet.
"Get up."
"You have failed the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world, but I still intend to pardon you."
"The Ministry of Cabinet issued an order to remove Zhu Yousong and Zhu Changzi's clan status, demote them to common people, and send them to Yuhuan Island in Wenzhou for resettlement. Each of them will be given thirty acres of land and twenty taels of Anjia silver. They can support themselves there and live in peace for the rest of their lives. If you stay on the island peacefully, you will not be able to leave the island for the rest of your life."
This is both forgiveness and punishment.
Compared with King Jingjiang, who claimed to be a supervising country in Guilin and launched an army to provoke a civil war but failed, these two treatments were relatively good. King Jingjiang's fate was to be imprisoned for life.
The two princely feudal vassals, Fu Wang Fan and Lu Wang Fan, were also officially abolished by Zhu Yihai.
After being demoted to common people and actually placed under residential surveillance, these two people had no benefits from the clan, no salary or rewards, and they had to fend for themselves from now on.
This result is definitely difficult for them to bear.
For example, King Zhu Changzi of Lu loved to be arty, and he really knew how to play. For example, he liked to collect guqins and had three thousand guqins at home.
But now they can only start over, change their ways, and become ordinary people, even limited people.
But in the eyes of the ministers nearby, Emperor Shaotian Zhu Yihai is indeed very kind. He has never killed a clan member so far. Although he previously issued an edict to adjust the treatment of clan vassals, cut salaries and benefits, and even changed the title inheritance system, in this situation At that time, there was no quarrel with the clan members who claimed to be emperors and overseers of the country.
People like Hongguang, who had been emperor for more than a year, would have been killed by most people long ago.
Just like Xiao Ming Wang of the Red Scarf Army, Zhu Yuanzhang said that he would send someone to pick him up as emperor, but in the end he was drowned in Guazhou by Liao Yongzhong.
Some people think this is a hidden danger, but most people such as Xu Shiqi are deeply impressed and think that it is indeed good for Zhu Yihai to do this. After all, Hongguang and the others did not play a role in the hands of the Qing army and did not cause any harm, let alone sending them to Yuhuan Island. May become a threat again.
Staying would actually demonstrate the benevolence of the new emperor.
Zhu Changzi was the first to recover, and he knelt down and thanked Zhu Yihai, "Common people thank my emperor for his great kindness, long live it." Facing this distant cousin who was much younger than himself, Zhu Changzi had now accepted his fate. Although he still retained his power in the Qing Dynasty, he was the first to recover. Wang Jue even had some salary, but he knew very well that these would not last long in the north.
If Zhu Yihai is really willing to let them go, even if they are demoted to common people, it will still be good.
Zhu Yousong was stunned for a long time. It was not that he still fantasized about coming back to be the emperor, but that after experiencing too much, he no longer dared to trust Zhu Yihai easily.
He was worried that it would be difficult for him to actually reach Yuhuan Island, and there might be too many accidents along the way.
"Your Majesty, please give me a glass of poisonous wine or three feet of white silk. I don't want to go to Yuhuan. I know that I have let down the Ming Dynasty and the great ancestors. But please keep me as a descendant of the Zhu family and don't expel me." Royal.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I don't want to be a lonely ghost in the future, let me die, just give me a piece of land at the foot of Xiaoling Mountain and bury me here. Let me apologize to Taizu here."
Zhu Yihai waved his hand and ignored him.
"The Guhui will send Jin Yiwei to escort you to Yuhuan Island safely. Then we will pick a good piece of land for you and help you build a house. You can farm there with peace of mind and be self-sufficient."
The guards came in and took the two men away.
There was silence for a moment.
After a while, the general envoy Yu Dafu broke the silence.
"When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will reward the soldiers as usual. Please give your Majesty your decree."
"Cabinet opinion?" Zhu Yihai asked.
Zhu Yihai's cabinet has always been in a rather embarrassing position, because Zhu Yihai has been away from home for more than half a year while supervising the country, while most of the cabinet stayed behind, and major decisions were basically made by Zhu Yihai away from home, so it gradually became an executive agency.
On the contrary, the Imperial Council around Zhu Yihai became an important decision-making center that assisted the supervision of the country, and became a cabinet that was not a cabinet.
Although Zhu Yihai had previously issued a decree to adjust the official system, and the bachelor's degree was officially listed as the first grade, as long as the cabinet is not with Zhu Yihai, they will never be able to truly control the central power.
Nowadays, the cabinet members are divided into three parts. Some are leading foreign governors such as Zhu Dadian, Zhang Guowei, Huang Daozhou and He Tengjiao, and some are staying behind. Now Zhoushan is like Song Zhipu, Qi Biaojia, Chen Huihan
, Ke Xiaqing, etc. Others followed the emperor, such as Xu Shiqi, Shen Chenquan, etc.
Chongzhen's previous cabinet voting procedures were completely disrupted.
Although the cabinet is officially above the six ministries, Zhu Yihai's authority has never been greater, especially the power of the chief minister of the cabinet has now been greatly reduced.
It turns out that the reason why the chief minister of the cabinet has the weight is because when the cabinet is discussing matters, the chief minister has exclusive power to make decisions. Discussions are discussions, but the final decision is made by the chief minister. He can completely ignore you. His opinions are the only ones that have the final say.
is the final decision.
Although the vote may be changed or rejected, this exclusive right to vote ensures that the chief minister has the ability to overpower other ministers.
But under Zhu Yihai's eyes, a new system has gradually formed, in which the chief minister of the cabinet presides over cabinet meetings and is the moderator, but the opinions drafted must be jointly decided by the cabinet, and the chief minister is just the moderator.
Even the contents of the voting plan must be made public and written by the deputy assistant. Finally, the voting plan must be archived and collectively reviewed by the cabinet. This has also formed a method of drafting votes by division.
That is, the first assistant presides over the affairs, and the second assistant writes the notes. For the other six affairs, six bachelors are responsible for one department respectively. He will formulate specific opinions first, and then the other bachelors will sign later. If they have different opinions, they will also be written down.
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Finally, it is brought to the cabinet meeting for discussion. The first assistant presides over it and the second assistant records it. After the final review is passed, the second assistant will issue a formal draft, and the first assistant will review the signature and then submit it.
This set of things is actually similar to the Wuhua Judgement of Zhongshu Province in the Tang Dynasty.
It is true that the first and second assistants have higher status than other assistants, but it is completely different from the previous situation where the first assistant could completely monopolize power.
The six ministers of the Five Flowers judge the matter, and they are divided into drafts, which is equivalent to a draft, and then formally discussed at the cabinet meeting. After approval, the second assistant will polish the draft, and finally the first assistant will review and sign for approval.
The first and second assistants are not directly in charge of any department, but are in charge of the general manager. However, the power of the cabinet members is not too different.
Of course, because Zhu Yihai is away for a long time now, many matters do not need to be discussed and decided by the cabinet. Instead, Zhu Yihai directly gives instructions and orders. Then, after the cabinet receives the emperor's instructions, it drafts documents and decrees according to the emperor's tone.
Those who can really discuss decisions with the emperor are those who can enter the Imperial Council. Not all of these people are cabinet members. Only two of them are bachelors. The rest, such as Yu Dafu, are general ministers, and Chen Qianfu is Dali.
