Autumn is getting colder, the records of guilty ministers have been compiled and officially published to the world, and the sensational case of guilty ministers has officially come to an end.
When the emperor announced that the criminal case was closed, almost everyone in the government and the public breathed a sigh of relief.
Even when the Huang Zongxi brothers were discussing privately at home, they felt that some people were panicking. The emperor's round of purges really involved too many people. Although not many people were killed, how many people had surrendered to the bandits since Chongzhen?
How many rebels and bandits there are, and how many collaborators and obedient citizens are now settling old scores.
"it is finally over."
It was raining continuously, Huang Zongxi put on a jacket, held hot tea, and his brows relaxed a lot. The emperor Yuan Cong, now the direct descendant of the prince, has a bright future, but the emperor's behavior in the past six months has really made him a little bit confused.
Panic. In fact, the entire court center has been tightly wound in the past few months and has not dared to relax even a little bit.
They are extremely afraid that this round of purges will trigger greater turmoil or even a major rebellion.
Fortunately, what they worried about did not happen. Wu Sangui and Zhang Guozhu wanted to rebel, but were shot before they even left the city. Qian Qianyi and Hong Chengchou all confessed their crimes honestly.
There are also some local generals who refuse to listen to orders, but in the ninth year of Shaotian, the imperial system has become more and more complete. Even senior generals at the level of admiral in the army, or local governors and governors, are not just
A local emperor is subject to many restrictions in all aspects.
Even if the emperor made a clear edict, few would follow it even if they wanted to go against it.
Some people tried to abscond in the border areas, but failed. They were intercepted layer by layer by garrison defense camps, provincial patrol camps, border towns, local regiment training, and post towns. They were often intercepted by the military without even leaving the defense area.
The Chinese military police surrounded him.
Although the Shaotian Dynasty and the Chongzhen Dynasty were connected one after another, they were undoubtedly two completely different eras.
Even now, Huang Zongxi, the governor of Shandong, can't help but marvel at the emperor's confidence and calmness, and his grasp of the situation is truly unparalleled.
"Congratulations to my brother for being promoted again."
Huang Zongyan, currently the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said with a smile.
"It's just a name change." Huang Zongxi waved his hand. Not long ago, the imperial court issued a decree to change the three provinces of Shandong, Sichuan, and Shanxi, which originally had no governors but only governors, and changed the governors to governors. Like Zhili, all
It is a governor-general for a single province.
Huang Zongxi had served as governor of Shandong before. Later, he was changed from governor to governor, and now he is changed back to governor. In fact, his rank and authority have not changed.
"I'm not saying that the governor will be promoted to governor, but my brother will soon be promoted to governor of Zhili."
Although the governor-general of Zhili only governors one province, Zhili is the land of the capital, so this governor is naturally the number one governor in the world.
If we follow the old rules, we will also add the title of Minister of the Ministry of War and the title of Yushi of the Right Capital, which means that he is a first-grade official. His full title is the official title of Governor-General, Zhili and other local admirals, who supervise military affairs, food and salary, manage rivers and governor affairs. Although the Shaotian official system is now
It is still different from the Chongzhen period. Governors and governors have become formal local officials and no longer have additional ministerial titles. Even the local military does not have full power, but generally speaking, they are still the highest officials in a province.
Transferred from Shandong to Zhili, although the governor was stationed in Baoding instead of Beijing, and could not even control the governor of Shuntian, the closer he was to the emperor, the greater his power would naturally be.
The Lao Sanzonghui also said: "At this time, I am transferring my eldest brother to serve as the governor of Zhili. I think it is because of the trust of your majesty and the prince. Let the eldest brother protect the Zen throne. When the prince succeeds to the throne, the eldest brother will inevitably join the cabinet.
I want to work part-time in the Prime Minister’s Office.”
Huang Zongxi shook his head.
"After the crown prince ascends the throne, there won't be any major personnel changes from the central government to the localities. I just made some personnel fine-tuning after the purge of the criminal party. This year is the ninth year of Shaotian, and the cabinet will be the fifth year of Shaotian.
The replacement is for a five-year term. The first term still has one year left. Besides, if nothing unexpected happens, in order to ensure a stable transition, he will definitely be re-elected. Basically, there will be no big changes in the central committee. This time in the local area
It won’t change much after adjustments and filling.”
The emperor's previous cabinet term was set for five years. The change of term was a precedent. Although it was very special, it did have its advantages. For example, it avoided various problems caused by the frequent movement of bachelors in and out of the cabinet. A stable team could last for five years.
One term is for one year and can be re-elected for one term, which means that cabinet elders can serve for ten years without causing any major problems. Ten years is a cycle that is neither long nor short, which can make some policies more consistent and reduce internal friction.
Of course, the emperor also has the Prime Minister's Office, which can be used as a minister or a bachelor to balance the cabinet and avoid threats to the imperial power.
So far, this method has been working very well. Emperor Shaotian is just abdicated, not dead, so even if the emperor really intends to completely hand over power, the prince cannot change his position now.
Moreover, the prince's current team was given to him by the emperor. The core team is still the emperor's team, so there is no need for any changes. In the future, the prince will definitely have people he trusts more, but that will be a long time later.
It's over.
Huang Zongxi has been in power in Shandong for a long time, and now he has been transferred to Gyeonggi Province as the governor-general of Zhili. It is not a big change. He is the emperor's ancestor and the emperor's core team for the prince. He is even the emperor's uncle and the prince's father-in-law.
people.
When the governor-general of Zhili became vacant, he stepped in. It was a normal adjustment.
"Xiao Gui Cao Sui, I hope there will be less big changes. This year's incident has made everyone uneasy for a long time." Huang Zongyan said.
He is now the third-in-command of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the left deputy of the Imperial Censor. He is also considered to be a high-ranking official and is highly valued by the emperor. When he was young, he followed his elder brother to study under Liu Zongzhou. Later, he and his elder brother joined Fushe and were very active.
After the fall of Nanjing, he and his brother recruited township party members to form the Shizhong Camp. During Zhu Yihai's Northern Expedition, the Shizhong Camp was the first group of volunteers to join the emperor's camp. The Huang brothers were also the most loyal and capable group of Yuan followers.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Huang Zongyan has been working in Taijian, from supervising the censor to serving as a minister. In this system, he is considered to be senior and has outstanding political achievements.
With Liu Zongzhou as his teacher, as Liu Zongzhou reported illness and retired from office, he was further promoted to the position of Zuo Fudu Censor.
As one of the core families of the Eastern Zhejiang clan, the Yuyao Huang family is indeed enviable, but Huang Zongxi's five brothers, several of his uncles, and a group of cousins also made many contributions to the imperial court.
They are all loyal and capable, and the marriage between the Huang family and the royal family makes them one of the top civil servants in the Eastern Zhejiang clan, alongside Chen Hanhui, Song Zhipu, Qi Biaojia, Qian Sule, Zhang Huangyan, etc.
He is a relative of the top ten noble clans.
"I heard a piece of news recently, do you know whether it is true or not?" Huang Zonghui asked his two brothers. He is now the principal of the Imperial Normal University, and he and his two brothers are collectively known as the Three Yellows of Eastern Zhejiang. Although he is an academic official, his authority is
He is not big, but he is also a respected noble official. From the third rank down, he is also a purple-robed and jade belt official.
"What other gossip have you heard?" Huang Zongxi asked. All kinds of news are flying all over the sky this year, and there are too many true and false.
"Hearing that the man from Hou Zang was old and might be passing away, he told the Holy Emperor, the Crown Prince and Minister Wei Zang that his reincarnation had been born in the noble royal family, and requested to personally search for him.
Is reincarnation really a thing?"
"You are quite well-informed." Huang Zongyan replied with a smile, "This matter was originally quite confidential, but you actually knew about it."
"Obviously, if such confidential information can be known to everyone in the Normal University, someone must have spread it deliberately, and it is most likely the person in the back."
"Why?"
"The general trend is the trend."
Huang Zongxi was an important member of the central government. Although he was in charge of Shandong, he was also involved in many important affairs of the court. He asked why the man in Houzang began to look for reincarnation before he passed away, and he directly said that his reincarnation had already happened.
Being born into a royal family is actually somewhat inconsistent with the rules of drawing lots from the golden urn established after the Ming Dynasty entered Weizang.
The rule set by the emperor is that the two chiefs of the front and back Tibet are to find thirteen candidates for reincarnation, and then draw lots in the Golden Vase of Jokhang Temple, which will be witnessed by all parties. This can ensure a fairer and more controllable situation.
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The rest of the Hutuktu, big and small, who want to seek reincarnation must be those branches of Hutuktu registered and certified by the court. They must also hold a golden urn sealing ceremony. New reincarnated branches cannot be added at will, let alone any more.
It's up to you to identify yourself.
But now the Bandan in the back, the most respected leader of the Gelug sect, blatantly violates this rule, which is obviously problematic.
But he was referring to the royal family, which is even more mysterious.
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At this time, the court must be bound.
Just like when the Gelug sect was in crisis, they went to the Mongolian tribes in the Mobei desert again and again, giving titles to the leaders everywhere, and even directly identified the sons of these tribal leaders as reincarnations. It was just a kind of benefit.
exchange.
"Sure enough, there is no smoke without fire. I heard that the chosen one is Prince Ning?"
"Prince Ning is impossible." Huang Zongxi said bluntly that Prince Ning's status is quite special. He was born to the emperor's third empress. He might even have been established as a prince. Although he is still young now, his status is noble after all, even among the princes.
Here, it’s also quite special.
"Who will you choose?"
"Would the emperor really be willing to send his prince to hide out and become a monk?"
Huang Zongxi said: "Actually, I don't know what the emperor will decide now."
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Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yihai was chatting with the prince.
"You know that the Hou Zang squad wants to go to Beijing, right?"
"My son saw his memorial."
"Then what do you think about his reincarnation in Beijing and in our royal family?"
"This is just his method in Moxi Oirat. Isn't this how Wensa IV of Galdan came, as well as Oziltu's sworn brother Zanyahu Tuketu and his son Ilaguk The three Hutuktu are not all here, they just want to get the support of secular force to ensure their status." The prince said bluntly.
"Very good. You can see the essence of the problem clearly. How do you think the court should handle this matter?"
"I thought I could agree to it. Nowadays, places such as Wei Zang, Qingkang, Ali, etc. are vast and sparsely populated. Although the imperial court has begun to move in, due to restrictions such as terrain and climate, the situation there is different from that in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions. It is not feasible for the imperial court to quickly settle a large number of immigrants. Possibly, so for a long time, the influence will still have to be controlled indirectly through Heshuote, local monasteries and local nobles, supplemented by garrison troops.
In order to prevent their family from becoming dominant, it is natural to spread them out as much as possible. The Qinghai-Tibet Guards and Zangali were divided into the Protectorate, the Khan's Court, and the tributary states. At the same time, orthodoxy and religion were to be separated, and the Heshuote Khanate was to be divided into several khanates. , and it is best for each sect not to allow one family to dominate, to support the Nyingma and other sects, and not to allow the Gelug sect to become dominant. Not only must the Uyghur and Tibetan sects be divided, but the Nyingma, Sakya, and Karma sects must also be divided. We should also maintain the authority, or even strengthen them... Let the various forces on the plateau be spread as dispersed as possible, so that the imperial court can occupy a transcendent position and control it from the center."
The more complex it is, the easier it is to operate, and the more space there is.
"What you said is correct, but one thing you have forgotten is that in places such as Weizang Qingkang, the more complicated the better, it is still necessary to properly support one or two leaders, so that they can manage other places well. Power is like shepherding sheep. You always need to find a leader. If you manage the leader well, you can manage the entire flock, which is much easier than directly managing a group of sheep."
"I have forty-eight sons. It's no problem to choose one to go to Tibet. However, after much thought, I feel that I should choose one of your sons. After all, you will be the emperor soon. In the future, the leader of Houzang will be your son. , it’s always more convenient than being your brother.”
The prince understood the emperor's intention. The imperial court was now supporting the Gelug sect as the leader in religion. It turned out that the leader of the Gelug sect was Dalai from Lhasa, and the imperial court had been supporting the Pandan of Tibet in the hope of being able to hide behind Balance, double heads always have more room for operation than single heads.
With the support of the imperial court, the Hou Zang class became stronger and stronger. Even though Heshuote Dayan Khan and the Hou Tibetan nobles took away the secular power, their influence was still very great. If his younger brother inherited it, , after all, brothers are not as good as sons. If someone becomes ambitious and wants to cause trouble, it will be very troublesome.
As for my son, at least when he was in power, he would never dare to rebel against me easily. And when he is gone, it will probably be decades later. At that time, the imperial court will have stronger rule over Weizang, so there may not be any more rebellion.
this opportunity.
"Please father choose one."
The prince has been married for a few years. Although he is now under twenty, he has more than a dozen children. The eldest is the eldest son Zhu Zhenye, who has been canonized as the grandson of the emperor. When he made the northern expedition to Hulunbuir, the emperor named Zhenye the grandson of the emperor.
The emperor's grandson stayed in Beijing to supervise the country, so it was naturally impossible to send him to Tibet to become a monk.
The second son born to Crown Princess Zhang is just one month old.
There are also seven sons, all of whom are the sons of concubines and concubines in the East Palace.
"When the class list comes, when the golden urn comes, you will choose one of your seven concubines. Whoever you choose will be the one. Let the old monk teach him at Jinghuang Temple. When he is twelve years old, he will be sent to Tibet.
Before he goes to Tibet, he selects a minister to serve as regent for him."
"All sons and ministers listen to their father."
"Places like Qingkang, Weizang, and Ali are no better than the Western Regions and snow-covered plateaus. Take your time, don't rush."