Chongzhen chat group

Chapter 829 Not the same thing
If the matter of traveling to the south of Beijing was brought up a year ago when we first crossed over, even if there was no Jianlu invasion of Gyeonggi, no one would agree.But a year later, it's different.

In the past year, Emperor Chongzhen personally participated, and successively achieved things that made those courtiers dumbfounded, such as personally going to the top of the city to supervise the battle, using himself as a bait to lure and kill Jianlu soldiers and horses under the city, and repelled Jianlu; For example, the Hetao area was included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and officials were directly appointed by the imperial court; They can only defend, and they have nothing to do with the counterattack of the Ming army;

In addition to these major military and state affairs, in terms of internal affairs, the establishment of the Zhonglie Hall to collect the hearts of the army and the people; the export of cement and banks has tied the interests of the major yamen in the court; although last year's income is almost negligible, there is a The foreseeable future; in addition, if you don’t move, you will stop. If you move, you will pull out all the forces related to Shanxi merchants, including local and court officials and military generals, to deter all the unruly people, the factory guards will prosper, and a new army will be formed. All these measures made Emperor Chongzhen's prestige soar like a rocket this year, and he was no longer the young emperor who could be fooled by his subordinates.

Under such a premise, Emperor Chongzhen still has a big killer, and that is the chat group.The chief assistant of the cabinet and the eunuch who is in charge of ceremonies, the two most important courtiers inside and outside the Ming Dynasty are in the chat group, and they can directly report to the emperor when they have something to do, regardless of whether the emperor is in the Forbidden City or not.In fact, for most of last year, Emperor Chongzhen had gradually delegated the handling of political affairs to the cabinet and supervisors of ceremonies. He only conducted spot checks for supervision, and no longer asked about everything, big or small. He only focused on the most important ones. matter.

Judging from the situation of Chongzhen in the past three years, this method of handling is very good. At least the court affairs jointly handled by the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies basically satisfy Emperor Chongzhen.In fact, the political structure of Ming Dynasty did not require the emperor to do it himself. For example, Emperor Wanli had a record of not going to court for many years.

In the past, the fierce factional disputes in the court did not appear to be outstanding because of the series of efforts made by Emperor Chongzhen and his growing prestige.After all, the cabinet members are no longer recommended by the court to draw lots, but recommended by the chief minister of the cabinet trusted by the emperor, so that the cabinet ministers can be twisted together; The right to report made the vanguard of the party struggle quiet down at least in the second half of Chongzhen's third year.Reactivation, or even re-use of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, can also effectively supervise the civilian and military generals to do their own things within their respective jurisdictions.

All these incidents made Emperor Chongzhen confident that as long as he insisted on leaving Beijing to tour the south, no one would be able to stop him!

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to Concubine Tian Gui: "My concubine don't have to worry about their affairs. You are from the south, would you like to go out with me?"

Traveling from Beijing to the south can be regarded as a trip. It is a beautiful thing to see the customs of Ming Dynasty, take a walk around, and bring along a beautiful and well-behaved daughter-in-law who is capable of writing and martial arts.As for snatching something beautiful when he saw it on the way, he couldn't do such a thing.It's not that he can't do this kind of thing, but that there are so many wives in the palace that he can't change one every day. It's really unnecessary to just go outside and grab a night's sleep!
Emperor Chongzhen thought he was a human being, not a beast!

"Really?" Concubine Tian Gui was surprised and delighted when she heard that, her eyes were wide open, and she wrapped her hands around the emperor's neck, a little in disbelief.

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen nodding his head with a smile, Concubine Tian Gui immediately moved her hands to the emperor's face and kissed him desperately, showing amazing joy.

It's no wonder that when the emperor made a tour of Beijing and the south, it was almost enough to bring one concubine with him, and it was impossible to bring several concubines at a time.No other concubines, but only her, which shows that she has a very important position in the emperor's heart.The most important thing is that she thought that she would die of old age in the Forbidden City in this life, but she never thought that there would be a chance in this life, to be able to leave Beijing and go south again, to go out to accompany the emperor for a walk, such a thing, it would be strange to be unhappily crazy !

Early the next morning, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Cao Huachun, the eunuch who was in charge of the ceremonies, and Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and told them directly what he wanted to do. The income he received was to support the Ming Dynasty's reform, but now there were many obstacles, so he had to personally go to understand the situation in various places and personally grasp the matter of opening the sea.

Wen Tiren and Cao Huachun were shocked when they heard this, they both objected, before the emperor went out of the palace to walk around in the capital, it was fine, but now if something happens, no one can afford the responsibility.

Emperor Chongzhen also expected it, and it was impossible for the two courtiers to agree immediately after mentioning it himself.If this is the case, he will doubt their loyalty.Therefore, he explained again, just like the reasons he gave Tian Guifei last night, and finally, he looked at the two right-hand men and said: "You should know that it doesn't make much difference whether I am actually in the Forbidden City or not." If there is any matter that is difficult to decide, you can report it to me immediately. I don’t plan to go out of Beijing with great fanfare. I just need to wait for the two of you to know about this matter. I want to see it with my own eyes, not the local people. Go, do some face projects."

That is to say, he is going out of Beijing in a low service.

Wen Tiren and Cao Huachun looked at each other, and understood that the emperor does have a magic weapon, there is a chat group, and he can keep an eye on the affairs of the court at any time, which is not much different from that in the Forbidden City.If microservices go on tour, the impact will be much smaller.And judging by the emperor's appearance, he is determined to do this.

Thinking of this, Wen Tiren pondered for a while, and then bowed and said: "If your Majesty leaves Beijing, how to ensure safety and where the money will come from, these matters are of great importance, minister..."

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted without hesitation: "Wen Qing, don't worry, I will let Jin Yiwei accompany you, and the East Factory has been scattered to the south before, and I will be safe with them. As for As for the cost, I won’t waste it extravagantly, just pay it from the internal treasury, there shouldn’t be any problem.”

When he said this, he also remembered that the seemingly later Kang Mazi went on a tour and ruined the Cao family of the author of "Dream of Red Mansions".The cost is indeed a lot, but I am traveling in a low-level service, and I am there for making money, so it is naturally not the same as that of Kang Mazi!

(End of this chapter)