I'm really not the carpenter emperor

844 Chapter Jifu is stable

The inner court of the Forbidden City, the imperial garden.

Before and after Taiye Pond, under the gazebo, the empresses and concubines are enjoying the scenery while holding a banquet here. This is an ordinary royal banquet.

However, this banquet is missing the most important person.

The hungry people in Shaanxi rebelled, broke through the county government, and Emperor Tianqi ruled the area. The rebellion was calmed down, but the storm was even bigger than before.

It is said that on the day the emperor arrived in Baishui City, not only Wang Er, the leader of the rebellious hungry people, was executed, but Sun Yizhi, the magistrate of Baishui County, and Fang Zhou, the teacher, were also razed and killed nine clans respectively.

The reason for such serious punishment is not only because the county magistrate Sun Yizhi and master Fangzhou forced the people, but also because they kept the court from the court and collected taxes indiscriminately.

You know, as early as seven years ago when the Yuan Dynasty was changed, the current emperor had already amnesty the world, and canceled the three salary increases, as well as the excessive and miscellaneous taxes that were not legal in the local area.

This caused an uproar at the time, and the common people even applauded.

But after so many years, Baishui County is still the same as it was in the Wanli period of the previous dynasty.

Emperor Tianqi's handling did not actually arouse any opposition. After all, if Sun and Fang were punished, it would be a good result.

What I was afraid of was that someone would object and arouse the emperor's suspicion. At that time, the local civil servants and military generals still counted on the emperor to return to the palace after he could put down the chaos.

But things often backfired. After Sun Yizhi, Fang Zhou, and Wang Er were dealt with, Emperor Tianqi immediately did a major event that made Shaanxi officials break out in cold sweat.

Qiao Yingjia, who had been the governor of Shaanxi for many years, was dismissed from the official position and beaten [-] times!

This kind of board was beaten quite a lot in Beijing, courtiers, eunuchs, and maids were beaten, at most thirty or fifty, and there was never such a thing as eighty boards.

Even when Wu Zong was going to the south of the Yangtze River, he killed eleven ministers in court, and he didn't say who could survive to eighty boards before dying.

Eighty boards, why not beat someone to death?

The concubines didn't dare to talk about this matter directly, maybe His Majesty wanted to beat that Qiao Yingjia to death?Maybe Qiao Yingjia committed a heinous crime, corrupted the law by taking bribes?

Well, the matter of Qiao Yingjia is over, but more things are coming.

Immediately after the governor, Cui Zhi, Shaanxi's second-in-command in civil and political affairs, was also thrown into the prison of the Supervision Department for punishment, and the bite Cui Zhi bit out before he was imprisoned completely disrupted the officialdom in Shaanxi.

Li Hong, the commander of the capital of Shaanxi Province, was impeached for embezzling military pay, occupying the military colony of the guard, and using the military households of the guard as his own tenants.

But here comes the interesting part.

Emperor Tianqi didn't kill or depose Li Hong directly, but put him back. No one knows what the emperor thought, but the news that it entered the harem was quite big anyway.

The chief secretaries and officials of the capitals of eight provinces actually jointly petitioned the emperor to ask the emperor not to continue to check the farmland and taxation of the Weisuo army in Shaanxi.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is forced palace!

When the news spread to the harem, the concubines of the Apocalypse Dynasty didn't think about condemnation from the courtiers and civil and military officials from all over the country, but anger.

Yes, every single one of them was angry.

The emperor dotes on the empress more, it is a matter of course, besides this, the concubines are also exposed to rain and dew, which is quite good.

What is the emperor's heir, that is the backing of the concubine, even if she falls out of favor in the future, it can guarantee the greatest guarantee for her life.

In the Tianqi Dynasty, except for the queen, each of the four concubines actually gave birth to an heir for the emperor, which was unimaginable before.

So when there was a problem in Shaanxi, and the emperor was not in the capital, and the courtiers started to make trouble again, the concubines began to take responsibility.

Especially Concubine Liu, who is in charge of the Queen Mother's seal, and Zhang Yan, the queen of the palace.

Concubine Liu did not come out to the banquet this time in the name of worshiping the Buddha, which means that the courtiers in the entire capital are now waiting for the Queen's attitude.

The reason why Zhang Yan called this family banquet was to unify the harem when the emperor was far away from the capital. After all, this Ming Dynasty still needs someone to be the master of the house.

"Wei Zhongxian, tell me, what should we do in Shaanxi this time?" Zhang Yan picked up a lamp, said this and suddenly laughed:

"I listen to you the most on weekdays. Come and tell us."

Maybe it's because the Apocalypse Queen's kung fu is not good enough, Wei Zhongxian didn't feel very scared, but he also knew what she meant.

He waited on the side, said with a smile:

"Your Majesty said that, but I've broken the old slave."

"This time, the capitals and chief secretaries of the eight provinces jointly advise, ladies and gentlemen, don't worry, just eat and drink as usual, and His Majesty can handle anything."

Concubine Yu, Tong Jing'er, the most shallow city mansion, worries are written all over her face.

"How can you say that? Master is still in Shaanxi. This time, the eight provinces' persuasion is not just for fun. In case there is turmoil..."

Wei Zhongxian looked over, hunched over and said:

"It's no wonder Master Yu thinks this way. It's not a trivial matter to persuade the eight provinces, but according to this old slave, they are mostly making trouble."

"Masters are more aware of that master's temperament than I am slaves."

"What's more, Master is still following Chen Ce, and Zhang Wanbang's Datong army is in Shanxi, so even if something goes wrong, it's nothing."

"My lords, let's have some fun. No matter what the court makes, as long as there is no chaos in the harem, the capital will not be in chaos."

"If the capital is not in chaos, the master's spirit will be enough."

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he stood silently aside again.

Recently, his life is not easy. Qiao Yingjia, governor of Shaanxi, was recommended to Emperor Tianqi in the second year of Tianqi. If he did such a thing in Shaanxi, when the emperor returned to Beijing, the eunuch party would also be implicated.

"Did you sisters hear that, with us, just eat and drink." Zhang Yan looked at the plate in front of him and said:

"How does this eight-treasure duck cook? It's really delicious."

"In their family, not only the eight-treasure duck, but the ordinary roast duck is a must in the capital." Concubine Wang said with a smile.

Concubine Chun Duan also said enthusiastically: "I asked, it's called Nanwei Roasted Duck. In addition to Babao Duck, their family also has Braised Pork in Wine and Dongpo Pork. They have long been famous far and wide."

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "It's good to improve the food in this way. The cooks in the inner court either roast mutton, boiled meat, or pearl, emerald, and white jade soup. They really have enough!"

Soon, there was laughter and laughter in the pavilion.

Accustomed to eating the imperial meals of the inner court, changing the taste occasionally, all the concubines whetted their appetites, and Concubine Meng Utia even ate her mouth full and her belly bloated.

Although she doesn't know much about court politics, she is very good at eating.

The harem was happier than usual when they heard the news of the heated discussions between the government and the public. They found a cook among the people and ate with great joy.

When this matter spread to the court, the voices of the civil servants suddenly became much quieter.

However, Li Hong and others wanted to disturb Zhu Youxiao's heart in the harem, and even asked the concubine to force Zhu Youxiao to make concessions, but it was completely in vain.

Chapter 845 Don't give an inch

Zhu Youxiao's will was resolutely implemented in Shaanxi.

Recently, even the common people have discovered that the local governments in Shaanxi have never been as efficient as they are now.

The county magistrates have become upright and honest, the commanders of the guards and the military and the generals of thousands of households, now all wish to live directly in the barracks, and put on an appearance of loving soldiers like children.

But even they knew that these magistrates were just acting temporarily because the emperor came down.

Once the emperor is gone, they will reveal their true colors again.

Sitting in the capital's yamen, Li Hong heard that eight provinces had jointly signed the performance, and his face was filled with uncontrollable joy.

Even he didn't expect that this incident could arouse the opposition of most of the world!

"Du Si, it's not a trivial matter to join forces to force the palace. In case that person loses his temper, if he really approves the script, it will be difficult for him to ride a tiger."

"From the point of view of my humble position, it is enough to let that person hear about it. The news from the harem is not going well. The concubine ignored it, and the empress did not reply."

This was said by Li Zheng, the commander of the Shaanxi capital, who went out to deliver the letter, and he was mainly in charge of Jifu, Shaanxi and the harem.

Compared with Shao Shiyan's smooth sailing in Huguang, Henan, and Jiangnan, Li Zheng was shut down everywhere. Even Yin Kuan, the capital of Shanxi, did not participate in this concert.

After experiencing these things, Li Zheng was already a little scared, and his eyelids twitched for a few days, but he couldn't tell exactly what he was afraid of.

But the current Li Hong, how can he listen to these words.

There were thirteen chief ministers, sixteen capital chiefs, and eight civil and military chiefs in Ming Dynasty all signed this memorial. Thinking of this, he was very excited.

Hmph, let's see how the emperor continues to investigate!

Even the emperor would not dare to be an enemy of the guards of the whole world, would he?

"Accurate? How dare he approve our dictionaries?" Li Hong was a little displeased, "Could it be that you have lost your head, this time it is a joint performance from eight provinces, and most of the officials in the world!"

"It's true that they all resigned, and the court will fall apart! We can survive without being officials, but the court will not be able to continue without us!"

"Du Si, you should think carefully about it." Li Zheng still persuaded, "Don't think about it, the matter has reached this point, going back is death, and going forward is also death!"

Shao Shiyan stood aside, with a sneer all over his face: "Blocking people's money, such as killing parents, Li Zheng, you don't understand such a simple truth."

"The guard house has been the fundamental system since the Hongwu year. Wherever there is no guard, where is there no guard in any important place in the world?"

"There are guards, there are officials, and there are generals. Ninety-nine percent of the officers and soldiers in the world are in the guards, and they are all in our hands. When the day comes..."

"Blocking the world's wealth, even the current emperor, can't do it!"

Li Zheng looked at the flushed faces of these two people, and unconsciously took a few steps back. He regretted a little, why did he get on this boat.

……

"This is a joint memoir written by the chief envoys and commanders of the eight provinces of Shaanxi, Huguang, Henan, Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Guangdong."

"There are also Li Jingbai, the governor of Shandong, You Keda, the governor of Guangdong, and Liu Ce, the governor of Shanxi, who will play together. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty!"

Outside the city of Xi'an, the Forbidden Army camp.

The governor of the Yongwei Battalion, Chen Ce, held the memorial in his hand, and carefully presented it to the imperial court. The left and right sides were full of generals of the Yongwei Battalion.

Everyone knew that this matter would shock Daming, they held their breath and waited quietly for Emperor Tianqi's final ruling.

Zhu Youxiao took over the memorial, there was no movement on his face, but he was already very angry in his heart.

In order to reform the guard, I have been preparing for many years. After various experiments, I dared to take advantage of the remaining prestige of suppressing the chaos to really take action.

Unexpectedly, this has aroused opposition from most of the world.

But is Zhu Youxiao afraid?

If he had just succeeded to the throne, he should really be afraid, maybe he would have to give in and meet the demands of these traitors, but right now, it was really unnecessary.

With the handle of the knife in your hand and a full purse at your waist, what is there to be afraid of?

If they want to make trouble, then I will play with them.

After the Battle of the Southwest, I haven't loosened my muscles and bones for many years. It just happened to test the real strength of the Mingwei Army in history, what it was like.

What Zhu Youxiao is most worried about now is not the joint rebellion of these eight provinces, but the harem. At this time, the courtiers must also make trouble.

In a place like the capital, you will never be able to completely wipe out the opposition. There are so many bugs in the dark that you can't kill them all or find them out.

Without himself in charge, Zhu Youxiao was worried about whether Zhang Yan would be able to subdue the gang of people who were ready to move. Even if there was Concubine Liu, he was still worried.

Just as he was thinking about it, Jin Yiwei Qianhutian Ergeng entered the account, came to his side, and said something in a low voice.

Except for Zhu Youxiao, no one could hear clearly.

The people around only knew that after hearing these words, the emperor had a confident smile on his face, just like when he led them to conquer.

After speaking these words, Tian Ergeng, who was dressed in a flying fish suit and held an embroidered spring knife, stood beside Zhu Youxiao, like a protector.

As for Zhu Youxiao, after reading all the contents of the memorial, he could no longer see any expression on his face.

In addition to those big officials in the frontier and local officials, there are many small miscellaneous fish.

This memorial is not short and eloquent, and the whole article is the so-called "ancestral system" that cannot be violated. The local officials who used to have no sense of the ancestral system have all turned into defenders of the ancestral system of the Emperor Ming.

Compared with the memorial, the name at the bottom is longer.

Zhu Youxiao only glanced briefly, and saw Li Yingsheng, the censor of Fujian Province, Jiang Yunyi, the censor of Shaanxi Province, Xia Zhiling, the censor of Zhejiang Province, Liu Honghua in the official department, and Mao Shilong in the criminal department...

You have to look at these names for a while.

They have local officials, as well as the six divisions of the current dynasty, Shizhong, and the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They gathered together and intended to subvert the imperial power and force the palace.

"How's the matter with the Shaanxi capital?"

Hearing the question, Chen Ce quickly said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the minister and Tian Qianhu have inspected and found that the commander Li Hong did embezzle the army's salary and use the army household as a tenant farmer."

"The evidence of the crime is true, please take a look at it, Your Majesty."

After he finished speaking, Tian Ergeng took out a roster of Shaanxi Dusi's salary over the years, which clearly stated that in the second year of the apocalypse, the Ministry of War allocated a full amount of 310 million and [-] taels of military salary to Shaanxi Dusi.

In the third year of Apocalypse, the full amount of 6 million taels of military salary was allocated.