Days are everlasting

The Donglin Party claims to be a prosperous dynasty, but the Chongzhen Dynasty, which they have completely won, can't even compare with the Tianqi Dynasty. Chongzhen increased agricultural taxes to subsidize Yuan Chonghuan's army, but the results are not getting better day by day.

Before Li Zicheng's army broke through the imperial city, Chongzhen anxiously asked the ministers if there was any surplus money in the family, but few ministers stood up to share the worries of the king. The adults on the wealthy side all fell to the end of being confiscated and confiscated.

In the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, which can still suppress the Donglin party members, during the Tianqi period, because of the Jingcha under the leadership of the Donglin party, the power was greatly destroyed, and finally had to rely on Wei Zhongxian, the vicious dog released by Emperor Tianqi That is also the main composition of the last batch of eunuchs in the late Ming Dynasty. That is to say, the division of official power in the Tianqi Dynasty is not much different from the state of the court in the late Wanli and Taichang years.

But why in the impression of later generations, Tianqi is synonymous with fatuousness?

Well, let’s ask those great sages who refused to let the emperor “compete with the people” to reform the economic system, but instead let Chongzhen raise agricultural taxes rather than develop commerce.

Although some representatives of the Donglin Party really lived up to the title of virtuous ministers, the rest of them were really hard to describe.

For example, Ye Xianggao, the chief assistant minister who became an official in the 42nd year of Wanli, is also a relatively famous and typical leader of the Donglin Party. During the examination in the 38th year of Wanli, he accepted tens of thousands of taels of silver from a scholar. , to help him get a champion position.

This scholar is Tanhualang in the 38th year of Wanli, Qian Qianyi, a well-known leader in the literary world in the late Ming Dynasty, and a later leader of the Donglin Party.

It stands to reason that the number one scholar is already within reach for Qian Qianyi. He has a great literary talent and is recognized by later generations as the leader of the literary world in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. He spent more money, took the route of the servant and the emperor, beat Qian Qianyi, and became the number one scholar that year.

Qian Qianyi was not reconciled, and this incident later indirectly led to a war between the Donglin Party and the three parties.

Han Zhuangyuan's name is Han Jing, and his hometown is Gui'an, Zhejiang Province. He had already failed in the provincial examination, and his papers were dismissed, but his father sent money to Tang Binyin, the celebrity in front of the emperor and the chief examiner. , Tang Binyin himself was Han Jing's teacher, so under the influence of Yinzi, Han Jing became Huiyuan at that time.

Qian Qianyi also bought fame with money, but he has real talents and learning, which is different from Han Jing. Han Jing was originally from Zhejiang, so he could barely get involved with the Zhejiang Party. Using Han Jing's excuse, the Donglin Party Not long after that time, the Jingcha-Jingcha was once every six years, and it was an assessment of officials in Beijing. In the later period, it became a tool for party struggle. Use it to attack dissidents——to attack the three parties headed by the Zhejiang Party.

It's a pity that when Ye Xianggao, the leader of the Donglin Party, stepped down and was replaced by Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Zhejiang Party, the life of the Donglin Party gradually became sad. At that time, they said that it was the so-called "gloomy situation in the court" at that time. It is no wonder that Chongzhen always felt that his grandfather and elder brother were unreliable. They were all fooled by the Donglin Party. This is the result of not learning the emperor's mind .

The contents of the memorials that Zhu Changluo drew out are not important, but it is worth noting who submitted these memorials.

As a hard-pressed emperor with little influence and confidants in the court, Zhu Changluo said that it is necessary to know which two parties are not dealing with, and to be good at checks and balances.

He is a poor little bitch, and Zhu Youxiao is no better than him.

In order to ensure that the father and son would not become pitiful creatures fooled by the courtiers, Zhu Changluo could only grab his son and consolidate the points in his memory together.

Xili moved out of the Qianqing Palace, and the prince moved to the Zhaowen Palace, and often served the sick in the Qianqing Palace, giving the courtiers many inappropriate signals.

Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet who knows the most news, smiled and said nothing. Do you think the emperor is going to die?No, he will get well soon, and anyone who wants to take this opportunity to show favor to the eldest son of the emperor is a paper tiger!

Zhu Changluo's physical condition gradually improved, and finally endured for another three months, until the next year when the year was officially changed to the first year of Taichang.

On New Year's Day in the first year of Taichang, according to the usual practice, the Palace of Imperial Harmony, the Son of Heaven, received congratulations from all officials and gave a banquet.

Although the emperor left the banquet and returned to the Qianqing Palace not long after the banquet started, but compared with the dying appearance a while ago, it was already a great deal.

The palace has always given banquets, because there are too many meals and processes to be prepared in the dining room of the palace, the officials eat at the banquets are meals that have been put out for a while, the weather is cold in winter, and many dishes are served after they are cold. There is a layer of white oil floating on the top, which makes people lose their appetite. The only thing that can fill people's stomachs is some cold dishes that are not afraid of putting them in. Be careful not to eat too much and make your stomach hurt-after all, it is winter-well, Jane All in all, the food in the palace is actually not that delicious.

Zhu Changluo said that this year, the style will be changed. The dining room will not cook, but prepare more pots. Vegetables, meat, fruits and sweets after meals are placed on each person's table, and they eat hot pot.

Among other things, keeping warm is enough to guarantee.

The ministers said that this year's routine was ingenious, and the emperor left the table early. Although there was an emperor's eldest son standing beside him, this was indeed the most comfortable palace banquet they had.

Although Zhu Youxiao is the eldest son of the emperor, Wanli also canonized him as the grandson of the emperor, but it does not mean that the canonization of the crown prince can only be promoted to a higher level. Taichang Emperor himself is not in good health. His life has been extended, but he is still taking care of his body. He doesn't want to forcefully drag his sick body to Zhu Youxiao to hold the prince's canonization ceremony, and finally falls ill again.

Although Zhu Youxiao was already the crown prince by default, the grand ceremony was decided to be held on the auspicious day after New Year's Day in the first year of Taichang.

After Zhu Youxiao was crowned prince, Zhu Changluo seemed to drop a bomb in the court on a whim.

According to regulations, the Jingcha is held every six years, and only three years have passed since the last Jingcha, that is to say, the latest Jingcha is still three years away.

But knowing that the Donglin Party will gain the upper hand next time in Jingchao, and Tianqi will be forced to release Wei Zhongxian to bite people, Zhu Changluo had to make preparations earlier.

The emperor said that his health was not good, and the Crown Prince's East Palace had already assigned officials to form a miniature imperial court, so there must be government affairs to train him, right?

In the first year of Taichang, Enke was opened, but the imperial examination is a major event, so it is still necessary to select the chief examiner and deputy chief examiner for the provincial and general examinations in accordance with the usual practice.

Zhu Changluo said that after thinking about it, it is better to let the prince preside over the Beijing inspection. Although it is three years ahead of schedule, this has changed, and the new dynasty and new atmosphere, everyone should be considerate!

Courtiers: Your Majesty, we have a sentence that mmp doesn't know whether to say or not.

The Beijing inspection every six years is the usual practice, but Zhu Changluo is the emperor, he wants to advance, and he also uses the name of letting the prince practice his hands, and some ministers in the court also support his idea, and finally nearly one This month, under the decision of the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhu Changluo's will was passed.

In the current situation, although the situation between the three parties of Qi, Chu, Zhejiang and the Donglin Party cannot be said to have the upper hand, the relationship between them is by no means smooth.

It is true that Fang Congzhe is the chief assistant of the cabinet, but Ye Xianggao, the former chief assistant, was the leader of the Donglin Party. Emperor Taichang was in a sad situation when he became the crown prince, but no matter who he is, he has shown favor and support for him, so the emperor There is no hope there, it can be seen that the two sides are under the influence of the DPRK and China.

According to Jingcha, the three parties have used this to suppress the Donglin Party, and the Donglin Party will never sit still.

Instead of waiting until the Jingcha a few years later, when both parties try their best to take the initiative, it is better to let the prince preside over this Jingcha now, at least many people can get a way out of it.

The emperor deliberately used the Jingcha as a breakthrough, and the person who presided over it was the prince. It can be seen that they still want to maintain the current situation in the court. At least, in Fang Shoufu's mind, the Donglin Party has the upper hand and wantonly suppresses dissidents. It is impossible to appear under the eyes of the emperor.

Although Zhu Changluo couldn't take direct action against some ministers due to the fact that when he was the prince, he was mostly supported by the ministers of the court, but after becoming the emperor, he can still feel dissatisfaction with some of the current situation .

Zhu Changluo doesn't expect that the Jingcha presided over by Zhu Youxiao can get many officials to maintain the status quo and not let the Donglin Party grow bigger, but he can't support the excessive suppression of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, which is enough.

As an emperor, there are many things that need to be concerned about, but in summary, there are only a few things.

The country and the army, although from the perspective of future generations, the Ming Dynasty has reached the point where the sun is declining, but you must know that it was not the Man Qing who destroyed the Ming Dynasty first, but Li Zicheng.

As for Li Zicheng, if Emperor Chongzhen hadn't been soft-hearted and followed Zhuge Liang's example of capturing Meng Huo seven times [no], he would have been out of the scene 200 years earlier.

Daming's firearms were more advanced than Western ones in the late Qing Dynasty. Zhu Changluo didn't have to worry about this. What needed his attention was that the most important thing now was Daming's severe financial problems.

Zhu Changluo is obviously an emperor, but finds himself more like the president of a company: Small money is a good thing.

The author has something to say: According to the division of origin, the stupid author stands on the side of the three parties of Chu and Zhejiang, and the Donglin Party...emmmmmmm, and the couplet of "the sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading is in my ears, family affairs, state affairs, world affairs, and everything concerned" can If you don't read the couplets, look at other things, um, it's hard to say.