Self Rescue of the Faint King

The eldest son Zhu Cihong is three years old, and it should be time for enlightenment. Of course, Chongzhen also has the idea of ​​establishing a prince. In his previous life, he established a prince when Zhu Cihong was one year old.

In this life, although it was postponed for a year, he didn't think there was any problem with it. Anyway, the courtiers are busy fighting with each other now, even if there are a few people who will bring up this matter from time to time, but Chongzhen kept silent.

With the deepening of the emperor's majesty, fewer and fewer courtiers dared to provoke Chongzhen again regardless of face, which made the emperor happy but also vigilant.

These guys are not good at it, who knows if they are planning a big move.

Although there is also the emperor's own suspicious temperament, but he has not completely wronged anyone.

No, just when the emperor was thinking about whether he should establish a crown prince, a note from Hubu Shangshu Hou Xun caused the entire Ming Dynasty to fall into turmoil again.

Since the first year of Chongzhen, the emperor has been saying that a new tax law will be implemented, but even now, it is still in the previous stage of wrangling, and now, finally, there is time, and the land measurement of all parts of the country has been completed, and the situation is finally investigated. Yes, the emperor wants to implement a new tax law.

So Hou Xun, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, wrote this letter. Obviously, this is really unacceptable to the courtiers, and everyone objected unanimously.

Last time I suffered a dark loss in front of the emperor, but this time, I had to resist no matter what. If not, it would be everyone's loss, and it's not just anyone's fault.

Therefore, the Donglin Party and the remaining Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties began to unite. In the eyes of the emperor, this move was simply courting death. He had been waiting for this opportunity, waiting for them to unite.

The term forming a party for personal gain is simply tailor-made for these people.

As a result, all the courtiers who strongly opposed the implementation of the new tax law were imprisoned by the emperor without saying a word, and more than half of the court hall was empty. Before other people could react, new faces immediately occupied these empty seats It was filled up.

At this moment, everyone is panicking, but even so, it's not just talking about stubborn resistance.

The rest of the people continued to oppose the emperor's policy, and some people even wrote a book, saying: "Your Majesty wants to collect wealth and bribes, but not let the small people enjoy the needs of fighting; The people enjoy the joy of the day and night. Since ancient times, there has never been a government order from the imperial court, and the situation in the world has been as good as this, but luckily there has been no chaos."

These are the words of the so-called famous official Li Sancai during the Wanli period. Bringing them up at this time is simply adding fuel to the flames. The emperor imposed heavy taxes on tea, mines, and salt before. If you mention this now, it means that the emperor is not benevolent. Is it unrighteous?

Chongzhen was almost furious, and with a hoarse voice, he dragged out the censor who was on the Zhezi, and directly killed him with the imperial stick at the gate of Qianqing Palace!

The consequences of the emperor's anger were very serious. He even ordered the closure of Donglin Academy far away in the south of the Yangtze River.

The status of Donglin Academy in the hearts of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River is comparable to that of a holy place. Now, the emperor has sealed up the academy. This is simply to make Jiangnan riot.

Now, even the less radical courtiers are secretly startled for the emperor, what on earth is the emperor going to do?

The scholars in Jiangnan were simply excited, and the diehards led the students to besiege the government.

Chongzhen knew that if he took a step back at this time, he would be doomed.

Of course, the Donglin Party members also knew that if they retreated at this time, they would be afraid that everything would be over, and no one would retreat. Everyone chose to rush forward.

Jin Yiwei haunted and began to arrest people and kill people wantonly. The big bosses behind the scenes disappeared first.

If these people were killed early, it would be much easier for the remaining students.

However, it is clear that Chongzhen's estimation of the situation is still somewhat insufficient. The students are violent, coupled with the help of people with good intentions, and the rebellious officials and thieves are fishing in troubled waters.

Fortunately, he didn't have a base. Nanjing, the old capital, was obviously a loyal imperial party at this time. With them coming forward to make troubles, the emperor was able to mediate after all.

Unlike before, it was simply because the emperor was standing in front of him. Of course, a large number of veterans of the Donglin Party disappeared directly.

Among these people, how many have integrity?Especially the bosses behind the scenes, seeing that the emperor really started killing people, they are really serious, they are more afraid of death than anyone else.

The emperor killed these people and confiscated their property, each of them was fatter than a Shuoshu. After the news of this share came out, everyone became speechless.

The passionate scholars also felt that they were ashamed to continue to make trouble. With the efforts of several parties, the matter finally came within a controllable range.

The emperor was sleepless for several days, his eyes were red and his face was haggard, but his eyes were shining brightly.

Xu Guangqi and others wanted to intercede for the Donglin party members, but under the gaze of the emperor, they couldn't open their mouths.

Even if the people in front of him are all members of the Donglin Party, but Chongzhen obviously has no intention of venting his anger, just keep them from speaking, but don't make the monarch and his ministers renounced.

Chongzhen gave Xu Guangqi and others a copy of the statistics of the Donglin people he had killed.

After reading it, these people blushed and fell silent.In this regard, among the representatives of the Qingliu scholars from top to bottom, almost everyone's family property exceeds half a year's income of the national treasury, and there are even a few of them, which are more than the annual income of the national treasury.

Everyone knows that since the emperor ascended the throne, the national treasury has been empty. For this reason, the emperor actually emptied the inner treasury.

Now these people who have been clamoring to do their best for Daming all day long are all Shuoshu. Apart from being shocked by this magical turn of events, where else do they have any other thoughts?

A few retreated in shame, as for those who were waiting for their news, they simply ignored it.

They still wish to kill these people for the emperor, and they want to intercede for them, what a joke.

The last hope was shattered, and all kinds of gossip were flying around, but everyone knew that this time, the emperor really got rich, and the people also nicknamed Chongzhen the "emperor who copied the house".

Chongzhen naturally heard this from various channels, but just laughed it off, what the hell, I am finally rich.

Getting used to the days of bitterness, the days of four-course meal, the emperor was full of emotions for a moment, this money is too much, I really don't know how to spend it!

Of course, this was just a temporary joke. There are many places where money is used now, except Yuan Chonghuan and Lu Xiangsheng's money has not been cut off, and he has defaulted on the disaster relief money from the Ministry of Households.

Now that he has money, he can finally make a good plan for Daming's future.

With the money, Mao Wenlong's navy can be equipped. Even though it is not so complete now, all kinds of training are still needed.

As the Emperor's high hopes for the Daming Navy, Mao Wenlong is not afraid. In this case, isn't it the best way to show his ability?

Zongbing Mao, who eats big bowls of wine all day long and eats big pieces of meat, is even more energetic now. Before that, he secretly regretted that he left Liaodong.

As for where and what achievements Yuan Chonghuan has achieved, everyone still has to praise the foundation laid by Mao Wenlong before, in response to Yuan Chonghuan, who made him a big hit around the emperor now?

This person is very popular, isn't he?

Now that you have the trust of the emperor, you, Yuan Chonghuan, are awesome. You don’t have to worry about us big guys. Just wait, there will always be a day when you will be relieved. Next, several ministers feel that they can foresee Yuan Chonghuan’s end .

The emperor is so kind?If it is true, then more than 200 eunuchs should cry, and nearly a hundred people from Donglin should also cry.

After so many big moves, the implementation of the emperor's decree became much smoother.What kind of a whip method is this? The effect is not too good.

The emperor said that this is a part of the performance assessment. If you fail in this aspect, then you can go home and farm.

This is related to the management of the lords, even if everyone is pretending, they have to do it, but since this is a tax law, the tax and silver court will still collect it.

Only then did the hard-pressed people realize the insidiousness of the emperor, but after suppressing it with force, the big guy dared not take the lead for the time being, so don't put your own life in it, it's not good, it's not good !

With the implementation of the new tax law, Chongzhen knew how much return it would bring to Daming, and when he had money, he could do more things.

However, as soon as the Donglin party members were killed, the Royal Academy was laid out on a large scale, and the south of the hardest-hit area had the same number of places as the north.

If this was done in the past, the Southern Shihlin would not have turned upside down, but what about now?Everyone was quiet, and they didn't dare to fart. The emperor wanted to use this method to slowly weaken the influence of southern scholars.

Although people with a discerning eye can see it clearly, it is a conspiracy. Just now, the whole country has issued an edict to expose so many scandals of Donglin party members. Now this kind of action, everyone can only applaud.

We are all from Daming, but we are poor, have no books, and no good teachers. If not, are the northerners really worse than the southerners?

Nobody thinks they are stupid, right?

Now, the emperor began to shift his focus to northern Shilin, and everyone was excited, and they must seize the opportunity to rise.

The emperor has given them a chance, if they don't hurry up, they will really deserve it.

Of course, although private schools can still be run, but with stricter regulations, how could the emperor, who was deeply victimized by party disputes, let them go?

Everyone dare not speak out now, for fear that the emperor's anger has not subsided, and it is not worth it to vent his anger on himself.

Chongzhen recruited Huang Zongxi and others to be in charge of the promotion activities of the Royal Academy. Huang Zongxi himself had a much better reputation among scholars than the emperor, so he was in charge of this matter, which can be regarded as the exhaustion of talents.