The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Wala invaded Datong, but the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi took a rest in his palace without any warning.

Li Dongyang felt something was unusual, "Please ask the Supreme Emperor to review the accounts of money and food from the Ministry of Household Affairs."

In addition to the military affairs of Datong, he was more worried about the laxity of the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi.

I felt a little uneasy for no reason, as if I had lost my backbone.

After a while, a voice came out from the dormitory in a calm and unhurried voice, "Take it to Hou to take care of it."

…

Dongnuan Pavilion,

"I will pay you five gold medals."

Zhu Houzhao pulled out a wooden box from under the bed and opened it, which was full of death-free gold medals, including more than a dozen gold medals.

Damn it...

Yan Chengjin's eyes widened. Although it was cast privately by Zhu Houzhao, he was already the emperor.

The effect is no different from the death-free gold medal hidden in the palace.

"gold?"

Zhu Houzhao said happily: "I use all real materials."

Yan Chengjin took a piece and knocked it a few times. He pressed it so hard that he could hardly hold it. The gold one was different.

However, he quickly put it back.

Even if Zhu Houzhao is already the emperor, these death-free gold medals are equivalent to ordinary gold if they are not recognized by the court.

In other words, the court must first have a precedent for its use.

Let all the people holding Danqing iron scrolls be replaced by this new death-free gold medal, just like changing currency, all the old ones are replaced by new ones.

Moreover, people who have committed capital crimes must first be spared from death to create a successful case.

If these two conditions are met at the same time, the new death-free gold medal can be recognized.

"The new emperor should return his vassal to the old."

Yan Chengjin estimated that it would take effect until Emperor Hongzhi died and Zhu Houzhao had to be completely replaced.

Now it's just plain gold.

"The privately made gold medals don't work, so I put the old Hutchison Whampoa into finance. This is the old one."

"..." Yan Chengjin.

I remember there were eleven yuan in the palace, and there are eleven yuan here, could it be...

Didn’t you tell me the real thing?

At this time, Gu Dayong ran over and knocked on the palace door, notifying Li Dongyang that he had come to see him.

After entering the main hall, Li Dongyang regained his concentration and bowed slightly: "The Ministry of Household Affairs has prepared military rations, and only the new emperor has ordered the Ministry of War to mobilize the capital camp."

The departure of the Beijing camp requires the emperor's order.

It took two days to raise military rations. The rebels led by Wang Fusheng and Wang Bao had already occupied Datong. Datong commanded Liu Qingyuan to lead the government officials, which delayed the move for several days.

Zhu Houzhao raised his head in surprise. Why did Mr. Li come to him to report today? He asked seriously: "When will Yang Yiqing arrive in Datong?"

"The border troops are already at war with the Oara people. Why don't the new emperor discuss it first?"

To mobilize the resources of all parties, it needs to be resolved through court negotiations.

According to Li Dongyang's understanding of Zhu Houzhao, this guy doesn't like meetings and will fall asleep once he has a meeting.

But now it is necessary to convene the cabinet and the six ministries for discussion.

"Order the British Duke to go on an expedition. The Wala people want to rob the Datong granary and will not go deep into the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Houzhao had no intention of court discussion.

It is business to send people to defeat the Walas as soon as possible.

By the time the court meeting is over, it might be too late.

At this time, the young eunuch came in to report, and Yan Kesong, the Minister of War, asked to see him.

Yan Kesong went to Fengtian Palace to see the Emperor, but was told that the Emperor was on strike and asked him to come to Zhu Houzhao.

"New Emperor, how should we deal with the Datong rebels?"

According to the old practice, they would all be killed, but a hundred thousand soldiers would be a pity.

Zhu Houzhao issued an imperial edict in an orderly manner.

All were exiled to the Tang and Song Dynasties!

"...This." Yan Kesong was dumbfounded.

Li Dongyang and Yan Kesong looked at each other, why did the Supreme Emperor stop managing politics?

………

Beijing, Chengxian Street.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi had his hands on his back and was wearing blue and white Confucian clothes, followed only by Xiao Jing.

He had doubts about his own ways as an emperor.

What is the use of occupying overseas territories? Emperor Gao said that conquering useless countries would only increase waste.

But can we really rely on the Tang and Song Dynasties to create a more prosperous Ming Dynasty?

I can't see through it, and I can't understand it.

Yan Chengjin always hides half of what he says. Sometimes he feels that he is timid, and sometimes he feels that he is surprisingly courageous.

Does this kid have any other thoughts?

This was the confusion that lingered in his mind. If the Tang and Song Dynasties were destroyed, what if the prosperous age was also destroyed?

But if we don't stop, what if Yan Chengjin has other ideas?

Thousands of thoughts came to his mind, and the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi's brows furrowed even deeper.

What made him feel a little relieved was that the Ming Dynasty and the Tang and Song Dynasties were separated by Annan, and the Tang and Song Dynasties would not cause losses to the court.

"Sir, do you know how to play chess? Do you want to play a game?"

The old man held the white chess piece in his hand and looked up at the passing Emperor Hongzhi with a smile. The stone bench opposite him was empty. There were a circle of middle-aged Confucian scholars standing around, but no one dared to sit down.

Obviously this person is so good at chess that no one dares to play against him.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi turned around and looked around. This was by the river, and behind him was the Almshouse, where Liu Gong, Wang Yue and others lived.

However, there was no one in sight.

"Then let's play the next game."

Xiao Jing wanted to step forward and wipe the stone bench clean, but the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi sat down first, holding the sunspot in his hand.

Golden horns and silver-edged grass belly.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi began to make arrangements.

Playing chess with others in the palace, after an hour, Xiao Jing was about to lose the first game. Xiao Jing gave the old man a fierce wink and coughed a few times, not recognizing the compliment.

If you win, you will lose your head.

But the old man ignored it, and the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi still lost.

"You play chess with great strategy. Why don't you take the imperial examination and become an official?" The retired emperor Hongzhi was very confident in his IQ, so he thought that anyone who could beat him was very powerful.

"I was born in the Zhengtong period and took the imperial examination in the Chenghua period. Unfortunately, the world was dark and the candidates were not selected based on their talents. I thought it would be better in the Hongzhi period, but it was almost the same. Later, I stopped taking the examination." said the Confucian scholar who was playing chess.

"You mean the Hongzhi period was dark?"

The Confucian scholar seemed to be very straightforward and could not help but speak out. "Yes and no, in the early years of Hongzhi, many places in the world relied on people for food and people's livelihood was in decline.

But in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the government had improved, and now it is even clearer and brighter. There are two imperial academies in the capital.

I only regret that I was born at the wrong time."

Xiao Jing was almost scared to death and stared at the old Confucian scholar in front of him.

The retired emperor Hongzhi kept a tense face, and he relaxed a little after hearing the last part.

The 13th year of Hongzhi was the year when Yan Chengjin became an official. He still remembered secretly going to Yan Kesong's house to ask for Yan Kesong's manuscript.

The surrounding Confucian scholars and gentry sighed a few times. If he was born a few years later, he might be able to enter the Imperial College and pass the exam.

Unfortunately, the world only had some shadows of peace and tranquility in its later years.

...

Duchayuan, duty room.

Yan Chengjin waited for two days, but did not see the emperor Hongzhi issue an order to summon Wang Shouren back to Beijing. Did this tacitly approve him and Zhu Houzhao to build the Tang and Song dynasties?

Zhu Houzhao sent people to the East Factory to pull Wang Jian out, and Xiao Jing did not stop him.

Wang Jian was quite worried. It was not a pity to die, but he was afraid that he would ruin his teacher's great cause and cause his teacher's family to be beheaded.

These two days, he reflected on his mistakes in prison.

Recalling his teacher's words, there was no need to panic in prison, and someone would come to rescue him.

But who else is there in the court besides the new emperor?

"You should go back to Tang and Song."

"... Can we go now?"

Gu Dayong looked around and whispered to Wang Jian: "The new emperor said that the next time we pay tribute, we should ask the fool to be replaced by a smart person."

"..."Wang Jian.