Chapter 348 Extra Chapter: Princess in Purple Clothes
Author: History turns to ashes
Chapter 348 Extra Chapter: Princess in Purple Clothes
The number one scholar, Chen Xun, was put on gardening leave. Obviously this was a method started by Xu Jingchang, but since Xu Jingchang, few people have used it.
This is mainly because the courtiers want to be dignified, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs rarely punishes officials directly except for overseeing grand plans in the capital. But if the emperor wants to punish officials, he can use the royal guards to take them directly without so much trouble.
From this point of view, the gardening holiday seems to be useless.
But in fact, this is not the case at all. Zhu Gaochi is no better than Zhu Di. He does not have the ability to kill decisively. Everyone in the court is harmonious. Therefore, since Zhu Gaochi came to the throne, he rarely punishes officials directly. Everything must be discussed by the nine ministers. Important cases are decided by three
Judicial trial...
He acted solemnly and upright, and there seemed to be no problem.
But the bad thing is the Three Fa Division.
Because three yamen must be brought together to handle the case together, the efficiency is appallingly low. For some obvious cases, by the time the Third Law Division takes over and begins interrogation, the best time to handle the case has long passed.
When it's time to cut and cut, when it's time to annihilate evidence, annihilate it decisively.
Coupled with the complicated case handling process and the delay in getting punishment, the deterrence of the national law has been greatly reduced. Today, Emperor Zhu Gaochi generally commented that the atmosphere was gradually improving, and things were prosperous and the people were prosperous... But Wen Tian was greedy and neglectful.
politics.
To roughly understand it, it can be said that Zhu Gaochi has the style of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty also has the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
"I know that outsiders think that I am too talkative and soft-spoken. Some people even nickname me Great Bodhisattva in private."
Zhu Gaochi was chattering and talking to Xu Jingchang.
The dragon chair has not been easy to sit in these years. Zhu Gaochi's hair on the temples has turned white, and he has gained a lot of weight, and has grown rapidly in the direction of Mr. Di Ge.
Compared with him, Xu Jingchang was in good spirits. Although we fishermen couldn't catch any fish, we finally managed to catch a healthy and sober fish.
"Your Majesty, it's actually quite good for you to be like this. You will be a benevolent king forever and leave your name in history. No matter how many years have passed, people will still praise you... I guess your evaluation may be higher than that of the Supreme Emperor!"
Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyelids and hummed: "What's the use of having a high evaluation? It's not of much use to the country... In the end, I'm just inheriting my father's legacy and moving forward."
Xu Jingchang laughed and said: "That's wrong. Being able to inherit the legacy of our predecessors without making big mistakes is already considered a great achievement. After all, the Emperor's magnanimity is not something that ordinary people can accept. And after the Emperor abdicated,
I’ve caused you a lot of trouble!”
Zhu Gaochi was really furious when he mentioned the dog father.
This father who cheated his son, even though he had abdicated, still did not stop. He took the fleet out to sea and encountered a vast island along the way. He gave Zhu Gaochi an order to send people there as soon as possible.
And at least 100,000 immigrants are needed.
Can Zhu Gaochi not be angry?
It is certainly true to expand territory, but sending people overseas involves costs.
First of all, you need to mobilize, but not everyone is willing to go out.
Secondly, once enough people have been mobilized, they must be transported and sent out safely.
When you get to a place, you can't just leave it alone, you have to let people settle down and live.
This is not even the most terrible thing. In some places, the output is too little and the value is too low. In order to maintain existence, blood transfusions are necessary.
Just to maintain the expenses of these places, Zhu Gaochi worked hard every year. At the worst time, he had to reduce the treasures in the palace and sell many calligraphy and painting treasures in exchange for money to make up for the shortfall.
After so many years, Zhu Gaochi had reduced the number of eunuchs in the palace to thirty-two under the pressure of his father.
When Zhu Di heard about it, he was very angry... Eunuchs are not very suitable, but your father is traveling overseas, and barbarian prisoners are everywhere. It is not difficult to get hundreds or thousands of eunuchs for you at will. What our royal family wants is dignity!
Zhu Gaochi was helpless. It was easy to get eunuchs, but it was difficult to raise eunuchs. Their bodies were damaged, and once they got old, they could no longer stay in the palace.
The royal family must take care of them, provide for them in their old age, and bury them when they die.
When you serve the Zhu family, you can't be disrespectful at all.
The effect of changing to a female officer is different. Except for a few special positions, most female officers can leave the palace before the age of twenty-seven.
In this way, it will not delay their work and marriage.
On the contrary, because of her experience in the palace, seeing the world, and going out to find jobs and get married, she was very popular.
The palace only needs to pay a severance package.
Zhu Gaochi's careful planning has reached a certain level.
But no matter how hard he tried, it was still a drop in the bucket. It was Zhu Di who really saved Zhu Gaochi.
His Majesty the Emperor worked tirelessly to cross Malacca and reach Tianzhu.
As we all know, Tianzhu is a magical place. As long as you dare to do something, people will really surrender.
Moreover, Zhu Di also caught up with an excellent opportunity.
It was supposed that after the collapse of the Timur Empire, the remaining forces would move south into India and establish the last dynasty in India, the Mughal Empire.
At this time, the Timurid Empire, also known as Khaled, was still at its peak.
The Ming Dynasty mobilized its troops and generals to launch an all-round offensive from the grasslands and the Western Regions.
The Ming army had the advantage of better equipment and better training.
However, the Harlequin cavalry were vigorous, galloping freely and elusively, and for a while the Ming army was unable to seriously injure the opponent.
After Zhu Di arrived in Tianzhu, he immediately discovered the treasure... This place is really easy to deal with. With a little use of troops, a large area of land can be captured.
After conquering them, you can use the locals as soldiers to continue attacking other neighboring countries.
This group of indigenous soldiers were extremely loyal, fought bravely, and did not care about their own lives. They were definitely excellent soldiers.
Zhu Di worked on it for a long time before he gradually figured it out... In the history of Tianzhu, conquerors continued to pour in from the northern mountain passes, and the native people continued to move south, and they were constantly being squeezed.
It can be clearly found that Tianzhu becomes darker and darker from north to south, and its status becomes lower and lower.
After Zhu Di figured it out, he was not polite at all. He went from south to north... Do you want revenge, do you want to improve your status?
If you have this intention, just listen to me and start the Northern Expedition.
It has to be said that Zhu Di's method was somewhat effective. At least he successfully organized hundreds of thousands of troops and established a stronghold in the Ganges Delta.
Grain, spices, jute... He was finally able to restore some blood to Ming Dynasty.
"The tens of millions of military expenditures in Annan were paid for by my father. He is so happy about his success. But I can't refuse. Now that he can make some money in Tianzhu, he is bent on heading north again and wants to capture Harlie.
Guo...Cousin, let me tell you, I came up with a great idea that can prevent my father from being squeezed."
Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't want to abdicate in favor of a worthy person, do you?"
Zhu Gaochi immediately smiled and said: "It has to be you, and I thought about it together. As the saying goes, you should embrace the grandson but not the son. My son is a doormat, but if he lets his grandson sit on the throne, he can't bully his grandson, right?
?”
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it, if you abdicate, you will be the Supreme Emperor, and what about the current Supreme Emperor?"
"Calling yourself the Supreme Emperor! I've even checked the history books on this matter, and it's not difficult at all."
Xu Jingchang immediately gave him a big eye roll, "Your Majesty, please don't have this dream. Our Ming Dynasty cannot just abdicate all the time... But if you are really thoughtful, you can let the prince supervise the country and regent."
Zhu Gaochi burst into laughter immediately, this was what he wanted.
As abdication is just a means, "Cousin, I will issue a decree later, saying that I am not in good health, and will entrust the state affairs to the prince and let him supervise the country's governance. I will be relieved."
Xu Jingchang also saw what this guy was thinking. He couldn't stop him, so there was no need to stop him. It was good to let Zhu Zhanji exercise in advance.
And it is obvious that Zhu Zhanji intends to imitate Zhu Di.
He is just the right one to sort out the chaos of the past few years.
Yu Qian has also emerged, and it is most appropriate for the monarch and his ministers to be in harmony with each other.
Xu Jingchang thought that this was a good thing. He sent Zhu Gaochi away. As soon as he turned around, he suddenly found his bastard son Xu Xianzhong passing in front of him, and behind him, there was a little girl.
This little girl has deep facial features and does not look like a Ming Han person, but her pupils and hair are black, and she looks to be in her teens.
Xu Jingchang frowned, "Guizi, what's going on?"
Xu Xianzhong hurriedly came over and said, "Dad, I'm not to blame for this. It's all Yu Qian's fault!"
"Don't rely on Yu Qian for everything. He is much more honest than you."
Xu Xianzhong said: "Yes, yes, he is more honest than me. He just likes to take on some work in private. Didn't I just take a tutoring job, and the money is very generous. I am afraid that someone will harm him, so I will go on his behalf."
Already."
"Then what?"
"Then I met her... She came from Constantinople. I heard she was a princess and wanted to learn etiquette."
I have written a few pictures in the new book...but they always need to be revised, and I strive to present the best effect to everyone...it won't be long.
