Chapter 582 The Great Court Meeting in the Second Year of Tianqi
Just when the Ming army was about to defeat Banshi, Mu Changzuo died. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to the morale and fighting will of the Ming army.
Although Qin Liangyu has always disliked him, intrigues and intrigues have been common since he led the army into Yunnan.
But when I learned that he was dead, I felt a hint of sadness in my heart.
The leader of the Eastern Route Army is dead, and this battle can no longer be fought.
Moreover, the current strength of the rebels can be said to be very small. They are either hiding in the mountains and forests, or they are constantly fleeing south.
So she decisively issued a military order and asked Lu Qin to rush over and preside over the withdrawal.
Therefore, she also issued a military order to withdraw troops across the board.
When the sergeants received the order to withdraw, they cheered for the first time in a long time.
They really don't want to stay here any longer in such deep mountains and old forests.
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Capital.
Qianqing Palace.
After receiving the memorial from Nanjing, Zhu Youxiao also decisively summoned a group of confidants to carefully arrange the closing of the net.
As long as Xu Hongru leads the White Lotus Sect to rebel in Shandong.
Then the closing operation on the capital's side will begin immediately and proceed simultaneously.
As for the White Lotus Sect, Zhu Youxiao was already prepared. He had already issued a military order to Yuan Keli, and he would immediately suppress the White Lotus Sect as soon as it happened.
Today's Denglai Military Town has his full support and Yuan Keli's hard work. Although it was established less than two years ago, its strength is already extraordinary.
The army alone has more than 20,000 people, and its equipment and weapons may not be as good as those of Jiubian Military Town, and it has not experienced life-and-death wars.
But dealing with the White Lotus Sect's rabble doesn't seem to be a big problem.
The White Lotus Sect is also used to train Deng Lai's troops in town. After all, there are really not many opportunities for such training.
Moreover, he also had a backup plan. After receiving the emperor's order, the British Duke Zhang Weixian also asked Cao Wenzhao to lead 10,000 cavalry to Shandong for support.
Of course, their mission this time was not just to guard against the rebels who suppressed the White Lotus Sect.
The main task is to keep an eye on the Qufu Kong family.
As long as his closing operation is successful, he will immediately give Cao Wenzhao an order to uproot this family that has been rooted in Shandong for thousands of years.
Sure enough, the next day, Zhu Youxiao received Cui Yingyuan's memorial. Xu Hongru had already raised his banner and revolted two days ago.
There were countless responders in Shandong, many farmers and civilians followed, and even many military households from the guard posts participated.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Youxiao did not stop for a moment, and immediately summoned the ministers to hold a court meeting in Huangji Hall.
This was the first major court meeting in the second year of Tianqi. Except for the British Duke and Wu Dinghou, all the officials and ministers thought that the emperor was going to explain the affairs of the emperor and establish the crown prince.
Little did he realize the impending disaster.
They were still talking to each other frequently about who would be appointed as the prince.
But when they passed through the Huangji Gate, they saw hundreds of imperial guards wearing iron armor and holding long swords in their hands.
Yang Huan, the envoy of Fusi Town in Beizhen, personally led more than a dozen of his confidants to guard behind the Huangji Gate.
Seeing this scene, some officials finally felt that something was wrong.
Doesn't this look like a big court meeting?
This is somewhat similar to last year's New Year's Day gathering.
Is Your Majesty going to kill someone again?
But before these people could figure out what they were thinking, they had already reached their position.
Many officials secretly raised their heads and looked ahead, but when they saw the man standing in the emperor's seat, they immediately lowered their heads in panic.
Especially Zhang Ruitu, the Minister of Rites, who was standing at the front, was even more panicked at this time. His legs were shaking uncontrollably. From time to time, he took out silk silk from his sleeves and wiped his forehead.
And he and those people with evil intentions all thought to themselves, isn't this emperor going to die?
This is nothing at all. He actually released information to mislead them into a trap. According to this person's temperament, it seems that today is a bad day.
Outside the gate of the main hall of Huangji Hall, Zhu Youxiao stood leaning here holding a long sword.
Zhu Changhao, the Rui King of Dai Tianjian Kingdom, as well as the princes of Qin and Jin and other clan relatives were standing under the steps.
On the square, all the civil and military officials were present. There were hundreds of people on the left and right.
When the civil and military officials knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, shouting long live, and after the ceremony was completed, Zhu Youxiao also went straight to the theme.
"I was assassinated outside the palace a few days ago. I was poisoned and almost died. Fortunately, Li Congwen from the Tai Hospital, with his superb medical skills, tried his best to save me from the near death."
"Rui Fan was ordered to supervise the country, and he did so wholeheartedly. He worked hard without any merit."
"Wang Chaofu, please read out the decree."
Because Zhu Youxiao was too strong, he also took back a lot of power.
Except for military power and the power to appoint and remove officials in the DPRK, the distinction between imperial decree and central decree no longer exists.
During the Xuande period, when the so-called San Yang led the cabinet, he often competed with the emperor for power.
Not only did they elevate the status of the cabinet and put it above the six ministries, but they also reduced the imperial power to pieces.
During the Hongwu period, there was no difference between Emperor Taizu's words, oral edicts, decrees, and imperial edicts. As long as they came from Emperor Taizu, they all had supreme authority.
During the Yongle period, Zhu Di created the cabinet for the first time, with the original intention of sharing the pressure of government affairs for himself. They only had the power to discuss and make suggestions, and to draft edicts and imperial edicts.
The rank of university non-commissioned officer is only fifth grade, which is not popular in the central court at all. It is similar to a secretary assistant.
However, after the Hongxi and Xuande dynasties, the imperial power became increasingly weak, and the status and power of civil servants increased steadily.
The cabinet suddenly became another Zhongshu Province. Under their operation, the emperor's imperial edict actually required their approval and seal before it could officially take effect.
However, the emperor's decrees and decrees were not recognized by the civil servants at all, which led to the loss of power.
Zhu Youxiao naturally would not let himself be controlled by them, so he kicked out Fang Congzhe's group of cabinet members early.
The purpose of promoting Xu Guangqi, Wang Zaijin and others to the cabinet was to facilitate their own actions and directly issue imperial edicts.
Therefore, now Zhu Youxiao can issue political orders or military orders directly from the palace.
All over the country, those who receive orders, whether they are civil servants, military officers, or nobles, must obey unconditionally.
But if anyone disobeys, disobeys the order, or makes excuses for the difference between the so-called imperial edict and the imperial edict, Zhu Youxiao will send him back to his hometown to reopen.
Although the ministers in the DPRK and officials from various places strongly opposed it, there were more than a dozen baskets of memorials submitted.
But it was no use. The cabinet was all members of the emperor. They kept silent. Coupled with the emperor's strength, they could only hold their noses and admit it.
After all, this kind of thing has not happened before. During the Chenghua period, there were still three pavilion elders in Zhihu and six ministers in clay sculptures.