Chapter 204 My intentions have been decided (seeking a monthly ticket)
In the tenth year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty, it was a certain day in mid-July.
Capital City, Imperial Palace.
In front of Fengtian Gate.
Sitting on the long and golden throne is the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao, who has been on the throne for ten years.
In front of him, there were two long lines of troops. The troops were approaching Danbi. The literary class walked faster than the martial arts class. Flags were waving next to them, and the music players had already been lined up.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao was flanked by Qian Ning on one side, Jiang Bin on the other, and behind him was Zhang Xiong, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony.
Zhu Houzhao was sitting on the throne without wearing any boots. He put one foot on the armrest and supported his knee with his right hand. He was holding a telescope and looking at the ministers who were filing forward. His face was full of smiles, and he looked like the one next to him.
The solemn Qian Ning is in sharp contrast to Jiang Bin and others.
"Your Majesty, the ministers have arrived and we can begin." Zhang Xiong saw that the ministers were arranged in order and couldn't help but come closer to ask for instructions.
Zhu Houzhao said nothing and just nodded.
The officer of praise then took over the morning proceedings.
The sound of Zhonghe Shao music begins.
After a set of complicated procedures, all the ministers kowtowed and stood up and lined up on both sides. At this time, the process of court proceedings officially entered. Liang Chu, the chief minister of the Huagaidian University, led Jin Gui and Wu Ying, the academicians of Wenyuan Pavilion.
Yang Yiqing, the great scholar of the palace, came forward together, preparing to participate in government affairs. Behind the three of them were the six ministers and others.
Among the six ministers, the first one was Lu Wan, who had just been vacant due to Yang Yiqing's entry into the cabinet and was replaced by the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
He was followed by Liu Chun, the Minister of Rites, Shi Jie, the Minister of Hubu, Wang Qiong, the Minister of War, Zhang Zilin, the Minister of Punishment, and Li Hao, the Minister of Industry.
Behind them are Pengze, the censor of Zuodu, and others.
In the martial arts class, because the British Duke Zhang Mao died of illness in March of that year, his grandson Zhang Lun was still inexperienced after taking over the title. However, Wei Guogong Xu Er was old and held a heavy responsibility to guard Nanjing, and Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu had just retired.
The leader was Xu Guangzuo, the most senior Duke of Dingguo among the nobles, followed closely by the British Duke Zhang Lun and other military honors.
Yang Yiqing was the first to look up. When he saw what the emperor was doing, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Later, more ministers noticed this.
The court meeting had not yet begun, and the ministers began to whisper among themselves.
It's not unusual to say that the emperor usually does nonsense once or twice, but this time the emperor is clearly making fun of the court, and actually uses a bamboo tube to look at the ministers below?
What is rhythm?
"My dear friends, what are you waiting for? If you have something to do, hurry up. I'm very busy."
Zhu Houzhao's voice came from the steps.
As the chief minister, Liang Chu found that the ministers were whispering, and he couldn't help feeling that he was facing heavy pressure on his shoulders. With his ability, he could be an auxiliary minister, but he was powerless to suppress Zhu Houzhao, a naughty and unruly emperor. After Yang Tinghe returned to the system,
After the village, he has been exhausted mentally and physically these past few months.
Liang Chudao: "Your Majesty, the Northwestern Tatars have invaded the country again. Datong, Xuanfu and other places have successively requested military support from the imperial court. Tribes close to the imperial court have also come to warn that the little Tatar prince has organized troops in the grassland and there is a large-scale invasion.
I would like to ask Your Majesty to pay attention to the affairs of the state and not to mess up the order of the state through idle drama."
The ministers of the Ming Dynasty were notoriously hard-nosed, and their tendency to remonstrate to death was even worse than that of the Tang and Song dynasties. Courtiers often remonstrated to death, which was really life-threatening and they were proud of it.
If you die, you will have a good reputation among the scholars, your family will be glorious, and you will be able to shadow future generations...
Zhu Houzhao had long been accustomed to hearing these polite words of advice. He put down the telescope in his hand and asked sternly: "Do you think I am joking? I am training troops! You are not me. How many of you are familiar with the art of war? I
Is your vision comparable to yours?"
All the ministers were quite speechless after hearing this.
I've heard people bragging, but I've never heard anyone bragging so wildly!
Go to court when you go to court and actually say that you are training troops?
Your Majesty, you are acting like a fool!
This is not your favorite Three Thousand Camp Campus, this is a majestic and solemn court hall!
"I have something here that can increase my horizons. It is very magical. You are all ordinary people. How can you understand the mystery... Well, I will hand this thing over to you for circulation, so that you can know what my realm is.
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As Zhu Houzhao spoke, he handed the telescope to Jiang Bin and asked him to pass it on to the ministers for viewing.
Zhang Xiong reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, if these people are ignorant and drop your precious baby, what will you do?"
Zhu Houzhao shrank back and said in shock: "Yes, thank you for reminding me that these ignorant ministers always know how to oppose me. This time, handing the treasure to them... is like a meat bun beating a dog... like this
, Jiang Qing’s family, when you hand this thing over to them, keep an eye on it and only allow those in front of you to see it. Anyone who dares to act rashly will be shot to death!"
Later, he deliberately said it loudly to threaten everyone present.
It looks murderous, but it is actually a "reminder", as if telling these ministers that if you really want to achieve the reputation of your loyal ministers, then throw one of them to me in public, and I will chop off your head to help you.
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Jiang Bin walked down from Danbi. He was strong but handsome. He stared at Liang Chu, the chief minister in front of him, with a pair of eagle eyes, and then handed the telescope to Liang Chu.
Liang Chu almost grabbed this thing and threw it to the ground. What others dare not do, I did it! The worst is to give up this old life! If I die, whoever likes to take the position of chief minister will take it. Zhengde
Being the first minister may seem easy, but it is no different from rolling on a nail board every day.
But at this moment, Yang Yiqing, who was born in the military, came over first and grabbed the telescope, with a calm face: "Let me see what it is first."
When Zhu Houzhao saw Yang Yiqing take the initiative to take the telescope, he smiled and said: "Yang Qing family, you know the soldiers, show me, if this thing is used on the battlefield, will it have miraculous effects?"
Yang Yiqing smiled and thought, your mother's legs will work wonders!
Next to him, Lu Wan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, said: "Rolling up a tube with paper might be better than this."
Jiang Bin glared sideways.
Lu Wan didn't say anything anymore. Everyone knew that Lu Wan and Qian Ning had a close relationship in private, and Jiang Bin and Qian Ning were always competing for favor. They were secretly competing with each other. Jiang Bin had long regarded Lu Wan as an enemy.
Yang Yiqing took the telescope and looked at it. He felt a blur and couldn't see anything at all.
"Mr. Yang Ge, you should do this...don't block the front with your hands." Jiang Bin reminded.
Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the throne, greeted me with a smile: "Look here. Usually you rarely have the opportunity to see my appearance clearly... This time I will let you see clearly."
When Yang Yiqing really pointed the telescope at Zhu Houzhao and saw Zhu Houzhao right in front of him, his body couldn't help but trembled.
Just as he was about to make the next move, Jiang Bin snatched the telescope back.
"Next."
As the most favored minister around the emperor, Jiang Bin did not give Yang Yiqing any face.
Next is Liang Chu.
But Liang Chu still hadn't understood from Yang Yiqing's reaction what exactly happened just now?
Why did you, Yang Yiqing, an upright minister, have some attachment to this thing before? Did you not see it clearly and wanted to look more carefully?
"Mr. Liang, it's your turn! Look here, look here..."
Zhu Houzhao was greeting again like a naughty boy.
After Liang Chu took it and looked at it, his reaction was not as big as that of Yang Yiqing, but he was a little more horrified in his heart.
Because neither of them expressed anything, they didn't want to let go. When the next few ministers looked at it, they no longer had the mentality of "die with this thing" before, and they all looked at it seriously.
"It's amazing, how could it be like this?"
Finally, some ministers could not help but marvel.
Wu Xun's response was even greater.
After all, there are many people with short-sightedness among the civil servants, and they cannot see clearly with telescopes. However, the generals have little education and basically have no problem with their eyes. They all have almost 5.0 eyes, and they can see so clearly that they are so envious that they almost almost
I want to keep this thing as my own.
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Jiang Bin walked around below.
It was only shown to more than 20 civil servants, and only the first six or seven people from the military generals had the opportunity to see it.
The civil servants looked a little more, but they were almost only at the level of Sixth Minister and above, and barely included the General Secretary and the Zuodu Censor.
When Jiang Bin returned to the throne and handed the telescope back to Zhu Houzhao, the telescope was in good condition and there was nothing wrong with it.
Some of the later ministers who were born in the Imperial Academy are already hating these top civil servants for their lack of spine. The emperor has made it clear that you can throw this thing down, but you don’t dare to come?
If it were me...
"Gentlemen, tell me, what is this thing like? If it is used in the army, can it detect the enemy's situation in advance? On the beacon tower, it should be of great use, right?"
Zhu Houzhao liked the military career too much. Although he was very foolhardy, he was not an ordinary ignorant person when it came to using soldiers. He had a thorough understanding of right and wrong, reason, etc.
Liang Chu said: "I wonder, Your Majesty, where did this thing come from? Was it made by the Ministry of Works?"
Many people looked at Li Hao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Li Hao could only pretend not to see it.
What does this have to do with the Ministry of Industry?
If the Ministry of Industry knew about it in advance, would they not tell you in advance and catch you off guard?
"It's a tribute from Prince Xing's Mansion."
Zhu Houzhao clarified the doubts of the ministers present, "Prince Xing's Mansion has said that if this thing is approved by me and all the ministers, one hundred more can be made. I asked Governor Jiang and he said that this thing costs one hundred taels of silver each, and I am ready to make it."
Make a hundred of them at a time and allocate 10,000 taels of silver. Do you have any objections to it?"
Several ministers present who had seen the function of the telescope were very positive about the practical effect of the telescope.
As Zhu Houzhao said, if this thing is used on the battlefield, it can detect enemy movements in advance, and scouts can spy on enemy camp intelligence from a distance. How valuable is it?
But when I heard the cost...
One hundred taels of silver each?
Are you sure you haven't been tricked?
But if it was Prince Xing's Mansion who paid tribute, then Prince Xing's Mansion would be usually low-key and cautious, so they wouldn't dare to make fun of the imperial court on such a matter, right?
Liang Chu said: "Your Majesty, this thing is still usable, but the manufacturing... still needs to be discussed."
Zhu Houzhao was quite impatient and waved his sleeves and said: "Don't I even have the authority to allocate ten thousand taels of silver? There is no need to discuss this matter again! I just want to show it to you and let you know that I am not messing around. I have made up my mind to build this.
If you want something, I will prepare to personally go to Xuan Mansion to lead the troops and repel the invading Tatars! The emperor is guarding the country and no further discussion is allowed!"
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