The rebellion that started in October of the first year of Chongzhen and spread throughout Shaanxi and almost dragged the entire Ming Dynasty into the abyss was put down with an almost tragic ending after half a year. As early as Zhu Youcong and the rebels fought a decisive battle with Yezhuxia
The day before, Qin Liangyu led his troops to invade Pingliang Mansion and captured more than 300 members of the Dang family. They will be escorted to the capital together with the surviving bandit leaders such as Zhang Xianzhong. The imperial court won the final victory, but what was left to them
There are millions of displaced victims and the land is devastated. There is no intact city in the entire Shaanxi Province. The total property losses of the Ming Dynasty court and the people exceed 10 million taels, which does not include the missed spring plowing this year.
relief food and future reconstruction costs.
When the good news reached the capital, Chongzhen was not as ecstatic as the scholarly elites. Even the memorials that these people handed in praising their virtues were thrown aside;
On the advice of many close ministers, he issued an edict to blame himself. The edict was written in a style of writing that was despised by literati. Not a single sentence in the vernacular was blaming the rebels for intending to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, but instead defected to the Tartars.
The fact that the emperor betrayed his country and sought glory was written on it; at the end, while pardoning Shaanxi's money and food for three years, the emperor admitted his mistakes in the most humble tone and asked for forgiveness from the people of the world.
Such a nondescript edict caused shock to the people of the world. From ancient times to the present, I have never heard of an emperor who was stupid enough to say that he was at fault after successfully suppressing the rebellion.
Put it to the rebels? Haven't you heard that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit? It seems that the current emperor is really an anomaly.
It was a shock, but no one opposed Chongzhen's move. The scholars who should have jumped out and chirped actually chose to remain silent this time. In fact, the reason was also very simple. Although the Donglin elites were busy contacting their subordinates to form a huge
MLM group, but they also noticed this edict. However, the emperor took all the blame on himself, so why should we argue with him? Should we tell the world that this is not the emperor’s fault, but that we accidentally raised the level
Taxation, embezzlement of disaster relief food, forcing the people to join the rebels because they can no longer survive? Now that someone is willing to take the blame, let him go through the trouble. Besides, how many official positions are now vacant in Shaanxi?
Ah, there is no way to get the post of governor, but the emperor will not let that man named Wang Zhizhen, Lang Touqing, take care of such a large area by himself? We must seize the time to control the prefects and so on below, and then he will be left alone.
Isn’t it as easy for a governor to fool the emperor in court?
The common people have no reason to object. They have suffered disasters in recent years, but today the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Son of Heaven, has put down his arrogance and apologized to us. What else do we ask for? Besides, how much does this matter have to do with him?
It’s also worth thinking about, how stupid must a new emperor who has been in power for less than a year be able to do such a big thing? Besides, who didn’t make some mistakes when they were young? It’s said that a prodigal son can’t be replaced by gold.
As long as he is willing to be sincerely good to us people in the future, he will be a good emperor, and we people will still follow him firmly.
"Your Majesty, you are not afraid of doing this..." In the Kunning Palace of the Forbidden City, Jingci Lao Ni, who entered the palace on the pretext of teaching Buddhism to the Queen, looked horrified. She originally thought that the edict was scary enough, but she didn't expect the Emperor.
There is such an explanation. It seems that the younger generation of the old Zhu family is not normal yet. If the emperor's statement is really spread to everyone in the world, how much trouble will it cause?
Chongzhen smiled nonchalantly and said: "Afraid? Why should I be afraid? It is said that the heart of heaven is the will of the people. I must let the people know that I am also a human being and I will make mistakes. Although we cannot carry out reforms with great fanfare now, we can
Let the people slowly change their minds and dare to criticize the improper actions of the government. Now is the best time, so let me set an example first.”….
"But..." The White Lotus Sect has now reached a secret agreement with the imperial court to accept recruitment. For the time being, they will serve as Chongzhen's secret spies and mouthpieces among the people. In the near future, the best of them will enter the Ming Empire Academy.
After graduating from school, he will hold a more important position. However, this fact is too big today. Even the White Lotus Virgin who has been in the world for a long time cannot imagine what will happen if this matter is not controlled well.
"It's okay, just go ahead and do it!" Chongzhen also knew that when this statement really spreads around the world, someone might take advantage of this to jump out and cause chaos. "You also participated in the secret meeting a few days ago, so you should
We know that change without risk does not exist. Besides, doesn’t our Ming Dynasty still have a general who can control the country?”
"Then I will make arrangements now. At the same time, I will try my best to find out the reaction of the people so that the emperor can respond in advance." Speaking of the shameless little fat man in Luoyang, Our Lady of the White Lotus also found a little sense of security. Yes.
With that invincible army, no one will ignore them before they rebel; in the future, if the people are really unable to survive, only those stupid and rebellious guys will dare to jump out.
"Your Majesty, aren't you abusing yourself by doing this?" Seeing the departure of Our Lady of White Lotus, Queen Zhou walked out angrily. It was obviously those ministers who did the bad thing, why should her husband bear all this?
"Queen, what you said is wrong." Chongzhen had always felt that he was unworthy of his wife. Since he came to the throne, he had been busy with state affairs and neglected her all day long. As the woman with the highest status in the Ming Dynasty, she had never been a vegetarian in the palace.
Make any request in order to help yourself save every unnecessary expense.
"What did you do wrong, my concubine? Aren't you taking the blame for someone else?" Mrs. Zhou pouted and felt unworthy of her husband. If he was just taking the blame for his escaped brother, why would he?
Helping the ministers take the blame? They won't accept this favor!
Chongzhen took Zhou's hand and said: "These ministers were appointed by the imperial court. Now they have made mistakes. Of course, I cannot escape the responsibility of misunderstanding and misappointing people. You also don't want your husband to be a coward who only knows
The foolish king who whitewashes peace!"
"Go to the wine! Come to the wine! Uncle Emperor, my original decision was right. You see, this brother is much more responsible than I was back then. He dares to admit his mistakes to the world!" In the palace of Prince Fu in Luoyang, Zhu Qiji was receiving the edict.
I immediately came here to have a drink.
"This..." Although the current emperor is his nephew in name, King Fu still dared not make any rash comments.
"Uncle Emperor, we are all a family, so don't worry anymore. Just say whatever you have to say. Can't you understand the painstaking efforts that Brother Jian has done by doing this?" Zhu Qiji also knew that his uncle would become bolder when he got older.
Small, but if he doesn't dare to speak freely, how can he expect the people to tell the truth in the future?
"Okay, I'll tell you." Prince Fu also went out of his way to say that he knows his son better than his father. Maybe others don't know about this, and I, as a father, can't guess who is instigating this extremely harmful idea.
Come out? "If I say this method is really not good, you can win the hearts of the people by doing this, but where will the royal majesty of our Ming Dynasty be in the future?"
"Uncle Emperor, it seems that you are not as far-sighted as Brother Cong on this point..." Zhu Qiji seemed to be suffering from alcohol poisoning. He actually said such words in front of King Fu, and he was not afraid that the old man would get angry and kill him.
The little fat man who was still wandering around in Shaanxi was taken home and beaten up.
"Sister, is Brother Cong's idea really that good?" The little fairy didn't dare to go to King Fu's table to join in the fun. If she offended King Fu, who had lost all face, he would never want to see her injustice again. So she could only ask quietly.
The slightly older Zhang Yan….
"My husband's method will not only make the court lose its majesty, but will also win greater prestige for the emperor." Zhang Yan is worthy of being a talented woman of her generation. She saw through the huge benefits hidden in it at the first time. "
In the 14th year of Emperor Xiaozong's reign, the governor of Shandong, Nian Fu, erected a stone tablet at the Tai'an government office with the inscription: "Ming Gong Sheng is honest and honest, and he is powerful." The emperor is rushing to express his attitude before the scholars react. In the future, the faults of all officials will also be made public.
Let them be judged by the people. In the long run, the common people will no longer be afraid of being distant, but be afraid of being distant. At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty used Wei Zheng as a mirror and his name went down in history; how can I, the Ming Emperor, dare to use the world as a mirror?
What can our ancestors compare to?"
Prince Fu's family in Luoyang took advantage of the leopard's guts and started talking about the government, but the people in Mizhi, Shaanxi were terrified. Although the court had stated that it would not hold anyone responsible for coercion, this was a serious crime of treason after all. Who knows if the government would say anything?
Forget it. If the new officials turn their backs and disown them after taking office, then we, the honest and humble people, will have to face another bloody massacre?
"Master Wusheng, do you think the imperial court will really let us go?" The old patriarch of the Song family looked anxious, regarding the wandering monk Wusheng as his backbone. This is related to the lives of hundreds of people in Songjiagou.
Although they did not follow the rebels, if we really talk about the relationship, I am afraid that none of them can escape.
"Donor, don't worry, this time it's an edict issued by the emperor himself. Look at the edict, there's not a single sentence accusing us of wanting to overthrow the old Zhu family; instead, the emperor is saying that he didn't let us live a better life because of his fault.
Good times..." Monk Wu Sheng didn't come here to hang out and swindle some money and food back. Now everyone in the White Lotus Sect has received a mission requiring them to spread this rumor so that everyone in the world will believe it no matter what.
"What? This year you will open a porridge shop to help us, and we will be free of money and food for three years?" There is no one in Songjiagou who can read. The old patriarch only heard a few words from passers-by. Now that he suddenly knows the content of the imperial edict clearly, he really can't react at all.
The younger generation rebelled. Not only were we, those of us who were related, not implicated, but the emperor also considered our livelihood and gave us such great benefits? Damn it, if the government can keep its word this time, who will dare to say that we are big in the future?
If you say something bad tomorrow, my old man will fight him to the death!