Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

At dawn, the Forbidden City is already bustling with activity.

More than a thousand civil and military officials arrived at Fengtianmen Square on time, but they no longer went to the Xijiaomen in the west, but came to the majestic Fengtianmen.

Fengtian Gate is located on a white stone base. It is a gate tower with double eaves and a mountain top that is "nine wide and five in width". There are two tall bronze lions on the left and right sides.

The officials standing here feel the stronger imperial power, but no matter how ambitious they are, it is indeed difficult to erase the awe of the imperial power.

Zhu Youtang, who was wearing ordinary clothes, came from the Qianqing Palace in a dragon chariot. As he walked around the short screen from behind and sat on the throne, the sound of mountains and tsunamis could be heard below.

It's just that the daily morning court is no longer new. It has always been a fixed set of rituals, and the order of each yamen's performance has not changed at all.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but yawn when he saw that the clan's mansion asked him to finalize the clan's name again, and the Ministry of Rites recited the name politely for a full stick of incense.

He finally knew why Jiajing and Wanli wanted to stop the court, and his father was also very perfunctory about the morning court. This morning court was indeed more formal than effective.

The memorials for these yamen's affairs were sent to the cabinet in the form of copies yesterday. After being drafted by the cabinet, I also made the final instructions. I only need to send my instructions back to each yamen.

Unfortunately, today we have to summon so many officials in the morning, and the officials from Shangshu will recite it again and again, and we will have to send someone to recite it again.

As for the more than a thousand officials who said that "thousands of officials listen to the government", the officials in the back row must not be able to hear what is said here, and the officials in the front row look like they are not awake.

When Zhu Youtang saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh: What's the use of sitting in the court?

When it was the Ministry of Punishment's turn to do something, it was like a pebble falling on a calm lake.

After the regular performance was completed, Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, suddenly made a request: "Your Majesty, I would like to have one more performance, please grant me your permission!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Du Ming thoughtfully, but this did not seem to be an excessive request, so they all turned to look at Zhu Youtang.

Liang Fang is not here today, and the eunuch accompanying him is Guo Yong. It is not easy for Zhu Youtang to make decisions at this time.

Zhu Youtang vaguely felt that Du Ming was coming with bad intentions, but he still chose to fight calmly: "Yun Zuo!"

"Your Majesty, the facts of Wang Yue's grievances are all there, and his poems are all recorded in the records of the Ministry of Punishment! Wang Yue should judge the crime according to the national law. Your Majesty can pardon the sinner, but he cannot reuse him again! There are many capable ministers in our court. If you fail to reuse the guilty minister, please take back your Majesty's order!" Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, knelt down and said.

this……

The officials present couldn't help but look at each other in shock when they heard this request.

The re-appointment of Wang Yue came from His Majesty Chrysostom, but the Minister of Punishment seemed to be guilty of an old fool, and he still wanted to accuse Wang Yue of "composing poems with resentment".

Zhu Youtang knew that Du Ming was Wan An's accomplice, so he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Wan An.

Wan An's old face showed a solemn expression, and he looked at Du Ming who was kneeling below with great confusion. He clearly set the tone to watch the fire from the other side.

When Xu Pu saw Du Ming jumping out to stop His Majesty from resurrecting Wang Yue, a meaningful smile appeared on Xu Pu's face.

Zhu Youtang couldn't find anything useful from Wan An's face, so he said to Du Ming who was kneeling below: "Du Shangshu, can the poems and resentments be included in the Ming Dynasty Code of Laws?"

"Although I have not seen the Code of Ming Dynasty, my minister has a counter-intention, so Ming Jun will deal with it! Wang Yue is very resentful. Even if I die today, I still beg your majesty to take back my life!" Du Ming, whose acting skills were so good, burst into tears immediately.

Zhu Youtang thought, isn't he going to force me to play the Ming Dynasty version of Literary Inquisition? I just didn't want to waste words with this person, so I said calmly: "I know today that adding a temporary memorial will easily disturb the emperor's heart and will not be conducive to the daily morning meeting. Therefore, from today on, no additional memorials will be allowed. If there is something to discuss tomorrow, please step aside! "

this……

The officials present couldn't help but look at each other, it was obvious that they were acting rogue.

"Everyone has made a mistake. This new king is really amazing!" Wan An couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he saw Zhu Youtang dealing with Du Ming like this.

This time, Zhu Youtang was suddenly caught off guard by Du Ming. Now he adopted this seemingly rogue method, which not only defused Du Ming's offensive, but also took the opportunity to block the unconventional channel for the additional performance.

With such wisdom and power, unlike the silly and kind-hearted prince in the rumors, he was clearly a sinister emperor who was more talented than the previous emperor.

"I obey!" Du Ming was ready to argue with the new king. He didn't want to be dismissed like this, but he had no choice but to bow and retreat.

It was still a cloudy day today, and as the wind from the east continued to blow, more than a thousand civil and military officials standing in Fengtianmen Square shivered from the cold.

Finally it is the turn of the last official to let everyone see the dawn of the next dynasty.

Xu Pu, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, went out on behalf of the Ministry of Personnel. He knelt down and said: "I have my duty!"

"Xu Aiqing, please play!" Zhu Youtang said calmly, not saying he had much affection for Xu Pu.

Xu Pu immediately revealed his murderous intention and said: "Xu Pu, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, would like to report that Wei Juan, the eunuch of Tibo City in Guangdong Province, Zong Jiaren, also falsely reported that Chen Xuanzhi, the chief envoy, was arrested and died on the way to escort. Please decree that he be detained in Beijing pending trial!"

The more than a thousand civil and military officials standing in the square listening to the government have become accustomed to this. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, they will naturally want to clean up the dead eunuchs who were highly used in the Chenghua Dynasty.

If the situation hadn't changed now and His Majesty actually intended to clean up the salt administration, they might have had to clean up the Mei Party.

Zhu Youtang knew that the Shipping Department was related to the Ming Dynasty's plan to open up the sea, and that Guangdong merchants going to Southeast Asia would be beneficial to the country, so he nodded gently to Guo Yong, the eunuch and eunuch next to him.

Guo Yong had already made preparations and immediately read out: "Answer: The Guangdong Municipal Bureau of Transport promoted the eunuch Wei Juanzong to the Jia people to investigate and verify the evidence. He submitted personal and physical evidence. Do not listen to hearsay! Chen Xuanzhi, the chief envoy, was arrested. It is the decree of the late Emperor that death due to illness while being escorted is an accident, and the request is not allowed. I appreciate this!"

"Your Majesty, this treatment is really unfair..." Xu Pu did not expect that Zhu Youtang actually wanted to protect Wei Juan, the eunuch promoted by the Guangdong Shipping Department, and he immediately became suspicious.

Guo Yong faced the Qingliu leader, but he defended the imperial power and said: "Secretary Xu, after today's performance, please go back to work!"

Xu Pu was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He first glared at Guo Yong fiercely, then looked at the unfamiliar student on the dragon throne, and finally backed away with anger.

At this moment, he found that this student was becoming more and more unfamiliar, but he never expected that Emperor Chenghua would leave the "Governing Policy" to Zhu Youtang.

When the officials present saw that the officials had finished their work and that they finally no longer needed to stay in the cold, they all looked up at Zhu Youtang who was sitting on the dragon throne.

Zhu Youtang knew that he didn't want to be led by these officials all the time, so he said calmly: "All the Ministry of Household Affairs come out!"

"Your Excellency is here!" Li Min, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, led two doctors and officials of the Thirteenth Division out of the procession and knelt down below.

Zhu Youtang picked up the test paper on the treasure case and said dissatisfiedly: "Yesterday, the results of the official examination of the Thirteenth Division have come out. You must be very aware of it!"

The officials of the Thirteenth Division couldn't help but secretly swallow their saliva. They might have remained calm and composed yesterday, but after a night of random thoughts, they were already sweating like rain.

Because they did not know the test results of other students, and because they all answered the question about the price of salt in the capital incorrectly, many officials mistakenly believed that they were the last in the test.

Because of this, many officials suspected that they were about to lose their positions. Naturally, they were very scared at this time and only hoped that His Majesty would show mercy to them.

"I lit up the lamp in Dongnuan Pavilion last night and personally read your test papers. I am very disappointed!" Zhu Youtang knew the advantages of being careful, so he used eye drops.

The official of the Thirteenth Division felt nervous and immediately expressed his position: "I am scared, but I am willing to let your Majesty handle it!"

"Two people were eliminated from the last place this time. Song Chaowei, the chief minister of Guangxi, was dismissed from his post, and Li Bin, the foreign minister of Fujian, was dismissed from his post!" Zhu Youtang stopped beating around the bush and made an announcement immediately.

Song Chaowei, the chief minister of Guangxi Province, and Li Bin, the foreign minister of Fujian Province, suddenly turned pale when they heard this.

call……

When the officials of the Thirteenth Division heard this answer, they secretly let out a sigh of relief.

This result is unexpected, but it is also reasonable. Although Song Chaowei, the chief minister in Guangxi, and Li Bin, the foreign minister in Fujian, are both officials with backing, they are indeed big idiots.

"take away!"

Since Zhu Youtang had personally wanted to remove the two officials from their official positions, Mou Bin, the leader of the Jinyi Guards, immediately went down to collect the tooth tags and black gauze hats of the two officials, and dragged them out of the Meridian Gate on the spot.

"The officials obey the order!" Zhu Youtang turned to look at the team of officials and said in a deep voice.

Li Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, secretly swallowed his saliva and immediately came out of the queue and said: "I will listen to the order!"

"Liu Zhong, a member of the Guangxi Division, was promoted to the Guangxi Division, and Hai Wenliang, the head of the Guangxi Division, was promoted to the head of the Guangxi Division, filling the vacancy of a chief of the Guangxi Division..." Zhu Youtang was not ambiguous about the personnel rights this time, and made the personnel appointments immediately.

When the officials of the Thirteenth Division present heard this order, their eyes flashed brightly.

Judging from this transfer, His Majesty is not just talking about it, but actually reusing their officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs. The newly vacant official positions were all promoted from lower-level officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Faced with this order, Li Yu bowed his hands respectfully and said: "I obey the order!"

"Everyone in the household department will come forward for Chen Shou!" Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on the team of the department, and he immediately ordered in a deep voice.

As soon as these words came out, Wan An and Liu Ji exchanged silent glances, and what was supposed to come finally came.