Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

The fertile water flows eastward for an endless period of time, and it was not the right kind of lovesickness at the beginning.

In the dream, I saw nothing like a painting, and in the secret I was suddenly startled by the cry of a mountain bird.

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After a night of endless dreams, the city of Beijing woke up amid the lights.

Although the weather has turned cold, the autumn rain last night made the chill even worse. But today's morning court has not ended, so the officials have to kick off the quilt and get out of the warm quilt.

This moment is undoubtedly painful, but they know that the worst pain is yet to come. When they go to court in the morning, they have to stand in front of Fengtianmen Square and endure the cold wind.

Human beings are inert, so many officials are unwilling to suffer this crime. In particular, those nobles are hereditary sinecures, so they are often absent from court. This situation is especially common in winter.

"Stop shouting, it's too cold to go to court early this morning!" British Duke Zhang Mao felt the chill outside the quilt, so he turned over and continued to sleep.

This is not a special case, but a relatively common situation.

The new king has a tolerant temperament and did not restrain the eunuchs and maids around him during the East Palace period. Therefore, everyone was restrained in the first few days of the new dynasty, but now some people have begun to jokingly call the early dynasty "Crow Dynasty" - "Crow Dynasty" When the morning bell rings, more than ten thousand crows fly in front of the Meridian Gate Square."

There are exceptions. Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, woke up early today, put on his official uniform one by one, and was sitting under the lamp in a daze.

A beautiful woman pushed the door in with her maid. When she saw Li Yu, who was fully dressed, she was startled and said, "Master, you..." while covering her chest.

Li Yu waved to the maid who also looked very surprised, and then started to wash himself. He looked calm and said calmly: "Ms. Yun, please help everyone clean up today. We will have to go back to our hometown in Jiangxi soon!"

The struggle in the court never stops, and the throne of Minister of Civil Affairs on his butt is even more coveted.

Just recently, those who had been planning for a long time finally took action. They first quietly convicted Li Zi Province, and then removed themselves from the throne of Minister of Civil Affairs on the grounds that they had been recommended by Li Zi Province.

A few days ago, only individual officials were taking action. Yesterday, the spokesperson of the Department of Science and Technology launched a general offensive. Liu Ji's disciples and officials all reported the matter to Liu Cong on behalf of the Liu Kelang this morning.

The draft opinions of the early dynasty are not a secret. During the process of transferring the draft opinions of the early dynasty to the Qianqing Palace, the eunuchs who handled them could take the opportunity to peek at one or two copies.

Although Wynn is not greedy for money, he is extremely greedy for fame and is an old eunuch with a strong sense of vanity. In order to show his extraordinary status, he often deliberately leaked information to the outside world during the reign of Emperor Chenghua.

Yesterday, the cabinet vote reached his ears through Wynn. Neither Wan An nor Liu Ji interceded on their behalf, but confirmed that the content of the impeachment was true.

Now that his fate is in the hands of the emperor, but he has no interaction with the current emperor, and there is even friction in resurrecting Wang Yue, this time he must be in bad luck.

In particular, there was a rumor that Hua En handed Xu Pu a note in front of the palace gate last night. There were only three words on it: The decree has been drafted.

It has been thirty-three years since he became an official in the fifth year of Jingtai. He has experienced the high spirits of being triumphant in the spring breeze and the sadness of being demoted to eight thousand people on Chaozhou Road in the evening. It is like having a big dream, and today has finally arrived. When people finally disperse.

"Master, what happened?" Yun Niang looked at her dejected husband and asked with great concern.

"I'm fine!" Li Yu didn't want to tell his concubine about the court struggle. He threw the towel back into the copper plate, picked up the dental plaque on the table and went out.

"Master, breakfast is ready!"

"no appetite!"

Li Yu didn't have the slightest appetite, so he walked through the corridor to the front yard with the help of the newly lit lights, took a sedan chair and headed towards the Forbidden City.

In the square in front of the Meridian Gate, many officials had already arrived.

Although many officials are absent from the court, officials in high positions usually do not miss the meeting. In addition to cherishing their own future, it is because they are important participants in the party struggle in the court.

Whether it is making decisions or employing people, they need to make their voices heard at any time, not only to prevent themselves from losing the city and land, but also to have the opportunity to seize the city and land.

The Game of Thrones is the most interesting game of this era. Once you enjoy the joy, it cannot be stopped by the cold wind.

"Have you heard? What a nonsense. Chen Kun, a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs, went to Baodi to collect corvee labor!"

"Isn't this the purpose of clearing the silt in the Sanchakou river? What's wrong with collecting corvees in Baodi?"

"Haha... There is indeed nothing wrong with it, but hasn't the land in Baodi been given to Marquis Qingyun?"

"Uh... seize people's land and have people help clean up the mud. This move... seriously, ahem, it will be recorded in the history books!"

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The officials who arrived first would gather together to chat. He Cong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to take the lead. This group of officials was discussing the corvee recruitment in Baodi.

"Good morning, Mr. Li!" Liu Zhang, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, turned his head and saw Li Yu appearing, and said hello immediately.

He Cong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and other officials seemed to have noticed Li Yu's appearance. They hesitated for a moment, and then greeted the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in front of them: "Good morning, Mr. Li!"

Li Yu quickly felt that this group of people was alienating him. Although they still actively greeted him, the number and enthusiasm had dropped significantly.

Especially after seeing the ceremony with themselves, this group of officials directly put themselves aside and continued to discuss very enthusiastically the matter of Chen Shen, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, collecting corvee services in Baodi.

Although Li Yu also didn't understand Hu Bu's practice of rubbing salt into the wound, looking at the expressions of these officials, although they didn't say anything, they were undoubtedly gloating.

Since His Majesty insisted on rectifying the salt policy, and His Majesty did not use Qingliu as much as expected, these hypocritical and honest officials were waiting to see His Majesty make a big joke.

Li Yu suddenly understood His Majesty's insistence on reviving Wang Yue. The fact that such smooth officials were sent there was just to give them an opportunity to make money.

How could this group of officials, who were all in harmony with each other, choose to offend their colleagues and the big bosses in the court because they couldn't live with the money they were given?

"I'm here to pay my respects to Scholar Xu!"

"Your Majesty, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to Xu Xueshi!"

"I respectfully invite Master Xu Jun'an!"

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The officials who had been having a heated discussion just now, when they saw an official who was still a few feet away appeared, they all took the initiative to greet him.

Li Yu turned around and saw that the person coming was Xu Pu. He also knew that these people had not seen him appear just now, but thought that he, the Minister of Personnel who was about to be dismissed, was no longer worthy of their welcome.

As for Xu Pu receiving such enthusiastic courtesy, in addition to being the leader of Qingliu, Xu Pu, as the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is very likely to take over his position as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

The leader of Qingliu and the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs can actually be truly on an equal footing with Wan'an, the chief minister of the dynasty.

As the bells and drums sounded, the left and right doors of the Meridian Gate opened at the same time.

Because the place inside was more open, the morning breeze was stronger, causing the thinly-clad officials to shiver with cold.

The number of people who went to Fengtianmen to attend the morning court today was obviously quite different. Apart from the lazy nobles, there were actually more of them the descendants of officials who were well-dressed and well-fed. Even after deducting their salaries, they still had very little money.

Amidst the sound of whips and court music, Zhu Youtang, wearing a dragon robe, appeared from behind the Fengtian Gate.

Li Yu knew that he was standing here for the last time, but he couldn't help but take a closer look at the young emperor. He found that the young emperor was not as dull, naive and timid as the rumors said, and his eyes looked tough and wise.

At this moment, although he still didn't understand why he was defrauded of six hundred hectares of fertile land by Marquis Qingyun, he didn't look like a monarch who was easily fooled.

"I bow before your Majesty, long live my emperor!" All the civil and military officials headed by Wan An and Liu Ji knelt down and said.

No matter how much they hoped to see the new emperor's jokes, this was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty after all, who controlled the career of everyone present.

You don't have to work hard for him, you don't have to do things for him sincerely, you can even blindly imagine getting benefits from it, but you have to bow to him.

Zhu Youtang knew that today was a new struggle. Looking at this group of civil and military officials with evil intentions, he said calmly: "Ping Shen!"

Listening to government affairs with thousands of officials is actually dull and boring.

Officials from various yamen took turns to speak, but each one liked to speak at length, and they all had Henan accents, Shaanxi accents and Cantonese accents.

Most of the morning session was spent reciting memorials, basically in the form of questions and answers, which made everyone feel drowsy while listening.

Fortunately, it was rare to see the rising sun today, or perhaps because of the wind and rain last night, the rising sun looked particularly beautiful, and Li Min couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

It's just that the struggle in the court was cruel after all. Liang Fang took out the imperial edict that had been prepared and read it aloud: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven. The edict says: Li Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is recommended by Li Zi Province, and only then can the late emperor be appointed heavenly official. The matter has been confirmed by the cabinet, and it is indeed unfavorable for the government to be in charge of the law again. A total of thirty-two of the current ministers have submitted petitions to be dismissed. I know that I have the ability to discern people and have made great achievements during my tenure. However, I will eventually lose my position, so I am willing to accept the appointment. According to the report of the Tao Yanguan, Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is ordered to stay in leisure. I admire this!"