Chapter 72: The beginning of the emperor's demise
Yun Zhao stood at the door of the Forbidden City, glanced inside, but did not go in, and went straight to Xu Wuxiang, who had already made arrangements for him 's palace.
Many people were deeply disappointed that His Majesty the Emperor did not enter the Forbidden City.
Although the people in this city have restored this glorious palace as much as possible, and searched for a large number of things that originally belonged to the Forbidden City and were left outside during the war.
Although this imperial city has been built and cleaned up by them, it is far more splendid than during the Chongzhen period, Yun Zhao is still unwilling to enter... In his mind, although the architecture of this imperial city is a masterpiece of Ming Dynasty art It is an indispensable bright spot in the treasure house, but here once lived the most absurd, shameless, gloomy, despicable, and most unacceptable group of people in the Ming Dynasty.
Compared with these people, he is relatively clean. Since he is a clean person, it is best not to get into the cesspool.
There are many luxurious mansions belonging to princes and ministers in this city. Of course, Yun Zhao will not enter these places.
Although the palace Xu Wu wanted to build by the Jinshui River was not big, it was also exquisite and warm.
Yanjing in winter is lackluster.
However, since the emperor and central officials stationed in Yanjing City, the city has become prosperous even in winter.
Not only the 60,000 people led by Yun Zhao came to Yanjing, but many merchants also came to Yanjing.
With these people, Yanjing City, which had just regained its vitality, finally entered the fast lane of development in the cold winter.
The most enjoyable thing is to visit the Forbidden City.
From the moment Yun Zhao lived in the Imperial Palace, the Forbidden City became a museum. In terms of status, it was second only to the other museums in the Ming Dynasty except Yushan Museum.
The difference from the Yushan Museum is that the Yushan Museum has an extremely rich collection but does not charge a cent. To enter the Forbidden City Museum, you have to pay one hundred copper coins.
Even though the price is so high, there is an endless stream of people entering the Forbidden City Museum.
After all, for one hundred copper coins, you can sit on the emperor's throne, take a peek at the place where the emperor's concubines live, and actually try the tea and wine served by real eunuchs and maids. The dishes in the imperial dining room... are just expensive.
These are things that Yun Zhao had told Xu Wu to prepare for a long time ago, and Xu Wu had already prepared them, waiting for the emperor's arrival to implement them.
There are more than 2,100 homeless eunuchs and maids in the huge Forbidden City. The government cannot ignore these people. If everything is ignored, their end will be very miserable.
Let these people continue to work in the service industry they are familiar with, which is actually a good way out.
The only difference from the past is that they can continue to receive salaries, yes,It's salary. This is a term specially given by Yun Zhao in order to improve their status. Although it is just a term, it makes the eunuchs and maids in the Forbidden City grateful.
In the past, serving the nobles always had life-threatening consequences. If the nobles had a bad temper, they would vent their anger on them. If they collided with the nobles, they would be beaten to death or burned in the incarnation field. As for money and food... ...For many eunuchs and palace maids, it was just a legend.
It’s different now. Serving a tourist to the emperor’s throne and the reward you get is enough to make you happy for a while. Serving a woman who has fantasies about the identity of a concubine into the harem, all you have to do is coax them. I'm happy, I got more money.
They lived a happy life... Yun Zhao was the only one criticized by the gentry throughout the Ming Dynasty!
The memorial against Yun Zhao's opening of the Forbidden City was burned when it reached Zhang Guozhu.
Yun Zhao believes that he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the people of the Ming Dynasty who recognize his emperor status, not the imperial city. If the people recognize him, he can work in a pig pen even if he is sitting in a pig pen. He is still the supreme emperor.
If the people do not approve, even if they live in the imperial city, they will drink poisonous wine like Chongzhen, laughing, crying, and waiting for death.
The thing that is equally important as not living in the imperial city is that Yun Zhao is not planning to build a mountain tomb!
He also warned the officials that if he dared to talk about living in the imperial city and building mausoleums again, he would burn the imperial city and burn his body to ashes after his death. Sprinkle it on the land of Ming Dynasty.
As soon as Yun Zhao said these two sentences, the whole world fell silent.
Since the emperor is unwilling to have a grand burial, in contrast, the princes, generals and ministers can only be buried like ordinary people, without those complicated benefits.
Abolish the old system!
This is something that every reader can feel.
The emperor wants to take advantage of this opportunity to visit Yanjing and prepare to completely eliminate the old system!
You only need to spend one silver dollar to sit on the emperor's dragon chair in the Jinluan Palace. If you are willing to spend ten silver dollars, there will be hundreds of officials pretending to be eunuchs standing underneath to listen to you announce important national affairs.
If the money you give exceeds one hundred silver dollars, these former eunuchs and maids can even kneel down to you and shout "Long live."
This kind of change of the past happened in the Forbidden City. After a serious incident of the royal stepping into the dirt.
Yun Zhao issued the Autumn Judgment Order in the name of the emperor!
On the same day, six thousand four hundred and twenty-seven death row prisoners in the entire Ming Dynasty were taken to Caishikou for execution. After the executioner chanted the emperor's will, these six thousand four hundred and twenty seven death row prisoners At three quarters of noon, heads fell to the ground.
On the one hand, it humiliated Emperor Zhu Ming, and on the other hand, it amplified the personal power of Emperor Yun Zhao of the Lantian Dynasty to the extreme.
"Your Majesty, what you did to humiliate the Forbidden City, why do I feel that it also humiliates you?"
Yun Zhao glanced at Han Lingshan and said, "YouIt means that others cannot sit on the stool I have sat on, right? "
Han Lingshan frowned and said: "It should be like this!
Yun Zhao looked at Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Xiu said in a conspiratorial manner: "Your Majesty, Minister Han has sat on that chair in the study room six times, the most excessive time." It was when you were drinking in the big study room that he stepped on the chair with both feet, which was extremely rebellious. "
Yun Zhao waved his hand and said: "Drag him out and chop him. "
Han Lingshan was stunned for a moment and said: "Will it be cut off now? "
Yun Zhao said angrily: "Isn't this according to the law you said? ”
Then, his eyes fell on Zhang Guozhu’s face.
Zhang Xiu said in a conspiratorial manner: “On April 16, the year of China, His Majesty and the Prime Minister The state affairs were discussed until dawn, and while His Majesty was consulting the map, the Prime Minister fell down on His Majesty's chair and fell asleep for half an hour.
On September 18th, the third year of China, after hearing that General Han Xiufeng had won a great victory in Malacca, His Majesty, the Prime Minister, Minister Han, and Minister Qian drank and sang. The three of them took turns stepping on His Majesty’s Singing on the chair, Minister Han even trampled His Majesty's chair to pieces. "
Yun Zhao looked at the dull Zhang Guozhu again and said: "If you have anything to say, pull them all out and chop them down. ”
Zhang Guozhu and Han Lingshan turned around and left, not wanting to stay in this room for another moment.
When they went out, they saw Qian Shaoshao about to enter, but Han Lingshan grabbed Qian Shaoshao. He said: "Don't go, there is a risk of being chopped down. ”
Qian Shaoshao said: “Then you have to wait until I finish speaking before cutting.” "
Zhang Guozhu shook his head and said: "There is nothing to say. Your Majesty is determined to change the customs and is ready to completely bring down the emperor. ”
Qian Shaoshao said: “That’s right. It’s better for Your Majesty to get down from the Dragon Throne yourself than to be pulled down and beheaded by the common people.” "As he spoke, he shook the document in his hand and said: "The King of England was hanged.
Yun Zhao, who was standing inside the gate, smiled and said: "This is an era where killing emperors is a matter of pride. Just look at it. In the future, there will be more emperors or they will be hanged." Or be beheaded, or flee, or be exiled... In this era, the most worthless thing is the emperor's head. ”
Zhang Guozhu was surprised and said: “We don’t know how.” ”
Yun Zhao said with a smile: “Sometimes everyone can’t help themselves, so listen to me and change this society. While I still have the courage to change, don’t Put it off, in case my courage fails, and I won't mention it again. ”
Zhang Guozhu said angrily: “We are actually donkeys under your whip. We have already run so fast, and you still have to whip us!” ”
After that, he took Han Lingshan and Qian Shaoshao away.
The document Qian Shaoshao brought was very comprehensive, telling a complete story about King Charles I of England and Karen The political struggle between Will and now the struggle ended, Cromwell, who represented the new aristocracy, won, and Charles I was beheaded
Political struggle never existed.What kindness can be said.
Fifty-nine of the one hundred and thirty-five members of the Special Court signed Cromwell's order for the king's execution.
The crime is betrayal of his country and his people.
The number of people is not more than half, so it has nothing to do with fairness, but with power.
The death of the British King actually had no influence on the Ming Dynasty at all. The one who barely had any influence was Han Xiufen. He took advantage of the opportunity when Earl Nelson resigned as fleet commander because he was dissatisfied with the Cromwell regime and put the Ming Dynasty in the war. India's line of interests was quietly drawn an extra hundred kilometers westward.
When Yun Zhao arrived in Yanjing, Li Dingguo and his guards rushed back from Liaodong day and night to see the emperor. As for the entire army, it was handed over to Zhang Guofeng's command. It was not only Li Dingguo who came to see him, but also Jin Hu.
Li Dingguo was very satisfied with his bald appearance, and Jin Hu was also very satisfied with his savage appearance. Both of them had big beards. When Yun Zhao saw them, he could no longer distinguish between them. There was no resemblance before.
Li Hongji went to the Far North, and Dorgon also went to the Far North. It seemed that they had given up the idea of returning to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Li Dingguo’s main task in Liaodong was to clear out the entrenched territories. There was no one in Liaodong who followed Li Hongji and Dorgon's departure.
These people are determined not to accept the rule of anyone, not even the Ming Dynasty. They hide in the white mountains and black waters and prepare to fend for themselves.
Li Dingguo and Zhang Guofeng’s attitude towards these people is also very simple - eliminate them!
This work is not heavy, but it is very annoying. Since Li Hongji and Dorgon left with most of the people, these people want to obtain supplies from the Central Plains. Apart from plundering the army, there is no other way. Other methods.
The results of plundering the army, especially the fierce soldiers under Li Dingguo's command, are completely conceivable.
"Your Majesty, they have turned into savages who feed on hair and drink blood."
"Then increase the blockade and try not to let anything related to civilization fall into their hands. In another ten years, they will die naturally or degenerate into beasts."
"They will eventually obey."