Ming Dynasty: Regrets about the Jingnan Rebellion? I changed it in a dream!

Chapter 149: Furious, the crown prince was changed during the Yongle Dynasty, and Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji were deposed!
"The emperor didn't attend court, so the ministers fought among themselves."

"They are fighting for power and profit, and no one cares about the lives of ordinary people."

"With no resettlement for the refugees and land annexation, more and more people can no longer survive and have no choice but to ignore the laws of the court."

“Becoming a refugee, wandering around.”

"Recently, the imperial court issued a new decree."

"What do you mean? Wherever there are many refugees, we will kill the county magistrate there."

"In order to keep their official hats, the county magistrates sent people to guard the official roads in various places and prevented the people from entering the areas under their jurisdiction."

"From what I know, hundreds of people have died under the batons of the soldiers."

Hearing these words, Xu Zengshou suddenly became furious.

How can this be a policy to resettle refugees? Isn't this just asking local officials to drive away refugees?

This is to force those displaced people into a desperate situation.

Is this a wise ruler?

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were stunned.

"But isn't Emperor Jiajing very smart?"

"I heard that he came to power at the age of fourteen and held all the power in the court."

"Why did it suddenly become like this?"

The old beggar, as a military household, naturally knew a lot about the affairs of the court.

Continue to speak.

"He is smart. He has been sitting alone in the deep palace for more than ten years, and his throne is stable."

"But the emperor is selfish, what can we do?"

"Do you think the emperor is unaware of the factional struggles within the court?"

"Isn't it known that hundreds of thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty were displaced?"

"Don't you know the northern barbarians and southern bandits?"

"In fact, the emperor knows everything, but he still turns a blind eye to these things."

"He condoned Yan Song, Yan Shifan and others, withholding military pay and salaries just for his own needs."

"The Japanese pirates in Zhejiang have been rampant since the 25th year of the Jiajing reign."

"If it weren't for General Qi Jiguang, I don't know how many years it would have taken to pacify the country."

Qi Jiguang?
Xu Zengshou was slightly stunned.

"Is Qi Jiguang so powerful?"

The old man nodded.

"Naturally, the Qi Family Army trained by General Qi Jiguang has extraordinary combat power."

"It took the imperial court more than ten years to quell the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang, but General Qi only took two years."

The Qi Family Army was established in the 38th year of the Jiajing reign.

The Japanese pirates in Zhejiang were wiped out in the 40th year of the Jiajing reign, which was last year.

Before this, the anti-Japanese army would basically flee when they encountered the Japanese pirates, and there were even cases of killing innocent people to claim credit.

It was not until the emergence of Qi's army that the people knew about it.

It turns out...the Ming Dynasty soldiers were capable of wiping out the Japanese pirates.

Zhu Gaoxu was slightly interested in this person.

According to what the old man said, the Qi family army trained by Qi Jiguang is extremely powerful.

You can even win the battle without losing a single soldier.

"Qi Jiguang?"

It seems that the name of the general guarding Huangshicheng is Qi Jiguang, right?
Zhu Gaoxu looked towards Xu Zengshou.

"you know?"

Xu Zengshou then explained in a low voice: "Gao Xu, the general we met in the Imperial History Museum was Qi Jiguang."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized. No wonder he looked so extraordinary at first glance.

No, Qi Jiguang was a famous general who fought against the Japanese pirates. Why would he come to guard the Emperor's Shicheng for no reason?
all in all.

During Zhu Houcong's reign, he was a model of a wise ruler.

In the later period, he gradually became a tyrant.

His long-term absence from court led to serious factional struggles, and he also appointed treacherous ministers such as Yan Song.

They just want to make money without caring about people's livelihood or the country.

If the Japanese pirates in the south had not become rampant to a certain extent, Zhu Houcong would not have cared.

The taxes are very heavy.

In some places, nine out of ten houses are empty.

Anyway, he was not only not a good emperor, but also not a good person. He was extremely selfish.

"It seems that Mr. Yao guessed wrong the first time."

After getting the answer you want.

Zhu Gaoxu and the other two did not stay for long.

……

After returning to the tavern.

Zhu Gaoxu was extremely excited and happy.

It seems that Zhu Houcong has to play his trump card in advance.

Originally they didn't plan to leave early.

But unfortunately, the trump card in this battle is no longer just two cards, but a real bomb.

Can directly turn over the cards on the table.

Once this card is played, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji will not be deposed. Then to be honest, what is the point of arguing?

So Zhu Gaosui hurriedly wrote down what Zhu Houcong had done in his dream.

Delivered it to Zhu Di personally.

Prince's East Palace.

For some reason, Zhu Gaochi always felt a little short of breath.

I always feel that things are going to change.

At this time, Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi and others noticed that Zhu Gaochi was acting abnormally.

Then he asked with concern: "Prince, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Do we need to ask the imperial physician to come?"

Zhu Gaochi pouted and put down the memorial in his hand.

He looked around at the ministers who were concerned.

He murmured, "I don't feel any discomfort in my body."

"I just felt a little panicky."

"I am restless."

“I always feel like something big is going to happen.”

The ministers looked at each other. What big event?
As the crown prince, what big thing could possibly happen?

So they all advised Zhu Gaochi to relax.

At this time, the Crown Princess also came to the front of the house. She was also feeling a little uneasy today.

She felt uneasy and as soon as this strange feeling appeared, she hurried to find Zhu Gaochi.

Fortunately, Zhu Gaochi was not seriously injured.

The only thing that could make her nervous was the safety of Zhu Gaochi and his son Zhu Zhanji.

"How did you come?"

The Crown Princess naturally did not hide anything.

"I was a little panicked, thinking something was wrong with you, so I rushed to see you."

Zhu Gaochi was slightly stunned.

"Are you also feeling nervous?"

Upon learning that the Crown Princess was also panicking, Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi immediately realized that something was wrong.

Probably not.

Is something really going to happen?

In just a moment, the originally clear sky was covered with layer upon layer of thick clouds.

There was a cold wind blowing from time to time.

……

at the same time.

Zhu Di slowly raised his head and looked out the window.

The cold wind began to howl, and he frowned.

Today's weather change is a bit strange.

He stood up, went outside, and looked up at the dark sky.

There was no thunder or rain, just a layer of dark clouds hanging in the sky.

Normally, celestial phenomena mean that big things are happening.

For example, tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, etc., will always be preceded by abnormal astronomical phenomena.

Just as Zhu Di was thinking about it.

Little Sniffle came to his side and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the King of Han and the King of Zhao are here."

In response, Zhu Di returned to the Shangshufang.

Soon, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui came before Zhu Di.

He bowed respectfully.

"father."

Zhu Di nodded.

"Yeah, what is it?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui looked at each other.

He said, "My third brother and I dreamed of the Jiajing Dynasty again."

"I learned something about Emperor Jiajing and wrote a memorial. Dad, would you like to take a look?"

Zhu Di didn't think there was anything wrong.

His eyes turned towards Little Nose.

Little Nose understood immediately and took the memorial handed over by Zhu Gaoxu.

Then, it was handed to Zhu Di.

Just as he was about to open the memorial, Zhu Gaoxu spoke next.

"Dad, don't read the content here yet. I have something else to report."

Listen to this.

Zhu Di thought for a moment and closed the memorial. "Go on."

Then Zhu Gaoxu said, "Dad, you should know that in the future, Zhu Zhanji's eldest son will do something like the Tumu Incident that almost destroyed the country."

Zhu Di nodded.

Of course, he knew about this matter, so Zhu Qizhen in another world was killed.

Zhu Qizhen of the Yongle Dynasty would also suffocate to death in his mother's womb.

By the way, a family precept was established that descendants in later generations were not allowed to be named Zhu Qizhen.

Completely eliminate the possibility of the Tumu Incident happening again.

"In fact, the Tumubao Incident has two development directions."

"One of them is me and the third brother, raising an army to quell the rebellion."

"But this is a changed history. In fact, in the original history, the third brother and I died before the Battle of Tumu."

"After Zhu Qizhen was captured, his brother Zhu Qiyu took charge of the situation."

"To save the Ming Dynasty from collapse..."

Zhu Gaoxu told Zhu Di everything that happened in the original history.

Zhu Qiyu, apart from being a little too kind-hearted, had no major problems as an emperor.

Listening to these flowers, Zhu Di was actually quite happy.

At least, one of Zhu Zhanji's two sons can be used.

It’s done quite well.

"Second brother, what do you want to express by saying this?"

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxu indifferently.

But if what Zhu Gaoxu said was true.

Zhu Gaochi's position became more stable.

All he had to do was let Zhu Zhanji choose Zhu Qiyu as his successor in the future.

Why choose King of Han Zhu Gaoxu?

"Dad, don't worry."

"My son hasn't finished yet."

"Zhu Qizhen is indeed better than his brother in governing the country."

"However, perhaps due to his physical condition, his only son died after he became the crown prince."

"He had no heir, and soon after, Zhu Qiyu fell ill."

"Sun Ruowei joined forces with several ministers and re-established Zhu Qizhen as emperor."

Zhu Di was stunned.

Became the emperor again?
It was a good idea. It seemed that it was right for me to kill Sun Ruowei.

This idiot actually has the nerve to become emperor again.

After saying this, Zhu Gaoxu signaled to Zhu Di that he could read the memorial he had submitted.

Zhu Di was full of doubts, not knowing what Zhu Gaoxu was up to.

Slowly read this memorial.

The Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne at a young age. In the early days of his reign, he worked hard to govern the country.

He promoted the "New Deal of Jiajing", which made him worry-free. However... he was greedy for immortality and practiced Taoism, so the New Deal of Jiajing did not last for a few years.

He began to indulge in alchemy and Taoism, appointed treacherous ministers to make money, and ignored the world.

Enjoying the power of the emperor without fulfilling his obligations.

He did not attend court for more than twenty years.

This resulted in the neglect of state affairs, serious party strife, hard labor throughout the country, and widespread corruption.

The Weisuo system was completely destroyed.

The northern barbarians fought their way to the outskirts of Beijing, and the Japanese pirates in the south were rampant for more than ten years.

The Ming army was defeated and fled when faced with the Japanese pirates...

The more Zhu Di read the contents of the letter, the sharper his eyes became.

The killing intent was growing.

One could even see that Zhu Di's blood and energy had begun to surge to his brain.

After reading halfway, Zhu Di couldn't bear to read any more.

He closed the memorial and jumped up from his chair.

"Good! What a wise ruler!!!"

Zhu Di put his hands on his hips and frowned.

His face was full of anger.

Gritting his teeth, he murmured, "What a wise ruler who has not attended court for more than 20 years."

"Someone! Bring the old monk to me!"

The word "wise ruler" came from Yao Guangxiao's mouth because of the anger in his heart.

Zhu Di no longer used honorifics to address him.

I shouldn't have said that to Zhuang Mu when we were in the tavern.

He should be hacked to death on the spot!!!

So as to avoid bringing harm to the Ming Dynasty and damaging one's own reputation.

Then, Zhu Di continued to order the little snotty cold god: "Go, bring the prince, the crown prince, and the officials of Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi and the six ministries to me!"

I want to change storage.

He was very happy to know that Zhu Zhanji had a capable son.

The result tells me... Zhu Qiyu had a short life, and his offspring were few and most of them died young.

In addition, Zhu Houcong's deeds also made him want to change the crown prince more and more powerful.

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Little Nose hurried to the East Palace to ask for help.

After I have given the instructions.

Zhu Di opened the memorial again and took a look at the contents.

However, he just took a look and closed it immediately.

I can't watch it too much, I really can't stand it if I watch it too much.

……

The Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.

Zhu Gaochi had just calmed down and was about to continue dealing with memorials with his ministers.

Then, the eunuch's sharp voice came.

"The Emperor's Oral Order."

Listen to this voice.

Zhu Gaochi, Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi and others came to the door one after another.

Kneel and listen.

The eunuch immediately said, "The emperor has given oral instructions, ordering the crown prince, the crown prince's grandson... and the six ministers to enter the palace."

Zhu Gaochi was slightly stunned.

It seems that my feeling is not wrong.

Something big must have happened.

It is very likely that it is related to your own important affairs.

Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi and others also looked worried.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you to see him now. Could it be that something serious has really happened?"

Zhu Gaochi was helpless.

"Okay, guessing is useless, the important thing is to get into the palace as soon as possible."

"To prevent the Emperor from getting angry."

Before long, Zhu Gaochi took his ministers and rushed to the Shangshufang to meet Zhu Di.

Logically speaking.

Normally, big things are basically discussed among them.

This time, Zhu Di summoned all the ministers of the six ministries together.

Obviously, there is something big to say.

We can only take one step at a time.

……

Half an hour later.

Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi and others gathered in the Shangshufang.

At this moment, the Shangshu room was very quiet.

One could even hear the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi's breathing.

The East Palace was not far from the Shangshufang, so they arrived there very early.

But after arriving, Zhu Di sat quietly on the dragon throne.

His brows were drooped, he was indifferent and silent.

This left them all a little confused.

Until Yao Guangxiao arrived.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Yao is here."

Hearing this, all the ministers looked up.

Yao Guangxiao?
Why is he here too?

Zhu Di fiddled with the memorial in his hand.

He said, "Let him in."

Soon, Yao Guangxiao stepped into the threshold of the Shangshufang.

One can feel that there are a lot of people in the Shangshufang today.

It's strange, I had retired from the court a long time ago.

He should not be present when the ministers are discussing matters with the emperor.

Normally, he would either discuss things with Zhu Di himself.

Either the ministers discussed the matter with Zhu Di.

He does not interfere in state affairs.

"Your Highness, I am Yao Guangxiao. Long live the emperor."

Even when he was over eighty years old, he still had to kneel down and salute.

This shouldn’t be the case. What happened to the emperor?
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji were both a little confused.

Yao Guangxiao was eighty years old, and Zhu Di respected him very much. In general, he was dismissed by Zhu Di before he even had the chance to pay his respects.

This time, Zhu Di just watched Yao Guangxiao perform the salute indifferently without stopping or dismissing him.

(End of this chapter)