Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 108 I am now the emperor, ruling the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, came back to his senses, and said, "I heard that the fourth brother has already sent troops?"

"Yes, General Ping'an, under the order of Emperor Yunhuan's grandson, went to Beiping to deliver a letter to Prince Yan. Not long after, Prince Yan sent troops." Jiang Lin said.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this and asked, "An Ping'an? He delivered a letter for Yun Hun? Did I hear correctly?"

He was very clear about the extent of Ping An's loyalty to him.

The person he chose to inherit the throne was Zhu Yunwen. Under such circumstances, Ping An would definitely not defect to Zhu Yunwen.

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Emperor Yunhuan's grandson and General Ping'an said that he is the heir you chose."

"Ah? Ping An believed it?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked surprised.

Ping An may not be a very smart person, but he is not a fool, right? When Zhu Yunhuan rebelled, did Ping An believe what he said?
"Emperor Yunhu's grandson said that the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were the troops you left for him." Jiang Lin continued.

"." Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, with the corners of his mouth twitching.

He was speechless.

Ping An understood that although the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had nothing to do with him, if he used this reason to find Ping An, he would actually believe it.

This is the hidden danger of absolute loyalty.

"This kid Yunhu is so good at judging people. He must be eating to death!" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

Jiang Li nodded and agreed with what Zhu Yuanzhang said. Ping An was really being controlled by Zhu Yunhuan.

After expressing his feelings, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a letter and handed it to Jiang Li, saying, "Go and give this letter to Ping An."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jiang Li nodded and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Zhu Yuanzhang called out to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li stopped and turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while, then asked, "Yunwen, how is he now?"

Although Zhu Yunwen failed and was driven off the throne, he knew in his heart that it was not his fault. Zhu Yunwen might have been a little less capable, but more importantly, Zhu Yunhuan was too outstanding.

"Emperor Yunwen's grandson stayed in Huangjue Temple and suffered a great blow." Jiang Lin said.

"Alas," Zhu Yuanzhang sighed inwardly, hesitated for a moment, and said quietly, "Let him get ordained at Huangjue Temple."

The princes were gradually being dealt with by Zhu Yunhuan.

Now, Zhu Yunwen has completely lost his way out. If he is discovered, he will die.

Therefore, for Zhu Yunwen, becoming a monk was a way out. At least, it might save his life.

Of course, what will happen in the end depends on Zhu Yunhuan’s attitude.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jiang Li nodded.

"Go!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

Jiang Li bowed, turned and left.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked in the direction of Huangjue Temple, his expression dazed.

Huangjue Temple, back mountain!

"You are just a bunch of trash, and you think you can bully me!" Zhu Yunwen looked crazy and roared at the top of his lungs.

He got information from the old monk that six vassal kings had been captured.

Li Jinglong betrayed him, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Fang Xiaoru betrayed him, but he continued to hold on.

He was waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the princes to defeat Zhu Yunhuan, and then he would chop off the heads of all those who betrayed him.

However, he never expected that what he finally waited for was the news that the vassal kings were captured by Zhu Yunhuan.

In an instant, he completely collapsed.

The vassal kings were his last hope. Six of them were defeated, including three warlike kings of Sai, which made him unable to hold back.

Although there were still some princes gathering outside the city, he felt that they would not be able to suppress Zhu Yunhuan in the end.

In fact, in his opinion, the princes outside the city are now in a difficult situation.

"Huiming, come with me to receive the precepts!" The old monk came over with a calm expression.

He seemed to be unable to hear Zhu Yunwen's roar.

"Huiming?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned.

The old monk stood quietly and did not urge Zhu Yunwen.

"Do I really have to be a monk?" Zhu Yunwen's face was bitter and his heart was confused.

The tide is gone.

He is now completely powerless to save the situation. If he shows up, he will most likely die.

Time passes minute by minute.

In the blink of an eye.

Two hours passed.

The sky outside gradually darkened.

"Alas," Zhu Yunwen sighed deeply, as if all his energy and spirit had been drained away. He stood up and walked towards the old monk, "Master, please give me the precepts."

In the end, he chose to accept his fate.

Although he was very unwilling, what could he do now that things had come to this?

He no longer has a chance.

Night is falling!

The palace is brightly lit!

Led by Ma Sanbao, Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony one after another.

They were all confused and didn't know why Zhu Yunhuan summoned them.

Inside the palace.

The four of them looked at each other and nodded, but no one spoke.

"His Majesty has arrived!" Ma Sanbao's voice came from outside the palace.

"Shhhhh!"

Xia Yuanji, Jie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi were shocked and stood up one after another.

Zhu Yunhuan stepped into the hall.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The four of them bowed and knelt in salute.

"Get up!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand with a faint smile on his face.

He knows his own abilities.

With the help of the system's capabilities, it is no problem for him to fight wars, but it is more or less difficult for him to govern the world.

Moreover, he really couldn't sit still if he had to deal with government affairs every day.

After finally traveling through time and space, and now having a system, after sitting on the throne, shouldn’t I enjoy myself?

Of course, he is not going to be a tyrant, but to leave professional matters to professionals, and he just needs to control the overall situation.

The system is his greatest confidence, allowing him to be a little lazy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi stood up.

"You don't need to be too nervous. I called you here because good things are waiting for you." Zhu Yunhuan said.

The greatest advantage of being a time traveler is that you have the eyes of God.

He doesn't have to try step by step to accurately find those talented people who will go down in history among the vast crowd.

Xia Yuanji: A favorite minister of Zhu Di in history, he was highly valued by Zhu Di. Even before his death, he left a sentence [Xia Yuanji loves me].

Anyone who can gain the approval of the hot-tempered Zhu Di must be undoubtedly capable and must be absolutely top-notch.

Xie Jin: Compiler of the Yongle Encyclopedia, served as the chief minister when Zhu Di was emperor.

Hu Yi: He lived an extremely long life. He lived through the reigns of Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qiyu, and finally back to Zhu Qizhen. Except for the time when he just entered the officialdom during the reign of Zhu Yunwen, he had been active in the court since Zhu Di and held important positions. He was a very capable and intelligent person, and he eventually died of old age.

Yang Shiqi: The chief of the Three Yangs, he was also an extremely long-lived guy. He was active in the cabinet for more than 40 years, including 21 years as the Prime Minister. His abilities were extremely abnormal.

There were many talented people in the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Yunhuan had just ascended the throne and could only find these four people in a short period of time.

He is now eager to set up the structure of the court.

The court is the core of the Ming Dynasty. If something goes wrong in the center, the entire Ming Dynasty will be in chaos and the people of the world will suffer.

"Good thing?"

Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi were stunned when they heard this, and then a hint of joy flashed in their eyes at the same time.

Now they have not grown up yet and are very immature.

The new emperor ascended the throne and summoned the four of them, saying that good things were waiting for them. How could they resist?

Zhu Yunhuan took in the expressions of the four people and said, "I intend to change the name of the Palace and Pavilion. From now on, there will be no Palace and Pavilion. Instead, there will be the Cabinet. Do you want a place as a Cabinet Grand Secretary?"

"Grand Secretary of the Cabinet?" Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi were stunned when they heard this, their faces full of disbelief.

This, this, this. Is this a pie falling from the sky? No, this is smoke rising from my ancestral grave!
Although they did not know about the change from the palace to the cabinet, they knew that this was definitely the biggest opportunity in their lives.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to die for you!" The four of them bowed down and knelt, their expressions extremely excited.

Take off!
The same thought came to the minds of the four people.

The emperor specially called these four unknown people to the palace and the cabinet. If they could not take off in the future, they would definitely look for the reasons in themselves.

The golden road has been paved, and if you can't take off, then you are definitely a waste!
"Everyone get up!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The four of them stood up, each of them was so excited that they could hardly control themselves.

They never expected that Zhu Yunhuan's rebellion would be successful and they and others would also be able to take off.

"In the future, the cabinet will have a chief minister, whose power will be similar to that of the prime minister, but he will be restrained by other cabinet members. As for who will be given the position, it depends on your own abilities." Zhu Yunhuan said.

He needs to take some security measures and put some shackles on the cabinet.

Historically, the power of the cabinet was completely out of control. Cabinet members had unlimited power and were in charge of everything, even the emperor's private affairs.

Although Zhu Yunhuan was able to suppress the cabinet, what about his descendants?
To be on the safe side, it is better to put on some shackles.

This shackle is the prime minister.

After thousands of years of changes, the power of the prime minister has had a clear scope.

Even powerful emperors like Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang did not abolish the position of prime minister, which shows that this system was indeed very necessary. However, when it came to Zhu Yuanzhang, he abolished it.

Here, the disadvantages of Zhu Yuanzhang's background are highlighted, he cannot see through some things.

The prime minister will share some of the emperor's power, but in comparison, the prime minister plays a greater role.

For that little bit of power, the prime minister was directly abolished. This is like spraining your foot and then having your leg sawed off.

In theory.

The emperor has no problem handling everything.

However, please note that this is in theory.

If the emperor were a robot, that would be fine, but the emperor is a human being.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was extremely energetic and power-hungry, eventually became increasingly irritable due to government affairs.

When he opened his eyes, he saw hundreds of memorials waiting for his review. To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang was just irritable but not crazy, which showed his terrifying perseverance.

There is.

Many times, the prime minister is a bit like a tool to the emperor.

The existence of the prime minister serves as a buffer zone between the emperor and his courtiers.

To put it coldly, if the emperor has any fault, he will directly push it onto the prime minister. Even if the court officials know that the emperor is wrong, they will tacitly target the prime minister.

The abolition of the prime minister will lead to the direct disappearance of the buffer zone between the emperor and his court officials.

Without a buffer, many conflicts would become much more acute.

This was also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang later set up a palace and cabinet, but he was extremely arrogant and did not want the palace and cabinet to move closer to the prime minister, so he gave the palace and cabinet ministers very low official positions.

However, this is just deceiving oneself.

After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the cabinet appeared directly.

Moreover, because the emperors after the Ming Dynasty were incompetent, the power of the cabinet gradually increased and became infinite.

Any system has flaws.

The Prime Minister has survived the test of time and still exists, which means that his existence has meaning.

The process of historical change is a process of selection in which the fittest survive.

Why did the feudal system never reappear after it was abolished? To put it bluntly, this system could not exist. The Zhou Li era, which was suitable for its survival, was long gone.

No emperor could tolerate the existence of a country within a country, and most of them wanted to monopolize power.

"The Prime Minister of the Cabinet!"

"Prime Minister!"

Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi became even more excited. If they were not in the palace at the moment and Zhu Yunhuan was not in front of them, they would have shouted loudly.

Right now, this isn't just smoke coming out of the ancestral grave, this is the damn ancestral grave on fire, burning fiercely.

A general in troubled times.

The appearance of a prosperous era.

The biggest dream of civil officials and scholars in the world is to become a prime minister and the first person under the imperial power. Then, they can put their lifelong learning into practice, assist the emperor, command all officials, and leave their names in history!
However, this beautiful wish was cut short in the 13th year of Hongwu.

In order to prevent the prime minister from sharing the power, Zhu Yuanzhang painstakingly set a trap, used Hu Weiyong as a pawn, and finally abolished the prime minister system in one fell swoop.

During this period, officials and scholars from all over the country traveled back and forth, willing to sacrifice their lives, but facing the emperor's will, their struggle was futile, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and in the end, they didn't even create a ripple.

Afterwards, officials and scholars all over the world lost their backbone and the greatest pursuit in life.

But what did they hear at this moment?
Zhu Yunhuan said that the cabinet would have a chief minister in the future, whose power would be the same as that of the prime minister.

Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi went crazy.

They saw new light above the ruins of the Prime Minister. Although the light had not yet truly arrived, they were still so excited that they could hardly control themselves.

You have no joke.

It is impossible for Zhu Yunhuan to lie to them.

It’s not that they trust Zhu Yunhuan so much, but they don’t think there is anything about them that is worthy of Zhu Yunhuan’s deception.

Tonight, even if Zhu Yunhuan did not mention the word "prime minister" or the title of prime minister, the mere fact that Zhu Yunhuan called the four of them and wanted them to join the cabinet was enough to make them ecstatic.

But Zhu Yunhuan still mentioned the chief minister, and specifically pointed out that the chief minister was the prime minister in the past.

The four of them first looked at each other, very excited about the return of the prime minister system, but then, a hint of hostility appeared in their eyes.

Whether it is the chief minister or the chancellor, there is only one position.

And there are four of them!

"Go down, all of you, and do your job well. I have high hopes for you!" Zhu Yunhuan saw the reactions of Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, and Yang Shiqi, with a big smile on his face.

He knew the historical achievements of the four men, and they would all be old foxes in the future.

Now, while they are still young, I can deceive and coax them, making them as excited as if they were injected with chicken blood. It gives me a great sense of accomplishment.

It will be much more difficult to fool these people in the future after they grow up.

"We take our leave!" Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi and Yang Shiqi saluted respectfully.

Now, in their hearts, Zhu Yunhuan is the most wise monarch in the world. If anyone dares to say no, they will roll up their sleeves and beat him.

Not only did they take action, they also called on their friends in the DPRK to take action together.

After many years, the position of Prime Minister appears again. A wise ruler, this must be a wise ruler!

In history books, Zhu Yunhuan must be mentioned prominently.

"Haha!" Zhu Yunhuan's face was full of smiles, and the headache caused by the vassal kings instantly became much happier.

He suddenly discovered the greatest joy of being a time traveler.

Watching these old foxes who will be powerful in the future grow up step by step, and watching them grow from immaturity to maturity, the process seems to be a rare enjoyment.

Moreover, he could make these people excited with just a few words.

The emotional value is full!

"Your Majesty, Zhao Sili and Zhang Qi have arrived." Ma Sanbao said.

"Bring them over here!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand.

Now that the government affairs have been handled, it’s time to deal with his personal affairs.

Now that he is the emperor, how can the harem be deserted?

If that were the case, wouldn't his life be very boring all day long?

Moreover, he was also considering the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world.

It is not a good thing for the emperor to have no children.

People's hearts are unstable!

In the later history of the Zhu family, there were problems due to the issue of offspring.

The most important reason why the God of War Zhu Qizhen was able to successfully restore the throne was that Zhu Qiuyu had no children.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ma Sanbao nodded, turned around and walked away.

"Fatty, I'm sorry, I've taken your wife." Zhu Yunheng said softly.

He had sent someone to inquire about it before, and he didn't know if it was because of the influence of this little butterfly of his that Zhang Yan had not had the chance to marry Zhu Gaochi.

After hearing the news, he naturally wouldn't be polite.

Empress Chengxiaozhao Zhang Yan was the first Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty. She ranked second only to Empress Xiaocigao Ma Xiuying among all the empresses of the Ming Dynasty and was praised as the "Yao and Shun among women."

Historically, after Zhu Gaochi's death, Zhang Yan single-handedly carried the Ming Dynasty on her shoulders, and survived Zhu Gaochi's sudden death, Zhu Zhanji's decline, and Zhu Qizhen's growth.

If Zhang Yan hadn't taken the lead, the power of the Ming Dynasty might have been seized by civil officials and eunuchs earlier.

(End of this chapter)