Chapter 1086 Locust plague
Right and injustice are always relative. Tang Yi is not that pedantic, or he is not a gentleman. Letting Feng Bao and others pass the court one by one is already an explanation to the people of the world.
If you really have to make it clear, it will only lead to both sides losing money, not to mention that there is no time.
For scholars all over the world, even the most harsh disciple of Xinxue felt that it was interesting. The Empress Dowager, being able to appear in the lobby as a prisoner would be a complete victory for the civil servant group.
For thousands of years, only Tang Yi has done this, and the resentment that has been suppressed in the hearts of literati for a long time finally came out. From Zhu Yuanzhang's official stripping the skins of daylily lily to Zhu Di's destruction of Fang Xiaoru's ten clans, Yu Qian and Yu Shaobao died tragically, to the eight tigers, Zuo Shunmen crying... In the hearts of the Ming emperors, there was never a king and a literati ruled the world together. The scholars were just workers in their family, and they were guardians. If they were a little unsatisfied, they would vent their anger on civil servants.
The entire group of scholars and emperors were separated from each other. If it were not for this, the proposal of Xujun would not have spread so quickly.
Now the power of civil servants has finally completely surpassed the imperial power. The scholars are no longer the lackeys of the royal family, but have become the masters of the world. For the first time, everyone uses the master's eyes to examine the world and think about how to govern the huge territory.
For a moment, various opinions were like mushrooms after a rain, and they all came out together.
Almost everyone joined the discussion and looked for ways to govern the country...
Tang Yi felt that there was no need to worry about these things. It would be fine if he had a quarrel for three or five years, or even if he had a quarrel.
There are several key things to deal with before you.
Hai Rui sentenced Li to death for murder. Like Zhang Juzheng, he took her life with a bottle of air. When he died, Li's body bowed, twitched constantly, and bleeding from his seven orifices. Finally, his head and feet actually met. His whole body looked like a bow, ferocious and terrible, and he deserved the crime...
As for Feng Bao, he participated in the assassination of Longqing, kidnapped Li Fang's brothers and nephews, and killed Monk Haiyun... More than a dozen lives were carried on his back and sent to Caishikou and shot to death.
The rest of the people involved in the case were either executed or exiled.
It is worth noting that during this trial, there were no words such as killing a regency, killing a husband, killing a slave, killing a master, and other words. There were no cruel means such as Lingchi, dismembering a corpse, beheading the head, but the shocking power far exceeded all the trials in previous times.
From top to bottom, everyone believes in it. The law is greater than the sky and deeply rooted in people's hearts.
After dealing with Li's gang, the little emperor Wanli was left. It was very difficult to do what to do.
"Yuan Fu, in theory, Your Majesty is not young anymore. A ten-year-old child can remember many things. He suddenly suffered a drastic change and his parents died one after another. It is impossible to bear it. It is difficult to guarantee that the emperor will not be extreme and hate all officials in the future. Moreover, if he becomes ill in the past few years and dies suddenly, the responsibility will inevitably fall on our heads. It is really a hot potato!"
Tang Ruji kept complaining that this was the third time the cabinet discussed the issue of Wanli.
How to deal with it should come up with a solution.
"What are the opinions of the Lords?" Tang Yi asked.
Gao Yi, the newly-entered cabinet master, was in charge of the Ministry of Rites for a long time and was familiar with the etiquette. He thought: "Speaking of the eunuchs and the Zhou Dynasty, it was later inherited from all dynasties. Because the eunuchs were incomplete, they could prevent chaos in the palace, calm the monarch's heart, and preserve the royal bloodline. However, the disasters of eunuchs have been repeatedly banned over the years. In the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Gao pointed out that deer was a horse, and eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty even held military power, and were able to abolish and domineering the emperor. They had already lost their original intention. As for our Ming Dynasty, the inner court was becoming more and more perfect, with twenty-four yamen, one hundred thousand eunuchs, and one with the east and west factories, and the power to criticize the heroes was just the same as the foreign court! One was that the eunuchs had no good reading of poetry and books, two had no experience in governing the local area, three had no work in the yamen, and did not understand the court's rules. How did they understand the national economy and people's livelihood? How could they govern the country? What they did was just to cater to the emperor and be praised for horses!"
Gao Yi is old and has said so much in one breath, so he must stop and take a breath.
Zhao Zhenji said on the side, "Yes, the disaster of eunuch temples has been around since ancient times, and our Ming Dynasty was particularly serious. When the king was in his prime, eunuchs made a lot of strange things to pleasing the emperor, which harmed the king's body, and made it difficult for the descendants of the emperors and princes to change their dynasties. When the dynasty changed, they took advantage of the suspicion of the master's country and made waves and disturbed the court. The disaster of eunuch temples must be eliminated!"
Gao Gong was the most calculated and reflected on this point.
"The eunuchs are incomplete, have biased temperaments, and have no descendants, and act without any scruples. Let them grow up with the emperor, and it is easy to pass on bad temperaments to the emperor. No matter how good the children are, they will be taught to harm them. I think that wise ministers should be selected, taught and cared for the emperor, and that the eunuch temples should not influence the emperor."
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Everyone gave their opinions, and finally it was basically determined that the twenty-four yamen must be abolished. As for how the people around the emperor should arrange it, they had no idea.
"I propose to set up the emperor Zuofu Youbi." Tang Yi threw out his thoughts, "Zuofu is a civil servant and a lecturer, teaching His Majesty the classics, history, and the court etiquette system, and guiding His Majesty to be a qualified monarch. I am going to arrange a minister with profound knowledge and loyal character to serve as the emperor. The emperor's main lecturer will be handed over to Zhu Dashou, and cooperate with four lecturers, Wang Shimao, Shen Shixing, Yu Youding, and Luo Wanhua."
These five are all under the Xinxue Sect, Tang Yi's loyal allies and disciples, regardless of their knowledge or character. The most important thing is that these people will not follow the emperor and will definitely be optimistic about the little emperor.
"As for Youbi, it's a military officer. I suggest selecting the same person from among the nobles, protecting the emperor, and being responsible for the court of the Guards."
Tang Yi did not say any candidate, but everyone knew it. The capital was full of calculations. The three major dukes, British duke Zhang Rong, and Ding Duke Xu Wenbi, had taken the wrong treasure. They were hated to death by the civil servant group. However, they emphasized the law. These two were just obeying orders but did not kill people. It was really difficult to take them down.
Although he was not dead, living has become a torment.
They hid in the mansion and didn't even dare to go out of the door. They were worried all day long. In just a few days, Zhang Rong fell ill. Xu Wenbi was young, but within a few days of failure, he was so worried that his temples were gray and he looked like a little old man. Not to mention that he was too weak.
Neither of these two major Dukes can be used, and only the Duke Cheng lineage is left.
Unfortunately, just two months ago, Duke Cheng Guoguo Zhu Xizhong died soon after he died.
Unlike others who were trembling, Zhu Xizhong even smiled when he died.
The wisest thing he did in his life was to bet on Tang Yi. With him as his backer, the Zhu family would not have to be afraid of any storm.
After Zhu Xizhong's death, his son Zhu Shitai inherited the position of Duke.
After the cabinet discussion, Zhu Shitai served as Emperor Youbi, responsible for protecting the emperor.
In addition, the Jinyiwei was reorganized and no longer affiliated with the emperor, but changed to the inner guard of the capital, responsible for protecting the imperial city, the official offices, and the residences of all officials, and directly obeying the cabinet's orders.
During the decisive battle, Lu Yi stood on the side of all officials, received unanimous praise and trust, and successfully served as the commander of the reorganized Jinyiwei.
Although the official position seems to be a little lower, the safety of all officials is in his hands, and his authority is no less than that of the past.
In the era of great change, it is already very good to maintain the Lu family's reputation. Lu Yi held a jar of wine and kowtowed to his father Lu Bing's spiritual position and cried bitterly. Fortunately, his father bet the right treasure, and the Jinyiwei was saved.
Tang Yi formally issued an order that the palace would no longer recruit eunuchs. The existing eunuchs would be expelled from the palace within three years and find ways to settle their livelihoods.
In the future, the affairs in the harem will be left to female officials. Female officials will be recruited every year, over fifteen years old and under twenty-five years old, and after working for five years, they can choose whether to continue to stay in the palace. It is also clearly stipulated that these female officials do not belong to the emperor, shall not be held for themselves, nor shall they be beaten, scolded and hurt, and both parties are only an equal employment relationship.
It sounds ridiculous. If Li and Feng Bao hadn't treated all officials frantically, they would have completely disappointed the officials, Tang Yi's bold move would not have received support from all parties.
Anyway, all of them were torn apart, Tang Yi's decision was unanimously supported by civil servants, and even the Ministry of Rites formulated a limit on the number of people in the palace. In addition to palace maintenance, the royal family's annual expenses were reduced to 500,000 yuan. This amount of funds could be maintained at most 8,000 people. The so-called grand occasion of 100,000 eunuchs will never be there again. Speaking of which, the emperor has become a veritable lonely man.
Tang Yi made drastic moves and quickly dealt with the royal family's problems, and finally had the energy to put his energy outside.
On the fifth day of the execution of Li, Zhu Zaiying, the King of Zhou of Kaifeng Prefecture, officially launched an army. He confessed Tang Yi's ten major sins, ran to the ancestral temple, cried bitterly, and sweared to eradicate the treacherous and restore the Zhu family's territorial power.
He appointed Zhang Xueyan as the chief minister and Li Youzi as the Minister of War. He gathered more than 20,000 troops in Kaifeng Prefecture, preparing to choose a date for the Northern Expedition and vowed to restore the Ming Dynasty.
It’s true that he raised his banner. A large number of old bureaucrats and scholars gathered in Kaifeng to praise the feats of King Zhou, praise the morals, call on friends everywhere, and waving flags and shouting for the King Zhou.
For a time, people from all over the country agreed, which made the Central Plains smoky.
"If you are a mantis arm, you don't know how to live or die!" Tang Yi took the effort and naturally would not be polite. He immediately mobilized his troops to eliminate the rebellion of King Zhou.
But before the army could be dispatched, a group of people were covered with things and from north to south. They started first. Wherever they passed, there was no grass left. Seeing that the wheat to be harvested, they ate all the food overnight. Countless people cried and were heartbroken!
The locust plague, a terrible locust plague, broke out, from Shanxi, Shuntian, Shandong, and Henan, several provinces, the disaster was as urgent as sparks and unstoppable.
Faced with this locust plague, many people were even excited.
Chapter completed!