Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 334 Chapter 334, Zhu Cihong's vermilion pen criticizes red, Dorgon is angry
In many cases, the emperor and ministers have a tacit understanding.

Even if it was replaced by Crown Prince Zhu Cihong to supervise the country, this tacit understanding still exists.

After all, a minister who doesn't understand Shangyi will not be able to sit in the position of Ge Lao.

Compared with the cabinet, the chief eunuchs in charge of ceremonies have been somewhat lost during this period.

The duty of the cabinet is to draw up votes. To put it simply, it is to get a small ticket on the memorial and write the cabinet's opinions on it.

The Supervisor of Ceremonies is responsible for approving red votes. To put it simply, he uses a red pen to mark the votes on the draft to express his agreement or rejection of the draft opinions.

The cabinet is a suggestion, and the supervisor is a decision, so no matter how powerful the cabinet is, it must get the consent of the supervisor.

This is why it was easy for powerful eunuchs to appear in the Ming Dynasty.

However, it must be pointed out that the ceremonial director's approval of red affairs belongs to the emperor's power.

The Supervisor of Ceremonies himself does not have the power to execute the instructions. After the instructions are given, they must be handed over by the cabinet to the six ministries for execution.

In other words, there is nothing here except a pen.

Therefore, when the emperor wanted to take back the power of the chief eunuchs, he only needed to say hello to the cabinet.

The cabinet was controlled by civil servants, and the civil servants had always hated the chief eunuch, so as soon as the emperor said hello, the eunuch was finished.

Now Wang Chengen, the chief eunuch of the Ceremony Supervisor, followed Chongzhen to Jinan, so Fang Gongqian was in charge of the Ceremony Supervisor.

Fang Gongqian looked at Zhu Cixiang and said with a bit of laughter and tears: "Your Highness, I can just help you with this batch of red things."

Zhu Cihong waved his hand disapprovingly, and said: "I want to see the proposals of these elders, so as to absorb their opinions on governing the country, so I can just approve the red."

As a result, Fang Gongqian became the chief eunuch who lost the right to approve reds.

He wasn't dissatisfied at all, instead he took the nickname "Chief Tea Pourer Eunuch, Supervisor of Rituals".

Fang Gong poured a cup of tea for Zhu Cihong, but Zhu Cihong didn't pay attention to it, but concentrated on looking at the memorial in front of him.

This memorial was jointly presented by the officials in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The union of these three departments is usually called the "three-division joint trial."

In the recent period, the only case that is eligible to be tried by the three divisions is the case of King Fu Zhu Yousong's treason and collusion with slave creation.

At the end of the memorial, opinions are given.

"Fu Wang was exiled in Qiongzhou, and he was not allowed to return to the Central Plains for life. The rest of the Shanxi merchant Wang Dayu and other prisoners will be implicated."

The cabinet vote is also very simple: "My minister Li Banghua seconded the motion."

Zhu Cilang pondered for a while, then raised a Zhu pen to write instructions on it.

"Zhu Yousong was executed immediately, his family was exiled to Qiongzhou, and he was deposed as King Fu. The rest will be recorded."

After writing, Zhu Cixi picked up the memorial and handed it to Fang Gongqian.

"Take it to the cabinet."

As for the reaction of the cabinet after seeing this memorial...

What can be the reaction?
This is Zhu Zhu's approval from Prince Jian Guo.

Do you understand the weight of His Highness the Crown Prince's personal approval?
Shengjing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty.

Duo Duo ran into Dorgon's study like a wounded male wolf.

"Brother Wang, it's over, it's all over!"

Dorgon was startled and pulled out a dagger from a hidden compartment. When he saw it was Duoduo, he felt relieved and put the dagger away.

Dorgon said fiercely to Duo Duo: "The next time you enter the door, remember to let someone tell you first, otherwise I will eunuch you!"

Only then did Duduo come back to his senses and naturally apologized profusely.

Dorgon scolded Duo Duo a few words, and he recovered a little, and then he said angrily: "What happened to make you come here to cry for your father and mother?"

Duduo said hurriedly: "Wang Dayu is dead!"

Even with the psychological preparation, Dorgon still couldn't help shaking his body: "What did you say?"

Duoduo cried and said: "Wang Dayu is dead, not only that, all the influencers of the Shanxi merchants like the Fan family in Beijing have all been uprooted by Dongchang."

Dorgon's body began to tremble: "How is this possible? Who betrayed them!"

Duduo said: "I don't know, but it is said to be related to Zhu Yousong, the blessed king of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yousong was also executed."

Dorgon took a breath: "Prince Fu? That's Chongzhen's cousin. How dare he?"

Duduo said hurriedly: "Brother Wang, have you forgotten? Now that brat Zhu Cixi is in prison. He is cruel and ruthless. Not to mention a cousin, it is not impossible to kill a biological uncle!"

Dorgon's face was green and pale, and he was speechless for a long time, and a storm arose in his heart.

Dorgon certainly knew how important the eight Shanxi merchants were to the Qing Dynasty.

The Manchu and Qing dynasties were just a small country occupying a corner of Liaodong. In order to compete with the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu and Qing dynasties were reorganized step by step into a purely militarized country during the Nurhaci and Huang Taiji eras. All resources were used for fighting. .

A purely militarized country will inevitably lack a lot of living resources, such as food, iron, cloth and so on.

Even if Monan Mongolia was conquered, Monan Mongolia also lacked these, and the Manchu Qing could not supplement them from Monan Mongolia.

Therefore, it was the eight Shanxi merchants from Shanxi, headed by Fan Yongdou, who really provided these resources for the Manchu Qing!

The eight major Shanxi merchants used Datong, Zhangjiakou and other places to secretly smuggle huge amounts of food, iron, cloth, and cloth to the Manchu Qing Dynasty every year, so that the Manchu Qing Dynasty's militaristic and deformed state system could support the confrontation with the Ming Dynasty for decades.

In the Battle of Shanxi a year ago, eight Shanxi merchants were severely wiped out by Zhu Cihong who regained Shanxi. Their power in Shanxi was greatly damaged, and the opportunity to continue smuggling supplies from Datong was completely cut off.

Now, the influence of the eight Shanxi merchants in the capital has been uprooted by Zhu Cihong, which means that the only remaining channel after Datong was cut off, Zhangjiakou, is also finished.

Without these Shanxi merchants, who will continue to provide supplies to the Manchus in the future?
Thinking of this, Dorgon almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

This is really going to shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty!
Dorgon slapped his hand on the table and gritted his teeth.
"Zhu Cixiang, why does he have to do everything!"

If possible, Dorgon would like to cut Zhu Cixiang into pieces right now. No, even 800 yuan would not satisfy him!

Duoduo asked anxiously: "Brother Wang, what should we do now?"

Dorgon's fierce look was revealed, and he said viciously: "It's winter now, what else can we do? Endure it first!"

Duoduo was in a hurry: "Then let's forget it?"

You must know that there is a lot of trouble in handing over supplies to Shanxi merchants, and Duduo happens to be the person in charge of this, so he is as impatient as a cat whose tail has been stepped on.

Dorgon said coldly: "Of course it's impossible to just let it go. Doesn't he, Zhu Cihong, want to smuggle it for us? That's easy to do. When next spring, our Qing Dynasty will directly send troops to the Central Plains of his Ming Dynasty to rob him." !"

(End of this chapter)