Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 4

Liu Jin was dragged outside the Meridian Gate, Jin Yiwei would press firmly on the beheading platform, the dog's head fell down, and the chief eunuch Liu Jin explained his life in this way.

Afterwards, Jin Yiwei was ordered to go to Liu Jin's house to confiscate the property!
In the Xuanzheng Hall, Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair and stared at the officials.

All the ministers are trembling like walking on thin ice!
At this time, Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, held the ivory arc, cupped his hands and said: "Qizou Your Majesty, the Northwest Tatar's violation of the border has been properly arranged by the ministers, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"Half a month ago, the cabinet mobilized 20 soldiers from all over the world to aid Jiayuguan. The imperial court sent [-] pieces of artillery and a million sharp arrows, and Qi Jingtong, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, sent them there!"

"Who will deliver the food and grass?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, after Wang Shouren, the commander-in-chief of Jiayuguan, seized 25 local corrupt officials and obtained 25 shi of grain, which is enough to support the frontline soldiers for three months."

All the officials in the Xuanzheng Palace listened carefully to the performance of the chief minister of the cabinet, and they were concerned about the life and death of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Especially the emperor Zhu Houzhao, if the country is robbed, others may live, the only one who cannot be obtained is the emperor.

"Is there a specific strategy for encountering the enemy?"

"Yes, the Ministry of War has made a detailed plan, please take a look at it."

On the other side, a young eunuch walked down the jade steps carefully, and put the memorial that Liu Jian took out of his sleeve into a small tray.

Zhu Houzhao opened the memorial and quickly browsed through the contents.

"Snapped!"

Zhu Houzhao slammed the memorial on the table with an angry look on his face.

"What I want is for the Northern Xinjiang Tatars to perish, not to repel them!"

"What I want is my Ming Dynasty forever!!!"

The voice roared like thunder, resounding throughout the Xuanzheng Hall.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty immediately felt the determination of the emperor to guard the country!
Li Dongyang, the second assistant to the cabinet, burst into tears, held an ivory arc, and played the prelude: "Your Majesty and I have Daming in my heart, and we are willing to give up this remnant body and swear allegiance to Daming to the death!"

As soon as Li Dongyang finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt a warm feeling in his heart, and the anger that killed Liu Jin before seemed to have subsided a lot.

However, it was fortunate that Emperor Hongzhi entrusted Gu Gu to three cabinet ministers and asked them to focus on major world affairs. Otherwise, the emperor would be unable to shirk his responsibility if he lost half of his country.

In today's government affairs, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao beheaded Liu Jin, the head of the eunuchs, which made many people in the dynasty happy.

Because in their eyes, the chief executive is a thorn in their side, who controls the fate of all officials at any time.

How exciting it would be if the emperor could eradicate Cao Zhengchun, governor of the East Factory, and Yuhuatian, governor of the West Factory.

But these two people, although not as high as Liu Jin, hold absolute power in their hands. It can be said that they are the emperor's right-hand men. The emperor will not cut off his arms unless it is absolutely necessary.

But everyone knew that the emperor could find any reason to kill Liu Jin, but the East and West Factory was used to restrict the power of the cabinet.

The three forces constrain each other, so that the emperor can spend more time balancing their relationship.

If one of the three forces loses balance, the imperial power will face great challenges.

Although the cabinet has made a detailed battle plan, Zhu Houzhao is still worried, and some things have to be done by himself.

Especially when he had just ascended the throne, if the Northern Xinjiang Tatars invaded Hexi, it would pose a great threat to the Central Plains.

He never dreamed that the first thing he would face when he just crossed over was the situation of internal and external troubles.If the country is lost, he will be called the king of subjugation by later generations.

He also has only one way to die.

The Ming Empire has a tradition since Zhu Di: the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country!

Of course, it’s not that Zhu Houzhao doesn’t believe in the cabinet. On the contrary, traitors seem loyal. Some people seem to be loyal to you, but they are doing stabbing things behind their backs.

In the Xuanzheng Hall, hundreds of civil and military officials discussed countermeasures.

Li Dongyang, the second assistant of the cabinet, and Yang Tinghe, the minister of the Ministry of war, offered a plan of separation.

The Tatars in northern Xinjiang were originally descendants of Genghis Khan. There were many internal conflicts and they were scattered. Recently, due to the change of leaders, they heard that the regime of the Ming Dynasty had changed, so they sent troops to the south.

The imperial court can send a team of troops to the south to spread rumors, saying that the little Mongolian prince rebelled, and the Tatar leader will retreat after returning to consolidate the Khan's position.

Zhu Houzhao made the final decision and issued an edict to implement this plan.

This morning, the court was full of wind and clouds, and the emperor came to the court, cut Liu Jin in the waist, ordered Anbang, and showed the young and promising edge of the emperor.

Wen and Wu of the Manchu Dynasty left the Xuanzheng Hall and returned to their respective posts, and Zhu Houzhao also returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

　Ask for collection.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)