Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

The same sky and earth, the same bright sun.

Beijing.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

The mountain shouts, which were higher than the previous waves, resounded here. On both sides of the heavily guarded wide road, countless people knelt, and it was completely dark at first glance.

The wind is blowing.

Flags are flying.

The armored warriors guarding everywhere stood upright like sculptures. However, when a large-scale team marched slowly and mightily, the warriors who passed by all bowed their heads.

"These are the people of my Ming Dynasty. In fact, they don't really want much."

At the core of this huge team, a moving luxury dragon boat, Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting near the window, looked at the scene outside the dragon boat and said with emotion: "They just want to fill their stomachs. They just want to not be exploited, they just want not to make things difficult, they just want to be able to take care of themselves when they are old, they just want to live and work in peace and contentment. For this extremely simple wish, they have to pay too much. Yuan Qing, do you think I am? A good king?"

"Your Majesty is deeply supported by all the people. I think that your Majesty is a good king and the holy emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" Yuan Keli, who was accompanying him, heard what the emperor said and hurriedly bowed to Zhu Youxiao.

"Holy Emperor? Haha..."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves and shook his head with a smile, "I can't bear this title. I just killed some people who deserved to be killed. Can this make me a holy emperor? If that is the case, then the Ming Dynasty will not That’s how it should be, I still have too many things to do.”

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao had a look of sadness on his face.

Yuan Keli was silent.

Yuan Keli, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War, is well aware of all the recent happenings in the capital. Since the incident of Xiyuan falling into the water, the emperor has killed countless people. With such arbitrary behavior, Qian Gang has been living deep in Qianqing Palace and rarely manages the affairs of the court. , which caused countless people in the outer court to discuss it.

However, in the capital, and even in the capital areas close to the capital, especially among the lower classes, there are many people praising the emperor.

On one side is a tyrant.

On one side is the Holy Emperor.

Such an extreme situation really happened in Ming Dynasty, so that many people felt hesitant and confused in their hearts. Is this kind of Ming Dynasty good? Is it bad?

"Yuan Qing, does he know why I chose to inspect the capital camp at this time?"

Zhu Youxiao, who was leaning on the soft cushion, glanced at Zhu Youjian who was sitting upright, showing a faint smile, then looked at the thoughtful Yuan Keli, and asked with a smile.

"I am afraid that when my emperor leaves the Forbidden City, there will be many people, especially in the central court, who will privately complain that I do not know how to be considerate of the people and behave like this in order to show the majesty of the emperor. Yuan Qing Do you think what I said makes sense?"

"minister…"

After Yuan Keli came back to his senses, he didn't know what to say for a moment. Deep in his heart, he didn't want the emperor to leave the palace with such a big fanfare. After all, every time the emperor left the palace, no matter how far or near, he must have the dignity he should have. , Only in this way can we show the power of Ming Dynasty.

But in this case, it often means waste of people and money.

"Royal brother, please tell me."

Seeing Yuan Keli silent, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Youjian and smiled.

"Shock Xiaoxiao!"

Zhu Youjian abided by the etiquette, bowed to his royal brother, and then spoke concisely and comprehensively.

"Ha ha…"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help stroking his hands and laughing, and looked at Zhu Youjian with approval.

The emperor made no secret of his love for King Xin.

When Yuan Keli saw this scene, although he didn't say anything, he was filled with emotion in his heart.

Speaking of which, from the very beginning of the Emperor's ascension to the throne, the Five Highnesses were raised in the palace and even sought guidance from famous people. These alone made many ministers with extremely high vision feel in awe of the young Emperor.

At the turn of Wanli and Taichang, too many things happened in the Ming Dynasty, which many people did not expect. The death of two sons in one month was unprecedented, and the situation in the outer court was extremely dangerous. The Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties and other factions in power , the rising Donglin Party is stirring up changes in the current situation.

Under such a situation, in addition to the controversial Hongwan case, there was also the palace transfer scandal, which was also accompanied by the small case of treasure theft in the inner court, the leakage of the Erluan Palace and other incidents, which pushed the young emperor to the forefront. Even various criticisms came one after another.

If it were another person going through this, I'm afraid they would have been so shocked that they didn't know how to deal with it.

But what Emperor Tianqi did fully demonstrated his wisdom and government.

Emperor Tianqi was by no means a mediocre king who only enjoyed carpentry work as written in ancient history. His various actions when his imperial power was restricted and constrained all showed the maturity of Emperor Tianqi!

Emperor Taichang's death was unclear. Before he gave birth to an heir, he kept Zhu You in the Forbidden City. This was a political vision to continue the country!

The Emperor is the supreme being in the world, so he is destined to be a loner, and any decision or will he makes cannot satisfy everyone.

The human heart is the least easily satisfied.

There were so many messes left over from the Wanli Dynasty that Emperor Tianqi had to choose his own way to solve the various internal abuses and cancers in the empire he ruled.

It's a pity that there are too many intricate networks of interests. An unconventional emperor is destined not to live too long.

"What the emperor brother said is what I mean."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Yuan Keli with an arrogant expression, "Do the Qing family still remember what I told the Qing family during the performance at the Qianqing Palace when they first arrived in the capital?"

Strategy against Liao?

Yuan Keli thought of it immediately.

"I have discovered... If I really want to do something, I don't have many strong armies that I can rely on. I am afraid that if I leave this capital, I will be in a situation of eternal disaster!"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were sharp and he said: "I want to solve the long-standing evils caused by the Ming Dynasty, and I want the Ming Dynasty to revive again, so I will make my own decisions in the future, and the Qing family, as the Minister of the Ministry of War appointed by me, must unswervingly Respect my will!"

At this moment, Yuan Keli understood.

The emperor has seized the military power! !

"I...Xiong Tingbi, the assistant manager of the military affairs in the capital, pays homage to your majesty!!"

Under this situation, Long Chu slowly stopped, and a loud sound sounded outside Long Chu, and Yuan Keli's expression became complicated.

As the Minister of the Ministry of War, he knew very well what the emperor meant by these words, but if this happened, he would not know what kind of bloody storm would be unleashed in the court in the future! What kind of bloody storm is going to happen in the world!

"The Beijing Camp is supposed to be the most capable elite of hundreds of battles. However, after staying in the capital and the capital for too long and enjoying too much peace and enjoyment, it has fallen to a level that even I hate."

Zhu Youxiao stood up slowly and said with a half-smile: "I not only want to use this sword of Xiong Tingbi, but also reuse it. I want to see if I have really become an unscrupulous tyrant and can I really bring down the Ming Dynasty." Can Zuo be overturned? If not, then don’t blame me for being cruel!!”