Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Your Majesty! Given the current situation, the court can no longer sit idly by and do nothing!"

The atmosphere in Dongnuan Pavilion was very depressing. Yuan Keli glanced at Gu Bingqian, then bowed to the emperor and said: "I only ordered the Disaster Relief Office headed by Sun Chuanting to come forward to resettle the refugees under the rule of the capital and the capital, and did not try to solve the malicious price hikes of food. Then this tide of chaos cannot be controlled.”

"As for the civil unrest in Tongzhou, Shunyi, Sanhe and other places, especially the mutiny in Shanhaiguan, the court must resolve it as soon as possible, otherwise it will definitely aggravate the turmoil. If this continues, order will inevitably collapse further, which will inevitably Cause bigger trouble!!"

"This is the truth."

Faced with Yuan Keli's remonstrance, Zhu Youxiao said in an indifferent tone: "But how do the Qing family think the court should solve it? Should they directly send troops to arrest those grain merchants? Or should they open warehouses to release grain?"

"Gu Qing, in such a critical situation, the cabinet has not submitted a memorial to the emperor until now. Could it be that the ministers in your cabinet don't know this at all?"

When he said this, Zhu Youxiao's sharp eyes looked at Gu Bingqian, who was standing with his head bowed.

People's hearts are divided!

Yuan Keli is so smart. From what the emperor said, he knows what is going on. If the condemned army arrests those grain merchants, I am afraid that the subsequent rumors will be more serious and even lead to a worse situation. After all, there is something hidden in the story. As long as the person in the dark has not been uncovered, the court will be passive no matter what it does.

As for opening warehouses to release grain, that is even more impossible. The current price of grain has been maliciously raised to such an extent, which is enough to prove that there are many people involved. If you dare to sell grain at a low price, there will definitely be malicious looters who really need the grain. At the bottom level, it is impossible to buy food.

This will cause two situations, one is that the resentment of the bottom group will be aggravated, and the other is that the situation will be further chaotic!

Not to mention that the current national treasury simply cannot produce that much food.

Nowadays, the Disaster Relief Office under the leadership of Sun Chuanting is setting up large-scale projects in various places to gather and resettle the refugees in various places. It relies on food directly allocated from internal funds and has nothing to do with the foreign treasury.

"minister…"

While Yuan Keli was thinking, Gu Bingqian's heart beat a lot faster, and he broke into a cold sweat. His hands were trembling slightly and he said to the emperor, but when the words came to his mouth, nothing came out.

He didn't know what to say.

This situation was something he had never encountered before.

"As the chief minister of the cabinet, you have done a great job!"

Zhu Youxiao suppressed the disgust in his heart, stared at the stumbling Gu Bingqian, and said in a cold tone: "Previously, I asked the cabinet to provide me with the acres of land opened in Jingdong and other places. Why did it suddenly collapse, causing the resettlement of Liaoning? The people are scattered, and I haven’t seen this draft until now!”

"Now that there is so much chaos, you don't even have anything to say to me. Why do I need you as the chief minister of the cabinet!?"

"My lord is guilty!"

Gu Bingqian was shocked and fell to his knees on the ground.

After hearing this, Gu Bingqian also said that the emperor was going to remove him from his position as the chief minister of the cabinet. This was absolutely unacceptable to Gu Bingqian.

After all, he has sacrificed too much for this position of chief minister. If he really loses his position as chief minister of the cabinet, he will probably be doomed.

What an incompetent person! !

Looking at Gu Bingqian who was like sieve chaff, Zhu Youxiao clenched his fists tightly. There was really no one like the dignified chief minister of the cabinet who was so stupid.

But the current situation is not the perfect time to depose Gu Bingqian.

After experiencing so many things, Zhu Youxiao has seen through the current Ming Dynasty.

Everything that is happening now seems to be unrelated, but in fact it happened when he came to power and made various arbitrary arrangements, and then concentrated on this period.

If he was deposed purely for the sake of being deposed without resolving the contradictions hidden in the dark, what is the difference between his behavior and Chongzhen's?

Yes.

In the original timeline, when Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he deposed many cabinet ministers and even killed many high-ranking officials. However, what he got in exchange was not a stabilization of the situation and a peaceful administration. On the contrary, the situation continued to collapse and the administration was peaceful. The collapse eventually led to the overthrow of Zuo, the Ming Dynasty.

The Son of Heaven who cannot control the overall situation will not be able to rule the world.

Killing is just one of the methods.

But it is by no means everything that governs the world.

"I think there must be something fishy about the Shanhaiguan mutiny."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Yuan Keli and said: "The Qing family immediately made one thing clear to Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong, in the name of the Ministry of War. That is, there can be no chaos in Shanhaiguan, let alone affect the order of the pre-Liao Dynasty. Take advantage of any opportunity!"

"In addition, I want to make one thing clear to the Governor of Ji Liao and the Governor of Liaodong. Tell them to stabilize the order in their respective autonomous regions. Sun Chengzong will be fully responsible for the suppression of Shanhaiguan. If anything goes wrong during this period, I will not be lenient!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yuan Ke immediately bowed in response.

Yuan Keli agreed with the emperor's decision. At the same time, his mental arithmetic was slightly settled. It was better to leave it to Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong, than to let the governor of Jiliao and the governor of Liaodong solve the problem together. After all, there were more people, so the matter would be solved. It gets more complicated.

As for the current Shanhaiguan, it may not be completely in the hands of the imperial court. Yuan Keli has already thought of a solution on how to convey orders to Sun Chengzong who was in charge of Liao Qian.

"Your Majesty, how should we deal with the civil unrest in Tongzhou, Shunyi, Sanhe and other places?" After knowing an important matter, Yuan Keli thought about it and asked the emperor.

"Why are the people so confused?"

Zhu Youxiao said: "That's just a spontaneous act of common people in various places to punish lawbreakers. This is not something that the Ministry of War has to worry about."

This……

This time Yuan Keli was stunned.

"I know everything about the capital and the capital." Zhu Youxiao didn't want to talk about anything else. He waved his hand and said, "The Qing family just needs to take charge of the military department. As for other things, the Qing family doesn't need to worry too much."

"I...obey your order."

Seeing the emperor say this, Yuan Keli couldn't say anything else.

"Gu Bingqian, return to the cabinet immediately!"

Looking at Gu Bingqian who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Youxiao said with sharp eyes: "I don't care what the cabinet thinks about the farce that is happening in the capital and Gyeonggi Province, but it has to come up with a solution for me. If it can't be done, then I don't mind putting all the cabinet together." Changed!!"

"I will go immediately."

Gu Bingqian immediately bowed in response.

Zhu Youxiao has no hope for the current cabinet, just like he has no hope for the entire foreign affairs department.

But the pressure should be given.

If during the subsequent resolution process, any of the civil servants in the outer dynasty are really found to be involved, then even if Zhu Youxiao is severely punished, he will have undoubted justice! !

Zhu Youxiao was extremely certain that after this farce was resolved, some people would be beheaded, but how to kill them was also something Zhu Youxiao had to consider.

Zhu Youxiao not only wanted to kill, but also had the right to kill.

In this way, even if there are many people involved, no one will question what he did. It was purely an incompetent and angry decision. This is very important!