Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"No, this absolutely won't work!"

A shout rang out in the cabinet duty room, which made the few Zhongshushe people on duty all show different expressions, because this situation lasted for a day! !

The emperor left the capital around Chenshi, and all the civil and military officials in Beijing went out to see him off at Chaoyang Gate. After the emperor's imperial chariot left the capital and all the civil and military officials returned to the capital, the cabinet ministers gathered together.

After all, the emperor was leaving Beijing to inspect the border, and all important military and political matters in the DPRK had to be handled by the cabinet, either by voting for a decision, or by leaving Beijing for urgent delivery. Under such special circumstances, some regulations must be clear.

There can't be a square circle without rules.

Especially when it comes to the central court, this principle must be adhered to.

If it is not clear from the beginning, then once any emergency occurs, there will definitely be a big chaos. And while the emperor is away from Beijing, anyone and any official can cause chaos, but only the cabinet cannot be in chaos!

If the cabinet is in chaos, the general order will also be disrupted.

Is this okay?

"I can understand your feelings."

Zhu Yanxi, the chief minister of the cabinet, had a serious expression. He looked around at the cabinet ministers sitting in the hall and said in a slightly low tone: "But don't forget, the emperor left Beijing to patrol the border. For the cabinet, the first priority is to ensure the stability of the court. "

"How important are the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War? It is obviously not in line with the situation to speed up the drafting of some new changes at this time!"

“Especially for major issues such as the Salt Law Regulation and the Yi Chuan Regulation, even if we need to intensify our efforts to supervise and implement them, at least we have to wait for some time.”

"Yuanfu, the cabinet can afford to wait, the ministers can wait, but the treasury cannot afford to wait!" Bi Ziyan glanced at Li Qiyuan sitting next to him, then stood up and raised his head to the chief assistant Zhu Yanxi He saluted with his hand.

"There is not much money in the treasury, but the expenditures of the central and central government departments and even the local departments are almost filling up the household department."

"Salt Law, this is something that His Majesty decreed before leaving Beijing to patrol the border. Moreover, the Salt Law Minister Yuan Shizhen has arrived in Beijing to take up his post. I think the Salt Law proposed by him is very good. If it can be tried in Changlu Yunsi, Once the change takes effect, the annual salt tax will increase the national treasury by at least one million taels!"

Zhu Yanxi looked serious.

How could he, the chief minister of the cabinet, not know what Bi Ziyan emphasized, but the salt reform proposed by Yuan Shizhen was simply not in line with the current situation.

That's a big step! !

As far as the world knows, Lianghuai is an important salt tax center for the central court. In fact, under the Ming Dynasty, there were several places that were comparable to Lianghuai. One of them was Changlu Yunsi, whose full name was Changludu. Transport the Salt Envoy!

Who is Yuan Shizhen?

In the 45th year of Wanli's reign, he served as the inspector of the Lianghuai Salt Law Road. He implemented the Outline Law in Huainan and Yangzhou, replacing the original Kaizhong Law. In just a few years, the amount of money paid to the border and paid to Taicang amounted to four years. More than one million taels.

This achievement is no ordinary achievement.

It was precisely because he was so awesome that many people's financial paths were cut off. Therefore, during the short Taichang Dynasty, Yuan Shizhen was framed and dismissed from office.

"Yuanfu, Your Majesty asked me to sit in Beijing and let the cabinet be responsible for maintaining the stability of the court. What is the purpose?" As soon as Bi Ziyan finished speaking, Yuan Keli, the cabinet group assistant and the minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and looked at Zhu Yanxi.

"Is it just for maintenance? His Majesty had already decided on these important tasks before leaving the capital. Is it because the emperor is leaving the capital to patrol the border that the cabinet will not do these things?"

Zhu Yanxi's expression became complicated.

At this moment, Zhu Yanxi suddenly fell into a trance. Even though the situation in the DPRK was turbulent and uneasy when the emperor was in the capital, and various situations emerged one after another, the cabinet was not in chaos because of this. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he might be under pressure. , but the pressure was not as great as it is now.

Now that the emperor has left the capital, everything seems to have changed.

Even the opinions of the cabinet, as the chief minister of the cabinet, cannot be completely unified, let alone the entire court. After all, there are many factions in the court, and all kinds of calculations and constraints are constant. How to mediate and balance is a matter of balancing. Things that must be considered in front of Zhu Yanxi.

But Zhu Yanxi didn't know that this was exactly what Zhu Youxiao wanted.

Troubled times are coming, and what Zhu Youxiao needs is a strong cabinet, rather than a cabinet that is dictated by the situation. This kind of change in thinking must go through some things.

The thinking of Zhu Yanxi, the chief minister of the cabinet, must change, the thinking of the second minister Huang Liji must change, and the thinking of group assistants Li Qiyuan, Bi Ziyan, and Yuan Keli must also change!

So collisions are inevitable.

Rather than wait until the war in the Liao Dynasty really started and the cabinet had not completely changed, it would be better to start the collision now.

In this way, after collision and running-in, Zhu Yanxi and others will truly understand what a responsible cabinet is!

This is by no means an empty phrase.

If you want to reverse the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty, it is not enough to rely on Zhu Youxiao alone. It also requires many pillars to work together in their respective fields of responsibility.

"Yuan Fu! Pavilion elders! Something big has happened!!"

And under this situation, a rapid voice sounded outside the hall, which made Zhu Yanxi, Huang Liji and other people in the hall stand up.

"Uncle Ping Jiang who was patrolling the border has returned to the capital!!"

Facing the stares from several people, a member of the Zhongshu House on duty ran in and said with great emotion: "Uncle Ping Jiang returned to the capital this time and brought back many heads. This caused quite a shock in the capital. ”

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed.

The expressions of Zhu Yanxi, Huang Liji and the others changed slightly. Uncle Ping Jiang, who was supposed to be in the holy team, returned to the capital at this time and made such a big noise. Something must have happened.

"Why did Uncle Ping Jiang return to the capital?"

Zhu Yanxi suppressed her surprise and looked at the person in the middle of the study room and said: "How can he lead his troops back if he doesn't stay under the protection of the Holy Emperor..."

"Uncle Ben returned to the capital according to the decree."

But before Zhu Yanxi finished speaking, he was interrupted by a voice outside the hall. Chen Qi rushed back to the capital in the dust, walked into the main hall with his head held high, his tiger eyes scanned the cabinet ministers in the hall, and said loudly: "The Emperor is here. When he arrived in Tongzhou, he was assassinated by a traitor, and the Musketeers Battalion of the Royal Forbidden Army attacked to suppress it..."

Chen Qi was talking to himself, but at the end of the speech, the expressions of the cabinet ministers standing in the hall changed, especially Xiong Tingbi, who pretended to be tired. After hearing what Chen Qi said, he felt deep in his heart. Suddenly, his hanging hands clenched tightly, just as the emperor expected! ! !

At this moment, Xiong Tingbi had murderous intent deep in his heart! !