The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

In the second year of Zhengde, Yuanzheng.

Yuanzheng means Zhengdan, Yuan means "beginning", and the beginning of any number is called "Yuan"; "Yuanri" means "the initial day".

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, court meetings are divided into Dachao and Changchao. Dachao is generally held on the Zhengdan, Winter Solstice and Wanshou Festivals and is a ceremonial court meeting; Changchao is divided into Shuowang Chao and Richao. Among them, Shuowang Chao, as the name suggests, is generally Held on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, it is also a ceremonial court meeting; the Japanese court meeting is where the emperor actually handles government affairs.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month, the great court meeting of the second year of Zhengde. Therefore, all courtiers and civil and military officials in Beijing must participate. They enter the palace together with foreign envoys to present congratulations and wish His Majesty the Emperor a happy new year. The great ceremony of the winter solstice is the winter solstice. Happy Longevity Holy Day (Emperor’s Birthday) That’s Happy Birthday.

It was just three o'clock in the morning, and the entire capital was bustling with traffic and brightly lit!

All civil and military officials in the dynasty put on the most luxurious court clothes one after another. Those who had been given clothes put on the clothes and rushed towards the palace.

Because today is the grand court ceremony of the second year of Zhengde, it is an important day when His Majesty the Emperor will gather civil and military officials, princes of the kingdom and foreign envoys in Fengtian Hall to receive congratulations from the ministers and others!

Hui'an Bo, Zhang Wei and other twelve princes who were originally in charge of the Beijing army camp were directly uprooted by Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao, causing the entire Beijing army to fall into the hands of Tang Hao.

Orders and prohibitions include many things, such as not disturbing the people in peacetime, not fleeing in war, not taking credit after the war, etc. The officers and soldiers of the new army have kept these military orders in mind since they have been training. Tang Hao just warned them in advance.

Tang Hou, Tang Hou, don’t let me down!

Liu Jian sighed secretly and nodded, then withdrew his gaze.

This coach of ours is really nothing!

But what is weird is that the little emperor on the dragon throne looked at the first position in the front, but he was in a daze and never spoke.

Although the words of the Marquis of Zhongshan were unpleasant, it was because he told the truth that they were unpleasant.

"There is only one request for you, follow the orders and prohibitions, and anyone who dares to resist will be shot without mercy!"

There are more than thirty heroes of Jingnan, which is the main source of honors in the capital today. For example, the Dukedom of England, the Duke of Chengdu, and these princes and uncles are basically inherited from the honors of Jingnan.

Except for them, most officials were still kept in the dark, thinking about Tang Hao's true intention of sending troops this time.

At this moment, civil servants and gentry gathered at the entrance of the palace.

It wasn't until Chen Kuan, the eunuch standing by, reminded him in a low voice that Zhu Houzhao woke up as if from a dream, and then shook his head sadly.

A day's plan begins in the morning, a year's plan begins in spring.

From the looks of it, it seems that Ming Xungui has no one available!

These nobles in front of me are all trash.

Granting a seat is to establish the power and status of all parties!

This is an extremely serious and important matter!

But until this moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were alert and focused on the Zhengde Emperor on the dragon throne!

Blindly suppressing military generals and nobles is not a good thing for Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, when the foreign cavalry really crosses the Great Wall, what should Ming use to resist, and let these useless idiots lead the army into battle?

Today is the time to test the basic civil and military skills of the Manchu Dynasty.

Then Tang Hao climbed onto the high platform, wearing iron armor and looking extremely powerful.

Liu Jian's eyes flashed, and he looked at these nobles expressionlessly.

I'm afraid that by that time, the Ming Dynasty, with its empty national power, won't even be qualified to kneel down and beg for surrender!

When he thought of this, the groove on Liu Jian's old face became deeper and deeper.

Seeing that the palace door had opened, the ministers did not dare to think too much. They immediately closed their mouths and entered the palace honestly.

Observing words and emotions is the basic skill for ministers to stand in the court!

Including the British Duke Zhang Mao, no one could lead the army into battle.

How can you destroy the morale of your own army when you go on an expedition?

What's more, the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is unclear and the political situation is unstable, so the civil and military officials in the dynasty are worried.

"Ten thousand of you!"

The reason is all because Tang Hao, the Hou of Zhongshan, a reckless executioner, is doing things crazily!

But when he remembered that the savages were not coming today, the smile on the little emperor's lips turned into a bitter smile again.

Today is the first day of the second year of Zhengde!

Compared with last year, when he, the little emperor, was trembling and walking on thin ice when he participated in the imperial ceremony, Zhu Houzhao was obviously much calmer at this moment.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been two large-scale knighting events, one was for the founding of the country, and the other was for Jingnan. About a hundred people were actually awarded titles.

“A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, a dog travels a thousand miles to eat shit!”

And the reason why Liu Jian chose to support him was precisely because of this.

"Damn savage!"

After that, the former Chief Xian Tu Xun of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was also expelled from the court. Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor left him with the last trace of dignity, and he was treated as well as he should be given to senior officials.

Perhaps, Tang Hou’s words are not unreasonable!

At this moment, Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty is enjoying the worship of the world and enjoying the privileges belonging to the emperor.

So in today's grand court ceremony, will the Zhongshan Marquis and the young emperor take this opportunity to quell the discordant voices in the court and promote their closest officials?

Moreover, it was rumored that the Marquis of Zhongshan was about to personally lead an expedition to the coastal areas to exterminate the Japanese pirates.

The venue for the great ceremonial ceremony is Fengtian Hall!

Chen Kuan, Zhang Yong, Liu Jin and other eunuchs stayed up all night to prepare for today's grand ceremony.

"I won't say any more nonsense. I raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. Now I am going to the coast to suppress the Japanese under your Majesty's orders!"

"You support me today, how majestic it is!"

This calmness comes from the savage Tang Hao and the power that Zhu Houzhao can control now!

"Don't be like the bandits he let out. If I find out that any of you dare to bully and rob people, I will make you regret coming to this world. Do you hear me clearly?"

There are still some who are the nobles canonized by the emperors after Yongle. This group of people is relatively small, and most of them have been sent to various places to guard one area, so they have not returned to Beijing.

The soldiers of the three armies were silent and all lowered their heads.

"Kill the Japanese pirates, kill the bandits, kill the corrupt officials, and kill the corrupt officials. I will get many rewards. Do you understand?"

Not a moment later, amid the sneers of the civil servants, carriages drove from all directions in the imperial capital, surrounded by bodyguards and servants.

From morning to dusk, it’s even late at night, that’s the norm!

After all, this is the etiquette that civil servants and gentry have always adhered to.

Smarter giants, such as the old chief minister Liu Jian, Tianguan Ma Wensheng, General Xian Zhang Fuhua, British Duke Zhang Mao, etc., have roughly guessed the purpose of Tang Hao's trip, but after all, they are standing at the pinnacle of power. So he knows the inside story that many officials don’t know.

In addition, this is an important day for the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who has been on the throne for more than a year, to demonstrate his governing philosophy!

At this point, the three great ministers of the Zhengde Court were replaced by three people at once, and the new Chief Constitution Officer of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhang Fuhua, also seized the power of investigation under the instruction of the little emperor, and suddenly became an imperial party. !

When the palace doors opened and officials filed in, the legendary Zhongshan Marquis still didn't show up!

At this moment, the savage Tang Hao, whom the little emperor longed for, was mobilizing troops at the Dongguan Hall Campus.

Liu Jian glanced at the entire audience, observing these honorable men one by one, and finally came to a sad fact.

Savage, savage, this is supposed to be your honor, but you really don’t come!

This sentence is also true for the imperial court.

Compared with when the young emperor first ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, in just half a year, too many fights took place in the Ming Dynasty.

However, due to the great purge launched by Emperor Taizu Gao in the last years of Hongwu, and the numerous people who were expelled from their titles for various reasons over the years, there are only about twenty or thirty nobles in the Ming Dynasty.

This is the worry that most officials have at this time!

After all, this great imperial ceremony included not only courtiers like the Nine Ministers, but also all the officials in Beijing, including the British Duke Zhang Mao, the Baoguo Duke Zhu Hui and other generals and nobles.

"Aim the ruthlessness in your bones at those Japanese pirates and bastards, and aim the resentment and anger in your belly at those bandits and beasts!"

So giving a seat is inevitable!

But how to give a seat is a profound knowledge!

It’s more than just seats!

The most important thing is that it can be seen from the emperor's granting the throne which force the Zhengde Emperor wants to suppress and which force he wants to support!

After going through a set of extremely complicated red tape, ministers and envoys from various vassal states came to offer congratulatory gifts!

Even Chang Kuohai had to give a thumbs up when he saw it. His prince was much stronger than him.

"They are all elites selected from the six camps!"

So he was really going after the Japanese pirates?

The leader of the Sixth Battalion prepared to take them all away, and the 10,000 soldiers were all elites selected from the Sixth Battalion.

Because the imperial capital of their Hongwu Dynasty was in Nanjing, they could only stay in Nanjing.

The next person was Liu Daxia, Minister of the Ministry of War. The little emperor took the opportunity to force him to resign and become an official. He was not even allowed to return home and leave the capital. He was imprisoned in the capital. It was not known when he would be liquidated.

In fact, when all the civil and military officials were having trouble sleeping, eating, and sleeping at night, Zhu Houzhao also put on his golden uniform early, wore a green, black, red, and yellow crown, and sat on the dragon couch to think deeply.

Last year's little emperor only had the Four Guards Imperial Guards in his hands, and the only ones he considered his own were the Eight Tigers eunuchs.

But this year's Emperor Zhengde is no longer what he used to be. In addition to the Beijing army being controlled by Tang Hao, there is also the Metropolitan Procuratorate above the court, which is gradually transforming into the imperial party. Moreover, Zhu Houzhao also received the Si The allegiance of the ceremonial supervisors, the ceremonial supervisors and eunuchs headed by Chen Kuan are performing their basic functions of the ceremonial supervisors, checking and balancing the cabinet and civil servants and gentry!

What does it mean?

Won’t the Marquis of Zhongshan come to attend the ceremony?

The ministers looked at each other and started talking among themselves.

Granting a seat is to establish the political structure of the Zhengde court!

The soldiers in the audience raised their arms and shouted in response to their coach.

Little emperor, don't let me down!

Daming, whether you can change depends on whether you can withstand the pressure!

After them were the marquises headed by Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding. As for the earls and their descendants, they stood honestly behind them.

"Can't you leave later?"

There are hundreds of officials in these nine yamen alone.

Finally, after all these tedious procedures were completed, it was time.

The little emperor murmured to himself, filled with reluctance.

Immediately afterwards, Zeng Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was suddenly replaced by Li Shan and was driven to Nanya for retirement without any warning.

Among them, most of the founding heroes were basically left in Nanya, sitting in the capital.

Ever since Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, was born, he was willing to become the little emperor's minions, and he has been doing things crazily. Today, the situation in the Zhengde court has completely changed.

The annual Zhengdan ritual is essentially a fierce battle between personal will and the temple of the five internal organs!

As for the thirty-six generals, he left An Guo and Hang Xiong in charge of continuing to train the soldiers and organize the camp. Both of them were from Jiubian, so they were quite proficient in military training, which was incomparable to Tang Mu and others.

After all, the imperial ceremony lasted for a whole day, so it was naturally impossible for His Majesty the Emperor to sit alone. Even a young man would feel uncomfortable standing for a whole day, let alone Ma Wensheng, Zhang Fuhua and other elderly ministers!

Moreover, at noon, meals will be provided by the imperial kitchen. After everyone is full, they can continue to discuss matters. Until the You hour, a banquet will be held. At this banquet, His Majesty the Emperor will reward the ministers and enjoy singing and dancing performances.

The British Duke Zhang Mao, Bao Guo Gong Zhu Hui, Wei Guo Gong Xu Pengju, Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Fu, Wei Guo Gong Xu Yan and other military officers and nobles, under the gaze of civilian officials, Shi Shiran got off the carriage.

It’s embarrassing if I don’t carry something in my hand!

Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, presided over the ceremony, and the envoys and ministers presented gifts in sequence according to their positions and ranks.

These changes are all the result of the savage Tang Hao!

Well, I also have merit, I am the man standing behind the savage!

When he thought of this, Zhu Houzhao showed a smile on his lips.

Because His Majesty the Emperor is about to personally grant the throne!

This was a top priority for the imperial court, and the various temple officials had carefully planned and racked their brains to prepare quite a lot of red tape!

The drums are three times strict and the bells are ringing!

Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao came to Fengtian Hall to ascend his throne, and the ceremony began immediately.

In addition, the ministers of Taichang Temple, Taipu Temple, Guanglu Temple, Zhanshifu Zhanshi, Hanlin University Scholar, Honglu Temple Minister, Imperial College Jijiu, Yuanma Temple Minister, Shangbao Temple Minister, etc. The officials he led, there were more than a thousand officials lined up outside the palace gate!

The officials led by Da Jiuqing and Xiao Jiuqing have included all the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, there is another voice missing outside the palace gate, the military commander Xunqi!

However, all the civil servants were a little confused at this moment, because they did not see the burly figure with "shaving his hair and beard" from this camp - Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao!

After saying this, Tang Hao looked back at the brightly lit Forbidden City.

Of course, in order to appease the two of them, Tang Hao promised to work together to ask for credit for them after returning to Beijing.

Granting a seat means ranking based on seniority!

Only Zhu Hui, the protector of the country, would not be reused by the imperial court, let alone guard one side.

On the first day of the second year of Zhengde, I came to see the Ming Emperor to express my congratulations. How could I come empty-handed?

After Zhu Houzhao gave gifts to his ministers, he also expressed his gratitude in a false way to show that "the emperor and his ministers get along well with each other" and give the illusion of harmony!

Da Jiuqing, who is in charge of the nine major yamen, is Ma Wensheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel (Otsuka Zai, Lord Tianguan), Han Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu (Da Sinong), Xu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of War (Da Sima), Han Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites (Da Zongbo), and Han Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Minister Min Gui (Da Sikong), Minister of Industry (Da Sikong) Li Shan, General Secretary (Da Yintai) Zhang Jin, Dali Temple Minister (Dating Wei) Geng Ying, Du Yushi (Da Si Xian) , General Constitution) Zhang Fuhua and his officials in charge of the yamen stood quietly outside the palace gate, while the chief minister of the cabinet (Master Yuanfu) Liu Jian, Dongge bachelor Xie Qian, Wenyuange bachelor Li Dongyang Three cabinet bachelors stood before them.

I have already done what I need to do!

After staring at the Forbidden City for a long time, Tang Hao waved his hand heavily.

"Go to war!"