novelraw Chapter 759 The Carpenter Emperor 14
Chapter 759 The Carpenter Emperor 14
The concubines of the old emperor Shenzong, there are not many high-ranking concubines left in the world, this time they were all packed to Renshou Palace.If there were no concubines of the first emperor living in the East Sixth Palace for comparison, these people would not have any objections.
But I'm afraid to compare everything!
Before dinner, the concubines of the old emperor Shenzong came to Wang An.Wang An couldn't stand it anymore, so he came to ask Zhu Youxiao for advice.
Zhu Youxiao beat Wang An with hatred.
"Are you looking at it with your head? Concubine Liu Zhao is in charge of Renshou Palace because she has served the emperor's grandfather for more than [-] years and is the oldest. But the canonization has to wait until the emperor's grandfather is buried. Concubine Shun, Concubine De In the future, they will also be promoted to concubines, and they will have no children with concubines and concubines. What they have in common is that they have no princes or princesses to take care of, so they go to Renshou Palace together. Did I say?"
Suddenly, Wang An pleaded guilty to the new king again and again, and quickly sent the little eunuch to explain to Concubine Shun, Concubine De, Concubine He, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Zhou Duan who gave birth to the prince.
There is no capable chief eunuch, which makes Zhu Youxiao look forward to the sky and sigh, and miss Liang Jiu and others when they took care of the inner court.He sent someone to call Bingbi eunuch Liu Shimin and Wei Chao.
"The two of you will help Wang An to light something in the future, I don't want to bother in the inner court anymore."
The two of them kowtowed and said, "Your servant complies with the order, thank the emperor for trusting you."
At the time of Xu Shizheng, the fifth prince Zhu Youjian, accompanied by the eunuch Wang Guochen, came to the Qianqing Palace again to guard the spirit.This time I saw Zhu Youxiao again and got a lot closer. After the kneeling, she also took the initiative to tell Zhu Youxiao that the eighth girl had no objection to moving to the palace again.Zhu Youxiao knew that Dong Li taught him to say this, but thinking that Dong Li was protecting the ten-year-old child, he accepted Zhu Youjian's kindness with a smile.
"Wu Lang, if there is anything missing, or if the servants are not strong enough, you must tell Brother Huang. In two days, someone from the Supervisor of Rituals will be sent to teach the four of you to study together. You have to study hard, Brother Huang is still waiting for you Will be a helper in the future."
Zhu Youjian's eyes widened in surprise.
"Don't be surprised, I will send you a martial arts master. You just study hard. Go back and go to bed early."
When Zhu Youjian returned to Yongning Palace, he told Concubine Li Zhuang that he wanted to study and practice martial arts.
"Ma'am, is it really possible?"
Li Xuan answered him with a smile: "It's fine if the emperor says yes. Being able to study and practice martial arts is a good thing for you. You must study hard when the time comes, and don't disappoint the cultivation of the emperor."
When Wang Xuan came to pick up Le'an the next day, she first told the freshly baked mother and daughter about the emperor's arrangement for them to study.
Both Li Xuanshi and Wang Xuanshi started studying after entering the palace, and they both thought that the emperor had done a good deed.
Zhu Youxiao, who has done good deeds, had a hard time today.
First, Cui Jingrong, Minister of the Ministry of War, brought Wang Zaijin, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Lian, the minister, to the inner study of the Qianqing Palace, and presented to the new king the analysis of the battle situation in Liaodong, which took two days of painstaking preparation by all members of the Ministry of War.
Of course, there is also a strategy against Jiannu that the Ministry of War has not been able to reach a consensus on.
Zhu Youxiao read it very seriously, slowly flipping through the pages.Those present who knew that he could not read were all sweating for Xinjun.
How can you be ashamed to say that you can't read after watching so carefully?
After reading it, Zhu Youxiao praised: "Cui Qing, your Ministry of War has worked hard for the past two days. Wang An, you sent someone to invite Ying Yinggong and others to discuss the strategy for Liaodong."
Cui Jingrong stopped and said: "Your Majesty, the strategy belongs to the military administration of the Ministry of War, and there is no need to inform the general who leads the army."
Zhu Youxiao's eyes widened in surprise, "You mean that the general leading the army has no brains? You don't need to think, just listen to the orders of the Ministry of War?"
The people in the Ministry of War really think about those warriors that way.But you can't say it so bluntly like the Son of Heaven!
Seeing that the emperor showed no signs of withdrawing his oral order, Wang An immediately slipped out of the inner study and sent eunuchs to invite the Duke of England.
Zhu Youxiao said slowly and calmly: "It's a good idea to focus on the Ministry of War in strategic formulation, but which one of you came from the military with many battles? What you're talking about now is logical, and it's all based on the information from the Liaodong News. When it is implemented, it is very likely that it is only on paper. Wang An, you can ask someone to invite the ministers of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry to come with you. Whether it is defense or attack, it involves the supply of food, grass, ordnance. If any part cooperates If it is not in place, the possibility of losing in the end is far greater than the possibility of winning.”
The emperor's words made the people in the Ministry of War ashamed, but it was not wrong to say that they were not experienced in many battles and were talking on paper.They all came from the imperial examination, and they read a lot of military books and war strategies, but with Zhao Kuo in front, the more they emphasize their own military theory at this time, the easier it is to fall into the trap of talking about soldiers on paper.
The Minister of the Household Department is discussing with his colleagues in the yamen the new salary plan, but after all the calculations, Daming's annual income is so much, there is no way to raise everyone's salary.And the form passed from the Ministry of Officials yesterday made these people who passed the imperial examination, every family had land offerings and Jinshi who took refuge in it, holding the form and not daring to fill in the numbers.
Fill in the fake one and go up?dare not.The private households who took refuge had previously had household registration, land offerings, and land deeds registered in the yamen.If you fill in the facts truthfully, compared with before becoming an official, the land of your family has changed too much before and after, and the figures will make your eating appearance too ugly.
Everyone was worried about how to fill out the form, and the joy of hearing that the new king would increase everyone's salary the day before was completely gone.
The British are in the barracks outside the city.Xu Xi, Duke of Ding, and Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Cheng, soon came over from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.Li Ruhua, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Wang Zuo of the Ministry of Industry also went to Qianqing Palace with them.
Cui Jingrong said a little unwillingly: "Your Majesty, the two princes have never been to the battlefield in Liaodong."
Xu Xi, Duke of Dingguo, and Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, were stunned. What do you mean, do you want us to lead the army to Liaodong?Duke Cheng Zhu Chunchen shrank back, but Duke Ding stepped forward half a step.
"Your Majesty, minister Xu Xi is willing to lead the army to reinforce Liaodong."
Duke Ding's voice was so loud that it made the ears of the people around him ring.
Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "I'm going to send someone to lead the army to Liaodong. Cheng Guogong, what are you hiding?"
Zhu Chunchen stood forward in embarrassment, "Duke Ding's voice is too loud, and I have to move away from him when he speaks."
Ding Guogong did not expose his fear of death, and there were civil servants present.Even though the new emperor was a young man, he could tell that Zhu Chunchen was hiding back, and his excuse of using his own voice to speak loudly could not escape the emperor's eyes.
Zhu Youxiao blinked when Zhu Chunchen was telling the truth, knowing in his heart that Zhu Chunchen was useless, and handed over the strategy of the Ministry of War to Yang Lian.
"Yang Qing, you read these important ones, and let Duke Dingguo and Minister Chengguo detail that if they send [-] soldiers to Liaodong, Jindong will be able to stabilize the situation in Liaodong. There is also a preparation for the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, and send [-] soldiers. How much food, grass and ordnance do the soldiers need?"
Before Yang Lian could open his mouth to read the report carefully prepared by the Ministry of War, Li Ruhua, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, called out: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs does not have any money to support [-] soldiers to go to Liaodong."
Wang Zuo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, also said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has not been able to fully prepare the armor, swords and guns, fire/guns, etc. that the [-] soldiers will be equipped with until a few years ago."
"Then, Jiannu used troops on the front line of Guangning this winter, and the imperial court couldn't send reinforcements, so Liaodong gave up? Huh?"
Under the gaze of the young emperor, Wang Zuo immediately felt terrified.
"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to, it's that the artisans of the Ministry of Industry can't do it. Last year, the Ministry of Industry used all its strength to collect the military supplies that Yang Gao asked for, and in the end they even used it from the Forbidden Army in the Beijing Camp. After transferring some of the ordnance, we basically got the amount that Liaodong wanted."
"Then you mean that some sergeants in the Beijing camp are unarmed?"
Wang Zuo touched the constant sweat on his forehead and nodded heavily.
"Your Ministry of Industry didn't make up for it this year?"
Wang Zuo felt ashamed, "Your Majesty, too many weapons were transferred last year."
"How much was transferred? Cui Shangshu, do you know?" Seeing Cui Jingrong shaking his head, Zhu Youxiao asked without waiting for him to speak: "Does the Ministry of War have ready-made numbers?"
"So how much is the shortfall now? Do you know Cui Shangshu? Do you know Wang Shangshu? Do you have any plans for how long it will take to make up?"
Cui Jingrong knew that the Beijing camp had transferred ordnance to Liaodong last year, but he really didn't know how much.The principal who handled it below was responsible for urging the Ministry of Industry, and Wang Zuo only knew that the chief of the Ministry of War had asked the Ministry of Industry to chase him many times.
Neither man knew the exact number.
"Are you talking empty words with me? Can this solve the actual problems in Liaodong?"
The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry all retracted their necks. They didn't expect the emperor to ask for specific figures, and they were all on pins and needles.
"Guangning is going to send reinforcements to the front line. How many people should be sent to which military town, how much is the corresponding ordnance, and how much is the salary and food for the soldiers? The Ministry of War is responsible for determining the specific number of reinforcements with the governor and economic strategy in charge of Liaodong. Five The military governor's office is responsible for selecting elite soldiers and strong generals, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry?"
Cui Jingrong grieved bitterly, "Your Majesty, the Household Department really can't spare the military pay. To bury Shenzong and the late Emperor, all of them need money, and we have already used all that can be embezzled. This year's autumn tax Haven't figured it out yet."
Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and said: "There is no money, yes. Then put Shenzong and the first emperor like this, and they will be buried when there is money."
The people in the room hurriedly knelt down, what was the matter, because the emperor who died without money could not be buried, who was recorded in the history books for thousands of years? !
Is it the young emperor in front of him?Will not.
He will only be the object of sympathy for the world.
And those of them who are courtiers will be accused by countless later generations of bullying the young emperor who is just 16 years old and has only been enthroned for three days.
The author has something to say: Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen, who came to the throne in the 39th year of Wanli, the official history records: Chunchen offered Qi Huamen, the seller asked for glory, and he went to the table to persuade him to enter.He was executed by Li Zicheng.