Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Chapter 774 The Carpenter Emperor 29

In the closed-door meeting in Qianqing Palace two days before enthronement, most of the time the monarch and ministers had discussions.In a friendly atmosphere where everyone made concessions, a consensus was basically reached on the future direction of the court.

The disagreement is whether there should be "amnesty for the world" in the enthronement edict.

With Zhu Youxiao's exchange of the enthronement ceremony the day before yesterday, and today's act of pretending not to know that the Ministry of Rites added a little change to the ceremony, and not mentioning his opinions in a cooperative manner, Sun Ruyou felt that he understood the new emperor's intentions: He can cooperate with his courtiers, but there must be sufficient exchange conditions for cooperation.

Zhu Youxiao and the chief assistant of the cabinet are top notch about the amnesty of the world.

Zhu Youxiao's attitude was firm, "No pardon."

Fang Congzhe persuaded: "Your Majesty, when the emperors of all dynasties enthroned and promulgated the imperial edict, all the people in the world should be pardoned to show that the whole world celebrates together."

"Those who have been sentenced to punishment and those who are put in prison for trial deserve their crimes. Because of my enthronement, the villains who did wrong things can escape punishment. How can they be worthy of those whose interests have been harmed. Moreover, the late emperor had pardoned him a month ago. Once, a batch of misdemeanors were released, and the sentences of serious crimes were also reduced. Amnesty? No way."

Fang Congzhe persuaded him not to change to the new king, but turned to Sun Ruyou for help.Because Sun Ruyou agreed to visit Shenzong and Guangzong at the Shouhuang Palace, Sun Ruyou began to pretend to be dead at this time, pretending not to see Fang Congzhe.

Fang Congzhe was helpless, so he directly asked Huang Kezuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment, by name.

"Huang Shangshu, do you think this enthronement edict should add amnesty to the world?"

Let Huang Kezuan say?He was just waiting for this opportunity.

"The old minister agrees with His Majesty's proposition. The purpose of punishment is to punish evil deeds and punish sinners, and it also has the meaning of warning others not to commit crimes. When the late emperor ascended the throne a month ago, he had already pardoned once, and it would be inappropriate to pardon again."

Zhang Wenda, the censor of Zuodu, and all the members of the six departments insisted on amnesty for the world according to the "convention".

"If you use the custom as an excuse, I will not agree. The law stated in the "Da Ming Law" should not be pardoned after the emperor changes, so that some serious crimes will be reduced to minor crimes, and misdemeanors can be exempted from punishment. "

No one wants to back down, Fang Congzhe earnestly and repeatedly admonished the new monarch, which will hinder the last reputation of benevolence and virtue in the history books.

Zhang Weixian knew that Fang Congzhe had said something wrong.

Not what he expected.

"I don't care about my reputation through the ages. I only care about right and wrong, whether it should be done, and whether it is good for the people. Those who should be punished after being judged for their crimes have no performance of repentance and meritorious deeds, but their sentences are commuted because of my enthronement. "Law" tramples on, despises those who are harmed, and condones evildoers in disguise."

The monarchs and ministers who refused to give in to each other, the new monarch insisted on no pardon, Fang Congzhe and Zhang Wenda believed that except for the heinous criminals, the whole world should be pardoned.

Zhang Wenda persuaded: "Your Majesty, the so-called opportunity to amnesty the world is not common. In the 40 years of Shenzong's reign, there were only two amnesties to the world. Now it is also unexpected that he will amnesty the world one after another."

"Zhang Qing, this reason does not convince me. Ascending the throne grants amnesty to the world, which implies that the previous emperor did something wrong. Is it a wrong sentence for a good person or a heavy sentence for a misdemeanor?"

Liu Shimin softly ordered the little eunuchs to light up the candles one by one.The orange-red candlelight made the young emperor's somewhat blurred immature face slowly become clear again.

The new king's insistence made the six ministers and the seven ministers see that this young man was different from Guangzong, and that he had a weak personality that could be whatever his subordinates said.

This is too opinionated.

If this continues, it is too likely to become another Shenzong who is stubborn and passively confronts his officials.No, Zhu Youxiao has been actively fighting against different opinions.

Listen to what he said—

"In my heart, amnesty is to forgive the criminal. Whether the criminal can be forgiven or not is the right of the victim. The right I have is to authorize the appropriate courtiers to take charge of the Ministry of Punishment. All the rights of the Ministry of Punishment of the court are Offenders are punished according to the criminal law. The only condition for commutation is meritorious service.

My enthronement is not a happy event.A funeral for the royal family!There are two funerals in succession, and sinners are still to be benefited, which side are you on?

Are you standing on the side of the wicked, are you happy and happy that my grandfather and father passed away one after another! "

Looking at the eloquent young man, Zhou Jiamo suddenly felt that his longevity might not be a good thing. At the same time, he also deeply felt that Guangzong's death was the sorrow of all courtiers of the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor that Ming needs most is someone like Guangzong.

He has a gentle and flat personality, and he doesn't need to have any opinions, nor does he need to have a strong ability to govern, let alone handle the government affairs diligently.As long as the courtiers have unresolvable disputes, they can come forward to make an arbitration.

The monarch who hangs down and rules is the best for courtiers to look up to.

But what about Xinjun?

Before ascending the throne, he showed a strong desire to control the world.In just a few days, how many ancestral systems have been changed: the salaries of officials, the taxation of farming, and the commercial tax; Hidden households' copying has become even more ruthless.

Even if you choose the middle palace and the princess, you have to choose from the families of important ministers and meritorious officials.

Fiscal moves are the biggest.Bao Xiong Tingbi even found a new way.

What about the government?

Will such a tough-minded county king not interfere in the appointment of officials?

Zhou Jiamo told himself that the new emperor will never let the Ministry of Officials choose and appoint officials in the past.

Just look at yesterday's understatement of fooling the Sixth Division into the Metropolitan Procuratorate as proof.Zhou Jiamo regretted that he agreed too rashly yesterday.

The six subjects have the function of "refuting".After the Metropolitan Procuratorate is removed, it will have the function of assisting the emperor in handling memorials in the future.But sending them out as censors to investigate affairs in various places, wouldn't the emperor break free from the shackles?

"Science" and "Cancellation" will also become virtual.

Zhou Jiamo reminded himself that he must discuss the use of these people with Zuodu Yushi.It is impossible to allow "refutation, scientific participation and cancellation", etc., and there is no person in the capital to manage it.

He asked himself: Daming needs such an emperor now?Will such an emperor and his courtiers have another confrontation like Shenzong?As a veteran of the four dynasties, he was deeply worried about Daming.

Amid his worries, the confrontation between the new king and the chief assistant and others won, and the enthronement edict revoked the amnesty for the world.Because the next day's enthronement ceremony needs to get up very early, Liu Shimin's lighting of the lamps reminds Fang Congzhe and others who are fighting against the new king that if they push on, the enthronement ceremony will not be held on time tomorrow.

Zhou Jiamo instantly understood what the new king was thinking. He didn't care about tomorrow's enthronement ceremony, but all the officials present did.For such an emperor, Zhou Jiamo asked himself repeatedly, should he find out what the new emperor cares about as a means of coercion?

As a member of civil servants, one should find out what the emperor cares about.

But looking at what the Son of Heaven has done these days, what he cares about is Daming's world, and what he cares about is how Daming's internal and external troubles can be eliminated.

The relationship between the monarch and his ministers in Ming Dynasty will change.

Zhou Jiamo looked at Fang Congzhe and the others who had lost the fight with the new king, and a smile appeared on his lips. It feels so good that everyone is in the mist of Lushan Mountain.

The enthronement ceremony of the Ministry of Rites is very solemn, but the changed part seems a bit tossing.

Zhu Youxiao was called to take a bath in Yinzheng, and then dressed in filial piety, he went to worship in front of Guangzong's spirit in Shouhuang Hall.Liu Shimin was accused of reading a prayer before Guangzong's spirit for Zhu Youxiao.Zhu Youxiao only needs to cooperate and kneel and kowtow at the designated place.

Liu Shimin finished reading for him as if he had received the emperor's order.Then he had to kowtow in front of Shenzong's spirit, and Liu Shimin recited prayers for him again.

Go back to the Qianqing Palace and change into the emperor's crown uniform, walk to the Huangji Hall that has already been prepared, and proclaim the ceremony of heaven and earth.Following the guidance of the officials from the Ministry of Rites, go down to the Fengxian Hall and tell the ancestors of the Zhu family to perform five prostrations and three kowtows in front of the God Lord of the Emperor Shenzong, the God Lord of the First Consort of the Emperor Shenzong, and the God Lord of the present grandmother.

Then he performed five prostrations and three kowtows to Guangzong's god.The divine master for this body's aunt, Emperor Guangzong, who was consorted with the empress, and the divine master for this body's biological mother, each performed four prostrations and three kowtows.

After being dizzy from knocking, he walked back to Qianqing Palace to take the throne.

This made Zhu Youxiao feel very tired after a few days of training. He secretly rejoiced that he only added the part of going to the Shouhuang Palace. The Ministry of Rites did not add it. The table is out of order.But he had to gather his energy to accept the congratulations from all the officials.

The original ceremony of the Ministry of Rites did not go to the Shouhuang Hall, and the enthronement ceremony was also held in the Wenhua Hall.But Sun Ruyou changed his mind temporarily, saying that it was not auspicious for the first emperor to ascend the throne in Wenhua Hall.However, the Huangji Hall used by the emperors of all dynasties, the Zhongji Hall where Shenzong ascended the throne, and the Jianji Hall were all burned down. , moved from Wenhua Palace to Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youxiao acquiesced in the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites, and Sun Ruyou had the final say.

When Zhu Youxiao stepped into the Qianqing Palace again and was enthroned in Honglu Temple with the praise of the deacon of the Qianqing Palace and the accompaniment of "Zhonghe Shaoyue", he suddenly felt that he had arrived in a strange place.

Among the civil and military officials in court uniforms in front of the Qianqing Palace, among the officials who knelt down and performed five prostrations and three kowtows, he knew very few.

The only representatives of the clan were Guangzong's two brothers who showed their faces, Zhu Changhao, king of Ruijun, and Zhu Changrun, king of Huijun, who showed their faces.Then there are nobles, civil servants and military generals.All the officials who finished the kowtow respected the instructions of the Ministry of Rites and repeated the procedure of Shenzong's ascension to the throne a month ago.

Until the officials of the Ministry of Rites welcomed the edict to the Ministry of Rites and promulgated it to the world, the enthronement ceremony was considered complete.

Then people in the world discovered to their horror that the new king did not amnesty the world when he ascended the throne.