At the end of July of the eighth year of Tianshun, Jingshi.

Liu Juntao has been busy with government affairs and military affairs during this time, and in just one month, he has been tired and out of shape, but at the same time, he has also gained a lot of experience in governance.

And the crown prince Zhu Jianshen has always been by the side of Emperor Tianshun, never leaving an inch.

On July 28, Emperor Tianshun's illness aggravated suddenly, and finally died in the arms of the crown prince Zhu Jianshen at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, and was later buried in Yuling, Changping Town, with the temple name Yingzong.

When Liu Juntao received the news, he was handling affairs in the yamen of the Ministry of War, looking at the eunuch who came to report the news, Liu Juntao also sighed, and his heart was also very uncomfortable.

Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen reigned twice before and after, and reigned twice for a total of 22 years. In these 37 years of life, Zhu Qizhen was the crown prince for seven years, the emperor for 14 years, imprisoned by Emperor Jingtai for several years, and the last eight years as emperor.

The young man didn't know the taste of sorrow, the blood of the wanton northern expedition, coupled with the hesitation of falling from the throne and the panic of no freedom, finally regained the joy, and the logistics and political affairs, such a life is not complicated, and it makes Zhu Qizhen's life full of vicissitudes.

When Liu Juntao rushed to the dormitory, he saw the crown prince Zhu Jianshen looking at the dragon bed with a sad face, the emperor Tianshun on it had already changed into his funeral clothes, and the eunuchs and palace maids around him were all crying quietly.

The crown prince Zhu Jianshen glanced at Liu Juntao and said: "My father said to me before he died: Since Emperor Gao, but every time the emperor collapses, there will always be many martyrs in the harem, I can't bear to do this, so don't be martyred after I die, you have to remember that there can be no more such things in the future!"

"What does Your Highness say?"

"I'll do it!"

Speaking of this, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen cried bitterly again.

Liu Juntao is also embarrassed, Yingzong's edict abolished the palace concubine burial system that began with Ming Taizu, to a certain extent, maybe it is a little bit of inspiration after his ordeal, and it can be regarded as a great merit of Yingzong.

Liu Juntao looked at Yingzong, who had lost his breath, and his heart was also echoing: After Ming Yingzong experienced the Tumubao Revolution and eight years of house arrest, he began to appoint Li Xian, Wang Ao and other virtuous ministers in the Tianshun period, and with his own help, he successively quelled the Shicao Rebellion, showing the demeanor of the British lord.

Liu Juntao still remembers that Yingzong once told Shoufu Li Xian about his daily life: "I worship the sky and worship my ancestors in the morning, and then I look at the court." After eating, read the recital. If it is easy to decide, it will be approved, and if it is negotiable, it will be sent to Mr. for execution. "

Yingzong also released the "Jianshu people" who had been imprisoned since the Yongle Dynasty (Zhu Wengui, the youngest son of Emperor Jianwen, who was imprisoned in the palace for more than 50 years after the martyrdom), restored the title of Empress Hu of the Xuande Dynasty, and ordered to stop the burial of concubines after the death of the emperor.

And Liu Juntao also knew that it was the Yongle Emperor who moved the capital to Beijing, but in fact, the Yongle Emperor built Beijing in Shuntianfu, which was only called "Xingzai", and it was not until the nineteenth year of Yongle that Beijing was changed to Beijing.

Later, in the early years of Hongxi, Mingrenzong wanted to move the capital to Nanjing, and ordered the Beijing Zhusi to still be there. In August of the sixth year of orthodoxy, Zheng Ke, the prefect of Ningbo, asked the capital to be Jingshi, changed his name to Nanjing, and Yingzong followed it. On the first day of November of the same year, Yingzong built a palace and granted amnesty to the world, officially designated Beijing as the Beijing teacher, and called Beijing a line. In Nanjing, the government, ministries, departments, temples, institutes, and bureaus were all crowned with Nanjing, and their official seals were changed.

It was only at this time that Beijing really became the capital of the Ming Empire, until the Jiashen national disaster and the Manchu invasion!

"Your Highness, the matter has come to this, please look forward and ascend the throne as soon as possible, so as to stabilize people's hearts and deter the dynasty!"

Liu Juntao said softly.

The crown prince Zhu Jianshen wiped away his tears, bowed to the body of Emperor Tianshun repeatedly, and then came to the Qianqing Palace accompanied by Liu Juntao.

At this time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had already arrived, waiting for the crown prince Zhu Jianshen and Liu Juntao to come.

"The Ministry of Rites immediately presided over the state funeral of the former emperor......"

"My enthronement ceremony is ......all simple, and after the state funeral, I will keep filial piety for the first emperor for one year, and forbid all pleasures......"

These things are all conventional, controlled by the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, and determined by the prince Zhu Jianshen, Liu Juntao did not get involved, but just listened quietly in the main hall.

Watching the crown prince Zhu Jianshen constantly give various orders and wills, Liu Juntao secretly said in his heart: "Perhaps, you can do better than the first emperor!" ”

Three days later, Emperor Tianshun was buried in Yuling.

Ten days later, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne as the emperor, the year name Chenghua, with the next year as the first year of Chenghua, the Empress Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was the Empress Dowager Ciyi, and her biological mother Zhou was the Empress Dowager.

At this time, Liu Juntao is also in a good mood, not for anything else, but the four words of Chenghua Plough Court can make people's blood boil, but before that, Liu Juntao has to recover Hamiwei and kill Gaslan.

Moreover, Liu Juntao also remembered one thing: in the original history, as soon as Emperor Chenghua ascended the throne, it happened that the Beizhen Fusi commanded the envoy Menda to join Wang Lun in the East Palace, and conspired to replace Li Xian, the first assistant of the cabinet, with Qian Pu, a bachelor in Hanlin.

Then their conspiracy was exposed by the courtiers, and Emperor Chenghua was furious when he learned about it, as a result, Wang Lun was beheaded, Qian Pu was demoted, and Menda was concurrently arrested for his crimes. At the same time, Li Xian entered Shaobao and Huagai Hall as scholars, and knew the scriptures and feasts.

However, due to the arrival of Liu Juntao, Menda took the initiative to come to take refuge, Wang Lun was killed in the chaos, Qian Pu was still a bachelor, unknown, and the original history had changed direction.

September of the eighth year of Tianshun.

After more than a month of administration, Emperor Chenghua has basically been familiar with government affairs, control the overall situation, during this period, Emperor Chenghua restored Zhu Qiyu's imperial title, still called Emperor Jingtai, immediately let the Manchu Dynasty civil and military praise, but also collected the hearts of the courtiers.

For this, Liu Juntao admires it from the bottom of his heart, Emperor Chenghua was imprisoned and deposed by Emperor Jingtai back then, and even his life was threatened, and he almost died, but now he can restore Emperor Jingtai's emperor regardless of his previous suspicions, and Emperor Chenghua's mind can be said to be very admirable.

Then, above the early dynasty, Liu Juntao also took the opportunity to put forward the grievance of Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, which suddenly made the Manchu civil and military startled.

Yu Qian's death can be said to be an iron case set by the first emperor, if you want to overturn the case for Yu Qian, it means that the first emperor was wrong, and it is a big mistake!

Can Emperor Chenghua accept it?

Just when the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were waiting for Emperor Chenghua to be furious, Emperor Chenghua immediately approved it, ordered the Ministry of Rites to immediately restore Yu Qian's reputation, and rebuild Yu Qian's tomb, and also issued an edict to treat Yu Qian's descendants well.

This move immediately stunned the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and many courtiers, especially the military generals in the main hall, bowed down one after another, praising the wisdom of Emperor Chenghua.

After the next dynasty, Liu Juntao came to Yu Qian's tomb, offered tribute, and said: "Bingxian, I did it, your reputation will be passed down through the ages!" ”

October of the eighth year of Tianshun.

Emperor Chenghua issued a decree to crown Liu Juntao as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and this holy decree immediately attracted the opposition of the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and many civil officials rushed to the palace gate overnight to protest to Emperor Chenghua.

The position of Wenyuan Pavilion University Scholar has been the exclusive use of civil officials since Chengzu, and I have never heard of a martial artist holding it.

Some civil officials even shouted: "Since the martial artists don't let the civilian officials get involved in the military power, why should the martial artists serve as scholars of the Wenyuan Pavilion!" ”

The next morning, Emperor Chenghua ushered in the protest of the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and the sound of the court shook the four fields, which was something that had never happened since Emperor Chenghua ascended the throne.

Liu Juntao did not speak, and keeping silent at this time is the best move, otherwise no matter what he says, he will be criticized.

Emperor Chenghua was not alarmed, and said: "Out of the general!" Haven't you heard these four words? ”

"Then can we also be generals?"

Immediately, some ministers refuted Emperor Chenghua.

Emperor Chenghua said: "Yes! If you Aiqing has the ability to set the Marquis of Xiang, you can command thousands of troops and horses to conquer, win the battle, and be invincible, you can all be generals! If not, you'd better not talk nonsense! ”

Marching and fighting is not a joke, these civil officials are just talking, and they are addicted to talking, so they no longer dwell on these at this time, but say one after another: "That Dingxiang Marquis has been fighting all year round, does he know how to deal with government affairs?" ”

Emperor Chenghua said with a smile: "In the past few months, hasn't the affairs of the DPRK and China been handled by the Marquis of Dingxiang?" What do you think Aiqing thinks, how did Dingxiang Hou deal with it? ”

This question stopped most of the courtiers, and seeing that the opposition suddenly decreased, Emperor Chenghua immediately issued an order, and the ministers could only stare dryly. And this holy decree opened a precedent for the Ming warriors to enter the cabinet!

"This is just the first step!"

After Liu Juntao received the order to thank him, he secretly said in his heart: "Out of the general!" Rebuilding the style of the Han and Tang dynasties is only the first step! From today on, I will build the Ming Dynasty into a thriving empire with both civil and military skills, so that China will never fade! ”

Since then, the warriors of the Manchu Dynasty can be said to be proud, with Liu Juntao becoming a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, while commanding thousands of troops and horses, in charge of the military department, but also in charge of government affairs, it can be said that the momentum of the Ming Dynasty warriors suddenly rose, and the situation in the DPRK has changed from the decline of the civil and military to the civil and military stalemate!

At the same time, the momentum of the Chinese official group of the DPRK suddenly collapsed, and many Wen Chen felt extremely lost, and when they saw the military generals who were officials of the same dynasty, they could no longer maintain their previous arrogance, and their words were mostly equal.

This situation is exactly what Liu Juntao wants!

In the country, where the warriors are on top, the country will be vivid ~ chaotic; If the literati are on top, the country will be weak. Only civil and military affairs, advocating literature and martial arts are kings!

And now that there are still foreign enemies in the Ming Dynasty, the warriors naturally have to gain the upper hand in order to maintain the safety of Huaxia.