On November 20, the emperor called Daqi again, that is, a great court meeting attended by civil and military officials above the fourth rank of the imperial court in Beijing. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIt's been half a month since the last big meeting.

In the past half a month, earth-shaking changes have taken place inside and outside the palace, the government and the opposition.

Wei Zhongxian and his five Biao in the inner court were killed one after another, Wei Zhongxian's hardcore followers in the outer courts, that is, the so-called Five Tigers, except for Cui Chengxiu, who returned to his hometown not long ago, others were also arrested and imprisoned by Jinyiwei, and all the family property was confiscated.

In the more than three months since the new emperor ascended to the pole, he was observing the situation for the first three months, holding back, and in the fourth month, he suddenly exerted his strength, and his means were neat, and he never dragged his feet in the mud.

While the Manchu culture was dumbfounded, while marveling at the tenacity of the new emperor's character, the depth of the city, and the sophistication of his wrists, it was inevitable that he was a little frightened, and there was a feeling of accompanying the king like a tiger.

Because in the past, even if he scolded the emperor, the emperor would only beat the court staff at most, and no matter how serious it was, he would cut his nationality for the people, and he would not really kill his head.

Especially for some officials, even if they kill their heads, it is not what they are most afraid of, after all, as long as they leave a name in history, even if they kill their heads, they can have a good reputation in Shilin, and the whole family will have honor.

However, now, the emperor does not give any dignity to the ministers who have committed crimes, once he thinks that you are guilty, even the interrogation of the three legal divisions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple, which I often heard people talk about in the past, is gone, and he does not go through the motions at all, and directly robs the house and kills the head.

A few days ago, the disposition of Wu Chunfu, the former secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Tian Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Ni Wenhuan, the Taichangqing, and Li Kuilong, the deputy imperial historian, showed the ruthless nature of the new emperor.

Not only was he beheaded, but his house in Beijing and his family of origin were confiscated, and his family was exiled to Qiongzhou. And this can be regarded as a scruple for the decency of civil officials.

As for the Wei Dang family members who were newly arrested in Jingying, Jinyiwei, and the Inner Court, all of them had their family property confiscated, and all their family members were beheaded regardless of age or age, and they didn't even have the opportunity to be confiscated or exiled.

For example, the old Wei family and Mrs. Fengsheng's family, that is really called a full house.

Gao Shiming is Queen Yi'an's person, and Queen Yi'an hates nothing more than Mrs. Fengsheng's family.

Therefore, Gao Shiming executed Mrs. Fengsheng herself, and the rest of the people, regardless of their age, were all cut off and abandoned the city.

Zhu Daming didn't care about this. As the so-called troubled times need to use heavy codes, and now it is a troubled time, and strict punishment is also a last resort.

Besides, when Zhu Daming was in later generations, he was convinced of one sentence, that is, sooner or later, he would have to pay it back.

The reason why Zhu Daming likes to steal the family property of the criminal minister is, of course, because of lack of silver, but the other is also to deter others.

Most of the court ministers at the end of the Ming Dynasty were misers, and they were generally more corrupt and degenerate, many of them were full of benevolence and morality, and they were full of shamelessness.

For them, the most terrible thing is not the dismissal of officials or the killing of their heads, but the confiscation of their families, especially the entire family property, gold, silver, mansions, fields, and people.

This is what the ministers of the late Ming Dynasty are most afraid of, the accumulation of many generations of the entire family will be copied all at once, which is what they are most unwilling to face and accept.

In this case, Zhu Daming focused on picking up their lives.

Therefore, in today's Ming Dynasty, there are almost no people who dare to criticize and insult the emperor directly.

And those really insightful people, really capable ministers, will not find fault with the emperor when they have nothing to do, because the emperor has arranged too many things for them to do, and they simply do not have the time and energy to find faults.

With the deepening of the arrest of eunuchs and the confiscation of dirty silver, Zhu Daming's internal transport warehouse has also become more and more full, from only two million taels at the beginning, to more than ten times now.

Of course, there are also officials who say that the emperor's punishment is too harsh, and he will raid his house and kill his head at every turn, which will damage the emperor's reputation of leniency and benevolence.

Zhu Daming didn't care about such twists and turns. Zhu Daming will not pay so much attention to the false name given by his courtiers like Emperor Chongzhen in history.

The reason why the court meeting is being held again today is because Zhu Daming has a few things to announce.

One is to order the Governor's Office and the Military Department of the Five Armies to verify the actual number of soldiers on the nine sides.

Facts have proved that Zhang Weixian is quite competent. He himself may also know that this is a test for him by the emperor, whether it can be used and whether it can be reused depends on whether he is selfish in this matter and whether he has done his best.

If the selfishness is too heavy, then don't say anything, it is impossible for Zhu Daming to use him in the future, let alone reuse him, maybe he will always be placed in the position of the governor of the five armies, like a mud bodhisattva, but he will not be allowed to play a role at all.

If the selfishness is not too heavy, and there is still the Ming Dynasty in the heart, as well as the emperor, and the consciousness of public loyalty to the country, then the wealth of the old Zhang family will be guaranteed from now on, at least Chongzhen will be guaranteed.

Zhang Weixian also understands that a family like them, which has been a prince for generations, is more about pursuing the continuation of family status and long-term interests.

Of course, it is also to see the emperor's determination and skill, so this time it was okay, Zhang Weixian returned to the Governor's Mansion, and soon gathered his own staff, according to the emperor's wishes, drafted a statement, and the next day it was directly reported to the Military Aircraft Department by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the Military Aircraft Department did not delay, and was sent to the emperor's study on the same day, and Zhu Daming also agreed immediately.

The other is to appoint the ministers of the Imperial History of Salt Patrol and the Imperial Mission, rectify the salt administration, and restart the matter of "opening the Chinese law".

Lu Shanji was born in the world of eunuchs, and he is very clear about the fly camp dog in the officialdom, and he is flexible, resourceful and decisive, not pedantic, and more importantly, he is rich and rich, never short of money, so he is never greedy for money, and his only ambition is to make a career in history and become a famous minister comparable to his grandfather.

For such a person, Zhu Daming is very relieved and willing to delegate power, because this kind of person will not use power for personal gain, and can give full play to the role of power in his hands.

As soon as the meeting of the Military Aircraft Department ended, Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, Wang Zegu and others began to draft an excerpt for the resumption of the opening of the Chinese law, and these people who served in the border towns also knew the needs of the border towns very well, and they were also very clear about the drawbacks after the abolition of the opening of the Chinese law in the late Wanli period, so they soon had a plan.

Zhu Daming did not know much about economic affairs, but he also knew that the crux of the slackening of the nine-sided armament was not the lack of salary, but the lack of food.

Therefore, after reading the excerpt of the Military Aircraft Department, it was immediately forwarded to the cabinet.

Today's grand court meeting will be announced in public. At the same time, it is also necessary to announce the appointment and dismissal of some ministers in public.