Chapter 137: Restoring the Prime Minister's Rule
The next day, the courtiers waited early outside the Golden Palace, Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair in the early dynasty, however, this is the most awkward early dynasty since he ascended the throne, yesterday the hall was empty, sent eunuchs to urge, no one came, today, the Qilin army entered the city, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military actually did not pull. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info are about to change the dynasty, and there are many courtiers, this phenomenon is even more ancient.
He was an emperor, and no one obeyed orders during his reign, which made Chongzhen feel that the king was proud of the world and the common people was like a spring dream.
Yu Xiang took the lead in kneeling down and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
The courtiers woke up from a dream, knelt down together, and shouted long live.
Chongzhen seems to have found a little bit of the feeling of being an emperor. said: "Everyone, love Qing, don't be polite." ”
The eunuch on duty lost no time in shouting: "If there is something to start, there is nothing to retreat from-!" "Of course, this is Chongzhen's arrangement, Chongzhen wants to end the early dynasty as soon as possible, who knows what will happen to the early dynasty.
Yu Xiang came out of class and said loudly: "The minister has something to do!" ”
Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair and saw that it was Yu Xiang, so he had to say loudly: "Yu Aiqing, what's the matter?" ”
Yu Xiang said: "Please restore the prime minister system that has been practiced since the Zhou Dynasty, abolish the first and auxiliary system implemented since the Hongwu period, and let the prime minister handle political affairs, long live without having to bow down to everything." The term of office of the prime minister is no longer lifelong, the prime minister is elected by the people, and is elected every four years, and each prime minister is elected for a term of four years, and the maximum term of office is two consecutive terms, that is, the prime minister can serve for a maximum of eight years, and after leaving office, he can no longer hold any official position. Please serve as the first prime minister. ”
As soon as these words came out, the court was in an uproar. This means that the emperor no longer has the supreme power, the power to appoint the prime minister is in the hands of the people, and the prime minister handles political affairs. Although there was no change of dynasty, the emperor's dictatorial privileges were gone, and power was seized.
Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair and was stunned, he couldn't figure it out, the emperor who had no privileges was still the emperor, and he wouldn't be able to turn this corner anyway for a while.
At this time, an old minister walked out of the crowd, pointed at Yu Xiang and scolded loudly: "The chaotic minister and thief, who is very eloquent, is called Qingjun Side, but he is really a thief of the country, and he wants to blackmail the emperor to order the world, but I, Li Chongguo, am the first to refuse." ”
Yu Xiang was not in a hurry or annoyed, he had already been mentally prepared for this, walked up to Li Chongguo, who had a white beard, and asked, "Tell me, what is the reason why you don't agree?" How did I steal the country? ”
Li Chongguo roared angrily: "Eat the king's lu, be loyal to the king, since you call yourself a minister, you should obey the army's orders and repay the king's kindness." And not to seize power! You are responsible for all state affairs, what power does the emperor have? ”
Yu Xiang asked again: "Where did Jun Zhilu come from?" ”
Li Chongguo said loudly: "Jun Zhilu is taken from the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”
"Since the king's rule is taken from the people, should he return the power to the people? The people have the right to decide who will lead them. What's wrong with the people using the election to vote for the prime minister? After Yu Xiang finished speaking, a cold light appeared in his eyes.
"Emperor Taizu laid down the country, the surname of the Ming Dynasty is Zhu, how can the law of the ancestors be easily tampered with by you, Yu Xiang thief, you are strong, I am not convinced. Defy!! Li Chongguo said loudly.
Yu Xiang pointed at Li Chongguo and said: "Emperor Taizu's slogan when he first raised the army was 'expel the Tartars, restore China, establish discipline in Chen Gang, and relieve the people'. Now you see, the country is surnamed Zhu, but the Manchu invasion, the country is broken, the discipline is corrupt, a group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, stirring up a bad reputation, natural disasters, the people are displaced, easy to eat, and the people are not relieved. It was Emperor Taizu who proposed to expel the Tartars, and the people supported Taizu and laid down the country. But let you wait for mediocre officials to continue to bring disaster to the country and the people? ”
Yu Xiang's words, Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, were embarrassed, and what Yu Xiang said was true.
Yu Xiang's eyes showed a cold light, and he asked word by word: "Li Chongguo, if you don't accept it, dare to disobey it, I will destroy your nine clans!" ”
Li Chongguo snorted coldly, stood proudly, and replied loudly: "What can I do if I destroy my ten clans?" I'm not convinced. ”
Yu Xiang smiled coldly and said, "Okay, as you say, I will destroy your ten clans." Someone came, took Li Chongguo down, arrested his ten clans, and waited for his fate."
As soon as Yu Xiang's words fell, the guards guarding the Golden Palace stepped forward like wolves and tigers, pressed Li Chongguo to the ground, took off his official hat, and took off his official uniform.
Li Chongguo was still scolding, and the guards simply took off his official boots, stuffed his own socks into his mouth, pulled his legs, and dragged him out of the hall.
The courtiers saw that Yu Xiang seemed to be possessed by Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Chengzu, and what he did was almost the same as him, decisive and resolute, and they were all frightened.
Yu Xiang's face did not change, and he said to the courtiers: "Colleagues, I don't know what you think of my proposal? Is there any opposition? ”
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to do.
At this time, a person came out of the courtiers and said loudly: "I thought that the prime minister system was very good, and the lower official Xue Zunxian wholeheartedly supported the new system." ”
Yu Xiang knew in his heart that his son Xue Li was in the army, and it was understandable that Xue Zunxian supported the new system. Yu Xiang said: "Xue Shangshu is loyal to the imperial court and can be a model for all ministers. ”
When Xue Zunxian heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Yu Xiang.
Chongzhen really couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted loudly: "Xue Zunxian, didn't you die yesterday and couldn't get a drop of water, why is your complexion so good today, and you are still full of energy?" ”
Xue Zunxian was cheeky, and patted his farts nakedly: "The Qilin Army fell from the sky, drove away the haze, brought auspiciousness, and the old minister's body suddenly recovered, which is the blessing of Prime Minister Yu." "The emperor has not yet been appointed, and he directly calls Yu Xiang the prime minister.
When the courtiers heard this, they all felt very blushing, they were not hiding from the court yesterday, and now this posture, needless to say, the prime minister that Yu Xiang said must be implemented, not to ask for more blessings, but to ask for peace.
A group of people made an appointment, knelt down together, and shouted: "Lord Yu's proposal is very good, please think twice!" Long live think twice! ”
At this time, from outside the main hall, Liu Fengyuan led the scholars and students into the hall, knelt down together, and shouted: "Please think twice!" ”
Chongzhen is very strange, these people were exiled because they opposed Yu Xiang, but now, they are standing on Yu Xiang's side, I don't know what magic Yu Xiang used to influence these people. Could it be that this Yu Xiang is really not a mortal, he is really a unicorn?
Yu Xiang said to everyone: "Let's get even." I have something to tell you. "Let's just let Zhang Tairi and Li Dexian push in.
Zhang Tairi told him about letting the homeless people rush into battle and spreading rumors to slander Yu Xiang, and Chongzhen knew that he had fallen into the Qing people's discord scheme.
Li Dexian was secretly sent to Daxing to rob and kill Cao Huachun in 1510.
Yu Xiang has made stone eggs. Zi and several refugee representatives told the story of the Julu battlefield. Emperor Chongzhen woke up like a dream, and he realized what a confused judgment he had made. almost wronged Yu Xiang.
The Manchu Dynasty civil and military were not fools at the beginning, they just wanted to get rid of Yu Xiang as soon as possible, so no one pursued the truth, and now it is just a step, aimed at Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia, fortunately, Chen Xinjia is dead, and everyone is talking about it, and they want to destroy Chen Xinjia's whole family.
Yu Xiang ordered Zhang Tairi and Li Dexian to be pushed out and beheaded. After a while, the soldier brought in two heads.
Chongzhen regretted it at the moment, and forced Yu Xiang to rebel in a daze, he didn't know the so-called prime minister system, elections, etc., how these new things fell to the ground, he needed time to digest, so he left a live word: "Yu Aiqing's proposal to establish a prime minister system is very good, but the widow still needs to understand this, this matter will be discussed later, I don't know what Yu Aiqing thinks?" ”
Yu Xiang listened to his cautious tone, and he was almost happy. Chongzhen's domineering spirit finally went out in the sound of guns and cannons, and he walked off the altar.
Since the emperor said that he had to think about it, of course he had nothing to say.
The early dynasty dispersed in such a hurry, and Yu Xiang was about to walk out of the Golden Palace, when Wang Chengen hurried to Yu Xiang and said, "Long live summoning you in the imperial study!" ”
Seeing that Wang Chengen said extremely humblely, Yu Xiang walked up, held Wang Chengen's hand and said: "Lord Wang, I am still the same Yu Xiang as before, don't treat me like this, this time I entered Beijing, it was really a last resort." I hope you will continue to support me in the future, long live support. ”
Wang Chengen was very happy when he saw Yu Xiang say this, and said: "Lord Yu, listen to you, you are still the same you as before, I am relieved." ”
Yu Xiang smiled slightly and said, "Let's go, let's go see Banzai together." ”
In the imperial study, Chongzhen sat in front of the table, and a sword was placed on the desk.
Yu Xiang recognized the sword at a glance as the one he had given to Chongzhen.
The salute is over.
Chongzhen said straight to the point: "I'm still sitting on the throne, are you here to fulfill your original vow?" ”
Yu Xiang smiled and shook his head, "No, because I never wanted to usurp the throne." ”
"Then why did you wave your army into Beijing and make a big move?"
"For the common people of the world, for the splendid civilization of China. I don't want the Ming Kingdom to be ruined, backward and beaten from now on, I don't want barbarians to rule civilized people, I don't want the common people to be displaced, and I don't want to be eaten. Yu Xiang said emotionally what he thought, this was the real reason why he sent troops this time.
"Could it be that if I govern the country, will the country be ruined? Am I really so incompetent? "Chongzhen experienced this early dynasty, recognized many things, and his self-confidence was greatly hit, so he asked.
Yu Xiang did not answer positively, and said: "The development of the Ming Dynasty has reached this point, and there are thousands of holes, and various interest groups only care about the immediate interests of small groups, regardless of the lives of the people. The rich are rich and can rival the country, and the poor suffer from cold and hunger, and in the year of the great disaster, the people are in dire straits, and their reputation is poor, thus forcing the people to rebel. If we do not break the small group of vested interests and make bold innovations, no one will be able to rise from the dead, which is also the reason why I am determined to reform. ”
Chongzhen had an epiphany, thought for a while and said: "Reform! Improve the old system and get rid of the old defects! I will do what you say, you can do it with confidence, and I will make an order later. ”
Yu Xiang heard Chongzhen say this, and behaved to Chongzhen as a monarch and minister. Then, he elaborated on his ruling ideas and prospects, and after listening to it, Chongzhen was very curious.