On September 15 of the second year of Ruiyuan, Zheng Xunrui returned to the capital.

Crown Prince Zheng Hanyu, Cabinet First Assistant Xu Wanghua and others greeted them at Zhengyangmen.

The emperor returned to the capital and soon came to the Qianqing Palace, Xu Wanghua reported in detail the situation in various parts of the Ming Dynasty in the past two months, especially the situation in the capital.

Two months have passed, everything in the capital is stable, nothing big happens, Zheng Jiajun's recruitment of sergeants is in full swing, the busiest in the DPRK is still the newly established Department of Foreign Trade and Trade, Cohen and Henry and others, have long adapted to the Ming officialdom, they were very surprised to find that in terms of encouraging the development of commercial affairs, the Ming court compared with Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal and other countries in Europe, has a deeper vision, the Ming Royal Bank is to make Cohen and others feel the emperor's power, Merchants can rely on the development of the Royal Bank, and the absolute strength of the Royal Bank can guarantee the interests of the merchants.

As for the issue of treasure notes by the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty, Cohen, Henry and others had known about it for a long time, and their East India Company had received such treasure notes.

The recovery in the north is very fast, especially in the autumn harvest season, because of the large-scale assistance from the south, the farmers in the north have basically harvested a bumper harvest, regardless of the grain production, at least many farmers can be self-sufficient, and the government at all levels is not particularly strict in collecting taxes, which allows the farmers to take a breath.

The south is even more stable, because of the development of commerce, especially the large-scale rise of maritime trade, Tianjin Port, Guangdong Guangzhou Port, Fujian Quanzhou Port and Shandong Penglai, have become the fastest development of maritime trade in the place, maritime trade taxes increased at an alarming rate, along with the emergence of maritime trade, is that many people began to rely on the port to live.

Business is the focus of Xu Wanghua's report. In less than a year, a large number of merchants entered the north and began to take root in various parts of the northern Zhili, so that the trade tax also increased greatly.

In general, after all, the taxation of maritime trade and commerce. Far more than the agricultural tax, such a situation ensured the expenditure of the imperial court, and also allowed the imperial court to take into account the interests of the peasants.

Corresponding to the situation, Xu Wanghua, the first assistant of the cabinet, reported to the emperor in detail, but the strange thing is that the emperor does not seem to be particularly concerned about all this, and he also said something that is normal, so there is no need to say it.

All the cabinet ministers are in the Qianqing Palace. When they saw this scene, they also felt novel, after all, many of them have experienced several emperors, if in the past, there was such a good and prosperous scene in various places, the emperor must be very happy, but Zheng Xunrui did not think so.

The emperor opened his mouth to ask. It was after the battle of Liaodong spread, what was the reaction of the capital.

Xu Wanghua was stunned for a moment. I spoke immediately.

"Your Majesty, after the victory of the imperial army in the battle of Liaodong, the cabinet immediately informed the world of this news, and the people of the capital were very happy about it. It completely recovered all parts of Liaoxi, so that the people have greater confidence in the imperial court......"

Xu Wanghua found that this time the emperor listened very carefully, and he really didn't understand the reason.

After Xu Wanghua finished speaking. The emperor spoke slowly.

"You may feel strange, after I returned to the capital, I don't particularly care about the prosperity that appears in various places, but I have a soft spot for the emotions of the people, which is a bit of a reversal of the cart, in fact, you must be clear, my Ming people can recuperate, I can make the country rich and the people strong, this is the goal of the imperial court, but also what officials at all levels should do, if the officials can't do this, it is a strange thing, I will punish mercilessly."

"As for saying that I care about the emotions of the people, this is by no means a trivial matter, you know very well that the influence of the Donglin Party, the Restoration Society and the Ying Society still exists, I have said many times before that the Donglin Party, the Restoration Society and the Ying Society have the drawbacks, not to mention the others, Yang Tingshu was once the leader of the Ying Society, I often think about a question, Gu Xiancheng founded the Donglin Academy during the Wanli period, why can it sweep the great tomorrow in just a few decades, causing such a great impact, this point needs to be pondered."

"The purpose of the Donglin Party is real, that is, to get power, that is, to be able to influence and influence the government, over the years, the Donglin Party people have done a lot of things, if they develop in the right direction, I will never allow them to exist, but unfortunately the Donglin Party people have no clear goal from beginning to end, I have carefully analyzed, to say that they are for the prosperity of the country and the strength of the people, but they have no specific measures, to say that they are completely for their own interests, during the Apocalypse they fought desperately with Wei Zhongxian, Even throwing one's life aside cannot be said to be entirely for one's own sake. ”

"Whether it is the people, or scholars and merchants, they all want to be loyal to the court, but the court they rely on must be a strong court, unfortunately, during the emperor's time, the court was weak and could not be convincing."

"This issue of public opinion, I have always attached great importance to it, not only now, but also in the future, there was a very strange situation in the court, that is, many civil servants, hoping to be able to be the court staff, for this reason did not hesitate to contradict the emperor, did not hesitate to scold the cabinet, and after they were the court staff, they were touted by many scholars and scholars, but they were more status, and their prestige was even more extraordinary, and there were some officials who were cut to the people, and they were highly praised, as if they were saints."

"This is contempt for the imperial court, and even more contempt for the emperor."

"I don't want to say more about such examples, you all know very well why this situation has occurred, I believe that this is a major problem in the direction of public opinion, the scholar class and the official class have influenced public opinion, and they are all in favor of all matters that the emperor opposes, including those opposed by the cabinet, which leads to the complete opposition between the imperial power and the ministers' power."

When the emperor said this, the Qianqing Palace was unusually quiet.

The struggle between the imperial power and the ministers, the Ming court has always existed, especially after the Zhengde period, this struggle has a tendency to intensify, which is already a well-known thing, countless civil and military ministers for the succession, and the emperor has no choice, relying on the cabinet or relying on the eunuchs, and the civil and military ministers struggle.

This is why Wei Zhongxian was able to lean towards the government and the opposition.

In the final analysis, this is a problem in the system, but Zheng Xunrui attributed this to the problem of public opinion, which is also the result of his careful consideration.

If you want to completely change the imperial power from the system, Zheng Xunrui will never do such a thing, that is digging his own grave, and every advanced system must be combined with the times, under the current situation, changes to the system will make the situation that has finally stabilized collapse instantly.

In today's situation, it is the best choice to establish power politics, establish personal authority, and promote the development of various undertakings in the future.

Therefore, Zheng Xunrui attaches great importance to the guidance of public opinion, he needs to establish personal authority, and he needs to use this strong personal authority to sweep away some strange tendencies in the imperial court.

Zheng Xunrui definitely has such strength, although it is still the Ming Dynasty, but this Ming Dynasty is completely different from before, not only the management system is different, but also the princes surnamed Zhu have all been revoked their titles and fiefs, and the Zhu family's country has become the Zheng family's country.

Zheng Xunrui can be said to have subverted the Zhu family through his absolute strength, so in this case, his personal authority is unquestionable.

"I hope that the cabinet will understand these matters, pay attention to the guidance of public opinion, pay attention to what the scholars, merchants, and the common people care about and say, and adopt various methods to transform the decisions and things made by the imperial court into things that the scholars, merchants, and the common people support."

"The changes that have occurred in various parts of the Ming Dynasty and the victories won by the imperial army in Liaodong can be included in the propaganda, so that the people know what the imperial court has done, don't think that the people are stupid, let the people know some things, it is of great benefit to the imperial court."

"In the future, the imperial court must be cautious in punishing officials, but for those officials who are corrupt and pervert the law, prey on the common people, and discuss the government in vain, they must be severely punished, and they must be reported to the world in the palace or other ways, so that everyone in the world knows the reason for the matter, so that these officials who have been punished by the imperial court have no place to be ashamed, and the matter of forming a party for personal gain needs to be strongly suppressed."

"The cabinet should not always think about burying its head in things, but must look up at the road and grasp the general direction, and if we give the cabinet enough power and authority, the cabinet must truly embody its authority, and in the future, the DPRK and China will not allow arbitrary attacks on the cabinet."

"I need to emphasize one point in particular, that is, the matter of the news report, I said, abolishing the news report, everything that involves the punishment of officials, will be handled by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and if there is a murderer, it will be tried by the Dali Temple, involving officials above the third rank of the imperial court, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will report to me, and if it needs to be discussed by the cabinet, I will naturally make a decision."

"Since I have abolished the position in the matter, my attitude is clear, thinking about exposing the corruption of officials and perverting the law, I can write a letter to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, if I think about framing, or casting a secret arrow in the back, once discovered, I must be severely punished, I think this is not a trivial matter, this involves a matter of personal quality." ……

The emperor's words soon spread in the imperial court.

Even the cabinet would not have thought that there had been a fundamental subversion of public opinion in the capital, the prestige of the emperor had reached an unattainable height, and the authority of the cabinet had gradually been established. (To be continued.) )