The emperor then announced that the Department of Teaching Workshops would only be responsible for ceremonial singing and dancing in the future, and would no longer manage official skills.

The official skills of the imperial court were abolished, and in the future, the Red Mansion in the whole country could only be opened by private individuals.

The Department of Literature and Art was set up to be under the Ministry of Households, which was responsible for the issuance of licenses and the collection of taxes for private red mansions, and required all prefectures and counties across the country to issue them.

Each prefecture and county has a limit on the number of licenses, one county with less than 10,000 households, two counties with more than 10,000 households, the number of prefectures and prefectures is four -—— six, and the number of Beijing teachers cannot exceed ten.

This news was soon conveyed to all parts of the Ming Dynasty with the official announcement of the imperial court, and suddenly, the emperor's scratching operation shocked the world, and countless businessmen and officials were excited, this is a big deal to make money.

However, this matter has not yet been concretely determined, and the documents that must be announced to the whole country will be passed on for a few months, and not long after the New Year, two troublesome things have arrived at Zhu Gaoxu.

First, the vassal kings of the whole country have finally arrived.

Last year, Zhu Gaoxu summoned the vassal kings from all over the country in October, but the vassal kings were unwilling to do so, and they did not come until January of the second year of Hongxi.

The second thing is more serious.

Guo Ji, an envoy sent to Mongolia during the Zhu Di period, was killed by Benjamin and Arutai as in history.

Da Ming's face was lost, and in the original history, Zhu Di immediately ordered Qiu Fu to lead 100,000 troops to fight Mongolia, and then the whole army was annihilated.

After Ming Chengzu Zhu Di came to power, he originally wanted to find an excuse to fight Benjamin and Arutai, but Zhu Gaochu suddenly rebelled, and Zhu Di hurriedly wanted to appease Benjamin in order not to start a war on both sides.

There are some differences between this and the original history.

In the original history, Zhu Di was to paralyze the Northern Yuan and wanted to use troops against the Northern Yuan.

Therefore, the envoy Guo Ji brought a letter and returned the 22 Khan's servants who were captured by the Ming army. Zhu Di said to Benjamin and Arutai, saying: "The people have pushed Erli to become the khan, and you want to send the south to make peace, I am very happy, I am born in China, and the khan is born in the desert, and they will always be at peace with each other, isn't it beautiful." In fact, the main purpose of Zhu Di sending Guo Ji to the Northern Yuan was to interfere in the internal affairs of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, prevent the descendant of Kublai Khan, Benyasuri, from returning to Mongolia to become the khanate, and wanted to find an excuse to use troops against them to show his majesty as an emperor through the ages.

Now the situation has changed, Zhu Gaoxu rebelled, Zhu Di did not want to be paralyzed, but to appease, and did not want to use troops on both sides.

When Guo Ji sent an envoy, Zhu Di asked him to take a tough attitude and provoke Benjamin to see where their limit was.

Unexpectedly, Guo Ji was too tough, and directly angered Benjamin and Arutai, and the two of them combined to simply kill Guo Ji.

This time, Guo Ji did not get Zhu Di's instructions to take a tough attitude, but asked him to appease Benjamin.

But he was really unlucky.

Benjamin and Arutai together, thinking that the Ming people were first martyred, and then Zhu Gaochu rebelled, and they would definitely not be able to control us, and whether Zhu Di won or Zhu Gaochu won in the future, the Ming people would inevitably be weak, and they should be given something powerful to see.

As soon as the two of them combined, they killed Guo Ji again.

The unlucky Guo Ji did not die as badly as in history this time, because he had a tough attitude in the original history and died very miserably.

The news reached Jingshi in mid-January.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about the vassal kings, informed the vassal kings to have dinner together at the end of the month, and then summoned the six Shangshu and the left and right Ducha Yushi to the Huagai Hall to discuss the matter.

The ministers did not look good, because they probably didn't want to fight.

But the emperor seized the world by force, and now the Ming envoy was killed, the emperor was thundered and angry, do you want the face of the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Gaoxu invited them to sit down, and then looked over one by one, and suddenly had a number in his heart.

"Mother's." Zhu Gaoxu burst into foul language: "Benjamin lost this dog thing, he actually dared to kill my Ming envoy, how can I spare him." ”

Whoosh, the head of the household Shangshu Xia Yuanji jumped up as if a spring was installed on the drum: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty wants to use troops against Nanyang, and a large number of naval warships and soldiers and horses have been mobilized, and the imperial court has no time to run the grain and grass, so it can no longer be fought." ”

Zhu Gaoxu deliberately asked: "How much more grain, grass and people can be mobilized?" ”

Xia Yuanji said directly: "Can't move?" The minister is incapable, and if His Majesty can't do it, he will be dismissed. "A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

The emperor is easy to speak, and Xia Yuanji is also bolder than in history, and he does think that the Ming Empire can't withstand a two-headed war now.

Zhu Gaoxu stood up angrily: "Although Guo Ji is sent by the rebel king, he also represents the face of our Ming Dynasty, and now that the Ming envoy has been killed, all over the world are watching, is it possible to make Benjamin so arrogant?" I can't bear it. ”

All the ministers looked at each other, there are still all directions and seas, and the small countries around them are about to be wiped out by His Majesty.

Liu Junyi, the secretary of the military department, gritted his teeth and said stubbornly: "The minister heard that at the beginning of the founding of the Li Tang Dynasty, the people of Taizong paid tribute to the Turks for twelve years. ”

"Your Majesty is still young, and the martial arts are shocking, you should tolerate it first, and after pacifying the South Seas, you can rest and recuperate for a few years, and you can teach Benjamin a good lesson."

The ministers nodded one after another, and said that His Majesty was far superior to Tang Zong, how could he send troops out of anger.

"Isn't that shameless?" Zhu Gaoxu said.

The six Shangshu looked at each other, and the right capital Yushi Mengshan looked at his nose and nose, he was born as a military general, he didn't care whether he fought or not, but he wanted to fight a little, but he knew that it would not be his turn to fight, so he simply didn't say anything.

Wu Zhong, the imperial historian of the left capital, was only impeached, and was not interested in military affairs, nor did he speak out.

Xia Yuanji was anxious, and simply said: "Guo Ji was sent by the traitor king, and he lost the face of the traitor king. ”

Liubu Shangshu nodded desperately, and almost said that Guo Ji was not a Ming but a Mongolian.

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it, and suddenly slammed the table, and the ministers were startled by him.

Zhu Gaoxu said angrily: "Recently, I want to take out the Jiaofang Division for auction, and the highest price will be won, and the people and ministers have said that I am competing with the people for profit, which is bad for morals and customs, and it is said that there are still people in the Beijing who laugh at me for studying the affairs of Shang Jia and Fengyue. ”

"Now that Guo Ji has been killed, if I don't go on the Northern Expedition, wouldn't it be even more shameful, and my face will be lost."

Xia Yuanji was immediately furious: "Who dares to laugh at Your Majesty, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has tried his best to make money for the imperial court, which is a good thing that is beneficial to the society of the country, the people of the world, and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty." ”

"If it weren't for Your Majesty's ability to make money, how could the courtiers get double the amount they used to have, and support Your Majesty's auction."

Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, was even more shameless: "Why can't the emperor take care of Fengyue's affairs?" The sixteenth floor of the first courtyard was created by Emperor Taizu Gao, and if people in the world want to say it, they have to say Emperor Taizu Gao. ”

Several Shangshu looked at him while listening, wow, Lu Zhen, don't you even want to slap your ass? It's so bold.

Lu Zhen's expression was calm, and his face was taken for granted, it is normal for men to talk about Fengyue, Your Majesty is right, the fault lies with Taizu.

Cao Yu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, hurriedly said: "The sage also said that the surname of the food color is also, and Your Majesty is also doing this for the sake of the imperial court being able to issue a fortune, and of course, the minister will always support Your Majesty." ”

The six Shangshu have expressed their positions one after another, and even Wu Zhong and Meng Shan have spoken this time.

The purpose of the group is obvious, Your Majesty, don't be afraid of losing face, we won't talk about you.

In fact, Zhu Gaozhao is doing this with the dignity of the emperor, which is indeed a bit ridiculous in their eyes, but compared to using troops to go to the Northern Expedition, the ministers would rather express their support for the emperor to do so.

Zhu Gaoxu heard everyone persuade him like this, and finally sighed and said: "What Zhu Aiqing said is also reasonable, I can't be reckless, let alone forcibly carry out the Northern Expedition for the sake of my own face, what's the difference between that and the faint king, the people really need to recuperate." ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Natsuhara immediately shouted.

The ministers knelt down and praised, and everyone was overjoyed.

No one expected that the emperor would decide not to fight.

This requires Zhu Di to be present, and he will immediately send troops to teach Benjamin a lesson.

But there is no benefit to fart on the grassland, so Lao Tzu doesn't do this kind of thing.

In order to fight the grassland, Zhu Di built 30,000 Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't prepare anything, so he made a fuss.

The grasslands will definitely be fought, and then they will wait for the surrounding small countries to be destroyed and a certain amount of wealth and population will be amassed.

Zhu Gaoxu made a very clear distinction, he attacked the countries of the South Seas, he could use ships, it was relatively easy to transport, and the people used were very few, so he did not have to work for the people and lose money.

But fighting Mongolia is different, in the original history, Zhu Di mobilized at least 100,000 people on each Northern Expedition, which cost the people money and hurt the national strength.

The point is not good.

That's the smell of overseas gold and spices.

"But don't fight, I'm afraid that Benjamin will be too arrogant." Just when everyone was ecstatic, Zhu Gaoxu said again, and suddenly everyone's faces became extremely ugly.

"Rong Zhen will think about this matter again, the matter of the Jiaofang Division, my heart will be ruined, and now it is out of Mongolia again, Rong Zhen will think about it again." Zhu Gaoxu said and waved his hand to signal them to go first.

After a few ministers came out, they immediately united the front, don't make Zhu Gaoxu unhappy recently, let the emperor feel better, maybe he won't fight Mongolia, then what thoughts the emperor has behind him, everyone supports it, don't make the emperor unhappy.

Zhu Gaoxu chose to swallow his anger and not to go on the Northern Expedition for the time being, but it does not mean that he connived at Benjamin.

In 1399, due to the civil strife in Mongolia, Erbok Khan was killed by the great lord of Warat, Ugqi Hashkha, and Benjami fled to the Timurid Empire in Central Asia for refuge, and was accepted by the Timurid Empire with his special status of "Yuan descendant".

After Timur's death, Benjamin emigrated from Samarkand to live in Mughulstan (Eastern Chagatai Khanate). In 1407, when Benjamin returned to his Mongol homeland from Mughulstan, it just so happened that Arutai, a powerful minister of the Northern Yuan Khan, turned against the ghost and killed the Great Khan.

In the absence of an owner of the Khan's court, Arutai proclaimed Benyasuri as the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in 1408, and Arutai as the Grand Master. At this point, Benjamin and Arutai formed a new ruling group. Although Benjameri was relatively weak at that time, because he was a "remnant of the Yuan", he received strong support from various Mongolian ministries.

After that, Benjami and Arutai took advantage of the civil war of the Ming State to conquer the Wuliang Ha Sanwei in the east, and controlled the Yellow River to the Hami region in the west, extending their influence to the Hami region.

Zhu Gaoxu knew that now the three guards of Wuliang Ha had secretly supported and followed Benjamin.

He immediately wrote a secret letter and sent someone to send him out of the palace overnight.