Chapter 376: The First Year of the Great Ming Shengwu

Chen Cao traveled all over Nanzhili, but fortunately, the railway had been built outside the Qilin Gate, otherwise even if he was already outstanding in equestrianism, he would not be able to stand this kind of long-term travel.

Chen Cao had just gotten off the bus in Zhenjiang, ready to preach in Zhenjiang about the benefits and disadvantages of the exemption of Juntian and the landlords, when an urgent report was sent to Zhenjiang from Nanjing.

Chen Cao, who received the official document, had to let go of the Zhenjiang affair and let Li Yan handle it, so he hurriedly boarded the train and rushed back to Nanjing.

Hongwumen Gate Gate Lobby

"Zhu Youzhen only took Wang Chengen to the top of the coal mountain after the destruction of the Jingshi City, hanged himself on a crooked neck tree, and Wang Chengen also hanged himself beside him..."

"I am not the king of the fallen country, you are all the ministers of the fallen country..."

Chen Cao closed the detailed official document, and then said, "Why don't you say he ran away?" ”

None of the people present spoke, the Ming Dynasty pursued the policy of the Son of Heaven to guard the country, maybe this is the best destination for Zhu Youzhen.

Chen Cao shook his head helplessly, although he was a little resistant in his heart, he still admired Chongzhen's death by hanging: "Dehui, you make arrangements, let's report Zhu You tomorrow..."

Chen Cao meant to summon spirits, Zou Weilian nodded: "Don't worry, the prince will definitely do it." ”

"According to the secret report of Jinyiwei, after the city was broken, Chongzhen ordered Zhu Chunchen, the prince of Chengguo, to escort the infant prince Zhu Cihong to go south to join Zhu Yanrong, but the soldiers were in chaos at that time, and the situation was unknown, but there is one thing that can be corroborated, Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Weixian, the two princes of the country, died in the capital."

Zhu Cihong's whereabouts are unknown...

The person who came gasped: "Lord, the humble ran to the death of three good horses, now the families of the dignitaries in the capital are either boats or carriages, all of them are coming to the south, when the humble post crossed Shandong, Yang Guodong, the general soldier of Shandong, and Xie Lian, the governor of Denglai, raised troops to hold Jinan, and the cavalry of the Jiannu Tartars was stopped by them, so that those who fled for their lives could breathe, some of them were advancing towards Gaoyou, and a small part entered Jinan...

In addition, when passing through Gaoyou after passing through Shandong, he found that the Gaoyou Northern Army was assembling in full assembly, and some soldiers and horses were already marching to Shandong...

By the way, Lord Wang, Zhu Shouhong, the king of Lu, was elected to prison by the Beijing officials who could not escape..."

King Lu Jianguo...

Chen Cao sneered twice, he felt that Zhu Shouhong might not have figured out the situation, and he dared to announce the prison of the country without shame: "Let them go, Zhao Xin, and send orders to Wang Xiaojie and Huang Chunyao, so that they can be ready to respond at any time...

Tell everyone to be ready, once Shandong can't bear it, this king will personally go to the front line of Gaoyou. ”

The next day, there was another huge parade in Nanjing, but this time it was not for Juntian's exemption, but for the last 'three invitations and three resignations'.

Chen Cao refused twice, and this is the third time...

The leader is Pu Xiang, when Nanjing knew the news of the martyrdom of Emperor Chongzhen in the north, the people here have begun to choose to stand in line again, it is obvious that the king of the Liang Domain, surnamed Domain, is the best choice, with strength and territory.

The slogan of respectfully inviting His Royal Highness King Liang to ascend the throne as emperor resounded throughout the city of Nanjing, and as the protagonist, Chen Cao had to show up to speak.

The establishment of Hongwumen is the Tiananmen Square of later generations, the street in front of Jinshui Bridge is full of people, Chen Cao Shangcheng appeared after the first saying is to first mourn Emperor Chongzhen, and then follow the will of the people to ascend the throne as the emperor.

It was the next day, Chen Cao paid tribute to the mausoleum of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in Zhongshan, and mourned for Emperor Chongzhen outside the Taiping Gate of the North Inner City.

The listener was sad and the listener shed tears, and Chen Cao's actions left a good impression on the civil officials...

On the first day of the seventh month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, in 1632 of the Western calendar, Chen Cao ascended the throne in Nanjing and called the emperor, established the country name Daming, changed the Yuan Shengwu, and followed the Zhu Ming Dynasty Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang as the emperor of Taizu, and issued an edict, the Ming Dynasty is still the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the old calendar, the Ming Dynasty will use the Western calendar at the same time.

Nanjing was in an uproar, and many people thought that Chen Cao should change the country name, after all, the country name 'Ming' was founded by the Zhu family, and his surname is now Chen, and it is an inevitable choice to change the country name.

Outcome...

Chen Cao's edict used the words of Zhu Yuanzhang's accession to the throne, and still chose the name of 'expelling the Tartars and restoring China' to inspire people.

However, what disappointed the generals was that Chen Cao, who had ascended the throne and became the emperor, did not reward the generals in a big way, but issued an edict to tell everyone that Jiannu would not be destroyed for a day, and anyone's reward would not be established for a day.

Chen Cao's purpose is very simple, after a one-time reward, if it is rewarded according to the previous practice, I don't know how many princes and marquis will be awarded in the future.

The new dynasty is about to have a new atmosphere, to the disappointment of those eunuchs in Nanjing, the new emperor Chen Cao did not follow Zhu Yuanzhang's routine at that time, and did not ask them to become officials at all, but built a new national political system on the basis of the original government office, and the vacant officials were all supplemented by students who graduated from the Nanjing Military Academy in Shanghai.

After this operation, those officials who were still waiting and watching, or waiting for the price to sell, were shocked, and in order to get a share of the pie in the court of the new dynasty, they had to take the initiative to report to the original six Yamen streets.

Although the Qianqing Palace in Nanjing is a bit old, it is the residence of the emperor after all.

Chen Cao's strong outfit, he is not very accustomed to the emperor's robes, or often use close-fitting drag clothes and reckless clothes as regular clothes, but this morning the dynasty also found that there were more than 100 people standing in the Qianqing Palace.

Li Yan's official position is the joint staff officer of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and he also has the title of the right attendant of the military department: "Your Majesty, this trick of yours is really powerful. ”

Chen Cao laughed, without the slightest domineering spirit of the emperor, and looked very kind: "These people still think that I am Zhu Yuanzhang, no one will be an official when the new dynasty is established, they are coming now, that is also half a point, the road after the Ming Dynasty is very long, and resting on one's laurels is already an outdated choice, if you want the people to live a good life, increasing their knowledge is the first step." ”

Li Yan was shocked, and immediately surrendered his hand: "Your Majesty, you must not, the court can only govern under the foolish man and the people, if the people are wise, the consequences are unimaginable..."

Chen Cao could naturally think of the consequences of the people's enlightenment, but isn't that what Songjiang is doing now?

Moreover, in the light of the October Revolution of Louis XVI of France and Tsarist Russia, the constitutional monarchy could only exist in the initial stage of the reform of the law, and could not live in peace with the people after enlightenment in the days to come.

The only remaining constitutional monarchies in later generations are the Middle East and Thailand, which can still have the king in charge, but both countries have a common model, the unity of church and state...

"If the people are rich, the country is strong, this is the eternal truth, Li Yan, this world is very big, two or three hundred countries in Taixi, each of them is not a good stubble, although I Daming stands on the top of the world, but it is also the idea that we set ourselves up as kings, otherwise how can those red hairs of the Buddha machine be able to fight on Dongfan Island, our Daming has no power to resist, and even made Haojing a treaty port;

What is it? It's a shame..."

Chen Cao was a little excited as he spoke, and then looked at Li Yan and said: "You and other people who have read poetry and books can see a truth clearly, can there be a dynasty that has existed for thousands of years since ancient times?" Eight hundred years before and after the Zhou Dynasty, four hundred years before and after the Liu Han Dynasty, since the Han Dynasty, can there be a country that has been established for more than two hundred years? is as strong as Li Tang, and it is not a national fortune that only has more than 200 years;

What I, Chen Cao, want to do, is to spread the Ming Dynasty to the world, even if my Chen clan is deposed by later people, I believe that they will not change the name of the country again, but will still be called 'Daming'..."

Li Yan was terrified when he heard Chen Cao's words, and he couldn't imagine that a monarch would actually say such a thing, which was really unpredictable.

"The new policy is the key, originally I wanted to implement it slowly after the elimination of Jiannu, but after thinking about it, once that time comes, the whole world will return to the situation of drunken life and dreams, and everyone will protect themselves, will I win the foreign invader Jiannu, and continue to kill my own people in the land of Daming?"

Li Yan nodded secretly, this is a typical unbroken and unbroken...

Chen Cao saw that Li Yan did not refute, so he sneered: "I said a few years before I ascended the throne that Confucius's knowledge is good, at least they have no problem in educating people and morality, the mistake is to rule the world with the learning of a saint, Li Yan, you are also a son of a saint, you can become an official after you pass the examination?" ”

Li Yan's face was slightly red, and he gave his hand embarrassedly: "Don't dare to deceive Your Majesty, the minister just thinks that it is useless and scholars will choose to join the army." ”

"Hmm..."Chen Cao nodded: "You are still a little self-aware, those literati, after reading books, do not understand anything, they will only talk about it, they may have forgotten the deeds of Sage Confucius's visit to various countries back then, or they simply take the sage's learning as their eyes and ears to reap benefits for themselves." ”

The officials in the hall, except for the generals, were all crimson, and Chen Cao's words couldn't be more obvious, talking about them.

Zou Weilian was okay, after listening to Chen Cao's discussion, he went out of the class and handed over: "Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty to reform the government and government, and return the peace of the world to the benefit of the people of the world." ”

Seeing this, Chen Yan also went out to echo: "The minister seconded the proposal..."

Chen Cao nodded, feeling that these two people were not bad, so he continued: "Don't worry, the new policy is still being discussed, and when the situation in Yangzhou is stable, I will temporarily negotiate peace with Jiannu, first after we are done internally, and then fight with them, before that, you ministers still think more about how to improve their ministry, after all...

I...

It's not the emperors of the past, let alone the emperors of the Zhu family. ”

used to call himself 'I', but Chen Cao changed his name to 'I' at the end, and his momentum rose sharply.

Everyone in the hall had an illusion in their hearts that the emperor in front of him might be even more powerful and domineering than Emperor Taizu.