Chapter 385: All parties prepare

Chongzhen five years is over, in 1633, the first year of the Ming Dynasty Shengwu officially began, on New Year's Day, after abolishing a lot of red tape, the Ministry of Rites read aloud the holy decree of the Shengwu Emperor to canonize the harem in the Taihe Hall Square.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict says: Concubine Li, Xiangzhong Huazhou, Xiuyu Famous Family, Wen Hui Bingxin, Roujia Table, Six Elements Preparation, Jiuzhao Shude, Four Teachings in the Palace, Allow the Mother to be in the world, with the Holy Decree, with the Book of Treasures, set up as the Empress of the Ming Dynasty, Qin this...

Concubine Liaodong Li's .................................... In accordance with the holy decree, she was established as the imperial concubine with a book of treasures;

In accordance with the holy decree, Song Yin was named a virtuous concubine, Weng Meixin was named An Guifei, Zhang Ru was a Xi concubine, Zhang Shuhua was a virtuous concubine, Bai Yulan was a Li concubine, and Qi Yuanxiang was Kang Guifei;

In accordance with the holy decree, Chen Ruier was named Concubine Chun, Shen Zhuangling was Concubine Yi, Bai Xinlan was Concubine Hua, Li Fengchun was Concubine Ling, and Zhang Chunyao was Concubine Jing;

In accordance with the holy decree, Xu Ling was named Xuan Concubine, Su Manwen was Xi Concubine, and Liu Min'er was Shun Concubine;

The rest of the maids were named Zhaoyi..."

After the canonization of the harem, Chen Cao began to announce a series of new policy implementation plans in a big way, and personally promised all the matters discussed before in the Taihe Palace, focusing on the establishment of the Yamen of the Prime Minister.

For a time, the hundred officials were in an uproar, and then the mountain called long live, when the Zhu family was the emperor, the civil officials wanted the emperor to rule in order to satisfy their personal desires, and now, when the emperor of the Chen family was there, it was indeed a vertical arch and rule, but the military power was firmly in the hands of the emperor, and the civil officials did things casually, once the emperor realized that something was wrong, he began to disrupt and start again.

The new Ming Military Joint Committee was established, each emperor was the chairman, commanding all the armies of the Ming Empire, and the members were filled by generals at all levels of the army, and the members of the upper and lower houses of the State Council were replaced.

In addition to training the Imperial Navy, Army, and Air Force, the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces is the Joint Staff Committee, which is responsible for the use of the functions of the General Staff Headquarters in the war.

After formulating an administrative work plan for nearly half a year, the first great pilgrimage meeting of the first year of Shengwu ended perfectly.

The Wuying Hall has a new function and has become an important place for Chen Cao to discuss military affairs with military generals and officials in the inner palace.

"Emperor Qiqi, according to the news of the return of the Jinyi Wei secret agent, Jiannu's enclosure behavior in Beizhili has already caused a lot of complaints, but Jiannu brutally suppressed it by bloody means;

In addition, the Qing army gathered in Yangzhou has reached 300,000 people, and according to reliable sources, a large number of firearms have reached Gaoyou and Yangzhou through the canal. ”

After Zhao Xin finished speaking, he glanced at the new Dongchang Admiral Gao Chong, and when Gao Chong saw Zhao Xin's eyes, he hurriedly clenched his fists: "Emperor Qiqi, my Dongchang secret spy report, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other foreign vassal countries privately traded with Jiannu, and set up an embassy in Tianjin according to the business model in Shanghai. ”

Chen Cao snorted, and only raised his head after a long time: "The firearms of the Three Kingdoms have made some progress, and the methods of the East Factory also need to be improved." ”

Gao Chong was stunned for a moment, almost knelt down, and quickly bowed his head: "The minister is guilty, and the minister will do it immediately." ”

Chen Cao stared at Gao Chong: "You know the purpose of the reopening of the East and West Factories, the focus of Jinyiwei is in the territory of Daming, and the East Factory is outside the territory of Daming, and the West Factory, you also know, it is responsible for supervising Jinyiwei and the East Factory, of course, there are other arrangements, the responsibilities of your two factories and one guard must be clarified, Jinyiwei is now weighted, the South Town Fu Division is still responsible for military affairs, and the North Town Fu Division is still responsible for officials, the people, and some external means..."

Xu Kaixian, the commander of the West Factory, bowed his head after hearing this, and Gao Chong immediately started to do things after answering again.

Zhao Xin arched his hand: "Emperor, could it be the news leaked by those missionaries in the arsenal?" ”

Chen Cao nodded: "It's very likely, it seems that we want to appease their hearts and tell them that as long as their hearts belong to the Ming people, give them the nationality of the Ming Dynasty, and give them the title of baron, don't these people like those things..."

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Cining Palace is full of people from the Zhu family, Chen Cao put down the dishes and chopsticks, and smiled: "It's rare for the imperial sister-in-law to ask me to eat together, and I can share a table with the imperial sister-in-law, and this meal is extremely sweet." ”

Zhang Yan was young after all, and her face turned red in an instant: "Your Majesty, don't say that, mourning the family... I—" After a pause, he said again: "Actually, I... I have something to ask Your Majesty today. ”

Chen Cao saw Zhang Yan's embarrassment, so he smiled and said gently: "Sister-in-law don't be nervous, you and I will call ourselves 'I' when we meet in the future, and now I don't usually call myself 'I', let alone foreign courts, except for major court meetings, self-proclaimed are very casual." ”

Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and said, "I invited Your Majesty to come today, I want to ask Your Majesty for help." ”

"Oh?" Chen Cao was curious: "What does the imperial sister-in-law have, just open her mouth." ”

Zhang Yan then said: "The first emperor... No, it's Emperor Sizong's widow, Empress Zhou, no, Sister Zhou, after Jiannu entered the customs, Sister Zhou and I were rescued by Your Majesty, but he and Emperor Sizong had a son Cihong, when the great change occurred, Cihong's child was only three years old, and now my sister misses Cihong day and night, and wants to know his news..."

Chen Cao frowned, the Zhu family's clan is okay, but Zhu Cihong is the former direct line of the Zhu family after all, and belongs to the crown prince, if he is dead, there is another saying, if he is alive.

Thinking of this, Chen Cao's brows relaxed, and then he comforted him with good words: "Although the imperial sister-in-law can rest assured, I will inquire about this matter in a while, I believe that there should be a charter on the Jinyi Wei side, as long as I have news of Zhu Cihong, I will immediately come to the imperial sister-in-law." ”

Zhang Yan bowed her head and thanked her, Chen Cao suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her hand and said gently: "Although the imperial sister-in-law can rest assured, if there is anything wrong with living here, I will definitely satisfy the imperial sister-in-law." ”

As he spoke, he took the initiative to let go of his hand in the process of breaking free, which made Zhang Yan's face crimson: "I'm leaving, sister-in-law, thank you for the meal." ”

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"After the minister went back, he carefully looked through all the information from the north last year, and only learned the news that Zhu Cihong or had been captured by Jiannu in a piece of information describing King Lu."

Chen Cao knocked on the desk: "It's okay if he dies, but among the people who fled from the north to the south, there are many old and young people from the Northern Dynasty, so it is inevitable that there will be chaos." ”

Zhao Xin heard Chen Cao's words: "It's better to send someone to find out first, and once the whereabouts are determined, the minister will solve it." ”

Chen Cao glanced at Zhao Xin, then smiled, and then didn't talk about the matter: "But if Zhu Cihong is captured, I'm worried that Huang Taiji will make a fuss about him, and if the traitors over there make some bad moves, even if it is harmless, it will be a bad thing for public opinion." ”

Zhao Xin hugged his fists: "Emperor, the minister has already understood this matter, and he will hand over all the news to Dongchang later, Gao Chong should know what is powerful, not to mention that there are many new entrants in Dongchang who have come from the north to suppress the enemy, and the ministers sent the masters of Jinyi Wei to cooperate with them, Zhu Cihong's matter, and please rest assured." ”

"You guys are getting more and more clear, it seems that being in a high position is also beneficial, go ahead..."

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Since the military affairs discussed politics went to the Wuying Palace, the role of the Qianqing Palace has become smaller and smaller, but Chen Cao does not like to discuss things in a small place like the East and West Warm Pavilion, so the meeting at this moment is still in the Qianqing Palace.

After listening to Chen Cao's description, Huang Chunyao spoke first: "If the minister is from Jiannu's side, he will make a move to Huang Taiji, support Zhu Cihong to re-ascend to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the name of the Qing State, start a civil war with us, and use the Han people to consume the Han people." ”

Xu Fuyuan spoke: "I am glad that Brother Yunsheng is our person, if it is really such a trick, it will be more troublesome for me to deal with." ”

"Hahaha..."

Several people laughed, and Chen Cao nodded: "I think so too, if I am Huang Taiji, I will definitely use this trick to deal with the opponent, after all, the internal friction is not to kill them Manchurians." ”

"It's this kind of trick, and the minister thinks that there is still a chance to deal with it, but only in private."

Chen Cao looked at Huang Chunyao, and then said coldly: "I have instructed Zhao Xin to inform Dongchang of this news. ”

Huang Chunyao clenched his fists: "Your Majesty Shengming, many of the people who came from the north are the Zhu family's sworn friends, although Your Majesty was merciful and did not do anything, but there are still many people from the Zhu family in Shandong who have not dealt with it, if the news of Zhu Cihong's reinstatement comes, it may really cause a riot, not to mention, many ministers in the court are still people from the Chongzhen Dynasty, which should not be underestimated." ”

Chen Cao agreed to this, otherwise he would not agree to Zhao Xin's request, it seems that the people around him are determined to deal with the scourge of Zhu Cihong in private, and when he thinks of Zhang Yan's side, and then thinks of Chongzhen's wife Zhou, he feels a little embarrassed.

A ruler cannot retain the kindness of a woman.

Thinking of this, Chen Cao strengthened his confidence: "There are many people in the DPRK who have secretly communicated with Jiannu, and our flintlock pistol technology has been sold to Jiannu by people with good intentions, in order to reduce the casualties of our future war against Jiannu, I have decided to launch an attack on Jiannu after May and carry out the original plan of expelling the Tartars." ”

Huang Chunyao clenched his fists: "The minister seconded the proposal..."

Xu Fuyuan also nodded: "The minister also seconded the proposal, but I don't know what the situation in the southwest is." ”

Chen Cao handed over an official document with his hand: "Take a look, in the first battle of Chengdu Mansion, the commander made Peng Han surrender and opened the gate of Chengdu, and the whole of Sichuan has now fallen into my hands, Qin Liangyu and Hong Chengchou joined forces to enter Chengdu, and Zhu Zhishu self-immolated in Qingyang Palace..."

Taking advantage of the time when the two of them were reading the official documents, Chen Cao sighed: "Why are you self-immolating, I won't kill his family, at most I will be reduced to a common person." ”

The two glanced at each other, their faces expressionless, and Huang Chunyao spoke: "It's good to self-immolate, let's worry about the province, but in order to appease the people of Sichuan, the minister thinks that His Majesty can order the king of Zhujia County in Sichuan and other clans to be demoted to commoners, and then resettle other places." ”

Chen Cao nodded: "I also have this intention, it is completely feasible, so I will mention it to you, can you add it?" ”

"Your Majesty..."

"Okay..."Chen Cao stood up and said sternly: "After Hong Chengchou escorts the rebels back to Beijing, the whole army will be reorganized, and the plan to expel the Tartars will be implemented in May. ”