To Zhu Qiyu's surprise, the ministers reacted indifferently to his proposal to make the King of the Servant a vassal domain, and only Chen Xun asked: "Dare to ask Your Highness, how to place the subordinate officials of the King of the Emperor's Mansion?" ”

Zhu Qiyu knew that he was asking himself whether he wanted to promote the former ministers of the domain and reuse them, so he replied without thinking: "I have other appointments for Yu Shan and Yu Gang, and the rest of the people will all follow the king of the palace to Changsha with their original positions." ”

When the ministers heard this, they were ordered to say no more.

Zhu Qiyu was a little incredulous: passed so easily?

After being stunned for a long time, Zhu Qiyu realized that this was all thanks to the blessing of the prince Zhu Jianshen. The ministers were afraid that the new monarch would have the idea of easy storage, so they wished that Zhu Jianji, the king of servants, would get out of the house quickly.

As for whether to go to Henan, Shandong, or Changsha, the ministers don't care. If I have to say it, King Yu went to Changsha to become a vassal domain, which was farther away from the capital, and the hope of competing for the throne was even slimmer, but it was more in line with the expectations of the ministers.

Therefore, for Zhu Qiyu's decision, the ministers raised their hands in favor, and no one wanted to oppose it. As for the matter of making the princess the queen, the ministers could only choose to give up.

After all, politics is the art of compromise, and it is really unreasonable to let the new monarch suffer and the ministers take all the good things.

To sum up: Zhu Qiyu gave up Zhu Jianji, the king of Liyu, as the crown prince, in exchange for the ministers giving up the princess of Liyu as the queen, and the two sides were happy when the deal was reached.

Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "As soon as I ascended the throne, do I want to issue an edict and spread it to the world?" ”

Chen Xun replied: "Yes. ”

"In the edict, I want to add three additional articles: First, clearly tell the world that now Warat is powerful, and the capital is in danger. If the Beijing division is not guaranteed, I will encounter an accident, that is, King Xiang will inherit the unification and ascend the throne as emperor in Nanjing.

Second, during my reign, I will not build the Azusa Palace, and I will not be buried in the imperial mausoleum after my death, and I will not build the royal palace again. In the end of the world, everything is simple, and the people rest. ”

Zhu Qiyu wanted to say the third article again, but the ministers couldn't listen to it anymore and interrupted one after another.

Chen Xun resolutely retorted: "The two edicts that His Highness said are ordered by the ministers in every difficulty. ”

Zhu Qiyu asked rhetorically: "If there is an accident for me, first establish the throne of King Xiang, so as to ensure the stability of my Ming Dynasty, why is it difficult to obey the order?" ”

The ministers shook their heads one after another, if Zhu Qiyu really died, he would indeed support King Xiang, but now that the matter of King Xiang's succession is written into the edict, and the whole country is clear, how can the ministers agree.

The ministers supported Zhu Qiyu and respected Zhu Qizhen as the emperor, which was already a bit excessive. Now let's confirm King Xiang as the first candidate for succession, isn't this a public admission that the ministers are all chaotic ministers and thieves, who can agree to this.

Zhu Qiyu continued to persuade the ministers present: "Now that the world is in chaos like this, shouldn't you rest with the people?" I've calculated that just giving up the construction of the imperial tomb can save at least three million taels of silver.

Cutting down on royal redundancy can save a lot of money. This will reduce a lot of burden on the people. Why do you say that you are obeyed by all odds? ”

Chen Xun really couldn't stand it anymore: "Your Majesty, how can there be an emperor who doesn't repair the imperial mausoleum?" Aren't you embarrassed for us? ”

"You have to agree on at least one of these two, right? Anyway, every edict comes from my public heart. If you don't agree on anything, then disperse. When you have figured it out, and when you know that the world is the most important, let's continue to talk. ”

After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and motioned for everyone to go.

Chen Xun hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, can you allow us to discuss?" ”

"Let's talk about it, let's talk about it slowly."

Anyway, Zhu Qiyu occupies the moral high ground, and he is not afraid of the ministers' discussions.

So a group of important ministers talked and discussed for a long time before Chen Xun replied: "The ministers are willing to follow the second edict." ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded and continued: "The third article, tell the world, on the day of the decree, completely abolish human martyrdom. From then on, whether it was the emperor, or the princes' mansions, the county princes' mansions, and the foreign vassal states, in short, as long as I was under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, no one was allowed to be martyred, and those who violated the law were given death. ”

When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other, and after a while, they spontaneously began to discuss it spontaneously.

Zhu Qiyu was in his chest, just drinking tea leisurely. It was a good government, not only to make the emperor gather the hearts and minds of the people; Even the current important ministers can leave a quite positive mark in the history books.

Therefore, the ministers had no reason to object, and Zhu Qiyu's three edicts were successfully passed.

Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and the pull with the ministers was about to come to an end for the time being. There will be no more controversy in the future, and everyone can deal with Warat wholeheartedly.

The ministers also breathed a sigh of relief, and the entire process of succession to the throne of the new monarch was finally completed smoothly. The results obtained are not satisfactory.

Therefore, the ministers present, except for Hu Hui, were relatively relaxed.

Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I just ascended the throne and want to promote a few people, do you have no opinion?" ”

Chen Xun replied: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, who do you want to reward?" ”

"Yu Shan, promoted to the left of Honglu Temple; Yu Gang, promoted to Shaoqing of Taifu Temple; Bai Gui and Xiang Zhong both served as the editor of the Zhan Mansion and the Hanlin Academy.

Cao Tai, the former Sichuan envoy, was promoted to the imperial history of the right capital and participated in military affairs by my side.

He Yi concurrently serves as the right concubine of the right spring fang and the editor of the Hanlin Academy. ”

Zhu Qiyu finished speaking in one breath, waiting for the ministers to react.

The ministers were stunned for a long time, and Chen Xuncai asked curiously, "Please continue to speak, Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Qiyu also replied curiously: "I'm done." ”

The ministers couldn't believe that the new monarch succeeded to the throne, and according to the default rules, he could seal a large number of cronies. As a result, Zhu Qiyu only sealed only six people, and none of them were too prominent positions.

However, of course, the ministers had no opinion on this, and after confirming that Zhu Qiyu really only sealed these people, they issued edicts one after another.

Zhu Qiyu instructed again: "In the future, I will be in charge of the government in this West Flower Hall, and you will come to me if you have something, and if you have nothing to do, you will perform your duties and do what you should do."

All the transcripts and inscriptions were drafted by the cabinet first, then I read them in circles, and finally approved by the celebrant and supervisor. This is the process from now on, and all three are indispensable. ”

This request was also acceptable, and the ministers did not raise objections.

Zhu Qiyu saw that everything he wanted was passed, so he waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's it, it's dark, I won't leave you to eat, let's disperse." ”

Hu Hu hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, Weichen still has an invitation." ”

"Uncle Zong, please speak."

Hu Hui said: "Your Majesty's heir has been changed to the Yuan, please order the officials of the Wu Yamen in the world to go to Beijing on December 25 of this year to congratulate him." ”

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "It's all free, don't toss them, let the civil and military officials perform their duties and do their part." ”

Hu Hui played again: "Your Majesty's heir, you should send an edict to the princes of all the vassals, so that they can bow into the table to congratulate them on schedule." ”

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand again: "No one in these vassal kings wants me to succeed to the throne, and they insist that they congratulate them, it's all free." When the national crisis is at hand, don't engage in these false things.

Other affairs, such as those engaged in, can be exempted, and the Ministry of Rites does not need to report again. ”

Hu Hu had no choice but to receive the order, and Yu Qian played again: "Please ask Your Majesty, do you want to transfer the grain from the Tongzhou granary to Jingshi?" ”

"Of course, so much food must not be left to Yexian, and all of it will be moved into Jingshi. Specifically, your military department and the cabinet should discuss it. ”

Zhu Qiyu tossed for a day, and he was also tired, but Yu Qian also had a report: "The military department has been patrolled by Admiral Juyong Pass, and Yang Jun, who is under the command of Tongzhi, has recently been sent to pick up the weapons left by the army in Tumu Fort.

More than 6,000 helmets, more than 5,800 armor collars, more than 11,000 spears, more than 600 magic hammers, and 18 barrels of gunpowder have been ordered to be transported to Beijing. ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he asked curiously: "Didn't Yu Aiqing say that the army lost a total of 500,000, why did he recover so many weapons?"

Yang Jun took back more than 5,800 leaders, and the army had 500,000. With a hundred collars of armor, he took back one or two collars? ”

Yu Qian was just about to explain, but Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Let's get here today, I'm tired." What's the matter, another day. He Yi stayed, and the rest of the people dispersed. ”

Zhu Qiyu knew in his heart that the explanations he heard could only be foolish, and there was no difference between listening to and not listening.