He Zhang frowned, hoping to confront His Majesty head-on at the court meeting.

"Retreat from the court!" Xing'an shook his fly whisk and said loudly.

Zhu Qiyu stood up and prepared to leave Fengtian Palace, but the courtiers who were kneeling on the ground still refused to get up and were deadlocked in place for a while.

"Why, do you still need me to help you get up?" Zhu Qiyu stood on the platform, looked around, and asked calmly with a serious face.

"I don't dare." He Zhang finally stood up, and all the kneeling ministers also stood up and bowed their heads to see the emperor out of the palace.

The purpose of admonishing and admonishing is not to cause trouble for His Majesty. He Zhang must exercise discretion in doing so.

Zhu Qiyu left Fengtian Hall with his hands behind his back.

Yu Qian, Hu Hui, Chen Mao, Wang Wen, Shen Yi, Yu Shiyue, He Zhang and others followed closely behind His Majesty and rushed to the martial arts lecture hall.

Today there are important things to deal with. Any quarrels will be quarreling, and things will be done. There will be no contradictions.

Zhu Qiyu sat in front of the long table in Juxian Pavilion without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, the matter of the chief minister is a serious matter, so please be cautious in your majesty's decision." He Zhang brought up the old matter again and still advised your majesty not to appoint a prime minister.

Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, also bowed his head and said: "There was only one prime minister in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and then in the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were many prime ministers. In the Ming Dynasty, there was no prime minister. Your Majesty, I also think that this matter of chief minister can be discussed in the long run."

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang use Hu Weiyong's case to depose the prime minister? This is also one of the results of the great political speculation of the Ming Dynasty.

During the ninety years of the Hu Yuan Dynasty, the fourteen emperors naturally fought against each other and caused the artifacts to fall by the wayside. However, the prime ministers of the Hu Yuan Dynasty did a lot to add fuel to the flames, and none of them was clean.

Because Yu Qian established the prime ministership alone, there would be endless troubles for the Ming Dynasty.

Even Chen Mao opposed the appointment of prime minister.

He is older and has been an official since the Hongwu period. In fact, there was no prime minister in the Ming Dynasty, but there was a supervisory government.

Chen Mao didn't know why His Majesty had to establish the position of Chief Assistant at this time.

Zhu Qiyu knocked on the table and said, "Let me think about it carefully."

In the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the six departments have the power to refute the matter. If the emperor's edict is outrageous, the refutation can refute the edict. He Zhang and the ministers' advice to Fengtian Palace will be the refutation of the matter. The right to do things is a matter of responsibility.

The power to refute matters is a power separated from the power of the prime minister.

Yu Qian breathed a heavy sigh of relief. His Majesty said that if you think about it carefully, you will discuss it later. In the future, you won’t know whether it will be the Year of the Monkey or the Horse.

It is not easy to be the chief minister. He can't persuade, or he can't persuade, but the Ming Dynasty still has ministers who are willing to anger His Majesty for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qiyu didn't even issue an edict, but just tested the intentions of his officials.

Finally suppressing His Majesty's idea of ​​becoming prime minister, Yu Qian felt a lot more relaxed. He took out a stack of rice paper, handed it to Xing'an and said, "Your Majesty has ordered me to investigate the matter of the sale of the body. Now, It’s almost done.”

"This is not just a matter of selling one's body and property, the problem of the donkey's rolling should also be solved."

"I communicated with the General Affairs Department and collected a large number of cases of donkeys rolling on the farm through the commander-in-chief, which is quite typical."

"There is a farmer named Song Laohan in the Yangjia Temple of Zijingguan. He is hard-working, loyal, and honest. He cannot leave his homeland and endures it. There is a severe drought in the 11th year of Zhengtong. The old man Song sold his only seven acres of land to the landlord. Mr. Huang."

"The Yang family finally withstood the severe drought with the money from selling land. Old Man Song became Mr. Huang's tenant. Mr. Song rented a total of six acres of land from the Huang family. He owed rent to his employer every year, so he had no choice but to borrow it.

The Huang family’s money is like a donkey rolling around, it’s just not clear.”

"For the New Year in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th years of the orthodox year, the old man from Song Dynasty did not dare to go home during the New Year just to avoid debts. However, it was difficult to leave his homeland and he did not dare to run away. He also had a daughter at home."

"In the first year of Jingtai, this old man from Song Dynasty heard about the farm law and secretly went back. He was caught by the debt collector, put his fingerprint on the deed of sale, and sold his daughter."

Zhu Qiyu interrupted Yu Qian's words and asked with a frown: "No, I remember my decree that the Jin gentry will be killed without mercy when they return home."

The starting point of this decree is that the Jin gentry enjoys countless judicial, tax, social and other privileges. They have the responsibilities of peaceful herdsmen. They only enjoy rights and do not fulfill their obligations. How can there be such a good thing in the world?

Yu Qian said with great conviction: "It is indeed true. Your Majesty did issue a killing order. Jin Shen did not return to his hometown. Jin Shen bought and sold the deed of sale in his hand, as well as the land deed."

"This old man from Song Dynasty originally thought that the Wala people had retreated, that the farm law had come, and that good times were coming, but he never expected that his daughter's deed of sale was sold. In the past few years, if the commanders in charge hadn't paid attention to it, this Song Dynasty

The life of the old man's family is difficult."

Zhu Qiyu picked up the title book in his hand and read it for a long time. Yu Qian's typical case reminded Zhu Qiyu of "The White-Haired Girl" he had watched back then.

The old man Song's family had not been able to repay the debts for several lifetimes, but they secretly brought home two kilograms of white noodles, a hair tie, and two door gods.

White noodles are used to make dumplings during the Chinese New Year, headbands represent good expectations for life, and door gods represent feudal superstition and the common people's fear of ghosts and monsters.

"What should Yu Shaobao do?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a bit of anger after reading the question book in his hand.

If these gentry are not allowed to return to their hometown, they will come back in different ways.

Yu Qian took out a memorial and said: "I have this memorial. This case involves a wide range of people. From Liaodong to Jing'an, the five city soldiers and horsemen, government officials, etc. were arrested in the city, while in the countryside, they were trained by volunteer groups.

The Lord will conduct arrests and conduct a comprehensive combing of bank thugs and bandits."

"If the gentry and officials collude and deliberately return to protect us, then send the Beijing army to impose military control."

"It just so happens that during this summer harvest season, the wild beasts in the mountains give birth to many young. It is the right time for summer hunting. In the name of summer hunting, we will uproot the matter of selling one's body and selling one's body."

"Recently, Yu Shiyue and Yu Shangshu are revising the "Regulations on Punishment" and will include this example. In the future, officials and county magistrates will judge according to this example. People in the Ming Dynasty cannot be slaves. This is an iron law taught by the ancestors of the emperor and Ming Dynasty. I dare not change it.

"

Yu Shiyue bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the laws of the Ming Dynasty are ancestral precepts and cannot be replaced. However, times have changed and things are changing with each passing day. The regulations of the past dynasties are always updated."

"I am not talented, and the regulations of the past dynasties have been mixed and contradictory, and the disadvantages are getting worse. I have revised the 279 regulations, and they are still being revised. When I introduce them, I will ask for your Majesty's sanction."

Yu Qian continued to speak: "Your Majesty, this time not only does the Ministry of War need to cooperate with the deployment of troops, but also the General Affairs Department sends orders to the commander, and the Ministry of Punishment conducts centralized review and revision of the regulations."

"It is also necessary to work together with the various cleansing departments in the Ministry of Household Affairs to prepare contracts for sale, especially sales."

Yu Qian asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to cooperate with the investigation and sale of personal property contracts, which was the scope of the duties of the Department of Clearance and Officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

People in the Ming Dynasty could not be slaves, that is, they could not be bought and sold. Regarding the illegal sale of people in the Ming Dynasty through deeds of sale, this was a judicial advancement and was also an attempt to further standardize the slave trade in the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Yi quickly took out a memorial and handed it to Xing'an and said, "If there are any omissions in the memorial written by me, please correct your teachings."

Shen Yi's ability is obvious to all. Regarding the sale and purchase of deeds of personal sale, the Ministry of Revenue has issued specific regulations to restrict them, especially the functions of the Cleaning Department of each government have been confirmed.

Zhu Qiyu didn't think there was anything inappropriate. This was a memorial from the Ministry of Household Affairs. After it was handed over to Wenyuan Pavilion for drafting, it was then given to Zhu Qiyu for approval.

"When does summer hunting start?" Zhu Qiyu put down his memorial and asked.

Yu Qian replied: "We can start after waiting for His Majesty's approval. The Ministry of Punishment, Husbandry, Military Affairs and General Administration have already submitted their orders. We are just waiting for His Majesty's order."

Zhu Qiyu picked up the ink pen in his hand, thought about it for a while, and wrote four words on Yu Qian's memorial: "Eliminate all evil".

After Yu Qian took the memorial, he bowed his head and said: "I sincerely obey your Majesty's holy teachings!"

Zhu Qiyu established the position of prime minister not only for the sake of the crown prince Zhu Jiancheng, but also for his southern tour plan.

The position of prime minister was highly criticized by both the government and the public. Zhu Qiyu implemented it forcefully, and the courtiers had no good solution. At most, they just cried, made trouble, and hanged themselves.

First, he knelt down at Fengtian Hall and begged to think twice. If the emperor still insisted on having his own way, he knelt down at Chengtian Gate to beg and protest. If the emperor still refused to protect him, then Bigan would definitely be digging his heart out and beating the pillars to death.

Zhu Qiyu is not afraid of this. The key is that he cannot convince He Zhang. He Zhang's questions are very sharp.

He Zhang said: Six hundred years ended with Qian alone!

Powerful ministers are always there, but Yu Qian is not always there.

Zhuge Liang and Yu Qian were the only two people in all dynasties who were able to monopolize power without being powerful ministers.

How to ensure that those who sit in Yu Qian’s position a hundred years later will be the same as Yu Shaobao?

Therefore, Zhu Qiyu couldn't even convince He Zhang to establish the prime minister, so he had no choice but to let it go.

This thorough investigation of the standardized prostitution transactions in Liaodong, North Zhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jing'an, Shanxi Xingdusi, and Peipingxingdusi was led by Zhu Qiyu, Zhu Pi [Eliminate Evil and Do All], Yu Qian, the Shaobao of the Ming Dynasty, and Xia Xia, who worked closely with various ministries. The hunting operation began vigorously.

In these places, especially in the cities, if there is collusion between the gentry and the officials, and if the gossip is heard and the commander-in-chief hears the report, then Zhu Qiyu cannot be blamed for flipping the table.

The Ming Dynasty's capital army had 84,000 powerful regiments sharpening their swords.

Military control was one of Zhu Qiyu's trump cards when he came to the Ming Dynasty, and it was something that all officials and gentry knew very well.

He couldn't bear to see the emperor grabbing the knife, but there was nothing he could do, because the only civil servant who could influence the Beijing army, Yu Qian, was still the Marquis of Wen'an and a Wu Xun.

The army of the Ming Dynasty was sharpening their swords, and there was one detail in it.

A few days ago, Yang Jun happily went to the martial arts hall to listen to the announcement, thinking that he was going to go on an expedition. However, he was quite disappointed when he found out that he was just attacking a prince.

For the Ming Dynasty's imperial army, meritorious deeds were proof of their honor.

The army has always been the ballast stone for the Ming Dynasty to move forward.

Ji Duo arrived at Mizhou City in April, set sail, and arrived at Namba Kyo (Osaka) in Japan in May. As long as he didn't get lost at sea, it only took more than a month.

What ensured such a smooth sailing was naturally the Ming Dynasty's increasing number of boatmen.

Ji Duo is the chief envoy, and his deputy is Li Bing. Li Bing's daughter Li Ning wants to marry into Tai'an Palace but cannot.

Ji Duo's ship is a Ming Dynasty treasure ship, a treasure ship with two thousand materials. This treasure ship is the only treasure ship since the restoration of ships in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the only sealed ship in the Ming Dynasty.

This sealing boat is called Kaiyang. It is fifteen feet long, two feet six feet wide, one foot three feet deep, has twenty-three cabins, and has five large masts in the front and rear.

As for the largest nine-masted and twelve-sail treasure ship, the Ming Dynasty currently has no shipbuilding plans.

In addition to the Yang, the fleet still had five three-masted ships, escorted by more than 20 battleships, and a total of more than 4,000 people in the mission. The ships carried about 1,000 porcelain, tea, pens, inks, paper, inkstones, silk, cotton and other items.

Thirty thousand materials.

The Ming Dynasty envoy went to Japan as an envoy, and the Japanese nation was well prepared. Ashikaga Yoshimasa at Ginkakuji Temple in Heiankyo received the news and immediately rushed to Nanjing to wait for the envoy.
To be continued...