Emperor Wanli suddenly missed Zhang Juzheng very much. If Zhang Juzheng had been here, he might have been able to put forward some suggestions for construction. Because of the grievances he suffered when he was a young man, Emperor Wanli did not hesitate to carry out anti-Zhang Juzheng's actions, not only abolished all the honors of Zhang Juzheng, but also dug out all his body from the ground and whipped the corpse three hundred times to vent his inner hatred. However, when he was truly mature and knew how to play with power, he actually regretted his absurd decision.

To be honest, Emperor Wanli and the court officials have a serious confrontation and are not giving in to each other. Zhang Juzheng's affairs also account for a very important part. In the eyes of the court officials, Zhang Juzheng is your teacher of Emperor Wanli. He devotes his life to teach you and assists you until his death. Even if there is no contribution, he will work hard. Everything he does is actually for you. If it is not Zhang Juzheng's whip method and has accumulated a deep family background, how can you have the capital to carry out the three major battles? I am afraid that after the battle, Emperor Wanli will be poor and drink porridge.

However, not only did you not feel so touched and gave your teacher a lot of rewards, but instead pushed your teacher into hell. Not only did you capture all the honors, you also dug out the corpse and whipped the corpse three hundred times. This is indeed too much. Who would like to work for you to do such a mean and merciful emperor? People are all emotional. When the rabbit dies and foxes are sad, the impression of the court officials of Emperor Wanli is very bad. With such a deep and bad impression, Emperor Wanli still expects his ministers to listen to him, and there is a real ghost.

Of course, in the eyes of Emperor Wanli, this was definitely not his own fault, but the fault of his ministers. Since ancient times, the emperor has not made any mistakes. The only thing that has mistakes is the ministers.

The ministers disliked him, and he also disliked him. He disliked the ministers in front of him, even more disliked him at all. He disliked them from the bottom of his heart. If possible, he really wanted to dismiss them all and drive them away without leaving any one.

Of course, even as the emperor, he could only think about such an idea. It was impossible to truly implement it. Without these court officials, how could he handle political affairs? How could the state institutions operate? How could the Ming Dynasty maintain its territory? Even if Emperor Wanli was impulsive, he would not have done such a thing. Otherwise, he would be a veritable monarch and would be criticized. It would be impossible for him to sit on the dragon throne for decades.

What? Changing a group of ministers? It is also a tragedy. Emperor Wanli did not expect such a solution, nor did he not do it. Unfortunately, it still cannot effectively solve the problem. Starting from Shen Shixing, Emperor Wanli changed countless ministers, and no one agreed with him in important matters. If you don’t show them the face, they will immediately resign and return home, and will not end up with you Emperor Wanli. No matter how capable the emperor is, he will not be able to fight against others’ anger! Being an emperor is indeed depressed to do this.

Influenced by Cui Jingrong's report, the entire Qianqing Palace seemed a little depressed.

The ministers all bowed their heads obediently and didn't say anything. No one could have thought that the situation was so dangerous. For a moment, they had no good suggestions. In desperation, they almost went on to the same thing, and everyone's eyes fell on Emperor Wanli. For such a big event, of course, Emperor Wanli had to make the decision at the last moment.

In fact, Emperor Wanli did not disappoint. The white-clothed army did bring some dangers to the capital, bringing the crisis of the Ming Dynasty to an unprecedented level. However, these dangers could not threaten him, the once ambitious emperor. Perhaps it was Xu Xingxia's appearance that had a strong stab at him, and he once again felt a little competitive.

He pondered a little, and said hoarsely: "Immediately recall Ye Xianggao to apply for the second auxiliary of the cabinet to specialize in the Xu traitor army. The imperial edict ordered the prince to go to Nanjing to supervise the country. The Ministry of Personnel immediately submitted the list of vacancy replacing the ministry. After the cabinet was approved, he would take office immediately. From then on, officials of the fourth rank and below will be approved by the cabinet, and there is no need to send them to the palace. The Ministry of Revenue will come up with a solution to the money and grain within three days. After the cabinet was approved, I will send it to me to decide...

He didn't talk much, but his will was very firm and his meaning was clear. After all, he was a person who had experienced strong storms. In just a few words, he conveyed a strong message to destroy Xu Xingxia. Although Xu Xingxia's thief army was fierce, he was not in a mess yet, and his mind was still quite calm. In fact, these measures by Emperor Wanli were indeed very powerful. The originally dead court would definitely become nervous again as the measures were held differently. Of course, it depends on the opinions of what the final result would be.

The recall of Ye Xianggao was to ask the court to have an effective thug. Ye Xianggao's governance ability was actually above Fang Congzhe. Ye Xianggao was also very experienced in dealing with complex problems. If they were to work together, there would be basically nothing in the world that could stump them. In addition, Ye Xianggao's biggest feature is that he is the head of the Donglin Party and the spiritual leader of the Donglin Party. His status within the Donglin Party is even higher than Zhao Nanxing. Zhao Nanxing is a little aloof.

Now, there are countless members of the Donglin Party in the court. If Emperor Wanli ordered others to come back to serve as secondary assistants, it might attract resistance from the Donglin Party. Even if he was reluctant to recall, he would definitely be subject to continued boycott by the Donglin Party members and he would have no way to carry out his work. However, recalling Ye Xianggao as secondary assistant in the cabinet would not have any obstruction. I believe that after he comes back, he will be able to handle all government affairs smoothly.

This time, Emperor Wanli named Ye Xianggao to be responsible for dealing with Xu Xingxia's thief army, and there was also a deep mystery in it. Although Ye Xianggao was the second auxiliary to the cabinet, his power should be under Fang Congzhe. However, Ye Xianggao was once the former chief assistant, and his knowledge, fame, disciples, and followers were far above Fang Congzhe. Therefore, after he came back this time, he would definitely become the first court official and take charge of power above ten thousand people. In other words, it would concentrate all the power of the court to deal with Xu Xingxia.

At the same time, Ye Xianggao is the spokesperson of the Southeast Half of the Interest Group and the head of the Donglin Party.

Now, the biggest problem of the court is the problem of money and grain. In order to solve the problem of money and grain, Ye Xianggao himself must find a way. He is backed by the interest group in the southeast half of the wall, and there are a large number of big landlords and big merchants behind it. It should be no problem to raise some money and grain. Anyway, no matter what method he takes, as long as he can get money and grain, it is a good solution.

It is estimated that this is the reason why Emperor Wanli values ​​the most.

The prince was sent to Nanjing to supervise the country in order to prevent it. No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the thief army was, it would not be able to fight to Nanjing in the short term. Even if Beijing was accidentally captured, the Ming Dynasty would not perish. Of course, the most important task for the prince to supervise the country in Nanjing was to raise money and grain. The southeast half of the wall is a prosperous place. As the prince's identity, he should be able to raise a considerable amount of food and money. As long as there is food and money, everything is easy.

At the same time, this is also a strong signal from Emperor Wanli to the ministers: I, Zhu Yijun, decided to give in. The position of the prince is already iron-clad, and he can supervise the country independently. You no longer need to worry, I will use others to replace the prince. Since I, Zhu Yijun, have given up on the defeat, you ministers, have to do things for me with peace of mind. Otherwise, I, Zhu Yijun, will be gone, and I am afraid that the prince will not have a good life.

As for adding the quota of officials, there is no way to do so. No matter how Zhu Yijun is in opposition to the court officials, at this time, all the list must be fully integrated so that all work can be carried out smoothly. Lou the right to appoint officials of the fourth rank and below to the cabinet,

It is also for the purpose of stabbing the members of the cabinet to encourage them to work hard. As long as everyone is cheering up, the thief army will not be scary.

The Ministry of Revenue required that the Ministry of Revenue come up with a solution to the money and food within three days, and it was obviously necessary to expand the army and prepare for war. After all, it was the old emperor who had presided over the three major expeditions. Once he really made up his mind, he would be decisive and would not delay at all.

In fact, the Ministry of Revenue is required to come up with solutions to money and grain in such a short time, which basically requires the Ministry of Revenue to study the possibility and actual operation of tax increase. Apart from tax increase, who can solve the problem of money and grain in such a short time? However, how much to add and how to add is necessary to study.

No ruler is unwilling to charge additional taxes. No ruler is unwilling to pile up his warehouses. Any person in power is unwilling to grab all other people's money into his own wallet? However, one issue must be considered, that is, too much is too little. If others are forced into a hurry, it is likely to cause adverse consequences. If a rabbit is anxious, it will bite people, let alone a person? The same is true for the additional taxes.

Now, the taxes for ordinary people are already quite heavy. The harvests throughout the year have basically been stolen by the government. If the levy continues, it will inevitably lead to more anti-tax and tax resistance actions, and even an armed rebellion may break out. If there is incitement from the white-clothed army, the consequences will be even more unimaginable. However, there is no other way for the court to increase taxes. In any case, tax increases must be implemented.

"Lu Shou, get in!"

Emperor Wanli returned to his bedroom and shouted immediately.

Lu Shou was the eunuch of the East Factory at that time, and also the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor. He was the first eunuch. Emperor Wanli returned to the palace and waited there early. He naturally knew what happened in the Qianqing Palace. With his intelligence, he could naturally guess that Emperor Wanli would definitely call him over as soon as possible after he came back.

Because Emperor Wanli imposed quite strict restrictions on the eunuchs around him and easily refused to allow them to go out of the palace to cause trouble. Therefore, the eunuch leader, he was not as arrogant as the predecessor Liu Jin, Wang Zhen, and Wei Zhongxian, who was the younger generation. In front of Emperor Wanli, he didn't even dare to show his anger. When Emperor Wanli shouted, he immediately knelt down.

Emperor Wanli asked coldly: "I'll ask you again, is Lin Danhan really finished?" Lu Shou knelt respectfully on the ground, and said carefully: "I dare not hide it from the emperor. The white-clothed army has completely controlled the city of Guihua. According to the latest information, Lin Danhan has left the ancient monastery in the south and went to the northern monastery to visit the ancient monastery." Emperor Wanli said with some surprise: "He can't stay in the southern monastery?"

Lu Shou became more and more afraid to breathe, and said cautiously: "It is probably because he dare not continue to stay in the south of the desert. He was afraid that other ancient tribes would be unfavorable to him, and he was also afraid that the White Army would continue to chase him.

The remnants of his command were also looking for a way out." Emperor Wanli waved his hand and asked him to get out impatiently. Lu Shouru received a general amnesty and hurriedly stood up and ran away with his head in his arms. To be honest, he, the eunuch of the East Factory, was really afraid that he would die of death in front of Emperor Wanli. He was afraid that if the emperor was unhappy, he would be beaten to death. Emperor Wanli stood there and thought for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Come here!"

The eunuch Wang An hurried in and waited quietly for the order.

Emperor Wanli said slowly: "It is said that the prince and Li Xuanshi entered the palace to have dinner."

Wang An agreed without saying a word, turned around and went. When he walked to a place that Emperor Wanli could not see, he immediately accelerated his pace. When he passed the threshold, he almost fell. The eunuch beside him looked at him in surprise, wondering what was wrong with him today. There was no way, Wang An was indeed a little unable to control himself. He was too moved. The emperor was actually going to have dinner with the prince? He also brought Li Xuanshi with him? This is unprecedented new.

On the surface, Wang An was a eunuch and had no contact with the ministers. In fact, he was a loyal princeling and had contact with the prince for a long time. This news from Emperor Wanli did make him happy. After thinking about it, he felt that this was indeed a good thing.

However, Xu Xingxia’s problem is really difficult to deal with!

If it is an ordinary family, I have dinner with my son, it is a very normal thing.

However, the palace is different. Because of the obstruction of Concubine Zheng and his group, Emperor Wanli has not seen the prince for a long time. Although Ciqing Palace is also in the Forbidden City, it is actually completely isolated from other places. Without the orders of Emperor Wanli, the prince could not go anywhere. To be honest, the prince Zhu Changluo is almost the same as a prisoner. He doesn't even want to see the prince's face, let alone have dinner with the prince.

However, today, he asked the prince and Li Xuanshi to go to the palace for dinner together. Isn’t this the sun coming out from the west? Because the prince’s original wife, Concubine Wang, passed away very early, and Li Xuanshi was always in charge of internal affairs around the prince. After Concubine Wang’s death, Zhu Yilan, Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youjian’s siblings were all responsible for taking care of Li Xuanshi. Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian’s brothers all regarded Li Xuanshi as their mother.
Chapter completed!