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Chapter 100 The Emperor's Mind

"Lu Daqi is not sincere in his service, so he should have been dismissed from his post and asked questions. I will not investigate it in detail if you have always been loyal and dedicated to your work. However, if you have no punishment, you will be unfair. If you have a salary of half a year, you should be punished to serve as a warning to others." Zhu Youlang said.

The board was raised high, but it fell gently, and it was so angry that it was only given a "salary fine" punishment. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lu Daqi didn't expect that the emperor would let him go so easily, and quickly kowtowed and thanked him.

"The fraud case in the imperial examination will be subject to the previous proposal and will be executed in three days. The matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice, and Lu Daqi will be executed! On the eighth day of the July 1st, except for Qu Shili, the other cabinet ministers, Wang Fuzhi, Gu Yanwu, Guizhuang, Li Yong was the minister of the reading papers, and Wu Bing arrested the general. Kneel down." After Zhu Youlang finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered everyone to disperse.

When the ministers were all gone, Zhu Youlang sat there thinking about it, but was still a little angry, and said to Yang Ai: "You accompany me to the Royal Garden."

"Abide by the order!" Yang Ai responded happily.

She knew that the emperor was still unhappy and was going to the garden to relax. She was very happy that the emperor could think of herself when she was unhappy.

...

Zhu Youlang's appearance in Lu Daqi today is quite a bit of using the subject.

Wu Bing, Lu Daqi, Yang Qiaoran and others are all famous loyal ministers in history, but these three conservatives who were conservatives were extremely dissatisfied with Zhu Youlang's large-scale or even subversive reforms, and believed that they should respect the heaven and law the ancestors rather than open up another path again.

If Zhu Youlang had not been able to achieve good results every time in the eyes of Wu Bing and others, their conservative forces would have been designated to jump out and cause trouble.

In addition, Lv Daqi has often spread the remarks of "the emperor should rule with his pride", which directly sent a challenge to the imperial power.

Zhu Youlang has some understanding of this.

After the "Tumu Fort Incident", the Ming civil servant group took more than a hundred years of hard work and worked hard to finally put the "imperial power" in a cage.

Not to mention taking the army out of the city for a walk, the emperor could not even use his power to establish a crown prince and abolish the deposed queen, so that in the end, the emperor was like a spider trapped in the net, and could only accommodate the will of civil servants to do things. A powerful emperor like Taizu and Chengzu basically never appeared again.

Of course, the emperors have struggled, just like Emperor Wanli, who fought with the civil servant group for more than 20 years for the purpose of establishing a crown prince, but refused to give in to each other. As a result, the government was in chaos and the national strength was declining. This led to constant bandits, which gave the Jurchens the opportunity to gradually grow and grow, and finally almost lost their country. If it weren't for Zhu Youlang's sudden emergence, the Ming Dynasty would have only left to die.

It was precisely because of Zhu Youlang's wisdom and courage and his monopoly of power that the Ming Dynasty gradually resurrected itself, and the rejuvenation was just around the corner.

Under such a good situation, the old-style civil servant conservative group led by Wu Bing, Lu Daqi and Yang Qiaoran began to realize the absolute suppression of the imperial power on the civil servant group, and the restraint and balance of the imperial power gradually lost its effect.

They were unwilling to give up, so they spread the argument of "ruling down and ruling".

To put it bluntly, the emperor should not do anything, he only appoints ministers, and delegates the power to govern the country, so that the civil officials can do it.

It seems that the rule of marching is similar to the later generations' "constitutional monarchy".

Zhu Youlang could not agree with this governance system at all.

He dare not say what his society will develop in a hundred years, but at least with him, this power system would not be allowed to appear.

Why?

The reason is very simple, because no one in the world understands the development and direction of history better than him, and no one understands better than him that a centralized country can better reflect its advantages in response to major events.

Of course, if a foolish monarch like Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen appears among his descendants, it is very likely that the country will be brought into the abyss of destruction.

Therefore, what he has to do is how to choose a good successor and how to form a system that is more conducive to national development in the selection of successors, and it is by no means a legitimate and a eldest, but a "supporting a virtuous person".

Of course, the formation of this system must also be fought against the ministers.

However, he will definitely insist on doing this. Only by establishing this system can he ensure that the wise men of future generations enter the main Qing Palace and minimize the possibility of a foolish monarch.

It is precisely because of this long-term consideration that Zhu Youlang is very disgusted with what "residual treatment" spread in private by Lu Daqi.

Therefore, today, using Chen Qiyu's case, I actually hit Lu Daqi.

Otherwise, with Lu Daqi's little thought of being kind to others, Zhu Youlang would not have scolded him so harshly because he was a loyal minister.

Although Zhu Youlang was very disgusted, he did not take advantage of Lu Daqi. The reason was that in addition to Lu Daqi's loyalty, he also understood that the three forces in the court were now leaving.

One is a conservative, the other is a reformist, and the other is a military.

These three forces now seem to have basically reached a balance.

As the emperor, Zhu Youlang would not break this balance without authorization.

It is better for them to separate from each other in the three factions, which is in line with the imperial checks and balances.

"The Ming Dynasty has not been unified yet, and the Qing Dynasty still occupies half of the country. Now I am thinking about restricting the imperial power. Isn't this internal friction? It's too urgent? After the Ming Dynasty completely recovers the lost territory, it's still a mess now. If I hadn't been arbitrary, would I be able to do what I am today? Humph, if it weren't for my strong and wise, I don't know what would happen." Zhu Youlang thought to himself.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Youlang felt that his self-proclaimed self-proclaimedness was very similar to the later American president: "Am I very narcissistic?"

When Zhu Youlang thought of "extremely unscrupulous", he burst out laughing, and the depression that Lu Daqi brought to him was wiped out.

"Your Majesty, why are you laughing?" Yang Ai followed Zhu Youlang and saw that the emperor's face was solemn, but he suddenly burst into laughter and asked in surprise.

"I thought of a very ridiculous person, so I laughed."

"Your Majesty, can you tell me about this ridiculous person? Have you ever seen this person?" Yang Ai asked curiously.

"The reason why this ridiculous person is ridiculous is that he often says contradictory words, often slaps himself in the face, is very narcissistic, and often boasts himself." Zhu Youlang said.

"You speak without any ruthlessness, and you are despised and humble. Your Majesty, this person should be a clown in the market, right?" Yang Ai inferred.
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