Another month has passed, and things in Henan have gradually come on track. Officials from all sides have returned to various places, and a large number of soldiers are responsible for maintaining public order. Zhu Houzhao can no longer stay in Henan, especially Henan is not suitable for Feng'er to raise her baby.

The general of Zhenguo brought the army back to the court. In advance, he sent the message to the capital with fast horses to inform the civil and military officials in the capital to prepare.

In fact, there is more than one person sent to the capital to convey information. The empress dowager also received the news, and the news is more detailed. I believe there is no need to elaborate on who will pass it.

The members of the cabinet usually come from the Huagai Hall, Wuying Hall, Wenyuan Hall and Dong Pavilion, but the cabinet's parliament and office areas are mostly located on the left side of the Meridian Gate near the Wenhua Hall, that is, the cabinet.

The cabinet says it’s big or small. Generally speaking, there are not many people here, after all, there are only a few main members of the cabinet.

But at this moment, there are many more people in the room used by the cabinet to discuss matters on weekdays. Officials of the Sixth Department and above, attendants of the Sixth Department and above, and bachelors of the Hanlin Academy have basically arrived. This room, which always seemed a little empty when discussing matters in the past, felt a little crowded for the first time.

Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, sat in the first place, while the other cabinet members were arranged on the left and right according to the size of the official position, with seniority. The other officials also chose the position they should sit in accordance with their own status one by one.

Yang Tinghe shook the good news that he had just sent from Henan and said, "Blessed by God, our army in the capital has pacified Henan. Today, we have summoned all colleagues here just to discuss how to welcome the army when it returns to the court."

After Yang Tinghe said that, he turned his head and looked at Cui Zhengyi. He was both the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and the Minister of Rites. Now Jin Gui has committed suicide, and the Ministry of Rites is basically his leader. Yang Tinghe asked: "Mr. Cui, what do you think you should arrange it at this time?"

Choi Zhengyi was slightly stunned. He asked Yang Tinghe tentatively: "Does he follow the usual rules?"

"General?" Lin Zezhong, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, laughed and said, "What is the common law? Is it the common law of the general's triumphant success, or the common law of the emperor returning from his victory in the battle?"

"This" Cui Zhengyi looked at Yang Tinghe and was a little confused.

Of course, don't think that Choi Zhengyi is incompetent. In fact, he can hold the position of the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and the Minister of Rites. Choi Zhengyi is definitely not an incompetent person. The reason why he acted like he could not decide was because he didn't want to express his opinion.

The civil servants here heard that the Henan rebellion was pacified, and did they ever smile on their faces? It was obvious that they wished that the emperor would go to Henan as the general of the country to quell the rebellion, rather than returning from victory like the current situation.

Cui Zhengyi understood what this means very much. The emperor successfully led his troops to quell the rebellion easily, which proves that the emperor has the talent to lead troops to fight.

If the emperor has such talent, he can naturally interfere in military affairs.

The emperor intervened in military affairs, which was equivalent to the end of the world for them, the civil servants.

During the reign of Taizu, the Ming Dynasty was decided at the beginning. The slogan of killing all corrupt officials in the world and the bloody and fierce means really made civil officials in the world frightened. Even now, I feel shuddered when I think of the various legendary means.

For example, if a civil servant embezzles more than 60 taels of silver, he has to peel and snatch the grass. He that is, after he beheads, he will peel the body and sew it into a bag, filling it with straw. He will place it next to the yamen seat, which will shock the successor officials and serve as a warning.

For example, the magistrate of Jianchang County accepted a bribe of 400 guan, but was eventually executed by Lingchi. I believe there is no need to explain too much about Lingchi's torture.

Taizu was extremely cruel and ruthless in treating corrupt officials, and Chengzu was not gentle in treating corrupt officials. After all, he was a father and son, and his style of doing things was completely inherited.

The key is that the salary paid to officials in the Ming Dynasty was the lowest among all dynasties, and the official salary was basically not enough. This is not enough to be greedy.

Therefore, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were terrified before, and the most feared thing was that the officers and soldiers of the local garrison entered their official residence and went back to question them.

All of this began to change after the Tumu Fort. After the Tumu Fort change, the generals collectively lost power and civil servants were hugged together.

The troops in the capital were controlled by the Minister of War, while the opponent's army was controlled by the local governor. Military power fell into the hands of civil officials, and civil officials were in power, and the emperor could no longer kill civil officials if they wanted to. Unless the evidence was conclusive, the emperor would definitely consider many concerns and consider.

Accustomed to such days, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were more aware of the importance of military power, so they were very resistant to the emperor's contact with military power. This matter has nothing to do with loyalty or treason, but a fundamental principle issue.

Cui Zhengyi knew about these, but his identity was special. His father-in-law was a prince, and he was considered a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming nobles have always stood on the same front as the royal family, so he was unable to express his opinion on the current matter.

Cui Zhengyi’s failure to express his opinion does not mean that others do not express his opinion. Lin Zezhong said first: “Since ancient times, the son of a thousand gold cannot be held in the hall, and the safety of the emperor is related to the country. Although the emperor led his troops to quell the rebellion this time, although we were lucky enough to win, we cannot encourage the emperor’s majesty.

Otherwise, the imperial commander will become a common practice in the future. No one will make decisions in the court's government affairs, and the emperor will fight everywhere all year round. How can the country and the country in the Ming Dynasty be stable and prosperous? No matter how you decide, first of all, I, Lin Zezhong, made a statement on behalf of the Hanlin Academy, and we will never congratulate the emperor!"

Lin Zezhong said it firmly and neatly, and this attitude quickly affected the people around him.

Wen Shi Yundian, the Minister of War, nodded and said, "Why do you use the dignified emperor to take action by yourself when the refugees are in chaos? A group of mobs can easily surrender a group of soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp at will. I also think it is a congratulation to this matter. What Lord Lin said just now is reasonable. We cannot help the emperor's majesty."

Wen Shiyun is also an old man from the Ministry of War and an old minister in the court. When he heard him say this, the people present expressed their opinions one by one, and their attitudes were all the same as the central idea. That is, they would never congratulate the emperor.

Waiting for everyone to finish their statements, Yang Tinghe, who had not finished speaking, coughed gently. Everyone knew that Yang Tinghe was going to talk, so they shut up.

Yang Tinghe looked at everyone without saying anything, just said: "But you all have this intention, so let's act according to this."

After saying that, Yang Tinghe waved his hand and signaled everyone to disperse.

Seeing that Yang Tinghe was the same, a civil servant said excitedly: "Yang Ge is wise, Yang Ge is strong and has a strong responsibility."

The army that returned from Henan to suppress the rebellion is getting closer and closer to the capital, but no one in the capital talks about Henan’s rebellion, as if someone deliberately blocked the news.

Finally, Lu Xingye, who was left in the capital, reacted first, and he immediately sent someone to notify Jiang Xia of the matter.

At this moment, the army had reached Baoding, not far from the capital.

After receiving the news, Jiang Xia's face changed suddenly. He immediately wrote a warrant and handed it over to the person who came to report the news.

The person who reported the news immediately rode back to the capital on a fast horse.

One night passed, and the morning light was just dewed.

As usual, after getting up, I went to Hongfeng Teahouse to have morning tea and eat breakfast after getting up.

Since he was an old customer, the waiter greeted him very familiarly and enthusiastically, and arranged for him the window seat he often sat in.

After a while, donkey meat buns, Biluochun, osmanthus cake, and thousands of layers of crisps were served in the forest.

Lin Zezhong just picked up one of the donkey meat buns and put them in his mouth. When he heard the people beside him discussing: "This time the imperial court sent out to Henan to quell the rebellion in Henan, which is really amazing. He expects the enemy to be the first. He quelled the Henan rebellion in less than a month and subdued the four major riots. It is really amazing."

“That’s it”

"Tsk, what do you know? What kind of general in the country? Do you know that the person who led troops to Henan to quell the rebellion this time was actually the current emperor. His pseudonym was Zhu Shou and he gave himself the title of general in the country."

"What? Is it the current emperor who went to Henan to quell the chaos? Isn't this ridiculous?"

"What's ridiculous or not? Our Emperor of Ming Dynasty is the world on the back of a horse. From Taizu and Chengzu, who is not very powerful in leading troops to fight?

Since the Tumu Fort Incident, our Ming Emperor has known that he is staying in the capital and not daring to go out. Now that the emperor is so skilled in leading troops and fighting, I am afraid that the little Mongolia will never dare to touch our border again."

"That's right, it's true that having such a wise and powerful emperor is indeed a blessing for my Ming Dynasty."

"Bang!" Lin Zezhong could no longer listen and angrily threw the teacup in his hand to the ground. Lin Zezhong took out more than a dozen copper coins from his purse and threw them on the table, then said angrily: "The common people in the city are ignorant and simple."

After saying that, Lin Zezhong walked out of the Hongfeng Teahouse.

When he arrived on the street, Lin Zezhong saw several children waving the Daming Daily in his hand and shouting: "I've sold the newspaper and sold it. The general of Zhenguo quelled the chaos in Henan, and his identity has become a mystery when he returned triumphantly!"

"I've sold newspapers, I've sold newspapers"

Lin Zezhong frowned and immediately walked over and bought a newspaper with two copper coins. After reading the content on the front page of the Daming Daily, he praised the general Zhenguo, and there was also a praise article by the old president of Xun Wenxue Society, which was about how wise and powerful the general Zhenguo was.

The newspaper's numerous analyses of the identity of the general in the state almost clearly told the people that the current emperor was the one who led the troops to quell the rebellion this time.

The article exaggerates how the general in charge of the country predicts the enemy first, how he conquered people with virtue, how he conquered the four major chaotic armies with minimal damage, and how he dumped the surrounding grain and grass to provide relief to Henan and quelled the Henan rebellion.

Zhu Houzhao's wise name was rumored to be rumored to the capital.

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