Update time:2012-12-09

After some preparations, the imperial court selected June 27th of the first year of Hongxi as an auspicious day. On this day, Zhu Zhanji held a grand enthronement ceremony in the imperial city and ascended the throne as the fourth generation king of the Ming Dynasty. He was renamed Xuande the following year.

Zhonghe Shao music was played in the Fengtian Hall, and thousands of civil and military officials knelt on both sides of the imperial road under Danqi to pay homage to the honor guard of the new emperor. The honor guard held banners, flags, umbrellas, covers, axes, axes, halberds and other objects in their hands, making a mighty and vigorous display.

Moving forward slowly and steadily shows dignity.

Only a few people have seen the form of etiquette, but what really affects many people in the world is the enthronement edict. Like many enthronement edicts, it begins with a general amnesty for the world, "from before the twelfth day of June in the first year of Hongxi to the fifteenth day of August last year."

From now on, officials, soldiers and civilians will commit crimes, except for treason and conspiracy, children and grandchildren murdering and insulting grandparents and parents, wives and concubines killing their husbands, slaves and slaves killing their masters, killing for murder, killing with poison, poison and poison, and bandits will not be pardoned.

It has been discovered, it has not been discovered, it has been rectified, it has not been rectified, no matter how big or small the crime is, it can be pardoned. Anyone who dares to pardon the previous things will be punished for his crime. 1. After August 15 last year, the officers

As well as the flag army generals, warriors, school captains, Shiren, and Yu Ding, except for those who committed crimes against the party and were not forgiven, the others who had committed various crimes and made atonement for their crimes, were sent down from the army, etc., were sent to the Ministry of War to be reinstated..."

The edict is very long and very rich in content, covering almost every aspect of the empire's daily government affairs. It includes provisions on how to deal with sinners, craftsmen, and soldiers in various situations, as well as methods for reclamation, taxation, procurement, supply, etc.

Quite detailed regulations. This edict was written by Yang Shiqi. Both its author and content determined the early bureaucratic team headed by Yang Shiqi, as well as the program and tone of the country's governance to be implemented by the Xuande Dynasty.

...Many prisoners can be pardoned, and Ming Dynasty ushered in a new beginning. However, many people ended before the new beginning. There was also one who was lucky enough to hear the grand Zhonghe Shao Le, but for her

But it was like a death knell for Beauty Wang. Not long after Emperor Xuande came to the throne, she finally died without warning in the palace where she was imprisoned.

While being imprisoned, Mrs. Wang's mood was unstable. Sometimes she was frightened and sometimes depressed, and sometimes she went crazy and talked nonsense. She said that the late emperor (Renzong) did not die of illness, but was poisoned. At first, she said that a certain concubine who had been buried was jealous.

It was later said that the poison was poisoned by the new emperor Xuande, who had long been disobedient and wanted to ascend the throne as soon as possible, and had planned it before going to Nanjing... But nothing she said was of any use. What she said from such a person,

People thought it was nonsense. Then she died.

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Zhang Ning is writing a memorial at home, and wants to give some advice to the new emperor. Because Xuande must have just ascended the throne and feel very fresh, and he is in a good mood to accept advice. It is good to write a letter and say something at this time. Of course, the previous advice was

He also played on the watch. He slept for the first two days after returning home and made up for the watch not long after he woke up.

What should he say at this time? He thought about it and couldn't talk about the private affairs of the Zhu family. Although the family and the country are one, most people say that this kind of thing is just for fun. I heard that Li Li was in charge of the royal family's private life during the Hongxi period.

It seems that Shi Mian will be unlucky after the new emperor ascends the throne; Zhu Zhanji did not mention the vassal king for the time being, and Zhang Ning felt that he should not talk about the King of Han. Talking about this matter might arouse the hatred of the Han King brothers, at least they

Now he is still in front of the vassal king, and he can't afford to offend him for a while... Of course, the memorial can't write all the nonsense that Zhu Zhanji doesn't care about, otherwise writing it would mean not writing it, which is meaningless. In the end, Zhang Ning decided to write about the Vietnam War

suggestion.

At the turn of summer and autumn, the weather was hot and there were many mosquitoes. Zhao Erniang was very diligent today. She was busy grinding ink and fanning her to drive away insects. Zhang Ning did not forget to praise her when he was thinking about his words.

He held the pen in the air, looked at the window and thought for a while, then rolled up his sleeves and began to write and draft.

Zhang Ning and Zhu Zhanji spent a few days together, and privately felt that this emperor should be a very high-minded person. Zhu Zhanji should have been influenced and learned a lot from Emperor Yongle since he was a child, and he may also have been influenced by Emperor Yongle's "big-hearted" attitude.

Influence, besides being happy with success, you may also be very concerned about face.

Based on this speculation, Zhang Ning believed that Zhu Zhanji would not be happy with his order to withdraw troops from Vietnam. However, reducing the burden on the people and developing the economy are established national policies, and Jiaozhi County did not pose much of a threat to the Ming Dynasty's national defense.

From a decision-making level, it is only a matter of time to withdraw troops; otherwise, all the officials in the court would not agree. Even Zhu Zhanji must have believed that Zhang Ning was making random remarks, and that the emperor was not ignorant of current affairs.

So Zhang Ning came up with a balanced method and called himself "Withdrawal with Honor". At this time, the largest resistance force in Jiaozhi County was Li Li's troops. During the Yongle period, he launched the Lanshan Uprising and named himself King of Pingding.

It has not been eliminated until now, and has become a major enemy of the Ming army in the south; its status is equivalent to bin Laden, Gaddafi and others. It is considered a stubborn disease and difficult to deal with. It is regarded as the savior by the locals in Jiaozhi County.

But in the court, he was a negative figure who was anti-human, anti-kingdom, anti-universal values, and the leader of a chaotic party.

Zhang Ning’s suggestion in the letter was to launch the last war in Vietnam first, defeat Le Li’s army first, and gain enough face that it would not be in vain to fight in Vietnam for so many years and spend so much money and lives; and then negotiate to withdraw the troops to recognize Le Li’s rule.

Vietnam's legal status and other conditions allowed him to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

... He believes that this suggestion is very likely to win the support of Emperor Xuande. Otherwise, given the consistent style of the Central Plains dynasty, if there are surrounding areas that do not surrender, what will be the face of Emperor Xuande? For an ambitious monarch, it must be

Don't allow this to happen.

The purpose of Zhang Ning's memorial is not only this, but also includes his own "career planning" plan. The plan is not detailed for the time being, there is only a broad framework, because taking into account potential hidden danger factors such as life experience, it is impossible to formulate a detailed plan now.

It’s meaningless; but it can’t be completely without a plan.

His current career is to be an official, but the affairs of a country include all aspects. As a middle- and lower-level bureaucrat, he cannot be involved in everything. He has to find a correct direction for development. Around the end of Yongle, Zhang Ning's direction was to be an "interviewer", but he

I have long since stopped wanting to do that line of work and feel it is not suitable for me.

His plan was to make this tip first, and it would most likely be approved, and he would be able to make preparations. Then he was ready to start talking about Zheng He's fleet going to the ocean.

At this time, the ocean-going project, like the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam, was a huge project that cost lives and money, so ministers had long suggested that it should be stopped. It was only a matter of time before the Ming Dynasty canceled both projects. The motivation for stopping was similar, that is

Reduce national expenditure and people's livelihood; in order to adapt to the times, these are processes that are difficult to reverse.

But in Zhang Ning's opinion, the two things are actually very different, and the results may also change.

It is indeed difficult to reverse Vietnam's withdrawal, and in Zhang Ning's view, attacking and occupying Vietnam has no meaning other than opening up territory, and the nature of wasting lives and wasting money cannot be changed. However, Zheng He's fleet's voyage to the West is different.

It seems like a waste of life and money, but if the strategy is right, it is not impossible to turn losses into profits.

Of course, there are many interest chains involved, including the interests of the gentry and landlords, and the emperor's concern that the large navy may lose control. These can all be solved through slow compromise and negotiation. The key is to earn money for the court and see it through.

This is the key to interests; when the time comes, maritime affairs become a major financial revenue rather than a burden that costs lives and money, so why should we stop?

This big event is enough for Zhang Ning to achieve a lot in his career. Moreover, from his modern perspective, this event is of great significance. His career is a meaningful thing that will last forever, so why not

No? It's much more interesting than plotting and scheming to mix up the Zhu family's old grudges.

While Zhang Ning was writing the memorial, he was thinking about the distance. For a moment, he was full of emotions and thoughts, so he turned to Zhao Erniang and said: "Life is meaningless..."

Regarding such nonsense, Zhao Erniang could only look at him innocently, but to her, it was a pleasure for Zhang Ning to talk to her, and the content of what he said was not important.

He sighed: "Without the tombs of the heroes of the Five Tombs, there are no flowers, no wine, hoeing and farming. Fame and career will eventually turn into dust, perhaps sooner than imagined..." He thought of Zhang Juzheng, a whipping method that he had worked hard for all his life.

Soon after his death, it disappeared. Zhang Ning may have been influenced by the psychology of the scholars of this era, but he was also contradictory. Then his eyes flashed and his tone changed, "But when people look back on the past, if they can't say, 'It's a pity then.

"How so", turned into "Fortunately there is so and so", this must be a meaningful thing, right?"

Zhao Erniang shook her head and said: "My boss told me such a big thing, but I don't understand. But let me tell you, if you have the ability to be an official, you can provide the people in our courtyard with a clean and comfortable house, food and clothing, and...

With pocket money, we are all living well, so it is very 'meaningful'."

Zhang Ning thought about it seriously, nodded vigorously and said, "That's a good statement, very practical."

Everyone wants to live a better life. This is instinctive and there is nothing wrong with it. Zhang Ning has seen the living environment of ordinary people in this era. Zhao Erniang should have been born in a place like that. Maybe it was better. After all, Zhang Ning saw at that time

Yangzhou itself is considered a relatively prosperous area. Later, when she worked as a spy, she might get a little more money than she does now, but what kind of life would she live in? A cleaner, tidier and brighter living environment, better food and clothing, respectability, etc., are all what people want.

need.

After saying a few sentences, he put down the writing brush, picked up the draft and read it word for word. The memorial had to be revised several times before being transcribed. It should be written neatly with fewer typos, which would at least give the emperor a good impression.
Chapter completed!