The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1851

[1851.Chapter 1761 Happiness upon happiness]

Suleiman looked around, looking thoughtful.

Since taking the throne, he has been too tough.

Because of his toughness, he was inevitably dissatisfied by the old nobles.

These old nobles were constantly attacked by the new Confucian scholars and suppressed by the Imperial Guards. Even if they were dissatisfied, they were controllable.

But this time, it was a huge setback. Even if Suleiman didn’t have to listen to Li Zhengzhi’s words, after being reminded at this time, he already understood it after thinking about it.

His own authority, at this moment, has been shaken.

And this… for Suleiman, it was a fatal blow.

The Ottoman system still has the primitive remnants of the original Ottoman tribe, that is, the strong is king.

Suleiman closed his eyes. For a long time, he glanced at the Confucian scholars on the left and right, and said calmly: “I wonder what you think of it?”

All the Confucian scholars lowered their heads and pursed their lips, and the palace fell into a terrible silence.

But this silence… made Emperor Suleiman suddenly realize something.

He said: “Why, are you not talking?”

“Your Majesty.” Finally someone seemed to be unable to bear it, and said sadly: “I have never had any dissent in following Your Majesty. Since I came to Osman, I have been separated from Your Majesty. Together, this moment is an emergency. Once a traitor takes control of the government, then… we will definitely die without a burial place. Most of the Kasha are your Majesty’s compatriots. How dare I do this because of your Majesty’s family affairs. It’s nonsense, His Majesty Qiankun’s arbitrary decision.”

Suleiman was silent for a long time before he said: “This time… although it failed, it had nothing to do with Li Qing’s family. Li Qing’s plan was perfect. It’s a pity that someone in the embassy colluded with Fang Jifan and the matter was revealed. I deeply hated Zhu Cheng because he betrayed him and killed his family. , escorted back to Beijing, sentenced to death!”

When it came to the word “kill”, Suleiman gritted his teeth and looked cold.

Immediately, Suleiman said again: “Although Li Zheng was very considerate this time, he was still responsible for the oversight. He cannot escape the blame. He will be fined for three years as a warning to others.”

Li Zheng then said with tears of gratitude. “I should have been punished with death, but your majesty is so lenient. I am really ashamed of myself.”

Suleiman continued: “Over the years, most of the Kashas have failed to follow the laws of the country and do not know the rules. Although the Emperor of Ming Dynasty acted in reverse, But one thing is true. They set up factory guards to ban evil talk and prevent it before it happens. In my opinion, there should be such guards. It’s just that… most of the factory guards of the Ming Dynasty were in the hands of eunuchs. Most of the eunuchs are uneducated and ignorant. How can such a person control the great power of the country? Although Li Qing’s family has made serious mistakes this time, those who deserve to be punished have been punished. He was ordered to command the Jinyi Guards and build the Jinyi Guards. Command the envoy, recruit good family members, order them to guard the night, guard the prison, and detect the imperial staff. Li Qing’s family, I order you to be guilty and meritorious. Remember to be careful in your words and deeds, and not to make the same mistake again.”

After hearing this, Li Zheng kowtowed quickly. : “Long live my emperor!”

He bowed to the ground and prostrated, trembling with excitement.

Suleiman was not in a happy mood, and then he said faintly that he was tired, and the Confucian scholars withdrew one after another.

Li Zheng and the Confucian scholars left the hall, then stopped and bowed deeply to the Confucian scholars with expressions of tears of gratitude: “Without you, gentlemen, the students would undoubtedly die. The grace of survival will surely be repaid by the springs one day.”

Everyone .

Stroke your beard and smile.

In fact, from the beginning… Li Zheng understood that if he wanted to survive, it was most important to arouse the sense of crisis among these Confucian scholars.

My identity is that of a Confucian scholar.

The Ottoman Emperor’s new policy was originally under the banner of enriching the country and strengthening the army, but this time, as a Confucian scholar, he actually made such a huge mistake, then… the entire Ottoman people, including the Ottoman Emperor, are bound to doubt the Confucian scholars. Ability.

This is no longer just suspicion of Li Zheng, but the entire group of Confucian scholars.

Because of this, after Li Zheng arrived, he immediately met with all the important Confucian scholars and explained their interests. In fact, he wanted to trigger a sense of crisis among the Confucian scholars.

For Confucian scholars, once their knowledge is questioned or even considered useless, the consequences are extremely terrible.

Fortunately, they were close ministers of Suleiman. Therefore, they had already made many preparations for the opportunity to be next to Suleiman.

In fact, Emperor Suleiman was not a fool. He would never change his views easily just by relying on the Confucian scholars around him.

He is rational and does not weigh the pros and cons of anything he does, but the pros and cons.

Finally, he met Li Zheng and wanted to give Li Zheng a chance.

Li Zheng initially pushed all the responsibilities onto Zhu Cheng. Of course…it was impossible for him to survive by passing the buck, and Li Zheng did not intend to survive by passing the buck.

His real trump card was to trigger the emperor’s inner anxiety.

It had been several years since the emperor ascended the throne, and the New Deal had achieved some results. Ottoman power began to gradually be concentrated in the hands of the Ottoman Emperor.

But the power of the old aristocracy is still strong.

Li Zheng’s mission was the emperor’s permission.

In other words, this plan is closely related to the emperor.

How could the emperor not be wise? If people knew that this was all the emperor’s fault and that this plan would not work at all, then…at least those who opposed the emperor would be able to create momentum and make the Ottomans lose their trust in the Ottoman emperor.

Therefore… this matter can only be caused by an error in execution, and it is definitely not a decision-making problem.

Because of this, Zhu Cheng, whom Li Zheng had paved the way for, became the scapegoat!

Because as the deputy envoy, he is the greatest executor. As for Li Zheng, of course he cannot be severely punished, because the emperor and Li Zheng made the same decisions and ideas. Since the emperor was not wrong, then Li Zheng would not be wrong. Li Zheng’s biggest responsibility was just the crime of negligence.

Moreover, the confrontation between Li Zheng and the Confucian scholars had just made Emperor Suleiman understand that as of now, there is no way out.

Those old nobles had ulterior motives, and the only way for the emperor to continue to concentrate his power was to rely on these Confucian scholars who were devoted to him. The more critical the moment, the loyalty of those around him became more important.

Ability is secondary.

If it is disloyal, then the greater the ability, the greater the destructive power.

Suleiman knew how to assess the situation and immediately made the safest choice for him!

Those old nobles obviously didn’t understand that if Suleiman and Li Zheng’s plan succeeded and Osman’s national power increased greatly, perhaps Suleiman would win over them, show his tolerant side, and tell them how I was right. .

And once the plan fails, and it fails completely, the more it fails, the tighter the rope around their necks will become. As for Li Zheng’s arrangement, Suleiman had his own considerations. He needed a Jinyiwei system to monitor and even attack the old nobles. And this erring Li Zheng must be absolutely loyal. It would be better to use such a person. , because he is not worried that Li Zheng will be merciful when dealing with these old nobles.

At this time, all the Confucian scholars secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, they knew very well that they were being used by Li Zheng.

But so what, the important thing is that now everyone’s crisis has been resolved.

Besides, Li Zheng is one of his own. Now that he has a royal guard, winning over this person will only be of great benefit to him.

So, everyone nodded, and someone said: “Why should Mr. Li thank you? This is all because of your majesty’s wisdom.”

“Yes, yes, it’s all because of your majesty’s discernment. What credit can we get?”

Li Zheng smiled, still smiling. They bowed to each other one by one, greeted each other, and exchanged lengthy greetings.

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The prince’s wedding took more than a month of hard work.

When a girl from the Fang family marries into the East Palace, her dowry is always the focus of people’s attention.

Fang Jifan was a very down-to-earth person, and he directly gave away truckloads of gold and silver.

Cars and horses loaded with treasures were paraded through the city all the way to the East Palace. Such a grand display naturally caused an uproar in the capital.

Zhu Houzhao was very pleased with this.

The dowry given by Fang Jifan was more than he imagined.

So much so that he was greatly inspired… Now he’s wondering if it’s time to earn some more money as gifts.

Holding a princess’s roster and looking at his dazzling array of daughters, Zhu Houzhao was wondering which daughter was more suitable to marry Fang Zhengqing.

“Zhengqing is also my nephew.” Zhu Houzhao said to Queen Fang: “I want to choose the best one, which one is suitable? And Tianci… Tianci is not young at all. He can study now. This I’ve watched the child grow up, so I can’t treat him lightly when I teach him martial arts.”

Empress Fang said: “Your Majesty, Tianci is still young.”

Zhu Houzhao said with a straight face: “That said, as a father. It’s very reasonable for an uncle to care about his nephew’s marriage. “

In this era, marriage between cousins is not a taboo, but it is a sign of being close to each other, and is a sign of childhood sweethearts.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao was not taboo at all.

Now Zhu Houzhao is very high-spirited. Xishan New City has a large amount of funds and is in full swing.

Countless people are looking forward to the new city being built quickly.

Merchants also swarmed in, eager to see what was going on.

When Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he was more radical than the previous emperor, and businessmen were more risk-averse when it came to investment.

This made Zhu Houzhao very happy.

At this moment, Liu Jin came in a hurry and said, “Your Majesty… Xu Jing… Xu Jing is back.”

“Who is Xu Jing?” Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows.

Liu Jin: “…”

Liu Jin had to explain patiently: “He is the disciple of Lord Gan, the one who ran the boat…”

Zhu Houzhao thought for a long time before he had an impression, and then said with a hint of surprise: “Oh, Is he back from Huangjinzhou?”

Liu Jin said, “That’s right.”

(End of this chapter)