In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Zaihou was suppressing the anger in his heart. If the memorial is not sent in now, I will wait a few more days.
I've waited for so long. Can't I wait for a few days?
After Xu Jie entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he saw the young emperor sitting on the throne of the dragon chair. There were memorials neatly placed on the dragon table in front of the emperor, as if he had never read them before.
After all, the emperor was still a youth. How could he have the mood to read the memorials to the imperial court?
Xu Jie thought so. In his opinion, reviewing memorials was the most brain-consuming thing, and Zhu Zaihou would definitely not like it. As for the fact that the cabinet did not submit the memorials, Xu Jie also knew.
Yan Song was the second assistant of the cabinet. He was responsible for submitting the memorial. Ever since Emperor Jiajing passed away, the memorial had been detained in the cabinet and had not been submitted.
Xu Jie only saw that the memorials on the Dragon's table were neatly arranged, but he did not know that this was the result of Zhu Zaihou's self-discipline. He had already read all the memorials. None of them were discussing the government, but all of them were singing praises!
Without exception!
They were all singing praises!
Perhaps Emperor Jiajing liked such memorials, but Zhu Zaihou did not!
This was not the memorial he wanted to see. The memorial he wanted to see was a major matter of the country. The memorial he wanted to see was the report of the officials!
These memorials had been screened by the cabinet. Those that could be shown to the Emperor would be submitted. Those that could not be shown to the Emperor would be detained by the cabinet.
After Xu Jie entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he cupped his hands and bowed."Your Majesty, I, Xu Jie, pay my respects to Your Majesty!”
"Rise."
Xu Jie stood up in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Zhu Zaihou, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at Xu Jie and asked,""Is there something important for you to enter the palace?”
"Your Majesty, I'm the Minister of Rites. I'm in charge of Your Majesty's worship ceremony and ascension to the throne. I've already written down the steps of the worship ceremony on the memorial.”As soon as Xu Jie finished speaking, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Li Fang, the eunuch with the seal. Li Fang held Xu Jie's memorial and handed it to the Dragon's desk.
Xu Jie continued to report the steps of the coronation ceremony in the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Zhu Zaihou had already opened the memorial, which recorded in detail when the emperor's ceremonial ceremony left the palace, how many people, and the time of worship...
Just as Zhu Zaihou was flipping through the memorial, the system's voice sounded in his ear.
Ding-dong. The system has been completed. You have obtained the data on the overall national strength of the Ming Empire.
[Ming Empire: 6.8 million.]
[Great Ming Empire's national treasury: 6.3 million taels of silver.]
[The Ming Empire's enemies: Tartars, Japanese pirates, pirates…]
When the system was perfected, a magnificent map of the Ming Empire appeared in front of Zhu Zaihou's vision. The places marked in green were peaceful and prosperous, the places marked in red represented disputes and wars, and the places marked in yellow represented the sufferings of the people and the fatuous officials...
When Zhu Zaihou looked at the map of the Ming Empire's territory, he frowned. He was surprised to find that the Datong Prefecture, which was not far from the capital, was red. It was obvious that the Ming Empire's nine border towns had always been the place of war with the Tartar Kingdom.
Zhu Zaihou looked to the south and was surprised to find that the vast territory along the southern coast had also fallen into red. It was obvious that there were pirates running amok along the southern coast…
Above the sea, it was also red, and pirates were rampant.
On the map of the Great Ming Empire, other than a large area of red, there was also a large area of yellow. This yellow represented the sufferings of the people. In the entire Great Ming Empire, there were twelve provinces that were covered in yellow!
Zhu Zaihou looked at the map of the Ming Empire's territory in the system and frowned. He realized an important problem.
He had already become the emperor of Ming Dynasty.
If he could not defend the Ming Empire, what would happen to him?
If the nomads in the north broke through the defense line of the nine border towns and arrived at the Forbidden City, what would happen to him?
If the country was destroyed, the mountains and rivers would be shattered. Not only would he be the ruler of a subjugated country, but he would also have to die tragically in the midst of the chaotic army!
Cold sweat trickled down Zhu Zaihou's neck!
He did not want to die!
He didn't want to subjugate the country!
He had transmigrated to the Ming Empire and had yet to ascend the throne. He did not have the three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines. He had yet to choose a concubine, and his harem was empty!
He was unwilling!
He had not yet become the emperor, had not yet awoken to take control of the world, and had not slept with the most beautiful women in the world. Could it be that he was willing to watch the country fall?
Could it be that I have to transmigrate and do nothing?
Could it be that I have to bow down to the surrounding countries after transmigrating?
Could it be that I have to be restrained by the cabinet ministers after transmigrating?
Could it be that I have transmigrated to another life and watched the Ming Empire fall, watched my country fall, and watched the swords of the rebels fall!
Zhu Zaihou looked at the map of the Ming Empire and shuddered!
In the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Xu Jie stole a glance at Zhu Zaihou. He found that the young emperor's expression was gloomy. At the same time, there seemed to be anger squeezing in his heart. Xu Jie was thinking.
Based on his understanding of Zhu Zaihou, His Majesty must have something on his mind at this moment. Then, what was His Majesty thinking?
Xu Jie guessed the Holy Decree.
Xu Jie stared at the memorial on the Dragon's desk and then turned to look at Li Fang. Xu Jie's eyes gradually narrowed. He already had a guess in his heart. He wanted to take a gamble now.
Thinking of this, Xu Jie took a step forward and cupped his hands."Your Majesty, I have a copy, but I don't know if I should report it.”
"Yes."
"Your Majesty, I recently discovered that the number of memorials sent to the palace by the cabinet is decreasing. Many memorials have been handed over to Taichang Temple to manage…"
After Zhu Zaihou heard Xu Jie's words, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Jie in the hall. Zhu Zaihou was slightly shocked. He realized that Xu Jie had guessed what he was thinking!
This feeling was very strange. It was as if whatever he was thinking, the officials would report it.
This Xu Jie was indeed an old fox. Everyone said that Yan Song was a treacherous minister. This Xu Jie was able to bring down Yan Song. It could be seen that Xu Jie was even better.
Taichang Temple?
Taichang Temple was one of the five temples. The five temples included Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, and Honglu Temple.
Taichang Temple was in charge of rites and music, suburban temples, state and grain, altars, mausoleums...
In general, Taichang Temple was responsible for the emperor's etiquette and the burial of the emperor's mausoleum after his death. The repair of the former emperor's imperial mausoleum was also handled by Taichang Temple.
The official position of the Taichang Temple Official was also very high. He was a third-grade official.
Leave the memorial to Taichang Temple?
Taichang Temple handled the cabinet memorials? This was clearly a completely unrelated relationship!
Xu Jie's words came to an abrupt stop. He did not say who the minister of Taichang Temple was or who he had handed the memorial to.
Zhu Zaihou turned to Li Fang and asked,""Who is the minister of Taichang Temple?"
The eunuch with the palm print, Li Fang, was sweating profusely. His eyes were wandering…
Zhu Zaihou turned his head and stared at Li Fang. When he saw the eunuch stammering and not answering his question, the anger in his heart grew even stronger!
Alright!
Alright!
Good!
Good!
Good!
None of you treat me as the emperor!
The cabinet detained the memorial!
The eunuch with the seal refused to answer my question!
You bunch of people are really bullying me because I'm young!
Who are you?
Detained memorial!
Not answering my question!
Do you still treat me as the Emperor of Ming Dynasty?
I'm sitting here, but you treat me like a marionette!
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