MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1761 Happy and happy

  Chapter 1761 Happy and happy

   Suleiman looked around, looking thoughtful.

  Since taking the throne, he has been acting too tough.

  Because of being tough, it is natural to be dissatisfied by the old nobles.

   These old nobles were constantly attacked by the new Confucian scholars and suppressed by the imperial guards at the same time. Even if they were dissatisfied, they were controllable.

  But this time, even if Suleiman didn't have to obey Li Zhengzhi's words, Suleiman understood the huge setback after being reminded.

  My own authority has been shaken at this moment.

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

  In the Ottoman system, there is still the original remnant of the original Ottoman tribe, that is, the strong is king.

  Suleiman closed his eyes. After a long time, he glanced at the Confucian scholars on the left and right, and said indifferently, "I don't know what you think about it?"

  All the Confucian scholars lowered their heads and kept silent. The hall fell into a terrible silence.

  And this silence... made Emperor Suleiman suddenly realize something.

  He said: "Why, did you stop talking?"

"Your Majesty." Finally, someone couldn't help it, and said sadly: "The ministers followed His Majesty and never had any disagreements. Since they came to Osman, they have shared weal and woe with His Majesty. At this moment, it is an extraordinary time. Once there are thieves who control the government, then... we will surely die without a place to die. Among the Kaxias, most of them are His Majesty's clan, and this is also His Majesty's family affairs, so how dare you speak nonsense, His Majesty will decide the world."

Suleiman was silent for a long time before he said: "This time...although it was a failure, it has nothing to do with Li Qing's family. Li Qing's plan is perfect. It's a pity that someone in the embassy colluded with Fang Jifan, so that Vent. Then Zhu Cheng betrayed his master and begged for glory. I hate him deeply. I smashed his corpse into thousands of pieces and exterminated his family. It is difficult to relieve the hatred in my heart. !"

   When it came to killing words, Suleiman gritted his teeth with a cold face.

   Immediately, Suleiman said again: "Although Li Zheng was considerate this time, he was also responsible for his negligence.

   Li Zheng cried bitterly and said gratefully: "The crime that should have been punished by death, His Majesty is so generous, it is really embarrassing."

Suleiman continued: "Over the years, most of the Kaxias have been ignorant of the rules and regulations of the country, and they don't know the rules and regulations. Although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty acted against the law, there is one thing, but there is nothing wrong with it. They set up factory guards to ban evil words and prevent them from happening before they happen. According to my opinion, there should be Jinyiwei. It's just...the factory guards of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty are mostly controlled by eunuchs. Although the Qing family has made serious mistakes this time, those who should be punished have also been punished. They ordered him to be the commander of the Jinyiwei, set up the commander of the Jinyiwei, recruited sons of good families, ordered them to be guards on duty, in charge of the prison, and detect the court staff. , Li Qing’s family, I ordered you to perform crimes and meritorious deeds, remember to be cautious in your words and deeds, and don’t repeat the same mistakes again.”

   Li Zheng listened, and quickly kowtowed: "Long live my emperor!"

  He made a five-body prostration, prostrate body, trembling with excitement.

  Suleiman couldn't be happy, and then he said tiredly, so all the Confucian scholars retreated.

  Li Zheng and the Confucian scholars came out of the hall, and then stopped, with a look of gratitude, and bowed deeply to the Confucian scholars: "Without you gentlemen, the students will undoubtedly die, and the grace of life will surely be repaid in the future."

  Everyone stroked their beards and smiled.

  Actually, from the very beginning...Li Zheng understood that in order to survive, it is most important to arouse the sense of crisis among these Confucian scholars.

  My identity is Confucianism.

The new policies of the Ottoman emperor were originally under the banner of making the country rich and powerful, but this time, as a Confucian scholar, he actually made such a huge mistake. Then... the whole Ottoman, including the Emperor Ottoman, is bound to doubt the Confucian scholars. ability.

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

  Because of this, after Li Zheng arrived, he immediately met with all the important Confucian scholars, knowing the benefits and disadvantages, in fact, to arouse the sense of crisis among the Confucian scholars.

  As far as Confucian scholars are concerned, once their knowledge is questioned, or even considered useless, the consequences are extremely terrifying.

   Fortunately, they are close ministers of Suleiman, so their chance to be next to Suleiman has already been sidelined, and a lot of preparations have been made in advance.

  In fact, Emperor Suleiman was not a fool, and he would never change his opinion easily based on the Confucian scholars around him.

  He is rational, he does everything without weighing the pros and cons, but the pros and cons.

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

  At first, Li Zheng put all the responsibilities on Zhu Cheng. Of course...it is absolutely impossible for him to survive by passing the blame, and Li Zheng does not intend to let himself survive by passing the blame.

  His real trump card is to arouse the anxiety in the emperor's heart.

  The emperor has been on the throne for several years, and the New Deal has achieved some results. Ottoman's power has gradually been concentrated in the hands of the Ottoman emperor.

   But the power of the old nobles is still strong.

   Li Zheng's envoy was originally granted by the emperor.

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

  How could the emperor be unsage? If people know that all of this is the emperor's fault and that this plan will not work at all, then... those who oppose the emperor must create momentum and make this Osman lose trust in the Ottoman emperor.

  So... this matter can only be due to an error in execution, not a decision-making issue.

  Because of this, Zhu Cheng, whom Li Zheng laid the groundwork for before, became a scapegoat!

  Because he, as a deputy envoy, is the biggest executor. As for Li Zheng, of course, he cannot be severely punished, because the decision-making and thinking of the emperor and Li Zheng are the same. If the emperor is not wrong, then Li Zheng will not be wrong.

  Furthermore, Li Zheng and the Confucians just played the right match, which made Emperor Suleiman understand that there is no way out now.

  Those old nobles have ulterior motives, and the only way for the emperor to continue to concentrate power is to rely on these Confucian scholars who are devoted to him. The more critical the time is, the loyalty of the people around him is more important.

  Capability is secondary.

  If it is unfaithful, the greater the ability, the greater the destructive power.

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

Those old nobles obviously don't understand that if Suleiman and Li Zheng's plan succeeds and Ottoman's national power increases greatly, maybe Suleiman will win them over instead, show a tolerant side, and tell them how right I am .

  And once the plan fails, and it is still a complete failure, the more so, the rope around their necks will become tighter and tighter. As for Li Zheng's arrangement, Suleiman had his own considerations. He needed a Jinyiwei system to monitor and even attack Jiugui. Li Zheng, who made mistakes, must have absolute loyalty. It would be best to use such a person , because he never worried, Li Zhenghui will be merciful when dealing with these old nobles.

   At this time, the Confucian scholars were secretly relieved, but in fact, they knew very well that they were being used by Li Zheng.

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

  Besides, Li Zheng is one of his own, and now he holds Jinyiwei, and it will only be of great benefit to him to win over this person.

   Then, everyone nodded their heads one after another, and someone said: "Why should Mr. Li thank you, it's all because of His Majesty's sageness."

   "Yes, yes, it's all because His Majesty is aware of the details. What credit do we have for waiting?"

  Li Zheng smiled, bowed and thanked each other as usual, greeted each other, and exchanged lengthy greetings.

  ...

  The prince's big wedding took more than a month.

  When a girl from the Fang family marries into the East Palace, the dowry will always be the focus of attention.

  Fang Jifan is a very down-to-earth person, and directly sent a load of gold and silver.

   Carriages and horses loaded with precious banknotes swaggered through the market all the way to the East Palace. The capital was naturally in an uproar with such a big ostentation.

   Zhu Houzhao was very pleased with this.

  Fang Jifan gave more dowry than he imagined.

  So much so that he was greatly inspired...Now he is wondering if it is time to earn a little more gift money.

  Holding a roster of princesses, looking at his dazzling array of daughters, Zhu Houzhao was thinking, which daughter is more suitable to marry Fang Zhengqing.

"Zhengqing is also my nephew." Zhu Houzhao said to Empress Fang: "I want to choose the best one, which one is suitable? There is also Tianci... Tianci is not young, and now he can read, this child , I watched him grow up, and I usually teach him literary and martial arts, so I can't treat him lightly."

  Queen Fang said: "Your Majesty, Tianci is still young."

  Zhu Houzhao straightened his face and said: "That being said, it is reasonable for a father to care about his daughter's marriage and for an uncle to care about his nephew's marriage."

  In this era, marriage between cousins ​​is not only taboo, but also a manifestation of childhood sweethearts.

  So Zhu Houzhao is not taboo at all.

  Now Zhu Houzhao is in high spirits, Xishan New City has a large-scale fund, and it is already in full swing.

  Countless people are looking forward to the rapid construction of this new city.

  Merchants also flocked in, eager to see through.

   Zhu Houzhao's ascension to the throne is more radical than the previous emperor, and businessmen are more sensitive to risk in investment.

   This made Zhu Houzhao feel at ease.

  At this moment, Liu Jin hurried over and said, "Your Majesty...Xu Jing...Xu Jing is back."

   "Who is Xu Jing?" Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows.

  Liu Jin: "..."

  Liu Jin had no choice but to explain patiently: "He is the disciple of God, the one who ran the boat..."

  Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a long time before he got the impression, and then he was a little surprised and said: "Oh, he came back from the Golden Continent?"

   Liu Jin said, "Exactly."

  (end of this chapter)