After Li Biao and Wang Yongji made their decision, the entire capital's Imperial Bodyguard and tax department were mobilized. They all rushed to the gardens and temples in the western suburbs, sealing up the first batch of 21 gardens and temples.
The crackdown in the western suburbs had officially begun, but not many people were paying attention to it.
Something that could have caused a huge uproar actually didn't cause the slightest ripple at this time. This was quite a miraculous thing.
However, now that everyone's attention was on the imperial court meeting that was about to be held, it was understandable.
Ever since Zhu Yijun announced the matter of the Grand Court Conference, the attention of the entire court had been focused on this matter.
As Xu De returned to the palace, Qi Jiguang returned to the capital, and Zhang Weixian returned to the commander-in-chief's office of the five armies, everyone felt the heavy atmosphere.
Although the capital was not under martial law, the people in the various yamen on the streets felt like they were on high alert.
Dongchang's secret agents roamed the streets from time to time. Although they didn't do anything, it was still scary enough.
The people of Shun Tian Fu also looked like they were on high alert, causing the atmosphere in the capital to become tense.
Finally, the day of the court conference arrived. All the civil and military officials who were qualified to attend were dressed neatly, ready to go to court.
On the side of the Honours, even the Duke of England, who hadn't shown his face for a long time, was dressed neatly for court.
As the stabilizing force of the Honours faction, Duke Zhang Yong of England basically didn't participate in political affairs since Zhang Weixian was put in an important position by the Emperor. He also rarely showed his face, but this time, he also appeared.
Although this old duke wasn't young anymore, his body was still healthy.
Originally, everyone thought that the House of Lords would decline after Zhang Yong's death. After all, Zhang Yong's eldest son was weak and had no son to this day.
The second son was also a good-for-nothing. No one expected that the son would be so disappointing, but the grandson would be so deeply favored by the Emperor.
The civil officials were naturally led by the four Grand Scholars. Shen Shixing, dressed in a bright red robe, walked at the forefront.
The civil and military officials were divided into two groups. Zhang Jing was the first one to step onto the imperial stairs. Gently waving the horsetail whisk in his hand, Zhang Jing yelled, "The Emperor has arrived!"
With this shout, Zhu Yijun walked up from behind.
Today, Zhu Yijun didn't wear his usual clothes. Instead, he wore a royal robe with the Emperor's Sword at his waist.
Zhu Yijun swept his gaze across the kneeling ministers and sat on the dragon throne expressionlessly.
"Long live the Emperor!"
After the ministers kowtowed three times and nine times, Zhu Yijun said loudly, "At ease!"
After the officials stood up, Zhu Yijun continued, "Today, I have called for a court meeting. I believe you all know what to do."
"Today, public opinion is boiling. The discussion about the doctrine in the imperial court is unusually intense."
"Today, I have summoned you to prepare a century-old national policy for the Daming.
Will we continue to act according to the old way of thinking, or will we promote the Confucianism of the Song Dynasty and learn from the Confucianism of the Han Dynasty? "
"Or will we promote the new Confucianism? Please discuss with you."
As soon as Zhu Yijun finished speaking, someone stood up. It was Imperial Censor Chen Gang.
Ever since the Imperial Censorate established the Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Corruption, the status of the other Imperial Censors had been in jeopardy.
Everyone could see clearly that this time, the Emperor wanted to focus on the Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Corruption, while the other Imperial Censors were basically idle.
Once the Emperor issued an edict to abolish the Rumor Petition, the fate of these people would be sealed.
Originally, the Imperial Censors and the Imperial Censors had basically lost all hope. Who would have thought that a battle of ideas would break out at this time?
After this incident broke out, the Imperial Censors immediately found a direction.
They knew that this was their last chance. If they could make their presence known in this incident, they might be put in an important position by the Emperor, and a meteoric rise in their careers was just around the corner.
As a result, in this battle of ideas, the ones who jumped the most were the Imperial Censors of this Department.
After Chen Gang stood up, he said loudly, "Your Majesty, I believe that the battle of ideas is the battle of the rise and fall of the Daming, and we must be careful.
Throughout history, has there been any change in ideas? "
"Of course there has been. The Han Dynasty valued Confucianism, so it was strong."
Hearing Chen Gang's words, Zhu Yijun let out a sigh of relief. Obviously, Chen Gang supported Shen Shixing's School of Respect for the Ancients.
This made Zhu Yijun feel a lot more at ease. If the Emperor's School of Respect for the Ancients were the first to be fired, it would be difficult to deal with later.
Glancing at the Imperial Censors standing in front of him, Zhu Yijun laughed at himself.
He was really too worried. He wasn't alone now. The idea of Respect for the Ancients and learning from the Han Dynasty was proposed by the four of them, so they should be the most anxious ones.
Once the matter was approved, their benefits were self-evident, and their names would definitely be recorded in history.
If the matter failed, the four of them would probably be sent home, which was unacceptable to them.
So at this time, the four of them were naturally the ones who wanted the matter to be approved the most.
Therefore, it was impossible for them not to make arrangements. Together with his own arrangements, it wouldn't be a big problem.
After Chen Gang stood up and complained bitterly, a few more people stood up one after another. Basically, they all had the same idea as Chen Gang, they all supported the reform and supported Respect for the Ancients.
As time passed, more and more people stood up, and their ranks were getting higher and higher.
Although there was the occasional noise, it was basically drowned in the tide of approval.
"I believe that indecisiveness will only lead to chaos. At this time, it is time for the Daming to change," Shen Li, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Appointments, stood in the main hall and said loudly.
At this time, the Ministry of Appointments did not submit a petition, and Shen Li temporarily took over. He urgently needed to make contributions to stabilize his position. Even if he couldn't be promoted in the Ministry of Appointments, it would be good to be transferred to another ministry or promoted to a minister.
At this time, Shen Li naturally wouldn't go against Zhu Yijun.
"Abolish the Song Confucianism and learn from the Han Confucianism. This is the beginning of the Golden Age of Daming. Your Majesty, please abolish the Song Confucianism and learn from the Han Confucianism!" With that, Shen Li directly knelt on the ground and put his head on the ground.
With Shen Li's lead, the other officials in the main hall all came to their senses.
A large number of people knelt down and shouted loudly. For a moment, their voices shook the sky.
Zhu Yijun still didn't say anything. Instead, he turned his head to look at the Honours and the Cabinet Grand Secretaries who were still standing, and slowly asked, "Who else would you like to say?"
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!" At this time, British Minister Zhang Yong stood up.
Lifting his robe, Zhang Yong knelt down like a collapsing mountain and jade pillar, and said loudly, "The Golden Age is coming, and there is hope for the Golden Age. This is Daming the hard work of the previous Emperors, and this is Daming the hard work of the loyal officials and generals."
"This is the work of Your Majesty, the wise and brilliant Martial Sage."
Everyone looked at British Minister Zhang Yong in confusion. Some looked at Zhang Yong in confusion. This Duke had not come out for a long time. Did he come out just to flatter the Emperor?
British Minister Zhang Yong ignored the crowd and continued to say loudly, "Today, Your Majesty hides your ambition in your chest and abdomen. Your Majesty's ambition will far exceed that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and you will create an unprecedented Golden Age."
"Daming today's thinking and Daming today's system is no longer enough to be Your Majesty's tail."
"Your Majesty, please change your mind, clean up the roots, open a new chapter, and create an unprecedented powerful Golden Age."
At this point, British Minister Zhang Yong put his head on the ground and said loudly, "For this, your Majesty, I am willing to sacrifice my body and bones to be Your Majesty's stepping stone."
Following the British Minister's words, a dozen Honours suddenly stood up and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, we are willing to sacrifice our body and bones to be Your Majesty's stepping stone."
The Daming Honours had not spoken for a long time. This time, they stood up with an earth-shattering aura.
In fact, although the Daming Honours were weak, with the rise of the military, their power was no longer the same.
Before the Honours had recovered from their shock, Qi Jiguang also stood up.
Behind Qi Jiguang were the generals of the Jing Barracks and the Imperial Guards. If the Honours represented the traditional military power, then these people represented the current military power.
These people held military power and held important positions. They were definitely the real power in the military.
In addition to being the real power, these people were also the Daming Hawks. Of course, they could see the benefits of the reform. Removing the shackles on the military was an opportunity to sweep away the haze.
Worshiping the ancients and learning from Han Confucianism. They weren't thinking of Dong Zhongshu, but the famous generals of the Han Dynasty.
General Wei Qing, Champion Marquis Huo Qubing, General Li Guang. All of them were famous figures.
Once they respected the Han Dynasty, they would also have the opportunity to become famous generals like the Han Dynasty.
This was what the generals in the military wanted. Who couldn't see the desire for martial arts nowadays?!
"Your Majesty, we are willing to sacrifice our body and bones to be Your Majesty's stepping stone!"
As Qi Jiguang slowly knelt down, the people standing behind Qi Jiguang also knelt down. This time, the entire hall was silent.
The military's clear statement changed the situation.
Obviously, the opposition knew that the situation was over and their objections were ineffective.
Shen Shixing and the other Cabinet Scholars sighed helplessly when they saw this scene. Although they helped the Emperor, they also knew that from this day on, the Daming Empire would enter a new era.
This new era was not what they wanted to see. The imperial power would once again reach its peak.
They also knew that this was irreversible. Wasn't the current emperor's hard work all for the sake of this day?
This was an irreversible trend.
He controlled the Imperial Bodyguard of the Dongchang Internal Factory and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the same time, he had the strong support of the military and the Honours.
Coupled with his reputation among the people and the hardcore supporters among the officials, the Emperor had in fact controlled the power of the court.
From now on, the Emperor would completely control the power of the Daming Empire. At least the core of the court was in the hands of the Emperor.
From now on, the problem of the Daming Empire was how to carry out the Emperor's will.
"Good. In that case, I announce that from today on, the Daming Empire will change its course."
Zhu Yijun stood up abruptly and said loudly. What followed was a tsunami of cheers from the audience.
From this moment on, Zhu Yijun finally became the real Emperor of this country.
After the news of the court meeting spread, the outside world was in an uproar.
Although many people had thought that this might be the case, when it really happened, most of them were at a loss.
Although it was said that it was a change of course, it was too sudden.
Zhu Yijun also knew that it was too sudden, but there was no other way. Zhu Yijun felt that time was running out.
After the announcement of the change of course, Zhu Yijun issued the first imperial edict to revise the Law of Daming.
With the Cabinet Grand Scholar Ceng Shengwu as the leader, he transferred people from the six ministries and the Supreme Court of the Imperial Censorate to officially revise the Law of Daming.
Except for this imperial edict, Zhu Yijun didn't issue any other edicts. It seemed that the matter was over.
But everyone knew that this was just the first step. The real policy was in the Law of Daming.
Once the revision of the Law of Daming was completed, the new policy would be implemented through the Law of Daming.
The dust settled, and the Daming Empire was completely on the fast track of reform.
In the Tax Department.
Wang Yongji looked at the documents in front of him and said with a black face, "These people really refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit."
After Wu Qingbo's Mansion paid the land fee and triple the fine, all the people who built the gardens in the western suburbs also began to pay the money and fine one after another. No one dared to delay.
Compared with these Honours, the temples paid the money the most happily.
Soon it was July, and the heat of summer had completely arrived. Although the door and windows of Zhu Yijun's hall were open, it still felt unusually stuffy.
In front of Zhu Yijun stood a row of officials. This was a small meeting.
On the left was Zhang Guoyan, the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture. Hai Rui, the Imperial Censor of the Five Cities, was also here. Behind Hai Rui were Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang.
On the other side was Lv Shenxing, the principal of the civil service school.
Behind Lv Shenxing was another person, Liao Bin, the steward of Shuntian Prefecture of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Liao Bin was a man in his thirties with a thin figure and a handlebar mustache.
Unlike many people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he did not come from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but from the accounting office of Wu Qingbo's Mansion.
To be able to become the steward of Shuntian Prefecture of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as an accountant, one could see his ability.
"Today, I have gathered all of you here because I have something to discuss with you, my beloved subjects."
Zhu Yijun's eyes swept over the crowd and said in a deep voice, "I have prepared a new plan. You can listen to it."
Everyone's expression turned serious. Only Hai Rui looked a bit excited.
Zhu Yijun did not know whether it was the medical skills of the people in his medical college or his current work that made Hai Rui more motivated.
Hai Rui, who was supposed to be dead in history, had become more and more spirited these two years.
The old man's energetic appearance made Zhu Yijun feel a bit ashamed.
It might also have something to do with Hai Rui being in the capital. It should be known that Hai Rui's diet and health were all taken care of by a special person.
Zhu Yijun had already given the title of a personal doctor to the ministers as a special benefit.
Of course, they must be ministers who had made great contributions. Not everyone could enjoy the treatment of private doctors in the Imperial Hospital.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction and then said, "My plan is to build a new Shuntian Prefecture. I want to make Shuntian Prefecture the model of the whole Daming Prefecture."
To put it bluntly, it was to gather the resources of the whole country to build Shuntian Prefecture and then radiate it outwards. It was the same principle as the establishment of the four municipalities in the future.