When the emperor comes to modern times, history collapses!

Zhu Gang sat upright on the dragon throne, which symbolized supreme power, with an upright posture and sharp eyes, scanning the ministers standing below.

These ministers looked at the new monarch cautiously, secretly guessing his character and strategy for governing the country.

Many of the ministers present knew something about Zhu Gang.

After all, he was the third son of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, as recorded in history books.

It is said that he was extremely intelligent since childhood. Not only was he well-read and proficient in classics, but he was also skilled in martial arts and was good at riding and shooting. He could be said to be a man of both civil and military talents.

And now that he has ascended the throne, naturally, those ambitious ministers are full of expectations.

I hope that the new emperor before us may be able to reverse the past decline of the government and lead the country towards prosperity.

Especially those ministers who have always been eager to realize their ambitions were extremely excited.

Thinking that he no longer had to serve the little emperor who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, and that he could wholeheartedly assist the new master and display his talents and ideals, he became full of energy.

“A new official starts with three things to do upon taking office,” let alone a ruler of a country?

Everyone was speculating on how Zhu Gang would start his reign.

As expected, as soon as Zhu Gang sat firmly on the throne, he did not hesitate to ignite his first fire - to punish the eunuchs.

In fact, before coming here, Zhu Ming had already carefully prepared a detailed information about the Zhengde Ming Dynasty and handed it to Zhu Gang.

This information enabled Zhu Gang to have a clearer and deeper understanding of the various ills during the Zhengde period and the situation in the court.

In the historical Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, there were eight eunuchs who held great power in the court, known as the "Eight Tigers".

The most notorious among them was Liu Jin.

This person was extremely flattering. In order to please the future emperor Zhu Houzhao, he would collect and present all kinds of strange toys for him to play with every day, and often organized various performances and various sports competitions.

To the extent that the Eastern Palace at that time was ridiculed by the world as a noisy and bustling "plexus".

One can imagine that Zhu Houzhao was still a child and his mind was not yet fully mature. Faced with so many attractive things, how could he have enough resistance to resist the temptations they brought?

In this way, Zhu Houzhao gradually became addicted and unable to extricate himself, and this state continued until the end of his life, and he was never able to free himself from it.

Naturally, his studies were also neglected.

After Zhu Youtang's death, Zhu Houzhao, who was only fifteen years old, ascended the throne and changed the reign title to the first year of Zhengde, thus starting his own imperial career.

However, it is regrettable that at this time Zhu Houzhao had already been led astray by the so-called "Eight Tigers" and embarked on a wrong path.

Even after becoming emperor, he had no intention of restraining himself and handling state affairs seriously. On the contrary, under the guidance of Liu Jin and others, he became more and more unscrupulous, and his behavior became more and more outrageous.

The most famous thing about him is that he set up a place called Leopard Room in the palace for his own entertainment.

At first, he had a sudden idea to build a large number of shops in the palace in the style of a street market. He then ordered the eunuchs around him to dress up as shop owners and ordinary people, and he himself became a wealthy businessman, enjoying himself in such role-playing games all day long. But before long, such a simple way of playing seemed to be unable to satisfy his growing desire and curiosity.

Then, he came up with an even more audacious and ridiculous idea - imitating a brothel! As a result, many palace maids were forced to dress up as those charming women, commonly known as "powder heads", and Zhu Houzhao went into these makeshift "brothels" door by door, enjoying the little songs while wantonly indulging his lust and indulging in sensual pleasures. In this way, the harem, which was supposed to be solemn and dignified, instantly became a mess and chaos.

This really made the ministers of the dynasty anxious. They were worried but helpless.

The politics of the Ming Dynasty court during the Hongzhi period was relatively clear, leaving Zhu Houzhao with a team of upright and honest ministers. These people disregarded their own lives and jointly wrote a letter requesting severe punishment for the Eight Tigers.

Zhu Houzhao was still immature when he ascended the throne, and he had not yet mastered how to control all the civil and military officials in the court.

When faced with such a powerful wave of remonstrances, the young emperor began to feel overwhelmed. He gradually began to consider compromising with his ministers and to eliminate the hateful "Eight Tigers".

However, how could Liu Jin, who was cunning and well versed in political tactics, give in so easily?

Liu Jin seized the opportunity and burst into tears in front of Zhu Houzhao, telling him about his grievances and his loyalty with tears and snot.

Zhu Houzhao was soft-hearted to begin with, and became even more hesitant after this cry.

The next day in the court, Zhu Houzhao unexpectedly issued an order to punish the minister who was the first to make the remonstrance.

This move was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, triggering strong dissatisfaction among cabinet members Xie Qian and Liu Jian.

The two men threatened to resign and live in seclusion, but Zhu Houzhao agreed to their request without hesitation.

With the departure of the two core figures, the ministers who had been united in their efforts suddenly lost their backbone and became like a pile of loose sand. This vigorous anti-"Eight Tigers" movement had to come to an end helplessly.

In the end, the "Eight Tigers" had the last laugh and won the power struggle.

Ever since Zhu Gang knew that he was going to become the emperor of the Zhengde Ming Dynasty, he regarded the information brought by Zhu Ming as a treasure.

The more I read about this period of history, the angrier I became, to the point of causing my teeth to ache.

He made up his mind at that time that when he ascended to the throne in the future, he would first execute these "Eight Tigers".

In this way, he could not only clear up the atmosphere in the court and restore it to clarity, but also win the heartfelt support of all ministers.

At this moment, Liu Jin, the once mighty leader of the "Eight Tigers", had already been decisively executed by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang during the Hongwu Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gang frowned slightly, coughed softly, then raised his hand and elegantly cleared his slightly dry throat. Then, he took a deep breath, mustered up all his strength, and shouted loudly, "Someone! Bring the person to the palace!"

The voice was as loud as a huge bell, echoing throughout the entire court, with the lingering sound.

A team of majestic, fully armed guards rushed into the palace hall like a surging torrent. These guards were all burly, wearing heavy armor, holding gleaming weapons, and looked awe-inspiring.

Under the strict escort of this team of guards, the rest of the "Eight Tigers" followed closely and slowly walked into this solemn and dignified hall.

They lowered their heads, looking terrified, having sensed the tragic fate that was about to befall them.

At this time, a stern-faced internal guard walked steadily to the front of the hall. He took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his arms, and in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, he began to read out the various crimes of the seven people in a cold and majestic tone.

With every word uttered by the inner guard, the atmosphere in the court became more and more solemn. All the ministers held their breath and listened quietly to the accusation, with expressions of anger or relief on their faces.

Finally, after the inner guard finished reading out the last charge, he waved his hand violently and shouted, "Execute!"

In an instant, the board fell on several people.

Seeing this scene, many ministers applauded and cheered, and the cheers rose one after another, resounding through the sky.

You know, since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, these "Eight Tigers" have been relying on the emperor's favor and have become increasingly arrogant and domineering.

Not only did they act tyrannically in the palace and bully the weak, but they also often interfered in state affairs and did not take the ministers in the court seriously at all.

Now, Zhu Gang was able to stand up and wipe out these extremely arrogant guys in one fell swoop, which is really a gratifying move.

Seven of the "Eight Tigers" were beaten to death by the court, and not a single one of the once notorious Eight Tigers was left.

The tense atmosphere that had filled the court suddenly dissipated. The ministers finally felt relieved, and they secretly admired Zhu Gang's courage and decisiveness.

After the court was dismissed, Zhu Gang walked towards the imperial study with steady and powerful steps.

At this moment, Old Zhu had been waiting in the study for a long time. When he saw Zhu Gang push the door open, he was holding a worn-out shoe in his hand, with a faint smile on his face, and asked softly: "Old Third, tell me, when can we start to deal with those corrupt officials? I can't wait any longer!"

Zhu Gang showed an awkward smile on his face and said softly, "Father, you know that I have just taken over here. The situation here is different from that of the Hongwu Ming Dynasty. Almost everyone has some corruption. If we measure it according to the corruption standard of 60 taels of silver set by the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu period, I am afraid that by tomorrow morning, there will be no one in the court! In this case, how can I carry out the follow-up work?"

After hearing this, Old Zhu could not help but snort coldly, frowning and angrily scolding: "Humph! These guys dare to embezzle, do they have any reason? As long as they are corrupt officials, we will kill them one by one! If it weren't for the special situation at the moment, I would have wiped out all these parasites yesterday!"

Zhu Ming on the side chuckled and said jokingly, "If we had really taken action yesterday, in the court today, only Zhu Lao San would be sitting alone on the dragon throne, staring at the empty hall in a daze! If it were you, Old Zhu, you should support a group of people, or hold an imperial examination first to recruit talents from all over the world to strengthen the court. Of course, those who are corrupt and pervert the law should not be let off easily. You should appropriately execute a few of them to serve as a warning to other officials and have a certain deterrent effect."

After hearing this, Lao Zhu sighed helplessly. He knew in his heart that the current situation was not suitable for him to enjoy himself.

After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Well, if that's the case, let's do as you say for now. In fact, I have a few candidates in mind. When we go to court tomorrow, we will execute these people to deter those corrupt officials!"

During the Zhengde Ming Dynasty, the development of the entire country gradually deviated from its original trajectory and plan.

When Zhu Gang just ascended the throne, Zhu Ming sent a full 300,000 troops to help.

Among them, more than 200,000 strong troops shouldered the heavy responsibility and closely surrounded Zhu Gang, forming an indestructible line of defense, just to keep Zhu Gang firmly on his feet.

The purpose is self-evident, which is to fully maintain the peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty's capital and ensure that no one with ulterior motives will take advantage of the situation and cause trouble.

On the other side, tens of thousands of elite troops rushed out from the capital of the Ming Dynasty like arrows, and they spread out rapidly in all directions without stopping.

Time passed quickly. In just half a month, this army had become like a dense net, covering every inch of Ming Dynasty's land tightly.

Those soldiers who worked tirelessly to travel around the country not only traveled across the mountains and rivers within the Ming Dynasty, but also visited most of the surrounding countries.

At this moment, the earth-shaking changes that had taken place in the Zhengde court spread rapidly across the country like a violent storm.

Even the princes who were far away received this shocking news without exception.

Zhu Youtang had only one son, which made many princes hope that Zhu Houzhao would encounter some unexpected events. In this way, they might be able to ascend the throne.

However, what no one expected was that the emperor suddenly changed overnight!
What is even more shocking is that the new emperor is actually the third son of Hongwu Taizu - Zhu Gang!
As we all know, Hongwu Taizu's third son Zhu Gang passed away more than a hundred years ago, and now only a cold skeleton is left.

So, when people first heard the news, almost no one was willing to believe it.

After all, how could a dead man be responsible for such a major event as replacing the emperor, which concerns the foundation of the country?
Isn't this treating these vassal kings like ignorant children and making fun of them?

Everyone thought it was just an absurd rumor.

As the spies planted in the court continued to bring in news, many princes finally believed that the emperor had really been replaced!

According to the detailed intelligence they obtained, a mysterious man named Zhu Ming possessed the magical ability to travel through time and space, and successfully brought the third prince Zhu Gang from the Hongwu Ming Dynasty.

Not only that, even Taizu and Taizong, two emperors from more than a hundred years ago, came to this dynasty together.

Faced with such absurd and incredible things, the princes from all over the country would certainly not believe it.

Even a fool knows that this is impossible.

The vast majority of princes firmly believed that there must be someone with ulterior motives who was attempting to overthrow the existing regime by treason and usurpation of the throne, and was using the names of Taizu and Taizong to mislead the people.

As the princes of a certain region, they would never easily agree to such a rebellious act.

All kinds of strange thoughts came to my mind at the same time.

Several powerful princes took quick action, and some even raised their flags and called for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty.

Some led their troops towards the capital of the Ming Dynasty in the name of "clearing the imperial court."

Don't say that it is definitely a fake Taizu Taizong. Even if it is real, we have to fight for the throne. (End of this chapter)