In the Ming Dynasty, there was a system of great court meetings, which were held on New Year's Day, the winter solstice, and the three days of longevity, and the ceremony was grand, and the number of participants was large, and it was very lively.

In ancient times, there was no Gregorian calendar, that is, the solar calendar, purely a lunar calendar, that is, the lunar calendar, so in the Ming Dynasty, New Year's Day, that is, the first day of the year, that is, the Spring Festival of later generations, the three times a year of the great court meeting was held at this time.

The system of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has changed a lot, and in the later period, because of the personal reasons of each emperor, after several changes, it finally changed to the court every three, six, and nine days, that is, it was changed to only nine times a month on the early dynasty, these nine early dynasties are the Chang Dynasty, which is to discuss national affairs, and its venue is in the Qianqing Palace Gate, which is the so-called Imperial Gate to listen to the government.

And this change, but when Wanli was young and ascended the throne, it has not changed since then, but Wanli is sluggish, and even the Chang Dynasty nine times a month is not willing to go up, not to mention the cumbersome, troublesome court meeting, since Wanli slackened government, he only in Wanli forty-three years, reluctantly to the emperor to see the courtiers.

The Great Dynasty Meeting was purely a ceremonial system, and its venue was the Huangji Palace, commonly known as the Jinluan Palace. Originally, according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, at this time, the brocade clothes should be set up by the brocade guard to display the halo book of honor, the teaching workshop department to display the great music, and the etiquette department to display the documents, congratulatory tables, and tributes of various countries.

However, as soon as Zhu Youxiaopu ascended the throne, it was a big killing, and the entire palace was unreceivable under his deletion, and various departments were abolished and returned to the inner government, in this case, Jinyiwei was also affected to a certain extent, and the battalion heads such as the Han generals who were in charge of etiquette also changed, and they were all placed in the inner palace and placed under Wang Chengen, who was in charge of the court.

Therefore, the entire ceremonial procedure was handled by Wang Chengen.

Early in the morning, the ministers and officials got up early, gathered in front of the noon gate, and then under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, they went to the Huangji Palace, and worshiped the emperor in the palace, and then carried out a procedure. In previous years, although Wanli did not come, the Great Dynasty will be held as usual, which is the face of a country and a manifestation of national strength, just like the two sessions in later generations.

The civil and military officials were familiar with each step of the way, and although the things at the banquet here were unpalatable, they also symbolically took a few bites. However, this court meeting is so weak compared to the past, one is the involvement of the Red Pill coup, there are many fewer officials, and there is no supplement, the number of people is less than in previous years, and the second is that the ministers are all thinking in their hearts, what is the big change that the emperor said some time ago.

Absent-mindedness and the number of people made the whole dynasty seem very weak, just like the current Ming Dynasty, although the private economy is developed, but the national strength is slowly and firmly declining.

In the Great Dynasty Meeting, there was a procedure for foreign envoys to pay tribute, but the national strength of the Ming Dynasty declined, and it did not regain the prosperity of the beginning, and naturally there was no foreign country at this time. No one should naturally skip this procedure, but Zhu Youxiao, who had been silent and silently played the role of a puppet, suddenly moved at this time, and he waved his hand and signaled Wang Chengen to pause.

His action made the hearts of the hundreds of officials below jump suddenly, and they all secretly came. At this moment, no matter whether the grade is high or low, whether it is about to become a priest or enter and exit the officialdom, they all cheer up and listen carefully to the emperor's holy teachings. Looking down, the old foxes flashed their eyes and made eye contact with each other.

Under the convergence of many subtle movements, a buzzing sound was immediately generated, breaking the solemn and solemn atmosphere of the morning of the court meeting.

Wang Chengen, who was in charge of all the affairs, immediately glared angrily when he saw it, and reprimanded loudly, "Silence! ”

What followed was the neat and mighty echoing shout of the general of the ceremonial station, silent! ”

The rumbling sound suddenly suppressed the strangeness among the ministers, and suddenly the entire Jinluan Hall returned to silence again.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the hard dragon chair and looked at the ministers below, and waited until the atmosphere was quiet again before he slowly spoke, "Although I am young, I am not an ignorant of the world. Now the Ming Dynasty is known as the four seas, but the Western Regions are gone, Mongolia is not a minister, Wu Si Zang Zhu only has the name of ruling but no rule, the land is close to the heart, but it is the same as the overseas country. There is even Nuer Gandu, the thief chieftain Nuer Hachi, brazenly raised troops to rebel and fell into many cities. ”

Zhu Youxiao's tone was heavy, and he bit word by word extremely clearly, and his words were amplified under the special design of the Jinluan Palace, echoing throughout the hall, rumbling like a hammer smashing into the hearts of the ministers. What Zhu Youxiao said is all true, although nominally all these places accept the canonization of the imperial court, but this is only canonization, and the imperial court has no control over it at all.

These things are tacit things on weekdays, and no courtier will tear off the skin on the surface and take it to the sun, but Zhu Youxiao is an exception, and his words tore apart the dream of the Central Dynasty compiled by the literati, and presented the essence of the following bloody.

The spicy words made the hearts of the hundred officials present feel heavy, like falling into an ice cellar. However, Zhu Youxiao didn't even look down, he continued to speak without a pause.

"In addition, the country is forbidden to the sea, and Vietnam is a country, so that all directions are gone, the territory is suddenly reduced, and I control it, but it is only two songs. However, the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, the flourishing of silk on the sea, the abundance of national taxes, the few hungry people in the place, and the absence of rebellion. But what about my dynasty? The annual income is only four or five million, and there are countless people who are affected by droughts and floods, and there are countless mutineers before and after. ”

"In addition to the beginning of the dynasty, when the two ancestors were too and became the second ancestor, could there be a grand scene of all countries coming to pay tribute? Dare to ask the ministers, in such a situation, how dare our dynasty speak out? ”

The words were calm, and there was no edge between the words, but the facts of the past made the ministers present sweat, red-faced, red-faced, embarrassed, angry and a series of emotions surged into their hearts, like mixed tastes, I don't know what it was like. In the past, these situations were under the table, and no one would lift the lid, and no one would dare to lift the lid.

However, now that they were put out by the emperor little by little, they suddenly looked back and found that the country had decayed. Of course, not everyone does not know the crux of the problem, but they dare not say it, and to say it is to be the enemy of the bureaucrats and gentry who are the enemies of the whole world.

All the officials had hot faces, as if someone had directly slapped them, but in the face of the emperor's cold eyes, they opened their mouths, but they couldn't say anything, these are all ironclad facts, can they recover the territory with just a few words on their own?

If you insist on saying that these are the lands of the Ming Dynasty, if the emperor sends him there to be an official to collect taxes, wouldn't it be a stone to shoot himself in the foot. Therefore, in this case, it is better to be silent than to say anything, and the officials are silent.

Silent, indifferent, ashamed, and indifferent, Zhu Youxiao's various expressions were all in Zhu Youxiao's eyes, and he was pleased that after all, not all officials were cold-blooded, and there were still some people whose blood was not extinguished and knew shame.

"Such a fierce form makes me burn all the inside, worried, and over time, I am afraid that the country will not be a country, and the change of dynasty will be repeated. If Zhu Ming is not virtuous, he should give up the artifact of the world, then the people will suffer the greatest pain in the world. ”

"All the people of our country stand in the middle of the world, with the beauty of costumes and the prosperity of etiquette. All the people are born and placed for them, and the king should inherit the destiny of heaven and support the people. My country and my people, the root of me, the joy of the people is my joy, the sorrow of the people is my sorrow, and the desire of the people is my desire. However, the previous emperors of Zhenguan only knew that they were supported by the people, and there was nothing to repay the people, which was the loss of virtue. ”

"Every time I think about it, I am overwhelmed with grief, Junde has been lost, no wonder the chaos in the world is gradually emerging, this is a warning omen, it is therefore painful to make up my mind, not to break or stand, since the first year of the Apocalypse, restructuring and innovation, in order to revitalize the country, to repay the people." Zhu Youxiao said this last sentence with some excitement, and his unwavering tone and deep and mellow emotions moved the ministers.

At first, when they heard the words of the change of dynasty, the eyelids of all the officials jumped violently, and they thought to themselves, this young emperor is really stupid and bold, and he dares to say anything. But when they heard this, not only did their eyelids jump, but their cheeks also twitched.

What the young emperor said and thought was simply subversive, completely inconsistent with the mainstream ideas of the world. However, there were differences among the ministers here, some of them looked at Zhu Youxiao angrily, some were expressionless and silent, and some nodded their heads, obviously agreeing in their hearts.

However, they can only slander a few words in their hearts, and their faces are still extremely respectful, even if they are excited or disdainful in their hearts, they can't express it, obviously, the dominance of today's court meeting is not in their hands, just listen to the emperor obediently.

"The key to government affairs is to win people, and only by refreshing the rule of officials can the world be governed. Today, there is a cabinet, which is the center of the world's government affairs, and all the world's important officials gather here to deal with governance. The members of the cabinet are all university scholars, but the rank of university scholars is limited to five grades, and for the convenience of governance, they are all given the title of secretary of each ministry, which is on a par with each ministry. Those who are in the center of the world and are in the same hands as their subordinates are unheard of and very ridiculous. ”

"If the name is not right, the word will not be good, and if the word is not good, the thing will not be successful! The status of the cabinet is not good, how can the prime minister of the world's affairs, guide the cardinals, assist the holy king, and provide for the people? It is the innovation of the past, starting with the cabinet. ”

"Spread my will, from today onwards, the grade of the university scholar will be extended, all of them will be one grade, the first auxiliary will be the first grade, and the rest will be from the first grade. Cabinet ministers are only admitted to the cabinet with the title of university scholar, and no other titles are added. The six ministries and many other yamen were placed under the cabinet and were subordinate to them for their dispatch. Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers below and said these words in a solemn tone.

The words were like thunder in the nine heavens, exploding in their hearts in an instant, bringing shocks one after another, and the rumbling kept echoing in the depths of their hearts.

[Author's digression]: Thank you for the support of 'Uncle Arrogant', I will try my best to stick to it a little more.