For the next period of time, the entire imperial court was busy around one thing, and that was to choose an empress for the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Although he chose the queen for himself, Zhu Youxiao found that he didn't seem to have anything to do. The whole post-election matter is in charge of Concubine Zhuang, and the person who is specifically responsible for handling it is Wang An, the celebrant supervisor.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao also wanted to understand the process of choosing the queen, after all, he had read so many draft novels in later generations, and he hadn't had a chance to really see the process! But now, it seems that there is nothing wrong with him.

There is nothing to do with the selection of the queen, and Zhu Youxiao can only watch the notes handed over by the ministers in the Qianqing Palace.

Just when Zhu Youxiao was commenting on it, a short holy decree had already been transmitted, and the world was shaken and rejoiced.

In the first year of the Apocalypse, at the end of January, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was seventeen years old, and the Empress should be established according to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty.

After the holy decree spread all over the world, the minds of all the state and county officials were lively, and they were all busy selecting the beauties under their rule.

It's not hard to understand that for these magistrates, the draft is the rarest opportunity.

Even if the person you recommend can't become a queen in the end, even if you just become a concubine, you will definitely be able to be taken care of by her as a recommender. As the emperor's pillow person, as long as she has a thought, isn't her official career all the way up?

All the officials spared no effort to search for beautiful or talented yellow flower girls everywhere, and even the officials personally went to the homes of famous local daughters to coerce and lure them to hand over the girls in the boudoirs to themselves.

However, these have nothing to do with the big people in the capital, although everyone is talking about the emperor's choice of concubines, but there are other things that make them more worried, that is, framing Xiong Tingbi's case. The imperial court issued a holy decree, Yang Lian served as the chief judge, and the three divisions tried the case, and the prisoners Feng Sanyuan, Wei Yingjia, Zhang Xiude, Yao Zongwen and others have been brought to the prison of the Criminal Department by the Criminal Department.

Among them, there is naturally Li Ruzhen, the chief soldier of Liaodong, which was originally a good thing, because the Donglin Party took the case into its hands.

But the news that came out next was not so good. The Emperor of the Apocalypse first summoned Gao Panlong and wanted to hand over the case to him for trial, but Gao Panlong colluded with Wei Zhongxian and refused His Majesty, and His Majesty found Yang Lian to try the case.

Whether this news is true or not, it has set off a very big wave in the capital, and it has caused an uproar within the Donglin Party.

For a while, the Donglin Party was completely chaotic around Xiong Tingbi's case, and many people were staring at Yang Lian to see how he tried the case.

In the palace, Zhu Youxiao sat in a wheelchair and basked in the sun again.

Recently, the sun is just right, and the carpenter's studio has been idle, and Zhu Youxiao does not let people go in to clean it.

He squinted slightly, enjoying the warm sunshine, and looked like he was about to fall asleep. In my heart, I was thinking about the Ming Dynasty's Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate, developed from the previous Yushitai, is in charge of supervision, impeachment and recommendations, and is known as the Three Law Divisions together with the Criminal Department and Dali Temple.

In the event of a major case, it will be tried by the three legal divisions, also known as the "three divisions will be tried".

The Metropolitan Procuratorate, which has a semi-judicial nature, looks like a procuratorial committee in the later century, but Zhu Youxiao feels that the Ming Metropolitan Procuratorate has changed its taste.

What are the responsibilities of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?

The answer is very simple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises hundreds of officials, to put it bluntly, it is to let you help the emperor keep an eye on the courtiers.

But what about the current Daming Metropolitan Procuratorate?

Everyone is competing to impeach the emperor, it is almost to the point of doing everything, and if the emperor wants to hear any useful news from the Imperial Court, he needs to rely on Dongchang and Jinyiwei to obtain it, and I have to say that this is a kind of sadness. When did everyone start to use the emperor to gain prestige? It seems that if you don't brush this copy of the emperor, then you will be sorry for the duties of the imperial envoy.

"Zou Yuanbiao." Zhu Youxiao tapped the armrest of the wheelchair with one hand, while recalling this person in his mind.

People are actually very complex creatures, and Zou Yuanbiao first appeared on the political stage because he opposed and impeached Zhang Juzheng, and as a result, he was beaten by Zhang Juzheng with eighty canes, and then sent to Guizhou.

In the eleventh year of Wanli, Zou Yuanbiao was once again belittled for advising Emperor Wanli, and it was not until Emperor Taichang, a cheap father, ascended the throne that Zou Yuanbiao was able to come back.

Zou Yuanbiao recommended Tu Zongjun, Li Banghua and other eighteen people to the cheap father. Daddy issued an edict, commended and accepted.

Two days later, Zou Yuanbiao again made a number of discoveries and promotions for talents, financial management and revitalization of the army, as well as the four rules for ensuring tranquility, and requested that Ye Maocai, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong, Liu Zongzhou, and Ding Yuanjiao be recruited, and 15 people, including Luo Dahong and Luo Yuren, were recruited and recruited.

It can be said that most of the Donglin Party members in the DPRK and Central China were recommended by Zou Yuanbiao, and his position in the Donglin Party can be said to be of great importance.

Of course, these are not Zhu Youxiao's concerns. What he was concerned about was Zou Yuanbiao's political proposition, that is, Zou Yuanbiao agreed with Zhang Juzheng's reforms.

It's hard for ordinary people to believe this, isn't Zou Yuanbiao against Zhang Juzheng? Why be in favor?

In fact, Zou Yuanbiao did approve of Zhang Juzheng's reform, but what he was right was that Zhang Juzheng did not respect etiquette and religion, and did not go back to his father to keep filial piety, which was "greedy for position and forgetting relatives".

But later, it was Zou Yuanbiao who was sparse and rehabilitated Zhang Juzheng: "Jiangling Gong is in Sheji, he is in his family, and the country's discussion is gone, and he is called the minister of Sheji, and he is ashamed?" ”

The meaning of this sentence is very simple, that is, Zhang Ju is credited to Sheji. The country became like this because it overthrew the achievements of Zhang Juzheng's reforms. Zhang Juzheng should be rehabilitated and set an example for those who are interested in serving the country.

Zhu Youxiao probably wrote a side to Zou Yuanbiao in his heart, this is a real science reader, he defends etiquette and religion, and has always believed that etiquette cannot be abolished; He wants to serve the country, and he does not hesitate to do so, and at the same time despises the eunuch and thinks that the eunuch should be attacked. Such a courtier has advantages and disadvantages.

Gently opening his eyes, Zhu Youxiao felt that Zou Yuanbiao was a little interesting.

In fact, although it has not been a long time since he has traveled, Zhu Youxiao has been a human being for two lifetimes, and he knows very well that people are not tools, and people are multifaceted.

No one is perfect, and as an emperor, employing people is to put the right people in the right place. Zhu Youxiao was very clear about this, so he was ready to see Zou Yuanbiao's condition.

Turned his head and glanced at Chen Hong: "Go and bring Zou Yuanbiao's copy of the question book for Zhang Juzheng's rehabilitation and restoration of the name." ”

"Yes, Emperor." Chen Hong hurriedly agreed, turned around and ran to get the question book.

It didn't take long for the question book to be picked up.

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand to tap the question book, and after a while, he turned his head to Chen Hong and ordered: "Pass Zou Yuanbiao." ”

"Yes, Emperor." Chen Hong agreed and went out to pass on the people.

Looking at the question book in his hand, Zhu Youxiao showed a smile on his face: "Zou Yuanbiao, let me see if you really have the world in mind, or do you deceive the world and steal your name." Sometimes, it's useless to say it's still done. ”