The first year of Chongzhen came to an end with the brilliant fireworks flying to the sky in the middle of the time, and the palace this year was calmer than any previous year.

There is no intrigue for favor, there is no perverse act of murdering the heirs, but where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the tilting between the palace people is still unavoidable, but it is much cleaner than any previous imperial period, and even the sunshine sprinkled in the harem is more.

And because of the wealth of the emperor's internal money, the living standards of the palace people have also improved a lot, in addition, Zhu Youzhen does not like luxury and advocates practicality, whether it is a concubine or a palace person, there are a lot more benefits.

The monthly silver in the palace increased, the quality of the food improved, the living environment improved, and the big gang that bullied people and formed gangs suddenly disappeared.

As long as they do things honestly, the palace people have a sense of security more than ever, and because of a generous emperor, the masters of the palace treat the palace people more kindly.

No one is born with a penchant for fighting, and if you have a choice, isn't it good to spend your life in peace?

In the past, there was no choice, in the palace in this big dye vat, every palace person, regardless of age, status, will involuntarily get involved in the palace fight for favor and storage.

But now, Zhu Youzhen has provided the palace people with such a choice, working diligently and not being a demon is the only way to be promoted.

After a purge in the palace, the palace people were more in awe than ever of the new master of the Forbidden City, and not only in awe, but also in obedience.

As the fireworks in the sky dispersed, the second year of Chongzhen slowly kicked off, will he be better than the first year of Chongzhen?

Yes! Every year is definitely better than the next.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the fireworks in the sky, and with nearly two years of experience in governance, Zhu Youzhen's confidence was firmer.

After sleeping for three hours, Zhu Youzhen opened his eyes, although he didn't get enough sleep, his eyes were still red, but Zhu Youzhen was a little excited.

Zhou Wanyan beside her had already gotten up and had finished grooming, and when she saw that the emperor was awake, she summoned a palace maid to serve the emperor to freshen up.

Today's task is very heavy, Zhu Youzhen has to go to worship the Taimiao first, and then go to the Sheji Altar to worship heaven and earth, and finally get the Huangji Hall to preside over the court.

And he had to wear a full set of crown clothes and stand outdoors for an hour or two in the cold winter morning, although this was an essential process, Zhou Wanyan was still a little distressed.

However, Zhu Youzhen is not afraid of the cold winter, when there is no one, Zhu Youzhen secretly pasted a few warm babies on the outside of the middle coat, coupled with the heavy crown clothes, Zhu Youzhen was warm all over.

After breakfast, packed up, and the honor guard outside the hall had been arranged, Zhu Youzhen went out to the palace.

At this time, the ministers of the cabinet and the chief officials of the six ministries and nine secretaries were all waiting outside the Huangji Gate, as important ministers of the dynasty, they needed to follow the emperor to worship the Taimiao and worship heaven and earth.

And among these important ministers, if they can be ranked as meritorious heroes, it is also possible to enjoy the Taimiao after death.

"The canon of deputy, the country so repays the merit and persuades loyalty," the meritorious man deserves to enjoy the Taimiao is the highest honor used by the feudal dynasty to commend the loyal ministers and martyrs, this system originated in the Zhou Dynasty, and then the successive dynasties have continued.

The Ming Dynasty Taimiao is located on the east side of the square outside the noon gate, and the west side is the Sheji Altar.

The Ming Dynasty Taimiao is divided into two walls, east and west, the east wall is shared by the prince, and the west wall is a hero.

During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang set twelve meritorious heroes to enjoy the Taimiao, namely:

Xu Da, King of Zhongshan, Chang Yuchun, King of Kaiping, Li Wenzhong, King of Qiyang, Deng Yu, King of Ninghe, Tang He, King of Donou, Wang Muying of Qianning, Yu Tonghai, Zhang Desheng of Cai Guogong, Hu Dahai of Zhao Guogong, Zhao Desheng of Liang Guogong, Geng Zaicheng, Duke of Siguo, and Sang Shijie, Marquis of Yongyi.

All of the above are military generals who started with Zhu Yuanzhang, and there is no Wenchen in the Taimiao, which can be seen in the martial arts in the early Ming Dynasty.

And after the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di succeeded in making the capital Beijing, the Yongle Dynasty also had four heroes who followed Zhu Di to enjoy the Taimiao, namely:

Zhang Yu, King of Hejian, Zhu Neng, King of Dongping, Wang Zhen of Ningguo, and Yao Guangxiao, Young Master of Rongguogong.

In addition to Yao Guangxiao, the other three are also military generals.

However, since Yao Guangxiao, until the Jiajing period, there was no Wenchen who could enjoy the Taimiao.

After Jiajing, with the rise of the status of Wenchen, there were constantly ministers who wrote to move several famous ministers to the Taimiao to enjoy, such as Yu Qian, Xia Yan, etc., but they were vetoed by the emperors of previous dynasties.

Among the Wenchen, there are only two people who are worthy of enjoying the Taimiao, one is Liu Ji Liu Bowen, and the other is Yao Guangxiao, but these two Wenchen are worthy of enjoying it in the name of military merits.

Although the status of Wenchen continued to rise after the Tumubao Incident, the Taimiao of the Ming Dynasty was still dominated by military merits.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen does not want to change this ancestral system, the current Ming Dynasty is in the age of exploration, the military merit of opening up the territory is what the Ming Dynasty needs, and the Wenchen can also enjoy the Taimiao if he wants to, and it is good to obtain military merits.

More than a dozen important ministers trembling outside the Emperor's Gate saw the emperor's imperial chariot come out, and they all stood solemnly.

Liu Zongzhou of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is still standing beside him, and at this time, he is being targeted by the mad dogs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and when it comes to the sacrificial ceremony, it is not as simple as an ordinary loss of honor in front of the palace.

However, the chief officials of the six ministries and nine secretaries of these cabinet auxiliary ministers have been court officials for many years, and their concentration has long been practiced, and in the early years, they had to go to the court at three or four o'clock in the morning, and the basic skills of the court have not been lost.

However, compared to the emperor's ruddy face, the faces of these important ministers were a little pale.

Seeing that the old ministers were all freezing lightly, Zhu Youzhen secretly wanted to laugh, but he didn't delay much, and it might be warmer to walk.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor's guard of honor opened the way, and the important ministers behind him stood up in turn, and then they went out of the noon gate and went to the Taimiao.

After that, through the corridor of the six branches, out of the end of the door, through the gate of Taimiao Street, the group arrived at the square in front of the Taimiao.

Here, Zhu Youzhen can no longer sit on the imperial chariot, get off the imperial chariot, lead the ministers, through the main gate of the Taimiao, Zhu Youzhen arrived in front of the main hall of the Taimiao.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was not afraid of the cold wind, and calmly did his own set of etiquette, all the ministers were a little surprised.

Most of the ministers are old ministers of the two dynasties, and even the old ministers of the three dynasties, they have seen the Wanli Emperor and the Emperor of the Apocalypse sacrifice to the Taimiao, and they are all frozen, but this young son of heaven can hold back his heart and still be able to salute as usual in the number nine cold days.

Seeing the heart of the Son of Heaven in the subtleties, the old ministers who were shivering from the cold nodded secretly in their hearts.