Most of the emperors were satisfied with the system left by Taizu, but there were always some places that were not so satisfied. Especially for the court meeting system, he has always had a deep grudge. Emperor Taizu changed the time and number of dynasties in the previous dynasties, so he, who was the emperor, at least didn't have to get up in the dark and yawn to the sky, but the issue of the court meeting was not something he could decide.

The night before, the Cabinet selects the topics to be discussed at the next day's meeting, and the celebrant submits them to the Imperial Court for selection, and then selects officials from among the speakers on the topics decided in advance, with early notice and a limited time. And at the daily court meeting, the Son of Heaven can propose a matter that is not on the bill, and then listen to the court discussion. However, there is a strict limit on the length of the pilgrimage.

No more than one hour is allowed! Because Emperor Taizu believed that it would take at least half an hour for officials to go to the court from entering the palace to returning to the yamen, and if they had to waste more than an hour at a time, how could they have enough time to deal with other affairs?

So, this morning, I watched the drama at the court meeting with relish, so I didn't pay attention to the issue that I put forward in the end, which caused too much controversy, so the time limit of the court meeting was exceeded, and the emperor could only admit that he was unlucky and let the living room make a note on the living note - on a certain day in a certain year, a certain month, the emperor Fengtian Chang Dynasty, because the second son of the emperor was arrogant and indulgent, and the court discussion overtimed.

In this way, when the court meeting was over, the emperor with a gloomy face ordered the eldest prince and the second prince to be carried to Qianqingmen, personally supervised the punishment, and taught the two princes a hard lesson, and no one in the inner palace dared to say a word.

In the evening, the emperor was about to leave the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace and go to the Queen Mother of Qingning Palace to be in a faint time, when he heard the report of the inner chamberlain that the queen had been in Qingning Palace all along, he sneered angrily: "Is this planning to ask the Queen Mother to preside over justice again?" ”

In front of the palace attendants, he didn't continue to say anything, but he was extremely impatient in his heart. He is just such two older sons, one was taught by her to be sincere, and the other was taught by her to be irritable and impulsive, she still doesn't know how to reflect, only to complain? Because he was too lazy to bump into the queen in Qingning Palace, he simply asked someone to send a letter to the queen mother, changed direction, and directly killed the cabinet.

The emperor did not have the slightest warning, and he suddenly arrived without even saying hello, which naturally caused a lot of chickens and dogs to jump for a while. After all, in addition to those high-quality bachelors in the cabinet, there are also many scholars who draft edicts and handle all kinds of miscellaneous affairs. And the emperor, as if he was wandering around, went around here, but ordered the second Confucius scholar to come out with him.

When he arrived at the wide road outside, he casually asked, "Have you found out the results of the matter of the Linhai camp?" ”

The only different secret letter that Wang Jie unraveled through Zhang Shou was that the emperor only announced false news at the court meeting, so the emperor only informed a few people of the real content, including the Confucian scholar who was clearly mentioned in the secret letter.

The second assistant, who had served as the secretary of the military department, groaned slightly, and then said carefully: "Du Heng, the commander of the Linhai battalion, is the old department of Zhao Guogong, and he has just been transferred to the Linhai battalion for less than three months, so it is absolutely difficult to control the upper and lower ranks of the army. Therefore, during the previous rebellion, he only relied on the soldiers around him to break through bravely, and then forced the two soldiers and horses who did not participate in the rebellion to quell the rebellion. The words on that letter should be a frame-up. ”

Seeing that the emperor was noncommittal, the Confucian scholar said sincerely: "Although the minister said that the impeachment of Zhao Guogong delayed the warplane, he would never abolish the public for personal reasons. Du Heng is also a talent......"

Before the Confucian scholar finished speaking, the emperor laughed: "Elder Confucius is really selfless!" Zhu Jing was soft and hard foam, so he agreed to fight, but he waited cautiously for a few days, and I happened to be sick for a few days, and the result of your discussion was to force him to fight quickly, and put my nephew in it, and then it was an overwhelming impeachment to bury Zhu Jing. ”

In the face of the emperor's blunt revelation, the Confucian scholar did not move at all. He took a step back, raised his hand, and then said in a deep voice: "The northern captives are coming, and the DPRK and China are not without generals, why did the emperor send Zhao Guogong, who has not been on the battlefield for many years?" ”

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak, the cabinet assistant said in an accentuated tone: "When Zhao Guogong fought in the south and north from Emperor Ruizong, he was less than twenty-five years old, and now he is only in his early fifties, and he is indeed in his prime. But didn't the emperor forget that Zhao Guogong was a relative? If the daughter is the concubine, the father, brother, son and nephew are all released from the military power, this is the ancestral system! ”

"Where did you get so many ancestral systems!" The emperor finally became a little impatient, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Among those ancestral systems left by Emperor Taizu, is there this one?" ”

The Confucian scholar was suddenly choked, and then he saw the emperor looking at him with deep eyes: "I don't have to use Zhu Jing, it's because some people who used to guard Xuanfu Datong were too ugly!" What's more, I not only used Zhu Jing, but also Zhang Rui and his three brothers. The first emperor's hero Ma Fang Nanshan has been in Nanshan for so many years, and he should also take it out to see if it is still useful! ”

"But before the war, how can it be the time to test people's abilities!" Confucius scholars are still arguing on the basis of reason.

The emperor casually tucked his hands into his sleeves, but he seemed indifferent to the questioning of Confucius Scholar: "I know Kong Qing's concerns, and I also know your persistence. However, I am no longer the immature child I was back then, nor am I the hairy boy I was when I first came into power. Since you said that Du Heng is good, then transfer to Beijing. Rui cavalry battalion left battalion to him. ”

As soon as these words came out, Confucius University Shiden gasped. He felt that Du Heng should not have any rebellious intentions, so he could use it, but the main general who had rebelled under his command was transferred back to Beijing as one of the main generals of the Rui Cavalry Battalion, was the emperor too bold?

However, before he could speak, the emperor Shi Shiran turned around and left him with a back: "As for the majesty, the previous counterinsurgency was also considered a small meritorious service, and he was transferred to the Linhai camp." ”

Hell, little merit...... Those traitors were caught by Zhang Shou with those noble disciples, and Xiongwei was just ordered to escort people back, where did the merit come from? Although the Confucian scholars were full of opposition, the emperor did not give him a chance to advise at all, so he could only secretly decide to go back to the court or stop it when he wrote a book.

But when he returned to the cabinet with this in mind, he found that the signs were wrong. I saw that he had always been like a Maitreya Buddha, and Wu Ge, who was ranked third, winked at him with a smile, like an old friend.

And the next moment, the always strong Shoufu Jiang Pavilion elder said coldly: "The emperor is a good time to teach Brother Kong alone, and he also sent people to guard the way in and out, many cabinet documents can't be sent out, and official documents from outside can't be sent in, this is really trusting!" ”

Because of his radical political views, Confucius scholars have always been at odds with the conservative Jiang Ge Lao, and in the face of this cynicism at this time, he immediately chose to go back: "I say everything to others, but the wall has ears, and the emperor is so vigilant, naturally he has a reason!" ”

"Joke, the old man, as the first assistant, can't listen to anything!"

"Then I'll have to ask Shousuke-sama himself!"

Wu Ge Lao has always been Amitabha, and he only listens to the will of the Divine Will, and at this time, seeing the two powerhouses contending, he was originally persuaded by the mud. As a result, he was immediately turned over by Jiang Ge Lao, and the old accounts that the emperor obeyed his orders as soon as he had an order. And Zhang Yu, a bachelor who has just entered the cabinet for less than three months, has always been silent, but he was unknowingly involved in a dispute.

In the end, Jiang Ge Lao and Confucius University almost made a move.

went to the cabinet and quarreled with the Confucian scholars, but the emperor did not expect that it would attract the first and second assistants of the cabinet to almost beat each other, and he turned back to Qingning Palace refreshed. At this time, he couldn't help but admire the proposed separation of powers in Emperor Taizu's cabinet.

Even if it is the first assistant, he cannot monopolize the power of the vote, and all parties will distribute it to all the elders one by one according to the categories of the six departments. Once there are no six elders, then the first and second will be the second, and the rest will be distributed in turn. And every season, all the cabinet elders rotate once, and strive to put an end to the seizure of power. Of course, once the country has a young master, there is no way, but the subsequent Son of Heaven will further emphasize this verse.

Now that's the case, in the recent season, the affairs of the military department happened to be rotated to the university scholar Zhang Yu in charge, this bachelor who didn't hum or haha was cultivated by him, and he was more of a confidant than Amitabha Buddha's Wu Ge Lao. In this way, the exchange of commanders between the Linhai battalion and the Rui cavalry battalion should be completed.

As for the opposition of the DPRK and China...... Well, he has indeed been a little soft over the years compared to when he first came into power, but he is by no means not tough.

On the way to Qingning Palace, the emperor got the news that Chu Kuan, the master of ceremonies, had come to report in person, and Zhang Shou had already written to request the return of Taizu's posthumous manuscript, and clearly stated that he had ordered the students to copy several copies, keep one for himself, and distribute the rest to Ge Yong and others. In this regard, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "I just came back from the cabinet, and I haven't heard about it. ”

"In the eyes of the cabinet elders, this should be just a trivial matter." Chu Kuan followed the emperor all the way to Qingning Palace, and he really wanted to take a look at the ancient and modern Tongji Library, but no matter what he said, the emperor just hummed out without interest, so that he couldn't talk about it at all. It wasn't until Qingning Gate that he saw Yuquan, the female official next to the Queen Mother in front, just come out, and he chuckled in his heart.

Could it be that the queen would linger in Qingning Palace so late? So the Queen Mother sent someone to guard outside?

"Your Majesty." Yuquan hurriedly stepped forward, and after curtsimming, he said in a low voice, "The queen mother has just left, and she said before that since the emperor wants to change the system of choosing concubines for the prince, should the system of the princess descending also be changed?" Since the prince only chooses the concubine below the seventh grade, the princess will descend, and the prince will naturally be lowered to the first rank, and only the common people will be selected! ”

Hearing this, even though the emperor had expected it, he knew that his wife was not a crying character, and he was still furious for a while. He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, and then asked in a deep voice, "What did the Queen Mother say?" ”

Yuquan sorted out his emotions and said word for word: "The Queen Mother said: 'Marrying a woman from a high door, marrying a woman from a low door', the princess and wife of the prince's family in the future are carefully selected by the Ministry of Rites, and then carefully taught by a special person. But the princess is different, how can the golden branches and jade leaves marry lightly? ”