The emperor drove his personal expedition for more than a year to quell the Tusi Rebellion in Yunnan, and the whole territory was reformed and returned; conquered Dongwu and gave Daming an extra province; On the way back, he destroyed Annan again, so that Annan once again truly became the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen returned to Beijing, he was naturally warmly welcomed again. Hundreds of civil and military officials, royal relatives and nobles, no one dared not go out of Beijing to greet them. It can be said that with this victory, Emperor Chongzhen's prestige has been greatly improved again.

If in the past, the people of Jingshi may have felt that the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen could not catch up with Taizu Chengzu, then now basically no one thinks that he is worse than Taizu Chengzu. The territory of the Ming Dynasty has far exceeded the time of the founding of the country.

The patriarchs of the three tribes of Mobei were also in the welcoming crowd, looking at the majestic and triumphant Imperial Forest Army, listening to the exclamation of the surrounding crowd at the emperor, Shuo Lei and the others were secretly happy.

If it weren't for the fact that he sent Babu to find out the truth and knew that the Ming Dynasty was far stronger than Jianyu, he might not be willing to join the Ming Dynasty and take a confrontation, if that was the case, with the Ming Emperor's current martial arts, he would really be destroyed by the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Shuo Lei also had to sigh that Emperor Daming's tone was so tough, and he had confidence. If you really don't have the strength, you will be very happy if there are Mongolian tribes who claim to be vassals to the Ming Dynasty, how can you say that you must be attached!

Although he can't be called the Great Khan and can't be the emperor of the soil now, he has kept his glory and wealth!

Just as they were thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen had already returned to the palace.

As expected by Emperor Chongzhen, that night, Empress Zhou was in a hurry to mention the marriage of the crown prince and Princess Changping to Emperor Chongzhen. said that they were too old and had to arrange the marriage quickly. He even spoke very eagerly to Emperor Chongzhen about a few candidate concubines and concubines.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, a woman who marries into the royal family cannot be a meritorious person, but is generally a well-off family, that is, an ordinary person. And when the princess marries, once she becomes a colt, she has no hope of a career, and she can only eat and wait for death to enjoy wealth and wealth.

This kind of rule can effectively prevent relatives from sitting big.

After listening to Empress Zhou's chatter, Emperor Chongzhen did not express his position, until the next day's family banquet, Emperor Chongzhen said directly to the prince: "Your concubine, I will let your mother worry about it, and I will not care." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Princess Changping, and said, "How about your marriage, I will be in charge?" ”

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Princess Changping, even the crown prince.

When Princess Changping heard this, her face was slightly red, she was already eighteen years old, a girl who couldn't be older. It is impossible to say that she did not think about this man and woman. Of course, I will think about who my future husband will be, whether he is handsome or not, whether he has talent to learn, etc.

At this time, Princess Changping lowered her head and replied in a low voice: "Let my father call the shots!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "How about I choose a colt for you among the candidates who participate in the natural sciences?" ”

"Huh?" When Princess Changping heard this, she couldn't help but be surprised, she couldn't care about being shy, and looked up at Emperor Chongzhen.

Everyone else was similar, including the crown prince and the queen, who were all surprised.

Among them, Empress Zhou hurriedly reminded Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, horses can't be out of office, and those candidates may not be willing to be horses." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the twisted melon is not sweet." Tian Guifei also followed and explained, "In case it is rejected by the candidates, it will also damage the royal face!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he just smiled faintly and said, "Then I want to change the rules, and the horse can be an official?" ”

"Your Majesty, by all means!" When Empress Zhou heard this, she was shocked, and hurriedly persuaded, "The ancestral precept is like this, you must not violate it, otherwise it will damage Your Majesty's reputation!" ”

She couldn't say what her relatives were talking about, so she could only admonish her from another angle.

Emperor Chongzhen listened, but he didn't think so, and immediately said lightly: "The times are different, and the ancestral training is not impossible to change." I ask you, in the past, could there have been other miscellaneous subjects, but could there have been natural subjects? ”

This natural discipline was founded by Emperor Chongzhen, and of course it was not there before.

Hearing him say this, Queen Zhou wanted to persuade again, but she didn't know how to persuade appropriately.

However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about her, looked at Princess Changping and said, "I ask you, are you willing?" ”

Because of Emperor Chongzhen's intentional guidance, not only did the prince devote himself to the study and practice of natural knowledge, but even the princesses were the same, after all, they were encouraged by their father.

Therefore, Princess Changping can be said that in this Ming Dynasty, no, in this era, her natural knowledge is definitely at the upper middle level. I heard that her future husband can be the best in this area, so of course she likes it.

It is a lifelong event, she can be regarded as a woman in the new era, of course, it may also be that Emperor Chongzhen has a kind attitude, so she looked at Emperor Chongzhen bravely, nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

"Good!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he nodded happily and said, "Regarding the clan and royal family, if I want to re-establish a rule, I will start with my daughter." ”

It is really that Emperor Chongzhen has come up with too many new things, including things, sayings, thoughts, etc., so his concubines and children are not surprised when they hear it, but they are very concerned about what new rules the emperor is going to come up with this time, so they all look at Emperor Chongzhen curiously and want to hear what he has to say.

I only heard Emperor Chongzhen glance at everyone and said seriously: "The so-called art industry has a specialty, so the reason why I have opened a miscellaneous department since the beginning of this year is because of this. In the future, it will be stipulated that whatever discipline you come from, you can only be an official in any aspect. is no longer a Jinshi, he is a parent official, leading the military power. ”

No one interjected, they all listened quietly, occasionally seeing them frowning, and they all looked thoughtful.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care, and continued: "Those who are born in natural disciplines can only hold official positions in natural sciences, and are not related to military and political affairs. The selection of horses from among them is not a violation of the ancestral system. In addition, the feudal clan can also take the natural science exam, and it is treated like ordinary candidates. If you have the ability, you can be an official. ”

In the previous time, Emperor Chongzhen actually slashed the vassal royal clan to avoid replacement, but to achieve a decreasing title; Now it can be regarded as compensation, and he can become an official. Although he is not the chief official who commands the military power, at least he is an official anyway.

Like Tian Guifei and others who heard this, they were all happy in their hearts. Because Emperor Chongzhen's previous regulations started with his own sons and daughters as an example. Now that there are benefits, then their biological sons and daughters can also enjoy them.

Although it is said that their children are not worried about eating and drinking, if they can be officials, who will be afraid of being overwhelmed by officials!

Emperor Chongzhen gave them a detailed account of his thoughts, and after slightly correcting their reactions, he announced them to his ministers in the court meeting the next day.

First, in the future, both men and women must be at least 18 years old before they can get married, the reason is to take advantage of the youth to do more learning, in addition, it is also conducive to smooth childbirth, mother and child safety.

Second, encourage more children, regardless of gender, more than two children, for each child, the family is exempted from five years of hard labor, and the child can be raised at home;

Third, since the twentieth year of the Ming Dynasty, miscellaneous subjects have become a common practice, and if there is ability, you can also take all subjects. The imperial court saw that He Keju was born to appoint and dismiss officials, and he had a special strategy for implementing the art industry.

Fourth, the feudal clan can also participate in miscellaneous examinations, and as long as they can be admitted, they can also become official positions. In this way, the miscellaneous horses don't need to be specially explained, and there will be no problems with it.

This change has changed so much that it can be said that there has never been anything in previous dynasties. At least in the Ming Dynasty, it was a very huge change.

However, this change will benefit most people. Although there are too many scientific examinations, at the same time, the official position will also be greatly increased. The vassal royal clan can be an official, but it cannot be a military and political official, this is the bottom line that the Ming officials can accept.

As for marriage, the emperor directly said the reason, which is to let the young learn more knowledge, and also allow pregnant women to give birth smoothly, and there are data provided by the factory guard, indicating that if the age is too young, it is not conducive to childbirth. This is for everyone's good, although some people disagree, but no one dares to object.

Of course, one of the most important reasons why no one opposes this innovation is that the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen is so high that he has already made a statement. In addition, the facts that continue to occur prove that Emperor Chongzhen's decisions are ultimately right.

So, Emperor Chongzhen moved his mouth, and the officials below began to be busy like dogs.

The cabinet, the six ministries and other yamen began to discuss the specific implementation details of Emperor Chongzhen's will, how to implement it, and then report it to Emperor Chongzhen for approval, and after it is passed, it will be implemented, and if it cannot be passed, it will be discussed and revised until it is passed.

At this time, they suddenly discovered that the emperor was really prescient.

You must know that the official position of the Ming Dynasty is actually very limited.

Locally, a county has grades, that is, county officials, county officials, master books and canonical histories. The others, all of which are officials, are actually a kind of arithmetic service, and theoretically there is no remuneration.

The affairs of a county, even if the population in ancient times were not so large, it was actually impossible to manage at all. Now, by increasing the number of official positions by increasing various scientific examinations, the unreasonable situation of the Ming Dynasty can be effectively improved.

There is a specialization in the art industry, and each official performs his own duties, no matter what, he can always take a breath!

This kind of innovation will not be completed in a short time, but it is impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to focus all his energy on this aspect.

It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen's return to Beijing from the south on this road, stop-and-go, up to two months, through the observation of the local people in the Ming Dynasty, after a comprehensive consideration of one of the most important points, in fact, is not this innovation, because there are more urgent things, waiting for him to solve.