Under the busy traffic, the New Year is almost over.

Zhou Yanru, Zhou Zheng, Qian Qianyi, Li Hengbing and other ministers went to the Qianqing Palace and made a final decision with Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong sat on the chair, his face strained, listening to the intermittent narration of Zhou Yanru and Zhou Zheng's four ministers.

He didn't understand, or rather, couldn't understand it completely, except for the occasional pretended to be contemplative, and then stopped talking.

Listen more and talk less, this is Zhu Cihong's current mental rule as an emperor.

Zhou Zheng said the most, even if he carried out more than half of it, he was still saying: "The reform of the imperial court mainly revolves around four aspects, first, it is the etiquette law, the time changes, the court must change customs, and the etiquette law must adapt to the current needs, and at the same time consider the future." Second, the rule of officials, the thieves broke into the capital, and the faces of the traitors in the world were undoubtedly exposed, and they must be strictly rectified. Third, there is taxation. The difficulties of my Ming Dynasty are all due to this, and the disadvantages are numerous, and the misfortune needs to be solved. Fourth, land. Seven or eight out of ten of my Ming Dynasty's acres are in the hands of the gentry, nobles, clans, etc., and the people have almost no way to live, and if the people die, the country will die, and we must pay attention to ......"

Zhou Yanru, Qian Qianyi, Li Banghua and others were all listening silently, no matter how dissatisfied they were with Zhou Zheng's domineering, but they had to admit that Zhou Zheng was the one who did things, and only Zhou Zheng could think of these and dare to do them.

In the end, Zhu Cihong smiled and encouraged: "I entrust the government affairs to the cabinet, and I hope that you will work together to promote my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhou Yanru, Zhou Zheng and the others all stood up, raised their hands and said: "The ministers obey the order, and they will do their best to live up to the holy grace." ”

Zhu Cihong encouraged again and again, Zhou Yanru, Zhou Zheng and a group of people left the palace.

There are five cabinet ministers in the cabinet, and Yang Sichang has just gone to Jiangxi to rectify military affairs, and there are only four.

Zhou Yanru, Zhou Zheng, Qian Qianyi, and Li Banghua walked towards Daming Gate, and they talked about it first, and when the matter came to an end, everyone was a lot more relaxed.

Zhou Yanru put his hands behind his back, leaned his body, and said with a smile: "Although there have been many turmoil this year, fortunately, it has passed smoothly, tonight, go to my house for a drink?" ”

This year, the Ming Dynasty has been very long, Li Zicheng rose to the sky, broke through the capital, forced Chongzhen to death, Zhou Zheng led the troops to the king, recovered the capital, Ding Ding, at the end of the year Li Zicheng was defeated in the northwest, one by one, dizzying, everyone was under pressure like a mountain, and they were depressed to take a breath.

Now, at last, it's over, and the rain has cleared.

Zhou Zheng also wanted to maintain a short period of calm, and said with a smile: "I have another good wine brewed in Liaodong at home, I will bring a few jars for Yuanfu to taste." ”

Zhou Yanru smiled happily and said, "Okay, I will also taste the wine of Liaodong." That's it, come to my house at night. ”

Qian Qianyi, Li Banghua's sense of existence is extremely weak, where can he refuse, and he responded with a smile.

At this banquet in Zhou Yanru's mansion, the four of them were also happy to eat, and between their words and deeds, they quietly divided the sphere of influence, looking like 'well water does not interfere with river water'.

Qian Qianyi and Li Banghua also shared some power, but they had no right to speak, and when they got benefits, they couldn't speak.

The joy of the guests and hosts all night also indicates the temporary stability of the DPRK structure.

The Ming people don't celebrate the New Year much, and the most important festival is Shangyuan, that is, the Lantern Festival.

No matter what, after all, there is an annual leave, and Zhou Zheng simply takes the children at home and lets the excitement outside.

Today's Ming Dynasty is simply a pot of porridge, boiling, not a little peaceful, the northwest is calm, the imperial court is temporarily stable, it seems to be thriving, but in fact, there is a turbulent undercurrent, which makes too many people worry and uneasy.

Two days before the Lantern Festival, the four little guys in the house kept dangling in front of Zhou Zheng, one by one like monkeys, and they couldn't wait.

Zhou Fang has been attaching great importance to the children's schoolwork recently, and has gradually become stricter, even Xiao Jingyu has not been able to jump off, and after being coquettish in front of Zhou Zheng for a while, Zhou Fang came with a black face and took the four children away.

Zhou Zheng wanted to play with his child for a while, but Zhou Fang took it away without saying a word, he opened his mouth, and finally couldn't make a sound, so he could only shake his head and sigh.

The day before the Lantern Festival, after going out of Beijing for nearly a month, Sun Chuanting, Gao Hongtu and other routes returned to Beijing, rested a little, and came to Zhou Zhengfu.

In Zhou Zheng's study, four people were drinking hot tea and talking about things.

Sun Chuanting said first, "At present, the Daming Law has basically been revised, and it can be issued next year, and other supporting laws can be taken slowly." The ritual law is more complicated and will take time, and it is expected to be published in the second half of next year. The officials and departments have quite a lot of resistance to the new assessment methods, one is internal, and there are other ministries, and the local authorities have tried it, and the opposition is not small. ”

Gao Hongtu said: "The household department is basically out of control over the local government, and if you want to carry out effective changes to the tax law and land, you must not only strengthen the power of the household department, but also strengthen the influence of the local government, and you need the full cooperation of the local government." ”

Zhang Heyi said: "I walked around Beizhili, and the problem of dismantling the guard post is not big, but it needs to be done step by step according to the nearly one million people." In addition, Yang Ge is on the Jiangxi side, and his actions are relatively large, and many of his relatives have entered the army, and many people have already written to me. ”

Liu Liuzhen followed and said: "Yang Sichang's movements are very direct, there is no secret action, Jinyiwei has been quietly staring, Zuo Liangyu once quietly sent someone to see Yang Ge Lao, but was scolded by Yang Ge Lao and left, causing a lot of movement. ”

Zhou Zheng listened for a while, held the teacup, and said: "The governors and governors of our provinces can still be trusted, and we must further select the prefects and counties of each province, and ensure that the government decrees are smooth, and everyone will go all out, instead of going up and down, and people are floating in things." ”

Sun Chuanting said: "The ministry has been doing it here, but Li Shangshu is not soft on mixing sand. Xia Guan still pinned his hopes on Enke next year, and if he hired 300 people, it would be enough to fill the vacancy. ”

Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said: "These can only be reserve forces, they are fledgling and inexperienced, although they are enthusiastic, they will also be prone to make mistakes." Let's look for it from what we're looking for now. ”

Sun Chuanting nodded thoughtfully, and said, "What the Lord said is true." After the lower official returned, he searched carefully. ”

Zhang Heyi said: "Xiaguan thinks that Jingcha can also see it, and maybe it can be seen more clearly." ”

Gao Hongtu shook his head and said, "Jingcha takes a long time, we can't wait, just use it to eliminate obstacles." ”

Liu Liuzhen said: "Second young master, we can't do our best, the governors and governors of all provinces have to step up their search, talents are rare, things are urgent, and we have to pay attention." ”

Zhou Zheng took a sip of tea and said, "Well, you can't be idle." The household department should strengthen its power over the localities, both internally and externally. At the local level, I tried to find a way to get an additional assessment for the household department, and if the household department did not pass, it was not allowed to be promoted and transferred, and it was automatically dismissed within half a year. ”

Gao Hongtu's eyes lit up and said, "Lord Xie." Preferably, the household department can control some institutions. ”

Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said thoughtfully: "You go back and discuss, look at those institutions, the departments can be under the dual jurisdiction of the household department and the local government." ”

Gao Hongtu was overjoyed, raised his hand and said, "Yes, the lower official has written it down." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at Sun Chuanting again and said, "Li Rixuan is a little useless. I'll find an opportunity to talk to Motosuke and let you share a point without interfering with each other. ”

Sun Chuanting's expression was calm, and he said: "Some small obstacles, the lower officials can deal with them, and there is no need for adults to send favors to Yuanfu." ”

Zhou Zheng waved his hand, looked at Zhang Heyi, muttered again and again, and said: "Yang Sichang is capable, wait and see first, don't move." ”

Zhang Heyi nodded, Yang Sichang's entry into the cabinet was for balance, lubricating the relationship between the DPRK and the situation, not that it could not be moved, but it could not be moved lightly.