In August of the twenty-fifth year of Chengtian, just entering the autumn, a major event occurred in Nanjing, and the current Emperor Taishang died.

Chen Ming's cheap father, Chen Hui, quietly swallowed the last breath of his life on an ordinary night. Then the whole of Nanjing was snow-white.

Countless Westerners in China once again saw the supreme authority of the Chinese emperor. It was a position that the monarchs of the West could not have imagined.

In fact, Chen Hui's death did not have much impact on the imperial court, because he was already far away from the imperial court. The original Taishang series has long since withdrawn from the stage of Chinese history. They were either incorporated into the command of Jinshang, or merged with a prince, and after ten years of Chengtian, the sense of existence with the Chen Han court became weaker and weaker. It's just that Chen Hui's death caught the Chen Han royal family off guard.

Chen Hui's health has not been good since the year before, and he didn't get out of bed last winter, but he has survived the winter, and the Jiangnan in spring makes Chen Hui's complexion better day by day. A month ago, I told Chen Ming that I was going to Lingnan for the winter, who would have thought that he would pass so suddenly?

Chen Hui has no real political power in Chen Han today, and the influence he has is all brought to him by his identity. Therefore, Chen Hui's death only made the government and the opposition 'cry and grieve', but in fact, it did not touch the overall situation of the court.

The only big change is in Chen Gang. Chen Ming is ready to give Chen Gang a marquis according to Chen Hui's last wishes, well, Chen Hui means that the earl is too low, and it is good to mention it upwards. Chen Ming is a 'filial' son, and Chen Hui will mention it, so he will promote Chen Gang's title to one level. Then, send it to the Americas as soon as possible, and the whole family will be sent to the Americas to be clean.

In this case, the 'court push' of the new cabinet is still proceeding unhurriedly.

Don't think it's a lack of conscience, where is there so much 'conscience' in the adult world?

Since ancient times, the righteous mei slaughtered more dogs, and most of them were scholars. Those who are officials, especially those who have become important ministers of the court, should not expect them to delay their 'business' for the sake of so-called 'gratitude'.

Do you still want to join the cabinet?

The high-ranking officials and officials in the world all know that this is the first assistant of the cabinet, and the emperor is Pang Zhenkun. However, in addition to the first assistant, the cabinet also has eight ministers, including postal, agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries, justice, culture and education, finance, internal affairs, civil affairs, and foreign affairs.

There are still 10 more positions.

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Qiu Jiashan has just been sent out by the current Shuntian Mansion Yi Wang Jie.

After leaving the Shuntian Mansion, Qiu Jiashan led people to the area of Confucius Temple.

When the Emperor Taishang died, the red light district on the Qinhuai River in the capital city was instantly quiet. During the state funeral, stop all entertainment? Then, there were two million people up and down the city of Nanjing, and most of them were bold and reckless, and the sperm rushed to the brain.

Qiu Jiashan, the position of police chief, is facing a severe test.

Those who are sneaking around and having fun, as long as they don't make trouble, the police department can turn a blind eye, but what if something happens? The police station will naturally be in charge, and then the imperial court will investigate Qiu Jiashan's dereliction of duty.

This is the sign of the car before the death of the Empress Dowager. The past does not forget the teacher of the future, Qiu Jiashan simply listened to the opinions of his brother-in-law Zhou Tiancai this time, and sat in charge of Qin Huai every day. In this way, even if something happens to Qin Huai, his attitude is in place. And it can also nip things in the bud in the fastest time.

The mourning period of the Emperor Taishang is the same as that of the Empress Dowager back then, which is '100 days' long.

Dozens of policemen walked in the night, half of them on horseback. Where Qiu Jiashan couldn't see, he could often feel a watchful gaze flickering. But Qiu Jiashan didn't capture their meaning.

People secretly looked at him a few times, but they didn't break the law.

But Qiu Jiashan knew that there must be the eyes of Qin Huaihe's benefactor among these people. Qiu Jiashan has been in Qinhuai River for seven or eight days now, and there are hundreds of darts caught by him in these days, but he has generated a good income for the police station in the capital.

They punished the dart player and then punished the dart, which can be said to be eating the top and eating the bottom, and the income is very expensive, and it also offends some people.

The sound of horses' hooves was loud, the horseshoe knocked on the bluestone road on the bank of the Qinhuai River, and the rhythm of dozens of horses was intertwined and blended, crisp and refreshing like rain hitting plantains, as if Qiu Jiashan's mood.

Until the Qinhuai District Police Station, Qiu Jiashan pulled the reins, and the people stopped.

At this time, a night patrol team happened to be escorting five people from the front, and the secretary behind Qiu Jiashan saw this and went up to ask what was going on.

As a result, there was nothing to say, these five people not only drank flower wine in a half-closed door, but also gathered to gamble and shout, and they were directly reported.

Qiu Jiashan glanced at the five of them, all of them were gorgeously dressed, they were high-grade lake silk materials, and they were obviously worth a lot of money.

All five of them were trapped solidly, their hands tied behind their backs, and their mouths were gagged and they were also strangled with ropes, and they couldn't shout at all. Just a little closer, you can smell a strong smell of wine from them, as well as a sweet floral rouge.

During the mourning period of Emperor Taishang, music was forbidden in the world, and the time of Jingshi was especially long. During this period, he drank flower wine, which was hit by himself to the police station. It is not uncommon for people to be sentenced to two months in prison if they do not pay enough fines.

The stick of the government does not work hard, does not fight lazy, and specializes in beating those who are not long-sighted.

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Chen Ming stayed at Concubine Shi's place tonight, and Concubine Shi's skin, who was over forty years old, did not become white and greasy because of these twenty or thirty years of pampering, but her body was still great, because she knew why she was loved by Chen Ming. Therefore, in the huge palace, she is the only one who insists on exercising like Chen Ming every day.

It's just that the years are a pig-killing knife, and the Shi family is old after all.

"What did Your Majesty talk about with the huge people?" Concubine Shi wouldn't go out of her way to eavesdrop and peep, but she could also see Pang Zhenkun's twitching cheeks.

Pang Zhenkun's face was full of the 'heart like ashes' of his mother-in-law who had died for three points.

"Why did I start another wave of closures."

Without warning, Chen Ming threw out a powerful bomb at Concubine Shi.

Shi originally just asked casually, Chen Ming would not tell her about major matters. And Pang Zhenkun, the future first and auxiliary minister of the cabinet, is like dust, how can it not be a big deal. She didn't expect to get Chen Ming's response, who would have expected to get such a super exciting good news!

Her son is recognized as the 'idle king'.

Shi is very aware of her disadvantages, and she instilled in her son early the idea of not fighting for the throne. But now her son is regarded as an idler by the entire military and political forces, and he is also a little 'unmotivated', lying on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an idler, and Shi is worried about whether his son will be abolished.

In this case, he suddenly learned that Chen Ming was going to divide the feudal kingdom in the second wave, and the excitement in Shi's heart was indescribable.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is just this one son. ...... "The Shi family has never been extravagant for the throne, and it can be said that it is a model of honesty in Chen Ming's harem. Her son is also 'honest', and even has little to do with the military and political forces in the current government and opposition politics because he has no intention of becoming a big position. It was even despised to some extent.

- For those who meddle in the matter of fighting for the throne, the son of the Shi family, Chen Xuan, is a useless waste, poor little transparent, and does not need to be treated carefully.

Chen Ming is very concerned about each of his sons, don't look at him on his face, maybe he doesn't show it. Chen Wei's situation is clear to him.

"I'm going to seal Florida to Gilder."

Chen Ming hugged Shi, who was crying excitedly, and then said, "Our son is not as wasteful as you think. "Chen Han is just the most basic Taoguang cultivation, because Chen Han's native land is not destined to be his. But Florida is a different story. "Florida is a gem. The warm climate, fertile soil, and abundant water sources make it very convenient for the development of agriculture. "That is, it is easy to establish a firm footing.

And from Florida to the north, there is also some room for expansion.

In the dormitory that night, there was no sound that made the palace maids blush. Chen Ming is now settled in the old man's palace at the beginning, and he is more about pulling up the quilt and talking. It's not really for the pleasure of men and women.

For Chen Ming, separating his son can be regarded as a very obvious signal to Chen Han's high-level management.

- Next South America, it will be their turn.

At the same time, it is also a kind of confusion for Europeans.

Chen Ming has so many sons with a feudal state, which will give many Europeans a sense of Chen Ming's completion of the 'task', Chen Ming gave land to his brothers and sons, and established a vassal state, which is logical. But no one would have thought that Chen Ming would be so good to his ministers.

After the entire big plan to divide the overseas was finalized, in the past 20 years, it was not that no one quietly put forward opinions to Chen Ming.

One of the biggest opinions was that Chen Ming's position in dividing the feudal state was wrong, and he should not completely hand over the whole of South America to his courtiers. Instead, the feudal state of the Chen clan and the feudal state of the foreign surname should be cross-arranged, so that the Chen clan can naturally become the leader of the surrounding feudal states. Take control and control of the whole of America!

But as far as Chen Ming is concerned, he feels that there is no need for this. Maybe it's because some imprints from his previous life left a too deep impression on him, anyway, he has a thought carved into his bones in his heart - South America is not as good as North America.

So in that case, why not make 'your own people' cheaper?

As for the fear that some people will not control the closure of South America in the future, they will not be obedient, and even a certain family will become bigger and stronger......

Can they then go back and threaten the entire continental continent?

Chen Mingzhen felt that such worries were unnecessary.

In another twenty or thirty years, the first industrial revolution will be completely completed in the huge territory of China, and in the years to come, the comprehensive national strength composed of population, industry, and so on will be the fundamental tone of a country's speech in the international community.

Will China not develop as well as South America, or will it be inferior to North America?

If he doesn't even have this kind of self-confidence, then what kind of feudal is Chen Ming playing. The territory of the Americas, the Kazakh steppes and the four khanates of Mongolia was also collected, and this is the 'unification of the country'.

It is impossible for a big country, a great power, to eliminate all hidden dangers on the earth and in the competition among the nations of the world.

Just like the Mongols' high-pressure rule over the Central Plains, the Han people could not even have too many iron tools. The Mongols were well guarded, right? But what about in the end? They were driven back to the grasslands to graze.

The only thing a great nation can do to ensure that they are uniquely strong is to face one challenge after another, face one opponent after another, and defeat one enemy after another in the competition!