Today is not the day of the great uprising, but it is more important than the great dynasty, as the last important court meeting of the imperial court in the eighth year of the Apocalypse, what it says is the summary of the entire eighth year of the Apocalypse and the prospect of the ninth year of the Apocalypse. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In order to facilitate exchanges, Zhu Youxiao specially arranged a super-large conference hall at the platform of the Qianqing Palace, and an oval and huge mahogany table was placed in the center of the hall, and the surface of the table was also inlaid with a layer of tempered glass newly developed by the Royal Industrial Company, that is, a kind of strengthened glass obtained by cutting diamonds for ordinary glass and then heating to 700 degrees Celsius for softening and then cooling.

According to the original trajectory of the history of science and technology, the world's first tempered glass would not be born in France until the middle of the nineteenth century, but at this moment, it appeared in advance in the Ming Dynasty more than two hundred years ago.

In the past, when looking at the history of science and technology, it was often mentioned that China invented or discovered something many years earlier than Europe and the United States, but it was only in history at that time, and now it is true that it has appeared in the world where Zhu Youxiao lives.

The tempered glass inlaid mahogany table was considered a very expensive piece of furniture at this time, so Zhu Youxiao, the emperor, was the first to use it.

On both sides of the conference table, rows of official hat chairs are neatly and symmetrically distributed on the edges of the table, and behind the official hat chairs are cotton curtains woven by new textile machines, which are elegant and noble.

But Zhu Youxiao is sitting behind a leather seat, to be precise, it is the Daming version of the sofa, and now it is the first appearance.

However, Zhu Youxiao believes that just as he caused a sensation after taking out the first mirror to show the ministers, the tempered glass and leather sofa that will be put on the market will also be popular throughout the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time.

Counterfeit and shoddy products are also common in the Ming Dynasty, so it is estimated that there will be many small manufacturing workshops in the future, just as the Royal Industrial Company is not the only one that produces glass today, and some folk workshops can make some crude glass.

Zhu Youxiao does not choose to crack down on these imitators, as long as they don't use the Royal Industries brand, they can imitate as much as they want, because this is also one of the driving forces for the development of Daming Technology.

At the same time, it can also solve the employment problem of many people, create tax revenue, and contribute to social stability.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the chair, leaning slightly on the soft cushion, holding the armrest carved with a dragon head, not as grand and dignified as when a major ceremony was held, but looking a little confident and casual.

At this time, Qian Qianyi and Li Mingrui, as well as Lu Xiangsheng, as well as Wang Chengen, the master of ceremonies, and Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch of Bingbi, and Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyi guard, walked in first.

Lu Xiangsheng rushed back from Liaodong in a few days, and as a cabinet minister and minister on duty in the Xinuan Pavilion, he was one of the ministers that Zhu Youxiao relied on the most, especially in the army, second only to Zhu Youxiao, so he had to rush back immediately and report to Zhu Youxiao.

The rest of the ministers, who are also Zhu Youxiao's most relied on ministers of internal and external affairs, naturally have to come first.

Under Zhu Youxiao's arrangement, Lu Xiangsheng sat on Zhu Youxiao's left hand side, followed by Qian Qianyi, then Li Mingrui, Xu Guangqi, etc., while Wang Chengen sat on Zhu Youxiao's right hand, followed by Liu Ruoyu, and then Xu Xianchun.

After these important ministers with transcendent status or special functions sat down, it was the officials of the six ministries and the Imperial Procuratorate who walked in one after another, and Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, ranked first, while the rest were ranked by Shangshu Shilang, and finally the heads of the Hanlin Academy and the Guozijian and the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Sciences of the Ordnance Division.

What is different from the seventh year of the Apocalypse this time is that the military attache has also begun to enter such a top-level power structure of the empire, and the commanders of the Praetorian Guard in various places have also brought their own recruits who have been trained for a year into Beijing and are ordered to participate in this court meeting.

Not only the commander of the Praetorian Guard, but also the other commanders of the Nine Sides, such as Cao Wenzhao, Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, Mao Wenlong, etc., were also ordered to attend.

Most of the governors were also summoned by Zhu Youxiao, especially Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, and Ma Shiying, who were the most eye-catching this year.

This kind of assembly, which brought together almost all the ruling elites of the empire, found no precedent in the past dynasties, and according to Zhu Youxiao, they all came to ask him to report on his work, so there was no need to follow the red tape of the Zhou ceremony, and the king and the ministers sat together and talked about the state of the world.

"You Aiqing don't have to be restrained, you can speak freely, what you say at this time, I promise that I will not blame any of you", Zhu Youxiao said with a smile and said: "Aren't there those crazy students who talk about state affairs in vain that say, I abandon Confucianism and respect the law, don't listen to the opinions of the ministers, and don't let the scholars rule the world together, I will show them today, let them see if I am ruling the world with you, if everyone is not working hard for the Ming Dynasty, how can they sit together today." ”

As soon as Zhu Youxiao said this, the somewhat apprehensive ministers just nodded, and the nobles in the newly promoted army such as Chang Yanling, Qin Botong, and Fu Dahai couldn't help but straighten their chests to express their approval of what His Majesty said.

Maybe it's because the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, or maybe it's because Zhu Youxiao's deliberate attention makes these new military nobles of the Praetorian Guard not show their cowardice because they are military attachés.

On the contrary, on the contrary, Cao Wenzhao, Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui and other generals who have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty seem to be a little trembling, and they even involuntarily want to kneel to Zhu Youxiao, and in the end Zhu Youxiao personally stopped them, and loudly reprimanded them for a few words like a good man has gold under his knees.

Zhu Youxiao naturally knew that these people were loyal and brave hot-blooded men who stood up to the sky, that is, because of the inferiority complex caused by the formation of civility and martial arts for hundreds of years.

But now what Zhu Youxiao has to do is to arouse their humility and arrogance!

When he saw a strong man with a flat face who didn't look tall, but his legs were obviously open because of the perennial horseback riding and consciously sitting at the back, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but ask Lu Xiangsheng: "Who is this person?" Why are you so cowardly, your eyes are flickering, it's hard to see half a point of perseverance, my Ming Dynasty warrior is like this. ”

"Your Majesty, don't blame, he is the chief military officer of Shanhaiguan Man Gui, Your Majesty, you personally promoted him to be the governor of Zuodu, he may be the first time to face the saint and nervous, just like when the first minister saw him, but this person is not ambiguous on the battlefield, the cavalry composed of the Mongols under his command is the only one who can fight hard against the Tartars, and the Tartars who died in his hands are more than a hundred", Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly explained for Man Gui.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing, and beckoned to Wang Chengen and Lu Xiangsheng: "You guys come here with your ears." ”

Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Chengen were a little stunned, but they didn't dare to disobey His Majesty's wishes, so they came over with their ears, and only nodded knowingly after hearing Zhu Youxiao's whispering.

So, Wang Chengen got up first and walked outside.

Wang Chengen is the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant eunuch, although because he is low-key, coupled with His Majesty's unique integrity, his power is not as great as Wei Zhongxian back then, but in the end, he is the first person to be a minister, and his honor is naturally incomparable to that of ordinary civil officials, even the officials of the ministry have to hold their breath because of his arrival, and they are afraid that Wang Chengen will be reported into His Majesty's ears because of the slightest gaffe.

However, Chang Yanling and the others are still majestic and high-spirited, they don't have much feeling for Wang Chengen, the master of ceremonies, but they are also afraid of Liu Ruoyu, the master of ceremonies and supervisors who is in charge of the Royal Military Academy.

The generals who consciously sat at the back stood up directly, and a patrol imperial history could still make them unable to get off the stage, let alone Wang Chengen, a close minister of the Son of Heaven.

But to everyone's surprise, Wang Chengen stopped here at Man Gui, pressed Man Gui, who was about to get up, back to his seat, and arched his hand: "Please, General Man, Your Majesty's message, please come forward and sit down, Your Majesty will ask you personally." ”

Man Gui couldn't think of it, and other ministers couldn't think of it, especially the civil officials who still thought about seeing a few jokes from these military attaches who couldn't get on the high platform, and even more so couldn't imagine that today's celebrant eunuch was the eunuch in charge of the seal, the first minister in the world, the prince actually gave a martial artist an equal salute, that is, he gave his hand!

And in front of the top-level civil and military officials of the entire Ming Dynasty!

"Yes, the last general will obey the order, but the courtesy of the prince is a little excessive", although Man Gui is cowardly, he is also a person who came out of the pile of dead people, but he is not really afraid of speechlessness, but seeing that Wang Chengen's actions are a little curious, he smiled and said a few words.

"You are the governor of Zuodu, you are a product, and you have the official title of Sangu, you have guarded Liaodong for me for several years, and you have made great achievements, and Wang is just a slave next to Your Majesty, how dare you be disrespectful", Wang Chengen said with a smile and led the Mangui Dynasty to Zhu Youxiao's side.

Although it was said by a eunuch who didn't know what to say, Man Gui couldn't help but feel hot when he heard it, a martial artist like himself who fought bloodily on the battlefield could be understood by the officials and gentry and people in the Guan, even if he died in battle, it would not be a pity!

"Weichen Mangui greets Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live", when he saw Zhu Youxiao, Man Gui habitually wanted to make a nine bows, but was pulled by Zhu Youxiao: "Aiqing doesn't have to be so outside, and sit down next to me, and I will ask you slowly." ”

As soon as Zhu Youxiao said this, Lu Xiangsheng personally got up and gave up his position to Man Gui: "Man Gui, you do it here, follow Your Majesty's will." ”

"This ......" Man Gui hesitated, Lu Xiangsheng is now the biggest official in Liaodong, more than the king of Liaodong Jinglu in Jin, he is more in charge of the two peninsulas of Denglai and Liaodong, controlling all the food and salary soldiers and horses outside the pass, and has the last right to arbitrariness outside the pass, he is the top boss of his own boss, and now he gives up his seat, can he sit?

Although Man Gui is a brave person, he is not stupid, he is so scared that he is sweating profusely, but in the end he can't stand Zhu Youxiao's hard press, no matter how much strength he has Mangui, he doesn't dare not let His Majesty press it, so he has to sit obediently on Zhu Youxiao's left hand side.

If it is said that Wang Chengen personally saluted Man Gui just now, it was the people in the inner court who showed their attention to the generals, which made people jaw-dropping.

Then, now the dignified scholar of Wuyingdian University and the secretary of the military department are in charge of the entire Guanwai and can be regarded as the top three in the outer court, and Lu Xiangsheng, who is the first in real power, to give up to a military general, which is not only touching and jaw-dropping, but also makes the officials present refresh their three views.

If it weren't for His Majesty's pair of dragon eyes staring, Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Liu Ruoyu, the commander of the Dongchang Guard, were all present in the town, and the commanders of the Praetorian Guard were watching with fierce eyes, just afraid that there would really be a Wenchen who would brush his sleeves and leave on the spot.

Man Gui sat in this position, which was only ten inches away from His Majesty today, and the difference in height was only three inches, but it was like sitting on pins and needles.

But at the same time, his heart was beating so badly, if His Majesty Zhu Youxiao asked him to ride alone and learn from Zhao Zilong to go in and out of the enemy army, he would never blink, even if he was hacked to death with a knife.

"Your Majesty! Minister, or still", Man Gui finally couldn't help asking, he couldn't stand the eyes that were going to eat him.

But Zhu Youxiao didn't agree, just ordered: "Let's start, Qian Qianyi, you are the first assistant of the cabinet, you talk about it first, and tell you Aiqing again about the purpose of asking everyone to come today." ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Qian Qianyi's daughterly voice made the minister who heard his voice for the first time couldn't help but secretly smile, and it also made Qian Qianyi blush, but he also had to hold on, and said: "The eighth year of the Apocalypse is about to pass, relying on the trust of God, the blessing of the ancestors, and the obedience of the people, my Ming Dynasty has significantly improved a lot compared to the seven years of the Apocalypse, and the treasury, especially Taicang, also has inventory. The north clearly respects my Ming Dynasty, but in fact, the Manchu Huang Taiji, who secretly harbors the ambition of a wolf, also learns from my Ming Dynasty to develop firearms, develop imperial examinations, recruit craftsmen, and even reduce taxes to open a business, its intention is obviously to one day plot against my Ming Dynasty, and the Tatars have repeatedly violated my borders, although the weather is getting worse and worse, but how can I say that the rescue was robbed, so where is my great tomorrow, in addition, the pirates of the south are now growing stronger, and the trade routes are still blocked! Although the people have enough food to eat, food and clothing are still a problem, and internal and external troubles are still there, so we should not take it lightly......"

Zhu Youxiao nodded after listening, although Qian Qianyi's voice became more and more sharp, but his eloquence has not diminished, a short opening remarks will summarize the basic national conditions of the entire Ming Dynasty clearly, and also mobilize the emotions of the officials present with his unique literary style, Wenchen is eager to immediately offer advice to solve these major problems, and the military generals are eager to immediately invite Ying to go into battle to kill the enemy.

But in the end, it was the court meeting of the emperor, and everyone couldn't be too excited, so they could only secretly remember it in their hearts, and vowed to do a few big things when they went back!

"What Qian Ge Lao said is incisive, some people say that my Ming Dynasty is difficult to return, and even say that I am poor in military force, wasting national wealth in vain, so that the Ming Dynasty is not as good as the previous dynasty, and now I don't argue, all of you Aiqing have taken out the actual results, let everyone come to discuss, Daming is better, and it is worse!"

As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he instructed Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials: "Your Ministry of Officials is in charge of hundreds of officials, especially basic magistrates, and its role is the most important, so let's talk about the situation of the Ming officials first." ”