On 15 September, Zhu Youzhen finally agreed to the court meeting, which was the first court meeting after his return from the Northern Expedition, and the ministers had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Now the six departments have their own responsibilities, and there is basically no power intersection between them, Shangshu and the waiters have been able to make a final ruling on most things, and if Zhu Youzhen does not stir up the situation, he can completely leave it alone.

Therefore, there was nothing to do at the court meeting, but it was just a formal continuation of the previous one, proving that the Ming court was a collective ruling on major issues.

Zhu Youzhen leaned back on the dragon chair: "Ladies and gentlemen, what kind of music do you have?" ”

The ministers were silent, obviously they didn't want the emperor to ask them about the matter at hand, even the six scholars, who also looked up in the crowd to see if there were any troublemakers.

Just when many courtiers thought that Zhu Youzhen was going to disperse the dynasty again, Zhu Youzhen stood up from the dragon chair: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a lot of feelings when I send troops outside the customs this time, a Jiannu with a population of only hundreds of thousands can fight fiercely with the Ming Dynasty for decades, causing the Ming Dynasty to lose tens of millions of silver taels or millions of people, and the Mongolian ministries are the national disasters of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, think about it, why is this?" ”

Ministers have thought about such questions for a long time, but no one can jump out of the circle of history, and who can give the answer in essence?

Zhu Youzhen saw that the ministers were silent, so he had to give an answer: "The problem lies with the Ming Dynasty itself." ”

"Da Ming himself?"

"What's wrong with Da Ming?"

"Isn't the Six Part good? Isn't the imperial court functioning normally? ”

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"Well, well," Zhu Youzhen coughed twice, suppressing the ministers' whispered discussions, "What you said is just a superficial phenomenon, in fact, there are many problems in the Ming Dynasty, I will briefly list them." ”

"A few years ago, there was a civil uprising in Shaanxi, why did the people of Shaanxi rise up in turmoil? Where did their food go? ”

"In the Liaodong Campaign for more than ten years, the Ming Dynasty spent tens of millions of silver and replaced several generals in command, why are they all unfavorable in war? Is this the responsibility of the imperial court, or the responsibility of the generals? ”

"What is the reason for the increasing population of the Ming Dynasty and the gradual depletion of household financial resources? How can I increase my household income? ”

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Seeing that everyone was talking about it, but they couldn't grasp the key point, Zhu Youzhen frowned: "Take the Liaodong Campaign as an example, if it is said that the generals are derelict in their duties, then why are the generals replaced, and the war is still unfavorable?" I relied on Liaodong generals such as Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui for this Northern Expedition, why was I able to build a slave in a war? ”

"That's Your Majesty!" Someone in the crowd said something.

Zhu Youzhen shook his head: "If the original soldiers are still in charge, they can't win, and the Aiqing people haven't forgotten the change of 'Civil Fort', right?" The emperor may not be able to win in person. ”

The ministers were still talking, but their voices were much quieter than just now, and they were obviously not as confident as they had just been.

"These problems obviously lie in the imperial court," Zhu Youzhen changed his tone and turned to confidence and firmness: "For this reason, I have decided to correct some unreasonable things in the Ming Dynasty." ”

Some are expectant, some are shocked, and some are dazed.

"These decisions of mine are written in this booklet," Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhang Yixian behind him: "Yi Xian, send a copy to each of the Aiqings, let them take a closer look." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yixian took out a thick stack of pamphlets and began to distribute them to the ministers.

It is said to be a pamphlet, but in fact it is just a blank piece of paper, which is full of small letters, and then folded in half.

Zhu Youzhen sat back in the dragon chair and looked at the ministers coldly.

"Your Majesty, this is not a simple correction, this is to shake the national capital of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Alarmist, tell me, how to shake the Ming Dynasty?"

"Dissolve the Sect Mansion, how can the children of that sect survive?"

"The children of the clan are also human beings, why can't they be given the opportunity to support themselves?"

"Once the children of the clan are released, the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos."

"How so? During the Taizu period, there was no restriction on the children of the clan, wasn't the Ming Dynasty just as peaceful? Throughout history, has there been any dynasty like my Ming Dynasty that has been so restrictive to the clan? ”

"That's why the ancestor ...... came out"

"Chengzu is wise and martial, and he has gone out to conquer outside the border five times, which guarantees the safety of the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years, do you dare to slander Chengzu? Besides, even if the clan is restricted, isn't the Ming Dynasty still out of King Nanning? ”

"You ......"

Listening to these discussions, Zhang Yixian's face turned pale with fright, but Zhu Youzhen sat upright on the dragon chair, without saying a word, his eyes and nose looked at his nose, his nose looked at his heart, and he looked like he had nothing to do with himself.

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be done!" A large group of courtiers knelt down in front of Zhu Youzhen's dragon chair, and they attracted the attention of all the courtiers.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't resist it, so he had to speak: "Aiqing, get up, I have a meeting today, just to listen to Aiqing's opinions, what you say, I have been thinking." ”

There was chaos in the court, but Zhu Youzhen was thinking about how to cut the huge harem, and he didn't care about the discussions of the court and didn't want to listen to anything.

The ministers gradually divided into three groups, and the reformers, represented by Huang Liji and Li Chunye, resolutely supported Zhu Youzhen's reform plan; The old Donglin Party members headed by Wang Yongguang, Qiao Yunsheng, and Li Changgeng resolutely opposed Zhu Youzhen's reform plan; There is also a group of loose groups headed by Bi Ziyan, who have the largest number of them, neither expressing support nor strong opposition, and basically holding the mentality of watching the excitement.

Officials who supported Zhu Youzhen's reform had already prepared their rhetoric, and they quoted scriptures and classics and talked endlessly.

As for those who oppose reform, this is the first time they have heard that Zhu Youzhen wants to reform, and it is also the first time they have seen Zhu Youzhen's reform plan, because the incident happened suddenly, they were not well prepared, and although they had a thousand words in their chests, they could not refute the reformists for a while.

The reformers gradually gained the upper hand in the debate.

However, the opposition was by no means willing to be defeated, and they even used their own attacks, so they almost used their hands and feet, and the DPRK was in danger of getting out of control.

Zhu Youzhen frowned: "Ladies and gentlemen, the court is not a vegetable market, I am listening to your opinions and suggestions today, not watching you abuse and fight, do you want me to be arbitrary?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is against ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister supports this kind of reform, and the Ming Dynasty has reached the point where it must be changed."

Although the ministers' words were softened, their tone was still quite fierce, and the war continued to escalate from the hour to the noon, and from the noon to the end.

The ministers have been divided into several small circles, each of which is a battlefield, with supporters, opponents, and silent witnesses.

Zhu Youzhen's heart, I really admire these ministers, they haven't even drunk a sip of water until now, and their voices are still so loud, if this is a future generation, maybe they can get a baritone, tenor or something, once they hold a concert and earn hundreds of thousands, it shouldn't be a problem, but unfortunately, such a good voice is wasted in this shrewd street-style court meeting.

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Zhang Yixian, and Zhang Yixian ran to the back hall and gave Zhu Youzhen a cup of tea. Zhu Youzhen took the fragrant tea and poured it directly to the old cow like a cow, hoping that the sound of his drinking water would stimulate the ministers' desire for fragrant tea.

But Zhu Youzhen miscalculated, the ministers are busy arguing now, not to mention the sound of drinking water, it is estimated that they may not be able to hear a string of firecrackers in the court now, maybe only the thunder can make them stop for a while.

Zhu Youzhen didn't hear a word about the content of the ministers' arguments, and he still hasn't figured out what reason to use to abolish the harem.

Even if he didn't hear the content of the quarrel, Zhu Youzhen could think that the starting point for these ministers, who had no sense of state, looked at the problem, in addition to historical conventions, was to maximize the interests of the stupid class.

Around the time of Shen Shi, the voices of the ministers gradually weakened, they did not eat, drink, sit, rest, sleep, they had been arguing for more than four hours, if it were the eight-hour work system of the later generations, the time of the day would have passed.

It's not that they don't want to argue anymore, it's that they don't have the strength to argue anymore.

Zhu Youzhen looked down at the ministers, some old and frail ministers had already fought with their eyelids, and it was difficult to even stand, and when they opened their eyes, they would still fight for a few words, and then squint for a while, recuperate, and prepare for the next quarrel.

On their faces, the unyielding fighting spirit is still there, just like two fighting cocks, although both sides are too tired to stand up, but they have not yet divided the winner and loser, and no one will accept anyone.

As long as they regain a little strength, the battle will continue.

Zhu Youzhen was secretly frightened, could it be that in the Ming Dynasty, there were stimulants? Why have you never heard of it yourself?

Towards the end of the Shen period, the court finally quieted down, the ministers no longer had a standing posture, and groups with the same political views leaned on each other, barely maintaining a standing state.

Zhu Youzhen leaned back in his chair, he had long been impressed by the unyielding will of mankind, and he had known that this was the case, he should not have gone out to conquer outside the customs this year, and let these courtiers who embodied the unyielding will of the Ming Dynasty go to Liaodong to take the lead first.

After waiting for a bag of cigarettes, seeing that there was no movement in the court, Zhu Youzhen stood up from the dragon chair: "I have heard the opinions and suggestions of all Aiqing, and I have also remembered your good intentions, since Aiqing has no opinions, then this reform plan will be implemented - Yi Xian, disperse the dynasty!" ”

"Scattered...... "......Zhang Yixian's voice was sharp and long, and at this moment, it was louder than the voices of all the ministers combined.

"陛xià......"

"陛xià......"

"陛xià......"

……

Their voices were so weak that Zhu Youzhen had already left the court and couldn't hear them at all.

"Goo-dong!"

"Goo-dong!"

"Goo-dong!"

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As soon as Zhu Youzhen left the court, some ministers fell, both those who supported his reforms, those who opposed his reforms, and even those who had been waiting and watching.

Zhu Youzhen hid behind the screen, heard the ministers fall down in the court, and scolded in a low voice: "These stubborn donkeys ......"

Now that the reform plan was unanimously agreed upon at the court meeting, the next step is to implement it.