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At this time, Liu Jin didn't know where to come from. Zheng De glanced at him strangely, "Why did you come here, is it because the ghost is still lingering?" ”

He felt a little speechless, although he sent Liu Jin to the celebrant supervisor. But it seems that no matter where he goes in the palace, this old guy will always suddenly come out of nowhere and brush up on his sense of existence.

Liu Jin said with a smile, "The slave maid is the shadow of the Long Live Lord, and it is also reasonable to follow the shadow." ”

Zheng De was choked by Liu Jin's words, and he really didn't know what to say, so he had to helplessly point to his nose and scold, "You old thing, you can't get rid of it like a fast dog skin plaster." ”

Liu Jin sneered disapprovingly, "The slave is no different from the dog skin plaster, but I happened to pass by here, and I heard that the saint was here, so I was afraid that there would be any orders, so I hurried over." ”

It's strange to believe you!

Zheng De suddenly remembered something, so he instructed him, "Well, I just have something to do here." You go and inform the royal court to meet the driver in Kunning Palace. ”

"The slave obeys."

Liu Jin happily agreed, and ran away again.

Zheng Dezhi, who was watching, shook his head, this old thing is more jumpy than a young man.

On the way to Kunning Palace, Zheng De suddenly asked Li Qingfang, "Are there many vegetable households in the palace?" ”

Li Qingfang didn't know how to answer the emperor's question, and in the end he could only give a vague answer, "Maybe there are hundreds of people, and the slaves and maids are not too clear." ”

Zheng De nodded, after all, if this matter was not specifically investigated, I am afraid that no one would know how many people there were. So I didn't ask anything more, and went directly into Kunning Palace.

"Why did the emperor come here today, is there something wrong?" Zhang looked at Zheng De, who was sitting on the side, and asked with a smile. Not only did it make the latter a little embarrassed, but every time he came to Kunning Palace, he really had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace.

"The queen mother, the sons decided to set up an internal affairs office in the palace and lead the twenty-four yamen, I don't know what the queen mother wants?"

"Oh? Why did you suddenly remember to set up an internal affairs office? Zhang looked at him suspiciously, "Hasn't the twenty-four yamen been good for a hundred years since the establishment of the old ancestor?" ”

"Doesn't the queen mother think that the number of people in these twenty-four yamen is a little too much?" Zheng De looked at his mother, "According to estimates, there are no less than 50,000 people, and how many real masters are there in the palace?" It's just a dozen people, one person corresponds to five hundred slaves, does the palace really need so many people to serve? ”

The Zhang family was also taken aback when she heard this, as the master of the harem, she really didn't know that there were so many people in the palace, of course, it was also related to the fact that she didn't usually care about these.

"The money of more than 50,000 people, plus the use of the palace, consumes no less than 100,000 taels of silver per month, and more than 1 million taels of silver is needed a year. And how many people in the world can't even solve the problem of three meals a day, how will the people of the world look at such extravagance and waste of the royal family? ”

Hearing this, the Zhang family also nodded, except for other offerings in his own palace, it was only one thousand taels of silver per year, plus the expenses of the Empress Dowager and several other concubines, it was estimated that it would not exceed three thousand taels of silver a year. If you add other uses, even if you count it at most, it will not exceed 10,000 taels of silver. Compared with the cost of one million taels of silver in the palace, it is really a small thing, and it is indeed too extravagant and wasteful.

"What does the emperor want to do?" Zhang looked at Zheng De, and after the latter settled the account, she also felt that it was really unnecessary for so many people.

"This is the purpose of the Erchen to set up the Internal Affairs Office, to rectify and merge the twenty yamen, and to eliminate the idlers and redundant personnel in it." Zheng De said what he thought.

Zhang nodded, "Zhao'er has grown up, you can do this thing, and I will tell your imperial grandmother when I turn around." ”

According to the Chinese tradition of male protagonists inside and outside the female protagonists, the queen mother of the two palaces is the master of the harem. After getting Zhang's approval, this matter naturally went a lot easier, and Zheng De's heart was also on the ground.

"Since some people have been laid off, it is natural that some people should be selected to enter the palace. Especially in the Qianqing Palace where you live, they are all rough eunuchs, why don't you choose some show girls to enter the palace? ”

Last time, Zheng De drove out the palace maids in the Qianqing Palace, and he thought that these palace maids were old and did not suit his son's wishes. So take this opportunity to bring up the old things again.

"Didn't the queen mother already promise her son to keep filial piety for three years, and not to marry or marry?"

After listening to Zheng De's words, Zhang said with a smile, "It's just to add some palace maids, and I didn't let you get married and marry a wife, so why not?" ”

"This ......" Zheng De suddenly had nothing to say, after all, what Zhang said was right, but how could he feel like someone had taken advantage of it.

Zheng De wanted to say something, but Zhang said with a strong attitude, "Okay, this matter is settled!" ”

Zheng De could only reluctantly agree, he didn't want to quarrel with the Zhang family like last time.

"As for the candidate for the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Erchen has decided to make my imperial secretary Wang Ting, quite appointed, I don't know what the queen mother wants?"

"Is it inappropriate to make a foreign minister the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Zhang frowned slightly.

Zheng De explained with a smile, "It's because the Internal Affairs Office takes care of everything in the palace, so it's not too appropriate to let the foreign minister or the internal minister be in charge alone." That's why I thought of making Wang Tingxiang the post of Minister in Charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The deputy minister made the eunuch Wang Yue the chief of ceremonies, and the other deputy governor, I decided to let the female official serve as the position, so that there would be checks and balances on each other and would not cause one side to dominate. ”

Hearing this, Zhang nodded and felt that what the emperor said was indeed good, but what was the situation of letting a female official serve as the deputy governor-in-chief?

glanced at Zheng De, and couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Is it inappropriate for a female official to serve as the deputy minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or a change of official name or something." ”

Zheng De smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, it's just an official name, whether there is a grade or something, I can't say anything about ministers like the court." ”

"Isn't there any rank in this official position?" The Zhang family really didn't understand his son's thoughts, "Then how to lead the twenty-four yamen?" ”

Zheng De understood Zhang's doubts and explained, "The palace maids and eunuchs in the harem have no rank, what is the use of a group of servants getting the official rank, they rely on their own identity to bully others." ”

Zhang nodded, and felt that what his son said did make some sense, what did a group of servants do when they got a high-grade official position?

"As for the candidate, I decided that it would be more appropriate for Li Qingfang to be another deputy minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I don't know the opinion of the queen mother?"

"Qingfang?" Zhang Shi'er didn't expect that the emperor liked the person in his palace, but how did the emperor know this person? Looking up at Zheng De suspiciously, the latter knowingly said what happened as soon as possible.

"What a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks." Zhang sighed lightly, and then said, "Since Your Majesty likes her, let her be in charge of the affairs of the palace." ”

"Queen Mother, there is something I want to discuss with my mother."

Looking at Zheng De's slightly hesitant expression, Zhang was a little strange, "Huang'er, what makes you so embarrassed?" ”

"I want to send the mothers of the first few uncles in the palace to their fiefdoms, and I hope to get the approval of the queen mother." Zheng De told the story.

"This ......," Zhang Shi looked very hesitant when he heard this, "I don't seem to have a precedent in the court, wouldn't this be a little inappropriate." ”

"Although these concubines enjoy glory and wealth in the palace, they have no worries about food and clothing. But he has no heirs by his side, and he has been lonely for many years, but he is more pitiful than ordinary people. That's why I have this idea, and I hope that the queen mother will be fulfilled. Zheng De stood up and bowed, and said earnestly.

The Zhang family also relented when they heard this, after all, these concubines all lived in the palace. I don't look up and look down, I also know a thing or two about their situation, and I also know that what my son said is true.

Facing Zheng De's eagerly expectant gaze, he sighed lightly, "Okay, the queen mother made an exception this time and agreed, I just hope that the ancestral spirits will not blame me." ”

Although Zheng De was an atheist, he still smiled and said with relief, "The queen mother is a great good deed, and the ancestor will definitely be happy that my royal family has produced such a good daughter-in-law." ”

"Flim-tongued."

Zhang scolded with a smile. However, apparently, after Zheng De's enlightenment, he felt a lot more relaxed.

"The queen mother, Wang Tingxiang, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wang Yue, and Li Qingfang, the deputy ministers in charge, are all waiting outside. Should the Queen Mother also meet with them? ”

Zhang also understood what Zheng De meant, and nodded, "It's okay, let them in." ”

Soon, the three men were led in.

For the Empress Dowager Zhang, they didn't dare to be so casual with Zheng De in general, and directly bowed down.

"The ministers and the kings (slaves Wang Yue and Li Qingfang) knocked on the queen mother and the queen mother, Wanfu Jin'an!"

"Get up!" Zhang waved his hand, "In the future, as the chief and deputy minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you will be in charge of all the affairs in the palace." In the future, everything should be clever, and don't do anything that goes beyond the rules. Otherwise, even if the emperor helps, the mourning family will not spare you. ”

Although the Queen Mother did not name anyone, Wang Tingxiang understood that this must be said to herself. After all, it is a foreign minister who serves as the minister in charge of the internal affairs department, and if he does something to defile the court, it will not only discredit the royal family, but also embarrass the emperor.

"In the future, the affairs of the harem will be presided over by Qingfang, as for the other two of you, let's watch!" Zhang thought about it, directly set the tone, and directly assigned the affairs of the harem to Qingfang management, obviously still not worried about Wang Tingxiang, the minister in charge of the internal affairs department.

Zheng De didn't expect his cheap mother to arrange it like this, but Zhang, as the master of the harem, does have such a right.

He thought about it, but he didn't feel inappropriate, so he nodded and agreed.