Mi Sihan took two steps forward and whispered a few words to Duan Wan'er, Duan Wan'er's eyes turned around, stared at Li Yingmei for a while, and beckoned with a smile.

Li Yingmei didn't know why, but she had a good impression of this easy, beautiful female official, so she stepped over, gave a salute, and didn't speak.

"This sister, or sister?" Duan Wan'er said with a smile: "I heard that you are strong in martial arts and a heroine!" The palace wants to recruit female guards, I don't know if you want to do it? Well, just like her, it's very powerful, right? As she spoke, she pointed to another female guard standing beside her.

Li Yingmei looked at the heroic appearance of the female guard, hesitated for a moment, that outfit was indeed very eye-catching, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "I don't want to do it." ”

Oh, Duan Wan'er was a little surprised, her eyes were round, but she quickly regained her composure and said, "Then I won't force you-"

Li Yingmei suddenly saw disdain flashing in the female guard's eyes, and couldn't help but hurriedly defend: "It's not that I can't do martial arts, it's just that I just feel ......."

The country girl can only embroider her legs with some fists, she must be afraid of showing her ugliness, and she has to quibble, Yang Jin's face was even more disdainful, and she turned her face crookedly, and she didn't want to look at Li Yingmei again.

Li Yingmei felt aggrieved in her heart, bumped into her anger, stretched out her hand and pointed at Yang Jin, and said, "I want to compete with you to see if you dare to look down on people." ”

Yang Jin was a little stunned, turned his head to look at Li Yingmei's puffed up, and smiled proudly, but he didn't look like he was doing it.

"Don't be rude." Gu Yinghui stepped forward with a gloomy face and scolded, "Don't retreat yet." ”

"Little sister, don't be reckless." Li Maolin stepped forward and forcibly pulled the girl.

"Look, look at her appearance, it's clear that she looks down on people." Li Yingmei's eyes were hazy, but she didn't dare to stiffen her head anymore, and was pulled back by her eldest brother.

Duan Wan'er looked at Mi Sihan. Shaking his head slightly, he decided to recruit Li Yingmei to join the female guard. This woman is too frizzy to be suitable.

Mi Sihan smiled bitterly and arched his hand, knowing in his heart. It's a pity.

Duan Wan'er came with people, and Gu Yinghui and others from the north could be regarded as unloading the task, and they could hurry to Guangzhou to report on their work. Wu Yingxiong, his wife and children walked slowly under the escort of Duan Wan'er and Mi Sihan and others.

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"Li Yingmei, you don't know the rules too much." Walking on the road, Gu Yinghui was still angry, and reprimanded: "When you were in the Northland, why didn't you see you so strong? There are fewer bullies from officials and officials, and even the ruffians cannot afford to offend. How did you get to the south and this temper grows? Dare to collide with the officials, dare to argue with the guards of the palace, what a great majesty! ”

Li Yingmei didn't know what she had done at that time, she was angry that His Royal Highness Min actually rewarded the female Tartar, and second, she was angry that others looked down on her, and now that she calmed down, she also felt that she was too reckless. So. Listening to the reprimand, he didn't speak, and lowered his head until he wanted to shed tears.

"Master Gu, forgive me. Forgive my sister this time. Li Maolin excused his sister with a smile, "When I first arrived, I really didn't understand the rules, and I wouldn't dare to do it again in the future." ”

Gu Yinghui rolled her eyes, sighed helplessly, and said, "She's making such a fuss." not only offended the female officials of the palace, but even the recommended Mi Daren had a dull face. ”

Li Maolin was also speechless, paused for a while, and said, "It's all the sister's fault, you have a lot of adults." Or. Let the house-bearer apologize? ”

Gu Yinghui thought for a while, shook her head and said, "Then there is no need, anyway, you won't deal with them in the future, so I'll take the time to apologize to Master Mi!" They are all colleagues, and they will not be remembered anymore. ”

"Your Excellency doesn't want us anymore?" Li Maolin was taken aback, and even Li Yingmei raised her head in astonishment.

"Your temperament is really not suitable to follow me." Gu Yinghui looked away, "Actually, I have already seen it, but it is more appropriate to say it in a hurry." If this succeeds, Your Highness will be rewarded, and I will settle you well. Here, as long as you are diligent and well-fed, it is no problem to have enough food and clothing, and it will get better and better. Brothers, live the life of the people well. ”

"But, the little one doesn't want to dig in the soil, and he is blind to this little hard-working martial arts." Li Maolin said anxiously.

"If you have this heart, then go to the army." Gu Yinghui said lightly: "But in the army, you don't have to worry about martial arts, and fighting in battle formations is not what you think." It can't be said that there are martial arts, but the combat methods of our army have changed a lot, and they are not like the commentaries you listen to. ”

"The little one, the little one understands." Li Maolin didn't know what he understood, and his face was quite gloomy.

"I can also help you arrange for your military affairs." Gu Yinghui glanced at Li Maolin, his tone softened, and said: "When you arrive in Guangzhou, wait for my news first, you are good at riding and martial arts, try to help you find a unit that can give full play to your strengths!" ”

"Then Lord Lao bothered, and the little one thanked me first." Li Maolin smiled and thanked him.

Li Yingmei regretted it a lot, she didn't know that she had reached such a point, and even her brother's future was affected. It took a long time to raise his head and whisper to his brother: "I'm sorry, big brother, it's the little sister who is willful and has affected you." ”

"Don't say that." Li Maolin tried his best to pretend to be free and easy, waved his hand, paused for a long time and asked curiously: "Master Mi recommended you to go to the palace as a guard, which is a good thing, why don't you want to?" ”

"I, I just think that Your Highness, reward the traitor surnamed Wu, and the female Tartar, some, some-" Li Yingmei said incompletely.

"The view of the small people." Gu Yinghui's ears were very good, and she could hear clearly, so she couldn't help but snort, and said, "If Your Highness thinks like you, I don't know when the national war will be fought?" However, if the Qing army can be dismantled and won without a fight, I don't know how many fewer people will die on the battlefield? How many ordinary people will be liberated from the Tartars as soon as possible? Hmph, let me tell you, you don't understand these big truths either. ”

"I-" Li Yingmei really couldn't understand it all at once, but she also realized that she seemed to be thinking left, and she couldn't help but bow her head again in shame.

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"In the future, whoever has been convicted and punished according to the law will not interfere." Zhu Yongxing pushed back the case file that asked him for instructions to be decided to Zha Rulong, the director of the confidential office, pondered for a while, and said: "If it is sympathetic, or if the relationship is serious and requires special cases, it will be singled out separately, and it will be decided by Gu whether to be pardoned or not." ”

"But what if there is a loophole in the law?" Zha Rulong seemed to feel that Zhu Yongxing was a little tired of political affairs. Euphemistically persuaded: "This major matter is decided by all dynasties and dynasties—"

"Lone knows." Zhu Yongxing shook his head lightly and said, "You still don't understand Lone's mind!" Chrysostom said that life and death are taken away, isn't it a crime that is not a punishment? I don't want to do that! Well, or rather, something to change. In ancient times, it was said that 'the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people'. But why is there a 'doctor who can't be punished'? From the immediate point of view, how many people's hearts can be comforted if Lone respects the law and is not a punishment for sin? In the long run, there will be less of the king of the ruin, and there will be less tragic things such as the unjust death of Wu Mu. ”

Zha Rulong woke up a little, and the heart of the people should refer to the surrender of troops and generals, or the people of the thirteen families. Although they are currently reorganized into the Ming army. But will these people have no doubts? Since ancient times, the emperor was generous and generous at first, and then how many things went back on his word?

"As for the flaws or inadequacies of the law, it is not wrong for any country in the world to dare to boast of perfection in the law." Zhu Yongxing continued: "Lone has ordered the Criminal Department to convene people to carefully study and analyze the "Da Ming Law", either adding or changing it, so that it can adapt to the changes of the times. This will be a long-term process. How can it be done overnight? ”

A modern country, or a near-modern state. Relatively sound laws are indispensable. The rule of law replaces the rule of man, which is the expression of progress and civilization. Sooner or later, if we take this road and make changes by Zhu Yongxing, we should have more hope of success. From top to bottom, this is called enlightenment; Bottom-up. It's called revolution. Zhu Yongxing thought clearly that this is not only to create a country ruled by law, but also to benefit future generations.

"The king is under the law, and this cannot be said now." Zhu Yongxing smiled and said, "Authority, loneliness still has to be maintained." But you can't say it, but you can do it. First form such a set of rules, wait for everyone to get used to it, and wait until the success of ZTE, and then announce it. However, if you don't interfere with you, you must have the right of amnesty. Well, you get the idea. ”

"This, subordinates must think carefully in order to understand the deep meaning of His Highness." Zha Rulong smiled bitterly and said honestly.

"Hehe, then think slowly, but don't be too tired." Zhu Yongxing nodded to the table and said, "I want to rebuild the cabinet, what do you think?" ”

"This-" Zha Rulong knew that whatever Zhu Yongxing said, even if it was a well-known term, it would definitely be different, so he hesitated for a moment and asked: "I wonder if His Highness is imitating the palace in the Hongwu period, or the cabinet when he became an ancestor?" ”

The Ming Dynasty's transition from the abolition of the prime minister to the implementation of the cabinet system brought about the most important changes in the central bureaucracy of traditional Chinese society. In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the left and right prime ministers were set up, and the left and right ministers were set up under the prime minister, and the governors were appointed as their subordinates. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang killed Hu Weiyong, the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, abolished the prime minister, and made the six departments directly subordinate to the emperor, and the state authority was gathered in the emperor. When the Ming Dynasty became the ancestor, the cabinet was formally established on the basis of the establishment of the palace in the Hongwu period. Although the power of the cabinet minister is much smaller than that of the prime minister, people are still accustomed to seeing the cabinet minister as the prime minister.

"It's all different." Zhu Yongxing shook his head and said: "At the beginning, it should be similar to when he became an ancestor, but in the future-"

Seeing that Zhu Yongxing wanted to speak and stopped, Zha Rulong didn't know what to say for a while. In fact, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty has changed several times, and the cabinet was only the emperor's private secretary when he became an ancestor, not a power organ; Later, the power of the cabinet was increased and gradually valued; During the Jiajing period, Yan Song, a powerful minister, was good at government affairs for more than 20 years, and the power of the cabinet was completely the same as that of the former prime minister.

Moreover, the contradictions between the cabinet and the imperial power are sometimes eased, sometimes sharpened, and one is eliminated; The cabinet and the six ministries are also often competing with each other for strength, and there are many contradictions; The cabinet is usually subject to the celebrant and has deep contradictions, but it has to follow the path of the celebrant and the celebrant superintendent. And Zhu Yongxing doesn't need eunuchs, he is a wise and wise master, what this cabinet will look like, Zha Rulong really doesn't know, and he can't think of it.

Seeing that Cha Rulong couldn't come up with anything, Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly and said: "Lonely is just an idea, well, the British asked to see Lonely, I don't know what it is?" ”

"This subordinate has heard of it." Zha Rulong turned back to his train of thought and replied: "It seems that the newly promoted King Yanping sent someone to contact the British to buy weapons and equipment. ”

Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Zheng Jing will not only contact the British, but the legal person should also be tempted. The British asked to see the lonely king, on the one hand, to show the sincerity of the cooperation between the two companies, and on the other hand, they were afraid that they would step on the legal person. Hehe, King Gu had no intention of blockading Taiwan, Zheng Jing wanted to buy weapons, and Gu would not obstruct him. However, he wanted Zheng Jing to know the meaning of loneliness, and he didn't have to be sneaky in the future. ”

"My subordinates don't understand." Zha Rulong asked suspiciously, "Zheng Jing's strength has increased. Isn't it a threat? ”

"Then you say that it is possible to completely ban Zheng Jing's access to weapons?" Zhu Yongxing asked rhetorically, and then asked himself: "Zheng Jing is different from the Qing court, he is a Han after all, and he is still a Ming minister, since he can't be banned." Why not be a favor? In addition, Lone has always wanted to attack Luzon and eliminate the Spaniards to avenge the Chinese, but he has never been able to spare his hand. If Zheng Jing can help Gu complete this task, it will save a lot of effort. ”

"Can he take a chestnut out of the fire for His Highness?" Zha Rulong said suspiciously.

"It's not about taking a chestnut from the fire, it's about expanding yourself." Zhu Yongxing said thoughtfully: "I just don't know if he has the ambition of being a father." Well, wait for solitude to think about it. ”

Zha Rulong saw that Zhu Yongxing had some wandering things, and knew that His Royal Highness Min often had a lot of wonderful ideas because of this, and he didn't dare to disturb him. Quietly retreated.

Zhu Yongxing thinks a lot, some practical problems, and some things that people are unlikely to understand now.

The British were flattering and flattering, and the "Shimabara Rebellion" caused the Japanese shogunate to completely ban religion and expel all the southern barbarian countries except the Netherlands, and the British were among them. Now that the Ming Dynasty is about to open up trade with the Japanese state, the British naturally want to get a piece of the pie. As long as Britain and France could provide weapons to the Ming army on a regular basis, in quantity and quality, Zhu Yongxing could allow the two countries to sell weapons to Zheng Jing. And with the continuous improvement of self-control. The Ming government's demand for imported weapons will also gradually decrease.

In the face of the increasingly powerful Ming government on the mainland, Zheng Jing must also have a sense of oppression in Taiwan. Maybe look for outward expansion. It is not impossible for overseas to be king. In this regard, Zhu Yongxing is very open-minded, as long as it is a Han Chinese, it doesn't matter who occupies the overseas land. Even if the Zheng family is crowned the king of Luzon in the future, it is also something that can be considered.

As for the Cabinet of Ministers and the law. There are a lot of ideas that people don't understand today. The Magna Carta has existed for more than 400 years, and the British have begun the long-standing process of establishing a constitutional government, while the Ming Kingdom is still in the feudal era. The royal family relinquished some of its powers, respected the judicial process, and accepted that royal power was limited by law. When Zhu Yongxing was at the top of power, it was easy to implement, but it was difficult for Zhu Yongxing to make it a permanent law.

There has never been a perfect and one-time achievement of great things, Zhu Yongxing can only comfort himself and give himself encouragement. Even the Magna Carta, which began as an agreement between the nobility against the king's arbitrary taxation, evolved into law with several amendments to protect more rights and cover more people, and finally evolved into the modern constitutional monarchy.

Let's start gradually from now on, at least you can delegate some of your powers, respect the judicial process, and lay a foundation. If you can live to seventy or eighty, you will have more than 30 years to continue to consolidate or change, and if your son can be mediocre, he will almost be able to fix this framework and system, right? Or an honest grandson...... Hehe, thinking too far!

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The strings were pulled sharply, and the female horn was singing to a very high three or four stacks, and then fell suddenly, and tried her best to carry out its spirit of thousands of twists and turns, like a flying snake circling and interspersing in the middle of the peaks, the lower and lower the singing, the lower and thinner. The people of the garden held their breath and did not dare to move.

Gradually, the sound became inaudible, and after a while, it was as if a little sound came from under the ground, and then suddenly it rose again, and there were infinite voices at the same time. It's like the spring dawn in the flower dock, the good birds are chirping, and the ears are too busy, and I don't know which one to listen to. At the moment of chaos, Huo's voice was silent. After a pause, the applause from the audience was thunderous.

"Okay, that's a good song." Mengzhu clapped her hands behind the curtain with unfinished thinking, and looked at the empty seat beside her with a little regret.

"I'm so busy all day that I just have to eat and sleep." Long Er sighed lightly and said, "I can't live in peace on the weekend, so these people can't wait?" ”

"It's all a big deal, and it can't be delayed." Mengzhu shook her head helplessly, grabbed her daughter, hugged her on her lap dotingly, stuffed a big apple, sorted out her somewhat messy hair, and reprimanded: "What are you drilling, look at the nurse and the maid are tired." Listen to the play honestly, and if you are disobedient, I will send you back to accompany my sister. ”

"My sister can't go, she can't talk, it's not interesting." Rou'er spoke more and more fluently, although she said this, she didn't dare to run around anymore, pretending to be a good baby in her mother's arms.

Long Er chuckled, took the apple, peeled it, cut it into pieces and put it on a plate, "Rou'er wasn't like her sister when she was a child, she only ate, drank, slept, and cried. ”

Rou'er blinked her big eyes, tilted her head and thought about it, and said, "Then let my sister grow up quickly, so I can lead her to play." ”

"Okay, my sister is growing up, and Rou'er is growing up too." Long Er pricked an apple with a toothpick and put it in the child's mouth.

The old woman's "B ultrasound" was not accurate, and Long Er was full of hope, but she also gave birth to a girl three months ago. This made her a little depressed, and it took a long time for her to recover. Mengzhu comforted on her lips, and she was probably relieved in her heart. Zhu Yongxing doesn't care, as long as he is flesh and blood, he likes it. It is too early to say what the heirs will be, and his ideas are different from those of others.

The palace is not too big, nor is it beautiful, let alone the time for construction. Zhu Yongxing introduced a seven-day rest rule among officials, which he called the weekend. Seeing that his wife and children were a little bored in the house, and he didn't have much time to play with them, he came up with an idea that would not damage his reputation. (To be continued......)