Time flies quickly, in a blink of an eye to New Year's Day, from this day, the Ming Dynasty officially entered the Chongzhen era, and the past apocalypse said goodbye to the past.

Every year, New Year's Day, Winter Solstice, and Wanshou (the emperor's birthday) are the great court meetings, even if the emperor is slack in government, these three court meetings will not stop the dynasty.

At the end of the day, Zhu Youzhen woke up, washed up, and dressed in full costume under the waiting of the eunuch. It is no longer the dragon robe that is often worn on weekdays, but a formal dress that is only worn by the Great Dynasty - the crown dress.

The gown, in turn, is made up of a top and a skirt. The top is blue-black, symbolizing the sky; The bottom is yellow and red, symbolizing the ground. There are six crests on the top and bottom, which are 12 kinds of patterns, such as the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountain, the dragon, the Chinese insect, the fire, the Zongyi, the algae, the pink rice, the yellow, and the yellow.

The usual crown of heaven is no longer worn on the head, but an official crown! The cylindrical cap roll is covered with a wooden crown plate, which is round in front and behind, symbolizing the round heaven and place; The crown plate is painted blue and black on the top and yellow and red on the bottom, symbolizing the yellow of heaven and earth; The jade beads are strung together with colorful silk ropes and hung on the front and back of the crown plate, symbolizing the passage of time; It was made of silk and cotton and hung over his ears to remind the king not to listen to slander. When the crown is worn on the head, it should be low in the front and high in the back, symbolizing the care of the great emperor for the people.

All in all, this is a very retro outfit that is only worn on very formal occasions such as sacrifices, dynasties, and enthronements.

It was easy to put on a crown robe, and when it was almost time, Zhu Youzhen simply ate some snacks, and then rode on the dragon bowl, surrounded by eunuchs and Han generals, and headed towards the Imperial Palace.

The emperor worked hard, and the ministers worked even harder and got up earlier. As early as two o'clock in the morning (about 3 o'clock in the morning), the ministers of civil and military affairs arrived outside the noon gate one after another, yawning and sleepy.

The bigwigs of the six departments, three temples and two courtyards of the cabinet can go to the class rooms on both sides of the corridor to sit and wait, roast the charcoal stove to ward off the cold, and drink fragrant tea to relieve fatigue. Low-grade officials, such as those seven-grade imperial historians, do not have this treatment, and they get together in twos and threes, rubbing their hands together, and hugging each other for warmth.

When it was time to wait, the bell and drum on the Wufeng Tower rang, and the noon gate slowly opened, well, it was not the main gate that opened, but the two city gates on the left and right of the main gate, the left and right gates. Wen Zuo Wu right, according to the order of rank, entered the palace from the gate.

The court is only a ceremonial court, will not discuss specific things, after the three long live, the ministers on their own table, to the emperor New Year's greetings, the court is happy, harmonious, and then Zhu by the inspection of the ministers each a stack of beautifully printed treasure money, the dynasty will come to an end, the Ming Dynasty will bid farewell to the apocalypse officially entered the Chongzhen era.

According to the usual practice, the emperor will reward the imperial meal after the early dynasty, Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, the state affairs are difficult, everything is simple, go back to each family to find each mother.

The current Zhu Youzhen is not short of silver, and it is not that he is stingy, but he is unwilling to spend the silver on these officials.

When I returned to the Qianqing Palace, I took off my cumbersome crown clothes and changed into my daily dragon robe, and I suddenly felt relaxed. After ordering the imperial dining room to send the imperial food to eat simply, Zhu Youzhen drove to Xiyuan to comfort his soldiers of the New Praetorian Guard and send warmth to the Praetorian Guards who gave him high hopes.

In the Xiyuan Teaching Field, more than 10,000 soldiers of the New Army wore brand-new red jackets and uniforms, lined up in a neat line, waiting for their king with great anticipation.

Three meals a day, full of meat, such days, these strong men from poor rural areas don't even dare to think about it on weekdays. When they put on the new and warm red mandarin duck jackets, many soldiers cried silently. Poor enough, many of them have lived for twenty or thirty years and have never worn new clothes. Many poor families have a cotton coat, and every winter, in addition to having to go out to wear it, the whole family is nested on the kang and huddled next to each other.

Poverty in the countryside is definitely beyond many people's imagination. Zhu Youzhen also learned the real suffering of the people at the bottom after the recruits entered Xiyuan.

These are not counted, ordinary soldiers have a salary of two taels of silver per month, almost twice as much as other armies, and it is paid in full, absolutely no officer dares to be greedy for ink, because the military salary does not go through the hands of the officers at all, but is allocated to the army from the inner government, and is allocated to the soldiers' committees of each battalion, and the soldiers' committees are responsible for the distribution, that is, the battalion officers and sentinels at all levels also have to receive their own salaries from the committees. Moreover, Zhu Youjian often sent people to check the accounts in order to put an end to any phenomenon of embezzlement of military salaries.

Many soldiers have never seen so much silver in their lives, although it is only a small ingot, but it is as heavy as a mountain in their arms.

However, the silver did not last long in their arms, they all had families, and they all wanted to send the silver home and give it to their families, so that the family could live a fat year. Considering this need of the soldiers, after Lu Xiang ascended to the Ming Emperor, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, he sent special people to send silver to each soldier home. The soldiers were all from various prefectures in Gyeonggi, and the distance was not too far, but the number was a bit large, but it was enough time to deliver the money before the year.

Although the silver had not been in his arms for long, this heavy feeling was still in his heart, and the recruits were in a very excited mood, and they were naturally full of gratitude to the emperor who had brought them all this. If Zhu Youzhen chooses the dead now, there will definitely be countless people who sign up.

When Zhu Youzhen came to the Xiyuan Teaching Field, what he saw was a pair of eyes full of gratitude.

"Meet Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty all the blessings and peace of mind!"

Zhang Shize took the lead and knelt down and shouted loudly.

"Meet Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed with Jin'an!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers knelt down in unison, and at the same time shouted loudly, the sound vibrated the universe, and the shouts spread far away, out of the West Garden, attracting pedestrians on the street to stop and look at it in amazement.

"Ann, get up." Zhu Youzhen's ears were deaf by the shouting, but he showed a bright smile, and his hands were stretched out to support him.

"Up!" Zhang Shize, who served as the ceremonial officer, shouted again, and the soldiers stood up at the same time, moving neatly.

"Immovable as a mountain, its xu as a forest. Lu Aiqing is a well-trained soldier! Zhu Youzhen smiled and said to Lu Xiangsheng beside him.

"Your Majesty has won the award, and Weichen is terrified!" Lu Xiangsheng said humbly.

Accompanied by Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Shize, and others, Zhu Youzhen began to inspect the army, slowly walked past the front of the queue, and from time to time said a few words to the soldiers, asking them about the situation at home. The soldiers who were lucky enough to say a few words to the emperor were all excited, attracting the envious and jealous eyes of the other soldiers around them.

It took half an hour before he walked back and forth from the front of the queue, and talked to nearly a hundred soldiers, before Zhu Youzhen returned to the high platform and asked Wang Chengen, who accompanied him, to announce the reward for them, one penny per person, and a full meal of meat and food today, and a small amount of alcohol per person.

As soon as Wang Chengen's words fell, he immediately burst into joy.