Ying Tianfu, Chang'an Fang.

At the beginning of the first year of orthodoxy, Yingtianfu began large-scale urban transformation, and in the sixty years of orthodoxy, the entire Yingtianfu changed from the original sewage city to a modern city.

The Patent Office was the first renovated yamen in the imperial court, and only six floors were built in order to not exceed the height of 30 meters in the Fengtian Temple.

Later, almost all the yamen of the imperial court took this as a lesson and all of them were converted into six-story buildings.

The originally evenly distributed yamen have become sixty percent one by one, saving a large piece of land and increasing the capacity of the city.

During the Yongle period, there were only one million people in Yingtianfu, but after 90 years, the population of Yingtianfu has exceeded 5 million.

And that's just the urban population, from Yingtianfu along the Yangtze River to Songjiang on the seaside, and then to Lin'an in the south, forming the world's largest metropolitan area, an industrial zone.

There are now 200 million people living in this small land, which is more than the population of the entire two continents of Dongzhou, north and south.

From the very beginning of the industrial city, Yingtianfu finally deindustrialized, into an economic center, a political center, and an education center.

Over the years, a large number of schools have been gradually relocated, and only a few top universities have been retained in Yingtianfu, but there are still more than 200,000 students living and studying in Yingtianfu.

No matter how the city changes, but the basic functions have not changed, mentioning Xiamafang, that is the top community of the Ming Dynasty, and mentioning Taipingfang, that is the gathering place of the Ming Dynasty high-ranking officials and nobles.

Chang'anfang is the political center of the Ming Dynasty.

More than 50 years ago, on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the Ming Dynasty, the civil and military yamen that was originally located in front of the imperial palace was completely demolished and turned into a huge square.

Since then, the original major yamen have been rebuilt in Chang'anfang, and all the yamen are six-storey buildings, forming a huge office area.

Due to the separation of powers, the area of Yamen is also divided into four major areas, each of which is unrelated.

Countless officials, even if they are extremely popular, may not have been to other Yamen districts.

Such a political structure prevents the emergence of powerful ministers, whether it is the prime minister, the prime minister, the speaker of parliament, or the secretary general, they can only take care of their own affairs.

Except for the intelligence services.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs has the Department of General Affairs, the Ministry of Justice has the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Parliament has the Department of Counseling, and the Ministry of National Defense has the Department of Military Intelligence.

In terms of scale, the General Administration Department is the largest. However, it is still the Jinyi Guard directly controlled by the emperor, and his fame is even greater.

Because Jinyiwei not only has the investigation power of the major intelligence agencies, but also retains part of the trial power, which is incomparable to other agencies.

In Chang'anfang, where yamen are lined with yamen, Jinyiwei is close to the imperial palace, adjacent to the parliament building, the government palace, and even a special palace gatehouse, which can directly lead to the Jiying Hall in the southwest of the palace.

For several days in a row, a secret telegraph line from Dongzhou came with a lot of news every day.

The telegrams were submitted without being deciphered.

However, Li Ji, who was the commander of the Jinyi Guard, had never seen these telegrams, and he did not know what was happening.

He only knew that these telegrams were collected by his father, Li Yuan, who was over ninety years old, and then handed them to the palace.

Li Yuan is one of the few people who survived in the Gaozu era, because Emperor Gaozu lived to be one hundred and fifteen years old, and when he died, almost all the old people died before him.

Li Ji's grandmother was Emperor Gaozu's favorite sister, Princess Jiaxing, and the Li family had always been trusted by Emperor Gaozu.

Li Yuan, as the only son of Princess Jiaxing, has never been worthy of this trust, and under his leadership, Jinyiwei has always adhered to his duty and become the sharpest knife of His Majesty the Emperor.

Fifty years ago, the sixty-year-old Li Zifeng stepped back and was succeeded by Li Ji's father, Li Yuan, as the commander of Jinyiwei.

Emperor Gaozu was eloquent and strategic, and after ascending the throne, he changed customs and changed countless unreasonable decrees.

For example, in the past, candidates had to avoid the emperor's name and the name of their father and ancestors.

But he changed this unreasonable custom, and since then, countless newborns in the world have been named Ji, and Li Ji's name comes from this.

Li Yuan had always been Emperor Gaozu's chauffeur and cabinet, and he was not very keen on Jinyi Wei affairs, and when Li Ji grew up, he resigned, preferring to follow Emperor Gaozu's side.

However, Emperor Gaozu let him take over as the commander of the Jinyi Guard after assessing Li Ji's ability.

So far, the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren have been the commanders of Jinyiwei, which has become a good story of the Ming Dynasty.

After Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, he still trusted Li Ji.

Li Ji is now nearly sixty, but he has a talent for martial arts, and when he was thirty years old, he achieved the secret of immortality, but now his body is stronger than in the prime of life.

For more than 40 years, Li Ji Xiao has followed the rules and combed the brocade clothes and guards up and down, and is one of the most powerful yamen in the Ming Dynasty.

And he is also in charge of the affairs of Jinyiwei, and there is almost nothing to hide from his ears and eyes.

A few months ago, his father struck again, got His Majesty's personal order, and took over a dark line.

Originally, the top and bottom of Jinyiwei were in the palm of his hand, but now there was this accident, which made him pay special attention.

But he didn't intervene rashly, because in the end, the matter still had to be in his hands.

After all, my father was already in his nineties, and it was impossible for him to do things.

On this day, there was a knock on the office door, and his attendant opened the door, followed by a woman in palace clothes who was over thirty years old. "My lord, Lian Gong is passing on His Majesty's message."

Li Ji knew that the person who came was one of the highest-ranking people in the palace, Lian Shu, he didn't dare to slack off, got up and hugged his fists and said: "I've seen Master Lian, if Your Majesty summons you, you can just call, how can I let you make a special trip." You may be seated ......."

Lian Gongzheng said with a smile: "I'm bored in the palace, take the opportunity to be lazy for a while." Your Majesty is still waiting for you, and you don't dare to delay. ”

Li Ji nodded and said, "In that case, wait for me to change into a dress." ”

Lian Gongzheng smiled and nodded, and waited for Li Ji to enter the inner room to change clothes, and behind his hands, he admired a real Da Vinci in his office.

Since Emperor Gaozu abolished the internal servant system, the palace no longer needed eunuchs, and all palace maids took over the eunuch powers.

Outside the palace, the eunuchs' powers were replaced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and members of the clan and some civil officials who were proficient in finance and accounting became the managers of the royal family's wealth.

Moreover, slavery was abolished in the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the Ming Dynasty would never be slaves.

Whether it is a palace maid or a servant of a large family, it is a hiring system.

To recruit a servant, not only to pay a salary, but also to pay pension and medical insurance on behalf of him.

The four major banks have an insurance company, and every Ming citizen has established a sound insurance system since birth.

There are still slaves in the Ming Dynasty, but they are all foreigners.

In countries outside of the Ming Dynasty, most ordinary aliens are proud to be slaves of the Ming Dynasty.

The palace now has 3,000 palace maids, and only a hundred are lifelong female officials, who are all selected from the 1,000 noble women's quotas on the premise of voluntariness.

There are 1,000 noble women and 2,000 folk girls among the 3,000 palace maids, all of whom graduated from junior high school, entered the palace at the age of 16 and left the palace at the age of 20.

Every year, 500 people are selected to enter the palace, and it has become a folk event.

Because after several years of training in the palace, after strict training, they are all asking for marriage.

Only after four years of training, if a palace maid voluntarily does not leave the palace and serves the royal family for life, will she be listed as a female official.

They will be educated in the Literature Museum, each with their own talents, to manage the palace, and to become the spokesmen of the royal family.

They will not be released from the palace until they are sixty years old, but they are still supported by the royal family, and they will enjoy food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and enjoy all the glory and wealth.

This Lian Gong is such a female official, although she is only in her thirties, she has become one of the twenty-four divisions of the female official of the palm seal, which shows that her ability is extraordinary.

After a short time, Li Ji changed into the python suit specially made by Jinyiwei, and the two went downstairs and entered the palace through the small gate between the corner of the courtyard and the palace.

This small gate leads to the Jiying Hall in the West Hall, and there is also a path that leads to the Three Great Halls.

The Ming Dynasty system was different from that of the previous dynasties, and the early dynasties were abolished.

The civil and military officials performed their own duties, and most of the power was delegated to various yamen, and they were no longer discussed at the court meeting.

Even if it is a great court meeting, it is also held in the government palace outside the palace, and the Fengtian Hall in the palace will only assume the function of the emperor on his birthday, the country's birthday, and the New Year's holidays.

However, the emperor still had a noon dynasty, and every morning he had to deal with state affairs and meet with officials.

At this time, the Jinyi Guard was responsible for maintaining order and guarding the emperor.

The Daming Palace has not been changed significantly for more than a hundred years, but it is separated between the harem and the front hall, and the brocade guard is only responsible for the front hall.

Lian Gong was taking two palace maids and leading Li Ji into the palace and towards the Jiying Palace, where the emperor was stationed. "Lian Gongzheng, Your Majesty is summoned today, I don't know what happened?"

Lian Gongzheng did not hide it, and said with a smile: "The concubine doesn't know either, but when His Majesty passed the message, the old man was also there." ”

Li Ji asked again: "Your Majesty is in a good mood?" ”

Lian Gongzheng smiled and shook his head slightly. "Why should the adults embarrass the concubine, in this palace, the adults are probably more familiar than the concubine, what to say and what not to say, you should understand better than the concubine."

Li Ji said with a smile: "In the past, it only took a phone call to summon me, but today I am afraid it will be a big deal to let Master Lian go on a trip." ”

Although Li Ji looks young, he is almost sixty years old, and Lian Gong is lowering his posture, with a playful smile on his face: "Aren't adults just people who do great things!" ”

Li Ji smiled and didn't ask any more.

The four of them came to the foot of the main hall, and the general of the Jinyi Guard, who was guarding the periphery, saw the arrival of the commander, and they were all straight and straight.

Lian Gong smiled at Li Ji and walked up the steps first.

The palace maid guarding the door received her instructions and shouted: "The commander of the Jinyi Guard makes Li Ji see ...... driving"

Soon, there was a response from within the hall. "Xuan Li Ji sees the ......"

Only then did Li Ji straighten out his hairpin and strode up the steps.

In the spacious Jiying Palace, there are only a few palace maids guarding around.

Emperor Zhengde did not sit on the main seat at the end, but sat down on the sofa in the official waiting area with an old man, and when he saw Li Ji, Li Ji smiled and beckoned. "My aunt has arrived, come and sit down."

The old man couldn't help but look at his grandson and said, "Your Majesty, the ceremony must not be abolished......"

Zhengde smiled impatiently: "It's not that there are no outsiders!" ”