"Your Majesty..."

"What did you say, Your Majesty is here?"

Shi Pu was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head to see Zhu Di standing at the door, followed by Wang Cheng and a group of little eunuchs such as the celebrant eunuch, their faces were not very good-looking.

"Minister, Minister of Ministers, Ministry of Ministers and Ministers Shangshu Shipu, see Your Majesty!" Shi Pu got up from the table and said, "Why did Your Majesty come here?" ”

"I didn't expect me to come to this place where birds don't, right?" Zhu Di walked up to him with his hands in his hands and said with a smile: "What, do you want you, a dignified Ministry of Works, to kneel in front of me and wronged you?" ”

Shi Pu looked at the wet, dirty and messy environment around him, and wondered: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, it's just... There is a miasma here, and the official uniforms on the ministers are issued by the imperial court and need to be properly cared for. ”

"That's okay, Wang Cheng, you go back and tell Shangyi Supervisor to redo a set for Lord Shi."

Wang Cheng immediately smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Lord Shi is dirty, and the new official uniform will be ready in the next few days." ”

Shi Pu glanced at the eunuch who was smiling all over his face, but in fact, he was extremely angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to attack in front of everyone.

"The etiquette of the court cannot be abolished, don't you people always like to talk about etiquette and etiquette?" Zhu Di nodded, and while speaking, he sat on Fang Cai Shipu's stool, crossed his legs and said:

"I'm going to ask for etiquette now, kneel!"

Shi Pu had no choice but to close his eyes and lead a group of officials from the Ministry of Industry to kowtow to the mountain and shout: "Ministers see Your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”

"Others can be flat, Shi Aiqing, you kneel first, I beg you something." Zhu Di leaned down and asked, "I won't be too wronged by you, right?" ”

The officials of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor did it against each other, and it was also necessary to divide the occasion.

First of all, it must be in the kind of public place outside the Fengtian Temple or Chengtian Gate, the bigger the scene, the better, the more officials, the better, and secondly, there must be other court officials present, in case the situation is not right, you can echo it in unison, so as to force the palace.

If these two conditions are met, the backbone of the officials is generally very strong.

Because even if they fail, are reprimanded or punished, their reputation among the scholars will rise rapidly, and they will be in a stable and invincible position.

But now, if you look at this place, not a single condition has been met.

None of the court officials were present, only the surrounding group of dirty and smelly martial arts Sanwei craftsmen were still in a remote place, even if there was a disturbance, there were no important court officials who could speak for him.

So at this time, Shi Pu, who is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is extremely honest.

Zhu Di knows this and plans to make good use of it.

"The minister kneels comfortably, not aggrieved, not aggrieved at all." Shi Pu hung his head, smelling the smell on the ground and nauseated, but he didn't dare to raise his head at all.

"That's fine, if you're comfortable, you'll continue to kneel." Zhu Di picked up the small notebook on the table, looked at it and said: "The list of martial arts sanwei volunteers to dispatch shift craftsmen, what is this written?" ”

In the Ming generation, there were two types of craftsmen: seated craftsmen and shift craftsmen.

As the name suggests, the former is a craftsman household who has lived in a place for generations, and the martial arts three guards belong to this category.

The latter was transferred to the Beijing Division from all over the country, and his place of origin was still local, and he served in the Beijing Division for three months every three years or one or two years, and the shifts were changed, all of which were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.

"Wang Cheng, you are very bold." Zhu Di flipped it over, and the more he looked at his face, the more wrong it became, and he threw the book directly into the mud puddle on the ground, and sneered:

"The craftsmen of the martial arts three guards are incorporated into the vanguard of the government army, this is a matter agreed upon by the court, this is a great plan to defend the Beijing division, what are you doing?"

"Yang Feng Yin is violated, you are very capable!"

Shi Pu hurriedly kowtowed, not caring how dirty the ground was, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is wrong to blame the minister, the minister is here to re-enter the number of martial arts craftsmen and craftsmen, so as to report to the imperial court." ”

"As for this list, it was completely invited by the craftsmen to take turns in Nanjing."

"Oh, then, you're still a good official who petitions for the people?" Zhu Di looked at the Ministry of Industry Shangshu who was kneeling in front of him, didn't bother with him, stood up and said to the craftsmen around him:

"I want to integrate you from the three guards of martial arts to the vanguard of the government army, some of you may not know the difference, I am here today to tell you in person."

"As for how to choose, I will not be in a difficult situation."

Zhu Di walked to the middle of the craftsmen and said loudly: "Join the vanguard of the government army, and your children will be organized into the young army of learning skills, and in the future, they will become the pro-army of my crown prince and grandson!" ”

"From now on, you will no longer be a lowly person, you will be a sword guard in the palace, guarding the palace, protecting my safety, and you will become a real pro-army of the Son of Heaven!"

The craftsmen, dressed in tattered clothes, lived in such a dirty environment, and they gathered around, their eyes full of confusion about the future, and the curiosity of the emperor in front of them.

Wang Cheng was a little nervous, and the eunuchs with the celebrant formed a circle and guarded Zhu Di.

Zhu Di pushed away Wang Cheng who was blocking in front of him, came to the eyes of an old man, held his rough hand, and asked, "Old man, where is your son?" ”

A young man with unkempt hair came out of the crowd.

Zhu Di looked up and down and found that although his clothes were dirty, his eyes were full of determination.

Zhu Di nodded approvingly, and said loudly: "If you choose to join the vanguard of the government army, your son will become my guard with a knife." ”

"Guards with knives, understand?"

"They patrol the palace with knives and are responsible for the safety of my great son, so if your son has a grandson, your grandson will become a young army of Xi Ji, and he will be my prince and grandson's pro-army in the future."

Zhu Di's words and deeds taught him, and even the old man in front of him understood.

The old man was in tears, but he really didn't expect that he would be able to feel the temperature of the Son of Heaven in his lifetime.

The surrounding craftsmen spread the word about it, and it soon became a discussion, but soon some people questioned it and shouted in the crowd: "What about the silver?" What about grain? ”

"It won't be the same as before, the Ministry of Household doesn't care about us, and the Ministry of Industry doesn't care about us!"

"No, I promise you!" Zhu Di said: "I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and your Son of Heaven, but I am not the Emperor Taishang outside the city who is called Guan Knock and lingers!" ”

"I'm a good word!"

"At this time and now, I will appoint twelve people from among you to become the sword-bearers of the vanguard of the government army, and lead all the sword-carrying guards, and you will nominate them, and I will not interfere!"

"I only have one word, as long as you follow me, I will never treat you badly!"

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he turned his head and said: "Wang Cheng, those who don't want to stay in the capital will all be removed from the craftsman's registration, registered as a citizen, and given two silver taels for returning to their hometown." ”

"I won't force you to do things for me!"

"But please believe in me one last time, and believe in the great tomorrow once again!"

After saying this, Zhu Di looked around at everyone, only to see the craftsmen gathered together, quietly looking back at himself.

No one squeaked.

Lying on the ground, Shangshu Shipu, who was already soaked in dirty water, snickered in his heart, and the other subordinate officials of the Ministry of Industry were also whispering, pointing at this side.

Zhu Di's face was extremely calm, and he said lightly: "Okay, if you don't want to, then I won't be reluctant." ”

"Wang Cheng, all the craftsmen of the martial arts Sanwei will be expelled from the craftsman registration, become a citizen, distribute the return silver, and send them home after defeating the Wara!"

Wang Cheng said: "The slave obeys the order. ”

After that, Zhu Di raised his feet and left.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to be His Majesty's guard with a knife!" A young man ran forward at this time, and Zhu Di saw that it was the son of the old man.

"Okay, what's your name?!"

The young man raised his head and stared at Zhu Di's surprised eyes, and said with a slight hesitation: "The little one is called Wang Yue." ”

"Wang Yue, what a name! From now on, you'll be the first person to bring a knife! Zhu Di helped Wang Yue up, turned around and asked, "Who else wants to follow me?" ”

"When I am employing people now, I will not refuse to come, as long as you have talent, I will definitely reuse it!"

All the craftsmen looked at each other, and the discussion gradually increased, and then more and more craftsmen knelt on the ground.

"We do."

"I don't want to live this kind of hard life anymore, Your Majesty, my whole family has followed you!"