Zhu Gaoxu said at this time, and in the future, the upper court was changed to four quarters in the morning (about eight o'clock), and the noon gate was opened at three minutes (seven forty-five).

The ministers should go outside the noon gate before two o'clock (half past seven), not too early.

In addition, Zhu Gaoxu said that every day in the court is mostly trivial things, and it is a waste of time to go back and forth for half a day, and if you do not receive a notice in the future, you will have a day off every three days. (The rest here is not not on duty, it is not necessary to go to court, and the officials are on duty in their own yamen).

Officials at all levels can take three days of leave of absence every month. (If you have more than three grades, you need the emperor's approval.) Of course, the emperor himself could rest for three days on his own.

Today, Zhu Gaojie carried out an important restructuring of the system of the previous dynasty.

Ming civil and military officials go to the court, there are not many people who can speak in the court, almost seventy or eighty percent of people have no chance to speak, most of what can be said is still a trivial matter, sometimes the appointment of a county order, can be said for a long time, some imperial history and speech officials want to impeach people, can start from the eight generations of this person's ancestors, and try to prove his guilt, it is really a waste of the emperor's time.

Then Zhu Gaoxu said again, if the Beijing official has a carriage, try to take the carriage, and if there is no carriage, sit far away, report to the household department, and the household department will adjust the house, so that the Beijing official can be closer to the imperial city.

It is also beneficial for the Beijing official to be close, and when the emperor wants to summon people, it is also relatively fast.

The official cabinet of the Ming Dynasty only had to reach the level, and the emperor's words were immediately supported by many middle and low-level Beijing officials.

Today, the emperor has carried out an important reform, and on the whole, he takes great care of all the officials, thinks about the officials, postpones the early dynasty, and gives everyone time to rest.

But the emperor obviously also had selfish intentions, obviously wanted to be lazy, and as soon as he ascended the throne, he postponed the morning of the dynasty and added a lot of rest days, and the ministers were happy and sad.

Someone immediately calculated in their hearts that officials don't have to go to court for one day every four days, after all, they still have to be on duty.

But the emperor doesn't have to go to court, just rest?

Isn't the emperor resting a third of a month?

Zuodu Yushi Wuzhong was unhappy.

In the historical records of Wuzhong, Feng Wei is like a crown of jade, more than seven feet long, the sound is like a bell, and the court and the field look at it.

In history, he dared to disobey the will of Chengzu.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu said the new rules, Wu Zhong came out: "Your Majesty, please play." ”

This guy was very loud, and the right capital Yu Shi Meng Shan, who was standing next to him, frowned and took a few steps back, probably his ears were shocked.

"Wu Yushi, you say." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty."

"Every four days, the ministers have to be on duty, what are you doing, Your Majesty?" Wu Zhong said politely: "Your Majesty plans to rest for half a month every month?" ”

There was an uproar all around, and many people were shocked by Wu Zhong's boldness.

The new emperor has been in Beijing for a year, and although he hasn't killed many people, the emperor is still a little tempered about Xie Jin's affairs and Xu Huizu's affairs, but he just doesn't want to get angry and do cruel things.

But Wu Zhong asked Zhu Gaochu in the court, and Zhu Gaochu was not angry.

He has long known what Wu Zhong's character is, which is why he is the imperial history of the left capital.

If the ministers are all submissive, or like Yang Rong and Liu Jun, they can only pat on the back, wouldn't he Zhu Gaoxu be written as a faint monarch in the future generations?

"I do need more time to move freely."

Zhu Gaoxu's first sentence caused the ministers to be in an uproar.

Wu Zhong's eyes widened, his face flushed, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Others say this, he can scold the past, you just want to be lazy, but how can the emperor scold when he says this?

"Wu Yushi, don't worry, I say so."

"There are so many things in the Ming Empire every day, and all the big and small things are brought to the court for discussion?"

"Wu Yushi is wasting everyone's time unconsciously?"

“。” Wu Zhong.

"In the future, when I go to the court, I will discuss things as usual."

"But when the dynasty is suspended, I will gather six Shangshu according to the actual situation, including a group of important officials such as Wu Yushi, and discuss them in the Wuying Hall or the Huagai Palace."

"To put it simply, there are many things in the Ming Dynasty that do not need to be discussed by the Manchu Dynasty civil and military."

"It only takes me and some important officials to make decisions."

Zhu Gaoxu has repeatedly reiterated the 'important' officials.

The six Shangshu, the left and right imperial histories and some nobles were obviously excited.

Everyone thought that the emperor was talking about them.

But the emperor was actually preparing for the future cabinet.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "As for the free time of not going to court and not discussing matters, I need it very much, but it is not for laziness. ”

"Because I feel that both the emperor and the officials will only sit in the imperial city and the yamen, and they will not be able to perceive the people's feelings and feel the needs of the people."

"Wu Yushi, the second-grade official uniform on your body is woven with ramie and leno, do you know how much ramie and leno are outside? How much does it cost the people to weave the same robe? ”

Wu Zhong's expression froze, of course he didn't know.

He couldn't help but look at Tobe Shangshu Natsuharaji.

The corners of Xia Yuanji's eyes twitched slightly, not daring to look at him, how could Xia Yuanji remember this kind of thing.

"Which Aiqing knows?" Zhu Gaoxu asked loudly.

The ministers were silent for a moment, and suddenly one of them cautiously moved a step to the right.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't recognize it at first sight, and then thought that after he entered Beijing, he summoned an official above the fourth rank to face the saint, and this person seemed to be Zhang Ben, the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry.

He also has a good memory, trying to remember some important officials.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Ben first glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and felt Zhu Gaoxu's smile, so he said loudly: "Jingshi ramie silk is four taels of silver per horse, or six yuan and two hundred yuan in treasure banknotes--"

He is really clear, and he knows exactly what goods are sold for and how much silver, how many copper coins, and how many treasure money.

Some ministers were shocked when they heard this, the treasure money is now degraded like this?

After listening to this, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhang Ben: "This should be the purchase price of the Ministry of Industry from the people, and it is not easy for Zhang Shilang to recite it so clearly." ”

Zhang Ben suddenly showed a happy expression.

"But." Zhu Gaoxu's tone changed.

"In fact, the ramie silk in the Jingshi market only costs three taels of silver per horse, or eight hundred ---yuan of treasure banknotes," Zhu Gaoxu said louder and louder, and finally his expression became extremely serious: "And in Suzhou, Jiangnan, ramie only costs two taels or three coins of silver per horse---

Song Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and the left and right attendants of the Ministry of Works, all changed their faces when they heard this.

Zhu Gaoxu asked loudly at this time: "Do you know how much it costs to make a robe of the same material for myself in the palace?" ”

"The price of the inner court is twenty taels for one ramie alone."

The faces of the Manchu Dynasty changed greatly.

"I want to ask all the ministers, how do I know the prices and people's livelihood outside when I sit in the imperial city every day?"

"Do you all want to be heard, deceived and deceived, and don't want me to know about the outside world? Do I want to be blind and deaf as you want it to be? Ah---h

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly asked loudly, shocking the audience.

"Your Majesty is angry." Li Jinglong reacted the fastest and took the lead in kneeling.

"The minister is guilty." Song Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, also quickly knelt down.

Then there was an uproar, and the scene was full of civil and military nobles.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and waved his hand angrily: "I'm not angry with you, you all get up." ”

"I just want to tell you that I don't like to be trapped in the Imperial City every day, and I want to have time to run outside."

"I also hope that all your ministers will not just know how to sit in the yamen."

"The Ming Dynasty is very big, but now the traffic is not fast enough, and the news is blocked, as long as you are careful, it is easy for the people below to be deceived and concealed."

"In the future, if you are an official, you must remember to walk around. ＂

"There is an old saying that it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles." After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, he remembered that this sentence had not yet been born.

"Your Majesty." At this time, the hall was full of praise.

The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty has been in office for just a year, and Zhu Gaoxu has found a high-sounding reason for being lazy and not going to court.

Some ministers already feel that Zhu Gaoxu is about to become a faint monarch, and with the addition of a three-day leave, the emperor may disappear for four or five days at any time in the future.

The emperor is not there, how does this court function?

But Zhu Gaoxu knew that the emperors of later generations would not go to court for decades, and the cabinet of the Ming court could still operate freely.

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At this time, it was close to the end of the first year of Hong Xi.

There is already an atmosphere before the Chinese New Year in Jingshi.

But Xu Huizu, the former Duke of Wei, couldn't be happy.

Although the emperor did not kill him or put him under house arrest, he almost copied all the wealth, real estate, shops, and fields of the Xu family since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Jin Yiwei was like that, and he almost vomited blood from Xu Huizu.

The Jinyi guard almost dug three feet into the ground to find out the silver that their family had buried in the field.

After some raids, Xu Huizu's family of more than 20 people finally moved to a small courtyard with only two rooms in the north of Wuding Bridge with 100 acres of land and hundreds of treasure money.

What was once a huge mansion has become a two-room courtyard, a gap that ordinary people can't bear.

Not long after moving over, Xu Huizu dismissed some of the servants and maids who came over, and in the end, only his wife Li, his son Xu Qin, his daughter-in-law He Miaolian, and his eldest grandson Xu Xianzong, a family of five, followed by a pair of loyal old servants Xu Ping and his wife.

Seven people were crammed into the small courtyard, and Xu Ping and his wife slept in the firewood room in the courtyard, which was barely enough to live.

The former Duke of Wei has fallen to this point, which is simply sparse.

But Xu Huizu was not as angry as Zhu Di was in the period.

Although he still enjoyed everything during the Zhu Di period, he was under house arrest at home and couldn't go out for a single step, which is not as good as now.

That's how people are, after a few years of house arrest, they know the value of freedom.

Originally, Xu Huizu was still very confident in himself.

But it was only in December, and Xu Ping came to report that all the only 100 acres of wheat were frozen to death.

The reason is very simple, Xu Huizu was unable to hire tenants, and Xu Ping did not know much about farm work, so no one managed it before the cold came, and he actually froze to death.

At the end of December, Xu Huizu hurried to the field with his son, and saw that most of the wheat seedlings in the field had shrunk and weakened, and most of them had turned yellow, and he was immediately annoyed and angry.

In his mind, the words sent by Zhu Gaoxu not long ago also flashed.

"If you Xu Huizu weren't for Xungui, would you have a fart? Do you really think that you are a scholar and a martial artist, proficient in everything, and capable of governing the world? You have the ability to rely on yourself to survive in Daming. ”

Zhu Gaoxu's words echoed in his ears, and Xu Huizu looked at the field and couldn't say a word.