Capital.

A winter afternoon.

Zhu Houzhao walked around the palace of the East Palace, twisted his neck, and loosened his waist, he didn't want to have a bad cervical and lumbar spine at a young age.

At the door, Liu Jin came in with a bunch of eunuchs and a bunch of eunuchs, and when he saw the prince's eyes, Liu Jin smiled as if he was hiding, "Your Highness, this is the last point of the day." ”

It looks like about twenty or thirty copies.

"Put it down, those palaces have been approved just now. Send it to the Cabinet. Zhu Houzhao pointed to the book on the side, then passed by Liu Jin, took the top one, and said after looking at it twice, "Liu Jin, what time is it?" ”

"If you go back to Your Highness, it's time to apply."

"Well, got it. Feng Hee, "

"The minister is here." A young man who had been sitting on the side got up and responded, he had bad legs and feet, and he was crooked every time he got up, but Zhu Houzhao didn't recommend him to sit all the time, so he stood up when he wanted to stand up, "Look at it, which thing have I been paying less attention to recently?" ”

Just like that day's deliberations, Zhu Houzhao will say it, and I am eyeing something. But the country is so big, there are so many things, there are hundreds of major officials in the country to remember, if you just rely on your brain, you will always forget, and the pressure is also great, so it is easier to write it down.

Feng Xi checked the records of the prince's summoning of officials, "The first two times, His Royal Highness listened to the annual summary of the "Ming Pao" and the report on the relevant matters of the imperial examination in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi. There is also the Northwest ...... By the way, there is one thing that His Highness has not yet discussed with the ministers after ordering the ministers to write it down. ”

Zhu Houzhao raised his head, he thought slightly, "It's the drought in Shandong, right?" Did you go to Shandong to return to Beijing according to the imperial history? ”

"Your Highness has a good memory, exactly."

A good memory is not as good as a bad pen, you still have to remember it well, otherwise you will really forget.

"Then declare it. Let's talk about Shandong. After the prince finished speaking, he had returned to the side of the book, and the note in his hand was made by Min Jue.

Because now the prisoners from Zhejiang are arriving in Beijing one after another, and it happens to coincide with the New Year, Min Jue thinks that it is best not to make the capital full of blood and wailing during the Spring Festival, which is unlucky.

This matter is harmless, and it does not affect the overall situation, Zhu Houzhao has no other opinions, so he uses a red pen to review: quasi-play.

On Fengxi's side, after the prince finished saying "Xuan", he immediately prepared a note for the eunuch to hand it out, which said that he ordered Li Dongyang, the household department, and the inspector to enter the palace according to the imperial history and report on the disaster relief in Shandong.

Inspectors are also called inspectors, which are a bit similar to the central inspection team, they are on business trips to places by the emperor's will, generally speaking, they supervise departments at all levels, but in the process of application, they are still in charge of a certain thing is the most operable, Zhu Houzhao attaches great importance to this system, and even has similar functions within Jinyiwei. The main thing is to inspect the warehouse, check the money and grain, remove the Haoqiang, and revitalize the discipline. Of course, if there is such a thing as a disaster, Zhu Houzhao will also send a patrol to the place according to the imperial history.

In fact, not only the Jinyi guards, but also the town guards and eunuchs sent to various places will also play a sparse role.

There is a bit of duplication of functions, but he can only stay in the Forbidden City, as long as the officials conspire, he is basically blind. If you are blind, it will be terrible.

So there's no way around it.

In addition, Zhu Houzhao is somewhat different from previous emperors in that he often listens to the reports of courtiers on some specific matters.

In fact, to tell the truth, although Emperor Hongzhi was diligent in the early and afternoon dynasties, he actually summoned not many ministers. And the Chinese all know that when we are the general assembly to do small things, small meetings to do big things, and to decide our fate, it is so a dozen or twenty people to discuss it, and then ask you all to carry it out, there are so many people in the early dynasty, the rules are so big, how can some things be said?

In any case, Zhu Houzhao is still accustomed to going to the DPRK to 'hold meetings'. It also improves efficiency, the departments involved, and those who are not involved, do not come, and put them all at the court meeting, and some things have nothing to do with some departments, and he has to stand here, which is a waste of time.

But in this way, the pressure on the officials of the various ministries of the imperial court was extremely great.

Because the prince has to listen to the report, it is basically more temporary, and the luckiest person has two days to prepare, and it has not exceeded three days.

It is not uncommon for officials to be dismissed on the spot because they are indistinct, they do not know what is going on, and they do not know anything about it.

But in the court, from the cabinet to the six ministries and nine divisions, the elders all support the prince to do this, this is called diligent government, who would expect the emperor and the prince to hide in the palace every day and not see the ministers? Who would dare to risk this.

So Zhu Houzhao sometimes intensifies, catches people who are not doing well, and will continue to hold meetings with them, and if things can't be completed, don't sleep.

The eunuchs in the East Palace have gradually become accustomed to the prince's mode of handling court affairs, and they should notify a few departments, and they will go to a few people, and now they are the cabinet, the household department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so the three of them are running in different directions.

The cabinet is only used by Li Dongyang, which is his main matter of coordination, and he also plays the drought situation in Shandong. The household department should come more, and the household department secretary, the attendant in charge of disaster relief, and the following directors will all be obtained.

It's okay to patrol the imperial history, or bring your own deputy.

The rest is gone.

These official yamen in the Ming Dynasty were basically built on the imperial city, and the cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the household department were all very close, which also provided convenience for a meeting madman like Zhu Houzhao.

When Liu Jin had almost finished reading the twenty or thirty copies of the latest scribble, Li Dongyang and Han Wen had already arrived.

They saw that the prince was too busy, so they waited for a while, anyway, they had encountered such a situation in the past.

"Shandong ......"

Zhu Houzhao suddenly spoke, Li and Han hurriedly bowed slightly, and listened carefully,

"It's Yang Tinghe there, right?"

"Back to Your Highness, yes." Li Dongyang is a cabinet minister, and it is more appropriate for him to answer this question.

"He has given the palace a lesson, and the situation is not optimistic." Zhu Houzhao put down the pen and came out from behind the book.

In fact, governing the country is not a golden iron horse or a battlefield soldier in many cases. Flipping through the "Ming Shilu", most of them are records of disasters and requests for tax reduction and exemption from the imperial court.

Especially in the climate of the Ming Dynasty, there were many cold times and abnormal times.

"Last time, the household raised 200,000 taels of silver, which was considered to solve the urgent need, but the winter was too cold, and even if the people could survive it, they would definitely freeze, and their bodies would be slightly weaker, and they would even die of hunger. There were too many people and too little food, and the porridge in the porridge shed could not be thickened. ”

The prince was very sad.

Why do these ministers always support the crown prince, because the prince only has a few times a year and a few things for the ministers, and most of the time he is very serious about governing the country. So it's really emotional, who dares not to let it go?

Li Dongyang and Han Wen couldn't be happy when they heard this, "Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs." His Royal Highness is very concerned, and Da Situ is also doing his best, now that winter is coming, the imperial court can be regarded as doing its best to help. I only hope that His Royal Highness can reduce the money and food of the disaster-stricken counties after the spring of the next year, and give the people a chance to breathe. ”

Zhu Houzhao knew that this was the era, and no matter how hard he tried, it would be impossible to make it impossible to make no one hungry at the time of the catastrophe like in his previous life.

Material reserves, logistics and transportation, distribution, etc., all of which cannot keep up.

"Let's listen to what the Inspector Yushi has to say first." Zhu Houzhao deliberately mentioned Yang Tinghe to let them know that I have a grasp of the situation in Shandong, so don't expect to bluff me.

But the seven or eight of them sat down and stared at each other before they suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Han Wen turned his head and whispered to the subordinate officials beside him: "Go and see, why haven't you patrolled the imperial history yet." ”

Zhu Houzhao also glanced at Liu Jin, and the old eunuch understood, "I have already gone to deliver the decree, and the slave will go to find it." ”

There was no way, Zhu Houzhao could only chat with these people again to pass the time.

It's that today's patrol is afraid that he will eat the board, even if it is slow, there is no reason to let the prince and cabinet ministers wait for him for so long.

What's even more exaggerated is that after about a stick of incense, Liu Jin took the little eunuch who had gone to deliver the decree directly and knelt down, and said in a cold sweat in the winter: "Your Highness, that ...... He was not in the duty room, and the slaves and maids couldn't find him. ”

Zhu Houzhao frowned, and when he wanted to celebrate the New Year, he would give him this kind of moth.

Officials in the Ming Dynasty also had time requirements to go to work, and they generally followed the Tang and Song dynasties for 'Chen (7 to 9 o'clock) into the unitary (17 to 19 o'clock) out', but Liu Jin had just said that it was Shen Shi (15 to 17 o'clock), and there was no one to be found in the yamen.

"Eh......" Han Wen and Li Dongyang were both a little embarrassed, "Your Highness is angry, maybe there are some things, just let Gonggong Liu go to find it again." ”

Liu Jin thought to herself, why don't you go on such a cold day.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't understand such a detailed history, so it was no wonder that he was a little surprised. In fact, during the Hongji period...... Not to mention that he was on duty in the Yamen, even if there were officials absent in the early dynasties, this matter was not caused by Hongzhi, it began in the Xuande period. It is Emperor Hongzhi who has the best temper, so the number of people with the number is also the largest in all dynasties.

At that time, some people also said that the early dynasty of the Hongzhi Dynasty was the "Crow Dynasty", that is, there were too many absent officials, resulting in no one at the noon gate, and the morning bell rang, disturbing the crow's dream, and the sky was full of crows.

In fact, it also shows from the side that the early dynasty has become a ceremonial thing, but it is a pity that Emperor Hongzhi does not have Zhu Houzhao's vision of later generations, and it is useless to do it so seriously every day in the morning and afternoon dynasties, and the country is still like a plate of scattered sand.

"Xuanmao ......" Zhu Houzhao dragged a long note here,

Startling Li Dongyang, he hurriedly stood up, "Your Highness!" ”

"Xuan Mu Bin." After saying this, the prince thought about it and instructed Liu Jin, "By the way, call Zhang Chengtian too." In addition, you are not allowed to make a noise after you go out, you know the rules of this palace, it is not that you are not allowed to sell favors, but you are not allowed to sell favors today. Otherwise, I'll skin you! ”

The last sentence is a bit harsh, whenever the prince speaks like this, it means that you better be honest, or try to see if your neck is hard enough. So Liu Jin's heart also trembled, "Where dare the slave maid, go and announce it according to His Highness's will." ”

The prince suddenly had a seizure, and the courtiers in the palace also moved a little, and they didn't know what to discuss with each other in a low voice. But Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes and said: "The rest of the people are sitting in place, and they are not allowed to leave without the order of the palace!" ”

It's just that they arrive late for work and leave early, of course, this kind of thing will not kill people, but Zhu Houzhao also has to treat them, and he must deconstruct the moral image of these 'gentlemen' who read sage books step by step.

Fortunately, Mu Bin and Zhang Chengtian did not ask Zhu Houzhao to wait too long.

After coming, the two of them knelt down directly.

"Minister Mu Bin, grass people Zhang Chengtian see His Royal Highness!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't talk nonsense, and ordered: "Commander Mu, after all, you are the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and it is easier to do, so this palace still takes up a little bit of your time when you think about it." ”

"Your Highness's words are serious, just give orders, and the ministers will go to the soup."

"You don't have to go to the soup, it's simple. You are leading people now, and immediately go and seal all the yamen of the six departments and nine divisions of the imperial court, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Then ordered, except for those who were on a business trip and unwell, all the lists were reported to Zhang Chengtian. ”

Zhang Chengtian immediately bowed slightly when he heard his name.

"Zhang Chengtian, when you go back, you write such a report, the content is simple, and a single sentence is not allowed to be complicated. Let's just say which officials are not on duty today. The information provided by Commander Mu should be more detailed, including name, age, official position, and all the jinshi of any subject must be provided, and all of them should be provided to Zhang Chengtian. ”

Li Dongyang and Han Wen looked at each other, what is this going to do?

Elder Li Ge immediately admonished, "Your Highness, the minister is bold, it seems a bit abrupt to act like this?" Wouldn't it be disgraced to the imperial court if it was rashly made public inside and outside Beijing? ”

"It ...... the imperial court to lose face," Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly turned stern, "Is it the palace that has lost the face of the imperial court?!" ”

One by one, the moral gentleman said that the emperor and the prince were wrong here, and they hurt the saintly virtue for a while, and damaged the image of the court for a while. Let's see what you do yourself, fuck!

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