Zhu Qiyu came to the West Flower Hall and summoned Chen Xun, Wang Wen, Zhou Chen, as well as Yu Shiyue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Xin, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, and Jiang Yuan, the right attendant of the Ministry of War.

This is the chief official of the seal of the cabinet ministers in Beijing, and he is also the representative of the civil officials in Beijing.

The Jingtai Dynasty was the beginning of the popularity of the two Shangshu.

At this time, two officials and two military officials, two rites, one criminal department, and one Ministry of Works, a total of eight books were outside Beijing.

Some of these eight Shangshu are newly used by Zhu Qiyu, and they have not yet arrived in Beijing; Some were driven out of the capital by Zhu Qiyu, out of sight and out of mind; There are also Shi Pu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Jin Lian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who were sent by the Emperor Taishang to the south to supervise the rebellion.

So the current six departments, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, are in charge of the ministry. There is also the Ministry of Industry, a Shangshu Shipu is in the south to quell the rebellion, and a Shangshu Zhou Chen is in charge of affairs in Beijing.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the six important ministers in front of him, and felt much more comfortable: Zhou Chen and Zhao Xin have no distinct political tendencies, and they don't like to cause trouble, they belong to the kind of people who work hard.

Chen Xun, Wang Wen, Jiang Yuan, and Yu Shiyue belong to their own Xinjun faction, and they are the most ruthless Wenchen who have been liquidated after the change of seizing the door, and their loyalty has been tested by history.

Zhu Qiyu took a leisurely sip of tea, and then smiled at everyone: "Tomorrow is the prince's birthday, and all the civil and military generals of the fifth rank and above in Beijing will stop handling military and political affairs for one day, and all of them will come to Fengtian Hall early tomorrow morning to congratulate the prince." There are also nobles and royal relatives, all of whom came.

After congratulating the crown prince, it was a hundred officials who reported on their work. We have to admonish and talk to officials above the fifth grade, and I and Wang Aiqing are responsible for the six departments, the Inspectorate, and the Hanlin Academy. Chen Aiqing and Zhou Aiqing are in charge of other officials.

In the evening, a banquet was held in the Fengtian Palace, and I personally presided over the celebration of the prince's birthday. ”

The six important ministers present looked at each other when they heard this, since the emperor ascended the throne, he had never been to the Forbidden City to go to court. Is it the sun coming out in the west today, and you have taken the initiative to hold such a grand court meeting.

Among the Guangwen ministers, there were about 120 people who were qualified to participate in this court meeting. plus the nobles, military generals, and royal relatives, at least more than 200 people.

And as soon as this court meeting opens, it will be directly from morning to evening, which is extremely rare in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qiyu saw that everyone was stunned, so he continued to add: "How to convene the ministers, how to get the specific process, your cabinet and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials will discuss it." The military department is responsible for imposing martial law on the whole city for one day tomorrow. ”

The crowd didn't say anything, but expressed their orders. Anyway, what the emperor did was above board, and he held a birthday banquet for the prince, what could the ministers oppose.

Jiang Yuan, the right attendant of the military department, is the most indifferent, just martial law for one day, which is a trivial matter. As for the defense in the imperial city, it is not under the control of the Ministry of War, which is something that the celebrant and the Dongchang and Jinyi guards have to worry about. Even if there is a problem in the imperial city, it is not to blame the head of the military department.

After sending the notice, Zhu Qiyu chatted a little about military and political affairs, and then let everyone go back to prepare.

The next thing is to summon Zhao Xuan and Liu Chang to talk about tomorrow's defense of the imperial city.

The ministers thought that this matter belonged to the celebrant and Dongchang and Jinyi Wei, but Zhu Qiyu had not gone crazy yet, how could he put his life in the hands of Jin Ying, Xing'an and Sun Jizong.

Especially Dongchang and Jinyiwei, in the matter of defending the emperor, they are as unreliable as they are.

From the perspective of defending the emperor, the most reliable guard of the Ming Dynasty is the Xiaoling Guard; The most unreliable is Jinyiwei.

This proof question, Jiajing spent 40 years, and it was clear and clear.

As soon as Jiajing ascended the throne, he purged the inner court. Jinyiwei and the Inner Court Supervision Bureau have cleaned up a total of more than 100,000 people. Then for more than 40 years in power, he has been cultivating Jinyiwei's cronies.

However, it is useless, it should be on fire or on fire, should it be strangled by the palace maid or strangled by the neck. The Jinyi guards just ate and drank together, refused to work to death, and no matter what Jiajing did, they couldn't move them.

In addition, there are Zhengde and Apocalypse's Dongchang and Jinyiwei, which are even more rotten to the extent of being incomprehensible. Even the most basic protection of the emperor from falling into the water could not be done.

Taking money and not doing things is the most unprofessional ethics. So Zhu Qiyu has never had a moment to rely on Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

In order not to have an accident tomorrow, Zhu Qiyu decided to completely kick Dongchang and Jinyiwei aside, and his own personal guards temporarily took over the defense of Fengtian Temple and the surrounding areas.

Although no one may make trouble, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. In the personal guard, Zhao Xuan was in charge of defending the emperor, which was a little easier; And Liu Chang has to arrange the escort and prepare to participate in tomorrow's attack on the camp, which can be regarded as busy.

The original 2,000 guards of the palace had to protect the palace and temporarily manage the imperial city, which was obviously no longer enough. The large army outside the city had to fight against Warat, and they could not be drawn into the city, which cut off their opportunity for meritorious service.

Therefore, Zhu Qiyu relied on the Daning Division, and transferred 3,000 people from the Daning Division to Beijing as early as possible. These 3,000 new guards and the 2,000 old guards of the palace were reorganized into a standard guard, which was named Yingzhou Zhongwei by Zhu Qiyu and became a formal full-time internal guard.

After arranging the escort, Zhu Qiyu did not go back to the room to sleep, and continued to summon Xu Hui. Coupled with Xu Zheng, Huang Jian, Ye Sheng, and Yao Xian, the four scholars of the Chinese Academy, Zhu Qiyu was crooked on the couch and talked about history and current affairs with these five people.

This is not a very formal feast, Zhu Qiyu has not been carried away by the victory, and knows that being an emperor also requires continuous learning. At the same time, it is also to render a calm and peaceful atmosphere, so that outsiders can easily see that the decisive battle is about to begin.

However, the emperor does not need to carry a book to read, he only needs to listen to the ministers' explanations.

The level of these people found by Zhu Qiyu is very high. Especially Xu Hui, interspersed with history, corroborates each other with the current facts, and explains it in simple terms.

Zhu Qiyu listened with relish, and from time to time he humbly discussed a few words with everyone. It wasn't until it was almost time for dinner that the feast stopped.

Zhu Qiyu smiled at Xu Hui and said: "Listening to Xu Aiqing's words, it's really better than reading for ten years." In the early years, if I had a great talent like Xu Aiqing to teach me, my knowledge would definitely be much stronger than now. ”

No matter how arrogant Xu Huo is, he will not take this seriously, so he hurriedly excused himself: "Your Majesty is too humble, you are wise and martial, and you are blessed by God, how can you be compared with ordinary people." ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled: "Has Xu Aiqing seen that Tong Yin?" ”

"Your Majesty, I've seen it. That Tong Yin calculated for Weichen and suggested that Weichen change his name to Xu Youzhen. He said that the minister walked in the court under this name, and in the future, he would not only be able to become an official to the first assistant, but even be a knight. ”

"Well, this guy really has some skills. With Xu Aiqing's talent, as long as he follows me and works hard, Feng Bo is as easy as a finger. Okay, just Xu Youzhen, and Aiqing will officially change her name in the future. ”

(End of chapter)