In the Zichen Hall, all the ministers shouted long live.

Chai Rong sat on the imperial throne and gave a heartfelt admonishment speech to the ministers, taking advantage of the recent Hedong Battle and the Grand Examination of the Fifth-Rank Beijing Officials.

To sum up, the Great Zhou Dynasty is prosperous, but there are tigers and wolves around it. The noble families must not relax and slack off. The great cause of unifying the mountains and rivers and creating a prosperous age depends on the emperor and the noble families working together to achieve it as soon as possible.

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Then, Prime Minister Zheng Renjie, under the instruction of Chai Rong, promulgated the most important series of organizational adjustments and personnel appointment edicts in the first year of Xiande.

"'I have heard that all soldiers are good but not many. Nowadays, farmers cannot raise a single soldier. How can they use the people's blessings to raise such a useless thing! There is no distinction between the strong and the weak. What can we do to persuade you? Today

When the army rises, the best ones will be promoted to the upper ranks, and the weaker ones will be dismissed. Recruit the brave men from all over the world, and send them to Yi Que.

There is a department in front of the palace, which is in parallel with the department of bodyguards. Under it, there are all the squads in front of the palace, and all the troops on horseback and foot.

The above-mentioned Party and County Dukes, General Zuowei, the Commander-in-Chief in front of the palace, the Commander-in-Chief Prince-in-law, Zhang Yongde, the Military Envoy of the Wuxin Army, inspected all the people in front of the palace, and took charge of the Palace Front Division. Their ranks were in the various government offices and the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army.

Above!

Bai Wenke, the Duke of Jin State, was appointed as the vice-capital in front of the palace for inspection;

The right guard general Hu Yanke was the commander in front of the palace;

Zhu Xiu, the founding county magistrate and martial envoy, was the deputy capital commander in front of the palace;

We appointed Zhao Kuangyin, the governor of Yanzhou, as the marquis of Yu in front of the palace, the commander of the cavalry army, and the governor of Hezhou, Han Lingkun, as the marquis of Yu of the deputy capital!'

Order Zhu Xiu and Zhao Kuangyin to select all the squads in front of the palace, weed out the old and the weak, and select the able men. All the Imperial Guards and all the military states and towns in the world must act according to the order and must not be negligent!"

Zheng Renjie's steady and rich voice resounded throughout the hall. The ministers looked solemn and listened carefully, not daring to miss a single word.

This imperial edict can be said to be the most important edict this year. It is related to the restructuring and reconstruction of the Imperial Army of the Zhou Dynasty. It is an important military matter and has a great impact!

With this edict, the situation where the Imperial Guards Department has been dominated by one family for many years will no longer exist. From now on, the Palace Front Department and the Guards Department will stand side by side and jointly be in charge of the Imperial Guards!

Moreover, it is clearly stated in the imperial edict that the rank of the Palace Chief is above all the commanders of the Forbidden Army, and he is truly the first among the military officials. In other words, the actual status of the Palace Chief is higher than that of the Guards Division.

The rank of commander and envoy of the Guards and Military Division is ranked third after the inspection of the front of the palace and the inspection of the deputy capital, ranking third in the entire Forbidden Army system.

"My Holy Emperor!" the ministers bowed to the mountain and shouted.

Everyone is pondering in their hearts the selection of the five high-ranking commanders of the Dianqian Division.

Zhang Yongde was the late emperor's consort, and he and his majesty were brothers and sisters. His wife, Princess Shou'an, had just been granted the title of eldest princess of the Jin Dynasty. Now she sits in front of the palace and checks high positions. She is truly the number one person in the dynasty and holds the power of the imperial army.

The deputy capital inspector Bai Wenke and the capital commander Hu Yanke were both Conglong veterans, senior generals with high reputations in the army.

Bai Wenke previously served as a military governor in Hezhong. Because he was old and sick, he returned to Kaifeng to take care of his old age. After Chai Rong succeeded to the throne, he was promoted to Duke of Jin. Now he is eighty years old and takes up an official position to take care of his old age at home.

Hu Yanke is also sixty-eight years old. His previous official career has been in Zhenzhou. He has been serving as the governor of the Zhenguo Army all year round, guarding the front line in Hebei.

After Chai Rong succeeded to the throne, he was promoted to stay in Xijing and is currently retiring in Luoyang.

The two marshals are both pillars of the army. This time, through the establishment of the Palace Front Division, they served as deputy capital inspectors and capital commanders respectively. Chai Rong also used this opportunity to express his respect to many veterans.

Due to the advanced age of the two veterans, it is naturally impossible for them to serve as officials and take charge of the military again. This promotion is mainly of honor and symbolic significance.

The main power of the Palace Front Division will be controlled by Zhang Yongde, Zhu Xiu, Zhao Kuangyin and Han Lingkun respectively.

Among the four, Zhang Yongde is 26 years old, Zhu Xiu is 21 years old, Zhao Kuangyin is 27 years old, and Han Lingkun is 31 years old.

The ministers were stunned. It was obvious that the emperor began to vigorously reuse and cultivate the young generation.

Once the emperor and his ministers were established, the Palace Front Office was established, and representatives of the four major young and strong factions came to power, which meant that the era of Chai Rong, the virtuous emperor, had finally arrived.

Zhu Xiu followed the ministers and shouted loudly. Even though he was prepared, when Zheng Renjie read out his name, he could not hide his excitement.

In the future, he will officially join the high-level commander of the Forbidden Army and become one of the most powerful figures in the Zhou Dynasty army!

Countless eyes were cast towards Zhu Xiu, mixed with many emotions including envy, jealousy, admiration and admiration.

Less than half a month after Zhu Xiu was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of Zhongshu, he was suddenly transferred to the position of Deputy Commander of the Palace Front Division. Many courtiers were surprised by this.

According to everyone's speculation, Zhu Xiu would be trained as a reserve prime minister, but unexpectedly he turned around and joined the Forbidden Army.

Many people who admired Zhu Xiu's literary talents secretly said that it was a pity. In their view, Zhu Xiu was full of talent and learning, and abandoning his pen to join the army was simply a waste of natural resources.

Important ministers such as Wei Renpu, Fan Zhi, Wang Pu, and Zheng Renjie understood the emperor's intentions early and cast congratulatory glances at Zhu Xiu.

Zhu Xiu smiled and nodded in greeting to everyone.

Suddenly, he keenly caught an unusual look, which seemed surprised, alert, and hidden with the intention of fighting!

Zhu Xiu felt something in her heart. She turned her head slightly and looked at the owner of that gaze in the crowd.

Zhao Kuangyin!

Zhu Xiu could feel that Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were full of doubts, as if he couldn't figure out why Zhu Xiu also entered the front department of the palace, and his rank was still higher than him?

Since returning to Kaifeng from Hedong, Zhao Kuangyin's life has been difficult.

First, the mother was seriously ill, and then his first wife, He Shi, who had just given birth to a baby, was also seriously ill. The son Zhao Dezhao was born because he was told that he was weak, and he didn't know whether he could feed him.

Last month, Zhao Hongyin, who was promoted to the rank of Imperial Guard and Infantry Commander, also fell ill. It is said that the old man went to the outskirts of the city to race horses, then swam in the river and caught wind and cold.

Zhu Xiu expressed deep sympathy after hearing this. He was really a troublesome old man.

The family was old, weak, sick and disabled, which kept Zhao Kuangyin busy for a while.

The worst thing is that the first son of the He family, Zhao Dexiu, has died in infancy. The second son, Zhao Dezhao, is also a medicine pot. Whether he can survive depends on God's will.

Zhao Kuangyin's official career was smooth, but his descendants were not.

Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin has not had time to inquire about news from the DPRK and the Central Government in recent times. He is not qualified to participate in several small imperial meetings convened by Chai Rong. He has no idea that Zhu Xiu will join the imperial palace.

Zhao Kuangyin was working hard to achieve great results in the front office of the palace, but he never thought that Zhu Xiu would parachute from above.

Although he thought about it, with Zhu Xiu's ability and Chai Rong's favor towards him, it was normal for him to enter the palace and hold an important position, but Zhao Kuangyin still felt a little unhappy.

In his opinion, Zhu Xiu should honestly serve in the Zhongshu Province. Wouldn't it be good to be a prime minister in the future?

Do you have to come to the palace to compete for merit?

After being unhappy, Zhao Kuangyin smiled and showed kindness, and gestured towards Zhu Xiu with a fist in the distance.

Next, there were another personnel changes.

Tao Gu, who has been in soy sauce for thousands of years, has the rare opportunity to become the Minister of Zhongshu, and his partner Wang Pu is responsible for the affairs of the Zhongshu Province.

Everyone in the court knew that they had been unhappy with Tao Gu since the time of the late emperor. Unexpectedly, he could be transferred to the position of Vice Minister of Zhongshu this time. It was quite a breaking news, and it aroused murmurs among the ministers.

Old man Tao Gu took it calmly, kowtowed loudly and thanked him, and ignored the courtiers pointing fingers at him.

In other important aspects, Jing Fan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, joined Tong Ping Zhangshi, judged the third division, and became the new prime minister, taking charge of the country's financial and taxation powers.

There is a precedent for the three envoys to be granted the title of Tongpingzhangshi, so this time it is no surprise.

Deputy Privy Envoy Wei Renpu was promoted to Privy Envoy.

Originally, Zheng Renjie served as Privy Councilor, but this time he was added to the list of ministers. At the same time, he was asked to step down as Privy Councilor. He became prime minister without taking any actual duties. In fact, he was preparing for his official career.

After all, Zheng Renjie is a veteran hero, and Chai Rong still needs to use his reputation and experience to stabilize the court situation, and will not clear out all the senior officials from the court at once.

Wang Pu concurrently served as the Minister of Rites and the Bachelor of Jixian Palace.

Zhu Xiu didn't know this news before, but it seemed that it was Chai Rong's impromptu idea.

It seems that Wang Pu did a good job during his tenure as prime minister, which made Chai Rong very satisfied.

After Wei Renpu struggled for several years, he finally became the Privy Councilor, and he truly deserved his title.

Over the years, the most criticized thing about Wei Renpu is that he never participated in the scientific examination and only became a high-ranking official as an aide to the late emperor.

Wei Renpu's use was mostly behind the scenes, advising Guo Wei, so on the surface he didn't seem to have much military merit.

Otherwise, with his qualifications, he would have been given the title of Tongping Zhangshi and become one of the prime ministers.

Becoming a Privy Councilor this time is a blessing after all the hardships.

At the end, a name that had never appeared before caught the attention of the courtiers.

Wang Zhu, the judge of Chanzhou Jiedu, was promoted to Hanlin bachelor.

For a time, there were constant criticisms in the hall.

No one has ever heard of who Wang Zhu is.

Everyone looked at each other, asked each other, stood on tiptoes and looked forward.

Zhu Xiu also craned his neck to look curiously, and saw a rich, white, fat man holding an official robe and trotting forward, kowtowing nervously to thank him.

Everyone suddenly realized that he was Wang Zhu.

A local promotion official, suddenly became a Hanlin bachelor, and went straight to the central government, it was like reaching the sky in one step.

Soon, Chai Rong threw another big punch. This year, the Enke Scholarship Program was launched. It was led by Wang Zhu, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and sponsored by the Ministry of Rites and Officials.

The officials were even more uproar, and several courtiers with the halo of academicians were quite annoyed.

What kind of person is this Wang Zhu? He actually became an important minister in charge of scientific examinations as soon as he arrived?

What was supposed to be an errand for a few bachelors and the Ministry of Etiquette was snatched away by Wang Zhu who came out halfway. How could it not be annoying?

Wang Zhu thanked him tremblingly, sweating profusely. Standing not far from him, Zhu Xiu could feel how nervous this guy was at this moment.
To be continued...