At this time, no one could understand Yang Zhixin's move. This time he finally knew what it means to repay evil with kindness. He swore in his heart that he would be loyal to Zhu Wen in this life. Although he was just a school captain now, he was almost

It was foreseeable that since Zhu Wen could treat him like this, his future would never be as simple as just being a captain.

At this moment, tears wet his face, and he didn't even notice it.

Yang Xin, mother and son, hugged each other and cried. Yang Shihou also felt that his eyes were a little moist, and he quietly withdrew because he had to go to the palace to see the emperor.

When Yang Shihou came to the palace, Zhu Wen was chatting with Wang Tan in the Zichen Palace. When Zhu Wen heard that Yang Shihou asked for an audience, he hurriedly said: "Quickly tell him to come in, why are there so many rules? We are all our own people, what are we doing with so many red tapes?"

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Wang Tan said with a smile: "Otherwise, now that you are the emperor, we ministers cannot be like before."

Of course Zhu Wen also knew this, but he just sighed in his heart. Now that he has become the emperor, I am afraid that he will no longer be able to be brothers with those soldiers as before.

After Yang Shihou came in, he saluted first. Zhu Wen said with a smile: "Look, I just said not to make so many red tapes, and General Yang did this. Isn't he sincerely trying to make excuses for me?"

Yang Shihou smiled and said: "No matter what, the rules cannot be changed. Now that you are the emperor, anyone who sees you must kneel down."

Zhu Wen smiled and said: "How about I issue an edict tomorrow, and from now on everyone, whether officials or civilians, will be exempted from the etiquette of kneeling down, and no one will have to kneel down anymore."

Yang Shihou said sternly: "No, what is going on? As the saying goes, there is no rule without rules. If there are no rules and no dignity, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Zhu Wen also said seriously: "The emperor is a human being, officials are human beings, and the common people are human beings. Everyone is raised by their parents. No one is superior to others, and there should be no distinction between high and low. Princes, generals, and ministers

Would you rather have the seed? We are all poor people, and we all know the hardships of being poor. Now that we have conquered the world, do we have to be superior to others? "

Both Yang Shihou and Wang Tan were born in poverty. Both of them were orphans. Yang Shihou was brought up by his uncle, while Wang Tan was brought up by Zhao Zhang, the "Guanzhong scholar". Both of them grew up since childhood.

Piao Ling Jianghu, although they have become Zhu Wen's beloved general at a young age, the pain of their childhood has been deeply imprinted in their hearts. Of course they will not forget it, so comparing their hearts, they will not want others to be like themselves.

The same people continue to be people with no status at all.

Seeing that Zhu Wen's expression did not look fake, the two of them knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is considerate of the people, which is a blessing to all people. However, this kind of matter is beyond the control of us generals. It should be discussed by the ministers.

But thinking about it, this kind of thing cannot be implemented in a moment. After all, these are rules that have been formed for thousands of years. How can they be changed in a moment?"

Zhu Wen smiled and said: "You also said that you two couldn't abide by it in the first place. Why did you kneel down again after saying this?"

Yang Shihou and Wang Tan looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Now Zhu Wen is the emperor, and the power of heaven is unpredictable. Although Zhu Wen said it well, they dare not be arrogant, just in case some official gets involved in a book and says that there is no emperor.

, when the time comes, there will be no place for both of us to cry.

Zhu Wen also knew that these things were bad habits that had been going on for thousands of years. He could only change them if he wanted to, so he could only let them go and take his time. The first task now is to enrich the country and strengthen the army. First, let the people

In order to be able to have enough food and clothing, we also had to guard against any changes in the feudal towns in various places, and we also had to guard against Li Keyong and the Khitan people going south.

Now the world has just stabilized. After so many years of war, many fields have become barren. Zhu Wen has ordered officials from all over the country to recruit refugees to open up wasteland and farm fields, especially those places in the north that have been seriously affected by the military disaster, especially Lulong Town and

Hedong, Yanmen and other places have always been places where bandits are rampant. What's more, Liu Rengong and Li Ke have used two brutal guys to plunder the people of the two places for so many years. The people of the two places are lucky not to starve to death.

Zhu Wen had already decreed that the original Privy Council should be renamed the Chongzheng Yuan and appointed Jingxiang as the Chongzheng Envoy. Originally, the Privy Council was mainly responsible for military matters, and together with Zhongshu Province, a yamen that managed political affairs, one for civil affairs and one for military affairs, they were also called the second government.

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The current Chongzhengyuan also manages the military. Although Jingxiang is not a military commander, he has been in charge of the central government over the years and can be regarded as a Confucian general who strategizes. Although he is better at handling official affairs and other matters, Zhu Wen knows that Chongzheng

A position like the Political Yuan must be filled by a trustworthy person. To put it bluntly, the Chongzheng Yuan is the Military Commission. Jingxiang, the envoy of the Chongzheng Yuan, is actually the top leader of the Military Commission. If this position is not filled by trustworthy people, where will Zhu Wen be?

Can you rest assured?

Although Li Zhen was a bit mean, he was no less loyal to Zhu Wen than others, but his mind was obviously not as broad-minded as Jing Xiang's, so Zhu Wen made Li Zhen the Minister of Rites, which was higher than the others among the six.

The various ministries, but do not have much real power. But after all, he is a high-ranking official. Of course, Li Zhen has no reason to gossip. Besides, there are many people who are ministers of the Ministry of Rites and serve as ministers of Zhongshu. As long as they work hard, there will be no problem.

Worrying about not being reused. What's more, among the six ministries, the Ministry of Rites is still above the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry. It is also considered an important position, with a high salary, but not much practical things to do.

All the generals who followed Zhu Wen in his eastward and westward expeditions also received rewards, including marquises, earls, and viscounts. People like Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Li Tangbin, and Ge Congzhou were also granted the title of duke.

However, Ge Congzhou said that due to the recurrence of his old injury and his old age, he had to retire and return to his hometown, and wanted to resign from his position as the military commander of the Taining Army. Only then did Zhu Wen realize that Ge Congzhou was now in his sixties.

He is a veteran, but if he really let Ge Congzhou become an official like this, wouldn't it be said that he has done nothing but hide his bow?

But Ge Congzhou just insisted that he was not in good health and could not continue to take on the important task, and asked to return to his hometown to take care of himself. Zhu Wen had to agree, but still let him serve as the governor of Puzhou. Ge Congzhou was originally from Puzhou, so he returned to his hometown to take care of himself.

Serving as the governor of his hometown can be regarded as a return to his hometown in glory.

In fact, although Ge Congzhou was old, his body was still strong, but he knew that few generals who had served as generals died well, because most of the founding fathers had heavy troops and were very prestigious in the military.

High, so it usually arouses the suspicion of the emperor. Although Zhu Wen is not the kind of person who can share hardships but not wealth, Ge Congzhou still feels that it is better to be careful. After all, the power of God is unpredictable, and one day he will be suspected.

, I am afraid that not only his life is in danger, but also his family may be harmed. Ge Congzhou just wants his family to be safe. Ge Congzhou has no children. He only has an adopted son named Xie Yanzhang, who can be regarded as the successor of Ge Congzhou's mantle.

The governor of Puzhou is neither big nor small, but he has the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Shangzhu State General, and Founding Duke on his head, so he cannot be said to be just an ordinary governor.

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Not only some generals loyal to Zhu Wen were rewarded, but also the vassal towns in various places were rewarded. Yang Xingmi was named King of Wu, Qian Liu was named King of Yue, Ma Yin was named King of Chu, and Wang Jian was named King of Chu.

King of Shu...

Even several of Zhu Wen's nephews were named kings. Zhu Wen's eldest brother Zhu Yu was also named Prince Jing, and his second brother Zhu Cun, who died in battle in Guangzhou in his early years, was also posthumously named Prince Lang.

It is reasonable for Zhu Wen, as a former emperor, to be given a great title. This is a common practice, and Zhu Wen is not exempt from the custom. After all, the world was conquered by everyone, not Zhu Wen alone. Now Zhu Wen

After Wen became emperor, how could he not confer some titles on these heroes?

Zhu Wen originally wanted to turn the world into a republic, but after he expressed his idea, not only his wife and children at home disagreed, but also the civil and military ministers in the court did not agree.

Prime Minister Zhang Jun said: "A country cannot be without a king for a day. If there is no emperor in the world, how can the country be governed by some so-called parliament or standing committee? I am ignorant and I really don't agree with your majesty's views. Your majesty's civil and military skills are all

There are few in the world. The Li and Tang Dynasties were corrupt and incompetent, bandits were everywhere in the world, and vassal towns were divided. It was Your Majesty who turned the tide, saved the building from falling, and saved the people from the fire and water. Your Majesty is the emperor who is truly popular and supported by the people. If Your Majesty has the intention to abandon the people of the world,

I am willing to be killed here on the spot."

Zhang Wenwei also followed: "Now this world belongs to your Majesty, how can there be a republic? Everything in this world belongs to your Majesty. Without the emperor to lead everyone to govern the world, wouldn't this world become a mess?"

No one in the civil and military circles agreed with Zhu Wen's point of view. They simply could not understand the benefits of the so-called republic. In their view, without the emperor, the country would lose its centripetal force and it would be impossible to avoid chaos.

And this is indeed the case. After all, at that time, the thinking was not as enlightened as that of later generations. It is no wonder that these ministers could not accept the idea of ​​​​creating a republic at once. After all, this kind of idea was too avant-garde, and it was reasonable for the ministers to not accept it.

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Zhu Wen thought about it. After all, the world has been ruled by one family for thousands of years. It was really difficult for these ministers to know what a republic was all of a sudden. It was just like when Zhu Wen came to this world, he saw

Everything felt so new and unacceptable. The common people had to kneel down when meeting officials, princes and ministers. This made Zhu Wen a little bit intolerable at the time, but he gradually got used to it.
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