The weather is getting colder, and it is estimated that it will snow heavily in the capital again in a while. In recent years, winters have come particularly early. At this time, the ministries and government departments will start to get busy, and the year's end is about to come again.
Things in the yamen are increasing day by day.
However, the Ministry of War is different. Even the Minister of War Liu Daxia, the Minister of War, fell. The little fish and shrimps at the bottom should be controlled as much as possible. The Western Factory has sent someone to turn the place upside down and take a lot of it away.
In addition to this, a large number of officials who were corrupt and abused the law were in danger of being in Liaodong Xuanfu. For a while, everyone was in danger. Almost all the officials in the border town changed. As for those criminals who were beaten up, there were also more and more.
, so much so that there are rumors everywhere that someone has been taken and who has committed a crime.
The cabinet is also famous for its anti-corruption attitude and said that at the beginning of the reform, it used the Ministry of War and border towns to warn others.
So everyone was silent, so that even the envoys who were usually clamoring were silent. Today they were attacking the Ministry of War. Who dared to talk too much will attack you tomorrow.
However, the many actions of the court have deceived many people. After all, they are corruption-killing. Eight of the ten officials in the court are bastards, and there are still two left who are mostly standing aside. At the beginning, many people are dealing with the reform.
They all have doubts, but now doing such a move is a popular move.
However, at this time, there was finally a report, and the news came from the rapid whip of Beitongzhou that the King of Chu had arrived in Beitongzhou and entered Beijing at any time.
This suddenly caused a sensation in the court. Some people were uneasy and some were secretly happy. Zhu Houzhao personally presided over a court discussion, discussing what kind of etiquette to welcome the King of Chu into the capital.
The King of Chu is a prince, a vassal king, a son-in-law, and a 'Nanyang king' recognized by the court. In short, his identity is unprecedented. It would be a distant place to say that he is a foreign vassal. But he would not recognize him as a vassal king.
, and it is also disrespectful to his status as an independent country, not to mention that his foreign vassal commander of the South China Sea should have a higher status than Annan and North Korea.
Etiquette is a major event and cannot be careless at all. The discussion in the court was particularly intense, and it can be said that the sword light and sword shadows are full of murderous intent.
Zhu Houzhao rarely came out to take charge of the overall situation, but he soon regretted it. At the beginning, he was discussing the issue of etiquette, but then it became a question of whether Chu was a vassal state or a vassal state. Then someone impeached Chu.
The army and horses were expanded a lot. After a few hours, the morning meeting was in the afternoon, and some people began to criticize merchants for rushing out of the Southeast Asian country.
During this period, Zhu Houzhao took a nap, and finally he was furious, patted the desk hard, shouting: "What I want to ask now is..."
"Your Majesty..." At this time, he entered the hall with a eunuch and said, "The King of Chu has arrived at the capital, and the carriage has gone directly to the King of Chu's old house."
"It's here..." Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's good, it won't be too much noise. I'll order him to meet with the princess immediately. Go quickly, go quickly."
The ministers were also dumbfounded, and some people couldn't help but mutter: "This is not in accordance with the rules. How can you enter Beijing before the gift is gone? If it is spread, will my face be gone?"
Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to pay attention to it anymore, so he retreated directly. Liu Jin, who was standing on his side, was obviously a little nervous, and was also stunned for a moment. He came to his senses until Zhu Houzhao left and he hurriedly chased after him.
In Zhengxin Hall, Zhu Houzhao changed into loose robes and dispersed the irrelevant palace servants in the hall, leaving only Liu Jin to serve him. Liu Jin bowed and wanted to say a few words with a smile, but what he wanted to say
The hair cannot come out in the throat.
Zhu Houzhao was in a particularly good mood: "I will ask the princess to go to Kunning Palace later and let Master Liu come to see me first. Then I will accompany Master Liu to see him. Alas, although I haven't seen him for a year, I still miss him.
of."
Liu Jin forced a smile, and finally squeezed out a sentence, saying, "I believe His Highness, the King of Chu, miss His Majesty very much."
Zhu Houzhao raised her eyebrows and said, "This is natural, and it doesn't matter what kind of friendship I have with him."
Liu Jin's eyes rolled and said, "What's more, the princess has to stay in the capital and wait for childbirth. At that time, His Majesty will definitely like it after seeing the little prince of Chu."
He suddenly said something like this, and Zhu Houzhao first looked furious, but then she seemed a little depressed.
The father and the queen have children, and Master Liu have children, but Zhu Houzhao has children. Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao pursed her lips and said nothing.
Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao's face quietly, and then laughed and said, "The Queen Mother is looking forward to that child."
Zhu Houzhao said unhappily: "You don't need to serve here anymore. Go out and see why Master Liu hasn't come yet."
Liu Chengfeng entered the palace in a python uniform. Although it was a tiring journey, he was still energetic at this time. Behind him was a car, and Princess Taikang was sitting inside. The emperor had already allowed the princess to enter the palace by car.
Princess Kang was in a particularly good mood today. She lifted the curtain of the car and went to see the east and west, and revisited her long-lost residence, which brought her great satisfaction.
Liu Chengfeng was different. In his opinion, although the bricks and stones of the Forbidden City have not changed, they have changed. The journey to Beijing gave Liu Chengfeng a feeling of change of things and people. On the way, the news of the reform was
It has been heard in his ears that all these reforms were telling Liu Chengfeng that the new powerful people in the Zhengde Dynasty were gaining more power through various names and means.
Originally, this had nothing to do with Liu Chengfeng. After all, he is an outsider and it is better to take care of things in the court less, but when someone put his hand in his pocket, the problem was completely different.
Today someone dares to move the Jinyiwei and dares to seize the Inspectorate Department. Tomorrow someone will move the Jubao Tower. Not to mention that the Jinyiwei is very important to Liu Chengfeng, even if the Jinyiwei is worthless in Liu Chengfeng's hands, Liu Chengfeng will never be able to do so.
Boost this arrogance.
This time he came, not only to return to Beijing to visit relatives, but also to clean up the current situation.
After Liu Chengfeng and the princess' car drove across the Jinshui Bridge, they parted ways. Liu Chengfeng went straight to Zhengxin Hall. After the eunuchs informed him, he immediately walked into the hall. Zhu Houzhao in the hall had already stood up. The two of them were facing each other.
He looked at it and smiled knowingly. Zhu Houzhao pressed his hands down and said, "Master, don't salute, please sit down and talk."
If it were Zhu Houzhao in the past, he would have rushed forward excitedly, but at this time he was still a little reserved. Liu Chengfeng sighed in the story that although Zhu Houzhao was still playful, she still grew up after all.
Zhu Houzhao's face was full of red light, blinked at Liu Chengfeng, and said, "Originally, the Empress Dowager asked you to meet with the princess, but I will leave you behind and talk to you. I will go to Kunning Palace later. You go
In Lianzhou, I heard that you have done a lot of things. The Chu navy swept across the Southeast Asian country, and all countries were frightened and let you follow your leader, right?" Zhu Houzhao showed his fascination and said, "I actually want to change it with you.
,I would rather be the King of Chu than be the Emperor. Being an emperor is too boring, everyone has to take care of it, it is very uncomfortable. It has been better recently, when Liu Jian and the others are still there, Humph,
I have seen through these people long ago, and they are benevolent and righteous, and secretly thieves and prostitutes."
Zhu Houzhao wanted to tell all his experiences this year in one breath. Liu Chengfeng listened with a smile, but he was a little disappointed. If we look at it from the perspective of the bystander, Zhu Houzhao is indeed not suitable to be an emperor. Compared with the late emperor, Zhu Houzhao
It's too tender. But these words are only hidden in Liu Chengfeng's heart. Although reason tells him that Zhu Houzhao will definitely not be a good emperor, Liu Chengfeng only wants to respect this man as the king in terms of feelings.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the court has been reforming the law recently?"
When Zhu Houzhao was a little tired of speaking, Liu Chengfeng suddenly interrupted.
After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao said with a gaze: "Yes, the late emperor is kind and has been indulged in all officials, but I am different. I can't let them be so arrogant. Look at the big case found by the Ministry of War these days.
It's really horrifying. A minister of the Ministry of War can collude with officials from border towns to corruption and abuse the law. A small chief greeds 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver every year. This time I will punish them severely and make sure they know the rules."
Zhu Houzhao was in the mood. No matter what, Liu Chengfeng performed very well in Lianzhou. He was convinced by all countries in one year. It is said that he would establish a coalition force to effectively rule the countries in Southeast Asia. He was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, we should also show some achievements to Master Liu. Zhu Houzhao continued: "The biggest benefit of this reform is to restrain officials and enforce orders. Follow the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu, crack down on corrupt officials and monuments, and at the same time exempt the taxes of poor people.
, Reduce their burden, this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. This reform was proposed by Liu Baoban and Grand Secretary Jiao Fang, and no one in the cabinet opposed it. It can be seen that the disadvantages of our Ming Dynasty have reached a point that everyone knows.
, This reform was also thanks to these people's success."
Liu Chengfeng narrowed his eyes and smiled unanimously, and then said, "Your Majesty is wise, and he has the heart to treat the people well, so he has promoted reform. However, reform is good, just like Wang Jinggong's reform in the Song Dynasty.
The original intention of the reform is also excellent, and the laws issued are also the right medicine, but the monk with a wicked mouth recites the scriptures incorrectly, and it ends up in failure. Therefore, I believe that reform is important, but you still need to be cautious and not be greedy.
If you seek quick results, otherwise it will only cause endless harm."