While countless people were still immersed in the afterglow of the Shangyuan Festival, the ministers who were qualified to go to court got up early one after another, washed and changed clothes under the service of their servants.

Since the number of morning meetings has become much less frequent, they are all looking forward to going to court, because in this monthly morning court, many things that are difficult for the cabinet to decide will be decided, and in the form of voting, every official has a

ticket.

Normally, they all regard morning court as a fierce tiger, but now they are proud of being able to go to court. This change makes people laugh and laugh.

Soon, like a winter solstice court meeting, hundreds of officials gathered in front of the Daming Gate, and then entered one after another. All the etiquette was the same as before, but it was different because of the different seasons.

Suddenly, a four-wheeled carriage rolled up, and then, a character that no one could have imagined got out of the carriage.

——Xu Xi, Duke of Dingguo.

Under the thin morning light, the Duke of the Ming Dynasty looked so haggard. His bloodshot eyes and a faint black circle around his eye sockets showed that his mental state was not very good at the moment.

Seeing the appearance of Duke Dingguo, everyone felt bad. How long has it been since the nobles appeared in the court? Thinking about it carefully, it seems that since His Majesty ascended the throne, very few nobles have appeared in the court.

After going south to Zhili, there were still one or two shameless people, but they quickly disappeared.

Except for the remnants of the local families in Donglin, the Nanzhili rebellion was the most heavily participated by nobles. Wei Guogong's raising of the flag caused a large number of nobles to follow suit. At this time, the nobles in Nanjing City were almost uprooted and sent to Liaodong.

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Seeing Ding Guogong get out of the car, find a seat and follow him in, all the ministers were in a daze. Although it had only been a year since they had seen Ding Guo go to court, it seemed that in their minds, this happened a long time ago.

, the entire political situation has almost excluded this group.

After Xu Xi got out of the car, he looked at the team in front of him with some confusion. In just one year, the situation had grown so much that he no longer recognized it. The unfamiliar team and unfamiliar etiquette made him a little overwhelmed.

Even deep down in his heart, he was persuading himself that not knowing etiquette was a serious sin, so he should just go back and see you again next time.

Gritting his teeth, he chose a group that looked a bit messy and went over. It was a group with military uniforms and internal government officials. After looking at it, he stood in front of a few juniors, side by side with two veterans.

It was Qi Jin and Yu Zigao.

Yu Zigao and Qi Jin glanced at him and ignored him. They closed their eyes and thought in their hearts, wondering what His Majesty's plans would be this time and how much military expenditure would be allocated.

This kind of indifferent attitude immediately made Xu Xi subconsciously want to have an attack, but then he smiled bitterly. It was no longer the time for him to rule the roost. After calming down, he stood silently, just waiting to meet you.

Under the guidance of the officials from the Ministry of Rites, the ceremony soon went by one by one. Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon chair in the Huangji Hall and accepted the congratulations from all the officials.

Even though the dragon chair was padded with soft cushions, the stiff and curved dragon chair still made him uncomfortable. This made him wonder why he hadn't found this dragon chair so difficult to sit on before.

Soon, the lengthy prelude passed, and the official content came, with the emperor announcing the Great Declaration and setting the national policy for this year.

"Your Majesty, please issue a decree!"

Li Ruhua, the head of the hundred officials, stood at the front of the ministers and bowed in obeisance. As soon as he finished speaking the lyrics, he started coughing violently and kept beating his chest, showing his old age.

When this scene fell into the eyes of other people, their immediate reactions varied, some were happy, some were worried, and some were expressionless and didn't take it seriously.

After Li Ruhua recovered a little, Zhu Youxiao spoke.

"Today is the second year of Tianqi, the great reform of Zhaoyuan!" As soon as he opened his mouth, he set the tone that vigorous reforms would be carried out this year. His simple words and decisive tone made the ministers feel shocked. They did not expect that the emperor would actually

In this way, he shouted his slogan nakedly, without any whitewashing.

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!" All the officials knelt down and shouted in unison.

"The cabinet is an important weapon of the country and cannot be ignored. The original nine-member cabinet will be filled today. Liu Ruoyu, declare the decree!" As soon as he came up, Zhu Youxiao pointed directly at the most important center of the cabinet.

This straight-to-the-point style couldn't help but make the officials feel pressure. Although the emperor's tone was light, they still felt a mountain of pressure because they knew the importance of the cabinet. In the entire Huangji Palace, the breathing of hundreds of officials could hardly be heard.

Stifling silence!

"The Emperor of Heaven, Zhao said..." Liu Ruoyu's voice sounded in the hall.

Normally they would shake their heads when listening to the ancient prose of Parallel Four and Liliu, but today they all felt very disgusted. They wished that this imperial edict was just like the emperor's speech, and pointed to the key point.

"... Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of Sichuan, Bi Ziyan, the minister of Taipu Temple, Cai Fuyi, the governor of Shanxi, and Li Changgeng, the censor of Youqiandu, were specially appointed to the cabinet as bachelors, with titles of spring, summer, autumn and winter, acting central committee, and imperial ministers

this!"

As soon as the announcement came out, the officials were in an uproar. No one expected that this would be the case. None of these officials were selected from the current ministers of various ministries. Instead, they were all officials from other provinces.

Even the five bachelors in the cabinet were astonished. The cabinet members were completely arbitrary and decided by the Emperor Qiangang. Before the edict was issued, even they did not know the specific candidates.

Looking at the ministers who were suppressing themselves, Zhu Youxiao smiled. This was the list he carefully selected. These people will be relatively famous ministers in later generations, like Zhu Xieyuan and Cai Fuyi.

During the An Rebellion, one performed very well, one pacified Sichuan and the other pacified Guizhou.

Nowadays, due to the strength of the Yulin Army, the rebellions in the two places were put down much earlier, but this does not prevent others from using these two people. Now the cabinet is created on the spot, and there are no hard conditions for joining the cabinet. It all depends on the emperor's word.

This was actually Zhu Youxiao's deliberate decision. Nowadays, if the cabinet has to intervene in the appointment and removal of bachelors from the cabinet, then what's the emperor's business? This kind of emperor's decision-making right to join the cabinet is his special reservation.

Those who come down will have the greatest rights for future generations.

After exclaiming for a while, the officials calmed down, and the emperor's decree became a fact, and no one could change it. Any huge reaction at this time would be useless.

After the ministers accepted it, Zhu Youxiao continued to speak, "Since the cabinet is important, the inner government and the governor's office are not afraid of making too many concessions. Both of them should set regulations early."

Then, Liu Ruoyu announced the decree. This time, perhaps it was not about civil servants, and the language was much more straightforward. But the content was still surprising.

According to the imperial edict, Qi Jin is the commander-in-chief of the left, in charge of the staff department, Yu Zigao is the commander-in-chief of the right, in charge of the training department, Bi Maokang, the former police minister, is the former commander-in-chief, in charge of the equipment department, and Zuo Guangdou is the rear commander-in-chief, in charge of the logistics department. These four

All were promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.

As for the generals of the capital city defense army and navy generals vacated by Qi Jin and Yu Zigao, they were taken over by Qin Liangyu and Shen Yourong respectively.

There was even more uproar when this appointment came out. Many officials screamed in surprise. It was completely unbelievable. Bi Maokang was the Minister of the Police Department after all. This time it was just a horizontal transfer. It was just a civilian official entering the military service. It was a bit surprising.

, but it is not a big deal to predict the separation of civil and military affairs. Chinese Jinshi pays attention to both civil and military majors. Whether they know it or not, many people claim to have read Sun Tzu's Art of War thoroughly. What's more, this time he is only in charge of equipment, and no one will think that Bi Maokang can't do it well.

The one who really called the police was Zuo Guangdou. Who was Zuo Guangdou? Most people didn’t know that he was not even qualified to participate in the early dynasty, but he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General by the emperor.

A high-ranking official of the second rank.

How could this not make all the officials jealous? Although the Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office had a military position, his rank was still very high. This meant that he had picked up a high-ranking official for nothing.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't do this. Not everyone can be the leader of the Four Headquarters. He didn't have many candidates at hand. He could only look for traditional Confucian officials. But among these Jinshi, there were not many who were good at this.

In terms of aspects, especially the equipment department, as the person in charge, there should be some relevant knowledge reserves.

So after looking around, he finally settled on Bi Maokang, the Minister of the Police Department. He was interested in firearms, so he was barely suitable. On the other hand, the logistics department was not that important. As long as he was honest and honest, he could settle accounts. You can learn to settle accounts, so he used it.

He asked Zuo Guangdou who had helped him.

Not to mention his position, Zuo Guangdou at least said he was honest. In this way, the person in charge of the fourth headquarters was determined.

Later, Liu Ruoyu kept talking, and once again issued an order that surprised all the officials, "Move to the cabinet as the second assistant, Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong, as the governor, in charge of the governor's office, and promoted to the rank of general. The governor of Liaodong was succeeded by Governor Xiong Tingbi, and the governor of Liaodong

The governor of Denglai, Yuan Keli, will take over."

As soon as the edict was read out, almost everyone's eyes were looking back and forth between Li Ruhua and Sun Chengzong, and their eyes were in disbelief. Li Ruhua, the first assistant, was in poor health. If something happened and he couldn't bear the heavy responsibility, the second assistant would take over.

, but at this moment, the emperor transferred Sun Chengzong from the cabinet. This time, he did not know who would take over the assistant position.

The hearts of several academicians suddenly started to move. Even though they knew it was unlikely, they were still looking forward to waiting for their names to be included in the imperial edict, allowing them to be promoted to the position of second assistant.

For a time, seven or eight pairs of eyes stared at Liu Ruoyu closely, looking at his lips, guessing the next appointment.

"Moving to the Imperial Household, Xu Guangqi was appointed as the Bachelor of Dongge University and the Second Assistant to the Cabinet!"

"well!"

As these words came out, a few sighs could be heard faintly in the hall. Even though they knew it was unlikely, they still couldn't help but be disappointed when the fact really emerged.

The cabinet has been replenished, the governor's office has been replenished, and the two most important institutions are fully staffed. This immediately made many keen officials smell a bad smell. I am afraid that after the spring plowing, His Majesty will take big action!

However, this is exactly what Zhu Youxiao wanted to see, to have the two most important institutions fully staffed to prepare for the next big action. To this end, he also did Sun Chengzong's work for a long time.

As the first assistant behind Li Ruhua, he actually had two candidates in mind, Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi. Both of them had their own advantages. Xu Guangqi had a broad mind in Western studies, excellent academics, and broad knowledge. It was easier for them to keep up with his ideas.

They cooperated very well with each other, and although Sun Chengzong was a little conservative, he had a strong execution ability. He absorbed everything he said and did it very well, far beyond his expectations.

In the past year, Liaodong has been under his auspices and has implemented almost all the matters mentioned by Zhu Youxiao. Moreover, Sun Chengzong also has a very good talent for military strategy. For example, he can hunt maidens and make real plans. This is because of his superb skills.

It was so smooth because of the operation.

However, it was the other party's military talent that made Zhu Youxiao intend to let him take over the governor's office. There are three stakes for one fence, three gangs for one hero, and he is alone. No matter how good the system is,

If there is no one to help, it will not be implemented. If you want to abolish the guard station and change it to the current military system, the choice of the governor is very important.
Chapter completed!