In the following period, the entire court was busy with one thing, which was to choose a queen for Emperor Tianqi.

Although he was choosing a queen for himself, Zhu Youxiao found that he didn't seem to have anything to do. Concubine Zhuang was responsible for the entire post-election matter, and the person specifically responsible for handling it was Wang An, the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao wanted to know about the process of selecting a queen. After all, he had read so many novels about the selection in later generations and had not had the chance to actually see the process! But now it seems that there is nothing wrong with him.

Choosing the queen was nothing of his own, so Zhu Youxiao could only read the memorials handed over by the ministers in the Qianqing Palace.

Just when Zhu Youxiao was reviewing the memorial, Chen Hong came to the cabinet and said: "Publish His Majesty's Holy Edict!"

Cabinet officials saluted.

Chen Hong looked around at the crowd and said: "His Majesty's edict: harmony between heaven and earth, harmony between yin and yang, and the unity of all things..."

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of the cabinet ministers were moved.

As expected, I heard the eunuch continue to say: "... I have always relied on Taoism in this dynasty to coordinate the universe, and the destiny of Yin and Yang cannot be violated. I am in my prime, and it is suitable for my concubine to be accepted, so I respect the imperial concubine Zhuang's decree and issue an edict to the world. All the prefectures and counties, wide selection of girls, to implement the six palaces."

The cabinet ministers secretly thought, and sure enough, they felt like they had a clear mirror in their hearts. Chen Hong paused, his voice became louder, and he continued: "I ordered the two departments of Huli to abide by this edict and patrol the prefectures and counties. All women and hairpins, flowers and flowers Under the letter, those who are handsome in appearance, upright in voice, and proficient in the six arts are all in the ranks of Zhenjin. You will hold my edict, select Zhaoyuan, advance to Fengliangdi, Zhenglong Yinyang, and Kuang Min in the Ming Dynasty. An, continue the extension of the ancestral temple. I admire this."

After this holy edict spread throughout the world, officials in all states and counties became active and busy selecting beauties to rule.

It is not difficult to understand. For these local officials, the draft is the most rare opportunity.

Even if the person she recommends does not become a queen in the end, even if she only becomes a concubine, she will definitely be taken care of by her as a recommender. As the emperor's pillow, as long as she thinks about it, won't her official career rise all the way?

All officials spared no effort to search for beautiful or talented young ladies everywhere. Officials even personally went to the homes of famous local daughter-in-laws to coerce and induce them to hand over their girls to them.

However, these have nothing to do with the officials in the capital. Although everyone is talking about the emperor's selection of concubines, there are other things that worry them more, and that is the case of framing Xiong Tingbi. The imperial court issued an imperial edict, and Yang Lian was appointed as the presiding judge. The three divisions will review the case, and the prisoners Feng Sanyuan, Wei Yingjia, Zhang Xiude, Yao Zongwen and others have been transferred to the prison of the Criminal Department.

Of course, there was also Li Ruzhen, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Province. Originally, this was a good thing because the Donglin Party had the case in hand.

But the news that came out next was not so good. Emperor Tianqi first summoned Gao Panlong and wanted to hand over the case to him for trial. As a result, Gao Panlong colluded with Wei Zhongxian and refused His Majesty. In the end, His Majesty asked Yang Lian to try the case. .

Regardless of whether this news is true or false, it has caused a huge stir in the capital, and it has even caused an uproar within the Donglin Party.

For a time, the Donglin Party was completely in chaos surrounding Xiong Tingbi's case. Many people were staring at Yang Lian to see how he tried the case.

Inside the palace, Zhu Youxiao was basking in the sun again.

The sunshine has been good recently, so the carpenter's studio has been idle, and Zhu Youxiao didn't let people in to clean it.

He squinted his eyes slightly, enjoying the warm sunshine, as if he was about to fall asleep. In his heart, he was thinking about the Ming Dynasty's Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate, developed from the Yushitai of the previous generation, is in charge of supervision, impeachment and recommendations. Together with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, it is also known as the Three Law Divisions.

When major cases occur, they will be tried jointly by the three judicial departments, also known as the "three judicial departments joint trial".

The Metropolitan Procuratorate, which has a semi-judicial nature, looks like the Procuratorate of the post-century, but Zhu Youxiao felt that the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ming Dynasty had changed its flavor.

What are the responsibilities of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?

The answer is very simple. The Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises all officials. To put it bluntly, it allows you to help the emperor keep an eye on his ministers.

But what about the current Ming Dynasty Metropolitan Procuratorate?

Everyone competed to impeach the emperor, to the point where they tried every possible means. If the emperor wanted to hear any useful information from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he had to rely on Dongchang and Jinyiwei to get it. I have to say that this is a tragedy. Everyone is

Since when did you start using the emperor to increase your reputation? It seems that if you don't brush the emperor's copy, you will be failing in your duties as an imperial envoy.

"Zou Yuanbiao." Zhu Youxiao tapped the armrest of the wheelchair with one hand while recalling this person in his mind.

People are actually very complex creatures. Zou Yuanbiao first appeared on the political stage because he opposed and impeached Zhang Juzheng. As a result, he was beaten by Zhang Juzheng for eighty years and then sent to Guizhou.

In the eleventh year of Wanli, Zou Yuanbiao was reprimanded again for admonishing Emperor Wanli. It was not until his cheap father, Emperor Taichang, came to power that Zou Yuanbiao came back.

Zou Yuanbiao recommended eighteen people, including Tu Zongjun and Li Banghua, to Cheap Daddy. Daddy issued an edict, commended them and accepted them.

Two days later, Zou Yuanbiao also presented several matters such as discovering and selecting talents, managing finances and mobilizing the army, as well as four rules to ensure peace, and requested the recruitment and recruitment of Ye Maocai, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong, Liu Zongzhou, and Ding Yuanjian, as well as pensions and Luo Deng.

Da Hong, Luo Yuren and other fifteen people.

It can be said that most of the Donglin Party members in the DPRK were recommended by Zou Yuanbiao. His position within the Donglin Party is very important.

Of course, these are not what Zhu Youxiao is concerned about. What he is concerned about is Zou Yuanbiao's political opinions, that is, Zou Yuanbiao agrees with Zhang Juzheng's reforms.

It is difficult for ordinary people to believe this. Didn’t Zou Yuanbiao oppose Zhang Juzheng? Why did he still agree?

In fact, Zou Yuanbiao did agree with Zhang Juzheng's reforms. What he objected to was that Zhang Juzheng did not respect etiquette and did not go back to honor his father. He was "greedy for position and forgetting his relatives."

But later on, Zou Yuanbiao came to the rescue and vindicated Zhang Juzheng: "Jiang Ling's merit lies in the country, his fault lies in his wealth, and the country's opinions are only after death. How can he be called a minister of the country?"

The meaning of this sentence is very simple, that is, Zhang Juzheng contributed to the country. The country is in this state because it overturned Zhang Juzheng's reform results. Zhang Juzheng should be rehabilitated and set an example for those who are determined to serve the country.

Zhu Youxiao probably made a side note of Zou Yuanbiao in his heart. He was a true scholar of Neo-Confucianism. He defended etiquette and always believed that etiquette cannot be abolished. He wanted to serve the country and did not hesitate to do so. At the same time, he despised Quan Eunuch and believed that Quan Eunuch

It should be attacked. Such ministers have advantages and disadvantages.

Gently opening his eyes, Zhu Youxiao felt that Zou Yuanbiao was a bit interesting.

In fact, although Zhu Youxiao has traveled through time for a short time, he has been a human being for two lifetimes and he knows very well that people are not tools and that people have many sides.

No one is perfect. As an emperor, employing people is to put the right people in the right places. Zhu Youxiao knew this very well, so he was ready to take a look at Zou Yuanbiao's quality.

He turned around and glanced at Chen Hong: "Go and get Zou Yuanbiao's copy of the title book for Zhang Juzheng's rehabilitation and restoration of his posthumous title."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly agreed, turned around and ran to get the question book.
Chapter completed!