The Great Court Meeting was the most formal court meeting in the Ming Dynasty. It was held in the Huangji Hall and involved officials from the cabinet, ministries, academies, temples and other places in Beijing. It was usually held on the first day of the lunar month, the Winter Solstice and the Longevity Festival.

Even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not easily convene a court meeting if it was not necessary. After all, it involved too many etiquette rules and was time-consuming and labor-intensive. After a court meeting, many exhausted courtiers fell down.

"Queen, you're pregnant, so don't work too hard."

Emperor Chongzhen, with his arms spread wide, was wearing a heavy uniform. He looked down at Queen Zhou who was helping him tidy up, and said with concern: "Be careful, don't get pregnant, just ask Cao Ban to tidy up with them."

This time the Jianlu invaded the Ming Dynasty, but they were repulsed at a relatively fast speed, which also produced a lot of chain reactions. Empress Zhou, who should have been frightened and gave birth prematurely, did not have such a situation. She expected that her second son, Zhu Cixuan, would not be born.

Will be born and die early.

As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, the number of heirs born and whether they can grow up healthily will also affect the stability of the country.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the country's affairs, has convened a special meeting, and there is not much I can do." Empress Zhou, whose belly was slightly protruding, carefully arranged her husband's uniform and accessories, and said: "Your Majesty,

We pay the most attention to these things on weekdays, and the people below will inevitably be a little negligent, so let me ask my concubine to do it."

If a wife is found like this, what else can a husband ask for?

Emperor Chongzhen, who was filled with emotion, did not say anything else. There were very few people like Empress Zhou who were as gentle and considerate as Empress Zhou, who did not interfere in the government affairs and did not seek power for her natal family.

Cao Huachun, Wang Dehua and other eunuchs who were waiting nearby stood respectfully, not daring to come forward and disturb them at all. They could all feel something different about this big court meeting.

All in all, the emperor was going to hold a major court meeting. Apart from awarding rewards, it was clear what he was going to do, but as for what it was, they didn't know.

"Your Majesty, don't waste time."

While helping Emperor Chongzhen sort it out, Empress Zhou smiled lightly and reminded: "Otherwise, Censor Jiuyi will submit a memorial to persuade him afterwards."

"Um."

Emperor Chongzhen, who was holding the Emperor's Sword in his hand, nodded in response, and then walked forward slowly. Under the astonished look of Queen Zhou, he took her into his arms, touched Queen Zhou's hair with his nose, and said softly:

"Stay well in Kunning Palace and wait for me to come back."

This made Queen Zhou blush with embarrassment, and her heart was like a fawn. Her husband had never done such an intimate act in public before.

Seeing this scene, Cao Huachun, Wang Dehua and others hurriedly lowered their heads, clasping their hands in front of themselves and not daring to move.

"Show off in the Emperor's Palace!"

Emperor Chongzhen's voice rang out. He held the Emperor's Sword he was wearing, turned around with his head held high, and walked out of the palace. Cao Huachun and others who were waiting on the side were pacing behind him.

In fact, for Emperor Chongzhen, he didn't really want to hold a court meeting. After all, the process was too cumbersome. As long as he waited a few more days, he could hold a meeting of the Shuowang Dynasty. It was just that the military affairs department had already decided to do errands. After returning to the court in triumph,

, some of the things he planned made people in the outer court fluctuate, so he wanted to make some other plans besides awarding rewards.

When Emperor Chongzhen rode a dragon chariot, a group of people headed towards the Huangji Palace. The great court meeting held this time was different from the festival greetings. Therefore, the Ministry of Etiquette, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Guanglu were responsible for the great court meeting.

Temple, Honglu Temple and other departments have also made corresponding adjustments, and officials in Beijing go to different areas according to their grades.

"Yuanfu, do you think your Majesty will talk about anything else besides the awarding of rewards this time when he convenes a grand meeting?" Li Biao, holding the imperial hut, turned sideways and whispered to Han Xu next to him: "I

I always feel a little uneasy, always feeling that His Majesty will do something else, like this..."

"There's no use worrying about this right now."

Han Xu glanced at Yushi Jiuyi, who was not far away, and replied in a low voice: "It's hard to guess the Holy Will. With the convening of this imperial meeting, I'm afraid some matters in the imperial court will also be settled."

When he said this, Han Xu's eyes were fixed on the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department headed by Wang Qia and Li Banghua, and he restrained them from standing in that position.

The Imperial Court attaches great importance to etiquette and rules. Whoever stands in which area has rules and regulations. If something goes wrong, the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty will be lost.

At this moment, many of the civil and military officials gathered inside and outside the Huangji Hall were discussing in low voices. The appointed censor of the ceremony did not say much else. After all, the formal ceremony had not yet begun. As long as

If you don't make too much noise, they will turn a blind eye.

"Cao Banban, have you selected the people responsible for reading the imperial edict?"

On the way to the Huangji Hall, Emperor Chongzhen, who was leaning on the dragon chariot, said to Cao Huachun who was accompanying him: "I don't want any mistakes to be made on the side of the Supervisor of Ceremonies in this great meeting."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, all the slaves and maids have been arranged."

Cao Huachun bowed slightly and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "The selected people are all old men who are in charge of the rites, so there will definitely be no problems."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly. He still trusted Cao Huachun's ability. Wang Chengen, who was always by his side, was still responsible for supervising the affairs of the imperial village. This time, Cao Huachun had to take charge of the imperial meeting.

Speaking of the matters that Neichang and Xichang are responsible for, based on the information currently available, Emperor Chongzhen felt the greed of the family thief Shuoshu.

The size of the land owned by the eunuchs in charge of the villages that have been investigated, whether in name or under their names, has almost caught up to a quarter of the land owned by the imperial village under the name of the imperial court.

Although these confiscated properties were scattered across eight prefectures under the rule of Beizhili, the scale was still astonishing.

However, after this in-depth purge, Huangzhuang under the name of the inner court will become the driving force for increasing internal fund income, and some good planning and deployment will also be implemented one by one in Huangzhuang with clear hierarchies and centralized powers.

According to the idea of ​​Emperor Chongzhen, this imperial village, which would open up the authority of the upper and lower levels and clarify the hierarchy, would be under the control of Da Nei Xing Factory. It would not only support orphans, but also become a state-owned unit of the Ming Dynasty, affiliated with the Twelve Supervisors, Four Divisions and Eight Bureaus.

, prepare to build corresponding industries to help share the burden.

In the context of the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty, how to effectively increase revenue was also what Emperor Chongzhen had to consider. Without the support of money, it was impossible to change the Ming Dynasty.

"Pa..."

A quiet whip sound sounded, calling Emperor Chongzhen who was deep in thought to return to reality. Looking at the orderly crowds and the orderly scenes of ceremonial guards in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen sighed deeply in his heart. No wonder everyone wants to be such a high-ranking emperor.
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