694 Daming Official
(I'll give it a preview, and in another chapter, the big ** is here)
The palace was rebuilt by the original Tashanwei Commander's Office. The renovation project has not been completed yet, but it can be seen that the project here has been completed and at least it looks like the outside part. The palace is now very glorious.
The outer wall of the commander's yamen was demolished and replaced by three zhang high. The outside was painted, and the whole wall was covered with yellow glazed tiles. The main gate of the palace was called Luanfeng Gate, which was changed to a form similar to Zhengyang Gate and Chengtian Gate in the capital. As the facade of the palace, Luanfeng Gate was the most effort. It has been completed now. Just a base is more than four zhang high. In addition, the gorgeous city tower on the top three floors can be seen outside the city. It is said that when the sky is clear, climbing the Luanfeng Gate Tower to look at the distance, you can look dozens of miles away.
Early in the morning, many people were already busy behind the Holy King Palace, and they had been converted into a large construction site. Many craftsmen and servants were working on it. The Imperial Garden was coming to an end and it was almost completed.
Officials who maintain etiquette and discipline are constantly moving, their sharp eyes sweeping across everyone's face to see who is not well-deserved enough.
The officials lined up in two long rows, and at first glance, they looked like snow.
The official clothes of the White Lotus Holy Kingdom are the most typical wide robe, big sleeves, and the large sleeves are almost dragged to the ground. The background is all white. As for how to distinguish the levels, it depends on the collar and cuffs. From the collar to the cuffs, complex patterns are embroidered with red silk thread. They look extremely exquisite and gorgeous. If you take off the clothes and put them together and look at them, you will find that this is a huge lotus pattern.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Hongru also divided the official rank into the nine grades, with a total of eighteen grades, including the first grade to the third grade, the cuffs and collar, the fourth grade to the sixth grade is sky blue, and the seventh grade to the ninth grade is green. How to distinguish the rank specifically depends on the patches embroidered on the chest, civil servants embroidered birds such as white squids, and military officers embroidered beasts such as lions and tigers, which is exactly the same as the Ming Dynasty.
This is similar to the Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that no matter which era it was, the peasant uprising army imitated the official system of the central court at that time. This is also a relatively rational and convenient method. After all, people have lived in this system for hundreds of years and have adapted to this system. This system may not be mature, but it must be much more mature than the system they have now formulated, and it is not difficult to use it at all.
It is worth mentioning that these systems were formulated by Xu Hongru alone. He seemed to be particularly enthusiastic about such things, but he was not very interested in handling political affairs.
At about six o'clock, the gate of Luanfeng Gate opened and officials entered one after another.
Entering the gate of the Holy King Palace, there is a large square. The main hall of the commander's yamen was rebuilt into the "Linde Hall" and stood tall. On both sides of the square in front of the Linde Hall, on the left and right sides, each built a row of court rooms, which is where the court officials work. Behind the Linde Hall, a vermilion palace wall separates the front palace and the harem, and the words "All officials and workers of all sizes are stopped. Only after the whereabouts are there, will the giant yellow flag hanging in the snow clouds beside the door and dancing in the wind.
The Linde Hall was not large in the future, and it was only about five meters long from east to west and six meters deep from north to south. Not to mention that compared with the extremely grand Yanshan Grand Palace, even any palace in the Forbidden City is stronger than this. Its bluestone slabs are paved with yellow curtains, and yellow silk is wrapped around the pillars, which makes it look even more shabby and simple.
However, after watching for a long time, I got used to it. Besides, I may say that this place will be demolished one day, so I will take a look at it less.
There are 100,000 people in the Yanshan Grand Chapel Hall, and His Highness can build a five-meter-long flag. However, about a hundred officials in the Linde Hall squeezed in, and it was a bit crowded.
The officials stood down according to their ranks. General Zhao Yunshan, the general who fought against rebellion in Fengtian, stood at the top of the general sequence, and opposite him was Wen Prime Minister Feng Xichen.
The two of them had a collision of their eyes and smiled slightly, which made them stagger.
After leaving my face alone, the smile on my face disappeared, replaced by the coldness and coldness in my eyes.
These two former good brothers, close comrades-in-arms, and two major generals under Xu Hongru, have completely broken their faces because of their struggle for power and power.
The civil and military disputes remain frequent, and the party struggles are no longer a secret in the current small court of the White Lotus Holy Country.
It just so happened that Xu Hongru ignored the government affairs, which also provided them with a good soil for fighting for power and profit. They formed cliques and struggled with party disputes. Now there are not many civil and military officials in the court who do not rely on them. One is a civil and general, and each of them has won over many people under his command.
Relatively speaking, the literary prime minister Feng Xichen is more powerful, and the civil servants basically surrender to him. On the other hand, Li Qingshan is also under Feng Xichen's sect. The departure of Li Qingshan, a rebel boy with the palm of his army, directly led to a sharp decline in Zhao Yunshan's strength. Now Zhao Yunshan's most capable subordinate is Zhao Wuji.
The two of them were friendly, but they hated each other in their hearts. This scene fell into Li Qingshan's eyes, which made him lower his head and smile sarcastically.
These two men, Wu Yi's army, are almost invading, and they are still fighting internally until they die. They are really leisurely.
He is now named as dependent on Feng Xichen, but in fact he relies on hiding under Feng Xichen to obtain a large amount of resources and gold, silver and jewelry that the White Lotus Sect has plundered these days, and constantly expanding his power.
Only when you are strong enough can you save your life.
The hall was quiet, and everyone was thinking about their own thoughts.
After the Jingyang bell rang and learned that His Highness the Holy King was going to be on the morning court today, Feng Xichen and Zhao Yunshan arranged their own arrangements to take part in their subordinates and prepare to attack the court, which made the other party feel embarrassed.
His Highness the Holy King has not been to court for a long time and has never found a chance. Today, he is caught.
Those who have ulterior motives are brewing in their hearts and thinking about saying things.
After waiting for a while, the bells and drums behind the palace sounded. The sound of rituals and music sounded, and a sharp voice sounded: "Your Majesty is here!"
Everyone was shocked and their bodies were straightened.
Xu Hongru wore a bright yellow dragon robe with large sleeves floating in the bright yellow dragon robe. The collar and sleeves are all stone-green and gold edges. The dragon robe is embroidered with sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, flower insects, Zongyi, algae, fire, pink, rice, and shiny patterns, as well as evenly arranged "Ruyi Head", "bat" and characters symbolizing wealth. There are nine dragon embroidered on the dragon robe, with five-color clouds. The neck is one with one straight dragon in front and back, one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with
He also wore a crown on his head, and the red Tianhe belts on both sides were hanging all the way to his knees. The drooping tassels at both ends of the crown plate were twelve strings, which were mainly composed of colorful tiles. Each tassel was twelve pieces of colorful jade, arranged in order of vermilion, white, cyan, yellow and mysterious. Each piece of jade was one inch apart, and each tassel was twelve inches long.
The crown of the sky, the nine dragon robe, the twelve tassels, and the colorful jade, this is clearly the costume of the emperor!
This crown robe is extremely gorgeous, extremely grand and extremely noble. Although Xu Hongru is not good-looking, he is set off by this. It gives people a sense of awe that no one dares to look directly at.
He surrounded him with nine women wearing gorgeous palace outfits and beautiful appearances, and strode to the imperial platform.
All the ministers and workers in the hall were shocked and were afraid. They kowtowed one after another, "I will bow to your highness, your highness will be prosperous for thousands of years."
"All up!" Xu Hongru said lightly.
Everyone felt a little awkward when they heard this sound. Xu Hongru's voice was like a bell and full of energy. Now, not only is it floating under his feet when he walks, but even the sound seems to be floating.
Although Your Highness is addicted to women, he still needs to be restrained.
Xu Hongru glanced at His Highness and touched the awe in their eyes. He couldn't help but smile and nodded slightly.
He was very satisfied with everyone's attitude towards him.
"Today I'm recruiting you, I have two things to say." Xu Hongru is now full of style, and every word and action is full of temperament. When he waved his hand, the little eunuch in blue clothes beside him screamed: "Xuan Luo Chengxiong goes to the palace."
"Luo Chengxiong?" Everyone's heads were filled with a question mark.
The voices were heard one by one, and a few moments later, a man strode in. The man was about forty years old, with a medium figure, fair skin, slender eyes, and a little noble. His steps were very steady, he was calm and calm, and his temperament was concise. He knew at a glance that this person was either rich or noble, and he had been in the upper position for a long time. His temperament could not be pretended. Seeing him, everyone was a little gaze, looking at each other, and they didn't know where this person came from. What was even more eye-catching was that the official clothes, sleeves and collars worn by this person were all purple, and they were from a third-rank or above high-ranking official.
Who is this? When did we have such an official?
The man strode into the hall and kowtowed three times respectfully to Xu Hongru: "My teacher, Luo Chengxiong, kowtow to your highness Qiansui!"
"Get up!" Xu Hongru's cold face showed a smile, and he owed slightly to show his respect for him, and said gently: "Get up, it's hard for you to come all the way."
Luo Chengxiong said gratefully: "Thank you for your concern."
He stood up, looked around, showed an excited expression, and said with a sigh: "I came to this Tashanwei. When I saw that my White Lotus Holy Sect founded the country and established a dynasty, I had millions of people, tens of thousands of soldiers, and hundreds of miles of land. The great and prosperous scene was really unspeakable. No matter how much hardship or fatigue I felt, I could not detect it."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people in the hall were displeased and sneered: "What are you? Did you say this?"
Feng Xichen's eyes shrank even more, and he felt a very bad feeling in his heart.
Everyone's expressions fell into Xu Hongru's eyes, and he sneered: "No one can say this, but only Luo Chengxiong can say it! Do you know who he is?"
"A month ago, he was also the left minister of the Ministry of Works of the Pseudo-Ming Dynasty! He is a senior official of the third rank! He is rich and prosperous!"
Xu Hongru slowly said a shocking sentence.
"What?"
"Is he an official from the Ming Dynasty? Or a third-rank official?"
"What are we here for such a big official?"
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The hall was suddenly in an uproar, and everyone was talking, and the shock in their hearts was beyond words.
Luo Chengxiong became the focus of the hall. However, he didn't seem to care. He had a faint smile on his face and kept nodding to the surroundings.
Xu Hongru smiled slightly and continued, "But he is also the most important and loyal minister in the pseudo-Ming Dynasty court of our White Lotus Sect! "
His voice suddenly rose: "Luo Chengxiong was born in Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province in the fifth year of Zhengde. In the 21st year of Zhengde, he studied in Zhongxian County. In the 25th year of Zhengde, he was the second place in the provincial examination of the Jiangxi Provincial Administration and the sixth place in the Jinshi Academy. In the same year of Zhengde, he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy. After that, he served as the chief minister of the household department, the chief minister of the engineering department, the prefect of Jixnan Prefecture, the left senator of the Shandong Provincial Administration and other officials. Last year, he was promoted to the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works! He was about to enter the cabinet in the past few years and became the first few civil servants of the Ming Dynasty!"
He laughed: "This is Zhengde and this pseudo-Ming court are really blind. He has cultivated a talent for us to be successful in heaven and earth!"
Luo Chengxiong quickly said, "Your Highness, you are too proud, I must not take it."
"How dare you take it, how dare you not?" Xu Hongru said loudly: "The church has just given you a household registration status. You have been studying for ten years and exams again and again. Until you passed the Jinshi, you were the exam yourself! After you became an official, you have outstanding political achievements and continued promotions. This is also what you did yourself! Your existence is the highest secret in the church. No one except me knows that you are now in a high position in the false brightness, with a bright future, and your glory is within your fingertips, but you can come back resolutely. Just for this, I will say, you can afford it!"
After he finished speaking, Luo Chengxiong's eyes were already red and he shouted: "Your Highness is praised by you. Just one sentence, you are the Holy Kingdom of the Holy Church and the Holy Kingdom, and you will only die!"
Xu Hongru encouraged a few more words, and Luo Chengxiong quickly adjusted his emotions, became proud and calm. He bowed to everyone and smiled lightly: "I am here for the first time, and I will be close to all my colleagues in the future."
Everyone returned the greetings, Zhao Yunshan and Feng Xichen were no exception. Many people were respectful. Not to mention anything else, they could come back even if they were third-rank officials. This is worthy of admiration.”
"You join the list, there." Xu Hongru pointed to Feng Xichen's position of attack, which was also the second in the civil servant sequence.
"Yes!" Luo Chengxiong walked over without refusing.
He didn't think much of these people from mud legs, and thought they were much better than them. He was still a little angry at this moment, thinking that I came back like this, worked hard and had high qualifications and abilities, and I was better than them, so how could I not be the first one?
He was dissatisfied, and Feng Xichen was even more shocked and angry. What does this mean? The one who just came was only ranked below me?
Xu Hongru continued: "Luo Chengxiong was an official in the pseudo-Ming court for nearly 30 years. His experience is unexplained and his qualifications are very profound. No one among us can compare to the way of being an official. In the future, you should ask Lord Luo for advice more."
Feng Xichen was secretly unhappy, but he could only respond respectfully.
"Mr. Luo has returned to the north this time, but now the titles of each position in the court have been completed, so he will add the deputy Wen Prime Minister. Lord. Luo, you should serve as the position of this deputy Wen Prime Minister!"
Luo Chengxiong quickly agreed.
When everyone saw His Highness the Holy King actually talk to Luo Chengxiong in this negotiated tone, they were envious and wondered what this literary appearance was for, a free job?
Soon they realized how wrong their ideas were.
Xu Hongru glanced at everyone and said, "When Lord Luo was in the pseudo-Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Revenue and Work Department was staying there. When he came back this time, he had to do something he was good at. The power of the deputy Wen Prime Minister was one in finance and the other in work. The specific decision was to be in charge of the Holy Library, the coin minting, the allocation of silver and coins, the construction of city and temples, and the recruitment of the people, etc.."
As soon as these words came out, there was another uproar in the hall. Everyone's eyes kept sweeping around Feng Xichen and Luo Chengxiong's faces. Some were panicked and some were gloating.
Feng Xichen's face was already covered in gray.
Why did Feng Xichen suppress Zhao Yunshan, with the identity of the literary prime minister, and even attracted the general Li Qingshan to join him? This phenomenon is abnormal, because according to common sense, now is the stage of war. During the war, the identity of the general is always higher than that of the civil servants. This is a fact, and it does not depend on the system or the will of the superiors. This is the law of nature. Whoever is more important will have a higher status just as the status of the male lion in the lion group is higher than that of the female lion.
A dynasty like the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, which was as respected and humble as the civil and military officials, was still a military general who was far higher than that of civil officials when the dynasty was just established.
Only when the world is stable, swords and guns are put into the warehouse, and horses are placed in the south mountain, and the role of civil servants becomes more important, will the civil servants become more important.
Why did Feng Xichen suppress Zhao Yunshan?
It is based on this holy library system! It depends on the financial power in your hands!
The Holy Deposit system implemented by the White Lotus Sect, all believers must devote all their property to the Holy Deposit, and all their food and clothing will be spent by the Holy Deposit. From then on, this system was implemented by the entire army across the country. The gold, silver, silk, treasures, etc. seized during the battle must be handed over to the Holy Deposit. Individuals shall not be kept privately. Violators shall be punished severely until they beheaded. The life needs of generals and soldiers shall be supplied by the Holy Deposit. The types and standards of supply, including grain, oil, and salt, roughly age, are supplied in equal quantities to show fairness; the supply of meat is different, and the daily share of the Holy King is different, and the lower-level soldiers do not supply every day. The remaining supply has different quantities. However, the quota of various types of supply is not fixed, and varies depending on the source of the material.
Chapter completed!