Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the dragon chair with a tense face. There was an earth dragon in the Huangji Palace, so it wasn't cold at all. It was just that he was a little stiff after sitting for a long time, and he had to maintain the so-called majesty all the time. It was really tiring.

The Winter Solstice court meeting itself is a ceremonial court meeting. The emperor doesn't have much to do here. He only needs to sit on the dragon throne and accept the congratulations from the officials. But Zhu Youxiao really can't bear to see such a costly and time-consuming thing.

The long court meeting was of no use at all, so many things were added.

However, the ritual part of the court greeting cannot be omitted. The entire court meeting starts at 6 am and ends at 12 noon, and lasts for six hours. This does not include the preparation work at night.

Fortunately, he simplified things and reduced the number of court meetings to two in a year. Otherwise, four or five such court meetings a year would be too much for people. In addition, there are usually morning dynasties. It is estimated that most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were

It must be so tiring.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Zhu Youxiao guessed with boredom and malice that the solemn officials would never have thought that the always solemn emperor would actually arrange the late emperor in such a solemn ceremony.

Soon, after a long and boring wait, the ceremonial things were finally finished, and it was time for the government report. However, there were many people attending the meeting, but not many people actually came out to give the report, that is, the cabinet.

The Procuratorate and Dali Temple. As for the Inner Palace and the Metropolitan Governor's Palace, they all belong to confidential departments. They only come to attend court meetings and do not make reports.

However, it is enough to have the cabinet and other departments. They are the main body of the empire, and the governor's office and the inner government are just extensions of the imperial power.

The first person to come out was naturally Li Ruhua, the chief assistant of the cabinet. However, the old man was a bit older, in his seventies, and could not handle a report that lasted for more than an hour. Therefore, the second assistant, Sun Chengzong, a scholar of Dongge University, was asked to report.

Sun Chengzong did not refuse. He picked up the report that he had spent several days compiling and compiling in the cabinet documents and began to read it. Sun Chengzong came back this time not only to attend a court meeting, but more importantly, to report on his work and report to the emperor on the Liaodong Province.

Preparatory status.

Although Sun Chengzong is almost sixty, he has always been in good health and has a loud voice. Under the special design of Huangji Palace, his reporting voice can be heard by everyone.

All the officials stood solemnly and listened attentively. There were even a few people holding pens and papers and writing quickly. They were reporters from the Imperial Daily. How could they not come to such an important court meeting?

This era is not an era of advanced information in later generations. Many ordinary people do not know what is going on outside their hometown, and officials are no exception. Except for the affairs of their own department, other departments are like a layer of mountains away and do not know at all.

Therefore, the official report at the great court meeting is very important. It can allow many people who are interested in official career to understand the general trend of the world. Nowadays, the situation is complicated. Only by fully understanding it can we make better decisions. Therefore, all the officials listen carefully.

Listen and remember some things silently.

This is the first public comprehensive report. Many systems have not been established, so there is not so much data. Therefore, it can only summarize some things in general, such as population growth, tax collection, work conditions in various places, and by the way, commend outstanding people.

Prefectures and counties, and these nominated heads of prefectures and counties are all silently remembered. Those who can be nominated on such an occasion are absolute stars of tomorrow.

"It's still a bit too hasty!" Zhu Youxiao sighed a little after listening to this report. He originally just wanted the cabinet to make a report. At most, it would be a statistical analysis of the situation in Liaodong and Hebei provinces, and comparisons were established between these two places.

A reasonable mechanism can be implemented and detailed statistics can be obtained.

But I didn't expect that the officials below were also inspired by the news. Under the promotion of the chief envoys or governors of each province, they started a year-end review, and then sent it over in November. These cabinets were in trouble, and they had to do it even if they didn't think about it.

However, I don’t know how much water there is in these summaries.

However, after all, it is the first government report, so if it has some water, it should be a little water, and it will be implemented in the future. To be honest, these things are actually very boring to listen to, but those officials are very focused. They never thought that,

There are so many things in the world, which really opened their eyes.

Looking at Sun Chengzong talking eloquently, Zhu Youxiao was a little distracted. His original intention was to let him take over the governor's office when he came back after some experience in Liaodong. The opponent himself was proficient in military strategy and had

After some experience, there is no problem in becoming a Grand Governor.

But looking at the current situation, everyone in the cabinet has formed a consensus that Sun Chengzong is the next chief minister. Even Li Ruhua has begun to train him and form a good relationship. Such a change really gives him a headache. If he had known it,

At first, he made such a mistake and directly let Sun Chengzong become the governor.

Next year, Zhu Youxiao plans to conquer Mongolia, and then from the Mongolian plateau such as the northeast, he will first deal with the Jurchens, the wolves in the backyard. By then, Jiubian will have to undergo major changes, and it will not work without a capable governor. Except for Sun Chengzong, he

I really can't think of anyone else who could be qualified for this position.

Yu Zigao and Qi Jin have enough qualifications, but they are just pure warriors. They are enough to train troops and fight. However, they are not capable of such institutional aspects as army construction. Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou are about the same.

However, judging from the current situation, Sun Chengzong is probably very concerned about the position of the chief assistant. Forget it, let the governor's office be empty for now. The governors of several departments have not been found, and the governor is not in a hurry. Zhu Youxiao is depressed.

It makes me think that there are not many people who can gain his trust, and there are still not many reliable talents at present.

After thinking about playing with Sun Chengzong, the report was only halfway through. Sun Chengzong had just gone down, and was replaced by Sun Juxiang, the censor of Zuodu. Behind him was Cao Yubian, the minister of Dali Temple. There was still at least an hour to wait. But it depends on the officials.

They seemed to be in high spirits, and they were talking loudly, as if they hadn't heard enough of the report just now.

This time it was Sun Juxiang, and they listened attentively. Today's Metropolitan Procuratorate is completely different from before. Not only has its powers been expanded, but it has also penetrated into the state capital and set up departments. Moreover, the yamen are clean and noble.

, many people are eyeing the position of censors in various places. Now when the leaders of the highest departments are making reports, how can they not listen carefully?

"It's so boring!" Zhu Youxiao wanted to yawn a few times, but he held it back. If he really did this, there would probably be some bad comments in the history books. As for his posthumous name, Zhu Youxiao

The school still takes it quite seriously.

Although he maintained this on the surface, he couldn't help but think of the secret Wang Changyue said yesterday afternoon. He didn't expect that there was such a magical secret in religion, and it was not in vain that he had worked so hard to travel through time. As long as he worked hard, he would bring the empire to the world.

If we carry it forward, we may not be able to accomplish that grand goal in the future.

Thinking of the wonderful thing, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile. This scene was immediately captured by the reporters of the daily newspaper. An astonishing headline appeared the next day. Sun Juxiang, the censor of Zuodu, made a report. His Majesty showed a mysterious smile. I don't know.

what for?

In this way, while thinking wildly and concentrating at the same time, the report part was finally completed, and the next step was the tribute from the various countries.

When he first saw this link, Zhu Youxiao was also very surprised. He did not expect that after the decline of the Ming Dynasty, overseas countries would come to Korea. But after asking about it, he was relieved. Japan and North Korea also came to ask for help.

, this is quite normal.

However, it is also a good thing to have tribute from other countries, which shows that the Ming Dynasty is flourishing under his rule. After being emperor for a long time, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but have such thoughts. He seemed to understand why those emperors in the past were willing to spend money.

The last vassal had to maintain the tribute system at great cost. This kind of thing is simply too glorious.

No, before seeing Liu Ruoyu's announcement just now, the people below were almost boiling. They had not seen this kind of tribute tribute from a vassal country for a long time. Now that they were participating in it, it was an honor. The reporters of the Imperial Daily also had their eyes lit up.

, wrote and recorded this scene vigorously.

Amidst the solemn court music, the tributary vassal states soon came in. The leader was naturally North Korea. In this era, according to legal principles, all the land in North Korea belonged to the Ming Dynasty. The full name of the first king of North Korea, Li Chenggui, was originally

He had the right to know the state affairs of North Korea, and his son was later named King of North Korea. Theoretically speaking, the Lee family of North Korea was only entrusted to govern North Korea by the Ming Dynasty, and the ministers of North Korea could be said to be ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, there are indeed examples in history where the King of Joseon did not respect the Ming Dynasty, but was killed by his ministers and a new king was established. The clothes of the nobles of Korea were those of the great eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty Palace. It is precisely because

This close relationship made North Korea the number one younger brother of the Ming Dynasty at all times, and the number one shot among all the vassal states.

The North Korean envoy who led the team this time was quite famous in later generations of Bangzi dramas. His name was Li Zong. He was named Yeongyang Gun at this time and was the nephew of the current King of North Korea, Gwanghae Gun.

Zhu Youxiao still has some understanding of the current King of Korea. The other party is a typical neutral party. In the game between the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens, he does not want to get involved. He was forced to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty in the Battle of Saarhu because of this

This attitude caused extreme dissatisfaction among his ministers.

This time when the Jurchens attacked North Korea, Lord Guanghai surrendered directly in order to preserve his position, signed a brotherly covenant with the other party, announced that he would sever the relationship with the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain, and serve the Jurchens. This made the ministers even more dissatisfied, and even directly caused

There was a mutiny. If he had not asked Huang Taiji for help at that time, he might have been killed.

It is precisely because of this that Li Zong, with the help of some supporters, sneaked to Ming Dynasty to seek help.

Looking at Li Zong who presented his credentials and gift list, Zhu Youxiao had this information flashing through his mind. Although the other party came to ask for help, he could still act as a tribute envoy. Besides, he couldn't come empty-handed for help. They

Of course I brought a gift.

"I beg His Majesty the Ming Emperor to lend a helping hand and save North Korea." Finally, Li Zong kowtowed with tears in his eyes and begged.

"I will make the decision for you on this matter." Zhu Youxiao nodded solemnly.

After a performance of Zongban's classic song, the North Korean envoys withdrew. Next, of course, was the Japanese envoys.
Chapter completed!