However, the crowds in the entire inner and outer cities of Nanjing became more and more numerous.
Especially foreigners in all kinds of fancy clothes can be seen almost everywhere.
This is because as the most powerful country in the world, it will soon change its emperor.
Of course, no one would think that changing the emperor would weaken the Ming Dynasty, because everyone knows that today's Ming Dynasty can dominate the world and shock the world, which is inseparable from the current Ming Dynasty grandson.
His Majesty the Emperor expelled the Tartars, restored China, cleaned up the country, and rebuilt the Han system, while His Highness Taisun brought the Ming Dynasty into an era of unprecedented prosperity.
All the people are looking forward to His Highness Taisun will lead the Ming Dynasty onto a more prosperous and powerful road.
Previously, after the news that His Highness Taisun held a coronation ceremony on the first day of the first lunar month spread in various provinces through newspapers, a large number of people went to the capital.
The huge crowd made the staff at the station worried, fearing that something bad would happen.
"The last time I saw such a scene was in the early years of Hongwu."
At the post station next to the capital, the old postman couldn't help but sigh.
The young postman asked: "More than twenty years ago, did our Ming Dynasty have such a grand occasion?"
The postman, who is in his twenties, obviously has no idea what happened when he was a child.
With memories in his eyes, the old postman sighed: "That was not a grand occasion, it was a famine of refugees. They were full of people, all of whom wanted to go to the capital to beg for a bite to eat."
"The inn can't be crowded here, and we can only watch them starve to death outside, or even... Oh, let's not talk about it, those are just things of the past."
"You just need to remember how hard-earned life is now."
After speaking, the old postman seemed to be in a bad mood, so he gave an explanation and left alone.
In his day, seeing large crowds was never a good thing, just like it is now.
The young postman obviously couldn't empathize with him. He glanced at the slightly lonely figure of the old postman, and then turned to look at the people with smiles on their faces, as if he was looking at two different eras.
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All the yamen in the capital are now Alexander.
At this juncture when the grandson ascends the throne, any small thing may be magnified infinitely.
Moreover, according to the rules of the past dynasties, it is said that there is one emperor and one courtier. When His Highness the Grand Sun ascends the throne, it means that the power of the imperial court will be reshuffled.
The host of the Ministry of Etiquette is the Qing Li Si Yamen.
As the department that receives foreign guests, Dr. Zhang Jian has been very busy recently.
Too many foreigners came to the capital just to attend the coronation ceremony of His Highness Taisun.
This is of course a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. The reason why the news of his accession to the throne was released so early was to give these overseas countries some time to travel.
People from all over the world come to court and all nations come to pay their respects. This is the honor that all emperors want to receive.
Naturally, it would be impossible for Taisun to issue an edict asking others to come and visit him. This would be a loss of dignity. It would be best for others to come on their own initiative.
Of course, it is unclear whether the small countries that could come but did not come would be liquidated afterwards.
"You should be careful with me, you idiot. This is a special period. Any mistakes will be caught and magnified."
"If something goes wrong, not to mention your father and I, my life will be in danger."
"Those little friends, I haven't had much contact with them recently. Just stay at home and study. Now it's so easy to raise a family. Next year will be the first year that the grandson ascends the throne. If you fail to pass the exam, I won't break your legs."
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When Zhang Jian came home after a busy day, the first thing he did was to catch his son Zhang Wenjie and scold him.
Zhang Wenjie looked aggrieved.
"Dad, I just walked down the street for a while to see the excitement, but didn't do anything else."
"You can't slander me, I didn't do anything."
Mrs. Zhang Jian, who was next to her, also helped: "As a high-ranking official, don't get angry in the yamen and come back to take it out on your son."
Zhang Jian saw his wife talking and explained: "Who can make me angry? Those barbarians dare to confront me?"
"I just had some feelings after talking with some colleagues today. I heard that His Highness Taisun summoned all the civil servants of the third and third grades into the palace and spread the news that they wanted to discuss the implementation of the New Deal."
"New Deal, New Deal, this must be a renewal. I don't know what direction the wind will take. If it's not good, even I will inevitably become an official."
"This bastard thing, he has reached his age a long time ago, but he has failed in the civil service examination three times. Now the imperial examination has become much simpler. The court no longer allows filial piety and integrity to enter the officialdom. Only the imperial examination is open to the public. If literary talents cannot enter the officialdom, what will happen to their family fortune?"
live."
Hearing these words, Mrs. Zhang became much more nervous and asked, "Didn't the imperial court make a rule last year that you should become an official at sixty-five? The master is only in his early fifties and is in the prime of life. He has not reached the age yet."
Zhang Jian smiled bitterly and said: "It can't be that simple. You won't understand even if I tell you. Anyway, it's better to be careful."
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East Palace.
Today's East Palace has gathered almost all the most powerful ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
Except for the high-ranking officials in the imperial court, almost all the chief envoys from other provinces came.
Today, it was Zhu Ying who launched the new policy and discussed everything carefully.
"Your Highness, you must not do this. This kind of behavior is just tying your own hands and feet. Nothing like this has ever happened since ancient times."
"I request Your Highness to take back the imperial power in the New Deal. As we all know, the king's power is granted by heaven. Why is Your Highness doing this?"
East Palace Hall.
There are more than seventy people here, so everyone can hear what they say.
Zhu Ying had already drafted the program of the New Deal and asked Guo Zhong to read it aloud.
Regarding the New Deal, all the ministers were very nervous. Everyone knew very well that this was the main political trend after His Majesty the Grand Sun ascended the throne, and it also involved their own secrets, including the power of the official position.
After the start, everyone felt that the previous situation was fine, it was just the same as before with the separation of military and political affairs, the placement of responsibilities, and the inspection and review.
It's just more standardized, including in construction and people's livelihood.
However, when we got to the back, everyone started to feel frightened.
It is simply appalling to set up a cabinet council to restrict the power of the emperor.
"Your Highness, please take back your order!"
He knelt down before the first minister, and then the second minister also knelt down to beg.
"Your Highness, please take back your life!!!"
The third and fourth people gathered together, and in an instant, all the ministers in the East Palace Hall knelt down and begged, their voices full of fear.
This made all the ministers feel scared.
Judging from the regulations in the New Deal, it restricted the imperial power, and the power that originally belonged to the emperor was allocated to the cabinet in large quantities.
Logically speaking, this should be a good thing, especially for the ministers present.
If the grandson is a foolish king and the ministers are greedy, then everyone will naturally be happy.
But it happens to be the complete opposite in the East Palace Hall.
"I have made up my mind, and there is no need to say more. In the New Deal, matters regarding imperial power cannot be discussed further."
Faced with such a scene, which was similar to forced abortion, Zhu Ying did not have the slightest worry, and just said her decision in a calm tone.
The ministers looked at each other left and right, looking at each other, not knowing how to answer.
Even the sharp-tongued censors did not dare to speak as their throats rolled.
"Okay, let's all get up and let's discuss the other matters in the new deal."
Zhu Ying opened his mouth, and the ministers could only stand up in anger. After a moment of silence, some ministers stood up and expressed some of their thoughts on other matters of the New Deal.
The atmosphere in the main hall also recovered, as if what just happened never happened.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, there was an immediate uproar in the government and the public, as well as among the officials.
No one would have thought that in the New Deal, there would be restrictions on imperial power. Everyone was confused as to what was happening.
Even Zhu Di was a little confused.
"Master, has Grandson lost his mind? Could it be that my father would let him act like this? To put it nicely, this is the rule of the Holy Emperor, and to put it worse, it is tying his own hands."
"How dare he leave the power of governing the government to those corrupt officials."
After Zhu Di got the news, he immediately came to Yao Guangxiao for discussion.
Although the vassal kings will go to Eastern China to open up wasteland after the new emperor ascends the throne, the affairs of the Ming Dynasty will also have a great impact on them. It does not mean that they will have no contact after leaving.
In a sense, the Ming Dynasty's prosperity was their strong backing overseas. At least during this period, it would not be said that any vassal king wanted to rebel and fight back from Dongsheng Shenzhou.
At least, whoever among them can unify Dongsheng China will be qualified to compete with the Ming Dynasty.
Yao Guangxiao was silent for a moment and sighed: "My grandson, this is not a restriction on himself, but a restriction on future monarchs."
"Perhaps Taisun felt that future generations of kings would be ineffective, so he simply restricted his power. Rather than having a fatuous monarch appear, it would be better to limit him in this way."
Zhu Di said: "I know this, but"
Zhu Di didn't understand this kind of behavior. Although any smart person could see that it was Zhu Ying's way of restricting his heirs, but power was so tempting, who could give it up to others?
"My father must have known about this matter. My grandson convinced my father. Otherwise, even if the new policy was launched, it would not be at this time."
"It seems that Taisun doesn't want to handle government affairs personally like previous emperors. He simply becomes a hands-off shopkeeper. I don't know what will happen to the Ming Dynasty in the future. Those corrupt officials will really do what Taisun thinks.
, will you govern the Ming Dynasty well?"
Yao Guangxiao said with a smile: "The ministers should be the most worried now. If the grandson does not rule the world, it cannot be said to be a fault. No matter what happened, the fault lies with the ministers, and the throne is stable and remains unchanged."
"In the future, the conflict will not be between the people and the emperor, but between the people and the ministers. Although there is less power, those powers will also constrain the emperor himself."
"With the shackles released, the throne is no longer so popular. There may be some powerful ministers appearing, but the country will last long, which is not a good thing."
After Zhu Di heard this, he thought for a while, finally sighed and said nothing.
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Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying were playing with Xiao Wen Cheng.
Xiao Wen Cheng was showing Zhu Yuanzhang his newly acquired martial arts skills, including swords, spears, swords, halberds, and matchlocks.
"Dasun, maybe you are right. Not everyone likes to be an emperor so much, and not everyone is born to be an emperor."
"The rise and fall of a country depends on one person. This is a very dangerous thing."
"We didn't think about this before. We just thought that if the people were obedient, the Ming Dynasty would be able to continue. Now it seems that maybe you are right."
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew about the New Deal in the East Palace Hall, including some news inside and outside the palace, and was very concerned about it.
After all, this kind of thing can be said to be the first time in the Central Plains since the First Emperor.
"Grandpa, it's cold outside, let's go inside and rest."
Zhu Ying said worriedly.
The old man's physical condition has not been very good recently. After all, winter has arrived. For the old man, every winter is like going through a calamity, which is very difficult.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "We know our body ourselves, so don't worry about it so much. We want to see more of Xiao Wen Cheng's performances."
Faced with the old man's persistence, Zhu Ying was unable to dissuade him, but he gave Xiao Wencheng a wink.
Zhu Yuanzhang then said: "Okay, okay, let's take a rest when we are tired."
Hearing this, Xiao Wencheng glanced at Zhu Ying proudly.
As if to say, great-grandfather only listens to me.
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As time went by, things under the New Deal stabilized.
For the ministers, they actually didn't have much reason to object. After all, Taisun had given up power to them.
Immediately afterwards, the cabinet was formally established.
Zhu Ying selected twelve cabinet members, including seven ministers and several ministers.
Starting from the New Deal, all court affairs will be handled by the cabinet.
Of course, the current cabinet, including the laws, is not very perfect. This requires further construction by Zhu Ying. Although Zhu Ying gave up most of his power, in fact, his influence has not been shaken in any way.
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After all, these cabinet members will still obey Zhu Ying's orders on everything.
What Zhu Ying has to do now is to constantly improve the law, promote the law, and ensure the authority of the law.
Let all things be solved through the law.
Therefore, law majors have been established in various colleges in the Ming Dynasty, including many bachelors, who have also begun to shift towards the study of law.
Of course, military affairs are not linked to government affairs.
The army will only be loyal to the emperor. All armies will not establish contact with officials, including the guards, which are independent of the people and officials.
One month after the implementation of the New Deal, the people actually didn't have much impression, because life remained the same, including the ministers, who didn't seem to have changed much. They were still doing the same things.
At this time, everyone suddenly discovered that there seemed to be many things that did not need to be handled by the emperor himself.