Capital of the Ming Dynasty.

As winter approaches, the weather becomes colder.

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."
To be continued...