The strong wind that had been raging for four or five days finally subsided. The deep blue sky gradually became brighter with the white stars rising in the east.
Outside the palace gate, there were already three or three ministers of the court, stamping their feet, looking up at the closed palace door, waiting for the fifth watch.
At this time, the capital city was extremely cold. But the emperor still insisted on going to court early every day at five.
As a member of the imperial court with a salary from the imperial court, no matter how greedy he is for the warm bed, he must arrive outside the palace gate before the fifth watch.
The emperor insists on going to court at five o'clock in the morning. Which minister dares not to come on time? Even if he is ill, only with the diagnosis certificate from the imperial doctor can he avoid the punishment that the emperor said is too lazy to manage politics.
In the Imperial Study Room, Ming Taizu rubbed his eyes and slowly stood up from his chair.
"Your Majesty, you haven't slept a wink all night. How about your servant going to send a message right now and skip this morning court meeting?" Wang Xiaosi bowed his body and slowly lifted the black mink velvet cloak on the back of the chair.
It slowly hung on Ming Chengzu's body.
"After reading the memorial all night, I am really a little tired now. However, how can I just say that I can avoid this daily morning meeting? Come on, help me go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony." I haven't slept all night, sixty-one.
Ming Chengzu, who was 20 years old, was staggering when he walked.
Wang Xiaosi hurriedly put the whisk in his hand away from his neck, held Ming Chengzu's arms with both hands, glanced at the steps at his feet, and walked towards the side door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
In the past, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which could be reached just as quickly as a cup of tea, seemed particularly far away today.
Supporting the tall Ming Chengzu, Wang Xiaosi had a layer of hot sweat on his forehead.
Outside the side door, two young eunuchs in palace robes stood. Seeing the sloping emperor, they hurriedly greeted him. One held Ming Chengzu's other arm from the side, and the other walked in front.
, walking backwards, fearing that the emperor would accidentally fall to the ground.
After finally entering the Hall of Supreme Harmony and ascending the six steps with the dragon chair, Ming Chengzu was already a little out of breath.
He sat down on the dragon that represented the supreme power, breathing heavily.
Seeing this, Wang Xiaosi winked at the little eunuch next to him.
The little eunuch was quite clever, and soon he walked in with a bowl of tortoise soup.
Taking the soup bowl, Wang Xiaosi gently held the spoon in the bowl, stirred it slowly, put it to his mouth and blew on it twice before passing it to Ming Chengzu's mouth.
"Your Majesty, you have been staying up late for days and are running out of energy and blood. Take a sip of this Millennium Bastard Soup to refresh yourself."
Ming Chengzu said nothing and slowly opened his mouth.
After taking a few sips, Ming Chengzu breathed evenly and a little color returned to his face.
"Xiao Linzi asked you to make this soup, right?" Ming Chengzu said slowly, leaning against the back of the dragon chair.
"Back to the emperor, it was Eunuch Lin who ordered the servants to cook it for you. For the past few days, the emperor has been busy with government affairs without sleeping or eating. Eunuch Lin has asked your servants several times to cook you the tortoise soup that replenishes qi and blood, and keep it warm at all times.
, take a sip while you rest." Bowing his body, Wang Xiaosi said softly while taking the soup bowl back.
"This little forest man is so busy with all the things in Dongchang and also has to worry about my daily life. He is really considerate." Ming Chengzu slowly closed his eyes and said softly.
At this moment, the sky was already bright, and the officials outside the palace had already taken pictures of the procession, but they still did not wait for the eunuch's order to enter the palace.
On a sunny day, the morning in Beijing becomes increasingly cold.
Even so, no one in the neat team dared to stamp their feet to keep warm.
As if he had rested enough, Ming Chengzu opened his eyes and sat upright.
Seeing this, Wang Xiaosi on the side nodded gently towards the little eunuch at the entrance of the palace.
"Go to court." The little eunuch raised his voice and shouted loudly.
Upon hearing the order, the officials slowly walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony according to the queues they had arranged in advance.
When the last official stepped through the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the little eunuch at the door coughed lightly.
As if this slight cough was an order, all the officials fell to their knees.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
A loud chord sounded in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Pingshen." Wang Xiaosi waved the fly whisk in his hand and shouted loudly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The officials bowed again and then stood up one by one.
"I have something to announce this morning." Ming Chengzu straightened his back, placed his hands flat on the desk in front of him, and scanned all the officials one by one with his profound eyes.
Upon hearing the emperor's announcement that something had been announced, all the officials hurriedly bowed slightly, as if they were listening respectfully to the edict.
"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have conquered the world with force. Now, our Ming Dynasty has a strong army and strong horses, and four dynasties come to worship us. However, there are still some forces with wild ideas, trying to get a share of the Ming Dynasty's territory. I thought about it,
We are going to gather our 'Fifth Army Camp', 'Three Thousand Battalions', and 'Shenji Battalion' near the capital for a grand military parade."
"Firstly, it can demonstrate national strength and deter those whimsical forces. Secondly, it can expand the overall influence of our Ming Dynasty, so that other countries that have not officially had friendly exchanges with our Ming Dynasty have an opportunity to understand our Ming Dynasty and further expand our Ming Dynasty.
Foreign trade. Dear Sirs, what do you think of this matter?"
Hearing that the emperor has made a decision, even if he has an opinion, who dares to speak out.
All the officials responded in unison: "Your Majesty is wise, and I have no objections."
"As long as there are no objections, the matter is settled." Ming Chengzu announced loudly, and then he glanced at the officials a few times, as if he was looking for someone.
"Shuntian Mansion Yi Chen E."
Hearing the emperor's roll call, Chen E hurriedly took a step forward and walked out of the queue: "The little minister is here."
"The area near the capital is under the jurisdiction of your Shuntian Prefecture. Find a suitable place to hold a grand military parade." Ming Chengzu said.
"Yes, I obey the order." Chen E hurriedly bowed and responded.
Ming Chengzu stood up and said: "Something has happened, so I will withdraw from the court today."
Having said that, he already stepped down from the throne and walked towards the side door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Looking at Ming Chengzu who had gone away, Hong Tianren, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was holding a memorial in his hand, shook his head helplessly, put the memorial into his arms, and followed the officials out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Ming Chengzu, who had not slept all night and was a little sleepy, was supported by Wang Xiaosi and walked directly to the emperor's palace.
Before he reached the door of the palace, Lin Shangli with a smile on his face had already greeted him.
"Xiao Linzi, do you have anything to do when you come to the palace this morning?" Ming Chengzu said calmly.
"For your information, Your Majesty, Liao Xianghe, the governor of Beizhen, has fully confessed." Lin Shangli bowed and said.
Ming Chengzu's face was filled with joy: "Let's go to the Imperial Study Room."
