My Daming New Empire

No, it's the grandson...

He looked at Zhu Zhanji who was smiling brightly above him, and couldn't help admiring the grandson in his heart.

No one wants to be a pawn, but it is unavoidable, let alone avoidable.

Even for that slim hope, he doesn't want anyone to surpass him and become the veritable No. 1 in the future court meetings.

Although this is only a false title, it is the highest honor that countless ministers dream of!

He couldn't help thinking, after Hu Weiyong, would the imperial court re-establish the post of prime minister?

He looked at the aloof Zhu Di again, and seeing Zhu Di's gentle smiling face, he felt more and more that there was a great possibility.

This Chancellor must not fall into the wrong hands...

Zhu Di was really happy. After discussing with Zhu Zhanji for a long time, he couldn't figure out whether there should be a permanent speaker now, or whether the six ministers would take turns to serve as the speaker.

In the end, Zhu Zhanji proposed to let the ministers choose by themselves. Anyway, both options are written in the final remarks...

Of course, it is still an experimental period. If the conditions are ripe and the position of permanent speaker is established in the future, many restrictions will definitely be added at that time.

Now whether it is a rotation or a permanent position, it is a status, and there is no other preferential treatment.

The only power of the speaker is to preside over the order during the Great Court Assembly and maintain the rules of procedure.

Two peaches kill three soldiers, this is more ruthless than that, the No. 1 in the court is a temptation that all qualified ministers can't resist.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Di was very happy.A simple temptation can tear apart the monolithic ministers.

More importantly, when they calm down and spread this set of rules of procedure, they will find that they have restricted themselves with shackles, and they cannot break free at all.

From this incident, Zhu Di can also understand that although his reform plan is too radical, some suggestions with mature conditions can actually be taken out.

He is already 60 years old, there is nothing else he can't think about, now he should pave the way for Zhanji.

But those reforms are too astonishing, he hasn't studied them thoroughly yet, even if he wants to try to change them, he has to wait until he studies them thoroughly.

At this time, Zhu Di spoke. "Today's distribution of cash is on hold for now. Xia Yuanji..."

"The minister is here."

"I want you to collect statistics on the annual allocation of money by the various ministries of the imperial court since the tenth year of Yongle, a summary of the arrears of each ministry over the years, and a summary of taxes and taxes in various places over the past years. I will ask for it tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Zhu Di turned to the officials and said: "Although the grandson brought back a lot of gold and silver, the court has suffered a lot over the years. I also want to increase income and reduce expenditure to prevent natural and man-made disasters. But I must reward you. Therefore, I will ask the Ministry of Households to check the previous years. The consumption of each department is based on the average of the past three years, and then the funds of each department are increased by [-]%, and each department is treated equally. In addition, all officials from the ninth rank and above under the imperial court will be supplemented by one month's salary, and the world will enjoy it."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Above the court, hundreds of ministers were all rejoicing. It is self-interest to pay more than one month's salary. Although it is not easy to live in the capital, many people don't care about this little money.

The main reason is that the office expenses of the various ministries have suddenly increased by [-]% compared to previous years, and life will be much more relaxed now.Even in the coldest yamen, I am not afraid of the difficult life, the subordinates gave advice.

Wang Yan got the signal and shouted loudly: "Play if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do..."

Zhu Di quickly cut through the mess and dealt with the money distribution.Originally, the ministers argued for a long time, but now there is no dispute, so naturally there is no opinion.

Of course, this is because the treasury is abundant. If there is no money, the quarrels between the ministries will not stop, and it is impossible for Zhu Di to satisfy everyone all at once.

The ministers felt that there was no need to argue. At this time, they were more concerned about the rules of procedure in their hands, which was an important policy related to the overall situation of the imperial court in the future.

Now I can't wait to retreat quickly and go back to study this law carefully.

Called three times, but no one answered.Wang Yan shouted again: "Back to court..."

At this time, all the ministers bowed and bowed. "I will send you off to the emperor respectfully, long live my emperor."

The title "Long Live" has existed since ancient times, but after it became the exclusive title for emperors according to historical records, neither the Tang Dynasty nor the Song Dynasty, including the Ming Dynasty, had any express regulations to call "Long Live".

But the unwritten law is a hundred times more powerful than the written law. Since "long live" is equated with the highest feudal ruler, the common people must shout it when they worship, otherwise it is of course disrespectful.

When Zhu Di went to court, he didn't shout long live, he only shouted greetings to the emperor, but he would definitely shout when he retired.

After Zhu Di left, it was the prince's turn, and the grandson left first.Zhu Zhanji went to help Zhu Gaochi himself, and he stood up with Zhu Zhanji's strength, and said softly: "Zhanji, follow me to Zhanshi's mansion."

Thanks for the great Sui Zhang Degong, the bamboo sticks, and the rewards from people who see the lights, thank you for your support

Chapter 13 Attitude Change

Depart from Fengtian Temple, exit Fengtian Gate, cross Wulong Bridge, pass Meridian Gate to exit Miyagi, pass Duanmen, Chengtian Gate, and exit Imperial City.

Outside the Chengtian Gate of the Imperial City, there are two rows of deep houses on the left and right. The left side is headed by the Clan Mansion, and the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry are lined up in order.

Behind them are the Hanlin Academy, Zhanshi Mansion, Imperial Hospital and other departments...

The light carriage left the palace all the way along the solemn imperial road of Miyagi in the wildly flying snowflakes. Because of the cold weather, all the subjects of the Eastern Palace who followed the convoy all the way were gasping and shrinking their necks.

Zhu Gaochi's current figure is already very fat and weak, but this kind of virtual fire has caused him to not care about the cold, which can compare with Zhu Zhanji's ability to resist cold.

The wheels were rolling, and Zhu Gaochi kept looking down at the rules of procedure that Zhu Zhanji had brought out.He looked so carefully that he seemed to forget that there was Zhu Zhanji, his son, beside him.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji knew it wasn't, because like himself, he also didn't know what attitude to face each other.

They are father and son, but they are also the two biggest forces in the imperial court besides Zhu Di.

Under the impetus of their respective subordinates, two opposing forces naturally formed.

In terms of status, Zhu Gaochi is the crown prince and prince, and he has a special Zhan Shifu to help him win over various forces, occupying an absolute advantage.

However, most of his subjects are civil servants. Compared with the original history, his influence is smaller, because his support among the clan and the army is pitifully small.

As a grandson, Zhu Zhanji doesn't even have the power to start a mansion, but because of Zhu Di's favor and indulgence, coupled with his intentional training, Zhu Zhanji has formed a force that is bigger than Zhu Gaochi.

During the Northern Expedition, he established an alliance with Zheng Heng, Marquis of Wu'an. During the Eastern Expedition, he established an alliance with Liu Sheng, and later established an alliance with the No. 1 British Duke Zhang Fu of the Ming Dynasty.

Coupled with the support of Xue Lu and others, the young army directly under him has more than [-] people, commanding the entire Ming Dynasty navy of hundreds of thousands, and the power in the army is far beyond Zhu Gaochi's comparison.

This is not all, because in addition to the army, Zhu Zhanji also controlled the Jinyiwei, established the Advisory Department, and controlled the current economic lifeline bank of Daming. The entire Ministry of Industry has almost become his personal toy.

No matter in any period in history, even the previous Emperor Jianwen, during the Taisun period, did not have such a great influence as Zhu Zhanji.

I have been the crown prince for 17 years, and I can only play in the small circle of James Mansion.Every day, apart from listening to civil servants tell him about history, bragging, political affairs, and military affairs, he can't touch anything.

And his son is not only well-known in the army, but also won the support of lieutenant officers and nobles in the court.He can also intervene in the internal monitoring system and Jinyiwei system, how can Zhu Gaochi think about it?

Although they are father and son, they are also rivals!

Zhu Gaochi knew very well that all this was deliberately arranged by his father.