Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 180 The Grand Council (1)

The Great Court Conference is the most formal court meeting in the Ming Dynasty. It is held in the Huangji Hall, and officials from the cabinet, ministries, courts, temples and other officials in Beijing participate in it. It is usually held during Zhengdan, Winter Solstice and Longevity Festival.

If it was not necessary, even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not easily call a court meeting. After all, there were too many etiquette rules involved, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

"Queen, you are pregnant, so don't worry about it."

Emperor Chongzhen with open arms, wearing a heavy uniform, looked down at Empress Zhou who was helping him tidy up, and said with concern: "Be careful, don't get pregnant, just ask Cao Ban to accompany them to tidy up."

This time when Jianlu invaded Daming, he was repelled by him at a relatively fast speed, which also produced a lot of chain reactions. Empress Zhou, who was supposed to be frightened and gave birth prematurely, did not have this situation. Will be born prematurely.

As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, the number of heirs born and whether they can grow up healthily will also be related to the stability of the country.

"The emperor is calling for a court meeting for the affairs of the country, and the courtiers and concubines can't do much." The empress Zhou, who had a slightly protruding stomach, carefully arranged the clothes and the things she wore for her husband, and said: "The emperor I pay the most attention to these things on weekdays, and the subordinates will inevitably be a little negligent, so let the courtiers and concubines do it."

With a wife like this, what can a husband ask for?

Emperor Chongzhen, who was deeply emotional, didn't say anything else. There are very few people who are as gentle and considerate as Queen Zhou, who don't interfere with the government and don't seek power for her natal family.

Cao Huachun, Wang Dehua and other eunuchs who were waiting by the side stood there respectfully, not daring to disturb the slightest step forward. They could all feel the difference in this big court meeting.

Well done, the emperor is going to hold a grand court meeting, apart from awarding rewards, it's clear what he's going to do, but as for what it is, they don't know.

"Your Majesty, don't miss the hour."

After helping Emperor Chongzhen to tidy up, Empress Zhou smiled lightly and reminded: "Otherwise, the imperial censor of corrections should submit a memorial to advise afterward."

"Ah."

Emperor Chongzhen, holding the Tianzi Sword in his hand, nodded in response, and then walked forward slowly, and under the astonished eyes of Empress Zhou, he embraced it in his arms, touched Empress Zhou's hair with his nose, and said softly: "Stay well in Kunning Palace and wait for me to come back."

This made Empress Zhou blushed and felt like a deer bumping her heart. Before, her husband had never done such an intimate act in public.

Seeing this scene, Cao Huachun, Wang Dehua and the others hurriedly lowered their heads and put their hands together in front of them, not daring to move.

"Show the Emperor Palace!"

Emperor Chongzhen's voice sounded, holding the Tianzi sword he was wearing, turned around with his head held high, and walked out of the hall, while Cao Huachun and others who were waiting at the side paced behind him.

In fact, for Emperor Chongzhen, he didn't really want to hold a big court meeting. After all, the process was too cumbersome. He just had to wait a few more days to hold a Shuowang court. However, some of the things he had planned caused the hearts of the outsiders to fluctuate, so he wanted to make some other plans besides rewards.

When Emperor Chongzhen rode on a dragon chariot, his party headed towards the Huangji Hall in a mighty manner. Temple, Honglu Temple and other departments have also made corresponding adjustments, and officials in Beijing will go to different regions according to their grades.

"Yuanfu, do you think His Majesty will talk about other things besides awarding rewards this time when he called the court meeting?" Li Biao, who was holding the court wat, turned sideways and whispered to Han Yu who was beside him: "I I always feel a little uneasy in my heart, I always feel that His Majesty will do something else, so..."

"It's useless to worry about this right now."

Han Yu glanced at the imperial censor who was not far away, and replied in a low voice: "It's hard to guess the holy will, this time the Great Court Conference is held, I'm afraid some things in the court will also be finalized."

When he said this, Han Yu's gaze was fixed on the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department headed by Wang Qia and Li Banghua, according to which they should not stand in that position.

The Dachaoyi pays great attention to etiquette and rules. There are rules and regulations for who stands in what area. If something goes wrong, it will lose the Ming Dynasty's national prestige.

At this moment, many civil and military officials gathered inside and outside the Huangji Hall were discussing in low voices, and the appointed censor did not say anything else. After all, the official ceremony has not yet begun. If it's not too noisy, they will turn a blind eye.

"Cao Banban, the person responsible for reading the imperial decree has been selected, right?"

On the way to Huangji Hall, Emperor Chongzhen, who was leaning on the dragon chariot, said to Cao Huachun who was accompanying him: "I don't want any mistakes to appear on the side of the Supervisor of Rites in this grand court meeting."

"Don't worry, the emperor, the slaves have been arranged."

Cao Huachun bowed slightly, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "The people selected are all old people who are in charge of ceremonies, and there will definitely be no problems."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly when he heard this. He still trusted Cao Huachun's ability. Wang Chengen, who was always by his side, was still in charge of supervising the Huangzhuang. This time, Cao Huachun had to stand up for the grand court meeting.

Speaking of the responsibility of the inner factory and the western factory, the current situation has made Emperor Chongzhen feel the greed of the family thief Shuoshu.

Only those eunuchs in charge of the village who have been investigated, whether they are named or under their names, have the scale of the land owned by them, almost catching up with a quarter of the land owned by the imperial estate under the name of the imperial court.

Although these confiscated properties are scattered in the eight prefectures under the rule of Beizhili, the scale is still astonishing.

However, after this in-depth purge, Huangzhuang under the name of the inner court will become the source of power for increasing internal funds, and some good planning and deployment will also be implemented one by one in Huangzhuang, which has a clear hierarchy and centralized authority.

According to Emperor Chongzhen's conception, this Huangzhuang, which has opened up the authority of the upper and lower levels and clarified the hierarchy, will not only support the orphans under the control of the Da Nei Xingchang, but also become a state-owned unit of the Ming Dynasty. , Prepare to build corresponding industries to help yourself share the burden.

In the context of financial problems in the Ming Dynasty, how to effectively open up sources of income was also something that Emperor Chongzhen had to consider. Without the support of money, it was absolutely impossible to change Daming.

"Snapped……"

The sound of a silent whip brought the contemplative Emperor Chongzhen back to reality. Looking at the orderly crowd in front of him and the orderly scene of guards of honor, Emperor Chongzhen sighed deeply in his heart. No wonder everyone wanted to be this high-ranking emperor. what.

(End of this chapter)