Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 89
The evening glow is brilliant, and the entire Qianqing Palace looks golden.

Niu Mengmeng, with a cute twin-tailed bun, was holding the little cat and walked slowly along the corridor from the direction of Qianqingmen, and suddenly stopped at the same place, squinting his bun-faced face towards Wanxia as if consciously, with a smile on his face. Bloom a bright smile.

Zhu Youtang, who was wearing ordinary clothes, came out of Dongnuang Pavilion to prepare for dinner. When he saw Niu Mengmeng standing stupidly on the corridor, he immediately realized that he had really raised a stupid court lady by his side.

"Your Majesty, come here and have a look at the sunset, it's really beautiful today!" Niu Mengmeng suddenly noticed Zhu Youtang who appeared, and pointed to the west excitedly.

Seeing Niu Mengmeng's appearance, Guo Yong reprimanded him in a deep voice: "Niu Mengmeng, how can you be so unruly, kneel down to His Majesty!"

"Your majesty kneel down!" Niu Mengmeng knew that Guo Yongyuan was stricter than Liang Fang, so he quickly knelt down and saluted.

Zhu Youtang knew that he should be stricter with the maids and eunuchs, but he ignored the startled Niu Mengmeng, and walked past Niu Mengmeng without even looking at the sunset in the west.

"Your Majesty, it's easy to divide the Qianqing Palace into different areas. Naturally, the dormitory and the Dongnuang Pavilion are the most important, followed by the dining room and bathroom, and then the outside area. But how should we reward and punish?" Guo said. Yong took down Zhu Youtang's words carefully, and then asked again.

Zhu Youtang looked at the maids and eunuchs kneeling on the ground in a well-behaved manner around him, and seemed to take it for granted: "Naturally, those who understand the rules will be rewarded more, those who don't will be rewarded less, and those who have meritorious service will be rewarded more. I have to give them benefits." Let them know who is the master!"

"Your Majesty, in this way, the expenses of Qianqing Palace will increase a lot!" Guo Yong knew that this was Zhu Youtang who was doing favors to those around him, but he seriously reminded him.

Zhu Youtang thought of the stolen money of Chen Zhun and Xie Yikui, as well as the stolen money of Li Min and others on the road, but he said without blinking his eyes: "There are only a few people in our Qing Palace, and it would be nice to increase the reward." Get in the way! It's just that I have to put pressure on them, if they fail for two consecutive months, they will report to me to decide whether to stay or not!"

"Okay, the servants will take out the charter tonight! If they don't know how to cherish it, then let them go to other places to suffer!" Guo Yong wrote it down seriously, and expressed his position vigorously.

Zhu Youtang looked at the surrounding maids and eunuchs lowering their heads, but he knew that citing the more scientific management regulations from the previous life was indeed more effective.

Originally, he didn't want to waste his energy on managing the personnel affairs of the Qianqing Palace, but the matter of Xie Yikui made him pay attention to it. Even the maids and eunuchs who are naturally loyal to him may be tempted by material things.

In order to prevent forces from inside or outside the palace from infiltrating the Qianqing Palace, the best way for him to do this is to increase his financial qualifications and at the same time give both kindness and power.

The biggest reason for the rebellion of many court ladies or eunuchs is that the salary given by the Ming court is too low. Only the money given by oneself can meet the needs of other people's pensions, so that it is possible to get true loyalty.

After Zhu Youtang figured this out, in addition to building a pyramid system in terms of personnel in the Qianqing Palace, he also decided to build a pyramid system in terms of wages.

As night fell, the lights of Dongnuan Pavilion were turned on.

Dozens of people living in the Qianqing Palace all revolved around Zhu Youtang. With the trial implementation of the double salary system in the Qianqing Palace, the enthusiasm of the maids and eunuchs was immediately greatly stimulated.

Even Qingliu officials who regarded themselves as saints were greedy for money, not to mention court ladies and eunuchs from poor families, so they were naturally very excited and looking forward to the salary increase.

Niu Mengmeng has become an expert at studying ink, and can study ink while talking, but he couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, will my servant be deducted points for going outside to find Xiaohua today?"

"The point deduction system was just arranged tonight, but it will be implemented tomorrow! By the way, it seems that the maid who came in to deliver sandalwood today has never seen it before?" Zhu Youtang processed the memorial in his hand, and immediately thought of the person in charge of sandalwood. The maid said.

Niu Mengmeng thought about it seriously, and Dang even replied: "Sister Erya arranged it. It seems that she was just transferred from another palace. Her name is Qiuxiang!"

"Qiuxiang?" Zhu Youtang couldn't help thinking of Tang Bohu.

Niu Mengmeng turned his head to look at Zhu Youtang, nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, this is the name I remember, isn't it pretty?"

"I didn't pay much attention, but I'm here today to discuss important matters, and she came in at an untimely time!" Zhu Youtang said casually as he read the next memorial.

Niu Mengmeng's eyes stared immediately, and he looked very surprised and said: "Ah? Why is she less ignorant of rules than slaves?"

"I don't think you're much better!" Zhu Youtang glanced at her, and even belittled her.

Niu Mengmeng frowned, and appeared to argue very seriously: "If His Majesty summons the courtiers, the servants will all retreat, and the servants are better than her in this regard!"

"Then you help me keep an eye on this Qiuxiang, I think there is something wrong with her!" Zhu Youtang looked at the memorabilia of the local officials impeaching Wang Yue for murder, and put it aside directly.

Niu Mengmeng possessed absolute loyalty, so he immediately nodded happily and said: "Okay, I hate bad guys who eat inside and out! I heard that there were other people's eyeliner before the Qianqing Palace, and the first emperor was furious for this, but in the end he couldn't find it." To who!"

"Did someone else put you in?" Zhu Youtang's heart moved slightly, but he suddenly asked.

Niu Mengmeng pointed to his nose, looking extremely shocked: "Me?"

"You're joking! From now on, help me keep an eye on the East Nuan Pavilion, and no one else is allowed to enter!" Zhu Youtang saw the girl's reaction, and said with a smile.

Only then did Niu Mengmeng put down his hand pointing at his nose, and promised solemnly: "Well, last time Elder Sister Erya came in, the servants all talked about her, and the servants will help His Majesty stay here!"

"Work hard, this month's five salary is yours?" Zhu Youtang knew that although Niu Mengmeng was short-hearted, he had a high degree of loyalty, so he promised.

Niu Mengmeng's eyes lit up slightly, and he began to snap his fingers.

"Don't break it, you don't have enough fingers!" Zhu Youtang knew that the woman's arithmetic was not good, so he directly attacked the tunnel.

As the night deepened, the wax stands in Dongnuange changed one after another.

Zhu Youtang is a self-disciplined person. Faced with the memorials of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, he also diligently dealt with them, striving to make the dynasty run more efficiently.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should rest!" Liu Jin walked over lightly, seeming to remind him softly.

Zhu Youtang stretched his waist and looked up at the window.

Since I don't have to go to court tomorrow, I can get up later.It's just that the weather is getting colder and colder, and he is becoming more and more resistant to the morning court, and there are obviously more and more officials absent from work.

In fact, the early morning government of thousands of officials is really a mere formality, and the things that have already been finalized are carried out directly. As a result, they have to get up early and go through a ceremony, which is useless except to consume their own energy.

As the weather is getting colder, the room I live in now is the narrowest one.

Erya is still in charge of warming the bed, but tonight the whole person is very silent, and that beautiful angel face exudes a trace of sadness that I still feel pitiful for.

Zhu Youtang opened his hands to ask the maid to remove his clothes. Thanks to the layout of the room and the floor heating, he would not feel the cold here, but felt that the weather was just right.

Liu Jin watched Zhu Youtang walking towards the dragon bed, couldn't help but yawned, and was about to retreat to rest.

"Go back to Shangshan Bureau tomorrow to be a consular maid!" Zhu Youtang looked at Erya who was about to leave, and suddenly made a decision.

Erya's delicate body trembled, her watery eyes looked at Zhu Youtang and begged: "I want to stay with Your Majesty!"

"Heh, how do you tell me to trust you again?" Zhu Youtang suddenly realized that this woman's shrewdness no longer existed, so he asked back into her watery eyes.

Erya stretched out her hand and pulled the rope on her chest, and the purple gauze clothes covered outside slipped down from both sides of her arms, and suddenly spring appeared, and those watery eyes stared at Zhu Youtang affectionately.

Seeing this, Liu Jin hurriedly waved away the maids and eunuchs who wanted to watch the fun, but carefully observed the movement inside.

But seeing Erya being pushed down on the bed, and His Majesty looking towards him, he was so frightened that he quickly called the female officer in charge of recording His Majesty's daily life to leave together.

The female officer in charge of recording His Majesty's daily life wrote a book: "At three o'clock in Haishi, the night is slightly cool, Erya warms the bed and wants to retreat, the emperor peeks at his thin clothes, pushes elegance on the dragon bed, stares back at the eunuch Liu Jin and the others, lowers the dragon curtain, It's unknown what you do in the curtain!"

(End of this chapter)