Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 149 Regent

San'er was not there, and Chongzhen, who was holding on, saw that San'er was back. In fact, his body, which had been unable to support himself for a long time, completely collapsed. He couldn't afford to fall ill. Although he was not alive and dying, he could no longer manage politics.

In the end, the imperial edict was left, and the prince supervised the country, confirmed the title of the prince, appointed the king as regent, established Lu Mou's status, appointed Liu Zongzhou as the chief minister of the cabinet, and Huang Daozhou as the second minister of the cabinet, and then handed over the Ming Dynasty to two young children. Xihaizi went to recuperate.

Before leaving, Zhou Hou saw Xiaoya nestled in his arms and asked, "How did you get here?"

Lu Mou told the story with a sad face, sniffed, and said to his mother: "I promised that sister-in-law that I will treat this child as my daughter. Come on, little girl, call me grandma."

Xiaoya was curious, she stretched out her little head in Lu Mou's arms and looked at the graceful, kind and kind Empress Zhou. Then, she got out of Lu Mou's arms for the first time, and her eyes were blank for a moment. Lu Mou was filled with panic after leaving. For the first time, he stretched out his two small hands towards Queen Zhou and said, "Hug."

Zhou Hou was already in a good mood and immediately fell in love with this little cutie. He took it, held it in his arms, and smiled at Lu Mou: "You are still a child, how can you bring up a younger one. Besides, you are not married yet. Having an extra daughter will make people chew your tongue. Yes. Let me be your sister. Leave this child to my mother."

Of course Lu Mou agreed. Although he was reluctant to give up, he still wet the bed, so he was indeed not the type to take care of children.

Zhou Hou took the two sisters Yuan Tian to Cining Palace and met with her sister-in-law (the queen of Tianqi). She said that the three sisters were going to Xihaizi to serve the emperor and asked her to preside over the harem.

All the ministers were dissatisfied with such a comprehensive arrangement and their fighting spirit was high.

The dynasty was reopened, but the throne was empty. The prince sat down next to the throne, and Lu Mou stood first under the Danque.

After all the ministers still bowed devoutly to the dragon chair, the prince ordered him to stand down without any ceremony.

Then he waved to his brother: "Prince Regent, come up and sit with me."

Lu Mou saluted and walked up to Danque. The prince's chair was spacious enough to accommodate the two brothers.

But Lu Mou stood behind his brother properly, which made the officials feel more relieved and relieved.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty formally established a pattern in which the Supreme Emperor sat in charge, the Supervisor Emperor presided over the overall situation, the Standing Emperor managed the affairs, and the cabinet assisted in the execution of the affairs.

A stable, peaceful and efficient government has emerged.

First of all, a new member of the Sixth Section stood up in the matter and said, "I will impeach——"

Before he went to the prison to speak, Lu Mou said from behind him: "You broke the court rules. If you come, please go out and reflect."

Lu Mou showed his regency authority for the first time.

Supervisor nodded.

Several guards in royal robes came in and took this ignorant guy out.

At that time, I felt aggrieved during the incident. We are the ones who find fault with the people who are impeaching people. If you don’t let us impeach people, then what do we do in court every day? Is it just a humanoid background?

Liu Zongzhou, the chief assistant, stood up and reported: "Winter this year, the governor of the river applied to regulate the Haihe River. He hired a total of 100,000 people. It cost three months, the total labor money was 470,000, and the miscellaneous labor and materials totaled 800,000. In Although the cost was 210,000 less than expected, the Haihe River management was completed while maintaining quality and quantity. From then on, the Haihe River will be tamed, and both sides of the river will become a land of fish and rice that can be harvested despite droughts and floods. The Governor of the River Channel is indispensable, please give me your praise."

This is the change in officialdom's style. Seeing that there is hope for the Ming Dynasty to be reborn, everyone's spirits are high and they no longer procrastinate in doing things. Wages and benefits are high, and corruption is suppressed, which is why such efficient and economical things happen.

In fact, this matter had already been reported to Chongzhen and the prince who assisted the government after returning to Beijing. The reason why I say it again is actually to report to the executive emperor Lu Mou who just returned.

At this time, the prince looked at his younger brother, and Lu Mou looked at the prince. Both of them were waiting for the other to make a decision, and then they got stuck.

In the end, the two brothers said in unison: "What did the Prince Regent (His Royal Highness the Supervisor) say?"

This matter was difficult to handle. Chongzhen originally saw that his two sons were too young, so in order to confirm the status of the prince, he asked him to supervise the country.

But knowing that the prince's abilities were limited and his third son had outstanding abilities, he made his third son the regent. As a result, now that the two are on equal terms, I don't know who is in charge.

Huang Dao stood up with a smile on Monday: "The prince overseeing the country is the master, and the regent is the minister. The regent makes suggestions first, and the overseer makes decisions on behalf of the emperor."

By saying this, the priorities are clearly distinguished and the embarrassment is resolved.

Everyone also felt that Huang Daozhou's explanation was reasonable, which smoothed the relationship between the two.

Lu Mou asked Sun Bin, the acting factory supervisor of Dongchang: "During the river repair process, Dongchang and Jinyiwei were on duty. Can they find out the evil deeds?"

Sun Bin stood up and answered: "No." He asked the censor, "Do you have any suggestions?"

The inspector censor replied: "The governor of the river and his subordinates are diligent and work hard on the river bank day and night. They deserve praise."

Lu Mou nodded and asked his chief assistant Liu Zongzhou: "Can the cabinet draw up a plan?"

Such comprehensive consultation had the flavor of democracy, and the ministers were extremely pleased and delighted. Can you seek our advice before we are willing to help you govern the country?

Liu Zongzhou said again: "My colleagues in the cabinet have made preliminary plans. The governor of Hedao will be promoted to the level of Wensan to a righteous doctor, and it will be recorded in the record."

Lu Mou nodded: "The reward is a little light."

Then facing the prince brother: "I suggest that the Governor of Hedao should be a model for being loyal, diligent, honest and dedicated to the public. One of his sons should serve as a member of our Jinyi Guards for hundreds of households. He will be the best if he is in need." Now the Jinyiwei are scattered all over the country and died in several battles. What a tragedy. Lu Mou was taking advantage of the reward to recruit troops for himself.

The prince nodded: "The regent's proposal is the best. Is the governor of the river here?"

The Governor of Hedao, who had been silent in the train, finally stood up and bowed to answer: "I am here."

After a few words of commendation, the prince said calmly: "According to the request of the cabinet, I will be transferred to the first level of the civil service rank. It will be recorded in the record that my adult son will be sent to a hundred households in Jinyiwei. If there are weak nephews, they will be sent to the Imperial College to study. "

The governor of the river shed tears of gratitude and knelt down to thank him.

Jian Guo bought people's hearts, and by the way, he offered wine to the Imperial Commander Chen Que and recruited a second student.

"Prince Regent, if the governor of the river has rewarded you, the participating officials should also be rewarded. What do you think?"

Lu Mou bowed: "The supervisor is right. My brother believes that all participants will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. The evaluation will be recorded and priority will be given to selection."

Aren't you free from corruption? I'll make up for it and let you make honest money.

The supervisor asked the chief assistant again: "What do you think, teacher?"

Liu Zongzhou quickly stood up: "Appropriate."

The governor of the river stood up again to thank his colleagues.

Lu Mou asked Huang Daozhou: "Teacher, does the Ministry of Household Affairs have this expense?"

Huang Daozhou was full of confidence: "There are still two million taels left in the commission money, which is more than enough."

Lu Mou shook his head: "The labor money can only be used to hire laborers for construction and cannot be used for other purposes. This is a rule. Well, this time I came back and brought back some loot. It's not much. Let's convert it into a million. The students turned it over to the treasury and asked the teacher to open a separate account for the money and place it in the central bank to earn interest. The proceeds will be used exclusively to reward meritorious ministers and those who excel in year-end assessments."

Huang Daozhou's eyes lit up, and all the ministers were delighted.

This is setting a rule. From now on, anyone who does well will receive a bonus. Welfare is guaranteed again, and there is a future with King Ding.

Units such as the Ministry of Industry and Waterways that require corvee work every year are also rejoicing. If the funds are earmarked and the money for the service is sufficient, then everyone will be able to do many things that were previously impossible to do.

The Ministry of Works immediately stood up and said, "I would like to ask you to allocate funds for the repair of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace."

The prince waved his hand directly: "Now the country is in a difficult situation, and there are still so many things that need to be built in the world. As long as the prince's mansion can be lived in, there is no need to bother."

The ministers were moved.

Lu Mou smiled and said: "The Prince's Mansion in the East Palace is really in disrepair. In this way, the cost of repairing the Prince's Mansion will come from my prince's salary. Bi Maokang from the Ministry of Works will hurry up and repair it. Don't worry about the money."

Bi Maokang stood up and said, "I respect the regent's decree."

This show of respect between brothers and brothers made the officials feel more relieved and relieved. They no longer had to worry about the possible power struggle between the brothers.

The two brothers dealt with a few more things, and it was time to end today's court meeting. The prince stood up and said: "Today's court meeting is over, everyone will go back to the Yamen to do their work. The court is dismissed. Then he said to Lu Mou: "Let's go to Xihaizi to report to our father. "

So, amid the envy of the ministers, the two brothers went to Xihaizi to report to the emperor, arm in arm.

(End of this chapter)