I'm really not the carpenter emperor

The cabinet under the rule of today's son may be a place of purity that is rare in previous dynasties. After Ye Xianggao was imprisoned last year, his second assistant Han Yu took over, and a military computer room was established to decentralize power.

Right now, the authority of the cabinet is not as good as before.

I don't know if it's because the cabinet can no longer make a final decision on whether the imperial decree will be issued or not. Even the Ministry of Rites and the clan's mansion have been drawn clearly, and they are in charge of their own affairs.

The current clan's mansion, after experiencing the incident of King Fu, has truly become an existence that makes the relatives of the emperor a little afraid. In addition to the clan's limited salary, Zhang Yan has to believe that the emperor who has been lawless in the past dynasties is actually ruled by the current emperor.

Although the relatives of the emperor are still lawless in the local area and are still a heavy drag on the empire's finances, but the current degree of restriction is something that many previous emperors have never achieved.

Compared with the declining prestige of the cabinet year by year, the military computer room is in full swing, and its reputation is growing day by day. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that in the future, the small military computer room next to the Xinuang Pavilion will become the power center of the entire empire.

Unlike the cabinet, the military computer room did not have the slightest restriction on the emperor, and it was completely serving the emperor. Naturally, this also caused a consequence.

The more powerful the military computer room is, the more tired Zhu Youxiao, the emperor, will be.

Not only the cabinet, but also the appointment and removal of officials from various ministries, these matters related to the administration of officials, as well as various matters such as people's livelihood and border preparations.

Every memorial sent to Beijing represents a major event related to the local people and the government. If the Beijing and China are delayed for a day to approve, the local government will not be able to make an order.

Today, today's emperor wants to concentrate the power of the empire in his own hands, and this is just one of the side effects.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan asked softly:

"Your Majesty hasn't come to Kunning Palace for three consecutive days... Are you reviewing memorials from various places in Xinuang Pavilion?"

"Go back to your mother, it's like this."

"The people at the Supervisor of Rituals have also spread the word, saying that they are afraid that the Lord will suffer like this, and Long Hui will not be able to bear it..." said a young lady from Kunning Palace.

"Nonsense—!"

Zhang Yan suddenly scolded and said, "Who said this kind of thing? Your Majesty is only twenty, which is the age of dragon and tiger."

"Such words cannot appear in the harem in the future."

"Understood, this servant girl will go and tell the supervisor of ceremonies." Little Gong'e was taken aback, and when she answered again, she seemed a little aggrieved.

Zhang Yan was distracted, looking towards the direction of Xinuange, suddenly a heavy tiredness struck, she closed her eyes reluctantly, and fell asleep.

Seeing that the queen had fallen asleep, the palace people nearby quietly exited the Kunning Palace and waited outside for a summons.

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In Xinuang Pavilion, the ministers who were summoned finally had a chance to meet the emperor. The political situation was fine, so they simply made a big fuss about the harem.

Scolding the emperor face to face, this problem, the literati of Ming Dynasty may not be able to change it.

Zhu Youxiao didn't bother to answer these questions.

You can scold as you please, although I can't cut you all down, but I can also throw you there in front of stinky shit, pretending I didn't hear you.

Although Emperor Tianqi would occasionally open his eyes to retort, but generally it was calm and invulnerable, which made the courtiers feel more at ease and had fun.

After all, for this kind of emperor who has not been in court for a long time, most of them don't have many opportunities to catch this kind of scolding the emperor face to face.

Wang Chaofu, the steward of the Qianqing Palace, was appreciated by the Emperor Tianqi from the reciting memorials, so he naturally knew what to read.

Right now, it just so happens that this pile of memorials, and the book, are all the things that Emperor Tianqi hates the most and the most "insignificant".

Wang Chaofu was in a bit of a dilemma, but he couldn't stop reading, so he had to bite the bullet and squeeze out a copy, acquiescing to the blessing of the Bodhisattva in his heart, and read aloud:

"My lord, the Ministry of Household gave the report to Wang Zhenyun: I heard that those who are loyal to His Majesty have three things to say, one is that love cannot be partial, and all concubines in the harem should be exposed to rain and dew..."

At this time, Emperor Tianqi, who was lazily leaning on the chair, made a movement.

Wang Chaofu stopped after hearing the sound, but saw Zhu Youxiao lazily opened his eyes, glanced down, and found this dog-like householder Wang Zhenyun, without raising his eyelids, said:

"This guy wants to criticize me for preferring the queen and disliking concubines."

"This is to complain to my concubine, which one do you like? I don't have enough energy, so give him a try, and let the rain and dew get wet."

At the end of the sentence, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Chaofu and sneered:

"What do you think?"

Chapter 238 The Inner City Will Strike

Chao Fu Nuo Nuo replied: "Your Majesty said so."

Feeling the emperor's anger, he obediently put down the memorial to Wang Zhenyun from the household department, picked up another one, cleared his throat, and read:

"Ministry of Rites: The reconstruction of the three main halls has cost millions of dollars, which is in vain. According to the ancestral system, the site of the Mausoleum of the Holy Majesty should have been selected and started. The ministers have handed over the site selection several times, but the heavens have ignored it..."

Zhu Youxiao heard that the Ministry of Rites was still dissatisfied with Wei Zhongxian and the eunuch party for taking away and rebuilding the three halls, and wanted to divide up the benefits.

By the way, get the credit for the emperor's mausoleum into your own hands as soon as possible.

You must know that the construction of this kind of thing, no matter the three main halls presided over by Wei Zhongxian now, or his own mausoleum in the future, cannot be facilitated in a short time.

Before starting construction, a large number of laborers had to be recruited, and masonry households from all over the country had to wait to come to Beijing. When choosing a site, it was also a tug-of-war.

Even if everything is going well and the construction is about to start, all kinds of forks are unavoidable during the construction, and the court needs money and personnel everywhere.

When a country embarks on a major project, the workers who earn the least money will always be the workers at the bottom. For the officials in charge, this kind of money and merits are the best thing to get in their hands compared to other things.

"I am only twenty years old, in the prime of my life, and there are at least 50 years of successors. Why does it take a while to work in the mausoleum?"

"What's more, the three main halls are the face of the dynasty, and they are related to the national system. They have been repaired for a year. If they are not repaired at this time, all previous efforts will be wasted, and the money saved will not be used elsewhere. What I mean is that we must continue to repair."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao glanced down lightly, and said softly: "The Ministry of Rites has always been uncomfortable, so let's let this matter go, and there is no need to mention it again."

It was rare for Emperor Tianqi to say a big piece of speech today, and since the decision has been made, it is difficult for the officials to say anything more.At this time, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Chaofu, indicating that he could only choose the last one to read.

The latter hesitated for a while, and picked up this chapter written by the chief minister of the cabinet, Han Yu:

"University scholar Han Yu played:

Since Emperor Shenzong left the East Palace in 33 years, the palace has gradually withered away. Now the eldest son of the emperor is one year old, and the crown prince is an important place. Since then, he has been ordered to clean up the corridors of the East Palace halls and replace the old ones with new ones.be maintained.

The inner city is noisy, and the eldest son of the emperor has not spoken at the age of one. It is possible that the prince was angry and should stop the inner city to restore the cleanliness of the inner city and maintain the royal order.

As for the special revision of Kuang Dian, the benefits of withdrawing from the inner market, Rong Chen will report in detail..."

After going back and forth for so long, it was finally time to get down to business. Zhu Youxiao held his head and didn't interrupt, but sat there quietly and listened to Wang Chaofu's reading.

Seeing that the emperor was so sad about this incident, the rest of the officials were very surprised, and Han Yu frowned even more, seeming to be thoughtful.

"Mr. Han said, how old is my eldest son?"

"Going back to the emperor, after the winter month of the second year of Tianqi, it will be more than six months a year."

Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head and said with a smile: "These days can't help but pass by, my eldest son is almost one and a half years old..."

When it comes to the inner city, Zhu Youxiao finds it inconceivable.

People at this time are so repulsive even if they set up a market in Da Nei, which shows how conservative ideas are. Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao sighed deeply, put his head into the pile of soft pillows, and said:

"The prince of the Ming Dynasty, when he is six or seven years old, except for the third, sixth, and ninth court, the rest of the day has to stay in the Wenhua Hall to give lectures, and there is not a single day free."

"Such an education method is too boring and harsh. In order to avoid the opposite effect, I just thought of setting up an inner market, so that the princes can get a glimpse of the private market without leaving the palace."

"Tell me, is my idea wrong?"

Hearing this, the ministers "coaxed" discussion, after a long while, it was the chief assistant Han Yu who came out and said earnestly:

"Your Majesty was fond of playing when he was young. The first emperor left early, before he had time to receive several years of royal instruction. The eldest son of the emperor of this dynasty will be the future crown prince, the heir apparent of the country."

"Your Majesty, don't be trifling..."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao glanced at him lazily and chuckled:

"Mr. Han's meaning is that you blame me for not being educated enough to control the world?"

"How dare I blame His Majesty, I just hope that the eldest son of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the future heir of the country, can be virtuous and promising, and create a prosperous world."

"Well, it's a good idea." Zhu Youxiao wasn't angry, he just asked casually, raised his hand to signal him to stand up, and said:

"But there is one thing you said wrong. If my descendants become emperors in the future, they can be virtuous, but not virtuous. If you talk too much, you don't understand..."

After speaking, Zhu Youxiao suddenly realized that he had said too much, smiled softly, and sighed: "In that case, I will allow you to play."

"Let's draw up the decree, the supervisor of ceremonies!"

"Zhu Zhidian is in charge of sweeping the corridors of Ciqing Palace and all the halls, removing the old ones and replacing them with new ones. After three days, the Da Nei Bazaar will be withdrawn."

"Your Majesty, Holy Spirit—!"

Han Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and led all the officials to knelt down on the mountain and shouted.

After leaving the main hall, the officials were not very happy. Han Yu and Liu Zongzhou looked at each other and went down the steps side by side. The latter walked a few steps and suddenly said:

"But I didn't expect it to go so smoothly today."

Han Yu didn't know what to say, so he just sighed and returned: "This time, the officials of the six ministries came together to make such a big commotion. Fortunately, it didn't come back in vain."

"Fortunately, fortunately!"

Liu Zongzhou didn't understand the meaning behind Han Yu's words, laughed a few times, went down the stone steps first, bowed his hands to the chief assistant behind him, and left on his own.

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"The inner city is really withdrawn?"

On the way, a palace lady couldn't believe it.

"It's still false, the elders and the six elders of the pavilion are all admonishing, and His Majesty can't stop it!"

"What's this called! Originally, the inner city was good, and you could exchange what you lacked, but now it's a good thing, and the courtiers suggested to withdraw..."

Several palace people walked together, commenting on the major court events that happened today.

"The inner city is very good, why do you want to withdraw?"

"It's said to be detrimental to the majesty of the royal family... and the inner city is just outside the Ciqing Palace. The eldest son of the emperor is one year old, and sooner or later he will move to the East Palace to study!"

"It's not that you don't know those civil servants. It's not a day or two to fight against His Majesty today. It's just the inner city. It's not sure when it will be set up next time."

A palace lady walked faster and faster, saying:

"I think, with the opening of the market in the last three days, they all found unused utensils from the house, went to the inner market together, and exchanged some more charcoal with those husbands to keep."

After hearing her words, the rest of the court ladies all quickened their pace.

"Yes, there are only three days left in the inner city. It will not be so easy to exchange charcoal for burning in the future. The days are getting colder, so it's better to stock up."

"Let's get through this year's winter moon first..."

Accompanied by the silver snow falling in the Forbidden City, the palace people walked together, tossing their feet, hurried back to their respective huts, packed the unused utensils in bamboo baskets, and called some eunuchs who were also going to the inner city to replace them. They moved to Ciqing Palace.

There, the inner city of the Apocalypse Dynasty will be dismissed in the last three days.

Chapter 239 I'll show you a baby

For the palace people of the Forbidden City, the inner city is actually a new thing that breaks the tradition. Usually in the palace, they can only experience the hierarchical system with clear distinctions.

The Forbidden City is not as simple as the emperor's family. It is also the center of the power of the entire empire. People outside want to come in, some people inside want to go out, and some people don't want to go out.

For most of them, the Forbidden City is full of intrigue and tension all the time, and groveling to please everyone has become the main thing for almost every palace official.

They are used to the bloody and cruel palace, they know a truth, a wrong word, a wrong step, may be lost forever.

The significance of the existence of the inner market is to allow the idle things in the palace to circulate with each other, so that the palace people, even some talents and concubines, can get what they need from it.

The second is that the bargaining and noisy environment in the inner city can make them temporarily forget the intrigue in the palace and have very little time to relax.

At first, facing the insistence of the emperor himself, the ministers had no reason and naturally could not force the emperor to do what they asked.

But now, as Zhu Ciran, the eldest son of the emperor, reached the age of one year old, the weight of the long-lost East Palace began to increase again.

The ministers had a reason to dismiss the inner city, so naturally they refused to let it go.

Moreover, on this matter, the civil servants of all cronies were extremely united, and under the leadership of the chief minister of the cabinet, Han Yu, and the six important ministers, they joined forces to play.

For Zhu Youxiao, the original intention of setting up the inner city was that he wanted to relax in the Forbidden City back then, and he didn't think much about it. Today, even he himself rarely goes to the inner city, which seems to be dispensable.

What's more, it's really not worth the effort to fight against the entire court for such a thing, so let's just take a step back and end up with a happy ending.

Of course, this "everyone is happy" refers to the forces of all parties in the court, and for the palace people of each palace, supervisor and bureau, it actually has no consideration.

Even Zhu Youxiao sometimes forgets to worry about their thoughts.

"Inner city, is it still worth it after all?"

In the middle of the night, looking at the palace people walking back and forth outside the palace carrying all kinds of utensils, Zhang Yan stood up from the couch and raised the candlestick at her feet, but suddenly found that the palace used to be very lively, but now there were no people there.