My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

In Xiyuan, above the main hall of Wanshou Palace, a group of eunuchs in charge of rituals were busy.

"Fan Bingbi, you have to verify these again. You have to trust each official's position, rank, origin, place of origin, etc. There can be no mistakes."

"You guys, the ones on that screen are all military positions. They should be placed here."

"And the Ming Dynasty sand table made by the emperor himself cannot be shaken and scattered. It was done by the emperor while traveling around the world. If you break it, you won't be able to chop off your heads."

As a group of eunuchs moved around, the main hall was initially laid out.

"Your Majesty, this is based on the screen made by Zhang Taiyue in the past, and is made according to your Majesty's request."

Standing beside the emperor, Liu Shimin explained to Zhu Youxiao.

At that time, Zhang Juzheng, as Wanli's teacher, prepared many things for Wanli.

"Emperor's Illustrations" which teaches the emperor, "Mo Xun Lei Bian" which explains the New Deal, "Four Books Direct Interpretation", "Four Books Direct Interpretation" and so on.

But after Wanli liquidated Zhang Juzheng, most of these things were destroyed, except for one thing, which was the screen Zhang Juzheng prepared for Wanli.

After taking a few steps back, Zhu Youxiao sighed.

"Yes."

On the right side are the names and surnames of the governors and general military officers of Jingying, Jiubian, and various local guards.

He has not yet begun to make major changes in the political system of the Ming Dynasty, and this screen still needs to be modified.

"Your Majesty is holy."

The three leaves in the middle are maps of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, highlighting the locations of important cities in the Ming Dynasty.

Even later, when a fire broke out in the Qianqing Palace and the original screen was burned, Wanli had someone make a replica based on the original style.

Pointing his fingers on the screen in front of him, Zhu Youxiao turned to Liu Shimin and gave instructions.

The civil and military officials were directly divided into four sides.

The screen is called [Official Official Book Screen] and has fifteen screens in total.

On the left side are the names of the main officials of the Cabinet, the Six Ministries, Foreign Affairs and Zuoguan.

"With this screen in your hand, you can see it all over the world."

The map directly uses a sand table, which is more straightforward.

They are divided into Beijing officials, foreign officials, Beijing generals and foreign generals.

Historically, this screen was used until the fall of Chongzhen.

"This shows that Zhang Taiyue was very submissive in the past."

There are hooks on the screen to hang wooden plaques. The names of civil and military officials are written on each wooden plaque, and the resumes of these people are written on the back.

Now, Zhu Youxiao has made some changes to this screen.

"The position of the Du Branch will be adjusted online and placed above the Sixth Department and below the Cabinet."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shimin immediately took down the whole piece of Duzhisi and continued to hang it up.

"Duzhisi."

After hearing the emperor's words, Liu Shimin bowed in praise.

Mentioning Zhang Juzheng, many people in the Ming Dynasty admired him.

Chong, because when Zhang Juzheng was most powerful, no one in the world dared to compete with him.

Zou Yuanbiao, a rookie in officialdom in the past and later the giant crocodile of Donglin, both broke Zhang Juzheng's legs.

Respect, because he dared to do what the world would not dare to do. In order to revive the Ming Dynasty, he faced off against the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty at that time.

These days, Liu Shimin has been thinking about a question.

The emperor Zhu Youxiao was put together with Zhang Juzheng, the former chief minister of the cabinet.

Whose reform is more radical? Whose reform is more stable?
After thinking for three months, Liu Shimin got the answers that were both radical and safe.

Zhang Juzheng's prudentness was that he first dealt with the administration of officials, and then dared to implement a whipping method for the world.

Zhang Juzheng's radicalness was due to the fact that in the later stages of his reform, he realized that the emperor was getting older and he was gradually unable to suppress the young emperor Wanli.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng became impatient, and his reforms could be said to have reached the point of galloping.

From the sixth year of Wanli to the eighth year of Wanli, in just three years, Zhang Juzheng completed the work of clearing the land in the world. The emperor's stability lies in his plan to gradually experiment and gradually advance the New Deal.

Radical means that if the emperor's policy is to be promoted throughout the world, it will be against the gentry and right-wing officials in the world.

In Liu Shimin's opinion, if these two people are put together, the result will inevitably be that they have different political views and cause a lot of trouble. In the end, with the blessing of imperial power, the emperor and Zhang Juzheng ended sadly.

Liu Shimin had some understanding of the emperor's ideals, and he was willing to assist the emperor in achieving this goal.

For this reason, Liu Shimin is preparing for many things.

"Your Majesty, I have recently recruited some new slaves from remote and poor places such as Fujian, Guangxi, Gansu and other places. I wonder what your Majesty has planned?"

Standing behind the emperor, Liu Shimin asked quietly.

"Fujian, Guangxi, Gansu and other poor places?"

Hearing Liu Shimin's words, Zhu Youxiao raised his eyebrows.

Most of the recruitment in the palace was done near Zhili in the north and south. Why did Liu Shimin travel so far to recruit people?

"My slave has always felt that the Forbidden City in Beijing is unclean."

As the emperor's personal eunuch, Liu Shimin still dared to speak out if there were any.

"When Taizu was in Nanjing, he had twenty-six sons and twenty-four adults."

"I have four sons, three of whom are adults."

"Of the ten sons of Renmiao, nine are adults."

"The two sons of Xuanmiao are both adults."

"Nine sons of Yingmiao, six adults."

"Dai Miao only had one son, and he died young at the age of five."

Obviously, Liu Shimin has done data, and now he directly uses the data to speak.

"Of the thirteen sons of Xianmiao, the eldest son and the second son died young, and the rest have all reached adulthood."

"Two sons, Xiaomiao, the eldest son died young, and the second son, Wumiao, died."

At this point, Liu Shimin's expression became serious.

"After Shimiao came to the capital, Prince Aichong and Prince Zhuang Jing died suddenly one after another. The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth princes all died before they were born."

"In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing reign, King Jing passed away. Of the eight sons of Shimiao, only Mu Miao remained."

"Mu Zong's four sons, the eldest son and the second son died young. When Mu Miao died, the temple was ten years old and King Lu was only four years old."

"There were eight sons born in the temple, and three died in infancy."

"Of the seven sons of the late Emperor, only His Majesty and the Fifth Highness remain."

At this point, Liu Shimin stopped.

The survival rate of the children of the Ming Emperor seems to have started from Xiaozong Hongzhi, but it actually started from Jiajing.

Hongzhi was a woman who lived to be thirty-six years old and had a normal number of children.

But after Jiajing entered Beijing, this data became abnormal.

If the children in the Central Plains died at this rate, they would be almost extinct within a few generations.

"The Ming Dynasty's palace is really a sinister place."

Hearing Liu Shimin's words, Zhu Youxiao shook his head and sighed. Liu Shimin was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.

This is actually nothing.

Emperor Tianqi in history had three sons and three daughters, all of whom died young.

The most dramatic death was that of the third child. He was frightened to death by the big explosion in Wang Gong Factory (some say he was killed by a falling beam).

"Go on."

He turned his neck and looked at Liu Shimin and Zhu Youxiao.

"So, I found some children from poor families who farmed in remote areas, selected them into the palace, and trained them myself."

"I'm determined." (End of chapter)