back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 886
The court every five days is actually calling all the ministers to come to a meeting, which is called "Ting Yi".

Lu Chengqi, who got up early, put white powder on his face under the service of the maid.

Originally, after Lu Chengqi grew a beard, he looked even more majestic.Applying powder this time, he became even more calm and prestige.

Lu Chengqi put on a black dragon, embroidered with nine dragons.Wearing a dragon is a cumbersome thing. You have to put on the crown, Xuanyi, clothes, white Luo belt, yellow knees, plain yarn, and red skirts from top to bottom.

The bronze bell rang, and all the officials lined up according to their official positions, and entered the Daqing Hall one by one to wait.At this time, the court music troupe also began to play music, indicating that the emperor had arrived.Not long after, I saw Lu Chengqi slowly walking into the Daqing Hall surrounded by everyone.There are strong servants with five umbrella covers, and four court ladies holding four fans. After Lu Chengqi is seated, they stand in the east and west behind the dragon seat.

When everything was ready, the servant shouted: "The emperor is here, and all the officials have an audience with the court!"

All the people in the Daqing Palace were above the fifth-rank Beijing officials, holding the court wat, gave a long bow, and respectfully said to Lu Chengqi: "I see Your Majesty!"

Lu Chengqi said lightly: "Everyone is in peace. If you have something to do, you will play it early, and if you have nothing to do, you will retreat!"

All the officials hesitated for a moment, and then there was a little commotion, but in the end Zhou Yanhua, the imperial historian, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I have something unclear."

Zhou Yanhua is his old father-in-law, and his official position is up to Doctor Yu Shi, so it stands to reason that he is the prime minister.But at this time, the imperial censor's power has long been inferior to that of previous dynasties.It seems that the highest official named Yushitai, in fact, Yushitai has always been in charge of Yushi Zhongcheng. Doctor Yushi is just a false title, with only a prestige.

But Zhou Yanhua still has a position called Zuo Pushe.

Pu She, Pu means "in charge". In ancient times, martial arts were emphasized, and the shooter was in charge, so the chiefs of the officials were called Pu She.

So Zuo Pushe means Zuo Zaifu.Don't think that Dashun is just one prime minister, in fact, there can be many.Set up one prime minister, two deputy prime ministers, two ministers, one third envoy (planner), and two left and right servants. A total of six people can be set up to check and balance each other.

But Dashun’s left and right servants are not permanent, and the political affairs are often handled by one person. In addition, since Yuanshou, the three divisions have been ineffective, so the power of Zaifu can be imagined, and it is not a single political affairs officer. of.Therefore, Lu Chengqi no longer set up a prime minister, but created a cabinet, dividing the prime minister's power into many, and now even the left and right ministers have been established.

Without him, in order to prevent someone from monopolizing power, if there is another Grand Master Yang, Lu Chengqi can turn defeat into victory, but it does not mean that his descendants can turn defeat into victory.

Zhou Yanhua is his father-in-law, so it stands to reason that he should not be able to reuse his relatives.

But Zhou Yanhua is famous for his iron face, he is upright and not greedy for power, so Lu Chengxi is more at ease.Anyway, the cabinet needs to check and balance, and a foreign relative... seems to be unable to cause any disturbances, not to mention that Zhou Yanhua is also an upright minister, and there is no evidence of any stains.

Lu Chengqi was obviously in a good mood, and said kindly: "Zhou Qing, it's okay to say it!"

"Your Majesty, I don't understand why you want to send criminal officials and people into Ryukyu and Qiongzhou? Qiongzhou is my Dashun's inherent territory, but Ryukyu belongs to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Why do you want to occupy it? Although my Dashun is a big country, it can be oppressed by a big country. Isn't it a joke and criticism for a small country that is also a vassal state of your own?"

Lu Chengqi was taken aback when he heard Zhou Yanhua's words.

It's true that he demoted some officials who violated the "Commercial Law" and ordered them to go across the ocean to Taiwan and Taiwan, but he never thought that someone would talk about this issue.After thinking about it, he realized that Zhou Yanhua had misunderstood.Ryukyu is not Ryukyu country, generally refers to Taiwan and Taiwan, but Ryukyu is close to Ryukyu country, so it is called Ryukyu by the way.

At this time, Li Ran, the right servant who didn't know why, also came out to help: "Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"

There was also Zhang Fangping, the censor Zhongcheng who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and he also came out with his wat and said: "Your Majesty, this action is despised by the world, and the decree should be withdrawn as soon as possible!"

This is also the personnel change of Dashun Central Minister in recent years.Originally Shangshu Zhou Yanhua of the Ministry of Punishment was promoted to Zuo Pushe, Doctor Yushi, who followed the emperor and was responsible for supervising the Chinese and military officials of the court.In addition to his own work, Yushi Zhongcheng also did some administrative affairs, such as in charge of the memorials of public officials and officials, and in charge of the secretary of books and records.Originally, Li Ran, the censor Zhongcheng, was promoted to Youpushe, and the censor Zhongcheng was replaced by Zhang Fangping, who was also upright.The few of them share similar tastes, and they faintly form an offensive and defensive alliance in the court.

Lu Chengqi knew that these geographically blind people couldn't even figure out Ryukyu and Ryukyu Kingdom, let alone say anything.Lu Chengqi didn't respond positively, but asked his servant to fetch a world map.

The two servants spread out the world map, and Lu Chengqi slowly stepped down from the dragon chair, pointed to the place on it and said, "You guys misunderstood, Ryukyu is not the Ryukyu Kingdom, but our inherent territory in the Central Plains. If you don't believe me, please see The Ryukyu Kingdom is here, but it’s nothing more than some archipelagos; but I’m a big island in Dashun Ryukyu. Sugar cane can be grown on the island, sugar can be processed for distant trade; rice can be grown three times a year. But now the island’s natives I don’t want to farm, that’s why I sent officials to teach farming and mulberry, and engage in fishing in the sea. If my calculation is correct, millions of households can be moved to the island, millions of hectares of fertile land can be obtained, and the local area can be transformed into a king. Indigenous, why not do it?"

When Lu Chengqi produced solid evidence, these officials shut up.Knowing that they have made a common-sense mistake, how dare they lose face?
But it's not a big deal. Being an official in Dashun, who hasn't made any mistakes?As long as you are not greedy or dereliction of duty, generally no one will impeach you.Even the law protects such erring officials.Therefore, the officials of Dashun are not afraid of making mistakes, and dare to do it freely.

Lu Chengqi continued: "When Ryukyu was in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, it belonged to Yangzhou among the Kyushu. During the Three Kingdoms period, King Wu Sun Quan sent generals Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi to arrive with a fleet consisting of more than 30 soldiers and more than [-] ships. Yizhou, also known as Ryukyu, was written by Shen Ying, prefect of Danyang of the Eastern Wu Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms "Linhai Soil Chronicles", which clearly records that Ryukyu was originally our territory in the Central Plains. Since the previous dynasty, there have been Han people who have settled in Penghu, and have even sailed to Penghu. Ryukyu, why do you say that Ryukyu is the territory of the Ryukyu country?"

Zhou Yanhua was also a bachelor, so he directly admitted his mistake: "I didn't notice, and misunderstood Your Majesty for a while, I deserve death!"

Lu Chengqi said generously: "Everyone has no faults, if you can change it, you can do it. But this Ryukyu seems to be quite confusing. How about it, change the name to Yizhou, and restore the old name of the Han Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Seeing Lu Chengqi's generosity, all the officials quickly complimented him.

(End of this chapter)