Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 579
At this time, Zhu Youjian came back after drinking a round of wine.

Seeing that Zhu Youjian was still holding the wine glass in his hand, Li Jing got up and smiled and said, "Why haven't you had enough, you still have the wine glass in your hand."

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "I have toasted the wine of all my officials, but I haven't toasted the wine of the person who deserves the most respect."

Li Jing waved his hands and said with a smile: "No, I can't take it anymore. I drank several pots of tea just now, and I finally sobered up."

Zhu Youjian was startled, and saw that there was still a large bowl of hangover soup and a bowl of bird's nest and lotus seed soup on the table. He couldn't help but sighed and said, "I was negligent. Brother Li didn't eat a single bite. He drank so much wine." , how can you stand it?"

Putting the wine glass on the tray Wang Chengen was holding, Zhu Youjian said, "Go and get the altar of wine."

Li Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you can really seize the opportunity. You haven't written off the horoscope of the winery yet, so you want me to promote it for you."

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "Wine is boring, you should drink this."

After thinking about it, Zhu Youjian turned to the back of the table, pulled Li Jing to sit down and said, "I'll sit with Brother Li for a while."

Li Jing smiled slightly: "How about the emperor, have you never drank in a bar like this?"

Zhu Youjian sighed: "Yes, although I have held several big banquets before, I always just sit there."

As he spoke, he pouted towards his seat, and then continued: "I'm lonely!"

Li Jing smiled and said: "As the emperor, of course you must be majestic, but you don't have to be so tense all the time. What is the purpose of the emperor's big banquet? Isn't it to let the ministers feel the emperor's grace? So, there is no need to show off at this time." The emperor's airs, the more peaceful you are, the more grateful the courtiers are for the emperor's kindness. That's why I asked the emperor to toast the courtiers."

Zhu Youjian sighed: "If you want to control people's hearts, I am far behind Brother Li. Brother Li, thank you."

Li Jing smiled and said: "Thank you for what I did. The emperor is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and the minister is the minister of Ming Dynasty. We are in the same boat, and we need to help each other in the same boat."

Zhu Youjian nodded and sighed: "Yes, we are on the same boat."

At this time, Wang Chengen came over with the wine, Li Jing smiled and said: "It seems that the emperor hasn't had a drink yet, so I'll have a drink with the emperor."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly said: "Let's drink less."

After speaking, he turned his head and said to Wang Cheng'en: "These dishes are cold, let the imperial dining room make two more delicious side dishes."

Li Jing hurriedly said: "No need, these dishes are quite good."

Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "It's good that you haven't eaten a bite yet."

Li Jing said with a smile: "I drank too much, I can't eat."

Seeing that Zhu Youjian insisted on changing the dishes, Li Jing smiled bitterly, and said to Wang Chengen: "Forget it, these hot dishes are removed, and these platters are kept. Well, the masters of the imperial dining room have worked hard today, Cheng En , you reward them for me."

Zhu Youjian sighed lightly when he heard the words. No wonder Li Jing's subordinates were so devoted to him. Li Jing cared so much for these insignificant people, which showed how he wanted to see how his subordinates treated Li Jing.If I could do what Li Jing did back then, why would I have no officials who did my best for me.

Li Jing and Zhu Youjian drank a few glasses of wine, and the Minister of Guanglu Temple came to report that the time had come, and asked if he wanted to leave the banquet.Seeing that everyone was almost eating and drinking, Zhu Youjian nodded and asked the low-level officials to disperse on their own.

Under normal circumstances, when the banquet was over, the officials wanted to thank the emperor, but seeing that Zhu Youjian and Li Jing were having a drink, Yuan Shu asked everyone to salute.

The low-level officials dispersed, and the noisy hall suddenly became empty.

Speaking of which, there are not many high-ranking officials (fourth grade or above) in Ming Dynasty.

There are five people in the Zongren Mansion, namely Zongren Ling, Zuo Zongzheng, You Zongzheng, Zuo Zongren, and You Zongren. These five are all Zhengyipin.

The three justices are the first rank, the three orphans are the first rank, the third masters are the first rank, and the three masters are the second rank. These are just honorary titles. After Li Jing came to power, none of them were rewarded.

The prince's guests belong to the third rank, and there is no quota.However, there are no ministers in the prince's East Palace yet.

Those in the cabinet of the so-and-so palace have only five ranks.However, the cabinet members of the Ming Dynasty generally had honorary titles, and even directly served as the heads of various ministries, so that their grades were raised.

In Beijing, the real officials above the fourth rank are the ministers and ministers of each department, the minister, the second rank, the minister, and the third rank, that is to say, there are only three people in each department.

There is also the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the left and right imperial envoys, the second rank, the left and right deputy imperial envoys, the third rank, the left and right censors, and the fourth rank.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no fixed number of censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and many of them were foreign officials, such as governors and governors.

However, after Li Jing came to power, the left and right imperial envoys were abolished, and only one imperial envoy remained, and Li Jing personally served as the imperial envoy.That is to say, there are only five people above the fourth rank in the Beijing Metropolitan Procuratorate.

There are four Tongzheng envoys, one Tongzheng envoy, the third rank, one left and right Tongzheng, the fourth rank, and one right Tongzheng (also known as the admiral) who is the fourth rank.

Dali Temple (court) has one Qing, the third rank, and one Shaoqing on the left and right, the fourth rank.

In Zhan Shifu, one person, Zhan Shi, is the third rank, and the two Shao Zhan Shi are the fourth rank.None.

Taichang Temple (Guan Zongmiao sacrifices) one Qing, the third rank, and two Shaoqing, the fourth rank.

There is one Qing of Guanglu Temple, from the third rank.

Taipusi (Guan Junma) has one Qing, from the third rank, and three Shaoqings, from the fourth rank.

Honglu Temple (in charge of diplomacy, etiquette) is one person, the fourth rank.

There is one Fu Yin of Shuntian Mansion, who is the third rank, and one Fu Cheng, who is the fourth rank.

These people add up to a total of more than 50 people.

Although Li Jing has added many departments, most of the heads of these departments are part-time. For example, among the cabinet members, Shen Zheng is also the head of multiple departments. Zhou Hengchen is also the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Yuan Shu is also the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

The chief officials of the other ministries also hold multiple positions. For example, Song Yingxing is the dean of the Academy of Sciences, and also holds positions in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture. Zhang Ao is also the minister of the Ministry of Land and Population and the Minister of Agriculture.The equation is also the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of Equipment and so on.

Excluding these part-time jobs, plus the generals of the army in Beijing and the chief officer of the intelligence system, and Li Jing's exceptional permission to attend the dinner, there were only more than 60 people in total.

The main hall, which can accommodate nearly a thousand people, only seats more than sixty people, which undoubtedly looks very empty.

Obviously, Zhu Youjian also realized this.

Looking at Li Jing, Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "Brother Li, why don't you arrange a song and dance at night? This way the hall will be more lively."

Although Zhu Youjian's voice was not loud, no one in the hall spoke, and everyone could hear him clearly.

Most of the people here are literati, and literati love elegance, so they naturally prefer singing and dancing. As for Gao Qi, Ma Wu, Chen Guozhu and other warriors who came from martial arts backgrounds, although they don't know much about singing and dancing, they have to have a bit of taste when they reach their current status. You have to put on a good look.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Li Jing.

When Li Jing saw it, he immediately understood what these people were thinking.

With a slight smile, Li Jing said: "Since the emperor said so, let's arrange it, and everyone can relax."

After a pause, Li Jing continued: "Everyone didn't drink less wine at noon, first go to the side hall to rest, and in the evening, drink to your heart's content."

All the ministers were overjoyed when they heard the words, and saluted one after another: "Thank you, Marshal (Guo Gongye), thank you, Your Majesty."

"Marshal, do you want to take a break too?" Gao Qi said.

Li Jing looked at Zhu Youjian, waved his hands and said: "The emperor is in high spirits, I will sit with the emperor for a while."

At this time Yuan Shu suddenly said: "Commander, do you want to call Li Zong from North Korea?"

Hearing this, Li Jing pondered for a while and said, "It's fine to call, and some officials accompanying Li Zong should also be called, so that they can also feel the grace of the emperor."

Yuan Shu nodded: "Then I'll send someone to inform me."

After everyone retreated, Zhu Youjian looked at Li Jing doubtfully and said, "Let Li Zong come and talk about the past, and let those North Korean officials also come to the banquet, isn't it too flattering to them?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "It's just to flatter them."

He picked up the wine glass and shook it gently, sniffed it again, took a sip slowly, nodded, Li Jing continued with a smile: "Your Majesty, sometimes governing a country is just like tasting wine just now, shaking it gently is to Let the wine smell out, and when it's almost out, you can taste it."

"Huh?" Zhu Youjian became contemplative when he heard the words.

After a while, Zhu Youjian shook the glass like Li Jing, and then slowly sipped it: "It feels a little different, but the difference in taste is not very big."

Li Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember how we drank the day before yesterday? It was us who drank twice just now. I don't know how the Emperor felt when we toasted?"

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "It felt good when I took it in, but soon after eating it, I felt like a fire in my stomach, which was very uncomfortable."

Suddenly Zhu Youjian was stunned: "I understand. If you drink too fast, you will feel uncomfortable. If you drink slowly, you won't suffer like that. The same is true for governing the country. At the beginning, I wanted to rejuvenate, and I did a lot. Radical things, but in the end it is self-suffering.”

Li Jing sighed and said: "Actually, it's not just the emperor, why is the minister not radical? Last year's talent selection, this year's deal with Zheng Zhilong, is a bit too hasty."

Zhu Youjian sighed: "So I'm not as far away as Brother Li. Brother Li quickly discovered his mistakes, and then immediately corrected and remedied them, but I didn't realize my mistakes at all. Even if I knew I was wrong, Also stubbornly denying it."

Sighing, Zhu Youjian continued: "Zengzi said: I examine myself three times a day. We all understand the truth, but it is not easy to do it."

Li Jing nodded silently.

After a while, Li Jing suddenly smiled and said: "Oh, I got off topic while I was talking. Originally, I wanted to talk about North Korea through drinking, but after talking about it, it became you and me reflecting on it."

Zhu Youjian couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

After laughing for a while, Zhu Youjian shook his head and said, "Anyway, we're just chatting, and it counts wherever we go. It's Chinese New Year today, so don't worry about business."

Li Jing nodded with a smile: "Actually, it was just chatting, and I didn't think much about it. It's just that I just let the North Korean officials participate in the emperor's banquet. I think there is something to do."

　I'm sorry everyone, I don't have internet access when I go home on November [-], so I can only update it in the Internet cafe the next day, sorry

　　
　
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