I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 45

After personally sending Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui out of the hall, Li Tian turned around and sighed:

"It's really my blessing to have two such considerate younger brothers."

With just a few words, the emperor stripped the King of Han away. This method made all the ministers admire him so much that they stood up to congratulate him one after another.

At this time, the cakes and snacks from the Imperial Food Supervisor had also been delivered, Li Tian waved his hand, and simply asked all the important officials to eat and talk.

The court meeting had been held all morning, the ministers hadn't eaten an inch, their chests stuck to their backs because of their hunger, and when they saw the beautifully made pastries, they stopped pretending and rushed to deliver food to their mouths.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who were personally sent out of the palace gate by Li Tian, ​​also left the Chengtian Gate at this time.

After getting into the spacious and luxurious carriage, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't hold back his resentment anymore, he looked at Zhu Gaosui and said angrily:
"The king's governor of soldiers and horses is gone, and the four guards of Longxiang are gone. The dog emperor wants to keep this king under his nose."

Lit the gilt censer at the corner of the carriage, and waited for the curling cigarette smoke to rise, Zhu Gaosui shook his head and said:
"Second brother, how can you bring your personal guards to practice outside Zhengyang Gate? It's too reckless."

It's good that Zhu Gaosui didn't mention this issue, but when it was mentioned, Zhu Gaoxu felt that his lungs were going to explode.

"It's not that damned idiot Gao Yao, who said that the king must make a splash today, otherwise, it will only make the courtiers who support the king waver!"

A juicy Liuzhou longan entered his throat, Zhu Gaosui closed his eyes in satisfaction, smacked his lips and said:

"Who made the second brother not believe in the younger brother at the beginning, I have already said that Gao Ruo is a half-assed."

"You don't want to be a second-hander here!" Zhu Gaoxu slammed the table, gritted his teeth and said:

"This king only brought five hundred personal guards to practice. Who would think that this king is going to rebel? Didn't the dog emperor push this king to the edge of a cliff in one sentence, saying that this king is Li Shimin, and he wants to follow the Xuanwu Gate of the Tang Dynasty? In that case, what can I do if I don't kill the horse and make an oath!"

Zhu Gaosui was taken aback by Zhu Gaoxu's red eyes, wishing he could eat people, and hurriedly straightened up and said:
"Second brother, don't be too angry. Don't you still have Jinyiwei? Jinyiwei has power all over the world in two hundred state capitals. Second brother, as long as you control Jinyiwei, you will have a chance to turn around sooner or later."

Zhu Gaoxu consciously lost his composure, took a deep breath, grabbed the crystal glass next to his hand, drank the wine in the glass, and calmed down a bit:

"There is no chance, my king has lost all face today, how can there be any ministers in the court to support me.

You didn't see Huang Zhun's household reform bureau, Yang Shiqi wrote a plaque for him, Xia Yuanji allocated money for him, and all the gold envoys of the Wensi Academy of the Ministry of Industry were transferred to him.

There is also the Ministry of War, which even brought out the technology of the military battalion.A few days ago, the king wanted the military camp to change the equipment of Longxiang's four guards, but that bastard Li Qing kept refusing it. "

In terms of what Zhu Gaoxu said, Zhu Gaosui finally realized the seriousness of the matter, counted with his fingers, took a breath and said:

"Three of the six ministries actually support the reform. Where does the dog emperor have such great power? Don't those civil servants know that once the new household reform law is implemented, they will no longer be able to manipulate tax money?"

Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly when he heard the words, and said calmly:

"The dog emperor chopped up Jin Yiwei, who the civil servants hated to the bone. Can those civil servants not support it?"

"But second brother, the method of household reform comes first, and the method of cutting Jinyiwei in half comes later."

"Thanks to Gao Sui, you still claim to be the king's military advisor." Zhu Gaochi smiled contemptuously, clenched his fists and said:
"You are really not favored when Dongchang is assigned to Jinyiwei? That's because the dog emperor asked Huang Laoer to check Jinyiwei."

"So that's how it is." Zhu Gaosui sighed suddenly, feeling weak all over:
"The dog emperor has planned every step of the way, so deep in his plans."

Now Zhu Gaoxu doesn't want anyone to flatter Li Tian in any form, so he kicked Zhu Gaosui and said coldly:
"Okay, you have time to flatter, why don't you give me an idea of ​​how to deal with it next."

The two are grasshoppers on the same rope. Zhu Gaosui knew that if Zhu Gaoxu was finished, he would not be able to run away, so he muttered:
"Second brother, how about this, you go first."

Inside Fengtian Temple.

The court discussion is still going on.

After eating and drinking enough, the condition of all the important officials improved a lot, and they ordered the dishes to be removed. Li Tian paced back and forth and said:

"Lu Shangshu just proposed to re-establish the Zhongshu Ministry. Do you have anything to say?"

Seeing that the emperor was not angry, Lu Zhen relaxed. He also wanted to take advantage of this reform to bring civil servants back to their former glory.

When the emperor asked questions, all the important officials fell into deep thought.

The Zhongshu Province used to be the prime minister's yamen in charge of the six ministries. If the Zhongshu Province can be re-established, the power of the civil servants will inevitably increase a lot, but the Zhongshu Province will limit the imperial power, and no one is sure whether the emperor is testing them.

Seeing that no one answered, Lu Zhen felt a little annoyed, he didn't grasp such a good opportunity, are you pigs?

Standing up with hands clasped, Lu Zhen continued to speak righteously:

"Your Majesty, if the law of reform is to be implemented, it will inevitably involve the three divisions and six departments. If there is a Zhongshu Ministry, it can be coordinated and coordinated. I believe that the Zhongshu Ministry should be re-established as soon as possible."

Lu Zhen talked eloquently, but the other Shangshu scholars were still indifferent. Li Tian was secretly happy when he saw this, and said with a normal face:
"Lu Shangshu, I really want to restore the Zhongshu Ministry as soon as possible, but you see that only you agree, so what should I do?"

Lu Zhen was about to speak when he heard the words, but he saw Yang Rong, a senior scholar of the Cabinet Jinshen Palace, stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, I think this matter needs to be discussed in the long term. Lu Shangshu, you don't need to repeat it."

Lu Zhen thought that Huang Zhun might object, but he never thought that Yang Rong would be the first to stand up. Looking at Yang Rong's serious appearance, Lu Zhen felt that he hated iron for being weak.

***Ah***, if Zhongshu Province is reestablished, you will rise to the top and become a first-rank prime minister.

But there was no one to support him, and Lu Zhen didn't dare to go against everyone's wishes, so he could only surrender and confess:

"It's the minister who didn't think carefully, and I hope His Majesty will forgive me."

Li Tian waved his hand to signal Lu Zhen to return to his seat, grinned and said:
"The reform of the official system needs a courtier who dares to speak out like Lu Shangshu. Lu Zhenna, I intend to let you transfer to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and take up the post of Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Are you willing?"

Lu Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard the words. The Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are both censors. Although they are both ranked among the seven ministers, in terms of power, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is much larger than the Ministry of Rites.

But Lu Zhen wouldn't jump up and down shouting yes, bowed his hands, and said calmly:
"Wherever Your Majesty tells the minister to go, the minister will go there."

"Okay." Li Tian nodded, looked at Yang Shiqi and said:

"The cabinet will draw up the Daoist decree in a while, and Lu Zhen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, will be transferred to the position of Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. As for the new Minister of Rites, the cabinet will draw up a recommendation list for me at that time."

"The old minister obeys the order."

Yang Shiqi glanced at Lu Zhen for a moment with his old eyes drooping, and replied respectfully.

(End of this chapter)