On December 29, the first year of Shenwu, the Forbidden City in Nanjing, Emperor Zhu Hongsan got up very early that morning. Today, there is a major event to be done, that is, the imperial front meeting, that is, the final accounts of the first year of Shenwu and the budget meeting of the second year of Shenwu.

When Zhu Hongsan was in Wuchang, his team was just a straw troupe. Several of his advisers were full of bad habits. They used conspiracies and tricks, but no one had seen any of the national system. The biggest one was Ma Jiyuan, who was just a fourth-rank magistrate, which was equivalent to a county-level scale in later generations. However, Ma Jiyuan was still good. At least he had been a custodian of a state. At least he had to know how much money he spent this year at the end of the year. The others were not as good as him. Feng Ziyong was a county magistrate, and there were less than 200 people in the county government office. He basically collected and paid the entire county government account book. Ma Mingyuan was still a juren at the time, and he talked about five or six people. He couldn't do anything to do government affairs. Tong Yangjia finished it. He was not even a juren, but he was just a scholar. In addition, he had no time to study hard in the past ten years of escape.

Because these garlics under my subordinates are not financial resources, they also have big pot rice when they arrive in Guangdong Zhu Hongsan Group. Everyone has no salary and are collectively managed. It is okay to say that this kind of management is still united with Zhu Hongsan's personal charm (Zhu Hongsan has personal charm?). However, after occupying Guangzhou, the population of the territory increased, and the various requests under my subordinates began to increase, and then eating big pot rice would affect their enthusiasm.

At this time, Zhu Hongsan went to Beijing to half-invite Feng Ruoshu to Guangdong. Old Man Feng and Ma Jiyuan were different. Old Man Feng had rich political experience and promoted from a county magistrate, governor, governor, and governor to the position of Central Minister, Dali Temple Minister, and other positions. He was very clear about the central operation principle of the Ming Dynasty. It was also during the past two years when Old Man Feng was in Guangdong that the Zhu Hongsan group finally grew from a warlord to a regime.

The most important thing for a regime is finance. If you don’t have money, you can’t play with anything, so Zhu Hongsan imitated the final accounts and budget meetings at the end of the year of the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Yousong was arrested and beheaded in the first year of Hongguang, Zhu Hongsan started in Guangdong's state-controlled state, and the budget meeting had been held three times. From the beginning, only a few cabinet masters participated, to this year's Military Affairs Office, Censorate, Central Department, Jiuqing, Jinyiwei and other leaders attended.

This year is different from previous years. Now the treasury is out of money. Zhu Hongsan has to decide on the strategic direction for the next few years at this imperial meeting. Therefore, this imperial meeting is very important, and Zhu Hongsan is particularly nervous.

Bian Yujing has been in good health these days. Zhu Hongsan has lived at Bian Yujing these days. Today, he got up and had breakfast under Bian Yujing's service, and sat on the imperial chariot to come to Wenhua Hall.

Today is just a meeting of the imperial court. Unlike the official morning dynasty, we don’t have to get up so early and go to Fengtianmen to get cold. However, the ministers came very early, and basically everyone arrived after the sun came out. Now, thanks to the help of the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang East School, all the central ministries and commissions have finally assigned officials. This is true, this is true in China in every era, and there will be no need for officials.

The ministers in Wenhua Hall were divided into several gangs, Huguang faction was one gang and Guangdong faction was one gang. Although the newly joined Zhejiang Party has a large number of people, it cannot occupy a high position. Naturally, it stands with the naturally close Donglin Party.

There were several seats in the hall, which were the seven cabinet masters in the cabinet, and the others had no place. In the middle of the hall was Zhu Hongsan's dragon chaise. It was said that it was a dragon chaise, but it was just an ordinary chair, but it was covered with bright yellow silk. The dragon chaise of Fengtian Hall had already been burned by the Qing Dynasty, so Zhu Hongsan had to do it like this first.

Zhu Hongsan first came to the back hall of Wenhua Hall to wait, and the prince Zhu Hai was waiting here. Zhu Hai quickly saluted and greeted Zhu Hongsan when he saw his father coming.

"My son wishes my father a good health, and my father is in peace!"

"Get up, wait here for a while. Your third brother is also present at the meeting today. Wait for him for a while!"

When Zhu Hai heard that Zhu Huai, the King of Chu, came to such an important meeting this year, was unhappy. It was natural that he was the crown prince and could not listen to the government. Why did the third brother come to listen to the government?

Zhu Hongsan saw that Zhu Hai was a little dissatisfied and said with a smile: "Crown Prince, don't think too much. When your third brother was in Guangzhou, I heard that he did a good job. Today's meeting is very important, so let him come and listen!"

Zhu Hai dared not object to Zhu Hongsan's words, so he could only accept it.

After waiting for a few minutes, the eunuch outside the door sang: "The King of Chu is here!"

With the sound, a little fat man came in outside the door. It was Zhu Hongsan's third son, King Chu, Zhu Huai.

King Zhu Huai of Chu was the son of Dong Huan, the virtuous concubine. Dong Huan also became the leader of the nine concubines because of his son. He was only ranked behind the imperial concubine Ma Ruyan and imperial concubine Qian Yuting, and was considered a successful figure in the harem.

Zhu Huai, the King of Chu, was fifteen years old this year, and was two years old in the Ming Dynasty. According to the Ming Dynasty, he was seventeen years old. Zhu Huai was different from his two brothers Zhu Hai and Zhu Jiang, and he was not like their father Zhu Hongsan. Zhu Huai was completely wrong. This surname was a pig. He was less than 1.5 meters tall and weighed 200 kilograms. His width was almost as high as his two slender brothers.

In fact, Zhu Hongsan is quite good-looking, 1.7 meters tall, and is tall in this era. In addition, Zhu Hongsan has been fighting for many years and is very heroic. However, Zhu Huai is not like him at all, so Zhu Hongsan thought that Dong Huan had a cuckold. However, Zhu Hongsan thought that it was impossible for him to think about it. According to the excellent quality of women who did not go out of the door in ancient times, it was impossible to steal people. It was not the last day that Zhu Hongsan talked with Dong Huan and found out that Zhu Huai looked like his uncle.

Dong Huan and Dong Zhen were stolen by Zhu Hongsan in Dongjiazhuang, and he was Mr. Dong's concubine daughter. After Dong Huan said this, Zhu Hongsan remembered that the young man who was hacked to death by him did look very much like Zhu Huai. It seems that his nephew is quite accurate to be like his uncle.

Although Zhu Huai is not good-looking, he studied hard when he was a child. He probably knew that he was not as good-looking as two brothers, so he thought of trying to suppress his brothers in terms of knowledge. After years of study, Zhu Huai has a very profound knowledge. Tong Yangjia said that based on Zhu Huai's knowledge, it is absolutely fine to take the exam for a juren.

Although Zhu Huai has no inherited his father Zhu Hongsan, his personality is very inherited. Zhu Huai looks at a fat face without laughing or speaking on the surface, but his heart is very dark and he is very vicious.

It is December now. Although the temperature in Nanjing is not frozen, it is still very cold. Zhu Huai was still sweating when he entered the house, probably walking through the palace gate.

After Zhu Huai entered the house, he saw Zhu Hongsan and Zhu Hai, and knelt down to pay his respects with a smile: "Father, I am paying my respects to my father! My father has lived forever! The prince's brother is here too. I wish my prince's good health!"

Zhu Hai knew the character of this younger brother. He looked at him smiling on the surface, but he didn't know what the hell was thinking.

Zhu Hongsan liked it very much. Seeing his son sweating profusely, he said with distress: "San, you are going to lose weight! Do more exercise if you have nothing to do!"

Zhu Huai smiled bitterly and said, "Father, you also know that your son can't control himself even if he drinks water!"

Zhu Hongsan also knew the hardship of losing weight, so he sighed and said to Zhu Huai: "It's hard for you. Don't leave in the palace in the future. You are heavy, use your shoulder chariot!"

Zhu Hai was shocked when he heard Zhu Hongsan say this. You should know that in the imperial city, except for the emperor Zhu Hongsan, who is qualified to ride the imperial chariot, is only Chen Zizhuang who has shoulder chariot because he is old. Even the prince, he has to walk in the palace. Why did his father give Zhu Huai this kind of chariot today?

Zhu Huai was very happy when he heard this and quickly knelt down and thanked him.

Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "What else do you want to thank? What do you and my father and son have to thank you? Come, you brothers and I will go out for a meeting with me!" After Zhu Hongsan said that, he pulled Zhu Hai and Zhu Huai out of the side hall together.

At this time, the main hall of Wenhua Hall was still like a market, with a lot of noise. After all, everyone has been in chaos in recent years and has not met for a long time. Today I took this opportunity to chat.

At this moment, the little eunuch outside the door sang and said, "The Prime Minister is here!"

The civil ministers inside the hall lowered their voices and looked at the seven cabinet prime ministers who were entering the door.

The cabinet system was changed to the prime minister system by Zhu Hongsan, but Zhu Hongsan, a township cadre, did not know the operating mechanism of the country in later generations. Therefore, this prime minister system was still the cabinet system established by Feng Ruoshu at that time, and it was completely a change of soup and no medicine.

The first one to come in was Chen Zizhuang, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Old Man Chen had worked hard in recent years, and his hair and beard were all white. Then the one to come in was Ma Mingyuan, the second assistant. Ma Lao Er was in his prime, just 45 years old this year. He was young and strong and well maintained. Ma Lao Er was like a young man in his twenties, and he was not as good as a sick person a few days ago. The one who came in was Tong Yangjia. If Tong Yangjia did not work in the cabinet, he would be an old farmer who sold vegetables in the countryside and the city. The more than ten years of exile in the world had hurt him too much, but the eyes that popped up from time to time betrayed him. This old farmer selling vegetables was not simple. Later, there were Liu Dalin in charge of the Organization Department and the Human Resources Department; Fu Wenlong in charge of the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources; Qian Qianyi in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Education; and the last one was Jiang Yueguang in charge of the Ministry of Justice and the Police Department.

Seven Prime Ministers wore big red python robes given by the emperor, led by the prime minister Chen Zizhuang, and sat down on their seats at the attention of all officials. All the civil officials around him were envious, jealous and hatred when they saw this show. They were really Budweiser Chen Za. They all swore in their hearts that they would sit in that position in the future and show off!

As soon as the seven men sat down, the Han general in the hall shouted together, "Magnificent!" Then the eunuch sang and said, "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived! All officials stand up like a ritual!"
Chapter completed!