On the first day of May, in the Forbidden City of Nanjing, there was a great court meeting.
Outside the Huangji Gate, which has just been renovated and has become brand new, it has been many years since such a large-scale imperial gate has been summoned to listen to politics!
According to the ancestral system passed down by Zhu Yuanzhang, all the emperors after him should be energetic workaholics like him. They would go to Huangjimen to listen to politics every day before dawn. Except for a few days off during the New Year, they would He had to work the early morning shift every day, and he had to work from the crow of chickens to the crow of ghosts. Compared with the work schedule set by his old man for the Ming emperors, 996 was not too leisurely.
It's a pity that there were probably only four such workaholics in the entire Ming Dynasty. Apart from him and Zhu Di, there were probably only two subjugated kings, Emperor Jianwen and Emperor Chongzhen.
Although Zhu Heji was very energetic and had endless energy to exert every day, he was an emperor who distinguished between public and private affairs and could not just care about everyone and forget about his family. So when he was in Nanjing, he usually only worked for four hours. After exercising and having breakfast every morning, he would go out with his wives on his bicycle. Then he and Aoi would ride to work in Wenhua Building or Wuying Building - these two floors both housed Zhu Heji's laboratories, and Aoi was responsible for the daily management of the laboratory.
Zhu Heji worked in Wenhua Building or Wuying Building for twenty-eight days a month. Every day he held small meetings, listened to reports, approved memorials, did experiments, and rode off work at a certain time.
The remaining two days, the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, are the days when the morning shift is held and the court meeting is held.
There were more people attending the meeting, including major officials, counselors, and academicians from the Imperial Academy, the Consultative Council, the Hanlin Academy, the Prime Minister's Office, the Military Advisor's Office, and the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers below. . The Great Court Meeting usually starts at Chen hour and lasts until the second quarter of noon.
Then the officials would go back to the Yamen to have lunch. Zhu and Ji would also get off work early and go about their own business...
Today is the first day of the new year when the big guy starts the morning shift and holds a meeting.
But this first year of junior high school is destined to go down in history!
Because for the whole world, today is the most important day!
The officials, academicians and counselors who came to attend the meeting had received the draft text of the "Ming Dynasty Covenant" two days ago.
Major newspapers such as "Confucian Daily", "Jinling Chen Daily", "Jiangnan Times", "Lingnan Daily", "Chaofu Daily", "Nanyang Daily", and "Jiangbei Daily" published today will also publish the full text of " Draft text of the Ming Dynasty Treaty.
So by noon today, all the higher-level people in the Ming Dynasty knew about the "Ming Dynasty Covenant"!
The officials, academicians and counselors who had been studying the "Ming Dynasty Treaty" for two days couldn't wait for Zhu Heji to appear and started talking about it. .
"The royal family wants to distinguish between public and private affairs... How can this be done? The whole world belongs to their family, how can they distinguish between public and private affairs?"
"Didn't you see what it said in the Ming Dynasty Covenant? The world belongs to the people of the world, and the throne belongs to their family. Therefore, the royal family cannot rely on salaries to support them, nor can they just take money out of the treasury. They must have their own livelihood. ..."
"No, no, the royal family's business is all about persuading people with virtue... They have done it, how can others dare to do it? This is competing with the people for profit!"
"But if the royal family is not allowed to compete with the people for profit, how will the royal family's expenses be paid? King Ming and King Tian are both strong and good men. King Tian already has fifteen sons! And King Ming also has seven sons ...and their sons are very easy to raise, and rarely die in infancy. If they continue to raise them like this, it will be a matter of time before they reach 100. So many sons are raised by princes? Isn't this the same as in the previous Ming Dynasty? People in the future How can we afford to keep more and more?”
"How can it be the same as the previous dynasty? The title of this dynasty is descended from generation to generation. The first generation is a prince, the second generation is the county king, the third generation is the duke, the fourth generation is the marquis... In the seventh generation, he will be a baron, and then he will be a baron. Next up is Bai Ding. And this is only for the direct eldest son, the other sons will fight him to the end!"
"Then the royal family has to buy property? Otherwise, what will happen to the descendants of the Tian family?"
"It's really difficult to handle. It's not good to keep them in captivity, and it doesn't seem right to let them out for property and business..."
Zhu Heji really had a little freedom of speech at the imperial meeting, except for saying "politically incorrect" things. The rest is fine, you will never be punished for your words, and there is no spanking stick. The most you can do is to open a vacancy and go back to your hometown to eat old rice... Of course, as long as you don't mess around, don't always violate the political agenda. The rules are generally not broken.
"Pa bang bang..."
While this group of people were discussing in a noisy manner, they heard three harsh whips, followed by a loud voice: "The King of Ming and the King of Heaven are here!"
The officials who were talking a lot below quickly stood up according to their shifts. When they saw Zhu Heji and his father coming out of the Huangji Gate side by side wearing court clothes and smiling side by side, they quickly bowed and saluted, and then shouted long live the mountain.
Although Zhu Heji did not proclaim himself emperor, people have been shouting "Long Live" for many years. But every time he heard the cheers of the people below, it still made his mood rise.
"Pingshen, Pingshen! Hahaha..." Zhu Heji seemed to be in a particularly good mood, and burst out laughing as soon as he opened his mouth.
The people below straightened their backs and looked up at him. I saw him wearing a bright red dragon robe, sitting on the throne, holding a thick title book in his hand, and the smile on his face almost exploded.
Seeing that all the ministers had straightened up, Zhu Heji smiled and said: "Before today's court meeting, Gu Xian announced something very happy... It has been eight years since Gu's family and his father launched an army in Guangdong to rebel against the Qing Dynasty. With more than enough, three-thirds of the world is already under control. Although Gu and his father raised an army against the Qing Dynasty to drive out the demons and establish a world where the world is a commonwealth, rather than for the sake of one family and one surname. But Gu could not withstand the repeated urgings of the ministers. , now even God keeps sending down auspicious signs, it seems that the time has come for Gujia to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. This is both public opinion and God's will, Gujia can only obey the will of heaven and become the emperor.
However, before Gu Jia ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, there are still two major issues to be resolved. One is the matter of the "Great Ming Dynasty Covenant"... In the past dynasties, except for Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty who had three chapters of the Covenant first, the king came first and then the law. Method. This time I also plan to learn from Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty. Although he has a destiny, he must make an agreement with the people before ascending to the great treasure!
You should have read the draft of the agreement. If you have any objections, you should have prepared the notes. They will be handed over later, and Gujia will answer them one by one.
The Gu family will tell you why the Gu family wants to run the industry and why the royal family wants to compete with the people for profit! I will also explain to you clearly that the Gu family is a gentleman who strives for profit, fighting for something but not fighting for something...and this benefit sometimes increases the more he fights for it!
Although I have selfish interests and strive for profit, I am still a great duke and emperor! My reign name is Grand Duke, and this year is the first year of the Ming Dynasty! "
Zhu Heji said this with a serious tone: "And the second big thing... is that there is a big thief in our world again, a big thief who wants to steal and sell the world!"
As soon as he said this, the people below immediately became nervous - the thief Emperor Zhu wants to catch is not one of us, right?
When everyone was nervous, Zhu Heji had already solved the mystery. He coughed and then announced loudly: "The big thief in the world is Wu Yingxiong! I just got a secret report from Prime Minister Zhuge. Wu Yingxiong just betrayed his faith and sent troops to raid me. Xi'an City, the old camp of General Wu Yingqi of the Ming Dynasty... Now our Ming soldiers are fighting bloody battles with the Qing Yao in Liaodong, Korea, along the Huaihe River, Monan Grassland, etc. We are about to conquer Beijing and wipe out the Qing Yao, but But he said that I was unprepared, defected to the Qing Dynasty, attacked my city, and killed my soldiers. These are the thieves of the world! So I will conquer Jianghan first, and after winning, return to Nanjing, worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, and officially ascend the throne!"
