The lights were half out and the wine was slightly drunk.
On the dragon bed, Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand, gently brushed away the hair on Ma Enhui's face, looked into Ma Enhui's charming eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "I have suffered a lot during this time."
Ma Enhui is in charge of the harem, and her daily life is not easy.
In addition to accompanying the Queen Mother and taking care of her son, she also needed to investigate the affairs of various prisons, bureaus, and departments, especially the implementation of the new harem policy, which brought many new problems. Ma Enhui was not at ease with these matters and needed to personally intervene.
"I heard that you gave the supervisor of the Clothing Bureau thirty strokes. How did it make you angry?"
Zhu Yunwen knew that Ma Enhui had a gentle personality and usually would not get angry.
Ma Enhui rested her pillow on Zhu Yunwen's arm, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said with the temper of a little daughter: "The emperor has proposed a new policy for the harem, and I should implement it myself. The other supervisory departments have done nothing wrong and implemented it seriously. But this Huan Huan The steward of the clothing bureau disobeyed and misappropriated 90% of the extra money originally allocated to the harem. Every day's dishes only had a fishy smell, and there was no trace of meat."
"Not to mention this, what's even more disgusting is that she actually dares to suppress the palace maid's family leave. She will not arrange for the palace maid to leave the palace unless the palace maid comes up with a probe of no less than two taels of silver. Without a probe, she is a palace maid. You are not allowed to go out until you die. The emperor said, should such a steward be beaten?"
Zhu Yunwen's eyes froze slightly, then calmed down, and he said: "The Huanyi Bureau is next to Desheng Gate, not within the palace wall. It is separated by a palace wall. How dare a steward dare to deceive superiors and bully subordinates like this and act recklessly. Then this The Ming Dynasty is so vast, and there are so many people who hide it from their superiors, bully their subordinates, and commit misdeeds, but I am kept in the dark, thinking that the world will be clear and all people will be safe."
"The emperor is worried about the world, which is a blessing to the world. I believe that with the emperor's talents and strategies, the prosperous times of the Han and Tang Dynasties will be recreated."
Ma Enhui felt distressed and boasted at the same time.
Zhu Yunwen smiled helplessly, stretched out his arms to hug Ma Enhui, his eyes filled with spring.
When the night was quiet and Ma Enhui fell asleep peacefully, Zhu Yunwen was still thinking about how to create a truly usable supervision system in this era and truly understand the suffering of the bottom class of the Ming Dynasty.
Anyone who is an official will conceal information.
From the perspective of future generations, telephones and the Internet are so developed, and dozens of people died in mining accidents, some people did not report it, let alone the Ming Dynasty, which was extremely backward in information dissemination!
There is a problem in the place, and the officials want to conceal it.
Where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and no one can control it, a county magistrate can do whatever he wants and prey on the people.
And the people of the Ming Dynasty are all honest farmers. As long as they have a mouthful of food to eat, they will not rebel. Even if they are bullied and naked, their first thought is never to kill the dog official, but to beg for food somewhere.
Only when we go deep into history can we truly feel the sadness of "the prosperity of the people, the suffering of the people; the death of the people, the suffering of the people".
In Zhang Yanghao's view, the people have never had a good life, so he sighed "rise and fall"!
In the past, Zhu Yunwen could only appreciate the level of Zhang Yanghao's poems, but now, he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and needs to completely solve the problem of "prosperity and suffering for the people"!
With a vast area of more than nine million square kilometers and a population of more than 60 million, there are many problems, and most of them are concentrated at the bottom. Judging from historical lessons, when a feudal dynasty collapsed, it was mostly the bottom who collapsed first.
Whether Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted, Lao Zhu went to beg for food, Li Zicheng lost his job, or Lao Jiang moved, there were problems in the underlying governance.
If the grassroots governance is not good, it will be unpopular.
Without people's hearts, there will be no long-term society.
This is the iron law of historical development.
Zhu Yunwen was thinking about it and didn't know when he fell asleep. He didn't wake up until Ma Enhui pushed him.
"Your Majesty, it's time for court early."
Ma Enhui shouted softly.
Zhu Yunwen sat up, looked at the eunuch who was kneeling in front of him to invite him to go to court, waved his hand to let him retreat, and under Ma Enhui's service, he put on his court uniform.
"Your Majesty, do you want to cancel today's morning court?"
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was in poor spirits, and said resentfully that Rexiao had just been lifted and he didn't know how to control it.
"No need, when I was fighting World of Warcraft all night long..."
"Warcraft?"
"Well, I broke the rules and studied hard more often. This is nothing..."
Zhu Yunwen wiped his cold sweat.
Damn it, I still haven’t woken up.
The morning meeting was in order, and the cabinet dealt with what should be dealt with. Those that had not made up their minds were also left to Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen put some things together and worked together. Everyone came up with a charter and got things done.
After handling the matter, everyone clapped their hands, the emperor returned to the palace, and the ministers went to work. It was as simple as that.
He thought that there would be no disturbance today, and Zhu Yunwen planned to go back to catch up on his sleep. Unexpectedly, an official jumped out and shouted loudly: "I have my own notes!"
Zhu Yunwen squinted his eyes and looked over, only to see a young man in his twenties kneeling on the ground.
"Play."
The internal supervisor took one look at Zhu Yunwen's face and shouted.
"The Minister of Military Affairs has charged Cheng Ji with impeaching Li Zengzhi, the former left governor of the government, on 12 charges!"
Cheng Ji raised the memorial above his head.
The Manchu officials looked at Cheng Ji. Most of the civil officials were gloating about his misfortune, while the military officers were distinguished and their expressions were not good-looking.
Although it is said that Li Zengzhi has done many bad things, he is still a member of the military attache. As the saying goes, one will be prosperous and one will suffer. If Li Zengzhi is slapped in the face, the whole military attache's honor is not good-looking.
Xu Huizu looked at Cheng Ji, even a little angry.
Li Zengzhi left the capital on the front foot, and you impeached him on the back foot. What does it count?
What did you do early?
Even if you have evidence, Li Zengzhi has gone thousands of miles away, who would you ask to ask?
The eunuch handed Cheng Ji's memorial to Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen opened it and looked at it. He was also secretly surprised and plotted evil, colluding with the vassal king, raising warriors, and secretly forming allies.
It's true that any crime will lead to death quickly, and any crime will be covered up.
There was actually another story: Li Zengzhi visited Jiaofangsi during the period of hot mourning, and even beat up the people in Jiaofangsi.
Okay.
During the period of hot filial piety, I have to endure it, but you, Li Zengzhi, are free and happy.
"Do you have any solid evidence for the twelve pieces of evidence?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Cheng Ji quickly said: "If I say anything untruthful, I am willing to suffer any punishment."
Zhu Yunwen laughed. The things in Cheng Ji's memorial were indeed true. Zhu Yunwen knew this, but Li Zengzhi couldn't die now. Otherwise, how could Li Jinglong do anything for him?
"Let this matter be shelved for the time being. We will conduct another interrogation after Governor Zuo returns to Beijing."
Zhu Yunwen stood up.
"Retreat from the court."
shouted the warden.
The civil and military ministers knelt down and saluted.
Zhu Yunwen returned to the harem, handed Cheng Ji's memorial to Liu Changge, and said, "Send someone to deliver this memorial to Li Zengzhi."
Liu Changge hurriedly went to make arrangements.
Zhu Yunwen had a faint smile on his lips, Li Zengzhi was devoted to Zhu Di, and now his life was in his own hands.
But I didn't move him, I just told him that the only way out was to surrender to myself!
Of course, it was not just Li Zengzhi who was beaten, but also Li Jinglong.
In Wuying Hall, Xie Jin asked for an audience.
Zhu Yunwen approved a memorial and said: "The Ministry of Revenue has been very difficult recently."
Xie Jin felt bitter and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the new army policy will cost a lot of money to be extended to the whole country. Coupled with the policy of frivolous corvee and low taxes, I am afraid that the life of the Ministry of Revenue will be even more difficult in the coming year."
Zhu Yunwen didn't take it seriously and said: "The empire is always moving forward. It is necessary to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Nowadays, the number of officials is huge and the institutions are bloated. It will not work."
Xie Jin naturally saw clearly, but when Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was governing the government, he always liked to decentralize power.
The result of decentralization is the creation of three sets of management teams: the Proclamation and Administrative Envoys Department, the Punishment and Punishment Envoys and Procuratorate Department, and the General Command and Envoys Department.
You restrict me, I restrict him, and he restricts you. No one can suppress the other, and no one can control the other.
If you have a good relationship, meet up, have a drink, and agree on the same opinion, the problem will be solved.
If the relationship is not good, you throw the cup and ask for help from the ancestors, but they will ignore you and raise your face, I don't agree with this, what can you do?
According to the regulations, you really can't do anything.
You, a chief envoy in charge of the refugees, need help from the army, why should I help you?
Who are you?
Without an order from the court, not a single soldier will be sent to you!
With more institutions, there will naturally be more officials.
After all, I can't be a mere commander. I have a relative at home who can serve as an errand. What, my wife’s second aunt also had a dog, and she took her to the Yamen to guard the door.
It's good to have more people. They cheer in front and support each other, and they are majestic.
But with more people, the court also has more expenses. After all, it needs to be paid, although Lao Zhu Ding's salary is not much...
In one place, there are hundreds of chief officials and officials of various departments. Including officials at all levels, there are thousands of people at least.
If the base number is large, no matter how small the number is multiplied by, it will still be a large number.
Zhu Yunwen has always wanted to change this, but he has been suffering from the fact that the time he took the throne is too short, and it is easy to cause problems if he touches so many people without permission.
Xie Jin heard what Zhu Yunwen meant and said: "Your Majesty, it is feasible to streamline the organization, but it should not be done too hastily. I believe that the top priority is the matter of the vassal king."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin and asked slowly: "Do you think King Yan can still act?"
Xie Jin's face became serious, and after thinking deeply, he said: "Your Majesty, King Yan is not a person who surrenders easily. Once he returns to Beiping Mansion, he will surely create a storm."
"Oh? With such a layout, he still dares to take risks?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin with interest.
Xie Jin nodded heavily and said: "Your Majesty, King Yan is good at military affairs. If he finds a flaw, he will definitely attack with thunder. You know, King Yan has done a lot of risky things."
Zhu Yunwen was pacing and thinking in Wuying Hall.
Xie Jin's worries are not unreasonable. Zhu Di is very ambitious, plus he is Zhu Yuanzhang's son, and Zhu Yunwen is Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson!
Zhu Di dissatisfied with himself!
He longs to take away the throne and the supreme power that he believes should belong to him!
However, after his many actions, does Zhu Di still have the courage to become his enemy?
"He has no shortage of courage!"
Zhu Yunwen frowned and said to Shuangxi, "King Zhaoning."
Xie Jin looked at Zhu Yunwen incomprehensively, but Zhu Yunwen smiled calmly, indicating that Xie Jin didn't need to be nervous.
Zhu Di cannot achieve great things with his own troops.
He needed allies, and his ally was Ning Wang Zhu Quan.
But now, Zhu Yunwen plans to completely conquer Zhu Quan and let him be used for his own purposes!
