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The cabinet's reply is: serious investigation and punishment.

Zhao Han wrote the Zhu Criticism with a red pen: Strict investigation and punishment.

A memorial to the Ministry of Punishment was completed in this way.

Moreover, if there is a difference of one word, the processing result will be very different.

Under the emperor's urging, the officials may be held accountable, why promote such a person to transfer food?

The Henan transshipment envoy must be held accountable. There was a crime under your command, and it lasted for two years. As the top leader, why don't you know anything?

Immediately after drawing the memorial from the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Han suddenly smiled.

The old king of Sulu asked for a daughter-in-law for the second time, and wanted to send his youngest daughter to the palace.

The cabinet's reply is: This matter is left to His Majesty to decide, and it is recommended to accept it, with the heart of An Fanbang.

Zhao Han thought about it carefully, and Zhu criticized: Yes.

Royal marriage, this method is very primitive, but it has always been effective.Zhao Han accepts the daughter of the sultan, and the sultan of Sulu Kingdom must be more at ease.

Just too young.

The king of North Korea is even more funny. He sent his own sister here, a child who is only a few years old, and this is not a nursery school.

Sending the girl was not enough. The king of North Korea asked for the daughter of the minister of North Korea this year.

This is a consistent practice in North Korea. In the harem of the Ming emperor, there are often concubines from North Korea, almost all of whom are daughters of North Korean ministers.Moreover, the Ming emperor and the Korean king occasionally married a pair of sisters, nephews or nephews.

For example, Concubine Han Li of Zhu Di, whose niece is the princess of North Korea.

Huang Meiren, who was sent to Beijing with Concubine Han Li, was extremely nonsense at the time, and Zhu Di found out that she was not a virgin.After careful interrogation, she actually had an abortion and had several boyfriends in North Korea, one was her brother-in-law and the other was her neighbor...

Zhu Di's favorite concubine is Concubine Quanxian from North Korea, who can be said to be the favorite of the six palaces.

Even when Zhu Di personally conquered Mongolia, he took Concubine Quanxian with him.He also recruited Concubine Quanxian's elder brother to China and promoted him to be the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple.

But the concubine was unlucky, and Concubine Quan Xian died of illness within a year and a half after entering the palace. According to records in North Korea, she was poisoned to death.There are only eight words left in the "History of the Ming Dynasty": pure appearance and quality, good at playing the jade flute.

Just looking at Zhu Di as an emperor, there are so many Korean concubines (there are also a lot of Korean court ladies), and you can understand why the Korean king madly offered beauties to Zhao Hanjin.

That is a family tradition. If you don’t accept it, the Korean king will be afraid: Does the Chinese emperor’s father have any objections to me?

The third memorial: Zhang’s family in Longhu Mountain, requesting restoration of 200 mu of sacrifice land.

Cabinet approval: no.

Zhao Han's Zhu Criticism added a line: No.If there are related memorials, they will not be granted at all, and they are not allowed to be submitted to the cabinet, and they are not allowed to be presented to the emperor.If I see this kind of memorial again, the relevant officials will strictly investigate and deal with it!

It's only been a few years, all the monsters are jumping out, it's just that the scars are healed and the pain is forgotten.

The emperor's work was so boring, and he spent the whole morning reviewing memorials.During the period, I stood up, took a walk around the room, and then continued to sit down and write chapters.

No wonder the eunuch Bingbi was born, and everything was left to the eunuch, how leisurely and enjoyable it was to be an emperor.

The cabinet ministers are also tired, and sometimes the cabinet's approval will be a long speech.Even several cabinet ministers argued endlessly, and finally the chief assistant made the decision, and after drafting the bill, it was sent to the emperor for a decision.

Seeing the decision of the chief assistant, one knew that Zhao Han's cabinet had adopted the system of the mid-Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the name of the cabinet remained the same, but the power structure changed several times.

The early cabinet, so to speak, belonged to the secretariat, and the real power lay with the emperor and the minister.Yu Qian was too lazy to join the cabinet. As a minister, he could order the cabinet at will.

The cabinet took control of power, starting from the Sanyang era.

By the time of Emperor Jiajing, he had reached a peak of power and could finally overwhelm the six ministers.When Zhang Juzheng was in power, he reached another peak, and then he was called a real power minister.

After the peak, comes the trough.

The cabinet is still the cabinet, and the chief minister is still the chief minister, but the chief minister cannot make decisions.Hey, cabinet ministers have voting rights, and whoever has the most votes will listen to them.

So here comes the party struggle!

Since Shoufu can't make a decision, let's form a clique.Whoever has the most seats will have the most votes, and can control the cabinet, and even bypass the chief assistant to handle affairs.

Once voting, once the party fights, it is life and death.

You are in favor, and I am firmly against it.If you want to do something right, I'll tear it down for you.

If you knock down one of your cabinet ministers, I may have one more.As long as there is one more vote, one more vote can influence the opinions of the cabinet.

This cabinet voting system did not actually come to an end until the Chongzhen period—it was still used on the surface.

For Chongzhen, it doesn't matter what anyone says, only what I say counts!

A lesson from the past, a teacher of the future.

Zhao Han didn't dare to let the cabinet ministers vote on the resolution. You can discuss it internally, and the chief assistant organization can also vote, but in the end the chief assistant should make the decision.

For very complicated matters, the cabinet draft must be detailed, listing the advantages and disadvantages of various decisions.After summarizing, make a decision, and then send all the decisions to see if the emperor listens to your opinions.

The emperor couldn't judge matters that were too important and complicated, so he would call various ministers to discuss the matter.

Today's work is fairly easy, around four o'clock in the afternoon, all the memorials have been approved.

Zhao Han was dizzy and asked, "Which yard are you in tonight?"

The female officer in charge of daily life said: "Return to Your Majesty, I am lucky to be Concubine Liu Zhuang today."

"Let's go." Zhao Han stretched out.

The two officials in charge of living and writing just wrote a sentence today, reading books by themselves throughout the whole process, and this job is quite comfortable.

The two strode to the street without calling for a sedan chair. They sat for a day and wanted to take a walk to stretch their muscles.

Han Yue sighed: "Oh, I don't know when I can let it out, this kind of life is really boring."

Ding Shijing laughed and said, "What's so bad? I can serve His Majesty around, and be a real minister of the emperor. I also have a lot of leisure, and I can read every day. I would like to write notes on daily life all my life."

Han Yue said: "The country was established at the beginning, and a thousand wastes are waiting for prosperity. Where can I not use my talents and learning?" Suddenly, Han Yue said with a smile, "I plan to apply for a county magistrate after I pass the exam. Even if I can't become a county magistrate, I can become a county You can also be a Cheng. It would be best to go to the north to become an official, there are many things to do, and you will definitely be able to show your ambitions!"

"I won't go, I want you to go." Ding Shijing didn't like to make troubles.

Although the civil servants of the Datong court have formed factions, their overall vitality is still very high.As long as you have the ability, dare to fight and do things, you will generally have the opportunity to be promoted and find a place to display your talents.

This is what it should be like in the early days of a startup.

Li Zicheng's side was no good. When Shanxi was just recovered, Dashun Group was also very active.But they could no longer expand, and the civil servants were suppressed by military generals. It was difficult for the military generals to fight and gain military merits, and they had already entered the stage of corruption ahead of schedule.

The Qing Dynasty is also somewhat similar.

The internal struggles in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have always been fierce, but they can continue to expand, and all internal conflicts are passed on.Now that expansion is not possible, internal conflicts have begun to intensify, and Dorgon and Hauge are at war again.

Zhao Han, who had been sitting for a day, also went for a walk to Liu Rushi's courtyard.

Doing radio gymnastics while walking, he felt that he was going to be useless, and in a few years, he might still have fat.

"His Majesty!"

"All blessings, Your Majesty."

Zhao Han nodded towards Liu Rushi, then smiled and said to Tian Xiuying: "Mrs. Tian is also here, let's stroll in the garden together."

After strolling around the garden for a while, Zhao Han lay on the reclining chair and asked the palace lady with strong hands to massage him. He felt the muscles in his back shoulders a little sore.

Liu Rushi played the qin, Tian Xiuying played the flute, and the court lady massaged. Zhao Han fell asleep after listening to it.

It is winter now, there is no snow today, but the temperature is also very low.

Liu Rushi hurriedly said to the maid: "Go and get a blanket for His Majesty."

After taking a nap till evening, Zhao Han finally woke up.

Tian Xiuying bent down and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Minnv is here to bid farewell today. Your Majesty and all the ladies will soon move into the Forbidden City, and Minv will find a house to live in by herself."

It was only then that Zhao Han remembered that the residence of the former royal family had not been arranged yet.

Zhao Han thought for a while and said, "You should move in too."

Tian Xiuying said, "It's not very convenient."

Zhao Han carefully admired Concubine Tian with the pure eyes of a man.The appearance that crowned the Chongzhen harem, as well as the intellectual and graceful temperament, concealed a faint heroic spirit.

To be honest, Cao thief's heart has been moved a long time ago, but he has never been too embarrassed.

Men are big pigs. At the beginning of the incident, Zhao Han, who was afraid of bad influence and didn't even dare to take a concubine, has now gradually become an old-fashioned critic.

Of course, he has been able to bear it. He has controlled the world for several years, and now he only has one empress and three concubines.

Assuming that he was about to move into the Forbidden City, Zhao Han said: "You should go together, the palace still lacks a respectful concubine."

Tian Xiuying was startled for a moment, and then she blushed with embarrassment.

Chapter 524 [Imperial City Towering]

Before moving into the Forbidden City, Zhao Han received news about the Qing dynasty.

The information is a bit slow, which is already half a year ago.

In April of this year, the Beishan savages gathered a crowd and went southward, killing Sauron's troops directly, and even went to the Sahalian's department to plunder.The Qing sent cavalry to pursue, but only touched the tail, and finally had to use 2000 cavalry to go deep into the Beishan area to mop up.

Beishan is the Outer Xing'an Mountains.

Beishan savage is a general term, specifically referring to the aborigines living in the outer Xing'an Mountains, East Siberia, and the coast of Kamchatka.They have very wonderful deer cavalry, or infantry marching on deer.

The Sauron tribe generally refers to the indigenous people of Heilongjiang, and specifically refers to the Dahaner, Oroqen, and Ewenki peoples.

The Sauron tribe belonged to the Eight Banners of Dashang, which was a tribe dedicated to collecting pearls and hunting furs for the Manchus.When the Manchu Qing lacked bannermen, they would ask Sauron to donate warriors, which made the population dwindle.

Now that the Qing Dynasty is exhausted, even the barbarians in Beishan know about it, and they took the opportunity to rob Sauron's troops.

Although Dorgon sent 2000 cavalry, he ran to Beishan to help Sauron's troops recover their position.But for Sauron's department... you might as well not come!

It was too far outside Xing'an Mountains, and the Manchurian cavalry could carry very little food, and the military rations had to be provided by Sauron's department.The Sauron tribe, which had already been robbed badly, had to raise food for the Manchurian cavalry, but the spoils they got back had nothing to do with them.

The Sauron tribe was first plundered by the Beishan savages, and then blackmailed by the Manchurian cavalry.

The tribes of the Sauron tribe, who dared not speak out, sent two envoys successively to Gaizhou to take refuge in secret.They asked the Datong Army to attack the Manchus as soon as possible, and Sauron's troops would also take the opportunity to raise troops.

The various ethnic groups in the Northeast have been suffering for a long time.

If there is no Datong Army, they can only endure in silence, after all, they have been suppressed countless times.Now that the Datong Army is in southern Liaoning, they have once again given birth to a glimmer of courage to resist.

deep winter.

Sitting on the imperial chariot, Zhao Han moved to the Forbidden City with several teams of the harem and the inner and outer courts.

The southernmost city gate was changed from "Daming Gate" to "Datong Gate".

It is very simple to change, just turn over the plaque and re-engrave the words on the back, and it can save a piece of high-quality wood for the plaque.

This kind of practice is really normal. Yuan Shikai became the president of the Republic of China and felt that the "Great Qingmen" was very inappropriate.Let the craftsmen take off the plaque and engrave "Zhonghua Gate" on the back.The craftsman turned the plaque over and saw, good guy, there was already a word on the back, and the words "Damingmen" were engraved impressively.

After entering Datong Gate, there is an urn in the shape of a man's penis.

The ministries and divisions of the imperial court center work on both sides of Tintin.Officials cannot enter the Ding Ding Weng City directly from the Datong Gate, because the Weng City already belongs to the Royal Road.

The root of Ding Ding is "Chengtianmen", and the name has not been changed, because there is a "Fengtianmen" after passing Duanmen and Wumen.

Fengtianmen was changed to Yingminmen.

The combination of the two gates means "inheriting the sky and responding to the people".

On both sides of the royal road from Chengtianmen to Wumen, on the west side is the Sheji Altar, and the Emperor's Temple was also built.To the east is the Ancestral Temple. Zhao Han added the Temple of Heroes and Martyrs. The sacrificed heroes guarded the Ancestral Temple and received incense and offerings together with the Ancestral Temple.

On the south side of Sheji Altar and Taimiao, there are two large gardens.

Today, there is an elementary school in one garden and a middle school in the other.This is a school within the imperial city, officials from various ministries are not allowed to enter, but students who accompany the prince to study can enter.

Inside the Meridian Gate is the real Forbidden City.

There are three main halls in the center of the Forbidden City, and there are Wenwu Buildings on both sides.Outside on both sides are the Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall and other halls, where the cabinet ministers and Zhongshushe people work.

To the north of the hall, there are east and west palaces.

These buildings are further north, surrounded by city walls, where is the emperor's harem.

The area of ​​the harem is about one-third of the entire Forbidden City, less than one-tenth of the entire Imperial City.

So now I understand why so many female officials and maids are recruited, right?

Within the imperial city, there is an inner court, and there are many institutional offices.In the past, eunuchs and court ladies were in charge, but in the future it will be in charge of female officials and court ladies.Most of them, even if they stayed and refused to leave, they would work in the imperial city all their lives, maybe they would never enter the Forbidden City once, and they might never even see the emperor.

Most of the female officials and court ladies in the imperial city are purely hired workers, and their address is different from that of private workers.If the five-year contract expires and you haven't been promoted, then you can leave with your salary and go back to the folks to find a good family to marry.

The current manpower is actually not enough. The total number of female officials and court ladies should be more than 3000.