In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 348

It's September in the Forbidden City, Beijing, and the cold wind is already biting you. But compared to the previous two years, September this year is indeed much warmer, and at least it hasn't snowed yet.

At this time, the large campus outside Huangji Hall was already filled with waiting civilians and military officers. If you count carefully, there must be nearly a thousand people.

Almost all the civil servants of the seventh rank or above in the capital, as well as the military officers above the rank of major general in the Metropolitan Governor's Office, came.

This is the winter imperial meeting held once every three months. According to convention, this kind of meeting is only held four times a year. It is also the only opportunity for everyone to see the emperor.

So even though the conference was scheduled to be held at nine o'clock in the morning, those who were qualified to participate still got up early and rushed over in sedans and horses at dawn.

At this moment, the empty campus was full of whispers, just like a vegetable market. Even the concubines in the harem could clearly hear it, but it was only a few times a year, and Lin Rui was not as strict as other emperors.

Not only did they not stop it, they also ordered people to prepare a large amount of tea, breakfast, and even some low stools for everyone to eat and rest.

Of course, although there are many stools, there are only a few people who dare to go and drink tea and wait.

Hong Chengchou was holding a tea cup and sitting on a low stool with a golden sword. There were the most civil servants gathered around him. His eyes glanced back and forth at Sun Chuanting and Shi Kefa not far away, and finally stopped at Shi Kefa.

A large group of people also gathered around Shi Kefa. Perhaps sensing Hong Chengchou's gaze, he turned his head and glanced back. His eyes met and he immediately snorted.

The civil servants around them were all glaring at each other, and they all had no good looks, and they were full of gunpowder.

"Yuan Fu, I'm afraid that the people in the court today will take the opportunity to cause trouble, impeach and attack Yuan Fu, so we must be on guard."

"Yuansuke, why don't we strike first and disrupt their plans?"

Obviously, the news that the Donglin Party was going to take advantage of the dynasty meeting to cause trouble could not be hidden from others. Although His Majesty's attitude has long been clear, openly excluding dissidents has been a taboo in all dynasties, so everyone still felt guilty.

"Confused!"

Hong Chengchou, on the other hand, was extremely calm and scolded, then waved his hand and said: "This pavilion is dedicated to serving the public good and governing for the people. We can learn from heaven and earth. How can we be afraid of attack by a group of hypocrites who only know how to talk?"

"They want to impeach and attack, so let them. However, Qian Muzhai has always considered himself the leader of Donglin, and even Shi Kefa usually respects him, but he didn't come today, which is a bit strange..."

At the end, Hong Chengchou also frowned slightly. It was obvious that he was more afraid of Qian Qianyi than Shi Kefa.

After all, Qian Qianyi's qualifications were much older than his, and his reputation among Jiangnan scholars was also extremely high. He was simply not comparable to Shi Kefa, Hou Xun, and Gao Hongtu.

"Back to Yuan Fu, this subordinate has heard something about it. It is said that Qian Muzhai has suffered from cold recently and is in bed. He has been on leave for three or four days."

One of the chiefs replied quickly as if he was taking credit.

"Oh, really?"

Hong Chengchou was surprised. Although he felt that Qian Qianyi's illness was a coincidence, he didn't pay any attention to it.

It's not that Hong Chengchou doesn't want to pay attention, but that he simply doesn't have the energy to pay attention to the Donglin Party members at all times.

The ministers and ministers of other ministries were also busy every day and had no extra energy to distract themselves from wrangling with the Donglin Party members.

After all, compared to the courts, the pressure on the Government Affairs Council was too great. Especially after His Majesty gave the deadline, Hong Chengchou and a group of senior officials focused almost entirely on reforms in various places. Although everyone tried their best to restrain themselves, the square was still very divided and full of gunpowder.

Thousands of people were divided into four groups, nearly half of whom were civil servants from the Government Affairs Council wearing red animal uniforms.

Then came the officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Court, each numbering about two hundred, wearing blue official uniforms and black official uniforms.

Finally, there were only about a hundred military officials and generals from various departments of the Dudu Mansion wearing military uniforms.

There are also more than 20 ladies among these hundred people, all of whom are from the Logistics Department and the Military and Political Department. Most of the Military and Legal Department are young people in their 20s, and the Staff Department are all made up of rebels and surrendered generals. They are also the oldest. It seems It's also relatively stable.

The Admiralty Department under the jurisdiction of the four departments was the most shabby. Only Zheng Zhilong stood there alone and a little worried. It was obviously his first time to participate in such a meeting.

It's not that Zheng Zhilong is the only one in the entire Navy Department, but it's just that it was just established and there is a lack of professional talents, so he is the only one qualified to participate in the meeting.

In the square, officials from the court and the Government Affairs Council were mainly engaged in tit-for-tat exchanges. From time to time, they would quarrel. People from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Metropolitan Governor's Office chose to watch indifferently.

It was not until the bell rang that the square became completely silent. Hong Chengchou, Shi Kefa and others also quickly stood up, threw away their tea cups, straightened their appearance, and stood in their respective positions.

After a while, a loud and clear sound was heard as the emperor arrived. Everyone quickly knelt down and shouted long live the emperor.

Lin Rui was seen wearing a large black dragon robe, an imperial crown on his head, and a gold sword hanging from his waist. Surrounded by ceremonial guards, he slowly came to the front of the hall.

Looking at the thousands of civil and military officials kneeling below, Lin Rui could feel the emperor's supreme pleasure every time. This feeling was indeed very fascinating.

This is a feeling that cannot be told and can only be experienced personally. Only after ascending the throne of the Nine-Five Supreme Being and holding the power of life and death for everyone can we understand why there were so many heroes in ancient times who did not hesitate to do anything. He wanted to be the emperor because he wanted to destroy the nine tribes.

"Everyone is flat!"

After a while, after feeling satisfied, Lin Rui raised his hand, and a row of female officials next to him also shouted in unison.

"Thanks my emperor!"

After the ministers thanked him, they all stood up and stood still.

Then Lin Rui delivered a short speech of more than [-] words.

After the end, solemn elegant music was played. Lin Rui turned around and walked into the hall. Civil and military officials who were qualified to enter the hall also lined up and followed suit.

Those who are not qualified can only stay in the square, but what happens in the palace will be communicated to the square in real time, and each person will be given a written record book afterwards.

It can be said that compared to the Ming Dynasty's Dachaohui, Dahua's Dachaohui has changed a lot and is more humane and professional.

The reason why Lin Rui did not wait for the ministers to enter the palace before entering from the back, but came to the front to accept everyone's worship, said a few words, and then entered the palace together.

The main thing is to show his face and let the officials of the seventh rank and above in the capital meet the emperor and hear the emperor's voice with his own ears, but that's all.

(End of this chapter)