Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 539: Will the morning court system be changed? (Subscribe please!!)

Finally Zhu Biao spoke.

"I have also thought about the morning court!"

"So my decision is to reject Prince Consort Ouyang's suggestion!"

After Zhu Biao said this, everyone nodded slowly. This was within their expectations. It was simply impossible to cancel the regular morning court session and postpone the court meeting for such a long time.

I didn't expect that you, Ouyang Lun, would also get frustrated and bang your head against the wall!

Just as the civil and military ministers were thinking this, Zhu Biao spoke again, "In my opinion, Prince Consort Ouyang, what you proposed is still too conservative!"

"Does the court meeting have to be held in the morning or in the morning? I think it would be more appropriate to hold it in the afternoon!"

"After officials start their morning duties, they should prioritize handling the day's government affairs or matters left over from the previous day, and arrange today's tasks. After completing these tasks, wouldn't it be more reasonable to hold court meetings?" Zhu Biao continued, "So I think that the morning court meetings should be moved to the afternoon. Even if they stayed up all night handling government affairs the previous day, they can rest first and hold court meetings in the afternoon!!"

"In addition, regarding the number of court meetings, holding them every day is still too many. I think even holding them once every seven days is too much. I think it should be enough to hold them only twice a month. One at the beginning of the month to summarize the situation of the previous month and discuss the work content of this month, and one in the middle of the month to determine the progress of various goals at the beginning of the month. That's it!"

"As for what happens on weekdays, if it is a matter of governance, I will convene the cabinet ministers to discuss it. If it is a military matter, I will convene the military cabinet generals to discuss it!"

"If others don't have any special requests, they don't have to come to the morning court every day!"

"You should focus more on how to implement the court's policies and seek benefits for the people!"

After hearing what Zhu Biao said, all the civil and military officials shook their heads, thinking they had heard it wrong.

But soon, all the civil and military officials realized that everything Zhu Biao said was true, and smiles appeared on their faces.

Who doesn’t want to sleep in late? No one wants to attend the morning court every day and get up before dawn. From now on, they only need to attend the morning court twice a month, and the rest of the time is up to them. Moreover, the time of the morning court meeting has been changed to the afternoon. If this rule is really implemented, I don’t know how great it will be!

"His Royal Highness the Prince is wise!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise!"

Civil and military officials shouted loudly, and their joy was almost written on their faces.

To be honest, we are all human beings. Under the control of Zhu Yuanzhang, the rules of the Ming Dynasty became extremely strict, especially the morning court, which was set at four or five in the morning. At this time, it was not even bright. Do you think you can arrive ten minutes or half an hour earlier if you want to attend the court at four or five?

How is that possible! The capital city is so big, the palace is so huge, even if you live in the city, in order not to be late, you have to get up earlier, wash, dress, and travel, all of which take time!
So you have to get up at two or three o'clock!
Of course, the Ming officials were dismissed relatively early, but can you guarantee that you would be able to go to work? It was common to work overtime to handle government affairs!
Whenever things get busy, people work around the clock and fall ill in a few days. This happens from time to time.

There are examples of many officials who died young or overworked while in office.

It can be said that Ouyang Lun was not the only one who had objections to the morning court system. These civil and military ministers also had objections to the morning court system. However, unlike Ouyang Lun, they felt that all previous dynasties had followed this system. If they openly opposed it, it would be a problem of their own ability. Moreover, the emperor's words, "All the capable ministers in ancient times could do it, but why can't you?" could silence these ministers who took the capable and virtuous ministers of the past as their role models.

Even when Ouyang Lun openly proposed the idea of ​​changing the morning court system, none of these civil and military ministers publicly stood up to support it. But when Zhu Biao personally agreed to change the morning court system, they were happy from the bottom of their hearts!
And the more I think about it, the more excited I get.

At this moment, even the officials from the Huaixi Party looked at Zhu Biao and Ouyang Lun with very different eyes!
It's like looking at a savior!

Zhu Biao was relieved to see that all the civil and military officials were sincerely happy about the change in the morning court system. Ouyang Lun had complained to him about the morning court system countless times. In fact, he did not think there was anything wrong with the morning court system at the beginning, and even argued with Ouyang Lun. However, as time went by, Ouyang Lun talked more in front of him, and Zhu Biao gradually changed his mind. After all, Ouyang Lun was a living example. Ouyang Lun attended the least court meetings, but the political achievements made by Ouyang Lun were the most dazzling in the entire Ming Dynasty. This shows that such early and frequent court meetings were not the main reason for his political achievements!

Since it is not the main reason and is not friendly to civil and military officials, why can't it be changed?

Based on this idea, Zhu Biao decided to adopt Ouyang Lun's suggestion and change the early court system that had been in operation for more than 20 years in the Ming Dynasty and for thousands of years in the entire China!

Originally, Zhu Biao was a little worried that changing the morning court system would be opposed by civil and military officials, but now it seems that his brother-in-law Ouyang sees things clearly. People are creatures whose heads are determined by their butts!
Seeking benefits and avoiding harm is human nature!!

Zhu Biao was sitting on the dragon throne and could clearly see the expressions on each official's face. At this moment, he could already see the respect for himself in these officials' eyes, which was something he had never experienced before. At this moment, it was as if he was already the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

It seems that I have gained recognition from civil and military officials the first time I presided over a court meeting!
Zhu Biao felt more confident, and his authority was deepening step by step.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the cheering civil and military officials in a daze. He opened his mouth slightly, but ultimately did not utter a word. Then he fell into deep thought, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

"Eunuch Wang."

"The minister is here."

"Please record the date of today's morning court. The next morning court will be scheduled for the middle of the month. You will also be responsible for notifying civil and military officials at that time!" Zhu Biao said to Wang Zhong.

"Yes." Wang Zhong responded.

"My fellow ministers, do you have anything else to report?" Zhu Biao's voice became louder.

All the civil and military officials had smiles on their faces and shook their heads slightly, indicating that there was nothing to report.

"Since there is nothing else to discuss, today's court meeting ends here."

"Dismiss the dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, please leave!"

Civil and military officials saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, then slowly retreated.

It can be said that there were too many shocking news in this morning court session, and all of this news will spread quickly after the officials disperse.

Not only that, many newspapers and magazines such as the Ming People's Daily also reported extensively on the incident afterwards.

Shocking news 1: Li Shanchang, leader of the Huaixi Party, has returned strongly and become the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet again!
Shocking news 2: The son-in-law Ouyang Lun was awarded the title of Marquis of Kaiping County and General Fengguo!
Shocking news three: The imperial court is going to carry out military reform and establish a military cabinet!
Shocking news four: Duke of Wei Xu Da, Duke of Xin Tang He, and Duke of Liang Lan Yu will become generals of the cabinet and will be in charge of the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty!
Shocking news five: The court's morning court system has changed. From now on, civil and military officials will no longer need to attend morning court every day, nor will they have to get up before dawn.

There are so many shocking news. Of course, the most shocking news is that Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, announced his abdication and passed the throne to the crown prince Zhu Biao!

This is also the source of all the shocking news!

For ordinary people, it can be summed up in one sentence: the Ming Dynasty is about to change!
This seemed to be a relatively good change in weather for them. It was not that a sunny day suddenly turned into a heavy rain, but that a sunny day became even sunnier.

There will be more changes in the Ming Dynasty in the future.

At the same time, in the capital, at the Duke of Liang's Mansion.

Duke of Liang Lan Yu was sitting on the first seat in the hall of his mansion in a good mood. Now he was not only the Duke of Liang, but also the general of the Ming Dynasty's military cabinet. The only ones ranked ahead of him were Duke of Wei Xu Da and Duke of Xin Tang He. The key point was that these two were now guarding the north and the east coast, one and the other, and neither of them was in the capital.

To put it bluntly, he is now the most powerful person in the military of the Ming Dynasty except for the emperor!
The whole person can be said to be full of energy and proud!
This is not Lan Yu's fault. After all, apart from the battle of Liaodong, he had made no military achievements in these years. The Huaixi Party was headed by Li Shanchang, and he was repeatedly defeated by Ouyang Lun in the court. In a series of reforms, he "lost cities and territories", and his subordinates were captured and killed one by one, which was a heavy loss.

What now?
In a flash he had reached the pinnacle of power.

Lan Yu attributed all this to the fact that Zhu Biao inherited the throne. After all, he was Zhu Biao's brother-in-law, and the relationship was obvious.

hum!

Ouyang Lun, you finally lost to me, Lan Yu!

Just as Lan Yu was laughing triumphantly, servants came to report one after another that someone was waiting outside with gifts, ready to come in and congratulate him on his promotion to the position of general of the cabinet.

This reminded Lan Yu of the time when his place was deserted, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Let them in!"

"Yes, sir!"

Soon servants came in with many people. These people were all dignitaries and meritorious officials in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. At this moment, their faces were full of smiles. When they saw Lan Yu, they immediately saluted and spoke.

"Congratulations to the Duke of Liang for being promoted to the Grand General of the Cabinet!"

"Duke Wei and Duke Xin are away all year round, and Duke Liang is the only one among the three great generals in the cabinet. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really values ​​Duke Liang very much!"

"From now on, the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty will probably be decided by the Duke of Liang alone!"

"If the Duke of Liang becomes the general of the cabinet, our lives will be much better!"

"From now on, Ouyang Lun's family will no longer be the only one in power!"

"How can Ouyang Lun be compared to the Duke of Liang? He is so far behind!"

Listening to the voices of the crowd, Lan Yu sat steadily on the first seat. After a long while, he spoke, "You are all my good brothers. With me here, I will not let you suffer any loss!"

"And I, Lan Yu, will still need the help of all the brothers from now on!"

Hearing Lan Yu say this, everyone at the scene started to flatter him again, which made Lan Yu very comfortable.

At this time, Song Guogong Feng Sheng walked up to Lan Yu and said, "Lan Yu, should we go to Prime Minister Li? After all, in this situation, we can't do without his planning and fighting for it."

"Of course I have to go, but there are so many people here, how about going later?" Lan Yu frowned and thought for a moment.

Duke of Song Feng Sheng looked at the people who were still pouring in and could only nod helplessly, "We can only wait until later. I believe that Prime Minister Li will understand."

The words just fell here.

"Mr. Li is here!"

As the servants outside shouted loudly, everyone at the scene was startled.

Who is Li Ge Lao? Of course, it is the Korean Duke Li Shanchang who has returned to the cabinet!
Li Shanchang was the leader of the Huaixi Party. Instead of waiting for others to congratulate him at his own residence, he actually came to the Duke of Liang's residence in person? !

Most of the people present were officials from the Huaixi Party. Logically, they should have gone to the Duke of Korea to congratulate him first. However, Lan Yu had now become the general of the military cabinet, and the only one of the three cabinet generals in the capital. His position was much more valuable than Li Shanchang's cabinet minister. In terms of power, Lan Yu had undoubtedly surpassed Li Shanchang. Because of this, everyone tacitly came to Lan Yu first.

Then go to Li Shanchang's house.

But no one expected that Li Shanchang would come to Lan Yu in person, which made these Huaixi Party officials a little embarrassed.

When Li Shanchang walked in, the officials who were so lively just now all hung their heads and did not dare to look up and meet Li Shanchang's eyes.

"Old Prime Minister, why are you here? We should be going to your house!"

Lan Yu was also extremely surprised at this moment. He quickly stood up from his seat and trotted all the way to Li Shanchang.

"Haha, what's the difference between going to you and going to me?" Li Shanchang had a smile on his face. "Lan Yu, now you have the trust of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and become a general of the cabinet. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince inherits the throne, I'm afraid there will be a bigger burden waiting for you. I'm old now, and the Huaixi Party will be handed over to you sooner or later. You will be the backer of our Huaixi children in the future!"

"Look, everyone has made their choice through actual actions!"

"I, Lan Yu, the old prime minister, have absolutely no other thoughts. It's all because of my brothers' kindness!" Lan Yu quickly explained: "Don't worry, you will always be our leader!"

"Old Prime Minister, please take a seat!"

Lan Yu still felt very insecure. He was very clear about how powerful Li Shanchang was. Although the "battles" with Ouyang Lun and the Prince Consort's party had all ended in failure, Li Shanchang had been able to minimize the losses every time, thus preserving the Huaixi Party's base.

Moreover, if Li Shanchang had not negotiated and fought for it at today's morning court, perhaps he, the general of the cabinet, would not have been able to have such an easy time.

"kindness."

Li Shanchang did not refuse, but sat at the first seat in the hall with the help of Lan Yu, while Lan Yu moved another chair and sat next to Li Shanchang.

"Old Prime Minister, while everyone is here, why don't you say a few words?"

"Everyone wants to listen to your teachings?"

Lan Yu spoke again.

"Then let me say a few words?" Li Shanchang said lightly.

(End of this chapter)