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At this moment, Jiang Shaohua was in a state of agitation and was unable to calm down for a long time.

This Jinluan Palace was the place where the power of the Daliang court was concentrated. Over the past two hundred years, a total of nine emperors had sat high on the dragon throne, holding the supreme imperial power and governing the country.

This is a man's world, and no woman has ever set foot here.

Today, Jiang Shaohua, as the new emperor, stepped into the Golden Throne Hall and was about to usher in a new era. The grandeur and ups and downs of this could not be described in words.

In fact, the ministers had equally complicated feelings.

Princess Nanyang had attended court before and handled government affairs. It was not the first time that they had bowed their heads and obeyed orders. But this time, it was very different.

The princess is no longer the one who governs the country for others, but their new emperor!

A bunch of old officials in their 60s were forced to bow down to a 16-year-old girl. The shock was overwhelming. Fortunately, they all managed to keep calm and didn't show it.

"Everyone, please stand up." Jiang Shaohua's firm and powerful voice broke the stagnation in the Golden Palace.

The ministers once again bowed their hands in thanks and stood in line according to their official rank as usual.

Jiang Shaohua had not officially ascended the throne yet, so she would not sit on the dragon throne. There was a smaller chair next to the dragon throne, and she calmly went forward and sat on it.

All the officials in the hall bowed their heads and stood in awe, except Jiang Shaohua. This was the power and dominance of a king ruling the world.

No one knew whether Jiang Shaohua was nervous or not, because no one dared to look up and look at her.

Prime Minister Wang and Duke Anguo were unable to attend court, Shangshu Li closed his eyes forever, and the three most important civil officials were missing.

Among the military generals, General Bao was missing. As for General Song, he was still trying his best to lead his troops back to the capital, and it would take more than half a month to reach the capital.

In addition, one civil official and two military officers died on the day of the coup. In this way, there were five less important officials who were qualified to attend the small court meeting.

It just so happened that the officials of the Nanyang Palace filled the gap.

Chen Changshi, Cui Du, Yang Zheng, Chen Jinyu and Ma Yaozong, exactly five people. They did not stand in the front row, but consciously stood in the back.

Also attending the small court meeting was Wang Sheren. No, now he should be called Wang Zhongshu Ling. Yesterday, Jiang Shaohua went to Wang's house, and what he said had already reached the ears of the ministers.

According to the custom of previous small court meetings, Prime Minister Wang usually spoke first. Now that Prime Minister Wang was not here, who would speak first would depend on Jiang Shaohua's intention.

In the court, the order of standing and speaking is very particular, and it is closely related to the official position and the emperor's favor.

Minister Zhang was eager to speak.

Jiang Shaohua glanced at him, and the first person he mentioned was Minister Dong: "Minister Li died for his loyalty to his country, and the position of Minister of Rites is vacant, so Minister Dong will fill it. The official official documents will be handled later, and Minister Dong will take charge of all the affairs of the Ministry of Rites first."

Minister Dong suppressed his excitement and solemnly bowed his hands: "I will do my best to serve you and will never let you down."

Minister Dong... No, from today on, I should call you Minister Dong.

Dong Shangshu was the head of the county lord and had made great contributions. It was only natural that the county lord would use him and promote him. The ministers had nothing to say about this. Only Zhang Shangshu was unhappy. In theory, the six ministers were equal in rank. In fact, there were also differences in rank among the six ministries. The Ministry of Personnel was in charge of the promotion of officials and was the natural leader of the six ministries. The next one was the Ministry of Revenue, which was in charge of the country's money and grain taxes. The next one was the Ministry of War, which held military power. After that were the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Works at the end.

Prime Minister Wang was seriously injured and could not attend the court, so the next prime minister should be selected from the six ministers. Minister Zhang believed that he was the most qualified.

Now Dong Shilang has become Dong Shangshu, who is best at flattering the princess. If the princess wants to choose a new prime minister, I'm afraid Dong Shangshu is his rival!

Zhang Shangshu was muttering to himself when he heard the princess say, "Zheng Shangshu has a leg injury, and the Zheng family is suspected of treason. They will be investigated in the future. The post of Minister of War will be temporarily replaced by Minister Ding."

Minister Ding, who had always been as low-key as an invisible man, took a step forward under Minister Wang's shocked and jealous gaze and bowed to thank the princess for her grace.

The ministers naturally saw that Minister Ding had secretly sided with the princess. He was usually silent, but now he had gained something.

Jiang Shaohua continued, "From today on, Sheren Wang will be the Minister of the Central Secretariat. Sheren Chen, when you are on duty in the future, you must obey the orders of Minister Wang."

Chen Jinyu accepted the order with his hands raised.

This was not the first time that Chen Jinyu accompanied Jiang Shaohua to court. The ministers, including the empress, readily accepted it. Now that there were women serving as ministers in the same palace, there was nothing unacceptable. Everyone cast a glance and acquiesced.

"Chen Changshi," Jiang Shaohua looked at the minister he was most familiar with, closest to, and most reliable, "From today on, you will stay in the palace and screen the memorials on government affairs for this princess, and present the important ones first."

Before Chen Changshi could accept the order, Zhang Shangshu could not help but speak: "Princess, Chen Changshi is the chief secretary of the royal palace, a fifth-rank official. Even if the princess is promoted by exception, she should not be promoted several levels to the position of prime minister! This is against the rules of the court!"

The promotion of officials below the third rank was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel. Even the appointment of important officials above the third rank had to be approved by the Ministry of Personnel. Therefore, Zhang Shangshu's questioning could be said to be righteous and powerful.

Dai Shangshu, Zhou Shangshu and others also echoed: "What Zhang Shangshu said is correct. This is indeed against the rules."

"Please think twice, my lord."

They couldn't stop the princess from ascending the throne to become the empress. However, when it came to government affairs, there were many details to argue about.

In fact, who would not use his own confidants when he came to power? When Emperor Taihe was alive, he appointed teenage companions as Zhongshu Sheren, and the Sheren lived in the Zhaohe Hall and accompanied the emperor to handle memorials. Was this in accordance with the rules?
In the final analysis, this was a show of force from the ministers, expressing their dissatisfaction.

Jiang Shaohua was neither anxious nor angry, and spoke slowly: "When this princess was in Nanyang County, she was used to Chen Changshi handling the affairs. Now that this princess is sitting here, she still needs Chen Changshi."

"As for the court rules you mentioned, this princess has no intention of making an exception to promote him. Prime Minister Wang is recovering from his injuries. When he recovers, he will be able to return to the court, and the position of Prime Minister will naturally be reserved for him."

Ministers: "..."

Prime Minister Wang is so badly injured, how can he come back?

The princess clearly wanted Prime Minister Wang to occupy the official position, and let Chen Changshi do the actual prime minister's work. In this way, she did not violate the "court rules" at all.

Minister Zhang was choked and speechless.

Dai Shangshu and Zhou Shangshu looked at each other and sighed inwardly. It seems that the princess had anticipated and prepared for this. Let's wait and see what happens in today's small court meeting! (End of this chapter)