The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 144: Realizing Someone is Rebelling
As the entire court became increasingly busy, Zhu Houzhao gradually became less busy.

The number of things that require his decision-making is decreasing.

With more free time, he spent it riding Emperor Wu's Dragon Rider and visiting various departments of the court from time to time.

Needless to say, the Wu Emperor's Dragon Riders, apart from their increasing consumption, even with the departure of a thousand old Dragon Riders, their overall strength has not decreased much and is still recovering rapidly.

Zhu Houzhao resumed his habit of going there every day to lead Emperor Wu's dragon cavalry to charge and practice for a while.

As for the various departments of the imperial court, he wanted to see whether the people in each department of the imperial court were working hard.

So I went to see it myself.

Then the first two times, after he got angry and demoted several officials, officials in various departments became even busier.

Zhu Houzhao was still not reassured, so he launched various irregular raids every day.

He found that there were some officials who simply deserved to die.

While other people are busy, he is the only one who is leisurely and lazy, and he doesn't care about anything else, thinking that he is the clear stream.

He was very hostile to these officials, so he personally went to arrest such officials.

Over the next few days, more than sixty officials from various departments were demoted, and some were directly imprisoned in serious cases.

The atmosphere in the court was once again clear.

Be pragmatic, pragmatic, and pragmatic.

The work efficiency and progress of each department have been greatly accelerated.

Zhu Houzhao discovered this, and added to what he had been doing.

Suddenly, everything became clear and I understood.

Being an emperor does not require him to do everything himself. He only needs to set up rules and frameworks for everyone, and then supervise them in doing their work.

The morning court session was of no use to him.

Although he didn't understand it, he always did it based on his feelings.

Now, he completely understood this truth and was immediately very happy.

Moreover, he is different from previous emperors. He is powerful, can go wherever he wants, is very fast, and can supervise more people.

No, he has nothing else to do, so he can set aside the afternoon every day. All the high-level departments in the capital can be supervised by him alone.

It wouldn't even take the entire afternoon; what he wanted to supervise was the general situation, not the details.

As long as he knew the approximate progress of the senior officials' work, then, at his speed, one or two hours would be enough.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be happy when he realized this.

As expected, I was born to be an emperor!

After sighing and laughing a few times, Zhu Houzhao became a little curious. Did Taizu and Taizong, who also possessed powerful strength, do the same?

After thinking about it, he shook his head.

Taizu did everything himself and even dismissed the prime minister. He did not trust other people's character or ability at all.

Most of the time every day is spent dealing with government affairs.

But Taizu is only a human being, not me. He can make mistakes, and his wisdom and time are limited.

This is very wrong. One person has to do everything himself, which restricts the development of the Ming Dynasty.

Taizu is so stupid.

They also have a strong desire for power and are reluctant to share it with others.

Zhu Houzhao made this comment with certainty.

Where is Taizong?
Taizong was often away fighting wars, and the crown prince was regent, so the Cabinet and the East Factory were set up as a form of supervision.

But after all, it's not him, so the effect is just that.

Taizong's ability was also limited. If he didn't fight wars all year round, he would not be able to break through to the realm of heaven and man.

So you can't have it both ways.

I am still the best!
Without having to fight outside all year round, he would definitely be able to break through to the realm of heaven and man.

He also knew how to make full use of everyone's wisdom and time to make the Ming Dynasty develop faster and stronger.

He does not have a strong desire for power and can trust others as long as they are good for the Ming Dynasty.

The more Zhu Houzhao thought about it, the more proud and complacent he felt.

Taizu and Taizong were nothing special.

The Zhu family and the Ming Dynasty still depend on me.

I will surely unify the world and accomplish great feats that no one in history can match.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes shone, and the sun and the moon appeared in them, becoming clearer.

The martial arts spirit also became more solid.

Without thinking, he knew that his will had become stronger again.

"Hahaha~!"

After a burst of arrogant and complacent laughter, Zhu Houzhao went to supervise the various departments without caring about his relatives.

With Zhu Houzhao's speed, he quickly completed a circle of high-level departments such as the Cabinet, the Military Cabinet, the Ten Ministries, the Imperial Household Department, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Two Factories, the Censorate, the Six Departments, and the Dali Temple.

Combined with watching and listening a little, with his perception, it wouldn't take much time.

After all, he doesn't care about the details and trivial matters within these departments. What he cares about is the general progress and results of doing things.

To be more precise, it is a general situation of state, atmosphere, wind direction, etc.

All added up, it only took a little over an hour.

After experimenting for a few days, Zhu Houzhao realized again that he didn't need to go there every day.

All he has to do is let all departments know that he will personally visit each department every few days at irregular intervals.

Because if he goes there every day and all the departments know about it, it would be too stressful.

Many officials are under too much pressure every day and he doesn't feel well.

To understand this, Zhu Houzhao had someone spread the news that he would go to various departments in person and check from time to time. After the news spread, Zhu Houzhao found that the situation was getting better and better.

He became more and more experienced in this regard and knew how to supervise everyone's work.

In the more than one month before the Chinese New Year, Zhu Houzhao felt that this was his greatest achievement.

If you figure out a lot of things, you can govern the Ming Dynasty in less time.

But the civil and military officials felt differently.

I started by going there every day, and then secretly checked the messages every once in a while.

All civil and military officials felt that the pressure was greater than before, and His Majesty's majesty was also stronger.

There is nothing wrong with some relaxation in status, but more and more officials are afraid of abusing their power for personal gain and dare not do it.

The atmosphere in the court improved again.

Some senior officials suddenly felt that His Majesty seemed to have grown up.

Know how to better control the officials.

Time passed, and finally the year came to an end.

Under Zhu Houzhao's order, a grand court meeting was held to summarize the achievements of the past year.

When this year's harvest was announced, most officials were shocked.

What they knew before was only part of it. It was not until they knew the whole thing now that they realized how many great things the court had accomplished this year and how much profit it had made.

Apart from anything else, the real gold and silver and twenty to thirty million acres of land they obtained from Jin were enough to make them stunned.

The court finally has money!
No need to worry about not getting your salary!

The imperial court has become much more powerful!
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These thoughts each appeared in their minds.

Silently, their awe and respect for the Holy Emperor above them was once again enhanced.

The invisible prestige is rising like the sun, becoming more and more intense and powerful.

After all departments finished their announcements, Zhu Houzhao stood up, looked at the ministers and said loudly: "This year, many officials of my Ming Dynasty have done very well.

As for the civil servants, according to the review of the Censorate and the Six Departments, all those with excellent performance will be rewarded with one year's salary.

The military officers don't have to worry. This year, I will give the military council and all the generals in Jin a half-year salary as a reward. You must do better next year."

“However, some did well, and some did not. As for those officials who were audited at a lower level, the Imperial Guards and the Ministry of Personnel must quickly investigate and make arrangements.

If you are dissatisfied with your own audited results and want to report it, you must do so as soon as possible.

If the results are true, the crime will be three times more serious."

"Yes." Officials from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Ministry of Personnel, the Military Council and others responded.

“After talking about this year’s achievements, we should also have a plan for next year.

Before the Chinese New Year, each department will sort out its plans for the next year and the achievements and goals to be achieved and submit them to me for review.

It just so happens that I will use this to supervise various departments." Zhu Houzhao said with great pride.

This was another good idea he had thought of.

All departments of the court should have goals and high morale.

We cannot just muddle through and maintain the status quo.

Therefore, having each department make good plans and determine the achievements to be made will enable them to work harder next year and use their wisdom to achieve them.

With specific things to do and performance targets to achieve, he can also supervise better.

Zhu Houzhao was proud, but the senior executives of various departments immediately felt a headache.

We are all extremely wise people, how could we not see the meaning of your Majesty's words?

How to plan and achieve achievement goals is not an easy task.

It’s difficult to do if it’s too big.

If it’s too small, His Majesty will definitely not be satisfied.

Even Guo Bujing, Er Cao and other factory guards felt a headache.

All in all, the entire court will be even busier next year.

The pressure was heavy, but no one objected.

Not even an objection.

Not everyone in the court was afraid, and no one dared to even utter a word of doubt.

But this is prestige.

I instinctively believe that your Majesty's order is not wrong and is correct.

If I have any doubts, I will doubt myself first and dare not easily question the matter itself.

The grand court meeting was over, and before the New Year holiday, the top leaders of various departments were busy again.

Zhu Houzhao was eagerly waiting for the plans given to him by various departments. At this moment, a piece of news came from Shandong Lu.

It was sent by Jinyiwei.

A member of the royal family has rebelled!
Upon receiving the news, Guo Bujing and his companions immediately went to the palace to report.

"Oh, someone still can't help it." After reading the report and the manifesto, Zhu Houzhao sneered and felt murderous.

“Your Majesty, the one who started the rebellion was a lieutenant of the auxiliary state. Logically speaking, he did not have the courage and strength to rebel.

But they were able to capture several cities within three days, according to the Jinyiwei report, and with the help of innate masters.

There must be a powerful force behind this." Guo Bujing said in a serious tone.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to quell the rebellion immediately. We must not allow the scale of the rebellion to expand, so as not to undermine the dignity of the court and endanger more people." Zhang Fengfu said immediately.

"Well, let the cabinet and the military cabinet come here immediately. I want to lead the troops myself and defeat them." Zhu Houzhao nodded, his spirits became high, and his murderous intent became stronger.

Guo Bujing and others hurriedly tried to dissuade them.

Soon, people from the cabinet and the military cabinet also spoke up to dissuade them.

(Chapter two.)
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(End of this chapter)