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   Chapter 526 523 [Cao thief]

  When Yang Zhenqing captured Xiuyan City, Zhao Han moved into the Forbidden City in a few days in Nanjing.

  Li Xiangjun's official position was promoted very slowly, but her actual status was very high, because she had become a female official who organized memorials for the emperor.

  The emperor hadn’t gone to work yet, but Li Xiangjun was already in his seat, and behind him were several female officials holding memorials.

  The memorials were all handled by the cabinet, and were classified by Li Xiangjun. In particular, the memorials that are related to each other are all posted yellow with female officials, and are listed on separate papers.

  It is very convenient for the emperor to review and review, and he can search immediately. It is similar to a memorial that can be approved at one time, which can be said to save time, labor and effort.

  Of course, in order to prevent the female officials from playing tricks, when Zhao Han reviewed the memorials, he randomly selected one, instead of reviewing from top to bottom or from bottom to top.

  When Zhao Han came to work, Li Xiangjun had already studied ink.

  In addition to the female officials and maids of honor, there are two civil servants sitting. They belonged to the history of daily life, and ran with the emperor every day, recording the emperor's words and deeds, good and bad things must be written down.

  Which concubine the emperor sleeps with must be recorded in the daily notes. This kind of statement is pure nonsense-historians are not allowed to go to the harem unless they are ordered, and they must not know where the emperor sleeps at night.

  Han Yue took up his pen and wrote: "On such and such a day, I reviewed the memorial at eight o'clock in the morning."

   Then put down the pen and read the book by yourself. Only when Zhao Han summoned the ministers to discuss a certain memorial, would he start working again.

  The wording "eight o'clock in the morning" was strictly required by Zhao Han. Now clocks and watches have become popular in cities, and some wealthy countrymen also have clocks in their homes.

  Zhao Han sat down, glanced at the memorial, and randomly selected it from the pile in the Ministry of Punishment.

   Just looking at the beginning, I was very upset. The deputy envoy of Henan Transit was found to be corrupt when transporting food for resettlement of immigrants. This is a nest case involving more than 20 officials, and it is considered the biggest corruption case this year.

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

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

  A memorial to the Ministry of Punishment, that's it.

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

  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 An Fanbang's heart.

  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.

   It's just that the age is 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 a girl is not enough. The North Korean king asked for the daughter of a North Korean minister this year.

  This is a consistent practice in North Korea. The harem of the Ming emperor often has 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, the other was her neighbor...

  Zhu Di's favorite concubine is Concubine Quanxian from North Korea, who can be described as 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 Emperor Zhu Di, 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 a problem with me?

  The third memorial: The Zhang family in Longhu Mountain requests the 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, and all the monsters are jumping out, it's just that the scars are healed and the pain is forgotten.

  The emperor's job content is so boring, the whole morning is spent 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 **** Bingbi was born, everything is left to the eunuch, how leisurely and enjoyable it is 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 minister, he knew that Zhao Han's cabinet had adopted the system of the mid-Ming Dynasty.

  Ming Dynasty cabinet, the name remains the same, but the power structure has changed several times.

  The early cabinet, to put it bluntly, belonged to the secretarial organization, 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 controls the power, starting from the Sanyang era.

  When Emperor Jiajing reached a peak of power, he was finally able to crush 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 the party struggle came!

  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 you vote, once you fight among parties, you will die.

  You agree, I firmly oppose. 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 is a guide for the future.

  Zhao Han dare not 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 must make the decision.

  For very complicated matters, the cabinet draft must be detailed, listing the pros and cons 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 could not judge the 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 were 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 daily life wrote a sentence today, and they read books by themselves throughout the whole process. This job is actually very 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 it will be released, this kind of life is really boring."

  Ding Shijing smiled and said: "What's so bad? I can serve His Majesty around, and be a real courtier of the emperor. I also have a lot of leisure, and I can read every day. I would like to write daily notes for the rest of 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'm not going, I'm going to you." Ding Shijing doesn'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 the state that should be in the early stage of entrepreneurship.

   Li Zicheng’s side is 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.

  Manchu Qing is also somewhat similar.

  Manchu and Qing Dynasty had always been fiercely infighting, but they could continue to expand, and all internal conflicts were 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.

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

   "Your Majesty!"

   "All blessings, Your Majesty."

  Zhao Han nodded towards Liu Rushi, then smiled and said to Tian Xiuying: "Madam Tian is here too, let's go for a stroll in the garden together."

   After strolling around the garden for a while, Zhao Han lay on the reclining chair and let the maid with strong hands 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 palace 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 bowed 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."

  Zhao Han just remembered that the address of the former royal family has 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 this Concubine Tian with the pure gaze 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 a crook.

  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 too, the palace still lacks a respectful concubine."

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

   (My wife has a fever of 40 degrees and will stay in the hospital for a week. Now my mother-in-law is accompanying me. I still owe a chapter and add more.)

  (end of this chapter)