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Chapter 48, court discussion

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    The next day, when it was just getting slightly brighter and ordinary people were still soundly sleeping, all the officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital had already bid farewell to their warm nests, left their flowery wives and concubines, and risked their lives.  I came to the palace in the severe cold and prepared to go to court in the morning.

    This court meeting is divided into a large court meeting and a small court meeting. The large court meeting was originally held once every three days, and there is only one big court meeting every three days. All officials above the fifth rank in Beijing must participate.

    As for the small court meeting, it depends on the mood of the emperor. Sometimes it is held every day, and when the Haiyan River is clear, the small court meeting will be held together with the large court meeting. Those who participate in the small court meeting are all real important officials of the imperial court, with a rank of at least third grade, and they are also masters.  Those who hold real power are mostly popular people around the emperor.

    This is the same as what people said in later generations. Meetings with many people are not important, and important meetings with not many people are actually similar.

    Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s father, Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen, was a relatively lazy emperor. He was often absent from the main court and the minor court. He was always in the harem and was inseparable from Concubine Wan Gui.

    Emperor Hongzhi was just the opposite. He worked hard to govern and was very diligent in government affairs. He changed the imperial meeting that was originally held every three days to once a day, and sometimes even held it twice in the morning and evening.

    As for the small court meetings, where important cabinet ministers are summoned to discuss national affairs, they are even more frequent. Several ministers in the cabinet are almost wearing down the threshold of the palace.

    From here we can see that, not to mention Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s civil and martial arts, at least he was still a very diligent emperor.

    The time for the morning dynasty is very early. If calculated in later generations, it would be around 4 o'clock in the morning.

    At this time, it¡¯s better in the summer. At most, you can¡¯t sleep well, and at least it won¡¯t be cold. But in the winter, 4 o¡¯clock in the morning is when the temperature is the lowest.

    In addition, the Little Ice Age has arrived at this time, and winter is extremely cold, with howling north winds and biting cold winds. Under such an environment, very few emperors of the Ming Dynasty were able to go to the morning court on time.

    Many emperors would find reasons not to go to the morning court. Emperor Wanli even did not go to the morning court for more than 20 years. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who formulated this system, sometimes just couldn't get up and when he didn't want to get up, he would find reasons not to go to the morning court.  .

    To be honest, the time for the morning court is indeed too early and not very humane. If you go to the morning court around 4 o'clock, you have to get up at least three o'clock to prepare. This kind of time is difficult for individuals to bear.

    At this time, there was still some time before the start of the morning court. Many ministers came to the square outside Taihe Gate to gather one after another. They stamped their feet, rubbed their hands, and gathered with each other in twos and threes to discuss yesterday.  What happened at Wangyue Tower.

    "Have you all heard about what happened at Wangyue Tower yesterday?"

    "I heard that some scholars are making wild claims, saying that the Golden Continent is full of gold, and there are cities built with gold."

    "What's even more outrageous is that there are three high-yield crops in Huangjinzhou, which can produce dozens of dan per mu. This is a bit exaggerated. Who would believe it."

    "Although the credibility of Liu Jin's words is not high, his statement about the monsoon is very consistent with the situation of our Ming Dynasty. Floods in the south and drought in the north, and floods in the north and drought in the south appeared almost at the same time, which is quite clever."

    "It's just some heretical ways. To govern the country, we still need to rely on the loyalty and filial piety of our holy religion."

    ""

    Amidst the discussion among the people, the time quickly reached the time for the morning court. As the door of the Gate of Supreme Harmony slowly opened, many ministers who had been talking about it stopped one by one and straightened their clothes.  Then they were divided into two rows according to their respective grades, official positions, etc. and prepared to go to court.

    The civil officials were headed by Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, accompanied by general civil servants such as Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, and the military generals were headed by the British Duke Zhang Mao, accompanied by the noble military generals such as Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo.

    After a complicated ceremony, the civil and military ministers entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Without waiting for too long, Emperor Hongzhi arrived. After shouting long live, the court meeting officially began.

    "If something happens, you will have to retreat without a reason."

    The voice of filial piety resounded in every corner of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. This is a routine practice.

    "I have this memorial."

    As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up.

    Several ministers also had memorials. When they saw Ma Wensheng standing up, they immediately stood back.

    "Hmm~"

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly and motioned for Ma Wensheng to continue.

     "I report to your majesty that I received an urgent report from Guizhou last night. The chieftain of Shuixi, Andingxi, recently rebelled and led his troops to attack Guiyang, Guizhou. Fortunately, they were defeated by the Guiyang defense, but Guizhou's troops suffered heavy losses. Huang Yunqing, the chief envoy of Guizhou, requested  Your Majesty will send troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible."

    The first thing that happened immediately was the military and national event of the chieftain rebellion in Guizhou. The chieftain issue in Yunnan and Guizhou has always been a big problem.

    In the Yunnan-Guizhou region, the mountains and rivers are steep, the roads are rugged, and the transportation is extremely inconvenient. Since ancient times, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. The emperor here is the chieftain. These chieftains have always been more obedient when there are benefits. Once there are no benefits, or they feel that the benefits are not enough.  , and immediately started making a fuss.

    Almost every once in a while, chieftains will start rebellions. If they are mild, they will be quelled quickly. If severe, the entire Yunnan-Guizhou region will unite to fight against the imperial court. A fight may last for several years.

    "Immediately mobilize troops from Sichuan, Guangxi, and Hunan provinces to quell the rebellion of the Shuixi chieftains as soon as possible. Remember to use both suppression and appeasement, and do not expand the number and scale of the rebellious chieftains."

    Emperor Hongzhi is also very experienced in handling this matter, not just once or twice. If there is a rebellion, it will naturally be suppressed. However, he knows that suppressing requires suppressing, but he must not expand the matter. The problem of chieftains in Yunnan and Guizhou areas is still serious.  It cannot be solved overnight.

    "Follow the decree~"

    Ma Wensheng replied respectfully, and the other ministers all nodded slightly. This way of handling it was the most appropriate. The court did not have much money, so it was not appropriate to go to war. It would be best to appease the rebellious chieftain. If he could not be appeased, it would be best.  You can prepare both hands and use them both for suppression and caressing.

    "I have this memorial."

    As soon as Ma Wensheng returned to his seat, Zhou Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up again and said: "The weather has been cold recently, the weather is freezing and the ground is freezing. Hundreds of people have been found frozen to death in the capital. I am afraid that if this severe cold continues,  More people will freeze to death."

    "At the same time, according to the rules of previous years, once the winter is too cold, there will be changes in Tatar and Oara in the north. I ask your Majesty to make preparations in advance." (Remember the website address of this website: www.hlnovel.com
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