amaotonovel Chapter 580: The Miss Liu 4, fabricated by Zhu Biao?
Chapter 580: The Miss Liu 4, fabricated by Zhu Biao?
No one expected that the first thing Emperor Zhu did upon returning to the capital was to change the time of the morning court session.
"From now on, the morning court will begin at the Meridian Gate at 7:00 AM and end at 9:00
Local officials report for duty at Chenshi (7-9 AM).
"Both the imperial court and local governments will now close at 5:30 PM."
The officials who were qualified to attend the morning court session were so moved by Emperor Zhu's "generous" gesture that they almost burst into tears.
None of my family members understand, but because Emperor Zhu believed that only "rising early and retiring late" could demonstrate diligence in government, he demanded that "every morning court, all officials should rise at the fourth watch and rush to the imperial court."
The fourth drumbeat, the fourth drumbeat, you bastard!
It's only the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) at the fourth watch!
Even the wealthy landlords in the countryside wouldn't dare to treat their farmhands like that!
They would get up in the middle of the night to wash and dress in their court robes, and arrive at the Meridian Gate before the fifth watch, then line up in order. After the fifth watch was played at the Meridian Gate, they would cross the Golden Water Bridge and walk to the steps of the Fengtian Gate.
Moreover, Emperor Zhu's morning court sessions would last until the end of Chen Shi (7-9 AM), and would often be extended.
The wind and rain cannot stop it, nor can the frost and snow.
I really want to dip my hands in blood and write a big "miserable" character in front of Emperor Zhu!
Now, Emperor Zhu has actually had a change of heart and changed the time of the morning court to Chenshi (7-9 AM) to Wumen (11 AM-1 PM), which means that everyone can sleep until Maoshi (5-7 AM) before getting up to wash.
As for the change from the original closing time at the end of Shenshi (3-5 PM) to the current closing time at Youshi (5-7 PM), the officials present all expressed that this was the proper way to do it.
After all, we started work two hours late, but only left work an hour late. All things considered, we still came out ahead.
Eh?
How could Zhu Chongba possibly have such a conscience?
So, could it be that some crazy and eccentric prince consort tricked Zhu Chongba in order to shirk his responsibilities?
Seeing the officials so excited, exchanging glances with one another, Emperor Zhu was quite satisfied.
After all, even the wealthy landlords in the countryside knew to buy clothes for their servants and arrange marriages for them, thus seeking sustainable development.
Does our emperor think he's better than those landlords and rich folks?
To change the Ming Dynasty, we must begin by changing the time of the morning court session.
As for what that scoundrel said about working 9 to 5?
impossible.
Absolutely impossible!
By changing the arrival time at the Meridian Gate from the fifth watch to the morning hour, these officials could sleep for at least an extra hour or even more.
Should we let them sleep for another hour?
Unless a ship can sail without a sail or a carriage can run without a horse, every citizen of our Great Ming Dynasty can eat their fill, stay warm, have meat every month, and have new clothes every year.
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Good things like Emperor Zhu changing the time of the morning court session don't happen every day.
Even if there were any, it still wouldn't change the opinions of the civil and military officials in the court regarding Yang Shaofeng.
The prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain that can never be moved no matter how hard you try.
The officials in the Ming Dynasty court eventually set their sights on Yang Shaofeng.
I definitely wouldn't dare to do things like putting sacks in someone's head.
After all, one should consider the Buddha's feelings even if one doesn't respect the monk. No matter how crazy Yang Dianfeng is, he is still the eldest sister's son-in-law. If they really put a sack on him, the consequences would be unimaginable.
However, Yang Shaofeng had no problem dealing with all the trivial matters of the imperial court.
Li Shanchang was the first to come to their door.
To be precise, Yang Shaofeng was summoned to Li Shanchang's home by someone he sent.
"When the prince consort personally greeted him, my Qi'er, who was the best man, was beaten quite a few times with sticks."
"Therefore, Your Highness, you must explain the reform matter in detail, so that I may at least have a clear understanding of it."
"After all, I am already over sixty years old, and I don't know how many more years I have left to live."
well.
First, establish a relationship before discussing business, and then subtly imply how deceptive Yang Shaofeng's proposed re-employment system is.
This style of doing things is indeed very much like Li Shanchang.
The second person to take Yang Shaofeng away was Xu Da.
"You were the one who brought up the school district designation, so it's up to you to find a solution for the problems that follow."
well.
Get straight to the point and state your needs directly.
This style of doing things is also very much like Xu Da's.
Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War.
All six bigwigs came knocking on their door.
The Ministry of Revenue wanted to study a whole host of trivial matters, such as a progressive tax system, the redistribution of land, and the issuance of paper money by the national treasury.
The Ministry of Justice wanted to study the revision of the "Great Ming Code".
Besides compiling books, the Ministry of Works also wanted to study issues related to mineral resources.
The Ministry of Rites' needs were simple: besides borrowing the textbooks used in Ningyang County for reference, the rest was for the special imperial examination in the fifth year of Hongwu's reign.
The Ministry of War's requirements were not difficult to understand; they mainly asked questions related to post stations.
The Ministry of Personnel was interested in redefining and classifying officials, clerks, and laborers, as well as re-establishing their salaries.
Besides the six ministries, even Yang Shaofeng, who held a nominal position in the Court of State Ceremonial, came to join the fun.
After dealing with it day after day for several days in a row, Yang Shaofeng finally couldn't take it anymore.
"I can't live like this anymore."
Yang Shaofeng slumped heavily onto the recliner and lamented, "These people are doing it on purpose. They come to me with problems that I don't actually need to solve. They're just deliberately making things difficult for me."
"And there must be something between the old... old father-in-law and His Highness the Crown Prince involved."
"Otherwise, where would the officials from the Six Ministries get the audacity to come to our house?"
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's endless lamentations, Jin'er simply smiled. She first brewed him a small pot of dragon tea, then asked with a smile, "When you were tormenting your adoptive father and the officials, didn't you ever think about today?"
Yang Shaofeng felt even more distressed.
When he first started making a fuss, he was just a seventh-rank county magistrate.
Who would have thought that Ningyang County would later be separated as a county directly under the Central Secretariat, and who could have imagined that he would become the son-in-law of the emperor and concurrently serve as the prefect of Dengzhou.
A seventh-rank county magistrate is not required to travel to the capital to report on his duties, but a fourth-rank prefect must travel to the capital to report on his duties every year, and the son-in-law of the emperor must pay his respects to the emperor and Empress Ma every year.
There is nowhere to hide.
After a long silence, Yang Shaofeng finally mustered his courage and asked, "Wife, I've heard of some Miss Liu Si?"
Jin'er gave a light snort and asked, "Which family's daughter is this Miss Liu Si?"
Upon seeing Jin'er's expression, Yang Shaofeng knew that Jin'er had misunderstood.
"My wife, please don't misunderstand. I heard from someone that this Miss Liu was someone my father liked when he was still a prince."
"You know, what if my mother-in-law found out that my father-in-law had a crush on Miss Liu when he was still a prince..."
Jin'er spat out a word of both amusement and exasperation, saying, "There's no such thing as Miss Liu Si. I wonder whose lies my husband has been listening to."
Yang Shaofeng snorted and said, "Of course it was arranged by His Highness the Crown Prince himself."
Are you trying to mess with me?
Then don’t live!
Jin'er was completely dumbfounded.
Who wrote this?
Your Royal Highness?
What is my husband trying to do? Has he been driven mad by the Duke of Han, the Duke of Wei, and the officials of the Six Ministries?
He's practically aiming to flip the table and die!