The Donglin Conference in the spring of the eighteenth year of Chongzhen was the same as Zhu Cihong envisioned, in an atmosphere of unity, progress and harmony, the victory opened and the victory closed, and also opened a new era leading to victory!

The "Gentlemen's Group" of the Donglin Association, headed by the "Three Gentlemen and Seven Sons", was also pushed out by the public. Although it is a public recommendation, it is a public recommendation under the complete control of Zhu Cihong. The "gentlemen" who are elected are all predetermined.

The three gentlemen are Wei Zaode, Qian Qianyi, and Hou Sui.

The seven sons are Huang Zongxi, Luo Dagong, Zheng Sen, Gong Dingyu, Wu Meicun, Bi Jiucheng, and Su Ziwen.

Zhu Cihong himself is not listed among the three monarchs and seven sons, but everyone knows that the current Donglin Party is under the complete control of this prince. The so-called three gentlemen and seven sons, most of them are characters that Zhu Cihong can completely control, such as Wei Zaode, the first assistant among the three monarchs, is Zhu Cihong's rubber stamp. Among the seven sons, Gong Dingyu, Wu Meicun, Bi Jiucheng, and Su Ziwen are either Hanlin or Changshi, and they are all close ministers of Zhu Cihong. Zheng Sen is Zhu Cihong's eldest brother and eldest brother...... In other words, six of the ten-member "gentlemen's group" are Zhu Cihong's own people.

And the remaining four people, Hou Sui is from Henan, has no interests in the southeast, and has long been tied to Zhu Cihong. Qian Qianyi is afraid of cold water, which is also insignificant. Dagong Luo is dedicated to being an official, and he is obviously a villain. Huang Zongxi is a typical hypocrite who loves both officials and names.

Because the power structure of the Donglin Party organized by Zhu Cihong was top-down, that is, the ten-member Gentlemen's League elected by the Donglin Congress led the entire Party League, and the local Donglin branches were all appointed by the Gentlemen's League, rather than by the local Donglin Party members themselves.

Therefore, having mastered the ten-member Gentleman Group, the Donglin Party is also under the control of Zhu Cihong! and controlled the Donglin Party, not to mention that the discourse power of Southeast Shilin completely fell into the hands of Zhu Cihong, at least half of it was controlled by Zhu Cihong.

As for the other half, it depends on whether Prince Zhu can find a few southeast scholars who are good at manipulating public opinion and can do things honestly?

In Zhu Cihong's planning, the Donglin Party had two main functions, one was to publicize and help Zhu Cihong control the Shilin Qing Discussion and public opinion in the southeast.

The second is to upload the situation - Zhu Cihong drastically cut off most of the power of the Daoist Tai Counsel, the purpose is to improve the efficiency of the administration, and it is not that there is no need to listen to opinions extensively. Therefore, after the situation calmed down a little, Zhu Cihong needed to establish a "consultative system" independent of the existing bureaucratic system, and the Donglin Party was a part of it.

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The Imperial City of Nanjing, as the residence of the Son of Heaven built by Zhu Yuanzhang after opening up the Ming Dynasty, this imperial city is actually more magnificent than the Forbidden City in Beijing.

In terms of floor area alone, it is nearly one-third larger than the Forbidden City in Beijing! And the periphery of the Imperial City of Nanjing is also more open - after all, the city wall of Nanjing at this time is much larger than the city of Beijing, if the outer outline of Nanjing is regarded as the scope of Nanjing City, then this city is undoubtedly the world's largest city wall!

The Imperial City of Nanjing is located in the center of Nanjing City, and at the same time is located in the eastern salient of the inner city of Nanjing. Therefore, on the north, east and south sides of the periphery of the imperial city, there are tall and majestic guards of the inner city of Nanjing, which is extremely majestic. To the west of the Imperial City of Nanjing, there is a long and open straight street, called Taiping Street, which separates the bustling urban area from the majestic residence of the Son of Heaven and the various yamen of the imperial court.

However, this spacious and magnificent residence of the Son of Heaven has fallen into disrepair because of more than 200 years of idleness, and the high walls on the periphery look good, but there are only some dilapidated temples left, which are not suitable for the Son of Heaven to live in peace.

Therefore, Zhu Cihong, who first entered Nanjing, did not live in the imperial city with Emperor Chongzhen, but took Xipu and Dagongfang as temporary residences.

At the same time, Zhu Cihong ordered the Ministry of Industry to start the repair project of the imperial city.

Unlike other large works, this time the Imperial City Great Works adopted the method of openly bidding for merchants. It's not too much of a style, it's just about comfort, schedule and cost. Moreover, the project payment is very sufficient, and it can be disbursed in a timely manner according to the schedule. Nanjing is full of famous gardens, and naturally there is no shortage of craftsmen and businessmen who are good at gardening.

Therefore, the progress of the repair of the imperial city is very fast, and by the spring of the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, the Wenhua Hall and the Wuying Hall of the imperial city have been repaired according to the requirements.

The Wenhua Hall of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Palace is located in the southeast corner of the imperial city, where the East Palace of the Prince is located, and it became the emperor's palace in the Jiajing period. The Wenhua Hall in the newly restored Nanjing Imperial City has been changed back to the East Palace of the Prince, where Zhu Cihong, the prince of Fujun, lived and regented. Zhu Cihong's four electors also lived in the Wenhua Hall with him.

Wuying Hall is opposite to Wenhua Palace, located in the southwest corner of the imperial city, originally a palace dedicated to the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang, and now it has become the residence of Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou and other concubines and two princesses.

Between the two halls of Wenhua and Wuying are the three major halls of Fengtian, Huagai and Jinshen. Among them, the Fengtian Temple was destroyed by fire in the Battle of Jingjing, and the two halls of Huagai and Jinshen were also struck by lightning and caught fire during the Orthodox years, although they were not completely destroyed, but they were also dilapidated, and could not be repaired, and had to be rebuilt.

The project of rebuilding the three halls is very huge and cannot be completed in a short period of time. Therefore, in the spring of the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, there are only two halls of Wenhua and Wuying.

These two temples are not only the residences of Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong, but also the places where the Great Dynasty and the Wu Dynasty are held.

Among them, the first and fifteenth days of each month are held in the square of Wuyingdian, and the prince of Zhu is worshiped by Emperor Chongzhen under the eaves of the corridor outside the Wuyingdian.

The daily noon dynasty is held in the Wenhua hall, and if Emperor Chongzhen is not willing to condescend to his son to act as a puppet, then there is no need for the morning court. With a filial prince in charge of the government, he can enjoy a good life...... What an envy!

On this afternoon, Emperor Chongzhen was already enjoying life, and Zhu Cihong was still sitting in the main hall of the Wenhua Palace, interviewing a Jinshi master who was about to be named on the gold list.

Yes, it is an interview, which can also be called a palace exam. However, it is not a written test, but a question and answer. Zhu Cihong asked a question, and the tribute who was tried by the Ministry of Rites answered. After passing the interview, the tribute becomes a jinshi and can be an official.

If you don't pass the interview, then the hard-working tribute will be "down"!

Unlike the previous practice that the palace examination only determines the ranking and will not really dethrone the tributes, this interview presided over by Zhu Cihong has set the target of "dethronement" - 10% of the tributes will be brushed down by the interview, and they will fall from the clouds to the dust, and it is very likely that they will fall two levels at a time......

Because Zhu Cihong has decided to cancel the fame of lifting people when the time is ripe!

The establishment of the Ming Dynasty and the establishment of the two levels of merit and fame, and the granting of certain privileges to the people in the township, was definitely one of the important reasons for the financial collapse of the late Ming Dynasty - almost as heavy as the burden brought by the feudal royal family.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, in the Song Dynasty, which was known as how happy a scholar was, only when he became an official could he be famous...... It is also possible to have the privilege of tax exemption. But the number of officials is limited after all! It's just tens of thousands. And the number of talents and lifters is not scored, there are hundreds of thousands! Hundreds of thousands of people share the taxes of the imperial court together, and Emperor Chongzhen is not poor to death?

This evil government must be abolished, so this time the tribute who was brushed off by the interview will definitely have to faint from crying!

And now he is sitting on an embroidery pier, and the eloquent Tianjin Gongshi Lei Shaoan is a talent who has some real talent and can be used.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, there is no tiger in the husband city, but the three of them are tigers. People are tigers, and people are terrible! And my discussion of things in the clear stream is particularly terrifying, if we can take advantage of the situation and make it useful. It can be used by the country, and what needs to be feared at that time is the national thief and the enemy. And if you want to make people use their words, it is not enough to block them alone, there should also be a mouthpiece and pen that can be used by the imperial court! In this way, righteousness can be upheld......"