The officials in the palace couldn't help but want to refute for a while, and Wang Dehua and Tu Wenfu, who offered auspicious resources, were also resentful of Liu Zongzhou, but the two of them knew the severity and did not dare to argue with Liu Zongzhou in the palace.

Zhu Youzhen raised his hand and motioned to the officials in the palace to calm down, and then calmly asked Liu Zongzhou: "Then Mr. Liu, what do you think is my treasure?" ”

After saying the first disappointing sentence, Liu Zongzhou continued to say much more easily, and he said without changing his face: "The minister thinks that the treasure of the Son of Heaven should be his own virtue, not such a rare treasure..."

After hearing Liu Zongzhou say such pedantic words, the officials in the palace calmed down instead.

As soon as Chongzhen ascended the throne, there was auspiciousness, whether it was true or false, with so many officials recognized, then this auspiciousness would become real. And this is a good thing for the establishment of Chongzhen's prestige, no matter how you look at it.

Now Liu Zongzhou has directly pierced this half-truth and half-truth puzzle, which certainly made the two eunuchs who offered Xiangrui shameful, but it also made it difficult for the emperor to step down.

If Chongzhen supported Liu Zongzhou, wouldn't he encourage his ministers to go against him in the future, and what kind of flavor would he have as an emperor.

If Chongzhen accepted the congratulations of the ministers and disposed of Liu Zongzhou, then he undoubtedly thought that he loved property more than his own virtue, which was obviously not a good choice.

The officials in the hall have all focused their attention on Chongzhen now, waiting for his choice.

Many officials are already a little gloating in their hearts, no matter how the emperor chooses, this Liu Zongzhou will be remembered by the emperor, after all, he dug such a big pit for the emperor.

Liu Zongzhou's answer made Zhu Youzhen finally unable to ask, and he stood up suddenly. He stepped down from the throne and walked in front of the glass screen.

Zhu Youzhen walked around the screen, and he had to admit that he seemed to have made a mistake in judgment just now.

He sat too far away just now, so the peony picture he saw was a little distorted. Now when I walk in front of me, I realize that this peony picture has almost reached the effect of an oil painting.

He could see that this painting had probably absorbed a lot of oil painting techniques, and the three-dimensional sense was very strong.

Being able to come up with such a work in such a short period of time, it can be seen that Wang Dehua and Tu Wenfu have spent a lot of energy.

Zhu Youzhen suddenly raised his head and beckoned to Wang Tiqian, who immediately trotted in front of him with Yu Ruyi in his arms, waiting for Chongzhen's orders.

Before Wang Tiqian could react, Zhu Youzhen had already pulled out the jade Ruyi from his arms, and then smashed it towards the peony screen.

"No, Your Majesty." A cadre of officials couldn't help but exclaim.

With the screams of the officials, the glass screen had been shattered, and Wang Dehua and Tu Wenfu, who were kneeling on the edge of the screen, were stunned and did not dare to speak.

Zhu Youzhen threw the jade Ruyi back to Wang Tiqian, and then clapped his hands and said: "The king's treasure is his own virtue, I think this sentence is good."

However, I think that my treasures should be more of ministers' dedication to the country. Tangible treasures, how can they be as priceless as you.

The two of you will pack up the pieces and give them to the ministers as a memento.

Also, the auspiciousness of the country does not lie in the treasures, but in whether the people of the Ming Dynasty have enough food and clothing, and the cabinet can tell the world that officials from all over the country are not allowed to offer auspicious rui in the future. ”

Distributing the glass fragments to the ministers, Wang Dehua and Tu Wenfu were relieved to be able to end this matter in this way.

"Your Majesty's words are thought-provoking, Your Majesty's wisdom is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty..."Huang Liji immediately came to his senses and handed the emperor the ladder to step down.

As Huang Liji echoed it, other officials also thanked Chongzhen one after another, and the emperor valued him. Liu Zongzhou did not remain stubborn, he thought that what the emperor said had completely exceeded his expectations.

Resolving this small turmoil caused by auspiciousness, Zhu Youzhen breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the throne, and said to Wang Chengen: "Let's move on to the next one..."

Yao Shiheng, who was standing outside the Imperial Palace, was in a daze during the entire imperial meeting, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Once people start to think about things, time flies, and before Yao Shiheng can think clearly about whether to follow Mao Yujian's advice, the colleague standing next to him has already woken him up and said: "The court meeting is almost over, don't get distracted, get ready to salute." ”

As the music sounded, the chanter shouted, "Four bows." The civil and military officials inside and outside the hall immediately bowed in the direction of the throne of the Imperial Palace and began to bow down.

When the music stopped, the civil and military officials began to get up and then began to look for their seats.

It is still the same as during the great court meeting, the officials above the four grades sit in the palace, and the officials below sit in the square outside the palace.

The banquet was held according to the method of one person and one table, and each person's seat was drawn and hung outside the Chang'an Gate three days ago.

Moreover, the names and official positions of the people were pasted on each table, so after hearing the instructions of the celebrant announcing the seat, the civil and military officials immediately walked towards their seats according to their memories.

When Yao Shiheng walked to his position, he was suddenly a little dumbfounded. The place where the seats should have been placed was empty, and suddenly a sense of humiliation spread from the back of his head to his entire face.

Even if he has always been mild-tempered, he now has a feeling of anger. He immediately summoned the official of Guanglu Temple, who was in charge of the imperial history seat, and asked why his seat was missing.

Several imperial historians on the side also got up and surrounded them, wanting to support Yao Shiheng, but they soon died down.

The little official of Guanglu Temple, who was summoned, just asked Yao Shiheng's name, and said politely to him: "It turned out to be Secretary Yao, your location is no longer in the Imperial History District, please come with me, and I will take you to your new seat." ”

Several of the royal historians who came up heard the little official say this, and they dispersed. Yao Shiheng, who was originally angry at the little official, was blushed by the little official.

He arched his hand indiscriminately to the surrounding Yushi colleagues, and after expressing his gratitude, he lowered his head and left with the little official.

"Are you going wrong, go up to the main hall." Yao Shiheng stopped abruptly in front of His Majesty, he didn't want to be punished for the little official leading the wrong way.

The little official standing on the steps turned around and bowed to him and said, "Please Secretary Yao Lang come with me, your position is in the main hall." ”

Yao Shiheng was a little dumbfounded, but now that he had to keep up and see what was going on.

Mao Yujian in the imperial history area was chatting with his colleagues on the side, and a royal historian beside him suddenly shouted in surprise: "How did Yao Shiheng enter the palace?" ”

When Mao Yujian heard this, he immediately looked up at the palace gate, and just saw Yao Shiheng's figure disappearing into the palace gate, and he was also a little shocked at this moment.

The civil and military officials in the hall sit opposite each other in the east and west, and the east and the west of the martial arts. The cabinet ministers and the six ministers and nine secretaries are seated in the first and second rows on the east side.

The little official walked into the hall and said a few words to another Guanglu Temple official, and the Guanglu Temple official came over to guide Yao Shiheng to the table.

Under the gaze of a group of court officials, Yao Shiheng was directly led to the first place in the third batch in the east. Seeing his name on this seat suddenly made him a little dizzy.

In other words, in the eyes of the emperor, his status was only one level lower than that of the Six Shangshu, which was simply like a sweet dream.

Yao Shiheng felt that his legs were a little weak, and seeing him in a daze on the spot, the Guanglu Temple official who guided him immediately reminded him carefully.

Yao Shiheng sat down in a hurry, and Zhang Weishu, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, suddenly felt dissatisfied, and he immediately stood up and protested to Chongzhen: "Yao Shiheng has shallow qualifications, and he is only a six-grade cabinet secretary, how can he be ranked above us?" ”

Wang Jiazhen, the head of the household, also stood up and said: "Happiness is noble and low, don't be respectful and humble, so that you can be harmonious up and down." If the order of the class is disturbed, how can the discipline of the imperial court be maintained in the future? ”

The dissatisfied protests of these waiters made Yao Shiheng suddenly blush, and he felt a little at a loss.

Just when Yao Shiheng was very embarrassed, Zhu Youzhen had already spoken: "Cabinet Secretary Lang is not comparable to the scholars in the past, Secretary Lang is not only in charge of the overall work of the cabinet secretary.

Cabinet Secretary Lang is also responsible for recording the minutes of each Cabinet meeting; He is also responsible for tracking the implementation of cabinet resolutions and giving timely feedback to cabinet ministers and me; Cabinet Secretary Lang was also responsible for communicating with the Imperial Secretariat and arranging emergency meetings between me and the Cabinet ministers.

If the chamberlains of each ministry are mainly responsible for the specific work within the department, then the cabinet secretary is responsible for the specific work assigned by the cabinet ministers.

Although the rank of the cabinet secretary Lang is not high, his words and deeds in the future will represent the opinions of the cabinet ministers, and his status is of course higher than that of the chamberlains. ”

Zhu Youzhen's tone of voice was very gentle, but the faces of Huang Liji and the other ministers and several servants changed a little.

In Huang Liji's cabinet reform plan, there has never been a description of the duties of the cabinet secretary, and he never thought that the cabinet secretary Lang had such great power.

The merging of the scholars of the three departments into one cabinet secretariat was suggested to him by Chongzhen at will. At that time, Huang Liji was passing the cabinet reform plan, and he was a little excited, so he didn't think much about agreeing.

But today, Chongzhen explained the authority of this cabinet secretary Lang in public, and immediately made him have to stand up and ask Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, what does this cabinet secretary Lang mean by handling specific affairs on behalf of the cabinet?" Won't the cabinet ministers be able to communicate directly with the six ministries in the future? ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Huang Liji and said with a smile: "Mr. Huang probably misunderstood what I meant, there is no problem at all in the communication between the cabinet ministers and the six ministries, and it doesn't matter if the cabinet secretary Lang is not there." ”

Hearing Chongzhen say this, several ministers led by Huang Liji immediately breathed a sigh of relief. But Zhu Youzhen quickly continued: "However, I would like to state here that whether it is the cabinet and the inner court, or the ministries and local governors, all written documents must be filed with the cabinet secretary Lang before they can be issued.

Each ministry must provide a written reply to the documents issued by the Cabinet of Ministers or a report on the implementation of the documents. If the cabinet fails to implement the document and refuses to make a written report after it has been issued, the official concerned shall be held accountable. Oral orders from cabinet ministers can be carried out according to the actual situation. ”