The other officials in the hall immediately discussed Chongzhen's explanation, and only calmed down under the constant warnings of the Imperial History.

Huang Liji asked the emperor with some concern: "Your Majesty, all the orders of this cabinet need to be filed with the secretary Lang, and the secretary Lang will forward them, will the secretary Lang obtain power that is not commensurate with his status, and even someone will abuse the power from it?" ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "No, the main purpose of setting up the position of secretary Lang is to protect the cabinet ministers. ”

Not only Huang Liji, but also Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu and other cabinet ministers were also stunned, not understanding what Chongzhen meant by this.

"First, the Cabinet Secretary Lang is not allowed to express any personal opinions to the outside world, and he can only be responsible for conveying the decisions of the Cabinet Ministers;

Second, the cabinet is the decision-making center of the Ming Dynasty, and just deciding on various affairs is enough for the ministers to be busy. Do you still intend to engage with the six ministries and localities on the issue of implementing the resolution?

Third, there are eight ministers in the Cabinet, so can we reach a consensus every time we discuss government affairs? I don't think it's likely.

However, if there is a disagreement between the cabinet ministers, it is easy for the officials below to take advantage of it, thus causing a split between the government and the opposition. In order to avoid such a situation in the DPRK and China, it is necessary for the cabinet to ensure unanimity when issuing resolutions, so I think it is most appropriate for the secretary to express his views on behalf of the cabinet. ”

Regarding Chongzhen's statement, Huang Liji only weighed a very short period of time, and found that setting up a secretary Lang was undoubtedly more beneficial to him.

The first is that it is conducive to his grasp of the unity of opinion of the cabinet ministers; The second is to reduce the conflict between his direct and subordinate ministries, after all, the subordinate relationship between the cabinet and the six ministries was not so clear before.

After figuring this out, Huang Liji immediately told the emperor that he personally supported the establishment of the cabinet secretariat.

And other ministers also followed Huang Liji and expressed their support for the emperor. Several opposing ministers had to sit down and acquiesce in the ranking of cabinet secretary Lang above them.

Yao Shiheng sat down again, this time not feeling panicked, but feeling like he was sitting in a cloud because of excessive excitement.

He didn't expect that such a big pie would really fall from the sky and smash it on him, and at this moment, Mao Yujian's suggestion had long been left behind by him.

Qian Qianyi, who was sitting at the bottom of the cabinet, looked blank, and he felt extremely sorry in his heart. Knowing that the position of Cabinet Secretary Lang was so important, he would definitely prevent Sun Guo from getting that damn slight.

Although he has indeed entered the cabinet as he wished, this in-office minister has made it clear that he is a minister who does not care about things, which makes his eagerness to join the cabinet suddenly cool by half.

Although Sun Guoyan is not his disciple, he is also in the Donglin lineage, which is better than Yao Shiheng, who knows nothing about him now.

When Sun Guo was in charge, Qu Shiyun heard about it and once told him about it. Qian Qianyi thought at the time that Sun Guoyi was not related to him, so it would be good for him to test the emperor's opinion of the Donglin Party.

After all, the "Three Dynasties Essentials" has something to do with every Donglin Party member, and being able to overturn the conclusion of the "Three Dynasties Essentials" is tantamount to showing the people of the world that the current emperor is inclined to overturn the case for the Donglin Party.

As long as the "Three Dynasties Classics" were overthrown, the gentry of the world would attack the eunuchs, which was undoubtedly a bellwether of the political struggle of the imperial court.

Of course, Qian Qianyi never thought that if the criticism of the "Three Dynasties Essentials" was not supported by the emperor, it would once again set off a purge of Donglin party officials by the Donglin Party members in North Korea and Central Africa.

However, Chongzhen did not express his attitude towards the "Three Dynasties Classics" as Qian Qianyi meant, and the emperor's way of dealing with Sun Guoyi was somewhat unexpected.

Hearing the emperor's method of disposing of Sun Guoyi, Qian Qianyi just regretted it for a moment and forgot about it. But now, Qian Qianyi feels that he seems to be a little distressed.

Now he is the only Donglin Party member in the cabinet, which is naturally unfavorable to Qian Qianyi, which means that he will not be able to make his voice heard in the cabinet for a long time. He was thinking about how to find a few political allies, but now Sun Guorong, who is very likely to support him, has been missed by him, which can't help but make him a little tasteless.

After Zhu Youzhen calmed down the turmoil, he ordered the officials of Guanglu Temple to start serving wine and cloth dishes.

The New Year's Day banquet is the so-called banquet of the nine lords, the emperor toasts nine times, and the courtiers raise their glasses seven times, listen to the nine pieces of music, and watch the corresponding songs and dances, the banquet is completed.

For Zhu Youzhen, a banquet where even drinking had to be carried out according to a fixed procedure really made him feel irritable.

But that's not the worst thing, the worst thing is that the meals heated from the imperial kitchen are basically no longer hot when they are delivered to the main hall in the middle of winter.

Yes, even the imperial chef can't make so many meals on the fly, they are all prepared in advance, heated up and then delivered.

Zhu Youzhen, who was originally a little hungry, immediately felt full when he saw such a dish. Looking at the frozen snow-white anointing oil on the beef and mutton, he wisely pretended to forget about his hunger.

Under the advice of the ceremonial officer, Chongzhen raised his wine glass again and again, touching it on his lips, indicating that he had drunk it.

It wasn't until the last song sounded that Zhu Youzhen, who was like a puppeteer in the whole banquet, really came to life.

Hearing the familiar melody ringing in his ears, Zhu Youjian suddenly stood up with his wine glass. The ceremonial officer on the side suddenly reminded in a little panic: "Your Majesty, please don't get up, the banquet has not been completed yet..."

Zhu Youzhen listened to the reminders of the ceremonial officer and the attendants around him, he still stood upright, staring at the song and dance below.

At this moment, in his heart, the familiar lyrics are flowing happily, "... A large river has wide waves, and the wind blows the rice and flowers on both banks. My family lives on the shore, and I am used to hearing the captain's horn and seeing the white sails on the ship..."

In fact, before he crossed over, he just thought the song was melodious, but he didn't like it much.

It's just that after coming to Daming inexplicably, he realized how deep his attachment to the motherland praised in this song is.

In the motherland sung in the song, everyone does not have to worry about their life being disturbed by foreign enemies, because everyone believes that the motherland will protect the people, and the people are willing to defend the great motherland with their lives.

For future generations of China, defending the country is not a propaganda slogan, but an instinct deeply rooted in the blood of every Chinese.

When he became Zhu Youzhen, he realized that the motherland in his memory did not exist in the present. For him, his motherland is still the China of later generations, not the current Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Youzhen listened to the song and missed the past, the civil and military officials in the hall were already a little confused.

The big banquet changed a tune, and although it felt strange to them, the melody of "My Motherland" was not inferior to Zhengle, but more resonant than Zhengle, so these officials could accept it.

However, in the memory of these officials, there was no emperor who would get up during the music of the feast, which seemed to be a bit rude.

While these officials were whispering, Xu Guangqi also stood up according to the table. Huang Liji, who was beside him, asked with some surprise: "Brother Zixian, what are you doing?" ”

Xu Guangqi lowered his head and said to his colleagues, "I haven't heard that there is a son of heaven who stands for a long time, and a courtier sits upright." ”

Huang Liji was shocked when he heard this, and immediately got up with the case. The conversation between the two pavilion elders was immediately overheard by the colleagues sitting next to them, so the civil officials all stood up one after another.

The generals and ministers who sat opposite the civil officials only observed the situation, and although they didn't know what the civilian officials were up to do, they also stood up with the crowd.

When the song ended, when Zhu Youzhen woke up from his memory, he found that the civil and military officials in the hall had learned to stand up with him, and their eyes were fixed on him, waiting for his next move.

Glancing at the sweaty attendants and ceremonial officers on the side, Zhu Youzhen only thought about it for a moment, and already understood that he couldn't sit back now doing nothing. Otherwise, these officials will probably regard him as a dumb ruler who behaves frivolously and breaks the rules.

Zhu Youzhen cleared his throat, and then said solemnly: "This last song is called "My Motherland".

What is the motherland? The territory opened up by our ancestors, the place where our ancestors' tombs are located, and the place where our ancestors and descendants have multiplied for generations. To put it simply, it's our own country.

Therefore, I think that in front of the motherland, whether it is the common people or the princes and nobles, we must maintain enough awe.

Let's have a toast to our great motherland. I wish our motherland happiness and health in the new year, and I would like to wish all ministers a happy new year. ”

Zhu Youzhen's nondescript toast made the officials in the palace a little confused, although they still didn't know what the motherland meant, but Chongzhen's solemn explanation made these officials think that the emperor's rise was not a temporary gaffe, but part of the emperor's reform of the old system.

The officials who even pinched their noses and accepted the cabinet restructuring obviously had a stronger ability to accept this innocuous change in banquet etiquette.

Seeing that the ministers accepted the emperor's explanation, Wang Chengen, who was standing aside, breathed a sigh of relief, and he hurriedly poked the ceremonial officer beside him and asked him to hurry up and complete the rest of the finishing rituals.

"Finally got through it." Zhu Youzhen said to himself. After his courtiers' visit, he walked back to the apse from the gate of the Huangji Palace, preparing to rest here for a while before returning to the Qianqing Palace.

As soon as Zhu Youzhen sat down, he said to Wang Chengen: "Go and call Wang Dehua and Tu Wenfu." ”

Wang Dehua and Tu Wenfu, who came in a hurry, knelt in front of Chongzhen, not daring to come out, they also knew that they had done a bad job today, waiting for the emperor's fate.

Zhu Youzhen took the hot towel handed over by Lu Qi and wiped his face and hands before he reprimanded Wang Dehua: "You are the chief eunuch of the capital governor, you don't take care of the capital governor for me, but you go to make some auspicious luck, do you think you are too idle?" ”

"The minister is not idle at all, Your Majesty. The minister just thinks that the new year is coming, and he wants to make His Majesty happy, and he doesn't know that it will cause such trouble..."

"Well, don't pretend to be pathetic. The next time you get involved in this kind of thing, you will go to Fengyang to offer auspiciousness to Emperor Taizu. ”

Chongzhen's reprimand made Wang Dehua immediately bow his head and shut up, for fear of annoying the emperor, and now he was sent to Fengyang.

Tu Wenfu on the side secretly complained, he originally thought that he would take advantage of the emperor's new accession to the throne and change the yuan, and send auspicious rui to earn Chongzhen's favor, but he never thought that the current situation would occur.

Just as Tu Wenfu was complaining about himself, Zhu Youzhen had already asked him: "Is this glass craft painting expensive?" ”

"The minister is guilty of death, and the minister is afraid... Minister, the cost? It's not a very expensive cost. Tu Wenfu found that he couldn't keep up with the emperor's train of thought at all.

"Well, set aside some people from the glass factory to set up a glass craft painting factory, and then hand it over to the Four Seas Commercial Bank to try to sell it to see if there is such a market.

In addition, make a few more screens and send a few to the harem, just say that it is a New Year's gift from me, and Queen Zhou has a higher specification than others, understand? ”

Hearing that Chongzhen was seeking benefits for the harem, Tu Wenfu's heart suddenly settled down, and he quickly nodded yes. Chongzhen's words not only reassured Tu Wenfu, but Wang Chengen and others, who had been worried that Emperor Chongzhen would alienate the inner court, were also relieved.

After explaining, Zhu Youzhen straightened his sleeves and got up and returned to the Qianqing Palace. Before entering the Qianqing Gate, he looked back at the palace behind him.

The towering lightning rod above the Jianji Hall, although it was a little destructive to the beauty, made him smile slightly in his heart, it turned out that in these days, he had changed some things.