When the news of Hai Rui and Li Chengliang waiting outside the hall reached the main hall, the entire hall fell silent.
" Xuan Hairui and Li Chengliang are here!"
After Zhu Yijun's words were heard, Hai Rui and Li Chengliang tidied up their clothes outside the hall. Li Chengliang was looking forward to meeting the Emperor.
He was the commander of Liaodong and guarded Liaodong. When Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, he did not return to the capital.
This return to the capital was his first time meeting the Emperor.
Hai Rui whispered to Li Chengliang,""Although the emperor is young, he is a wise ruler…"
Li Chengliang and Hai Rui entered the hall together and kowtowed to the Emperor.
"My two beloved ministers, please rise."
Zhu Yijun sat on the dragon throne and stared at Li Chengliang, the Liaodong General.
Liaodong General Li Chengliang, Political 80, Intelligence 80, Martial Force 80, Commander 99.
This kind of attribute was definitely worthy of being called a famous general.
Generally speaking, if one's political and intelligence reached 80, they would be considered as material for fame and fortune. If one's strength and command reached 80, they would be considered as a general. Li Chengliang's attributes all exceeded 80, and he could almost be considered an all-rounder.
Wen can govern the country, Wu can stabilize the world.
Moreover, Li Chengliang's son, Li Rusong, was also a famous general. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, the famous war against the Japanese was presided over by Li Rusong.
Zhu Yijun sat on the dragon throne and looked at Li Chengliang.
Li Chengliang was an old minister of three generations. He was already forty-two years old this year. He was full of energy and was more than 1.85 meters tall. Among the many officials, he was like a little giant.
Li Chengliang's arms were very thick and his fingers were rough. One look and one could tell that he was a young martial artist.
"I was just talking to the ministers about Commander Li's achievements. Commander Li has contributed greatly to the destruction of the Jurchen tribe.”
Li Chengliang quickly cupped his hands and bowed." Your Majesty, you flatter me. I'm afraid."”
"This subject has returned to the capital to present to Your Majesty the spoils of the destruction of the Jurchen tribe. Furthermore, this subject has already dismissed the Liaodong tribe troops that were temporarily gathered. The 140,000 soldiers have already been dismissed, and now there are only 100,000 Liaodong defenders.”
Before Li Chengliang came to the capital, he had already disbanded his troops. He naturally knew the consequences of overdoing his master. Even if the Emperor believed in him, he could not withstand the public's slander.
Moreover, when Li Chengliang had controlled the most troops, it had reached 320,000. This was indeed a terrifying number. Even if Li Chengliang thought about it himself, he was still very afraid.
In every dynasty, which emperor dared to let his subjects control 320,000 troops?
His Majesty trusts me so much, I can't let him down!
"Raise your head and look at me." Zhu Yijun looked at Li Chengliang and said.
Li Chengliang raised his head carefully. After a quick glance at Zhu Yijun, he quickly lowered his head.
Although it was just a glance, Li Chengliang's heart was filled with shock.
The reason why he was shocked was not because of the might of the emperor or the vast grace of the emperor.
It was because he realized that the Emperor was too young. Sitting in the middle of the throne, he only took up a small space. He was only an eleven-year-old young emperor…
Li Chengliang was quick-witted. Although the Emperor was wise, at his age, he might not be able to scheme against old foxes like Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.
From now on, he still had to be careful. Now that the little emperor had not grown up, and he was not in the court, he was afraid that there would be no shortage of officials who would spread rumors in the future.
In the hall, Li Chengliang briefly explained how he had exterminated the Jurchen tribe and how he had worked with Hai Rui to build the Liaodong Fortress.
All the civil and military officials in the court were moved by what they heard.
After Li Chengliang reported the results of the battle, Hai Rui told him about the construction of the Liaodong Stronghold and the reorganization of the local tribes in Liaodong. They requested the Emperor to immediately register the people in Liaodong and consolidate his rule.
" The two beloved ministers have made great contributions. From today onwards, Li Chengliang will be the governor of Liaodong. He will be in charge of the military and political power of Liaodong. He will be promoted to the second rank, and will also be promoted to the Minister of War. He will also be promoted to the Right Imperial Censor of the Imperial Censorate. From the first rank..."
Boom!
The civil and military officials in the court discussed animatedly. Zhu Yijun's promotion was clearly to promote Li Chengliang to a major official.
The governor of Liaodong had real power. Although he was only a second-rank official, he was in charge of the military and political affairs. As for the title of Minister of War and the title of Imperial Censor of the Right Capital, it was a virtual title. Moreover, after becoming the Imperial Censor of the Right Capital, he had to return to the capital every six months to report on his work.
What kind of organization was the Imperial Censorate?
They were the most famous group of people in the Ming Dynasty and also the most famous official positions.
The officials of the Imperial Censorate were known as censors.
He assisted the emperor, petitioned the officials, and impeached the powerful ministers…
On the surface, it looked like he was promoting the Liaodong Governor's second rank official position to the first rank. In fact, he was controlling him. He would return to the capital once every six months to report on his work and supervise his power.
"I! Thank you!"
After Li Chengliang kowtowed, he returned to the civil and military ranks.
Only Hai Rui was left in the hall.
Zhu Yijun continued to reward him." Hai Rui, assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, has made great contributions in supervising the construction of the Northern Liao Fortress. From today onwards, he will be the Minister of Works and the Imperial Censor of the Left Capital. He will be promoted to Rank One.”
"I accept your decree!"
Hai Rui's Imperial Censorate was completely different from Li Chengliang's Imperial Censorate. Li Chengliang had always been at the border, so who could he impeach? Who will participate in the memorial? Therefore, his official position was just for show.
Hai Rui, the Left Censor of the Imperial Censorate, was completely different. Hai Rui worked in the capital and attended court every day. He had the opportunity to write a petition every day.
The Ming Dynasty's censors were famous for being eventful. Many people called the Ming Dynasty's censors: Even if he had nothing to do, he had to consult three books.
After Zhu Yijun gave Li Chengliang and Hai Rui official titles, there were still officials standing behind the main hall to report...
Zhu Yijun had only gone to Tanggu for three days. Counting the two days that he had gone, he had returned for another two days. Zhu Yijun had only left the capital for seven days. In these seven days, many courtiers were holding back their memorials.
They knew that after they submitted the memorial, it would reach the hands of the cabinet, so these ministers kept the memorial in their hands and waited for the emperor to attend the meeting personally, bypassing the cabinet…
……
" Under His Majesty's wise judgment, our Great Ming Dynasty is flourishing day by day. I think that we should erect a Merit Monument and carve His Majesty's great achievements on it. It will be placed outside the Chaoyang Gate for the world to worship…"
Zhu Yijun sat on the dragon throne and heard it. He knew that this was a complete flattery. However, this flattery made Zhu Yijun secretly happy.
However, Zhu Yijun wouldn't do something like this. I'm only 11 years old, and I've already set up the Merit Obelisk. Isn't this cursing me to ascend to heaven early?
When I grow up, my achievements will be a hundred times stronger than now!
……
The court meeting finally ended amidst the hustle and bustle. This time, the court meeting was unprecedentedly lively. However, Zhu Yijun liked this kind of court meeting because it was also a pleasure to discuss the strategy of governing the country with these ministers.
After Zhu Yijun returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen arrived jubilantly.
Before Zhu Yijun could greet her, Empress Dowager Chen had already grabbed Zhu Yijun's hand and looked him up and down."You are indeed a lord, it's time to arrange a marriage for the emperor…"
"Empress Dowager, zhen is only 11 years old. There is no need for such a big matter like choosing a consort.”
"This is not a big deal. We are not choosing an empress for you. We are only choosing a few concubines for you. This kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later.”
In the eyes of Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen, choosing a few concubines was not a big deal because these concubines might not be able to see Zhu Yijun for the rest of their lives.
Letting them enter the palace to take in concubines was just to have an intimate person behind the two empresses. They could say something to their daughters-in-law. After all, they were surrounded by palace maids all day long. They were restrained and could not have a serious chat.
Moreover, the emperor's concubines also had the function of praying for blessings. Which emperor didn't have concubines after ascending to the throne...
In their opinion, if they took in concubines early, even if they were adults, they would not fall sick or attract disaster…
In the future, when choosing imperial concubines, he would only find those with good moral character among these concubines.
As for sharing a bed, the two empress dowager had never thought about it, because the little emperor was still a youth after all…
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