Mi Sihan took two steps forward and whispered a few words to Duan Wan'er. Duan Wan'er turned her eyes, stared at Li Yingmei for a moment, smiled and waved.

Li Yingmei didn't know why, but she had a good impression of this simple and beautiful female officer, so she walked over and bowed without saying a word.

"Is this older sister, or younger sister?" Duan Wan'er said with a smile: "I heard that you have strong martial arts skills and are a heroine! The palace wants to recruit female guards, do you want to do it? Well, just like her, very powerful

Right?" She said, pointing to another female guard standing next to her.

Li Yingmei looked at the heroic appearance of the female guard and hesitated for a moment. That outfit was really eye-catching, but then she thought about it and shook her head: "I don't want to do it."

Oh, Duan Wan'er was a little surprised, her eyes widened, but she quickly regained her composure and said, "Then I won't force you -"

Li Yingmei suddenly saw disdain flashing in the female guard's eyes, and couldn't help but hastily defended: "It's not that I'm not good at martial arts, it's just that I feel..."

A country girl who only knew a little bit about embroidery must be afraid of being ugly and wanted to make excuses. The look of disdain on Yang Jin's face became more intense, and he turned his face away, not wanting to look at Li Yingmei again.

Li Yingmei felt aggrieved and angry. She pointed at Yang Jin and said, "I want to compete with you to see if you still dare to look down on others."

Yang Jin was a little stunned. He turned around and looked at Li Yingmei's angry look. He smiled proudly, but he didn't bother to take action.

"Don't be rude." Gu Yinghui scolded her with a gloomy face, "Don't back down yet."

"Little sister, don't be reckless." Li Maolin stepped forward and pulled the girl hard.

"Look, it's clear from the way she looks down on people." Li Yingmei's eyes were dim, but she didn't dare to resist anymore, and was pulled back by her elder brother.

Duan Wan'er looked at Mi Sihan and shook her head slightly, rejecting the suggestion of recruiting Li Yingmei to join the female guard. This woman was too irritable and not suitable.

Mi Sihan smiled bitterly and cupped his hands, understanding in his heart. He secretly felt it was a pity.

Duan Wan'er came with people, and Gu Yinghui and the others who came from the north had handed over their tasks and rushed to Guangzhou to report their work. Wu Yingxiong, his wife and children, accompanied by Duan Wan'er, Mi Sihan and others, slowly

And go.

…………

"Li Yingmei, you don't know the rules." As she walked on the road, Gu Yinghui was still angry and scolded: "When I was in Beidi, why didn't I see you so strong? You were less bullied by the officials and even the local ruffians.

I can't afford to offend you. Why did I get so bad-tempered when I got to the south? I dare to challenge officials and challenge the palace guards. It's really awe-inspiring!"

Li Yingmei didn't know what she had committed at that time. She was angry that His Highness Min actually awarded a female Tatar, and she was angry that others looked down on her. Now that she calmed down, she felt that she was too rash. So she didn't say anything while listening to the scolding, and kept her head down.

I want to shed tears.

"My lord, please forgive me. Please forgive my roommate this time." Li Maolin excused his sister with a smile, "I'm new here. I really don't understand the rules. I won't dare to do it again in the future."

Gu Yinghui rolled her eyes, sighed helplessly, and said, "She made such a fuss. Not only did she offend the female official of the palace, but even the person who recommended her, Mr. Mi, was disgraced."

Li Maolin was also speechless. He paused for a long time and said, "It's all my sister-in-law's fault. Your Excellency, how about asking my sister-in-law to apologize?"

Gu Yinghui thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "That's unnecessary. Since you won't deal with them in the future anyway, let me take the time to apologize to Mr. Mi! They are all colleagues, so I won't keep them in mind anymore."

"Master, you don't want us anymore?" Li Maolin was surprised, and even Li Yingmei raised her head in surprise.

"Your temperament is really not suitable for following me." Gu Yinghui looked away, "Actually, I have noticed it a long time ago, but it is more appropriate to speak out immediately. If this matter is successful, Your Highness will definitely be rewarded, and I will give it to you.

Settle in well. Here, as long as you work hard, you will have enough food and clothing, and it will get better and better. You brothers, just live the lives of ordinary people!"

"But, I don't want to dig in the soil for food and lose all my hard-earned martial arts skills." Li Maolin said anxiously.

"If you have this intention, just join the army." Gu Yinghui said calmly: "But don't rely on martial arts in the army. Fighting in battle is not what you think. Having martial arts cannot be said to be bad, but our army's combat

The method has changed a lot, but it is not like the storytelling you heard."

"Little one, little one understands." Li Maolin didn't know what he understood, and his face was quite sad.

"I can also help you make arrangements for joining the army." Gu Yinghui glanced at Li Maolin, softened her tone, and said: "When you arrive in Guangzhou, wait for my news first. You are good at riding and martial arts. I will try my best to help you find someone who can make full use of your talents.

troops!"

"Then I'm sorry for your trouble, sir. I'd like to thank you in advance." Li Maolin smiled and held his hands in thanks.

Li Yingmei regretted it so much. She didn't know that she had gotten to such a point that even her brother's future was affected. After a while, she raised her head and whispered to her brother: "I'm sorry, brother, it's my little sister's willfulness that has caused you trouble."

"Don't say that." Li Maolin tried his best to pretend to be free and easy, waved his hand, paused for a while and then asked curiously: "Master Mi recommended you to go to the palace as a guard. It is a good thing, why don't you want to?"

"I, I just think that Your Highness, if you reward the traitor named Wu and the female Tatar, some, some -" Li Yingmei couldn't say it completely.

"The common people's opinion." Gu Yinghui's ears were very good and he could hear clearly. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "If Your Highness thinks like you do, how long will the national war last? It's just a false post. If it can disintegrate the Qing army,

, if we win without fighting, how many people will die on the battlefield? How many people can be liberated from the Tartars as soon as possible? Hum, let me tell you, you don’t understand these truths either.”

"I -" Li Yingmei did not understand clearly at first, but she also realized that she seemed to be thinking the wrong way, and couldn't help but lower her head in shame.

………………

"From now on, I will not interfere with anyone who has been convicted and punished in accordance with the law." Zhu Yongxing returned the case file that he requested for instructions to the Confidential Office Director Zha Rulong, pondered for a moment, and said: "If it is merciful, or

Those who are of great concern and require special exceptions should be singled out and the individual will decide whether to grant amnesty."

"But what if there are loopholes in the law?" Zha Rulong seemed to think that Zhu Yongxing was a little tired of political affairs. He tactfully advised: "This major matter has been decided in all dynasties by——"

"Gu knows." Zhu Yongxing shook his head slightly and said: "You still don't understand Gu's thoughts! As the saying goes, life and death are taken away, isn't it a crime without punishment? Gu doesn't want to be like this! Well, maybe we need to make some changes. In ancient times, it was

There is a saying that "princes who break the law are as guilty as the common people". But why is it said that "the punishment is not as good as the official"? From a short-term perspective, if you only respect the law and do not punish the crime, how many people's hearts can be reassured? And in the long run, there are few

Without the kings of Jie and Zhou, there would be no such tragic events as Bigan’s heart-gouging and Wu Mu’s unjust death.”

Zha Rulong was slightly awakened. To reassure everyone, he should refer to the surrender of troops and generals, or the members of the thirteen families. Although they are currently reorganized into the Ming Army, do these people have no doubts? Since ancient times, emperors have always been lenient.

Honesty, how many things have happened since then that you have gone back on your word?

"As for the loopholes or inappropriate aspects of the law, they will be corrected as soon as they are discovered. Which country in the world dares to boast that its laws are perfect and there is nothing wrong with them." Zhu Yongxing continued: "I have ordered the Ministry of Punishment to gather people to study and analyze carefully.

The "Da Ming Law" may be added or modified to adapt to changes in the times. This will be a long-term process. How can it be accomplished overnight?"

A modern country, or a modern country, has relatively complete laws. It is indispensable that the rule of law replaces the rule of man, which is a manifestation of progress and civilization. Sooner or later, it will follow this path, and Zhu Yongxing will make changes, which should be more successful.

Hope. From top to bottom, this is called enlightenment; from bottom to top, it is called revolution. Zhu Yongxing thought clearly that this is not only creating a country ruled by law, but also benefiting future generations.

"The king is under the law, so you can't say this now." Zhu Yongxing said with a smile: "Authority, I still have to maintain it. But you can't say it, but you can do it. First form such a set of agreed-upon rules, and wait until everyone gets used to it.

The great cause of ZTE is successful, and then it is announced to the outside world. Although I will not interfere with the government, I must have the power of amnesty. You know this."

"This subordinate must think carefully before he can understand His Highness's deep meaning." Zha Rulong smiled bitterly and said honestly.

"Haha, then think about it slowly, but don't worry too much." Zhu Yongxing nodded at the table and said, "What do you think about Gu Xiang's reorganization of the cabinet?"

"This -" Zha Rulong knew that everything Zhu Yongxing said, even if it was a well-known noun, would be different. He hesitated for a moment and asked: "I wonder whether His Highness imitated the palaces in the Hongwu period, or when he became an ancestor.

Cabinet?”

The Ming Dynasty changed from the abolition of the prime minister to the implementation of the cabinet system, which brought about the most important change in the central official system of traditional Chinese society. In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, there were left and right prime ministers.

In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang killed Hu Weiyong, the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, deposed the prime minister, and made the six ministries directly under the emperor, and the power of the country was concentrated in the emperor. When the emperor became the founder of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet was formally established on the basis of the palaces established in the Hongwu period.

.Although the power of cabinet ministers is much smaller than that of the prime minister, people are still accustomed to regard cabinet ministers as prime ministers.

"They are all different." Zhu Yongxing shook his head and said: "It should be similar to when he became an ancestor in the beginning, but in the future——"

Seeing that Zhu Yongxing was hesitant to speak, Zha Rulong suddenly didn't know what to say. In fact, the Ming Dynasty's cabinet had changed several times. During the reign of Emperor Chengzu, the cabinet was only the emperor's personal secretary, not a power agency. Later, the power of the cabinet increased and it gradually received more attention. During the Jiajing period,

Moreover, the powerful minister Yan Song has been specialized in government affairs for more than 20 years, and the power of the cabinet is completely the same as that of the former prime minister.

Moreover, the contradiction between the cabinet and the imperial power sometimes eased and sometimes sharpened, with one ebbing and the other escalating; the cabinet and the six ministries often competed with each other, and there were many contradictions; the cabinet was usually controlled by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the contradictions were profound, but it had to use the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

way. Since Zhu Yongxing did not use eunuchs and was a wise and wise master, Zha Rulong really didn't know and couldn't think of what this cabinet would be like.

Seeing that Zha Rulong couldn't make any suggestions, Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly and said: "Gu is just an idea. Well, the British asked to see Gu, I don't know what is going on?"

"This subordinate has heard about it." Zha Rulong changed his mind and replied: "It seems that the new King Yanping sent people to contact the British to buy weapons and equipment."

Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Zheng Jing will not only contact the British, the legal person will also test it. The British want to see the lonely king, on the one hand, they want to show their sincerity in cooperation, on the other hand, they are afraid of stepping on the legal person.

Feet. Haha, King Gu has no intention of blockading Taiwan. Zheng Jing wants to buy weapons, and Gu will not stand in the way. However, he wants Zheng Jing to know what Gu means, so there is no need to be secretive in the future."

"My subordinates don't understand." Zha Rulong asked doubtfully: "Zheng Jing's strength has increased. Isn't it a threat?"

"Then you say that it is possible to completely ban Zheng Jing's access to weapons?" Zhu Yongxing asked rhetorically, and then asked and answered himself: "Zheng Jing is different from the Qing court. He is a Han after all and is still a Ming official. Since it cannot be banned, why?

Don't you want to be a favor? In addition, Gu has always wanted to attack Luzon, wipe out the Spanish and avenge the Chinese, but he has been unable to spare any time. If Zheng Jing can help Gu complete this task, it will save a lot of effort."

"Can he pull chestnuts out of the fire for His Highness?" Zha Rulong said doubtfully.

"It's not about taking chestnuts from the fire, but about expanding and becoming more powerful." Zhu Yongxing said thoughtfully: "I just don't know if he has the ambition of his father. Well, let's think about it carefully."

Zha Rulong saw that Zhu Yongxing was a little distracted, and knowing that His Highness Min often had many fantastic ideas, he did not dare to disturb him and quietly left.

Zhu Yongxing thought a lot about some practical issues and some things that people today are unlikely to understand.

The British were flattering and flattering. The "Shimabara Rebellion" caused the Japanese shogunate to completely ban Christianity and expel all the southern barbarian countries except the Netherlands, including the British. Now that the Ming Dynasty is about to open up trade with Japan, the British naturally want to get a piece of it.

So long as Britain and France can provide weapons to the Ming army on a regular basis in quantity and quality, Zhu Yongxing can allow the two countries to sell weapons to Zheng Jing. With the continuous improvement of self-control capabilities, the Ming government's demand for imported weapons will gradually decrease.

Facing the increasingly powerful Ming government on the mainland, Zheng Jing must also feel oppressed in Taiwan. Perhaps it is not impossible to expand outward and become king overseas. Zhu Yongxing is very open-minded about this. As long as he is Han,

It doesn't matter who occupies the overseas land. Even if the Zheng family is granted the title of King of Luzon in the future, it is something that can be considered.

As for the cabinet and the law, there are many ideas that people today cannot understand. The Magna Carta has existed for more than four hundred years, and the British have begun the long-term historical process of establishing constitutional politics, while the Ming Dynasty was still in the process of

In the feudal era, the royal family gave up some of its power, respected the judicial process, and accepted that royal power was limited by law. When Zhu Yongxing was at the top of power, it was easy to implement it, but to make it a permanent law was so difficult that Zhu Yongxing felt heavy.

Nothing is perfect, and great things can be accomplished overnight. Zhu Yongxing can only console himself and encourage himself. Even the "Magna Carta" was just an agreement between the nobles to oppose the king's arbitrary taxation at the beginning. Later, it continued to develop.

The content was revised many times and became law, protecting more rights and covering more people, and finally evolved into a modern constitutional monarchy.
To be continued...