Sign a Lu Fengxian at the beginning

Royal Palace.

Three days have passed since those worldly people raided the palace, and the entire palace has returned to its original state.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen just returned from Cining Palace.

Every month, Zhou Chen would take time to go to Cining Palace to visit the Queen Mother.

This is something Zhou Chen must do every month.

Regardless of whether the Queen Mother is Zhou Chen's biological mother or not, Zhou Chen cannot ignore this kind of filial piety.

As soon as Zhou Chen sat on the dragon throne, the inner chamber guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jia is outside the palace asking for an audience."

"oh!"

"Is Jia Xu back?"

Zhou Chen was shocked.

"Xuan Jiaxu comes in."

"According to the decree."

The house guard and factory guard bowed and retreated.

moment.

Jia Xu then walked into the Yangxin Hall.

"Your Majesty, Jia Xu, has met."

Jia Xu walked into the Yangxin Hall and saluted Zhou Chen respectfully on the dragon throne.

"No gift."

Zhou Chen looked at Jia Xu and asked, "How are the affairs of the four powerful families and those aristocratic families being handled?"

When Jia Xu left Luoyang, he was ordered to deal with the follow-up matters of the four clan clan chiefs and ancestors' actions against Cao Zhengchun and the others, as well as other aristocratic families visited by those who joined the world.

"Reporting to your Majesty, I have thoroughly investigated the four major clans. I have captured all the guilty persons of the four major clans in accordance with the law."

"I also followed your Majesty's wishes and took the opportunity to conduct an inventory of the Langxie family and other aristocratic families visited by those who have joined the world."

"These are the benefits handed over by those aristocratic families. Please take a look at them."

Jia Xu took out a memorial from his sleeve, held it in his hand and said.

Cao Zhengchun, who was standing next to him, immediately stepped forward, took the memorial from Jia Xu's hand, and presented it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen opened it and read it.

I have to say that Jia Xu did a great job.

Zhou Chen sent Jia Xu to deal with the aristocratic family's affairs this time in order to weaken the aristocratic family's strength as much as possible and take the opportunity to make the aristocratic family hand over certain benefits.

Judging from the contents of the memorial, Jia Xu basically achieved the goal requested by Zhou Chen.

When Zhou Chen finished reading the contents of the memorial, Zhou Chen raised his eyes and looked at Jia Xu and said, "Wen He, please tell me in detail!"

The contents in the memorial only provide general results.

If you want to know in detail, you have to report it to Jia Xu.

"According to the decree."

Jia Xu began to report the experience of this trip.

…

Half an hour later.

Jia Xu left the Yangxin Hall.

After Jia Xu left, Zhou Chen's eyes wandered deeply.

After taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Chen weakened part of the family's strength.

From now on, the influence of the aristocratic family on the Great Zhou Dynasty would not be so profound.

Moreover, this shock made Xun Yu and his household department conduct land inventory even faster.

No one from those aristocratic and wealthy families dares to defy the good and the bad.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chen raised his eyes and looked at Cao Zhengchun; "How is the progress of Xun Yu and the others?"

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Mr. Xun and the others are basically nearing the end of their land survey, and they will be able to return to Luoyang soon."

When Zhou Chen heard this, he nodded and said nothing more.

…

the next day.

Morning starts.

The civil and military officials walked along both sides of the royal road and entered the Golden Palace in order according to their official positions.

When all the civil and military officials returned to their posts, Zhou Chen stepped on the golden royal road and ascended to the court.

"Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."

All civil and military officials knelt down and shouted.

Zhou Chen sat on the throne of the dragon chair, with his right hand resting on the armrest of the dragon chair, looking down at the civil and military officials: "All the ministers are equal."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All civil and military officials stood up.

Cao Zhengchun, who was standing next to the dragon chair, took a step forward and said, "If there is something to do, we will start, and if there is nothing, we will retreat."

A sharp voice sounded in the Jinluan Palace.

As soon as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, Zhou Xian, the Eight Wise King, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"oh!"

"Uncle Eight Emperors, what do you have to say?"

Zhou Chen looked at Zhou Xian, the Eight Wise King.

"Your Majesty, the sky cannot be without a master for a day, and the harem cannot be without a queen for a day."

"Now your Majesty has unified the world, wiped out the world, and is rich all over the world. However, since the Wu family's rebellion, your Majesty's harem has been vacant. There is no concubine, and no dragon son has been born. This is not good for the stability of the imperial court."

"For the sake of the great Zhou Dynasty and the stability of the imperial court, I request your Majesty to issue a draft as soon as possible to fill the harem..."

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian said loudly.

Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, had already planned to report this matter together with the courtiers.

But before, the court had too many things to do, including killing foreigners, cleaning up internal rebellions, and suppressing aristocratic families, so the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian could only postpone this matter temporarily.

But now, the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian knew that he could not delay any longer.

Facing the otherworldly Tianshan, no one knows what the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty will be like next.

Therefore, the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian felt that it was necessary for His Majesty to choose a concubine as soon as possible and give birth to a dragon son to stabilize the Chao Gang and the country, just in case.

As soon as the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian said these words.

All the civil and military officials couldn't help but nodded.

really.

Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty has wiped out the foreign races outside the customs, internal shortcomings are also gradually being eliminated.

It can be said that the entire Zhou Dynasty is now prosperous and prosperous.

The only shortcoming is that the His Majesty on the Dragon Throne still has no heirs.

Not only does Your Majesty have no concubines, but His Majesty's harem has also been vacant since the rebellion of the Wu family, with not even a single concubine.

This made many ministers worried.

In the eyes of most courtiers, only when the emperor confirms the queen and gives birth to a dragon son can the state of the Zhou Dynasty be completely stabilized...

"Your Majesty, I think what the Eight Wise Kings said is reasonable."

"Now, Your Majesty has eliminated the evils of foreign races and internal reform. He can be said to be an eternal wise king."

"However, His Majesty's harem is vacant, the position of Queen is vacant, and there is not even a concubine. This is not conducive to the stability of the imperial court and the country."

"I would like to ask your Majesty to issue an order to select concubines to replenish the harem."

Xiao He also stood up and said loudly.

As the left prime minister, in charge of all civil and military officials, Xiao He knew better than anyone how much impact the emperor's harem was empty and had no dragon son, which would have a great impact on the court and the Great Zhou Dynasty.

To put it a bit exaggeratedly, if the emperor's harem remains vacant and there is no dragon son, then the Great Zhou Dynasty will never be stable.

This may be an exaggeration, but it is true.

The emperor's harem and the succession of heirs affect the country and the country.

This is also the main reason why it is said that the emperor's family has no selfish affairs.

For emperors, family affairs are state affairs.

"I would like to ask your Majesty to issue an order to select concubines to replenish the harem and stabilize the country."

Following Xiao He, ministers such as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also stood up and said.

Not only that, all the civil and military officials in the court reported the matter in unison and asked Zhou Chen to choose a concubine.

Zhou Chen leaned slightly on the dragon chair, looked down at the civil and military officials, and said calmly: "I know, we will talk about this later."

"I have something to announce now."

As soon as Zhou Chen finished speaking, the civil and military officials looked visibly stunned.

Your Majesty said I understand. What does this mean?

Has His Majesty decreed the draft?

Also, what does Your Majesty want to announce?

The ears of all civil and military officials were perked up to listen.

"I have decided to establish a cabinet."

"The cabinet is responsible for helping me handle some government affairs."

Although Zhou Chen's voice was not loud, it caused an uproar in the court.

Help me with some government affairs?

When the emperor said this sentence, he was extremely calm and casual, but the courtiers on the court all knew the meaning of this sentence.

This is tantamount to exercising imperial power on behalf of the emperor!

Since ancient times, only the emperor has the qualifications to handle state affairs.

Civil and military officials, at best, can only give suggestions.

This is true even for the prime minister who is one person below ten thousand people and who commands hundreds of civil and military officials.

But now, the cabinet is actually qualified to help the emperor handle government affairs?

This power seems to be greater than the existing power of the prime minister.

For a time, in the court hall, people's hearts were filled with excitement.

Expectations arose in the hearts of all civil and military officials.

Since the emperor is preparing to establish a cabinet, he will definitely select some people to join the cabinet.

If anyone can enter the cabinet, he will definitely reach the top in one step and be as powerful as the prime minister.

As for what happened after the election of the concubine, most of the courtiers had already forgotten about it.

However.

Zhou Chen's next words directly extinguished the fire in the hearts of most of the courtiers.

"I am going to let Xiao He, the left prime minister, join the cabinet and serve as the chief minister of the cabinet. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui will serve as cabinet members to assist Xiao He."

"What do you think, dear ladies?"

Zhou Chen looked at the civil and military officials.

Forming a cabinet is something Zhou Chen has thought about for a long time, but he has been waiting for the opportunity to implement it.

Now, Zhou Chen felt that the opportunity had come. With the shareholder style that he had just suppressed the people who joined the world and weakened the strength of the wealthy families, the formation of the cabinet would be a matter of course, and no one would object to this matter.

After hearing Zhou Chen's words, all the civil and military officials secretly glanced at Xiao He, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

These three people, one is the left prime minister, one is the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and the other is the minister of the Ministry of rites. They are all close associates of the emperor and important ministers, with considerable power.

Once these three people enter the cabinet, the power in the hands of these three people will increase again.

Most of the ministers were a little envious. It can be said that these three people have really reached the sky in one step.

What they envy is not only the rights of these three people after joining the cabinet, but also His Majesty's rare trust.

Many ministers are thinking, Your Majesty has given these three people such great rights. Are you afraid of raising tigers and having powerful ministers like General Wu Jin appear again?

"I have no objection."

All civil and military officials said in unison.

Now in the court, who dares to have an opinion on the emperor Zhou Chen’s decision?

Although the emperor Zhou Chen was asking the officials on the surface, in fact, all the officials knew in their hearts that the emperor Zhou Chen had already decided.

Even if some ministers really had opinions, it would not change anything and would only increase some of the bad feelings in the emperor's heart.

"Then the matter is settled."

Zhou Chen looked at Xiao He and Fang Xuanling; "Xiao He, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, you three must have heard it!"

"All matters of the cabinet will be left to you."

Zhou Chen looked at Xiao He and the three of them and said.

The cabinet established by Zhou Chen is different from the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. It does not mean to abolish the position of prime minister and replace it with the cabinet.

Instead, Zhou Chen expanded the powers of the prime minister and established an organization with the left and right prime ministers as principals to help him, the emperor, handle government affairs.

"I obey your orders."

Xiao He, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui bowed to receive the order.

Emperor Zhou Chen had summoned the three of them to discuss this matter before.

Therefore, Xiao He and Fang Xuanling were not surprised by the formation of the cabinet.

"Retreat from the court."

Zhou Chen didn't say anything else, stood up and left the Jinluan Palace.

After a while, the ministers reacted.

The ministers looked at Xiao He and Fang Xuanling with surprise and envy in their hearts.

cabinet?

This is probably the place where power is most concentrated after the imperial court.

The expression of Zhou Xian, the Eight Sages King, suddenly changed.

Originally, the Eight Sage King Zhou Xian wanted to present the emperor's selection of concubines in this court hall with the wishes of all officials, both civil and military.

But in the blink of an eye, it was turned into nothingness and left behind.

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian stepped forward and said to Xiao He and Fang Xuanling, "Congratulations, three adults."

"Being in the cabinet shows how much your Majesty trusts and values ​​the three adults!"

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian said congratulated.

His Majesty's trust in Xiao He and the others may not even be possessed by him, the Eight Wise Kings of the royal family!

"Your Majesty is joking. His Majesty values ​​us ministers very much. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to squeeze into the court and hold high positions."

Xiao He and Fang Xuanling also responded to Zhou Xian, the Eight Wise King.

"Xiao Xiang, there is a vacancy in your majesty's harem, and your majesty has not expressed his intention to order a draft today. If this matter continues to be delayed, it will have a considerable impact on the imperial court and the country."

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian looked at Xiao He and said.

Xiao He nodded, and he naturally understood the importance of this matter.

However, judging from His Majesty's attitude, it seems that he is not willing to accept the concubine immediately.

…

Zhou Chen left the Jinluan Palace and did not return to the Yangxin Palace immediately.

Zhou Chen walked in the palace, looked at the magnificent palaces, and sighed slightly.

It is difficult to disobey the wishes of the officials. Even the emperor Zhou Chen cannot directly go against the good intentions of the officials.

Just in the morning, if Zhou Chen had not announced the establishment of a cabinet and diverted the attention of the officials, I am afraid that the emperor Zhou Chen would have really issued an order to draft a concubine.

It's not that Zhou Chen is a Buddhist, not close to women, and rejects draft concubines.

But Zhou Chen felt that the threat from Tianshan could come at any time now, and it would not be a wise move to draft a concubine at this time.

Let’s wait until the Tianshan problem is solved before we talk about this!

Zhou Chen walked slowly in the palace.

Zhou Chen didn't pay too much attention to the threat that could come from Tianshan at any time.

In the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, with the special nature of the emperor's god-conferring technique, Zhou Chen was not afraid even if Tianshan sent people.

What's more, Zhou Chen still has a golden finger.

After paying attention to the upgrade progress of the sign-in system, Zhou Chen's lips curled up slightly.

"Soon."

Zhou Chen thought secretly in his heart.

As soon as the sign-in system is upgraded, Zhou Chen will be able to sign in again.

By then, the characters signed in will probably be half a step above heaven and humans.