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Volume 2: Step by Step Shocking Chapter 433: The Eternal Mingjun

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    Chapter 433 The Eternal Mingjun

    ??It must be said that the setting of eunuchs is very cruel and inhumane in the eyes of a modern person like Zhang Xuan.  But living in this era, even as an emperor, he is unlikely to be completely detached from this era.

    This is a regulation passed down from generation to generation, a palace regulation.  [com]

    Some chores in the palace need to be done by eunuchs, and the maids are not physically strong enough.  If it weren't for the existence of eunuchs, the emperor's three thousand beauties in the harem would definitely cause a lot of scandals. This is inevitable.

    Therefore, in this era of royal power, eunuchs have the rationality and legitimacy of their existence.

    Zhang Xuan once had the idea of ??abolishing the eunuch system, but then he hesitated for a long time and still did not propose it, so he let it go.

    But what happened to Zhang Li deeply touched Zhang Xuan.

    Zhang Xuan sighed for a long time, looked at Zhang Li and sighed, "Zhang Zhang, in this case, you will stay in the palace and come to me to serve as the eunuch in charge of the Huaxia Palace. You will always know the affairs of the inner court around me. You need to take good care of yourself first."

    After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, he turned around and left resolutely.

    Behind him, Zhang Li kowtowed to the ground with tears in his eyes, "Thank you for your majesty's grace, long live my emperor!"

    When Zhang Xuan returned to the palace, he ordered the seven ministers headed by Chen Xilie, Yan Zhenqing, the Internal Affairs Order Yin and the governor of Henan Province, and Tian Kexin, the head of the six female officials in the inner court, to come to the imperial study to see him.

    Chen Xilie and others arrived one after another. Seeing that the emperor's face was not very good, they were a little uneasy and respectful.

    For these important officials of the imperial court, they must be cautious and diligent when working under the emperor Zhang Xuan.  The emperor had his own ideas for almost every detail, and had to personally handle all aspects of government affairs. Facing the extremely diligent emperor, they felt very stressed.

    Chen Xilie and others have the royal gold medal and privilege to enter the palace at any time.  Whenever the emperor summons them, they must be on call.  Sometimes, the emperor was reviewing the memorial in the middle of the night, and he might even be summoned in the middle of the night if he remembered something that he wanted to explain.

    According to the emperor's wishes, Chen Xilie and others took turns to be on duty every day and night, and two people stayed in the inner court to serve the emperor in making decisions.

    This initially formed the "prime minister's duty system" that was later institutionalized.

    Chen Xilie and others sat respectfully on both sides, quietly waiting for the emperor's instructions.

    Zhang Xuan pondered for a long time before looking up at Yan Zhenqing and Tian Kexin and said, "How many eunuchs and maids there are in the Qing Dynasty Palace?"

    Yan Zhenqing and Tian Kexin didn't expect that the emperor would ask this question, and they really didn't pay attention to how many eunuchs and maids there were in the palace.

    But at this moment, the number of maids and eunuchs in Zhang Xuan's court is definitely much less than that of the Li and Tang dynasties.  But no matter how few, there should be hundreds of people.

    Yan Zhenqing was hesitant and vague.

    Zhang Xuan glanced at him and said, "Qingchen, after you go down, check the number of eunuchs and maids in the palace in detail. Some tasks that can be streamlined must be streamlined. If they should be merged, there is no need to keep so many people in the palace."

    Before Yan Zhenqing could speak, Yang Guozhong stood up and bowed down, "Your Majesty, I have no objection to merging the internal supervision responsibilities. However, the number of maids and eunuchs in the palace has been reduced to a point where it cannot be reduced. If we continue to streamline and eliminate  , Where is the majesty of His Majesty? Where is the majesty of the imperial court?"

    Yang Guozhong told the truth this time.

    Chen Xilie and others immediately stood up and echoed.

    Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, and suddenly said softly, "Everyone, I have an idea."

    "The eunuch incident is inhumane and contrary to human ethics. I can't bear it. I want to abolish the eunuch system" Before Zhang Xuan finished speaking, Chen Xilie and others were shocked, their expressions changed, and they knelt down together and said loudly,  "Your Majesty, you must not!"

    "The eunuchs in the palace serve His Majesty and the concubines in the harem and bear important responsibilities. If eunuchs are abolished, the etiquette and laws in the harem will be chaotic, Your Majesty's majesty will be lost, and the court's laws will be out of order. This must be done!"

    "This is about the country, the country, and the court's etiquette. You must not do this, Your Majesty!"

    "I firmly object, Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

    The fierce reaction of Chen Xilie and others was actually what Zhang Xuan expected.  The attitudes of these people actually represented the civil and military attitudes of the Manchu Dynasty. If he wanted to truly abolish the eunuch system, he would definitely cause resistance and strong backlash from the officials.

    Chen Xilie burst into tears and knelt down on the ground.

    No one expected that Zhang Xuan would suddenly have such shocking thoughts.  Eunuchs are derivatives of the emperor and the imperial power system. If eunuchs are eliminated, wouldn¡¯t the emperor¡¯s harem be replaced?Set up?

    Zhang Xuan¡¯s mouth twitched slightly and he sighed.

    "If eunuchs cannot be abolished, then one by one," Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "then reduce the duties and number of eunuchs to the greatest extent possible, and reduce them by 30% based on the existing number!"

    "In addition, a rotation system has been established for the maids in the palace. They rotate every five years. After serving in the palace, they can follow their own free will and return to their place of origin to get married. This matter has been settled. Don't discuss it anymore."

    Zhang Xuan suddenly waved his hand and said resolutely, "I can't bear to have so many palace ladies living in seclusion in the palace and unable to be reunited with their families. According to my decree, all the eunuchs and palace ladies in the Chang'an Imperial City in Xijing will be returned immediately.  This task is fully handled by the Xijing Remaining Department."

    Zhang Xuan¡¯s attitude is very determined.

    Chen Xilie and others looked at each other, hesitated for a long time, and finally agreed to accept the order.

    The rotation of palace maids is not too outrageous. Fortunately, the rotation every five years will not affect the normal operation of the palace.

    However, for the maids in the palace, this is great news.  Many palace ladies who have passed the age of sword can relinquish their duties in the palace, leave the palace and return to their place of origin to get married.

    Chen Xilie and Yan Zhenqing exchanged glances and each made up his mind.

    Although the emperor said so, the actual implementation still has to be carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.  Those maids with ordinary duties can be rotated, but some maids who have been favored by the emperor, or who know the internal affairs of the palace, and who are close to the emperor and his concubines cannot be released from the palace under any circumstances.

    Otherwise, the majesty of the emperor and the inner court will be difficult to preserve.

    In the eyes of the two of them, this was just a whim of the emperor and could not be truly implemented.  There are hundreds of maids in the homes of powerful people, not to mention the emperor and the palace!

    Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and stopped dwelling on this topic.  In fact, he knew in his heart that his edict would probably go unanswered.

    "I tell you all, there is one more thing."

    "Qing minister, I have decided to abolish the inner court treasury and merge it into the imperial treasury. All expenditures for me and the palace will be uniformly submitted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and allocated by the Ministry of Revenue. From now on, the expenditures of the inner court will be under the current  On the basis of that, reduce it by 50%.¡±

    "Any regulations on banquets and entertainment that are dispensable must be abolished if they can be abolished. If banquets are necessary, keep everything simple."

    "Ruling the country with diligence and thrift begins with me. From now on, the court will vigorously oppose extravagance and use money and food where they should be used."

    Zhang Xuan was talking eloquently and looked solemn.

    The so-called inner treasury of the inner court is actually the emperor's private treasury. The emperor and various expenses and the huge expenditures of the palace are all spent from the inner treasury.  Zhang Xuan's inner treasury was the inner treasury of the Li Tang royal family.  In a sense, the emperor's inner treasury is not much different from the national treasury.

    Yang Guozhong twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that the emperor is really generous. He actually wants to hand over the huge inner treasury?  So, in the future, the emperor will need approval from the Ministry of Household Affairs to spend money?

    The expressions of Chen Xilie and others changed.

    They could hear that the emperor had made up his mind, butthe inner treasury was an important institution that supported the operation of the palace. If the inner treasury was abolished, the emperor and the concubines of the palace would have to go through the procedures of approval by the Ministry of Household Affairs in the future.  , which is equivalent to a disguised compression and elimination of the emperor's supreme privileges.

    The emperor took action on himself.  It can be seen from this that the emperor's policy of diligence and thrift in governing the country are by no means empty words.

    Chen Xilie sighed softly and bowed down first, "Your Majesty is diligent, thrifty, self-disciplined, self-denial and dedicated to the public service. He is indeed a wise king for the ages. I am moved to tears by this!"

    "Your Majesty is wise, long live my emperor!"

    Yang Guozhong and others were helpless, so they knelt down and followed Chen Xilie, shouting long live the mountain.

    Tian Kexin knelt at the back of the crowd, looking at Zhang Xuan with a bright light in her eyes.  The emperor in front of me is really different, he is really wise and mighty!  Qian Kun was dictatorial at critical moments, but he did not monopolize power in handling national affairs. He had great ambition, great wisdom, great vision, and great courage. Few emperors in the past dynasties could compare with him.

    Zhang Xuan sat there with an extremely determined expression.

    He had long been disgusted with the extravagant and wasteful court ethos and social ethos of the Li and Tang dynasties. However, if he simply targeted his subjects, it would be difficult to reverse this evil trend. He could only start from himself, follow the example and follow the example, and gradually promote the style of the entire country.  Slowly getting better.

    "Well, I will issue an edict tomorrow advocating frugality. We, the Chinese people, will advocate frugality, honesty and diligence as virtues, and regard extravagance, waste, arrogance and debauchery as shame. Ten days later, I will lead the generals to??The imperial commander personally conducted the expedition, and all the affairs of the court were entrusted to Chen Zaifu and everyone else. The government and military affairs of Zhongjing and Heluo were all entrusted to the hands of the Qing ministers.  I will be away for as little as half a year and as long as more than a year. I hope you can all fulfill your responsibilities and help me help the world and create a legacy for all generations!  "

    Zhang Xuan¡¯s voice suddenly rose an octave, his eyes were bright and powerful.

    Chen Xilie and others immediately knelt down and shouted "Long live my emperor".

    Wuwei.

    Li Gong sent people to ambush on the official road from Chang'an to Hexi in Xijing, preparing to rob Shu Han.  Unexpectedly, Ge Shuhan took a detour from Qinghai and entered Hexi via the Shaliu River where Yang Lian was located.

    The attempt to assassinate Brother Shu Han failed, and the Taiping Taoists who went to Yang Lian's camp to persuade him to surrender also failed to achieve their goals.  Upon hearing that this traitor had come to persuade him to surrender, Yang Lian immediately turned against him and ordered his men to capture him.  However, Taiping Taoists were very powerful and when they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately escaped from Shaliu River City.
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