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Zhao Wen stayed here for about six or seven days. After the other two groups of soldiers and horses arrived, Zhao Wen led the army back to Taiyuan Mansion.
Now that the Henan government has been completely captured, Zhao Daniu has also captured Guanzhong and southern Shaanxi, and is attacking northern Shaanxi. It will not take long to capture the entire territory of Shaanxi.
As for Liu Wu, he has also captured Chengdu and the areas north of Chengdu, and is leading troops to attack south.
There are many mountainous roads in Sichuan, and Liu Wu's time to enter Sichuan is relatively short, so the speed is the slowest.
For Zhao Wen now, within two months, Sichuan and Shaanxi will all be captured.
The war is coming to an end, and the things that should be done are about to be done, and the most urgent thing now is to ascend the throne.
In mid-June, Zhao Wen arrived in Taiyuan Mansion.After resting in Taiyuan Mansion for two days, Zhao Wen got on the train bound for Xuanzhen.
Going back with Zhao Wen, Lu Xiangsheng, Song Hu, Li Xiaosan and others, as well as Zhao Wen's personal guard battalion, as for the remaining soldiers and horses, were left in Taiyuan Mansion by Zhao Wen.
Originally, Zhao Wen wanted to keep the army in the occupied Henan territory, but after thinking about it, he gave up this idea.
Nowadays, there is not much food in Henan, and it is difficult to feed the local people. If the army stays in Henan, the food and grass consumed will be astronomical.
In addition, the railway to Henan has not yet been built, and the transportation of grain to Henan still depends on manpower.
If the army is kept in Henan, it will put a lot of pressure on logistics and transportation.
Therefore, Zhao Wen will bring all the remaining soldiers to Taiyuan Mansion except for the soldiers who stayed behind.
The enthronement ceremony will not be completed in a short while. Putting these troops in Taiyuan Mansion can also give these soldiers a good rest.
On June 25, Zhao Wen arrived at Xuanzhen Railway Station.
As soon as Zhao Wen walked out of the train station, he saw the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers.
Liu Wenzhong stood at the exit of the train station with officials from Xuanzhen, waiting for Zhao Wen with a smile on his face.
When Zhao Wen just walked out of the station, Liu Wenzhong came up with a group of people.
"I've seen you!" Liu Wenzhong bowed to Zhao Wen.
The officials standing behind Liu Wenzhong also rushed to see Zhao Wen.
Zhao Wen nodded slightly and said, "Get up!"
"My lord, the frame has been waiting for a long time, please move your lord." Liu Wenzhong said.
Zhao Wen nodded, and then walked outside.
The road outside the train station was crowded with common people. They looked at Zhao Wen's guard of honor and shouted loudly.
Surrounded by Liu Wenzhong and others, Zhao Wen got into the carriage outside the train station.
The carriage that greeted Zhao Wen was not an ordinary carriage. Now Zhao Wen is about to ascend the throne, so the specifications of the carriage are in accordance with the etiquette of the emperor.
According to the records of Zhou Li, the emperor drives six, so the carriage Zhao Wen sat in was pulled by six white horses.
The decorations on the outside of the carriage were all replaced with bright yellow cloth with nine-clawed golden dragons embroidered on it.
Behind Zhao Wen's carriage are two carriages pulled by four horses.
Surrounding the carriage were soldiers from Zhao Wen's personal guard battalion.
They rode the war horses that Liu Wenzhong had prepared long ago, and bravely opened the way for Zhao Wen.
On both sides of the road stood armored soldiers holding Zhangba long spears. These soldiers were guards of honor specially arranged by Liu Wenzhong for Zhao Wen.
There is a red tassel hanging on the tip of the spear, blowing by the wind, it looks like a sea of red.
The people watched the slowly approaching carriage and burst into loud cheers.
"Long live, long live, long live!"
Wave after wave of cheers, straight into the sky.
The carriage was driving on the streets of Xuan Town. Zhao Wen sat in the carriage, listening to the cheers outside, his face was a little excited and a little nervous.
The Zongbing Yamen is not very far from the train station. In the past, even if you walked, it would only take half an hour.
But now, it took Zhao Wen an hour.
Now the imperial palace in Xuanzhen has been built, but because Zhao Wen has not yet ascended the throne, he cannot live in the imperial palace for the time being.
When Zhao Wen arrived at the Zongbing Yamen, the small square in front of the Zongbing Yamen was already full of people.
Li Xiaoying stood at the front of the crowd with a big belly, and Hai Lanzhu also stood behind Li Xiaoying with a big belly.
Behind the two of them are Zhao Wen's children.
Zhao Wen's son and daughter can walk now.
Then there are those low-level officials who are not enough to welcome Zhao Wen.At the end are the servants in the yamen.
The carriage stopped in front of the Zongbing Yamen, and Zhao Wen got off the carriage.
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Chapter 636 Formulation of the New Dynasty System Framework
Zhao Wen got down from the carriage. He looked at Li Xiaoying and the others standing in the front, and smiled.
"I am back!"
Zhao Wen opened his arms and walked towards Li Xiaoying.
When Zhao Wen came in front of Li Xiaoying, he ignored everyone's gaze and hugged Li Xiaoying in his arms.
It is a very vulgar thing to cuddle in public in this era, but these things are completely indifferent to Zhao Wen.
Liu Wenzhong and others who were following Zhao Wen turned their heads away, pretending not to see it.
Because Li Xiaoying was pregnant, Zhao Wen could only give her a hug.
Zhao Wen let go of Li Xiaoying and said, "I'm back."
Li Xiaoying blessed herself slightly, and said, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."
"Congratulations, my lord, for returning victorious!"
The people standing behind Li Xiaoying saluted Zhao Wen and shouted loudly at the same time.
Zhao Wen took Li Xiaoying's arm, and walked into the Zongbing Yamen under the gaze of everyone.
After returning to the Zongbing Yamen, Zhao Wen took Li Xiaoying and the others to sit in the lobby of the Zongbing Yamen.
Zhao Wen stood in front of Li Xiaoying, looked at Li Xiaoying who was sitting on the chair, and said with a smile, "It's almost five months now, right? The baby will be born in another five months."
Li Xiaoying said: "Yes, the baby will be born in five months."
"You gave birth in five months, right?" Zhao Wen looked at Hai Lanzhu who was sitting next to Li Xiaoying.
Hai Lanzhu said carelessly: "Yes, the baby will be born in five months. I feel that there is definitely a boy in my stomach. I have been kicking my stomach for the past few days, but it is very strong."
Zhao Wen burst out laughing when he heard this, "It's less than five months old, how can there be fetal movements?"
"Who said no?" Hai Lanzhu frowned, "I could feel it, this time it must be a boy."
"Okay, okay, it's a boy, it's a boy." Zhao Wen said with a smile.
Zhao Wen's eldest son, Zhao Mingyu, stood beside Li Xiaoying, with a silly smile on his face.
Zhao Wen looked at his son and asked with a smile, "Do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?"
Zhao Mingyu said: "It's okay, it's okay, my brother is fine, and my sister is fine."
"Haha, you little bastard is real."
There are four great happy events in life, the first is when the gold list is awarded, the second is when you meet an old acquaintance in a foreign land, the third is when you reunite after a long absence.
Today's Zhao Wen is one of the four happy events, and one can imagine his mood.
Zhao Wen chatted with Li Xiaoying, Hai Lanzhu, and his sons and daughters in the hall for a long time, and it didn't end until the sun completely set on the western mountain.
After sending Li Xiaoying and the others back to their room to rest, Zhao Wen came to the study of the Zongbing Yamen.
At this time, Liu Wenzhong had been waiting outside the study for a long time.
Liu Wenzhong has followed Zhao Wen for a long time, and he dare not say that he has a clear understanding of Zhao Wen's behavior and habits, but he also knows a lot.
According to Zhao Wen's previous habits, after Zhao Wen led the troops back, he would definitely be found and interrogated.
Zhao Wen sat in the study, and Liu Wenzhong sat opposite him.
"My lord, the paperwork and other documents after you left have been sorted out. I don't know whether to send them here now or tomorrow?" Liu Wenzhong looked at Zhao Wen.
"There's no rush for the materials, and it won't be too late to deliver them tomorrow." Zhao Wen waved his hand.
"My lord, the current imperial palace has been built. I don't know when your lord will ascend the throne." Just after Zhao Wen finished speaking, Liu Wenzhong asked.
Seeing Liu Wenzhong's eagerness to ask, Zhao Wen immediately understood what Liu Wenzhong was thinking.
It's nothing more than being able to get promoted, but this kind of thing is also human nature.
"It's only been a few months since when I was going to be enthroned. There are a lot of preparations before enthroning, so let's finish these things first." Zhao Wen replied.
"My lord, I don't know what kind of government you plan to adopt in the new dynasty? Or do you want to follow the Ming system?" Liu Wenzhong asked.
According to tradition, after each new dynasty has made great efforts, the new dynasty will continue to use the system of the previous dynasty.
For example, the Han Dynasty followed the Qin system, and the Song Dynasty followed the Tang Dynasty.
Zhao Wen shook his head, "I don't intend to follow the Ming system."
Liu Wenzhong said: "Then what method is your lord going to use? If other systems are adopted, I'm afraid it will waste a lot of time."
"Don't be afraid of wasting time, wasting time is secondary. Well, as for the specific system, I already have an idea, and I will give a result within three days."
In the following time, Liu Wenzhong gave a general account of the period after Zhao Wen left.
By the time Liu Wenzhong left, it was already midnight.
Zhao Wen slept a lot of time on the train before, so now Zhao Wen is quite energetic.
Zhao Wen took out a stack of rice paper from the nearby bookshelf, spread it on the desk, and then took out a charcoal pencil.
"After Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister, he distributed the power of the Central Secretariat to six ministries, and at the same time set up four assistant officials. These four assistant officials were the prototype of the cabinet.
During the Jianwen period, Zhu Yunqi set up a cabinet system.By the Yongle period, the cabinet system had matured.
However, the cabinet at this time is still only the emperor's secretary and adviser, and the cabinet's real rise will be after the Civil Fortress Change.
The cabinet system cannot be said to be bad, but it poses a great threat to imperial power.Especially when the cabinet ministers in the cabinet were twisted together, it posed a serious threat to the imperial power.So much so that in the end the emperor didn't have a cabinet to speak.
The civil service group cannot let them go, and they cannot be allowed to grow bigger.Although now I have founded a school and cultivated new talents.But who knows whether these people will become the current civil servant group after 200 years. "
Looking at the rice paper in front of him, Zhao Wen kept thinking about these questions.
Zhao Wen is still very relieved about the talents cultivated by universities now, but Zhao Wen is not sure that these people will still be like this in 200 years. After all, the human heart is the most difficult thing to fathom.
"As the saying goes, you can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't have the heart to guard against others. These things have to be prepared in advance to contain them at the source."
After Zhao Wen finished speaking, he thought about it for a while, and then began to write on the rice paper.
Zhao Wen drew a frame on the top of the rice paper, and wrote the word "Emperor" inside the frame.
Two more boxes were drawn below the emperor, one with the word Cabinet written in it, and the other with the word Si Li Jian written in it.
There are six boxes under the cabinet, in which are six ministers, and under the six ministers are positions such as ministers.
Zhao Wen is now drawing the institutional framework of the Ming Dynasty.
"The Minister of Military Aircraft set up by the Qing Dynasty played a very important role in strengthening the imperial power. But it is too dangerous to put the safety of the country in the hands of an emperor. It's okay for the emperor to be wise, but if he is a waste, wouldn't it be the end of it? "
After Zhao Wen finished drawing the system framework of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Wen suddenly remembered the military minister system in the Qing Dynasty.
Zhao Wen took out a piece of paper and drew the institutional framework of the Qing Dynasty.
After drawing, Zhao Wen drew the institutional framework of later generations.
Zhao Wen spread the three pieces of paper on the table and kept thinking about it.
The systems of the Qing and Ming dynasties were not too different, except that there were more systems such as the Manchu-Han ministerial system, the Eight Banners, and the Military Aircraft Department.
In the final analysis, what is played is the mutual restraint of officials, and the emperor's means of reconciling yin and yang.
But such a method can only be used by the emperor with high prestige and ability. If it is used on an ordinary emperor, if one can't play it well, it will be useless.
This method also has a problem, that is, it is easy to cause violent party struggle.