When Zhu Youxiao arrived, quite a few people had already gathered here, but when they saw Zhu Youxiao coming, everyone retreated.
Zhu Youxiao no longer cares about them. These people are mainly here to flatter Empress Zhang.
Before this, Empress Zhang's status in the palace was unmatched, and His Majesty's favor for Empress Zhang had reached an outrageous level.
Now that Empress Zhang is pregnant again, she is naturally even more favored. If she can give birth to a son in the future, then Empress Zhang's position in the palace will be unshakable.
At this time, even if he could not have a good relationship with Empress Zhang, he could not offend her, so he could not be careless in showing courtesy.
Naturally, these people would come over and show their courtesy, or at least show their faces in front of Empress Zhang.
Zhu Youxiao knew that there was nothing he could do about this, after all, that was the way to survive in the palace.
He walked to the bedside and saw that Empress Zhang was about to get up, so he reached out and held her down, smiling gently and saying, "You are very important right now, so please don't get up. This is not necessary between us as husband and wife."
After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Empress Zhang nodded sweetly.
"Take good care of yourself. If you need anything, tell them and let them do it. If anyone makes you unhappy, tell me and I will deal with them." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.
"The people in the palace are still very sensible." Empress Zhang also said with a smile.
After knowing that she was pregnant, she was also very happy. Compared to when she first entered the palace, she had grown up a lot and naturally understood many things.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said nothing more.
Not all the people in this palace are so sensible. The reason why Empress Zhang said they were sensible is because they dare not be ignorant in front of Empress Zhang.
If you are not sensible enough, you will be gone.
Zhu Youxiao chatted with Empress Zhang for a while before leaving.
After having a child, Zhu Youxiao was in a good mood and had somewhat let go of his previous troubles, but things still had to be done.
There are too many broken facts now. The most urgent issue is the situation in Shandong and Henan, where the disasters are very serious.
Zhu Youxiao knew very well that the local government had not handled this matter well. According to the development of history, the Wenxiang Sect within the White Lotus Sect would rise there.
There is a man named Xu Hongru who will take advantage of this opportunity to stir up trouble and then launch a rebellion.
Zhu Youxiao paid more attention to this matter than the affairs in the southwest. Even the affairs in Liaodong were not as urgent as this matter.
As for the affairs in the southwest, Zhu Youxiao could allow them to rebel.
Firstly, they are far away and I cannot reach them; secondly, although they make a lot of noise, they are not very destructive.
However, Xu Hongru's rebellion this time was not that simple.
Now that the three provinces have suffered disasters, if they rebel, there will probably be a big chaos, and the entire north will not be able to recover for a long time. This is something Zhu Youxiao does not want to see.
However, some things can be solved at once, but time will have to be more urgent.
After returning to the palace, Zhu Youxiao lay in the rocking chair, rocking his body and began to think about some things.
The first thing to do now is to set up a general staff office.
The next war is about to start, and the importance of this General Staff Office can be imagined. What's more, he has to use this opportunity to promote the General Staff Office and give them more power.
Zhu Youxiao then turned to Chen Hong and said, "Go find Zhang Weixian for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed and turned to walk outside.
In fact, Zhang Weixian had already submitted the construction charter for the General Staff Office. Zhu Youxiao had only just never discussed it with him in detail, so he decided to have a proper talk with him this time.
As for the affairs of the General Staff Office, Zhang Weixian still needs to take the helm.
The cabinet is actually a very good institution, but after so many years of development, it has long since changed.
They set up many rules for the cabinet, such as only Hanlin scholars were allowed to enter the cabinet, which blocked the path to advancement for many people.
Many officials have worked diligently as local officials for many years, but have no way to enter the central government. This is a practice that will chill people's hearts, and Zhu Youxiao does not want to do this.
Once an institution becomes exclusive to certain people, it becomes useless.
As for the separation of military and political power, there are still some difficulties at present, and this is a matter for the future.
However, weakening the power of the cabinet is urgent, and it is also important to enhance the status of the military.
Although Zhu Youxiao agreed with the idea of using culture to control military power, some things should not be taken too far.
Regarding the use of culture to control military power, this policy has always been upheld.
The general direction set by the Song Dynasty reached its peak during the Ming Dynasty, and it proved to be a very good policy of centralization.
However, blindly lowering the status of military personnel will not benefit the country in any way. The direct result is that it will weaken the combat effectiveness of the army, which is very bad.
It can be seen from foreign wars how powerful the central countries were during the Warring States Period.
Afterwards, the Han and Tang dynasties were both very strong, and even the Three Kingdoms period remained very strong.
By the Song and Ming dynasties, except for the founding generations, the status of military men was trampled too low and their combat effectiveness plummeted.
This was not a good thing, so Zhu Youxiao wanted to promote the status of military men.
Of course, we can't promote people indefinitely. Our ancestors have long ago summarized it, "The way of civil and military affairs is to alternate between tension and relaxation, and neither should be neglected."
The current situation is biased. The status of civil officials is too high, while the status of military generals is too low. Not to mention the grassroots military households, who are mainly slaves, so it must be changed.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
