In Fengtian Hall, all the ministers were discussing. Zhu Houzhao arrived accompanied by the eunuch Zhang Yuan and others. The ministers hurriedly stood back to their original positions and saluted the prince respectfully.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao arrived, she sat down on the dragon chaise, regardless of whether it was a transgression or not, and raised her hand to greet her: "You guys, don't pay attention to me, you are the ones you say!"

If the emperor spoke like this, the ministers might think the emperor was angry, but the prince was the thirteen-year-old boy who said this. The ministers present had no idea. There was something that had not finished before. They tentatively talked in a low voice, and others followed suit. The Fengtian Palace soon turned from silence to noisy.

Zhu Houzhao, who just said that the ministers would ignore their own, was depressed at this moment, and thought to himself: "I told you to ignore it, and you will really do what you do? I will become the emperor in the future, and let you kneel down and see who dares to stand up."

After a long time, Xiao Jing came in through the gate of the side hall accompanied by several eunuchs from the Siliguan.

Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng, one was the chief minister of the cabinet, the other was the Minister of Personnel, and the Supreme Minister of the Ministry of Justice, each brought several important ministers to greet him. Xiao Jing looked a little unfair and walked to Liu Jian and others without hesitation and handed a decree to Liu Jian.

Xiao Jing whispered: "Your Majesty has a life, and he will take the prince as the governor and take charge of military and national affairs!"

Liu Jian's face wrinkled and said nothing more, but Li Dongyang stood up and accused: "His Majesty's arrangements have been a little hesitant?"

Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and others dare not be so arrogant. Zhang Mao quickly persuaded him: "The imperial edict has been issued, so let's act according to the order. At this critical moment, there should be less quarrels. Think about how to support the young master!"

The "young lord" mentioned by Zhang Mao naturally refers to Zhu Houzhao. The meaning is very clear. The emperor can no longer come out to preside over the government. It is very likely that the crown prince will be transferred soon. Instead of going to that time, the crown prince will take over the power and then persuade and assist, it is better to give more points when the crown prince is still the governor.

As the actual head of the Ministry of War, Xiong Xiu felt extremely disappointed. After all, he was quite confident in his military attainments, but he was not appreciated by the emperor. Zhu Youzhang continued to be "nepotent" as always, and would rather let the prince come out to preside over the military campaign than let him take office.

Ma Wensheng said: "The Tatar troops have arrived. Your Majesty is not able to take charge of the overall situation. He uses the prince as the commander of the country to lead the military. There are rules to follow."

Li Dongyang looked at Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao and thought to himself: "You didn't support the prince's leadership before. Why did you strongly support the emperor as soon as the imperial edict was issued? The capital was guarded and obeyed the prince's arrangements. Isn't this a joke to treat my country and country as a joke?"

Xie Qian remained calm enough at this time. He winked at Liu Jian and others, signaling the civil and military ministers present to look at him. No matter what, the crown prince should be respected... In private discussion of whether the order is correct in front of the crown prince, it is always a disrespect to the royal family.

Liu Jian took the imperial edict submitted by Xiao Jing and turned around toward the dragon chaise.

After seeing this, Zhu Houzhao quickly stood up from the dragon throne, and the civil and military ministers below were arranged on both sides, covering their faces with tablets and obeying the orders.

Liu Jian walked up to Zhu Houzhao and saluted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has an order."

"Well……"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and raised her hand, "Please read it out for Young Master Liu!"

"Abide by the order!"

Liu Jian accepted the order and turned to face the civil and military ministers below, unfolded the imperial edict in his hand, and read it loudly, "I have been ordered to go to heaven and rule the country for more than fifteen years. I have cherished my virtues and suffered losses. The northern and foreigners have repeatedly invaded our territory. I have dispatched troops to fight, but the thieves are in great power and cannot fight against our passes and invaded our capital. At this opportunity of national war, I am in trouble and cannot serve the country, and I will fight with all the ministers. The prince is young, and now I use it to supervise the national affairs, coordinate military opportunities, and support from all the ministers. I am grateful and do not forget my kindness! I respect this."

After reading this, Liu Jian closed the imperial edict and the ministers knelt down and saluted: "I wish to share my worries for my emperor!"

Zhu Houzhao listened for a while before finally coming to her senses and muttered: "Father, is this asking me to come out to preside over the government affairs, especially military affairs?"

"Ahem."

Liu Jian turned around and knelt down to Zhu Houzhao with the ministers. When he raised his head, he saw Zhu Houzhao being stunned. Liu Jian quickly cleared his throat, so that the prince could come back to his senses in time and say some scenes.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and said with a smile: "You guys, please calm down!"

The ministers said, "Thank you, Your Highness, Prince!"

The ministers stood up, but still did not dare to look up and were ready to accept the instructions of the prince... Next, they fought against the Tatars, and all personnel dispatch and military arrangements should be decided by Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed, but he didn't know what to say first. Before he became a ruling country, he felt that he was a puppet who was undermined. Now he wanted to show his skills and fight against the Tatars according to his design.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was only concerned about silly joy and did not speak for a long time, Zhang Mao could only break the deadlock, and went forward to salute and asked for instructions: "Your Highness, please appoint generals and strengthen command!"

It has been confirmed that Zhu Houzhao will take charge of the overall situation as a supervisor, so the next question will be simple. Generals will be selected to supervise the military and horses of each battalion, unify military command, and appoint special personnel to serve as the governor of the Central Army Governor's Office and the left deputy censor of the Censorate, and the admiral to guard the capital. All these need to be made immediately.

But Zhu Houzhao only knows how to talk about military affairs on paper. He learned some military tactics from Shen Xi, and he figured out some tricks himself. The strategy he proposed was quite sensible, but he was panicked when it involved actual operation. However, Zhu Houzhao was a little clever. After a brief silence, he spoke: "I wonder who can recommend Mr. Zhang?"

Now it’s Zhang Mao’s turn to answer.

Zhang Mao led the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. He was the commander of the entire Ming Dynasty, equivalent to the "Magic Marshal of the World's Army". However, as the commander of the army, he was not qualified to comment on the court's employment.

The Ming Dynasty commanded the troops and dispatched troops respectively, with the five armed forces leading the army and the Ministry of War. Who should be dispatched to lead the army and how to fight? This is the matter of the Ministry of War. The responsibility of the Five armed forces governors is to obey the command and select troops to fight.

Zhang Mao said: "When I go back to the prince, there is no suitable candidate for the old minister, please give me some advice!"

Zhu Houzhao was a little dissatisfied. He felt that Zhang Mao would not cooperate with his work, so he had to look at Liu Jian: "Where is the young master Liu?"

How do I know who can fight or win a war? Liu Jian was in a bad mood. He felt that this kind of thing should be the responsibility of the Ministry of War. It was almost the same for him to recommend the civil servants of the Ministry of War to the court. He asked him to select specific generals, which was beyond his ability.

Liu Jian said: "I will listen to the opinions of Shangshu Ma. Shangshu Ma has been in war for half his life and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty's stability in the border areas. Shangshu Ma should have unique insights!"

Zhu Houzhao glared at Liu Jian. Although Liu Jian could be his grandfather in terms of age, this naughty child lacked respect for everyone. Even for Shen Xi, he was restrained only because of his admiration for Shen Xi's talents and abilities.

"Sir Ma should have someone to choose?" Zhu Houzhao's eyes turned to Ma Wensheng.

Ma Wensheng was not very happy now, and he thought to himself: "Who is in charge of the overall situation? How can I turn my face and I have to recommend the people who lead the army for the court? Who will be responsible if I lose the battle? The military affairs policy written by the prince before is far beyond his own ability and insight. There is clearly someone behind it, but why don't the person behind the scenes come forward now?"

Ma Wensheng said: "Your Highness, the old minister thinks that Xu Yuan, the Marquis of Yongkang, is a loyal minister, is proficient in military tactics and strategies, and can lead the Central Army Governor's Office and assist in the capital!"

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and said, "I don't know that Marquis Yongkang is the great god, and asked immediately: "Master Yongkang is here?"

This made the ministers present feel embarrassed, but one of the generals responded and stepped forward to salute: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at it carefully, but saw that it was a man in his thirties who looked quite energetic and big, which made Zhu Houzhao feel happy. In his opinion, such a general should be a "silly man" and very easy to control.

However, this Yongkang Marquis Xu Yuan was the descendant of the famous general Xu Zhong of Jingnan. By the Hongzhi period, the Xu family had declined. Xu Yuan was in an idle state and was a nobleman who was busy waiting to die. If it were not for such a great dynasty, he would never have entered the palace.

Zhu Houzhao asked, "Are you the Marquis of Yongkang?"

The man saluted: "It's the weak minister."
Chapter completed!