Peach Blossom.

The next morning, Chen Ji came to the East Hall of Taiji Palace and saw his former colleagues - the civil and military ministers of the former Qi State, all who were still alive were present.

The generals of the Jiaozhou New Army were even more energetic. Chen Liang was among them, and judging from his appearance, it was hard to tell that he had just been wounded by an arrow yesterday.

Chen Ji took his seat and all the officials came to pay their respects.

Without further ado, Chen Ji quickly got to the point: "Jiangling Wang requested to go to his fiefdom, and I have approved it. Anfeng Hou felt ashamed of himself for plotting to murder the prince, and committed suicide by taking poison yesterday after seeing off Jiangling Wang and his wife. I feel that he knows his mistakes and can correct them, so I will no longer pursue the crime of implicating his clan members. I will only remove him from the official register, and all Wang clan members will be released back to their families. My dear ministers, do you have any objections?"

Chen Liang was overjoyed when he heard this. He was the first to bow and kowtow, shouting, "Your Majesty is wise!"

The other ministers followed suit: "Your Majesty is wise!"

After a round of praise, Grand Marshal Shang Yun stepped out and asked, "Your Majesty is so kind that he allowed the Wang family to return home, but I don't know how to deal with the Si family?"

Protector Han Jing also immediately agreed: "Your Majesty, the Si family is innocent, and it was all because of the Princess of Jiangling that they were implicated. Since the emperor has made him the King of Jiangling, it stands to reason that Chengzong's third son Si Yan should also be made the king."

"Oh... but my third brother is still young. Even if he is crowned king, he should stay in the capital and be taken care of by his eldest sister..." Chen Ji responded slowly, thinking to himself that Madam Bai and Madam Han are cousins, and Si Xiu and Si Yan are brothers. Of course, he has to keep Si Yan and his mother in the capital to prevent Madam Bai and Si Xiu from rebelling.

Shang Yun also advised: "Since the emperor has received the mandate of heaven, it is not appropriate for the concubines left by Chengzong to live in the inner palace of the harem. Princess Sirong should be brought into the harem as soon as possible."

"General Shang is right, but Rong'er has been ill recently and cannot be moved for the time being." Chen Ji forced a smile. Based on his understanding of Si Rong, if they met now, Si Rong would probably want to kill him with a sword. How could she easily enter the palace and receive a title?

Chen Ji thought for a moment, and then said, "Appoint Si Yan as the King of Hexi. After I discuss this with Rong'er, I will choose a residence for him and then choose an auspicious day for him to move out of Yanming Palace."

Shang Yun and Han Jing remained silent.

"Since I have received the throne, I should rectify the government. There are many vacancies now, and many of my former subordinates from Jiaozhou have come to the capital to make contributions. It is appropriate to make changes." Chen Ji smiled faintly, and then arbitrarily announced the decision he had made after thinking all night:

"Change the Li Cao to the Ministry of Personnel; change the Zongzheng Temple to the Ministry of Revenue; change the Honglu Temple to the Ministry of Rites; change the Wubing Cao to the Ministry of War; change the Tingwei Palace to the Ministry of Punishment; change the Taifu Temple to the Ministry of Works. These six ministries are headed by the Ministry of Personnel and are subordinate to the Shangshu Province. From now on, there will be no Shangshu Ling. Each ministry will have its own Shangshu who will directly obey me."

All the civil and military officials were surprised, because Chen Ji had never consulted with anyone before making such a major official system reform.

Chen Chong shook his head and sighed helplessly. Without the Fifth Sergeant, what was the point of him being the Fifth Sergeant’s Minister?

Chen Ji completely ignored the expressions of the officials and continued, "Abolish the Censorate and merge it into the Ministry of Personnel, renamed the Supervisory Department; abolish the Right Shangfang and merge it into the Ministry of Rites, renamed the Shangfang Department; abolish the Imperial Household Department and merge it into the Ministry of War, renamed the Chariot and Horse Department; abolish the Imperial Crossbow Department and merge it into the Ministry of War, renamed the Arsenal Department. The Imperial Guards Office will be renamed the Imperial Guards Department."

"The small countries in the west and north are almost destroyed by Wei. What use will this Protectorate have in the future? It's better to save it!"

This contemptuous tone made Han Jing's face change suddenly. If the Protectorate was abolished, he would naturally not be considered a Protectorate General.

Everything is still going on.

Chen Ji expressed his preference freely: "Also, abolish the Grand Marshal. I don't like this position because my brother has been the Grand Marshal for too many years. I feel uncomfortable when I hear these three words."

"But Your Majesty, I am the Grand Marshal now. If you abolish the Grand Marshal, where should I, the head of the military officers, stand in the future?" There was no expression on Shang Yun's face, he just looked up at Chen Ji.

"Oh...right..." Chen Ji seemed to have just come to his senses, and looked at Shang Yun with a smile: "From now on, the head of the military officers will be the Minister of War, so let's appoint General Shang as the Minister of War."

Chen Chong restrained himself for a long time, but finally couldn't help it, "The Ministry of War was reorganized from the Five Military Departments. If he is the Minister of War, then where is my position?"

"That's true." Chen Ji twitched his eyebrows, as if thinking for a while, "Although the Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six ministries, the Ministry of War must be the one with the greatest responsibilities and the largest number of people. Why not set up two left and right ministers. General Shang is the left minister, and General Chen Chong is the right minister, and they jointly lead the Ministry of War, how do you think?"

Chen Chong was stunned and speechless.

Shang Yun remained calm, bowed and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will work together with Minister Chen to live up to your trust."

Chen Ji smiled and nodded, silently looking into Shang Yun's eyes, wondering if this man was really a wise man who knew the times, or if he had other intentions.

"The various departments of the Shangshu Province have been newly established, and there are many vacancies in the Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province. The Ministry of Personnel should decide who will take which position, but the Ministry of Personnel has not yet decided..." Chen Ji lowered his head and flicked his fingers back and forth on the armrests of the throne, as if he was talking about whatever he thought of. "Let's leave this matter to the Prime Minister first."

Prime Minister? The ministers were stunned.

Everyone standing here knows that the former State of Qi never had a prime minister, in order to prevent the prime minister from taking all the power and threatening the king.

"I will establish left and right prime ministers above all other officials. When there are vacancies in the main positions of various departments, the prime ministers will take over temporarily. If I need to leave the capital or it is inconvenient, the two prime ministers can also negotiate to handle government affairs on my behalf. I have already thought of the candidates for the prime ministers. The left prime minister will be my uncle Chen Liang, and the right prime minister will be the former cavalry captain Ma Da."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court, and many eyes were cast on Ma Da.

Mada himself was also shocked.

As everyone knows, Chen Liang had made great military achievements during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, and he was also the right-hand man of Chen Wen, the old Duke of Qiao. Naturally, there would not be much controversy about him assisting Chen Ji as the head of all officials. However, Ma Da was just a family slave of Chen Ji, and anyone in the court had much more qualifications than Ma Da.

Chen Chong was the first to vote against it. "Your Majesty, please think twice. Don't say that Ma Da was born a slave. Even if he was a cavalry lieutenant, he has only been in office for less than a year. How can he be qualified to be the prime minister?"

Then, Chen Chong winked at Chen Mi, Chen Xin, Chen Wei and others.

Chen Xin and Chen Wei had no choice but to give advice to Chen Ji, urging him to "think twice".

Faced with such advice, Chen Ji was very upset.

Ma Da also felt that this was extremely inappropriate, so he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I also think that..."

"You are not allowed to refuse!" Chen Ji pointed at Mada and interrupted Mada's advice.

Mada was suddenly at a loss.

Chen Ji sneered, his eyes swept over Chen Chong and others, and said calmly: "I expected that you would use Mada's background to make trouble. What's wrong with slavery? Don't you know that the founding emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty was once a slave of the Zhao brothers?

Who were the Zhao brothers? The most powerful ministers of Qi State rebelled against Emperor Suzong and took away half of Qi State! Many powerful people in Qi State were jealous and took advantage of the war to establish themselves as kings. They established many small countries between Qi and Wei State, breaking up the big Qi State into pieces!

Zhao also wanted to conquer his former colleagues, but unfortunately he failed. But Wei did. Wei not only replaced Zhao, but also continued to expand its territory. Now it is larger than our Chen State. Do any of you dare to stand in front of the King of Wei and say that Wei was born a slave and is not worthy of being a king? "

Chen Chong had nothing to say, she just lowered her head and sighed silently.

Shen Meng, the Grand Tutor who always existed like air in the court, suddenly laughed disdainfully and uttered a sentence from his throat: "Your Majesty's example is very appropriate. The Zhao family also has two brothers. They succeeded because of their cooperation and failed because of their rebellion. In the end, their power was taken away by their most trusted servant Wei... Your Majesty is so respectful to Prime Minister Ma. Are you not afraid of the lessons of the past?"

Chen Ji raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Shen Meng. He hated this old man very much. He was not good at either literature or martial arts, but relying on his huge wealth, the Empress Dowager Meng forced him into the empty position of Grand Tutor, and he took himself very seriously.

Previously, Chengzong looked down on Shen Meng and did not allow the Shen family to enter the palace. If it were not for Si Rong acknowledging this grandfather, Chen Ji would have remembered the Shen father and daughter's acts of spreading rumors and leaking information, and he wanted to kick this old man out immediately.

But at the moment, with a guilty conscience towards Si Rong, Chen Ji reluctantly gave Shen Meng some face: "Thank you for your advice, Grandpa. However, the most important reason why I use Ma Da is because of my trust in him. Ma Da will never betray me. Not only that, he will also do everything I ask him to do very carefully."

Ma Da listened and couldn't help but feel the pressure doubled.

"Oh... by the way, I now have an important task to entrust to Prime Minister Ma." Chen Ji smiled and looked at Ma.

Ma Da had no choice but to bow and salute: "I obey your command."

"I want to form a new army, named "Flying Dragon Army", I will be the commander-in-chief of this army, and Ma Da will be the deputy commander." Chen Ji looked at Ma Da with a smile, and then looked around at the ministers, his spirits high, "As the saying goes, 'a hero does not ask where he came from', as long as he is a brave warrior who is willing to become my personal soldier, no matter where he was originally a soldier in the government office, or a chivalrous knight in the world, he can send a name card to Ma Da, I want to open the door to recruit talents."

After hearing this, many generals below looked worried. There must be many people willing to become the emperor's personal soldiers. If all of them were qualified, they would probably run out of soldiers under their command.

Chen Ji added: "In addition, regarding the appointment of officials in various departments, you can nominate yourself or others, and you don't have to stick to your past appointments. I will discuss this with the Left Prime Minister and recruit people based on their abilities."

Chen Liang obeyed the order.

When leaving the court, Chen Chong's face was extremely ugly, and she walked out of the Taiji Hall at a very fast pace. Chen Wei, Chen Xin, Chen Mi and others all caught up with her.

Chen Chong sneered and said to the three of them, "When the emperor expands his personal army, he will definitely take away our most elite troops. Who do you think we are?"

Chen Xin couldn't help but sigh: "The emperor is probably used to being a general, and he sees governing the country as governing the army. When the emperor gives an order, the people below just have to obey it."

Chen Wei also had a subtle look of anger on his face, and he vented his anger in a low voice: "I defected to Chen Xi because I couldn't stand him back then, but now it seems that he is not as good as Chen Xi!"

Only Secretary Chen smiled and consoled him, "The rice has already been cooked. What's the point of saying these things? We might as well sign a petition together and recommend our teacher to be the Minister of Personnel or the Minister of the Central Secretariat..."

"Don't make trouble!" Chen Chong interrupted Chen Mi, feeling impatient, "Can't you see that the emperor is deliberately suppressing me? Recommending me at this time, is that harming me?"

Secretary Chen smiled and said, "Master, you are right, but there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. How can you lead a military department together with others?"

"I..." Chen Chonggang opened his mouth again, and when he turned around, he found Shang Yun not far behind him.

The few of them stopped talking, looked at each other, and left in silence.

Shang Yun looked at the backs of those Chen people who were walking quickly and just walked slowly.

Chen Ji felt refreshed after leaving the court. He also knew that his words and actions today might have been too willful, but if he couldn't do whatever he wanted after becoming emperor, how long would he have to feel frustrated in this life?

As usual, after returning to Xuanji Palace, Chen Ji had to take a look at Tao Ye's living room first.

Cai Ling and Tian Le were both there, but Tao Ye was still lying quietly.

Chen Ji looked at the sleeping Tao Ye and couldn't help but feel a little anxious, "When will she wake up?"

Tian Le replied, "I don't know."

"You are a doctor, how could you not know? Didn't your father say that Tao Ye's injury was not serious?" Chen Ji turned his head to look at Tian Le, with a tone of obvious blame.

Tian Le was embarrassed and did not dare to look up at Chen Ji. "Your Majesty, Miss Tao's injury is indeed not serious."

Chen Ji was even more unhappy and asked again: "Then how could she be unconscious for so long?"

Tian Le was worried. She was afraid that her answer would make Chen Ji angry, but she couldn't not answer, and she couldn't "deceive the king". "If...if a person doesn't want to wake up, even if she is not injured or sick, she may still fall into a coma for a long time..."