Chapter 226 New Dynasty Cabinet
When Zhu Chengwu brought Zhu Xiulan back to the Ming Palace, the entire Ming Palace was no longer in ruins.

The Ming Palace has restored its former solemn and majestic architectural complex.

Moreover, the newly built buildings are more neat and grand than the previous ones.

Once warriors and spiritual cultivators are able to put aside their pride and focus on infrastructure, they will become true infrastructure maniacs.

The power brought by force and the flexibility brought by human body.

These are things that ordinary people and ordinary machines in Zhu Chengwu's previous life could not compare to!

"Master Hou!"

Zhu Chengwu had just entered the Ming Palace. He and Zhu Xiulan beside him, who did not try to hide their tracks, immediately caught the eyes of everyone who was paying attention.

As masters of the Grandmaster Yangshen level, Cui Shuyun, Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu, Chang Qingshan and others appeared in front of Zhu Chengwu at the first opportunity and saluted Zhu Chengwu.

Although Cui Shuyun, Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu, Chang Qingshan and others have stayed in the capital for the past half month, the turmoil caused by Zhu Chengwu in the Ming Dynasty could not be concealed from their powerful subordinates.

Zhu Chengwu is so murderous and vengeful, they don't want to offend him.

"Well! Gather everyone to the main hall for a meeting!"

Zhu Chengwu nodded to Cui Shuyun, Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu, Chang Qingshan and others.

After signaling them not to be polite, Zhu Chengwu went straight to the point of making the arrangements.

Now that everything that needs to be dealt with has been done, it is time for Zhu Chengwu to re-establish a new dynasty!

The destiny of the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by Fang Huiju, who self-destructed his soul. If the court is not re-established quickly and the destiny of the country is not rebuilt, natural disasters and man-made disasters will probably be inevitable in the Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Cui Shuyun, Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu, Chang Qingshan and others looked at each other and immediately changed their addresses with great tact.

Then they left and passed on Zhu Chengwu's order.

Although they were very curious about the middle-aged woman who had never been seen before and was following Zhu Chengwu, after all, Zhu Chengwu had never brought any woman alone with him before, including his nominal wife, Cui Shuyun.

But now is obviously not the time to resolve the doubts in my heart!
Moreover, Zhu Chengwu's strong style also made them dare not ask.

Who knows whether this middle-aged woman who suddenly appeared beside Zhu Chengwu is Zhu Chengwu's concubine or favorite, or the candidate to replace Cui Shuyun as queen.

After they left, they just glanced at Cui Shuyun, Zhu Chengwu's nominal wife, with a slightly curious look.

That's all their curiosity and behavior.

After all, Cui Shuyun has now achieved the status of Yang God, and has the hope of achieving the peak Yang God.

As long as Zhu Chengwu and Cui Shuyun have not fallen out, Cui Shuyun will not be someone they can easily offend.

Even if Cui Shuyun was just a figurehead, or was forced to be Zhu Chengwu's concubine, with her Yangshen-level strength, Cui Shuyun would still be an important figure in the new dynasty.

In the newly built court hall of the Ming Palace, Zhu Chengwu sat on the main seat at the top of the hall, while others stood at different positions in the hall according to their status and closeness to Zhu Chengwu.

"Kings!!"

After everyone arrived, led by Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu and Zhu Wushi, everyone bowed to Zhu Chengwu in unison.

Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiulan were on both sides of Zhu Chengwu.

While waiting for everyone to arrive, Cui Shuyun had figured out Zhu Xiulan's identity.

Zhu Xiulan also maintained outward respect for Cui Shuyun, her nominal sister-in-law, without any neglect.

After all, Cui Shuyun’s Yangshen-level strength cannot be faked, and her identity as Zhu Chengwu’s wife is still there.

And what about Zhu Xiulan?

My family knows my own business!

Before she met Zhu Chengwu again this time, she had no interactions or feelings with this elder brother Zhu Chengwu.

Zhu Chengwu glanced at the people who were bowing in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "Among us, there are warriors and spiritual practitioners, but in the final analysis, we are all practitioners, not politicians! There is no need to be polite!"

After hearing Zhu Chengwu's words, Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu, Zhu Wushi and others thought secretly for a moment, and finally chose to stand up at the same time, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Since we are all cultivators, and cultivators believe that the strongest will win, and the fastest will prevail, then I won't be polite with you, and I won't do the trick of refusing and giving in again and again!"

Zhu Chengwu looked at everyone in the hall and said directly.

"From today on, the Ming Dynasty is a thing of the past! From now on, this dynasty will be called the Celestial Dynasty, the dynasty of the world!
I, Zhu Chengwu, serve as the first ruler of the Celestial Empire and call myself "Emperor". You can call me the Celestial Emperor!"

Zhu Chengwu directly stated his decision to change the dynasty and his call to change from king to emperor.

Hearing Zhu Chengwu's words, everyone in the hall looked at him in surprise.

After all, Zhu Chengwu was a descendant of the Ming Dynasty's royal family, Zhu. Unexpectedly, Zhu Chengwu changed the name of the Ming Dynasty as soon as he came to power.

This…

If everyone could understand the change of the country's name because Zhu Chengwu had a bad relationship with his father and brother, and he had forcibly seized the throne from his nephew, then Zhu Chengwu's subsequent decision to change the king to emperor made everyone in the hall panic.

This world is a world of martial arts and a supernatural world.

Many things cannot be used casually.

Emperor, this title is not the first time it appears in this world.

The Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Qin Dynasty, the Great Han Dynasty, this world once had dynasties that unified the world. In history books, the rulers of the dynasties all called themselves emperors.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, warlords were at war with each other, and three families were fighting for supremacy, which led to the chaos of the demon world...

No dynasty has been able to unify the world since then.

The dynasty was reduced to a dynastic dynasty.

Did the subsequent Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty willingly downgrade themselves to dynasties instead of calling themselves imperial dynasties, in order to be closer to their predecessors?

No! It’s not that I don’t want to!

It really is impossible!

After reaching the level of Grandmaster or Yang God in strength, or after establishing an independent force, the Grandmaster Yang God or the leader of a force can vaguely sense what level of strength is required to call oneself a dynasty or a king, and what level of strength is required to call oneself an empire or an emperor.

Once it is exceeded, heaven and earth will bring down disasters.

This is the reason why, after the collapse of the Han Dynasty, the six dynasties all downgraded themselves to the status of dynasties and did not challenge the Porcelain Dynasty.

The dynasty and the emperor have never lost their status in this world!

But now?
Zhu Chengwu actually named the new dynasty "Heaven" and upgraded himself to "Emperor", which together made him "Emperor of Heaven"!
This is not the way to seek death, right?

But then they thought of Zhu Chengwu's invincible martial power and the realm of the supreme grandmaster, and everyone in the hall forced themselves to suppress the advice in their hearts.

They were not only worried that Zhu Chengwu would use force to suppress others and not listen to advice.

Moreover, considering that with Zhu Chengwu's martial arts level, it is impossible for him not to sense the rules transmitted from the heaven and earth. Zhu Chengwu may have his own deeper considerations for doing this, which others do not understand.

They don't want to make themselves uncomfortable!

“As for the Celestial Empire’s system, from the Six Ministers and other second-rank officials down, the Celestial Empire will all use the old system of the Ming Dynasty and will not change it for the time being.

However, all the former Ming Dynasty's first-rank and first-rank, as well as all the super-rank positions were abolished.

The cabinet will be retained, but the positions of cabinet grand secretary and cabinet elder will no longer be set up. Instead, permanent cabinet members and non-permanent cabinet members will be set up.

As everyone knows, I am a warrior and need to practice martial arts. It is impossible for me to personally take care of everything in the Heavenly Kingdom!

Therefore, all matters concerning the Celestial Empire, except those involving me personally, are decided by the seven members of the Cabinet on a majority basis.

That’s why the Cabinet Council is kept in an odd number!”

Just as everyone was trying to suppress their urge to give advice, Zhu Chengwu's voice continued to ring out.

This time, Zhu Chengwu was talking about the system.

This time, Zhu Chengwu's explanation of the system did not arouse the people in the hall's desire to make suggestions. Instead, it made them forget their desire to make suggestions to the "Heavenly Kingdom" and the "Emperor of Heaven" that had just been suppressed. The only thing they were considering now was who could become the permanent and non-permanent members of the cabinet.

Zhu Chengwu's words have made it very clear that Zhu Chengwu himself wants to practice martial arts and will not personally handle all matters of the Heavenly Kingdom. As long as the matters do not involve Zhu Chengwu himself, they will be handled by the seven cabinet directors.

With Zhu Chengwu's current level of strength, the way he has handled things, and his current words and appointments, Zhu Chengwu will probably rarely interfere in the affairs of the new dynasty in the future.

The seven people in the cabinet will probably be the real leaders of the new dynasty in the future.

Although many people in the hall understood that they had no hope of becoming permanent or non-permanent members of the cabinet.

However, it is very important whether the people who become cabinet members are people they are close to, people they rely on, and people they can get to know through roundabout ways.

With the strength Zhu Chengwu has shown now, as long as Zhu Chengwu does not encounter any accidents, the ruling power of the new dynasty will definitely be stronger than the old one. It is not impossible to even achieve the great feat that no one has achieved in thousands of years since the Han Dynasty, unify the world, and turn the dynasty into an empire!

Under such circumstances, if one wants to achieve good development in such a new dynasty with strong ruling power and continue to maintain one's own status and the advantages of one's forces, it is imperative to obtain a good position in the new dynasty and have a strong backer!

Thinking in this way, if Zhu Chengwu, the leader of the new dynasty, can lead the new dynasty to unify the world, then it is not unacceptable for him to call himself the emperor.

"The first permanent member of the cabinet is Cui Shuyun! Cui Shuyun will become one of the permanent members of the cabinet in the name of the new dynasty's queen and with the strength of Yangshen! I think everyone should have no objection!"

Zhu Chengwu did not let the people in the hall be curious and wait for too long, and directly announced the first permanent director appointed by him.

With Zhu Chengwu's current strength, there is no need for him to rely on rhetoric to strengthen his authority and increase people's attention to his words.

Nowadays, any subtle expression of Zhu Chengwu will be watched by the world and over-interpreted by the world, not to mention that Zhu Chengwu is now talking about such an important matter as confirming the cabinet directors.

Although he was confident that no one would object, Zhu Chengwu still paused for a long time after announcing Cui Shuyun as the first permanent member of the cabinet to give everyone time to react and digest.

"We will obey the orders of the Marquis... King... Emperor!"

Everyone in the hall, after responding intermittently, finally unified in addressing Zhu Chengwu.

That is the "Emperor"!
Of course, no one in the hall objected to Zhu Chengwu's appointment.

Not to mention whether anyone dared to oppose Zhu Chengwu, among the people in the hall who chose to rely on, the majority chose to rely on Cui Shuyun.

This is not only because Cui Shuyun is the only partner Zhu Chengwu recognizes, but also because of Cui Shuyun's strength and potential.

"The second permanent member of the cabinet is Zhao Shilin! Although Zhao Shilin is not a master, nor a Yang God, he is my first disciple, the legitimate son of my cousin Zhao Xinghan, and a member of the clan of my grandfather Zhao Yuguang. He also has a close relationship with Senior Feng Qingyang's Huashan. I made him the second permanent member after careful consideration, and I will not accept any advice or rebuttal!"

After Zhu Chengwu finished speaking, he glanced at the people in the hall.

Zhu Chengwu's words when he appointed Zhao Shilin as the second permanent director were completely different from his words when he appointed Cui Shuyun.

Cui Shuyun’s strength and status are both sufficient!
Although Zhao Shilin has a close relationship with Zhu Chengwu and the people around Zhu Chengwu, his lack of strength is a fatal flaw. In order to force Zhao Shilin to the position of permanent director, Zhu Chengwu must express a firm enough will.

"I'll obey!"

Zhu Chengwu had already said this, what else could the people in the hall say except obey his orders?

After all, the current Xin Dynasty is ultimately ruled by Zhu Chengwu.

Although Zhao Shilin lacks strength, his origin and background are very sufficient.

"The two representatives of the aristocratic families are Yang Yanwu of the Yang family and Li Shijie of the Li family. The two civil servant representatives are Wang Taoshan of Shuoqing Temple and Zhu Wusi, the Iron-hearted Marquis. The military representative is Earl Jing'an!"

After announcing the two permanent directors, Zhu Chengwu announced all five non-permanent directors in one go.

After hearing Zhu Chengwu's words, some people were happy while others were worried!
But again, under the threat of Zhu Chengwu's overwhelming military force, no one dared to risk offending Zhu Chengwu and the five Grand Masters Yangshen and Junior Grand Masters appointed by Zhu Chengwu as non-permanent directors by questioning Zhu Chengwu's decision.

They can only obey orders!

Although they also didn't know why Wang Taoshan of Shuoqing Temple and Zhu Wusi, the Iron-hearted Godly Marquis, were classified into the civil service system by Zhu Chengwu.

Of course, the reason why those who were unwilling to give in were so obedient, in addition to Zhu Chengwu's military deterrence, was another reason, that is, Zhu Chengwu had promised that his direct appointment would only be for this term, and the subsequent appointments could be made by the aristocratic families, civil officials, and the military.

Although he still has to report to Zhu Chengwu and obtain Zhu Chengwu's consent before taking office, this is an opportunity after all!
When you are not as strong as others, it is precious to have such an opportunity!

(End of this chapter)