Dao Fruit

These privy councilors all hold the position of imperial edict. From the name alone, it is not difficult to tell where they belong. This is an official position in the Privy Council.

The political structure of Darui is quite well divided in terms of court administration, and the core part is the two governments.

The two offices refer to the Government Hall and the Privy Council. In the early days of Darui, the two offices were in charge of civil and military affairs. Later, after several restructurings, their powers changed slightly. However, the Privy Council's control over military affairs was gradually strengthened. .

The Privy Council, also known as the Privy Council, also known as "Yu Si", is under the direct leadership of the emperor. The Privy Council is in charge of military and state affairs, military defense, border preparations, and military affairs. The highest official is the Privy Envoy, who is said to "know the affairs of the Privy Council" and assists the emperor in conducting troops. thing.

The current privy envoy is Wang Jing, and there is also a deputy privy envoy, also known as "Tongzhi Privy Council Minister", who is the deputy of the privy envoy, but his power is not much different. The current deputy privy envoy is Geng Chi. , he was born as a military commander, which is a big anomaly——

Although the Privy Council is in charge of military affairs, it has always been controlled by civilian officials. Very few military personnel can sit in such a position, because in the minds of important officials of the imperial court, although the Privy Council is in contact with the military, it is not only responsible for leading troops to fight, but also involves many systems| In their view, rude generals are incompetent.

After all, these two envoys of the Privy Council are actually in the style of a prime minister, a warrior who became prime minister. After being divided by warlords in the previous dynasty, they were deeply criticized.

However, Geng Chi was a man who was both civil and military, and was even tattooed in his early years. However, he still rose up and became a famous general. He was deeply valued by the late emperor and was promoted several times until he finally reached this position.

Not much to say about these.

But he said that under the deputy privy envoy, there were also Privy Council officials who signed the letter, and Privy Council officials who also signed the letter, etc., and they also had their own powers.

In addition, the Privy Council also has a department for accepting orders, and the chief is the privy council member who accepts orders, which is the position Qiu Yan holds today.

The function of this department is to convey the emperor's orders and manage the internal affairs of the Privy Council. It is equipped with subordinate officers such as prosecutors, planners, editors, and review officers, who are in charge of the five departments of soldiers, officials, households, rituals, and punishments. They can ask six departments. There is also a Hexi room that can handle border defense affairs. In addition, there are more Many matters, even those belonging to foreign tribes, can be involved.

Judging from this configuration. It is not difficult to see that the power of this department is the administrative body of the Privy Council.

After all, the status of the Privy Council itself is just above the six ministries. The chief is the chief executive. It is not surprising that the ministers under him have such abilities.

Just as far as the position of Privy Council is concerned. It also has the power to inspect the merits and demerits of officials below the head of the Privy Council and their replacements. This is tantamount to controlling the promotion evaluation of the actual officials in the Privy Council!

Directly related to their career!

As a result, if Qiu Yan takes over this position, his status will immediately be different.

If being a Hanlin scholar only allowed him to gain influence in the government and the royal family, then the Privy Council's decree directly gave him power. Can turn influence into power!

At least for the military, Qiu Yan's views will greatly affect military affairs in the future.

It is worth mentioning that the privy ministers all agreed that in terms of grade, the rank was only from the fifth rank, which was one step lower than the full fifth rank of the Hanlin bachelor. But when it comes to real power, it is in heaven and on earth.

As long as Qiu Yan accepts this position, in the eyes of others, he is definitely not a scholar of the Imperial Academy, but a privy minister! This position cannot be described simply by rank. Even a high-ranking official of the third or fourth rank may not dare to look down upon it.

So, give me the order. The ministers in the palace, both civil and military, had changes in their minds. The civil servants felt that such an appointment was a bit too much. But the military generals couldn't say what they felt. Some generals were secretly happy. They had long regarded Qiu Yan as a heir to the military strategist.

At the forefront of the group of ministers, Wang Fu, Ma Yang, Zhang Lian, Xu Jin, and Yan Dongting, who had just recovered from a serious illness. These five political ministers also had their own thoughts. From time to time, they looked at the two ministers of the Privy Council. Wang Jing and Geng Chi wanted to see if the emperor had already been angry with them.

At this glance, unexpected looks were found on the two people's faces, and Wang Jing even showed a little suppressed anger.

In fact, the position held by the Privy Council has been vacant for some time. Around this position, there are inevitably some changes in connections. Wang Jing, for example, wanted to put his cronies in, but he didn't expect that Qiu Yan would suddenly parachute over. .

"Is it true that the emperor has his own way?"

Noticing Wang Jing's expression, Zhang Lian thought about what the other party had discussed with him a few days ago and made some guesses.

"Perhaps, the emperor wanted to use Qiu Yan's hand to implement his military reform, so he gave up such a position. However, if all the credit of Qiu Yan was counted, he would get a position that even the privy councilors accepted, and It’s not an exaggeration, but it’s a bit over the line to gain military power by relying solely on the merits of humanistic classics, even if the classics are about military strategists..."

There are many officials with similar thoughts, and they all feel that such an appointment is a bit too much.

Officials should be rewarded for their achievements, and the reason why Qiu Yan's matter was so solemn and even brought to the Jinluan Palace and in front of hundreds of officials was actually to boost the war and build up morale for the national war, but the reward was not The entrance is not for military merit, but for humanistic merit, but he is suddenly awarded the Privy Council with practical duties, which will inevitably attract people's attention.

Moreover, the censor and admonishment officer had already drafted the manuscript in their stomachs, preparing to wait until the imperial edict was read out before they would immediately give out their advice. Even if the emperor could not withdraw his order, he still had to let him know the consequences and have a longer memory to know this. Things in the world do not allow him to do whatever he wants——

The scholar-bureaucrats in Darui never thought that the world was ruled by one family, let alone the emperor's retainers. Instead, they felt that the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world together, and they were naturally unwilling to let the emperor do whatever he wanted.

Therefore, sometimes the purpose of fierce remonstrance is not to make the emperor admit his mistakes, but to make the emperor leave a memory and lingering fear, so that he will have some scruples next time and prevent similar things from happening again.

However, just as the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were preparing their words, the next words of Prince Ding Li Duo shattered their thoughts into pieces——

"Add Qiu Yan as the doctorate of the Imperial Academy, and ask him to spread the words of saints to students and show the way of the world in Xingjing!"

As soon as these words came out, even Wang Fu and Ma Yang, who had always looked calm, changed their expressions, and there was a little surprise in their eyes!

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were even more confused and felt that what happened today was too bizarre.

It was said that Qiu Yan was being awarded a reward, but he suppressed his military achievements first and pretended that he wanted to be awarded twice, and then it was normal for him to be awarded a Hanlin bachelor's degree. After all, Qiu Yan was already serving in the Hanlin Academy. The Privy Council's decree was somewhat out of the ordinary. But thinking about Qiu Yan's achievements on the grassland and the two military classics, one can still understand the emperor's thoughts. It was nothing more than promoting a confidant who knew the soldiers well.

But in this way, the Imperial Academy and the Privy Council have already crossed some boundaries, and now the Imperial Academy has been added. It immediately made a fundamental change in things!

The Imperial College can be said to be the highest institution of learning in Darui, gathering the elite students within the dynasty.

Some of these elites will become the backbone of the imperial court in the future, and what they think and do will undoubtedly have a great impact on the future government. It also has a subtle influence on the world's atmosphere.

Nowadays, one of the important measures of Wang Fu's reform is to take the Imperial College into his hands and promote the reform and new learning. This method, combined with the imperial examination, is the only way to cultivate talents for the new law.

Only by cultivating a group of successors who share the same ideas and opinions as one's own. Only in this way can we avoid the situation of people being destroyed and government being inactive. Wang Fu knew this very well, and Ma Yang also felt it deeply.

Therefore, the old and new parties fought in the court, and they also fought in the Imperial College. However, what they competed for in the court was "power", but what they competed for in the Imperial College was "heart."

The heart of a scholar.

Put your own opinions and theories into practice. Instilling it into the minds of students who have not yet fully established their three views will naturally be beneficial to future actions. Sometimes, you don’t even need to do it yourself, you can rely on these grown-up students to stir up the general trend.

In this situation, the emperor put someone in, and his intention is worthy of scrutiny.

Doctorate of Imperial College is not an ordinary position. Although he is not a wine sacrificer, he has the qualification to teach among students. Although Qiu Yan is young, he can write classics. If he has his own family and goes to the Imperial College to teach students, isn't it like a tiger joining a flock of sheep?

Wang Fu and Ma Yang knew this.

"Is the emperor trying to stir up dissent? To sow discord between Qiu Yan and the old and new parties, making him a completely isolated minister?" Immediately, many officials, including Zhang Lian, began to speculate.

However, not everyone can hold back their words.

After two accidents in a row, His Highness Prince Ding finally finished reading the imperial edict, then stepped aside and looked at Qiu Yan with interest.

According to the procedure, Qiu Yan was next to thank him, but before he could say anything, someone jumped out——

"I have a plan to report!"

Li Kun, who was sitting high above, looked at the sound and recognized a censor. He frowned slightly and guessed his purpose, so he said: "It's not early today, first..."

The censor was a bachelor. He didn't even wait for the emperor to finish his words before interrupting him: "Your Majesty, it's too strange for one person to live in three places. Considering Qiu Xiu's achievements, it's actually okay. He just doesn't talk about his military exploits. , I only talk about humanities, and I am afraid that people in the world will not accept it!”

Having said this, I would also like to mention that many movies and TV shows of Qiu Yan’s previous life portrayed this interruption of the emperor’s speech as quite terrifying, but in fact, whether it was the several Han dynasties in his previous life or Qiu Yan’s current In Dali, if a minister interrupts the emperor, as long as the reason is legitimate, the problem is mainly about etiquette and has little to do with treason or deceiving the emperor.

There was even a time when a minister dared to scold the emperor in person, but the emperor couldn't bear it and wanted to leave. He simply had his sleeves pulled by others, with saliva splashing on his face, and he had to make a smile.

At present, after Li Kun was interrupted, although he was unhappy, he still said: "I remember that Ma Qing's Tongjian mentioned that the most important thing in the world is rewards and punishments. Emperor Xiyan did not love Wang Jue, Yu Han, and Peng , so I can succeed in my career as an emperor. I dare not compare myself to the sages before me, but I still have the will to do something. Now that Qiu Qing has made outstanding contributions and has literary classics passed down to the world, what's the harm in being promoted?"

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