Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

"This matter does not need to be discussed further!"

In six simple words, Zhu Youtang settled this matter.

It's just that Zhu Youtang's words fell into the ears of all the officials, and everyone's reaction was very subtle.

In their conception, the new king with a generous temperament would obey them. Whatever happens to the new dynasty, the new king will be good at accepting advice and become a wise and good king.

But the current situation is not what everyone expected, and this new king seems to be quite assertive.

If he is so strong now, if he waits for a few more years, won't this new king have to go to heaven? Maybe he will become the second Emperor Chenghua?

Unfortunately, Zhu Youtang claimed that this matter was the late emperor's last words. It was really hard to object forcefully, at least now it was hard to have a direct conflict with Zhu Youtang.

Just like this, everyone realized that this new king had become different, and might even be out of their control.

Liu Ji and Wan An were the second-level Jinshi in the 13th year of orthodoxy. They entered the Hanlin Academy together as Shujishi, and then went from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Rites and then to the cabinet. They have worked together in the capital for forty years. .

The two people were keenly aware that Zhu Youtang was probably a very independent monarch. They looked at each other in a tacit understanding, and then turned to look at Xu Pu in the square below the stage.

"Your Majesty, Wang Yue wrote poems in the past to complain about being banished to Anlu by the late emperor. Now he is guilty. This person should not be reused! If your Majesty insists on sending someone to be the prime minister of salt affairs, he can hand it over to Jiu Qing's court for recommendation!" Yue's temperament immediately stood up to stop him.

Once Wang Yue, an old man, goes to sort out the salt administration, not to mention his disciple Li Zhiqing, who will not be able to survive, I am afraid that all the officials in the salt administration system will be killed.

That's why, even if officials from Wan'an or Liu Ji's faction are allowed to go to the Prime Minister's Salt Administration, officials like Wang Yue who don't understand how to be harmonious can't be allowed to go.

"Master Xu, I'm afraid you don't know something! The late emperor said that Wang Yue was the first military genius of the Ming Dynasty. However, Yue had an aloof temperament, so he was punished for the crime of writing poems and resentments in order to weaken his spirit. However, Wang Yue's earlier statement The book made it clear that there was no resentment in its original intention, and the late emperor had no intention of blaming anyone. Now the Ministry of Punishment can rehabilitate Wang Yue's crime, but there is something wrong with the poem. The temporary change is to remove him from the title and demote him, and he can be the left deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The censor went to Huaibei to prime the salt administration!" Zhu Youtang knew that he had to use Wang Yue to solve the salt problem, so he immediately moved out of the Chenghua Emperor's Way again.

Liang Fang couldn't help turning her head to look at Zhu Youtang, who had a serious face. If she hadn't been waiting in front of Emperor Chenghua's bed, she might have really believed this nonsense.

Wan An couldn't help but feel a little worried when he thought that Wang Yue was never very sophisticated in his work, and he immediately looked at Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Service.

Li Yu came out of the procession with understanding, saluted Zhu Youtang and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of rehabilitating Wang Yue is related to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Please issue an order to discuss it. The appointment of Wang Yue as the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is related to the fate of important officials in the imperial court. Please give me your advice!"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang regarded the civil service group as workers, when the Ming Dynasty ushered in an eight-year-old emperor, the civil service group finally won the coveted personnel appointment power-the imperial recommendation system.

Tingtui, also known as huitui, is a process in which the third-rank and above Beijing officials and the nine ministers jointly select officials to fill the vacant civil and military ministers. The number of candidates varies, and the final decision is made by His Majesty.

Since the beginning of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, tingtui has entered the stage of history and has become the most important method for appointing ministers in the Ming Dynasty. Although the decision-making power still lies with His Majesty, they have firmly grasped the power of recommendation.

"Then let's do it!"

Zhu Youtang already has his own opinions through the power of historical online novels, and his temperament is indeed very calm, so he does not intend to act too hastily.

Even if this group of civil servants did not agree with the court's recommendation of Wang Yue in the end, they would still have to give themselves a reasonable explanation. However, Wang Yue's charges had been cleverly erased by him, so appointing this person was undoubtedly a matter of course.

When Wan An and other officials saw that Zhu Youtang was not an arbitrary monarch, they couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time they had begun to figure out how to deal with this matter.

After all, the salt administration system is their most important source of income. If the salt administration system is really cleaned up, then their Bingjian and Tanjian will probably be discounted by 50%.

The morning sun rises slowly, and the golden sunshine falls on the bodies of the civil and military officials, making people feel very comfortable at this time.

As a low-ranking Zuo Shuzi, Zhang Sheng could only be an audience when he came to the morning court. But after seeing Zhu Youtang's performance today, he discovered that this man was simply a born emperor.

There is a fixed order of reporting in the morning, and each yamen takes turns to start the report.

Li Min, the Minister of Household Affairs, reported the disaster situation in Shandong and asked Zhu Youtang to send 100,000 shi of grain to Taicang for disaster relief.

"Accurate!" Zhu Youtang waved his hand without blinking when faced with a mere hundred thousand stones for disaster relief.

Today, the grain storage in Tongzhou Granary exceeds 20 million dan. Who would have thought that Emperor Chenghua, who was regarded by many people in later generations as a foolish emperor, could actually leave such a full treasury to his son.

As the saying goes, "If you have food at home, you won't panic." Faced with such a small amount of disaster relief, it doesn't matter at all.

After the report from the Criminal Department, it was the turn of the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu, and then to the Sixth Section.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, established the six major departments of official, household, ritual, military, criminal, and engineering according to the six-department system. He assigned left and right officials to middle and high-ranking officials. There were more than fifty people in total who were responsible for supervising the six departments and were relatively independent in the operation process. , was a relatively independent supervisory system in the Ming Dynasty that was independent of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Although the six subjects are all in the seventh rank, and the six subjects are both in the seventh rank, they are a model of the Ming Dynasty.

The official Ke Zuo gave Wang Zhi in the matter and was elected. On behalf of the six subjects, he went to Shudao: "The official Ke Zuo gave Wang Zhi in the matter Chen four things! One said: denounce the heresy. I want to add additional officials to the monks and Taoist yamen and real people. Zen masters and the like should be deposed as soon as possible... The second sentence is: Stop offering gifts. In the past few years, those who want to offer gems, toys, utensils and other things have been passing through, and they are investigated and seized... The third sentence is: Get rid of redundant officials. If you want to get closer, Officials are appointed in the year, and civil positions are not subject to selection; military positions are not subject to military merit, and they are subject to dismissal... The fourth one is: Minister of Rites. After wishing to beg for court, he summons the ministers of civil and military affairs from time to time to consult on governance... The fifth one is to report old illness. Old age If someone is ill and refuses to leave his post, he will be ordered to leave his post, but if he is not allowed to be a Taoist official, he will be impeached by name."

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Wan An had been watching the show with the attitude of watching from a distance, but suddenly noticed that Wang Zhi glanced at him when he mentioned the fifth item, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

The meaning in the eyes of this junior is that he clearly wants to point his sword at his old chief minister. Are you polite?

It's just that these young people like to daydream. How could they take the initiative to resign? Isn't this position of chief assistant not good?

"Heretics, sacrifices, and redundant officials are ordered to be investigated and punished by all yamen, but they cannot be generalized! Those who are old and incompetent are allowed to report themselves. Summon the ministers of civil and military affairs, and I will make my own decision!" Zhu Youtang has already figured out this early dynasty. process, he replied with the answer that had been finalized last night.

Normally, after Zhu Youtang replied to his memorial, Wang Zhi could return to work, but Wang Zhi still knelt and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to add!"

Huh?

When hearing this, everyone looked at Wang Zhi and Zhu Youtang.

According to the usual tradition of early court meetings, reports are made based on the copy of the memorial submitted yesterday. Now this behavior will undoubtedly be added to the drama.

Of course, whether an encore can be played or not depends entirely on Zhu Youtang.

"It's accurate!" Zhu Youtang agreed directly without thinking too much.

After all, he still underestimated the human heart of the world. Wang Zhi looked righteous and solemn and said: "Sixth: Prudent administration order. Your Majesty has just ascended to the throne, and there are many obstacles in government affairs. Now that the virtuous ministers are in the dynasty, any matters can be referred to the court for discussion, and the appointment of personnel should be recommended by the court. If you act arbitrarily, be on guard against the Sui Dynasty’s teachings!”

Taking history as a guide, this is the habit of all dynasties.

The Ming Dynasty learned the lessons of the Han Dynasty's foreign relatives who caused chaos in government, so they were always wary of their foreign relatives becoming bigger. It also learned the lesson of the Sui Dynasty, where the king acted arbitrarily and died for two generations. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty also advocated that the king should accept advice and discuss major matters in the court with ministers.

Wang Zhi's addition of this item now is undoubtedly in response to Zhu Youtang's earlier accusation on the salt policy and Wang Yue affairs, emphasizing the status of the court's court recommendation and court discussion.

Xu Pu had always had a grudge about what had just happened. At this time, he couldn't help but silently give Wang Zhi a thumbs up. He was really an example for officials in science and education, that is, His Majesty should put his position in the right place.

"I have made my own decision on this matter, stand down!" Zhu Youtang did not expect to be warned by such a small official, but he still held back his temper and waved.

It's not that he doesn't want to let go of his grudges, but since he is in this position, and he is facing the smartest people of this era, he naturally has to advance and retreat in a measured way.

Gou Jian has been able to work hard for ten years. The smartest thing he can do now is to lie dormant appropriately instead of showing his werewolf trump card early.

Wang Zhi's original plan was to provoke Zhu Youtang to gain a good reputation, and he was even ready to argue with his arguments, but when he saw Zhu Youtang waving at him, he could only retreat obediently.

As the representative of the six departments, Ke Zuo, finished his speech to the king, it was the turn of the last official to start the speech. Today's morning meeting seemed to be coming to a successful end.