Chapter 82 Governor
At this time, Yu Province already had a governor.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the local official system established by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang did not include the position of governor. The highest administrative authority at the provincial level is the Chief Secretary of the Provincial Government. The chief executive is called the Chief Secretary. There are two people, namely the left and right chief officials, both of whom are from the second rank (the left chief minister is slightly higher). During the reign of Taizu, the word "governor" actually appeared: in the 24th year of Hongwu, Taizu sent Prince Zhu Biao to "governor" Shaanxi. But its purpose is actually to inspect the location of the capital, which has nothing to do with civil affairs.
At first, this word was similar to "Xunshou", which was just a high-sounding way of saying "Xunshou" for the emperor to go out. However, the word "Xunshou" was super unlucky: Qin Shihuang, the arrogant king of the six kingdoms, looked at all directions, so he decided to "Xunshou" to show off to the world. Show off. As a result, he was first seen by Liu Bang who was doing corvee work in Xianyang, igniting the restless fire in his heart that "a real man should be like this". Then he was seen by Xiang Yu in Kuaiji, which stimulated the ambition of "he can replace him", and then he was killed in Bolangsha. Zhang Liang saw that he almost killed him by throwing a big iron cone, and finally died on the way. There were piles of rotten fish and shrimps around him. The white-striped chicken raised his arms and shouted, "I want to lead the expedition myself. Anyone who dares to stop me will have a bad conscience and they will all die." Then he quickly abandoned the ministers and went to Chengde in his own way. The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, and I couldn't stand it anymore, so I just gritted my teeth and scared myself to death. Later, when the old widow Cixi heard that the Eight-Nation Allied Forces were coming, she ate roasted corn cobs all the way until her mouth was charred and black, as if she had a beard. He hunted "Xi'an" and didn't dare to go home for a year... Of course, Zhu Biao's "governor" Shaanxi inspected and selected the location of the capital for Taizu, so he was much more relaxed.
Later, several emperors of the Zhu family were not only worried that the left and right chief ministers from various places would argue with each other and cause the stumbling block to get involved, but they were even more worried that the two guys would work together to fool themselves. What should I do? I have to go over and keep an eye on it from time to time! But then I thought that traveling far away to inspect various places was not as interesting as staying in the palace, so I sent ministers there. This is called "touring the world to appease the military and the people." Since then, the word "governor" has evolved from a verb to a noun representing temporary dispatch: since it is a patrol inspector, it is best to send a stranger with whom you have no friendship, otherwise it will be meaningless, so the system is "first update every year" "Generation" - that is to say, every year a different central investigation team patrols the provinces: even if you occasionally meet an old friend who comes to investigate, you can fool him, but you won't be able to escape if someone changes next year, right?
However, it is really fun to be in the palace. The Holy Emperors of every session often wipe out the empresses and maids, and at the same time completely forget about the various investigation teams sent out - well, a win-win means winning twice and being clean twice. It's called double cleansing. The team leaders at the governor's level were also happy - at the local level, the chief envoys on the left and right surrounded them and fawned over them all day long, saying what they wanted and getting what they wanted. When they returned to the capital for business, they had to be surrounded by other officials in the capital and lost sight of everyone. Therefore, with a fiery "public heart" (really a "public" heart - there was no female governor in the Ming Dynasty), they all tacitly agreed not to mention this matter, and stayed in various provinces on the basis of the slope.
It was the brothers Yingzong Zhu Qizhen and Daizong Zhu Qiyu who really turned the temporary task title of "governor" into an institutional permanent position. The core was a deep brotherly love and power struggle.
Yingzong Zhu Qizhen sent many governors out to check the accounts and collect money. Then, he was arrested in Tumubao and drank mare's milk all day long. Yu Qian helped Zhu Qiyu ascend to the throne as Daizong.
Daizong sat on his brother's chair, and his butt became more and more comfortable as he sat on it. Of course he wanted to sit down forever. He also understands that if he wants to sit down forever, he must firmly control the place. If there are still people who can't forget his brother, this is a huge safety hazard and must be eliminated! So I continued to use the "governor" knife left by my brother - sending my own people to "governor" various places to eliminate potential safety hazards!
However, it seems that a sword is not enough: the governor is a civilian official, and it is no problem to manage administration, but it is a bit reluctant to intervene in the judiciary - in the military, it is not easy to reach out anyway. This is not difficult for Zhu Qiyu: one knife is not enough, then get another one! It is named "Zhenshou": the governor is in charge of civil affairs, and the town guard is in charge of military affairs.
Grab it with both hands, both hands are very hard.
Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was really lucky. After Tumubao was captured, he was also forced to drink kumis all day long. Unexpectedly, after drinking it for a year, they eventually became buddies. One day, just because of my bad luck, I got drunk first, and my brain twitched, and I actually sent Zhu Qizhen back!
In a land of etiquette, the great emperor pastors the world with virtue. Emperor EX returned to the court and was greeted by his elder brother, the current emperor Zhu Qiyu, personally at Dong'anmen. As soon as they met, the two brothers began to give each other seats while chatting with each other. Zhu Qiyu said: "Brother, you can continue to sit on this chair. Don't worry, brother, I promise that there is no time bomb under it - don't lift the chair cushion to check, Baga Yalu can't trust me when checking!"
Zhu Qizhen said: "Oh brother, how could I not trust you? To be honest with you, I drank too much kumiss, got angry, had hemorrhoids, and couldn't sit on any chair! Good brother, can you find me a chair? Wherever you can lie down, I can only lie down in this life. As the saying goes, if you are content with what you have, you will be able to lie down."
Zhu Qiyu responded enthusiastically: "Oh, let me go! Brother, why don't you take care of your body so much? Who doesn't know that the koumiss is too irritating? Someone, please clean up Nangong and let me go in and lie down! From now on, brother, you can call me ' Too Shanghuo', oh, this doesn't sound good, let's call it 'Tai Shanghuang'."
Zhu Qizhen was moved to tears and exchanged words. He hugged Zhu Qiyu and started crying: "Brother, you have a heart like an angel. I promise, I will stay here forever."
Zhu Qiyu slapped his chest: "Brother, have you forgotten? We are a country of etiquette, and we govern the world with benevolence and filial piety! This is what I should do! Come here, cut down all the trees around Nangong. Don't look back and anyone can climb over to disturb me. Brother, lie down! Oh, no, the doctors at the Taipei Hospital said that the shade of trees blocking the sun is bad for your health. Brother, please spend more time in the sun to replenish vitamin D..."
Zhu Qizhen sunbathed for seven years, and shitty luck struck again: the eunuch Cao Jixiang, who had no eggs, and Shi Heng, Xu Youzhen, who had eggs, made something more "with eggs" than most normal people with eggs. Event: Launching the "Revolution to Seize the Gate" - Zhu Qizhen was restored (this word had not yet become a derogatory term at this time) and became emperor again!
After sitting on the most comfortable chair in the world again, Zhu Qizhen, whose hemorrhoids healed immediately, was filled with emotion. He first demoted Zhu Qiyu to King Yin, and then, within a month, King Yin lived up to expectations and passed away (pronounced "boom"). The death of the great emperor is called "beng", the death of princes and princes is called "die", the death of officials/shis is called "bulu", the death of leeks is called "deserved")...how did it die? Haha, what do you think?
Be bold! How dare you guess right!
It has been eight years since I left that chair. Everything in the palace is different, but the people in the place are different.
The sage once said: Those who are not of my race must have different minds. It’s no good even if you forget your original intention, let alone a different intention!
What to do?
Easy to handle - where is my knife?
Emperor Daizong not only shamelessly violated my intellectual property rights to create the "Governor" sword, but he also copied another "Guardian" sword. This is incredible! Come here, melt both knives for me, combine the two knives into one, and forge a bigger one for me! The name followed the previous name, and was also called "Governor". The full name is "Governor Du Yushi" - which justifiably encompasses administration and justice; later, "Admiral Military Affairs" - Governor was added, and it became a province. The highest official who combines administrative, judicial and military powers.
In terms of daily life, Daizong has already approved the governor and his family members to stay in the place, so this will not change. There is one last little thing: opening a government office.
In the past, the governor and the chief envoy shared offices, but now that the governor's office has been established, he has his own exclusive office space. At this point, the governor has finally become the highest provincial official above the chief envoy.
Off topic:
Digression A: Emperor Daizong Zhu Qiyu, reign name Jingtai... Do you remember anything?
You guessed it right again - cloisonné.
There is a metal processing technique: copper-embedded filigree enamel. This technique reached its peak during the Jingtai period, hence its name.
Digression B: Ming Dynasty constantly patched job settings.
A province has two chief envoys on the left and right, and they either fight against each other or collude with each other, so they make a patch: they have a governor who comes to check from time to time.
At first both chief envoys were afraid, but later they figured it out: sooner or later you have to get out, right? It's best if you can win over Corruption, otherwise we'll kick the ball with you - you'll be back in August of next year. Even if you make a snitch, as long as you serve the next inspection team well, who will your Majesty listen to? Of course, the governor also understands this truth, so most of them just muddle along and there is no need to make a deadly enmity against themselves.
If the imperial court discovers that the newly sewn patches have inherent loopholes, they will patch them up one after another - assigning responsibility to individuals: the governor will stay there permanently, and the Holy Emperor will only ask if anything goes wrong.
After a while, a new problem emerged: since we are only responsible for our own province, we have no control over neighboring provinces! Even if there is a large-scale evil group incident like Guan Shengyun's, as long as you don't make trouble under my nose, tell me where you want to go, and I will make way for you and pay for your expenses...
This is not possible! A game of chess is played like this all over the country. When the giant invaders are weak, they hide at the junction of several provinces. When they have more wings, they come out to make a big profit. The Ming Dynasty is the one who suffers! You can't be localistic. Well, I know it's all in vain. Let's just make another patch: establish a governor--a governor-general of military affairs for the four provinces A, B, C, and D! All four of your provinces must listen to him!
Based on the previous experience, this new patch was leaked the fastest - it was leaked by everyone quietly. What about the Governor? You have to get out sooner or later, right? It’s still the old method: just deal with it superficially without putting in any effort! The way to solve any problem in a unified way: with a smile on your face and hands spread out - your opinion! But...it’s difficult for me to save myself! The subordinate is incompetent and has a weak will. Please forgive me and go on your way! I'm sorry that I can't send you far away because I have official duties!
Then... I can't find rags and can't make a new patch, so I'll give the old patch a new name. How about calling it Jinglue? Well, I’ve traveled through five provinces! Oh my gosh, this name is high-end and classy. It sounds powerful. Maybe it can scare the guys below. Another nickname: total system, trilateral total system! Extremely obedient and domineering! Why am I so talented...
Is there any fool who can become a high-ranking official in the border area? It has long been seen that old wine in new bottles is replaced by the soup but not the medicine...it still doesn't work!
Just like this, patch after patch was added all the way. Before I had time to think about when it would end, the Ming Empire came to an end first!
Later, in the Qing Dynasty, the last patch was finally added: the governor. Manage 1 (large) - 3 (small) provinces. Unified deployment and personal command.
Back to business.
Lu Shen (also known as Shaoguo), the governor of Henan Province in Kaifeng Prefecture, received an urgent report from Luoyang. He was quite surprised. As the new governor Yan Dai (named Zongtai) went to inspect Guide Mansion, and the right-hand chief envoy Tang Hengyi (named Duanfang) returned to his hometown Dingyou to observe the system, a huge burden suddenly fell on his shoulders - to be precise, there were two burdens. : Not only do we have to go to Luoyang to aid, but we also have to hold on to the provincial capital!
Although it is the provincial capital, some places in Kaifeng are really not as good as Luoyang.
For example, city walls.
The Luoyang City Wall is a brick wall that was completely renovated in the sixth year of Hongwu's reign. It is more than four feet high, the moat is more than three feet wide, and its depth is more than six feet. The Kaifeng city wall is a full foot shorter and uses several surrounding rivers as moats. In terms of defensive capabilities, naturally formed rivers are certainly not as good as the moats built specifically to defend the city.
However, Kaifeng also has its own advantages.
