Chapter 131: Court Meeting (Part 2)
Hearing the announcement of the application, which was like pouring beans through a bamboo tube, Liu Zhijin's doubts were verified: Huguang has really undergone earth-shaking changes these days!
Jian Jingneng hopes that his vacation will be normal, but he will definitely not go to Yunyang to be governor. It's a thankless place with unruly people everywhere and poor mountains and rivers! At this time, the Ming Dynasty's governor system had just begun to transform from temporary assignments to permanent posts. Generally speaking, there were three types of governors at this time. The first type is like the governor of Jiangning and the governor of Henan. The chief envoys and inspectors of the province have become subordinate officials of the governor's yamen. They are in charge of the army and the people. The governor of a province is a real frontier official. The second type is similar to Kou Shiyi, the governor of Huguang. He is nominally the lord of a province, but is ignored by the subordinates and is just a decoration. Of course, this is also because the vassal is more cunning and has too deep roots. However, sooner or later, he will still have to The general trend of becoming a permanent position will not change. The third type is Yunfu, who has the title of governor. Only the Fubiao Guard has no civilian officials and has eight prefectures under its jurisdiction. This sounds very powerful, but some are in Henan, some in Huguang, some in Sichuan, and some In Shaanxi! To put it bluntly, he is a fire captain who handles special tasks! Things not going well? That is a disgrace to the Holy Grace and is waiting to be punished! Is it done? Hehe, good, go ahead and do what you have to do! So before Jian Jingneng took office, he went to Mr. Liu's house to make a fuss. Liu Zhijin originally thought that when his term was up, he would move a place for Master Jian - everyone would have to take turns, whether it was a good job or a thankless job. Especially the latter, who have no grievances and no grudges, can't be blamed all the way, otherwise they will forge a deadly feud. Of course, the prerequisite is that Lord Jian must understand the truth: five thousand taels are always needed. Mr. Liu does not keep the money for himself. Not only Mr. Meng but also Mi Xuepeng and Xiao Guanghao below. The elders of the cabinet, the eunuchs in the palace, and the ministers of science and education... all have to have a share! Otherwise, as long as a troublemaker pops up... Daming things, alas, no one dares to guarantee you that anything can be done, but if there is one thing that will cause some trouble for you, hehe , just pull out anyone, no matter how good it is, it will definitely stir up trouble for you!
As for Kou Shiyi, he has long said that a dead pig is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, and the worst he can do is die in his post in Hufu. Master Meng also hinted that in this case, let him continue to be a decoration - the problem must not be tolerated! If everyone follows his example, how will the bureaucracy work in the future? The original plan was that if he understood the situation, in addition to moving a place for him, Li and Teng would also transfer one of them. In this way, the two Xinjiang ministers who take up their new posts at the same time will naturally rely on each other, and it will be easier for them to establish themselves locally. Going forward, we cannot wait for the newcomers to take root and make another transfer, and the situation of mutual restraint between the large and small prime ministers in Hu will begin. But since you are openly challenging the officials, no one will move! Let Li and Teng continue to disgust you... But the strange thing is that the old guy secretly sent three thousand taels a few days ago and asked to stay in office! Thinking of Jian Fu's sudden display of power, the only explanation can only be... Huguang is a very profitable place!
What exactly has changed? Discovered gold, silver and copper deposits? impossible. The late emperor's mine supervisors visited all the places, and they couldn't find any places where they had demolished houses and demolished homes and caused numerous civil commotions. How could there be any places that were missed?
After thinking about it, the only variable in Huguang is the newly recruited giant bandit Guan Shengyun!
Well, it must be him! Otherwise, even if some mine is discovered, it won't be Kou Haizhou's turn to get involved! It must be that the Guan thief, who is new to the country, has his eyes darkened. He gives gifts to every official he sees, even the Clay Bodhisattva...
It seems that this thief really wanted to settle down, so he used the huge wealth he robbed to bribe several important officials in the frontier. Those few people also tasted the sweetness, and at the same time they must have firmly grasped some of Guan Shengyun's lifeblood, so that he did not dare to rebel again and could continue to knock the blackmail all the way! As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Mr. Liu understands the behavior of all the adults very well: if it is profitable, no one will do it, but as long as there is a little risk, it is good to apply oil on the soles of the feet after eating - a slap in the face. It’s not unusual to not recognize people! If they all want to continue to stay there, they will have to drain the bones of the thief Guan who is sitting on huge wealth! Poor Guan thief, even though you are invincible across thousands of miles, you fall into the hands of these sanctimonious guys who cannibalize people without spitting out their bones... Hehe, when all the money is knocked out, you have to find ways to exploit your own soldiers, and wait until those soldiers are gone. When you turn back into a beggar, you will be squeezed out of your life. You thought you could escape and be cut to pieces! The court tolerates you because the knife in your waist is strong enough. When the day comes that you give up your martial arts skills, what else can I do if I don't kill you to set an example?
But the officials in the southern Zhili and Lianghuai areas have impeached themselves one after another. What... is going on?
"I understand." The royal voice of the Holy Emperor interrupted Liu Zhijin's contemplation, "Jian and Kou Erqing are both very good. Li Linyang and Teng Shiheng are also very good. That Guan... well, it seems that he has really changed his mind?"
"My Emperor's Holy Ming." As the censor of Youdu and a leading expert in finding fault with eggs, Zhao Dongzhu felt like he had a clear vision in his mind: These guys were clearly pinched by their colleagues in Huguang, and they were probably stolen goods. They all had no choice but to be caught. However, when the Holy One spoke, he spoke with final words, so he had no choice but to bow with a blushing face and return to the queue.
"Since all the ministers in Southern Zhili are participating in the matter, this matter is settled. Let's hand it over to the Ministry for discussion. Meng Aiqing and Liu Aiqing can decide how to deal with it. However, if you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no great way to do good. Don't be too harsh." Emperor Sheng thought to himself: Shaanxi and Henan are turning defeat into victory. It's terrible, and they all got rewards. The officials in Nanzhili did make mistakes, but after all they were able to take the initiative to admit their mistakes. If the penalty is too heavy, it would be too unfair.
"I obey the order." Meng Liangchen and Liu Zhijin came out of their duties and responded respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Qian Qianfu, the governor of Jiangning, still has the original memorial." Shen Xuan continued, "After receiving the Huguang photo, the gangsters in Yangzhou were found, and about three hundred thousand taels were fined and confiscated. It's strange. "
"So much..." The imperial education Sheng Tianzi received since childhood prevented him from showing huge emotional ups and downs most of the time, but he was still surprised when he heard this number - at this time, Ming Dynasty's annual fiscal revenue It was only about 10 million taels, and one family had copied 3% of the country's total annual income, which really shocked him. It's a pity that the Holy Emperor only knew about the Ming Dynasty's annual income of ten million taels, but he didn't know that the wealth of most of these dear friends kneeling respectfully in front of him was not much less than that of this salt owl - a few would be much more. !
Although there are still many things to do in the application. Recently, there have been so many official documents from Huguang Province, accounting for more than half of all the official documents of the General Affairs Department, from every government and even the health office. But he also knew that he couldn't listen to him alone for the whole morning. Besides, the contents are almost the same, all good news. The Holy Emperor is certainly happy, but if the Holy Emperor keeps saying good things about Che Zhuuluo, if the Holy Emperor becomes suspicious, or if one of the imperial censors sternly shouts, "I have heard that the Minister of General Affairs and the local government have You are colluding with false officials for personal gain!" The Holy Master did not say anything, but planted a seed of doubt in his heart, which was very bad for his future. So he shut up, held half of the Wat board tightly, bowed and left.
The last person to come out of the class was Yuan Shijie, the minister of household affairs, who reported the running accounts of each province. What was unexpected was that Jian Jinneng didn't ask for Yunyang Fubiao's pension, silver reward, and food and salary, totaling more than 10,000 taels, from the Ministry of Household Affairs! The report Jian Jingneng gave to the Ministry of Household Affairs was made from the money confiscated and sold off. Not only that, they also organized more than 10,000 refugees to carve out more than 100,000 acres of wasteland in the barren mountains and ridges, without asking the court for a penny or a grain of rice!
"Hahahaha, very good! I did not misjudge the person!" Longyan, the Holy Emperor, was so happy that he could no longer suppress the joy in his heart and laughed out loud, "Let the officials praise their merits and praise them with merit! I am not a mean person. You, you must not treat such a loyal minister badly!" The Holy Emperor remembered that the Ministry of Civil Affairs reported a list of four or five people, and it was he who hooked Jian Jingneng out - after all, he still knows people with his own eyes!
After the ministers finished their speech, they saw that their boss had lost face in front of the emperor. The censors in charge of court rituals went out one after another to report the situation of civil and military officials who had "disrespected before the emperor": Which body in the Ministry of Rites kept wandering back and forth? , Whoever from the Ministry of War yawned a few times, and everyone was infected and started to yawn, someone from Taichang Temple snickered, someone from Zhan Shifu looked around... trying to find some space for Zhao Dongzhu. But the Holy Emperor was in a good mood and said casually: "I know, please be more careful next time." Then he turned to Mao Qian and looked at him.
Mao Qian looked at him and saw the Holy Emperor looking towards him, and nodded to Ni Boshan, who went out to "sing" and "finished his work". Three whips were fired, and amid the shouts of "Long live my emperor" from all the ministers, the Holy Emperor drove back to the palace.
The expressions of the ministers who left the palace became much more relaxed, and they walked around and chatted with each other. Shen Xuan and Liu Zhijin walked side by side, and without a few words of conversation, an internal supervisor came up from behind and said, "Master Liu and Master Shen, please stay. Your Majesty wants you to summon them to the platform of Zhongji Hall."
*Various types of official documents from the Ming Dynasty.
Imperial decree: The Holy Emperor's decree to bestow titles and titles on civil and military officials below the sixth rank and their ancestors' wives. The benevolent decrees given by officials of the first to fifth grades are called imperial edicts.
Answer: The six ministries shall express their answers to each yamen, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office shall express their responsibilities to the commanders and envoys of the guards and the chief envoys to their respective yamen.
Inspection and combination: The document is stamped with a seal and divided into two halves. Each party holds one of the documents and examines the half-seated seal as evidence. It is mostly used for border deployment, including military deployment and military recruitment.
Zhaohe: Also called a note (which is the word used today to refer to official documents in diplomatic correspondence), it is used for official document exchanges without affiliation. There are two types: A and B. One is called "ink brush Zhaohe", where both parties have the same official rank, and the date at the end of the article is written in ink; the other is called "zhubi Zhaohe", where the text is written from top to bottom, such as the chief minister of Province A. The envoy wrote to the magistrate of Province B, and the date at the end of the article was written in red pen.
Title Book: Memorials that are inconvenient to be presented in person on military, military, military, military, food, local civil affairs and other major and minor official matters are called title books. Officials will print them and send them to the General Affairs Department to be forwarded to the Cabinet for submission. Private matters are called memorials and do not need to be printed. However, the boundaries between the two gradually blurred later. The main difference is that the title book uses a seal and the memorial version has a name.
Submission: The six-part document is issued by the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army and the Provincial Envoys and Envoys of each province.
The ultimatum is submitted: each government sends an official document to the subordinates of the Provincial Envoy Department and the Ten Guards Commanding Envoy Department, and the Provincial Envoy Department of Chengxuan (Yingtian Prefecture has a higher level than ordinary prefectures, and the direct superiors have surpassed the Procuratorate and Procuratorate Department). The envoys, civil and military officials are the Chief Envoys and Dusifu respectively). The official documents issued to superiors under the martial arts system are called ultimatums.
Revealed post: This is the most interesting. At first, the prime minister was deposed by Taizu, but the emperor was too busy with the numerous affairs of various ministries and localities, so he established a cabinet system, "Confucian ministers were appointed as advisors." To put it bluntly, the cabinet of bachelors is the emperor's secretarial team. But then a new question arose: If the Holy Spirit does not "care" or "ask", the cabinet has no power to act! The solution is theoretically simple, wouldn't it be better to give them the right to speak in writing? It really doesn’t work. Because if the officials of the six ministries submit a letter and the cabinet ministers submit a letter again, the powers will overlap, which will not only affect efficiency, but also cause a lot of trouble - each of the six ministries performs its own duties, and the cabinet ministers can do anything, and laymen and experts will submit the petition together. One thing, who do you listen to? So, this is not a matter of one sentence. So Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty came up with a good idea and gave his cabinet ministers "each a small piece of paper to express their opinions to him by passing a note." For the cabinet ministers, this is a disguised form of power to act, and if the emperor disagrees, there is no need to say no in front of the public (that would be too formal, and officials often have to resign and apologize), and no one will know. The Sage is also convenient. On the one hand, he can learn more information at any time that is not convenient for public discussion. On the other hand, he can blame the blame - for example, if the Sage has any ideas of his own and asks his cabinet ministers to report it by posting a post, if something goes wrong in the future, the cabinet minister will take the blame. Many of the cabinet's "votes" were all approved by the emperor, and the foreign court seemed to have full trust. In fact, the two sides had already communicated through postings. In addition, the post is also very useful when the cabinet is fighting: the cabinet has never been able to take over the appointment and dismissal of officials from the Ministry of Personnel, but it can inoculate the Holy Emperor through the post and give eye drops to the Ministry of Personnel...
*Three main halls of Ming Dynasty
The Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, and the Hall of Baohe in the Forbidden City today were originally called Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall respectively, and have the same names as the Nanjing Forbidden City.
When Wuzong Zhu Houzhao died, Xiaozong's line of heirs was extinct, so the throne was passed to Wuzong's cousin Zhu Houzhao, son of Xingxian King Zhu Youqi, who became Emperor Jiajing. Later, there was a fire in the palace, and everything from the three main halls to the Meridian Gate was burned to the ground. After being rebuilt, Jiajing renamed the three main halls Huangji Hall, Zhongji Hall, and Jianji Hall - because he always had a "side branch successor" in his heart. "Datong" is a small knot, so by renaming it, it means that it has created a new era for the Ming Dynasty.
