This canonization ceremony fundamentally determined the new ruling system of the imperial court.
Although the enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, since the matter has been announced in front of all civil and military officials, the next step is the procedural ceremony.
For ordinary court officials, this means that they finally no longer have to worry about taking sides and can concentrate on official duties.
As a result, Ming Dynasty, a powerful machine that had been shut down due to civil engineering changes, finally started running at high speed again.
A few days passed by, and seven days had passed since the canonization ceremony.
The court system of the Ming Dynasty can be roughly divided into the Great Dynasty, the Chang Dynasty and the Japanese Dynasty.
The Great Dynasty is held only three times a year, respectively on the Zhengdan Festival, the Winter Solstice and the Wanshou Festival on the emperor's birthday.
The Chang Dynasty is held twice a month, also known as the Shuowang Dynasty, and is held on the first and fifteenth day of each month.
Both types of court meetings are large-scale court meetings, usually held in the Fengtian Palace. Hundreds of civil and military officials in Beijing, whether they are officials in charge, assistant second officers, or officials to be elected, all those with seventh rank or above are required to participate.
Relatively speaking, the Dachao is a purely ceremonial court meeting. The Changchao is also highly ceremonial, but it also handles some court affairs. However, because there are too many people participating, the Changchao is used to announce political decrees that have been discussed.
For a regular court like this, the Ministry of Rites usually finalizes all the procedures in advance, and then the ministers, under the guidance of the Rites Officer, go through all the procedures in an orderly manner.
Strictly speaking, if we ignore the fact that there is no emperor, the canonization ceremony that day can barely be compared to a special regular dynasty.
As for ordinary people's understanding, the court meeting where the emperor and his ministers discussed government affairs was called the Richao, also known as the Morning Dynasty, which is a scene that often appears in dramas of "starting the court if there is something to do, and leaving the court if there is nothing".
The morning court meeting is different from the regular court meeting. Because it is a court meeting that actually handles government affairs, the atmosphere, content, and participants of the discussions are relatively free.
Under normal circumstances, those who are qualified to participate in the morning court are all officials of the third rank or above. In addition, among the six subjects, the thirteen chief censors and officials of the seventh rank or above of the Hanlin Academy can also attend.
If sometimes, some government affairs involve yamen below the third rank, the officials in charge can also be allowed to attend as a non-voting delegate.
Strictly speaking, this is the first time Zhu Qiyu has presided over such a Japanese-North Korea meeting.
In the past, although he was in charge of national affairs, he was not a monarch, so he mostly relied on memorials and comments. If there were major issues, he would convene a few important civil and military ministers for discussion.
However, it should be noted that relying solely on memorials, comments, and replies is not efficient, while discussions with important ministers are usually military and state affairs.
This is what the courtiers have been saying these days, it is difficult for government orders to be passed smoothly.
Without a monarch, there would be no way to hold a formal Japanese court, and it would be difficult for the court to fully unleash its efficiency.
Although the enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, the status has been determined, so the Japanese court and the sutra feast have basically been restored.
In the Jiyi Hall, Zhu Qiyu sat high on the throne, with Jin Ying and Cheng Jing behind him, and a group of ministers standing below him.
The Japanese did not pay so much attention to matters, and more matters were handled by the courtiers, so after all the ministers had finished their salutes, he spoke directly.
"Excuse me, everyone. Today is the Japanese Dynasty. If you have anything to say, please feel free to report it."
After the words fell, the first one to come out was Hu Ke, who said to Li Kan in the matter.
"Your Highness, I would like to report three things. The so-called method of war and defense is to use generals properly. In the current situation, talents should be sent out in any way. I would like to ask Your Highness to order the Ministry of War to select brave and intelligent people among the military officials and officers and soldiers, regardless of their quality. If you are high or low in rank, ask about their strategy, try out their bows and horses, and if you can use them, you can entrust them with important tasks."
"This great defeat of our officers and soldiers was caused by the depletion of military equipment and the idleness of the officers and soldiers. I would like to ask Your Highness to appoint a number of officials in the capital to go to Beizhili, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places to select and strengthen the people. It is advisable for each government to select five thousand people, and when they are available for training, two thousand people will be selected to go to the capital and be ordered to kill the thieves."
"The thieves are good at riding and fighting. If you want to control their rush, it is better to fight with chariots. There are about a thousand mules and carts inside and outside the capital. They can be used as chariots. They can cooperate with our infantry in war, connect them with iron ropes, and hide the magic guns inside. , every five people formed a team, armed with swords and axes, using chariots as cover, to form a formation to face the enemy."
Zhu Qiyu nodded. It should be said that at this time, the civil servants were quite knowledgeable about military affairs. The suggestions put forward by Li Kan were quite suitable for the current situation.
but……
Turning his head, Zhu Qiyu asked Wu Chen.
"Fifth Army Commander's Office, do you think these three discussions are feasible?"
Since the last court meeting, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion finally has a spokesperson. Guo Sheng is the oldest and is in charge of the Central Army Governor's Mansion, followed by Zhao Rong, who is in charge of the Left Army Governor's Mansion, and finally Shi Jing, who is in charge The Rear Army Governor's Mansion.
In Li Kan's memorial just now, it was mentioned that officials were sent to nearby places to practice the people's strength. Among them, the Northern Zhili belonged to the Central Army Governor's Office, Shandong belonged to the Zuo Army Governor's Office, and Shanxi and other places belonged to the Houjun Governor's Office.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu did not name any specific person, but directly asked the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army.
However, when he asked the question, several ministers from Jiuqing below glanced at Yu Qian, but did not speak.
The last person to answer was Guo Sheng. Although the Fifth Army Commander's Office was at the same level, the Central Army Commander's Office was usually the core.
"Your Highness, I believe that during these three discussions, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies has already made preparations for the selection of generals. The chariot method is also feasible. However, there are already officers and soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Guards in various places, so I believe that there is no need to send them separately. When officials leave the capital, they can have local governors recruit local people for training."
In the final analysis, there are still conflicts between civil and military forces. Even if there is reconciliation at the court meeting, there will only be no conflicts on the surface, but the secret struggle will still continue.
Zhu Qiyu felt the same as Ming Jing. Li Kan's suggestions were applicable, but they were all from the perspective of civil servants.
Especially the first two, the first is to continue to open a hole in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and the second is to extend his hands into the local officers and soldiers.
As a military official, Guo Sheng naturally opposed it.
So Li Kan continued: "Your Highness, the appointment of low-ranking generals has always been the responsibility of the Ministry of War. What's more, the defense of the capital now relies heavily on the capital camp. If you want to select generals, they should come from the capital camp, and he should be the governor of the capital camp. It is most appropriate to be responsible for selecting generals."
"As for the matter of choosing the electorate, the military preparations in various places have been depleted for a long time, and the officials in various places have been slack and malpractice. If the selection is left to the guards of each capital, it may not be effective within a period of time. Therefore, I believe that the elected officials in the capital will be in the name of imperial envoys. Go to various places and train your troops as quickly as possible."
Zhu Qiyu frowned and had to say that the reasons presented by Li Kan were quite strong.
Most of the officers and soldiers of the capital came from the capital camp. Since Yu Qian is now in charge of the capital camp, it is natural that the Ministry of War will preside over the selection.
As for the other point, it is also true. The current military situation of the Ming Dynasty is really not optimistic. What is needed now is to quickly train a group of usable troops. If the officials from the capital are allowed to do it, I don't know how long it will take.
Therefore, after only a brief hesitation, Zhu Qiyu said: "In this case, the selection of generals will be carried out by the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion in collaboration with the Ministry of War. As for the selection of strong men, the Ministry of War will also be responsible, and all local officials will be ordered to cooperate."
So this matter was settled, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office, although unwilling to do so, had no choice but to retreat. After all, the Beijing camp was now in the hands of the Ministry of War. It was a great honor for His Highness to allow the Fifth Army Governor's Office to participate in it.
Next came Li Shi from Li Ke to Shi Zhong.
Li Shi proposed to cut down the trees near Jiumen to avoid affecting the sight of the soldiers guarding the city. At the same time, strict inspections at each checkpoint should be strengthened. Anyone with unknown identity and unfamiliar accent should be arrested on the spot.
The courtiers didn't have any objections to this, so Zhu Qiyu was right.
The person who came out later was Shanxi Taoist Censor Jinda, and what he reported was related to Quanxuan.
"Your Highness, our northern Zhili, Baoding and other prefectures are the border areas of Gidian. However, now there are many mediocre and incompetent officials in various prefectures in Zhili. I would like to ask the Ministry of Personnel to advance the inspection of the capital and at the same time select the main officials in all prefectures in Zhili. , investigate those who are not known for their usual political achievements, and make them official, and they will be selected as soon as possible. If there are vacancies in various places, the officials will select capable Congolese people to fill them."
After Jinda finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion below. Zhu Qiyu did not answer immediately after listening.
You know, Beijing inspection is no small matter!
The so-called Beijing Inspection refers to a large-scale assessment activity for officials in the capital that is hosted by the Ministry of Personnel and conducted every three years. The superior ones are promoted and the inferior ones are eliminated.
The last Beijing inspection was two years ago, and it was still a year away from the original scheduled inspection period.
This matter was originally in charge of the officials, so Zhu Qiyu turned around and asked Wang Zhi.
"Operator Otsuka, Jinda proposed to advance the capital inspection, what do the officials want?"
Wang Zhi didn't hesitate much, and went out and said: "Your Highness, your Majesty, our court suffered heavy civil and military losses in the civil war, and many vacancies have not yet been selected. Moreover, now that the war is going on, stability should be the priority. I believe that the Beijing Chariot has been involved." It’s too big to hold it at this moment.”
Since Wang Zhi, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel, also disagreed, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment and said: "In this case, the Ministry of Personnel will arrange the selection of officials for each vacant official position as soon as possible. Although it is not appropriate for the Beijing inspection to be held, what Jinda said is reasonable. The Ministry of Personnel We can conduct examinations and selections for all yamen main hall officials outside the capital and within Northern Zhili, and if there are any who are mediocre and weak, they can be selected together."
Restricting it to Zhengtang officials outside the capital and within Beizhili, the scope was much smaller, and the turmoil would not be too great, so Wang Zhi surrendered and accepted the order.
Later, Shuntian Mansion reported the recent security situation in the capital, and the Ministry of Household Affairs reported the transportation situation of grain and grass in various places, as well as the amount of silver and grain available to the treasury. It was not difficult to deal with, so Zhu Qiyu cut the knot quickly and decided.
Until Hu Hui, the Minister of Rites, came out and said.
"Your Highness, the Ministry of Rites has prepared the ceremonial notes for the enthronement ceremony. According to Qin Tianmonitor's calculations, it is planned to hold the enthronement ceremony on the first day of the ninth lunar month. Please take a look at it."
This morning meeting has been going on for nearly an hour now, and the sun is rising high. To be honest, the elders are a little tired and hungry, and they are looking forward to it ending soon.
The Ministry of Rites has always been noble, and most of the things it said were procedural, so when Mr. Hu went out to announce the matter, it was almost over.
As a result, all the officials couldn't help but start to become a little distracted.
However, what people did not expect was that His Highness King Xi looked at this note for a long time, until the courtiers below could not help but secretly looked up.
Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial and said.
"We have been discussing for a long time today, so let's end it here! The Seventh Minister, the Governor of the Cabinet and the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army are here to discuss other matters."
