Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, "What Mr. Hou said is very good. The methods of discussing and administering government affairs in the imperial court have been in place for many years. If it is suddenly changed, it is indeed easy to cause trouble, but now it is impossible not to change it.
When the imperial court was in chaos, not many officials came to Dagukou. Most of the officials stayed in Beijing and joined the rebellion, and are now being squeezed... Only the court officials who came to Dagukou were In any case, it cannot support the original big pattern. Therefore, we can only reform politics, strive to streamline the scale, and at the same time make the responsibilities and powers of each ministry and government clear.
Secondly, today is a time of great strife. The world is divided into four parts, and I, the Ming Dynasty, are just one of them... The first priority of the imperial court is no longer to govern the world, but to fight for it! The world should be governed by benevolent government, but the domination and deceit must be used to conquer the world. The thieves are treacherous and cruel. If we want to defeat the thieves, we must be more treacherous and cruel! "
OK! The fox's tail is exposed! Chongzhen thought to himself: I know you are more treacherous and cruel than the bandits and Tatars. If the world falls into your hands, will it be okay?
Zhu Cixiang lowered his tone: "If we are not treacherous and fierce enough, the country will be destroyed! Naturally, I and my father will die for the country, and everyone...hehe, you will have to be captured by Li Zicheng and tortured. !”
"Thousand-year-old master is indeed a wise king!" Hou Xun, the boss of Donglin, said loudly, "Today is a troubled time. The imperial court can no longer practice peace and benevolent. It must fight for hegemony! This is not against the ancestral system, but to protect the The inheritance of our ancestors... Presumably our ancestors would not blindly carry out benevolent and righteous policies when they were fighting for hegemony in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty!
It seems that eliminating the shortcomings and refreshing politics are actually necessary for the revival of the Ming Dynasty! This is a policy of great kindness! "
What? Is this a policy of great kindness? The traitor didn’t even say how to reform it! Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Hou Xun was colluding with Zhu Cixiang! He was just a treacherous official who formed a clique for personal gain. It was not unjust to send him to prison back then!
"Your Highness," Wei Zaode, the chief minister of the cabinet, came out to ask, "I wonder how your Highness plans to change the way of discussing and administering government?"
Zhu Cixiang smiled and slowly glanced at the officials crowded in the lobby - there were quite a few officials!
He smiled and raised his voice: "Now is an extraordinary period. The rules of the morning court must be changed... There is no need for so many people to come together. There are five pavilion elders, six ministers, ministers, left and right The censor of the capital, the four commanders of the Grand Marshal's Palace, and the officials named by this palace can go to court. It doesn't have to be too early, just go to court on time."
What? Just a few people? Even Jiu Qing doesn’t have to come? And it's still so late before the court... Emperor Chongzhen is getting energetic again. Is this prince too lazy? Moreover, there are so few ministers in the previous dynasty, how can we listen to them all and be enlightened? This is to become a foolish king!
Moreover, the rules of the previous dynasty are very important ancestral family laws! How can it be changed so easily? And it’s too hasty to make changes here in Dagukou, right?
How did Emperor Chongzhen know that Zhu Cixiang had carefully considered reducing the number of officials attending the court and postponing the morning court time?
There must be many treacherous ministers in the Ming Dynasty who do not do business!
If Zhu Cixiang was as diligent as Emperor Chongzhen, well, he would have to meet with more than a thousand traitorous officials every day before dawn, and he would be busy all morning, and sometimes even into the afternoon. A wise king faced off against more than a thousand traitorous ministers... If he didn't get annoyed and annoyed by them, he would be exhausted. Do you really think that your great ancestor, Emperor Gao, can handle more than a thousand people by himself?
And what can more than a thousand people discuss at a conference? They were not allowed to vote by a show of hands. Wasn't it Zhu Cihong who made the decision? All the chatter is so annoying.
In addition, when so many treacherous ministers come together, they will restrain and disrupt each other - in fact, the official's job is to restrain and disrupt each other, such as the "admonition" ministers, that is, officials such as Liu Ke Shi Zhong and Cha Yuan Yu Shi , basically does this.
Restricting imperial power and so on are just the history buffs of later generations trying to put money on the face of the Ming Dynasty! What these "admonishers" did was not only cause trouble but also cause trouble for the courtiers who were doing the work.
Moreover, the nature of the trouble they cause is different from that of the parliament in later generations of representative politics. The parliament is in charge of legislation, not administration. "Give admonishment" refers to court officials, that is, administrative officials of the government.
The essence of this method of letting government officials cause trouble to the heads of government and ministers is that the imperial power is not confident, does not trust the courtiers, and is afraid that the courtiers will form cliques for personal gain and deceive the emperor. Of course, for a foolish emperor like Chongzhen, "give The "Admonishment" system is also necessary to exist, because Chongzhen was an otaku who grew up in a deep palace since childhood and knew nothing about outside things. His judgment is very questionable and easily deceived...
Zhu Cihong himself was so treacherous that he didn't need to "give advice" to cause trouble, so he decided to see a few treacherous ministers every day.
In a normal court meeting, there will be five great scholars (who are also ministers) plus Chen Rui, the minister of the Ministry of War, plus twelve ministers, four guardsmen, and both censors. A total of twenty-four ministers. At most, a few more can be added temporarily based on needs. Dingtian only has about thirty people. Even if they are all traitors, it will be easier to deal with them. The court meeting attended by thirty ministers was actually a "state meeting" where major national affairs could be discussed.
This is the most significant reform! Because all future reforms will be discussed and implemented by this "State Council"!
As for other Beijing officials, they only need to hold meetings twice a month to meet with everyone.
Since there are few people to see, there is no need to go to court early in the morning before dawn. At this time, that is, it is enough to start at nine o'clock in the morning. One hour is enough to discuss major affairs. It is almost over at noon, and there is no delay in lunch. There is also time for debauchery. How wonderful!
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "This is just a regular court. In addition, there is a grand palace. It is held on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Officials in the capital can attend... We don't do it here in Dagukou. The palace is small and the capacity is small. There are no less people than you!
If there is no objection, the foreign officials except the Duke of Yingying, Duke Chengguo, and Uncle Xiangcheng can all be dismissed. "
How could there be no objection? Emperor Chongzhen thought that there would always be one or two loyal ministers who would stand up...
"I have no objection..."
All the ministers stood up to pay homage, kowtowed to Emperor Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang, and then they all turned around and filed out without leaving the officials holding the small court meeting - Wei Zaode and Hou Xun had already greeted them, whoever talked more, Anyone can stay in Dagukou and wait for Li Zicheng to come and plunder him! If you don't have any objections, the prince will arrange for you to leave as soon as possible and stay in Dengzhou, a safe place. How great!
Emperor Chongzhen was dumbfounded now, why did you just leave? Why doesn't any loyal minister stand up and argue? Although the traitor here in Dagukou has everything he can do, and the traitor will soon regain Beijing and become the master of ZTE, you can still stand up and argue with reason! Even if it costs your life, you must protect the ancestral system!
You were all very good at looking for trouble when you were in Beijing, why are you so good now?
Chongzhen's heart dropped as he watched everyone leave like the ebbing tide.
It turns out that all the ministers are really ministers of the subjugation of the country! I originally thought that after arriving in Nanjing, I would be able to get help from loyal ministers who stayed in the capital. Now that Beijing is about to recover, it is estimated that it will not move south...
Under the bright sky, we will soon fall into the hands of traitors and traitors!
Seeing that none of the ministers had objections, Zhu Cixi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Dagukou is in such a dangerous situation, and everyone wants to leave quickly, so that such a major reform can be passed through! If you go to Nanjing and make changes, you will be in big trouble.
Zhu Cixiang glanced at Chongzhen, who was sulking on the throne, with the corner of his eye. Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, he did not open his mouth to chase people away, but directly discussed matters with the ministers.
"Before today's small court meeting begins, I would like to announce a rule. From today on, those who speak before the court meeting are not guilty! Neither the imperial censor nor the civil and military officials are allowed to impeach based on the suggestions made by internal and external officials at the court meeting. You cannot be held guilty just because the official's memorial is inappropriate."
