"Sir Yan, it's too early to talk about the selection of personnel before the regulations have been finalized. What I just said is just a simple idea, and there are still huge flaws. Don't be too hasty, Mr. Yan. ah."
Zhan Hui gave full play to the wisdom of "three non-contacts" and put this matter aside in a few words. The regulations must be established now, but still the same sentence, how to establish, how to establish, how to satisfy His Majesty and be effective. , it is not possible to draw a conclusion in a short while.
At this position, he is almost the ultimate human minister. If he wants to go further, he must transform into a military commander. Therefore, there is no need to rush to grab the credit. It will be a blessing if you don't take the blame. Furthermore, as for the shortcomings of the Fourth Auxiliary Officer system, several people present are not aware of it. They are counting on the establishment of a new system based on the structure of the Fourth Auxiliary Officer. Obviously unlikely.
The few people present were all familiar with the officialdom, and they knew very well that the shortcomings of the four auxiliary officials system did not lie in the ability of the courtiers, but in its own institutional structure. The four auxiliary officers in spring, summer, autumn and winter take turns to assist in handling government affairs, which seems good, but it is difficult to maintain continuity with each other, and there is no effective connection in work. When the four auxiliary officers encounter problems, they do not know the cause and effect, so they can only rely on experience to do things, and mistakes are inevitable.
This is like a carriage that only takes a day, but has to be replaced by no less than six grooms on the way.
The people sitting in the carriage were talking about going to buy scallion pancakes one second, but the next second the coachman had changed. The new coachman didn't know you wanted to eat scallion pancakes, so he didn't stop and just drove over. Once you react, you have to go back again. The time and energy wasted is quite annoying.
If this happens occasionally, then that's fine, but every time the groom is changed, a mistake must be made. This is not reducing the burden, but torturing people.
Needless to say, there are other minor flaws. For example, among the four auxiliary officials, the problem of language barrier is also more serious. The numerous dialects in China make communication more difficult. Even if there is Mandarin, the accent has always been Things that are difficult to solve.
After being silent for a while, Yang Jing spoke again and said: "The fourth auxiliary officer does have mistakes and omissions, but its core essence can be used as a model. Just like the fourth auxiliary officer has no real power, only the right to make suggestions, Whether this suggestion is useful or not, we have to wait for His Majesty’s Holy Judgment, but this point can be used, what do you think?”
"What Mr. Yang said is right. It's time to brainstorm. As the saying goes, three cobblers are more powerful than Zhuge Liang. Although we are not as wise and powerful as His Majesty, our suggestions can always be enlightening. Besides, there are many affairs in the government, and it is difficult to be a minister. It is also a good idea to write down suggestions and let His Majesty decide whether it is feasible."
As soon as Ren Hengtai said this, the other people's eyes lit up. This method was indeed possible. Even Zhu Di nodded frequently.
Zhu Di naturally knew his father's thoughts, and he knew whose power was strengthened by abolishing the prime minister. He would never give up such immediate benefits, but it was also a problem that the government affairs were complicated and difficult to handle. Ren Hengtai's words gave him a lot of inspiration.
"Master Ren and Master Yang have very good ideas. Your Excellencies, you can imagine according to this idea. You will know that everything will be said and everything will be said. I will take charge of all the matters that need to be dealt with."
Seeing Zhu Di nodding in agreement, the direction of the others suddenly became clear. With the direction, all that was left was the specific system construction.
Don't underestimate the establishment of this direction. Without Zhu Di's consent, the six ministers would never dwell on this idea, and would quickly discuss the next set of ideas, followed by quarrels. Now that Zhu Di has decided the direction, and with his endorsement from behind, these foxes naturally dare to dig deeper.
Zhan Hui finally took off his hat of being non-conforming and said: "In my humble opinion, courtiers who assist in handling government affairs cannot have any actual power. Otherwise, it will be the same as the prime minister system. Only without real power can we It will not breed other thoughts. As for the size of official positions, since there is no real power, there is no need to talk about official positions. Your Majesty can come as soon as you call them and leave as soon as you wave them."
Yang Jing objected to this. He shook his head and said: "Master Zhan's statement is wrong. If you don't set up specific official positions, it will be idle and difficult to establish, and you will inevitably be careless in doing things. I agree that I have no real power, but it should be The system still needs to be in place, otherwise what will this assistance do?”
"Mr. Yang is confused. If there are official positions, how can we not have real power? Even if we have no real power now, who can guarantee that we will not have real power in the future? People's minds have changed. Is it possible that Master Yang only looks at the present and does not look at the future that the Ming Dynasty will inherit forever? ?"
These words were extremely serious. Yang Jing frowned slightly, thought for a moment, nodded, and said: "This matter is indeed my negligence, but it is not customized. Who can guarantee that it will continue in the future? If it cannot be continued, it will just It is only for a temporary purpose, but if there are treacherous ministers causing trouble in the future, it is inevitable that there will be more regulations with clever names in the future."
Yan Zhenzhi opened his mouth and said: "In this case, what's the harm in making a customization? There will be no official positions in it, and the existing officials can take up concurrent posts. The number of personnel will be decided by His Majesty alone. In this way, two people can be avoided. Your Excellency just said that."
"Inappropriate." Zhan Hui shook his head and said: "If we really want to do this, it is inevitable that the responsibilities will be mixed. There are already officials taking on both of them, and there will inevitably be differences in closeness. Just like Mr. Yan, if you are selected, will it be difficult to return the responsibility? Will he be closer to the officials?"
Yan Zhenzhi was not happy and said coldly: "Why did Mr. Zhan say this? It's all for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. The six tribes share weal and woe. There is no difference in kinship. Since we are working for His Majesty, we should do our best. How can we do our best?" Dare to dethrone the public for private reasons."
"Don't be upset, Mr. Yan. I'm just making an analogy. That's not what I mean. You and I are both His Majesty's ministers. Naturally, we act for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. But handling government affairs is not a matter of leisure. Even if you only have the power to assist in handling it, It is inevitable that different people will have different opinions.”
Zhan Hui told the difficulty, and when others heard it, they felt that it was reasonable. The matter became a difficulty and difficult to solve.
"My lords, there is no need to get entangled in these minutiae. The general rules and regulations can be settled first, and we can discuss them slowly later."
Zhu Di was in the middle to mediate and acted as a peacemaker. He carefully considered the remarks of several people and had some ideas of his own, but he still had to wait until the discussion was completed before discussing it with his father. If his father disagreed, how could he feel that everything was perfect here? , that’s useless too.
Now after several people have discussed it, there is only one thing that can be determined, and that is that he has no real power. I think the six ministers are also afraid of touching their father's evil scale, so they put this in the first place. After all, if this minister who assisted in handling government affairs had real power, he would be no different from the former prime minister. The six ministers would not be so stupid as to send his head to his father.
But this alone is not enough. The corresponding institutional system is still a castle in the air. It is too early to talk about the side issues and the eternal foundation. Zhu Di urgently needs talents to share the government affairs for himself.
He was not very good at handling government affairs. He had to deal with it repeatedly this afternoon and lost many brain cells. Seeing that the six ministers were still arguing about these matters, he urged: "My lords, you must speed up the progress. If there is no specific According to the regulations, I will not let you go back today."
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