For the emperor, it was easy to see that Jiangxi had two governors. The training list can be seen at a glance.
Lin Han, the Minister of Rites, and Wang Hao, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, both played in front of the king.
Provincial official training courses are also the epitome of many government affairs. No matter how much you delay, the emperor Zhu Houzhao is always watching you.
Now the offensive and defensive situation has changed. It is not your turn to say that the emperor cannot carry out large-scale construction projects and pursue pleasure, but the emperor wants to tell these people that you should not live a leisurely life of reciting poems, composing poems, and drinking and drinking every day.
"How many people are there in total?"
"There are twenty-six local officials and nine capital officials, a total of thirty-five people."
Zhu Houzhao thought to himself that the scale can be said to be moderate. If it is too small, it will require too many rounds and the efficiency will be very low. If it is too large, it will have no effect.
In fact, as someone who has been trained before, he has doubts about the effectiveness of training. But he still ordered the Ministry of Rites to do so. On the one hand, of course, it can convey some of the new emperor's governance concepts, but the more important purpose is to establish contact with this group.
Of course, the emperor at the top can spend several years sending people from his side to take charge of the place. But once a pattern is formed, it will greatly dampen the enthusiasm of local officials, and this group will be excluded indiscriminately. Furthermore, there were two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, plus the Xingdusi in the border areas. There were so many places and so many officials that it was impossible to change them one by one.
Doing the opposite, giving this group of people the opportunity to contact the emperor, can break the monopoly of the imperial officials in the court on the promotion resources of local officials, bring the emperor's confidants directly to the provincial level, and strengthen the centripetal force of the local government towards the central government.
There is actually a big difference between this plus and one minus.
Zhan Xiushan's incident actually happened to coincide with the gathering of many senior officials in Beijing, and his sudden death also caused an uproar.
Exclamations, anger, indignation, shouts... While various sounds and emotions were mixed together, the emperor in the palace actually maintained a strange silence... quietly preparing for the meeting with the thirty-five officials.
The location was arranged at the deepest part of the academy, in a building built along the river, and the building was named Fuxing.
Each of these thirty-five people has a special pass issued by the Ministry of Etiquette. No casualties are allowed in. Tengxiang Zuowei and Jinyiwei, who have been serving as personal soldiers since the emperor was still a prince, are responsible for the security here.
Zhao Shen, like many others, prepared a pass and a work report.
Zhu Houzhao did not have time to listen to the thirty-five people speaking one by one, and it was really unnecessary for one of them to speak and the remaining thirty-four people to listen. It would be better for him to take some time to read the reports of these people and ask clearly about any doubtful points when they meet.
Anyway, there is no precedent for this government affairs, and it has nothing to do with the ancestral system. If he is not satisfied with it, he can change it at any time.
But the thirty-five people were not used to it, because in the room, the emperor prepared seats for them. Thirty-five wooden dark brown chairs were arranged neatly, and each had a table with pen, ink and paper on it. The inkstone is a complete set.
People like Zhao Shen were not used to sitting in front of the emperor... This was a treatment only experienced by the imperial court, and they could not sit without orders.
As a result, this group of people knelt down and stood there, not daring to move. Especially considering that Zhu Houzhao was an emperor with real power and majesty.
This group of people looked at each other one by one. If one person refused to sit down, the rest of them would not dare to sit down.
Zhu Houzhao stood at the front of the crowd. Looking at the heads of everyone, he could not see the momentum of taking charge of a province.
"Everyone, raise your heads, look at me, and let me look at you."
After saying this, the movements of the thirty-five people were still sparse, and there was no sense of uniform movements with military orders given out. Mainly in this day and age, it is not very respectful to look directly at the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to glance at Liu Jin who was standing aside.
Liu Jin immediately took a step forward and said, "My lords, your Majesty raised your head after your instructions."
After such emphasis, the people below looked at each other at their colleagues, and then slowly raised their heads.
Zhu Houzhao didn't sit down either. He really looked at these ministers carefully.
It sounds like these people, but in fact the livelihoods of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Huguang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guizhou are in their hands. As an emperor, how could he not pay attention to these people?
Among these people, some are older and look to be in their sixties, with all white hair and beards, some are still young, and the youngest has no wrinkles on his face at all.
Generally speaking, they all look a little nervous.
Zhu Houzhao originally wanted to let one of them speak a few words, but in this atmosphere... he had to change his mind temporarily.
"I have only been on the throne for less than a year. In the past, I have communicated with all my dear friends through memorials. I remember the names of many of you, but I may not necessarily know the names. I hope that after this time, I can remember you all. Imperial Court I have been busy with a lot of important things recently, starting from the first month... You all know this. Under such circumstances, I still ordered the Ministry of Rites to summon everyone to Beijing. From this, you should also believe that I still attach great importance to this meeting. "
"I often say that officials at the provincial level are very important. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has transferred a large number of personnel and begun to favor officials at this level. People with no morals and talents must not guard the country on my behalf, otherwise they will harm the people. Furthermore, if my decree leaves the Forbidden City and stops at the governor's office, then the six ministers and nine ministers in the court will try their best to do some good governance, but in the end it will look lively but have no effect. This is the first section, I hope you can all keep this in mind.”
"I will obey your Majesty's will!" After saying this, all thirty-five people knelt down again.
Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to say, "The chairs have been prepared for you. If you are asked to sit down now, you may be unable to sit still, so just stand for a while and listen to me attentively. If any of you are physically handicapped and cannot stand, If you live there, just report it to me."
Although he said this, no one dared to apply to sit down at this time, especially since he, the emperor, was still standing.
Okay, that's good.
Zhu Houzhao clasped his hands behind his back, he was already familiar with handling such scenes, "I asked you to raise your heads to look at me carefully. The furthest among you is still in Guangdong. When I go back this time, I don't know when we can see each other again. Moreover, some people act as my officials and receive my food, and in the end they don’t even know what the emperor looks like. That’s such a loss.”
This is a bit of a joke, and after saying it, it can probably relax the atmosphere at this time. However, only a few people dared to purse their lips and smile secretly.
Zhu Houzhao continued: "A few days ago, the imperial censor told me that this training class for provincial officials was a bad idea. Why? Because the emperor should maintain a sense of mystery and awe the people below. The so-called closeness is not inferior. This makes sense. But this is art, not Tao! I want to rule the world with Tao. What is Tao? I think the greatest Tao for an emperor is to have the people of the world in his heart. "Mencius" says that the people are the most important, followed by the country. , you are at ease. That’s it.”
"I know," Zhu Houzhao walked down, pacing slowly among the crowd, and happened to look at everyone from a close distance, "before those of you entered the capital, you used various methods to find out what the new emperor's temperament is. What you like, what you don’t like. If asked by the emperor, how should you answer, etc. It is the instinct of an official to figure out what is right. If I were a minister, I would do the same. After all, my life, wealth, glory and wealth all belong to the emperor. If you don’t understand his thoughts thoroughly, your food will be tasteless, right?”
The words gradually became more down-to-earth, and gradually some people began to laugh.
Zhu Houzhao continued, "From another perspective, I also ask you to figure out the emperor's will. What I mean is the fundamental principle of your governance. If you don't understand anything about the emperor's intentions, then don't you deserve to be a Hutu official? ?”
It should be said that this is the first time for all officials to hear what Zhu Houzhao said here today, at least Emperor Hongzhi has never done it before.
I never asked them to figure it out.
This requires a kind of self-confidence and at least a clear conscience.
"However, no matter who you heard said my preferences, no matter what those words were. I would like to take this opportunity to tell you clearly today that my intention is that you must take care of the people under your rule. This is the biggest That's your intention. If you do this, even if you occasionally make mistakes, I can forget about it. If you can't do this, if you send me auspiciousness every day, I will dismiss you and question you."
Zhu Houzhao returned to the front, "I have read all the work reports of all of you. In general, there are too many pages dedicated to praising saints, too many chapters expressing loyalty, and less practical matters. I am not particularly satisfied, but you are all This is my first time writing, and I have put a lot of effort into writing this report. I am afraid that there will be problems in writing and the paper will be too laborious. So I will not dwell on what is right or wrong on the paper today, but I will read it after you go back. Your actual political achievements.”
"Please listen to this sentence carefully. It means that the officials of the imperial court should care about government affairs and the people. After you go back, you will also convene the prefect to hold such a training class as usual to convey my feelings. In recent times, in the imperial court, Many ministers whom I trust very much have gone to the local area. My original intention is that the local government should have good officials on duty in Beijing, and reward and punish them, so that they can be energetic. By the way, which one of you is the governor of Southern Jiangxi? "
Zhao Shen was suddenly called by name, and his heart trembled. He hurriedly came out and knelt down, "Your Majesty, Zhao Shen, a humble minister, will be appointed governor of Southern Jiangxi!"
Zhu Houzhao pointed at him and praised, "In the eighth year of Hongzhi, in order to solve the local banditry problem, the imperial court established the governor of Southern Jiangxi. Ten years later, the local banditry has been greatly alleviated. Although Governor Zhao was not the first governor, he at least maintained the position of his predecessor. You must have played a great role in your good governance. I heard that you are good at arresting people and have the courage to do something. After coming here this time, don’t go back again."
Once the emperor's words are spoken, he must not lie!
Everyone present was not only shocked by Zhao Shen's soul, but also everyone else was excited! When you come into contact with the emperor, your destiny changes with just one sentence! Otherwise, in what year can he, a governor with a governor above him, become an official in the capital? !
At this time, most people discovered that this training class has this effect!
In fact, this is of greater significance to the second batch of officials, because they will know that training is not only an opportunity to meet the emperor, but also an opportunity to be promoted!
"Weak minister Zhao Shen, thank you Lord for your kindness!"
"You thank me, and I will accept your offer. But the one you should thank the most is yourself. The same goes for all the dear friends here today. Most of you still have to go back. As for whether someone will go or stay, it all depends on you. Whether you can truly serve as an official and benefit the country!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
What the new emperor said today was a formal declaration. Just to tell the officials around the world how to 'please' the emperor!
