Chapter 11 Secretary Supervisory Regulations
The prince watched He Xi leave, narrowed his eyes slightly, and sighed softly: "Why are you here?"
A He Xi fell from the sky. Zhu Yuanzhang's rhetoric could not deceive Empress Ma, and naturally he could not deceive the prince, not even an old minister like Li Shanchang. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was alone in Huangjue Temple at that time, Huangjue Temple also disappeared in the troubled times. No evidence found.
But He Xi appeared too suddenly.
Empress Ma suspected that He Xi was Zhu Yuanzhang's illegitimate son. Not without reason.
Zhu Yuanzhang's love for He Xi was a little too much.
However, Queen Ma and the Prince are both kind people. It doesn't matter even if He Xi is Zhu Yuanzhang's illegitimate son. After all, the prince had more than a dozen brothers, and by the time Zhu Yuanzhang died, he had more than twenty sons. One more was not too much, and one less was not too much.
Even if He Xi is an illegitimate child, he is not a threat to the prince.
It's just that when the prince saw his father today, he simply obeyed He Xiyan. I'm afraid this cannot be explained simply by having an illegitimate child. Not to mention, who is his father? Zhu Yuanzhang was definitely not an emperor who was good at accepting advice.
But most of them listened to He Xi's advice. He even went against his previous decree to abolish the prime minister. He slapped himself in the face and established the prime minister in disguise.
There are too many problems here, and it is definitely not as simple as He Xi's superior knowledge.
The prince had no intention of harming He Xi, after all, his father had already spoken. Take care of He Xi as your younger brother. However, the prince was very interested in He Xi's secret. He wanted to know what was behind He Xi?
There is no conflict between the two.
The prince returned to the East Palace with this doubt and told Song Lian what happened today.
At this moment, Song Lian has reached the last moment of his life.
It's not just that Song Lian is older. Or because of the Hu Weiyong case. Song Lian's two sons were both involved in the Hu Weiyong case. Zhu Yuanzhang enforced the law ruthlessly. Naturally there will be no mercy. And Song Lian's wife couldn't accept this blow.
A desperate death.
Under such a blow, Song Lian's body was like a candle in the wind. His originally gray hair was still completely white. Even his whiskers are white. The appearance is withered. The elegant Master Song back then was still unable to maintain his health.
Seeing this, the prince supported Song Lian and said, "Master, I really can't understand today's situation."
Song Lian coughed twice and said: "Your Highness, you should never guess His Majesty's heart. The most difficult thing for a ruler or minister in the world is to be a father and a son. Your Majesty has placed a lot of trust in you. All you have to do is obey. Your Majesty will not do anything unfavorable to you. Today, however, One more night. I think back to when Liu Bowen and I first entered Yingtian. Your Majesty, why not do it the same way? He always did what he said and obeyed his advice." At this point. Song Lian paused for a moment and said, "Actually, I only recently understood His Majesty's intentions."
"Prince, has His Majesty always complained that you are soft-hearted? That I taught you?"
Prince Zhu Biao said: "Yes."
Song Lian said: "Your Majesty, you are so wise and powerful. Don't you know who I, Song Lian, am? Ever since Your Majesty entered Yingtian, you have asked me to teach Your Majesty for more than 20 years. Don't Your Majesty know how I, Song Lian, teach my disciples?" Did he only know that His Highness would be like this today?"
"Actually, what Your Majesty wants me to teach is a benevolent and righteous gentleman. Your Majesty was born in troubled times, and what he saw was that there was no master in the world, and all the heroes competed with each other, doing everything possible. Fathers and sons killed each other, and friends turned against each other. Killings filled the fields, and blood was shed. The flow becomes a river. All the words of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are empty words."
"This is why in troubled times, heavy codes are used."
"And what His Majesty wants wholeheartedly is peace in the world. You cannot use such extraordinary means to govern the world. He wants to leave you a way to govern the world. When the time comes, the world will need a benevolent monarch. Your Majesty kills people, and lets His Highness rescue people. This is also Let me pave the way for you, Your Highness. In the future, when I am no longer my teacher, you must uphold this intention. Your Majesty is fierce, Your Highness is broad. No matter what Your Majesty does, Your Highness should not change his original intention."
"This is also your Majesty's original intention for you."
The prince was stunned when he heard this.
In the Hu Weiyong case, Zhu Yuanzhang killed too many people. The prince simply had a benevolent heart and begged for mercy many times. He was even severely scolded and even beaten by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The prince actually felt panic in his heart. After all, father is father, and father is father. Tianjia father and son are determined not to treat the relationship as an ordinary father and son. After all, the prince has grown up. Zhu Yuanzhang was in his fifties and in the prime of life.
Prince Edward in the dead of night. Also pondering over and over again. Has it fallen out of favor?
Now when I heard Song Lian say this, I suddenly realized. How much his father loved him. Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree to make a fool of himself. Let the prince use the bitter trick to make himself a red face. In this case, the prince does not need to do anything. There is prestige among the world. Zhu Yuanzhang actually knew that he was too harsh and the people below him were resentful. He was about to let the prince win people's hearts.
But when the prince heard Song Lian's words that "the teacher is not here", he immediately said: "Why did the teacher say this? The teacher will definitely live a long life."
As for what Song Lian said about Zhu Yuanzhang, he did not dare to comment.
Song Lian said: "Everyone has his own life, so why talk too much. In my dying years, there is only one thing that I can't worry about. After doing this one thing, even if I go, I will feel at ease." Song Lian did not tell the prince that he couldn't worry about it. What is the matter. Instead, he turned around and said: "His Majesty has set up a secretarial supervisor to order the Hanlin Academy to handle affairs. His Highness is ordered to preside over the secretarial supervisor. In fact, it is to let His Highness share the government affairs. He takes over the power of the prime minister. From now on, His Highness must be more careful in his words and deeds."
"As for the Hanlin Academy, please rest assured. The old man still has some prestige. Your Highness does not need to worry. The Hanlin Academy's heart is definitely with Your Highness. His Highness will concentrate on the secretary. Your Highness is a humble gentleman, and the principles of life, Your Highness I have gained three tastes of it. But there are some things that are better to be taught by Your Majesty through words and deeds when it comes to being a king. I am afraid that the Secretary Supervisor is also tailor-made for you by Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree. The Hu Weiyong case involved tens of thousands of people. Clean up and down the court. Of course it makes people all over the world panic. It also made the prince feel a little uneasy in his heart. Song Lian's words clarified the status of the prince in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
The prince said: "The teacher's words can clear the clouds and reveal the sun, making the disciples enlightened."
Compared with the affairs between the king, his ministers and his son, He Xi is just a trivial matter. Not worth mentioning at all.
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After the prince took the reassurance, he focused on the establishment of the secretary supervisor.
"In my opinion, the secretary should assist His Majesty in handling political affairs." He Xi talked eloquently in front of the prince. Said: "In my opinion, the secretarial supervisor can't just stop sorting memorials and writing abbreviations. He should take on more government affairs."
"First of all, we accept memorials from all parties. Each yamen corresponds to a department. All memorials sent by various departments. For example, the memorials from the Ministry of War are sent to the Military Department. The first thing to do here is to record them and then make a copy. . In triplicate, it was originally sent to us. We will write the abbreviation. One copy will be sent to the Hanlin Academy. After the Hanlin Academy writes the charter, it will be sent to His Majesty."
"In addition to this, each department also has tasks assigned to it."
"His Majesty's decree will be delivered to the Hanlin Academy by our secretary supervisor, who will draft the decree according to His Majesty's decree. Use a seal. And convey it to each yamen. We will also supervise each yamen's implementation of the imperial edict. Regular reports will be made."
"In addition, a separate intelligence section must be set up. The Jin Yiwei is required to report daily intelligence. The intelligence section compiles a list and sends it to His Majesty before he goes to court. I call it an intelligence briefing."
The prince said: "Brother He, you are really extraordinary. All these regulations are in Brother He's belly. I am amazed."
He Xi said: "Thank you, thank you."
He Xi felt guilty. In fact, this system was quite mature in later generations. He just pruned and used them. Even He Xi didn't think his system was perfect. However, uploading and issuing are just to assist decision-making. There's nothing outstanding about it.
The prince said: "My dear brother, I have always been worried about my father's health. My father works hard day and night and never takes care of his body. Once the Secretary's Prison is established, my father will be able to relax a lot."
He Xi said: "Your Highness, there is a problem here."
The prince said: "What's the problem?"
He Xi said: "I have estimated that there are about 500 to 600 copies of memorials every day. If there are many things, such as before and after the Chinese New Year, according to the court rules, all ministries will be involved. There will be more things. There are more than a thousand copies. So many. So, three copies. There are not enough people to copy it, and people to write abridgements."
He Xi had to lament the difference between ancient times and modern times. In later generations, triplicate was just a matter of pressing a button on a computer. But in this era, people have to be copied.
Hundreds of thousands of words are transcribed every day. A clerical team of hundreds of people is needed.
This is a huge manpower gap.
There are also candidates for writing abbreviations. Write an abbreviation of a memorial of hundreds or thousands of words. Sufficient language induction ability is required. It also requires loyalty.
Nothing else, because if you are not loyal enough, you can distort a memorial from one meaning to another with just a slight movement of the pen. A dozen such documents are needed.
Otherwise, it depends on how few people there are. The ratio of talents in ancient times is comparable to today. Not to mention that the Yuan Dynasty greatly damaged the culture of the Central Plains. The literacy rate dropped greatly, and Zhu Yuanzhang summoned only a few hundred thousand private schools. Each reward. Hundreds of thousands may seem like a lot, but when they are spread across the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, you know how many there are.
And there are too few truly knowledgeable people.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang held the imperial examination. But there are no talents in several subjects. Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly disappointed. He was admitted to all kinds of rotten fish and smelly shrimps. The imperial examination was immediately suspended and has not yet been held. Until now, Zhu Yuanzhang still keeps issuing orders to recommend talents from various places. Even talented people from various places are not allowed to be used by the king and are condemned.
It's just that there are few people on hand.
Especially those who are loyal and capable.
