Hearing what he said, Lao Zhu's interest became even greater.
"Can you please tell me in detail?"
In fact, there was no hierarchical management of memorials in this era.
In fact, there are still some.
For example, the express service is four hundred miles away, the express service is six hundred miles away, and the express service is eight hundred miles away.
But generally speaking, these are only used for military affairs and to convey particularly urgent military information.
When this kind of urgent memorial is sent to the capital, it will be sent to the emperor's case as soon as possible, where it will be reviewed immediately and the ministers will be summoned to discuss and deal with it.
Ordinary memorials have no grading at all and are a complete mess.
Zhu Yunzhen listened to Lao Zhu's question and immediately said: "Everything that responds to daily affairs is played regularly. It is still the same as before, just play it normally."
"If there is something extremely important, use it to report it."
"The required memorial is different from the regular memorial. The required memorial must be strictly sealed and immediately delivered to the emperor for personal review by the emperor. Central ministers are not allowed to intervene at will."
"Officials in charge should clarify what is important before they can start the memorial in the form of a memorial, and should not use it lightly."
"After the emperor reads it, he may review it directly and make his final decision. Or he may discuss it with the court officials before making a decision."
"In case of urgent military situations, such as rebellion, border information, or major disasters, an emergency response will be initiated, which will be divided into four hundred miles, six hundred miles, and eight hundred miles."
"The imperial court has already regulated this matter, so there is no need for my grandson to say anything."
Zhu Yunzhen cleared his throat and continued.
"There are generally rules to follow on how to deal with regular memorials. You can select capable officials to review them on your behalf."
"If you can't make up your mind, just ask the Emperor again and let the Emperor decide."
"If there are no special circumstances, the essence of the regular memorials will be copied and published in the imperial newspaper for the emperor and officials to review."
“If there is any objection, it can be corrected.”
"In this way, most of the daily affairs can be handled by capable ministers without the emperor having to worry about it."
This is also the most commonly used method in later generations.
The top leader only focuses on the key points, and general daily affairs are handled by the executive deputy.
But this does not prevent the top leader from always holding the power.
After all, daily affairs are just chores and have no importance.
It will not affect the power of the top leader.
Moreover, if you find that something is not handled well, you can always correct it.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and asked: "If someone else is responsible for all daily affairs, over time, the monarch may be sidelined. How should you solve this problem?"
This is undoubtedly what Lao Zhu is most concerned about.
If not for this reason, he would not have abolished the prime minister system.
"We can start from several aspects to ensure that we will not be ignored."
Zhu Yunzhen said: "First of all, we must not set up the prime minister system anymore, but set up an advisory office, and select people who are knowledgeable and capable in secular affairs to enter the advisory office to handle government affairs."
"These people work in front of the palace, there are no official offices or yamen."
"Secondly, all personnel are selected by the emperor, without rank or salary."
"Whenever the emperor has a decree, they just need to kneel down and accept the transcript."
"Only matters that the emperor entrusts to them can be dealt with after discussion."
"The emperor can remove low-level officials, even commoners, and directly join the advisory office. He can also use important ministers."
"Any memorial cannot be reviewed by one person. It must be signed by three or more counselors without objection before a formal opinion can be formed."
"Otherwise, we will continue to discuss or ask the emperor to make a decision."
In fact, by doing so, the Councilor would have no real power and would be merely equivalent to the emperor's personal secretary.
The secretary has something to do.
fine……
Well, ahem, just have nothing to do.
Moreover, the secretaries supervise each other, and no one can take over all the power.
Lao Zhu nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction with his check and balance plan.
"Besides that, there is one more thing, which is the secret music."
Zhu Yunzhen said: "This is the most important thing."
"Nowadays, the memorials of the ministers are all submitted by the Secretary of General Affairs."
"Before the emperor approved it, all the officials had already seen it."
"After reviewing it, more ministers will look at it."
"But many matters in the imperial court should not be dealt with openly."
"Moreover, there is a risk of being temporarily detained, which is not conducive to the transfer of information. Secondly, the procedures are too complicated and the operation speed is very slow."
"Furthermore, due to the large number of handling personnel, it is easy to leak secrets, which greatly restricts the emperor's implementation of government affairs."
"Some officials who claimed to be Qingliu even took advantage of the memorial to build up momentum, gain a good reputation for themselves, put pressure on the emperor, and make political affairs more difficult to handle. It is extremely disgusting."
Having said this, Lao Zhu's expression became more focused.
Lao Zhu was also very troubled by those civil servants who claimed to be noble and righteous, and used the tiger's skin of feudal ethics to educate the emperor, rebuke the emperor, and gain reputation for themselves.
There are always many things going on in the court every year, which are delayed by these people.
But this is not a matter of picking up a butcher's knife and killing them all.
Could it be that Xuer has a solution?
Zhu Yunxuan said: "The emperor can select some important ministers, local governors, imperial envoys, or other officials in special positions and grant them the power to submit secret reports."
"The so-called secret memorial must be written by the author himself. It must not be written by others and disclosed to a third party. Otherwise, it will be punished."
"If the general's education level is not high and he is not very literate, he can simply write down things. There is no need to pay too much attention to the etiquette of monarchs and ministers."
"A special box can be made in the palace to contain the secret music. Once the box is sealed, it cannot be opened unless it is destroyed."
"The secret memorial is sent up and reaches the emperor directly without passing through the hands of a third person."
"After Emperor Zhu approved it, he sealed it in a secret box and gave it to the minister who presented it."
"There was no third party involved in the whole process. Only the emperor and the ministers who submitted the report knew what happened, and no one else knew."
"After officials receive the Zhu's approval and read it, unless there is a need to make the decree public. Otherwise, the Zhu's approval and the original memorial should be sealed again and sent back to the court for secret archives. From then on, no one is allowed to read it again unless there is an emperor's order."
"In this way, the emperor can discuss state affairs with important local officials without going through the hands or ears of a third person."
"Officials can supervise each other and report anything directly to the emperor without being blocked by others."
"If there are central ministers, generals in charge of the army, or other important ministers who form cliques for personal gain, they can also go directly to the emperor in the form of a secret report and go up to heaven to listen."
Zhu Yunhuan spoke eloquently and explained in detail.
"Everyday affairs are handed over to the Councilor's Office, so the emperor will not be overworked and can focus on dealing with important matters."
"Important matters must be firmly controlled to ensure the implementation of the imperial court's national affairs."
"Then through the secret report system, we can rectify the administration of officials, monitor the public sentiment, and issue orders. In this way, no matter how hard those civil servants work, they cannot threaten the imperial power."
"What do you think the emperor's grandson will do?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Lao Zhu burst into laughter.
"Yeah!"
"good idea!"
Lao Zhu was so happy and excited that he started dancing.
"As expected of our good grandson, with this method, no matter how complicated the state affairs are, they will be easier to deal with."
He laughed, his voice echoing in the hall.
But he was smiling and laughing, but suddenly he stopped slowly.
His mood actually became a little sad.
Then, he sighed softly again.
What's going on?
Zhu Yunzhen was puzzled and felt baffled.
Were you still saying yes just now?
Why did you suddenly change your face?
At such an old age, Lao Zhu shouldn't have the same face as a child, changing at will, right?
"Grandpa Huang, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Yunxi asked anxiously.
Lao Zhu just agreed, so there shouldn't be any more changes.
But the look on Gang Lao Zhu's face made him really uneasy.
At this moment, Lao Zhu's voice sounded again.
"Such a wonderful idea, why didn't we think of it earlier?"
"Otherwise, we wouldn't have to work so hard all the time!"
Lao Zhu regretted it so much that he became sad because of it.
Is this the reason?
Zhu Yunzhen's mouth opened wide, and he knew what to say for a while.
(End of chapter)
