Wenhua Hall.
In the past few days, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and other civil officials were handling government affairs and reviewing memorials in the palace.
With the previous lessons learned, the number of memorials issued by officials finally returned to normal.
These people are all great Confucians, they have read a lot, and their attainments in ancient Chinese are much higher than Zhu Yunxun's.
The speed at which they read memorials is naturally faster.
Gradually I became able to do it with ease.
Zhu Yunzhen only read a few important memorials every day, and occasionally flipped through others to see how they were handling them.
It was the first time that these people were given the authority to review memorials, but they all worked conscientiously and did not dare to falsify in the slightest.
Even the review responses were trying to figure out Zhu Yunxuan's thoughts, trying his best to cater to them and carefully hiding his thoughts.
In the past few days, rumors have spread throughout the government and the public that His Royal Highness, the Grand Sun, is young and cannot handle the affairs of the state as he is heavy. He has requested His Majesty to set up an advisory office, and His Majesty has agreed. However, he still needs to select a counselor.
Nowadays, those who can enter the Wenhua Hall to review memorials have a great chance of being selected as counselors.
In the eyes of these civil servants, having the authority to review memorials is almost the same as being a minister of orders.
This is the pinnacle of civil service.
From then on, he held great power and could govern the world according to his own ideas.
Who wouldn't want such treatment?
At this juncture, naturally no one would disobey His Highness the Grand Sun.
Otherwise, the quota of counselors will probably have nothing to do with him.
On the contrary, their attitudes towards Zhu Yunxuan were completely different at this time.
There is no longer the arrogance and dissatisfaction before, but a vague attitude of flattery.
"Your Highness Taisun, all the memorials have been approved today. Among them, there are five more important memorials, and the remaining ones are 196. Please review and inspect them."
Huang Zicheng presented the memorial very respectfully.
Zhu Yunxuan nodded slightly and was not in a hurry to read through it.
At least during this period of time, these people have been very cautious in doing things, for fear of making any mistakes, causing the dissatisfaction of His Majesty the Grand Sun and His Majesty, and losing the opportunity to become "Counselors".
On the first day of light, they were still dubious.
After staying up all day and night reviewing more than a thousand memorials, I felt that I and others had been tricked by the emperor's grandson.
But as time went by, reviewing memorials in the Wenhua Hall every day made them excited again.
Because of this incident, His Majesty the Emperor remained silent.
No stopping, no criticizing, but tacit consent for them to do so.
That is to say, the establishment of an advisory office mentioned by Zhu Yunxuan is no longer empty talk.
But it is very likely to be fulfilled.
Other officials who could not enter the Wenhua Hall were even more envious of them.
These officials only have the job of submitting memorials, but they can review them. Who can not envy them?
They are also looking forward to the temporary review becoming customized, so that they can use it to control the situation.
"Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen."
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said: "These days, thanks to your lords' hard work, the imperial court has been running smoothly, and even many things that have been outstanding for many years have been solved. Grandpa Huang is very satisfied with this. This is all It’s all thanks to you adults!”
"His Highness Taisun said something serious. Serving the imperial court and taking care of His Highness Taisun's worries are the duties of a lower official. How dare you take credit?"
Below, a group of civil servants stood up quickly to thank him.
Zhu Yunzhen's eyes swept over them, then stopped at the memorial, and said with a smile: "Always working temporarily in the Wenhua Hall is not a long-term solution. I want to set up an advisory office as a custom-made one, but... "
Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and all the officials present became excited when they heard that he wanted to become a custom-made person.
But Zhu Yunzhen's conversation suddenly changed, which immediately made their hearts rise in their throats. They all looked at Zhu Yunzhen eagerly to see what he had to say.
"The establishment of the Advisory Office requires the deployment of capable officials. All ministers have previously held positions. Coming to the Wenhua Palace to work has already affected the affairs of the headquarters."
As soon as Zhu Yunzhen's voice fell, Qi Tai stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I have clearly explained all matters in the department to my subordinates. All matters will be handled properly and there will be no mistakes."
After a pause, he continued: "If we really want to open an advisory office and recruit people to join it, it will not have a great impact on the various departments of the imperial court."
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said: "I naturally trust your abilities. Otherwise, I would not have entrusted you with the heavy responsibility of reviewing the memorials."
"However, before that, I still have a few things to do. Once they are done, you can submit a petition and request the formal establishment of an advisory office. I will try my best to persuade the emperor to agree to this move."
After hearing his words, the civil servant below immediately understood that this was probably a deal.
Whoever His Highness Taisun wants to use or what he wants to do requires their consent, or at least no objection.
At this price, the Advisory Office was formally established.
"I would also like to ask Your Highness Taisun to make it clear that the officials and others will do their best to handle it well."
Below, all the civil servants said in unison.
As long as an advisory office can be opened, they can become counselors and act as agents of the government.
What do a few trivial things mean?
As long as it's not too much.
Oh, no, even if it's a little too much, it doesn't matter.
After they take charge of the government, they can still find ways to correct it.
"The first thing is that I plan to train a new army outside the guard base. To this end, I need to open a military academy, select capable personnel, and enroll in the academy to study. I will personally serve as the mountain commander. You guys should have no objections, right?"
Lao Zhu has agreed to this matter, and even if they want to object, they can't stop it.
But Zhu Yunzhen later talked with Dao Yan, and Dao Yan suggested that it would be best to get all the civil servants to agree.
Otherwise, these people will fail more than accomplish anything and fail more than they should. Even if His Majesty issues an edict urging them to do it, they will always try their best to block it.
Prior to this, the Northern Song Dynasty also established martial arts schools that specialized in training military talents.
But the final effect was far from satisfactory.
An important reason is the intervention of the civil service group. In the end, martial arts became a mere formality and did not cultivate many talents needed by the court.
Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai looked at each other. In their opinion, this was Zhu Yunzhen's attempt to find another way to control the military.
If it were before, the two of them would definitely try their best to stop it.
Even if such a school is really to be set up, their civilian officials should send people to train them so that they can control the military with culture.
Civilian officials have always attached great importance to military power.
Whenever there is a chance, I want to take it.
But now, Zhu Yunzhen wants to use this to make a deal, then...
"The Ming Dynasty established its country by force. His Highness Taisun trained new troops, set up military schools, and promoted talents for the court. Naturally, the lower officials and others agreed."
Huang Zicheng was the first to speak.
Others also spoke out in agreement.
Zhu Yunzhen nodded with satisfaction. As long as there is an inducement, these people are very talkative.
He went on to say: "The second thing is that Grandpa Huang wants to compile a Hongwu canon to bring together ancient and modern culture. You should all know about this."
It is different from running a training and training new army or running a military academy.
The former involves the transformation of the army, and every move is very attention-grabbing.
Therefore, although Lao Zhu asked him to handle it, he did not issue an explicit edict to the officials, but planned to talk about it after it was handled.
It was impossible for the civil servants of the imperial court to object to the compilation of works. This was a grand undertaking and they would definitely support it, so they issued the decree directly.
However, of course, it has not been made clear how it will be compiled and who will preside over it.
All the civil servants nodded.
Scholars are eager to repair books.
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said: "Grandpa Huang attaches great importance to this and will personally serve as the editor-in-chief."
"I will be the deputy editor-in-chief, and both King Heng and King Wu will serve as editors."
As soon as these words came out, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others felt their hearts pounding and felt very uneasy.
If King Heng and King Wu both compile books, it would be equivalent to restricting both of them.
As for Lao Zhu's editor-in-chief and Zhu Yunzhen's deputy editor, anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that they are just names.
It goes without saying that Lao Zhu is the emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunxuan was also a prince, and he had to supervise the administration of the country. He also served as the commander of the military academy and trained the new army. How much energy could he devote to compiling books?
King Keheng and King Wu are different.
If they join in, I'm afraid they will really have to sit there and work.
With Zhu Yunxun, the deputy editor-in-chief, in charge, it would be very difficult for them to escape by any means.
Normally, the two of them would have stopped Zhu Yunxuan from doing so by saying that King Heng and King Wu were not knowledgeable enough for compilation and should study more with them.
But now that I thought that the Counselor's Office was about to be established and the position of the Counselor was right in front of me, this transaction would definitely not work without paying a price, so no one said anything.
"In addition, one person is needed to serve as a supervisor, who is responsible for selecting talents, collecting books from all walks of life, ancient and modern, and supervising the compilation of the grand ceremony."
Hearing this, all the civil servants were shocked.
I know that this is the person who is really in charge of editing the book.
This position is very important. No matter who holds it, he will be looked up to by literati all over the world.
Zhu Yunzhen ordered the eunuch next to him: "Let him come in."
The eunuch retreated, and after a while, a monk with a pair of triangular eyes, like a sick tiger, wearing cassocks came in and saluted him.
This monk is naturally Dao Yan.
"Gu Yu recommends monk Dao Yan to serve as the supervisor of the Hongwu Ceremony."
As soon as these words came out, the civil servants below immediately exploded.
Of course, such matters as book revision should be handled by their civil servants.
Although the Hongwu Canon is a collection of books from all over the world, in any case, it should be based on the Four Books and Five Classics, with Confucianism as the leader.
At least we should find a great scholar like Fang Xiaoru to take on such an important task, right?
His Highness Taisun actually used a monk as a supervisor?
Moreover, he was a monk they had never heard of before?
This is too childish, too ridiculous?
"Your Highness Taisun!" Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai took a step forward at the same time, waiting to make a generous speech to advise him not to act so willfully.
But before the words were spoken, Zhu Yunzhen's voice sounded again.
"My lords, I think that compared with such important matters as setting up an advisory office and acting as an agent in state affairs, although the compilation of the grand ceremony is important, it is slightly inferior."
"I am willing to work hard to promote the establishment of the Advisory Office, instead of letting you all work here temporarily. I also hope that you will not hinder me in the compilation of the canon. I wonder what you all think?"
threaten.
The naked threat.
The implication is very obvious.
If you want to join the Counselor's Office and become a counselor, then you must accept this monk to become the supervisor of the ceremony.
Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai swallowed their words alive again.
Although both of them believed that it was too ridiculous to use a monk as a supervisor, it was not completely unacceptable if it was exchanged for consultation.
After all, counseling is the most important thing right now.
You have to endure it first, and you can't ruin the big thing because of it.
Of course, if they knew that the Consultative Office envisioned by Zhu Yunxian and the Consultative Office they imagined in their minds were completely different concepts, then they would probably have another idea.
"Since all your lords have no objections, then the matter has been settled. I hope that after your lordship comes to court, you will persuade your fellow scholars not to obstruct it."
Zhu Yunzhen smiled slightly.
When compiling a book, he wants to include the teaching materials he has written and take the opportunity to focus on promoting them.
If these people are allowed to serve as supervisors, they will definitely hinder it.
After all, in their eyes, the words of saints are the eternal truth.
Confucianism is supreme.
All other walks of life, various theories, and skills should be based on "Confucianism" and the words of saints.
Otherwise, it is a statement that will harm the country and bring chaos to the world.
But with Yao Guangxiao, it's different.
He was Zhu Yunxun who came up to the throne and reached the sky in one step. Naturally, it was impossible to oppose him.
Secondly, Yao Guangxiao was well-read and knowledgeable, proficient in the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and accepted and practiced them all. In other words, this person's mind was very open, and he could accept all kinds of knowledge and knowledge from each school.
Not as rigid as many Confucian scholars.
This is also a key reason why Zhu Yunxuan wants to use Yao Guangxiao.
Intelligence comes second.
The most important thing is that his thoughts are not pedantic, he can accept new things, and he will not resist deviant doctrines at will.
He wants to promote changes in the Ming Dynasty.
This is crucial.
If according to what Lao Zhu said, these Confucian scholars and scholars with only average talents are reused, and he will only be a feudal emperor, there will naturally be no problem.
It should still be the best choice!
But if you want to change and seek innovation, and lead Ming Dynasty into a new era, you absolutely cannot do that.
Otherwise, it is tantamount to tying yourself up.
"There is a third thing."
When it comes to trading, of course you have to maximize your profits.
Although after the establishment of the Advisory Office, these people will not only lose power, but their current power will also be severely weakened.
But who made them dream of becoming counselors?
Do you think that after setting up the Advisory Office, you can get huge benefits and realize their dream of acting as an agent in the government, controlling power, and allowing the emperor to rule from the top?
If you don't take the opportunity to kill them hard, if you continue to implement something that will inevitably be opposed by groups in the future, you would be really sorry for yourself and their expectations.
If we don’t kill him now, when will we wait?
It’s been really hard to write recently. Starting tomorrow, I’ll try to update regularly, around 7:30 in the morning, around 12 noon, around 9 in the evening... There are three chapters guaranteed, and I will try to add one or two updates, and there will be more updates. The time is uncertain.
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