Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 129 Pros and Cons
So this Chang Chao ended hastily.

Until the ministers exited the Meridian Gate, they still felt a little overwhelmed.

Sort out what happened this time around.

One, the Lord Tianguan has added the title of Prince and Taibao, so he can receive an extra salary, yeah!
Second, the two elders of the cabinet have been promoted to two levels, and there may be a few more colleagues in the future, yay!
Three, a certain boy with the surname has been promoted to six consecutive levels... Bah!

Say it positively.

The new emperor, who was appointed to the court for the first time, was whimsical and wanted to overthrow the ancestral system.

In the end, under the desperate remonstrance of a group of righteous elders, they gave up the original incorrect idea without hesitation, and were pulled back to the right path by the officials.

During this process, Xiang Mou, a reliable official with outstanding appearance and equally outstanding ability, was promoted by leapfrogging.

At the same time, this Chang Dynasty pointed out the important contributions made by the cabinet to the country, recognized the important position of the cabinet to the court, and further clarified the institutional status of the cabinet in the court.

During this permanent court, the rationality of the monarch-minister deliberation system was once again practiced, which enhanced the mutual understanding between the courtiers and the new emperor, and further strengthened the determination of the courtiers to hope that the emperor would rule.

This Chang Dynasty is a friendly, peaceful, multi-win situation, which is of great significance to the court, and a successful Chang Dynasty... What a ghost!

But any official with a little bit of political vision will not fail to see that this Chang Dynasty is not simply a matter of promoting a few people.

It seems that everyone is happy, but in fact, it is no exaggeration to say that it is thrilling.

The reason for this lies in the cabinet!

For a long time, the status of the cabinet in the imperial court has been equivalent to that of the six ministries, and the number of posts is uncertain.

If it weren't for the transfer of votes to the cabinet after ascending the throne today, I'm afraid the status would be even lower than that of the monasteries.

However, the emperor's move immediately raised the cabinet to the position exactly equal to that of the six ministries.

The cabinet ministers are all awarded the title of six ministers, that is to say, at least in terms of rank, all ministers who join the cabinet must have the qualifications to be able to serve as six ministers.

In other words, the emperor's move was a hurdle for the cabinet.

If you want to join the cabinet, you must at least be a real-time minister, an official above the rank of deputy capital imperial envoy, and you are eligible.

The threshold for joining the cabinet has been raised, and the status of the cabinet has naturally risen.

More importantly, although the emperor had something to say, the cabinet was all assistant ministers, but he appointed the so-called Huagaidian University scholar as the first assistant.

This is a bit complicated to understand. To put it simply, the status of the auxiliary ministers is the same, and there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates, but there is a distinction between primary and secondary.

And with the distinction between primary and secondary, groups will naturally form.

The cabinet has a quota of six people, that is, six senior officials promoted from real-time ministers.

Even if they only have the false title of Shangshu and have no real job, but they are united, and their influence can be astonishing.

As the chief assistant, the Huagaidian Grand Bachelor, if he can really integrate this force, I am afraid that the current structure of the Seven Ministers will become the Eight Ministers.

This is a major event that affects the entire court structure, and the bosses are naturally all moved upon hearing the news.

That night, the business of restaurants and brothels in various places in the capital suddenly picked up...

On the other side, in the Qianqing palace.

Zhu Qiyu was also thinking about today's court meeting.

In fact, he didn't intend to put the cabinet affairs on the agenda at this time.

It's just that it's just at the right time, because of a chance meeting, so I took advantage of the trend.

With the vision of the next hundred years, Zhu Qiyu has a clear understanding of the role and harm of the cabinet.

Emperor Taizu abolished the Zhongshu, dismissed the prime minister, and transferred the power to the six departments. In essence, he completely took back the decision-making power.

In the next hundred years, although civil servants often clamored that so-and-so was the real prime minister, they were all exaggerations.

Including today's court meeting, the same is true.

You know, before the Ming Dynasty, the most important, core, and symbolic power of the prime minister was to make decisions on behalf of the emperor.

Except for military and state affairs, most of the affairs can be directly ordered and executed after the prime minister agrees.

Even in some emergencies, the prime minister can directly make decisions on major military affairs.

This is the essential difference between the cabinet and the prime minister.

In the Ming Dynasty, no matter whether it was the cabinet or even the six ministries, they had no decision-making power.

The so-called matter is not big or small, just report to the sage.

According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, government affairs at the court, ranging from major military and state affairs to minor criminal cases, need to be reported to the emperor for approval before execution.

The memorials of each department are just suggestions.

In other words, as long as the emperor neglects his administration, the court will fall into a state of complete paralysis.

This is also the reason why the supervisor of ceremonies approved the red came into being later, but even with the supervisor of ceremonies, there are still many important matters that the supervisor of ceremonies cannot decide.

Just as Emperor Wanli has not been in court for more than [-] years, even with a cabinet and a supervisor, the state institutions are almost in a state of semi-shutdown.

Relegating decision-making power to the emperor will inevitably lead to all the pressure on the emperor alone.

After all, all the government affairs of the imperial court depended on his old man to decide.

The cabinet is made for this!

The prime ministers before the Ming Dynasty paid attention to not calendaring states and counties, and not planning to plan Taiwan provinces.

In fact, Ming also has this practice.

But what Ming pays attention to is that there are no calendar states and counties, and no six departments.

As for the cabinet, there is no such emphasis.

Without the experience of a local governor, it is absolutely impossible to become a minister among the six departments. The highest can only be a minister, but he can join the cabinet.

The reason is that.

The role of the cabinet does not lie in the specific handling of government affairs, after all, vote drafting is not decision-making.

The real purpose of the cabinet is to reconcile the contradictions between the monarch and the foreign court.

The specific government affairs handling plan is checked by ministers who have stepped up step by step from the local level, so there can be no big mistakes.

Therefore, the cabinet needs more slick and thoughtful power makers, which is why the cabinet mostly chooses from Hanlin.

Since it is necessary to reconcile the internal and external, the first thing to do is to get close to the emperor. Hanlin is born to be a servant, and has an unparalleled advantage in this regard.

Secondly, the imperial court basically held a scientific examination every three years, and selected first-class and some second-class Jinshi, about 15 to [-] people, who were admitted to the Imperial Academy as Jishi.

After three years of observing politics, those who failed the examination were directly sent to the prefectures and counties, and those who passed the examination were awarded editors. After another three years, they were admitted to the Ministry of Administration to manage politics, most of them started as doctors or censors.

This time, step by step, he finally became one of the six ministers. During this process, he usually would not be in one department, but would circulate among multiple departments.

Only when each department has done relatively well will they be promoted to the cabinet and become official cabinet ministers.

It's a brutal screening process.

Especially after being sent to the Ministry, they not only need to compete with their peers, but also with officials who have been promoted from the local area.

Compared with these officials, they have no experience in local governance, so they can only continue to learn, and at the same time use their own tactics to make progress.

In this process, it is necessary to establish a good relationship with foreign courts, build up prestige, and win over influence.

Once one or two steps are wrong, they will be cruelly eliminated to the prefectures and counties to become administrative officials, and there will be no chance of joining the cabinet.

Only through such screening over and over again can the cabinet ministers who can truly reconcile internal and external affairs be selected, and all of them are naturally outstanding.

But there is a huge downside to doing so, factionism!
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