Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1562
The emperor arrived at Yikun Palace at noon, and it took less than an hour before and after. After returning to Qianqing Palace in the afternoon, he asked the Minister of Rites to draw up an order and pass it on to Gao Yushi.

Gao Yushi naturally declined as always, so the second edict came later, and Gao Yushi continued to decline.

When the third imperial edict came down, according to the previous rules, Chen Ju, the eunuch who was in charge of printing, and Zhang Cheng, the admiral of Dongchang, came hand in hand. Gao, also known as Gaoming, Gaofeng.

In the Ming Dynasty, the canonization of officials of the first to fifth rank and their wives was granted imperial orders; the canonization of officials of the sixth to ninth rank and their wives was granted imperial orders.

This edict contains a lot of information, and the emperor directly ignored the fact that Gao Yushi was still staying behind closed doors, and directly paid for it. There are several items as follows.

First, the official rank of high-level and pragmatic prose officials was promoted from Zishan doctor to Zizheng doctor.

The system of scattered officials in the Ming Dynasty was different from that of the Tang and Song Dynasties, in that the status and role of scattered officials declined somewhat.It matches the official ranks. Ming San officials are also divided into nine grades and eighteen grades. From the ninth grade to the fifth grade and the first grade, from the first grade to each level, there are two grades of initial grant and promotion. From the fourth rank to the second rank, there are Initial grant, promotion grant, and additional grant third class.

The method of conferring dismissed officials is that when a certain rank is first conferred or promoted, the first conferred dismissed official will be granted at the time of the division;If the assessment is ordinary, no promotion or additional dismissal will be granted.

In addition to Sanguan, civil officials from the first rank to the fifth rank, and military officers from the first rank to the sixth rank, after re-examination, can be awarded with reference to the San Palace at the same time.Therefore, scattered officials and honor ranks are not only additional official titles, but also can be regarded as supplements to the assessment system, but have nothing to do with real positions and salaries.

Gao Yushi is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs who only took up his post last year. He has been in office for less than a year. Normally speaking, it is definitely not the time to be promoted to the official rank of Wensan, so this is a typical exception.

Second, elevate the high and pragmatic order of honor from political ministers to Zhu Guo.

Honor rank, as mentioned above, is not a big deal in itself, but it is generally not given indiscriminately, so if it is given in advance, it is not a small honor.

Political Shangqing is the second rank of honor, and Gao Wuzhen is now in this rank, but Zhu Guo is from the first rank, second only to Shangzhu State in the entire honor rank system (Note: different periods are called Different, sometimes the Shangzhu Kingdom is also divided into "Zuozhu Kingdom" and "Youzhu Kingdom", which have basically the same meaning).

There are strict restrictions on the officials who can obtain the order of honor in politics. There are only the following people in total: Prince Shaoshi, Prince Shaofu, Prince Shaobao, Liubu Shangshu, the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Xifengyan Shenggong, real person.

And Zhu Guo's standards obviously need to be raised again, as Shaoshi, Shaofu, Shaobao, Prince Taishi, Prince Taifu, and Prince Taibao.Although Gao Yushi was already a prince and grand teacher before, considering Gao Yushi's age and seniority at that time, he lowered his honor rank a bit, and this time the emperor made it up for him.

Third, perhaps in order to cooperate with the first two blessings, the emperor directly promoted Huang Zhiting from a third-rank lady to a first-rank lady in the edict.This promotion obviously directly skipped Gao Yushi's current actual official position as Minister of the Household Department, and according to the prince and grand master, it is also a typical promotion of Jia En.

Fourth, if it is said that the above three items are more famous than real, then this one is beyond everyone's expectations and is extremely shocking:
Set up the Southern Capital Protectorate in the southern city of Siam, and customized Zhengyipin Yamen. Its office is to control the tribes, comfort and conquer, narrate merits and punishments, and defend China.

The crown prince and grand teacher Gao Wushi led the first-rank Dingnan governor; the first-rank wife Huang Zhiting stepped down as the deputy governor of the Annan Metropolitan Commissioner, and was promoted to the first-rank Dingnan deputy governor, Quan Zhidu.The yamen of the Dingnan Duhu Mansion belongs to the ranks of officials down to the chief and deputy governors, and the titles and appointments of each official are drawn up by the Duhu Mansion within one year and reported to me for approval.

The Dingnan Protectorate has jurisdiction over Annan, Siam, Bago, Burma, Nanzhang, Cambodia and other "lands south of Yun and Guangxi".The area under the jurisdiction of the Duhufu is allowed to set up a trading customs city, and it is allowed to open government and private ports. The land and customs tariffs are negotiated and drafted by the Ministry of Households and the Duhufu within one year, and reported to me for approval.

Dingnan Duhufu's military system is "not the same as the Central Plains", so the Duhufu is allowed to decide on its own, but its arms, personnel, equipment, etc. need to be reported to the Ministry of War, and the report is made every three years. "I and the Ministry of War will not control remotely. ".

The army under the Duhu Mansion, military salaries and other needs are all raised by the Duhu Mansion itself.All armies must obey the imperial court's conscripts. If the imperial court has conscripted, the system of southern soldiers' mobilization will be calculated for their food, salaries, rewards, and pensions, and the rest will be ignored.

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Lin Lin Zongzong, most of the edict is related to the Dingnan Protectorate, not to mention that Chen Ju and Zhang Cheng who came to pass the edict were so shocked that the voices of the edict changed, even Gao Yushi himself listened to it. shocked.

what's the situation?Is the emperor officially acknowledging Jinghua's actual rule over southern Xinjiang?This is impossible. Didn't the cabinet object to such a big event?
After reading the edict, Chen Ju urged Gao Yushi to accept the order three times before Gao Yushi took it and looked at it suspiciously.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but after looking at it, you are even more suspicious: this imperial order is said to be an imperial order, but there is only the emperor's treasure at the place where it is signed, but there is no cabinet attached.

The so-called "what is the imperial edict without the Fengge Luantai" is the same reason. In the Ming Dynasty at this time, there is no cabinet's appendix, so why is it called "edict"?
In other words, this edict looks shocking, but in terms of the current system, it does not actually have legal force.

Gao Wushi immediately returned the edict and said to Chen Ju: "I am grateful for the trust of the emperor's relatives in my minister, but the order of the edict needs to be signed by the cabinet. Since there is no cabinet office for this edict, this minister cannot follow the sacred order." one.

The establishment of the Capital Protectorate in Dingnan is a matter of great importance, reaching the world.The minister has not heard that the emperor is discussing with the ministers, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public. This minister cannot follow the second of the holy will.

Even if it is necessary to set up this yamen and this official, the Dingnan Governor's responsibility is very important, why should his position be remote?The minister, the Emperor Meng, is trustworthy, but he is a minister of the center, and he is in charge of the world's finances. He is already weak in virtue and talent, and lacks skills. How can he manage Tiannan's affairs remotely?Therefore, the minister's morality is not worthy, and his talent is not in his position. This minister cannot follow the holy will.

Please tell the emperor about the three things you must not do, and let the heavens listen to you.I hope that the emperor will take it seriously and earnestly take back the order, but the minister will not be very grateful. "

Zhang Cheng must be very happy to do what Gao Yushi said, but Chen Ju was a little embarrassed, hesitantly said: "The great Situ once wrote the "Hui Dian", you should know that the decree can be refused, but the imperial order cannot be refused..."

"The Headquarters naturally knows about this matter, but this edict has not been issued by the cabinet, so it is not enough to call it a patent." Gao Wushi resolutely said: "The Headquarters dare not accept the edict, please send it back, Mr. Chen."

"Then... okay." Chen Ju sighed, and said again: "However, this is a big matter, can I ask Da Situ to reply in his own handbook as a sign of solemnity?"

Gao Wushi said in a deep voice: "Okay, Second Master, please wait a moment, the main hall will immediately plan to evacuate."

Chen Ju and Zhang Cheng naturally had no choice but to agree.Gao Wushi didn't go to the study room either, and directly ordered his servants to bring the book case, prepare all the pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and write a speech on the spot, refusing to accept the imperial order.

The two Da Dang got the manuscript, they didn't dare to delay at all, and immediately bid farewell to Gao Yushi and left.

The emperor's decree cannot only be notified to the officials involved. The cabinet, six ministries, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also received the news at this time, and many jaws dropped on the spot.

The cabinet reacted the most. Wang Xijue said excitedly in the meeting hall where the house was on duty: "The imperial court has not set up a governor for 200 years. Now the emperor wants to set it up against the regulations, and he has never told the cabinet a word beforehand. What's the use of the cabinet!"

Shen Shixing looked around at the cabinet ministers, Xu Guo and Wu Dui were silent.Looking at Wang Jiaping again, Wang Jiaping got up slowly, and said calmly: "Jingshi Gong (Wang Xijue's name Jingshi) said what I wanted, since the emperor decides the affairs of the world, there is no need for the cabinet to participate in it, so why should the cabinet exist any more! This time, the only plan is to go."

After a short pause, he cupped his hands to the other four elders and said, "Jiaping will go to draft his resignation first, gentlemen, please forgive me, let's leave."

Wang Jiaping's temper is really straight, he is not even the straightness that pays attention to face like Wang Xijue, but the kind of straightness that will be straightforward as long as his principles are touched, so that once he feels that the emperor's actions do not respect the cabinet, he will be straightforward When writing dictionaries.

But when he came like this, he set Wang Xijue on fire.Although Wang Xijue didn't think the matter was so serious at first, he was the first to speak. Since the person who "seconded the proposal" had gone to write the speech, why didn't he write it?
Therefore, he had no choice but to cup his hands, and said: "For Nangong (Wang Jiaping's name is for Nan), Xijue has great admiration for the lonely and straightforward minister Fan, but he has to follow suit. Farewell, gentlemen."

The two left one after another. Shen Shixing stood up and said: "Shixing has been in the cabinet for many years. He has never done anything important. He has always been ashamed. If the emperor is dissatisfied today, the crime is Shixing alone. Mr. Jing and Shi may not be resigned, but Shi Xinggu should be resigned. From now on, I will entrust Yingyang, Huanzhou and Xinzhai for all matters in the cabinet."

Shen Shixing seemed to be speaking only for himself, but in fact he was speaking from the standpoint of the entire cabinet, so Xu Guo had no choice but to advance and retreat together, standing up and saying: "This world's affairs, the cabinet's affairs, are not Du Yuanfu alone. If you resign, Please follow the country."

At this point in the matter, it was impossible for Wu Dui to take care of himself alone, so he also got up and said, "The cabinet is one, how can Dui be alone? I wish to be attached to everyone."

Shen Shixing didn't say much, just nodded heavily and went straight.

As soon as he left, only Xu Guo and Wu Dui were left in the meeting hall. Wu Dui was about to leave, but was stopped by Xu Guo.

Xu Cifu looked serious, and asked: "Senior brother Huanzhou, have you ever heard of what the emperor did today?"

His "senior brother" is very eloquent, Wu Dui and he are both disciples of Gao Gongmen, the difference is that Wu Dui and he are not in the same discipline, and he was a Jinshi in the 38th year of Jiajing.At that time, Gao Gong's status was not too high, he was just a fellow examiner of that subject, so there were few scholars selected, and even fewer successful students among the students.

And Xu Guo himself was a Jinshi in Jiajing 44, two subjects later than Wu Dui.In that subject, Gao Gong was the chief examiner, so it also took the most students, which can almost be called a big explosion.Xu Guo was not the most prominent in this subject, but his official career was excellent, and he surpassed everyone in the same year, and entered the cabinet early, so his qualifications were improved.

But Daming has the habit of Daming. Under the sect of a certain benefactor, internal communication is often not only based on the level of official position, but also the qualifications of Jinshi, so it is no problem for Xu Guo to call Wu Dui "senior brother".

Where is the problem?There is an exception to the "level of official position", that is, after entering the cabinet, you can also just look at the seniority in the cabinet.

Xu Guo was two subjects later than Wu Dui, and he was six years behind in getting a Jinshi, but he was only two years younger than Wu Dui, so since both of them were in the cabinet, he never called him a senior brother.Today, he called "Senior Brother" again, which obviously shows that he is not talking to Wu Dui as a cabinet minister, but as a member of the Real School and a student of Gao Gongmen.

Wu Dui knew what he meant, and also knew what Xu Guo was suspicious of, but even Gao Yushi, the person concerned, knew about this matter today, so how did he know it?So Wu Dui shook his head, and replied formally: "I don't know anything about this matter, and even now I find it incredible."

Xu Guo didn't look very suspicious, but frowned, as if lost in thought.

Seeing this, Wu Dui added another sentence, saying: "In my opinion, I'm afraid Rixin didn't know this beforehand."

Xu Guo sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I'm not going to lie to senior brother, my younger brother also thinks the same way, but my younger brother is stupid, and really doesn't know the emperor's intention of doing this... Do you really want to change the entire cabinet from top to bottom?"

"How could this be so?" Wu Dui shook his head and said, "You must know that the reason for this matter is not worth mentioning at all. Whether the Governor of the North and the South is crowned or resigned, what does it have to do with my cabinet? As for Wudi Going to the throne, Rixin and Xinzhai have closed their doors one after another, but the emperor's edict can solve the problem, what's the point!

I expect the emperor's move to set up the Nandu Protectorate must be false, but it may be true for Rixin Zhangmu.As for the matter involving the cabinet...or the emperor did it unintentionally, or to warn some people.In short, they should not really come for the cabinet. "

Xu Guo was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "No matter what the emperor's intentions are, we are not allowed to back down until now, but I just ask for resignation."

Wu Dui was very appreciative of this, waved his sleeves and said, "Please resign, please resign. In the early years, I chatted with Rixin once, and he once mentioned a sentence: the sun rises and the moon sets, there is no shortage of someone. Today also In this way, the cabinet is beyond my control, whether the emperor stays, withdraws, or changes, it all depends on the emperor's order. All I can do is to express my determination."

Xu Guo smiled this time, nodded his head and said, "Senior brother's words are very kind, and Guo also thinks so."

Although it was getting late at this time, the gate of the palace had not yet been closed. The elders of the pavilion were all masters of calligraphy, each of them wrote their speeches quickly, and went to the front of the Qianqing Palace to submit the readings in person.

Facing Chen Ju who was sweating profusely from anxiety, Zhu Yijun sat in front of the Xinuange study and asked without raising his head: "Apart from Zhang Xueyan, are all the gentlemen in the cabinet here?"

"Yes, my lord, we're all here." Chen Ju swallowed, and asked dryly, "My lord, what should I do now?"

Zhu Yijun finally raised his head, glanced at Chen Ju, and said calmly: "What should I do? It's getting late, I'm tired, and the palace gate will be closed.

I think that you gentlemen are all sensible people, and you should not treat the system of the second ancestor as nothing... If so, please come back tomorrow, gentlemen. "
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