The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 580
"Actually, what's the best way for this humble official? If you want to talk about a clumsy method, I really think of one. If the emperor wants to know all the big and small things in the court, it's better to let the officials go to the secret report."

Gu Chengyu smiled slightly, the power in the world should only be exercised by one person, it cannot be neglected, this is the wish of all emperors.

The use of secret documents can enable officials, especially colleagues, to inform each other, so that even if the emperor does not review the memorials presented by the cabinet every day, he can rest easy.Mutual supervision, who would dare to do such disobedient things behind the emperor's back?
The ministers spoke out and spoke out, and those who dared not write in the memorials on weekdays dared to report directly to the emperor.

When the emperor heard it, his interest became more and more intense. "Oh? Gu Aiqing, tell me quickly and carefully, I would like to hear the details."

"Your Majesty, why don't you choose a few close officials in the court, and let them use the secret document when they have important matters. The secret document does not need to be submitted to the Secretary of Transportation, but directly to you, the emperor. The content of the memorial, except for you and the officials on the court, who else No way of knowing."

The memorials of the Dayan Dynasty were first handed over to the Secretary of General Affairs by officials, and then handed over to the cabinet.The cabinet drafts it first, and then submits it to the emperor.There are many disadvantages here, the memorial has gone through two hands before reaching the hands of the emperor.

If something goes wrong in the middle, if the memorial cannot be presented in front of the emperor, the officials who presented the memorial can only suffer from being dumb.Besides, the memorial has passed through the hands of many officials, so what confidential content can be written?

Now that the cabinet is powerful, even if someone wants to impeach, they dare not write it in the memorial.Those who played in the early court were also very courageous.But that is only limited to the officials of the upper court, and the low-ranking officials don't have that power, they can't even see the emperor's face!
And those local officials, if they follow the normal process, the contents of the memorial will also be screened by the cabinet.

"That's right! Don't stop, keep talking." Hearing this, the emperor felt that this method was wonderful.But this close person, who should I choose?And how did he know that those people would not deceive him?If there are only a few, it will definitely not work. It seems that there are more people.

After hearing Gu Chengyu's analysis, the emperor also had a plan in mind.

"General talent is only one of the advantages. The second is that you, the emperor, set the secret book as a priority to read, so you can know the situation as soon as possible. The third is that the secret book has a confidentiality system. Officials dare not write in the memorial. Narrated in a secret."

There is one more thing that Gu Chengyu didn't say, that is to better consolidate the imperial power.In order to gain the trust of the emperor, those ministers must want to perform well, so there are too many things to talk about in secret.

The emperor was very satisfied when he heard it, he couldn't help smiling, he laughed and said: "Haha! Gu Aiqing is really talented, this fact of secrecy is a good strategy."

Zhang Hai and Min Feng, who were kneeling outside the study room, saw Xiao Quanzi guarding outside the imperial study room just now, but now they heard the emperor's happy laughter.There are only Gu Chengyu and the emperor in the imperial study room. Could it be that Gu Chengyu said something that made the emperor happy?

There are mixed feelings in the hearts of the two, it seems that Gu Chengyu's holy family is strong, and they even ran up to challenge Gu Chengyu, isn't that just asking for trouble?
Gu Chengyu was very happy to see the emperor, but he still had to say a few disappointing things.

If the emperor is in the prime of life and healthy, then this method must be wonderful.Although the emperor will have a heavier workload than before, the officials below dare not lie, and the emperor is naturally willing to do so.

But now that the emperor's days are fading away, this method is not very effective.Of course, there must be some results, and it is impossible to have no benefits at all.

A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and those officials form cliques. It is not because the emperor is old, and in a few years, a prince will succeed to the throne.

Of course, those courtiers only wanted to stand in line as soon as possible in order to be reused by the new emperor in the future, but their loyalty to the current emperor was not so high.

Coupled with the fact that the cabinet is powerful now, a faction of officials headed by Xia Qing will definitely not buy into the emperor.

Because if the secrecy system is implemented, the cabinet's virtual power will be useless. If the cabinet officials have no real power, how can they let it go?

Therefore, the secret book system is only applicable to the emperor's confidantes.The relationship between the DPRK and China is complicated, how many confidants can the emperor have?Besides, those confidantes also have a lot of small thoughts.Therefore, the benefits of secret folding are actually not great, but there are still some benefits.

However, for such a reason, it is impossible for Gu Chengyu to tell the emperor that he also has selfish intentions in the final analysis.If the cabinet loses its real power, it will be bad for him.He entered the Imperial Academy to prepare for entering the cabinet in the future. If the vote virtual power fails, the cabinet will become empty, and it will be meaningless for him to enter the cabinet.

Besides, if Xia Qing lost his power, then the emperor would not need to support officials to oppose Xia Qing, and he lost an excellent opportunity.

Gu Chengyu admits that his desire for power is not small, but since he has entered the court, who would not want a high official and a generous salary?

So when he brought up this matter, he not only wanted to reap the benefits for himself, but also prevented the cabinet from losing its power. In the future, he would also need real power to join the cabinet.

"However, if the emperor wants to implement it, there must be a lot of obstacles." Gu Chengyu thought seriously, thinking about how to list the disadvantages of this matter with the emperor.

The emperor was very happy just now, but after Gu Chengyu said this, he also calmed down.The emperor is not stupid, as long as he thinks carefully, he will think of the difficulties.

He only had a little more trust in Shen Shikang for the six books, and Shen Shikang had contributed a lot to restrain Xia Qing before.But Shen Shikang is also the uncle of the second child, so he must be towards the second child. The princes are all grown up, and there are many officials in the court who support the prince's faction.

The emperor screened the officials in the court again, but he felt that he could not trust any of them.Gu Chengyu is used to observing words and expressions. When he saw that the emperor was frowning and thinking, he knew that the emperor was facing a situation that no one could use.

It can be said that most of the officials, big and small, are in line, and those who don't are incompetent. Those factions really look down on them.It's not that there are no pure ministers, but there are few after all!The emperor is also suspicious, so he might think that he belongs to another faction!

"Reporting to the emperor, the implementation of the secret report is not without its drawbacks. If there are too many officials who submit the secret report, and the content of the secret report is unknown to each other, I am afraid that some officials will be framed but have nowhere to defend themselves. And even if the The officials at the top of the secret report think that you have a close relationship with him, so they use this to blackmail other officials, all of which need to be carefully screened by you, the emperor."

Gu Chengyu paused for a moment, and continued: "Or colleagues may become suspicious and distrust each other, which is also not conducive to the implementation of the government."

Gu Chengyu naturally pointed out the powerful relationship among them.Otherwise, if something goes wrong in the future and the emperor blames him, then he can't afford to walk around.

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