Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 330
"The minister waits for the order!"

The three elders in the cabinet bowed their hands and replied with solemn faces.

Although the emperor's unconstrained behavior made several people feel a little stunned, they were secretly delighted immediately.

Although the cabinet has a high position and authority, and has the right to draft different opinions on the temple's title, it does not have a direct department. This time, the subordinates finally have a place to move around. In the future, they will find ways to strengthen the authority of the Department of Health. Just move the rights of other departments over and put them in bit by bit.

Zhu Youjian put the Department of Health under the name of the cabinet instead of putting it under the Ministry of Rites. He considered that the particularity of its status would be valued and recognized by the courtiers. In the name of the government, the local government will naturally treat it as a major event.And if the Department of Health is just a department of the Ministry of Rites, then the laws and decrees issued by it can easily be selectively ignored by officials.

As for how Wen Tiren and others will grab power from other ministries, Zhu Youjian has already predicted and is happy to see the success. How much power they can grab depends on their ability.The greater the power of the Department of Health, the more beneficial it will be for the comprehensive promotion of the medical and health system in Ming Dynasty in the future. As long as the official business is not delayed when grabbing power, decentralization can prevent and reduce the abuse of power by powerful ministries.

While speaking, the six ministers who received the order came to the Zhaoren Hall one after another. Because the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion is far away from Miyagi, Chen Qiyu has not arrived yet.

At the end of the day, after several young eunuchs served tea to the elders, they brought seasonal fruits and snacks and placed them on the small table between each seat. Zhu Youjian greeted all the courtiers with a smile Pad your stomach first, and wait for Chen Qiyu to arrive before proceeding with the discussion.

All the ministers secretly praised the emperor's many subtle measures of caring for his courtiers.In the past few years, with the complete reversal of the situation, both Taicang and the internal funds have become full, and the emperor's temper has become generous and benevolent, and many previous rules have also been changed. Desserts and tea, these items all reflect the emperor's respect for the ministers, which is the treatment that civil servants and generals of all dynasties have never enjoyed.

While enjoying tea and snacks, they were whispering with their neighbors about various anecdotes they heard recently, and there was a buzz in the small Zhaoren Hall for a while.

Among all the people present, only Wen Tiren, who was sitting at the top, was resting his eyes with his eyes closed, and didn't even bother to talk to Wang Yingxiong, who was sitting next to him.

Zhu Youjian looked at the people below the steps with a smile, stretched out his hand and picked up a piece of beef tongue crisp, turned around and handed it back, Wang Chengen, who was watching the emperor's every move attentively, was suddenly startled.

"Big companion, eat some snacks to cushion your stomach, there are rules, you can only stand, go on!"

Zhu Youjian laughed in a tone as if he was treating his family.

Wang Chengen accidentally looked at Zhu Youjian. The warmth in the emperor's eyes made his eyes rim red. He wanted to kneel down to thank him in agitated mood. He bent down deeply, raised his hands over his head to take the snack, then slowly straightened up, holding the ox tongue crisp in his hand, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

While talking, Chen Qiyu finally rushed to the palace, and after bowing his hands and apologizing to Zhu Youjian and all the officials in the palace, he found an empty seat and sat down.

This is the first time he has entered the palace to participate in the discussion since he took up his new position. Apart from the elders in the palace and the ministers, all of them are high-ranking officials above the second rank. Fortunately, he has the title of Dongge University Bachelor bestowed by the emperor, otherwise he is a third rank Although Fu Yin has the right to face the saint alone, he is not qualified to participate in the consultation of important matters at all.

"Big companion, post the title to the biography of the ministers for a look, and then the ministers will discuss this matter!"

Wang Chengen took a few inscriptions on the imperial case and walked down the imperial steps, handed them to Wen Tiren and other cabinet ministers, and then returned to Zhu Youjian's side.

The inscriptions of several censors were quickly circulated by all the officials in the hall. Wang Chengen took back the inscriptions and put them back in front of Zhu Youjian.

"Qi Zou Shengshang, I think that although the content of these inscriptions is slightly exaggerated, the conclusions are directly at the point! The officials in Nanjing have always been proud of disobeying the imperial court's decrees, and regard this as extremely This is a powerful move, but this move has greatly damaged the prestige of the imperial court, so that in the most affluent place in Ming Dynasty, no matter whether they are common people, scholars or traffickers, they only know that there is Nanjing and not my emperor! I don’t want to say too much , but I thought that Nanjing's left behind should be abolished as soon as possible!"

Wen Tiren was the first to express his position, firmly supporting the conclusions given in the imperial historians' test books.

In Wen Tiren's impression, he vaguely remembered that the emperor had inadvertently mentioned the idea of ​​sending the Nanjing department to the capital. This time, after the emperor suddenly summoned the important ministers, he passed the almost impossible event through the pens of the censors. Having expressed it, isn't this a clear decision?

What an unbearable misfortune, just those cowardly people in Nanjing relying on money and food in their hands to sing against the court everywhere, even if you lend them a thousand guts, they would not dare to reinvent the wheel, they are the ones who enjoy the wealth and glory fundamental purpose.It is true that there is money and food, but what about soldiers?Where did Li Tangzhi's feudal separatist regime come from without soldiers?What did the Nanjing garrison eunuchs do?That was the emperor's servant.

The important ministers in the palace are all veterans in the officialdom, who can't see Zhu Youjian's tricks?At this time, even those who have connections with Nanjing interest groups dare not stand up and sing the opposite. The conclusions of the censors are too scary. That is treason. Who can guarantee that this will not happen in the future?Once involved in treason, the emperor will not give anyone's favor.

After Wen Tiren, all the ministers expressed their opinions one after another, and all agreed to abolish the matter, but some people raised doubts about how to arrange the Nanjing officials.This situation was already expected by Zhu Youjian. He summoned important ministers to discuss the abolition, but he just presented evidence to block everyone's mouths. What really needed to be discussed was the placement of officials and the re-division of administrative regions. .

"Wen Qing's words hit the current situation. Times have changed. There is no need for Nanjing to stay behind. The government's decrees must be carried out unimpeded in the Ming Dynasty! Since all the ministers have no objections, then the ministers of the cabinet will draw up an order to abolish it after returning! Li Qing and the pro-army of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are both in Nanjing to investigate and deal with the Jiangnan strike case. I will issue an order to Li Qing and the pro-army that anyone involved in instigating civil unrest will be severely punished according to the law! Next, the ministers will discuss Nanjing You can stay behind to arrange for the officials of the Ministry of Justice, and you can speak freely about any proposals you have, as long as you are wholehearted in making suggestions for the public, I will follow the good advice!"

Although Zhu Youjian already had a plan in mind, he still had to put on a posture of listening and knowing, so that the officials would have a stronger sense of participation in major events, and he also hoped to find a good way to make people shine. To supplement and benefit your own plan.

"Since the sage has the permission, then I should be a person who throws bricks and attracts jade! I think that although most of my colleagues in Nanjing are of noble character and many of them are also experienced, many of them have made mistakes in major matters. As a result, the imperial court was at a loss in terms of strategy, and was extremely passive. And there are too many examples here, so I think that it is better to be cautious when the Holy Majesty wants to arrange matters!"

Zhang Guowei, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, took the lead in expressing his personal opinions, and launched an attack on the people in Nanjing with the strategy of promoting first and then suppressing.

Lin Yuji, Minister of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, has profound qualifications. He was a Jinshi in the 35th year of Wanli and was selected as a scholar of the Imperial Academy. He served as the Minister of Rites from the early years of Chongzhen to the sixth year of Chongzhen. The post of Shangshu.

In terms of fame and qualifications in the imperial examination, Lin Yuji was far more profound than himself. If he returned to the Ministry of Rites in the capital, his position as a minister would be seriously threatened.Working in the same yamen, and the other party is also a minister, once there is a dispute over power, it will be quite detrimental to one's reputation and future.But now that the abolition of the merger is a foregone conclusion, the most urgent task is to find a way to prevent the other party from returning to Beijing, or how to control the leadership of the ministry after the merger.

Wen Tiren and others in the cabinet did not express their opinions first, and the merger had no impact on the cabinet at all, so they all looked at the matter as bystanders, and it would not be too late to stand up and help when the overall situation was settled.

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