Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 624 House of Internal Affairs (2)

"The inner court has the authority to take control, and the special establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will inevitably cause a lot of controversy between the ruling and opposition parties."

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair, looked around at the ministers of the House of Internal Affairs who were sitting upright, and said calmly: "However, whether you oppose it or question it, sending the eunuchs and eunuchs of the inner court to other places to guard and interfere in the government affairs of the court is completely resolute. To get rid of it gradually is what I have to do.

I don't want the old events of the Wanli Dynasty to reappear in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

You are the first batch of ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs selected by me, and you shoulder heavy burdens and responsibilities. Don't let me down, let me finally abolish the Ministry of Internal Affairs and return to the old road of the past. "

"The ministers obey the order."

Qian Sule, Li Changxiang, Zhang Kentang, Shen Tingyang, Huang Daozhou, He Tengjiao and other ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stood up one after another, bowing their hands solemnly.

As the Son of Heaven, he has experienced many things. Emperor Chongzhen also knew the reason for the opposition between the two groups of civil servants and eunuchs.

Tracing back to the source, it is to defend the imperial power and suppress the power of the ministers, so as to ensure the stability of the court order.

You must know that the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty did not exist from the very beginning. The eunuchs in the early Ming Dynasty were servants who served the inner court. Let alone taking power and interfering with the government, if they did something wrong, they would be killed at will. , there is no guarantee at all.

The group of eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty began to take power and interfered in the government. It can be traced back to the civil fort change caused by the God of War in the Ming Dynasty, which caused heavy losses to the elite of the Ming Dynasty, severe damage to the political situation, and a severe blow to the imperial power. The previously formed checks and balances are destroyed.

In the face of such a special situation, in order to ensure the consolidation of the imperial power, in order to check and balance the momentum of the civil servants, under the gradual suppression of the nobles and military officials, for the sake of governance, to ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty and prevent the imperial power from being gradually emptied, surround the eunuch group The road to lifting the ban in power was carried out step by step among the successive emperors who succeeded the great rule.

Emperor Chongzhen never felt that he was much smarter or smarter than the great emperors of the previous dynasties. The reason why he chose to control the power of the inner court and set up the House of Internal Affairs was based on the inevitable trend of history, in order to better coordinate the reform of the Ming Dynasty. , in order to abolish the evil government of the eunuch system, to check and balance civil officials, to open up another promotion channel...

All that Emperor Chongzhen did was closely centered around the "reform reform". After all, it was too difficult for him to coordinate and grasp the reform reform at the center alone.

Emperor Chongzhen was also well aware of the vision and limitations of the eunuch group in the inner court.

Let them engage in some power struggles, which may be fine, but when it comes to governing and rejuvenating the country, that is pure wishful thinking.

Governing the Ming Dynasty by relying solely on power struggles will not be able to solve practical problems. If effective guidance and effective solutions cannot be carried out, it will only increase the accumulation of problems.

The current situation that Emperor Chongzhen is facing is the result of the continuous accumulation of the great emperors of the previous dynasties who failed to effectively solve and alleviate the problems they encountered.

There is a power struggle going on.

Reformation must continue.

Out of such special political needs, it was Emperor Chongzhen's choice to abandon the group of eunuchs in the inner court and support a group of civil servants to meet his actual needs.

The so-called Xiyuan Enlightenment is just a gimmick.

"In the next year, the special Ministry of Internal Affairs will gradually take over the functions and powers of the inner court to ensure that the rights and interests of the inner court will not suffer any loss."

Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were firm, he looked around at the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and said in a loud voice: "The inner court is the inner court, and the outer court is the outer court. I hope you can keep it in mind, and don't sit in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but your ass is crooked for me. , which cannot exist.

In view of the fact that the Disaster Relief Office and the Independent Commission Against Corruption have been subject to controversy between the ruling and opposition parties since I issued a decree, and there are still many differences even now, I decided to put them all under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the future, it will no longer be set up by the foreign court.

The Disaster Relief Office set up by the Disaster Relief Office in the local area will serve as a permanent agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and accept the dual jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the governors of various places.

From now on, the Independent Commission Against Corruption will only be responsible for the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and will no longer involve the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Once the order is fulfilled, I will issue it later. "

Qian Sule, Li Changxiang, Zhang Kentang, Shen Tingyang, Huang Daozhou, He Tengjiao and the others all showed complicated expressions after hearing what the Son of Heaven said.

In fact, after they were called back to the capital by the emperor from various places and promoted to corresponding officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they knew clearly that the political situation of Ming Dynasty would move towards a new level in the future.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has 7 permanent ministers in charge, with the rank of the second grade. There are permanent clerks, chief ceremonies, Duyu, Punishment, Construction, Qingfeng, Qianliang Yamen, and Internal Management Department. Simply taking charge of court affairs, this is clearly another set of administrative team.

It's just that the part of the power previously held by the eunuchs in the inner court has been fully replaced by the ad hoc Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The power based on it is different from the foot, and it is also destined that the ad hoc Ministry of Internal Affairs will not be able to integrate with the State Administration of Foreign Affairs.

"The government office set up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is tentatively scheduled to be located in the residence of the ten princes." Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe, stood up, looked at Qian Sule, Li Changxiang, Zhang Kentang and the others, and said with a smile: "As for The minister in charge will temporarily choose a side hall in the Hall of Mental Cultivation to serve as an errand, so that I can summon him at any time."

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone bowed immediately.

The permanent government offices under the Ministry of Internal Affairs are just the beginning. Apart from other things, the Ministry of Internal Affairs created by the Qing Dynasty did play a good role in checks and balances, and effectively avoided the disadvantages of the eunuchs interfering in the government.

Emperor Chongzhen needed this administrative team to help him share his worries and work.

Like the Twelve Supervisors of the Inner Court, the Four Divisions and the Eight Bureaus, the follow-up will be gradually merged with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the important government offices such as the Supervisor of Rituals and the Imperial Horse Supervisor, including the East Factory, West Factory, and Inner Factory, will be retained by Emperor Chongzhen. , After all, there are some things, it is more at ease to use the inner court eunuch.

Even if you want to abolish the eunuch system, it will not be done overnight. It will still take a long time to transition. If you abolish the eunuch system as soon as it comes up, then you will face new problems and troubles.

The establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs means that Emperor Chongzhen will use an efficient attitude to gradually promote the disaster relief offices in various places. The scholars and scholars he serves will ensure that the reform he plans can pass even if he encounters strong opposition from foreign officials. Another set of teams was promoted.

However, many things still need to be cleared up and divided. It takes one year to clarify these things, which is the bottom line set by Emperor Chongzhen.

After all, many things can’t be done right away. It needs corresponding running-in, corresponding adjustments, corresponding references, and a definition of the most suitable system to ensure that everything planned can work.

(End of this chapter)