Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 659
The emperor issued an edict and held a court push.

The six ministers, the minister, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the counselor of the Admonition Court, the Minister of Dali Temple, the Tongzheng Envoy, the Imperial Academy Jijiu, plus the Cabinet Scholars, Co-organized Scholars, Hanlin Scholars, and the palm seals of the six subjects were given to Shizhong. , thirteen palm prints, supervisory censor, Fengtian Fuyin, Shandong governor and governor, and other important officials attended the court push.

The so-called Ting Tui refers to the selection by the court.

"I heard that Song Shoufu invited him to be released, and he has appointed governor of Yunnan, Guizhou and governor of Yunnan?"

Many ministers have already got the news that Penglai Palace is waiting to leak a room.

"Does Your Majesty really want to change the cabinet?"

"I wonder why His Majesty would hold a Tingtui!"

Everyone has gradually gotten used to Emperor Shaotian's dictatorship, but now they are still not used to the sudden push from the court.

In the past, the appointment and removal of middle and low-level officials by the imperial court was the responsibility of the Ministry of Officials. For some important official positions below the third rank, the Ministry of Officials had internal promotions. After discussing suitable candidates, Shang Shu himself will make the final decision.

As for the ministers of the third grade and above, they are generally appointed by the emperor.

However, for some controversial cases, it will be pushed.

Court push is also a kind of court discussion. The court discussion is about military and state affairs, and now it is gradually replaced by the prime minister's office. Since the mid-Ming Dynasty, civilian politics has become more mature.

Especially the civil servants in the middle and late period not only had their own say in the selection of officials, but also had the ability to reflect their own opinions on various national affairs, and established various systems such as ministerial recommendation, court recommendation, and court discussion for this purpose.

However, there are not many court meetings and court meetings. The former mainly discusses the establishment of reserves, national ceremonies, and important military affairs at the border, while the latter is mainly when the candidates for important officials above the third rank are controversial.

To put it bluntly, it is a manifestation of the emperor's weakness.

It is impossible for powerful emperors like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di to monopolize power.

There are also few examples in Renxuan.

It wasn't until after Emperor Yingzong that the power of civil servants soared, and the subsequent emperors were mediocre and tired of governing, that the highly centralized imperial power was torn apart. It was not until after Hongzhi that such a system became a practice.

But since Zhu Yihai raised his troops, he has been going his own way, so how could he be bound by these things.

At the beginning, the soldiers were always leading the army, and officials below the third rank were promoted by the Ministry, but above the third rank, they were basically directly appointed by the emperor.

However, even in Chongzhen, civil officials after the court push and court discussion only provided proposals and proposals to the emperor, or proposed candidates, and the final decision was still in the hands of the emperor.

For example, when Liu Hongxun and the others pushed cabinet ministers, they asked the court to recommend ten candidates. In the end, the emperor took six name tags with chopsticks, and six out of ten were selected to be cabinet scholars.

The emperor can also completely ignore the plans and candidates of the ministers, and make decisions based on personal preferences. Although there are not many cases of complete refutation, the imperial court was indeed a very influential political system in the late Ming Dynasty.

But in the Shaotian Dynasty, this set has been abandoned for a long time.

Now that the emperor suddenly wants to push the court, it is still surprising in this sensitive period.

When the eunuchs from the internal affairs office came to announce the decree, they led them through the palace gate and entered the hall to face the saint. Only when they arrived at the hall did they know the content of the court push.

The cabinet's six palace bachelors, as well as the co-organizers' bachelors, all expired at the end of their term and had to change cabinets.

Change cabinet.

A new cabinet came to power to assist the administration.

The emperor asked the ministers to discuss the candidates for the new cabinet and the whereabouts of the old cabinet scholars.

Although some people said that the first assistant Song Zhipu was going to Yunnan in the waiting room, but now all six cabinet ministers are going to leave, which is amazing.

There are currently six elders, the first assistant is Song Zhipu, the second assistant is Qi Biaojia, and then Zhang Guowei, Chen Hanhui, Ke Xiaqing and Yu Ying.

This cabinet team is the first cabinet. From the time of supervising the country to after ascending the throne, it has been relatively stable, and its achievements are also placed there.I thought it would continue, but who knows that it will all be replaced now.

The net whip sounded.

The emperor appeared in nine dragon robes, and after sitting down, he straight to the point said that the current cabinet has worked hard, but the chief minister proposed to change the cabinet after three years, the emperor decided to accept it after careful consideration, and let the ministers recommend it.

"This time the court pushes for the election of a new cabinet bachelor and co-organizers, tentatively designating six members each, and re-electing to form a new cabinet.

After that, the cabinet will serve every three years. "

The emperor changed the subject, but reminded the ministers that the new cabinet does not mean that there must be a replacement.

The key point is that the term will be held every three years in the future. Those who have academic performance and are in good health may still be re-elected, with a maximum of two terms of six years.

Everyone is wondering, didn't you change the cabinet, why did you talk about re-election?

But most people know that Song Zhipu has to go out, so he must change all of them this time.

Shao Tianchao University Scholars are top-notch, extremely human ministers, and now they are changing cabinets, how to arrange them is unprecedented.

"My proposal is to communicate internally and externally."

"Let's choose the chief assistant of the new cabinet first!"

Zhu Yihai's cabinet change and reorganization was not too avant-garde. He didn't say to choose a chief minister and let him nominate new cabinet members.

The people in the hall will push the ministers, and they didn't expect such a big change this time.

Faced with the emperor's direct start, he would push the first item and select the chief assistant, so everyone had to follow along and start discussing.

Xu Shiqi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, a Bachelor of the Cabinet and a Bachelor of the Imperial Academy, was the first to propose a candidate, "The old minister thought that Song Shoufu had been in the cabinet for three years, and he had made great achievements in the uprising from the dragon. Veteran elected Song Shoufu for re-election!"

Huang Daozhou, Jiang Dejing and other co-organizers also agreed.

Song Zhipu's talent is not very good, but the cabinet he led has been very stable for three years, and he still has the status of Donglin. If he goes to the prime minister at this time, it will inevitably arouse people's bad associations.

Hong Chengchou, the Zuo Admonisher, has been thinking about the emperor's words. He knows that with the emperor's temperament, since he made things so formal, there is no need to keep Song Zhipu.

Moreover, since he returned anyway, he has actually become a lonely official in the court, and he also intends to maintain his position as a lonely official, rarely interacting with his previous relationships, and faithfully acting as his advisor to the doctor In terms of supervision, I still perform my duties very well.

Since taking office, he has impeached and brought down hundreds of officials.

"Your Majesty, Song Shoufu has indeed done a lot of hard work, but since a new cabinet is to be formed, I think it should be a new look, and the replacement of the cabinet can also make the center more energetic.

The minister elected Wen Anzhi, the manager of the five provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi, as the head and assistant. He presided over one side in the southwest and performed extremely well. He not only stabilized Sichuan, but also quelled the rebellion in Yunnan. , He has made great achievements, it is very suitable for him to enter the court, lead the new cabinet, and assist His Majesty! "

The selection of Wen Anzhi was a suitable candidate that Hong Chengchou found following the emperor's thinking.

Not only must one have a good background, but also have a strong character, and must have enough achievements, and all of these Wen'an cities are in line.

Wen Anzhi is 56 years old this year, less than [-] years old, which is in line with the rule of being young and vigorous. In the second year of Tianqi, he was a Jinshi, and he was selected as a good scholar. Zhang Guowei and Jiang Dejing belonged to the same discipline.

And before the Shaotian Dynasty, he successively served as the editor of Hanlin, Nanjing Siye, Shaozhan Shi, Minister of Rites, and Guozi Jijiu, all of which were important positions.

What's more, because Xue Guoguan framed and lost his nationality, it was a bonus item.

In the Hongguang Dynasty, he was called to be Zhan Shi, but he did not come out, and he returned to worship as the Minister of Rites, but he still did not come out. This is also a bonus item.

Later, when Zhu Yihai was recruited, he happily left the mountain and went to Yunyang alone as a patrol officer and supervisor of the army.After that, he entered Sichuan and managed five provinces under the order, not to mention his achievements.

Looking at the ministers who guarded one side in the Shaotian Dynasty, no one had more achievements than Wen Anzhi.

Even Zhang Guowei, Huang Daozhou, Du Yinxi, Zhu Dadian, He Tengjiao, Qu Shixu, etc. are not as good.

The selection of a new chief assistant must be based on one's background, but also one's ability, and ability is not something spoken, but the achievements made. Wen Anzhi's achievements are well-deserved.

Wen Anzhi is still from Donglin.

Wen Anzhi was a Jinshi in the second year of Apocalypse, and the number one scholar in that year was Wen Zhenmeng.Wen Zhenmeng is the great-grandson of Wen Zhengming, both of them were ranked in the same discipline, and they were both assigned to the Imperial Academy.

Both of them are descendants of Wen Tianxiang, they belong to the same family in terms of their seniority, and Wen Zhenmeng is also the generation of the grandson of Wen Zhenmeng.

Wen Zhenmeng is the great-grandson of Wen Zhengming, who also studied under the name Gu Xiancheng of Donglin Academy. He is a well-known member of the Donglin Party. He was 47 years old when he won the first prize.

Wen Anzhi, the 29-year-old nephew of the younger generation, appreciated both his talent and his loyalty, so he introduced him to Ye Xianggao, the first chief assistant of the Donglin Party.

The reason why Wen An worshiped Ye Xianggao was that he also became a member of Donglin.

Although Wen Anzhi's reputation in the Chongzhen Dynasty was not particularly famous, it was because he didn't like party disputes very much.

Hong Chengchou felt that at this time, the identity of Donglin would not detract from Wen Anzhi, but would give him points, because Wen Anzhi obviously belonged to the old Donglin that the emperor admired more, not the young Donglin like Mao Pijiang and others. Lin, or the fake Donglin like Qian Qianyi.

Many ministers in the palace also recommended their own candidates.

Some people choose Zhang Guowei, some people choose Xu Shiqi, and some people choose Zodiac Zhou.

Probably more than a dozen names were pushed out.

Basically, they are all good candidates. Zhedong Conglong has meritorious service, and later either held important positions in the court, or left the town.

Some people also pushed Liu Zongzhou, which is obviously inappropriate. Liu Zongzhou is good to be a supervisor, but it is obviously inappropriate to talk about the chief assistant or cabinet minister, and the emperor directly ignored it.

Of course, Zhu Yihai's promotion of the court today is not really intended to be elected by the ministers, but just to take this opportunity to formally determine the matter of the cabinet being elected for three years and changing when it expires.

Song Zhipu, the chief assistant, has already decided to go out to be the governor of Yunnan, Guizhou and governor of Yunnan, so he needs to change to a new chief assistant. He even has an established candidate for this first assistant.

In fact, Zhang Guowei, Zhu Dadian, and Xu Shiqi are all good candidates.

But in the end he still planned to use Wen Anzhi.

The most important thing is that Wen'an's achievements are great enough. Although he is not the Conglong Yuanxun of Eastern Zhejiang, his achievements are real. Since the situation in the Southwest is so bad, he can manage the business so well, so it is absolutely necessary for him to enter the court as the head and assistant. There will be no problem.Moreover, Wen Anzhi not only did a good job in the local area, he also held official positions in the imperial court before, such as Hanlin review, Shaozhan affairs, minister of the Ministry of rites, and Guozi Jijiu.

The emperor picked up the pen and wrote the three big characters Wen Anzhi on the rice paper.

Ask the servant to hold it up and face the courtiers.

"Elected by the sage, the governor of the five southwestern provinces, Yiling County Gong Wen'an is the chief assistant of the new cabinet!"

"Conferred the title of Wen'an's Jianji Palace University Bachelor, Jia Shaoshi and Prince Taishi, conferred Kaifu Yitong Third Division, Duke of Jin and Wei Kingdoms!"

The emperor asked Xu Shiqi, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of the Imperial Academy, to personally draft the edict of worshiping the chief assistant and adding an official title.

After the edict was completed, the imperial court was ordered to read it out, and then the servants were sent to the palace gate to read out the edict, and Wen Anzhi, who was gathered in the Beijing Dynasty, was invited to the palace to receive the seal!
(End of this chapter)