Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 660 Incoming and Outgoing
Tokyo.

After the snow cleared today, the weather was fine.

As the general examination was approaching, candidates waiting for the examination gathered in the city of Tokyo, and because this year's Enke was specially opened, and there was also a subject of macroci and erudition, there were especially many scholars.

But the Lantern Festival hadn't passed yet, and the court envoys hadn't left Beijing yet, even many foreign court emissaries were still in Beijing, and many merchants from all over the country came to Beijing to do business and sell goods, gathering in Beijing, which was extremely lively for a while.

The emperor summoned his ministers to push.

One stone caused a thousand waves.

The whole of Fengtian in Tokyo was alarmed. Recently, the imperial court has been making big moves. First, the Imperial College purged Donglin and gave a speech.

The news in the capital is always well-informed.

The ministers entered the palace discussion here, and there was already a lot of discussion in Fengtian and other cities, and it even soon spread that today would be a big move for the cabinet change.

Wen Anzhi, the manager of the five provinces, was still in Beijing when he came to Beijing. He had a house in Tokyo that was bestowed by the emperor. It was in the newly built East City.

In the house, there are also Kunlun slaves from Nanyang, Silla maidservants from North Korea, and housekeepers, all of which are readily available.

Wen Anzhi also has a bachelor's degree, but it's just an additional title, so he was not able to participate in today's court push.

Today was a rare leisure time, when Wen Zhenheng, Wen Bing, Wen Cheng and his nephew came to visit, they enjoyed the snow together in the pavilion in the front yard, cooked snow and made tea, recited poems and Fu, and talked about current affairs.

Wen Zhenheng is the younger brother of Wen Zhenmeng. Wen Zhenmeng was the number one scholar in the Jinshi Nake in Wen'an, and later both served as officials in the Imperial Academy. Although the two are from Jiangnan and Hubei, they are both after Wen Tianxiang. Zhen Meng is Wen Anzhi's uncle.

Wen Zhen and Meng Gang are upright and upright. During the Chongzhen Dynasty, he was specially promoted to be the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, and joined the cabinet to participate in the maintenance of Henan. He was forced to retire once and dismissed from his post. Chongzhen died of illness in his hometown in nine years.

In the early days in the court, Wen Anzhi had a very good relationship with Wen Zhenmeng, Wen Zhenheng was also a gifted scholar, and he had great attainments in calligraphy and painting. During the Chongzhen Dynasty, he was a member of the Zhongshu Sheren, and he also had a good relationship with Wen Anzhi.

Originally, he lived in seclusion in the countryside after the fall of the northern capital, but later came out to respond to Lu Jianguo. Now he is a doctor in the Nanjing Ministry of Rites. Zhenmeng's two sons, Wen Bingwencheng and brothers, are also talented people in the south of the Yangtze River. At the beginning, he and Huang Zongxi jointly wrote a book "Liudu" in Nanjing. "Anti-Rebellion Public Exposure", and later also came out to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and now he and his brothers are both officials of the Zhan Shifu.

While chatting, Wen Anzhi's eldest son Wen Xieji came in from outside, still very excited.

He went to meet friends today, but he heard a lot of discussion outside, so he hurried back.

"All the six palace scholars and six co-organizers from the cabinet are all out?" Wen Zhenheng couldn't help being very surprised. This 60-year-old man, whose calligraphy and painting skills are as good as his great-grandfather Wen Zhengming, can't help but hear the news. The surprised voices all changed.

"There has never been such a precedent, and it has never happened in any dynasty!"

Wen Bing couldn't help saying that he was forty years old, so he was only younger than Wen Anzhi. When the Chongzhen Dynasty was in Beijing, the two of them were considered brothers of the same clan and had a good relationship. Wen Bing was good at poetry and fu, and was good at history. Several books have been written over the years.

"It's really amazing to replace the entire cabinet directly, isn't it possible?"

As he said that, Wen Fengji, Wen An's second son, rushed in.

"Xuan Ma pays respects, Xuan Ma pays respects."

As in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the imperial edicts were written on yellow and white linen paper and published in the court, which was called Xuanma.

Xuanma has always been the highest pursuit of scholars.

After Cai Jing was demoted in the Northern Song Dynasty, he wrote a poem,

Five of the Golden Palace once paid homage to the Prime Minister,

Yutang Xuanma ten degrees,

Reminiscing about the prosperity of the past,

This is turned into a dream.

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was Hanlin scholars who drafted the imperial edict, and even specially appointed Hanlin scholars to accept the edict. However, in the Ming Dynasty, because the prime minister was abolished, the state affairs were complicated, and the emperor could not handle them, so a palace scholar was set up to select candidates from the Hanlin officials. In addition, as the emperor's private secretary, he is designated as the fifth rank.

The cabinet uses low ranks to take high positions to prevent Hanlin from taking power.

From Yongle onwards, the power of the cabinet became more and more important. By the time of Xuande, it had risen to the highest position, and by the time of Chenghua Hongzhi, it had become the representative of the imperial court.

When Yongle first set up a cabinet, the emperor actually held the decision-making power firmly and only discussed the power for the cabinet, while the six ministries held administrative power, and the three local departments were directly responsible to the six ministries.

The cabinet originally came out of the Imperial Academy, so even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet scholars still had their own desks in the Imperial Academy, even if they never went to work there, they still had a place.

The cabinet came from the Hanlin Academy, but it almost seized the power of the Hanlin.

For example, the drafting of edicts was originally the responsibility of Hanlin scholars, but they were later assigned to the cabinet.

But to be honest, the imperial edict started in the Tang Dynasty, and at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the right to draft the edict belonged to Zhongshusheren. Later, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty appointed Hanlin scholars to draft the internal edict, and the Zhongshuhui people drafted the external edict. decentralization.

Gradually, Hanlin scholars took over the power of Caozhao.

In the Ming Dynasty, however, the cabinet seized the power of Hanlin Caozhao.

It is said that during the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Hanlin Academy had to lock the courtyard during the big festival, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty had to personally guard the small hall of the inner east gate.

When these two things happen at the same time, all the well-informed people in the imperial city will understand that something big has happened.

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In Penglai Palace.

Because this time it involved a direct change of cabinet, the emperor did not ask the cabinet scholar to draft the imperial edict, but Xu Shiqi, the minister of the Ministry of officials and a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, was responsible for drafting the imperial edict.

The first is the edict for the change of the cabinet, and the second is the edict for Song Zhipu, the chief assistant, to go to the prime minister.

Song Zhipu was granted the title of Song Guogong, and he was still the first-rank Kaifu Yitong Sansi official, the governor of Yunnan-Guizhou and the governor of Yunnan, [-] households in Shiyi, [-] households in Shishi, [-] mu of Yongye farmland, and [-] acres of land in Taiwan. thousand acres.

Then there is the edict of Bai Wen'an as the chief assistant.

Xu Shiqi is about the age, 71 years old, but he is well-versed in classics and history, especially familiar with the history of the dynasty and the country, and has extensive knowledge and knowledge.He has successively served as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Officials.

But he is also Wen Anzhi and Zhang Guowei Jinshi on the same list.

Holding a pen to write the imperial edict to the old Tongnian, Xu Shiqi couldn't help being very excited, thinking that when he retired to his hometown Jiaxing, he planned to throw himself into the ring, who would have thought that he would still see the day of the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty.

There are quite a few ministers with the title of Hanlin Bachelor, but at this time the emperor dictated the order and Xu Shiqi drafted it.

For the emperor, going to the prime minister and worshiping the prime minister is just a matter of one sentence, but for Xu Shiqi, who is in charge of drafting the edict, it must be written at a high level. This edict not only declares the world, but also includes the history of the country. out level.

He cheered up, polished the ink, unfolded the rice paper, and began to concentrate on conceiving the draft.

At this moment, it was as if he had returned to the state he was in when he participated in the examination at the Beijing Tribute Academy in the second year of Tianqi.That year, he was over 40 years old. Compared with Wen Anzhi, who was in his 20s, he was a bit older, but not too old.

Now he is over 70 years old in a blink of an eye, and his temples are stained with frost.

Soon, he drew up the draft, and then dipped the pen in the ink, swiped the pen and swiped the ink, and quickly drafted an imperial edict.

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East City.

Wen Anzhi's five sons rushed back.

After the first imperial edict was read out at the palace gate, Wen Anzhi and others also received the report from the servants immediately.

"Unexpectedly, there will be a complete change of the cabinet. The six palace scholars, the six co-organizers, and Wenyuan Pavilion all changed at once. I couldn't imagine it before." Wen Bing sighed.

When the second edict was announced at the palace gate, several people couldn't help sighing.

"In fact, Duke Song has made a lot of contributions. Now he is going out to be the governor and governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, but this seems to be degrading." Wen Zhenheng said with emotion.

"It's not considered a derogation. This is not an ordinary reward that still retains Kaifuyi and the third division from the first rank, and adds Taibao, Duke of Jin and Song Dynasties."

Officials of the Ming Dynasty generally would not confer Taishi, Taifu and Taibao while they were alive, and Zhang Juzheng did it before his death.

Now that Song Zhipu was released as a prime minister, he was released to the governor and governor with such treatment. This is definitely not a demotion.

"Mr. Song is still young. In fact, he can work in the cabinet for another three years." Wen Anzhi still admired Song Zhipu, and felt that it was a pity that he was dismissed this time.

Although the power of the chief minister of the cabinet in the Shaotian Dynasty is not as powerful as before Jiashen, the cabinet is basically only responsible for the general affairs of the court, and there is a vote-sharing system, so the chief minister is not particularly important in the cabinet, but Song Zhipu also holds the title of prime minister and participates in military affairs. It is important, so the actual power is still very large.

Not to mention that his achievements are particularly outstanding, but in the current situation of ZTE, he has a great contribution.

"Maybe it's because of Donglin?" Fang Zhenheng said worriedly.

What the emperor said about cleaning Donglin still makes everyone in Donglin uneasy, and now that Song Zhipu, who has the identity of Donglin, is gone, it undoubtedly makes people even more uneasy.

"Looking at His Majesty's previous explanation, it doesn't seem like he wants to purge the party. Now that ZTE is not yet successful, it is impossible for His Majesty to purge the party like this. Doing so will only cause a greater tear in the court." Although Wen Anzhi spends a lot of time with the emperor There are not many, but they still have a clear understanding of today's ruling ideology. The emperor takes the rejuvenation of Ming Dynasty and the revival of Huaxia as his mission, and even Shunying and Xiying are willing to take the initiative to recruit peace. How could he not tolerate Donglin?
Moreover, the Donglin Party members in the court have been relatively stable in recent years. Although some young people have become active, they are only a small number after all.

"It depends on who is worshiped as the chief assistant." Fang Bing said.

The butler came in excitedly.

"My lord, my lord, someone is coming from the palace."

"Angel, the angel came to proclaim the decree."

"Xuanma worships the prime minister, and the saint worships the master as the chief assistant!"

The butler was panting with excitement, he couldn't finish his sentence, and his whole face was flushed.

"Angel, it's just outside the door."

The five brothers of the Wen family were the first to get up.

Wen Zhenheng's uncle and nephew also got up excitedly.

Wen Anzhi, on the other hand, was taken aback for a moment, and then sat there.

"Father, hurry up and let someone open the middle door, and go out together to meet the angel's decree."

The imperial edict drafted by Xu Shiqi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Hanlin scholar, arrived, adding the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi of Wen'an, a bachelor of Jianji Temple, the chief assistant, the title of Wei Guogong, and the chief minister of the prime minister...
"The new Chief Assistant, please enter the palace immediately, accept the letter of worship, and thank you for your kindness!"

The Wen family didn't even expect that the new chief assistant was actually Wen Anzhi.

After the surprise, there is surprise and excitement.

Wen Zhenheng even took Wen Anzhi's hand to congratulate him, and sighed, "You are worshiped as the chief assistant, and my hanging heart is relieved. It seems that the overall situation of the court will not change, and the great politics will not change. It is very good. very good."

"Father, hurry up and enter the palace." Brother Wen Xieji urged while expressing congratulations.

Xuan Ma worships the prime minister, the highest pursuit of countless scholars.

Wen Anzhi, who was in his fifties, reached the sky in one step. He entered Wenyuan Pavilion as a Shoufu University Bachelor, and then entered the Prime Minister's Office as the Chief Prime Minister. His position as the head of all officials was also officially confirmed.

(End of this chapter)