I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 102 This is just a small punishment, there is a bigger pit waiting!

The civil servants below couldn't quite believe their ears.

Set up an advisory office and let them act on behalf of the government?
Did you hear me right?

You must know that the greatest ideals of scholars in this era are to cultivate their moral character, manage their families, govern their country, and bring peace to the world.

This is every reader's dream.

To realize the ideal of governing the country and pacifying the world, it is inseparable from handling the government affairs.

Only in this way can one realize one's political ambitions.

Restricted by etiquette, few people dare to think about the throne of the emperor.

But almost all scholars aspire to one day become a "powerful prime minister" and then govern the world according to their own ideas.

meritorious service.

Of course, once any scholar becomes a "power prime minister", he will be frantically surrounded and suppressed by other scholars.

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Why can't I be the one who governs the world?
Therefore, what scholars want is for the emperor to ignore government affairs, be a moral model, and be polite.

How to govern the world should be left to us, not the emperor.

To put it nicely, it is called "ruling with the arch".

To put it bluntly, you just need to be a "signboard". We are responsible for managing the country.

Of course, it cannot be said that their thinking is completely unreasonable.

After all, those who can enter the court and become important ministers are all outstanding scholars.

Dragons and phoenixes among people, carefully selected "elites".

As for the emperors, except for the first generation of founding emperors, the later emperors did not undergo a lot of screening due to the existence of the hereditary system.

In terms of genetics, there is no such thing as a dragon begets a dragon, or a phoenix begets a phoenix.

There are such cases, but they are only rare examples.

Most of the time, the IQ of offspring follows "reversion to the mean".

The first generation is the elite, and the second generation is often not as good as the first generation, but disappears from everyone.

Only by inheriting the legacy of the first generation and sheltering under the first generation can they barely support it.

As for the children of ordinary people, although most of them are extremely ordinary, there are always a few who are gifted.

In terms of personal ability, these selected "innate talents" are naturally better than the unselected second-generation successors.

These second-generation successors may have received a good education and received special training, and their abilities in all aspects are still far stronger than ordinary people.

But compared with the "extraordinarily gifted" peerless geniuses, it's hard to compare.

Most of the ministers in the court have a sense of arrogance and believe that they are geniuses, far superior to ordinary people.

Of course, to some extent, this is also true.

There is no one who can pass the imperial examination and be promoted step by step from a low-level official to a high-ranking official.

Everyone is a human spirit, and everyone is an "old fox".

But hearing Zhu Yunxuan's words, the old foxes couldn't sit still anymore.

"His Royal Highness Taisun's words, the lower officials think it is quite reasonable. The way to govern the country is to employ people. As long as you know how to use them well, you can take the job easily. Why does the ruler have to do everything himself?"

Liu Sanwu took the lead to stand up and said: "It is just to set up a counseling office to act as an agent of the government. This is a big matter, and I am afraid that His Majesty will not agree."

Since Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister, political affairs have been handled personally.

The ministers could also see that His Majesty wanted to keep everything under control, so naturally they did not dare to interfere.

Although I really want to represent the government in my heart.

But he only dared to pin his hopes on the next generation of emperors.

Otherwise, offending Lao Zhu is no joke.

At this moment, hearing Zhu Yunxun take the initiative to mention it, they all felt excited.

But I have to worry about it.

"Yes. What His Highness Taisun said is very good, but His Majesty's place is not easy."

"Your Majesty and others are naturally willing to share the country's worries, do your best, and die. But Your Majesty..."

One of these people began to complain.

They wanted to return home, but they were cunning, and they didn't want to touch Lao Zhu's head.

"Grandpa Huang's health is not as good as before." Zhu Yunxi's face was serious, and he reprimanded loudly: "As ministers, do you have the heart to see His Majesty working so hard?"

"What is the purpose of raising a scholar in the imperial court?"

"As important ministers of the imperial court, all the officials set an example. If you don't share the worries of the court, your majesty will share your worries. What's the use of supporting you?"

A few words made this group of ministers all blushed and bowed their heads, wishing they could bury themselves in the sand.

Isn't that taking the moral high ground?

I will do this too!
Zhu Yunxi coughed twice, feeling that the time was almost ripe.

"I know it's hard for you, but I'm afraid that Grandpa Huang will be angry and have you dismissed and beheaded."

"But who is not difficult?"

"As a minister of the imperial court, how can I not have any responsibility?"

"How about this, I don't need you to speak out. Just try to help Gu deal with today's memorial, and let His Majesty also see your abilities."

"You read the memorial first, and then, everyone uses a piece of paper to write their opinions on how to deal with it, and put it in the memorial."

"Remember, the handling opinions should be simple and clear, hit the point, and don't write too many words."

"Otherwise, you won't be able to handle so many memorials."

"After each of you has finished approving and writing, I will come to check again."

"This is also a test of your ability to represent the government."

"If the opinions approved are all to the point and handled properly, I will ask His Majesty for an order to let you enter the newly established Advisory Office and act as an agent of the government."

"I hope you won't disappoint Gu."

Hearing what Zhu Yunxuan said, all the ministers became excited.

Dealing with government affairs and reviewing memorials, this is something that I didn't even dare to dream of before.

Now, the opportunity has come.

Who wouldn't want to take the opportunity to show off?

Even if it’s not for promotion, just to experience the dream of handling political affairs and reviewing memorials, it’s still worth it!

"The officials and others will follow the instructions and will do their best to serve His Royal Highness, and fulfill their duties as ministers for His Majesty."

Including Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai, no one objected anymore.

They also want to seize this opportunity.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Zhu Yunzhen nodded with satisfaction.

He also said: "The memorials issued by the officials are not trivial. In order to prevent loss or theft, they must not be taken out of the Wenhua Palace."

After saying that, he ordered: "Come here, bring a few tables in. Your Excellencies will review and process them here."

Soon, the eunuchs brought tables and chairs and gave them all the four treasures of the study.

Afterwards, Zhu Yunxuan distributed the pile of memorials in his hands.

The group of officials began to read the memorial seriously one by one.

Although they often read memorials before, it was the first time for them to review directly and put forward their opinions on handling.

Before that, only when Lao Zhu asked how to deal with it, could he speak.

At this moment, I don't know how excited I am to review the memorials by myself.

Although it was just a draft opinion and not a final decision, it was enough to make them happy.

Seeing their hard work, Zhu Yunxi nodded in satisfaction.

Liberated!
Immediately, he ordered the eunuchs to give him snacks and fruits.

Watch them work while eating.

mock up.

If you want to torture me, let's first experience the feeling of self-inflicted suffering.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Zhu Yunxi had nothing to do, so he also started to write with a pen.

Letting these people review the memorial is only the first step.

Next, we still need to establish a sound system.

The autocratic monarchy became more and more perfect as time passed. By the Qing Dynasty, the autocratic monarchy reached its peak.

There were many bad things about the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that it was a mess in many aspects.

But only in the centralization of power by the emperor, it can be called a model of feudal dynasty.

One of the most important points is the setting of the military aircraft department.

The Military Aircraft Department takes over the military and political power and becomes the highest governing state organ.

It is also completely under the direct control of the emperor, which is equivalent to the emperor's private secretariat.

At the same time, in terms of power, the military aircraft is the highest state organ in power, but in form it is always in the status of a temporary agency.

In addition, the Military Aircraft Office has no formal regulations on the office space and the appointment of officials, and there are no grades and salaries.

In this way, the Minister of Military and Aircraft seemed to have a high and powerful position, but in fact he could rise and fall at will in the hands of the emperor.

However, in Zhu Yunxuan's view, the Military Aircraft Department still has many imperfections.

Moreover, in his opinion, there is another system whose impact on the imperial power is even greater than that of the Military Aircraft Department.

That is the secrecy system.

The constraints imposed on the emperor by the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty ultimately came from the moral pressure of feudal ethics.

To form this kind of pressure, we must first occupy the high ground of public opinion.

The power of public opinion comes from openness.

In private, there is no pressure from public opinion.

Once the public is turned into secrecy, it will be impossible to form a strong public opinion, and there will be no pressure on the imperial power.

The memorials written by the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty are basically public.

What memorial was given and what content was written spread throughout the government and the public in an instant.

For example, Hai Rui's "Public Security Shu" is also known as "Speaking Straightly about the First Matters in the World".

As soon as the memorial was published, it was known to both the government and the public, public opinion praised him, and civil servants came out to support him.

In this way, if Emperor Jiajing killed him, it would be tantamount to fulfilling his good name, and instead let himself be known as a "faint emperor".

On the other hand, if the memorial is subject to a strict confidentiality system, it is strictly prohibited to disclose it to a third party.

That situation is completely different.

The emperor could kill him if he wanted to, without any pressure at all.

No matter what it is, no one else knows except the emperor and himself.

At the same time, if the memorial is kept secret, the ministers will inform each other.

It means that everyone has become the emperor's eyes and ears, spread inside and outside the capital, and in the central area. No one knows who has made any small reports to the emperor.

This is also the reason why the Qing Dynasty did not need Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang, but it could still exercise excellent control over its ministers.

Of course, the confidentiality system that Zhu Yunxuan had in mind should be further improved on the basis of the Qing Dynasty.

The secrecy system of later generations was much higher than that of the Qing Dynasty.

And these civil servants, when necessary, can also ask them to help with the memorial and give their opinions.

But if you want to use this to gain access to the highest power, you are thinking too much.

At least, he would never allow it when he was the prince and emperor.

However, if he dies, it is not impossible to establish a new system.

At least by introducing more oversight.

After all, who knows what kind of virtue his future descendants will have?

It would be bad if a trash emperor ruined the whole country.

At this time, institutional constraints and institutional corrections are needed.

Zhu Yunxi thought silently, and gradually had a complete plan in his mind, and the records in his pen became faster and faster.

After a while, he almost finished writing.

Looking up, I saw the officials below, all sitting at attention, reviewing the memorial.

There are thousands of memorials, but not everyone only reads a part.

Rather, everyone has to read every memorial and put forward their own opinions.

In order to distinguish whose opinion is better.

After Zhu Yunxuan finished writing, he began to eat snacks and fruits leisurely.

"My lords, these memorials must be reviewed today! Today's affairs are finished today, and there will be new memorials to be approved tomorrow."

Seeing Huang Zicheng resting while rubbing his eyes, Zhu Yunxi immediately reminded him kindly.

As he spoke, he glanced at him with a smile.

Huang Zicheng trembled all over.

When I glanced at the pile of memorials next to me, I felt regretful.

I knew that I would have to review it myself, and I still encouraged the courtiers, why are there so many memorials?
Isn't this tricking yourself?
But now, I can only bite the bullet and continue to criticize.

He had not rested for a day, and he was now in a trance and dizzy.

But when he thought of the rare opportunity to review the memorial in this life, he gritted his teeth.

Such an opportunity cannot be missed.

Absolutely can not claim sick leave, get cold feet.

Even if you die, you must continue to criticize.

Huang Zicheng quickly opened a new book of memorials and began to work seriously.

……

Zhu Yunzhen nodded with satisfaction.

The next plan is also being planned in my heart.

Letting these people read the memorial is only the first step.

It is not only to impose a small punishment on them, but also to pave the way for the next step.

Next, there is a bigger "pit" waiting for them to jump into it.

……

(End of this chapter)