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

Chapter 105 What a good idea!Lao Zhu’s regret!
Hearing what he said, Lao Zhu's interest became even greater.

"Can you please tell me in detail?"

In fact, there was no hierarchical management of memorials in this era.

Actually there are.

For example, the express service is four hundred miles away, the express service is six hundred miles away, and the express service is eight hundred miles away.

But generally speaking, these are only used for military affairs and to convey particularly urgent military information.

When this kind of urgent memorial is sent to the capital, it will be sent to the emperor's case as soon as possible, where it will be reviewed immediately and the ministers will be summoned to discuss and deal with it.

Ordinary memorials have no grading at all, and the whole thing is a mess.

Zhu Yunzhen listened to Lao Zhu's question and immediately said: "Everything that responds to daily affairs is played regularly. It is still the same as before, just play it normally."

"If there is something extremely important, use it to report it."

"The required memorial is different from the regular memorial. The required memorial must be strictly sealed and immediately delivered to the emperor for personal review by the emperor. Central ministers are not allowed to intervene at will."

"Officials in charge should clarify what is important before they can play in the way they want to play, and they should not be used lightly."

"After the emperor reads it, he may review it directly and make his final decision. Or he may discuss it with the court officials before making a decision."

"In case of an emergency military situation, such as rebellion, or border information, or a major disaster, the urgent play will be activated, and it will be divided into four hundred miles, six hundred miles, and eight hundred miles."

"This matter has been regulated by the imperial court long ago, so there is no need for grandson to say more."

Zhu Yunxi cleared his throat and continued.

"There are generally rules to follow on how to deal with regular memorials. You can select capable officials to review them on your behalf."

"If you can't make up your mind, then play the emperor, and the emperor will decide."

"If there is no special situation in the Chang Zou, the essence will be copied by Yousi and published on the residence newspaper for the emperor and all officials to check."

"If there is any objection, it can also be corrected."

"In this way, most of the daily affairs can be handled by capable ministers without the need for the emperor to bother."

This is also the most commonly used method in later generations.

The top leader only focuses on the key points, and the general daily affairs are handled by the executive deputy.

But this does not prevent the top leader from always holding the power.

After all, daily affairs are just chores and have no importance.

It will not affect the power of the top leader.

Moreover, if you find that things are not handled well, you can always correct them.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and asked: "If someone else is responsible for all daily affairs, over time, the monarch may be sidelined. How should you solve this problem?"

This is undoubtedly what Lao Zhu cares most about.

If not for this reason, he would not have abolished the prime minister system.

"We can start from several aspects to ensure that we will not be emptied."

Zhu Yunzhen said: "First of all, we must not set up the prime minister system anymore, but set up an advisory office, and select people who are knowledgeable and capable in secular affairs to enter the advisory office to handle government affairs."

"These people work in front of the palace, there are no official offices or yamen."

"Secondly, all personnel are selected by the emperor, without rank or salary."

"Whenever the emperor has a decree, they just need to kneel down and accept the transcript."

"Only matters that the emperor entrusts to them can be dealt with after discussion."

"The emperor can simply recruit low-level officials, even civilians, directly to the Advisory Office. He can also use important officials."

"Any memorial must not be reviewed by one person, and it must be signed by more than three counselors without objection before a formal opinion can be formed."

"Otherwise, continue to discuss, or ask the emperor to make a decision."

In fact, if this is done, the Advisory Office will not have any real power, and it will only be equivalent to the emperor's personal secretary.

The secretary has something to do.

fine……

Well, ahem, just have nothing to do.

Moreover, the secretaries supervise each other, and no one can take over all the power.

Lao Zhu nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction with his check and balance plan.

"In addition to this, there is another point, that is, the secret performance."

Zhu Yunxi said: "This is the most important point."

"Now the ministers' memorials are all submitted by the Secretary of General Administration."

"Before the emperor approved it, all the officials had already seen it."

"After the review, more courtiers will read it."

"However, many matters of the imperial court should not be dealt with openly."

"Moreover, there is a risk of being temporarily detained, and it is not conducive to the promotion of sentiment. Secondly, the procedures are too complicated and the operation speed is very slow."

"Furthermore, due to the large number of handling personnel, it is easy to leak secrets, which greatly restricts the emperor's implementation of government affairs."

"Some officials who claimed to be Qingliu even took advantage of the memorial to build up momentum, gain a good reputation for themselves, put pressure on the emperor, and make political affairs more difficult to handle. It is extremely disgusting."

Having said this, Lao Zhu's expression became more focused.

Old Zhu also had a headache for those civil officials who pretended to be lofty and plucked the tiger skin of feudal ethics and righteousness to educate the emperor, reprimand the emperor, and gain fame for themselves.

There are always many things going on in the court every year, which are delayed by these people.

But this is not a matter of picking up a butcher's knife and killing it.

Could it be that there is a way to solve it?
Zhu Yunxuan said: "The emperor can select some important ministers, local governors, imperial envoys, or other officials in special positions and grant them the power to submit secret reports."

"The so-called secret notes must be written by the writer himself. It is absolutely not allowed to be written by someone else and disclosed to a third party. Otherwise, he will be punished."

"If the military general's education level is not high, and he doesn't know much about words, he can simply remember things, and he doesn't need to pay too much attention to the etiquette of monarchs and ministers."

"A special box can be made in the palace to contain the secret music. Once the box is sealed, it cannot be opened unless it is destroyed."

"The secret note was sent up, directly to the imperial front, without the hands of a third person."

"After Emperor Zhu approved it, he sealed it in a secret box and gave it to the minister who presented it."

"There was no third person involved in the whole process. Only the emperor and the ministers who played the role knew what happened, and no one else knew."

"After officials receive the Zhu's approval and read it, unless there is a need to make the decree public. Otherwise, the Zhu's approval and the original memorial should be sealed again and sent back to the court for secret archiving. From then on, no one is allowed to read it unless there is an emperor's order."

"In this way, the emperor can discuss state affairs with important local officials without the hands or ears of a third person."

"Officials can supervise each other and report anything directly to the emperor without being blocked by others."

"If there are ministers of the central government, generals in command, or other important ministers who form a party for personal gain, they can also go directly to the front of the imperial court in the form of a secret recitation, and go to heaven to listen."

Zhu Yunhuan spoke eloquently and explained in detail.

"If the daily affairs are handed over to the Advisory Office, the emperor will not be overworked and can focus on dealing with important matters."

"Important things should be firmly controlled to ensure the implementation of the imperial government's state affairs plan."

"Then through the secret report system, we can regulate the administration, monitor the public sentiment, and issue orders. In this way, no matter how hard those civil servants work, they cannot threaten the imperial power."

"What do you think the emperor's grandson will do?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard old Zhu laughing out loud.

"Yeah!"

"good idea!"

Lao Zhu was so happy and emotional that he started dancing.

"As expected of our good grandson, with this method, no matter how difficult the state affairs are, it is easy to deal with them."

He laughed, his voice echoing in the hall.

But with a smile and a smile, he suddenly stopped slowly.

His mood turned a little sad.

Then, he sighed softly again.

What's wrong with this?
Zhu Yunzhen was puzzled and felt baffled.

Are you talking about it just now?
Why did you suddenly change your face?

Old Zhu is so old, shouldn't he have the same face as a child, change as he wants, right?
"Grandfather, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Yunxi asked anxiously.

Just now Lao Zhu agreed, so there should be no change of mind.

But just from Lao Zhu's expression, he was really uneasy.

At this moment, Lao Zhu's voice sounded again.

"Such a wonderful idea, why didn't we think of it earlier?"

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have to work so hard all the time!"

Lao Zhu was so remorseful that he felt sad because of it.

This is the reason?
Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth wide, knowing what to say for a while.

(End of this chapter)