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

Chapter 112 You want to consult the government, don't you want to pay a price?

Wenhua Hall.

In the past few days, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and other civil officials have been handling government affairs in the palace and reviewing memorials.

With previous lessons learned, the number of memorials given by officials has finally returned to normal.

These people are all great Confucians, they have read a lot, and their attainments in ancient Chinese are much higher than Zhu Yunxun's.

The speed at which they read the memorials is naturally faster.

Gradually I became able to do it with ease.

Zhu Yunxi only read a few important memorials every day, and occasionally flipped through the others to see how they were handled.

It was the first time that these people were given the authority to review the memorials, but they all worked hard and did not dare to falsify.

Even the review responses were trying to figure out Zhu Yunxuan's thoughts, trying his best to cater to them and carefully hiding his thoughts.

In the past few days, rumors have spread throughout the government and the public that His Royal Highness, the Grand Sun, is young and cannot handle the affairs of the state as he is heavy. He has requested His Majesty to set up an advisory office, and His Majesty has agreed. However, he still needs to select a counselor.

Those who can now enter the Wenhua Palace to review the memorials have a great possibility of being selected as the Minister of State.

In the eyes of these civil servants, being able to hold the authority to review memorials is almost no different from Minister Gu Ming.

This is the pinnacle of civil service.

Since then, he has great power in his hands and can govern the world according to his own ideas.

Who wouldn't want to be treated like this?
At this juncture, naturally no one would disobey His Highness the Grand Sun.

Otherwise, the quota of counselors will probably have nothing to do with him.

On the contrary, their attitudes towards Zhu Yunxi are completely different at this time.

There is no longer the arrogance and dissatisfaction before, but a vague attitude of flattery.

"Your Highness Taisun, all the memorials have been approved today. Among them, there are five more important memorials, and the remaining 190 and six. I also ask Your Highness Taisun to review and inspect them."

Huang Zicheng presented the memorial very respectfully.

Zhu Yunxuan nodded slightly and was not in a hurry to read through it.

At least for this period of time, these people are very cautious in their work, lest they make any mistakes, which will cause the dissatisfaction of His Royal Highness and His Majesty, and lose the opportunity to become "counsellor".

On the first day of light, they were still dubious.

After staying up all day and night reviewing more than a thousand memorials, I felt that I and others had been tricked by the emperor's grandson.

But as time went by, reviewing memorials in Wenhua Hall every day made them excited again.

Because of this matter, His Majesty the Emperor remained silent.

Not stopping, not criticizing, but tacitly allowing them to do so.

That is to say, what Zhu Yunxi said about setting up a political consultation office is no longer empty talk.

Rather, it is very likely to be realized.

Other officials who failed to enter the Wenhua Palace were even more envious of them.

These officials can only submit memorials, but they can review them. Who wouldn't be envious?

They are also looking forward to the temporary review becoming customized, so that they can take advantage of it to control the power.

"Everyone has worked hard."

Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said: "These days, thanks to your lords' hard work, the imperial court has been running smoothly, and even many things that have been outstanding for many years have been solved. Grandpa Huang is very satisfied with this. This is all It’s all thanks to you adults!”

"Your Majesty's words are too serious. Doing things for the court and sharing worries for His Majesty are the duties of the lower officials. How dare you take credit for them?"

Below, a group of civil servants stood up quickly to thank him.

Zhu Yunzhen's eyes swept over them, then stopped at the memorial, and said with a smile: "Always working temporarily in the Wenhua Hall is not a long-term solution. I want to set up an advisory office as a custom-made one, but... "

Hearing that he wanted to become a custom, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and all the officials present were already excited.

But the focus of Zhu Yunxi's words suddenly changed, which immediately made their hearts rise to their throats, and they all looked eagerly at Zhu Yunxi to see what he had to say.

"The establishment of the Advisory Office requires the deployment of capable officials. All the ministers have previously held positions, and coming to the Wenhua Palace to work has already affected the affairs of the headquarters."

As soon as Zhu Yunzhen's voice fell, Qi Tai stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I have clearly explained all matters in the department to my subordinates. All matters will be handled properly and there will be no mistakes."

After a pause, he continued: "If we really want to open an advisory office and recruit people to join it, it will not have a great impact on the various departments of the imperial court."

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "I can trust the abilities of your lords. Otherwise, I wouldn't entrust you with the important task of reviewing the memorials."

"However, before that, I still have a few things to do. Once they are done, you can submit a petition and request the formal establishment of an advisory office. I will try my best to persuade the emperor to agree to this move."

Hearing his words, the civil servants below immediately understood that this was probably a deal.

Whoever His Highness Taisun wants to use, or what to do, needs their consent, or at least no objection.

At this price, the Advisory Office was formally established.

"I also ask His Royal Highness Taisun to make it clear that the officials and others will do their best to handle it well."

Below, all the civil servants said in unison.

As long as the counseling office can be set up, let them become the minister of counseling and act as the agent of the government.

What are a few things?
As long as it's not too much.

Oh no, even if it's a little too much, it doesn't matter much.

After they take charge of the government, they can still find ways to correct it.

"The first thing is that I plan to train a new army outside the guard base. To this end, I need to open a military academy, select capable personnel, and enroll in the academy to study. I will personally serve as the mountain commander. You guys should have no objections, right?"

Lao Zhu had already agreed to this matter, even if they wanted to object, they couldn't stop it.

But Zhu Yunzhen later talked with Dao Yan, and Dao Yan suggested that it would be best to get all the civil servants to agree.

If not, these people have not achieved enough and failed, even if His Majesty issued a decree to urge them to do it, they will always find ways to block it.

Prior to this, the Northern Song Dynasty also established martial arts schools that specialized in training military talents.

But the final effect was far from satisfactory.

An important reason is the intervention of civil servants.In the end, martial arts became mere formality, and did not cultivate many talents needed by the imperial court.

Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai looked at each other, in their view, this is Zhu Yunxi wanting to find another way to control the military power.

If it was before, the two would definitely try to stop it.

Even if they really wanted to set up such a school, they should send people from their civil servants to train them, and use culture to control military forces, so as to control the army.

Civil officials have always attached great importance to military power.

Whenever there is an opportunity, I want to grab it.

But right now, if Zhu Yunxi wants to make a deal with this, then...

"The Ming Dynasty established the country with martial arts. His Royal Highness Taisun trained the new army, opened military schools, and promoted talents for the court. The lower officials naturally agreed."

Huang Zicheng was the first to speak.

Others also spoke in agreement.

Zhu Yunxi nodded in satisfaction, as long as there is a temptation, these people are very talkative.

He went on to say: "The second thing is that Grandpa Huang wants to compile a Hongwu canon to bring together ancient and modern culture. You should all know about this."

It is different from running a new army training system or running a military school.

The former involves the transformation of the army, and every move is very attention-grabbing.

Therefore, although Lao Zhu asked him to do it, he did not issue an order to the officials, but planned to do it after it was done.

It was impossible for the civil servants of the imperial court to object to the compilation of works. This was a grand undertaking and they would definitely support it, so they issued the decree directly.

However, how to compile it and who will preside over it, of course, has not been clearly stated.

All the civil servants nodded.

Scholars flock to the matter of compiling books.

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "Grandpa Huang attaches great importance to this, and will personally act as the editor-in-chief."

"I will be the deputy editor-in-chief alone, and King Heng and King Wu will both be editors."

As soon as this remark came out, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and the others felt their hearts skip a beat, feeling very uneasy.

If King Heng and King Wu both went to compile books, it would be tantamount to restricting both of them.

As for Lao Zhu's editor-in-chief and Zhu Yunxi's deputy editor, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that they are just names.

Lao Zhu is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, needless to say.

Zhu Yunxi is also the crown prince, and he also has to supervise the administration of the country, and also serves as the head of the military school to train the new army. How much energy can he take care of the compilation of books?

But King Heng is different from King Wu.

If they join in, I'm afraid they will really have to sit there and work.

With Zhu Yunxi, the deputy editor-in-chief, in charge, even if they wanted to use means to escape, it would be very difficult.

If it was normal, the two would definitely stop Zhu Yunxi from doing so, saying that Heng Wang and Wu Wang's knowledge is not enough for compilation, and they should learn more from them.

But now that the Advisory Office is about to be established, and the position of the Advisory Minister is in sight, this transaction must not be possible without paying a little price, so no one said anything.

"In addition, one person is needed to serve as a supervisor, who is responsible for selecting talents, collecting books from all walks of life, ancient and modern, and supervising the compilation of the grand ceremony."

Hearing this, all the civil servants were shocked.

Know that this is the person who is really in charge of compiling the book.

This position is very important. No matter who holds it, he will be looked up to by literati all over the world.

Zhu Yunzhen ordered the eunuch next to him: "Let him come in."

The eunuch retreated, and after a while, a monk with a pair of triangular eyes, like a sick tiger, wearing cassocks came in and saluted him.

This monk is naturally Dao Yan.

"Guyu recommends monk Daoyan to be the supervisor of the Hongwu Grand Ceremony."

As soon as this remark came out, the civil servants below immediately exploded.

Of course, such matters as book revision should be handled by their civil servants.

Although the Hongwu Grand Canon collects the books of the world, in any case, it should be based on the Four Books and Five Classics, with Confucianism as the leader.

At least we should find a great scholar like Fang Xiaoru to take on such an important task, right?
His Royal Highness actually used a monk as a supervisor?
Moreover, is it a monk they have never heard of?

This is too childish, too ridiculous?

"His Royal Highness!" Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai took a step forward at the same time, waiting for a generous speech, admonishing him not to act so capriciously.

But before the words were spoken, Zhu Yunzhen's voice sounded again.

"My lords, I think that compared with such important matters as setting up an advisory office and acting as an agent in state affairs, although the compilation of the grand ceremony is important, it is slightly inferior."

"I am willing to work hard to promote the establishment of the Advisory Office, instead of letting you all work here temporarily. I also hope that you will not hinder me in the compilation of the canon. I wonder what you all think?"

Threat.

Outright threats.

The implication is very obvious.

If you want to join the Advisory Office and become an Advisory Minister, then you have to accept this monk as the supervisor of the Grand Ceremony.

Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai swallowed their words alive again.

Although both of them think that it is too absurd to use a monk as a supervisor, it is not completely unacceptable to make an exchange for counseling.

After all, consultation is the most important thing right now.

You have to endure it first, and you can't ruin the big thing because of it.

Of course, if they knew that the Advisory Office envisioned by Zhu Yunxi and the Advisory Office in their minds were completely different concepts, then they might have a different idea.

"Since all your lords have no objections, then the matter has been settled. I hope that after your lordship comes to court, you will persuade your fellow scholars not to obstruct it."

Zhu Yunxuan smiled slightly.

When compiling the book, he wants to add the teaching materials he wrote, and take the opportunity to focus on promoting it.

If these people are allowed to be supervisors, they will definitely hinder them.

After all, in their eyes, the words of saints are the eternal truth.

Confucianism is supreme.

Other walks of life, all kinds of theories, and skills should take "Confucianism" as the key link and take the words of the sages as the foundation.

Otherwise, it is a talk of disaster for the country and a talk of troubled times.

But with Yao Guangxiao, it's different.

He was Zhu Yunxun who came up to the throne and reached the sky in one step. Naturally, it was impossible to oppose him.

Secondly, Yao Guangxiao is well-read and knowledgeable, proficient in the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and he accepts and cultivates both. That is to say, this person is very open-minded, and he can accept the knowledge of various schools and all kinds of knowledge.

Not as rigid as many Confucian scholars.

This is also a key reason why Zhu Yunxi wanted to use Yao Guangxiao.

Intelligence comes second.

The most important thing is that the thinking is not pedantic, can accept new things, and will not resist deviant theories at will.

He wants to promote the reform of Ming Dynasty.

This is crucial.

If according to what Lao Zhu said, these Confucian scholars are reused, and scholars with only middle-class talents are reused, and he is only a feudal emperor, so naturally there is no problem at all.

Should still be the best choice!

But if you want to change and seek innovation, and lead Ming Dynasty into a new era, you absolutely cannot do that.

Otherwise, it is tantamount to binding hands and feet.

"There is a third thing."

Transactions, of course, must maximize profits.

Although after the establishment of the Advisory Office, these people will not only lose power, but their current power will also be severely weakened.

But who made them think about becoming the Minister of State?
Do you think that after setting up the Advisory Office, you can get great benefits and realize their dream of acting as an agent of the government, controlling the power, and letting the emperor rule?

If you don't take the opportunity to kill them hard, if you continue to implement something that will inevitably be opposed by groups in the future, you would be really sorry for yourself and their expectations.

If you don't slaughter at this time, when will you wait?
　It’s really laborious to write recently, starting tomorrow, try to update regularly, around 7:12 in the morning, around 9:[-] noon, around [-]:[-] in the evening... three chapters are guaranteed, I will try to add one or two updates, add more The time is uncertain.

　　
　
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