Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 195: Court Recommendation System
After the establishment of Shaofu Temple, Zhu Youjian was not in a hurry to improve its functions.

Today is the Chang Dynasty, and there are too many officials involved. Zhu Youjian does not want to discuss these matters in the Chang Dynasty, which is beyond his control.

He prefers regular meetings, which are easier to control with a small number of people.

But for Chang Shen, many officials who can only participate in the Chang Dynasty have long been disgusted with it. They now regret that they did not try their best to stop it when the court was classified and allowed the emperor to establish a standing meeting with the support of the ministers, and also had the name of the court. This prevents them from participating in many things.

Major matters such as the establishment of the naval yamen were decided directly by the emperor at the regular meeting, which made them feel very uncomfortable and felt ignored by the emperor and ministers.

After Zhu Youjian ordered the court meeting to continue and Tingti promoted Shanxi governor, some people soon began to express opinions on the matter of Yu Anxing, the Shanxi governor who had previously been promoted, to be transferred to the naval escort.

Wu Shangmo, the censor of Shandong Province, was promoted to censor by Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, and he played an important role in overthrowing Wei Zhongxian. He is one of the few officials in the court who has no involvement with the eunuchs and is not afraid of being punished by the emperor for treason.

Many officials from the Department of Science and Technology do not dare to speak out due to the accusation of treason. Wu Shangmo stood up bravely and said:
"Your Majesty established the Naval Yamen and transferred Shanxi Governor Yu Anxing to the position of Naval Protector. Why didn't he know how to meet the officials?"

"I believe that since the military envoys and admirals are appointed separately from the governors, they should be recommended by the imperial court just like the governors. They cannot be directly elected by the nine ministers at the regular meeting."

When Zhu Youjian heard this, he immediately knew that this was another counterattack by civil servants after the increase in bachelor's degree in the past few days.

If he hadn't used the charge of treason to scare officials, more officials in the DPRK and China would have questioned his changes.

This made him realize that he must completely finalize the previous adjustments before the Donglin Party returned to the government. Otherwise, officials who are not guilty of treason may overturn their own adjustments after taking office.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youjian said:
"Before today's court recommendation, let's discuss the method of court recommendation."

"Determining which officials are eligible to participate in the nomination and which officials are eligible to be candidates for the nomination."

"What positions are recommended by all the ministers, and which positions can be selected by the nine ministers."

"Let's start with the method of judicial recommendation. Is there anyone who objects to the use of vote counting methods for judicial recommendation in Chang Dynasty?"

Changing the court nomination to Chang Chaoshang and using the vote counting method were new methods used by Zhu Youjian after he came to power.

Compared with the previous special promotion ceremony, in which only relevant officials participated, more officials participated in the Changchao Shangting Ceremony. Most of the officials who attended the Chang Dynasty had no objections.

The use of the vote counting method has also improved the efficiency of nominations, and the number of votes can be seen at a glance, which is more convenient than before.

Therefore, most officials have no objection to this change.

Even if there are those who want to object, considering that the Chang Dynasty is being held now, if they object to the participation of Chang Dynasty officials in the court, they will definitely be refuted. I can only endure it and acquiesce to this method.

At this time, some people began to miss the previous court meetings. At that time, all the court officials participated, and any minor official could fight against the emperor. Unlike Chang Chao now, who needs to go into battle in person.

Zhu Youjian was afraid that petty officials would disrupt the situation, so after dealing with Wei Zhongxian, this month's Shuowang Dynasty was not held at all. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he replaced the meeting with Lin Dan Khan by sending envoys to pay tribute. On the 15th day of the lunar month, the meeting at Wangri coincided with the winter solstice, and a congratulatory ceremony for hundreds of officials was to be held, but there was also no discussion.

Those officials who want to cause trouble can never find a chance even if they want to instruct junior officials to talk nonsense. Most of the officials in the Chang Dynasty had written memorials praising Wei Zhongxian, and they might be convicted by Zhu Youjian at any time.

So this month, Zhu Youjian was in great power, and changes in the court were coming one after another. The enactment of the Grinding and Surveying Law and the Martial Law Law, the establishment of military guards and admirals, and the adjustments to the Three Law Departments and the Internal and External Courts were all determined this month. But this situation will not last long. The rebellious eunuch officials will eventually be dealt with, and Zhu Youjian cannot always use this crime to deter them. The Donglin Party members who were resurrected were not afraid of this crime.

Seeing that in a month or two, those officials would come to Beijing one after another, Zhu Youjian began to consolidate the results and finalize the previous adjustments.

Changes in the methods of court recommendation are the top priority. Zhu Youjian planned to formally formulate the court push law and confirm his changes in the form of an edict.

The first thing to determine is to use the vote counting method in the regular court.

After this article is determined, the next step is the officials involved in the recommendation.

The participants in Tingtui are not fixed. The special supervisor added the title of promotion to the assistant minister Yang Jingchen and said:

"According to the "Da Ming Huidian", all ministers, ministers, censors of the capital, general affairs envoys, and Dali ministers who are in vacancy are ordered to be recommended by the six ministries, the governor's court, the general administration department, Dali temple, and the third-rank and above official court."

"Every governor of the three sides of Shaanxi Province and the imperial censor of Xuan Dadu are in short supply. They will meet the officials of Dajiuqingtang of the five prefectures and the imperial court of Kedao. The title will be accurate in the fifth year of Wanli, but not the five prefectures."

"There are also two ministers of cabinet ministers and officials and soldiers, and they will be the fifth-rank and above officials of Jiuqing, and the officials of the imperial court."

"Before Wanli, cabinet ministers could participate in the court selection. After Wanli, they no longer participated. However, at first, cabinet ministers discussed candidates with the Ministry of Personnel, but later they never heard from each other."

"In the 20th year of Wanli, the ministers of the cabinet announced their positions: It is recommended that if there is a large official vacancy, each of the nine ministers will appoint one person, and the report will be listened to by the superiors, and Du Zhuanshan will be used."

"In the fifth year of Tianqi's reign, the old system was restored, but because Wei Ni was in power, those who pushed him would only make promises."

The changes in the Tingtui system over the years show that it is by no means incapable of change, let alone an ancestral system.

Civil servants felt that "when ministers are appointed, they should be recommended by the court" because they did not want the emperor to have the power of employment, and the future was entirely determined by the emperor.

As for how they recommend it, they don't mind changing it.

Even the above regulations are not fully implemented in practice. It is also not uncommon for the Ministry of Personnel and Jiuqing to recommend cabinet ministers. Moreover, the original imperial recommendation system was "Jiu Qinghui recommended it".

So after Yang Jingchen finished talking about the previous participants, many officials began to express their opinions. Some believe that ministers should be recommended by officials of the fifth rank or above and officials of the Ministry of Education, and some ministers should be recommended by the officials of the third rank or above. Almost only Jiuqing supports the recommendation of the Jiuqing.

Zhu Youjian is of course a supporter of Jiu Qing Ting Tui. He likes this method of selection the most, which makes it easier to control the candidates.

However, the opinions of the ministers must be listened to, otherwise the elected personnel will not be recognized by them.

After listening to them arguing for a long time, Zhu Youjian decided:

"From now on, the ministers of the cabinet and the ministers of the army and soldiers will be recommended by officials of fifth rank and above and officials of the Ministry of Education in the regular court."

"To be precise, they are the ministers and temple officials of the fifth rank of doctor or above, or the ministers and temple officials with the title of fourth rank counselor and above, and the sixteen subjects and thirteen palm seals, or the ministers of the fifth rank of palace and above. Officials are eligible to participate in the selection of academicians, ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, and ministers of the Ministry of War."

(End of this chapter)