Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 91 Weiwei Temple

Jin Yiwei's driving post requires approval from the criminal department. This is something Zhu Youjian only knew about Jin Yiwei.

This made him very disappointed in Jin Yiwei, and felt that it was very different from the rampant and unbridled people he had seen in movies and TV series. That's why he turned Jinyiwei into an intelligence agency, specializing in collecting intelligence.

Now that he heard Yuan Keli mention this issue, Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that if he did not allow the Criminal Division to approve it, the outer court would definitely disagree. They finally put Jin Yiwei in a cage, how could they let him out?
But Zhu Youjian didn't want to give up this power easily.

Wanting to fool him, Zhu Youjian said:
"Jinyi Guards Prison is the inner court's yamen and does not need the intervention of the outer court."

"The matter of criminal approval can be postponed until later."

Of course Yuan Keli did not want the emperor to fool him, so he said categorically:

"The driving license must be approved by the Criminal Division!"

"Otherwise, the outer court will not accept Jin Yiwei's invitation."

Other officials, led by him, also expressed the same stance.

When Zhu Youjian saw this scene, he could only give in. After all, if no one accepts Jin Yiwei's driving post, what effect will it have?
This kind of thing happened more than once. Even if the emperor dealt with the officials who refused to accept the driving invitation, he could not get the foreign court to accept the driving invitation that had not been approved by the emperor.

So Zhu Youjian thought for a while, pretended to accept the advice, and said to the ministers:
"The driving post can be approved by the Criminal Division, but not in the name of Jinyi Guards."

"Otherwise, you will also try your best to interfere with the affairs of the Twelve Prisoners of the Inner Court in the future, and all the rules will be messed up."

"The function of the Jinyiwei in the previous dynasty was the Weiwei Temple. How about accepting the criminal approval in the name of the Weiwei Temple?"

"If the Sanfa Division needs to arrest anyone in the future, you can ask Weiwei Temple."

coming! here we go again!

When the ministers heard about the Weiwei Temple proposed by the emperor, they knew it was a new government office.

I wonder what tricks the emperor has up his sleeve this time?
Yuan Keli felt that he was a bit unable to keep up with the emperor's whimsical ideas, so he asked:

"Weiwei Temple was in charge of the imperial guards, weapons, and Jiawei in the former Song Dynasty."

"Does His Majesty intend to restore the Weiwei Temple of the former Song Dynasty, or just change the name of the Jinyi Guardsman and let the Jinyi Guardsman act under the name of Weiwei Temple?"

Zhu Youjian had long thought about this and said:
"I look at the responsibilities of the Three Laws Division and there is a lack of action departments."

"So Weiwei Temple's duty is to conduct arrests."

"As long as the Sanfa Division needs it, it can notify Weiwei Temple and dispatch personnel to arrest him."

"Driving notices and orders to arrest people naturally require approval."

This is improving the functions of the imperial court, and the ministers have nothing to say. It is a fact that the imperial court cannot do without Jin Yiwei. Without Jin Yiwei, the power of the imperial court would be flawed.

Therefore, the officials were not very happy about the change of Jinyi Guard to Jinyi Guard. It's just that they can't object like Yuan Keli when it comes to crime.

Now the emperor wants to establish the Weiwei Temple to take over the functions of the Jinyiwei, and he has also made it clear that driving orders and arrest warrants need to be approved. They are very willing to do so and are very supportive of this.

Yuan Keli had served as an official, a minister, and a censor. He was very clear about the shortcomings of the power of the Three Laws Division and felt that it was appropriate to establish Weiwei Temple.

But what he couldn't accept was that if the Weiwei Temple was just a name change, it would be completely controlled by the emperor. For the outer court, it is extremely disadvantageous.

So after thinking about it, he said:
"Since Weiwei Temple needs to be established, there should be Weiwei Temple ministers and subordinate officials."

"According to the usual practice, Taichang Qing recommends the subordinates to the subordinates, and the subordinates of the nine ministers, big and small, select and remove all the officials."

"Your Majesty wants to build a Weiwei Temple, so this should be followed."

"The Minister of Weiwei Temple shall be recommended by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment, and the subordinates shall be selected and appointed by the Ministry of Personnel."

There is still a fight for the right to appoint, but this time it is not a fight with the Ministry of Military Affairs, but with the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment.

Yang Jingchen and Li Ruogui were speechless now. It was impossible for them to push out the power sent to them. Otherwise, if the practice is broken, the power of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice will be usurped by the emperor or other departments, and it will be difficult for them to continue to work.

Zhu Youjian also felt a headache, knowing that the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice were barely under his control now, but they could not maintain it forever.

What should we do if the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice disobey in the future, and the candidates recommended by the Ministry are not to our liking?
It would not work to directly change the appearance of the Jinyi Guard Prison. Zhu Youjian could only come up with his worst plan and said to everyone: "It can be recommended by the Ministry, but it cannot only be done by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment."

"The matter of Weiwei Temple is related to the Sanfa Division, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple should also be involved."

"Weiwei Temple has troops and horses. It needs to be led by someone with experience in commanding troops, and the Ministry of War must also participate."

"Following the convention of selecting the Jin Yiwei Palm Seal, the Weiwei Temple Minister will be selected from among the Jin Yiwei commanders."

"I will appoint Weiwei Siqing, the admiral of Xisifang, to be responsible for catching the thieves."

In this way, he took a step back and threw out the Xisi room that he had left behind. The East Division Room and the newly established South Division Room and North Division Room are still completely under his control.

The ministers were happy and felt that they had achieved a small victory.

Yuan Keli felt that this was similar to the previous election of Jin Yiwei Palm Seal, except that the elected Weiwei Siqing could only supervise the Xisi Fang. Departments such as Jinyiwei Dongsi Fang and Beizhen Fusi are still not restricted.

Therefore, he asked the emperor to make it clear that if the Jinyi Guards arrested someone, they would have to go through the Weiwei Temple, and the driving orders would be approved by the Criminal Division.

Having already taken a step back, Zhu Youjian was not vague on this point and decided:

"If the Jin Yiwei arrests someone illegal, they will do so in the name of the Weiwei Temple."

"Driving notices and arrest warrants must be standardized. If Weiwei Temple decides to arrest on its own, the imperial court will need the approval of the criminal department. If there is no criminal department in the local area, then the local criminal inspection envoy Si Qian will approve."

"Those who apply for arrest from Weiwei Temple from the Sanfa Division do not need to be approved separately."

This is to clarify the power and simplify the process, and the ministers have no objection.

During the period of Wanli's neglect of government, sometimes there was no one in the criminal department and the Jinyiwei could not arrest people. They did not want to experience it again——

There are so many bandits in the world today, it is impossible to send all arrest warrants to the court and let the Criminal Division approve them one by one.

It is very necessary for local officials to have the authority to approve punishments. All ministers hope that Weiwei Temple will crack down on thieves and make the world more stable.

Criminals who apply for arrest from the Three Judicial Divisions naturally do not need to be separately approved.

Zhu Youjian's actions let them know that the emperor was indeed thinking about the court. They are also willing to continue discussions on this issue.

But Zhu Youjian's next request made their opinions bigger:
"Weiwei Temple is highly professional and involves confidentiality. The staff must be appointed by themselves without the involvement of officials."

"If you all agree with this, I will establish the Weiwei Temple in this way."

"If you don't agree, let's discuss it separately."

If we discuss it separately, we will shelve it. The matter of Qianpiao was finally settled, how could it be disrupted by some subordinate officials.

Finally, after discussions between the ministers and the emperor, and with the Ministry of Personnel taking the initiative to give in for the sake of the overall situation, it was agreed that in addition to Weiwei Temple Minister, Weiwei Temple Shaoqing would also be appointed by the Ministry of Personnel, together with the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple, selected from among the royal guards.

Other members of the Weiwei Temple can be appointed by themselves.

The establishment of Weiwei Temple was settled.

　"History of the Ming Dynasty": During the Han Dynasty meeting, the guard officer Chen Chaqi and the flag were displayed.

　　Following the Sui system in the Tang Dynasty, Wei Qing was appointed to take charge of the affairs of the ceremonial guard and tent.

　　Song Weiwei led the left and right Jinwu Guards, the left and right Jinwu Guards, and the Sixth Army Honor Guard Department, and was in charge of clearing the road, patrolling, arranging, and presenting the honor guard.

　　The Yuan Dynasty established the Gongwei Department and took control of Hehu for its service.

　　In the early Ming Dynasty, the Gongwei Department was established, with the rank of seventh rank, in charge of the school captains, and belonged to the governor's office.

　　Later, it was changed to the Archguard Command and Envoy Division, with a rank of third rank. Xun was changed to Duweisi.

　　In the third year of Hongwu's reign, it was changed to the Qinjun Duwei Mansion, in charge of the left, right, middle, front and rear guards, and the Yiluan Division was established.

　　In the fifteenth year, Yiluan Division was dismissed and replaced by Jinyiwei.
　　
　
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