high official

Chapter 1118

After the military generals left, the emperor brought the civil servants and chiefs to the palace overnight, "showed great righteousness" and "moved them with affection", and finally persuaded them to end the strike and return to work.

In fact, many civil servants and leaders were very confused. Why did they come back with such a dull fart that was neither loud nor smelly after making such a big noise?Isn't that loud thunder and little rain?But now, they have only followed Yang Shiqi's lead, and when Yang Shiqi accepted it, no one objected.

After all the civil servants withdrew, the emperor left Yang Shiqi alone, and told the story of summoning the nobles before, Yang Shiqi frowned and said: "The emperor should make a harsh request when he comes up, and then do it if he can't argue with them." It is appropriate to make concessions." He looked at Zhu Gaochi and said, "If you say that at the beginning, it will probably arouse Zhang Fu's vigilance."

"Indeed, it's mine, isn't it..." Zhu Gaochi patted his forehead in frustration and said, "Will it ruin our event?"

"It doesn't matter, we are a conspiracy, as long as the emperor can withstand the pressure, Zhang Fu and the others have nothing to do!" Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice.

"That's good, that's good..." Zhu Gaochi heaved a sigh of relief.

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The next day, all the honorable mansions in the capital received a subpoena, the content of which was roughly "You are suspected of participating in the Changling murder incident. The Sanju, Jinyiwei, and the Dudufu of the Five Armies will jointly examine the case. Before being summoned , not to leave the capital, not to be served in the army, not to go to court to participate in politics, and everything can only go on as usual after being proved innocent. '

Except for Liu Sheng, all the nobles who were at the scene of Changling that day received summonses.But no one took it seriously, most of the nobles were the ones who caused trouble, and I don’t know how many summons from the government have been received. Who would pay attention to this kind of stuff that doesn’t even have a specific date or specific object?
Zhang Fu was furious, and he, Zhu Yong and others also received summonses, and four of the five military governors became suspects, so it was naturally impossible to participate in the investigation.With only one Liu Sheng left, he naturally became the only representative, but he was not yet his own.

Zhang Fu and others thought this was the emperor's and civil servants' trump card, and after some discussion, they decided to protest by refusing to appear in court. Could it be that the officials of the government dared to rush into the Duke's mansion to take people?
This was actually Yang Shiqi's little trick to make up for the dead. He tricked the nobles into staying behind closed doors with a little trick. As a result, in the morning court two days later, only civil servants attended, and the nobles were absent.In the eyes of Zhang Fu and others, this is also a kind of demonstration against the emperor...

If you really want to play tricks, how can Zhang Fu's two knives be Yang Shiqi's opponent?At this point, they were still blinded, not knowing what their opponent's real plan was!
If they knew, they wouldn't miss today's meeting even if they were killed.But having said that, even if they come today, they will be stopped by the officers and soldiers guarding the gate. According to the usual practice, they cannot go to court without proving their innocence...

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As a result, at the court meeting, a series of resolutions were passed to simplify the process of the court meeting, reduce the number of court meetings, and strengthen the status of the cabinet with lightning speed, and promulgated the decree of the court, completing the basic procedure of the transfer of power from the outer court to the inner court. .

In other words, after this court meeting, major military and political affairs in the central region must first be reported to the cabinet, and the cabinet drafts its opinions before submitting them to the emperor. If necessary, the emperor will convene the cabinet, discuss it with relevant ministers, and finally make a decision.Then it will be handed over to the various ministries and local governments, and it will be implemented without error.

In this way, the political discussion function of the court meeting will disappear, leaving only a symbolic etiquette function, so there is no need to be so frequent, and each new moon will be held once a month, as long as there is such a meaning.

This can be said to be the largest and most meaningful institutional reform since the founding of the dynasty, after the Emperor Taizu abolished the prime minister and dismissed the Zhongshu, directly placing the six ministries and provinces under the leadership of the cabinet. Shi Du is a subordinate of the Cabinet Grand Scholars, and the Cabinet Grand Scholars will also become real teachers of officials and leaders of civil servants!
Moreover, the transfer of power from the outer court to the inner court greatly reduced the number of people participating in the administration of state affairs, which not only improved efficiency, but more importantly excluded honorable persons from the political power.From then on, the emperor didn't have to discuss with them about big or small things, and it wasn't even necessary to inform them.It is only important matters that need to be mentioned at the twice-monthly court meeting, but it is only a notification and the result of the processing.No matter what the nobles say, it will not change anything.

For this reform plan, the six ministers and the imperial censors are actually quite unhappy. After all, they were the leaders of the civil servants before, but now they have to give up.But Yang Shiqi had already calmed them all down, making them realize that when he was leading the civil servants, there were many hills and leaderless dragons inside the civil servant group, and they were completely vulnerable in front of the huddled nobles.

Right now, both the imperial court and the civil service group have reached the most dangerous time, and they must make changes.Coupled with the fact that Yang Shiqi has the emperor's unremitting support, Jian Yi and others finally agreed to this plan...

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After coming down to court, the news quickly spread to Zhang Fu and others, and people with a little bit of political savvy quickly realized that this was an outright seizure of power against the nobles!

The British prince was furious, and he couldn't hide it anymore. He immediately invited Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Yong, Xu Jingchang, Wang Tong and others to his house. There was also an unexpected person who came with the grandson——Hu Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Hu Yu is Zhu Di's most trusted subject and was selected by the late emperor as the protector of His Royal Highness, but Zhu Zhanji is now being suppressed, so he can only obediently stand aside.After the new king came to the throne, thinking of his past achievements, he was given the vain title of Minister of the Ministry of War. Hu Yu was also very knowledgeable, and he lived in seclusion all the time, never disturbing the wind and rain, and annoying others.At this moment, he also ventured to the British government.

Zhang Fu asked Zhu Zhanji to take the seat, and asked Hu Quan to sit beside the grandson, but Hu Quan shook his head and refused, insisting on standing behind Zhu Zhanji.Zhang Fu could only let him go.

After everyone was seated, Zhang Fu glanced over every face solemnly, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, you all know why I called you here today, right?"

"Hmm..." Zhong Xungui nodded one after another, and Zhu Yong said angrily, "Damn it, I said they were so thunderous and rainy, so they are hiding this trick!"

"Your majesty is trying to force us to a dead end." Xu Jingchang has always respected his cousin, but now he couldn't bear it anymore and said: "This is quietly trying to exclude us dukes and marquises from the state affairs, is it possible? Do you really think we can't make it out of mud?!" After speaking, Duke Ding's voice rose an octave uncontrollably.

"That's right!" Wang Tong also snorted angrily: "The emperor wants to completely abolish us! First the right to participate in politics, then the military power, and in the end we have become soft persimmons at the mercy of others!"

"At that time, those civil servants will not take revenge on us?" The honorables judged others by themselves, and fell into boundless panic: "Then the family is ruined, the wives are separated, and even if you want to be a dog, you will not be able to be a dog..."

"No! Absolutely can't agree!" Zhu Yong became more and more frightened as he thought about it. He slapped the table and stood up.He shouted loudly: "Let's go to the emperor to reason!"

"It's done, what's the use of it?" Hu Quan, who was watching coldly, said quietly: "And the emperor has made up his mind to deal with you. Is Cheng Guogong really going to hit the gunpoint?"

"What's the matter, what else can he do to me?" Zhu Yong blew his beard and stared, full of displeasure.

"My lord still thinks this is in Changling? Is there the righteous suppression of the late emperor?" Hu Yun looked at Zhu Yong coldly and said, "Wake up, the late emperor has already been buried in the earth, and the emperor has no scruples anymore, so what if you abolish you as a duke? !"

"You!" Zhu Yong's eyes widened, but he sat down like a deflated ball.

"Alas!" Wang Tong and the others also knew that what Hu Quan said was true. Today is not the same as before. Without the banner of the late emperor, it is impossible to hold the emperor.They couldn't help looking at Zhang Fu with some complaints, and said in a muffled voice, "Back then in Changling, we shouldn't have let him go so easily!"

"It's my fault..." Zhang Fu admitted his mistake sincerely: "At that time, seeing so many people died, I felt that the trouble was a bit too much, and the emperor also gave in... Sigh, I am still too much. How naive!"

"What's the use of talking about it now?" Zhang Wei said for his brother: "Let's think about what to do next, whether to let people put a rope around their necks and strangle them to death little by little, or to kill their mother Come?!"

Zhang Xiang's gangster-like words aroused the blood of the nobles, and they all shouted: "Of course it's a bloody fight! People die like birds and go to the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years!"

"What the second brother said makes sense, we can't just sit and wait for death, let's turn to his mother!" Zhu Yongzhong said, slapping the table heavily.

After hearing Zhu Yong's words, the Duke of England glanced at the people in the room, and saw that they all had ferocious faces, and they didn't have any intention of shrinking back. Zhang Fu nodded in satisfaction.The heat has come, the military spirit is available!

Seeing the eldest brother nodding, Zhang Min smiled strangely and said, "Old Zhu is right, but he is wrong about one thing."

"Where?" Zhu Yong muffled.

"We, the dukes conferred by the former emperor, are the pillars of the country, so we can't rebel at any time!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.

"Having said that, but the king has no way, the country will not be the country, we can only set things right and set up a new king!" Zhu Yong looked at Zhu Zhanji, his face flushed and said: "We let His Highness be the emperor, how can we count?" What about the rebellion? It should be said that it is the second Jingnan!"

"Hahaha! What a second Jingnan..." Zhang Min laughed loudly, but the laughter stopped abruptly in the middle, and Zhang Min said seriously: "Let's be honest, we don't need to rebel or Jingnan, because Your Highness This is the heir designated by the late emperor!"

"What?" As soon as this remark came out, Shi Potian was shocked. The nobles had heard about this incident more or less, but at this moment when Zhang Wei mentioned it in front of Zhu Zhanji, everyone still opened their mouths and stared wide-eyed. Eyes, I can't be more shocked!Zhu Yong lost his voice and asked: "Is it true?"

"Of course it is true, as evidenced by the last emperor's edict!" Zhang Min said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)