Chapter 641 The Kneeling Controversy
When Zhu Pingan walked into the courtyard, he was checked again by the Jinyi guards standing on both sides of the door. They checked Zhu Pingan's seal and the official documents of the Ministry of Justice before being allowed to enter.
Entering the courtyard, Zhu Ping'an's attire also attracted everyone's attention. He stood out from the crowd. Everyone was in official uniforms. Zhu Ping'an was in regular clothes and had a cloth bag slung across his body. Unexpectedly It's hard to attract attention.
When Zhu Pingan was checked by Jin Yiwei at the door, everyone had noticed it, especially when they knew that Zhu Pingan was one of the protagonists of today's petition, it attracted everyone's attention.
“Are you Zhu Pingan?”
As soon as Zhu Pingan entered the courtyard, an official in his forties came over. He had a long beard and was wearing a three-pinpoint red peacock official uniform. He walked up to Zhu Pingan with a gloomy look and asked condescendingly.
"The lower official Zhu Ping'an, I have met the Lord."
As soon as he saw the peacock simplicity in the official uniform, Zhu Ping'an knew that this was a third-grade official and a deputy ministerial level official. Therefore, Zhu Pingan took half a step to the right, lowered his head, bowed his head, and saluted twice with long clasped hands to say hello.
In the Ming Dynasty, when lower-level officials met with higher-level officials, the custom was to move to the right, clasp their hands twice, and salute and say hello. The so-called clasping hands means that the arms are closed and straightened forward, the right hand is slightly bent, the left hand is placed on the right hand, the arms are moved from the top of the forehead to the chest, and the body is bowed at 45 degrees when clasping hands.
Of course, if the official positions are very different and you have to go further to show respect or flattery, you can also bow your head or bow your head. The bowing of your head and bowing to the capital are a kind of kneeling ceremony. Of course, it is not mandatory, it is purely voluntary. If you do it, no one will stop you; if you don’t do it, no one will say you are rude.
After Zhu Pingan clasped his hands and saluted, he heard a dissatisfied snort coming from above his head.
Hearing the cold snort, Zhu Pingan did not wait for the person to reply, but smiled slightly and straightened his back. Anyway, my etiquette is in place. You always love me, so I won't serve you anymore. No matter how respectful I am, I will never satisfy someone who already has a prejudice against me.
Seeing Zhu Pingan straighten up, the third-grade officer in front of him was even more dissatisfied. He exuded a cold aura, snorted, looked at Zhu Pingan with a gloomy look and asked, "Who did you learn from? What is the etiquette of officialdom? "
Kneel down?
This is the Ming Dynasty, not the Manchu Qing Dynasty, where the remnants of slavery are strong. You are a third-rank official, and I am also a sixth-rank official after all. I have fame and fame, and I am not a white servant. Why should I kneel down to you in a servile manner.
"I don't understand what you mean." Zhu Ping'an curled his lips slightly and shook his head.
"According to the etiquette of our Ming Dynasty, officials are divided into seniority and inferiority according to their rank. Anyone who is inferior to the second or third rank will bow to the venerable, and the venerable will sit and receive the ceremony. If there is something wrong, he will kneel down and worship. And Taizu Training: Fansi Those whose rank is lower than that of their superiors should kneel down when asked." The third-rank official stared at Zhu Ping'an with a gloomy look, and said slowly, the cold light in his eyes was like the tip of a sharpened knife, slowly breathing out the chill.
The third-grade officer was like a knife piercing his body, testing the pressure on Zhu Pingan.
The confrontation between the third-rank official and Zhu Pingan naturally attracted other officials in the courtyard, who all focused their attention.
"Thank you for telling me, sir." Zhu Pingan bowed his hand.
Just when everyone thought Zhu Pingan had given in, they heard Zhu Pingan ask again, "I wonder where your superiors are?"
"I am the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War." The third-rank officer glanced at Zhu Pingan glanced at him and replied proudly.
Oh, no wonder you bite me when we meet. It turns out you are Zhao Qiu, Zhao Daying’s uncle.
“It turns out that he is an adult from the Ministry of War.” Zhu Ping’an nodded when he heard this, and then changed the topic, “I just heard your words, and I thought you were a Shangguan of the Hanlin Academy.”
"Huh?"
Zhao Qiu looked at Zhu Pingan.
Other officials Ye Weiwei shook his head. This newly promoted No. 1 scholar really didn’t know enough about official etiquette. The head of the Hanlin Academy was only the fifth rank. Mr. Zhao was the left minister of the Ministry of War. The peacock on the uniform is so obvious. The peacock is the symbol of a third-grade official. How could it be a senior official in the Hanlin Academy?
"My lord also said just now that any subordinate officer whose rank is lower than that of his superior officer will kneel down when reporting. My lord is the superior officer of the Ministry of War, and the lower officer is the attendant of the Hanlin Academy. The department belongs to the Hanlin Academy, not the Ministry of War. , and it is not necessary to be an official at this time. Therefore, there is no need."
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and explained that it was not necessary and did not go on. Everyone knew what it meant after hearing it.
No need to kneel down.
Taizu's instruction is that subordinate officials whose rank is lower than that of their superiors should kneel when reporting matters; that is to say, subordinates in the same department must kneel when reporting matters to their superiors. Only applicable to the same department. Moreover, this instruction of Taizu was not really implemented. Just like the "Da Gao" issued by him, when Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, every household had a copy, but after Zhu Yuanzhang died, it lost its legal effect. Into waste paper.
Zhao Qiu originally wanted to give Zhu Pingan a show of strength, so that Zhu Pingan would lose momentum before the love affair even started. He thought that Zhu Pingan was young and had a fragile mentality, so he would usually fall under such pressure. I was shattered. I didn't expect that Zhu Ping'an's mental quality was beyond his expectation despite his young age.
I quoted the scriptures, but I didn't expect that he would use his spear to attack his shield.
But it doesn’t matter. Although there are some surprises, it is still under control. I still have backup plans. Zhao Qiu smiled slightly, then looked at Zhu Pingan again, and said slowly: "I must You came here after receiving an official document from the Ministry of Punishment. This time, the Ministry of Punishment made a statement. We, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, Jinyiwei, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are jointly presiding over the trial. I am the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and I am here on behalf of the Ministry of War. I am one of the presiding officers of this petition."
" I believe that your Excellency will judge it with dignity," Zhu Ping'an said without any humiliation.
"Of course." Zhao Qiu nodded, and then continued, "I will naturally try the case with justice. I have carefully studied the Chen Qing case. If you impeach Zhao Daying for killing a good man and taking merit, Zhao Daying will also sue you. Framing Zhongliang and avenging private enmity, in order to show fairness and justice and strict official discipline, you and Zhao Daying will be temporarily dismissed from official positions during the period of appeal. After the facts of the case are found out, rewards and punishments will be given. I don’t need to continue to tell you how to bow when you meet me like this. "
If you don’t kneel down because of your reputation, then I will temporarily remove you. Don't say your fame is unfair. You didn't listen to what I said. I will also take away Zhao Daying's fame. Now you have no objection.
Wouldn’t a person with no fame kneel down when he meets his official? Zhao Qiu looked directly at Zhu Ping'an and said nothing about himself.
"Our Ming Dynasty legislation clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments, and crimes and punishments are determined in accordance with the "Da Ming Code" and other laws. There has never been a case of direct conviction and punishment without trial. Today, the case has not yet begun, and the guilt has not been determined. Your Excellency has temporarily dismissed the rank of a lower official. What is the reason and the law?"
Zhu Ping'an glanced at Zhao Qiu and shook his head slightly. Can the rank be dismissed if you say so? ! There must be a procedure. In order to give myself a prestige, I didn’t even give up my face!
"There is a precedent." Zhao Qiu narrowed his eyes slightly.
There is precedent, that is, there have been examples before. As for whether it was a few years ago or hundreds of years ago, whocare.
Zhao Qiu is not afraid of looking ugly. Firstly, it is to vent his anger on Da Ying. Secondly, this is the time to show his loyalty to Mr. Yange. It doesn’t matter whether the appearance is ugly or not, as long as the wind blows into Mr. Yange’s ears. Worth it.
Okay, this is acting rogue, but who doesn’t know how to act rogue?
Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an raised the cloth bag slung around his waist, looked at Zhao Qiu with burning eyes and asked loudly: "In my bag are the notes given by the Holy One, and the Confucius Temple. I am writing a book from a sage. Your Majesty, Master Confucius, are here. May I ask you, Sir, if we can all kneel down and salute?”
"You" Zhao Qiu looked at Zhu Ping'an, angry and annoyed, and finally walked away, leaving the salute in vain.
The officials in the courtyard couldn't help but look at Zhu Pingan a few more times. (End of this chapter)