"Have you heard that? Gao Gong is going to enter the pavilion."
Outside the Wenhua Palace, a group of ministers waiting for Zhu Zaiji to summon him, gathered together in groups of three or five, and those who were familiar with each other were whispering about the recent big news or the secret rumors.
"What is this news? It's a foregone conclusion that Gaobutang wants to enter the cabinet. Do you still need to say it?"
The two officials in blue robe and official uniforms were chatting nonsense.
They all came to attend a regular "morning meeting" held in Wenhua Hall before the Winter Solstice.
Of course, this term is not very accurate. After all, Zhu Zaiji is not the emperor, so he is not qualified to convene a court meeting.
Therefore, a gathering like this where a large number of Beijing officials gathered in Wenhua Hall to discuss national affairs should be more appropriate.
Moreover, this "regular meeting" system was a new rule that was gradually formed after Zhu Zaiji was in charge of the state in Wenhua Palace for nearly a year.
In the past, even if Zhu Zaiji did not convene, the cabinet would hold a "Tingtui" meeting with ministers to attend the discussion in the Huangji Palace or other Forbidden City Palace where the state can be discussed according to the will of Emperor Jiajing, and then submit the results of the Tingtui to the emperor, and the emperor will make the final ruling.
Therefore, meetings like this where multiple Beijing officials participated together were held at the Huangji Palace.
However, because Emperor Jiajing did not attend court, and because Zhu Zai was in charge of the country over the years, with the changes in habits over the years, the regular meeting of Beijing officials held in the Huangji Hall was changed to the Wenhua Hall.
And there is also an informal name "Wenhua Palace Regular Meeting".
However, compared with this informal name, more Beijing officials would use "Beijing Officials' Regular Meeting" when talking about this meeting verbally, or simply use the word "chao meeting".
After all, in their subconscious and concepts, the fact that Zhu Zai-ji was in charge of the country and governing the government in Wenhua Hall was almost no different from those of the adult princes in the East Palace in the early days of the founding of the country.
Moreover, Emperor Jiajing has been in seclusion and insidious practice. It is not particularly important. Emperor Jiajing almost didn't even issue a decree, and he let Zhu Zai and the cabinet make full decisions.
Therefore, every time the regular meeting of Wenhua Hall is convened, officials of all sizes who are qualified to attend will gather together in groups to chat together, or exchange the official secrets they know.
Xu Jie, Li Chunfang, Yan Ne and other cabinet members stood in front, Gao Gong, Guo Pu, Hu Zongxian, Zhao Wenhua and other six ministers stood behind, and Zhang Juzheng and Yan Maoqing and other six ministers were behind.
Then there were other officials from the capital yamen who were also qualified to attend the regular meeting of Beijing officials.
Although most of these people have ordinary official positions.
But they, together with the heads of the cabinet, the six ministries and other major yamen, formed an important part of the central court of the Ming Dynasty.
If there were no one like them, it would be almost impossible for the Cabinet and the Six Ministry to play the role of the state machine.
So, although most of these officials are small blue robe officials who are not blue and purple, they are still very important.
Moreover, every time the court wants to make important arrangements and personnel appointments, they have the opportunity to witness it. If they encounter some difficult things to choose and want to jointly assign responsibilities and risks, the senior management will also call them together to hold a meeting called "Tingtui".
But obviously, this regular meeting of Beijing officials in Wenhua Hall is not about holding a "tesweeping", but about these people being convened and announced the next major decisions that the court needs to make, so that these people also have a sense of participation and can better implement the court's arrangements and deployments, and pass the will and decisions of the court to every corner of the Ming Dynasty through their respective responsible nodes.
Zhu Zaiji stepped on the hour of time and finally appeared in Wenhua Hall when the Chen hour passed.
The moment he appeared, all the doors of Wenhua Hall were opened, and Xu Jie and others entered the main hall of Wenhua Hall according to their respective positions.
After everyone entered the hall, guards would close the hall door again and guard the surroundings.
It seems like all this is like a normal court attendance process.
But in fact, there are still many differences in the subtleties and etiquette.
After all, Zhu Zaiji is not an emperor, and even if he wants to put his pomp together, he still needs to be at the same level.
Otherwise, even if Emperor Jiajing turned a blind eye and ignored him, the censors would spray Zhu Zai to death.
Therefore, Zhu Zaiji did not really put all his thoughts on his personal pomp to highlight his special authoritative status.
Zhu Zaijiu, under the eyes of Xu Jie and others, arrived at the main seat in front of Wenhua Palace.
Xu Jie and others bowed and bowed: "I will pay homage to the governor."
After Zhu Zaiji sat down, he slightly stretched out his hand and raised his hand, "No need to be polite. I will attend your regular meeting alone. It is more about learning and witnessing. You can start."
Zhu Zaiji's opening remarks are almost the same every time, as if he is really just watching the fun.
But just listen to this kind of words.
The officials present, no matter their grade or age, are not stupid people.
If Zhu Zai Di really just studies and testifies, then these regular meetings should be held in other formal palace occasions such as Huangji Hall, rather than moving to the Wenhua Hall, so that Zhu Zai Di Di can look at them high above.
Therefore, the convening of such regular meetings, whether it is to discuss or announce the major national policies or the final decision, will invisibly make all officials get used to the existence of Zhu Zai Di, and the attitude and status of Zhu Zai Di in front of them!
And this is also a crucial thing for Zhu Zaiji.
Because as a superior with respect for status, one must be powerful!
Otherwise, how can we control the masses?
Therefore, sometimes these seemingly unnecessary and boring and useless scenes are useful under the influence of subtle influence.
Otherwise, why could the ancient emperors control the nine states and become the common ruler of the world with just the word "Son of Heaven"?
You should know that in ancient society, the general scope of the ability of emperors to move was almost the same as a corner of the capital.
But he was able to become the master of the whole world. This has to be said that these seemingly imaginative pomp and etiquette made people feel awe in a subtle way.
Therefore, Zhu Zai-ji sometimes thinks that these red tape will waste time and hinder his own handling of other things. However, in order to better control the world, control the ministers, and open up their own era, these things are also compulsory courses for Zhu Zaiji.
Of course, this kind of etiquette should not be taken too seriously, otherwise these people who formulate etiquette norms for the emperor will add private work to these etiquette norms, which will in turn affect the emperor's authority and decision-making.
In this way, not only can I not get the sovereign treatment I want, but I can’t even sleep at night? Who will I sleep with? Maybe everyone will be pointed at.
Therefore, Zhu Zaiyan is still very vigilant about etiquette and pomp.
He treats these etiquette and pompous appearances with the attitude of using it if it is easy to use and throw it away if it is not easy to use.
Just like Emperor Wu of Han, who was consolidating imperial power in order to centralize power, he could give Dong Zhongshu the opportunity to kick out of the court by kicking Huang-Lao, which was originally recognized as the core idea of governing the country by the Han Dynasty, and give Confucianism the status of supreme.
But when some Confucian scholars who were passionate about blood began to use the "sense of heaven and man" routine invented by Dong Zhongshu to restrain the emperor's power, Dong Zhongshu had to cover his head and tremble, worried that Emperor Wu of Han would give him a knife.
Although Zhu Zai Di is not as good as Emperor Wu of Han, at least he is more advanced (shameless) than the ancients in terms of thoughts and cognition.
Therefore, if someone wants to use something stupid to restrain him, he will never be trapped by the so-called reality to the point where he cannot breathe like most emperors in history who have fallen into moral cognitive difficulties.
You should know that all morals and cognitions will actually change with the changes of the times.
As long as Zhu Zai-die can grasp the rhythm, take the initiative, and hold the right to interpret moral cognition in his own hands, and prevent those who follow the conservatives from having the right to speak and argue with him, then things will be much easier in the future.
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He will no longer face the risk of fighting for power when Emperor Jiajing first ascended the throne.
Now Zhu Zaiji is already making arrangements in advance to allow these ministers to adapt to his authority and status in advance.
Just waiting for the moment when the time comes, Zhu Zaiji can make a truly gorgeous turn, allowing those ministers and officials who cannot keep up with the rhythm to truly feel what "one emperor and another minister" means!
"Thank you, Prince!"
Xu Jie and all the officials bowed again.
After Xu Jie and other officials finished their worship, Zhu Zaiyu began to say, "The things to be discussed and announced in today's regular meeting will be more than before. I hope you will be more responsible. Next, the cabinet will announce your majesty's decree."
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Xu Jie bowed slightly to Zhu Zaiyan at this time, and then walked to the center of Wenhua Hall. All the officials in Wenhua Hall could look at him.
Xu Jie said: "Recently, Your Majesty and the Prince have made the following arrangements according to the actual needs of the court. First, Hu Zongxian was removed from his post as governor of Zhejiang, and was appointed as the title of Prince Taibao, and was appointed as the Minister of War of the Capital. Second, Zhao Zhenji was removed from his post as the governor of Zhejiang and the Minister of Justice, and was promoted to the Right Censor of the Capital Censorate. Third, Yan Maoqing was removed from his post as the Minister of Revenue of the Capital and was promoted to the Minister of Revenue of the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue"
When Xu Jie mentioned the first two appointments, all the officials in Wenhua Palace could accept it.
After all, Hu Zongxian and Zhao Zhenji's contributions in the southeast over the years are obvious to all.
Now the Japanese pirates have been swept to the sea, and there are no traces of Japanese pirates on the southeast land. Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou and other Japanese generals have received rewards for titles. As Hu and Zhao, who are coordinating the overall situation in the southeast, they should naturally be given additional titles.
So it is reasonable to hear that they were left in the capital and appointed as Minister of War and the Right Censor of the Censorate.
But what is Yan Maoqing?
Why did he also get promoted?
Although the place where he was promoted was not the Ministry of Revenue of the Capital, but the Ministry of Revenue of the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue.
But this is also very shocking.
You should know that the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue can be different from the other departments in Nanjing.
The Nanjing Ministry of Revenue also manages taxes in the six southern provinces, and is a real and powerful minister.
Yan Maoqing was just a villain with "second master". He could even be promoted, and he was also the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing with great power and wealth. This was really shocking.
For a moment, the Wenhua Palace couldn't help but buzz and talk, as if they were very surprised.
Zhu Zai Di looked at the reactions of all the officials in the hall, which was as expected, but Zhu Zai Di did not show any expression.
Zhu Zai Di already knows whether Yan Maoqing is good or not in his heart in recent years.
Since Gao Gong was also put in Nanjing, he must also be given a shield to attract firepower. Otherwise, when he was working in Nanjing, officials and gentry in Nanjing and Jiangnan areas would all focus on him and sometimes this might not be a good thing.
Therefore, it is also a great thing to arrange a former core member of the Party, so that Yan Maoqing can also go to Nanjing to show his presence and help Gao Gong attract some of his attention.
Xu Jie listened to the discussions of the people in the hall and said with a stern face: "Silent!"
After hearing Xu Jie's voice, the officials in the hall also stopped the sound, and were not so presumptuous.
After all, in the perception of most of these officials, Xu Jie is not only the chief minister of the cabinet, the head of all officials, but also the leader of their own self-proclaimed Qingliu.
Now that the leaders are speaking, they must be obedient.
Seeing all the officials in the hall stopping, Xu Jie couldn't help but feel relieved. It would be great if his deterrence could also make these great ministers in the Cabinet and the Six Censorate, and the ministries and the ministries were so obedient.
But unfortunately, those who have achieved this level of work are no longer as young and awe as they were before. They will never be fooled by the two names of the cabinet or the cabinet chief.
Even because of Zhu Zai Di's acquiescence in recent years and Emperor Jiajing's inattention, the six ministries began to fight with the cabinet again, hoping to set off a new round of disputes between the cabinet and the six ministries and re-divided the power between the cabinet and the six ministries.
But it is also a pity that Zhu Zaiji did not allow such a thing to happen.
Even if there were people like Gao Gong in the Six Ministry, Zhu Zai Di did not allow the Six Ministry to directly challenge the authority of the cabinet.
Otherwise, once this trend is formed, the future cabinet and the six ministries will only fall into endless power struggles, which will affect the administrative efficiency of the court.
Therefore, before Zhu Zaiji created a new institution that could replace the role of the cabinet, Zhu Zaiji still had the obligation to maintain the authority of the cabinet.
Otherwise, if the dispute between the cabinet department is in place, they will kick the lawsuit and the ball to Zhu Zaiji every day and let Zhu Zaiji be the referee for them. Should the state machine of the Ming Dynasty still operate?
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