Chapter 31 Zhang Juzheng's New "Chen Wu Shi Shu"
Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi heard that the little emperor gave them a step, and they both breathed a long sigh of relief. If they stayed any longer, they might not be able to breathe.
The two of them respectfully bowed five times and kowtowed three times, bowed their heads and said, "I will leave."
Let Zhang Juzheng talk about such a fatal topic!
These questions of the little emperor are extremely tricky.
The two bachelors, in the presence of so many ceremonial officials, exhibition officials, waiting bachelors, waiting bachelors, and eunuchs, titled Gao Gong, who had already been determined at that time, "Specially explain urgent matters to The "Chen Wu Shi Shu" of "Yang Pi New Political Affairs" was brought out to overturn the verdict.
They don’t have the courage, let alone sell Gao Gong’s theories to the little emperor.
There is no need for Feng Bao to talk nonsense when he comes to Empress Dowager Li. As long as he reports truthfully, both Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi will be dismissed the next day because they stepped into the official office with their right foot.
The Ming Dynasty has an extremely short staff. There are three or four people in each pit waiting to be put on the job. If this person falls, it will be difficult to recover again.
Being an Imperial Master is not only about true talent and learning, but also about your strength when you come out to hang out.
Zhang Juzheng's identity was the minister of the auxiliary country when the late emperor was dying. He accepted the education of the late emperor and assisted the emperor.
Zhang Juzheng was also the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. He had military, political, household, and constitutional officials under his sect. There were some words, some things, and some truths that Zhang Juzheng could say as the emperor's teacher, but Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi couldn't. , they don’t have that identity.
Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi walked out of the Wenhua Hall, and they both looked at each other as if they had survived the disaster. They didn't know how Yang Bo blamed it, but if this old matter was brought up again, Gao Gong's "Chen Wu" If you take out the "Things", then you will be unlucky tomorrow, and it will be bad luck, bloody luck!
Gao Gong had the late emperor’s death wish, so Chen Wu was not allowed to go home to live in leisure. Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi said this, but did they just go home and live in leisure?
Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi came out of Wenhua Hall and walked directly to Wenyuan Pavilion opposite Wenhua Hall.
The layout of Wenyuan Pavilion opposite Wenhua Hall is different from other parts of the palace.
Wenyuan Pavilion was originally the place where the Ming Dynasty emperor collected his books. The collection of books was the safest near the water, hence the word "Yuan". The glazed tiles here are black. The five elements of water are black, which means staying away from fire. The black tiles are associated with the Ming Dynasty. The bright yellow glazed tiles of the palace form a sharp contrast.
Wenyuan Pavilion is six rooms and ten feet wide, less than five feet deep, and two stories high.
The corridor pillars are green and the window bars are red. Amidst the sound of the gurgling water of the Jinshui River, Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi bravely let the people in Zhongshushe pass and walked in.
In the Wenyuan Pavilion, in the middle is the position of the chief minister, and on the side are the desks of the cabinet ministers. The second assistants Lu Tiaoyangzheng and Zhang Juzheng are discussing matters in the court, and the secretary and the gatekeeper Xiao Huang are Xiu Shu carried him to half the room and asked the Supervisor of Ceremonies to approve the red work.
The yamen of the Chief of Ceremonies is next to the Wenhua Palace. It has only half a room, which is extremely small. The Ming Dynasty Palace has a total of 9999 and a half rooms. This half room is where the eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies work.
"Mr. Zhang Ge." Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi looked a little embarrassed and didn't know how to speak.
Zhang Juzheng was a little disappointed. He was lazy and stole a quarter of an hour in total. Two eloquent bachelors could not withstand His Majesty's firepower and came to ask for help.
"I already know the purpose of your visit. I will go immediately. You two should go back to the official office." Zhang Juzheng did not let the two bachelors speak. Sometimes he did not know how to answer the emperor's questions.
Zhang Juzheng stood up and walked towards the Wenhua Palace. Along the way, Xu Zhenming, the bachelor's student, explained to Zhang Juzheng what had just happened in the palace.
"I see your majesty, your majesty pays your respects." Zhang Juzheng saw the ceremony, then raised his hands and said: "Your majesty is confused, it is actually not difficult."
"I have "Chen Wu Shi Shu" "Presented to Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Hong, who presented it to His Majesty.
Feng Bao was shocked, what was he going to do?
Does Zhang Juzheng also want to learn Gao Gong?
Gao Gong’s is also a five-story book. You, Zhang Juzheng, are also doing a five-story book? !
But Feng Bao looked around and saw that Zhang Juzheng looked normal. He finally decided to calm down and listen.
This is a very long and very formal memorial in classical Chinese. It only has sentence readings and no punctuation. It is not a common Chinese calligraphy, but Zhu Yijun can still understand it. He read it for a long time, and while reading, I took notes with a pencil.
"The first thing is that the emperor listens to the government at the imperial gate." Zhu Yijun looked at the carved railings and painted buildings of the Wenhua Palace and confirmed that he was already listening to the government. After the decisive battle between the eunuchs, the result after the struggle.
The little emperor's daily life was particularly strange. The courtiers were noisy below, while the emperor was reading and listening to politics above. But this was an unwritten rule, and now it’s a written rule.
The first thing Zhang Juzheng did not mean that the emperor must always attend court, or be diligent enough to attend court three times a day, morning, noon, and evening, and listen to the government like Emperor Taizu Gao did. It specifically refers to the Ming Emperor coming to the Wenhua Palace to participate in court discussions. Even if he didn't speak, he just listened to what the courtiers were talking about.
If you listen to the government, the courtiers can also see His Majesty.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was extremely diligent, never expected that his descendants would be able to do such a chore as emperors when they became emperors, so he did not make specific provisions in the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" .
Zhang Juzheng's request was not too much. He asked the emperor to come to the Chang Dynasty and listen to what the twenty-seven courtiers were doing, even if they didn't speak.
Feng Bao breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor went to the Wenhua Palace to listen to politics. That was what he should do. Feng Bao was not afraid. He was representing the emperor and the courtiers. 》Made a very high evaluation.
"The second thing, the discussion will eventually come to an end." When Zhu Yijun mentioned the second thing, he immediately became happy.
Zhang Juzheng's second story was actually very long, quoting scriptures, advising the emperor to be diligent, and criticizing the fact that many memorials were left unpublished, resulting in the failure of state affairs to flow normally.
The second summary is that all memorials should be approved.
Zhang Juzheng's meaning is very clear. Even if the emperor draws a circle or a cross on it, it is considered an endorsement. Don't stay in the palace without approval, which will be detrimental to the country.
"The third thing is to summon the ministers to meet with the court officials." Zhu Yijun said the third thing, with a serious face. Zhang Juzheng said the third thing is that if there is a major matter in the dynasty, he should summon the ministers to discuss it, and he must When meeting the courtiers, there are twenty-seven of them in total, so they cannot be avoided.
Court officials are qualified to meet the emperor. If they request an audience, the emperor should meet them all. Many things should be explained clearly in person, and the villain's slander will not be allowed in.
There were twenty-seven ministers in the Ming Dynasty, both civil and military. If they did not see the ministers, they would have to speak through the ceremonial supervisor. This would easily lead to gaps, leading to misjudgments between the emperor and his ministers, and disharmony between the emperor and his ministers. Restless.
"The fourth thing, everything should be discussed, and if it is not dealt with, there must be mistakes." When Zhu Yijun talked about the fourth thing, he looked at Zhang Juzheng a little strange. As soon as the emperor agreed to this fourth thing, wouldn't it be Zhang Juzheng put a halter on himself?
The core of this fourth matter is that everything must go through court deliberation. This court deliberation includes both civil and military affairs. There are Wu Xun of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, six ministers, ministers, and officials with outlines and constitutions. There are eunuchs who are in charge of rituals and eunuchs who are responsible for internal money. Each party has its own position. It is necessary to find a compromise among the positions of all parties.
Everything must be discussed before it can be implemented. How can Zhang Juzheng act arbitrarily?
"The fifth thing is that during the three-year period of Beijing Chaos, you have six methods and four levels of palm selection." Zhu Yijun read the fifth thing and found that Zhang Juzheng was really ruthless.
Emperor Taizu Gao made a grand plan to inspect the capital, which was initiated by the emperor and led by the Ministry of Personnel. The inspection of officials in the capital was originally done once every three years, but was later changed to once every ten years during the Zhengtong years.
In the Hongzhi period of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, the Beijing inspection plan was changed to once every six years, but the method of the Beijing inspection was changed to self-reporting, that is, self-inspection, writing a work summary every six years. Just give it to the emperor. Whenever he came to the capital for inspection, the minister would loudly complain that he was not worthy of his position and his performance was not good enough to resign, but the emperor would refuse to give in with his gentle words.
This grand plan to inspect the capital has turned into a farce, and the investigation of the capital officials has become in name only.
Ming Xiaozong was indeed a great filial piety person.
The six methods mentioned by Zhang Juzheng refer to the removal of promoted officials from six aspects and four angles, once every three years.
The six aspects are: inaction, carelessness, old age, illness, impetuousness, and weak talent. Corresponding to the six bad habits in the officialdom, they are idle, derelict in their duties, obsessed with power, unable to see things due to illness, overstaffed, and incompetent.
The four aspects are: ethics, politics, talent, age, ethics, government affairs, talent and age, which correspond to the four aspects of performance appraisal, divided into three levels, with different weights, mainly based on Mainly government affairs.
The fifth thing is the concrete embodiment and extension of the examination method among Beijing officials.
Hai Rui, Xu Zhenming, and Ma Yilong all ended up like that. What was Zhang Juzheng doing? He is using specific assessment methods to evaluate the capital officials. He is a bureaucrat, and he is a capital official in the power center of the Ming Dynasty.
If you do this, you will really be criticized verbally and written for lighting sky lanterns after death!
"Aren't you afraid, Mr. Yuan Fu?" Zhu Yijun asked, putting down the "Chen Wu Shi Shu - Zhang Ju Zheng Edition" in his hand.
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