"This Lan Yu is quite good at talking." Lao Zhu said happily: "Sir, your teaching is good and he deserves a heavy reward. We plan to give him a knighthood. What do you think, sir?"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has established the country and expelled the Yuan Dynasty, the merits of founding the country have been almost awarded. The next step is the merits of pioneering. Without the merits of opening up borders and destroying the country, it is best not to reward them easily. And the merits of destroying the country,
It also depends on what kind of country it is. You can't give a title to a country with thirty, fifty, or one hundred and eighty people. That would be too cheap."
Lao Zhu smiled instead, "Sir, is that a country? Isn't that a village?"
Zhang Ximeng said sternly: "My lord, as the saying goes, the world is so big, there is nothing strange about it. Once you step out of the Central Plains, you will sigh at how diverse the world is and how different human beings are. I think it is best for you to improve your imagination, so as not to be confused by too many weird things.
It’s weird, it affects my mood.”
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and chuckled for a long time.
It's just a weird thing, but no matter what, it's still a country of living people, how much can it subvert people's understanding? Sir, this is purely to scare people.
But then again, Lan Yu attacked the desert this time and hit He Lin. He finally crossed the line of the Great Wall and took a crucial step.
From now on, we have to fight outside.
You really have to be prepared.
"Since Mr. said so, the title will not be awarded. However, he captured Song Lizong's skull wine bowl, which is extraordinary. We thought we should find a suitable place to bury it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh, "Although we look down on the emperors of Zhao and Song, and think they are too shameful and a shame to China, but having a skull turned into a wine bowl and being played with for decades is a great shame for an ordinary person!"
Those beasts are simply not worthy of being human!"
Lao Zhu was furious, and Zhang Ximeng also quite agreed that it really needed to be buried properly.
After all, it is the skull of an emperor. You can't just dig a hole and bury it.
Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict and asked all officials to gather to discuss the matter.
This is almost the first time it has appeared in Fengtian Hall after the adjustment. Therefore, it is very important.
And the entire civil service system of the Ming Dynasty is also beginning to take shape.
Li Shanchang is the leader, followed by Zhu Sheng, Wang Guangyang, Yang Xian, Hu Weiyong and other ministers and ministers, forming the system of Zhongshu Province.
On the other side, Zhang Ximeng, the right prime minister, is the leader. His subordinate officials include four people who are responsible for the affairs, four people who advise the officials, and the rest who record the affairs and make history.
This set of people adopts some of the officials from the three provinces and six ministries period, and there are some gains and losses.
Generally speaking, they were given official positions such as Shizhong, whose rank was the same as that of a minister, admonition to the doctor, equal to that of a minister, recorder of affairs, and order of history, which was similar to that of a doctor, who was in charge of affairs.
A simple comparison can reveal that among Zhang Ximeng's troops, except for the fact that there is no deputy prime minister involved in political affairs, the rest are similar to those of Zhongshu Province, with only slight differences in number.
In the past, Zhang Ximeng was the only one in the provincial government. Everyone couldn’t figure out what this yamen was supposed to do. Why not let the right and left prime ministers sit together in Zhongshu Province and take turns to be on duty? Wouldn’t it be great!
It is even more convenient to sideline Li Shanchang.
Could it be that Lao Li was afraid of Zhang Ximeng seizing power, so he did this?
Good guy, the blame has been passed on to Li Shanchang again.
But it's not until today that everyone has a taste of it.
The Menxia Province, which was beginning to take shape, was filled with talented people and full of murderous intent.
Song Lian, Liu Ji, Yao Guangxiao, and Gong Bosui were all given the title of Shizhong, capable of both literary and military skills and possessing both talent and virtue.
Song Lian resigned from the Imperial Academy and was transferred to Shizhong, where he also studied national history and became Zhang Ximeng's assistant in writing.
Liu Ji is in charge of the personnel of the six departments, and even the resumes of generals in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion are in his hands.
Yao Guangxiao was in charge of Fengxian, Yushitai, Dali Temple, Ministry of Punishment and other aspects of official files, all of which were under his supervision.
As for Gong Bosui, he was responsible for the appointment of local officials.
Those below the rank of Minister of the Six Ministries, local administrative envoys, and inspectors below are all within the jurisdiction of Menxia Province.
And then again, the Minister of Finance did not appear out of thin air.
They are also promoted and trained from below. They also have to pass the assessment at all levels in the province. Only if they pass the examination can they be promoted step by step and reach high positions.
Of course, as the left prime minister, Li Shanchang could also bypass the province and be promoted directly, or promote some people from outside to serve as ministers, as long as he could get the emperor's approval.
It's just that people like this who come in from outside will most likely be resisted by all officials. It's not easy to achieve anything.
And because they are not familiar with the internal operations, they often end up in a mess and are in a state of embarrassment.
By the way, Zhang Ximeng originally thought of setting up six departments to supervise the six departments. But as the structure of the six departments was broken, there was no need for the six departments to exist.
To a considerable extent, Menha Province has merged the six subjects, or in other words, upgraded the six subjects and incorporated them into the Menha Province system.
Anyway, all in all, the Menxia Province at this time can be considered as taking shape.
Unlike in the past, when Zhang Ximeng was also in charge of the Imperial Academy, Du Branch, Imperial College and other yamen, he could compete with Li Shanchang in terms of authority.
But after all, that is Zhang Ximeng's personal strength, and it is also Lao Zhu's favor. After all, as long as he can reach Tianting, any official, even just a censor, can compete with the chief minister.
Now it is different, because this power comes from the yamen of Menxia Province!
You can tell just by looking at the order of arrangement.
Li Shanchang and Zhang Ximeng were listed at the front, followed by several senior officials who were involved in political affairs, and then Song Lian, Liu Ji, etc. were all involved. Officials like Mao Gui, who only had the title of Shangshu, even
behind them.
The ministers entered the Fengtian Hall and after paying homage to the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "Prepare a seat for Mr. Zhang as well."
Sure enough, a seat as big as Li Shanchang was placed behind Zhang Ximeng's butt.
Lao Li saw this and was too lazy to speak.
I've guessed it a long time ago, and it's all given to me, how can I still lose Zhang Ximeng!
But in addition to them, there is Zhu Sheng, who is also older and is participating in politics as deputy prime minister... Old Zhu thought about it and said: "From now on, officials of third rank and above, who are over fifty years old, will have
seat."
This was aimed at Zhu Sheng, and he quickly knelt down to thank him.
For the same ministers, some are sitting, some are standing, some rely on merit, and some rely on seniority.
All kinds of flavors can only be tasted slowly.
After completing his first appearance and confirming the layout of the court, Zhu Yuanzhang had the wine bowl made of Song Lizong's head brought up.
Everyone had heard about it a long time ago, and when they saw the real thing, they were still shocked.
Song Lizong's head was too big. The evil monk Yang Liangzhenjia robbed the Southern Song Dynasty imperial tomb and dug out the corpse. He thought the head was special, so he split it in two, decorated it with gold and jade jewelry, and made a special wine bowl.
From then on, he moved among the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty for decades.
The emperor's head was actually used as a drinking vessel and played with.
What a shame and humiliation, truly comparable to the shame of Jingkang!
Don't blame future generations for looking down on Zhao and Song Dynasty. No matter how much you apply rouge and powder, this dynasty, from beginning to end, is filled with such frustration that it makes people vomit blood.
Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao rebelled, bullied orphans and widows, and sat on the throne.
Although it is a bit disdainful, after all, he ended the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and was considered a hero for a moment. But then, with the sound of an ax and the shadow of a candle, Zhao Da died in a daze. Zhao Er failed in the Northern Expedition twice and was unable to take back the land of Yanyun. What followed was
The Chanyuan Alliance set a bad example of the annual currency.
The Khitan could not defeat it, but Xixia could also bully the Song Dynasty.
Then the Kingdom of Jin rose up and not only took away half of the country, but also created the shame of Jingkang. So many emperors, concubines and noble ladies became other people's playthings and trophies.
Going on to say that he failed to live up to his expectations, killed Zhongliang, and cut off the hope of recovery from the Northern Expedition. Even after surviving, he still inevitably suffered the country's subjugation, the hatred of Yashan, and the collapse of China.
And that's not all. The tombs of the six emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty were also robbed and excavated.
The emperor's skull was made into a wine vessel.
Looking through the history books, the rise and fall of dynasties is an ordinary thing. The old Liu family and the old Li family also have dark histories, but it is really rare for them to be as dark as the old Zhao family.
"Everyone, tell me, what do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
The officials present came to their senses from their sighs and couldn't help but shake their heads.
The person who succeeded Song Lian as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy was Wei Su. He bowed and said: "Your Majesty, when the tombs of the six emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty were stolen, the people collected some of the bones and buried them under the holly tree. It is believed that there should be the remains of Song Lizong among them.
Your Majesty was kind enough to bury this skull inside, which can be regarded as a great meritorious deed."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, thought for a while and said: "What Bachelor Wei said makes sense. The location has been chosen. I want to ask you, do you want to be buried according to the rites of an emperor?"
Wei Su was startled, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the Zhao and Song dynasties were content to live in peace and gain the country unfairly. It is really nothing. If they can be buried according to the rites of a prince, it is a high honor for them."
At this time, Liu Bowen suddenly said: "Song Lizong is also an emperor. If we only use the courtesy of a prince, it will appear that we are deliberately belittling them."
Wei Su was startled and said: "Everyone knows the shame of Zhao and Song Dynasty, how can it be deliberately belittling it?"
"Everyone knows that it is not the same as being buried with the ceremony of a prince. Doing so is not upright and does not reflect my Ming Dynasty style."
Wei Su took a deep breath, "I wonder what Mr. Liu has to say?"
Liu Bowen was silent, but looked at Zhang Ximeng.
"It is still necessary to bury properly, but it is not to bury an emperor who has been dead for more than a hundred years. It is to bury the entire Song Dynasty, bury our former cowardice, and reopen a new chapter for China."
Zhang Ximeng said slowly: "Your Majesty, please abolish the history of the Song Dynasty compiled by Tuotuo before, and let the National History Museum take the lead in re-editing the history of the Song Dynasty!"
Liu Ji and Song Lian stood up immediately, "I second my opinion, please abolish the History of Song Dynasty immediately and revise it again!"
Everyone hesitated for a moment, but Li Shanchang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the history of the Song Dynasty compiled by Tuo Tuo is indeed not good. It should be abolished and the original source should be rectified!"
At this time, all the ministers stood up one after another and respectfully requested that the history of the Song Dynasty be rewritten.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, looked at the skull wine bowl again, and said meaningfully: "Indeed, give the Song Dynasty a good burial!"
