The first court meeting after returning to the capital lasted until noon before finally ending.
According to the rules of the previous court meetings, the emperor would reward the imperial meal after the court meeting. However, Chongzhen refused to provide meals to the ministers on the grounds that the order in the palace had not been restored.
The civil servants had no choice but to leave the court and return to the posthouse hungry.
Yes, that's right. Due to time constraints, many officials have not yet found their own residences, so they can only temporarily stay in the posthouse converted from Nangong, which is Dorgon's residence.
Fortunately, Nangong's mansion is large enough to accommodate thousands of people.
In comparison, the treatment of military ministers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is much better.
Jiang Tian had people prepare wine and food at Licaolanchang early in the morning.
After the dynasty dispersed, Jiang Tian and other scholars immediately prepared to go to Licaolanchang to have a meal.
However, Chongzhen said with a smile: "Why don't you go to Caolanchang? Just eat at Wuying Hall."
"Wuying Hall?" Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan and other scholars were all a little confused. What does this mean?
After spending such a long time with Chongzhen day and night, Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan and other scholars had a good understanding of Chongzhen's planning and decision-making style. Many times, there were often hidden meanings behind Chongzhen's seemingly random actions.
For example, at this moment, Chongzhen suddenly proposed to have a meal at Wuying Hall, which must have some intention on his part.
However, they did not ask any more questions, because another advantage of Chongzhen was that he would not imitate Emperor Shizong in making false claims and let ministers guess his intentions.
Sure enough, Chongzhen directly explained the intention of his move.
Chongzhen said: "Although I have won the right to participate in the Great Court Meeting for the Imperial Guardsmen today, the grades of the Imperial Guardsmen are still too low. In my hurry, I have no way to significantly improve your grades, so I have to think of a safe way to improve them.
The status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, otherwise it will inevitably be suppressed by civilian officials."
Well, it's just Chongzhen's excuse that he can't give the military ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs a significant upgrade in rank.
The truth is that Chongzhen hoped that the rank of the military ministers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs should always be kept below the fifth rank. Why? Of course it was to prepare for a rainy day and avoid the emergence of a military version of the cabinet among the military ministers.
This is the same as when Lao Zhu set the grade of the cabinet bachelor at a low level.
Lao Zhu's original intention in establishing the cabinet was just to find a few secretaries to help him handle government affairs, rather than to find a few cabinet bachelors to exercise the power of the prime minister on behalf of the prime minister.
It's just that the civil servants are really too smart.
Since the Xuande Dynasty, cabinet bachelors have solved the issue of rank.
It is to raise the rank of the cabinet bachelor through the promotion of titles.
The result was that the cabinet had the power to vote and the imperial power was usurped.
Therefore, Chongzhen did not want another cabinet to appear in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If a military minister version of the cabinet appears in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ming Emperor will really become a mascot for future generations.
Moreover, if a military cabinet really appears in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it will be very troublesome, because this military cabinet not only has huge financial power, but also holds military power, which is very dangerous.
Therefore, the grade of the military ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be set below the fifth grade.
To put it bluntly, this is equivalent to de-core the military ministers group.
It is to try to avoid the emergence of another core of power among the military ministers.
There is and can only be one core of power among the military ministers, and that is the emperor!
As for whether the military ministers group will learn from the civil servant group and solve the rank problem in other ways, such as the military rank system, this actually has hidden dangers.
After the new army is standardized, a group of major generals will definitely appear.
As time goes by, lieutenant generals and admirals will appear.
At the level of general, it is possible to become the core of power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Regarding this point, Chongzhen had already thought of a solution, which was to remove these generals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and establish a separate general headquarters, which was equivalent to the shogunate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
In other words, military generals such as Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan no longer have the qualifications to represent the Ministry of Internal Affairs, nor do they have the right to participate in voting on major matters at the Grand Council.
The general became a pure professional soldier.
In this way, the hidden dangers of the military rank system will be eliminated.
As for whether there were other hidden dangers, Chongzhen couldn't care less.
After all, there is no perfect system in the world. No matter how good the system is, it is subject to timeliness. After this stage, the originally excellent and efficient system will become backward and inefficient, so don't think about solving all problems once and for all.
Moreover, Chongzhen believed that the civil servants would "consciously" help him keep an eye on the military ministers.
Therefore, as long as he did not set this precedent, it would be impossible for future emperors to raise the rank of military ministers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The truth is that Chongzhen wanted to suppress the rank of military ministers, but the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a collective must be improved, and it must be raised to the point where it can compete with the cabinet.
Otherwise, in the future, the military minister will never be able to protect the interests of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is now a big fat piece of meat, and as time goes by, this piece of fat will only get fatter and fatter. With the urine of the civil servants, they will definitely find a way to peck it.
If the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot compete with the cabinet, it can only rely on the emperor's support. But if it encounters an emperor who is weak in temperament or is deceived by the civil servants, then the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be doomed.
From then on, the bank and the Royal Exchange would become the cabinet's purse strings.
In this case, the Ming Dynasty would have returned to its old ways. No matter how rich the banks and exchanges were, it would not be enough to survive, and then it would be a vicious cycle of enriching officials but impoverishing the country.
Therefore, the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be improved.
The rank of military ministers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not need to be high.
But the Ministry of Internal Affairs itself must be on an equal footing with the Cabinet.
All major matters involving the Ministry of Internal Affairs, such as increasing or decreasing the number of departments assigned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, must obtain the approval of more than two-thirds of the military officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It is more difficult than passing it through a vote at a general meeting.
This formed a barrier to the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This is actually equivalent to the separation of powers between the emperor, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the cabinet.
Among them, the emperor's status is transcendent, and the cabinet can be suppressed by joining forces with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the cabinet can be suppressed by joining forces with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, even if they are suppressed by the other two parties, the cabinet or the Ministry of Internal Affairs can still maintain their basic strength.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So is it possible for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Cabinet to join forces to oust the emperor?
Of course it is possible, but the possibility is very small, because the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not have an absolute core, and no one except the emperor can respond to everything in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
As for party strife, this will definitely lead to party strife and make it open to the public.
But the essence of politics is actually party struggle. There are no parties outside the party, imperial ideas, no factions within the party, and all kinds of strange things. Therefore, it is impossible to play politics without party struggle. There is no officialdom without party struggle.
Therefore, party strife can only be guided but cannot be arbitrarily eliminated.
It is the right way to let the cabinet and the Ministry of Internal Affairs each take charge of their own affairs, and then start competing on major matters such as laws, taxation, military use, and constitutional amendments, and then have a showdown at the imperial meeting.
Therefore, the political status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be raised.
So how to improve the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Start with Wuying Palace.
These thoughts flashed through Chongzhen's mind, and he continued: "From today on, I have decided to turn Wuying Palace into the official residence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs encounters major matters, such as increasing or decreasing the number of departments in the Ministry of Internal Affairs,
For matters such as changing the shareholding ratio of each bank in a workshop, firm or factory, or setting up an additional bank or exchange, etc., all officials under the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be summoned to the Wuying Palace for discussion.
The vote must be approved by more than two-thirds of the votes cast. If it is not approved by the Wuying Palace, the emperor has no right to handle major matters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs without authorization!"
"Ah?" Ma Mingluan, Zhang Dai and other officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were stunned on the spot.
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The news that the military minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not return to the post house or the military camp after the imperial court, but went to the Wuying Palace for dinner soon spread to the cabinet.
The cabinet duty room is in front of the Wenhua Hall on the right, and is separated from the Wuying Hall by the Huangji Gate.
After hearing the news, the expressions of Lu Zhenfei, Zhang Shenyan, Meng Zhaoxiang, Wu Linzheng, Liu Lishun and other five cabinet ministers suddenly changed.
These five were all human beings, and they immediately guessed Chongzhen's intention.
"What does your Majesty mean by this?" Liu Lishun said worriedly, "Has he forgotten that there were five dynasties of chaos in the Southern and Northern Dynasties? It will only cause endless harm if military officials are in power!"
"Yes." Wu Linzheng also said with a frown, "What's more, the Ministry of Internal Affairs still controls huge financial power. If the Holy One is here, of course there will be no problem, but what will happen after the Holy One has been there for ten thousand years?"
Meng Zhaoxiang also stamped his feet and said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs wants money and soldiers. If there is another powerful minister, the consequences will be unimaginable. This move by Your Majesty is really inappropriate."
Lu Zhenfei and Zhang Shenyan remained silent.
The reason is also very simple, there are concerns.
Meng Zhaoxiang and the three of them were the nine ministers who were in trouble.
But the two of them did not share the hardships with the Holy One.
Moreover, Lu Zhenfei and Zhang Shenyan thought about it further.
It is not necessarily a bad thing that the Holy One wants to improve the status of the military minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"No, I will go find the Holy One now." Liu Lishun said and walked out of the check-in room. "No matter what, I must persuade the Holy One to give up such thoughts. Otherwise, it will cause endless harm."
"Let's go together." Meng Zhaoxiang and Wu Linzheng followed immediately.
"Wait a minute." Zhang Shenyan quickly stepped forward to stop him, "You three, listen to me."
After stopping Meng Zhaoxiang and the other three people, Zhang Shenyan said again: "The Holy Spirit's move may not be a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty. Why don't we just wait and see what happens?"
"What does Mr. Zhang Ge mean by this?" Liu Lishun asked with consternation, "How can it not be a bad thing?"
"Old Zhang Ge is so angry!" Wu Linzheng also said angrily, "Let's not talk about the distance. Military generals such as Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie and Zuo Liangyu are tyrannical and monopolistic, but Yin Jian is not far away. Isn't this enough to cause alarm?
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"What Mr. Wu Ge said is wrong." Zhang Shen said, "The military ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are also ministers. Not only have they read the books of sages, but they have also passed the Tongsheng Examination. They are fundamentally different from Zuo Liangyu, Gao Jie and others.
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Zhang Shenyan's implication is that the military ministers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are also civil servants in essence.
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