"Isn't this Mr. Yang? I haven't seen him for a few days, and he has lost so much weight?"
In the morning of this day, all the civil and military officials saw Yang Shiqi's figure for the first time in a long time, and they all came forward to greet him.
"Mr. Yang, what has happened in the past few days to make you tired or overworked? Why do you look so tired?"
"Thanks to the love of some adults, I just did some homework a few days ago and haven't slept well for a few days. Just rest for a few days!"
In fact, Yang Shiqi has been really tired these days. With Zhu Gaoxi's orders, he has devoted himself to forming the prototype of the current cabinet. The system and regulations have been initially formulated and completed.
All that remains now is to appoint new officials to key positions in the cabinet.
"Master Yang, even if His Majesty dismisses you, don't give up on yourself. There are still many things in the world that could use Master Yang!"
"Master Yang, we will definitely advise your majesty in court today and ask him to serve you as your official official!"
At this time, they felt more or less guilty about Yang Shiqi. Even if they didn't want to take actual actions, they would definitely do enough on the surface.
"Hey, isn't that Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Industry over there? I heard that he is presiding over a new task entrusted to him by His Majesty!"
A new face also appeared in the court today, that is Zhang Qixin, who came to build the main hall as a craftsman.
"Master Feng, why do you have time to come to the morning court today?"
Even Mr. Feng, who has been very busy at the Ministry of Works, came to the lobby this morning.
The appearance of these people gave many officials a different smell.
It seems that there is something very important today, so Your Majesty specially informed them!
Is there something major to be announced or a new position to be appointed?
Yes, it was said some time ago that Mr. Feng might be promoted to the governor of some central bank. Maybe it was because of this incident, and Zhang Qixin might also benefit from it.
But Mr. Yang may be officially dismissed today.
"Your Majesty is here, the Queen is here!"
The eunuch's voice echoed, and all the civil and military officials were in good shape, shouting in unison.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor..."
"Everyone loves you!"
"My dear friends, you must have guessed what I am going to announce today!"
Zhu Gaotian and Zhang Yingzhen sat on the dragon chair and phoenix chair.
"Su Aiqing, you are usually the smartest one. Why don't you guess what I want to do today?"
When Su Wu heard his name being called, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. What did he want to do? Didn't His Majesty tell me everything that day, and he still asked questions knowingly.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid and unable to figure out what Your Majesty wants to do!"
"What about this beloved?"
"Master Su is so intelligent that even Master Su can't think of things. How dare a humble minister dare to think wildly and try to figure out the holy will!"
"Okay, since you can't guess it, I'll tell you clearly!"
Zhu Gaoying cleared his voice and just as the ministers were listening attentively, he suddenly waved his hand and asked the eunuch on the side to read an imperial edict.
This funny action made Zhang Yingzhen smile lightly.
I thought your Majesty was going to say it in person, but I didn't expect to ask the eunuch to convey it.
"Since Emperor Taizu abolished the prime minister and established a cabinet, I have found that the powers of officials have been dispersed a lot, and the cabinet's coordination with me in approval is ultimately unsatisfactory!"
"So after careful consideration, I finally came up with a reasonable solution!"
"I will establish a new cabinet of members, which will be filled by ministers from the imperial court and talents from all walks of life!"
"And these people are called cabinet members!"
"And among these members, a person with the lowest position and the highest position will be elected, who will be fully responsible for handling cabinet affairs!"
At this point, everyone understood what His Majesty meant.
No, if officials from the imperial court are allowed to become members of the cabinet, then what is the point of this early court meeting?
If all civil and military officials become one member, then shouldn’t the most prestigious person in the cabinet be His Majesty?
No matter how bad he is, he should still be the prime minister deposed by Taizu!
"The head of the cabinet is called the head of the cabinet. The entire cabinet governs the world's politics, military, diplomacy, economy, construction and other aspects!"
Why do you have so many rights? This is not a power that an ordinary prime minister can have. Could it be that the head of this cabinet is His Majesty? Does Your Majesty want reform?
However, why does this reform sound the same as if it had not been changed? It just changed the name of the emperor's early dynasty, changing the soup but not the medicine?
"The cabinet capital is responsible to His Majesty the Emperor. It has the power to amend the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but all major changes must obtain His Majesty's consent and approval..."
The eunuch talked a lot in the court hall, and everyone had a rough idea of the cabinet.
To put it bluntly, except for justice and supervision, all powers are assigned to the cabinet!
This head of cabinet...
"The following members will be announced as members of the cabinet. The first one is Yang Shiqi..."
Mr. Yang, of course, it used to be the capital of the cabinet, but now...it's just the location of the capital of the cabinet. The more people look at it, the more coveted it is. This power is not much worse than that of the lunar calendar. Compared with the previous dynasties,
The prime minister is so high that I don’t know where he is!
"Second place, Su Wu... Seventy-fourth place, Lord Feng... One hundred and eighty-eighth place, Zhang Qixin!"
There are a total of one hundred and eight positions for cabinet members.
Everyone has the same vote and the same rights, and their original positions remain unchanged!
Zhu Gaoyang's edict is equivalent to giving the officials present an additional power in vain!
This is a happy and good thing for them, how can they not support it?
Your Majesty did not divide their rights, nor suppress them, but also gave them the qualifications to interfere in other matters!
"Okay, let's have the first meeting now. I want to form this cabinet. Who agrees and who objects?"
His Majesty has to consult their opinions on this! In the past, this was something that would have been unthinkable!
Nowadays, they naturally support it with both hands and feet. If anyone dares to disagree with this system, he will definitely become the target of public criticism!
"In addition, a member of the cabinet is rotated every three years. Of course, he can also apply for re-election, but the maximum term is nine years. The chief minister of the cabinet serves a four-year term and can be re-elected for a maximum of three terms!"
This means that even those whose names are not read out will still have a chance to be elected next time! And those who are elected can even be elected as members for a few more years!