Chapter 516 Someone in the DPRK is good to be an official (1)
In the Forbidden City, facing east inside the Meridian Gate, there is the Zuoshun Gate. After passing the Zuoshun Gate, you can see the Wenhua Hall and the Wenyuan Pavilion.
Theoretically, the emperor should handle daily government affairs in Wenhua Palace, and Wenyuan Pavilion, because it was close to Wenhua Palace, became the place where ministers were on duty in the early years of the dynasty.
Later, the names of the ministers were unified into Grand Scholars, and the ministers were called Ruzhi Wenyuan Pavilion, and they were called cabinet ministers by the outside world.
And because the cabinet ministers are on duty in the palace, the team composed of cabinet ministers is called the cabinet, while the ministries, hospitals, temples and other yamen are outside the court. With the continuous development of the cabinet system, the cabinet has changed from a fictitious term to a fact.
the central authority on.
The officialdom composed of scholars has a strong prime minister complex, and the Ming Dynasty did not have a prime minister after Taizu. As a result, the cabinet ministers in the central position were regarded as prime ministers who were not worthy of the world's expectations.
Wenyuan Pavilion, which was originally not too surprising among the countless palaces in the imperial palace, has become the center of power due to historical destiny, and has become a dream place for most scholars. Entering Wenyuan Pavilion to prepare for the machine work is probably also a traditional scholar.
the highest ideal.
The only place that can compete with Wenyuan Pavilion is Si Lijian not far to the east. However, although it is beautiful, it is not what scholars want...
Having said that, although Wenyuan Pavilion has a sacred and special status, it has to be said that the hardware conditions of Wenyuan Pavilion are actually very poor, and it is not as comfortable as most county government houses.
When this place was designed, who could have imagined that this place would become the center? I'm afraid the craftsmen didn't consider comfort at all.
The cabinet ministers, known as prime ministers, spend most of their time sitting in the middle hall of Wenyuan Pavilion, collectively circulating important memorials and discussing national affairs. All official and civilian memorials in the world will probably pass through here, except for a few secret memorials.
The word "Zhongtang" became more popular in later generations. As an alternative name for the prime ministers, the origin also comes from this. Now there are four ministers in the cabinet, the first assistant Wan'an, the second assistant Liu Ji, the group assistants Liu Jue and Peng Hua, all of them can be
It's called the central hall.
In the middle hall, Wan Shoufu's seat is the first one on the east side. Liu Ji is the first one on the west side, Liu Jue is the second one on the east side, and Peng Hua is the second one on the west side. As for the middle, there is no seat, only the seat dedicated to the Supreme Being.
Holy Master.
Today, two memorials were circulated among several cabinet ministers. Finally they fell into the hands of the second assistant Liu Ji. At the same time, others looked at Liu Ji with their own thoughts or bad intentions.
Reliu Mianmian pondered for a moment and then read the two memorials again. One of them was written by the prefect of Suzhou:
"There are recent rumors in the mansion that the imperial envoy Fang Yingwu has violated the laws of the ancestors and imposed heavy taxes on the people. When these rumors spread, Fang Yingwu refused to distinguish them clearly. It seems to be an acquiescence, and he wants to use tricks to make profits, which makes the people in the mansion uneasy.
, Scholars and people cannot enjoy their careers. Also, the three Wu lands in the southeast are the foundation of the country's money and food. Stability should be the top priority. We must not allow chaos due to people..."
The other was a petition jointly signed by the gentry of Suzhou Prefecture. It was submitted by Suzhou Prefecture and forwarded to the cabinet:
"My government has always been heavily endowed with taxes, but last year we experienced a flood. At a time when people's hearts were in turmoil, all the people prayed for the favor of the imperial court. Recently, I heard that the imperial envoy wanted to impose harsh government, which really made things worse. Everyone in the countryside was frightened, fearing that money and food would not be available.
Zhou Bicheng is a man who has no choice but to restrain himself..."
There are hundreds of chapters written every day, whether this matter is serious or not. It is just a complaint filed by local officials and people. All the princes in Wenyuan Pavilion are veterans, and they are familiar with handling such matters. They can cut through the mess quickly with a few words.
make a decision.
But this matter is not trivial at all, because it involves Suzhou Prefecture, a city that is rich in money and food. What is even more sensitive is that the person involved, Fang Yingwu, is the son-in-law of someone in Wenyuan Pavilion.
Therefore, none of the cabinet ministers spoke first. They really couldn't cut through the mess quickly, so they all looked at Liu Mianhua with the intention of attacking later or watching the excitement.
Liu Mianhua read it twice, then raised his head and said expressionlessly: "Please put this memorial here for a while and let me think about it deeply."
The emperor can withhold the memorial, which is called not releasing it, which expresses a political attitude. Naturally, the ministers can also temporarily suppress the memorial and delay it, but the premise is that the matter cannot be delayed, otherwise they will be besieged.
Impeach.
Did they want to delay time... The other cabinet ministers thought about it silently in their hearts, and temporarily put aside the matter of Fang Yingwu's impeachment.
If Liu Mianhua was willing to jump into this pit, they would be happy to see the result. They were not afraid of Liu Mianhua delaying time. This matter could not be fooled into the past and would have to be dealt with sooner or later.
If Liu Mianhua had the ability, he would delay it until something unexpected happened. By then, Liu Mianhua himself would not be able to afford it. On the other hand, delaying time also proved that Liu Mianhua had no other way, but he had to protect his family.
Son-in-law, that’s why I made this decision.
Liu Mianhuan, who was occupied by Liu Mianhua as the second assistant, sneered a few times. He very much expected Liu Mianhua to act as a protective umbrella for his son-in-law, deliberately suppressed the impeachment memorial to delay the opportunity, and finally caused some trouble. At that time, he Liu Mianhua
You need to repair Liu Mianmian!
Liu Mianhua frowned, but he didn't care in his heart. He was very aware of other people's thoughts. In this situation, others did not dissuade him and defaulted to suppressing the memorial. In fact, he encouraged himself to jump into the pit.
However, Liu Ji understood better that Fang Yingwu's pit was not necessarily dug for someone. Anyway, it was not Liu Cifu... Before his son-in-law left the capital, he had confessed some opinions to himself, so he has temporarily suppressed the memorial today.
, just follow the instructions previously given.
Time flies, and more than half a month has passed. The memorial to impeach Fang Yingwu is still pressing against Liu Mianhua. He seems to have forgotten about it, and others are naturally happy and confused, waiting for the day when the matter can no longer be suppressed.
At this time, some more chapters were submitted to the cabinet from Suzhou Prefecture. It was still a case of impeachment, but the target of impeachment was changed. This time, Wang Jing, the eunuch procured by the imperial envoy, became the target. The main reason was: Wang Jing was stationed in Suzhou to disturb the people.
, plundered money, made tens of millions of dollars, and heard complaints...
After reading it, the second assistant Liu Ji smiled and said to the other cabinet ministers: "Why don't you put these chapters in my hands first? I think you want to sell me this face."
Everyone looked askance, do you Liu Mianmian want to openly protect even eunuchs? With these things, what kind of flowers can you conjure up in your hands?
Liu Ji smiled and said nothing, and slowly put away the memorial. Maybe he could actually turn flowers into flowers. That night at home, Liu Ji wrote hard and wrote a memorial himself overnight.
When he arrived at the cabinet the next day, Liu Cifu stamped his memorial and prepared it to be presented to the emperor as a secret memorial. Then he took out the previous memorials for impeaching Fang Yingwu and Wang Jing and put them into a box together as his own secret memorial.
The attachments were presented to the emperor along with his secret notes.
After handing the secret memorial to the eunuch in the clerk's room, Liu Mianhua had completed Fang Yingwu's explanation, and now he was left to his fate.
The eunuch Qin Chang, the eunuch Qin Chang, the eunuch who was responsible for the ceremony, Bingbi, found the emperor under the stage in the palace with the memorial that needed to be read today.
Even though Emperor Chenghua was impatient, years of inertia still made him pick up the chapter and give it a few symbolic glances and comment on a few words.
Of course, the first thing to look at is Mi Shu, because the affairs that Mi Shu handles often require his own discretion as the emperor, and he cannot rely on the assistance of cabinet ministers and ceremonial supervisors.
After opening the secret memorial of Liu Ji, the second assistant, the emperor glanced at it for a few times and then looked thoughtfully. Then he picked up a few chapters and chapters attached to the secret memorial and read it.
Placed at the top is a memorial written by the officials and people of Suzhou Prefecture to impeach the eunuch Wang Jing.
But after the emperor read it, his expression was extremely displeased. Wang Jing was the one he personally sent to the southeast to purchase (acquire wealth). In just a few days, Suzhou Mansion started to scream?
Now Wang Jing has only collected tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the Suzhou government is screaming and making a fuss! Don't these people know that Wang Jing is working for him, the emperor?
The memorial below was written to impeach the imperial envoy Fang Yingwu.
After the emperor read the memorial to impeach Wang Jing, he felt extremely unhappy and continued to read the memorial with a negative emotion. However, he found that even Fang Yingwu failed to get a favor from the Suzhou Prefecture, and was actually impeached and accused by the Suzhou Prefecture officials and citizens. !
The emperor was a little surprised by this. In his impression, Fang Yingwu was extremely honest and efficient in his work. He was a model for officials! How could such a person be so strongly rejected by the local officials and people when he arrived in Suzhou Prefecture?
At this point, the emperor suddenly remembered a sentence from the second assistant Liu Jimi's memorial - Let's see who controls the world in Suzhou today?
Fang Yingwu, who was famous for his integrity, was criticized by the officials and the people; the middle-ranking official who may not be so clean was also impeached by the officials and the people - what else does the Suzhou Prefecture want? Does it still want to form its own unified government and is not allowed to send troops? Has the imperial envoy passed?
Suddenly, Emperor Chenghua felt inexplicably angry, as if he felt that his face had been provoked. He threw the memorial on the treasure case angrily, and said to Qin Chang: "I don't know, is this Suzhou Mansion still the world of the Ming Dynasty? !”
Qin Chang remained silent and allowed the emperor to vent his temper. Later, Emperor Chenghua picked up Liu Mianhua's secret memorial again and read it. It wrote in a very straightforward spoken language:
"This son-in-law, my old minister, is very talented, but because he is young, he may not be able to hold his own. When he was appointed as the imperial envoy, he was not given the power to "act expediently". Recently, it seems that he is no longer able to hold on. I hope your majesty will be kind to you. Give him the power to "act cheaply" so that he can better serve the court."
Important imperial envoys have the privilege of acting expediently. For example, the governor of a critical place, with this permission, can use military law to kill military attachés in battle.
However, Fang Yingwu, an annual food-supervising imperial envoy, was a relatively low-ranking imperial envoy and did not need to have full control over the government, military and civilians. Therefore, the imperial court did not grant Fang the imperial envoy the power to act expediently.
It is precisely because of this that the prefecture and county officials in Suzhou dared to fight against Fang Yingwu. Whether the imperial minister had the words "acting cheaply" or not made a big difference.