Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters of the new phase
The warm winter sun makes people feel lazy and lacks energy. However, the official road leading to the capital has been cleaned very clean, and snow has piled up on both sides of the official road.
However, the official road was sparsely populated, and there were only a few pedestrians walking around. When these pedestrians came to Shili Pavilion and wanted to rest here, they were immediately driven away by the officials of Shili Pavilion. In today's Shili Pavilion, there are
Some big shots are waiting here, waiting to welcome three guests coming to Beijing.
Finally, a group of people appeared in the distance, and beside the group of people, there were two lines of cavalry guarding them. When the official of Shiliting received the message from the leading messenger sent by the group of people, he
He immediately ran into the back room, knelt down outside the room and said, "Mr. Zhou Ge! Sirs! Duke Yan Sheng, Governor Yan and General Liu will be here soon."
So Zhou Yanru and the others who were resting in the back room immediately tidied up their clothes and left the house. Then Zhou Yanru smiled and said to the accompanying officials: "Everyone! Come with me to greet you!"
When Wu Shigong was preparing to establish a new dynasty and ascend the throne as emperor, he first had to face the power vacuum created by the disappearance of the imperial court when the Ming Dynasty collapsed. So Wu Shigong had to establish his own central government as soon as possible.
The top priority is, of course, the appointment of cabinet members who are the heads of the civil service.
In order to smooth the handover between the old and new dynasties, Wu Shigong adopted an inclusive and open policy. He retained all the original Ming Dynasty cabinet bachelors in Beijing, and the Runing Army only appointed Deng Qifan, Zhang Zhiheng and Ma Shiying.
Of course, the position also includes Yu Zilian, who surrendered military power. And in the future, Wu Shigong's cabinet members will also be further expanded. For example, Hou Xun who is still in Huguang, and qualified original officials who will surrender to the Runing Army in the future
Wu Shigong, an official of the Ming Dynasty, will arrange for him to have an outstanding official position, including a position in the cabinet.
As the oldest and highest-ranking minister in the original cabinet, Zhou Yanru, the chief minister, was naturally appointed by Wu Shigong as the second minister of the new dynasty. Unexpectedly, the chief minister of the new dynasty turned out to be Wu Shigong himself.
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The reason why Wu Shigong adopted the extreme approach of shouldering the power of the monarch and shouldering the power of the prime minister was that he wanted to adopt a dictatorial approach to unify the country as soon as possible and straighten out the institutions and policies of the new dynasty.
This time Wu Shigong proclaimed himself the emperor and founded the country. In fact, there were some tricks. In the south, there were a large number of officials and troops left over from the Ming Dynasty. In the west, there were the remnants of Li Zicheng's Dashun Army and Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Army in Sichuan. And in the north, there were
, with the Manchu Qing Dynasty whose strength was not damaged at all, and the broken Great Wall defense line could not stop the Mongolian tribes on the grassland, and Shanhaiguan was in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, this made Wu Shigong's new dynasty face a dilemma of being surrounded by enemies on all sides.
The Ming Dynasty was founded for more than 200 years. It has indeed established a mature feudal political system. However, due to the limitations of the ancestral system, the development of the times, the inaction of some Ming emperors and the limitations of the ancient people's vision, there are indeed some
The imperial institutions and policies could not adapt to the development of the times. In addition, Wu Shigong came from modern society. He always had some advanced ideas. Moreover, the pro-business policy of the Runing Army was also developing towards a capitalist society. Therefore, Wu Shigong
At the very beginning of the founding of the new dynasty, inappropriate court institutions, policies and laws should be revised, and the framework of the new dynasty's institutions and policies should be established, so that the new dynasty can flourish and thrive for generations to come.
For this reason, Wu Shigong could not tolerate arguing with the civil servants. Therefore, he had to establish new institutions and new policies in the shortest possible time. The unification of monarch power and prime minister power would allow Wu Shigong to promulgate new policies unimpeded.
Government orders, in order to save a lot of time and energy.
Of course, before Wu Shigong made this shocking decision, he also obtained the understanding of the cabinet ministers. He solemnly pointed out: It is precisely because Wu Shigong respects the rights of the civil service group, especially the most important power of the prime minister, that he made such a decision.
Shoulder shoulder. If the cabinet is completely abolished like Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Shigong will not need to serve as the chief minister at all, and he will be able to monopolize power. But the current special situation is temporary. Sooner or later, Wu Shigong will exchange the position of chief minister to a civil servant
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Moreover, Wu Shigong also promised that Wu Shigong would only hold the position of Chief Assistant for three years, and then return it to the cabinet; and in the entire new dynasty, there will no longer be such a special situation where the emperor serves as the Chief Assistant. This will also be determined.
It is the ancestral system of the new dynasty.
However, Wu Shigong also explained: In three years' time, the number of senior cabinet ministers in the new cabinet will be reduced to seven. However, the current large number of cabinet ministers will either be retired due to old age, or they will be demoted and used. They will definitely not all remain in office.
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At that time, Wu Shigong will also select ten cabinet ministers from the list of cabinet elders recommended by the ministers, and then let the ministers elect the first and second ministers among the three cabinet elders with the highest votes. And each cabinet will
The term of office will be fixed at five years, and the chief assistant will be re-elected once at most and serve for a maximum of ten years.
However, at that time, the emperor Wu Shigong will not be able to replace cabinet ministers at will. There will be certain procedures for replacing cabinet ministers during their term of office (not detailed here), and the principle of substitutes will also be adopted. The three unsuccessful candidates will be replaced.
A perfect complement to people.
In other words, Wu Shigong's promise will greatly increase the power of the cabinet and ensure the political security of civil servants. It is a major concession between the monarch's power and the power of the prime minister.
So all this is quite satisfactory to the current Zhou Yanru. His current second assistant is actually equivalent to the original first assistant. And in three years, Zhou Yanru still has a chance to become the first assistant of the new dynasty.
Even if he fails to do so, Zhou Yanru will return to his hometown as the de facto first minister of the new dynasty, thus ensuring the family's wealth and "leaving his name in history".
The team finally arrived in front of Zhou Yanru and the others. The three leaders got off their horses and saluted Zhou Yanru and others. Zhou Yanru quickly returned the salute. When he saw that Yan Jizu and Liu Zeqing were still saluting, he immediately asked his followers to do so.
He stopped these two people and only allowed them to give a half salute.
This time these three people came to Beijing to participate in the founding ceremony of the New Year's Day and the establishment of the new dynasty. As Wu Shigong's nominal teacher and a descendant of Kong Shenggong, Yan Shenggong's status is of course extremely noble. And Yan Jizu came to Beijing this time.
Liu Zeqing will also be awarded the title of Marquis of the New Dynasty.
When Wu Shigong occupied Beijing in August, he first faced a strategic choice, which enemy army on the four sides to deal with first. The Shandong original Ming army, which had friendship with Wu Shigong and was the weakest, became the
First choice.
The first step was to attack the enemy with troops, and the second was to attack the enemy. Wu Shigong believed that the Lu army could be won over, so he sent envoys to persuade Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong. The focus of this negotiation was: Wu Shigong's request for the Lu army
Fully accept the reorganization of the Runing Army, and generals such as Liu Zeqing will give up their military power and will no longer be able to command the Lu Army.
Of course, in order to prevent the negotiations from breaking down, the Runing Army was also prepared to attack Shandong. In the directions of North Zhili and Henan, the Runing Army also concentrated 40,000 troops, preparing to send troops immediately if the negotiations failed.
The result of the negotiation made Wu Shigong quite satisfied. After listening to Wu Shigong's conditions, and under the threat of heavy troops pressing down on the border, Liu Zeqing, who was well aware of the strength of the Runing army, decided to give up resistance, and Shandong declared its submission to Wu Shigong's new dynasty.
Correspondingly, Yan Jizu joined the cabinet as prime minister, and Liu Zeqing gave up military power and granted it to a marquis. The new dynasty would also compensate Liu Zeqing and other Lu army generals with a large amount of compensation. This time Shandong's surrender made Wu Shigong's
The new dynasty no longer had the threat from the east. Moreover, it had gained control of the Grand Canal and the entrance to the East China Sea, which would put it in a better position for the Runing Army's future operations.
"Mr. Zhou Ge! What is the name of this new dynasty?" asked Yanshenggong Kong Yanzhi. Only with his status could he ask such a question so casually.
"Ping Dynasty, Da Ping Dynasty. It means peace and peace." Zhou Yanru replied.
"That's a good word!" Yanshenggong nodded and said, "I am not ashamed to trouble Zhou Ge to come all the way to greet you!"
"That's right." Zhou Yanru smiled politely, "It's freezing cold, so I won't say anything more on the roadside. Just follow me and enter the city quickly. A small amount of wine has been prepared in the city to wash away the dust for the father-in-law and the two of you."
"Then will the emperor come?" Yan Shenggong Kong Yanzhi asked again.
"It is the emperor who asked me to welcome you all first. But you may have to wait for a while. The emperor is seeing off the Queen Mother Qin." Zhou Yanru said with a smile.
"Queen Mother Qin?" Yan Shenggong Kong Yanzhi and others were immediately confused.
"That's General Qin who leads the white troops. She is the emperor's adopted mother and has been named the Queen Mother. Today she is leaving Beijing, and the emperor is out of the city to see her off." Zhou Yanru replied.
"At this time?" Kong Yanzhi, Duke Yansheng, was a little surprised, "New Year's Day is the founding ceremony of the country, so why doesn't the Empress Dowager Qin stay for two more days and leave Beijing now?"
"Hey——! It's hard to explain in words." Zhou Yanru made an invitation gesture and then said, "Everyone, let's walk and chat with me!"
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There is a military camp seven or eight miles west of the capital, and stationed in the military camp are three thousand white soldiers led by Wu Shigong's godmother, Qin Liangyu.
When the news that Li Zicheng swept through the northwest and then targeted the capital reached Qin Liangyu's ears, this loyal old lady gathered the remaining three thousand white-armed soldiers and marched long distances to the capital.
However, when Qin Liangyu arrived in Beizhili after a long journey, the situation had already changed. Her godson, Wu Shigong, had defeated powerful enemies from all walks of life and began to prepare to found a country and proclaim himself emperor.
After learning the news, the foolish, loyal and stubborn old lady Qin Liangyu was immediately furious. Regardless of the disparity in her own strength, she raised the banner of "Restore the Ming Dynasty" and commanded the troops to rush to the capital.
After discovering this "enemy army", the Runing Army did not dare to neglect it. The officers who discovered it immediately sent someone to report it to Wu Shigong. However, they did not dare to start a war rashly and could only monitor the white-pole soldiers from a distance.
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