In fact, as far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, there were actually women who served as officials in the outer court. For example, Qin Liangyu and her daughter-in-law were generals who led troops in battles.
However, Qin Liangyu's kind is actually special.
When her husband Ma Qiancheng died, her son Ma Xianglin was still very young and could not handle the affairs of the chieftain, so she took charge of the affairs of the chieftain of Shizhu.
At this time, a large-scale war broke out. The chieftain had the obligation to send troops to help the court fight. In this way, Qin Liangyu embarked on the path of leading troops to fight.
With the military exploits and reputation she accumulated through continuous victory in battles, she still had to lead troops to fight after Ma Xianglin came of age and took over the affairs of Shizhu Chieftain.
However, from beginning to end, she always led the local soldiers to fight, rather than the imperial court assigning her a position as a military commander in a certain place.
To a certain extent, Qin Liangyu was actually outside the imperial civil and military official system.
Now, Emperor Chongzhen wants to appoint a woman as the deputy envoy of the Political Department, a third-grade civil servant. This has never happened before in the Ming Dynasty, and therefore, Concubine Tian Guifei, Chen Yuanyuan and others are very surprised.
At this time, after Emperor Chongzhen made a decision, he ordered Chen Yuanyuan: "These days, I will stay in the palace and continue to do these things. In a few days, I will set off for Fengyang Mansion. When I come back, I will
I will reward you with a house outside the palace. Now, follow me to the Wenhua Palace to discuss matters!"
Chen Yuanyuan was very surprised when she heard that, and asked herself to go to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters?
Subconsciously, she felt a little timid.
When Concubine Tian saw it, she immediately smiled and encouraged her: "Go, you represent our women, don't let others look down on you, your Majesty is backing you, what are you afraid of!"
Her words made Chen Yuanyuan blush. But she was actually someone who had experienced many scenes. Think about it, she was often in front of the emperor and noble concubines, but what about in front of those officials?
With this thought in mind, she looked at Concubine Tian, nodded vigorously and said, "Slave... I obey my orders!"
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In the Wenhua Hall, all the bigwigs from the court who came under the orders were waiting for the emperor to arrive.
They thought that Emperor Chongzhen summoned them for discussion because of the revision of the "Da Ming Code".
It's been two months, and the first draft hasn't been completed yet. The emperor has already asked several questions. This time, he might be a little impatient.
However, when revising the "Da Ming Law" now, almost every article involves the interests of all parties. Once it is decided, it must be followed and implemented in the future. It is not a child's play. Although they also want to complete it quickly, but after the dispute,
There must be a unified opinion.
If there is a powerful chief minister like Zhang Juzheng, it is basically one word. The chief minister has the final say. There is not much debate and the draft can be finalized quickly.
But in today's court, there is no one as consistent as Zhang Juzheng. If there was one, it could only be the emperor.
No matter it is the Chief Assistant, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, etc., no one can convince anyone, including the Metropolitan Inspectorate.
The reason for this is that the current emperor has become wise and powerful and has balanced the power in the court.
Therefore, in the absence of Emperor Chongzhen's decision, debates in various aspects took time and were inevitable.
At this time, they were thinking about their own opinions one by one, preparing to state their opinions when the emperor asked. If they could convince the emperor, they would be the winners.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't let them wait long, and they arrived very quickly. No one paid attention to Chen Yuanyuan who was following him. After all, it was normal for the emperor to have maids following him.
After they met with each other, Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to talk nonsense and said directly: "Have you read the memorial of Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying? I think Ma Qing did a good job."
This is determined directly without asking the opinions of the officials.
When Chief Assistant He Fengsheng and others heard this, it turned out that the emperor was not asking about the "Da Ming Code", but about rectifying the local area.
This matter of rectifying the local area is already being done in the north, including Sun Chuanting's side.
Now, Emperor Chongzhen says that Ma Shiying has done a good job, so he has done a good job. Their focus is still on revising the "Da Ming Code".
So, they agreed and expressed their opinions one after another, thinking that Ma Shiying did a good job, and after all, there was no civil unrest.
Moreover, the squires in Fengyang Mansion now have no one to come to them to oppose this matter.
In fact, even if someone really has such energy, there is nothing they can do if he is entrusted to them.
Today's emperor is not the emperor fifteen years ago. At that time, his opponents were his colleagues. If they could win the fight, they would have the final say. The emperor was almost a puppet, and he could be fooled.
It’s done.
At this time, after the appearance of Emperor Taizu, the current emperor was wise and powerful. Those who wielded power in the court for their own selfish purposes basically had their homes confiscated. There was even a case where all government offices were shut down.
Also, the current emperor improperly reorganized the Jinyiwei and the East Factory, and even added an additional West Factory. If anyone tries to help the local squire for money at this time, he may end up ransacking his house!
Under such a background, it is normal for the big guys present not to object.
Emperor Chongzhen had already known their reaction, and knew that there would be no problem.
So, he went on to say: "Ma Qing can do things smoothly. I think Ruan Dacheng has done a good job and promoted the national policy of the imperial court very well. Therefore, he is capable enough to serve as a political envoy!"
What this means is that Emperor Chongzhen wants to appoint Ruan Dacheng as his political envoy.
Huang Zong, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, heard this on Monday. His expression changed. He immediately coughed and stepped out to report: "Your Majesty, Ruan Dacheng is a repeat offender in Wei Ni's case. He cannot be used!"
Before, Ruan Dacheng tried every possible means to think and plan to become an official again, and he was one of the main blockers. Now that he heard what Emperor Chongzhen wanted, he naturally stood up to block it again.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that some people would object, so he looked a little ugly and stared at Huang Zongzhou and said: "No one is perfect, don't you know, sir? Just because you were guilty in the past does not mean you are guilty now! Those who have committed serious crimes should be killed and their homes should be confiscated.
Just do it according to the law! Now that he has talents and can contribute to the country and share my worries, I will retaliate against him. Isn't it normal?"
After the others heard this, they immediately stopped talking.
Now, unlike before, the emperor has a clear mind, and it is not possible to persuade him to change his mind with great principles.
The decision-making power of who should be appointed as an official and who should not be an official lies in the hands of the emperor. The most that ministers can do is make suggestions.
Now that the emperor has obviously decided, you still want to go, no, the emperor's face doesn't look good!
You Huang Zongzhou is Qingliu, you stare at it, it’s awesome!
Based on this idea, other people looked at their noses with their eyes, and their hearts with their noses, and became clay Bodhisattvas.
When Huang Zongzhou heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, he still wanted to fight, but for a while, he didn't know how to fight.
Because he himself had actually been severely punished by Emperor Chongzhen, and now he was punished again. Of course, he believed that he was unjust. It was the emperor who listened to the slanderous words of traitorous ministers. How could Ruan Dacheng compare with him?
Emperor Chongzhen looked at his appearance and simply said: "I just said that he is qualified to be the political envoy, so I will let him be the political envoy. Just as I think that you can be a good censor of Zuodu, I will let you be the Zuodu censor."
Censor of the capital! Is there any problem?"
Hearing this, Huang Zongzhou became anxious and blurted out: "This person has a bad character. Your Majesty uses him as an example for others. If he does not practice morality, his morals will be corrupted and his heart will not be ancient!"
The implication is that the emperor must use Ruan Dacheng's words. If others imitate him, they will bring bad morals and corrupt the world.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen asked him: "Ruan Dacheng has been an official for just a few years. Is this chaos related to him? What I want is peace in the world and the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty! As long as there is someone who can do things, he can help me do what I want to do.
I will use it to solve the problem. If his personal morality is compromised and his official duties are compromised, what do you do with the procuratorate?"
"..." Huang Zong was speechless when he heard this on Monday.
He is not a fool, so he can naturally tell that Emperor Chongzhen is determined to use Ruan Dacheng, and there is nothing he can do to stop him. If you have any objections, you can keep an eye on Ruan Dacheng.
With this thought in mind, he turned to look at the others and found that they were all pretending to be clay bodhisattvas. He couldn't help but feel angry, so he didn't care.
If it were in the past, he would probably disdain being an official in the same court as Ruan Dacheng. If Emperor Chongzhen wants to use Ruan Dacheng, then he will leave to fight.
However, since he was resurrected this time, being the censor of Zuodu is not as tiring as before, and he is still comfortable, and he can see that the chaotic situation in the court has been stabilized and is gradually improving. Now the north is stable,
There are signs of great peace in the world.
Also, we are still at the critical moment of rebuilding the "Da Ming Code", and every article must be debated. If you leave the court at this time, you will definitely have a lot of regrets.
With this thought in mind, Huang Daozhou returned to the queue. He made up his mind and turned around to stare at Ruan Dacheng. If he made a mistake, he would be impeached immediately.
Seeing him retreat, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised.
Originally, he thought that many people would object. Therefore, he had already planned that if too many of his ministers objected, he would directly issue a decree and make Ruan Dacheng the political envoy.
I believe that Ruan Dacheng will definitely not refuse to accept the order given his eagerness to become an official.
But now, it would be better if Ruan Dacheng is appointed without a formal decree.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen's face looked much better, he smiled, and said to his ministers: "There are a few pieces of music that I think are very good. Please listen to them too!"
After finishing speaking, he looked at Chen Yuanyuan.