Behind Wang Dehua, there were three chamberlains, all holding a thick stack of memorials in their hands.
Although Emperor Chongzhen did not punish Wang Dehua, he still made him the chief eunuch and dealt with civil servants, but it did not mean that he did not hate him in his heart.
It's fine if he doesn't die for his country, but he welcomes the thieves and takes the lead in persuading the thieves to become emperor. He definitely doesn't want to let go of such a person. It's just that he still has value, so he doesn't deal with it!
Perhaps Wang Dehua also knew that he had fallen out of favor, so he was even more cautious. As soon as he saw Emperor Chongzhen leaving the palace, he quickly said in a flattering manner: "Long live my lord, I have sent you a memorial!"
"Put it in, I don't have time now!" Emperor Chongzhen said coldly after hearing this, then turned and left.
At this time, the big things are not as big as what he wants to do!
It took a while to get the treasure tray from Liu Weichao before it could be used. However, given the current situation, Emperor Chongzhen really didn't want to wait for a moment.
Therefore, even though it was already evening, he wanted to rush to the Military War Bureau under the Royal Horse Supervisor first.
Wang Dehua was stunned for a moment after hearing this. You know, in the past, when Emperor Chongzhen heard that the memorial had arrived, he would read it immediately.
But now, you don’t even care about these memorials?
When he came back to his senses, he saw that Emperor Chongzhen did not stop for a moment and looked like he was about to leave. He became a little anxious and quickly said: "Long live Lord, there are still a few memorials that are a bit urgent. I don't know if Long live Lord has dealt with them."
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Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was a little annoyed.
What other big thing could there be? It must be someone asking for money and food from everywhere, or maybe someone is besieged by thieves somewhere and is asking the court for help!
If it had been before, he would have dealt with it immediately and would have thought of ways to gather an army for rescue.
But now, he doesn't think so anymore.
Because he already knew that instead of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, which would end up with problems on both the east and west walls, it would be better to transfer back all the Yongwei battalions who were loyal to him, develop and strengthen them, and then talk about other things after reorganizing the capital!
As for the place that is besieged by thieves, if it really cannot be defended, there is nothing we can do.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not stop, but just replied: "Didn't you hear? I'm busy!"
"..." Wang Dehua was stunned again. The emperor is busy? What is he busy with?
He was not like this before!
No matter how busy he is, the emperor will never delay any important matters related to the court!
Seeing that the emperor was really gone, Wang Dehua became a little anxious and hurriedly said again: "If Long Live the Lord does not reject the memorial from all cabinet ministers, there will be no one in the cabinet to handle government affairs!"
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen finally stopped, turned his head, and asked with some confusion, "What do you mean?"
When Wang Dehua heard this, he knew that the emperor had not read the previous memorial at all, and he was very surprised.
A day has passed, and I still put these memorials on top of all the memorials, but the emperor didn't even see it!
That means that he didn't review the memorial at all in the past day?
What's going on?
He discovered that the emperor had really changed a bit!
But now, under the gaze of Emperor Chongzhen, he did not dare to think about it, and quickly replied: "All the cabinet ministers are either unwell or old and infirm, so they have all submitted their resignations!"
"Huh?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he heard this.
Under the system of the Ming Dynasty, memorials from all over the country first went to the General Affairs Department and then to the cabinet. The cabinet ministers wrote down their opinions on the matters in the memorials on a piece of paper. These processed memorials were then forwarded to the Secretary of Ceremonies.
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Generally speaking, the Eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, will review and approve the opinions of the cabinet ministers, that is, whether they agree or disagree.
If you agree, send it to the emperor to review and seal it, and the process of processing the memorial is completed.
If the ceremonial supervisor does not agree with the cabinet minister's opinion, he will go back to the cabinet and either write a new opinion and go through the same process again; or the cabinet minister insists on his opinion, and the memorial will be sent to the cabinet.
On the emperor's side, it is up to the emperor himself to decide.
In this process, if the emperor is lazy, such as Emperor Tianqi, then the process of using the seal will be executed by the eunuch in charge of the seal. It is equivalent to the final decision-making power in the hands of the eunuch in charge of the seal. And this is also what happened before.
One of the reasons why Wei Zhongxian was able to dominate the government and the public.
In this Chongzhen Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen was very diligent in his administration, and the ceremonial supervisor had much less power to control the eunuchs, because Emperor Chongzhen would personally read every memorial.
In the process of handling such a memorial, the role of the cabinet ministers is very important, and the ability requirements for the ministers are also very high.
Even if the Chief of Ceremonies, Bingbi, and the eunuchs go on strike, the emperor's workload will not increase much. But if the cabinet ministers go on strike, it will be completely different, which means that the memorial processing process will be paralyzed.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen heard what Wang Dehua said and knew the seriousness of the matter, so he immediately asked: "Where is Zhou Qing, what does he do for food?"
When there is a problem in the cabinet, his immediate reaction is naturally to pursue the chief minister of the cabinet.
The chief minister of the cabinet leads the cabinet. In addition to taking the lead in organizing discussions and making resolutions when encountering difficulties, he is also responsible for arranging the work of cabinet members.
If there is a problem in the cabinet, the chief minister must be responsible.
Emperor Chongzhen was busy, and of course he was worried: How did he become the chief minister, and how could such a thing happen?
But after he finished speaking, he immediately came to his senses. Today's cabinet no longer has a chief minister. Zhou Yanru, who he once trusted and valued very much, has been taken over by him.
When he thought of this, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little sick, and immediately asked: "Are there no ministers left?"
"Only Mr. He Feng Sheng He is still here." Wang Dehua quickly replied, "He is responsible for all these memorials! He has complained to the slaves several times, saying that he is too busy."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said without thinking: "He has done a good job. From now on, he will be the chief minister of the cabinet. Let's take it for now. I am busy. I will talk about it later if I have anything to do!"
He finally saw clearly that even if he was as diligent as before and dealt with the memorials in a timely manner every day, the state affairs were still corrupt and the situation was getting worse day by day!
It is better to develop steel smelting, hydraulic forging hammers, etc., and start from the first step to strengthen the army!
Therefore, after giving the instructions, he was anxious to get these things done, turned around and left.
Wang Dehua looked at this scene and was stunned.
Looking at the back of Emperor Chongzhen, he felt so strange!
After a long while, I suddenly heard a movement behind me. I turned around and saw that a chamberlain couldn't hold the large pile of memorials and dropped them on the ground.
There is no other reason, because they have been waiting outside the palace gate for two hours.