Chapter 11 List of Seven Members of the Cabinet

Yang Shiqi was silent.

Zhu Qizhen's will is contained in this sentence. And the person who suffers the most in this way is Yang Pu. Yang Shiqi said a sentence for the previous alliance between the two, and it was enough.

It's just that Yang Pu's face is a little ugly.

But there weren't many words.

Yang Pu's temperament makes him a little taciturn, which can be described by the word feminine.

Of course, Yang Pu has such a personality, which is also forced by the situation.

There are strong first-in-command and second-in-command, and if Yang Pu does not do this, it is impossible to gain a firm foothold in the cabinet under the competition between the two.

Sanyang is a whole externally, but never internally.

He can only overcome rigidity with softness.

People are obsessed with their most proud and successful means. And follow this path of success. The same goes for Yang Pu. When Yang Shiqi didn't want to resist the emperor.

How could Yang Pu resist.

Yang Pu didn't speak.

Hu Hui naturally can't speak, Hu Hu can't speak. Zhang Fu didn't say a word, he was very conscious not to interfere in this matter.

All four were silent.

Zhu Qizhen smiled faintly and said, "Then it's decided." ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Shengming is nothing but Your Majesty. ”

At this point, the list of seven members of the cabinet was naturally listed.

The first assistant Yang Shiqi, the second assistant Yang Pu, and then the ranking is Zhang Fu, Hu Hui, Wang Zhi, Cao Nai, Ma Yu.

Zhang Fu's high ranking is actually the result of Zhu Qizhen's direct action.

Yang Rong's military authority was almost inherited by Zhang Fu, especially in the Luchuan War, although Zhang Fu did not go to the war, but a series of arrangements were made by Zhang Fu. Zhang Fu was able to overpower Hu Hu.

As for the ranking of the three new members of the cabinet.

But there are various reasons, first of all, seniority, Wang Zhi's qualifications are more than Cao Nai and Ma Yu I don't know how much. But Cao Nai's qualifications are a little intriguing compared with Ma Yu's qualifications.

Ma Yuke's name is in the front, and the rank of civil officials is generally second, and they are all according to the name of the department. And Cao Nai jumped above Ma Yu, but it was because of Yang Shiqi's influence.

It stands to reason that things have come to this point. This Imperial Council has almost entered the season of nonsense.

But Zhu Qizhen suddenly said: "Since the seven members of the cabinet have been decided, let's talk about the division of labor." ”

Yang Shiqi listened to Zhu Qizhen's words, and his heart jumped suddenly. said: "Is Your Majesty's words serious? ”

The relationship between the cabinet and the following six ministries has also been said before, strictly speaking, the cabinet has no de facto subordinate relationship with the six ministries.

If it is established that someone in the cabinet is responsible for the affairs of a certain ministry, a de facto subordination is established. Previously, cabinet affairs were not undivided, but most of them were conventional.

That is, it is not very stable.

Ministers do not agree with each other, and they will also fight among themselves. Quarrel with each other.

But if the scope of each person's responsibilities is determined here, there will be much more order in the cabinet. But at the same time, for civil officials, they are not afraid of having regulations, they are afraid of not having regulations.

In the existing rules, everyone can play flowers. But I'm afraid that there are no rules, that is, the so-called show talent meets soldiers, and it is polite to say that it is not light.

With this rule, although it was unfavorable to Yang Shiqi for a while, the cabinet was sorted out internally, and its influence on the outside world increased greatly.

Don't say anything else, for example, Hu Hu disagrees with a matter in the household department, so you can find Yang Rong. Yang Rong could only convince Yang Shiqi to overturn his previous decision.

The ministers in the cabinet competed with each other, and they also had to introduce six Shangshu to do Austrian aid.

But after that, the powers of the major bachelors were clearly separated, and they did not interfere with each other, and any matter about the six ministries was sorted out in the cabinet. Each performs its own duties, so the bachelor in charge of a certain department is the top boss of a certain department below, and he can't get around.

It can be said that such a reform seems to be an understatement, but it completely presses the six ministries at the implementation level, while the cabinet is at the decision-making level.

Zhu Qizhen said: "You have no jokes. ”

It's not that Zhu Qizhen doesn't know the impact of this.

The authority of the Cabinet has increased dramatically. It can even threaten the imperial power.

But Zhu Qizhen did this not without his own considerations.

First of all, he has a close connection with Xungui, and most of Xungui has already stood with Zhu Qizhen. But the vast majority of those who support the Ming Dynasty are civil officials.

Zhu Qizhen must show goodwill to the civilian officials.

Of course, there are many ways to show kindness, and this is not the only one.

Zhu Qizhen continued to revise the folds day and night for several years, and after being advised by Yang Shiqi, he carried out a deep reflection and reviewed the folds as the emperor 24 hours a year. Is it really a good thing?

Zhu Qizhen didn't think so.

So he has to learn from the experience, and there are many small things that he doesn't need to look at.

But these things are trivial things in Zhu Qizhen's opinion, but in fact, every thing that can be played involves a lot of lives. It is not to be taken lightly.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen decided to increase the power of the cabinet and let the cabinet have greater authority to handle general affairs. Lighten the load on him and allow him to focus on more important strategic thinking.

Today's events are just the beginning.

However, the power of the cabinet has increased, and as a containment Zhu Qizhen, he is also ready to increase the power of the celebrant and supervisor. Achieve better checks and balances.

It has to be, but any system that can be handed down for hundreds of years is reasonable, and Zhu Qizhen's method of supervising and balancing the cabinet is actually the old technique of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in later generations.

Zhu Qizhen just used it.

Now that Zhu Qizhen agreed, he discussed in detail who was responsible for which part.

Yang Shiqi, as the first assistant, naturally has no branch. He is required in all the affairs of the world

After a glance, Hu Hu also officially stepped down as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, specializing in university scholars, and was also responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, which was his basic plan.

Zhang Fu's function is a little difficult to handle.

Zhu Qizhen means that Zhang Fu is in charge of the affairs of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Ministry of War.

But Zhang Fu and Yang Shiqi were unwilling.

The reason for Zhang Fu's reluctance is very simple, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies does not want to be subordinated to the cabinet.

After Emperor Taizu ascended the throne and became emperor, he established the Privy Council and Zhongshu Province, which was later revoked because of the case of Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang, and the power belonged to the six ministries.

Zhang Fu saw very clearly that Zhu Qizhen's strengthening of the power of the cabinet was not the resurrection of the corpse of Zhongshu Province.

But what was the predecessor of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies?

It's the Privy Council.

That is to say, in the system of the Ming Dynasty, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was half a level higher than the Six Divisions at the beginning. Now that the cabinet is weighted, the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces should also be on a par with the Cabinet.

Even though the civil power is gradually becoming stronger, but now that the country has been founded, the remnants of the Jingjing have not abated, and the status of honors and nobles is above that of civil officials, at least in etiquette.

The Governor's Office of the Five Armies acted to the Cabinet, and before that, the Cabinet handled government affairs on behalf of the Emperor, but now Zhang Fu manages the Governor's Office of the Five Armies on behalf of the Cabinet.

Zhang Fu didn't want to do this, because in this way, it would mean bowing to Wenchen.

As for Yang Shiqi's reluctance, he was unwilling to let Zhang Fu be in charge of the military department.

In the special ecology of the Hongwu period, Xunchen was directly responsible for the affairs of a certain department, in fact, there were also cases. But Yang Shiqi was bent on putting Daming on the normal track.

What is the normal track, that is, to win the world immediately, not to rule the world immediately.

Since the world is peaceful, it should be governed by civil officials, and military generals should stand aside.

This concept is not only Yang Rong's concept, Yang Shiqi's concept, and even Yang Pu's concept, but the consensus of the vast majority of Wenchen.

It is precisely because there is such a broad consensus that Sanyang is Sanyang.

Without these consensuses, Sanyang himself will fight for political interests.

Therefore, Yang Shiqi did not accept the situation of the minister's management department.

This made Zhu Qizhen feel big.

To be honest, Zhang Fu is just taking a breath here, and he can still persuade Zhang Fu if he goes down a step. After all, Zhang Fu is not stubborn in person.

It's just that there are some things, and he must have his own deeds when he stands here as the head of the world's lords.

But Yang Shiqi is not easy to convince.

Yang Rong's death, Zhu Qizhen was close to the ministers, and Wang Ji became an escort of grain and grass, this kind of behavior is still within the scope of Yang Shiqi's tolerance.

After all, he knew that it was natural for the emperor to be close to the government, get close to the nobles, and consolidate his authority. So there are some things that can be a little bit of a step away. Even if it's for the sake of national affairs.

Even if Yang Shiqi asked himself, he felt that Meng Ying was stronger than Wang Ji.

It's just that, and if you regress any further, you won't work.