Chapter Ninety-Seven: Who is the Villain

Zhu Qizhen understands very well that what he has done is actually no different from the policy of Renzong since Xuanzong, in fact, he has given up the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in the ** region.

Although there are thousands of last resorts, you can comfort yourself. But in fact, Zhu Qizhen was still very uncomfortable in his heart, and he could only comfort himself that the future would be long. It would be irrational to use troops on a large scale anywhere else until the tile spurs are addressed.

Not to mention, what the hell is like in northern Myanmar. Just look at the expeditionary force.

This era is only going to get worse.

If you move your troops rashly, I am afraid that before you can fight, you will lose a lot of manpower.

Zhu Qizhen talked to Wang Ji about something else.

For example, how much does Huguang pay for Yungui and so on.

It seems that Wang Ji accepts that he will be tied to Yungui in the future. Naturally, he had to ask Zhu Qizhen for more conditions. Zhu Qizhen also promised to let him talk to the six cabinet departments.

There are many details, Zhu Qizhen doesn't need to say much, the details are all talked about below.

Zhu Qizhen finally retained Wang Ji and said: "There are signs of a major drought this year. Wait a while, the Cabinet of the Six Departments and the Five Armies will be discussing in the Wenhua Palace, and the Qing will listen here. ”

Zhu Qizhen is also one of the compensation for Wang Ji. But when Wang Ji heard it, he felt bitter in his heart.

He was also a member of this kind of imperial council before, but he didn't want to, but now it's just an observer. This is a political status that no matter how much money he is given, he will not be able to get it back.

As soon as the time came, more than 20 ministers arrived one after another.

There are seven people in the cabinet, six departments and seven Shangshu, among which Wu Zhong leads the capital water division with the title of Shangshu. So it's also there. The governors of the five armies also came to Chengguogong, Weiguogong, Baodinghou, and Xining.

The left and right sides of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have also arrived.

It can be said that the hall is full of vermilion and purple.

In fact, Zhu Qizhen wanted to reduce the number of people a little, as if it was the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and it was useless to come here, Zhu Qizhen originally meant that there were seven people in the cabinet.

However, Zhu Qizhen's behavior of delegating power to the cabinet has also met with some backlash.

In terms of actual status, although the cabinet is above the six ministries, even Zhu Qizhen clarified the leadership responsibility of the cabinet for the six ministries, that is, each cabinet minister is responsible for reviewing and approving a certain ministry.

But on the side of the Six Books of Shangshu, many people are uncomfortable.

Why? Because it is stipulated in the law of the Ming Dynasty that the six ministries are the highest institutions of the Ming civil officials. Directly accountable to the emperor.

Therefore, when they asked the emperor to convene a meeting, it should not be limited to the cabinet, but also depend on the will of the people, and there were even many people who wanted to restore the decision of the court in the morning, noon and evening.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen didn't agree.

It's not that Zhu Qizhen feels tired early, but he feels inefficient.

In the early dynasties, the four officials in the capital were all there, and every time they met something, they could certainly let most people attend and speak, but if they really had the courage, the lower-level officials might not be able to directly play against the emperor.

But if you think about it, you can be so efficient when so many people have a meeting. If there are too many things and they can't be dealt with in one morning, Zhu Yuanzhang has done it, and the early dynasty and the afternoon dynasty are connected together.

Most of the officials did not do anything and accompanied the emperor. It's so inefficient.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen doesn't want to discuss matters in the morning, of course, this form still has to be there, everyone signs in every morning, bumps into each other, and also lets the low-level officials below have a channel to speak.

If someone feels too wronged, they may not be able to play it directly in the early court, just like Li Shimian.

Of course, people who don't follow the rules like this and go past their top bosses are generally not welcomed, and Zhu Qizhen has really never seen it except Li Shimian.

But this channel is to be preserved.

However, the following minister's statement cannot be wrong.

After Zhu Qizhen consulted with seven people in the cabinet, he decided to come down. In fact, the power of the cabinet has been increased. A cabinet with too much power is actually not what Zhu Qizhen wants.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen simply decided.

The tone of the Imperial Council was set. Only the ministers of the Cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces can summon the low-level officials below to report the situation when they encounter anything.

This time, the drought situation was discussed.

In fact, it has little to do with the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but they still have to attend, and they only need to bring one ear.

Before the time was up, the seven members of the cabinet arrived.

This is probably because the Wenyuan Pavilion where the cabinet is located is the closest to the Wenhua Palace, and it is only a few hundred steps to enter through the back door of the courtyard of the Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Qizhen sat down the seven of them, asked Yang Shiqi casually, and said, "Sir, what did Mr. Hu think of the words I asked Mr. Hu to bring to Mr. before?" Zhu Qizhen was afraid that Yang Shiqi wouldn't be able to remember, so he said: "It's about lifting the ban on Qin Tianjian officials." ”

Yang Shiqi said: "The minister thinks it is impossible. ”

Zhu Qizhen frowned and said, "Why?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "The number of astronomical calendars, broad and profound, vast as a sea of smoke, not exhaustive of a lifetime, difficult to reach the realm of heaven and man, Your Majesty wants to seek the essence of the calendar, when seeking the prosperity of talents, honesty is good words, but seeking the prosperity of talents, naturally should enlighten the only sincere and refined way, why entrust it to secular affairs?" ”

"The ancestors' ban is precisely for this."

"Your Majesty thinks that the remuneration of the officials of Qin Tianjian is not high, and it is not enough to recruit the talents of the country, and the ministers think that they should be added to the officials, and they should be added to the shadows, but they cannot abolish this ban."

"First, the forbidden art is suspected of being outflowed, and second, the disciple has the heart of fame, and who will pass on the forbidden art?"

Zhu Qizhen couldn't find a reason to refute for a while.

Professional people do professional things, Yang Shiqi may not be unreasonable, and it may not be a good choice to let future generations of astronomers become officials.

But what Zhu Qizhen was thinking was whether Yang Shiqi could see his own thoughts.

The corners of Zhu Qizhen's mouth twitched slightly, and when he saw that everyone was almost here, he said, "Let's talk about this matter later." He didn't say it was good, he didn't say it was bad, and he put it on hold first. So that a eunuch led in the ministers outside the Wenhua Palace.

"The ministers are waiting to see Your Majesty, I am late, please forgive Your Majesty." Headed by Guo Jin, the secretary of the ministry, they saluted Zhu Qizhen together.

But they came a little late, and when they saw that Zhu Qizhen was talking to Yang Shiqi, they stood outside the door and didn't dare to come in, waiting for Zhu Qizhen to send someone to lure them in.

Of course, they heard the conversation between Zhu Qizhen and Yang Shiqi clearly.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What are you guilty of, it's early for me to come, sit down." ”

Most of the palaces in the Forbidden City are sitting in the north and facing south, but the Wenhua Hall and the Wuying Hall are different, and there are three halls between them.

The Wenhua Hall is in the east, and the Wuying Hall is in the west, so the Wenhua Hall is sitting in the east and facing the west.

Zhu Qizhen sat on the main seat, the northernmost row of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, sitting in the north and facing the south, and the six Shangshu in the southernmost row, sitting in the south and facing the north. In the middle, there are seven members of the cabinet and two imperial historians of the Imperial Procuratorate. The nine of them also sat opposite each other, and the top one was Yang Shiqi, and there was an empty seat opposite him, indicating his identity as the first assistant. Wang Ji added a place to the six books.

Among these nine people, there was a road that allowed three or four people to walk side by side, covered with wool carpets from the Western Regions. Straight to the gate.

Zhu Qizhen waited for everyone to sit down, and said: "Today's convening of all the ministers is because of the news from Yu Qian, the governor of Zhili, that there are signs of a major drought in Zhili this year, and there are traces of locusts in various places, and I listened to the reports of officials in Shandong, Henan, and other places, and there is not much difference from Zhili. ”

As soon as Zhu Qizhen's voice fell, someone suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is a disaster from heaven, to warn the court, there is a villain in the court, Your Majesty should retire the villain, and Xiu Neide." ”

This person is none other than Liu Qiu, the left capital of the Imperial Palace.

Wang Wen, the last emperor of Zuodu, was still outside to inspect the lawlessness of the vassal kings in various places, and the vassal kings were not clear, but he disposed of many unfilial children of the clan, and his reputation was great, and everyone thought it was Wang Qingtian. But he couldn't come back if he wanted to.

Chen Qiu was promoted again. Zhu Qizhen has also read his resume, and he doesn't know whether he can do it in specific practice, but he is a moral gentleman.

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he suddenly felt annoyed in his heart, firstly, he never believed in this, and secondly, he felt that this person was not saying that he was not virtuous. He was extremely angry for a while, and said: "In Liu Qing's opinion, who is the villain?" ”