The core content of Zhong Nan's idea is to re-establish a department and gradually replace the role of the cabinet. The personnel of this department were personally appointed and selected by the emperor, and tried to find some middle and low-level officials with no or shallow foundation, and the first requirement was to be loyal to the emperor. "Your Majesty, as long as this new department grows stronger, you don't have to be angry with those old men." Zhong Nan finally said.

"That's a good idea, but can the old men easily delegate power?" Zhu Yijun voiced his worries.

"Your Majesty, you must be clear that the surname in this world is always 'Zhu', so you must be tough when you should be tough. As long as it is really for the sake of the country, some precedents should be broken or must be broken! Zhong Nan knew that although Zhu Yijun wanted to achieve a great cause, because he had been suppressed by Zhang Juzheng for too long, he had lost his momentum, and he had to reactivate the emperor's vitality and enthusiasm if he was lazy.

"Zhong Nan, you're right!" Zhu Yijun stood up, "I am the Son of Heaven, 'under the whole world, it is not the king's land; If you really don't listen to orders, don't blame me for being iron-blooded! ”

"Emperor Shengming, as long as you make a decision, you can indeed make my Ming prosperous, and I will support it with all my might!" Zhong Nan echoed.

"How about you set up this new department?" Zhu Yijun proposed.

Although Zhong Nan also wants to take the lead, it is still necessary to be appropriate and modest, "Your Majesty, I am soft-spoken, I'm afraid I will miss your big event." ”

"With me in the back, what are you worried about!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "What's more, this idea was put forward by you, and only you know the details best, so it should be implemented by you!" ”

"Your Majesty, do you really think I'm suitable?"

"Okay, stop pretending, otherwise, I'll really find someone else." Zhu Yijun had already seen that Zhong Nan was pretending to give in.

"The emperor is really sharp-eyed!" Zhong Nam patted his ass.

The Emperor took a sip and then asked, "What should be the name of this new department?" ”

"Your Majesty, what do you think it should be called?" Zhong Nan didn't want to overstep his bounds and seize the right to his name without authorization.

Zhu Yijun thought for a while, and then muttered, "The main responsibility of the new department is to discuss politics, so it's better to call it the 'House of Representatives'!" ”

Hearing this name, Zhong Nan was almost petrified on the spot, Zhu Yijun saw his courtiers looking like this, and thought that the other party disliked the name and did not get it well enough, "Do you think this name is not loud enough?" ”

Zhong Nan, who came back to his senses, immediately said: "Where is it, I think this name is too good and appropriate, 'House of Representatives', a group of ministers discuss political affairs, and the emperor is talented!" ”

"Haha...... I also think it's a good name! ”

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As a newly established yamen, the House of Representatives must first bring people in, otherwise Zhong Nan will be the "commander of the light pole".

What the emperor and Zhong Nan discussed was that the officials of the House of Representatives could concurrently hold the original official positions, so relatively speaking, it was still easy to pull people. After all, for the officials who were brought in, the fact that the original official positions were not revoked meant that there was a double guarantee - if the House of Representatives became a real power department later, everyone would be happy; Even if the House of Representatives eventually struggles and is dismissed, they can still return to their original units and continue to serve as officials.

Zhong Nan first found Ye Xianggao, the younger brother who had just been harvested, and consulted the other party with some relevant knowledge of the Hanlin Academy, and then determined the first stage of the poaching plan.

The Hanlin Academy was established in the Tang Dynasty, and it became an official position after the Song Dynasty, and it was in line with the imperial examination system.

After the Ming Dynasty, the Hanlin Academy was replaced by the cabinet and other departments, and became a place for cultivating talents and storing hope, they were mainly responsible for repairing books and writing history, drafting edicts, serving members of the royal family, and serving as examiners for imperial examinations.

Regardless of political status, in all dynasties and generations, the Hanlin scholars were always the highest-ranking scholars in society, concentrating the elite of the intellectuals at that time. In the Ming Dynasty, Hanlin scholars not only had a superior social status, but also a relatively noble status, which was a stepping stone to become an old minister and even a local official. Song Lian, Fang Xiaoru, Zhang Juzheng and other big celebrities have all held positions in the Hanlin Academy.

From the beginning of its establishment, the Hanlin Academy has been closely related to the imperial examination. From the imperial examination to the Hanlin, from the Hanlin to the courtiers is the life ideal of the scholars and doctors in the imperial examination era, and it is the manifestation of the Confucian doctrine of "attainment is both good and good for the world".

In the Ming Dynasty, most of the best in the imperial examination entered the Hanlin Academy. At that time, there was a clear stipulation: the top three first-class jinshi directly entered the establishment of the Hanlin Academy, and the champion was awarded the post of revision (from the sixth grade), and the post of editor (from the sixth grade) was awarded by Bangyan and Tanhua. In addition, the Urgis system was created.

Shu Jishi, the name is taken from the "Shu Chang Jishi" chapter in the "Shangshu Lizheng". The system is that among the top three Jinshi in addition to the top three, the outstanding ones are selected again and awarded the official position of the Shujishi.

The Kuji need to go through three years of study in the Hanlin Academy, "taking the courtiers as the teacher, and taking the epic as the lesson", and then take the exam, and those who pass the examination will stay in the hospital, which is called the Liuguan, and other Kujishi who have not passed the examination will also be arranged for other positions. However, because he once studied in the Hanlin Academy, the world also regarded the Shujishi who could not stay in the museum as the Hanlin Academy. Since then, "non-jinshi do not enter Hanlin".

In the Ming Dynasty, the establishment of the Hanlin Academy was divided into four parts: the official official, including one bachelor and five grades; There are two bachelors and two bachelors, from the fifth grade. subordinate officials, including two attendants and two attendants, are six grades; Doctor of the Five Classics, nine people, eight products; two classics, from the eighth grade; two servants, nine products; To be edicted six people, from the ninth grade; Kong Mu is one person, and there is no grade. Historians, including revisionists, from the six grades, did not have a fixed number; Editing, is seven products, there is no quota; Review, from the seven products, there is no quota. There is no grade, and there is no quota.

It can be seen that the grade of the Hanlin Academy in the Ming Dynasty was not high, lower than that of the Hanlin Academy of the previous generation, and also lower than other yamen of the same era. However, it is closer to the center of power, and it is a central secretarial body exclusive to the emperor, providing services directly to the emperor, so it is highly valued by the emperor, and its status is also very important.

After Emperor Taizu abolished the prime minister system, Emperor Chengzu established a cabinet and scholars, and the cabinet gradually overrode the Hanlin Academy, on the contrary, the Hanlin Academy evolved into a cradle for cultivating high-level civil officials and a place for cultivating high-level scholars. However, the Cabinet Scholars are all from the Hallym Academy, so there is a non-explicit rule that "non-Hallym scholars are not allowed to enter the Cabinet".

Since most of the intellectual elites from all over the country gathered in the Hanlin Academy, Zhong Nan was no longer reluctant to seek the near and far.

The first person to dig is Ye Xianggao, although he is only a small student in the Hanlin Academy, he has a lot of connections in the Hanlin Academy.

Zhong Nan entrusted Ye Xianggao to compile a list of candidates to be selected, including their current positions, ages, Jinshi of that year, and their general character. Ye Xianggao knew that Zhong Nan was trying to attract potential talents, so he tried to be as objective as possible about the evaluation, so as not to leave a bad impression in the heart of his boss.

Two days later, the list was released, with a total of more than 20 people. After Zhong Nan's personal interviews, five people were finally selected to be included in the House of Representatives, and another five people were temporarily selected.

The five people selected by the Hanlin Academy include Fang Congzhe and Xiong Tingbi, who are famous figures that Zhong Nan has heard of, as well as Zhu Zhifan, the new champion of this year's new department, and two more are Wang Lijun and Su Daqiang.

Among the five, Fang Congzhe is the attendant of the sixth grade, Zhu Zhifan is the editor of the sixth grade, Wang Lijun and Su Daqiang are the editor of the seventh grade, and Xiong Tingbi is the unpopular Shujishi. In terms of age, Fang Congzhe is the oldest, at 34 years old, and Xiong Tingting is the youngest, only 27 years old; The other three were all in their thirties.

Fang Congzhe, the word Zhonghan, a person from Huzhou, Zhejiang, was elected as a scholar in the seventeenth year of Wanli, and was awarded the editor of the Hanlin Academy in the twentieth year, and was later promoted to the waiter to preach so far.

Xiong Tingbi, the word Feibai, the number Zhigang, Huguang Jiangxia people, this year's new science and technology Jinshi, was elected as a Jishi.

Zhu Zhifan, the character Yuansheng, the number Lanyu, the ancestral home of Jinling, Zhejiang, this year's new champion, awarded the Hanlin Academy to revise the position.

Wang Lijun, the word Changlin, a person from Yichun, Jiangxi, a Jinshi in the 20th year of Wanli, has just been awarded the Hanlin Academy for editing this year.

Su Daqiang, the word is Ming, his ancestral home is Henan, he has been a scholar for 17 years in Wanli, and he has been awarded the Hanlin Academy for 20 years.

These five people, plus the four people left by Shen Shixing before, a total of nine people, and a total of ten people together with Zhong Nan, are the current team of the House of Representatives. Among them, only Zhong Nan can be regarded as a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and the others are low-level officials.

In accordance with Zhu Yijun's will, the office of the House of Representatives officials is temporarily set up in the Hanlin Yuan, and their main work is tentatively set up as assistants to the cabinet. The House of Representatives has the right to review and discuss all the decisions approved by the Cabinet, and also has the right to make recommendations.

The four scholars in the cabinet knew that this was the emperor's "conspiracy", and they were extremely uncooperative at the beginning, and they changed their attitudes only after being severely reprimanded by Zhu Yijun.

Shoufu Zhao Zhigao was not a gangster in the first place, he just hoped that in his lifetime, the Ming Dynasty would be stronger and more prosperous, so after Zhong Nan's visit, Zhao Zhigao would no longer be too difficult for the work of the House of Representatives.

Zhao Zhigao is over seventy years old, and he has never seen any storms or waves in his life, so he can maintain an open-minded attitude. But the second assistant Shen has always been not, although he is also past the age of "ear shun", but he is still ambitious, and he finally entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister, how can he easily discard the right to get it. If it weren't for the mountain of Shousuke, the work of the House of Representatives would have been really difficult to carry out.

After clearing the biggest obstacle in the House of Representatives, Zhong Nan knew that over time, the role of the cabinet would be gradually weakened, and the House of Representatives would slowly rise. However, the premise is that Zhu Yijun can firmly support the work of the House of Representatives, otherwise, without the big backstage of strong imperial power, the collapse of the House of Representatives will be a matter of minutes.