There was a detailed description, that is, to make up for his shortcomings, he smiled and said: "That's good, let them study it carefully, and bring me a copy of this book, and I will also take a good look at it." ”

Sun Yuanhua said: "Your Majesty, why don't you go to the house to rest for a while?" ”

Only then did Zhu Youxiao realize that everyone had been standing outside for a long time. He smiled and said: "I am young but there is nothing, a few old ministers stand here with me, I am afraid that it will be a little hard, let's go into the house and say." ”

Fang Congzhe was already standing in pain all over his body, and when he heard the emperor say this, he was naturally very grateful in his heart. The group came to the living room of the Armory Bureau to rest. Xu Guangqi stopped Sun Yuanhua and the others: "Don't come in yet, we have something to discuss with Your Majesty." ”

After the emperor and the cabinet sat down, Ye Xianggao stood up and wanted to speak, Zhu Youxiao said: "Master Ye sits down, it's not a big court meeting, what are you doing standing up." ”

Ye Xiang thanked Gao and sat down and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is sixty-six years old this year, and Sun Chengzong, the youngest in the cabinet, is also sixty-two years old. ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Master Ye is so old, there is nothing unreasonable to stand and talk outside, I see that there is absolutely no problem for a few more years to work, in the past few years, we have gotten along with each other, and I am very relieved." When I enter the cabinet again, I am worried that they will not be able to understand my intentions, and they will not be beautiful at that time. ”

Xu Guangqi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the ministers also have this concern, so they put forward this proposal." Now that you have entered the cabinet, the ministers can also help you one or two, and then you can get along with Your Majesty's monarchs and ministers. ”

Zhu Youxiao understood what they meant, and wanted the ministers to adapt to it first, and they would help them, so that there would be no fault in the future. He smiled and said, "Then you can bring a few people to listen." ”

The court was originally recommended by Jiuqing, but in the late Ming Dynasty, the cabinet was powerful, and the ministers nominated by the cabinet would generally not be opposed by Jiuqing, and Zhu Youxiao wanted to use this to improve the majesty of the cabinet ministers and lay the foundation for the future cabinet system.

Fang Congzhe said: "The ministers are old, Your Majesty is in the prime of his youth, so the ministers discuss privately, it is best to nominate young and old ministers to the cabinet, so that they can assist Your Majesty well." ”

Xu Guangqi said: "What the ministers want to push is Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting. Governor Sun originally served in the Ministry of Officials, and later came to Yan'an to serve as the prefect, and then as the governor of Shaanxi, both local and central experience, and his age is only thirty-two, can assist His Majesty for many years. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Have you ever had a governor directly enter the cabinet before?" ”

Fang Congzhe said: "It is true that there has not been before, but there is no provision that local officials such as governors cannot directly enter the cabinet. What the ministers think is nothing more than whether they are suitable or not, and whether they are qualified, the Sacred Heart can decide at its discretion. ”

Xu Guangqi continued: "In addition to Sun Chuanting, there is also the head of the household department Bi Ziyan, who is well known to His Majesty, he is only fifty-seven years old this year, and it should be no problem to work for another twenty years." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Bi Qing has really done a good job, whether it is the household department or the bank, it is well organized, I don't have to worry about insufficient use, it is really Bi Qing's work." ”

Xu Guangqi said: "The third is Bi Maokang, who is only fifty-three years old, who has served in various places, from the patrol to the imperial history, and then to the current research institute, he has been involved in all aspects, and he is really an excellent candidate. ”

Zhu Youxiao asked, "Why not Sun Yuanhua?" ”

Because Sun Yuanhua was his disciple, Xu Guangqi was not easy to answer, and looked at Fang Congzhe. Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, the person who originally entered the cabinet must be a first-class jinshi, but later it was not so strict, but at least if it is a jinshi, Sun Yuanhua is just a move, and he has no local experience." ”

Zhu Youxiao was unhappy: "This rule will be changed in the future, is it important to be born?" However, Bi Maokang cannot enter the cabinet, he is a technocrat, you don't understand this meaning, which means that this person is suitable for practical things, not suitable for management, we must use his strengths. ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Then nominate Sun Chuanting and Bi Ziyan first?" How to arrange the absence of those two. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Let Hong Chengchou go to Shaanxi, Bi Ziyan will continue to manage the household department, and let the left servant of the household department take care of more things." ”

Fang Congzhe was a little unwilling: "Your Majesty, an official like Bi Maokang, if Your Majesty does not reward him with official merits, I am afraid that he will not be able to understand the holy will in his heart and act negatively, then the gains outweigh the losses." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Generally speaking, the imperial court uses official positions to reward merit, and I think there is a problem with this practice. Meritorious service can be rewarded with gold and silver, and honor can be used, but official positions cannot be used. Bi Maokang can be awarded an honor, but it must not be a real shortage, and the most important thing in official positions is competence, which has nothing to do with merit. This will be noted later. ”

Ye Xianggao praised: "Your Majesty said, if you are in harmony with the saint and seek his own government in his position, if you can't do it, your merit is higher than the world and you can't do it." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "I also have an idea to discuss with you Aiqing, that is, the appointment of officials. ”

The ministers sat quietly and listened, and Zhu Youxiao said: "Regarding Ding Wei and the matter of seizing affection, I have an idea, can the officials replace the day with the month, and they can succeed in a month, so that there is no need to seize affection." ”

Ye Xianggao said: "Your Majesty, the saint Yun, the three-year mourning of the husband is the general mourning of the world. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, according to the edict of the first emperor, he was removed from service on the 36th. Yan Shigu believes that this mourner, Emperor Wen created it with his own will, and it was not taken from the "Zhou Li", what is the change of days and months! In the future, it was gradually removed on the 27th, but only for the Son of Heaven. ”

Zhu Youxiao had already thought about it and said: "The Son of Heaven should set an example for the world, since the Son of Heaven was removed from service on the 27th, how can I endure the mourning of the people for three years." ”

Ye Xianggao still wanted to struggle: "Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven replaces the moon with the sun, because of his noble status and great responsibility. If the subordinates also replace the moon with the sun, how can the majesty of the Son of Heaven be demonstrated? ”

Xu Guangqi interjected: "Master Ye is reasonable. It's better not to mention the matter of replacing the month with the day, just order the period of mourning in the world to be changed to January, and the rest of the time can be mourned, what does Your Majesty think. ”

Ye Xianggao complained bitterly in his heart, is this special to help me or harm me, he said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, it's just that in this way, there will be many opponents in the world, and the prisoners are afraid that they will go to the Confucian Temple again." ”

Zhu Youxiao laughed: "Master Ye, you are an understanding person, and you naturally know that the three-year mourning is really not suitable for the current situation." If a poor family mourns for three years and does not produce, doesn't that mean that people will starve to death? Even if your heart is painful, you should eat and sleep. It's just sad, it's not that you can't take things seriously. As for the Crying Confucian Temple, let them cry, write down their names, and see if they have kept filial piety for three years. If there is no bereavement, see if he is willing to keep it for three years. ”