Fang Yuan looked at Hu Qi's retreating back, patted the chair beside him, asked Zhu Cihuan to sit down, and asked the maid to serve tea and pastries, so that he could eat something first and calm down.

Zhu Cihuan ate a few bites of pastries with a heavy heart, and suddenly asked, "Teacher, everyone says that what kind of virtual monarch reality system is bound to fail." Because since ancient times, there are no two days in the sky, there are no two kings in the country, and one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. In the end, the teacher will still kill me. ”

Fang Yuan was silent when he heard this, the constitutional monarchy was obviously successful in Britain and Japan before the crossing, and even in China, the abdicated Manchu Qing and the Beiyang government could coexist. Taking a step back is to give the Ming court more power and implement a two-party system, and the United States is a ready-made example. The conclusion that this virtual monarch reality system will inevitably fail, is like saying that Chinese are born without democratic genes, and can only fight to the death, which is the same.

He just wanted to try to see if he could break the historical cycle theory that the change of dynasty would inevitably lead to rivers of blood. Of course, how to go in the future, Fang Yuan also had no bottom in his heart, so he could only cross the river by feeling the stones, and take one step at a time.

Fang Yuan looked at Zhu Cihuan, who was preoccupied, and said in a serious tone, "Lord Wang, everyone thinks that the Void Monarch Reality System is bound to fail, but the teacher thinks that it will definitely succeed. It doesn't matter what others say, if you and I both have a disagreement, then it's dangerous! ”

Zhu Cihuan nodded honestly and asked hesitantly, "Since Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang harbor evil intentions, let's drive them back to their hometowns!" ”

Fang Yuan shook his head and said, "Lord Wang, even a bunch of shit has his use value. The prestige of these two people in Nanjing is very high, and if you offend the two of them, it will be difficult to open up the situation in Nanjing. This kind of person has to be used and guarded against, and if you can use it, you can use it first, and then slowly promote your own backbone forces from the bottom behind your back, understand?! The vision of selecting talents should not be limited to the scholars in the imperial examination, Jiangnan University is also full of talents, understand?! ”

Zhu Cihuan could clearly feel Fang Yuan's bitter persuasion, and respectfully taught, "Yes!" ”

Fang Yuan took a sip of tea and continued, "This time, the selection of cabinet members and six Shangshu is still designated by the teacher, and it is not too late to change it when you really have a capable minister." ”

Zhu Cihuan had nothing to say, so he could only respond in a low voice.

Fang Yuan and Zhu Cihuan reached a tacit understanding, and asked Hu Qi to find the three people in the cabinet, as well as the princess and Wang Chengen, who were in charge of the affairs of the Governor's Palace, and Xiao Yuan, who was in charge of the Governor's Seal, came together to prepare to read out the appointment and dismissal of the cabinet members and the six Shangshu.

Everyone gathered at the Governor's Mansion and convened this important meeting related to the first appointment of power in the Jiangnan regime.

Fang Yuan ordered Hu Qi to start reading out the appointment and dismissal letter in public.

Wang Bingjian entered the cabinet and served as the secretary of the ministry. The prefect of Yangzhou Qu Congzhi was straight, and he was appointed as the left waiter of the Ministry of Officials; Chen Hongmi, the prefect of Suzhou, served as the right attendant of the ministry. ”

"Venture into the cabinet and serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Jiang Yueguang was appointed as the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the right waiter of the Ministry of Officials was temporarily vacant and selected as appropriate. ”

"Xi Benzhen entered the cabinet and served as the secretary of the household department. The left and right attendants are temporarily vacant and will be selected as appropriate. ”

"Jing Jie, the commander of the Xuanjia Army, entered the cabinet and served as the secretary of the military department. Chigutai, deputy marshal of the Xuanjia Army, served as the left attendant of the military department, and Zheng Zhibao, the chief soldier of Nanzhili, served as the right attendant of the military department. The headquarters of the military department is located at the Taihu base, and if there are major military and political matters, they will return to the governor's palace for joint discussion. ”

Fang Yuan looked at Zhu Cihuan, who was depressed, and continued, "Gao Hongtu entered the cabinet and served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. The left waiter of the Ministry of Works, Bi Maokang, and the right waiter of the Ministry of Works, are vacant and selected as appropriate. ”

If Zhu Cihuan returns empty-handed in this cabinet appointment, not only will Zhu Cihuan's prestige be lost, but even public opinion will make waves. He appointed Gao Hongtu as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, which was to save face for Zhu Cihuan, maintain Zhu Cihuan's prestige, and also win over the former ministers of the original Nanjing City, and the so-called rumors would be self-defeating.

Zhu Cihuan looked at the teacher Fang Yuan gratefully. Fang Yuan saved face for him this time, the two people he wanted to promote, Gao Hongtu became the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and also joined the cabinet. Jiang Yueguang also became the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, which can be regarded as an explanation to the old ministers of Nanjing City. At least it proves that he Zhu Cihuan is not a puppet, and he can still speak in front of Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan nodded at Zhu Cihuan, and said loudly, "The number of cabinet members has increased to five, the first assistant Wang Bingjian, and the other cabinet members Gao Hongtu, Jing Jie, Xi Benzhen, and Mao Bijiang, do you have any objections?" ”

With Fang Yuan's current prestige, it is naturally one and the same. What's more, everyone has all been promoted, and they are all high-ranking and powerful ministers of the Jiangnan Imperial Court, and they can be regarded as keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon, and the real wife and shadow son, all of them are secretly happy, where are there any objections?

But there is still a question in everyone's minds, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Soldiers, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Households all have candidates for Shangshu, but the Criminal Department has not yet announced the candidates for Shangshu and Shilang.

Fang Yuan saw that everyone acquiesced to the plan for the formation of the cabinet, and continued to announce, "There is another most important institutional reform this time, that is, the reform of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Jinyiwei. ”

Everyone was stunned, these departments are all criminal prisons, supervision agencies, especially when it comes to the more independent Jinyi Guard, how did Fang Yuan want to reform?

Fang Yuan said loudly, "In order to streamline the administration and cut the bloated administrative organs, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Jinyiwei were merged into one government - the Judicial Governor's Office, which is not subordinate to the cabinet, but is directly under the control of the Regent's Palace. Governor of Justice is a first-class officer, and I am currently holding the same position. The Governor's Office of Justice has five divisions: the Criminal Law Department, the Supervision Department, the Discipline Inspection Department, the Letters and Visits Department, and the Jinyi Department. ”

"The Criminal Law Department, exercising the functions of the previous Criminal Department, is a full-time national criminal prison interrogator, and the director is a second-class official, and the treatment is the same as that of the Criminal Department.

The Supervision Department, exercising the functions of the previous Dali Temple, is a full-time review of criminal and prison cases, and the director is from the second rank official, which is equivalent to the Dali Temple.

The Department of Discipline Inspection, exercising the functions of the former Metropolitan Procuratorate, is a full-time official, an investigation of government affairs, and impeachment, and the director is a second-class official.

The Department of Letters and Visits exercises the function of reviewing previous letters and visits cases, and is a full-time person for the trial of letters and visits cases.

The Jinyi Division exercises the functions of the Jinyi Guard, and the director is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, the second-rank officer. ”

Fang Yuan's judicial reform was to merge all the judicial departments together, separate them from the six ministries, and no longer subordinate to the cabinet, but directly under the direct jurisdiction of the regent palace, and the regent palace completely controlled the judicial power of the Ming Dynasty.

Fang Yuan added, "The cabinet and the Governor's Mansion do not belong to each other, and their direct superiors are the Regent's Palace. However, the appointment of the first assistant of the cabinet, cabinet members, and the governor of the Governor's Office of the Judiciary must be nominated by the regent palace, and the Ming royal family, which is currently the seal of the prince of the prison state, will officially take effect. ”

Everyone listened to Fang Yuan's appointment process for the cabinet and the judicial governor, which was a practical fulfillment, and the virtual monarch reality system formulated by himself fully guaranteed the power of the Ming royal family. Before, they thought that Fang Yuan was singing a high note, but in essence, they still wanted to set aside Zhu Cihuan and monopolize power. But now, at least nominally, although the Ming royal family does not control the executive power of the cabinet, it has the power to appoint personnel of the cabinet and the judicial governor, and strictly speaking, it is not a puppet.

Fang Yuan ordered Wang Chengen of the Internal Affairs Department of the Governor's Office to write the appointment letters of the Cabinet, the Six Ministers, and the Judicial Governor according to his words, and then handed them to Xiaoyuan to be stamped with the Governor's seal, and then directly handed them to Zhu Cihuan for his seal and approval.

Zhu Cihuan earned all his face in front of everyone, and after reviewing the appointment documents one by one, he took out the temporary jade seal of the superintendent and stamped it on the appointment letter to confirm it.

Fang Yuan handed over the appointment document stamped with the seal of the governor's palace and the jade seal of the superintendent to Wang Bingjian, the first assistant of the cabinet, "Elder Wang, the cabinet will issue an official document as soon as possible, and announce it to the political departments, governments, prefectures, and counties of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong!" ”