Wang Jing didn't care about everyone's gaze, and said his thoughts, "The inheritance of rank and rank can naturally provide promotion for those with outstanding talents, especially those who are outstanding officials in a yamen, if they can be promoted in the same yamen, it will undoubtedly improve the ability of this yamen to deal with any matters." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but bow their heads slightly at his reasoned and well-founded words, obviously this pavilion elder did not simply want to echo the emperor's thoughts. But even so, in their eyes, Zheng De's words still felt that the emperor had nothing to do.

As before, the rank of a subordinate official of the Yamen is far from the same, and it is undoubtedly impossible for a person to be promoted from a fifth-grade member to a second-rank Shangshu. Now, despite the changes, the chances are slim, and there is a possibility that bigger problems may arise.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to think twice, in this way, I am afraid that it will be easier to cause the situation of various yamen forming parties for personal gain and cronyism." Zuodu Yu Shi Taishan raised his concerns.

Zheng De thinks about it carefully, there is really such a possibility, but it is not a big problem. Before the Ministry of Officials held the power of recommendation and appointment of officials of the Ming Dynasty, since the Ming Dynasty more than 100 years ago, there has not been any big chaos?

And now it's just a matter of adjusting the rank of the six yamen, and the personnel power is still in the hands of himself and the officials, so he doesn't have to worry too much.

"I'll think about it." Zheng De dismissed the imperial history of Zuodu with a fluttering word, and the latter could only sit down helplessly. After all, what he said was only a possibility for the future, and it was really not very convincing.

"Your Majesty, if the rank of the officials of the six ministries such as Shi Lang Zhong and Yuan Wai Lang is promoted to the fourth rank and the fourth rank, I am afraid that the current qualifications of these officials are not enough to hold this position. If all the new officials are appointed, not to mention the fact that it is difficult to fill the shortage of officials in the DPRK and China at present, I am afraid that there will be chaos in the six departments and the yamen of the six departments of the Qing Dynasty because of the change of officials too much, and it will be difficult to deal with the affairs of the DPRK and the Central Committee in a timely and effective manner. ”

At this time, Han Wen, the secretary of the ministry, stood up and said.

Although what this said was indeed quite reasonable, Zheng De did not really want to replace the officials of the Six Departments of Qing Officials. But in this way, the system of equal appointment of official titles and official ranks established by himself is probably about to be broken by his own hands, which he will not be able to do.

So what now?

Zheng De quickly thought of a solution, "It's better to do this, if the official rank of the officials such as Shi Langzhong and Yuan Wailang of the Six Departments is lower than the rank of the ministry official and cannot meet the standard of appointment, the word 'temporary' can be added in front of the ministry official to indicate that he is only temporarily acting as the officer, and when his official rank reaches the standard of appointment of the official rank of the minister, the two words can be removed, what do you think?" ”

Transient?

The ministers present really didn't expect that the emperor really came up with a solution, on the premise of being able to ensure that the rules set by himself would not be broken, and avoiding the chaos caused by the large-scale replacement of the personnel of the six Qing Officials Division, which really surprised them, and they were also a little impressed by Zheng De, the emperor.

"What else do you Aiqing have to say, if not, then this matter will be decided." After a long time, Zheng De saw that no one stood up to speak and said.

But in the end, no one stood up against it, and the matter was passed by everyone by default.

Even Zheng De himself didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and he was slightly surprised.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand, as long as it is not related to their own interests, these ministers will not always be full and have nothing to do, and always work against the emperor. Although the emperor's official rank of the six Shangshu and the left and right squires was reduced, after Zheng De promulgated the official title, it became less important. After all, what really represents one's status is the official rank, and the rank of the ministry officer is more of a criterion for obtaining appointments, and has no other meaning.

Just like the current Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wang Jing, although the emperor downgraded the rank of the six Shangshu to the third-grade minister, the official title he added was still the second-rank Zhengqing doctor. The Chinese military officer of the DPRK is naturally the highest official rank and rank, so this matter really has no impact on him.

Zheng De thought about it for a while, and he also understood the reason a little.

"In order to avoid confusion between the yamen and the local administrative divisions, I decided to change the political envoys of the thirteen places in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and other provinces into provinces, and the provincial envoys who were proclaimed political envoys, those who were sentenced to punishment and probation, and the commanders of the provinces were all demoted to the rank of three-rank ministers; The prefects of each prefecture and the co-governor remain unchanged; The county magistrates and counties were promoted to the five grades and from the five grades; The rank of the prefect of the prefecture is the same as that of the prefect of each prefecture, and the rank of the prefect of each prefecture is the same as that of the county order. ”

Zheng De said what he wanted to say in the end.

Although the ministers present were a little surprised by the change of the political envoys of the various undertakings to the provinces, they did not feel anything. After all, this kind of thing of calling the political envoys of various places to declare the political envoys as provinces has actually become a customary title, and now it is just a change of the official title.

As for the emperor's move to directly promote the county order and county Cheng to a seventh-grade sesame petty official to a five-grade minister, the ministers present were a little incomprehensible, what does the emperor want to do?

"Is it inappropriate for Your Majesty to promote the county order to the rank of the fifth rank minister of the Central Committee?" Li Dongyang, the first assistant to the cabinet, hesitated.

Zheng De looked at him and asked rhetorically, "The political envoy who manages the land of a province is a second-grade minister, and the prefect under the political envoy who manages the land of a province is a fourth-grade minister, and the county order under the prefect manages the land of a county is only a small sesame official of the seventh grade, does Aiqing think that this is appropriate?" ”

Li Dongyang suddenly had nothing to say, although the emperor's reason was a little far-fetched. What can be said from the emperor's mouth, even the most far-fetched reason is a reason.

"If a person can manage a county, he should naturally be promoted to a prefect who can manage a region; If a person can manage a government well, he should naturally be the political envoy in charge of the government; If one person can truly govern one side, he should naturally join the court to govern and share the worries and relieve the labor of the people of the world. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers present were completely speechless. Obviously, he also understood the real purpose of the emperor's doing, which was to provide a ladder to rise, so that those outstanding officials at the bottom could climb up step by step.

"Your Majesty, if a seventh-grade official temporarily replaces a fifth-grade minister, this is too far-fetched and difficult to convince the public." The official secretary Shangshu Han said the last sentence.

Although it sounds awkward to temporarily replace the fourth grade, it is not a big problem, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the official rank can be promoted. But the gap between the seventh-grade temporary and the fifth-grade ministry is really a bit big, and there are more than 1,000 counties in the Ming Dynasty, and the number of people is a little too much. Moreover, it is not really so easy to be promoted as an official, and there are not a few who have even worked in the position of county commander for more than ten or twenty years.

"Then from the issuance of this edict, all county orders and county officials are after all the five grades and hold the official titles from the five grades, and those who served as county orders and county officials before the first year of Zhengde can continue to perform their duties with the seven grades."

After finishing speaking, Zheng De wanted to say something, but seeing that all the ministers present had thoughtful expressions, obviously still digesting the things he said, he dismissed his intention to continue.

"After the Zhan Shifu, Guanglu, Taifu, Taichang, and Honglu were abolished, the arrangement of all officials was handed over to Han Aiqing to deal with."

Facing the emperor's gaze, Han Wen stood up and arched his hand, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zheng De nodded and glanced at everyone, "Then let's discuss the personnel arrangements of the six court captains and deputy court captains of Dali Temple, I decided to transfer Li Jie, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, to the court as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and restore the six servants Wang Hua, Liu Ji, Liu Ji, Ye Zhen, Gu Zuo, He Jian, and other six people to serve as the six court captains of Dali Temple, what do you think?" ”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that it was no wonder that the emperor had left a group of old ministers in the DPRK but did not give them specific posts, and the Chinese military officials of the DPRK were still puzzled before, thinking that the emperor was afraid of leaving too many old ministers, so he deliberately left a group of old ministers but did not want to give them specific posts, the original purpose was this.

When I thought that the emperor must have been planning for this matter for a month or two, I was even more shocked, but there was no young man who could be so patient.

Because these old ministers have a good reputation in the court, no one stood up to oppose this matter, and this matter was passed most smoothly.

……

When Zheng De announced the dismissal of the meeting and left first, all the ministers present walked out one after another.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian came out together, making those who saw it seem to feel like they were back in the Hongzhi period.

"Chaling, what do you think of the recent events?" Liu Jian looked back at Li Dongyang.

"Your Majesty's abolition of the Zhan Mansion and the four temples of Guanglu, Taichang, Taifu, and Honglu is indeed unexpected in a certain opinion, but what Your Majesty said seems to be reasonable, and these yamen are indeed dispensable. As for the adjustment of the rank of the six ministers and scholars, there is nothing too inappropriate. But the matter of Dali Temple, in fact, I don't understand what His Majesty wants to do. ”

At the end, Li Dongyang shook his head with a wry smile.

Although the promotion of Dali Temple to the second grade ministry is unexpected, it is not unacceptable, as if there is a precedent to follow. But Dali Temple has added so many subordinate officials, just like opening a mansion, which makes people confused.

Liu Jian groaned and said, "Do you think that the Zhongshu Province that was abolished by Emperor Taizu before is very similar to the current Dali Temple?" ”

Li Dongyang was stunned, this is true.

There are six subordinate officials in Zhongshu Province, and now there are six subordinate officials in Dali Temple, which is simply carved out of a mold.

What does the emperor want to do?

The two looked at each other with a thoughtful expression. Not only the two of them, but even every minister who attended this meeting was the same thoughtful at the moment.

What is the emperor's adjustment to Dali Temple?