Hearing the emperor's definition of the title of "councilor", all the ministers present were a little surprised in their hearts. The www.biquge.info of the pen and the court looked at the title of this councillor without grade or rank, but the power was not much different from that of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and people also had the right to face the saints, which was not something that ordinary officials could enjoy. In addition, with the consent of more than half of the people, an official can be suspended from his post for investigation, a right that even the Metropolitan Procuratorate does not have.

When they heard Zheng De's words, these important ministers of the imperial court who were ready to retire were surprised and delighted, after all, they were not in their positions and did not seek their own politics. I didn't expect that my group of ministers, who had been labeled as "purged", would finally be treated so favorably by the emperor. Although he may not be able to obtain the honorary title of "Councilor" in the end, it also shows the emperor's attitude towards the recognition of such an old minister in the court.

It was so touched that they almost cried!

Of course, this is not just a joke, under the baptism of Confucianism, it is not surprising that this group of ministers who have been completely brainwashed by the idea of "loyalty to the monarch and patriotism" have behaved like this. The emperor showed a little kindness, and they could exaggerate it as the king of the Holy Ming. Of course, if you do the slightest thing wrong, they may bloody the dog you scolded.

So being the emperor in the Ming Dynasty is really not a very good errand, this is something he has experienced.

When Zheng De said this, there was silence in the Wenhua Hall for a long time. Those officials who have not yet reached the age of Zhishi dare not speak, after all, this matter has little to do with them, if they accidentally say the wrong thing, they will not offend the old ministers of the DPRK and China. Don't look at this group of old ministers, they are about to change from high-ranking and powerful court officials to ordinary people, and it seems that there is not much of a threat. But they are all over the place in the court, and if they are not careful, they may go from the peak of their lives to the abyss of hell.

And those officials who have reached the age of Zhishi do not know what to say for a while, and of course it is difficult to say anything. At this time, Liu Jian had no choice but to stand up, "Your Majesty, is the authority granted by this 'councilor' too much?" ”

After Ma Wensheng left, the Chinese military officials naturally headed him. It is understandable for him to stand up and speak, and it will not make people feel that he is cheap and obedient, which seems a little hypocritical.

"Is it over?" Zheng De looked at him, "This 'councilor' is not something that ordinary people can have, but there is a premise: only those who have made enough contributions to the Ming Dynasty can obtain it." And those who can make such a great contribution to the Ming Dynasty, how can they be given the right to write and speak? ”

Everyone present also bowed their heads slightly when they heard this, and they also agreed with the emperor's words. This did not harm their interests at all, it was just a few more mouths to speak. However, there are more people who have been impeached by the ministers of the DPRK and China, and I haven't seen how they are.

"Your Majesty, is the right of more than half of the parliamentarians to impeach a certain official of the DPRK and Central China and suspend him from office for investigation?" Liu Jian raised another objection.

Zheng De didn't answer directly, but glanced at all the officials present, "What do you think?" ”

"This ......"

When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other, and they really didn't know what to do.

Seeing this, Li Dongyang, who was on the side, had no choice but to stand up, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that it is feasible to reward those who have worked hard so much. However, the selection of this 'councilor' still needs to formulate certain rules and regulations, otherwise it is easy to set loopholes. ”

Li Dongyang said this obviously because he was afraid that because there was no selection criterion, the emperor would arbitrarily reward this title of "parliamentarian", and if it was used by someone with intentions, wouldn't it be possible that all the ministers of the DPRK and China would be held hostage by him?

And for this proposal, all the ministers present obviously agreed. After all, you can't stand having one more person pointing fingers on your head, even if he doesn't pose any threat to you, it's annoying, isn't it?

Zheng De glanced at him lightly, and guessed a little bit of his thoughts. He glanced at everyone present, but nodded in agreement.

"In that case, what does Elder Li Ge think should be?"

Li Dongyang groaned, "Leaving aside the rest, the minister thinks that for an official, whether or not to confer the title of 'councilor' needs to be approved by the ministers of the DPRK and China before it can be conferred by His Majesty." This can also prevent traitors and villains from taking advantage of loopholes and acting in the DPRK and China as 'parliamentarians'. ”

Zheng De didn't care so much, and after thinking about it, he agreed. But he wouldn't have imagined that he would regret it in the future.

Seeing that the emperor glanced at him, Wang Tingxiang stood up with understanding, took out another holy decree, and said loudly, "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: Grant the Zhengyi Pinte Special Jin Guanglu Doctor, Young Master, Prince and Prince, and Huagai Hall Scholar Liu Jian; From the first product Guanglu doctor, Shaobao, Prince Taibao, and the criminal department Shangshu Min Jue...... The former young master, the prince and the prince, and the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Marwen; The title of "Parliamentarian" of the former Young Fu, the Crown Prince and the Taifu, and Wang Shu of the Ministry of War, admired this. ”

After the ministers shouted long live and received this holy decree, they were also quite emotional. Unexpectedly, this emperor, who was labeled by everyone as a "purge of old ministers", took good care of the old ministers in the court, and even those old ministers of the court who had already been appointed to the court did not leave out. Let them feel a little guilty about the various speculations they had made about the emperor before.

However, if Zheng De knew what they were thinking in their hearts at the moment, I am afraid that he would not be able to help but scoff at them. Now know the guilt? Why did you go before?

"Although I have ordered you officials who have reached a certain age to become officials, as the ministers of the court said, you have not yet reached the point where you can really not do anything. I don't want you to work so hard, so I made the title of 'councilor' awarded to retired officials, and I hope that you will use your spare energy to continue to contribute to the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world." ”

Hearing the emperor's profound words, everyone present somewhat understood the meaning of his words. Don't always grab him and order the old ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee to make trouble all the time. And now that the emperor has done this, they really have nothing to say.

"Starting tomorrow, all officials in the DPRK and China will be on annual leave until after the Lantern Festival. However, all the officials who fill the vacancies must stay on duty and make a good handover with these officials who are about to retire from the DPRK and China. Have you received an edict that all officials of age are not allowed to leave without permission, do you understand? ”

"Your Ministers understand."

Hearing about the holiday, these officials also had their eyes shining. After all, after a year of hard work, there is only a long holiday for the New Year to rest, who can not cherish it. Of course, if they get used to the holiday schedule formulated by Zheng De in the future, they will probably laugh at themselves for a short and pitiful vacation.

Next, Zheng De didn't say much, just mentioned some small things. After that, it was announced that he would feast all the ministers in the Huagai Hall tonight, just like a modern company dinner, to praise them for their hard work in the past year.

This kind of thing is not surprising, and it is an old tradition. The emperors of all dynasties will do this during the New Year, which can be regarded as enhancing the relationship between the monarch and the minister. Although Zheng De doesn't like this kind of dinner very much, now that he is in a high position, some things can't just take care of his own temperament.

After all the ministers withdrew, Zheng De, who was originally sitting on the dragon chair, sat paralyzed and leaned on the back of the chair, lazily without a straight shape, looked at Wang Tingxiang on the side, and couldn't help but smile, "Since you are my chief housekeeper and part-time secretary, you have worked hard for the past six months." If I don't praise you, I'm afraid I won't be able to say anything. Say, what kind of official title do you want, even if it is a special grade of Guanglu doctor. As long as you open your mouth, I can grant it to you. ”

"Your Majesty laughed." When Wang Tingxiang heard this, he knew that the emperor was joking with himself again, and chuckled helplessly. After half a year of getting along, he felt more and more that this young man was really not like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child, it could be said that he was becoming more and more mature and doing things more and more rationally. For example, awarding the Zhengyi Pinte Jinguanglu Doctor to a Jinshi who has just been enrolled in the department for only three years, this kind of absurd thing will never happen to this current son.

"I mean really, since you don't believe me, what can I do?"

Zheng De deliberately sighed lightly, shrugged his shoulders and made a helpless pose. Perhaps only in front of this person can he say what he wants to say unscrupulously without being blamed. If Liu Jian and Xie Qian saw this scene here, he would inevitably be bombarded with spit.

Seeing the emperor like this, he shook his head helplessly. I don't know if I've seen too much of the emperor's shapeless appearance, he no longer has any feelings about it, and he doesn't want to say anything accusatory. Because he knows that what he said is the same as what he did not say. After all, he is not Liu Jian, Xie Qian and other elders of the court, who can dictate everything to the emperor. Even if he is now a favorite of the emperor's side, it does not mean that he can speak openly.

"The royal court listens to each other."

Zheng De looked at Wang Tingxiang, suddenly sat up straight, and looked at him with a serious face. The latter was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted, and saluted, "Long live the emperor and long live my emperor!" ”

"Wang Tingxiang, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the former secretary of the imperial court, has worked hard and made great achievements, and he has been promoted to the rank of sergeant and doctor, and he is admired."

"The minister takes the order."

Hearing the emperor's dictation, Wang Tingxiang could only reluctantly accept the holy decree.

But in the end, he still said a little helplessly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the official title of a minister is going to cause a lot of criticism, and Your Majesty's teacher seems to be a scholar of Zhengwupin Zuochunfang University." ”

Zheng De thought about it, and it was really like this. couldn't help but show a smile, "You and I are also teachers and friends, isn't this just right?" Moreover, with the teacher's qualifications, he can quickly rise up. ”

Hearing the emperor say this, he could only smile helplessly. Others are envious of their **** luck and becoming a celebrity next to the emperor, but he may not want to do this. After all, being a favored minister is destined to be involved in right and wrong, which is certainly unavoidable.

But there is a saying, not to be envied is mediocrity?

Wang Tingxiang was also relieved.