"The next thing is to decide the candidate for the new six departments and nine secretaries next year, after all, tomorrow is also the twenty-sixth day of December, and it is also the last day of the Zhuqing in the court before the holiday, and if you want to see you again, you can only stay next year. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIt's better to set the name of the six departments and nine qings now, and work after the Lantern Festival next year, isn't it what you think? ”

Zheng De gave full play to the spirit of democracy, and asked the opinions of such ministers under him every time he said something. And the tone of discussion can also minimize their dissatisfaction with the former, which he never expected.

In fact, the officials above the third rank present should have reached the age of Zhishi after the New Year, and I thought that the affairs of the DPRK and China had nothing to do with them. I didn't expect that the emperor would finally let them participate in the discussion of the candidates for the new six ministries and nine secretaries, which really surprised them. It also made the last bit of dissatisfaction in their hearts disappear.

At least the emperor's attitude shows that he does not blindly reject and purge the old ministers in the court, but respects them, which makes them satisfied.

If Zheng De knew the thoughts of the ministers under him, I am afraid that he would feel angry. Sure enough, it's an ordinary cute minister, a person who feels happy when he slaps a sweet date, where can he find such a good employee?

"The ministers seconded the proposal." Liu Jian and the others glanced at each other and bowed together.

Zheng De nodded, "In that case, let's start with the officials." Wang Wei, a scholar of Dongkaku University, was no longer in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, and was succeeded by Hanwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Households. The head of the household department is handed over by the head of the household department, and the three departments of soldiers, criminals, and workers are all taken over by the left servants Xiong Xiu, Tu Xun, and Li Qi, what do you think? ”

The ministers didn't expect that the emperor had already circled the candidates for the six Shangshu, but it was not surprising to think that such a long time had passed since this decision was made. For the candidates for the new six Shangshu, all the ministers present nodded in approval. I think the candidate circled by the emperor is quite reasonable, both in terms of qualifications and ability. However, when they heard the name Sun Jiao, many people frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, Sun Jiao is not enough in terms of qualifications or others, and he should be handed over to Gu Zuo, the left attendant of the household department, to take over." Xie Qian was the first to stand up and oppose it.

Zheng De glanced at everyone, obviously having a lot of opinions about Sun handing over the head of the household department. However, he didn't intend to compromise this time, so he couldn't say anything, "Gu Zuozhen, the left waiter of the household department, ordered him to use it, so let the head of the household be handed over by the grandson of the household department, and this matter is decided." ”

Seeing the emperor's tough attitude, all the ministers present were silent. After knowing that the objection was invalid, he did not say anything more. After all, Sun Jiao is not a sloppy man, but an official with real talents. Their opposition is only because the latter is not qualified, and now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, wouldn't it offend the future Tobe Shangshu to continue to oppose it?

Seeing that no one spoke up for a long time, Zheng De continued, "Since there is no objection, the candidates for these six Shangshu books have been decided. Next is the Dali Temple Qing and the selection of the General Administration, Dali Temple Qing I decided to restore the Ministry of Shangshu Tu Tu in charge, the General Administration Department by the Taichang Temple Shaoqing Fei Hong, what do you think? ”

Although the latter was a little unexpected, it was not too surprising. And for the appointment of the former, I think it's a little strange, from the second grade to the third grade, isn't this a naked demotion to the official?

Liu Jian also stood up at this time, "Your Majesty, Dali Siqing is only a third-grade official position, so it is really inappropriate to appoint it like this." ”

Zheng De glanced at him, "What's wrong?" As long as the official title is added, it will be fine. ”

"Your Majesty." Liu Jian shouted, what he wanted was the emperor's answer. Otherwise, it would be too ridiculous for a dignified second-class official of the imperial court to become a third-grade official.

"Is there anything else you want to say, if you have one, just say it."

Zheng De glanced at everyone, and at this time, the newly appointed Zuodu Imperial Historian Zhang Fuhua stood up and said, "Your Majesty, except for Li Jie, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, the other five Nanjing Shangshu have all reached the age of Zhishi, and the Imperial History of Zuodu has been vacant for a long time since the ministers rushed to Beijing from Nanjing, should we consider candidates to fill this vacancy?" ”

"We'll talk about that later."

Seeing that the emperor obviously didn't want to talk about this topic now, Xie Qian stood up again and said, "Your Majesty, you should still decide now." After all, Nanjing is too far away from Beijing. Otherwise, if we talk about it next year, I am afraid that Nanjing's ministry and yamen will be unmanned for a period of time, and some situations will easily occur. ”

The ministers present also bowed their heads slightly in agreement when they heard this, although the power of the Nanjing Sixth Department is far less than that of the Beijing Sixth Department, but the Nanjing Sixth Department also has certain powers. The main reason is that the Nanzhili region, where Nanjing is located, has jurisdiction over 15 prefectures and three Zhili prefectures, which is equivalent to the two provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui and Shanghai, but there are no three divisions, namely, the administrative department, the judicial department, and the command department.

Seeing the expressions of the ministers present, Zheng De also knew that he had to give an answer. However, Xie Qian's words also disrupted his original plan, and he said angrily, "Since the officials of the court and the central government have not yet been decided, is it suspected of abandoning the original and chasing the last to consider the candidates for the six Shangshu in Nanjing?" But what Xie Aiqing said is indeed right, otherwise, how about I appoint you as the minister of the Imperial Mission, and temporarily take charge of the six departments of Nanjing? ”

"Your Majesty, no!"

As soon as the words came out, Liu Jian hurriedly stopped him, and all the ministers present were also shocked. One person is in charge of the affairs of the six departments in Nanjing, and this right is really too great. Although Nanjing No. 6 looks more like a local government-like institution, it also depends on what kind of place he is in charge. Nanzhili is located in the rich land south of the Yangtze River, and the tax accounts for one-third of the country. It's scary to think about entrusting such a rich place to one person.

Xie Qian on the side was also blindsided, he didn't expect that his words would cause him such a big trouble, he didn't want to fall into the target of public criticism. Hurriedly said, "This matter is difficult for Weichen to do, and I ask Your Majesty to take back your order." ”

"It's not that you said that there will be no one in charge of the Nanjing Sixth Division, what? Why didn't you accept it now? Zheng De still said unrelentingly.

Regarding the emperor's cold words, Xie Qian didn't seem to hear it, and still said calmly, "Your Majesty, it's really unheard of for one person to be in charge of six departments." If His Majesty insists on doing so, the minister is willing to ask for his resignation. ”

Hearing that Zheng De, who threatened himself with resignation, he was impulsive, and almost agreed. Fortunately, his brain was not hot, and he glanced at the ministers present, although his expression was flat, but there was a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"It seems that this prestige in the court is very high!" Zheng De said secretly, and in the end, he could only give up this tempting idea.

He is not the kind of emperor who was born in the royal family and grew up in the deep palace and does not understand the world, thinking that the second child of heaven and earth can do what he wants without scruples. Naturally know that no matter where and where you are, the human heart is the most important thing. If people's hearts are not aligned, it is difficult to make a big deal not to mention whether others will stab others in the back and pull back their legs or something.

Of course, he doesn't require the realm of "don't dare to disobey an order", Zheng De himself is quite self-aware, as long as he can do this group of ministers not to make himself upset.

And now at the moment when the old ministers in the court and the central government are ordered by themselves, if Xie Qian is finally driven away by himself, I am afraid that it will also confirm the speculation in the hearts of the courtiers that "the emperor is cleaning the old ministers in the court", I am afraid that the government and the opposition who have just calmed down for a long time will be in an uproar again, which is also what Zheng De does not want to see.

Since now that the people's hearts are not here, Zheng De only relieved, "Xie Qing, don't be excited, it's me who lost my words." ”

The conversation changed, "In order to prevent the six departments in Nanjing from being left uncharged, then after the exchange of blood between the officials of the DPRK and China is completed, the officials of the yamen in Nanjing will allow Zhishi, what do you think?" ”

"The ministers seconded the proposal." When Liu Jian and the others saw that the emperor was soft, they naturally echoed loudly, not wanting the latter to have room for repentance.

Zheng De naturally didn't think about it so much, he thought about it and said, "And I have decided to award the title of 'councilor' to those who have made the greatest contribution to the Ming Dynasty among these officials in the DPRK and China." ”

Honourable?

The ministers present were confused when they heard this, what kind of situation was this parliamentarian?

Everyone looked at the emperor in front of them and listened to his explanation.

Zheng De saw that no one asked him, so he felt bored and had to explain, "The so-called 'parliamentarians' are similar to speech officials, and have the right to supervise, impeach, make suggestions, and see what I say. Only those who have made special contributions to the Ming Dynasty can be awarded the title of 'councillor', and as long as more than half of the councillors agree to impeach, any official will be suspended from office after all. What do you think? ”

Originally, Zheng De wanted to follow the original Western separation of powers, but after understanding the actual situation, he couldn't help but laugh at himself for this somewhat naïve idea. After all, no matter the time, space, and national conditions are different, it will definitely not work, and it will certainly be unanimously opposed by the ministers of the DPRK and China. Therefore, after careful consideration, Zheng De appropriated the term "parliamentarian", which was extremely familiar in later generations, according to his own understanding and the actual situation now.

This "parliamentarian" can be said to be the most junior version, and the power is naturally far less than that of later generations. It is a very good choice to use it to win people's hearts. As for the parliament or something, I can only leave it to a later date......