Chapter Seventy-Three—The Flag Service Needs to Be Reformed
Fu Lin, who was on the throne under the Taihe Sect, took over the five inscription books from Wu Liangfu's hands, and did not rush to look through them, but issued an order: "Dorobelle Xuanye ran an errand for me, but he was traumatized and has not yet recovered, give me the seat!" ”
Wu Liangfu didn't dare to respond on this occasion, but he moved over a royal board extremely neatly and put it behind Hongyi.
"Erchen Xuanye, thank Emperor Ama for your grace!" The loud voice, with the unique echo design of Taihemen, spread far away at once!
This time, even those Manchu and Han ministers who were farther away, even if they couldn't see clearly, they could hear it clearly: Lord Dorobelle of the Qing Dynasty, the second son of the emperor, and Xuan Ye, the minister of the left president of the firearms battalion, finally stepped forward from behind the scenes and officially began to participate in the government and politics!
"Xuan Ye, come and read these five excerpts for your ministers!" Fu Lin handed the fold to Hongyi, and after Wu Liangfu's second pass, it was handed over to Little Belle Ye.
"Huh!" Hongyi didn't care about the faint pain in his left shoulder, took two steps towards the imperial steps in front of the door with the fold, stood on the one-foot "podium" prepared by Wu Liangfu in advance, and read aloud.
Time was passing quietly, and with Hongyi's Manchu recitation, everyone outside the door gradually stopped talking about Xuan Ye's entry into the court, but their minds flew to think about the more important things at the moment - after the Qing Emperor personally received the three flags, it seems that he will personally lead the five flags!
A quarter of an hour later, Hongyi finally finished reciting, turned around again, respectfully handed back the folded book, and returned to his place, without further words.
"Xuan Manchuria's five banner masters, the Zongren Mansion left and right Zongzheng, the clan council kings, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Soldiers, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Soldiers, are full of books, and they are discussing politics in the near future!" Fu Lin motioned to Wu Liangfu to pass the word.
"Xuan, Manchuria is the blue flag owner, Xinjun Wang Doni, Manchuria inlaid with white flag flag, Prince Xian Fushou, Manchuria is the red flag owner, Xun Prince Chang Adai, Manchuria inlaid with red flag flag, Pingjun Wang Luo Keduo, Manchuria inlaid blue flag master, Minjun Wang Ledu, Zongren Mansion left and right Zongzheng, the clan council kings, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War are all full of books, and they are discussing politics in the near future!" Wu Liangfu exerted all his strength to spread it loudly.
Immediately, the above-mentioned personnel came out of their squad one after another, hurriedly gathered on the royal steps of the main hall of Taihemen, in front of the throne, and stood with their hands down, waiting for the hadith.
In fact, Taihe Gate is not a simple door, but a palace with nine rooms, three rooms deep, and a construction area of 1,300 square meters. It rests on the top of the mountain, the white marble pedestal, the beam fang and other colorful paintings, and the regulation is very high. When the imperial gate listens to the government, the south and deep two rooms are opened, and the south gate of the northernmost one behind is closed, forming a semi-enclosed "medium-sized conference room", the emperor's throne is located in the middle of the north of the south two rooms, and the senior officials such as the six departments and Jiuqing stand under the imperial steps in front of the door, and the other participants can only stand farther away on the Taihemen Square.
At the beginning of the Imperial Gate's political hearing, according to the content of the script, the relevant people were summoned to inquire about the government. These summoned people entered the aforementioned "conference room" from their standing positions, that is, a little outside the Taihe Gate Palace, and stood up for inquiry.
The process of listening to the government is a decision-making process, which can be summarized in five words: playing, listening, discussing, deciding, and acting.
The minister concerned first reported to the emperor what he wanted to discuss.
Listen, the emperor listens to the government.
discussion, discussion between the emperor and the ministers.
Decision, make a decision.
OK, carry out the emperor's decision.
Just now, the Zongren Mansion ordered Yue Le to play the five flags to "present the flag", which is the process of "playing". Now, Fu Lin has called a large number of people to come forward, which is to carry out the following process of "listening" and "discussing", and then "decide" and "put into action".
Weishenme wants to let the relevant personnel enter the Taihemen Hall in batches? One is that because the space in the conference room is limited, and the emperor's prestige is also taken into account, it is impossible to stand in more than 100 people at once, which is too crowded and chaotic. This point can't be used in the fixed mode of later TV dramas, it seems that a large group of people are standing in the main hall of the Taihe Palace, and as soon as the palace door is closed, the court will start to discuss, which is artistic processing and unrealistic.
Second, the main purpose of this was to ensure relative secrecy in the emperor's decision-making process. It is only necessary to call on relevant people and others to participate in the relevant issues, rather than publicizing them. Irrelevant people and others were standing outside the Taihe Gate Hall dozens of meters away, even under the imperial steps, as long as the person who spoke was paying attention, it was difficult to hear the details of how the emperor and the ministers were discussing.
Three, one thing and one discussion, to avoid nonsense and nonsense in many people, saving time. After all, the emperor has a lot of opportunities, and it is not necessary for everyone to have a "big discussion" for an hour or two.
Fourth, the semi-open-air discussion of the state is derived from the concept that "the Son of Heaven is ordered by heaven", and all major military affairs must let God know his openness and selflessness, so he cannot huddle in an airtight secret room and do not see the light of day to "discuss privately", and must be "openly discussed." The minister standing under the semi-open-air door to discuss politics is the most haode "public opinion".
"The five princes and county kings, why do you all come together to ask me to lead the five banners?" Fu Lin pretended to be a gesture.
"Playing the emperor, the ministers live up to the emperor's grace, and the flag is not good. In particular, the incompetence of the subordinates and the arrogance of their brother Xingbao caused the subordinate Diao slave to beat the prince Baylor on the same day, and he was ashamed and unforgivable, so he asked for a flag! Prince Xian Fushou was the first to go out of the class to play, and what he said was also convincing and sincere.
"How many of you?" Fu Lin did not make a comment, and continued to stay in the stage of "listening".
"The ministers are all unable to govern the flag, and they dare not disappoint the emperor's grace, so they voluntarily offer the flag!" The remaining princes and county kings spoke in unison.
"Well, got it. How did some of the ministers see this being feasible? The Ministry of Rites said first. As the presiding officer of the meeting, Fu Lin introduced the third stage of the Imperial Gate Listening Conference: "Discussion"!
"Minion, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Enged, Kai. The five flags under Manchuria were led by the emperor himself, and there was nothing wrong with the 'five rites' of auspicious rites, fierce rites, military rites, guest rites, and jia rites. "Engde is not given in vain, it is simple and clear, combined with the scope of his own work, he used a counter-evidence: eight banners and one master, there is no obstacle in terms of etiquette!
"Tobe?" Fulin continued to ask.
"Minion, Tobe Shangshu Langqiu, Kai. The fields, household registration, taxes, salaries, finances and other matters under the jurisdiction of the Lower Five Banners are all fixed for future reference, and there is nothing else to do. "Lang Qiu is even smarter, the same as Enged, and more detailed.
"Bingbu?" Fulin inquired one by one.
"Slave, the military department is still the secretary of the Kadahun, Qi. The selection and awarding of military positions under the Five Banners, punishments, military registration, ordnance, bans, post stations, etc., have all become precedents, and there is nothing wrong with the emperor leading them personally! Kadahun has long been Xiao Xuanye and Yue Le's "fellow party", so naturally he has heard them say that this matter is very powerful, so he is more direct and clear than the first two.
"Okay, the etiquette system is not violated, the people are not chaotic, and the military affairs are not wasted, I know." Fulin summed up in time and set a tone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what about you?" The emperor asked instead.
"No objection to the ministers!" At this moment, several clan relatives and nobles all understood the emperor's intentions, and naturally no one stood up to touch the mold.
"I know. How many of you have flags under the five flags, do you have a saying? ”
"The minions respectfully ask the emperor to personally lead the five flags, with the majesty of the eight banners of Manchuria, and the minions will serve the emperor wholeheartedly!" Several princes and county kings who were able to enter the Council of Ministers of the Council of Ministers after Shunzhi was pro-government, except for the five banner owners who had already been on the book, the rest were all hanging high on their own business.
"Okay, the clan is of the same heart, why is it difficult!" Fulin saw the dawn of victory.
"What about the Zongren Mansion?"
"The Zongren Mansion has no objection. The royal family and clan members have all entered the Eight Banners, and the emperor personally receives the Eight Banners, which does not involve changes in the flags of the clan members. Yue Le didn't speak, but let his subordinate Zongren Mansion Zong Zheng speak.
"Okay, the bloodline of the clan is not affected, a great thing! What else do you have to do to support it? Fulin was ready to "decide" the matter.
"Son's play." Hongyi quickly got up from his seat and reciprocated in a loud voice.
"Speak." Fu Lin is very focused, although Xiao Xuanye's departure is not in his and Yue Le's original schedule, but now this little son, no one can take it lightly.
"The owners of the five banners all have inscriptions, and now it seems that all the council kings in the Beijing division have no objections, but outside the Beijing division, please ask the emperor Amaduoga to inquire." Hongyi told the story.
"Outside the Jingshi? …… You mean...... King Jane? "Fulin really forgot about this place!
Jianjun Wang Jidu, the second son of Shuheshuo Zheng Prince Jierharang, born on June 24 in the seventh year of Tiancong, was named the king of Jianjun in February of the eighth year of Shunzhi, and was named the prince in September, and was appointed as a great general in October of the ninth year, and was appointed as a general in November of the eleventh year.
The blue flag he was in, and the owner of the flag was originally his father, Zilharang. On the eighth day of the fifth month of May this year, after the death of the old uncle Wang Jierharang, the position of the banner lord should have been passed to his "son [1]" Jidu. However, at that time, the orthodox army of Jidu was in the bitter cold land outside the Saiwai, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, and in order to deal with the Rakshasa plan, Fulin and Yue Le agreed not to tell Jidu the bad news for the time being[2], but to order his younger brother, King Ledu of Minjun, to temporarily lead a banner, and when Jidu triumphed, he would inherit the title of Prince Zheng according to the system. At that time, the banner owner can also be taken together.
What's more important is that the general is outside, but the family has taken the position of the flag owner, which is a big taboo for the successive emperors, and if you play big, you will force people to rebel! After Hongyi's reminder, Shunzhi was a little discouraged in an instant, but several flag owners below were a little excited. Seeing that the situation is about to change!
The reason why Hongyi kept this important link and did not remind Fulin or Yue Le was to stay until this time and use it to turn the tide. So, he continued:
"Erchen thinks that for the sake of today's plan, he still can't tell King Jian Jun about the matter. First, the death of Prince Jierharang of Shu Heshuo Zheng was not informed of Jidu, but now he rashly told it, and the military affairs of the Far North were also abandoned. Second, the matter of the flag owner is a joint discussion of the flag owners of the five flags, and it cannot be repeated, so as not to mess up the root of the eight flags. Three, I believe that King Minjun will not privately confer with the general of the Cypriot Commander for this matter, and spoil the government, right? ”
"The slave did not inform his brother about his father's westward going, and at this moment, he has never communicated with his brother Jidu about the flag affairs, please let the emperor know!" Minjun Wang Ledu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, and even saved the gentle cough that had been incessant, and he swore concisely and swearingly.
"Good! Prince Shu and Shuo Zheng worked hard all his life and made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty. His heirs, like brothers and nephews, will not be negligent. As for the king of Jianjun, Jidu, is fighting in the far north, and he can be a model for all the clansmen. King Minjun, you have been in poor health recently, and you have to take care of it well, and I will be of great use to you in the future! When Fu Lin heard this, he finally let go of his worries and praised the two brothers a lot.
As long as he can stabilize the flag owners now, and wait until Jidu comes back, just handling the funeral ceremony is enough for him to be busy for a while, and whether the flag affairs can be taken care of is still a question!
"Huang Ama, the ministers think that the co-owner of the Eight Banners has no objection to the family law of our ancestors." Hongyi continued.
"Xuan Ye can talk about it in detail." Fulin allowed his son to give a lecture so that the people below could hear it clearly.
"Yes! Since the establishment of the Eight Banners system by Taizu Zhao of this dynasty, although the Eight Banners are subordinate and not subordinate to each other, the Eight Banners have jointly promoted the master of one banner as the co-master of the Eight Banners. During the time of Taizu, Taizong led the white flag, and the red flag Daishan, the red flag Yuetuo, the white flag Dudu, the blue flag Mang Gurtai and the blue flag Amin, and swore to respect Emperor Taizu as the co-owner of the eight banners. and Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, and the five banners were even more so. "Hongyi told a piece of history, first plugging everyone's mouths with hard facts.
"However, the co-owner is not the same master, and it is still the five flags and the five masters who are working separately in their own flags. With the entry of the Qing Dynasty and the domination of the world, this model of 'co-master, not one master', has reached the time for change. ”
"But, Your Majesty, Taizu Taizong's customization can't be changed without permission!" Finally, someone couldn't bear it, grabbed a seemingly reasonable "omission", and tried to overturn the case on the spot.
Hongyi looked back, and sure enough, it was Luo Keduo, the owner of the Red Flag and the king of Pingjun, it seemed that his heart was still unwilling!
Actually, Lord Ben Belle is waiting for your words!
[1] Shizi, during the Zhou Dynasty, the sons of heaven and princes were called "Shizi". At the beginning, the son was just a title, and the sons were all sons, and later, it evolved into canonization, that is, the prince who was later called, that is, the eldest son who inherited his father. The eldest son of Zilharang is Fulton, the son of the family. Tiancong was born on May 13, 7. Shunzhi died at noon on April 20, 8, 18 years old, and had no children. So Jierharang's second son, Jidu, was named the son in September of the eighth year of Shunzhi.
[2] The canonical history is also arranged. "Qing History Manuscript" records: Prince Jian Chun Jidu, the second son of Jierharang. The first king of Jianjun. Fulton died, and was named the son of the world. In November of the 11th year, he was appointed as the general of Dingyuan and led his division to fight against Zheng Chenggong. September of the twelfth year, Fuzhou. For a long time, enter Quanzhou. In June of the thirteenth year, Huang Wu, Su Ming, and Zheng Chun were successfully surrendered from Haicheng and moved to Zhangzhou. Russia, successfully captured Fuzhou, sent Meler Ezhen Akshan and others to help, defeated it, and cut more than 200 ranks. Re-attack and kill his general Lin Zulan and others, and seize his boat four out of ten. He also divided his army to attack Hui'an, Min'an, and Zhangpu, and captured hundreds of boats and cut more than 2,000 ranks. [In March of the 14th year, the division returned, and the minister was sent to welcome the Laolugou Bridge, and he heard the funeral of Prince Zheng Xian, and ordered the funeral to enter the funeral, and went to his first condolence. In May, he attacked the lord and changed his name to Prince Jane. Seventeen years, sage.