Zhu Youzhen in the Dongnuan Pavilion couldn't stop chattering: "Taxes, military power, plus food this time."

The imperial court has undoubtedly subtly withdrawn all the abilities of local officials to deal with the people, and even some of them are constantly restrained.

Originally, local yamen could organize and recruit yamen officials on their own.

But now, it can't be done, since the original survey of the national government service was carried out, all the government officials have been merged into an independent official system.

That is, from this moment on.

The officials in your yamen may not be able to only work as errands in your state and county, maybe one day after an order from the provincial government, the officials in your yamen will pat their butts and leave?

The local county magistrate also had to stare dryly, helpless.

However, it is better to have fewer such operations, after all, each local state and county has its own unique actual situation, and a one-size-fits-all approach is never advisable.

Therefore, the vertical management of the government officials mentioned earlier can only stay on paper at present.

The power should be a large-scale transfer in the future, laying the groundwork.

Intrauterine.

Since Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, he has put on the ceremonial department for the first time.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu came to Zongdao in a panic, and he waited for Zhu Youzhen's support outside the Ministry of Rites early, and when Long Yuan stopped, a large number of officials were already standing in front of the Ministry of Rites.

This scene made Zhu Youzhen happy.

said with a smile: "My Ministry of Rites is really idle now, there are so many officials in the Ministry at this time, how can it be like Xue Fengxiang of the Ministry of Industry, I can't see him a few times a day." ”

These words made Lai Zongdao, who had already knelt on the ground to greet the holy driver, even more uneasy.

Since the right to the imperial examination was withdrawn by Zhu Youzhen, in fact, the remaining power of the Ministry of Rites is really not much, especially the reduction of functions, which has left a large number of officials in the Ministry of Rites to do nothing.

This is why there are so many officials in the Ministry of Rites.

On the occasion of several court meetings, the sect is always like a transparent person, if you call me, I will answer, if you don't greet me, I will be happy.

It's just that now Daming is reforming everywhere, and there are new changes everywhere.

The outdated Ministry of Rites has not moved at all, but is constantly reducing its functions and eliminating more and more local officials under the original situation of the old imperial examination.

While streamlining the organization, in fact, it is also as Zhu Youzhen said at the beginning.

It is a complete reduction in the scale of the imperial examination, and the traditional imperial examination can be seen by anyone who has been swept into the dustbin of history.

In particular, Zhu Youzhen ordered that even the imperial examinations of the old system should be abolished.

Lai Zongdao sometimes thinks in the dead of night, how many students and scholars will find themselves at a loss to find out that they have studied the eight articles for many years.

No one used it overnight?

Everyone prefers the simple and easy-to-understand vernacular text, and more importantly, even the imperial court does not use the Bagu script...

In this regard, Zhu Youzhen once made a statement, "If you are born at the wrong time, don't say it, either take the exam quickly before it ends, or honestly change your career to learn a new school..."

And the kneeling Lai Zongdao...

also raised his head and responded to what Zhu Youzhen said: "Return to the emperor.. This Ministry of Rites is now. It is true that there are many officials, but your lordship is also to welcome the arrival of the emperor... It's to welcome the Holy Driver.."

"Come to Aiqing, please hurry up, I'm just saying a joke... You don't have to take it personally."

The emperor smiled, and the old face of Lai Zongdao was embarrassed to hold the emperor's gaffe in front of the courtiers, after all, in the eyes of Lai Zongdao, the emperor should have the emperor's example.

At all times, it represents the face of the royal family, and it should not be so informal.

But Zhu Youzhen doesn't seem to have this consciousness at all.

"Minister. I thought it was the emperor.."

"Okay, okay, let's go in and talk about it, what? Can't you get in? ”

Coming to Zongdao didn't dare to answer this sentence, after all, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister.

No matter what he said when he came to the sect, he was a courtier.

"Your Majesty, please."

The office positions of the six departments are all within the noon gate, except for the position of the Ministry of Agriculture, because it is a latecomer, so it is a little remote.

Most of the other six are not much different in their positions.

Stepping into the door, the furnishings of the Ministry of Rites are no different from other places, but in general, they are among the seven departments of the Ming Dynasty.

One of the most culturally rich places.

As the department that was originally in charge of the Ming imperial examination, diplomacy, sacrifices, and the relatively inconspicuous emperor when he feasted on hundreds of officials.

The Ministry of Rites can be said to be serving Zhu Youzhen everywhere, and it can be said that it is the only department among the six departments under the old system that cannot do anything without the emperor.

Therefore, Lai Zongdao has been extremely embarrassed since Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne.

Last year, the emperor in front of him sacrificed to the heavens according to the process, and after completing the entire process of the enthronement ceremony, he kept saying that this kind of thing could be canceled completely.

Sure enough..

Since the first year of Chongzhen, farming sacrifices? Cancel.

Worship the sky? Delayed.

Or even worship Confucius? Rescheduled.

All in all, the Ministry of Rites this year can be described as extraordinarily idle, so idle that people often say that the Ministry of Rites is now a nursing home above the Ming Dynasty.

This made Lai Zongdao very angry, causing him to just step into the hall of the rite today.

Coming to Zongdao, they are ready to find a way to complain all the grievances they have accumulated for a long time to Zhu Youzhen.

However, he seems to have forgotten another thing, that is, why did Zhu Youzhen come?

I saw that Zhu Youzhen had just sat down, and said to Lai Zongdao: "Is Annan not very stable now?"

When I came to Zongdao, I was shocked when I heard it!

"Back .. Back to Your Majesty.. According to the Southwest newspaper: There is indeed frequent friction between the various ministries of Annam, and it is difficult to reconcile it with the power of our Ming Dynasty."

On Zhu Youzhen's complexion, it was difficult to see any emotional changes.

just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then I'm even more curious about one thing, why did the Annan Sect send so many officials to enter the Annan Sect to cultivate barbarians, but they were repeatedly killed... And my Ministry of Rites didn't have a single note about it? ”

Coming to the sect is a little sluggish.. For a while, he didn't know how he should answer such a question, after all, he couldn't say that now the Annan question has gradually escaped the control of the Ministry of Rites...

"Back to Your Majesty. . . Nowadays, it is really difficult to educate the barbarians in Annam, and the killings have happened repeatedly. The Ministry of Rites has also made many representations, but it has always been.

Zhu Youzhen's eyes narrowed, and he said loudly: "What is it!" ”

"It's all in vain! Emperor! Lai Zongdao finally fell to his knees again!