The official is also known as the official or the official, the post is left and right in the irony, to Kuang Renjun, the supervision method is mainly to admonish and refute, review the edict and chapter.

This group can be said to have reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty.

According to the Ming system, the total number of this group is generally maintained at about 200 people, which is the largest in all dynasties!

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty gave the official a wide range of important powers from the system.

For example, admonishing the emperor, speaking left and right, impeaching hundreds of officials, and inspecting localities, etc., all levels of yamen from the central court to the local government.

From the emperor to the hundred officials, from national affairs to the people's livelihood, they are all within the scope of supervision and speech of the officials.

Therefore, the Ming spokesperson's identity is unique and his authority is special, which can play a deterrent role in both the government and the opposition.

It's a pity that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the nature of speech officials changed greatly.

All kinds of officials risked death to admonish, and they were proud of being beaten by the court staff, and they were executed, and they could still be remembered for centuries......

Isn't this a deformity?

Qingji had to take it as a warning.

After all, the authority of the official is too special, and the news is heard, the wind is catching, and trivial things will be reported to the monarch, wouldn't it make Qingji busy to death?

Does Qingji have to find guilt for himself?

He's not a masochist!

"Good."

Qingji sat on the throne, waved his hand and said: "There is no need to discuss the matter of setting up a drum of daring admonition and a wood of slander!" ”

"Those who are kings should be good at receiving advice and being good as flowing. There are so many virtuous ministers in the widow court, and there are thousands of scholars in the Jixia School Palace who dare to speak out, why should the widow worry that the road is blocked? ”

Hearing this, the ministers couldn't help but kneel down one after another, shouting: "King Mingjian! Long live the king! ”

However, the history of Zhisu was pointed, and he did not intend to let go of Qingji.

"My lord, the minister thinks that the drum of daring and the wood of slander can not be established. However, beside the king, there should be ministers in the court, that is, officials who admonish! ”

Zeng Dian obviously came prepared, holding a tooth wat in his hand, bowing towards Qingji, and said loudly: "Whoever chooses a minister, he should put three things first: one does not love wealth and nobility, the second is to cherish the name, and the second is to know how to govern the body!" ”

"Those who are reprimanded are those who will forget their country and their homes, and those who are loyal and forget their lives!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The ministers seconded it!"

Ministers from the Confucian school, such as Kong Qiu, Ran Geng, and Zilu, all knelt down one after another, asking Qingji to set up a "minister".

The so-called retainers are actually exactly the same as the officials.

In Yan Ying's recital to Qingji, he also proposed that a "minister" should be set up to give advice to the monarch, so that the monarch can distinguish between right and wrong, right and wrong, gain and loss, and then correct it......

The starting point is good, but how can Qingji agree?

According to Zeng Dian, the selection criteria for this minister can be described as very harsh.

The minister must be upright and upright, straightforward and outspoken, without suffering from gains and losses, and love and solidity.

Thirdly, he has outstanding knowledge and ability, not only is he familiar with all aspects of the government affairs of the imperial court, he has insight into the dynamics of advantages and disadvantages, but also can be knowledgeable about the past and the present, and draw on prehistory.

In addition, you must also have a certain career experience and be steady.

There are also specific requirements for age, origin, and ability to write and argue......

All in all, character and talent are indispensable.

Those who can become ministers (speech officials) are a group of ruthless characters who want to be famous and do not want to die, such as Wei Zheng and Hai Rui, who are famous ministers through the ages.

Can Qingji set up a "retainer" to correct the gains and losses of himself or the kings of later generations?

Not unavoidable.

It's just that this makes Qingji, who has always been arrogant, a little dissatisfied.

Compared with this system of reprimanding ministers and officials, Qingji would rather set up a drum of daring admonition and a wood of slander.

Why?

The "drum of daring to admonish" and the "wood of slander" have different forms and one function.

"Admonishing drums" and "slandering wood" are all channels established by Yao Shun to communicate with the people.

In modern terms, it means to open up the way of speech, listen to the people's opinions, encourage the people to actively make suggestions and advises, and consciously accept the people's supervision.

The so-called drum of daring to admonish means that Emperor Yao specially set up a drum in the court, and if someone beats the drum to admonish, he will come out to receive the admonition.

But the word "dare" also expresses its deep meaning:

First, those who advise need to have the courage to speak up to their faces.

The second is that the person who admonishes needs to have the benevolence and mind to admonish.

If one of the two is missing, the "admonition drum" will be reduced to a false decoration......

After Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun succeeded to the throne, and he made people set up a "wood of slander" in front of the imperial court.

The so-called "slander" here does not mean rumor-mongering, slander, or malicious slander.

Slander, slander.

Expressing dissatisfaction in public is called slander, and expressing dissatisfaction in private is called slander.

Therefore, the word "slander" still has the meaning of admonishment.

Shun set up the "slander wood" in order to let the world Li Shu express his criticism and suggestions for improvement on it.

Compared with the "admonition drum", the rise of "slandering wood" shows that Li Shu's courage to dare to beat the drum and speak out in person has faded, and he has become only daring to indirectly express advice on "slandering wood".

Even dare to give advice in a subtle form of anonymity......

"No!"

This time, it was not Deng Xi who stood up to refute, but Cheng Bo in the imperial history.

After seeing Qingji's delay in expressing his position, Bo Ji knew that his monarch needed someone to stand up and "arch the fire" at this time, so he stepped forward without hesitation.

I saw Bo Yi shouting in righteous words: "The monarch is the rise and fall of a country, the king is the country, and his identity is so noble!" ”

"How can it be criticized?"

"If there are pros and cons, there is a public opinion, and my king has his own decision, so why should others correct it?"

As soon as he heard this, Zeng Dian couldn't help but snort, and said disdainfully: "This is wrong in the imperial history!" ”

"People who have no faults can change after passing, and the good is great!"

"Although the king is a king, he is also a mortal, why can't there be a minister who dares to speak out and speak from the side to correct his mistakes?"

"Huh!"

Bo Tu sneered: "Zhi Su Neishi, if you have to let the king set up a 'retainer', my Bo Tu has no objection. ”

"It's just that this minister, please let Bo Yan take the position!"

“……”

What a dog's leg!

The expressions on the faces of the ministers and doctors above the court can be described as very exciting.

Who is Bo Biao?

For a sycophant minister to be appointed as a courtier, this position is useless......

"Whether it's the drum of daring admonition, the wood of slander, or this reprimand, don't set it up for the time being!"

Qingji waved his hand and said: "If the widow is at fault, the courtiers and officials should have the responsibility to speak out!" ”

"No!"

Seeing that Qingji's mind had been decided, it was inconvenient for the ministers to admonish again.

Qingji is like this, is it just for his own use?

Yes and no.

The system of speech and officials may be able to correct the mistakes of the monarch to a certain extent, so that the monarch can distinguish between right and wrong and correct them.

However, if the official system develops to the point where it is as "deformed" as the Ming Dynasty, how can the future King of Wu deal with himself?

Besides, Qingji is now in full swing, as the monarch of a big country, he has a certain degree of self-discipline, and it is really not necessary to add such a group of speech officials, so that he is upset and uncomfortable......