Chapter Ninety-Four: Addition of Cabinet Ministers
Zhu Yijun is not only worried, when he returns to Wenhua Hall from Taimiao tomorrow to speak, he doesn't have much to ask Zhang Juzheng, but he also has an uneasy heart because he has not known the world for many days, so he wants to read a few more chapters.
What's more, at present, the Ming Dynasty is in a period of rising national strength, and the officials are clear and clear, and many local governments dare to speak out about the problems of the six departments of the central court, and even let him, the emperor, see a lot of truths.
Whether it is Pang Shangpeng or Ling Yunyi, or Liang Menglong, Wang Shangkun, Jin Xuezeng, and Pan Jitao, they are all people who can find problems in time and even give out insightful ideas in this era.
Even, Zhu Yijun was able to learn that Qi Jiguang was paid empty wages by Chen Qu in the matter, and also learned that Wang Zongmu, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, proposed to open a sea transport, and Xu Yan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, thought that the Camp Division consumed a lot of national funds.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun is very willing to read the chapters of today's officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty.
And this kind of chapter that will raise a lot of questions, the more he watches, the more he brings him a sense of steadiness.
When Zhu Yijun continued to read the chapter, the queen did not sleep, but still sat on the edge of the bed, her calves swaying slightly, and looked at him quietly.
One is a young emperor and the other is a young queen.
And at this moment, it is the most prestigious newcomer in the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that their Da Ming is more than 200 years old.
The twilight of the empire began to spread around them.
But fortunately, because their own world is still young, it is not impossible to make this empire viable again.
"Yin Zhengmao asked him to accompany Gao Gong and provide advice for the Ming Dynasty on the big strategy, and the household department still let officials who understand the money law, understand the local civil affairs and respect the actual situation to preside over it."
The next day, Zhu Yijun specially mentioned Yin Zhengmao after seeing Zhang Juzheng, and he was very dissatisfied with the current situation of Yin Zhengmao's household department, so he insisted on Zhang Juzheng's replacement.
Zhang Juzheng was also very disappointed in Yin Zhengmao, so he naturally said yes, and recommended Zhang Xueyan to serve as the secretary of the household department, on the grounds that Zhang Xueyan had also made great achievements in money and grain civil affairs when he was in Liaodong.
Zhu Yijun naturally agreed, and his impression of Zhang Xueyan was also good.
After that, Zhang Juzheng suddenly mentioned begging to return to his hometown for burial.
Zhu Yijun did not refuse, after all, Zhang Juzheng could accept him as the emperor, and he had already made a great sacrifice in front of him, the emperor, so he naturally did not even have to give Zhang Juzheng the opportunity to return to his hometown to bury his father.
It's just that Zhu Yijun has to admit that the Ming Dynasty, who governs the country with etiquette, has arranged too many various etiquette systems for him, the emperor.
Especially after the wedding, it means that he has become an adult, and it also means that he will practice more ceremonies and ceremonies, such as the cultivation ceremony and the tomb ceremony, as well as various rituals such as praying for rain and worshipping the sky.
In the past, he could excuse himself on the grounds of his youth, but in the future, it will be difficult for him to use this as an excuse to excuse himself.
Unless, he still wants to be like in the original history, just a few years after Zhang Juzheng's death, and all kinds of etiquette can be delayed, so that the civil officials can't stand it and hang up the crown and strike.
But the designers of the empire did design a lot of etiquette, so that Zhu Yijun would have to spend more time on etiquette in the future.
This will undoubtedly greatly affect his energy in handling government affairs.
However, it seems that the elites of the empire, that is, the civil officials who preside over government affairs, do not care whether the emperor will be delayed in handling actual government affairs because of etiquette, but more concerned about whether the emperor has completed the etiquette seriously.
In the Confucian society, where etiquette governs the country, they felt that the emperor's seriousness in etiquette would be more important than in actual government affairs.
But Zhu Yijun himself knows that every time he delays government affairs because of the completion of various false ceremonies, it will have a great impact on the country.
Especially when the first assistant and other ministers and ministers are incompetent.
Fortunately, Zhu Yijun is okay now, he has Zhang Juzheng, a good assistant, to handle all kinds of government affairs for him at any time, and avoid that he, the emperor, will be wrongly executed because of the delay in etiquette, which will lead to civil uprisings or disasters.
Don't underestimate a policy mistaken in the court, when it comes to the following, when it is implemented to an ordinary person, a small mistake often causes the family to be ruined.
It's just that the rulers of this era ignore the feelings of the individual and each specific family, and care more about whether the macroscopic etiquette system is perfectly implemented.
As a result, mistakes in government affairs are often not taken seriously.
But Zhu Yijun attaches great importance to it, he knows what the price of a speck of dust of the times falls on a specific ordinary person.
Therefore, he was worried that without Zhang Juzheng, when he was stumped by all kinds of etiquette, the minister in charge of government affairs would be able to correct the defects in government affairs in time.
Zhu Yijun didn't dare to imagine that if he met an unreliable first assistant, either he only knew how to make money, or he only knew how to avoid responsibility, or he didn't love to offend people, then the various policies of the central court of the Ming Dynasty didn't know how much of a problem would arise because of the delay of various etiquette.
Because of this, Rao is Zhang Juzheng is only a short period of time away from Jingshi, and Zhu Yijun is still a little bottomless.
He didn't doubt that he couldn't preside over government affairs well, he was worried that after Zhang Juzheng left, who would be able to correct every government affairs in time when he was stumped by all kinds of etiquette.
In addition, he doesn't know who he should believe can really do things for him, the emperor, and he doesn't know who can really take every lowly person to heart like Zhang Juzheng?
After a sentence, who can replace Zhang Juzheng?
"Sir's departure, although it is filial piety, but also pay attention to state affairs, take me as a thought, return to Beijing as soon as possible, and do not delay."
Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Juzheng as a result.
Zhang Juzheng understood Zhu Yijun's worries, so he said: "Your Majesty's great ceremony has been completed, and there will be rituals for cultivating and worshipping tombs in the future, and there will also be rituals such as persuasion to weave and raise silkworms in the Middle Palace, although it is very cumbersome, but for the sake of the peace of the world, please work hard." ”
"It's just that the affairs of the court and the central government can't be delayed, and the ministers don't dare to delay to mislead the country, so please rest assured, your majesty is not sure that the ministers are already filial piety, and they should protect the courtesy, so they don't dare to stay."
"However, after all, the minister is returning to his hometown for burial, thousands of miles away, it is difficult to know the lack of government and government, so I intend to ask Your Majesty to add auxiliary ministers, so as not to ignore everything, and ask Your Majesty's permission."
"When I am an additional minister, I will ask Mr. to select a few auxiliary ministers to me, but I hope that the new cabinet will not only have the experience of knowing the rules and regulations system, but also the experience of the local state government and even the governor."
After Zhu Yijun returned, he said: "Otherwise, there will be a situation where the auxiliary ministers do not know the people's feelings and official conditions, so that many shortcomings in political affairs are not only impossible to discover, but also easy to put the cart before the horse." ”
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng asked: "Your Majesty does it feel that Zhao Ge Lao has done this to make it easier for people to enter the cabinet?" ”
"Don't you think, sir? Zhao Mengjing, who has served as a pro-people official, is indeed more reform-minded. ”
Zhu Yijun said.
"Your Majesty said yes! The ministers obeyed and obeyed. ”
"It's just that, the ministers also give a chance to those who can enter the cabinet now, after all, it is not easy for them to survive from the cold place of Hanlin to now, even if they can bear the grievance of suddenly not being able to enter the cabinet because they have not experienced the place, but their protégés are afraid that they can't stand it, and they are disheartened."
Zhang Juzheng replied.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "There has to be a transition!" In this way, those who are qualified to enter the cabinet but have not experienced the place should let them enter the cabinet first to prepare for the service, inspect the place for a year as a low-level palace scholar, and then rank them according to the results of the inspection! If during the inspection, the integrity is not guaranteed or the protégé of the house slave is harmed, then the court is not to blame. ”
(End of chapter)