If the boss wants to do something, the first thing to toss is the people below, which Xu Jingchang has deeply experienced in his previous life.

At present, Zhu Di wants to rectify internal affairs, restore people's livelihood, and use troops abroad...... When his lips touched, he was refreshed, but a thousand things, messy and hemp ropes, all fell on the people below.

But fortunately, he is a political envoy, and he does not have to be responsible for specific government affairs, so he may be able to relax.

Speaking of which. Xu Jingchang This is the first time that he has come to the General Political Envoy Department to sit on duty.

A civil official in his forties was already waiting.

"Xiaguan Wu Shan, Xi Liezuo Senator, meet with the political envoy."

Xu Jingchang glanced at him and found that Wu Shan was holding a roster in his hand, so he smiled and said: "I'm an official for the first time, and I don't know the rules very well, you tell me first, how many subordinate officials do we have in the General Administration Department, and what government affairs are in charge?" ”

Wu Shan hurriedly said: "This general administration department was established by Emperor Taizu Gao, and his old man said that government affairs are like water, which is intended to be passed often, so he set up a general administration department to specialize in government affairs, so as to prevent the courtiers from blinding the monarch's father." Especially after the abolition of Zhongshu Province, the authority of the General Administration Department is becoming heavier, only under the Six Ministries and the Inspectorate, the General Political Envoy is one of the Great Nine Secretaries, and the government and the opposition look up. ”

Xu Jingchang nodded and said, "Then tell me, what are you responsible for?" ”

Wu Shan nodded, "That's right, first of all, in the yamen of all ministries in Beijing, all the notes must be sent to us, and they will be classified by the General Administration Department, and some small things will be directly sent to the yamen of each ministry for them to deal with, and urgent matters need to be sent directly to Zuo Shunmen, handed over to the Inner Court Department of Ceremonies, and they will be presented to His Majesty." After His Majesty's disposal, the Department of General Administration will issue six departments. ”

"In addition, the chapter scripts from all over Beijing and abroad will also be sent to the General Administration Department for us to play. In addition, if there are grievances among the people, they must first go to the General Administration Department, and the Dengwen drum is located in our courtyard. In addition, if he hears about something important, the envoy can play it to His Majesty at any time. In addition, the deliberations of hundreds of officials and important military affairs should also be attended by political envoys. All in all, you can ask about the affairs of various ministries, inside and outside the capital, up and down. ”

Xu Jingchang couldn't help but take a deep breath, he could manage a little bit of everything, why did it sound a little familiar? Could it be the Department of Administrative Affairs? Is this becoming Jim Hack?

Xu Jingchang thought about it for a while, and then he understood that Zhu Yuanzhang was to blame for this matter.

Originally, the prime minister was to regulate yin and yang, and to lead hundreds of officials, these internal and external government affairs, large and small, had to pass through the level of prime minister before they could be handed to the king.

But Zhu Yuanzhang abolished Zhongshu Province, directly as the emperor, concurrently served as the prime minister, and faced the six departments, no matter how big or small, all of them had to be presented to the Son of Heaven.

In this way, a yamen is needed to do the preliminary sorting for Zhu Yuanzhang and convey the holy order, and there is no doubt that this responsibility falls on the head of the general political envoy.

It is possible to think of the envoy as the emperor's secretary.

Therefore, the six departments and nine qing, and the remaining eight are all in charge of their own affairs, even if they are as strong as Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji, they can only be responsible for the affairs of the department.

Only the political envoy can meddle in the affairs of the court, and the power is amazing.

But there is no need to be happy too early, because after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he soon felt that government affairs were too cumbersome, and he did not have his father's energy, so he set up a cabinet and selected a group of Hanlin officials to serve as cabinet members.

Assist the Son of Heaven in handling government affairs.

In fact, the establishment of the cabinet has encroached on the authority of the General Administration, and after that, the emperor is not even bothered to deal with government affairs, and the authority of the inner court is getting bigger and bigger.

By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet would dominate the rivers and lakes, and the officials and officials would bow down to the scholars.

Therefore, the authority of the inner court, the outer court, and the six cabinet ministries is a process of dynamic equilibrium, and to a considerable extent, it also depends on the minister's own ability.

It's Zhang Juzheng's turn to be the first assistant, and no matter how strong the six books are, they won't work.

But when it was replaced by the papier-mâché Sange Lao, the situation was different.

But now we are at a very special stage.

Zhu Yuanzhang abolished Zhongshu Province, and the six ministries were directly under the Son of Heaven, and the officials of the Ministry of Heaven were still well-deserved court bosses.

The cabinet has not yet been established, and the celebrant is still in the stage of "eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics".

From this point of view, promoting himself to be a political envoy is indeed a bit overpromoted.

Why don't you just suggest that Zhu Di set up a cabinet and get Sanyang under his command as soon as possible, so that they can be busy, and they can be a little easier.

Wu Shan didn't know what Xu Jingchang was thinking, but continued to introduce: "Our General Affairs Department, under the General Political Envoy, has set up left and right communication affairs, and there are left and right senators, and there is also a transcription of Huang Right Communication Administration, who is specially responsible for transcribing the will, but does not participate in the internal affairs of the department. ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, "By the way, I remember that you claimed to be a left senator, so what about the left and right politics?" Where have they gone? It's going to be okay, don't come and see me, right? ”

Wu Shan hurriedly said: "I misunderstood, it's not that they didn't come to see you, but they all returned to their hometown early." ”

"Homecoming? What do you mean? ”

"Even after the Jingjing, many officials from various ministries ran away, some of them did not want to be an official for His Majesty, and some were afraid of being regarded as Jianwenyu's party, so they all ran away."

Xu Jingchang was stunned and said in surprise: "There are still people who don't want to be officials?" Are there many such people? ”

"There are many, there are more than 100 people with names and surnames." Wu Shan replied truthfully.

Xu Jingchang was interested, "Then why didn't you run?" ”

"Xia Guan is not from Kejia on the right path, and he relies on the support of Emperor Taizu to become an official in the court. My family is not wealthy, and several members of my family all rely on this money to survive, how dare I resign? What's more, when today's son, wise and martial, with a corner of the land, to win the world, must be a son of heaven who can do something, and it is also a blessing for the lower officials to be able to serve the Ming monarch and the holy lord. ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, "It's good that you can think so, and when I resign one day, this general envoy will belong to you." ”

Wu Shan was shocked, "The lower officials are terrified, isn't it that the lower officials are wrong?" ”

"You're right, the main thing is that I'm not interested, and I still have a title to inherit in my family!" Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "You have to work hard as a real political envoy!" ”

Inadvertently, he drew a big cake for Wu Shan.

Wu Shan couldn't help gritting his teeth, he had been mixed up for most of his life, he was just a left senator, and he was directly a political envoy, and what was even more annoying was that he couldn't even look down on the political envoy, and he wanted to go home to inherit the title.

Why is the gap between this person and man so big?

But no matter what, Xu Jingchang is willing to give him a chance, and Wu Shan is also willing to fight.

"Actually, there are a lot of things that our general administration can operate, for example, the same thing, there was a quarrel between the two yamen, who can hand the song in first, let His Majesty see it first, and then he can seize the opportunity, the so-called first preconceived first, and the last to be a guest, this is the truth." Wu Shan said in a low voice.

Xu Jingchang thought silently, became a little interested, and said, "That's true, then are there any other tips?" ”

Wu Shan said: "Our duty on weekdays is to distinguish the size of government affairs, and hand them over to each ministry or to the palace. There's a lot of room for maneuver here, and it's up to you whether it's a big fuss or a big deal. ”

Xu Jingchang nodded again, it seems that the number of paths in the past and present is about the same, it depends on your skills.

Xu Jingchang pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Wu Shan, I am a young man, and revenge will not be overnight. I believe that if you are poor, you will hold a grudge, and if you are good, you will counterattack. That Qi Guogong Qiu Fu, he said in front of a group of people that I am a child and look down on our Xu family, do you have a way, give him some color and take a look? ”

Wu Shan stiffened his face and said in his heart What kind of motto is this?

However, he can't get used to those upstarts who are difficult to watch, rampant and domineering, and in the past, he just dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak.

"That's the case, in recent days, there have been people who have been complaining, saying that there are soldiers and horses robbing the people's daughters and plundering the barracks, resulting in the separation of flesh and blood, the separation of husband and wife, and the great resentment of the people. It is also the duty of our general secretary to ask for the lives of the people, and if you can speak up and save the innocent people, you will definitely be grateful to all the people. ”

Xu Jingchang thought for a while and said: "In this way, you pick two copies of the notes and stuff them into the inscription book handed to the palace, just as we are negligent for a while, don't take the initiative to offend people, after all, the entire Jingnan generals are implicated, and you will ask for directions first." ”

Wu Shan promised again and again, "The general political envoy is wise." ”

After a while, Song Shu was handed in.

While Xu Jingchang was waiting for the results, Qiu Fu also went to see Zhu Di with a confession.

"Your Majesty, Sheng Yong has a grudge and is plotting against him, the minister has already obtained a confession here, please take a look at it."

Zhu Di lowered his head, looked at it, and said casually: "I heard that Sheng Yong arrested one of our hundred households and asked him to put the snatched woman back, but is there such a thing?" ”

Qiu Fu shook his head suddenly, "Your Majesty, this is someone slandering the soldiers, our military discipline is strict, and there will never be such a thing." ”