Domineering Daming

This is a complicated matter. If it is to be deliberated, it will take many days even if hundreds of people are involved. But this time, it is just a "pass" and needs to be supplemented afterwards. Therefore, it will be over in a day if it is deliberated in a hurry.

On the third day, it is time to deal with real problems.

First of all, it is the division of powers and responsibilities under the system of major ministries. The current six ministries have basically annexed the nine temples, and the framework is the emperor-cabinet-six ministries. Therefore, the division of powers and duties is clear, and the distribution and implementation of responsibilities are fierce. bargain.

These are all under the control of Sun Chuanting, leaving little room for discussion in the parliament, and have not caused any disturbances.

Then, it was extended to the local area, and the powers and responsibilities of the governor's office, the prefect's office, and the county's office were clarified. It involved official hats, power, and taxes.

However, Sun Chuanting was strong, and with the help of the cabinet elders, he quickly suppressed the noise and passed these issues quickly.

At the end of the third day, there are still many things that have not been dealt with, such as the division of new provinces, the appointment of governors and officials at all levels, the audit of next year's budget, the summary of the six ministers' reports, and so on.

In the end, Sun Chuanting suggested that these issues should be put on the back burner. After the year, the cabinet will prepare a report and submit it to the Standing Council of the Parliament composed of the upper and lower chambers for review, following a simplified procedure.

This was passed by the parliament, which means that the intense and exciting change of Ming Dynasty has finally been successfully completed.

This "smoothness" is in the eyes of Zhu Xu, Sun Chuanting and others, but such a large-scale reform has broken the balance and stability that Bi Ziyan worked so hard to build. It is hard for everyone to predict what kind of consequences they will bring, and they can only wait for it. waiting.

But on the second day of Nianmu, the second day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Jingzheng, the cabinet issued an order. The order to the cabinet was only a few dozen words, but it meant a lot.

This order was directed at King Zongzheng Lu of the Zongren Mansion, who was deprived of the position of Zongzheng because of "corruption and illegal behavior, and rebellious behavior".

Then, the Ministry of Punishment acted swiftly and directly interrogated from the prison. Two days later, Prince Lu's mansion was raided.The emperor, Minister of the Cabinet, requested to deprive King Lu of his title.

The Qianqing Palace was quiet for two days, and the cabinet issued three memorials in succession, with earnest words. Finally, the Qianqing Palace approved and handed down the decree depriving Prince Lu of his title.

As a result, Ming lost another prince, indicating that thousands of people who had surpassed the king left the royal family and lost their iron salary.

Officials from the ruling and opposition parties who were lucky at first are now fully aware.King Zongzheng of Lianzong's mansion will be exempted if he wants to be exempted, and the prince's title will be taken away if he wants to. There is nothing he can't do!

Many officials in the ruling and opposition parties are uneasy, but for Sun Chuanting or the ruling and opposition parties who belong to the cabinet and support the "New Deal", it is tantamount to a shot in the arm.Sun Chuanting is so strong and decisive, he will definitely be able to break the current deadlock, lead them forward, and arrive at the "Daming Zhongxing" and "Jingzheng Shengshi" they have always dreamed of!

No matter how uneasy or excited the government and opposition officials were, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was still the most lively festival in Ming Dynasty, and the capital entered the festive atmosphere early.

Even the imperial palace, which has always banned firecrackers, allowed them in a few places, and the sound of cannons spread all over the capital, and laughter and laughter resounded through the sky and the earth.

Cining Palace.

Zhu Xu, Zhang Yun and several other women, as well as five children, Empress Dowager Zhang, Xiao Yongning and others, surrounded a large table, the hot pot was steaming, and all kinds of guesses were piled up on the table.

A few little guys are fighting for each other, it's so lively.

Empress Dowager Zhang sat next to Zhu Xu, looking at the big family, she was happy, and said with a smile on her face, "That's good."

Zhu Xu agreed with a smile, and said: "There are a few children who are very lively. You don't know, sister-in-law. They are in Jingdezhen. If the queen didn't stop them, they would almost fly into the sky."

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Zhang glared at Zhu Xu, and said: "I didn't take care of you when you were young, so don't bring them down! When the court opens, I will talk to Uncle Xinjian about how he educated the prince. If he can't do it well, replace it with someone else!"

Zhu Xu originally wanted to liven up the atmosphere, and prepared two interesting stories later, but he didn't know that such a lesson would be ushered in.

Zhang Yun stretched his neck and said: "Sister-in-law, the meaning of the concubine is to find a few more gentlemen. The concubine heard that Song Yingxing, the vice president of the Royal Political Council, is good. Come into the palace and have a look."

Empress Dowager Zhang became interested as soon as she heard it, she was about to stretch her neck, she seemed to feel it was indecent, she patted Zhu Xu, and said, "Come sit here with me."

Zhu Xu opened his eyes, smacked his mouth, got up and changed places with Queen Mother Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhang Jun got together, and Li Jieyu joined in soon after, and Hai Lanzhu also leaned on her neck to talk.

It is related to their children's education and future, and they dare not be careless.

Xiao Yongning sat next to Zhu Xu, looked at Zhu Xu, and said, "I told you not to take me, hum!"

Zhu Xu glared at her angrily, and said, "I heard that you ran to Old General Qin's mansion when you had nothing to do? Do you believe that I will take back your palace badge?"

The little girl immediately pursed her lips, snorted, and said: "You know how to bully me, you have the ability to trouble the empress dowager!"

Zhu Xu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and looked at the children on the table.

Little Ciye always obeyed the rules, sitting upright, holding chopsticks, not fighting or grabbing, and voluntarily giving way to his younger brother.

Little Cixuan knelt on the chair, devoured the food voraciously, the chopsticks never stopped, sweating profusely, eating with great enjoyment.

Xiao Ciyi was a little quiet, didn't eat much, looked at the table full of dishes, seemed a little bored, and eating was very boring.

Little Cixi was more than two years old, standing on a stool, holding chopsticks with trembling hands, struggling with a piece of chicken leg, her little face was full of persistence.

Holding the bowl, Xiao Shuxian ran all over the table, even grabbing food from Xiao Cixuan, chirping, acting like a big sister, coaxing and cheating, and grabbing if it didn't work.

Xiao Yongning also looked at it, and hummed: "No one is angry!"

Zhu Xu didn't bother to talk to him, picked up his chopsticks, and said, "Don't leave the palace at will after the year, and don't cause trouble for me."

Xiao Yongning is already sixteen years old, she is a mature princess, not as easy to deceive as before, she ignored Zhu Xu's "threat" at all, and ate slowly, not knowing what was going on in her little head.

The rumble of cannons outside seemed to have no effect on the cabinet. The cabinet building was brightly lit and crowded with people.

In the six attics including Sun Chuanting, six ministers, a total of twelve people were discussing something overnight.

These twelve people are the top management of Daming, and almost determine everything about Daming.

There were several thick documents in front of Sun Chuanting. He lowered his head and looked at Zhao Han, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and said: "As for the officials at the first level of the government, the Ministry of Officials has listed more than 200 people, covering almost all of Ming Dynasty. Mansion, you have all read the directory, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhang Guowei, the newly-appointed minister of the Ministry of War, flipped through the list, frowned and said, "They all come from the Political Yuan? Is it unfair? I'm worried that it will cause injustice to the officials of the government and the opposition."

The cabinet ministers and six ministers can be said to have intricate relationships, but they all cannot escape the word "imperial party". Only Zhang Guowei, he is a man of complete self-yanness.

As soon as his words fell, Zhong Yangsheng, Minister of the Criminal Ministry, spoke indifferently: "The 'New Deal' has stagnated these years, and the biggest resistance is these prefects. They are in collusion with local gentry and bandits. They are the most hateful group of people. We must All must be transferred away!"

Zhong Yangsheng, who was the minister of the Ministry of Punishment last year, was promoted by Sun Chuanting.

Zhang Guowei naturally knew his situation in the cabinet, glanced at a group of people, and said solemnly: "I don't think you can directly attack the magistrate, you should start with the subordinate officials, step by step, and then move the magistrate when the time is right, and the scale should not be so large Otherwise, the place will be unstable, people's hearts will be chaotic, and there may be big troubles!"

The prefectural level is the middle level of provinces and counties. If this level is unstable, both ends will be chaotic. It is an extremely critical position.

The newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Industry, Fang Kongzhang, answered the conversation and said, "If it weren't for the fact that my Ming Dynasty is too big and the population is too large, I would even hope to abolish the prefectural level and expand the management of the county system. This will be more powerful for the 'New Deal'."

Zhang Bingwen glanced at the two of them and said: "The reform at the government level is carried over from the reform at the provincial level. The reform of the governor's yamen has been reformed for many years, and it is basically stable. It has greatly strengthened its control over the local area. It is time to start at the government level. Next year, finally In the next year or so, we will have to make adjustments at the county level, so we must use reliable people, any accident in any prefecture may have an impact on our plan, we must be cautious!"

Zhang Bingwen is a member of Fu Changzong, from the household department.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhao Han continued: "As for the officials from the Political Yuan, the imperial court cannot discriminate, suppress, or treat them differently like other officials. We must treat them equally. There are no unexpected officials in the government, but relatively few. The reason is that since five or six years ago, some people refused to become officials and did not take part in the imperial examination. Do it on purpose."

Zhang Guowei's complexion was dark, looking at the people present, his heart was dark.He finally understood what Bi Ziyan was facing in the cabinet. It was not easy to suppress the cabinet for so many years.

Faced with the siege of almost everyone, Zhang Guowei chose to remain silent.

He knew that Zhao Han's words were [-]% correct, but this result was deliberately planned by the imperial court or Qianqing Palace for many years.