Domineering Daming

The others continued to speak one after another, all opposing Zhu Xu's edict of guilt.

Zhu Xu stood in front of the steps, turned his back, and said indifferently: "Then tell me, what should I do to eliminate party disputes, and what should I do so that you will not fight for power and profit, and do things for the country and the people wholeheartedly? You have all read it." Decades of sage books, what method should I use to eliminate the bad government, rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, and bring happiness to all people..."

This proposition is very big, and the adults in the hall don't know how to answer it.

After a while, Bi Ziyan raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, this political reform is aimed at getting rid of the old evils and reforming the government. I believe that my Ming Dynasty will surely have a bright future, and what happened last night will never happen again..."

Zhu Xu folded his hands behind his back, his gaze was like a sword, and his tone was like a knife: "Is it that simple?"

Bi Ziyan's lips moved, he mused and didn't say anything.

Others bowed their heads one after another, the emperor in front of him was obviously in a rage, who dared to touch it lightly!

An inner eunuch hurried in from the palace gate, knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Report to the emperor, the execution is over, everyone has been executed."

These words sent chills down the spine of all the officials in the hall, with complicated expressions and depressed hearts.

The capital punishment of "Ling Chi" is rarely used unless the crime is unforgivable, let alone a prominent courtier.

Zhu Xu looked indifferent, turned around and walked back, sat on the dragon chair, and said in a domineering voice: "Decree, from now on, those who infiltrate the palace, beheaded! Those who frame courtiers, beheaded! Those who embezzle more than 50 taels, beheaded!" Those who form cliques and associations, beheaded! Those who falsely report their property, beheaded!

The group of people standing below were terrified, and all they heard in their ears were the cold, even bloody "cut" word!

Zhu Xu supported the table with both hands, stared at the bottom with burning eyes, and said more than a dozen "cut" words in one breath!

He wants to use tyrannical, even tyrannical means to reverse the situation in Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Xu finished talking for a while, but the place was still quiet. He picked up the teacup beside him, stroked the tea, and said lightly, "Do you have any objections?"

Who dares to object at this time, Qi Qi raised his hand: "I will obey the order, the emperor is wise!"

Naturally, Zhu Xu didn't mean to say that the case that Dongchang had raised for several years was about to come into play.

He took a sip of tea lightly and said, "Master Bi, let's start. The first item today is to review the Law of the Ming Dynasty."

At this time, who still cares about government affairs, but the emperor sitting on it is like a sharp sword hanging over everyone's heads, and he can't be careless at all.

Bi Ziyan never thought that the emperor would be so angry. He said "cut" one by one, and he didn't know how many people would be killed.Knowing that this incident touched the emperor's backs, he did not dare to persuade him. He raised his hands and bowed, turned to face the ministers, and said loudly: "The Law of the Ming Dynasty, the general outline, the first article: The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is entrusted by the heavens and entrusted by the people. Rule the world and command all armies. Possess the power to formulate, change, and abolish all laws, which cannot be usurped!"

After Bi Ziyan finished speaking, he glanced at the officials and saw that everyone lowered their heads and made no sound. He was a little uncomfortable, but he still took a deep breath and continued: "The second article, the emperor has launched a war, and the conclusion of peace ..."

After Bi Ziyan finished speaking the second point, he glanced down and saw that they were still motionless, so he simply read out all 48 points in one breath.

This is the general outline of the Great Ming Law, which stipulates the emperor, civil and military officials, political structure, legal status, etc. in plain text.This will be clearly awarded to the world, which can be regarded as a kind of affirmation of the status of the emperor, and the rule of the world is "justified".

This is also the situation, it is a must for the imperial power, and all officials also need this kind of "reason". Anyone who has support will have a clear mind and no more constraints.

It is also Zhu Xu's "prevention" for the future, or "foundation", the importance of the law will become more and more important and indispensable in Jing Zhengchao's year after year.

What happened today, or maybe last night, was unexpected, and now the courtiers are silent, and the court discussion is going "very" smoothly.

Bi Ziyan sighed secretly in his heart. All kinds of planning and hard calculations were not worth the anger of the emperor's son. He also wanted to pass all the proceedings as soon as possible. He didn't want to make any troubles. He turned a page and continued: "The next thing, The thirteen rules of the clan, the first article: Unless the emperor approves and the cabinet agrees, the clan is not allowed to be an official, join the army, or go into business..."

Zhu Xu asked the supervisor of ceremonies to pass this on to Bi Ziyan last night. Since the king of Xin is no longer available, except for a few people in the clan, Zhu Xu is dispensable, so he simply gave the officials a "sweet spot" .

Sure enough, the officials below who didn't know that this had been changed were quite shocked, and they all looked at each other quietly, feeling very relieved.

Restricting the clan, relatives, and courtiers are more concerned than the emperor.

Bi Ziyan glanced at the ministers, and said casually: "Second, the imperial family's salary is limited, and it is supported by a super-first-rank salary. It is not allowed to increase or decrease without the approval of the cabinet and the six ministers."

"Article [-], if you are not the emperor, if the cabinet agrees, the clan is not allowed to leave Beijing, and you will be a vassal..."

"Article Four..."

All the ministers listened silently. They had read all these regulations. Although there was still a lot of distance from their hearts, they had a clear statement after all, and the restrictions and precautions on the clan barely met expectations.

Bi Ziyan quickly finished reading the clan rules, and said directly: "The cabinet will be discussed next."

Zhu Xu raised his head slightly at this time, the cabinet is a very important and sensitive topic, involving all power in the world!

Chapter 552

The cabinet bachelor was originally just the emperor's "staff" and did not have any power.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di are very diligent and capable of controlling the government.But the future generations are different. The emperors started to be lazy, and the government affairs became more and more complicated. These scholars gradually grasped power and influenced the court situation. However, in the Ming political system, they were still the role of "staff" and had no real "status". .

Strictly speaking, they are not as good as the supervisor of rites. At least the supervisor of ceremonies has the right to "approve red" granted by the emperor and has a "name".

It can be said that Zhang Juzheng started the cabinet's real command of the world's government affairs.Shenzong was young, supported by the Empress Dowager, he dominated the six ministries, no one could contend, and all government affairs came out of the cabinet.

Since then, the power of the cabinet has expanded infinitely. All the appointments and edicts of the emperor require the approval of the cabinet.

During the Wanli period, the "national dispute" that lasted for more than ten years was a confrontation between the civil servants and the Emperor Shenzong, but the importance of the cabinet in it is self-evident.

For more than ten years, three chief assistants were changed, and the heads of more than a dozen hall officials were beheaded. In the end, King Fu left the capital in despair. From the beginning to the end, the cabinet never made concessions, and Shenzong could do nothing about it.

At the beginning of Chongzhen, Zhu Xu emptied the cabinet by various means, even abolished it, because he was worried that the cabinet would affect him to gather power.

After more than five years of reform and reshaping, Zhu Xu now needs the integrity of the government and a strong political force to promote the deepening of the reform. Therefore, it is inevitable that the cabinet will be re-established.

Bi Ziyan could feel the tense body of the courtiers, he paused, collected his thoughts, and said: "The Son of Heaven is diligent and self-denying, and always handles everything by himself. Nai's government affairs are complicated and beyond the reach of manpower, so we set up cabinet ministers to assist the Son of Heaven. "

This is the reason, and all the officials don't care, the key is the latter.

Bi Ziyan held the memorial in his hand, and said silently for a while: "The cabinet has seven academicians, the chief assistant, the second assistant and all the assistant ministers. The six departments, nine temples and other bureaus, prisons and other yamen are all under the jurisdiction of the cabinet. The government of the world needs to go out of the cabinet..."

Bi Ziyan's words represented the official establishment of the cabinet by Ming Dynasty, and agreed on its composition, power and authority.

Just as Bi Ziyan was about to open his mouth, Zhang Wenda came out, raised his hand and said, "Master Bi, who is the chief assistant of the cabinet?"

As soon as Zhang Wenda said this, the courtiers who had been quiet all this time started to move, their eyes flickered, and they looked around.

No surprises, the cabinet will have an overview of the world's government affairs after today, and the position of the chief minister of the cabinet is very important. The most important thing is that it involves King Xin, who is the prince of the clan.

The clan had already made a decision, Bi Ziyan glanced at him, his tone was indifferent, and he said calmly with a warning: "Xin Wang."

"The lower officials object!" Zhang Wenda's expression was rigid, his tone resolute, and at the same time he raised his hand to Zhu Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think that the clan is not suitable to join the cabinet, let alone be the chief assistant. Please discuss this again."

Bi Ziyan looked calm and didn't panic. He didn't convince all the courtiers.For example Zhang Wenda.This person is extremely resolute on many issues, including a series of issues such as the clan, the cabinet, and foreign relatives.Zhang Wenda was a veteran of the four dynasties. He had successively served as the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He had a high prestige and was respected by many people.

But after all, it was only a small part and could not affect the overall situation. Time was running out, so Bi Ziyan let Zhang Wenda hold his own.

Now that the clan has entered the court, there are only three people who are conspicuous, Zongzheng of the clan's mansion, and King Ping.The governor of the Governor's Council, King Jing, and the chief assistant of the cabinet, King Xin.

Now that King Xin is "detained", it is still "secret" in the court and the public, and the clan mansion is in charge of the clan, which is not included in the court, so the problem is actually concentrated on King Jing who is still in the court.

As for the clan, Zhu Xu had some calculations in his mind, his expression remained unchanged, and he turned to others and said, "What do other people think?"