Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

It was really not easy to be an official during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty compared to the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

I won’t say that I am always on tenterhooks when doing errands on weekdays.

The key is that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang came up with many policies.

Perhaps there is Zhu Yuanzhang's consideration here, but I have to admit that Zhu Yuanzhang's approach is "very untraditional"!

The thousands of years of Confucian inheritance are actually the inheritance of officials.

Regarding officialdom, imperial examinations, and learning, no matter how the dynasties changed and the imperial power fought, these things have actually not changed much.

Even during the Yuan Dynasty, when foreigners entered the Central Plains, they could only conduct imperial examinations and officialdom according to the previous rules.

The imperial examination, which is held every three years, requires round after round of reference. Only after passing the Valley Pass and killing six generals can one be awarded the title of Jinshi.

Nothing to say!

Of course, you can also refuse to agree, or even secretly object.

But the two things announced this time have a huge impact.

But if you take such an exam, you can become an official directly.

Nowadays, anyone who can stand on the court and avoid Li Shanchang's case is not stupid.

Everyone felt good about this exam.

If this matter becomes a long-term errand, there will be too many things involved.

If you can participate in this matter, you will be able to leave your mark in history!

In the next few days, the entire court was in a commotion surrounding the list of seven cabinet members.

But now, Zhu Yuanzhang directly changed this matter to once a year without mentioning it. The key is that the content of the exam is not at all the Four Books and Five Classics they learned before.

But I never thought that in the Ming Dynasty, the most upright Han dynasty, the founding emperor did not respect martial ethics.

What's more, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions just now, it must be held once a year.

They had just experienced this.

A large part of the reason for this is because my dreams were extinguished.

Fortunately, now, my dream has come back with a new look.

These people may not be good at anything else, but they can definitely see the situation clearly.

It can be said that everyone is very satisfied with this recruitment test.

The seven people who received the imperial edict rushed to the office room prepared by Zhu Yuanzhang for them almost immediately.

'Hey, there are seven cabinet ministers? '

So now the cabinet's responsibilities, at least on the surface, are much smaller.

Everyone raised their ears and listened carefully to Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation of the cabinet.

Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, took his fat son Zhu Biao to think about it for a long time, and then finally settled on it.

It seems that there is one more job, but it is only a fourth-level job.

To put it bluntly, this is the emperor finding a group of assistants for himself.

There are too many things involved here!

Moreover, if you think about it for a moment, you will know that if the exam is held every year, what about the positions that will be taken out?

Can the exam content still be adjusted?

There simply aren’t too many things involved here!

And then, what the hell is the cabinet?

Then Zhu Yuanzhang will send you to the execution ground, and then immediately replace you with someone who is willing to be an official and obedient.

Moreover, because all the cabinet ministers combined may only have half of the power in the hands of the original prime minister.

But the responsibilities are actually to read memorials, write reports, and supervise the six ministries to run errands!

God!

Look, it's that simple!

Because of this, the entire Ming Dynasty gradually got used to Zhu Yuanzhang causing trouble from time to time.

Being able to participate in state affairs and supervise six ministries and three departments is a proper official of the emperor.

So almost as soon as these words entered their ears, they understood the key to the matter.

'Oh, there are also divisions of responsibilities and powers. Not only does one person correspond to each yamen, but there is also one person to correspond to the place? '

He was just the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but it happened that the top court officials were withering badly nowadays, and then he missed it.

Although he is no longer a "noble official" in the traditional sense, his rank and position are not fake!

First, the official recruitment examination!

Now that he is a part-time cabinet minister, he still has to continue to do the work of Minister of Industry.

It can be said that the four words "the most powerful minister" were previously prepared for the position of prime minister.

You know, these three items used to be the rights of the prime minister!

Now it's actually in the hands of a cabinet minister?

Moreover, it sounds nice to say.

Zhu Yuanzhang just explained that the cabinet belongs directly to the emperor, and there is no special government control above.

He hated the position, not the person.

Tang He and Xu Da, these two people represent honorable people and must enter!

After all, in many cases, the cabinet represents the emperor's will. What does it mean to just release civilian officials?

Then, Zhang Shan entered the cabinet in a daze.

For a moment, many officials’ eyes lit up.

Good guy, the imperial examination only takes place every three years.

'Isn't this just splitting the prime minister's power into seven parts? '

It can be said that this method has been used for thousands of years.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system, many people could not sleep at night.

After that, he went to Hanlin to study and revise books. After a few years, he was transferred to the Sixth Ministry to participate in politics.

But when Zhang Shan received this imperial edict, he didn't laugh out loud on the spot.

But these are all based on the fact that this matter is a one-time event.

This is certainly a weakening of their authority, but on the other hand, isn't this a form of protection?

'What about Sansi? No one should care, right? Oh, the person in charge of the corresponding place is also in charge of these three divisions! '

This is to assist them with paperwork and errands.

Many of them were even personally involved. Even if they were not the main handlers, they still knew what was going on.

It’s so cool!

Of course, there are also scribes for them.

Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care how Confucianism is passed down from generation to generation. Anyway, if he thinks it's good, he will use it. If he thinks it's not good, he must change it.

It not only helped the Sixth Department to quickly replenish a group of useful manpower, but also involved all the Sixth Department, and gained some credit from the Rites Department.

As for those who are ministers, who has not dreamed of being a master and an assistant?

'Oh, there is also the power of supervision, so this matter has been discussed! '

After these days, the courtiers actually understood that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang killed Li Shanchang was simply because Li Shanchang took the position of prime minister.

In addition to a few of them, there are four other people who are veterans of Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

This office is located in the palace so that they can communicate with Zhu Yuanzhang immediately.

Doesn't that mean that although the prime minister system was abolished, it reappeared after a new face?

As soon as this idea came up, countless people felt hot in their hearts.

It seems very restrictive, but in fact the responsibility is also much smaller.

After only two days of trial operation, Zhu Yuanzhang was almost moved to tears.

Damn, it’s so relaxing!