Chapter 86: Wen Yu's Reform Plan
Lu Guozhang and his group rushed back to the capital in the afternoon. Lu Guozhang was very excited when he did things. He just arrived at the capital and took Lin Yunning to the palace to meet Wen Yu. Lin Nan and Lin Qiqi temporarily lived at Lu Guozhang's house. Of course, Chen Wan also wanted to follow him into the palace. This time he was ordered by the empress dowager and had not seen the emperor yet.
This is not the first time Lin Yunning has stepped into the palace. He has been summoned by the emperor before, but this time it was his most serious time. The three of them came to the gate of Sihua Palace where Wen Yu was most lazy. When they asked the eunuch, Wen Yu was inside.
"Emperor, Mr. Lu, Mr. Chen and a Mr. Lin were asking for a meeting outside the hall." The eunuch came in to report. Wen Yu was playing the animal chess of the rat and elephant he played when he was a child in his previous life. He was bored, so he promised that the father-in-law would not leave the palace for the time being to cause trouble, so he had to make some small things to entertain.
"Why did Mr. Lin agree? Quickly and quickly." Wen Yu tidied up his clothes, sat down in his seat, waiting for the three of them to enter the palace.
"My minister (caughter-in-law,caughter-in-law) bowed to my emperor, long live my emperor!" The three people had different names, but their voices were quite neat. Although Lin Yunning was a scholar, he had never participated in the imperial examination and was not even a scholar, so he called himself a sacred man. Although Chen Wan had a little status, he still had no official position now, so he was still reasonable to call himself a sacred man.
"Thank you for your hard work in a flat body and a uncle." Wen Yu first spoke to Lu Guozhang and Shen Wan, and then asked, "This must be the famous Mr. Lin Yunning, right?"
"The emperor is too famous, so the grass-roots people are just a little famous." Seeing the emperor ask Lin Yuning, Lu Guozhang and Shen Wan automatically shut their mouths. They originally wanted to thank the emperor for their greetings. Now, they had to listen to Lin Yuning's answer.
"Mr. Lin is so humble. I have heard that Mr. Lin is famous for a long time, and it is well-known. I am very happy that Mr. Lin can agree to become an official," said Wen Yu.
"Thank you, the emperor, and the people are ashamed of you." Lin Yunning was still modest.
"Haha. Let's not be humble. Since Mr. Lin is here, he must have some plans. Mr. Lin will just talk about it?" Wen Yu asked.
"Go back to the emperor, Caomin has some plans." Lin Yunning was not willing to take it seriously and said that he had plans directly.
"Okay. I just like cheerful people. Mr. Lin just said it's okay." Wen Yu said very generously, with an unobstructed look at the emperor's demeanor.
"Emperor, although Caomin is quite famous in the scholars, he said that he is really lacking in the ability to handle political affairs, and there are still many places to learn from Caomin. Therefore, Caomin hopes that the emperor can temporarily arrange a department with less important positions so that Caomin can get familiar with it first. When Caomin becomes familiar with the service procedures of various departments of the yamen, it is not too late for the emperor to entrust important tasks." Lin Yunning said his thoughts very simply.
"Then what yamen Mr. Lin wants to go to first?" Wen Yu asked.
"When you go back to the emperor, the grass-roots can go to the Ministry of Rites first, and you can temporarily help the emperor deal with scientific research matters." Lin Yunning said.
"Yeah. This idea is very good. That's it. Mr. Lin, how big is it to give you?" Wen Yu agreed with Lin Yunning's statement.
"The emperor can just give him an identity, so that the people can do things." Lin Yunning was very open-minded. If he had to give it to ordinary people, he would have to have a high-ranking official at this time.
"Well. Then let's go to the Ministry of Rites to be the head of the Ministry of Rites for the time being. There is no shortage of the head of the Ministry of Rites. You are the head of the department for the time being. Now you are only responsible for handling the scientific research matters for me." Wen Yu said.
"Thank you, the emperor. I will definitely preside over this spring exam for the emperor." As soon as Wen Yu opened his mouth to be an official, Lin Yunning's claim had changed.
"Well. I believe in Lin Aiqing's ability. Xiao Jingzi will record this matter and go to the Ministry of Rites to pass the imperial edict later."
"Slave obeys the order." Xiao Mirror bowed and agreed.
"Uncle, I was going to arrange for you to go to the Censorate, but now there is a vacancy for the Minister of Justice, so you can go to the Ministry of Justice to take the Ministry of Justice to take it over. How about it?" Wen Yu turned to Chen Wan and asked.
"Everything is based on the emperor's order." Chen Wan agreed in disguise. He was originally a third-rank official, but later he was dismissed from office because of Empress Dowager Chen's involvement. Now the emperor is his nephew, and it is worth getting promoted to the second-rank official.
"Xiao Jingzi, I have also recorded this matter." Wen Yu continued to instruct Xiao Jingzi to record the matter of Chen Wan.
"It's the emperor." Xiao Shizi lowered her eyebrows and looked very servile.
"Uncle, I know that you are good at solving cases and trialing cases, so it is appropriate to go to the Ministry of Justice. However, I don't expect you to solve many cases now. I hope you can quickly take the Ministry of Justice in your hands and use it for my own use. Can my uncle understand?" Wen Yu said.
"I understand. I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust." Chen Wan replied solemnly, with a very serious expression.
"That's good. Daughter-in-law, I have always wanted to arrange a position for you, but I have never found a suitable one. Just so happen that I have an idea here, is it feasible for you three to refer to me?"
"Prince, please tell me." The three of them bowed and clasped their fists.
"You also know that the Prime Minister is in charge of power, so I have to make small fuss. It is feasible to arrange some official positions, but I cannot guarantee whether these people can hold power in those yamen after the arrangement is made. Just like my uncle is now in the Ministry of Justice, most of the people in the Ministry of Justice are from Prime Minister Qin. If my uncle cannot find the right way to get in, the Minister of Justice is just a false title.
The Prime Minister's disobedience is known to everyone. The reason why he did not initiate it was because he was still concerned about the will of the world and wanted to make everyone in the world recognize his place by boiling frogs in warm water. Then he could justify his destruction and become the magistrate of the Nine Five.
You all know that on the sixth day of the sixth month, I will go to Tailai Mountain to worship the world. To be honest, I don’t care whether to worship the world or not. I am waiting for the day when the Prime Minister initiated it. I am also prepared for this. However, the outcome is unpredictable, and I have to treat it carefully.
If I fail, I can only wait for the shame to meet my ancestors. If I succeed, I will be prepared to do so. I will set up a new institution to handle political affairs and cannot concentrate all power in the hands of the prime minister. Then there will be another phenomenon of monopolizing power, which is exactly what I don’t want to see.
I am not pretentious, I will tell the truth. I am the emperor and can allow my subordinates to collect some money and get some benefits, but I cannot pose any threat to my status. I can ignore ordinary things, but I have to nod my head in the formulation of major national policies and policies that affect the implementation of social stability policies. Similarly, I must nod my head in the promotion of officers above the fifth rank in the army to be effective.
These are my preliminary ideas, the focus is the institution I want to establish now. This institution consists of about twenty people, but there are only about seven or eight people who handle political affairs, corresponding to six ministries and other yamen. Others are only responsible for contacting various yamen to convey messages, conveying imperial decrees, and handling some complex and specific matters.
I have also thought of the name of this institution, it is called the Cabinet. The chief minister in charge is called the Cabinet Chief Minister, and other relevant responsible persons are called Cabinet Ministers. The Cabinet Chief Minister is responsible for coordinating the relevant political affairs and is responsible to me at the same time. However, an election is held every four years to elect a new Cabinet Chief Minister. The previous cabinet chief minister can be re-elected, but it cannot be re-elected for two terms. The list of other cabinet ministers includes the Cabinet Chief Minister and I discuss appointing. Cabinet Ministers are each responsible for different political affairs and are also responsible to the Cabinet Chief Minister. However, if the Cabinet Minister has any opinions on the handling of the Cabinet Chief Minister, you can also report to me directly.
At the same time, I am preparing to abolish some complicated personnel from overlapping yamen and departments, implement reforms to the army, trains the army, improves the military treatment, and implements a compulsory military service system. The current military household system is not implemented. Soldiers must serve in the military at a certain age. After a certain period of time, soldiers are allowed to retire and return home, and the court will pay certain resettlement fees."
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Wen Yu spoke for an hour in one breath and simply expressed his ideas on reform in various fields such as politics, economy, culture, and military. Only the three people in front of him were stunned.
There are many nouns in Wen Yu's words, and they are even more stupid and can't understand them, but it is undeniable that Wen Yu's measures sound very good. All three of them were surprised. Is this still the ridiculous little emperor? Although there has been some changes during this period, when did the little emperor become so smart, diligent and so visionary?
"These are my initial ideas. After waiting for the Prime Minister, I will discuss the specific implementation steps with you in detail. The most important thing now is to set up my cabinet stand. The father-in-law, you should serve as the chief minister of the first cabinet first. Lin Aiqing will be the first cabinet minister. My uncle has a heavy task for the time being, so he will not enter the cabinet first.
Daughter-in-law, after you go back, you carefully consider the candidates for other cabinet ministers. The specific quota is about eight. As for other specific personnel in charge, Prime Minister, please discuss with Mr. Lin and other cabinet ministers.
However, remember that these staff members below must be loyal to you, and of course they must be loyal to me. These people may have a low rank, but they must have a certain ability to handle things. They cannot ask for officials who are in vain."
"My emperor's wise." After hearing Wen Yu's words, the three of them bowed and bowed to the fists this time. Although these things sound simple, they couldn't remember them. It seemed that the little emperor was really enlightened and was really working hard to manage them.
"Your Majesty. Your ideas are very good, but it will probably be very difficult to implement them in detail. How many officials are available under the emperor now?" Lin Yunning asked.
Chapter completed!