Chapter 778: Military Aircraft Office and Cabinet
When Qian Qianyi and his son learned that the imperial edict had arrived, they quickly prepared to go out to welcome the imperial edict. Although Qian Qianyi was a retired cabinet master, Zhu Hongsan gave him the treatment of a Grand Tutor and enjoyed the treatment of a first-rank official of the country. Therefore, Qian Qianyi put on the big red python robe rewarded by His Majesty, put on the incense table at the door to welcome the imperial edict.
The person who came to announce the order was a young yellow gate. He came to the gate of Qian's mansion and smiled: "I have met Master Qian, please prepare to welcome the emperor's will!"
At this time, all the men in the Qian Mansion had to come out and kneel at the door. Even Qian Qianyi's eldest son Qian Sunai could not help kneeling because he did not have the status of a juren. Zhu Hongsan treated scholars with the treatment of a juren who could face him and not kneel. Qian Sunai was just a child, and he was still 108,000 miles away from a juren!
After seeing that the family was ready, Qian Qianyi led everyone to say, "The Qian Mansion welcomed the imperial edict!"
The little yellow gate nodded and opened the imperial edict and said, "In accordance with the will of heaven, the emperor said: Qian Yiai, the magistrate of Shangyuan County, is honest and has a good official voice. He ranks among the top in the department selection. He specially ordered Qian Yiai to be the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. After receiving the imperial edict, he immediately went to the capital to meet the saint!"
Qian Yiai was getting angry about his future, and suddenly good news came from the sky. Qian Yiai thought that the emperor was not blind. He really saw how hard he worked in Shangyuan, so he promoted his official position. Qian Yiai was overjoyed and stood up in front of Qian Qianyi, quickly took over the imperial edict and said, "Thank you angels! Come on, get some silver for the angels!"
A family took out the silver dollar and gave it to the small yellow gate. At this time, Qian Qianyi also stood up and took the imperial edict from Qian Yiai's hand and took a closer look. After a look, he found the trick.
The imperial edicts of the Ming Dynasty were divided into dictates and dictates, which were divided into dictates and dictates. The imperial edicts were legal documents issued by the emperor, which were equivalent to the chairman's orders in later generations. This required approval from the cabinet before the law could be carried out in the world. The dictates were arbitrary, and the dictates were only issued to various officials in the officialdom. Most of them were appointed and removed by officials and personnel transfers, but they also had to be approved by the cabinet before they could take effect. It was said before that the central government had a tribute, and these guys were so powerful that they could refute the emperor's imperial edict, which represented this.
There is also a saying that before the Ming Dynasty, the beginning of the imperial edict was not entirely "inherited by the emperor, the emperor's edict said", and there were differences in previous dynasties. For example, the imperial edicts in the Tang Dynasty were generally reviewed and promulgated by the Menxia Province. The main text of the imperial edict often starts with the words "Suzong's order to supervise the Crown Prince" and the beginning of the "Suzong's order to supervise the country" is "Suzong, the foundation of the world..."!
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the emperor's imperial edicts began with "response to the heaven and obey the orders and received this order" to illustrate the "orthodox" of the emperor. The format of the imperial edicts in the Song Dynasty generally inherited the Tang Dynasty and changed. From Song Taizu to Song Huizong, the decrees issued when they ascended the throne were all started with the word "menxia". In addition, many people like to start with "I gave the orders of the horse" or "I received the orders of Haotian". During the Yuan Dynasty, the opening words of the imperial edict were "In the power of immortality, great blessings, and the emperor's imperial edict..."! The earliest use of "Inheriting the will of heaven, the emperor's imperial edict said" as the beginning words of the imperial edict were Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor's imperial edict.
The birth of Zhu Yuanzhang beggar is probably the lowest among all the founding emperors in China. Liu Bang is also a militia captain, and Zhu Yuanzhang is just a stinking beggar. It is precisely because there is nothing that he should emphasize. After Zhu Yuanzhang won the world, he was afraid that he would talk about his low origins and would say whatever he did. He believed that he was following the tyrannical rule of the Yuan Dynasty, and he always told others that he was "worshiping in heaven, not daring to be self-dedicated." After establishing his capital in Nanjing, he changed Nanjing to "Yingtian Mansion", and named the largest Golden Palace in the palace "Fengtian Palace", and sometimes even claimed to be "Fengtian Ancestor". The rough meaning is that my emperor was given by God, and I am here to rule you on behalf of God.
As for Qian Yiai of the Military Affairs Office, he still knows a little. After all, he has been a county magistrate in Nanjing for several years. When he saw the military affairs office walking, he showed his power and power. Even the Dongchang did not take the terrifying Jinyiwei seriously. However, this is the first time he could directly dismiss the governor.
"Father, isn't the appointment and removal of the governor of the governor not promoted by the cabinet and then handed over to the emperor for approval? Why does the Military Affairs Office have the right to directly dismiss his post?"
"The dismissal of the governor is not done by the Military Affairs Office, but by the emperor standing behind them! The Military Affairs Office has a rule called kneeling to accept transcripts, which means that the emperor's words cannot be opposed, they can only be implemented!"
Qian Yiai took a breath when she heard his father say this. Qian Yiai is now a member of the Ming Dynasty official system, so he naturally knows the rules for the promotion of officials in the Ming Dynasty.
There was a complete set of rules for the promotion of officials in the Ming Dynasty, which was similar to the appointment and removal of cadres in later generations. After six years of inspection of the Beijing officials, local officials were divided into nine grades in the archives of the Ministry of Personnel after a three-year plan review. This is the main basis for the promotion of officials. After officials were rated as the top, the Ministry of Personnel was reviewed by the Ministry of Personnel and then handed over to the Organization Department. The Organization Department was directly appointed and removed from the Organization Department, and the senior officials above the Fourth Rank were handed over to the cabinet, and the cabinet officials were decided by the second-rank governor, and the cabinet officials selected the candidates and handed over to the emperor. However, the Ming emperor basically belonged to the rubber stamp and directly agreed to the matter.
Of course, this was the emperor before the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Hongsan came to power, in order to prevent the Ministry of Personnel from being too powerful, he transferred the officials to the Organization Department and the Personnel Department. The Organization Department was responsible for the appointment and removal of officials, and the Personnel Department was responsible for the assessment of officials. However, even if the rights were separated, these two departments were all departments that held the power.
Now Qian Yiai heard that the Military Affairs Office was just taking the transcripts on his knees and could not mention any objections. Isn’t this a slave?
Thinking of Qian Yiai, he asked, "Father, isn't the emperor fighting for power with the cabinet like this?"
Qian Qianyi sighed and said, "Hey! In the past, the country was in frequent wars. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the war, several chief ministers turned a blind eye to the actions of the Military Affairs Office. At the same time, the emperor still took care of the cabinet's face. Any major matters were given by the cabinet's orders, which could be considered as giving face to the cabinet! But now, the country has no major wars. The strange department of the Military Affairs Office should be abolished. Now, you use the name of the Military Affairs Office to give the cabinet the imperial edict. Do you feel that you can bear it if you are arrogant and arrogant? So my father told you not to go to Beijing. Your official position was not directly appointed by the cabinet. If you go to Beijing, you will definitely become a pawn for the cabinet to confront the emperor. What do you think you are going to do?"
Chapter completed!