Chapter 11 Regulations of the Secretary and Supervisor
Chapter 11 Regulations of the Secretary and Supervisor
The prince watched He Xi leave, narrowed his eyes slightly, and sighed softly: "Why are you here?"
An eve fell from the sky. Zhu Yuanzhang's rhetoric could not deceive Empress Ma, and naturally he could not deceive the prince. Even an old minister like Li Shanchang could not deceive him. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was alone in Huangjue Temple at that time, Huangjue
The temple also disappeared in the turbulent times. No evidence has been found.
But He Xi appeared too suddenly.
Queen Ma suspected that He Xi was Zhu Yuanzhang's illegitimate son. It was not without reason.
Zhu Yuanzhang's love for He Xi was a little too much.
However, both Empress Ma and the prince were kind people. It didn't matter even if He Xi was Zhu Yuanzhang's illegitimate son. After all, the prince had more than a dozen brothers, and by the time Zhu Yuanzhang died, he had more than twenty sons.
One is not enough.
Even if He Xi is an illegitimate child, he is not a threat to the prince.
It's just that when the prince saw his father today, he simply obeyed He Xiyan. This probably cannot be explained simply by having an illegitimate son. Not to mention, who is his father? Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely not an emperor who is good at accepting advice.
But most of them listened to He Xi's advice. They even went against his previous decree to abolish the prime minister. They slapped themselves in the face and established the prime minister in disguise.
There are too many problems here, and it is definitely not as simple as He Xi's superior knowledge.
The prince didn't mean to hurt He Xi. After all, his father had already spoken. He took care of He Xi as his younger brother. However, the prince was very interested in He Xi's secret. He wanted to know what was behind He Xi?
The two do not conflict.
The prince returned to the East Palace with this doubt and told Song Lian what happened today.
At this moment, Song Lian has reached the last moment of his life.
It's not just that Song Lian is old. It's also because of the Hu Weiyong case. Song Lian's two sons are both involved in the Hu Weiyong case. Zhu Yuanzhang is ruthless in enforcing the law. Naturally, he will not show mercy. And Song Lian's wife cannot accept this blow.
A desperate death.
Under such a blow, Song Lian's body was like a candle in the wind. His originally gray hair was still completely white, and even his beard was white. His appearance was withered. The elegant Master Song back then could no longer maintain his health.
Seeing this, the prince supported Song Lian and said, "Master, I really can't understand today's situation."
Song Lian coughed twice and said: "Your Majesty, you should never guess His Majesty's heart. The most difficult ruler and minister in the world is a father and son. Your Majesty has placed a lot of trust in you. All you have to do is obey. Your Majesty will not do anything unfavorable to you. Today, however,
One more day. I think back then, when Liu Bowen and I first entered Yingtian, His Majesty was not the same, he was always ready to wear clothes and food, and he obeyed your advice." At this point, Song Lian paused slightly and said, "Actually, I have only recently understood what Your Majesty means.
Heart."
"Prince, has His Majesty always complained that you are soft-hearted? Do you think it was me who taught you?"
Prince Zhu Biao said: "Yes."
Song Lian said: "Your Majesty, you are so wise and powerful. Don't you know who I, Song Lian, am? Ever since your Majesty entered Yingtian, you have asked me to teach you for more than 20 years. Don't you know how I, Song Lian, teach my disciples?"
? Did he only know that His Highness would be like this today?"
"Actually, what Your Majesty wants me to teach is a benevolent and righteous gentleman. Your Majesty was born in troubled times, and what he saw was that there was no master in the world, and heroes competed with each other to do anything. Fathers and sons killed each other, and friends turned against each other. Killings filled the fields, and blood was shed.
It flows like a river. All the words of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are empty words."
"This is why in troubled times, heavy codes are used."
"And what His Majesty wants wholeheartedly is peace in the world. You can't use such extraordinary means to govern the world. He wants to leave you a way to govern the world. When the time comes, the world will need a merciful monarch. Your Majesty kills people and asks His Highness to save people. This is also
Let me pave the way for you, Your Highness. In the future, when I am no longer my teacher, you must uphold this intention. Your Majesty is fierce, and Your Highness is lenient. No matter what Your Majesty does, Your Highness should not change his original intention."
"This is also your Majesty's original intention for you."
The prince was stunned when he heard this.
In the Hu Weiyong case, Zhu Yuanzhang killed too many people. The prince just upheld a benevolent heart and pleaded for mercy many times. He was even severely scolded and even beaten by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the heart of the prince, there is actually a sense of fear. After all, the father is the father, and the father is the emperor. The father and son of the Tian family must not treat it as an ordinary father and son. After all, the prince has grown up. Zhu Yuanzhang is in his fifties and is also in the prime of life.
In the dead of night, the prince was pondering whether he had fallen out of favor.
Now when I heard Song Lian say this, I suddenly realized how much his father loved him. Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree to make himself a white face. He asked the prince to use bitter tricks to become a red face. In this way, the prince did not need to do anything. In the world,
Zhu Yuanzhang actually knew that he was too harsh and the people below him were resentful. He was about to let the prince win people's hearts.
But when the prince heard Song Lian's words that "the teacher is not here", he immediately said: "Why did the teacher say this? The teacher will definitely live a long life."
As for what Song Lian said about Zhu Yuanzhang, he did not dare to comment.
Song Lian said: "Everyone has his own life, so why talk too much. In my dying years, there is only one thing that I can't worry about. After doing this one thing, even if I go, I will feel at ease." Song Lian didn't tell the prince that he couldn't worry about it.
What is the matter? Instead, he turned around and said: "Your Majesty has set up a Secretary Supervisor to order the Hanlin Academy to handle affairs. His Highness is ordered to preside over the Secretary Supervisor. In fact, it is to let His Highness share the government affairs and act on behalf of the Prime Minister. From now on, Your Highness must speak more carefully.
Proceed with caution."
"As for the Hanlin Academy, please rest assured. The old man still has some prestige. Your Highness does not need to worry. The Hanlin Academy is definitely devoted to Your Highness. Your Highness will concentrate on the secretary. Your Highness is a humble gentleman, and the principles of life, Your Highness
I have gained three tastes of it. But there are some things that are better to be taught by Your Majesty through words and deeds when it comes to being a king. I am afraid that the Secretary Supervisor is also tailor-made for you by Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree, implicated tens of thousands of people with the Hu Weiyong case, and cleaned up the court. It certainly made people in the world panic, and also made the prince feel a little uneasy in his heart. Song Lian's words clarified the status of the prince in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
The prince said: "The teacher's words can clear the clouds and reveal the sun, making the disciples suddenly enlightened."
Compared with what happened between the king, his ministers and his son, He Xi was just a trivial matter. It was not worth mentioning at all.
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After the prince took the reassurance, he focused on the establishment of the secretary supervisor.
"In my opinion, the secretary should assist His Majesty in handling political affairs." He Xi talked eloquently in front of the prince. "In my opinion, the secretary should not just stop at sorting memorials and writing abbreviations. It should be
Take on more government affairs.”
"First of all, we accept memorials from all parties. Each yamen corresponds to a department. All memorials sent by various departments. For example, the memorials from the Ministry of War are sent to the Military Department. The first thing to do here is to record them and then make a copy.
.In triplicate, it was originally sent to us. We will write an abbreviation. One copy will be sent to the Hanlin Academy. After the Hanlin Academy writes the charter, it will be sent to His Majesty."
"In addition to this, each department also has assigned tasks."
"His Majesty's decree is sent to the Hanlin Academy by our secretaries, and the Imperial Academy is asked to draft the decree according to His Majesty's decree, use a seal, and convey it to all yamen. We also supervise each yamen to implement the imperial edict and report back regularly."
"In addition, a separate intelligence section must be set up. The Jin Yiwei is required to report daily intelligence. The intelligence section compiles a list and sends it to His Majesty before he goes to court. I call it an intelligence briefing."
The prince said: "Brother He, you are really extraordinary. All these regulations are in Brother He's belly. I am amazed."
He Xi said: "Thank you, thank you."
He Xi felt a little guilty. In fact, this kind of system was quite mature in later generations. He just trimmed it and used it. Even He Xi didn't think that his system was perfect. However, when it was uploaded and handed down,
It's just a decision-making aid. There's nothing outstanding about it.
The prince said: "My dear brother, I have always been worried about my father's health. My father works hard day and night and never takes care of his body. Once the Secretary's Prison is established, my father will be able to relax a lot."
He Xi said: "Your Highness, but there is a problem here."
The prince said: "What's the problem?"
He Xi said: "I have estimated that there are about 500 to 600 copies of memorials every day. If there are many things, such as before and after the Chinese New Year, according to the court rules, all ministries will be involved. There will be more things. There are more than a thousand copies.
So many. In this way, there are three copies. There are not enough people to copy and write abridgements."
He Xi had to lament the difference between ancient times and modern times. In later generations, triplicate was just a matter of pressing a button on a computer. But in this era, people have to copy it.
Hundreds of thousands of words are copied every day, requiring a clerical team of hundreds of people.
This is a huge manpower gap.
There are also candidates for writing abridgements. Writing abridgements of memorials of hundreds or thousands of words requires sufficient language summarization skills. It also requires loyalty.
Nothing else, because if you are not loyal enough, you can distort a memorial from one meaning to another with just a slight movement of the pen. You need a dozen such documents.
It depends on the small number of these people. The ratio of talents in ancient times is comparable to that of today. Not to mention that the Yuan Dynasty greatly damaged the culture of the Central Plains. The literacy rate was greatly reduced. Zhu Yuanzhang summoned private schools, and there were only hundreds of thousands of people. Various rewards. Hundreds of thousands to watch
There are quite a lot of them, but they are distributed in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, so you know how many there are.
And there are too few truly knowledgeable people.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang held the imperial examination. However, there were no talents in several subjects. This made Zhu Yuanzhang greatly disappointed. All the rotten fish and smelly shrimps were admitted. The imperial examination was immediately stopped, and it has not been held yet. Until now, Zhu Yuanzhang still continues
He issued an order to recommend talents from various places. He even banned talents from various places from being used by the emperor and condemned them.
I just don't have enough people on hand.
Especially those who are loyal and capable. This chapter has been completed!