Liu Mingzhi looked at the confused and confused reactions of the officials, happily opened the document in his hand, and raised his eyes to scan the civil and military officials.
“Dear dear friends.
Now that the world is united, all wastes are waiting to be revitalized.
Not only the documents from various prefectures in Dalong Neifu are flying to the court like snowflakes, but also the documents from Beifu and Xinfu are densely packed and continuous.
I am dealing with the memorial because I am physically and mentally exhausted and have trouble sleeping and eating.
Now even the issue of the appointment of a small county magistrate has to be given personal instructions by me. You, the Ministry of Personnel, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, and the officials in the examination department under your jurisdiction should do some self-examination."
Du Chenghao, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly walked out holding the imperial wat.
“I know that I have sinned, and your Majesty forgives me.”
"Oh? Du Shanshu, what are your crimes? Tell yourself!"
Du Chenghao's face froze, and the corner of his mouth twitched as he looked at Liu Mingzhi's smiling expression: "Uh! Old minister! Old minister! I don't know how to show sympathy to Your Majesty, and I deserve death!"
“Okay, stop giving me these innocuous words here.”
“Yes, yes, I know my mistake!”
Liu Mingzhi put away his eyes and looked down at the document in his hand.
“I am physically and mentally exhausted now, but for the sake of the people and the world, I cannot be lazy just because I am tired.
With no other choice, I can only come up with a way to get the best of both worlds.
That is to establish a new government office, cabinet and ten kings' palaces.
Your ministers should be wondering, what is the cabinet? What is the Palace of the Ten Kings?
The cabinet is divided into one chief assistant and two secondary assistants. According to the Ming Dynasty and the great rivers and mountains, I decided to add five assistants.
The first assistant and the second assistant have the power to approve and make decisions, and the assistant assistants have the power to advise, discuss and make decisions.
After the memorial was submitted by the various state capitals, the First Assistant Pihong had to submit it to the Palace of Ten Kings for review.
Finally, it will be handed over to me for approval.
The memorials for the various prefectures in our dynasty, even Xinfu and Beifu, were divided into four levels: A, B, C and D.
The fourth level memorials are A, B, B, and D. The first and second memorials of Bing and Ding have the power to make decisions on red approval.
The second assistant has the right to make suggestions and reconsider. If the two second assistants have objections to the first assistant’s decision and memorial at the same time, they can directly skip the Ten Kings Hall and submit it to me for approval of the final result.
In addition to Class A memorials, the Palace of Ten Kings has the power to make decisions under Class B memorials.
Only Grade A memorials need to be submitted to me for final approval.
As for the second-class memorial, if half of the people in the Ten Kings Palace have objections to the decisive memorial, they will be directly submitted to me for approval.
Grade A memorials are like droughts, floods, locust plagues, natural disasters and man-made disasters... and other matters related to the state.
The cabinet has just been established and I would like to
The six ministries and nine ministers, each supervisor and director, should give full support and must not slack off.
Do you, ministers, have any objections?"
The civil and military officials looked at Liu Mingzhi, who silently folded the documents, with complicated expressions and different thoughts.
It takes too much time to digest the shocking decisions announced in Liu Mingzhi’s documents.
Especially the expressions on the left and right prime minister Wei Yong and the right prime minister Tong Sansi were even more complex and strange.
As for the cabinet system and the ten-king palace system mentioned by Liu Mingzhi, although the two of them did not digest them all, they both understood the most important point.
That means Liu Mingzhi most likely wants to revoke the official positions of the left and right prime ministers.
The two old rivals who had been fighting for half their lives looked at each other in unison, obviously confused and confused.
Liu Mingzhi’s eyes were always lingering on Wei Yong and Tong Sansi. Seeing their tangled and uneasy expressions, Liu Mingzhi walked over with neither sadness nor joy.
“Zuo Xiang, Wei Xiang!”
The two people who looked at each other with complicated eyes reacted quickly.
“The old minister is here!”
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and whispered softly: "Don't be nervous. Didn't you understand the full meaning of my establishment of a cabinet? You just thought of my intention to revoke the position of prime minister and assistant."
“I am stupid, I don’t dare!”
The smile at the corner of Liu Mingzhi's mouth flashed away, and he slowly walked towards the two people who nodded and lowered their eyebrows.
"Two beloved ministers, the left and right ministers only have the power to review the memorials of the six ministries and nine ministers, each department, and supervise the memorials. However, the chief minister of the cabinet has the power to review the memorials of each ministry and office, and also has the power to make decisions for me!
I have established a cabinet, and whether you agree or not depends largely on the decision of the two heads of the civil service."
The two old foxes trembled, thought for a moment, and looked at each other while suppressing the excitement in their hearts. Their minds were full of criticism, and the four big words "decision" lingered in their minds.
It seems that the chief minister of the cabinet has more power than the prime minister.
Even though there are ten kings palaces controlling it, compared to the rights of the left and right prime ministers, the rights of the chief minister of the cabinet seem to be completely over the heads of the two secondary ministers.
Moreover, it is not difficult to guess from the literal meaning of the government office of the Ten Kings Palace that it must be His Majesty’s princes who are in charge.
When a prince is in power, isn’t that exactly the same as when an emperor is in power?
After all, first-class memorials that are really related to world affairs must be approved by the emperor in the end.
Even if it is a second-class memorial, the Ten Kings Palace can make its own decision, but if the emperor wants to approve it again, no one can refuse.
Furthermore, Liu Mingzhi quietly told the two of him that the chief minister of the cabinet would have the right to make the decision. It was obvious that he had to select a chief minister of the cabinet from among the two of him.
At the worst, Xia Gongming, the imperial censor, may come out to interfere, but there is still a 30% chance of winning over his old rival.
The most important thing is that since Liu Mingzhi mentioned this matter in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he had obviously made up his mind.
Resistance is definitely useless, in this case it is better to maximize the benefits!
The two old foxes looked at each other and saw the excitement and hostility in each other's eyes.
The chief minister of the cabinet completely takes over 80% of the positions of the government.
The two old foxes carefully thought about Liu Mingzhi's words about the cabinet's institutional rights just now, and their minds became more and more active.
“Your Majesty, I am a minister, and Your Majesty is the king. I will only obey your Majesty’s orders if I disobey him!”
“I second the proposal, the king is the guide for the minister, your majesty has read out the decree, and it is obvious that he has made up his mind. I will follow your majesty’s lead and will not give up even if I die!”
Wei Yong and Tong Sansi, the two old foxes, had just finished speaking when Xia Gongming came out holding the Chao Hut.
“Your Majesty, the old minister boldly advises you to take back your sacred mandate. The cabinet system is indeed as your Majesty said, and it can quickly and effectively review the memorial documents submitted to the cabinet by various state governments.
However, the disadvantages are also particularly obvious. The old minister boldly said that if he comes after your majesty, the successor will be an incompetent king.
At that time, when the king is weak and his ministers are strong, the country will be the general."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the sincere and sincere look in Xia Gongming's eyes and raised his hand in time to interrupt Xia Gongming's next words.
“Xia Lao loves you!”
Xia Gongming spoke and looked at Liu Mingzhi who was smiling at him in confusion: "Your Majesty?"
"My lord, I have made up my mind on this matter. There is no need to say more, lord."
“Your Majesty! Think again!
The old minister once again boldly advises Your Majesty that the cabinet system may seem to benefit the country and the people, but in fact it may cause endless disasters."
Liu Mingzhi moved in front of Xia Gongming with a quick step, raised his hand and pressed the Chao Hut raised by Xia Gongming.
“Master! Master!”
Looking at Xia Gongming's stunned eyes, Liu Mingzhi smiled and shook his head: "Sir, I hope you believe me and will never treat important matters related to the rise and fall of the world as trivial matters!"
Xia Gongming looked at Liu Mingzhi's deep eyes for a while, then nodded hesitantly.
“Old minister, I obey the order!”
Liu Mingzhi coughed a few times, waking up the officials who were still weighing the cabinet system and the ten-king palace system.
“Since I proposed it today, I have decided to establish the cabinet and the Palace of the Ten Kings. If all the ministers have any objections, they can write a memorial and submit it after they withdraw from the court.
I have considered the candidates for the first assistant, two second assistants, and five assistants of the cabinet for three days and three nights, but I have not decided on my own.
After all, all my dear friends think that I will be biased no matter who I choose!
But it’s impossible not to choose.
After much thought, I can only leave it to God to decide.
In the cabinet, for the first assistant and the second assistant, I decided to make the decision between the imperial censor, the left and right prime ministers and assistants.
For the five assistants, two are selected from the six ministries, one is selected from the nine ministers, and one is selected from the twelve military officers and princes.
Temporarily the first official of the cabinet.
小成子!”
“Your Majesty, we are here!”
“Writing and ink are at your service!”
“Obey!”
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chengzi walked up to Liu Mingzhi holding the Four Treasures of the Study on the Long Desk.