In the Ming Dynasty, it was not Gao Pragmatic who was promoted the fastest. Historically, Wei Zaode entered the official position as the number one scholar during the Chongzhen period. He entered the cabinet in two years and became the first minister in the fourth year. That was considered fast. It was like riding a rocket. Demotion
The fastest one was not Gao Pragmatic, but Yan Song, who was directly demoted from the chief minister to a commoner. Not even Xia Yan, who took office in the first month of the year and was beheaded in the tenth month.
However, he was promoted two levels in a row the day before, and was demoted three levels in a row the next day. He went up and down in three days. I'm afraid Gao Pragmatic set this record without hesitation.
Gao Pragmatic's demotion order was reported together with the emperor's issuance of the edict of sinners. The edict of sinners was drafted by Guo Pu himself for the emperor and then polished by the emperor. Judging from the text alone, the emperor actually did not
What a mistake, it was just that I heard that my fellow student had returned to Beijing to take the exam, so I thought about my old relationship and went out of the palace to meet him.
It is not that the emperor himself cannot leave the palace. It is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to formulate such a rule. The main reason is that he did not greet the cabinet or any yamen when he left the palace this time. Although this is not a violation of some kind of system, it is a violation of long-term rules.
tradition since.
It is not only the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang that are called ancestral systems. For Zhu Yijun, the rules set by his ancestors are all called ancestral systems. Therefore, violating this tradition is also a violation of ancestral systems.
But in any case, it seems that the plot is not particularly serious. Compared with the actions of Wuzong and Shizong, Zhu Yijun's small mistake is really not worth mentioning.
But compared to his father, Emperor Longqing, this mistake was a bit big. After all, after Longqing came to the throne, he once wanted to go back to Yudi to reminisce about the past, but he only mentioned it a little bit, and was sprayed back by the cabinet. This kind of
The emperor is a good emperor in the eyes of civil servants.
Therefore, most of the civil servants in the outer court were very calm about Zhu Yijun's self-incriminating edict. Because of the true situation of the matter, Guo Pu immediately persuaded Queen Mother Li to block it after he arrived at Cining Palace. Therefore, most of the outer court officials
Most civil servants didn't know the inside story. They thought it was Guo Pu who maintained the dignity of the civil service group. After discovering this incident, he asked the empress dowagers of the two palaces to come forward, forcing the emperor to issue an edict against himself. Many officials even secretly secretly
Applause.
Of course, there were also some officials who were "concerned about the country and the people" and therefore went to work to persuade the emperor to learn lessons and further move towards the path of a holy king...
Well, these are all young and marginalized people who do not have a strong backing and cannot get guidance from high-level officials. Officials who really have a backing and are guided by others have collectively remained silent this time. Whether they are studying the Party in practice or studying the Party in heart.
, they all pretended to be ostriches, and no one came out to comment at all.
Many people's focus is instead on another imperial edict. This imperial edict is closely related to the emperor's edict of sinners, because the imperial edict says: "According to Yi's decree, I surrender to Zhan Shifu Zuochunfang Zuoyu
Gao Pragmatic, compiled by the De Hanlin Academy, served as the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and lectured on officials during the banquet."
Following this imperial edict, Gao Pingshi set a record. He had just been promoted to Zuo Yude of Zuochunfang in Zhanshifu. Before he officially reported to Zhanshifu to take up the post, Zuo Yude was kicked out.
By the way, he also wiped out the compilation of the Hanlin Academy and the official lectures on the banquet. In less than three days, he was promoted from the sixth rank to the fifth rank, and from the fifth rank to the seventh rank. He changed from a Hanlin historian to a famous official.
Xian Yanguan is really rare.
When the news reached the Hanlin Academy, all the Hanlins were in an uproar. Especially the Hanlins who had been promoted to a higher level because of their merits in compiling the monastic code all expressed their dissatisfaction for Gao Pragmatism.
Some said that "you have suffered it on behalf of the emperor", some said that it was "an unreasonable disaster", and some even said that "it was unfair". In short, they all felt that Gao Pragmatism was unfairly wronged. What he failed to advise the emperor was completely nonsense - the emperor took the initiative
Go find him. He was a commoner at that time. How could he still scold the emperor?
Everyone is an official. Who doesn't know that if this kind of thing happens, he is in a highly pragmatic position. It must be too late to flatter him. How can he chase the emperor away?
However, since the emperor himself had issued an imperial edict, and the imperial edict also stated that it was "Feng Yi's edict", there was nothing we could do. The empress dowagers of the two palaces usually do not interfere in politics, so this edict must be mainly directed at the emperor.
Gao Pragmatic was injured purely by a stray bullet.
Chen Jingbang, the newly appointed bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and in charge of the affairs of the Hanlin Academy, was also very helpless. He actually wanted to take advantage of Gao Jingjing's opportunity to get close to him in the Hanlin Academy, but who knew that God's will would cause such a thing to happen.
He had no choice but to comfort Gao Pragmatic, saying that although the Supervisory Censor was only in the seventh rank, as a Fengxian official, he had a heavy responsibility and could not be undertaken by anyone except a person with a clear reputation. Since you were transferred, at least it meant that the cabinet still recognized your reputation and talents.
——He knew that the two palaces would instruct Gao Pragmatic to be demoted "three levels in a row" at most, and it was impossible to personally arrange for him to be demoted to a certain position, so this arrangement must have come from the cabinet.
Gao Pragmatic was very calm. He received the news on the night of the incident and knew that he had indeed suffered an unreasonable disaster when he was demoted. There was also a certain meaning of "suffering on behalf of the king" in it, so he was not worried.
There is nothing wrong with the punishment for the emperor, because as long as the emperor has a little humanity, he will make up for it sooner or later.
Is Zhu Yijun humane? Looking at it now, it is obvious that he is, at least for his high pragmatism, he must be.
In this case, there is no need to panic.
His only confusion now is why he was assigned as the supervisory censor?
It stands to reason that since Empress Dowager Li wants to demote him three levels in a row and demands that he be transferred out of the capital as soon as possible, the most convenient way to deal with it is to "downgrade him to a foreign post." And the most common way for a Beijing official to demote a foreign official is to a full seventh-grade official.
Then he was demoted to a certain place to be a government official or county magistrate.
Gao Jingjing is not very interested in being a recommended official in a certain government, but if he is to be a county magistrate, Gao Jingjing is actually quite happy because he feels that this can train his ability to work at the grassroots level in this era.
It's a pity that the cabinet - or rather the teacher and uncle seem to have other arrangements.
However, Gao pragmatically made a mistake this time. This incident had nothing to do with Zhang Siwei. It was actually a decision made by Guo Pu on the night of the incident.
For this matter and subsequent arrangements, he even went to the Imperial Palace Zuodu Yushi Wang Guoguang's house in person that night to have a serious discussion. The two discussed it in detail for a long time before making the decision.
Gao pragmatic didn't know this, and he always felt that there might be some procedural problems in his transfer to the supervisory censor.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate had much greater powers than any previous dynasty. The Imperial Censor was responsible for impeaching hundreds of officials, defending those who were wronged, and supervising various departments. They were the eyes, ears and ears of the emperor.
Any minister who is treacherous, a villain who builds up the party, bullies and disrupts the government shall be impeached; any official who is corrupt, corrupt, and violates official discipline shall be impeached; any scholar who is academically dishonest and submits a letter to state that chaos will become a constitution in the hope of advancement shall be impeached.
When there is an appointment, an inspection will be conducted to see if the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been deposed; the heavy prisoners in the prison will be jailed in the outer court, and together with the Ministry of Punishments, they will be pacified in Dali.
The other government offices are under the supervision of the thirteen supervisory censors, so the power of the supervisory censor is far more important than in previous dynasties.
Inside, he writes papers in the two capitals, inspects the capital camp, supervises Linxiang, examines and martial arts examinations, inspects Guanglu, inspects the warehouse, inspects the inner treasury, the imperial city, and the five cities, and takes turns to listen to the drums.
Outside, he patrolled the local areas, inspected salt, tea and horses, inspected canals, inspected customs, inspected transportation, printed horses, and cultivated fields.
When traveling with the army, they will supervise military discipline and performance, and supervise each officer according to his duties.
In particular, the patrol inspectors patrol on behalf of the emperor, inspect the vassal ministers, prefecture and county officials, conduct inspections, impeachments, and make judgments on major matters, and make decisions on minor matters. Wherever the inspectors come, they must first examine and record the guilty prisoners and hang them.
Review the case file and argue the case if there is any reason for the discrepancy.
Precisely because of the weight of the censor, the censor must be selected with great care. Since the eighth year of Yongle, it has been stipulated that the censor must be selected from among the Jinshi and supervisors who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable in governing the body.
In the 10th year of Xuande's reign, Emperor Xuanzong issued a special order to the Imperial Court: "The imperial court has set up the Feng Xian, so it attaches great importance to the supervision of ears and eyes, and strictly enforces discipline... The Ministry of Civil Affairs: From now on, novice officials are allowed to remove the Feng Xian. All supervisory censors have
If there is a vacancy, order the Imperial Court and the various officials to recommend him. He must issue a letter and implement it. He will refer it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to make sure it is found to be correct and then report it to him. If there is subsequent corruption or incompetence, the person who recommended him will be guilty of the same crime."
In other words, by the time of the Wanli Dynasty, not only could only Jinshi be appointed as Supervisory Censors, but they could not be held by Xinke Jinshi. A certain amount of "work experience" was required. Any shortage of Supervisory Censors must be recommended and reported by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Only those appointed by the Ministry of Personnel can be appointed. If the censor becomes embezzled, perverts the law or is incompetent in the future, the recommended person will be guilty of the same crime.
The current censor of Zuodu is Wang Guoguang, and the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is Guo Pu. They are both willing to recommend and approve the transfer of Gao Jingshi to the supervisory censor. This is understandable, but Gao Jingshi is a Jinshi Jinshi, and he is appointed as a supervisor.
Doesn't it violate the ancestral system to be a censor?
Gao pragmatic said goodbye to everyone in the Hanlin Academy and made some lofty remarks. In fact, he just meant "I am a brick of the Ming Dynasty. I can move it wherever it is needed." Then he gave Xiao Liangyou and Wang Tingzhuan alone a few instructions.
So that they don't have to worry about themselves.
Xiao Liangyou just nodded his head steadily, while Wang Tingzhuan smiled and said: "What do we have to worry about? Although Qiuzhen suffered some losses this time, I think that if you go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you will be punished instead."
Very useful."
"How can I expect to be of great use if I make a mistake and be demoted?" Gao Pragmatic smiled and waved his hand: "Speaking of which, I would rather go to another county to do some practical things and live up to the essence of my practical learning."
Wang Tingzhuan smiled and said: "As a county magistrate, you can do practical things, but as a censor, can't you do practical things? I don't agree with you. I guess you will have a chance to do practical things this time."
Gao pragmatic shook his head, too lazy to argue, and waved goodbye: "Brother Nian, see you later."
Xiao Liangyou smiled and scolded: "We are all in the capital, but it sounds like we are about to be separated by thousands of miles. Do you want us to prepare a farewell banquet for you?"
Wang Tingzhuan stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "Brother Yizhan, don't say such things. I suspect you might be like a crow."
Xiao Liangyou was slightly startled, and then said in surprise: "What Jingqing means is that Qiuzhen will be sent on foreign missions as soon as he joins the Metropolitan Procuratorate? This...isn't that right?"
Wang Tingzhuan shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, it's hard to say!"
Gao pragmatic laughed and scolded: "I don't know what I mean by pretending to be a ghost."
After all, he was reminded by Wang Tingzhuan and thought: Wang Tingzhuan's guess is probably correct. The Queen Mother wanted to transfer me out of the capital, but in the end I was only demoted to supervise the censor. This demotion is a demotion, people
But he was still in the capital, so he had to quickly send himself a "foreign mission" to get him to leave the capital.
