On June 12, the tenth year of Wanli, the imperial edict attached to the cabinet issued:
He was promoted to the concubine of Zuo Chunfang in the Zhanshi Mansion. Gao Pingshi, a student at the Hanlin Academy, was appointed as the envoy to Shandong. He organized the Jin, Fuhai, Gai, and other places to prepare troops, prepare crops, and other matters. He also served as the Minister of Yuanmasi Temple in Liaodong.
In addition to the imperial edict, there are also attached cabinet transfer regulations, which clearly stipulate and explain the leadership of Gao Pingshi, who is "the envoy of Shandong Province, responsible for rectifying gold, restoring sea cover and other departments, preparing troops, and fielding, etc., and also the Minister of Yuanmasi Temple in Liaodong":
"Manage the horse administration as usual and organize the local military equipment mentioned above, patrol around, detect fraud, repair the castle in peacetime, train soldiers and horses, prepare for coastal defense, have police inspectors lead the officers and soldiers, gather people and animals, monitor and defend the city, and protect the city.
The garrison, defense, and palm commanders of the garrison within the territory are under their jurisdiction. All military matters must be discussed with the participating generals and carried out appropriately, and they are still subject to the control of the governor."
Of course, this type of imperial edict is not delivered to the home like some movies and TV dramas, and then the incense table is set up and kowtowed to lead the edict in a pragmatic manner. Instead, the edict is issued by the cabinet to the Sixth Section. After the Sixth Section determines that it is feasible,
A signature was attached to express agreement, and then it was forwarded to the yamen where Gao Jingshi was located, and he was notified to go and receive the decree in person.
Specifically, although Gao Pingshi held two positions in Zhan Shifu and the Hanlin Academy, his position in Zhan Shifu was of a higher level, so he went to Zhan Shifu to receive the decree, and at the same time he resigned from his original official position.
After receiving the decree, I didn't just go to Liaodong and take office. I still had a lot of things to do. As a rule, I had to visit many superior officials and listen to their advice.
For example, what are the things that need to be paid attention to after taking office, especially which things are more urgent, and the cabinet pays more attention to them. They must focus on the key points. Of course, this kind of formality is just a matter of being pragmatic and casual. In fact, his position is
He got it by self-recommending himself in front of Zhu Yijun. Doesn't he know what to do?
Going to the cabinet is nothing more than talking to Zhang Siwei and Xu Guo about what they might do next so that they can prepare and coordinate in the government. This kind of treatment may only be given to him who is highly pragmatic.
As for Shen Shixing and Yu Youding, they had to go there, but it was basically just to say hello, and everyone was just talking nonsense. No one would believe what the other party could say. To use a famous saying from later generations: even
I can’t believe every punctuation mark!
Pan Sheng also went there to say hello. Although Mr. Pan Ge entered the cabinet as a neutral faction, he actually had some old friendship with Gao Jingshi, especially Gao Jingshi who was the first to ask him to join the cabinet.
I'm quite grateful - this is inside information, but of course Mr. Pan Ge knows about it.
Therefore, it was rare for Mr. Pan Ge to abandon his neutral stance and have a few heart-to-heart conversations with Gao Pragmatic.
The heart-to-heart talk itself didn't mean much. What was meaningful was that Mr. Pan Ge introduced Gao Yongshi to two of his disciples in Liaodong, and told Gao Yongshi that he would personally write to them and let them fully cooperate with Gao Yongshi's work.
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When it comes to disciples and former officials, there are many such as Gao Gong, Guo Pu, Zhang Siwei and others, and there are also some in Liaodong. However, the meaning contained in Pan Sheng's words is not that simple. In fact, it represents Pan Ge's tendency.
, this is good news.
Gao pragmatically thanked him, came out of the cabinet, and went to Wanglong Tower for the banquet.
Naturally, he hosted the banquet himself, and invited his colleagues in Beijing and the same year to have a meal. Although these noble Hanlin nobles felt that it was a pity to be pragmatic and let others go, they also knew the importance of the position of Minister of Yuanmasi in Liaodong.
, so whether you are promoted or promoted, there must be a banquet.
When Gao Pingshi returned to his residence in the southeast of Shichahai (he did not go to Jian Xinzhai outside the city every day), it was already getting late, and the curfew was supposed to have been over for more than an hour - which shows that the rules are not working well these days.
A group of Hanlin nobles were having a banquet outside, and even the censor patrolling the city pretended not to see it. The royal guards and even the ordinary soldiers and horses who patrolled the city seemed to be completely blind.
No, they're not blind either - they took the initiative to take a detour after seeing Gao Pragmatic's group from afar.
He asked the maid to turn on the lamp and serve him the sobering soup. Gao pragmatically drank while opening the file under the lamp and entered working mode.
When a new official takes office, there is no need to worry about lighting the fire. The first thing to understand is his own rights and responsibilities.
The cabinet document that was delivered at the same time as the imperial edict has written down his main powers and responsibilities, but that is actually not complete. In fact, Gao Pragmatic is "the envoy to Shandong, rectifying the gold, restoring sea, covering and other places, preparing troops and farming, etc., and also taking charge of the Liaodong garden and horses."
"Temple Minister" also has other powers and responsibilities.
Here we must first explain the title of "Shandong Inspector" on his head. This title is true, a serious Shandong Inspector, but it is also fake, because he actually does not care about Shandong's legal affairs at all.
In the Ming Dynasty, the relationship between Shandong and Liaodong was very complicated. I will not go into details here (I will be scolded for repeating it. Friends who are interested can find relevant monographs and papers on their own). In short, many civil servants in Liaodong were also Shandong cloth officials.
According to the duties of the two departments.
As for the specific powers, even in the "Da Ming Huidian" edited by Gao Jingshi himself, the records are not detailed and are roughly equivalent to the cabinet's regulations today. However, after Gao Jingshi's night battle with a candle, he came to the conclusion that the most important thing is that Qing Yuanmasi of Liaodong
Seven powers:
The first is the evaluation and selection of officials. This position has the power to evaluate and select subordinate officers. The military officers in Liaodong, including Gao Pingshi, have the power to evaluate and supervise the military attachés under their jurisdiction. In addition, they also participate in the appointment and removal of subordinate officers.
For example, after Gao Pragmatic takes office, although he cannot directly decide on the appointment and removal of subordinate officials, he does have the right to recommend officials in his jurisdiction. Moreover, this kind of recommendation can play a decisive role to a certain extent and is an important factor in the appointment and removal of local officials.
One ring.
The second is to track down the refugees and deserted troops. Since the middle and late Jiajing period, wars have been frequent in Liaodong, and a large number of soldiers and civilians have fled through the Southern Four Guards and across the sea to Shandong and the Bohai Islands. This has not only reduced the number of troops, but also caused an unstable situation. Therefore, the imperial court is dedicated to tracing
For refugees and deserters, this task in the "Southern Four Guards" is naturally the responsibility of Yuan Masi Qing of Liaodong.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The third is land reclamation. Nansiwei is relatively wealthy, while Liaodong lacks people-friendly officials, so Liaodong Yuanmasiqing naturally also participated in the decision-making and management of civil affairs matters such as land reclamation.
The fourth is to participate in military operations. The civilian officials of the Ming Dynasty have been in charge of the army for a long time, so when faced with military emergencies, this post also participated in military operations. For example, in the seventh year of Wanli, the "island bandit" Xing Caifu, who had been recruited and placed in Jinzhou,
Bai Yingshi and others "fleeed to their native island as thieves and plundered Goryeo", and the imperial court sent various generals to suppress them. Afterwards, Wu Daoming, minister of Yuanmasi Temple in Liaodong, and others were rewarded for their merits.
And if it is during wartime, Liaodong Yuan Masiqing also has the power to supervise the army - of course this is certain. It can be seen that this position is not only directly involved in military operations, but also responsible for supervising the army and military logistics work.
This makes Gao Pragmatic very satisfied, because he will need such more comprehensive power in the future.
The fifth was to deal with shipping matters. In June of the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing, Governor Wang Yan proposed to open a sea ban "so that millet from Shandong can be carried on the ark" to save the famine in Liaodong. The imperial court agreed and ordered "Liaodong Yuanmasiqing to station in Jin".
"The state will release merchant ships from each island without imposing taxes." It can be said that because the jurisdiction is located along the coast, this position played an important role in maritime transportation.
This also makes Gao Pragmatic very satisfied. Needless to say, the reason is that if he could not control the power of shipping, I am afraid Gao Pragmatic would not even be interested in this position.
The sixth is to participate in local education. This position is involved in local education to a certain extent, which is reflected in the Liaodong archives. According to the "Report of Liaodong Yuanma Temple for the Grant of Jinzhou Health Supervisory Board", last year, that is, Wanli
In the ninth year, the prison student Yu Xun was given leave to go home because he "had no money to pay while in prison." After research, the then Minister of Yuan Masi Temple in Liaodong decided to spend 6 taels of money from the "self-care paper redemption money of this hospital" to give the student to go to prison.
"The department resumed the shift fee" and reported the matter. It can be seen that this position is also involved in local education.
The seventh is to intervene in local justice. The Liaodong archives of the Ming Dynasty include some examples of this officer's involvement in local judicial matters, and I will not give any examples here. In short, this officer played a very important ruling role in local justice - after all, he
Theoretically speaking, as an inspector-general, his main job is to manage legal affairs.
This position even has a certain style of "patrolling censorship". For example, if local people have grievances, they can directly complain to this position. According to "Fu Jingyuan's complaint to the imperial envoy Hai Gaibing for local tycoon Fu Chongdao and others who exploited power to harm personnel"
It is recorded that the local tycoons Fu Chongdao and Fu Chongzhi "locked the men and women together and humiliated them in every possible way". Fu Jingyuan had no choice but to complain to Bing Beidao, hoping that this function would "study cutting out evil and saving lives." It can be seen from this that this position
Play a decisive role in local justice.
Closing the file, Gao Pragmatic closed his eyes and took a rest, feeling quite satisfied with the position he had chosen. The above seven items outline a "top leader in southern Liaoning" who can take charge of everything.
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: This is very good. It is very convenient for me to build southern Liaoning into the nearest base for Liaodong to fight against the Japanese pirate army and the rise of Jurchens in the future. This will avoid having to transport food and equipment from elsewhere after a big war. Not only will you get twice the result with half the effort, but it may also be delayed.
