During the Spring Festival, some people are happy and some are sad.
The imprisonment of two vassal kings, a duke, a marquis and an uncle, brought a huge shock to the powerful people of the Ming Dynasty.
On New Year's Eve, the Ming Pao Printing Factory was still extremely busy.
Even though it was the New Year, the Emperor's New Year's message was always in the "Ming Pao" on the first day of the Lunar New Year every year, which had to be printed on time and distributed throughout the country.
But before each government office went on annual vacation, a new brochure had actually been printed and distributed.
It's called "Monthly Talks of Datong".
It also contained an article from the emperor announcing something.
After a year of preparation, the Tianxia Datong Party has initially established a like-minded team after recommendation, application, and review.
Next year in Ming Dynasty, we will prepare for the formal founding meeting of the Datong Party.
The address of the meeting has been determined. It was the original Hongqing Palace in Dongyuan. Now the Daming Hall has been built after re-planning and renovation in the imperial city but has never been put into use.
Hongqing Palace was built during the Yongle period. It was the "Emperor Taisun Palace" built for Emperor Xuanzong. Later, Yingzong who returned from the "Northern Hunting" also lived here.
Since then, due to its special history, Hongqing Palace has been basically idle and used as a pavilion.
After the imperial city was replanned and renovated, a large-scale Mingtang building began to be built here, which was directly named Damingtang. Located to the east of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, everyone thought it would be another ceremonial place.
Now it is finally revealed: this is what the emperor had planned for a long time.
Although there was no proposal to form a world-wide unified party at that time, the emperor seemed to enjoy meetings.
In the palace, it was not enough to have the Imperial Study Room, the National Policy Hall, the State Affairs Hall, the State Council Hall, the Wenhua Hall, the Wuying Hall, the Wen Building, and the Wu Building where meetings were often held. He had long thought about having another
A place that can accommodate more people for conferences.
Zhu Houcong really likes meetings.
In his increasingly distant memory, he once had a different view on the format of meetings.
But after so many years of different identities, he has discovered that for someone like him at the top, meetings may actually be the best way.
What's more, judging from the reactions caused by planning the next stage of big moves this year, there are still many areas that require persistent changes in thinking and understanding.
After ordering the punishment of the few "chickens" that appeared this time, Zhu Houcong did not fail to give some comfort to the panicked "monkeys".
But this reassurance puzzles many people.
It should be no problem to welcome and send off during the Chinese New Year, right?
There are many clans in Cui Yuan's mansion.
There are many honorable ministers in Guo Xun's house.
"To join this party, do you have to pay a fee every year?" A count asked weakly, "Is this... money to buy your life?"
Guo Xun was furious: "Your Majesty turned around and forgot what he said! You can be incompetent, but you can't be stupid!"
"...Aren't you here to ask for advice from the Duke? You have always been favored by the Holy Spirit, and you are one of the military officials who can interact with civil servants. You are well-informed..."
Guo Xun thought to himself that among the first batch of advisers, I was also the stupidest.
But now he has a heavy responsibility, after all, he was given careful instructions by Zhu Houcong. At this moment, he glanced at everyone, and just said lightly: "Is it your willingness to be loyal to the emperor?"
"That's natural!"
"When encountering difficulties, do you still have to share your Majesty's worries? If you have the money, give money, if you have the strength, give your efforts, and if you have the ability, give your life."
"...That's natural!"
Guo Xun then said: "Isn't that the end? Now His Majesty has great ambitions to create a great cause of great unity in the world. This is not like fighting again. For such a big thing, naturally you have to be willing, and you still have the money and strength to contribute.
You have to sacrifice your life, what’s there to ask?”
The atmosphere in the flower hall of Duke Yi's mansion was a bit strange.
How can it be compared now with when we were so poor? The country has been conquered, and the court is not lacking in this.
"It is voluntary. If you don't want to pay the small amount of party dues every year, then just don't join the party. As for whether to pay more or not, no one will force you to do so, and you will never look at it differently."
Others looked at Guo Xun in disbelief: Is this what happened?
Guo Xun actually doesn't believe it all, but at least that's what the current program and regulations say.
To be honest, there are many concepts that he doesn't fully understand, but anyway, he knows one thing: now, whatever the emperor says, it will be done.
In the residence of the current Prime Minister and Minister of State, Yang Shen's guests were naturally much more powerful.
"Chief Assistant, the meaning behind this is very scary. Is Your Majesty really going to implement this system?"
"...It is beneficial to the country." Yang Shen was also very cautious and just replied, "In this world, the great unity party should not have expenditures come from the national treasury. It is precisely to keep clear distinctions."
"But in the end, all rivers merge into the sea!" Someone looked at Huang Zuo, who once worked with Yang Shen in Guangdong and now heads the personnel department. "First, Tingtong will have power to join the party. In the future, it may be lower than the third rank or even the sixth or seventh rank.
They are all involved in the party affairs of the Taige Department, right?"
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for party discipline, and the important ministers of the Military Affairs Council will also be recommended by the Party Affairs General Conference. This..."
Yang Shen remained silent.
According to His Majesty, this great unity party in the world will lead both state affairs and military affairs. And the emperor will realize his authority as the party leader.
This will allow the State Council and the ordinary Ministry of Interior offices to operate more independently on weekdays with fewer constraints, but will place crucial personnel and supervision in the Tianxia Datong Party. At the same time, the Tianxia Datong Party will also rely on its cooperation with the military.
The tying up of the State Council, other ministries of the imperial court, and local officials was achieved: concentrate on running government affairs well.
The system of the Ming Dynasty has become more and more complex, and Yang Shen still cannot see far enough.
But he can still see that election is still an important part. If the emperor cannot firmly grasp the power of party affairs within the Datong Party, even if personnel power and military power are related to party affairs, the emperor still has the money bag of the Huangming Assets Bureau.
, but is there really no possibility that the emperor will be completely ignored in the future?
His Majesty has just been "harsh" to his family members. Even though the emperor can be the leader of the party, and even though your Majesty is wise and powerful today, what about the future? With the unity of civil and military forces, the emperor can only be obedient.
In the house of another country elder, Yan Song, Yan Song saw things more clearly.
However, when facing other colleagues who came to visit him, Yan Song only expressed his superficial opinions.
At night, he walked under the eaves and looked up at the sky.
During the Chinese New Year, there are sounds of firecrackers and a lot of smoke in the sky, covering the stars.
Yan Song looked for the direction of Ziwei and remained silent.
How could that wise emperor ignore the normal struggle for power?
It's just that state affairs are more clearly defined, and the struggle for power should be put into a new frame.
It is said to be a great unity, and people voluntarily pay their dues to jointly create great achievements. No matter how hard we fight, we should not ruin the state affairs. It is said that one family can rule the world, but in fact, for thousands of years, monarchs and ministers have ruled together. Now it is just made clear in this way.
Under the new structure, no matter how hard we fight, we cannot break the situation in which the party leads state and military affairs, otherwise it will really be a scapegoat for everyone.
Parties fighting against each other are facing an eternal and unbreakable situation.
First, they were locked up in the Great Ming Hall and fought over. When they returned to the various ministries, they would do their best according to the positions they had fought for.
Whether it is the Chief of Military Staff or the Prime Minister and Minister of State, in the end it is just an errand position.
With real power, the emperor has been put into a new frame, and a new shackle has been put on all those who aspire to high positions: at least the words he talks about and the achievements he achieves when running errands cannot be accused of forgetting the aspiration of world unity.
Confucianism has taught for thousands of years, and now it has a clear organization. Being expelled from the Datong Party in the world is tantamount to being expelled from the Confucian people who know the book and are polite. You can still be a human being, but are you still worthy of being an official?
What a good idea...
As for the emperor's control over everything...actually the method seems to be simpler.
With your Majesty's wisdom, you should have already figured out the key, right?
In the Forbidden City, Zhu Houcong was indeed educating Zhu Zaiyi.
"One lesson leads to another wisdom. The lesson that boy Zhang Juzheng taught you will be enough for you to benefit from for the rest of your life."
In the Qianqing Palace courtyard, there is a stage set up on one side and full of lanterns on the other side.
The concubines, princes and princesses were playing around, and there was a blazing fire in the corridor in the middle. Zhu Houcong was wearing a warm robe and looking in front of him. Beside him was Sun Lan, and on the other side was Zhu Zaicheng in front of him.
In front of the new queen, concubines, and princes, on this New Year's Eve when the whole family was supposed to be celebrating the New Year's Eve, Zhu Houcong still made it clear to everyone: he had decided to be the prince, and he was really cultivating him as the crown prince, never forgetting it.