The capital city was in chaos, and the palace was not peaceful either.
After the discussion was over, Zhu Qiyu left the palace and returned to the palace to rest.
But Jin Ying followed Li Yongchang back to Cining Palace.
No one knows what happened that night, but it is said that the eunuch in charge of the warehouse did not sleep all night again...
The next day, Zhu Qiyu got up early.
With the experience of his previous life, he is much calmer now.
Hundreds of years of ups and downs have taught him a truth.
Be calm in every big event!
The more difficult and dangerous the situation is and when dangers abound, the more important it is to remain calm.
He could imagine what kind of huge shock there would be in the various yamen of the imperial court after the officials returned last night.
After the news of the imperial court's defeat spread, people in the capital began to discuss what would happen.
But he also knew that at this time, the most important thing was not to panic.
He is relatively confident in the quality of the civil service group, and appeasing the public sentiment is their specialty.
As for him, Prince Tan...
You should eat and drink as you should, your body is the most important!
After having breakfast and drinking some decoction, Zhu Qiyu practiced the Baduanjin again according to the imperial doctor's instructions, and then, accompanied by Cheng Jing, set off for Jiyi Hall.
Jin Ying has sent people to call three times...
Zhu Qiyu entered Jiyi Hall from Donghua Gate. Jin Ying was already waiting at the entrance of the hall.
After sitting down, Jin Yingcai smiled bitterly and said.
"Your Majesty, you can be sure. This morning, Shuntian Mansion, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Punishment, the Sixth Section and the Thirteenth Road, all handed over a bunch of memorials. There are also a few elders waiting outside.
It’s been almost half an hour since the news came out, but you’re really not panicking at all…”
Fortunately, he slept for more than an hour last night, so he got up and went to Jiyi Hall to wait.
I'm afraid that Prince Tan is "diligently engaged in political affairs"...
But it turned out that they were not in a hurry at all, and Shi Shiran came over at dawn.
Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea, picked up a thick pile of memorials on the table, flipped through them, and couldn't help but curl his lips.
These civil servants, besides being good at getting things done, are also really quick to talk.
The news was only released last night, and so many memorials came early this morning.
He briefly browsed through it, and found that in addition to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Shuntian Mansion, the six subjects and thirteen subjects were basically impeachment memorials.
After thinking for a while, he picked up the memorial from Shuntian Mansion and picked up his pen while reading it.
This memorial was the result of a conflict between the Shuntian Prefecture and the Wucheng Military and Horse Division last night.
As the news spread all of a sudden last night, all kinds of people looking for opportunities to cause trouble came out one after another, not to mention petty theft, but also vandalism and robbery.
Shuntian Prefecture and the Wucheng Army and Horse Division were dispatched together, and there was a lot of friction between the two parties.
Zhu Qiyu just read and wrote, and in half a cup of tea, he put the memorial where he had processed it.
Jin Ying was curious, so she picked up the memorial and took a look, and her jaw almost dropped.
This memorial not only clearly clarified the boundaries of the rights and responsibilities of both parties, but also wrote down how to deal with problems in the future. What's more, Prince Tan also listed three places. Shuntian Prefecture Yin wrote this because Typos that appeared in a hurry...
Putting down the memorial, Jin Ying looked surprised.
Is it true that Prince Tan has never had much contact with political affairs before?
You know, as the Eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he usually handles a lot of political affairs.
These civil servants like to quote scriptures and make convoluted remarks when talking.
In particular, this Shuntian Prefecture Yin is a nagging person.
It would take him half a cup of tea to read the whole memorial. If he also needs to analyze the details of the matter and think about solutions, he would definitely not be able to deal with it without a stick of incense.
If it is a hasty fooling around, it will be enough to play a big board on both sides.
But this memorial written by King Tan was clearly written after reading it carefully.
For a moment, Jin Ying looked at Zhu Qiyu with a little more admiration...
But what he didn't know was that in this life, Zhu Qiyu had indeed not had much contact with government affairs, but in his previous life, he had been the emperor for seven or eight years and had already mastered it.
It must be said that these civil servants are very capable in fighting.
Even with Zhu Qiyu's speed, it took him more than two hours to finish processing the memorials at hand.
If a newbie came here, they would have to wait until dark at least.
After looking at the few memorials on hand that had been specially left behind, Zhu Qiyu stretched himself and said.
"Are Chen Xun and Gao Gu here today?"
Jin Ying was still immersed in the shock that the memorial, which was like a mountain, could be solved so quickly.
Hearing Zhu Qiyu's question, he quickly said: "Go back to the prince, he came early in the morning and is outside in Wenyuan Pavilion."
Zhu Qiyu pushed the memorial in front of him and said: "I have already approved these memorials. You will send these memorials to the Department of General Affairs and ask them to order the memorials in each yamen according to my approval. As for the six subjects All the thirteen memorials will be left unpublished."
This was a matter of routine. Although Jin Ying was a little surprised that the six subjects and thirteen chapters were left out, he still nodded in agreement.
Then, Zhu Qiyu continued.
"Besides that, if there are any memorials in the future, order the General Secretary to send them to the cabinet first, and then send them over after the votes are drafted!"
But this time, Jin Ying was stunned, hesitated and said: "All of them?"
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "Except for special direct performances, they will be sent to the cabinet for approval before being sent over."
Now is the Orthodox period, the cabinet has not been formally formed, and even the name has not been fully established.
At this time, the cabinet was still just a consultant, called Zhiwenyuan Pavilion.
As for the voting system, it has not yet been completely determined.
After Emperor Taizu abolished the prime minister and withdrew from the Central Secretariat, a large number of court affairs fell on the emperor.
Emperor Taizu could bear it, but under Emperor Xuanzong, he gradually couldn't stand it anymore.
So he began to appoint the Chief of Ceremonies to participate in government affairs to share the pressure. At the same time, he also established a cabinet and counselors for administrative affairs. However, the focus was still on the Chief of Ceremonies. After all, the Chief of Ceremonies could help the emperor handle government affairs at any time in the inner court.
It was not until Emperor Xuanzong died and Sanyang assisted the government that the status of the cabinet gradually improved.
Since the emperor is young and weak today, most of the government affairs are handled by Sanyang, in order to allow the emperor to learn government affairs at the same time.
Sanyang usually wrote the general situation and handling opinions in the memorial. When it came to the emperor, he only needed to approve or disapprove.
This greatly reduces the burden on the little emperor, just take a look!
But at this time, voting was not the authority of the cabinet, but Sanyang's authority as the auxiliary minister. The government and the opposition did not regard the voting as a matter within the cabinet at all.
It was not until later that the Supervisor of Ceremonies became powerful and had the power to block the Holy Court. Both the courtiers and the emperor realized that between the outer court and the inner court, there was a need for an institution to mediate internal and external affairs. Only then did the cabinet really have the power to vote.
Even in the end, because of this special role, he gradually surpassed the six departments and became the first Kuige elder.
But now, the cabinet is far from having this status. After Sanyang died of illness, the cabinet has returned to a consultative status and can only vote on some trivial matters. The voting system has almost been abolished.
This time, a major event suddenly occurred in the capital, and the memorials reported were basically urgent matters. Naturally, Jin Ying followed the rules and took them directly to Jiyi Palace.
At this moment, Jin Ying couldn't help but feel shocked when she heard Zhu Qiyu say that the voting system should be restored.
After much hesitation, Jin Ying still said: "Your Majesty, please think twice. The voting system is after all an expedient measure when Sanyang was assisting the government. If it is formed into a system, it may make civil servants powerful..."
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Jin Ying.
He really didn't expect that Jin Ying would say these words.
It should be said that Jin Ying was right at all. The drafting of votes and the approval of red papers were themselves within the scope of imperial power.
The imperial court already had a General Affairs Department, which was used to collect memorials and upload and distribute them. The cabinet was not required to perform this duty.
Therefore, sending it to the cabinet first can only give away the authority to draw up the votes.
This will inevitably make the cabinet more powerful and further expand the power of civil servants.
This has also been confirmed by the next generation.
In any case, Jin Ying was an internal minister. From the perspective of imperial power, this should actually be avoided.
Most of the time, ministerial power and imperial power are in opposition. The stronger the ministerial power, the weaker the imperial power.
From the emperor's perspective, most of the time, what should be done is to strengthen the imperial power.
but……
This is the thought of someone who has never been an emperor.
Zhu Qiyu had been the emperor for seven years and had seen the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, so he knew it well.
Imperial power and ministerial power are at their best only when they are relatively balanced.
He naturally knew that if the ministerial power was too strong, it would oppress the imperial power, but he had his own considerations.
For one thing, the establishment of the cabinet is beneficial to Ming Dynasty!
This is the most important prerequisite.
Putting aside the relationship between ministerial power and imperial power, the actual role of the cabinet is to reconcile internal and external affairs and improve the average level of government affairs processing.
After all, it is risky to entrust all the government affairs of the court to one person, the emperor.
If the emperor is wise, everything will be fine, but if the emperor is weak or incompetent, the operation of government affairs will be greatly affected.
The ministers of the cabinet are at least selected from thousands of scholars, and their basic ability to handle government affairs is sufficient.
Place government affairs on the system rather than on the emperor's personal qualities.
This is beneficial to the stability of Ming Dynasty!
In addition, Zhu Qiyu seriously reflected on the reasons for his failure in his previous life, except for being seriously ill and having no son.
There is another very important reason, which is that the great government is maintained by the king.
Therefore, as long as he is ill and does not visit the court for three days, government affairs will pile up and the courtiers will become panic-stricken.
It is truly "a country cannot live without a king for a day"...
During the years when he was emperor, he worked hard to improve his health, but his body was exhausted.
Therefore, appropriate decentralization is necessary.
What's more, facts have proven that the cabinet is not the prime minister after all.
Even if they have the power to vote, they are still acting on behalf of the emperor. The word "generation" can lock them firmly.
In the Ming Dynasty, even when the cabinet was powerful, it was difficult to win the struggle with imperial power, so there was no need to worry too much.
As for the power of civil servants...
Zhu Qiyu also had his own considerations.
So he didn't say much, just smiled and said.
"Eunuch Jin's concerns are reasonable, but in this special period, we should work together to help each other. We don't have to be limited by power. You can just do it yourself!"
When Jin Ying heard the song, he knew its elegant meaning. When Jin Ying heard it, he knew that Zhu Qiyu was perfunctory with him.
However, at this time, the most important people the court relied on were civil servants, and the Queen Mother in the harem could not intervene. Zhu Qiyu, the King of Tan, did not object. Even if he was worried, he could not stop it and could only accept it.
When the two people at the end said this, two young servants came in from outside, said a few words in Cheng Jing's ear, and handed over a piece of brocade silk.
After Cheng Jing finished listening, his expression changed for a while, and then he asked the two young chamberlains to step back.
Walking up to Zhu Qiyu, Cheng Jing glanced at Jin Ying strangely, handed over the brocade silk in his hand, and whispered.
"Your Majesty, the Etiquette Department just came to report that the Queen Mother issued an edict to appoint the eldest son of the emperor, Jian Shen, as the crown prince. The edict has been countersigned by the Etiquette Department and sent to the Etiquette Department..."