Four hundred and sixtieth chapters ancestor system and flexibility (seeking the moon)
~Date:~October 07~
There are more than 40 ministers in the palace, and everyone is deeply impressed by Li You, a young man who has returned to Wuying Palace. [] Although Li You was in power for less than half a year last time, he was extremely dazzling in the court battle.
It's like a meteor streaking across the court hall. There is a poem that says: When it's over, brush off your clothes and brush off your merits and fame.
This time, seeing Mr. Li coming to the palace again to inspect the imperial envoy of Qiandu, all the ministers were a little sad, but they all understood that Mr. Xu Ge, Mr. Peng Ge, and Mr. Jinge who were in the same boat with Mr. Yuan Ge were all
Without waiting for Li You's ordinary recommendation, they would definitely recommend one of Jiao Shimei and Shen Heling.
However, both Jiao and Shen suddenly withdrew, leaving Li You as the only candidate recommended by the civil servants. This will definitely cause a moment of confusion among the cabinet elders.
The elders Xu, Peng, and Jin have a rift with Li You. This is the default situation. If they plan to correct their position and support Li You, they must make some gestures to express goodwill to prevent others from continuing to misunderstand.
However, Zhao Tianguan had already planned to announce the start, but these elders still did not show any good words or deeds. This can only mean one thing. Elders Xu, Peng, Jin, including the absent elder Yuan Ge, will continue to be hostile to Li You.
Give Li You any recommendation. The subtext expressed is that he would rather compromise with the Queen Mother than negotiate peace with Li You.
Now that the situation continues to develop, no one will think that Li You will have the last laugh. Although Li You seems to have become the only one chosen by the civil servants, it seems that he must be the only one. In fact, it is not that simple.
But in the cabinet, those who oppose Li You are more powerful, almost two out of three cabinets. Therefore, those who are used to seeing the cabinet act in the limelight must also follow their lead to nominate the other two candidates to avoid making it public.
Go against the grain of too many pavilion elders.
Not to mention that the Queen Mother, a person in a high position, is also a person who holds a grudge against Li You. Therefore, after a comprehensive analysis, the situation has developed to the current point, and there is almost no possibility that Li You will be selected. This round will only be defeated by Ci who is better prepared.
The Holy Queen Mother won.
However, Mr. Li is worthy of being Mr. Li. He jumped out to disrupt the situation without giving up. This made everyone feel that it was expected and reasonable, or they had the idea of "this should be so". Many people remembered it again in a trance.
Those thrilling court discussions a year or two ago...
In the eyes of everyone, Li You held up the book "Da Ming Hui Dian Volume 5" to His Majesty Dan. The treasure was solemn, as if a devout believer was holding a sacred object.
The Ming Dynasty Hui Dian was decreed by the late emperor. The book contains many volumes, more than 200 volumes, and has been revised several times. The main content is the rules, regulations and procedures for various affairs of the imperial yamen. [] It can be said that it is the operation of the entire imperial court.
of the Basic Law.
Only a few knowledgeable people who have strong memorization can read the whole book. The general officials may be familiar with the part of their responsibilities, but it still takes a lot of thinking to match the numbers in the papers. Most of them rely on experience and traditional office work, and they need to be checked.
It’s time to cram your feet.
Just imagine that even in the 21st century, no one will recite various rules and regulations every day when they go to work. If you suddenly ask someone what article and paragraph of a certain system are, 99% of the time
is at a loss.
So when they saw Li You pull out a copy of "Da Ming Hui Dian Volume 5" from his sleeve, most people had a flash of doubt in their hearts. What content in Volume 5 of the Hui Dian could support Li You? Including Queen Mother Qian.
Mr. Li will naturally not leave everyone confused for too long. With a sonorous and powerful voice, he loudly said to the Empress Dowager Cisheng: "Volume 5 of the Huidian contains rules for court recommendation! No matter what kind of court recommendation, the participating court officials are only Dajiuqing."
.As for ministries, courts, Tong, and major bureaus, there are officials of the third rank or above. There may also be palm seals, and sometimes there are ministry officials of the fifth rank or above. But looking through the whole book, I have never seen a prime minister or assistant, and the emperor can participate in the court.
An example!"
The Dajiuqing of the imperial dynasty refers to the six ministers, the censor of Zuodu, the general envoy, and the minister of Dali Temple. They are the core bosses of the civil servants of the foreign dynasty.
Ministry, Yuan, Tong, the big three-rank or above Tangshangguan refers to the officials of the Sixth Ministries, Ducha Yuan, General Affairs Department, and Dali Temple who are above the third rank. In fact, they mainly refer to the ministers of the Six Ministries and the left deputy imperial envoy♀ who are civil servants of foreign dynasties.
A senior official second only to the core Dajiu Qing.
The so-called Tang Shangguan refers to the official who works in the official office, not the kind of minister who is sent to outside with a false title.
The Palm Seal Ke Dao refers to the senior Palm Seal Censor among the Six Subjects and Thirteen Dao, and the Palm Seal is given to Shizhong.
What Li You means is that according to the Ming Dynasty ceremony, at most the above-mentioned officials should participate in this court recommendation, which is a matter for foreign officials. The Queen Mother and the auxiliary cabinet bachelors should stand aside and wait quietly in the palace for the results.
Well, don't interfere directly in the affairs of foreign dynasties, otherwise you will violate the laws of your ancestors!
Of course, the cabinet and the Queen Mother are definitely not without power, but the division of labor between the internal and external courts is different. The results of the court decision must be reported to the Queen Mother, and the cabinet is issued to form a formal edict. Only then can the entire process be completed.
But the rest of the process is a matter for the future. Li You feels that he will be eliminated soon, so how can he think about the future? He can only take it one step at a time, and get through the level in front of him first.
Hearing Li You pierce the window paper, the whole hall suddenly became buzzing with discussion after realizing the truth. The ministers started talking to each other, and no one cared about etiquette or etiquette.
It's not that others don't know what Li You said. It's just that in the past ten years, the imperial court has been following this kind of admiration and getting used to it.
Ten years is not a short time. As time goes by, everyone gradually forgets the old rules. Now that Li You reminds them, everyone suddenly remembers them, except for the newcomers who have been in the court for less than ten years.
The onlookers were astonished, how did Li You come up with this idea? He actually went out of his way to find chapters and excerpts, and pulled out the relevant clauses from more than two hundred volumes of the Hui Dian that were revised decades ago.
Peng Gelao, who had just jumped out to accuse Li You of being "bold", was gagged by the Hui Dian, and almost lost his temper in anger. If we had to strictly follow the Ming Hui Dian, then there wouldn't even be a governing body like the cabinet! Fortunately, he didn't lose his mind.
Said treacherous and unethical words such as "the meeting is not credible".
Indeed, in the Ming Dynasty Conference, the cabinet was only a branch of the Hanlin Academy, equivalent to the role of the Hanlin Academy's branch in the palace. This is the true status of the cabinet in the legal principles of the country. It is said that there is the name of a prime minister, but no real prime minister.
There is the power of prime minister, but there is no position of prime minister.
In fact, even if they do not participate in the court recommendation, the cabinet can still influence the result, because the final result must be reported and formed into an edict before it can take effect. And even if the Holy Lord approves, their cabinet can still be almost rogue and disobey, preventing the formal edict from being issued.
Formation, this is the prerogative of the Assistant Grand Master.
It's just that remote control and post-event remediation are not as easy as controlling the situation on the spot. The court's recommendations and discussions represent the public opinion of the courtiers. If the cabinet denies the results after the fact, it is not a good reputation. If it spreads, it will go against the will of the people, which is not a good thing.
He will be criticized verbally and in writing.
Mr. Li, who was transformed into a legal guard, could not care about what others thought. He glanced at Mr. Peng Ge who was standing not far away. He weighed his priorities again and reluctantly gave up the idea of teasing Mr. Peng Ge. The focus was still on
On the Queen Mother.
He was seen holding up the fifth volume of the Huidian and taking a step forward towards Lord Dan. His expression became more and more solemn, and he said in a rather righteous tone: "This is the law decreed by the late emperor. I have never heard of any revision in this dynasty. So.
Regarding this court recommendation, I ask you to abide by the system of our ancestors! Those who govern the country must put the law first!"
Unlike the bustling palace, there was silence behind the bead curtain.
Queen Mother Qian was slightly stunned. She had everything under control and was developing step by step according to her plan. However, she never expected that Li You would suddenly move out of Huidian to suppress Tingtui. Why were his tricks always endless!
The last revision of the Ming Dynasty Code was approved by the late emperor, which is equivalent to what is often called the "ancestral law." If something is not suitable for actual operation, you can make changes, but you can only do it but not say it, and you can't blatantly deny the ancestral code.
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Now, if someone asks me about the ceremony, how should I answer it?
At any other time, Empress Dowager Qian wouldn't have had to worry so much. It wouldn't matter if she didn't set an example next time or if she made corrections by admonishing her, it wouldn't matter. But this time it was very critical and there was really no way to retreat.
Speaking of the deliberation and court recommendation system of the Jinghe Dynasty, it is also a very vague matter in legal terms and is formed by customs. Originally, the differences between the monarch and his ministers meeting face to face, the court meeting, and the court meeting are very clear. In the final analysis, the court meeting is a part of the court meeting.
kind.
To put it simply, Tingyi and Tingtuimu mean that after the outer dynasty makes a public decision, it is sent to the inner court for approval. In this concept, the ministries, courtyards, and temples are mainly the outer dynasty, and the emperor and the auxiliary cabinet are the inner court. But in fact,
When the cabinet is powerful, it is often able to control court discussions outside the court.
Since the death of the late Emperor Long Yu, the Cisheng Empress Dowager has been in power. Firstly, she wants to come forward to subdue people's hearts. Secondly, she wants to emphasize the legitimacy of her administration. Thirdly, she wants to show diligence. Therefore, she dare not follow the tradition of the country to separate the monarch and his ministers.
Mu Zhiguo.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager Cisheng developed the habit of visiting the court in Wuying Hall and symbolically wearing red with her own hand. However, she did not like to express her position easily and only waited for the ministers to finish the discussion before making the final decision.
As a result, in the past ten years, it has gradually evolved into a system in which court meetings and court meetings were mixed, with the inner court leading officials from the outer court to discuss affairs in front of the imperial court. Most national policies were formulated in this way, which became the norm in the Jinghe Dynasty.
In fact, in the country, affairs are determined by people. Such modifications that are beneficial to the government are common, which is not surprising. Another example is the position of cabinet scholar. Legally speaking, the government does not have a prime minister, and the cabinet scholar is the emperor.
The secretary next to him does not participate in the general affairs of the foreign court. He belongs to a branch of the Hanlin Academy and ranks after the minister.
But in fact, the cabinet bachelor has evolved into a half-prime minister who upholds confidentiality. In reality, he is often regarded as a prime minister by China and foreign countries.
However, he said that Li You had thrown out the hidden weapon of Huidian, and for a long time there was no answer behind the bead curtain. Gradually, he felt that if there was no new movement, he would be unable to follow up.
Now it was just a matter of catching the other party off guard. As long as the Queen Mother Qian came to his senses, she would avoid answering his questions and not talk about the meeting. She would only force the order to be pushed forward as usual, and others would hinder the Queen Mother's power and obey.
How can we stop it? In this dynasty, the rule of man is greater than the rule of law, and it is difficult for the rule of law to defeat the rule of man.
In the four words "ancestral law", even he himself emphatically borrowed "ancestor" instead of "faculty". He is a little worried. I don't know how long "ancestor" can hold up. (Your support is my greatest support.