Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 54
August 22, Yin time three quarters.

The sky was just getting brighter, and a small piece of the rising sun had just emerged from the clouds. The people were still sleeping, but the civil and military ministers of the imperial court had already got up and came to the Meridian Gate early to wait.

Today is the first court meeting after the Civil Military News was spread to the capital, and it is a big court meeting.

Civil and military officials in Beijing, those of the seventh rank or above, whether in charge of officials, second-in-command officials, officials to be elected, or honorable relatives, can all attend.

On such important occasions, no matter what the thoughts of the courtiers were, they did not dare to neglect them in the slightest.

There is still a full quarter of an hour before the meeting, but in the square outside the Meridian Gate, there are hundreds of officials, who are divided into civil and military, and have already filled the square.

Since the emperor was not in the capital, the three halls where the court meeting was held were not allowed to be used. After the Ministry of Rites discussed it, it was decided to hold the court meeting directly on the square outside the Meridian Gate.

The bell of Mao Shi rang in a deep voice, and as the sun slowly rose, the early morning sun shone on the gate of the palace city, and the gate of the palace city, which had been closed for a long time, slowly opened.

A mighty team of honor guards came out from the side door on the left side of Miyagi, headed by the captain of the guard in Jinyi in flying fish suits and the ministers in eunuch costumes.

The drums began to play, and the ministers returned to their places.

Not long after, Shang Baosi had already set up a simple table in front of the square. Zhu Qiyu, the king of Yu, sat in front of the table. Behind him, was Jin Ying, the eunuch and the eunuch, on the left, and Ma Shun, the commander of Jinyiwei.

At the same time, the sharp-eyed minister saw from a distance that behind King Yu, a screen was erected at the left door, which was covered by the mighty maid of honor.

"Rising Dynasty!"

With the resounding voice of the ceremonial official, all the ministers bowed down in unison.

"See King Yu!"

After the ministers saluted, Zhu Qiyu got up and said: "The country is in so much trouble, it is the fault of the heavens, the emperor's brother seeks the thieves in the sky, but he is not expected to be kept by the thieves. This king, on the decree of the Empress Dowager of the Virgin Mary, will be the chief regent and rule over hundreds of officials. You should do your best to protect my capital, protect the country, and do your best!"

The ministers bowed again, and Shan shouted: "The ministers swear to guard me to the death!"

Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly and said, "Today's court meeting is held, and the first thing to do is to push the six ministers of the imperial court and the governor of the five military governors' office, the governor of Jingying."

After speaking, Zhu Qiyu stopped and shouted, "Where is the official minister?"

Wang Zhi strode forward, cupped his hands and said, "This minister is here."

Zhu Qiyu said: "This time, the court has pushed six books, which will be presided over by the king of Erdai!"

Wang Zhi handed over his orders, turned around and said to the ministers.

"Today, there are two people in the six Shangshu books."

"First, the Minister of the Ministry of Housing, there are three candidates, Shen Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Housing, Zhou Chen, the Minister of Engineering, and Wang Yao, the imperial envoy of the Zuo Deputy Capital."

"Second, the Minister of War, there are three candidates, Yu Qian, Minister of War, Jiang Yuan, Minister of Punishment, and Yu Shiyue, Minister of Dali Temple."

"The following are the resumes of the six people..."

In the Ming Dynasty, court meetings were the most common and formal way to decide the state affairs of the imperial court. Generally speaking, the affairs involved in court meetings were all important affairs of state affairs, and were usually presided over by the emperor himself.

However, after Jinshang ascended the throne, because of his weakness, he gradually became chaired by the six ministers who were in charge of court affairs, and gradually formed a custom.

As a kind of court deliberation, Ting Tui was the most formal and authoritative channel for the selection of important officials in the Ming Dynasty. Because the selection of officials was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, it was generally presided over by the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Because Tingtui is extremely authoritative, there are extremely strict requirements for both procedures and personnel.

The first is the official position that participates in the court push. Generally speaking, if it is a Beijing official, the officials below the seventh rank and the third-rank servant or above are eligible to be appointed by the court push. The foreign officials are only the governor, and the governor can participate in the court push. appointment.

The second is the procedure of court push. The Ministry of Personnel will draw up a candidate list of three to seven people in advance, and then the Minister of Personnel will preside over the emperor on behalf of the emperor. The final candidate is determined by the emperor.

Normally, the ministers at the level of the six ministers were either issued by the emperor for a special briefing, or were pushed by the Jiuqinghui, and rarely were produced by court push.

The so-called "huitui" is actually a small-scale court push. In the Ming Dynasty, there were six ministers, the Zuodu censor, the Dali temple minister and the Tongzheng envoy nine important ministers, collectively known as Jiuqing.

Before the cabinet power overwhelmed hundreds of officials, Jiuqing was the top leader among the civil servants, and the nine people jointly elected for the meeting, which was regarded as a small court push, and was also the main way to produce the six Shangshu.

But this time is different...

Following the defeat of the Civil War, the two ministers of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War, together with the General Secretary of the General Administration, killed three Jiuqings at once.

In addition, Jin Lian, Minister of Punishment, and Shi Pu, Minister of Industry, both accompanied the army in other places to suppress the rebellion.

Five of the Jiuqings were unable to participate, and the meeting was naturally unable to be held, so it was the next best thing and chose the court.

In such a short time, Wang Zhi had already read the resumes of several candidate ministers.

Immediately, under the command of the Ritual Officer, all the civil servants of the third rank and above in Beijing stepped forward one by one and put their opinions into the boxes that had been prepared.

The process is long and boring...

Zhu Qiyu just looked at it like this, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

From this court push, it can be seen that Xun Qi's weakness is not a day or two.

You know, as the most formal appointment procedure of the imperial court, the authority of the court push is beyond doubt.

However, over the years, since the officers in charge of the five military governors' offices are generally appointed directly by the emperor, court push has gradually become a special procedure for the selection of senior civil servants.

I don't know since when, Ting Tui has tacit rules.

When the court pushes military officials, all the civil and military officials above the third rank in Beijing participate in the selection.

However, if the court pushes civil ministers, only three or more civil ministers are required to participate in the election.

The same is true for the meeting. If the five-army commander-in-chief's office will be promoted, the real-duty governor of the five-army governor's office and the governor will be elected together with the nine ministers, but if the seven ministers will be promoted, only the nine ministers will be involved.

In the late Ming Dynasty, it was even more outrageous. Even the high-ranking military officials were not involved in the court.

From the root, let Xun Qi Wuchen be controlled by Wenchen, how can it not be suppressed step by step?

Time passed, and as the last civil servant entered the ranks, Wang Zhi began to count the votes.

According to the rules of the court, there should be three to seven candidates, and then two to three people are elected, and the emperor selects the final candidate.

But this time, the situation is special. First, too many ministers died, and it was difficult to find so many candidates with sufficient qualifications and prestige. Second, everyone already knew the result, but after a procedure, Wang Zhi only reported the number of votes. highest.

"In this court push, the minister of the Ministry of War has the most votes, Yu Qian, the minister of the Ministry of War, and the minister of the Ministry of Household has the most votes, the minister of the Ministry of Housing, Shen Yi, please Your Highness make a decision."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, ordered someone to take the result of the votes from Wang Zhi's hands, and wrote a quasi-character on it with a red pen, saying.

"With the intention of pushing the ministers by the court, Yu Qian, the minister of the Ministry of War, was appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs, and he was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Yu Qian and Shen Yi came out and kowtowed.

"The minister and the others thank the court for their grace."

Although after the end of the day, the Ministry of Personnel will re-draw the transfer order, cast the official seal, and start the formal appointment process, but that is all procedural.

Yu Qian and Shen Yi, who have been approved by the court and approved by King Yu, can now be called the Six Books, and they have officially entered the ranks of Jiuqing.

Immediately, Wang Zhi and Shen Yi returned to their original places, but Yu Qian still stood there.

According to the previously negotiated procedure, the next thing that should be held is the admiral minister of Ting Tui Jingying, who is in charge of the Ministry of War, so he did not return to the queue, but waited for Zhu Qiyu to speak.

However, before Zhu Qiyu opened his mouth and ordered him to host the court, he instead waited for an uninvited guest.

I saw one person walking out of the sequence of military officials, holding a copy of the memorial in his hand, and stepped forward.

"My minister, Li Xian, Hou of Fengcheng, the governor of the Nanjing Central Military Governor's Office, has a written record."

(End of this chapter)