Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 95
The Tongzhengshi Division was established in the tenth year of Hongwu, with one Tongzhengshi and three grades.

Responsibilities are: in charge of the cashier; closing and refuting the documents and memorials of various divisions.

The cashier here is not counting the country's expenditures and income every year like the Ministry of Household Affairs. The cashier of the General Administration and Envoys is facing the central vertical management departments such as the Six Ministries, the Five Temples, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, similar to the National Audit Office.

For example, this year, the Ministry of Households will allocate 300 million taels to the Ministry of Industry to repair the Yangtze River for the project approval. Well, the Secretary of General Affairs should keep the procedures for the handover between the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry.

Include the place of delivery, the official who received the delivery.

At the same time, the Secretary of Communications and Political Affairs will send people to the field to investigate once in a while to see whether the specific implementation of the budget is true, and whether the budget declaration and actual expenditure can be matched.

Of course, there are many other audit scopes, and only the main ones are mentioned here.

The second power is to seal and refute the documents and memorials of various divisions.

The various divisions here do not refer to the six departments and five temples. The documents and memorials of the six departments and five temples will only be sent to Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial court after passing through the Tongzheng Shisi. Refuted.

The divisions are the chief envoys, the inspectors, and the commanders of the twelve provinces.

In other words, after the local administrative documents and petitions arrived at the Tongzheng Envoy, the officials of the Tongzheng Envoy felt that there was no need to submit them to Zhu Yuanzhang and they could directly refute them.

Here is a brief introduction to the duties and powers of the Tongzheng Envoy to facilitate everyone's understanding.

In addition, the Tongzheng Envoy also has the largest scope of authority in the Ming Dynasty's political arena, that is, no matter whether it involves military affairs, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, six ministries, five temples, one hospital, or twelve local provinces, even if it is a big matter, it must be reported to Tongzheng. The political envoy is in charge of this.

Even if the military situation in the eight hundred miles of the frontier is urgent, it is impossible for the messengers to be allowed to gallop into the palace. They will definitely be stopped when they enter Chang'an Avenue, and the one who takes over the military situation and forwards it to the emperor is the Tongzheng envoy. .

In this way, the characteristics of Tongzhengshisi are very clear.

The Central Office and the Central Military Office have to add an Audit Office.

The importance of public power can be ranked among the top three departments directly managed by the central government of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang's promotion of Chen Yunfu as Tongzheng envoy, Tongzheng, is already a rocket-like promotion in terms of rank, but don't be surprised.

After all, Lao Zhu has often done this kind of thing during his 31 years in power. Slowly speaking, there are too many things to promote from the fifth rank to the third rank, and even the eighth and ninth ranks to the second, third, and third ranks. "Ancestral Records" is enough to be eighty if there is no one hundred.

As for whether such a promotion conforms to official rules and logic?
What kind of rules does Zhu Yuanzhang have to talk about? If he talked about rules, he wouldn't be torturing Chen Yunfu all day long.

If Lao Zhu directly made Chen Yunfu the chief assistant of the cabinet, the latter would at most be shocked and show respect.

After talking about the terms of reference of the General Secretary, let's talk about the Wenyuange University Bachelor.

The Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion is one of the three secretaries of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lao Zhu's normal configuration is three secretaries: Bachelor of Huagaidian, Bachelor of Wenyuange, and Bachelor of Wuyingdian.

There is no distinction between these three, they are all at the same level as the fifth grade, and the scope of power management is the same, which is to help Zhu Yuanzhang to approve memorials.

But now there is a question: Where did the three great scholars come from?
Since Shao Zhi, the former Huagaidian University scholar, was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhu Yuanzhang has not chosen a successor. He probably thinks that the remaining two are enough.

Then in the second half of the 17th year of Hongwu, Wu Bozong, a scholar of the Wuyingdian University, was demoted to Yunnan because he offended Lao Zhu, and died on the road before he went to the place.

And Song Na, the only surviving Wenyuan Pavilion scholar, just went to the Imperial College to preside over the resumption of the imperial examination.

So the three grand maesters were all empty at once.

Lao Chen is now a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, but he has become Zhu Yuanzhang's only secretary.

Excited? Not very excited.

Anyway, the current Chen Yunfu is wary of any arrangement by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Apart from being a little excited in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, his face immediately returned to calm when he left the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Biao stayed in Qianqing Palace, Chen Yunfu simply went home directly, it would be tomorrow without him officially taking office, just take this rare time to think about it.

What he was thinking about, of course he was thinking about what kind of madness Lao Zhu was smoking here.

This emperor is not enough to walk around, so am I here to amuse myself?
What are you doing tormenting me?

Chen Yunfu could barely believe Zhu Yuanzhang's role as an envoy because he valued himself, but old Zhu had only pretended to be sick before, and then made such a move on his back, and this motive made people a little suspicious.

"Whatever, promotion is a good thing anyway."

Chen Yunfu didn't bother to guess, didn't Shao Zhi have a saying, okay, what do you think about those useless people, just get promoted.

After reading this, Chen Yunfu no longer stayed at home, and sent two servants to the street to buy some wine, meat and gifts, and went straight to Shao Zhi's house with them.

"Why is my son-in-law here?"

Shao Zhi, who had just returned home from the punishment department, was stunned when he saw Chen Yunfu sitting in the main hall: "Aren't you supposed to be in the Prince's Mansion at this point?"

"Baby came back from Qianqing Palace just after noon today."

"Huh, huh?" Shao Zhi was stunned for a moment, and asked in doubt, "Qianqing Palace?"

You are a prince and an official, what are you going to do in the Qianqing Palace?

The news of Zhu Yuanzhang's illness has been blocked very well, so until now no one in the court knows. Everyone just wonders why Zhu Yuanzhang, who has always been diligent in politics, has not held a court meeting for so long, and asked the Imperial Secretary. The reason given by the Imperial Secretary is that Zhu Yuanzhang does not want to be ignored Chao, if you have anything to do, just write a brief and send it to Yuqiansi.

"Your Majesty asked the boy to go to the imperial court to get acquainted with the work of the General Secretary."

"Familiar with the work of the General Secretary?" Shao Zhi became more and more confused.

"Yes, His Majesty's decree, to promote my son to be a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and a minister of general affairs."

Shao Zhi's hands trembled, even the tea pot was broken on the ground, and two servants rushed to clean it up.

Not caring about the water stains on the official robe, Shao Zhi pointed at Chen Yunfu, holding back three words after a while.

"This, you."

I've seen someone get promoted quickly, but Shao Zhi has never seen Chen Yunfu get promoted like this.

I said some time ago that if I can become a Wenyuange University scholar, it will be of great benefit to the progress of my career. How long did it take to turn around? Chen Yunfu not only became a Wenyuange University scholar, but also took such a crucial step. Directly concurrently in charge of the general administration.

Zhu Yuanzhang just handed over the position of the central housekeeper to Chen Yunfu so reassuringly?
Chen Yunfu smiled wryly, and said: "Your father-in-law need not be so surprised, he is just as confused as a child, but since it is His Majesty's kindness, we as ministers should accept the gratitude."

Even in the face of Shao Zhi, Chen Yunfu still didn't plan to tell about Zhu Yuanzhang's feigning illness, let alone his guess.

Chen Yunfu didn't have a clue about how Lao Zhu planned to torment himself now, so there was no need to say.

"Yes, yes, your son-in-law is right."

Shao Zhi no longer entangled in this matter, and happily called his servants and said, "Quick, hurry up and prepare the banquet, let Madam and Ning'er come."

Such a joyful event, of course, deserves the congratulations of the whole family.

Chen Yunfu also nodded with a smile.

The kung fu butler walked in.

"Master, Tian Shilang, the right servant of the official department, is here."

"Tian Shigong?" Shao Zhi was surprised: "I don't have any friendship with this servant Tian?"

Six departments are empty, all the officials have just been promoted, and Shao Zhi also doesn't know many people, let alone friendship.

"Please come in first."

Shao Zhi looked at himself, stood up and said, "Please come and sit here for a while, the old man goes to change clothes first."

Chen Yunfu nodded: "Yue Zhang will go first, and the boy will accompany Tian Shilang here."

With Chen Yunfu's current status as his companion, even though Tian Shigong is the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, Chen Yunfu has already condescended.

When the butler brought Tian Shigong in, Chen Yunfu was delighted when the latter opened his mouth.

"Xiaguan Tian Shigong wishes the Grand Scholar well."

This old guy with feelings came for himself!

(Accompanies my mother in the hospital for reexamination before returning home.)
(End of this chapter)