Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

After returning to the capital, the first court meeting lasted until after noon before finally ending.

According to the rules of the court meeting in the past, the emperor would reward the royal meal after the meeting, but Chongzhen refused to provide meals to the officials on the grounds that the order in the palace had not been restored.

The civil servants had no choice but to go back to the post house hungry.

That's right, because of time constraints, many officials haven't found their own residences yet, so they can only temporarily stay in the post house rebuilt from Nangong, which is Dorgon's mansion.

Fortunately, the Nangong Mansion is large enough to accommodate thousands of people.

In contrast, the treatment of military officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is much better.

Jiang Tian had people prepare wine and food in Licao Lanchang early in the morning.

After the court was over, Jiang Tian and other scholars immediately prepared to go to Licao Lanchang for dinner.

However, Chongzhen said with a smile: "When you go to Caolanchang, you will have dinner at the Hall of Martial Arts."

"Wuyingdian?" Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan and other scholars were a little confused. What does His Majesty mean by this?
Having been with Chongzhen day and night for so long, Xu Yingwei, Yan Yingyuan and other scholars have already gained a considerable understanding of Chongzhen's deliberate and later-determined behavior style. Many times, there are often deep meanings hidden behind Chongzhen's seemingly random actions.

For example, at this moment, Chongzhen suddenly proposed to have a meal in the Hall of Martial Arts, so there must be some kind of intention on his part.

But they didn't ask too much, because another advantage of Chongzhen was that he would not learn from Emperor Sejong to make mysteries and let the ministers guess his intentions.

Sure enough, Chongzhen directly explained his intention of doing this.

Chongzhen said: "Although I won the right to participate in the Great Court Meeting for the military ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the rank of the military ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still too low. I can't greatly improve your rank in a hurry, so I have to think of a perfect plan to improve your rank." The status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, otherwise it will inevitably be suppressed by civil officials."

Well, it is Chongzhen's excuse not to give the military ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs a substantial increase in rank.

The truth is, Chongzhen hoped that the rank of military officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs would always be kept below the fifth rank. Why?Of course, it is to prepare for a rainy day, to avoid the emergence of a military version of the cabinet among the group of military officials.

This is the same reason as when Lao Zhu set the rank of cabinet bachelors low.

The original intention of Lao Zhu to establish the cabinet was to find a few secretaries to help him handle government affairs, not to find a few cabinet scholars to replace the prime minister to exercise the power of the prime minister.

It's just that the civil servants are really too smart.

Since the Xuande Dynasty, the cabinet scholars have solved the problem of rank.

It is to increase the rank of the cabinet bachelor by adding a title.

As a result, the cabinet had the right to vote and the imperial power was usurped.

Therefore, Chongzhen did not want another cabinet to appear in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

If there is a cabinet of military ministers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the future Ming emperor will really become a mascot.

Moreover, if the Ministry of Internal Affairs really had a military version of the cabinet, it would be very troublesome, because this military version of the cabinet not only has huge financial power, but also holds military power, which is very dangerous.

Therefore, the rank of military officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be set below the fifth rank.

To put it bluntly, this is equivalent to decentralizing the group of military officials.

It is to try to avoid another core of power in the group of military officials.

There is and can only be one core of power in the group of military officials, and that is the emperor!
As for whether the group of military officials will learn from the group of civilian officials to solve the problem of rank through other methods, such as the military rank system, there are actually hidden dangers.

After the new army is standardized, there will definitely be a group of major generals.

Over time, lieutenant generals and generals will appear.

At the level of admiral, it is possible to become the core of power in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Regarding this point, Chongzhen had already thought of a solution, which was to remove these generals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and set up a separate general headquarters, which was equivalent to the shogunate of the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

In other words, generals leading troops like Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan are no longer qualified as representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, nor have the right to vote on major matters of the Great Court Assembly.

Military generals have become pure professional soldiers.

In this way, the hidden danger of the military rank system will be eliminated.

As for whether there are other hidden dangers, Chongzhen doesn't care.

After all, there is no perfect system in the world, and even the best system is time-sensitive. After this stage, the original excellent and efficient system will become backward and inefficient, so don’t try to solve all problems once and for all.

Moreover, Chongzhen believed that the group of civilian officials would "consciously" help him keep an eye on the group of military officials.

Therefore, as long as he does not set this precedent, it will be impossible for future emperors to raise the rank of military officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The truth is that Chongzhen wants to suppress the rank of military officials, but the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a group must be raised, and it must be raised to the point where it can compete with the cabinet.

Otherwise, in the future, Wuchen will never be able to protect the interests of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is now a big piece of fat, and with the passage of time, this piece of fat will only become fatter. With the peeing nature of the civil servants, they will definitely find a way to peck at it.

If the Ministry of Internal Affairs can't compete with the cabinet, it can only rely on the emperor for support, but if it encounters another emperor who is weak or limped by the civil servants, then the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be finished.

From then on, the silver number and the Royal Exchange will become the purse of the cabinet.

If this is the case, Daming will return to the old way, no matter how rich the bank and the exchange are, they will not be able to float away, and then it will be a vicious circle that enriches the officials but impoverishes the country.

Therefore, the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be raised.

The rank of military officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs may not be high.

But the Ministry of Internal Affairs itself must sit on an equal footing with the cabinet.

All major matters involving the Ministry of Internal Affairs, such as increasing or decreasing the number of departments in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, must obtain the approval of more than two-thirds of the military officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It is more difficult than voting in the Great Court.

This formed a barrier to the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This is actually equivalent to the separation of powers between the emperor, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the cabinet.

Among them, the emperor's status is detached, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs can suppress the cabinet together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be suppressed together with the cabinet, but even if suppressed by the other two parties, the cabinet or the Ministry of Internal Affairs is enough to defend the basic situation.

So is it possible for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the cabinet to join hands to empty the emperor?

Of course it is possible, but the possibility is very small, because the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not have an absolute core. Except for the emperor, no one in the Ministry of Internal Affairs can respond to everyone.

As for party struggle, this will definitely lead to party struggle, and it will also make the party struggle public.

But the essence of politics is actually partisanship. There is no party outside the party, imperialism, and no faction inside the party.

Therefore, party disputes can only be guided but not arbitrarily eliminated.

Let the cabinet and the Ministry of Internal Affairs take care of each other, and then start a game on major issues such as laws and regulations, taxation, military use, and constitutional amendments. This is the kingly way.

Therefore, the political status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be raised.

Then how to improve the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?It starts from the Hall of Martial Arts.

These thoughts flashed through Chongzhen's mind, and he went on to say: "From today on, I have decided to make the Hall of Martial Heroes the official residence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The quota in the matter, such as changing the shareholding ratio of each bank in the workshop, firm or factory, or adding a bank or exchange, etc., must call all the ministers under the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss in the Hall of Martial Arts The vote must be approved by more than two-thirds, and if it is not approved by the Hall of Martial Heroes, the emperor has no right to handle important matters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs without authorization!"

"Ah?" Ma Mingpao, Zhang Dai and other officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were stunned on the spot.

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The news that the military officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not return to the post house or the barracks after the dismissal, but went to the Hall of Martial Arts to have a meal, soon spread to the cabinet to be on duty.

The cabinet value room is right in front of the Wenhua Hall, and there is a Huangji Gate between the Wuying Hall.

After hearing this news, the faces of the five cabinet ministers including Lu Zhenfei, Zhang Shenyan, Meng Zhaoxiang, Wu Linzheng, and Liu Lishun changed instantly.

These five people are all good people, and they guessed Chongzhen's intentions at once.

"What does His Majesty mean by this?" Liu Lishun asked worriedly, "Could it be that he forgot that there were five generations of chaos in the Southern and Northern Dynasties? The sitting of military ministers will only cause endless harm!"

"That's right." Wu Linzheng also frowned, "What's more, the Ministry of Internal Affairs still holds huge financial power. If the Holy One is there, of course there is no problem, but what will happen after the Holy One is ten thousand years old?"

Meng Zhaoxiang also stomped his feet and said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs needs money and money, and soldiers and soldiers. If there is another powerful minister, the consequences will be unimaginable. Your Majesty's move is really inappropriate."

Lu Zhenfei and Zhang Shenyan were silent.

The reason is also very simple, there are scruples.

Meng Zhaoxiang and the three of them went to Jiuqing in distress.

The two of them did not share the troubles with the Holy One.

And Lu Zhenfei and Zhang Shenyan thought of something deeper.

It is not necessarily a bad thing for the Holy Majesty to promote the status of the military minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"No, I'll go to the Holy One right now." Liu Lishun walked out of the guard room, "No matter what, I have to persuade the Holy Master to give up such thoughts, otherwise it will cause endless harm."

"Let's go together." Meng Zhaoxiang and Wu Linzheng immediately followed.

"Wait a minute." Zhang Shenyan hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "Listen to me, you three."

After stopping Meng Zhaoxiang and the other three, Zhang Shenyan said again: "This move by the Holy Majesty may not necessarily be a bad thing for Daming, why don't we wait and see what happens?"

"What does Mr. Zhang Ge mean by this?" Liu Lishun said in a smug voice, "Why isn't it a bad thing?"

"Zhang Ge is so confused!" Wu Linzheng also said angrily, "Let's not talk about the distant ones, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie, Zuo Liangyu and other generals are domineering and powerful, but Yin Jian is not far away. Isn't this enough to arouse vigilance?"

"Mr. Wu Ge's words are wrong." Zhang Shen said, "The military ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are also ministers, not only have read the books of sages, but also passed the entrance examination all the way, and they are fundamentally different from Zuo Liangyu, Gao Jie and others. "

Zhang Shenyan's implication is that military officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are essentially civil servants.

[These two chapters are really racking my brains, after all, the author is just a network author]

[So if there is anything wrong, please don't abuse, this is just a novel]