Daming heir

The cabinet has not been united since its establishment.

From the beginning, the master and apprentice, Ren Hengtai, Hengtai, and Gao Yangzhi were placed in opposition.

As the first assistant, Ren Hengtai has always adhered to his philosophy of governing the country belonging to Neo-Confucianism, and was in a state of balance with the Xinxue headed by Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi. The two sides would have different views on many things.

In addition to this, people from the Governor's Office headed by Xu Yungong also entered the cabinet, and they abruptly divided the cabinet into civil and military factions.

Although there is a tacit understanding in Wenyuan Pavilion that civil and military rule should be divided, this does not mean that Ren Hengtai cannot intervene in military matters. Similarly, if Xu Yungong and others are willing, they will also start to express their views and take a stand on matters within the civil service.

Today's meeting is about the emperor's serious illness, which may cause turmoil in the empire's political situation. It is normal for conflicts and disputes to arise.

Since Zhai Shan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, entered the cabinet, he consciously attached himself to Ren Hengtai. In the sequence of civil cabinet ministers, he worked with the chief assistant to balance the master and apprentice Xie Jin.

During today's meeting, he hoped to take the opportunity to further reduce the authority of the local vassal king.

Although he only said that the vassal kings were not allowed to leave the vassal country without permission, and the guards of the princes were not allowed to go out without orders.

But as long as such a government order is issued, it will soon gradually evolve to the point where the clan princes will no longer have the right to interfere in local affairs, and the command of the guards of each prince's palace will be taken away by the local commander-in-chief.

This seems to be a very beneficial thing for the Metropolitan Government.

But Xu Yungong and others did not speak.

Because they knew that no matter whether this matter was beneficial to the Governor's Palace or not, the imperial court would be able to directly intervene in the security matters of the various palaces in the future.

Gao Yangzhi, as always, had strict requirements for official administration.

The matter was transferred to local officials.

Especially when he said this in front of Zhai Shan, the official minister.

This is almost a slap in the face.

Zhai Shan's face tightened, and his eyes moved from Gao Yangzhi's face to Chief Assistant Ren Hengtai's face.

Although he was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Yangzhi was in charge of the affairs of the Sanfa Division, and his position in the cabinet was ahead of him.

When Zhai Shan saw that his chief minister was silent, he looked back at Gao Yangzhi, whose face seemed to be punishing the local officials one by one: "Now that the New Year is approaching, and His Majesty's body is ill, there is something going on in the local area. We should wait until after the year to discuss it. At the moment, as the cabinet, we still have to focus on stabilizing the country and the country."

Since no one wants the other party to accomplish something, then no one should do anything.

Gao Yangzhi hummed, but a smile appeared on his face: "Then let's stabilize the situation. There is nothing in the capital at the moment, and there are King Qin and Zou Xueyu working on things outside. No one would dare to make trouble at this time. "

After finishing speaking, Gao Yangzhi's eyes faintly swept over Zhai Shan's face, whose expression changed slightly.

They do nothing in the cabinet.

But there are still people outside who are doing things.

In the previous period, His Highness the King of Qin had killed very few of the entire No. 17 Mansion of Zhili Dao. Zou Xueyu, the governor-general of Zhili, followed closely and quickly petitioned the cabinet to fill the vacancies for Zhili Dao officials.

It is true that Zhai Shan is the official minister.

But among the officials in the Selected Works of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, they were the young talents they admired.

The Ministry of Personnel selects and transfers officials to the vacant official positions in Zhili Road.

The list did not appear in front of his cabinet minister and official minister Zhai Shan for the first time, but appeared in the hand of Gao Yangzhi!

Zhai Shan seemed to have been hit in his lifeblood.

His expression changed instantly.

His eyes widened, and he wanted to speak several times, but he held it back and never uttered a word.

Xu Yungong, Mu Ying, and Li Jinglong watched Gao Yangzhi and Zhai Shan pinch each other. They all remained silent, but their eyes were constantly moving.

The internal fighting among the civil servants is naturally a good thing for those who are in charge of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

At least in many matters, their governor's office will not suffer unified suppression from civilian officials.

Mu Ying spoke softly at this time: "The Chief Assistant knows that the Governor's Office is preparing to reorganize the military households of various guard posts in southern Zhili in the near future, and cooperate with the Zhili Governor's Yamen to reform the 18th Prefecture of Zhili Road. "

Mu Ying has now achieved the title of Duke of Guizhou.

This was the position that had been prepared for him at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but he had not been promoted to the title in the past few years due to various reasons.

As soon as Mu Ying said this, Zhai Shan's eyes trembled.

Even the chief assistant Ren Hengtai, who had been sitting motionless in his chair, moved his eyelids slightly and looked at Mu Ying indifferently.

Mu Ying just smiled slightly and said: "Previously, Taisun said that the military household system will do more harm than good in the future. The Military Aircraft Staff Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Office deduced it many times in conjunction with the Jiangwu Hall and came to the same conclusion as Taisun.

The time has come for the military household system to be changed.

At present, the 18th Prefecture of Zhili Province is implementing the restructuring of the military households of the guards. The governor's office will re-recruit and select suitable young people to join the army, which is far better than the military households. "

This is something that has already been discussed at the Cabinet meeting.

With the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been a journey of thirty years.

People can already see that the military household system established in the early days of the People's Republic of China is no longer suitable for the current system.

The establishment of the military household system was more to ensure that all people in the world could perform their duties.

But in recent years, the court also began to discover that the father of a military household might be a good soldier, but the son of a military household was not necessarily suitable for being a soldier.

Can a son of a military household, who has no strength to tie a chicken or even farm, become a Ming army soldier wearing armor and carrying a sword?

The answer is obvious.

But when Mu Ying brought up this matter again at this time, it was obviously not just to change the possible drawbacks of the military household system in the future.

He simply wanted to stir up the court and destroy Zhai Shan's plan to stop everyone from doing anything.

What is more profound is that once the military household system in Zhili Road is changed, all the yamen of the imperial court will inevitably be involved.

Does the Ministry of Revenue want to re-determine the tax burden of these military households? Is it necessary to allocate land to these people who have withdrawn from military households?

Does the Ministry of Industry also want to re-plan villages and build water conservancy projects for these people?

Not to mention the staff.

Under the current big issue of whether the imperial power can be transferred to the countryside.

The 18th Prefecture of South Zhili is a good experimental field.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs must also set up a government organization in the shortest possible time for these people who have withdrawn from the military household system.

And as long as various bureaus and local governments take action, problems will inevitably be exposed.

With these problems exist.

What Gao Yangzhi mentioned at the beginning, that local governments and officials should be strictly managed, can naturally be implemented.

"you……"

Zhai Shan was a little sulky in his heart, so he spoke in a deep voice, holding the handrails tightly with both hands, but in the end he endured it.

Ren Hengtai turned his hand over on the table and tapped his knuckles on the table twice.

His eyes scanned everyone present.

"The reason why the Eighteen Prefectures on both sides of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River were established under the jurisdiction of Zhili Governor-General Zou Xueyu is that His Majesty used the Eighteen Prefectures of Zhili as a testing field.

The imperial court is currently implementing various new policies frequently, and there must always be a pioneer.

How Zhili Road does things, no matter what the final results are, will be the foundation and model for the world.

but……

Zou Xueyu and members of the Zhili Governor's Yamen were also officials of the dynasty. If they did their jobs well, they would be considered meritorious. The officials would have to take merit tests, and the cabinet would naturally have to ask for merit.

But if the errand is done badly, then you have to learn a lesson, admit guilt and be punished.

This is why I, with the emperor's favor, sit in the cabinet. ”    Whether it’s Zhai Shan, Gao Yangzhi, or Mu Ying.

After Ren Hengtai's words, everyone shut their mouths.

The chief assistant's meaning was obvious. He would not agree with Zhai Shan's plan to make all parties stop and do nothing, but he would not tolerate the people below who were on duty to cause trouble.

Ren Hengtai chose to be neutral and upright as always.

Just after these words.

Ren Hengtai picked up the tea cup, took a sip of herbal tea, and exhaled a stream of white smoke.

He continued: "His Majesty is currently ill with the Holy Body, and I think he will ignore state affairs for a long time. It's just that the prince has been supervising the country for many years, so there is no need to change the state affairs. However, since the cabinet is responsible for the civil and military affairs of the court for the Tianjia general, Not only must we balance all parties and sort out government affairs, but we must also take precautions before they happen.

There are some things that I shouldn’t wait to talk about. But just because you don’t say it doesn’t mean you won’t do it.

No one in the capital or the 17th Taoist order is allowed to make any unauthorized moves before His Majesty's decree. Any executive order must be submitted to the cabinet before it can be implemented.

The Metropolitan Governor must exercise control over the troops and horses in the various garrison stations. Without the cabinet issuing a document, the Metropolitan Governor will approve military orders, and no one is allowed to mobilize a single soldier!

The kings outside the cabinet are only allowed to send New Year's gifts this year. If they want to meet the emperor, they must first make an invitation and obtain approval before coming to the capital.

The cabinet approved the three-level officials of the local prefectures and counties. Although it is the end of the year, the officials must not slack off. The north must be careful about winter snow disasters, and the south must dredge ditches. No one can shirk the new policies and orders of the court.

Once a prosecutor comes to accuse him, the Three Law Commissioners will punish him severely! "

Since something must be done, then all things must be done, and everyone must be alerted.

Ren Hengtai glanced at every cabinet member present.

No objection was raised.

Ren Hengtai then smiled and looked at Xie Jin: "Since your colleagues have no objections, I will trouble Xie Ge to sort it out in his own hand and publish it as soon as possible for all ministries and counties."

Jie Jin turned to look at Ren Hengtai, who was sitting at the head of the cabinet, and nodded with a smile.

"It should be like this, why bother?"

Just waiting for this moment.

Outside the cabinet room, there were footsteps.

There was also a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Li Jinglong frowned, looked at the door, and shouted.

It's Sun Gou'er, the eunuch beside His Majesty.

The general manager of the twenty-four yamen in the inner palace.

Sun Gouer pushed open the door and walked in. Behind him, the ground outside the classroom was already covered with snow. He left a deep footprint on the ground where he walked.

The chief steward of the inner palace left in a hurry.

Sun Gou'er was wearing a bright red cloak with velvet edges. He pushed his hat behind his back just after entering the room, clasped his hands together and looked at Ren Hengtai.

This is the closest chamberlain to the emperor.

Even though Ren Hengtai was the chief minister of the cabinet, he led everyone in the squad room to stand up at this time.

"I wonder if Superintendent Sun suddenly came to visit. Did His Majesty give the order?"

Sun Gou'er cupped his hands towards Ren Hengtai and nodded to everyone present.

Then, he said in a deep voice: "The prince has spoken, and the cabinet obeys."

Ren Hengtai raised his eyebrows.

It turned out that it was not His Majesty’s command, but the Crown Prince’s command!

This is very abnormal.

After just a brief moment of shock, Ren Hengtai left his seat and reached the middle.

He and several others stood in front of Sun Gou'er, clasping his fists and bowing.

"The Crown Prince has said that starting from today, the Emperor's grandson will be stripped of his power to supervise the country. He will stay in the palace at night when he leaves the palace. He is not allowed to enter the palace without orders. He will be punished by going to the west city to supervise the reconstruction."

In the cabinet, there was a deathly silence.

However, no one felt that this moment was quiet. Instead, they felt that a stormy sea was rising, and the sky was full of thunder.

Taisun was deprived of the power to supervise the country, was sent out of the palace, and moved back to live in Taisun's mansion.

What's more, I want to do something about the reconstruction of Xicheng.

At this moment, all people, including Ren Hengtai, thought about was whether the grandson was going to be suppressed by the prince.

This shouldn't be the case!

Everyone asked a question deep in their hearts.

For a time, all kinds of speculations came to mind.

Ren Hengtai quickly stepped forward and stopped Sun Gou'er who was about to leave.

With a panic look on his face, he asked in a low voice: "May I ask the supervisor, what is going on?"

Xie Jin, Zhai Shan, Xu Yungong and others also gathered around.

Everyone acted like they would never leave as long as you, Supervisor Sun, don't tell the truth today.

Sun Gou'er hesitated for a long time, glanced at the flying snow outside, and then whispered: "We don't dare to talk nonsense, but you are all central ministers of the cabinet, so we can only violate the rules and just say a few words."

"This matter involves His Majesty's surrender..."

Sun Gou'er's words were like a piece of snow blown away by a gust of wind.

The person had disappeared into the cabinet room, but no one present had moved a step.

The cold wind blew in from outside, but still no one moved.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Mu Ying was the first to move, and then she stepped back again and again, her body a little weak, until she pushed her to the chair, holding the chair with both hands before she slowly sat down.

"what is going on!"

Ren Hengtai roared, his eyes scanning the faces of everyone around him one by one.

No one can give the first assistant an accurate answer.

Outside the class room, the snow kept falling and the wind kept blowing.

It's late afternoon.

The news that the prince wanted to depose the grandson had spread throughout Yingtian City.

In this windy and snowy weather, the news couldn't stop spreading.

When people were outside the Xi'an Gate, they saw the carriage belonging to the emperor's grandson, slowly driving out under the escort of a team of guards in royal robes, crossing the Xuanjin Bridge in front of the Xi'an Gate, and driving into the back of the Taisun's Mansion.

Everyone felt that the news they received was absolutely true.

In an instant, the entire Yingtian City was shaken.

Along with this news, rumors came that the emperor was seriously ill and that the royal family wanted to abdicate.

At this moment, everyone seemed to understand something.

Could it be that the Crown Prince felt that the Emperor was seriously ill and might not live up to his old age, so he was ready to ask the Emperor to abdicate, but the Grand Sun disagreed, so the father and son had a conflict?

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