Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 456 Emperor Longwei
Soon after the officials admitted in the Chongzhen 14th Palace Examination were selected and appointed to serve in various yamen, Zhu Youxiao summoned Li Mingrui, the Minister of Rites of the University of Zhongjidian, Li Biao, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Dongge University, and Wen Tiren, the Left Minister of the Ministry of Rites. .

Zhu Youxiao's decision to carry out the long-planned administrative reform began with the Ministry of Rites, and then slowly radiated to change the academic politics and diplomacy of the entire Ming Dynasty.

The overall goal of the overall reform from the social society in the countryside to the school in the county and the Guozijian in the two capitals is to make the entire school administration of the Ming Dynasty an independent system from the central to the local.

The central academic department is directly responsible to the cabinet, while the local academic department is under the dual leadership of the Ministry of Rites and the local official.

The same is true for the diplomatic work of receiving foreign envoys, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not have a vertical system in the local area, but the administrative level is still the same as that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

When Zhu Youxiao conveyed the idea of ​​dividing the Ministry of Rites into three to the three officials of the Ministry of Rites, none of the three officials of the Ministry of Rites expressed their views immediately, although among the three officials of the Ministry of Rites, Li Mingrui and Wen Tiren were both tactful Li Biao is a man who is good at figuring out and catering to the wishes of the emperor himself, but Li Biao is a conservative official who is known for his integrity.

Therefore, whether the reform of the Ministry of Rites can get the support of the officials of the Ministry of Rites depends on whether Li Biao cooperates. Zhu Youxiao also offered his own olive branch, that is, once the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are established, the post of minister will continue to be transferred from the Ministry of Rites. The three hall officials were selected.

However, what Zhu Youxiao didn't expect was that it was Li Mingrui who stood up and spoke first. Li Mingrui bowed to Zhu Youxiao. He naturally understood the intention of the Emperor Zhu Youxiao's reform. Big, it has hindered His Majesty's desire to carry out a deeper New Deal.

As a member of the royalist party, it stands to reason that he should support him unconditionally, but now that he has shown great interest in power, he is unwilling to weaken his own power.

Because in fact, although he is a scholar of the Zhongji Temple, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he has three important positions in one person, but the first two do not have much administrative power. As an assistant, the real element of the prime minister has to be greatly discounted, and the Ministry of Officials has always been in charge of Cui Chengxiu, and it is the Ministry of Rites that is really regarded as the back garden of his power.

Since he was the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, he has been in charge of the public opinion and publicity of the Ministry of Rites. Now that he has become the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he has changed a group of people in the Ministry of Rites. It can be said that he has now completely controlled the customization of the Ming Dynasty etiquette. As a result, his status in the literary world has been rampant due to the great powers of politics, education, diplomacy, public opinion and propaganda.

If Zhu Youxiao divided the Ministry of Rites into three, then Li Mingrui's power would be cut off by two-thirds.

Therefore, Li Mingrui stood up first to express his objection. Of course, his language of objection was very euphemistic, but the Ministry of Rites is originally in charge of various affairs. This is not inconsistent with the refinement that His Majesty wants to achieve. The servant is enough, but if the Ministry of Rites is directly divided into three parts, it will be a bit violent, which is not conducive to the stability of the court.

Zhu Youxiao was a little displeased. He could feel it. Since Li Mingrui became the second assistant of the cabinet, the distance between him and him has become farther and farther. It seems that he, the emperor, has almost completely lost control of the power tiger he raised. .

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly, Wen Tiren knew that it was because Li Mingrui ignored His Majesty's wishes and made His Majesty displeased. What's more, he knows that Li Mingrui is nepotism now, and he has been labeled as being close to Yang Sichang and others from the very beginning. Therefore, if the Ministry of Rites is not divided into three, and Li Mingrui has been in charge It is impossible to get ahead.

In addition, Wen Tiren, who is good at judging the situation, also noticed through various information and observations that Li Mingrui's family members are decreasing day by day, but the rift with His Majesty is getting bigger and bigger. If His Majesty wanted to take action against Li Mingrui, he needed a sword to punish Li Mingrui, and he should strive to become this sword and act like he was fighting against the powerful ministers.

Because of this, Wen Tiren knelt down directly, shouted that Your Majesty is wise, and exaggerated Zhu Youxiao's move as extravagant, as if Zhu Youxiao's actions would make the world completely clean.

If not, Zhu Youxiao knew that Wen Tiren was a well-known treacherous minister in the Chongzhen Dynasty in history, and he might have regarded Wen Tiren as his political confidant.

But now, Zhu Youxiao did not directly express his position, but directly asked Li Biao, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites of Dongge University.

Li Biao has been the right servant of the Ministry of Rites since the beginning of the apocalypse, but in order to promote several conservative leaders, Zhu Youxiao let Li Biao enter the cabinet as a right servant as a bachelor.

Li Biao bowed respectfully to Zhu Youxiao, and said firmly, "Your Majesty, the ancestral system must not be violated!"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but see a black line in his eyes, wishing he could throw the teacup directly on Li Biao's face, secretly thinking that there are still ministers who dare to talk to him about the ancestral system, Li Biao is brave enough, isn't it? He didn't know that the officials who talked to him with the ancestral system were either in hell or went to Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan to support education?
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but realize that it was a wrong decision for him to ask these officials of the Ministry of Rites to discuss the reform of the Ministry of Rites. I don't know how easy it is for them to dismiss, but they still have to say good things to them. This is a good thing, they don't appreciate it!

"Li Mingrui, imitating the will of Taoism, Li Biao was old and faint, disobeyed my will, disobeyed Long Yan, deposed him as a scholar of Dongge University and the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and demoted him to Pingwu County, Shaanxi Chengxuan Envoy", Zhu You Xiao said something indifferently, and looked at Li Biao, but Li Biao took off his black gauze cap quite calmly, and retreated slowly.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help shouting: "Stop! Did I tell you to back down?"

Li Biao also stood still, and suddenly realized that because of His Majesty's sudden dismissal of his post, he felt a little emotional and wanted to retreat directly, but unexpectedly he forgot the etiquette of monarchs and ministers.

Just when Li Biao was at a loss, Zhu Youxiao's memoir had already typed over: "Presumptuous! Pulled down, reduced to exile, exiled to Hami guards, never to return to China!"

Li Biao didn't show much, but this time he also knew the rules, held back the resentment in his heart and thanked him, but Li Mingrui was frightened by it, and he could see that His Majesty was shaking the mountain, if he dared to mention "opposition" "The two words, I'm afraid the end will be even worse.

Li Mingrui, who was so frightened that his back was sweating coldly, quickly drew up the imperial decree and handed it over in person: "Your Majesty, please have a look."

"It's well written, and the scolding is very good. Please write another memorial to the Ministry of Ritual Reform. Write it now!"

Zhu Youxiao was not polite, and directly asked Li Mingrui to issue an ultimatum to ask him to stand up and propose the reform of the Ministry of Rites. If Li Mingrui was unwilling, Zhu Youxiao didn't mind letting him accompany Li Biao to Hamiwei.

(End of this chapter)