Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Struggle in the New Ming Dynasty

Episode 1: New Arrival Chapter 621: The Secret of Commanding

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    Hu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has long wanted to become an official, but the court has never had a suitable candidate to take over. The emperor's desired successor, Qin Shilang, is not qualified enough, so he has been delaying becoming the minister.  Therefore, he didn't want to cause trouble at all. Today the emperor gave him "instructions", so he took it easily.  As for the secrets, I want to think about it but I don't want to openly contradict the emperor.

    The reason why the ministers were surprised and why Hu Shangshu, who was holding the "instructions", was secretly hesitant, was because it was unprecedented to issue instructions and instructions in newspapers.

    According to the rules of the dynasty, hundreds of officials assist in everything, and the emperor governs from the top. The government affairs contact method between the officials and the emperor is memorials and comments. In a sense, the cabinet and the chief ceremonial supervisor endorse this procedure.  This is a set of procedures that are regarded as "legal" by civil servants.

    The emperor¡¯s handling of memorials is called criticism. From the literal meaning, you can see that there is a word ¡°answer¡± in it, which is actually very passive.  If there is no memorial, there will be no answer. That is to say, the officials and soldiers and civilians will write the letter first, and then the emperor will give the answer. This is the so-called rule based on the arch.

    On the other hand, if the emperor arbitrarily issued edicts on government affairs to foreign dynasties, it would be regarded as disorderly orders and would be resisted by civil servants.  As for whether the arm can be twisted through the thigh, it depends on the ability of both parties. Sometimes it can be twisted and sometimes it cannot be twisted.

    Of course, in reality, there are indeed emperors who take the initiative to declare their holy will with hand edicts, but the prerequisite is that the hand edicts must first be sent to the cabinet. After the cabinet signs and re-drafts the edict, it is again presented to the emperor in the form of a memorial, and then it is considered effective and effective after approval.  legitimate.

    These memorial procedures restricted the emperor¡¯s right to speak to a great extent.  For example, there are some things.  If all civil servants can pretend to be deaf and mute and turn a blind eye, then even if the emperor tries his best, he may not be able to issue an imperial edict that suits his own wishes.

    Why do extra-legal forces such as the ceremonial supervisors, factories, and guards endure criticism for a long time in the imperial dynasty?  That's because the emperors of the past dynasties needed such right-hand men to realize their will, otherwise they would be greatly constrained within the system and by public opinion.

    ??The thing that the emperor now gives to Mr. Hu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is neither an ordinary holy edict comment nor an ordinary hand-written edict.  Hearing that the emperor himself named it "instructions", how to treat them correctly became a matter that worried Shangshu.

    The old minister suddenly thought of what the emperor had just said, and his heart suddenly brightened.  I remember the emperor said, "We must treat public opinion correctly."  This sentence sounds familiar, but if you think about it carefully, it was what Li You emphasized repeatedly yesterday!

    Immediately he could conclude that such deceptive things as "instructions" must also be Li You's idea.  Only Li You could come up with this idea of ??finding a new way!

    Mr. Hu¡¯s guess was not wrong. This idea did come from Li You, and Li You came from the memory of his previous life.  Although with his short knowledge, he has never understood the meaning of the four words "leadership and command", he knows very well that this is a very mysterious method that is worth learning by the emperor.

    ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It can also be illegal.

    ?????????????????????????????? It would be tragic if the person under instruction did not take it seriously when it should be effective; it would be even worse if the person under instruction took it seriously when it was not supposed to work.

    all in all.  As the saying goes, the beauty of application lies in one mind.  This kind of practice, combined with the "public opinion" created by thoughtful people and the platform of newspapers, in the Ming Dynasty, which boasted a smooth and inviolable way of speech, broke the system of memorials and criticisms and created a new ecosystem of public opinion, which was very conducive to the emperor's counterattack  All the ministers.

    As long as the reigning emperor is not a fool, he will be happy to learn it.  Therefore, after Princess Guide heard this idea yesterday, she excitedly praised her lover as "genius".

    Hu Shangshu was thinking about it.  Others are also thinking in their minds.  Although it seems to be just a trivial matter, it represents the etiquette and legal procedures. It should be noted that the wind starts at the end of Qingping, so the officials dare not ignore it.

    From the perspective of power ethics, this "instruction" came from the public sentiment in the newspaper, not the imperial edict that originated from the emperor's inner desires. It would be inappropriate for the subjects to resist and refute it, and it was not legal enough.  Under the emperor, all are subjects. No minister dares to openly say that subjects are not the people. That is rebellion.  It would not be a bad idea if the newspaper presented to the emperor could be regarded as another form of evangelism.

    It would be nice if things were just that simple. The ministers in the palace are all figures with long history in officialdom. What many people are thinking deeply about is the power game between monarch and ministers.

    This "Ming Li Bao" is obviously something outside the existing system. It can be said that it is very free and contains all kinds of content. Even things like "the naked corpses of beautiful women are lying around" have appeared.  That day, he held a newspaper to give instructions, under the guise of public opinion, and he was also very free.

    After all, newspapers are not memorials. The emperor can give instructions if he wants to, and if he doesn¡¯t want to give instructions, he can give instructions.Give instructions, give instructions where you value them, and ignore what you don't care about.  Under this situation, if the ministers follow the emperor's instructions, wouldn't it mean that the emperor has regained a lot of leadership in public opinion and government affairs?

    For the ministers, public opinion must be taken seriously. In fact, it does not need to be taken too seriously. The Master said that the people can do it but not know it, but they must take the emperor seriously.

    Courtiers who have experienced local officials, such as Shi Jijiu, suddenly thought of a word at this time - coercing public opinion.

    Anyone who has been a local official knows that it is common to see large gentry families relying on local forces to kidnap public opinion and threaten the government.  And the emperor's current instructions under the guise of listening to public opinion are exactly like coercing public opinion!

    It sounds funny that the nominal supreme ruler of a country coerces public opinion and gives instructions to ministers The ministers feel that this is simply using chicken feathers as arrows, but for a while they can't think of any good way to deal with it.

    ??Alone is the king, you can surround it, alone is the public opinion, you can ignore it, but what about the combination of the king and the public opinion?  I'm afraid it won't be as easy to deal with as before.

    ????????????? In fact, the thoughts of the ministers are, to put it bluntly, selfish and distracting, and it is not easy to express them openly. You cannot openly say, Emperor, it is wrong for you to pay attention to public opinion. You just want to suppress our right to speak.  So after a while, no one took the initiative to step forward. After all, it was not a matter of life and death.

    "Retreat from the court!" While the Dukes were still thinking about it, they heard the eunuch shouting loudly, and the emperor stood up and left the palace.

    As the ministers exited the Wenhua Hall, they could not help but whisper among themselves about today's "instructions".  Someone smiled bitterly at Hu Shangshu and said: "Da Sikong! You will have a headache this time. The streets of the capital have been suffering for many years and cannot be achieved overnight. No one can be satisfied in a short time."

    Hu Shangshu sighed: "Li Qianxian mistook me!"

    "That's right. If Li Qianxian hadn't run the newspaper, nothing would have happened today." Others agreed casually.  (To be continued)

    {PiaoTian Literature www.PiaoTian.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report