The emperor has made up his mind about matters in the south.
The specific responsible person is Dongchang, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Economic Survey and Statistics Bureau are responsible for assistance.
The issue currently under discussion still has not reached a final conclusion: whether the eastern territory can be recovered or not.
The emperor and the generals could only exchange opinions, but in the end it was the emperor and the cabinet who made the final decision.
So the next day the emperor held a limited meeting of officials called a hearing.
The people who attended the hearing were the cabinet and seven ministers, which is a regular arrangement when discussing various major matters, but this time they also included all the officers above the lieutenant general in Beijing, which was a bit unusual.
Since Tumubao, military generals in the Ming Dynasty have been suppressed by civilian officials and have become subordinates of civilian officials.
After Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he first asked Lu Qin and Zhou Yuji to work in Changjing, and later established the Guards to be personally managed by the emperor.
This eliminated the previous bad habit of using civil servants to control military officers, and greatly improved the status of military generals.
In particular, Lu Xiangsheng became a military general with the title of Tanhua, and was named the first general of the Ming Dynasty.
This completely made the civil servants understand that the days when civil servants treated military generals as if they were horses are gone forever.
But even if civilian officials no longer have the opportunity to directly command military generals, Sun Chuanting cannot directly command them.
However, the general trend in the Ming Dynasty is still what civilian officials decide to do and how military generals do it.
Now that military generals can actually participate in the formulation of basic national policies, the coexistence of civil and military forces is irreversible.
Before the meeting, Zhu Youxiao said: "Today's discussion is about whether to recover the Eastern territory mentioned earlier.
This matter is related to the country, so this meeting needs to be attended by military generals.
It will be like this in the future.
What is involved?
Departments will participate in the meeting.
This is what I call a hearing.
Everyone will present their own evidence and then vote. " Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, how does this voting decision determine the law?"
The ministers were also very interested in this question and looked at the emperor's answer.
Zhu Youxiao pondered for a while and said: "After all parties state their reasons, we express our approval of a certain plan by raising our hands.
The plan of the party with the most hands raised wins, and the plan is officially implemented."
Fang Congzhe thought for a while and said: "I think that after raising your hands like this, your Majesty will still have to make a decision.
If your Majesty agrees, the matter can be implemented.
If your Majesty objects, the matter will be discussed at another day."
Ye Xianggao, Xu Guangqi, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chuanting, Yang Lian and others said together: "The chief minister has high opinion, and I second my opinion."
It was the first time for the generals to participate in such a meeting.
Everyone was a little novel and a little nervous.
In the end, only Lu Xiangsheng One person said: "I second my opinion."
Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and realized that this modification was indeed necessary.
If according to one's own method, a plan that one does not want to win in the end, for example, in this discussion, most people do not agree to take back Nurgan City, then oneself have to agree not to take back it.
After adding this article, I can disagree with the discussion results of the ministers, which is equivalent to denying the ministers' non-retraction.
This seems to be the emperor's final decision.
What’s even better is that this is not actually the case.
If the ministers unanimously oppose the recovery of Nurgan City, then I have no way to demand that Nurgan City must be recovered, because I can only deny the conclusions of the ministers and cannot use the conclusions of the ministers.
Implement the opposite.
In this way, ministers are no longer just yes-men, but can also have certain methods to confront the emperor.
He had been looking for a compromise that would allow the ministers' opinions to take effect without significantly weakening the emperor's authority.
When he heard Fang Congzhe's words, he couldn't help but feel very happy.
This method can be implemented in many aspects. , it is really an excellent inspiration for the democratic system that I want to implement.
He smiled and said: "Since everyone thinks so, then so be it.
I can deny your conclusion, but I cannot implement the proposal you object to.
This conclusion will only be valid if we, the monarch and the ministers, reach an agreement."
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Now not only the civil officials but also the military generals reacted, and they all worshiped and said: "Your Majesty is a wise man, only Your Majesty can do great things and bring blessings."
Zhu Youxiao added: "When hearings are held in the future, there will be someone who will preside over it.
Of course, it will not be me, but I will designate a civil servant or military general who is closely related to the matter.
We can call this moderator the chairman.
This The matter is mainly related to the military, but also involves civil affairs, so the chairman of this hearing is Sun Chuanting, the Minister of War. " Sun Chuanting came out of the procession.
At this time, the eunuch moved Sun Chuanting's seat to the right under the steps of the emperor's dragon chair, making it at an angle of 45 degrees with the dragon chair and the seats of the ministers.
Sun Chuanting first bowed to the emperor and saluted: "I sincerely obey the imperial edict."
Then he bowed to his colleagues below: "According to the imperial edict, Sun Chuanting, the Minister of War, presided over this hearing.
No one else can speak unless designated by me. , do not interrupt others while they are speaking.
If you violate this, it will be considered a breach of etiquette and your salary will be deducted for one month."
The ministers bowed their hands in return, and Sun Chuanting sat on his seat and said: "First, I would like to ask Lieutenant General Yan Siqi, the Commander-in-Chief of the East China Sea, to describe his journey to Nurgan City."
After Yan Siqi finished speaking, Sun Chuanting said: "Common officers and generals, if you have anything to ask Governor Yan, you can raise your hands and ask questions only with my permission."
Yang Liandao: "Dudu Yan, can rice be grown in Nurgan City?"
Sun Chuanting said: "Yang Shangshu spoke without permission, and one month's salary should be deducted according to the law."
Yang Lian had a wry smile on his face.
He was only focused on figuring out the issues he was most concerned about, but he didn't even hear the rules Sun Chuanting just said.
Zhu Youxiao interrupted at this time and said: "Sun Qing, if the restraints are not clear and the orders are not familiar, the general will be punished and it has nothing to do with Yang Shangshu."
This sentence is very interesting, because it was originally said by Sun Wu, and Sun Chuanting His surname happened to be Sun, so many ministers who understood it laughed.
Sun Chuanting's face was slightly red and he said: "It's my fault that I didn't give my orders three times and five times.
Colleagues, I'll say it again to the court.
You must raise your hands first, and then you can only ask questions with your consent.
I'll tell the court again.
The emperor said that important things need to be said.
Three times, the court has said it four times.
If anyone breaks the rules, his salary will really be deducted. " Yang Lian raised his hand again, and Sun Chuanting said: "Yang Shangshu, please speak."
Yang Lian said: "Dudu Yan, can rice be grown in Nurgan City?"
Yan Siqi said: "You can grow rice or wheat.
And there is a large amount of flat land around it with sufficient water resources.
With a little cultivation, it can be fertile land.
The local people mainly make a living by fishing and hunting, so these flat lands have become the most useless place. " Yang Lian asked again: "Then can we turn local people into farmers?"
Yan Siqi thought for a while and said, "As long as you induce someone to benefit, it should be possible."
In fact, what he wanted to say was to threaten someone with force, but he knew that civil servants didn't like such words, so he only said to induce someone to benefit. profit
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