One day in August of the first year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Great Apocalypse, suddenly issued an order yesterday to hold an early dynasty on this day.Therefore, before dawn this day, the ministers entered the palace early and waited for the early court.And the Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao also took advantage of the chariot to come to Fengtianmen early.The early dynasty was held every day.But in the late Ming Dynasty, it was not strictly enforced.After all, it was indeed too early for the early dynasty.It was a very tiring and hard thing for both the emperor and the ministers.Therefore, it is because of Zhu Yuanzhang's true love for his work and a really obedient emperor like Zhu Youzhu that he will strictly implement the early dynasty system.Zhu Youxiao didn't want to be a workaholic and then his physical health declined because of lack of sleep, let alone the kind of good emperor in the hearts of scholars.What's more, Zhu Youxiao also doesn't like to use the early dynasty to govern.Because there are too many people involved in this kind of political discussion, it will obviously affect the efficiency of the policy.As for the fact that it seems to be more dish-cooked, Zhu Youxiao doesn't think it will be of any benefit to the administration of the current Ming Dynasty.Because the common people, who really make up the majority of the people, have no opportunity to participate in political affairs at all, this kind of cooking method brought by the early dynasty will not bring any benefits to the people.Therefore, after Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he has not issued an order to hold an early dynasty on the grounds that he needs to study at a feast.However, today, Zhu Youxiao issued an order to the early dynasty, just to use the early dynasty to announce some things.This is in line with Zhu Youxiao's ideal rules of governance.In this kind of large court meeting with many people, the results are basically announced, and the agreed strategy is agreed upon by himself, the emperor, and several close ministers before this.With the sound of a whip.The ministers rushed in.And Emperor Zhu Youxiao also sat on the imperial platform after this and accepted the salute of the ministers.After the ceremony, Zhu Youxiao first asked: "Where is the imperial history of the roll call and picket court?"
”Because the emperor sat on the imperial platform, and there were many officials in the early dynasty, except for a few important ministers in the palace, the officials below could not hear the emperor speak, and even the emperor's face could not be seen clearly when he stood far away.Therefore, after Zhu Youxiao asked, the Jinyi guards shouted loudly, conveying Zhu Youxiao's question.It was only then that Guo Wenxu heard the emperor ask him from the mouth of the Jinyi Wei Han, so he hurriedly walked to the front and knelt down: "The minister pickets the imperial history Guo Wenxu, and listens to His Majesty's instructions!"
”"Is there a promiscuous person in the early dynasty?"
Zhu Youxiao asked."
Back to Your Majesty, no."
Guo Wenxu replied."
How many people were absent from the early pilgrimage?"
Zhu Youxiao asked.Guo Wenxu panicked for a while, and didn't know how to answer, because now the imperial court discipline has long been sluggish, and it is common for officials to be careless, so his picket imperial history is actually just a symbolic name, and he really didn't count it seriously.After all, this is not the early stage of Wanli, and the imperial history, who is also a civil official, must also embarrass his colleagues and strictly check attendance.Especially if some high-level civil officials are late or absent from work, Guo Wenxu's imperial history can't be embarrassed."
Why don't you speak?"
Zhu Youxiao asked very seriously.Guo Wenxu's forehead sweated for a while, and he hurriedly said tremblingly: "Back to Your Majesty, minister, minister has not had time to carefully calculate!"
”Zhu Youxiao had read some historical materials before, and knew that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, not only the emperor was lazy, but also the hundred officials were lazy, and many times even if the emperor went to the early dynasty, there were many civil and military officials who would be absent from the early dynasty for no reason.There was a case in the early years of Wanli, when the young and energetic Wanli Emperor also disposed of a group of people.Therefore, Zhu Youxiao also guessed that some ministers would definitely be absent because they were used to being lazy, so he specially called the imperial historian who was in charge of the roll call to ask him.And Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that what he expected was true, the government of the Ming Dynasty was really superficial many times.Even the named imperial historian did not seriously name and picket the officials who were absent from the early dynasty.However, Zhu Youxiao is not in a hurry to deal with Guo Wenxu now, and only ordered: "Then immediately calculate, how many people are absent, who are they, and whether they have submitted this request in advance to the early dynasty." ”"Yes!"
Guo Wenxu immediately began to comply, but soon, he found that he didn't even seem to be able to do this well, because he didn't even go to contact the cabinet in advance and got the list of people who asked for leave and didn't go to the morning court.For a while, Guo Wenxu was very embarrassed, and couldn't help but turn around again and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty forgives your sins!"
The ministers do not know who has asked for the decree and has been allowed not to go to the morning court today. ”"How did you do this!"
Zhu Youxiao's mood at this time can be imagined.Guo Wenxu buried his head deeply, not daring to look at Zhu Youxiao, only trembling, and didn't know what to do for a while."
You go to the cabinet yourself and transfer the archive after yesterday's red approval!
Hurry up!
Don't stand here stupidly. ”Zhu Youxiao said with a serious expression."
Yes!"
Guo Wenxu had no choice but to hurriedly turn around and go to the direction of Wenyuan Pavilion.The ministers present were secretly glad that they did not come to the court early because of their greed for the lingering time with their wives and concubines, otherwise they would have been found out by the emperor.Of course, the civil and military officials did not expect the emperor to be so strict in inspecting the posts.After a while, Guo Wenxu rushed back.Zhu Youxiao was busy asking Guo Wenxu to re-name.For a while, Guo Wenxu finished counting his name before saying: "Back to Your Majesty, there are a total of seventy-four officials who did not ask for the decree of the early dynasty and did not go to the early dynasty, thirty-nine who did not get the permission of the early dynasty and did not go to the early dynasty, and there are twelve who were granted the decree and the future. ”"I know that the early dynasty is hard, but I don't have to go to the early dynasty every day, and now I specially hold an early dynasty, but I am absent from so many people for no reason, why, don't you take the court discipline in your eyes, or don't take my words seriously, or are you really lazy?!
Fang Aiqing, you can talk about it. ”Fang Congzhe made a cursory observation, and he found that the officials who were absent from the early dynasty were not only officials of the Donglin family who did not come to the court, but also non-Donglin officials, not only civil officials, but also military attachés, and even ministers.Therefore, he had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, the court is sluggish, and the officials are lazy, so that Wen Tian is martial and playful, and it has reached the point where it is incurable, in the opinion of the ministers, it is not that they do not take the holy decree seriously, but they are indeed lazy and lucky, and they will think that Your Majesty will not investigate this matter in detail, and deliberately fool the pass, which is also related to the dereliction of duty of the imperial history, if the imperial history strictly abides by the imperial court discipline, there will not be so many people who are negligent in the government." ”"This is reasonable, the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, as a constitutional official, does not strictly abide by the rules and regulations of the imperial court, which is really disappointing to me!
It is proposed that the imperial history Guo Wenxu will be dismissed from his post as a citizen, never used, and exiled to serve in Suzhou!
Those who were absent from the early dynasty without asking for a decree were also dismissed from their posts and exiled to the five guards of Ganzhou as soldiers!
Although he asked for an order but was absent from the early dynasty without permission, he still had a little court rules in his eyes but did not strictly abide by them, and he was dismissed from his post as a citizen. ”Zhu Youxiao said at this time.In addition to the fact that Zhu Youxiao decided to punish him for torture because of his rebellion and collusion with foreign enemies and those who were greedy for ink, he only planned to exile these civil officials and scholars as much as possible.First, we can use the labor force and cultural ability of these civil servants to strengthen the education and infrastructure construction in poor areas, so as not to waste human resources; Second, through the study of history, Zhu Youxiao found that some civil officials and scholars have actually made great leaps in their literary ability and even their ability to govern after going through hardships such as demotion and exile, and Qingliu, who used to only love empty talk, will even become cadres who pay attention to practice, Wang Yangming is an example, after being exiled to Guizhou, his ability to govern both the army and the school has been greatly improved.Therefore, Zhu Youxiao thinks that exile these civil officials and scholars as much as possible can be regarded as a kind of transformation of them, and the transformation is naturally good, in this way, the society will not support them for so many years of study."
Your Majesty, the minister is really guilty of dereliction of duty, and the minister is willing to die!
Your Majesty, please fulfill it!
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