You civil servants, haven't you all said before that I, Mr. Zhang, have become the emperor's close fawn alone, influencing the changes in the affairs of the court, and even "causing chaos"?

You attack me not because what I do is beneficial to Ming Dynasty, but because what I do is "unprecedented", isn't it? Then let's turn this kind of unprecedented thing into a settled matter. I am going to Someone no longer advises the emperor as a single advisor, but a group of people advises him.

Of course, who the emperor listens to or not...then it depends on whose opinion is better.

Once the emperor's personal advisors are customized, wouldn't they be like the cabinet? In addition to the memorials and drafts, the emperor will have an additional military advisory team?

Now I am only advising on military affairs. What I will be advising on in the future... or whether it is more important or less important is another matter.

The rise of any new yamen was to ensure the concentration of imperial power. In Zhang Zhou's view, although the abolition of the prime minister and the emergence of the cabinet strengthened the concentration of imperial power, it was obviously not enough.

If you want to further strengthen it, you need to have a yamen that balances the cabinet and the ceremonial supervisor... This yamen should not be composed of Zhang Zhou alone, but should look fair and just, and add a few more people, but for now it is still

Zhang Zhou alone has the final say.

Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty, this matter should be discussed in the court hall."

Xie Qian was also at his wits end.

If Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and the Six Ministers of the Central Dynasty were here now, they might be able to form a tightrope if they wanted to oppose him, but these four people in front of him... besides Zhang Zhou, who is a nominal civil servant, who would help him?

Woolen cloth?

Xiao Jing and Zhang Mao seem to be eager for the emergence of such a new government office to balance the power of the cabinet and the six ministries, right?

Zhu Youtang shook his head and said: "Mr.

There is no need for me to ask. Therefore, I don’t need to adopt other people’s opinions on this matter!”

The emperor's attitude was extremely resolute.

"Okay." Zhu Youtang stopped discussing, "If you still can't think about it, just think that I choose different people to ask for opinions on military affairs in the inner court every time, or you think that I only ask Bingkuan.

Okay, then I won’t say anything more.”

Xie Qian smiled bitterly.

Think about it too.

Now the emperor is quite polite and says he will summon different people to ask for their opinions.

If the emperor is more arbitrary and only calls Zhang Zhou or Zhang Mao and others to ask questions in the future, what else can the civil servants do about this?

This is just the emperor looking for someone to ask for solutions when encountering difficult matters. He said that he did not have any additional official positions, everything seemed reasonable, and the emperor did not seem to undermine the original system.

"I have decided to temporarily call this yamen the Shangting Department. The so-called "Shangzhang Yu" is my listening place, that's all." Zhu Youtang said.

Xie Qian hesitated for a moment and finally lowered his head.

Even if he wants to object, he is still weak today with his personal power. It is better to wait until he goes back to discuss with Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, then secretly plots with the ministers of the DPRK, and then entangles officials and others to oppose it.

…

…

What the emperor asked next, and what several people discussed, seemed to be no big deal.

It just involves a matter of strengthening defense in Liaodong.

They will not send people to recruit the Duoyan Three Guards, nor will they reach any consensus with the little Tatar prince, and there will be no contact in a state of war.

Xie Qian discovered that this time the emperor seemed to be here to ask for their opinions, but in fact he was just to inform them of the establishment of the so-called "Shangting Department", and all he could do was to hold the establishment of the Shangting Department with great resentment.

The news he brought back with him once again showed the estrangement between the monarch and his ministers.

When Xie Qian returned to the cabinet for duty, Zhang Zhou also went to the East Palace to see Zhu Houzhao, and Zhang Mao left the palace with Xiao Jing.

"Listening place?"

When Liu Jian and Li Dongyang learned about this from Xie Qian, they both frowned. They seemed to feel that the order of the court was likely to be broken.

Xie Qian sighed: "Your Majesty insists on this. Even people from the governor's palace can participate in it. He also said that he will not participate in it as the chief assistant or the department, and it is no longer limited to whether he is from the palace. Although it is clearly stated that all inquiries about affairs

They all involve border affairs, but there is no guarantee that they won’t involve the allocation of money and food. What’s more, even the Yanwu Hall will find people to ask for advice... Sigh! I don’t know how to evaluate it.”

Liu Jian said with a cold face: "Do Eunuch Xiao and Eunuch Yingying have no objection to this?"

Xie Qian said: "What opinions can they have? I guess they have long expected this."

"I don't think so." Li Dongyang said on the side, "This is obvious. Your Majesty wants to find a reasonable excuse for repeatedly asking Zhang Bingkuan alone for advice. Except for Zhang Bingkuan, the other people involved are just a cover. Could it be that the British public

Didn't anyone notice it?"

Xie Qian asked: "So what if they notice it? Now that they have the opportunity to discuss matters with Zhang Bingkuan in the inner court, will it be worse than before?"

Then Li Dongyang and Xie Qian both looked at Liu Jian.

It seems that this incident will have a greater impact on Liu Jian.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian himself was the foreman of the emperor's advisers. In the past, the emperor could not decide any decisions. When asking questions in the court, Liu Jian basically had the final say. Now that there is the so-called listening office, then Liu Jian

Jian only has the power to vote, and his right to preside over the court will be greatly weakened.

As for Li Dongyang and Xie Qian...

If either of the two enters the Shangting place, perhaps the power will be strengthened.

Liu Jiandao: "I just don't understand, why is Zhang Bingkuan doing this? If your Majesty asks him one person, will he be more comfortable doing things than asking several people?"

In fact, Liu Jian didn't understand it either.

The emperor wanted to ask Zhang Zhou's opinion alone. In fact, it was difficult for the ministers to object to this matter. At most, they would define Zhang Zhou as a sycophant. But once the so-called Shangting Office was established and Zhang Zhou joined it, he could no longer

He used Zhang Zhou as a close friend to attack him.

However, the emperor also adopted the opinions of others, which weakened Zhang Zhou's power, and Zhang Zhou started to dig holes for himself.

Li Dongyang asked: "So, from a certain perspective, this is also a good thing? Right?"

A new yamen was established to balance the power of the cabinet, and at the same time balance the power of Zhang Zhou, making all affairs traceable, and bringing Zhang Zhou under the orthodox court system...even if this system is just

The newly established Shangting Department...

What Li Dongyang meant was that we didn't lose, and Zhang Zhou didn't win either.

Everyone just takes a step back!

Liu Jian shook his head and said: "We still can't just sit back and watch this happen. In name, there is no fixed position in the Shangting Department, and it is just a cover when it was first established. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? If even ordinary people can participate in the court,

When it comes to making important decisions, what does the court need to do? What does it need us to do with difficulty and caution?"

"Um."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian both nodded.

It takes more than ten years of hard work to become a cabinet minister, and there are many screenings in the process. If only the emperor's likes and dislikes can determine who participates in decision-making, then the court's system of selecting officials will be greatly compromised.

"Objection." Li Dongyang set the tone for Liu Jian.
Chapter completed!