parentshiftbook Chapter 415 Ye Xuan: A Cabinet System Can Be Established!
Chapter 415 Ye Xuan: A Cabinet System Can Be Established!
Chapter 415 Ye Xuan: A cabinet system can be established!
Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang looked happy and asked quickly.
"Say quickly! What's the solution?"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang so eager, Mao Xiang was even more surprised.
But Ye Xuan understood it clearly and didn't show anything strange.
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said a little weirdly: "This method, I call it the cabinet system, but it seems to be a bit deceptive. Although it is not much different from Zhongshu Province, your Majesty is enough to check and balance. Let them have authority over the heavens!”
Listening to Ye Xuan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frown slightly.
His original intention was to establish an institution that could implement the rights of Zhongshu Sheng without posing a threat to the imperial power.
What Ye Xuan said did agree with his thoughts, but looking at Ye Xuan's meaning, there seemed to be another way. "Seven Ninety"
He hesitated for a moment and finally decided to listen.
So he asked Ye Xuan: "If you have anything to say, just say it. Why do we, the emperor and his ministers, need to sell their relationships?"
Hearing this, Ye Xuan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll just tell you the truth!"
While speaking, Ye Xuan was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang could not hear clearly, so he squatted on the ground and outlined the power structure.
"Your Majesty can set up a place called the cabinet. The officials in it do not have complete decision-making power, but they have the power to make resolutions. There are five cabinet ministers who will vote and make decisions when encountering government affairs.
Then report the results to His Majesty. "
As he spoke, he drew five official positions on the ground and added some auxiliary positions next to them.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused at first, but after hearing Ye Xuan's words and looking at the picture, it became clear.
What he didn't know was that the cabinet system was actually established after Zhu Di felt that government affairs were too busy after the Jingnan Rebellion.
Moreover, as the emperor's temperament became more and more soft, and he was too lazy about government affairs, the chief minister of the cabinet finally became almost the prime minister, and even when he encountered a powerful chief minister, he could compete with the emperor.
It was precisely because of the lessons learned from the past that Ye Xuan intentionally removed the first assistant when explaining the system and equalized everyone.
The voting of five people prevents one family from becoming dominant. As for whether the five people will collude or something, it depends on the emperor's own means and vision.
Ye Xuan believed that this would never happen in Zhu Yuanzhang's time.
As for the back, as long as Jin Yiwei is not too useless, there won't be any trouble.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang had been the emperor for more than ten years. After listening to Ye Xuan's explanation and a little analysis, he understood the pros and cons of this move.
He was afraid of the prime minister before, even if he stood side by side, he would not be at ease.
But now there are five ministers in the cabinet who are similar to the prime minister. This undoubtedly makes it difficult for the ministers to form cliques and makes it easier for him to win over or suppress them.
And now in the court, with the loss of the position of prime minister and assistant, all the ministers seem to have lost their fighting spirit.
After all, after a lifetime of hard work, the highest pursuit is that one person is inferior to ten thousand people, but now it has become six parallel films, and no one has a higher status than the other.
Since ancient times, literati have looked down upon each other, and everyone hopes that they can be the emperor's unique minister and assistant, and be famous in history together with the emperor.
Without phase, they always felt that no matter how much they did, they would not be able to leave a name in history. It seemed that everything was just the emperor's own decision and contribution.
Now, if we set up a cabinet and then guide it so that the ministers feel that it is no different from the prime minister, it will not only solve his workload problem, but also give the ministers a goal to strive for. It seems to be killing two birds with one stone.
After thinking for a short time, Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands, his face full of excitement.
He said to Ye Xuan: "This is a very good thing! As expected of you, we really found the right one!"
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang was about to extend an invitation to Ye Xuan.
"Ye Xuan, since you mentioned this matter, would you be interested if you were asked to be one of them?"
Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted to drag him into the water, Ye Xuan quickly refused.
Just kidding, his goal is not to be in court, and besides, he doesn't want to become Hu Weiyong's second best.
At present, the empty seal case and other cases have not yet broken out, but the Hu Weiyong case still has a tail left, which can be used to clean up officials at any time.
Ye Xuan didn't want Jin Yiwei to come to his door one day while he was sleeping at home.
So he rushed to Zhu Yuanzhang to thank him and said: "Thank you for your appreciation, your majesty. Your trust is only in this position. I really can't do it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, thinking that Ye Xuan would agree, but the other party actually refused directly.
But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, if Ye Xuan really wanted to be a high-ranking official, he would have already secured a better position...
So he asked: "Why is this?"
Ye Xuan explained: "My age and qualifications are a bit weak, and there are so many meritorious and famous ministers waiting eagerly for me. If I take that position, others will feel that Your Majesty is unfair, and that people will also be disappointed." The location lacked a bit of weight.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and felt that what Ye Xuan said made sense.
After all, not everyone knows about Ye Xuan's achievements. If the ministers think that Ye Xuan is just favored and becomes an assistant minister in the cabinet, then they may really underestimate this position.
But Ye Xuan refused, so Zhu Yuanzhang was really unsure about who to choose for this position.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang lost in thought, Ye Xuan also knew what he was thinking.
So Ye Xuan found an excuse to say goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang directly, returned home alone, and continued to take care of his children for fun.
After Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace, he hardly slept that night.
He sorted through almost all the officials in the court who were old enough and had enough seniority. Even some officials who were young but had enough achievements and popularity also joined in for comparison.
After a lot of effort, Yi Yuanzhang finally found a few suitable people.
It's just that he was cautious by nature. After thinking about the best candidate, he did not rush to confirm. Instead, he ordered Mao Xiang to release the news first to observe the reactions of the officials.
In order to highlight the importance of the 4.2 ministers in the cabinet, Zhu Yuanzhang directly summoned a large number of ministers after the news spread, either to inquire about government affairs or to care about their health.
For a while, the ministers were still doubtful, but now they were mostly convinced.
Even some ambitious people have been secretly inquiring about what rights this assistant minister has and what is the difference between him and the prime minister.
Looking at the various messages sent back by Mao Xiang, Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely funny in his heart.
He knew that his plan was successful after all.
Although ministers despise each other and even attack each other, at critical moments, this is also their weakness. As long as they are under control, they can naturally manipulate it at will.
So, after letting the matter ferment for a period of time, Zhu Yuanzhang finally decided to formally issue an order to introduce the cabinet system.