Morning the next day.
According to the rules left by the ancestors, the rest of the Spring Festival will not be opened until after the Shangyuan Festival, and now it is only the seventh day of the lunar new year.
All the officials seemed to be mentally prepared for this sudden morning court, and they all came earlier than usual, thinking about what kind of scene it would be in a while, and if His Majesty asked him how to deal with it.
Ning Chengzhi hadn't seen him for a long time.
Just when the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were waiting anxiously, they suddenly heard a loud singing outside the hall, and the young emperor in dragon robe and jade crown strode in from outside the hall, followed by Eunuch Chi and two young eunuchs.
All three of them held stacks of memorials in their arms, the only difference being that Eunuch Chi held fewer memorials, while the two young eunuchs carried stacks of memorials that were higher than their foreheads.
The two of them were very careful, and their movements were extremely cautious, lest they drop the memorial to the ground.
Ning Chengzhi sat down on the golden dragon chair, and flicked the hem of his dragon robe, "Look, dear friends, how hard it is for them to move these papers, and they are afraid of falling to the ground. I feel really distressed when I see it."
All the officials below looked at each other, only Gu Huaijiang and Gu Shubai father and son remained unmoved.
Your Majesty, this is... what do you mean
During the rest period, the morning court was suddenly held, is it just to tell them the hard work of the palace people in front of the imperial court
The ministers didn't understand what he meant, so they could only agree with him, "Yes, the people in front of His Majesty's imperial court are naturally harder than those in other places."
The two young eunuchs carefully stacked the memorial on the imperial case, but Ning Chengzhi, who just said that they worked hard, suddenly threw the memorial to the ground with a wave of his hand!
He bared his teeth and claws, "You know that it is hard for the palace people to move the memorials, but have you ever thought how hard it is for me to read the memorials?! There are so many rebellious memos, I don't want to read any of them! You don't let me have a good New Year, and I won't let you Have a great New Year!"
All the ministers hurriedly bowed to plead guilty, "The ministers are terrified."
Ning Chengzhi refused to let go, "Fear? I think you have nothing to fear! You have bound my hands and feet several times in the name of the late emperor. You are not willing to become an empress, and you are not willing to change the situation of the two management teams in the court. Ken. You just think I'm young and can be bullied, don't you?"
No one dared to respond to his words, so Ning Chengzhi let out his anger and snorted heavily.
Gu Shubai looked up, Ji Daogong still said he was sick, Chen Ge was still sick, Yin Shuo injured his leg and did not come to court.
When the cabinet is abolished or established at a critical moment, these key figures are not there.
Manchu civil and military's eyes naturally turned to their father and son. At this time, the only one who could stand up and speak out was the general Hou Gu Huaijiang.
Gu Hou's mansion has long annoyed Ning Chengzhi because of his refusal to become an empress, which has caused a lot of suppression and suspicion. Does Gu Huaijiang dare to speak out to dissuade Ning Chengzhi now
Everyone secretly expected in their hearts, waiting for Gu Huaijiang's actions.
After a moment of silence, Gu Huaijiang really stood up and cupped his hands, "Reporting to Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has been a king in charge of the court. Some dynasties are prime ministers, and some dynasties are cabinets. There are two sets of teams." Coexistence will lead to unclear powers and responsibilities between the DPRK and China, and one set must be abolished."
Ning Chengzhi snorted coldly, "In Gu Hou's opinion, which team should be abolished?"
All the memorials in the letter advised him to abolish the prime minister and establish a cabinet for no other reason. The late emperor's behavior during his reign was clearly that he no longer trusted Yin Shuo, so he chose to establish a cabinet to replace the prime minister.
It's a pity that the cabinet system has not yet been perfected, Yin Shuo's position as prime minister has not been abolished, and the late emperor has passed away.
Gu Huaijiang said: "The cabinet or the prime minister, it doesn't really matter which one is abolished."
There was a lot of discussion underneath, even Ning Chengzhi was stunned.
No, if Gu Huaijiang was the kind of person who would cater to the king, he would not have refused to enshrine Yufu as a future matter.
He is an iron-blood trained in the Gu family's army, and a steel and iron frame trained on the battlefield, how could he say such ambiguous words
Gu Huaijiang looked around.
Some people thought he had surrendered to the new king, some thought he was trying some tricks, and some looked at him with puzzled faces.
He turned his head and looked up and said: "What I mean is that whether it is the cabinet or the prime minister, the key depends on who your majesty wants to use, not which system you use. The courtiers wrote to your majesty to abolish the prime minister and establish a cabinet for the sake of the late emperor. Decree. Your Majesty wants to abolish the cabinet and establish a prime minister because your majesty trusts Prime Minister Yin, isn't it?"
There was a sudden silence in the hall.
This is what Gu Huaijiang meant when he said that it doesn't matter which one is abolished!
Why didn't they think that even if Ning Chengzhi abolished the prime minister and set up a cabinet, he could still make Yin Shuo the chief assistant of the cabinet without affecting the court situation he wanted in the slightest.
The upright ministers in the court forced Ning Chengzhi to abolish the prime minister and establish a cabinet, but it was thankless, and it only helped Yin Shuo's power.
Ning Chengzhi thought about Gu Huaijiang's words carefully, and wondered why he didn't understand.
He didn't have to fight against the officials at all, as long as he abolished the prime minister and let Yin Shuo be the chief minister of the cabinet, wouldn't the power still be in his hands
What he wants to do is to take back the power from those old ministers, and the status is not important.
Gu Huaijiang's words made the two camps of the king and the court realize suddenly, and their hearts turned.
He was silent for a moment, giving everyone some time to think, and then continued: "Since your majesty asked me which team should be abolished, then I only talk about the establishment and not people, what do you think?"
"Okay, let's talk about the establishment!"
Ning Chengzhi was looking forward to it, but at the same time secretly admired him, Gu Huaijiang was really a Confucian general, capable of writing and martial arts. Not to mention military commanders, even high-ranking civil servants in the court may not have his unique insights.
Gu Huaijiang continued: "The cabinet system and the prime minister's system mainly lie in the centralization and decentralization of power. There are seven or eight cabinets, and some dynasties even have ten cabinet elders to separate powers. They check and balance each other and supervise each other. As far as he is concerned, it is more stable. And there is only one prime minister, if this person has any disagreements, the power of the court will be in his hands, and it is inevitable to repeat the mistakes of Wang Mang."
Ning Chengzhi frowned and looked at Eunuch Chi. Eunuch Chi shook his head in embarrassment, so he could only look at Gu Huaijiang, "What does Marquis Gu mean by repeating Wang Mang's mistakes?"
It turned out that he didn't know Wang Mang.
Gu Huaijiang glanced at Gu Shubai, who stood up and explained: "Your Majesty, before Wang Mang established the new dynasty, he was the Grand Sima of the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, the Grand Sima was the same as the prime minister, and he was also in power."
Ning Chengzhi shuddered all over.
The prime minister usurped the throne and killed the king. He vaguely remembered that there was more than one such case in the history books.
Yin Shuo's talent is no less than Wang Mang, if he...
Although he didn't like Gu Huaijiang and his son, he listened to what they said just now, thought it over and over again, and observed the expressions of the courtiers while thinking.
After a while, he cleared his throat, and his expression was completely different from before.
From being sullen to being kind, "Gu Hou is right. I was too impulsive before, but I suddenly became enlightened after hearing Gu Hou's words today. Gu Hou, why don't you write a note for me? If I read your note, I will I’m not going to ask everyone to talk about this.”
Gu Shubai frowned.
The thief shouted "Catch the thief" and beat him up.
Ning Chengzhi got the advantage and acted like a good boy, but he blamed Gu Huaijiang for not being able to dissuade him, because he really didn't know the difference between good and evil.
Gu Huaijiang didn't care, "I just said what I thought of, and I didn't think my opinion was meritorious. Your Majesty praised it. If I knew that Your Majesty could get some inspiration from my words, I would definitely write a letter."
His tone was as humble as ever.
The courtiers sighed unceasingly, why didn't they feel that their opinions were meritorious, Gu Hou must have offended His Majesty because of his succession, so he didn't dare to make any more suggestions.
Lest His Majesty take the opportunity to vent his anger, but is determined to abolish the cabinet.
Ning Chengzhi smiled, "Since all your lovers have advised me to abolish the prime minister and establish a cabinet, I can't ignore everyone's opinions. I agree to abolish the prime minister and establish a cabinet, but—"
Everyone pricked up their ears.
"However, I'm not afraid of you, but I respect suggestions that are beneficial to the court. You have to remember that I respect you, and you also respect my will. I don't have that much patience and compromise again and again!"
Ning Chengzhi took the opportunity to threaten everyone, and Gu Shubai secretly felt ridiculous when he heard what he said.
In the final analysis, whether he adopts or not adopts suggestions depends on whether it is beneficial to him or not, not for the court and the country at all.
The former cabinet elders secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and someone asked: "Since Your Majesty has decided to establish a cabinet and abolish the prime minister, it is time to improve the cabinet system as soon as possible. The position of the cabinet chief and assistant is vacant, and the minister recommended Chen Ge as the cabinet." Shoufu!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"The minister also seconded the proposal!"
Chen Ge made a great contribution in the trial of the assassination case of the late emperor and found out the real culprit who killed the king and father. From then on, the cabinet followed Chen Ge's lead.
He is a well-deserved candidate for chief assistant, not only the cabinet members are convinced, but also the courtiers.
Ning Chengzhi immediately changed his face, "I have just said it, I don't have the patience to compromise again and again. The choice of the chief assistant of the cabinet is related to the country, and I will definitely consider it carefully. I don't need your recommendation for the time being!"
After finishing speaking, he got up and flicked his sleeves, "It's all gone!"
He strode out of the golden hall without giving the ministers any time to answer, only the voice of Eunuch Chi hurriedly singing "Back to the court" remained behind him.
Gu Huaijiang looked back at Gu Shubai, the father and son tacitly walked out one after the other.
"Your Majesty will leave the position of Chief Assistant of the Cabinet to Yin Shuo."
"I've expected this kind of situation for a long time, but it's better for Yin Shuo to become the chief assistant of the cabinet with checks and balances than the prime minister with one person alone..."
The father and son talked in low voices. After receiving the news from the morning court last night, the two talked all night.
After all kinds of deduction and calculations, he finally came up with this method - to keep the cabinet and let Ning Chengzhi appoint Yin Shuo as the first assistant of the cabinet.
"What did you say?"
When the prime minister received the news from the palace, Yin Shuo was half lying on the couch changing his dressing, and accidentally knocked on the wound, his brows immediately frowned.
The servant lowered his eyebrows and bowed, not daring to speak.
He slapped hard on the low table, and the teacup on the table made a clatter, and almost fell to the bed.
"Your Majesty actually believed Gu Huaijiang's words! How unreasonable!"
The doctor who changed the medicine was so frightened that his hand froze, Yin Shuo waved his hand impatiently, "Go down, there is no need to change it!"
He secretly regretted in his heart, "If I hadn't been injured in my leg and couldn't go to court, I would definitely stop His Majesty's idea today. Who knows that His Majesty didn't even discuss it with me, and directly announced the abolition of the prime minister and the establishment of the cabinet at the court. Take away the power in my hands?"
If the cabinet has a first assistant, there must be a second assistant, as well as ordinary cabinet ministers.
Not to mention that the second minister's power is second only to the first minister's, even ordinary cabinet ministers can influence the cabinet's decisions, and he foresees that his various actions in the future will be hindered.
Perhaps it was God's will, he injured his leg because of Yu Fu, and he didn't go to court because of the leg injury, but Gu Huaijiang and his son took the opportunity to win the game.
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, "Quick, prepare the sedan chair, I want to enter the palace!"
The servant saw that half of the medicine for his leg injury had been changed, and wanted to persuade him to change it before entering the palace. Seeing that his brows were tightly frowned, he didn't dare to say anything, so he hurried out and ordered someone to prepare the sedan chair.
Not long after, a vermilion sedan chair was carried into the palace gate, attracting people's attention.
Meng Fei, who was standing on the palace wall, glanced down, "Hmph, Master Gu has long been granted the privilege of the first emperor to enter the palace directly by carriage and horse, but he has never used this privilege for decades. Yin Shuo is fine." , just got the privilege and use it all day long, for fear that others will not know that he is a celebrity in front of His Majesty!"
The young general at the side persuaded: "Commander, don't say a few words, that's Prime Minister Yin!"
The three characters of Prime Minister Yin are equivalent to high position and weight - not to be messed with.
Meng Fei didn't care, "A frivolous young man who is good at playing tricks and tricks, how can I have eyes for him? Only people like Gu Hou Ye deserve my respect, no matter how noble Yin Shuo is, it doesn't deserve his name!"
The young general looked around and lowered his voice, "My commander-in-chief, what should I do if someone overhears you calling Prime Minister Yin by name?"
"Hear it and hear it!"
Meng Fei became louder, "Your Majesty has decreed that the cabinet should be abolished. He is no longer a prime minister. Why can't I even call him by his name?"
He is in his late thirties, so does he still show respect to a fledgling young man
The young general said: "Don't the commander know? There are rumors in the palace that although His Majesty abolished the position of prime minister, he wants to let Prime Minister Yin continue to serve as the chief assistant of the cabinet. It's just pulling out a carrot and changing a hole. What's the difference? "
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Yin Shuo hurried into the imperial study room, the servant quickly pushed the wheelchair, afraid that he would reprimand him for pushing it too quickly.
When Ning Chengzhi heard the sound of the wheels, he raised his head and laughed loudly, "I knew you would enter the palace, how is it? Scared?"
Yin Shuo's face was cold: "Does Your Majesty not trust me anymore? Why did His Majesty decide such a big matter without discussing it with me?"
Ning Chengzhi thought he was worried about the abolition of the prime minister, so he said: "Don't worry, I will reserve the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet for you, and I will make an announcement after copying and opening the court on the Shangyuan Festival!"
Yin Shuo's complexion did not soften, this was just what he expected.
Ning Chengzhi suddenly understood that what he wanted was to abolish the cabinet and establish a prime minister, to control the power of the court in his own hands, not to share it with the cabinet ministers.
Gu Huaijiang's words about decentralization and centralization kept reappearing in his mind, and what Gu Shubai said about Wang Mang made him even more frightened every time he thought about it.
He suddenly said sternly: "Why? Are you still not satisfied with the fact that I let you be the chief minister of the cabinet?"
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Yin Shuo was taken aback, hahaha
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