How many dishes are there? Why drink so much?!
Wang Meng and others curled their lips in disdain after hearing Zhu Ping'an's mixed feelings.
What information channel is blocked?! What memorials are relatively public? ... ... I ask you what you think, you dare to think! What is your identity and status? You don’t have any idea! You are really a child, with no scheming! We failed this time, but next time, Zhu Ping’an, you won’t be so lucky!
"I feel very happy to see you all, gentlemen. I was a little reckless and talked nonsense for a moment, which made you all laugh." After expressing his feelings, Zhu Ping'an said to everyone a little embarrassedly.
"No, young people should think more. What Lord Zhu just mentioned is not groundless."
Xu Hai smiled slightly and encouraged him. He used to be an angry young man who liked to point fingers at others. When he saw Zhu Ping'an, it was as if he saw himself back then, so he liked Zhu Ping'an more and more.
Tan Lun just smiled slightly and said nothing. His eyes were as deep and unfathomable as an ancient well.
Zhu Ping'an took in everyone's expressions without leaving a trace, paying special attention to the expressions of Xu Hai and Zhang Guyi.
The emotion I just expressed was not reckless or nonsense, but was intentional.
Seeing the expressions of Xu Hai and Zhang Guyi, Zhu Ping'an's mouth curled up slightly, then he lowered his head, put down the chopsticks in his hand, tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and looked like a standard thinker.
Sure enough, after Zhu Pingan pondered for a few seconds, he heard Xu Hai's voice, "What is Master Zhu thinking about?"
"Ping'an is wondering if there is any way to solve these problems?" Zhu Ping'an raised his head and replied thoughtfully.
What? Solve these problems
Wang Meng and the others snorted in disdain when they heard this. Zhu Ping'an, I said you were fat, and you're panting?! Then what about the problem of blocked information channels? Can it be easily solved?! He's young, but he's so arrogant!
"Oh, Lord Zhu, does he have any ideas?" Xu Hai asked with interest.
"I'm wondering, based on the current memorials and memorials, can we add a secret memorial?"
Zhu Ping'an said slowly, revealing his fox tail.
That’s right!
It's the secret memorial! Zhu Ping'an's previous mixed feelings were just a prelude to the secret memorial.
Zhu Ping'an had long wanted to introduce the secret memorial system, which had been popular during the late Kangxi period and the Yongzheng period, into this dynasty, but he never had the chance. Now he took this opportunity to bring up the secret memorial system.
Zhu Ping'an was deeply impressed by the secret memorial system of the Qing Dynasty, which was no less profound than the system of turning over cards to sleep with the emperor in the Qing Palace.
The Qing Dynasty was not like the Ming Dynasty. There was no Jinyiwei, no Dongchang, and no secret agencies in the Qing Dynasty. How did the emperor, who sat high in the temple and lived in the deep nine layers of the palace, control the court and the country? How did he monitor his ministers? How did he know what was going on in the world without leaving his house? How did the main means they relied on was secret memorials
Through secret memorials, they could know everything about the world without the East Factory and Jinyiwei, which were criticized by the world. There are two classic examples: In the early years of Yongzheng, an official bought a new hat and loved it so much that he took off his hat to thank the emperor the next day. Yongzheng jokingly said to him, "My dear, please don't dirty your new hat." Another official played "leaf game" with his friends one night, and for some reason a leaf was lost. The next day, when he went to court, Yongzheng asked him how he spent the time last night, and the official answered truthfully that he played leaf game. Yongzheng smiled with satisfaction, took out a leaf from his sleeve, and said to the official, "My dear, take it back and finish the game last night." The official took the leaf with both hands and saw that it was the leaf he lost last night. He was immediately sweating!
The so-called secret memorials, as the name suggests, highlight the word "secret" compared to the relatively open memorials of the Ming Dynasty.
The specific operation was: Central and local officials above the fourth rank and some ministers authorized by the emperor wrote secret memorials in their own handwriting, put them in a memorial box, and sent them to the capital for the emperor to read without going through the post station. There were only two keys to the memorial box, one in the hands of the official who submitted the memorial, and one kept by the emperor. No one else could open it. These were information channels that were exclusive to the emperor and individual ministers, and radiated across the country.
During the Yongzheng period, more than 1,200 officials had the right to submit secret memorials. The secret memorials only stipulated the form, not the content. They could report anything they heard, whether it was impeachment memorials or anecdotes. Through the secret memorial system, the emperor had a God's perspective, and he could see everything in the empire, take a comprehensive view, and control everything.
The secret memorial system of the Qing Dynasty was a powerful tool that brought the feudal dynasty’s autocratic monarchy and centralization to its peak!
Zhu Ping'an believed that with Emperor Jiajing's extreme intelligence and greed for power, as long as he heard about the secret memorial system, he would adopt it without hesitation as a means to consolidate his rule and firmly control the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Ming Dynasty had the Imperial Guard and the Eastern Depot, these two secret agencies had their own limitations and were far from enough to satisfy the emperor's need to control the world, otherwise there would not have been the Western Depot. The eunuchs in the Eastern Depot were dark and perverted, the Imperial Guards were mixed, and many of the censors were negligent in their duties. With secret reports, all officials in the country could become the emperor's eyes and ears. This was a group of highly qualified spies, far beyond the eunuchs and the bandits.
Emperor Jiajing would definitely not refuse.
Xu Hai is the head of the investigation team for this trip, and Zhang Guyi is from the East Factory and is the supervisor of this trip.
These two people are the key. Xu Hai has a good impression of him, Zhang Guyi is an old friend, and the two are not in the same group. He believes that the "secret memorial" proposal he put forward can definitely be passed on to the ears of Emperor Jiajing through these two people.
Of course, Zhu Ping'an's main purpose in submitting the secret memorial was not to bring feudal monarchy and centralization to its peak.
Firstly, Zhu Ping'an was considering the future of the Ming Dynasty, eliminating and limiting the internal friction of party struggles in the late Ming Dynasty. The secret memorial system of the Qing Dynasty was a powerful tool to combat cliques. Officials at all levels restrained and monitored each other, which could effectively prevent officials from forming cliques for personal gain and colluding with each other. The party struggles and internal frictions in the Ming Dynasty were serious, which greatly weakened the power of the Ming Dynasty and was also a major reason for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty. It is hoped that the party struggles can be eliminated in the bud and this hidden danger can be eliminated for the Ming Dynasty.
Secondly, if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Zhu Ping'an proposed the secret memorial in order to gain benefits for himself. Zhu Ping'an wanted to obtain the right to submit secret memorials. With this right, although Zhu Ping'an is far away from the central power center, he can often show his presence in front of Emperor Jiajing and gain political capital. There is a thigh in the world that is thicker than Emperor Jiajing's thigh. As long as he holds on tightly, promotion, salary increase, and reaching the peak of life are not a dream; in addition, having the right to submit secret memorials is equivalent to having nuclear deterrence in his hand. Others who want to target him should also think twice. I didn't get the nickname "The First God of Memorials in the Ming Dynasty" out of thin air, so as to avoid this kind of impeachment situation from happening again.