Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Yijun put down the memorial in his hand and sighed helplessly. Hai Rui was indeed Hai Rui. It had only been a few days and the impeachment memorial had already been sent.
Putting the memorial aside, Zhu Yijun fell into deep thought.
"It seems that the civil service will be put on the agenda!" Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said to Zhang He, "Pass down the decree. The court will hold a hearing tomorrow."
The civil service was not a small matter. If it was to be implemented, it needed to be approved by the cabinet. After all, it involved the civil service group.
However, Zhu Yijun believed that there would not be too much resistance to the implementation. In fact, it was beneficial to the civil service group.
"This servant understands!"
Shen Shixing frowned when the decree of the court conference reached the cabinet. He was not interested in the court conference at all.
After Zhang Siwei left, Shen Shixing sat in the position of the cabinet chief, but Shen Shixing also felt the pressure.
This pressure not only came from the court and the officials, but also from the emperor.
As for how he should face the Emperor, Shen Shixing had never thought about it. Should he obey the Emperor, or should he stand in opposition?
By now, Shen Shixing could see that the emperor was deeply influenced by Zhang Juzheng.
In other words, as the emperor's tutor, Zhang Juzheng was successful. He had instilled many of his ideas into the emperor.
If he still could not see that the emperor wanted to reform the system, he did not deserve to be in the position he had today.
The implementation of the soldier's silver was still unknown, but Shen Shixing could feel the emperor's determination.
When it was time to implement it, the court would probably be troubled again. As the cabinet chief, he was afraid that he would not have a good ending!
There were four cabinet scholars in the cabinet. Shen Shixing was the chief, and Yu Youding was the second.
Compared to Yu Youding, Shen Shixing was more worried about Chen?
Ting M?
Censuring Pan Gu?
Kang Na Suisang?
Huang Xuan Liyang?
Cutting Huang Xuan?
Tau?
But Chen?
Tong Huang?
Hot Huang Qi?
Si Tuo Pan Nai?
Shocking Huang Xuan?
Knock this?
Tax Tu Yi Shi?
Direct and Adjudicate Huang Xuan?
Although Yu Youding was the second-in-command, Shen Shixing was confident that he could suppress him.
Apart from the four Grand Scholars of the Imperial Cabinet, the six Ministers of the Six Ministries weren't united either. Most of the time, they didn't agree with him.
Rubbing his swollen head, Shen Shixing sighed. Was this the situation that the emperor wanted to see?
The next morning, the court meeting was held as scheduled.
Zhu Yijun glanced at the four Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet and then at the Ministers of the Six Departments. He said, "The imperial court has a chronic disease, which is the petty officials. I won't go into detail about the dangers of the petty officials. You all know it."
"Every few years, the imperial court needs to reorganize the petty officials. But every year, there is a relapse, and there is no effect."
"I am also deeply worried about this. You must know that the commoners are not in contact with the officials of the imperial court, not all of you here, and not even me, but those petty officials.
The petty officials are corrupt and harsh, and the one who suffers is the imperial court and me. "
"In the eyes of the common people, petty officials are people of the imperial court. When petty officials harm the land, the common people hate the imperial court."
The officials stared at Zhu Yijun's words, and the expressions on their faces became serious. The problem of the petty officials had always been the disease of the imperial court.
They could also understand the seriousness of this disease, but some people didn't care about it.
The civil officials didn't even care about the Honours of the military, not to mention the petty officials. But since the emperor said so, they couldn't say anything.
Among the local officials, there were more than one or two officials who had suffered from petty officials, unless they were like Shen Shixing, who did well in the imperial examinations and then entered the Hanlin Academy, directly became the assistant minister of the Six Departments, and then entered the Cabinet.
They hadn't been sent out for a lifetime, and they hadn't been local officials for a lifetime, so they didn't have a deep feeling.
"I want to change the system of petty officials!" Zhu Yijun's voice was unprecedentedly serious, and he glanced at the officials and said.
Although they had thought of it just now, when they heard it now, the officials' hearts still sank.
When it came to reforming the petty officials, a person directly appeared in their minds. This person was Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi's reform was so famous that all the civil officials knew about it.
It was not surprising that the officials studied Wang Anshi, especially Wang Anshi's sentence, "The changes of heaven are not to be feared, the ancestors are not to be followed, and the words of people are not to be pitied." It was so famous that everyone had heard it.
In Wang Anshi's reform, there was a reform for the petty officials, and it was very detailed.
Wang Anshi's reform of the petty officials could be roughly summed up in three points. The first point was the examination and selection of the petty officials.
Wang Anshi thought that the examination and selection of the petty officials should be included in the examination of the imperial court officials. Just like the officials, they should be examined every year.
The second point was about the promotion of the petty officials. He wanted to open up the way for the petty officials to be promoted to the officials, so that the petty officials could have a way to be promoted, and let them have an ideal, instead of letting them see a future and only care about making money.
The third point was that Wang Anshi thought that the officials of the imperial court should be familiar with the local affairs. Anyone who wanted to be an official should first start from a petty official.
Zhu Yijun was also very clear about the three points of Wang Anshi's reform of the petty officials. But after reading it, Zhu Yijun knew that Wang Anshi couldn't do it.
Not only Wang Anshi couldn't do it, but he also couldn't do it. This could only be an ideal.
Perhaps after many years, he could do it after obtaining the support of the petty officials. But it was absolutely impossible to directly implement this kind of policy.
The first point was still acceptable. The officials would agree that the examination of the petty officials wouldn't affect them much. Instead, it would increase the power in their hands.
Why was the Ministry of Personnel so powerful, and why was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel called the Heavenly Official? Wasn't it because they were in charge of the officials' performance evaluation?
The officials would not agree with the second point. They had studied hard for ten years, and it was not easy to be an official. How could they bear to directly promote the petty officials?
How could the scholars who were squeezed out of the door of the official career endure?
In addition, the status of the petty officials and the scholars were not equal. How could a group of lowly people be officials in the imperial court with them?
The scholars of the Great Song looked down on even Di Qing and were excluded in all kinds of ways. Would they look up to the petty officials?
It was impossible.
In the situation where the officials in the country were all scholars, how could they be promoted to the position of officials?
As for the third point, it was even more impossible. The scholars were all high and mighty people, and they studied the books of the sages. How could they become petty officials?
What was the purpose of studying to become an official? To be a high official and to be able to ride a fine horse. How could they become petty officials?
From this angle, Wang Anshi's reform of the petty officials would definitely be resisted by all the scholars.
After Zhu Yijun studied Wang Anshi's reform of the petty officials, he knew that it was impossible to follow Wang Anshi's reform.
"I intend to establish a civil servant system!" Zhu Yijun saw that the officials didn't say anything, so he said directly.
"The so-called civil servant is derived from 'words and deeds are for the public, governing for the people, and pacifying the people on behalf of the emperor'. The civil servants will be included in the imperial court's official system. The civil servants will be of the ninth rank, and they will be promoted."
"The civil servants will be evaluated by the imperial court, and they will be promoted once every three years."
As soon as Zhu Yijun said this, everyone's expression changed. Was he really going to follow Wang Anshi's example?
The Zuolang was a ninth rank civil servant, and they would be promoted once every three years. This meant that the imperial court was going to integrate the petty officials into the official system.
The key was that they could be promoted. This was incredible. A petty official could become an official!
"Your Majesty, I don't think it's appropriate!"
Before anyone else spoke, Wang Guoguang, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, spoke first.
"If we follow this method, the imperial court's annual expenses will increase greatly, and it will result in redundant officials.
Although the imperial court's finances have improved in recent years, I'm afraid that the imperial court will not be able to make ends meet with this method! "
"Petty officials are cunning, and they have already brought disaster to the place. If they are promoted to officials, wouldn't the disaster be even more severe?"
Yu Youding, the Vice Minister of the Cabinet, also said, "Your Majesty, the petty officials are people who don't study the books of the sages. They don't know how to be loyal to the emperor and love their country. How can they become officials?
Once a petty official becomes an official, what will happen to the scholars who study hard?
Your Majesty, this is inappropriate! "
Following that, a few other officials spoke. Their attitudes were the same, and that was, they opposed it.
Zhu Yijun sighed. Sure enough, Wang Anshi had pushed for this policy back then, but it had failed.
Although Zhu Yijun also wanted to achieve Wang Anshi's reform goal, Zhu Yijun knew that this was unrealistic, at least for now.
He glanced at the ministers present, Zhu Yijun, Chen Yusheng, and Chen Yusheng.
Rabbit Pin?
Lucky
Needless to say, this old fellow probably wanted to agree. He had no bottom line.
However, Zhu Yijun knew that even Chen Guofeng would not be able to defeat him.
Saddleback Mulberry?
Starch?
Worried about the brow of the brow of the brow of the brow of the brow of the brow
Compared to the locusts in the sky?
The locusts are thick and glistening, and I say that the deer and the ox are suffocating?
Slow down the Mist Crisis?
The chasm threw down his cane and cowered.
This was also the idea that Wang Anshi had come up with, but this method was even more difficult to implement.
"Everyone, please calm down!"
Zhu Yijun's gaze swept across the crowd and smiled, "I do not want to make the Petty Officials into civil servants. How can I not know what a Petty Official is like? It is precisely because Petty Officials are not good, that I want to change them into Petty Officials."
The ministers looked at each other, not understanding what Zhu Yijun meant by this.
"Do you know how many Elementary Scholars there are in the Daming?
What do these Elementary Scholars do for a living? "Zhu Yijun smiled and said," I feel that it is a waste to leave these Elementary Scholars in the countryside!
That's why I want to recruit Elementary Scholars to become civil servants. "
"Firstly, this will allow the Elementary Scholars to have a way to become an official, and not be idle at home."
"Secondly, this will allow the Elementary Scholars to make a living, and not be poor and unable to afford to study."
"Thirdly, the Elementary Scholars are all Confucian disciples who have read the books of the Sage. Compared to the Petty Officials, they are naturally more loyal to the Emperor, and know how to cherish the common people."
"Fourthly, the Elementary Scholars as civil servants will be able to come into contact with the common people in advance. This will be beneficial to their future as officials."
As soon as Zhu Yijun's words were spoken, the ministers fell silent, as they pondered over this matter.
To make the Elementary Scholars a Petty Official, no, a civil servant, this would be difficult to handle.
If it was a Petty Official, nobody would be willing to do it.
However, civil servants were different. They had different ranks. If they were of the Ninth Rank, they would be given the title of a Petty Official. This would be very attractive.