In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 333 They all have to become the emperor’s domestic slaves
In the next few days, Shi Kefa and others carefully reviewed the administrative law given by Lin Rui. After reading it, everyone fell silent.

This Administrative Law has thousands of articles. It not only stipulates the powers and functions of the Executive Yuan, the courts, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and its departments, but also the distribution of powers and functions of local governments and yamen at all levels. Detailed annotations were made.

On the last page, it is clearly stipulated that yamen and officials at all levels can only act in accordance with the administrative law and are not allowed to exceed their authority. Anything that is not stipulated in the administrative law is not allowed to be done. If you do it, it is illegal.

Everyone is not a fool, they just joined the Hua Kingdom later than Hong Chengchou and others. After reading this administrative law, they almost understand what the emperor means and what this administrative law does.

This is a large cage tailor-made by the emperor for the civil servants. The large cage is divided into three small cages, and the three small cages are subdivided into countless smaller cages. From now on, the civil servants can only toss in their own cages and interact with the emperor. The domestic slaves are almost the same and will never be able to turn over.

Because according to the provisions of this administrative law, future civil servants will no longer be able to control the overall situation of the world like the Ming Dynasty did, let alone check and balance the imperial power.

"Mr. Qian, your Majesty's Administrative Law is the first of its kind in history. If it is really implemented..."

After a long while, Hou Xun looked at Qian Qianyi aside with a pale face. At the end of the speech, he shivered all over. Everyone else also looked at Qian Qianyi.

Obviously, although Qian Qianyi's official position was not the highest, his prestige and qualifications were the highest among everyone. Even the head of the academy, Shi Kefa, was dominated by him.

"It seems that our Majesty is not a horse-riding emperor. His talents and strategies are far beyond those of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty!"

Qian Qianyi picked up the Administrative Law on the table and read the beginning and end, then put it down and sighed.

At the beginning, Ming Taizu's separation of military and political affairs and various measures were outrageous enough, but now Lin Rui's administrative law has more complete and detailed restrictions on civil servants.

Even if Lin Rui dies in the future and something like the Ming Dynasty Tumu Fort incident happens in Dahua, it may be difficult for civil servants to stand up.

"Yes, this is obviously a lesson learned from Ming Taizu. What is even more frightening is that our emperor does not kill people as often as Ming Taizu. This is the most brilliant method without even seeing the emperor's face! "

Gao Hongtu couldn't help but lamented that civil servants had never been afraid of emperors killing people, but there had never been an emperor like Lin Rui in ancient and modern history.

Divide the power and let the civil servants perform their respective duties. They do not hold court meetings or meet with other officials on weekdays. They will be dismissed directly after submitting a letter. They even ignore the public opinion of the outside world. This kind of seemingly does not care about anything. But everything was under the control of the emperor, which was simply the highest state of rule by inaction.

"Let's talk about what to do!" Shi Kefa's political level was a little worse. He had not fully understood the specific meaning of this administrative law. He only wanted to expel Hong Chengchou and other traitorous officials from the court, so he said anxiously.

"What else can we do? Shangshu was impeached and immediately dismissed from office. His Majesty turned a deaf ear to the criticism from the outside world. Now that His Majesty is missing, is it possible that he goes directly to the palace gate to loudly declare the crimes of Hong Chengchou and others?"

A young official was already a little frustrated.

"Your Majesty has already expressed his intention and yet you are so forceful. You must not do it!"

Hou Xun quickly vetoed this radical proposal. The administrative law clearly stated that in public, officials were not allowed to discuss national affairs or express opinions on official court affairs, let alone go directly to the palace gate to openly attack the Government Affairs Council. .

"It's really inappropriate!"

Qian Qianyi also nodded, obviously not in favor of force. After all, the emperor was not a good person. Although he seemed gentle now and had not massacred civil servants so far, he knew that it was just that he had not touched the emperor's bottom line. In other words, their behavior was still within the tolerance of the emperor.

"That's not okay, that's not okay either. Is it possible to just watch the traitor party grow bigger, bring trouble to the court, and bring harm to the world?" Another young official was also impatient. "The only chance now is to wait until the summer meeting in two months." Qian Qianyi said slowly, stroking his beard.

Everyone's expressions changed, and they obviously understood what Qian Qianyi meant, but the Imperial Court would not ask for an audience with His Majesty in private. Once he spoke, there would be no way out. Either Hong Chengchou and others were finished, or they were finished.

Thinking of this, some people who are greedy for life and fear of death have already retreated. After all, His Majesty's attitude has become very obvious. If he continues, he will be a moth flying into the flame.

So he said: "Everyone, isn't this stated in the administrative law? From now on, local criminal judgments, large and small, must be heard by court judges, so I think the top priority is to send a judge to every state and county as soon as possible. "

"Yes, if we add the inspectors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, we may not be able to compete with the prefects and county magistrates in various places."

Another official immediately echoed.

Obviously, divisions have begun to appear within the Donglin Party. The younger officials feel that it is unstoppable and they might as well seize the rights of the court first.

"Hmph, isn't this just playing into your own hands?"

Qian Qianyi snorted coldly, the emperor wanted them to do this. Once the shackles are put on, they cannot be taken off. In the future, civil servants will never be able to stand up again.

What's more, it would be fine if all laws in the future were compiled by the courts. But looking at the current situation, this is almost impossible. Otherwise, this administrative law should come from the courts instead of being given to them by His Majesty.

Qian Qianyi still has some knowledge. Lin Rui will indeed not give legislative power to the court. The court is in charge of judicial power. Legislative power and judicial power must not be mixed together.

The reason why the courts also codify laws is that, firstly, they want to compare and complement each other, and secondly, they also want to understand the legal consciousness of civil servants in this era.

After a final argument, everyone broke up unhappily, and the matter was settled. Qian Qianyi and other die-hards were still obsessed with fighting for power and wanted to lay the foundation for limiting imperial power in the future.

The younger officials focused on training judges, codifying laws, and seizing the power of the courts as soon as possible.

At the same time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Government Affairs Council also received the administrative law sent by Lin Rui.

After reading the Administrative Law, Hong Chengchou and others felt reassured, but also felt bursts of sadness in their hearts.

Obviously, as civil servants from the Ming Dynasty, they were also extremely disgusted and rejected this unjust administrative law, and were unwilling to become the emperor's domestic slaves in the future. However, they had no way out now.

At that time, Sun Chuanting and the officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate had little reaction.

But no matter what, with the advent of this administrative law, although it has not been officially released, almost all officials have a clear vision of the future situation and direction of the court.

That is, the three houses check and balance each other, and no one can monopolize and exceed their powers. There will no longer be a civil servant like Zhang Juzheng who can compete with, or even overwhelm, the imperial power.

(End of this chapter)