I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 33 Visiting Wenyuan Pavilion in person

When Yang Lian set off on the road, Zhu Youxiao was already working in Qianqing Palace.

Being an emperor is actually a hard job, or in other words, being a diligent emperor is really hard work.

Now he has a very regular schedule. He gets up at around 5 a.m. (7-[-] a.m.), and after finishing cleaning, he will have breakfast arranged.

After breakfast, go to the morning court if there is morning exercise. If there is no morning exercise, then read a book or start reading the question book, and then meet with cabinet ministers or other officials until noon.

After lunch at noon, take a nap, and then start studying for the daily lectures. After studying, you have the opportunity to exercise or find some entertainment activities. After the activities, go back to read the exam question book, then have dinner, and read after eating. After reading some books, I started to look through the books.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao is still young now, and since he succeeded to the throne in a hurry, he is not married, so naturally he has no concubines.

However, Liu Yishen and the others attached great importance to his marriage. They started discussing the matter early and preparing for the draft. Historically, he would get married in April or May next year.

But now he doesn't want to waste his body so early, so he will endure it until he gets married.

So there is no part of reading the cards, and I just rest directly after reading the book.

Therefore, his daily routine as an emperor is regular and hard.

Although he can't compare with his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, he is more than enough compared to Ming Shenzong, who is extremely diligent.

Today, he was reading the title books as usual in Nuange. After reading the catalog sent by Wang An, there was only one title book that interested him, and the others did not have much important content.

For example, matters such as Liaodong, military training, Southwest, and the method of passing the exam have been arranged. You can't rush for success. Since it has been arranged, just let them do it.

This letter was sent by Chief Assistant Liu Yishen. It said that since Shenzong's neglect of government, many official positions in the Ming Dynasty were vacant and no one could fill them. When Fang Congzhe was still there, he repeatedly wrote to Shenzong and asked elected officials to fill the vacancies. position, but Shenzong has always ignored it.

After Guangzong succeeded to the throne, he immediately issued an edict to select a large number of officials who had been dismissed and were idle at home to fill the vacancies in various ministries in the capital.But now there are many vacancies in government offices in various places, and many positions are unfilled all year round. As stated in the title:
"Each province has a direct shortage of 22 governors, 44 vassals, and 25 governors. The county governors and other subordinates who have registered as false and have not been appointed are also called this. In addition, the previous vacancies may last for four or five years, or they may become permanent. If you push five or six times but don't come down, your thighs and thighs will be ridiculed."

There are dozens of vacancies in the governors, vassals (in charge of the administration of a province), and gansi (in charge of the prisons of a province) in each province. There are also many vacancies in various provinces, prefectures and counties, and no one has taken up these official positions for even five or six years. Five or six referrals were pending.

This was disastrous for the Ming Dynasty's control of local areas. Many local officials in the Ming Dynasty were from local or even hereditary positions, and officials were appointed by the court.The long-term shortage of local officials has led to a surge in local power and a weakening of central control.

Therefore, many provinces began to have shortages in many of the policies of the imperial court, such as Liao rates, Taicang silver, and even snowflake silver in the emperor's small treasury.

Since Guangzong, the imperial court has urged many times, and many provinces have delayed it for various reasons. Although the amount is not large, it accumulates a large amount every year.

In fact, there are vacancies during every emperor's reign. In the past, it could be solved as long as the court sent officials to make up for it, or during the Zhang Juzheng period, the test method was strictly enforced. But now it is useless to make up for it.

Although the examination law has been implemented now, the system is implemented by people. Since the Wanli period, many local officials have been vacant for a long time, which has led to the expansion of local power. It will inevitably make it difficult for local officials to improve efficiency even if there is a law.

Liu Yishen's analysis of this question book made Zhu Youxiao look solemn after reading it. He had always been concerned about the issue of officialdom, otherwise he would not have allowed Qi, Chu, Zhejiang Party and others to implement the examination method.

The examination of the law will improve the efficiency of the central government administration of the imperial court, but the purpose of doing so is to better control the local government. If the local government is really as Liu Yishen said, he will have to worry about it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't wait for Wang An to call Liu Yishen over.

Get up directly and go to Wenyuan Pavilion.

Wenyuan Pavilion was built during the Yongle period of Chengzu. It is located inside the Meridian Gate and faces Wenhua Hall, so it is not too far from Qianqing Palace to Wenyuan Pavilion.

So he walked over, and after passing the Wenhua Hall, he saw ten rows of yellow-tiled rooms surrounded by walls. When he walked into the main entrance, he found a painting of "Wenyuan Pavilion" hanging on the eaves of the five rooms on the left. Large plaque.

He had also seen Wenyuan Pavilion from a distance in Wenhua Hall, but had never been there.This time he came in person without letting Wang An notify him. When he came, he was seen from a distance by the clerk on duty, and he quickly notified the cabinet ministers Liu Yishui, Han Xu and Shen Guan who were on duty in the cabinet to come out to greet him. .

"Your Majesty, if you have any instructions, just ask someone to come over and call Wei Chen and others. There is no need to bother the Holy Spirit to come over."

After the three of them knelt down briefly, Liu Yishen admonished Zhu Youxiao as soon as he got up.

"It's okay, it's not far. I came here in a short while. Come in and sit down. I have something to discuss with you."

Zhu Youxiao walked into the pavilion as he spoke. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a statue of Confucius with four wives enshrined on the table in the main hall.

"Which room do you usually work in?" Zhu Youxiao looked around and asked casually.

"Your Majesty, this is the main hall, where the statue of Confucius, the present master, is enshrined. The first room on the left is the room that the three of us have chosen. The first room on the right is the special collection of inscribed books. The rooms on the far left and right are the rooms with imperial edicts. house."

"I see there are more than these five rooms in Wenyuan Pavilion. Why are we only working here? What are the five rooms on the right used for?"

"Wenyuandong Pavilion is the place where books are collected. During the Yongle period, Emperor Chengzu took one copy of each book from the Wenyuan Pavilion in Nanjing and transported it to the capital in a total of one hundred cabinets. All subsequent dynasty records and imperial edicts were hidden here."

Liu Yishen saw that Zhu Youxiao was more interested, so he analyzed Zhu Youxiao carefully.

After Zhu Youxiao heard this, he nodded in understanding.Then he walked into the first room on the left.

When he opened the door, he felt that it was extremely dark. Even though it was daytime, he couldn't see clearly.

"Why is it so dark? How do you work during the day?"

He looked at the situation in the room and lamented why the office conditions of cabinet ministers were so bad.

"Your Majesty, this has been the case since the establishment of Wenyuan Pavilion. I only need to light candles during the day, and it won't be a big deal."

Liu Yishen and others may have become accustomed to it, and they have been doing this for a long time.

This is also the reason why they think it is not good for the emperor to come here. The conditions are indeed a bit poor and they cannot entertain the emperor.

"The cabinet is the center of our government. The approval of documents and the execution of government orders all depend on the cabinet ministers. However, how can we allow you to work better under such conditions? At least it must be light and ventilated.

Wang An, go down and arrange it. If you need money, just allocate it from internal funds. "

After Liu Yishen and others heard this, they quickly knelt down and thanked him.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet room is dark. I'm afraid it's not suitable for discussing political affairs here. How about we go back to Qianqing Palace? If you have anything to say to Qianqing Palace, is it okay?"

Shen Guan asked softly, perhaps because he was afraid of poor conditions.

"What's the point? Don't you always discuss it here? The humerus of all countries is working so hard, so what else can I not tolerate?

As you said, light this place with candles, and we will discuss matters here today. "

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