Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 40: Manual Form, Start!
After Zhu Changluo sat down at his desk, he picked up his brush and started painting vigorously.

"Let the printing factory carve a plate and print a batch of this kind of paper. It can even be larger."

Zhu Changluo gave instructions while painting.

"In the future, all memorials submitted to me, except for those of great urgency, must be copied according to this requirement. Number the memorials every day and submit them together with these minutes. I have to read the minutes. There are also things worth pondering about the wording, allusions, and tone of the words in the memorials. Assigning numbers will make it easier for me to check them as needed."

Tian Yi stared blankly at what he had written on it: date of writing, date of delivery, name of the person submitting the memorial, official title, place of origin, age...

There are also categories, minutes, people involved, government offices involved, places involved, and so on.

"We need to sort out the categories here, decide on several colors, and circle them after copying." Zhu Changluo kept talking, "Personnel, finance, military intelligence, criminal cases, engineering, rituals, disaster relief, grain transport..."

He kept writing examples under the categories: "Weichuan, you should have read all of them. Find a few books according to these categories and I'll copy them in first."

Tian Yi went to the bookshelf in confusion and when he came back he asked, "Your Highness, do you need such minutes?"

"Yes, this is just the first step." Zhu Changluo nodded, "First, copy it in, and have someone make a few more copies, and then cut it into thin strips and put it in the memorial for future use."

"……what?"

Zhu Changluo was copying the memorials while reading them: "This way, I can quickly paste together the memorials of a certain type, a certain place, or a certain person."

Tian Yi was really confused, and his scalp felt tingling.

"…Your Highness, if we want to keep records like this, we will need more people in the secretarial office."

"Those who need to be removed should be removed, and those who need to be used should be used." Zhu Changluo said without hesitation, "The secretarial office also has its own way of doing things."

Zhu Changluo had no choice as there were no spreadsheets available.

Fortunately, as the emperor is noble, he never lacks people to help.

Taizu was crazy hardworking, but he was still less knowledgeable than Zhu Changluo.

What's the point of being busy to death? Many things require methods to improve efficiency.

Zhu Changluo copied an example and turned to look at the three of them: "Do you understand?"

The old, middle-aged and young eunuchs nodded in confusion: This is simple, you will learn it once you see it, but it is troublesome.

Zhu Changluo laughed: Manual form, start!
……

After the Ming Dynasty left behind an extremely lazy emperor, it was about to welcome a new emperor who was extremely diligent.

For the time being, only the Secretariat of the Imperial Household Department felt this.

But the life of office workers is theirs, and Your Highness has it much easier.

The outsiders don’t know.

Shen Yikuan is now very much looking forward to it, because the actions of the heir apparent show that he will be a benevolent monarch who will meet the expectations of the civil officials!
They offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, praying for rain and blessings for the emperor.

This is respecting etiquette!
There were also the abolition of the corrupt policies of mining supervisors and tax collectors, the cancellation of the Dagaoxuan Hall and the dragon boat campaign, and the reconstruction of the Huangji Gate.

This is in response to the expectations of the ministers!
Shen Yikuan has been very excited recently, thinking of the great reputation he has gained from stabilizing the country's foundation, supporting the new monarch, and eliminating bad policies during his tenure.

What? Zhao Zhigao?
The guy continued to resign.

Everyone in the Qianqing Palace saw it with their own eyes. He howled "Your Majesty" and then kept crying.

It was as if that cry was a last burst of light that drained away all his vitality. He could no longer speak on the spot, and his illness became even worse after he returned.

Shen Yikuan is now thinking about one thing in his mind: after the new king ascends the throne, it will definitely not be possible for him to be in charge of the cabinet alone.

Could the "Emperor" allow Zhao Zhigao to retire before he ascended the throne?
In this case, as the Prime Minister, he can take the initiative to request additional cabinet members when the time comes, and that will give him plenty of room for maneuver.

Furthermore, the provincial examinations will be held soon, and the selection of provincial examiners...

Shen Yikuan took the initiative to approach the Minister of Rites Yu Jideng.

According to convention, the Minister of Personnel does not join the cabinet, and he generally does not want to join the cabinet.

He was in charge of personnel promotions, but his power was greatly reduced after entering the cabinet.

But after Zhang Juzheng greatly increased the cabinet's real power, who can say for sure?

The Ministry of Rites has been very busy these days: all procedures must be followed, first the enthronement ceremony and the ceremony of coming of age to determine the title of the crown prince, and then preparations for the abdication and coronation ceremonies.

In between were the titles of Grand Empress Dowager, the promotion of Consort Wang Gong, the subsequent titles of Supreme Emperor and Empress Dowager, and the grand wedding.

Originally, it was going to be the Crown Prince’s three ceremonies, but since he was going to ascend the throne soon, of course it would be the Emperor’s wedding.

The schedule has been scheduled until next year. Not only that, there is also the ceremony of presenting captives for the great victory in Bozhou, and the upcoming sacrifice for the eldest son of the emperor.

"Grand Master, should we hold the ceremony of capping first? Otherwise, what will His Highness do with the sacrificial clothes when he performs the sacrifice? If he only wears the auspicious clothes, it will be inappropriate and will also lose His Highness' dignity."

Without the coming-of-age ceremony, you won’t have your own clothing.

The ceremonies of sacrifice have various prescribed procedures, clothing, and sacrificial speeches.

The successor emperor offered sacrifices to heaven and earth and the country, prayed for the emperor, and prayed for rain for the drought. He was the main priest, and it was also his first large-scale appearance in front of many foreign ministers. How could the officials of the Ministry of Rites not be attentive?

Of course, there are no absolutes.

In the 18th year of Jiajing's reign, Shi Miao personally offered sacrifices to the Changling Mausoleum in auspicious attire. No one criticized it at the time, and this set a precedent in the future.

However, auspicious clothing is not included in the ritual system. Generally speaking, it is just ordinary clothing obtained as a reward and is often worn on auspicious occasions.

Logically speaking, it doesn't go well with sacrifices.

The emperor is also seriously ill. Is it appropriate for him to wear such auspicious clothes?

"Should we hold the ceremony of coming of age first?" Yu Jideng thought for a moment, "Okay. Now that the imperial edict has been issued throughout the country, as long as we follow the ceremony of the crown prince, the order is not important. But the preparations for the ceremonies, the Ministry of Revenue..."

The issue was transferred to the cabinet for coordination, and Shen Yikuan immediately made the decision: Move!
Of course, the heir's face is more important!

Several important officials who had witnessed the sudden change in the palace that night were trying to get along well with each other, and Shen Yikuan went to the Minister of Revenue in person to coordinate.

Let me tell you, the imperial edict has just arrived at the cabinet: the mining supervisor and tax collector will be removed, the Dagaoxuan Palace and the dragon boat campaign will be stopped, and the reconstruction of the Huangji Gate means that the emperor will hold court...

Yu Jideng and the Minister of Revenue Chen Qi were both looking forward to it: Move!

The Ministry of War is also busy.

The battle of Bozhou had entered the stage of commending merits. Tian Le looked at the title book in front of him in silence.

That was sent by Li Hualong.

The content was to impeach Liu Jing for bribery.

Tian Le had already read the commendation written by Li Hualong himself, in which Liu Jing was the first to be credited.

A brave man is prone to gossip. Over such a long period of time, there have been many memorials impeaching Liu Jing, but the weight of Li Hualong's memorial is obviously different.

He had always tried his best to protect Liu Jing.

"Send it to the Ministry of Public Administration together with the other memorials and petitions."

Since it is a question book, it is public.

Li Hualong first sent it to the Ministry of War, and then included it in the Ministry of War's memorial and sent it to the palace. The intention was also very profound.

I wonder what the "Emperor" would think of this.

Tian Le wanted to see how people would view military power after the changes.

At the Ministry of Works, the Cabinet has just forwarded the imperial edict.

"The battles for the Great Xuan Palace and the Dragon Boat Festival have been stopped? The aid money has been transferred to rebuild the Imperial Palace?"

"Let He Shengrui come back to host?"

Minister of Works Yang Yikui could not sit still when he heard the two officials below him. He said calmly, "This is a good policy. The censors, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Works have all petitioned for this many times."

The two officials immediately shut up in embarrassment.

Yes, the current projects of the Dagaoxuan Palace and the dragon boat are related to them, and He Shengrui...

But if you oppose this, you will probably become a rat crossing the street, chased by the censors.

They could only accept this change in the situation with trepidation.

However, Yang Yikui was thinking silently in the official office of the Ministry of Works. The successor emperor wanted to employ He Shengrui, which was definitely a reminder from the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department.

Otherwise, neither the Queen Mother nor the Heir Apparent would remember this person specifically.

Using He Shengrui... is worth pondering.

In another house in the capital, scabs had formed on Wang Dewan's buttocks, and he could now stand up a little.

"Duke Guang'an! Duke Guang'an!" Xie Tingzan came running over excitedly, "Good news! The six departments are going to submit a joint memorial, requesting the release of arrested officials and the use of exiled officials! This is what Duke Guang'an said! Your Highness will be the heir to the throne in a blink of an eye, Duke Guang'an does not have to leave the capital in a hurry!"

(End of this chapter)