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6. Posthumous

It was already evening when Zheng Wen led his ministers back to the capital.

Zheng Wen stood in the imperial garden and watched the sunset.

The Jianqi era, which was working hard, ended here and ushered in the era of Zheng Wen.

The afterglow of the sunset also drifted away with Zheng Wen's thoughts.

Ask the vast earth, who is responsible for ups and downs?

...

The next day, morning.

Zheng Wen summoned cabinet members in Wude Hall and began to learn to handle government affairs.

Prime Minister Liu Jian, whose courtesy name is Zihou, is 63 years old this year. He has a national character and looks righteous and has a medium figure. He has a white hair and beard. He is a Jinshi in the third year of Longcheng. He has served as county magistrate, county magistrate, minister of the Ministry of Personnel, minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and prime minister. He has a rich resume. He is a person who works from the grassroots level to the prime minister. He is an old fox. (Note: Longcheng is the year name of Grandpa Zheng Wen)

Xie Fei, whose courtesy name is Yide, is 48 years old this year. Although he is a general, he is a pretty figure and a literati. He was once a juren. Later, he abandoned literature and became a military guard. He was born as a guard of Zheng Wen's father. Step by step, he relied on his talent and the appreciation of the late emperor to become the governor of the Jingying camp step by step. He is a powerful figure.

The Minister of Personnel, Wang Yong, whose courtesy name is Zichuan, was 56 years old this year. He was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Longcheng. He was born as a poor scholar and had an ordinary face. He served as the county magistrate, county magistrate, county magistrate, county magistrate, minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He worked from the grassroots level to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. From this, it can be seen that this is also a powerful figure and a neutral faction. He has never participated in the change of the Daming Palace that day. Zheng Wen deeply recorded this person.

The Minister of Revenue, Guo Cheng, whose courtesy name is Yongnian, is 52 years old this year. He looks quite handsome and has a slender figure. He is from a noble family. He was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Longcheng. He served as a Hanlin scholar, a prince's servant, a doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, and a minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This person is the confidant of the late emperor and a powerful figure. He has been working in the central government and is just the second prince whom he supported on the same day. Zheng Wen still needs to observe.

The Minister of War, Zhao Shan, whose courtesy name is Zecheng, is 65 years old this year. He is tall and has an old look on his face. He is from a border warrior family. In the first year of Longcheng, he served as a Hanlin academician, a doctor of the Ministry of War, a county magistrate, a county magistrate, a minister of the State, a minister of the Ministry of War, and a minister of the Ministry of War. This is definitely a powerful figure. He first worked in a virtual position to a real position, from the central position to the local position, and then to the central position. He is a prominent among the outstanding people, and he is also a neutral faction. Zheng Wen remembers this person deeply.

The Minister of Justice, Zhou Kuo, whose courtesy name is Chengde, is fifty years old this year. He is thin and has a strong face. He is a Jinshi in the 12th year of Longcheng. He first observed politics in the Ministry of Justice, and then served as the chief officer, doctor, minister, and secretary. He was an old Xingming, and was born in a noble family and a neutral faction.

The Minister of Works, Sun Hua, whose courtesy name is Yonghe, is 68 years old this year. He is a Jinshi in the sixth year of Longcheng. He has aged spots on his face and is a little good at walking. It seems that he is about to retire. He has served as county magistrate, county magistrate, county magistrate, county magistrate, county magistrate, minister, minister, and minister. He is also a hero and a neutral faction.

The Minister of Rites, Qian Chang, whose courtesy name is Ziyong, is 70 years old and comes from a family. He looks pretty tough. In the first year of Longcheng, he served as a bachelor's degree, a priest in the Imperial College, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was an old scholar. Although he supported the eldest prince in that incident, he was a royalist.

Privy Councilor Wu Yong, Duke of Liao, had a salary of 15,000 stones. He was 69 years old this year. He was born in a border soldier and was promoted one level to one level among soldiers. He was an absolute old fox with great military achievements. He went from a small soldier to a Privy Councilor, the highest official position of military position. He was named Duke of Liao. He was an absolute outstanding among men and the greatest neutral in the court.

...

Zheng Wen received the salute from all the ministers in the cabinet and asked, "Minister of Rites, what do you think of the posthumous title of my father?"

Qian Chang stood up and bowed to Zheng Wen, and said, "Our Ministry of Rites asked all the important officials, and the posthumous title of Ping, Zhang, Wen is the most appropriate one, but what does Your Majesty mean?"

Zheng Wen actually didn't understand these things. He pondered for a while and said, "Please add filial piety! My father is gentle and I'll posthumously named Xiaowen! This can also summarize the life of my father."

The historian next to him recorded: On the fourth day of the ninth month of Jianqi, in the morning, the emperor ordered the prime minister, the minister of the six ministries, the privy envoy, and the governor of the Jingying asked about the posthumous title of the previous emperor. The minister of the Ministry of Rites Chang replied: Ping, Chang, Wen, what is it? The emperor said: "It is Xiao Wen to be Xiao Wen, so Emperor Jianqi was posthumous title of Emperor Xiao Wen."

Next, Zheng Wen began to get involved in government affairs and looked at memorials, but he was confused. Zheng Wen's predecessor and himself were not knowledgeable, and his predecessor could be considered to be just literate, so this would not work.

Then he said, "Stop, I'm talking about a question. I have been young to 18 years old. I have not learned a lot and am not afraid of jokes. This memorial is written too profound and I can't understand it. The future memorials should be as simple and straightforward as possible. Otherwise, I will not understand it and delay the matter. After you go down, you will convey my meaning for me and say sorry for me."

Prime Minister Liu Jian heard this and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to do this. If you stop, you will definitely improve it."

The other ministers also expressed their opinions.

Since then, Daqian's memorials have gradually become practical, but Zheng Wen's humility towards his ministers has spread here, and since then he has gained a reputation of broad-mindedness.

Zheng Wen continued, "This memorial is too chaotic. After you go down, write the memorials of each department and organize the memorials of each department. If you are urgent, write the urgent matters, and it is generally not necessary. This will also make it easier for me and the ministers to deal with urgent matters first and then deal with them, which will be much more convenient."

Everyone was happy when they heard this. It would be much more convenient for them to deal with it like this.

Since then, the flexible and changeable label has also been posted on Zheng Wen.

...

At this time, Zheng Wen's thoughts turned to the nine ministers. Looking at their backgrounds, they were from aristocratic families, from poor families, and from soldiers. Although most of them were literati, some were from military men. This shows that the Daqian Dynasty had not yet formed a situation where civil officials completely overwhelmed military officials. The martial arts style formed in the Han, Sui and Tang dynasties still affected Daqian. Although the ranks of civil and military affairs were clearly clearly distinguished, the situation where military generals in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties were lower than civil officials and the situation where civil wars were made from civil wars showed that Daqian still had a martial arts style. Zheng Wen was still very happy about this. He admired the Han and Tang dynasties since he was a child, and liked the Three Kingdoms. He liked the force, the kind of heroic spirit of "those who violated the strong Han will be punished even if they are far away"!

Moreover, looking at the resumes of these ministers, you will know that most of them have worked from local areas, have rich political experience, have practical experience, have no type of high-minded people, and have not yet formed the "non-Hanlin, no prime minister" style. Aristocratic families and poor families are equally important, which shows that the Daqian Dynasty is at least in the middle and lower period of the feudal dynasty, and has not yet reached the end of the dynasty.
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