Chapter 1154 Secret Method of Establishing a Minister

On the fourth day, after being unconscious for three days and three nights, the emperor woke up. Although it was a little sudden, it was still within the expected range.

Look at those important officials. From beginning to end, they did nothing at all. On the contrary, they squatted in front of the emperor's gate all day and night, stabilizing the situation and working hard for the country. They can be said to be the pillars of the country.

Except for some students with poor brains who still believed that the emperor was ill and should prepare to set up a meeting of important officials, those who were a little rational all stopped their movements and remained silent on this day.

Especially the person who was preparing to draft the edict in the Hanlin Academy. In order to destroy the evidence, he couldn't find kerosene for a while, so he swallowed it raw. He was ridiculed for a long time in private.

Many outsiders think that writing is easy, but they don't know that a pen is like a knife, which can kill people. If it is not used well, it can kill even oneself. It should not be neglected.

The most important thing about official documents is not innovation, but stability, just like politics. Of course, the world is changing, and so are official documents that are regarded as official documents. A careful study of the changes in the wording and sentence structure can still reveal the details of the devil.

You see, the Qingliu of the Hanlin Academy, who were writing the edict of the meeting of important officials, offered their blessings one by one. Heaven's favor, the blessing of ancestors, and the far-fetched things about ghosts and gods, there is nothing they can't write.

And the emperor basically won't read these articles, and will file them after a hasty reading. For the emperor, the most important thing now is to understand what happened in the past few days when he was unconscious.

After ruling for more than four decades, the emperor, after listening to the report of his servants, roughly understood what happened in the past few days. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the empire really cannot do without the monarch for a day. Once the monarch falls, all kinds of demons and monsters appear.

The emperor has a sharp eye for the law. Without such vision, he would not be able to sit in this position, nor would he be regarded by outsiders as the most likely person to become the tenth emperor.

Top politics are all open conspiracies, and everyone's cards are directly exposed. Even if the emperor knows the true thoughts of the people around him, he cannot get angry.

First of all, these important officials did not make mistakes. The mistakes were made by subordinates and those ignorant students. No matter who is sent to investigate, the result will be the same.

Unless cruel officials are sent to implicate politics, nothing can be found. Those who can get to this position are still capable of taking care of their butts.

In addition, the emperor cannot blame those officials and students who "understand state affairs and share worries for the country". In fact, on the contrary, he should praise them, because if he really falls ill and cannot get up, then relying on the law of Emperor Xuan is the law of the ancestors, and no one can criticize it, even the emperor.

The emperor is the only one, but it does not mean that the emperor really has all the power and does whatever he wants. That is impossible. He is compromising all the time.

After waking up, the emperor held a small meeting. The participants were mainly officials of the third rank and above in the court, plus those retired but still prestigious officials. There were only 30 people in total. The topic of discussion was the meeting of important officials.

The officials thought that the emperor was testing them, and they all said that the emperor was blessed by heaven and earth, so there was no need to worry about this matter. After recuperating for a few days, he could continue to govern the government.

The emperor said: "I don't know my health. This illness was sudden. I relied on the help of the imperial physician. If there is a next time, how will I deal with it? What about my ancestors and the people?"

The officials looked at each other. Some people still thought that the emperor was testing and did not give in at all, especially those who had the opportunity to enter the meeting of important officials.

But there were also a few people who wanted to speculate and go further to leave their names in history. Some people proposed that several important officials could be reserved in advance to prepare for future changes.

The former accused the latter of disregarding the emperor and father, and the latter accused the former of disregarding the people. The meeting was split, and the two accused each other. The solemn atmosphere in the hall was like a vegetable market, chirping.

The emperor looked at the scene in front of him and hesitated to express his opinion. The old eunuch beside him asked them several times with his eyes whether he wanted them to be quiet, but he didn't respond, so he didn't overstep his authority.

In the end, it was the current prime ministers who jointly suppressed the discussion of the crowd.

"I want to write the list of important ministers behind the plaque of this palace. If I am not well, you can take the plaque and read the edict to avoid chaos!"

The emperor said slowly, saying the above paragraph, his eyes like the eyes of a hawk, staring at the changes in the eyebrows and eyes of the people present.

Everyone was silent, but they didn't remain silent for long. The next moment, as if they had agreed in advance, they all prostrated themselves, saying that this suggestion was very good and begged to be implemented.

It was also a meeting of important ministers, but this time, it was an endless chaos. If the emperor really fell ill, it is not difficult to imagine that the decision on the relevant candidates would definitely be a battle of death. Without a bloody storm, there would definitely be no result.

According to the emperor's idea, the relevant people are decided in advance. If the emperor falls ill, no one will argue. Just go to the plaque and see who it is. Everything will be decided.

The ministers are secretly appointed, and no one can interfere. After the plaque, the ministers walk through this place every day, openly and aboveboard, and heavily guarded, but no one knows what is written on it. If the emperor changes his mind one day, he can send a little eunuch to climb up and kick someone out.

The most important thing about this law is that it maintains the power of the emperor. If it is the same as this time, anyone who has a little chance will want to get involved. It is unimaginable how chaotic the country will be.

Emperor Xuan did not stipulate how many important ministers should be in the meeting of important ministers, but said that it should be adapted to the election system at that time and reasonably determined. Generally speaking, it is the number of princes participating in the election system and the number of important ministers. It will not be too much if it is increased appropriately.

There are too many monks and too little porridge, so disputes will naturally arise. Everyone wants to enter the meeting of important ministers. The authority of the emperor is weakened in this process. Moreover, in order to maximize power, they hope that the emperor will not be able to recover from illness.

The change of the Daji Dynasty ended with the emperor's decision, and Wu Yi, who was thousands of miles away, naturally didn't know about this.

If we follow the logic above, everyone may think that Wu Yi caused this change, which is too much respect for Wu Yi.

The influence Wu Yi played in this change is similar to the fuse, not the source.

This chapter draws on the secret succession system of the Qing Dynasty