Shortly after the officials admitted to the palace examination in the 14th year of Chongzhen were selected and appointed to work in major yamen, Zhu Youxiao summoned Li Mingrui, the Minister of Rites of Zhongji Palace, Li Biao, the Right Minister of Rites of Dongge, and Wen Tiren, the Left Minister of Rites of the Ministry of Rites of Dongge.

Zhu Youzao decided to carry out the long-planned administrative reforms, which started with the Ministry of Rites, and then slowly radiated to changing the academic and diplomatic affairs of the entire Ming Dynasty.

From rural social studies to county school schools and Imperial College schools and the Imperial College in the two capitals, the ultimate goal is to make the entire academic and political education system of the Ming Dynasty a system from the central to the local government.

The central school departments are directly responsible to the cabinet, while the local school departments are subject to dual leadership from the Ministry of Rites and the local official hall officials.

The same is true for the diplomatic work of receiving foreign envoys. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not have a vertical system in the local area, but the administrative level is still the same as the same as the classmates.

When Zhu Youxiao conveyed the reform idea of ​​dividing the Ministry of Rites into three to the three officials of the Ministry of Rites, none of the three officials of the Ministry of Rites immediately made a statement. Although among these three officials of the Ministry of Rites, Li Mingrui and Wen Tiren were both smooth people and were good at guessing and catering to the wishes of his emperor, Li Biao was a straightforward and famous conservative official.

Therefore, whether the reform of the Ministry of Rites can be supported by the officials of the Ministry of Rites depends on whether Li Biao cooperates. Zhu Youxiao also put forward his own olive branch, that is, once the academic department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are established, the position of Shangshu will continue to be selected from the three officials of the Ministry of Rites.

However, what Zhu Youxiao did not expect was that Li Mingrui, who stood up and spoke first. Li Mingrui bowed to Zhu Youxiao. He naturally understood the intention of the Emperor Zhu Youxiao's reform. It was nothing more than that the officials of the Six Ministry Halls had too much power, which hindered His Majesty's desire to implement a deeper new policy.

As a member of the Royalist Party, he should have supported him unconditionally, but now he has shown great interest in power and is unwilling to weaken his power.

Because in fact, although he was the Grand Secretary of the Zhongji Palace, the Minister of Personnel, and the Minister of Rites, he combined three important positions, but neither of the first two had much administrative power. Under the rule of a dictatorial emperor, the actual component of the prime minister would be greatly reduced. The Ministry of Personnel was always under the jurisdiction of Cui Chengxiu, and the real thing that really belonged to his power was the Ministry of Rites.

Since he became the Right Minister of Rites, he has always been responsible for the public opinion propaganda of the Ministry of Rites. Now he has become the Minister of Rites and has changed his own people to the Ministry of Rites. It can be said that he has now completely controlled the power of customizing etiquette, academic affairs, diplomacy, public opinion propaganda, and other powers in the Ming Dynasty, and his position in the literary world has become very rampant.

If Zhu Youxiao divided the Ministry of Rites into three, then Li Mingrui's power would be cut off by two-thirds.

Therefore, Li Mingrui first stood up and expressed his objection. Of course, his opposition was very tactful. However, the Ministry of Rites was originally the ministers in charge of various affairs, which was not inconsistent with the refinement His Majesty wanted to achieve. It was just that a few ministers could be added. If the Ministry of Rites was directly divided into three parts, it would be a bit of a big fight, which was not conducive to the stability of the court.

Zhu Youxiao was a little displeased. He could feel that since Li Mingrui became the second auxiliary in the cabinet, he had been getting farther and farther away from him. The emperor seemed to be almost unable to control the power tiger he raised.

Wen Tiren frowned slightly when he saw that Zhu Youxiao frowned, and knew that it was because Li Mingrui disliked His Majesty's intention. He himself wanted to divide the Ministry of Rites into three, because in this way he could become the Minister of Shang and could be promoted to another level. What's more, he knew that Li Mingrui was now nepotism, and he was labeled as close to Yang Sichang and others from the beginning. Therefore, if the Ministry of Rites was divided into three and was always under the control of Li Mingrui, he could not stand out.

In addition, Wen Tiren, who is good at judging the situation, also realized through various information and observations that Li Mingrui's holy relatives are decreasing, but the rift with His Majesty is getting bigger and bigger. This means that it is the time for him to take advantage of this, because once His Majesty wants to attack Li Mingrui, he will need a sword to punish Li Mingrui, and he should work hard to become this sword and act like he is competing with powerful ministers.

Wen Tiren knelt down and shouted that His Majesty was wise and praised Zhu Youxiao's actions as if they were full of spectacles. It seemed that if Zhu Youxiao did this, the world would be completely peaceful and clear.

If it weren't for this, Zhu Youxiao knew that Wen Tiren was a famous treacherous slander in the Chongzhen Dynasty in history, he would have long regarded Wen Tiren as his political confidant.

But now, Zhu Youxiao did not make a direct statement, but directly asked Li Biao, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites of the East Pavilion.

Li Biao has been the Right Minister of Rites since the beginning of Tianqi, but in order to promote several conservative leaders, Zhu Youxiao asked Li Biao to serve as the Grand Secretary as the Right Minister of the Cabinet, which was considered a great honor.

Li Biao bowed respectfully to Zhu Youxiao and said confidently: "Your Majesty, the ancestral system cannot be violated!"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but have a black line, and he wanted to throw the teacup directly on Li Biao's face, thinking that there are ministers who dare to talk to him about the ancestral system. Li Biao is brave enough. Don't he know that the officials who talk to him with the ancestral system are either going to Huangquan or go to Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan to teach?

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but find that it was a wrong decision to ask these officials of the Ministry of Rites to discuss the reform of the Ministry of Rites. It would be easier than to issue a central order directly. If these officials of the Ministry of Rites still stopped them, it would be easy for him to simply dismiss them directly, but he would even say good things to them. This is good, but he doesn't appreciate it!

"Li Mingrui, he planned the decree of Taoism. Li Biao was old and foolish, disobeyed my wishes, and was dismissed from Longyan. He dismissed his position as the Grand Secretary of the Dongge and Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and demoted him to the teaching of Pingwu County, Shaanxi Chengxuan Zhengzheng." Zhu Youxiao said indifferently and looked at Li Biao. Li Biao calmly took off his black hat and slowly retreated.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but shout, "Stop! Have I asked you to retreat?"

Li Biao stopped and suddenly realized that because His Majesty suddenly removed him from his post, he felt a little upset and wanted to retreat directly, but unexpectedly he forgot the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects.

Just when Li Biao was a little at a loss, Zhu Youxiao's memorial had already been called: "Rareless! Take it down, demoted to exile, exiled to Hami to guard the border, and never return to Central Earth!"

Li Biao did not show any performance, but this time he knew the rules and resisted the anger in his heart and thanked him. However, Li Mingrui was scared very much because of this. Naturally, he could see that His Majesty was shaking the mountain. If he dared to mention the word "opposition", he would be afraid that the ending would be even worse.

Li Mingrui, who was so scared that he was sweating coldly on his back, quickly drafted the imperial edict and brought it over in person: "Your Majesty, please check it out."

"I wrote well, and I scolded it very well. I will write another memorial to the Ministry of Reforming Rites. I will write it now!"
Chapter completed!