jdhmnovel Chapter 122 Drama Queen
Chapter 122 Drama Queen
Yun Xi's eyes lit up instantly, "Tell me about it."
There was once a saying that the atmosphere of a court meeting was similar to that of a vegetable market, where polite people were not polite at all when they quarreled, and they even "pulled each other's hair".
Mu Sheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are so happy when I am scolded."
"I'm not happy that you were scolded, I'm happy that the court has become lively."
Hehe, there’s something exciting to watch.
These days she was busy learning embroidery, and had just started taking new medicine and alchemy classes. She was so busy that she had no time to gossip.
Mu Sheng told her what had happened recently.
He found several officials and submitted memorials to the emperor one after another, proposing to change the frequency of court meetings, changing the current daily morning court meetings to grand court meetings every five days. Any matters could be discussed at the grand court meetings, and in case of real emergency, the emperor could be directly asked to see the emperor.
Moreover, in fact, many things did not need to be reported to the emperor. The court already had a relatively complete administrative system. The right person should be consulted for each matter. Only when the matter could not be solved or the decision could not be made, the emperor would make the final decision.
Even in times of war, there was no need to attend court every day. Not all officials could discuss food and military supplies, and not all officials could make decisions on policies and strategies against the enemy. It was only necessary to convene a small number of relevant officials.
The matter of attending court was probably just a way for the emperor and his officials to understand each other's status and to meet and exchange feelings every day. Its real use is still to be discussed.
Confidential matters cannot be discussed in the court, and truly urgent matters cannot be discussed in the court. They must be discussed immediately in an audience with the emperor. How can they wait until the court session?
Things that can be publicly discussed are usually not serious and not urgent. In another case, the minister's statement needs to be made public, needs public support, needs to make the impeached person despised by the public, needs to put psychological pressure on this person, and makes him be more careful in the future.
Just like when Censor Zheng reported Minister Zhang for favoring his concubine and killing his wife, was this a national event? No, it was a private matter of the Zhang family. But speaking of it, it does have something to do with the court, because it involves Minister Zhang's character, and his personal morality is poor! Although poor personal morality does not mean poor ability, the world is so big, and there are many people with both good character and ability. If this one is not good, just replace him, the royal family is not short of people.
It is customary that the imperial court has certain requirements for the character of officials, and not every bad person can become an official.
But even if this matter has something to do with the court, is it worth it for Censor Zheng to bring it up at the court meeting? From a national perspective, it is obviously not worth it. But for Censor Zheng, it is worth it, and for the wife who was killed, it is also worth it.
Censor Zheng chose this method obviously to put pressure on Minister Zhang and make him understand that if he fails to manage his family well, he will face condemnation from the entire court, which will affect his career and future, as well as the reputation of the entire Zhang family in the capital.
But, again, even if these things discussed in the court are reasonable and necessary, it is not worth it for all officials to get up at five in the morning and stay up late at night every day, risking death from exhaustion! There is a grand court meeting every five days, and they still have the opportunity to express themselves.
Mu Sheng used to be stationed at the frontier and had little time to attend court meetings. After he came back, he attended court every day, but he was a bachelor at that time, so he had no reason to be nostalgic about getting up early. Now things are different, and life has a new look, so of course he has to plan a reasonable schedule for his new life.
Yun Xi herself very much agrees with such suggestions. It is just like how the office workers in later generations hate meetings. It is fine to have meetings when there is serious business to attend, as it is a work requirement. But who can stand having meetings every day when there is no serious business to attend?
"You are working for the welfare of all officials, why are they scolding you?"
"Although I am seeking benefits for them, the core of this proposal is to be lazy. How can they accept it? They have to loudly express their loyalty, showing that they are not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and are willing to work hard for the Ming Dynasty until their death."
Yun Xi was overjoyed. Well, they were all acting geniuses. At any time, they never forgot to flatter the emperor and make him happy. They were really dedicated.
"Yes, if they agree immediately after you make a suggestion, the emperor will be heartbroken. What kind of ministers does he have? When they hear that they can be lazy, they cheer so much!"
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "That's right. On the one hand, they express their loyalty to His Majesty, and on the other hand, they criticize us, the supporters, for not wanting to serve the country. Some even suggest changing the five-day rule to four-day rule. We have to argue for a few more days, and after that, we can have a conclusion on this matter."
"Can it be changed?"
"It's not a big problem. The key is that he doesn't want to get up so early every day."
He pointed to the sky.
Now we have to perform the show well and express our loyalty and determination to serve the country clearly. Then His Majesty the Emperor will make a statement and decide to change the time of court meetings in order to improve work efficiency and for the health of all officials.
They have prepared a patient for tomorrow. Because the patient gets up early every day and becomes ill due to overwork, he will faint in class tomorrow. It’s time to test his acting skills!
The system said to Yun Xi in her mind, "Host, you don't know that while those opponents were spitting and cursing, they couldn't help but curl their lips. Really, those lips were harder to hold back than AK. They probably even thought about what time they should sleep after not having to attend court every day. They're still acting. The emperor covered his face and didn't want to look at them!"