Who is bigger, the third product or the fourth product? From three to four is actually a promotion?

In the Ming Dynasty, there were ten ranks, ten ranks of Wen Xun and twelve ranks of Wu Xun. From the grade point of view, the third grade is definitely greater than the fourth grade, but at that time some people called it three liters and four. Why on earth? In fact, this is mainly because the work content is different, so there is such a statement. Sometimes a high official position does not have some freedom of a low official position, and there are more restrictions in all aspects. Let's talk about what's special about the official position system in Ming Dynasty, and see why the four products are better than the three products. Let's have a look.

We usually talk about promoting to a higher position and making a fortune. What did the ancient officials pursue? Didn't you climb up from a small official step by step? According to what you said, that man is not a fool, is he?

Not really, this is the true situation in history, which is specifically mentioned in the book "Night Fire in Wanli" Volume 20 "Jing Zhi Jing Guan Shou Yu", which records the customs of the Ming Dynasty. The book says, "Minister Sanpin will take a sedan chair when he goes to Beijing." Therefore, Guanglu Taifuqing was promoted to the Imperial City. Although he was very heroic, he changed from three to four, so he had a sedan chair to thank him and ride his horse. "

In other words, you have been demoted from Guanglu Qing or Taifuqing to Wudu Shi Yu. GuangLuQing is in grade three, while Yidu Shi Yu is in grade four. According to the rank, it has been downgraded, but the officials of the Ming Dynasty responded with joy and even carried sedan chairs to thank them. What's the situation?

Actually, it's the job content. Don't look at this. GuangLuQing and TaiFuQing are one of the senior officials of JiuPin. In fact, they are the Qingshui yamen, which is the drudgery of serving the people.

As far as GuangLuQing is concerned, China has had this official name since Nanliang period. Guang Luqing's grade has been wandering from the fourth grade to the third grade. His work content is "managing etiquette department, attending court, rural banquet, and managing cashier administration", which sounds awesome. In fact, he is waiting for others to eat banquets ... The emperor wants to entertain guests or worship heaven and earth.

In addition, Guang Luqing, one of the nine wives, is still very wronged. Besides offering sacrifices, he also had meals for thousands of royalty, but he was tired of not touching the ground.

Hard work is not enough, there is more leisure. Guang Luqing was not only under the control of the Ministry of Rites, but also under the supervision of the eunuchs of Shangshan Prison. It can be said that he is a mouse in the bellows, suffering from both ends.

What does that Taifuqing do? "Mu Zhi, who is in charge of chariots and horses, always takes the Yellow River, the standard stable, the standard animal husbandry, the fourth division of the vehicle house and the overseer animal husbandry". Well, it's just a double Marvin ... who leads several "veterinarians" and hundreds of veterinarians. As for the official position of Taifuqing, Taifusi is the highest authority of the state to master horse administration, that is, the senior stable.

So you see, what's wrong with this from the perspective of three products? That sounds noble. Isn't it the same to serve people with white eyes?

If you look at Wudu's suggestion again, although it is four products, he is the head of Douchayuan, and this identity is different.

Some people say that Duchayuan is arrogant because of what happened. A seven-product advice officer, why are you so cross?

Then I answer you, Duchayuan is really arrogant. Having said that, we have to mention the imperial system of the Ming Dynasty. The level of monitoring the suggestion is not high, but it is just a small official with seven products (eight to eight in the matter, seven to eight in the matter, which belongs to the lowest level of the imperial court), but this thing can't hold people's power!

What does Shi Yu do? People who eat are impeachers. These goods have the right to supervise, and they can supervise officials aboveboard and impeach them illegally. They are the real brands, the eyes and ears of the emperor, and they are dedicated to finding faults.

In addition to maintaining law and order in Beijing, he was also ordered to patrol the empire. According to the Ming History, the Imperial History "patrolled the hunting on behalf of the emperor, and was inspected by ministers and state and county officials, citing illegal acts, making decisions on major issues and making decisions on minor issues." In other words, from the captaincy governor to the ordinary people, they are all within the scope of monitoring the censor. They have the right to impeach or recommend officials and supervise government offices at all levels. They can handle major and minor matters by themselves. How good are they?

Therefore, he was arrogant and overbearing when he supervised the censor. Not to mention Cheng Xuan's public affairs department, prison department, command department and other local officials, all have to be careful. Even the governor and his imperial government officials are polite. You know that the teacher and records of Emperor Qin Long were impeached by the Imperial censor, and the records of the Emperor were open to the public. If it really annoys them to attack, I can't stand it.

And the supervision suggestion is crazy, even the report dares to contradict it. During the Jiajing period, a supervisor named Wang Yi was ordered to inspect Shaanxi. As a result, it was found that it was illegal for Qin Wang to bully the weak and fear the hard in the local area, so Lao Wang began to mobilize his colleagues to impeach Qin Wang. Under the pressure of suggestion, the king of Qin was very unhappy. He obediently returned the people's property to its original owners.

This is just an ordinary empire, and it is still so awesome. What do you think is the official four-level empire? This is equivalent to turning the serfs over and liberating them. They were transferred from the position of doormat to that of manager. You used to serve others, and now they serve you. It is natural to judge whether this position is high or low.

Everyone may know about this demotion celebration, so what does the above passage mean? Although it was a big show, it changed from three to four, so the sedan chair thanked him and rode to his post?

This is because the Ming dynasty stipulated that officials below the third class were not allowed to sit in sedan chairs. What about officials below the third grade? It is a great honor for officials to ride horses to court (so there are horse platforms and horse piles outside the imperial city) and sit in sedan chairs to court. Now, you have been demoted to the imperial capital by Taifuqing. On the surface, it is a demotion, but in fact it is equivalent to a few grades! It can even be said to be a "male drama" (that is, I feel this span), but this level has dropped, so I can't meet the specifications of the sedan chair.

Considering the discipline of the imperial court and the minister's face, you can ride sedan chair Shane!

Things like this happened not only in the Ming dynasty, but also in the Tang dynasty. The job content determines your official position.

During the period of Tang Wenzong, Yang Zhicheng, our envoy from Youzhou, was changed from the Minister of Supervision to the Minister of Supervision by the court. The court hinted that it was a promotion for you, but Yang Zhicheng was very angry. He complained to the prime ministers: "I am an uneducated soldier and I don't know the arrangement of the imperial office, but I know that changing from Shangshu to servant shooting is a promotion, and I haven't heard that the Ministry of Industry is also a promotion!"

At first, the court did not pay attention to Yang Zhicheng's complaint. As a result, I didn't expect Lao Yang to be more energetic. Even the eunuchs sent by the emperor to visit the soldiers in Youzhou were detained. In desperation, Tang Wenzong had to appoint Yang Zhi as a servant (servant refers to prime minister).

Why is Lao Yang angry? Because in his view, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Official Affairs are both positive products. If you transfer me from the Ministry of Industry to the official department, then you can't move anywhere. What promotion is this? In fact, Yang Zhicheng wronged the court, and the court really promoted him. You don't look at the history of the Ministry of Industry and the history of the official department, but without the official department, it is estimated that no one will choose to be the history of the Ministry of Industry. What does the official department minister care? People are in charge of the rise and fall of state officials, and I don't know how much power they have, so the official ministers are called "heavenly officials" in the Ming Dynasty, which is the most important position below the records. Officials regard the official ministers who preside over personnel power as immortals.

And what does the Minister of Industry care? He is a mason in charge of the royal building, and he deals with craftsmen in secret every day. Of course it's nothing now, but in ancient times, craftsmen were cheap, so the Ministry of Industry also had a department nicknamed "cheap". Do you want to choose whether you are an official or the boss of the cheap department? I guess everyone knows how to choose.

But these things are "hidden rules" in officialdom. Everyone knows about them, but we can't disclose them. After all, they all work for the imperial court. How can we distinguish between high and low?

But this Yang Zhicheng is a warrior, and he doesn't know these bends around the official department and the Ministry of Industry. In his view, the official department and the industrial department are urinals, but it is obvious that ministers are not as good as servants. That's why he had the cheek to ask Tang Wenzong for a promotion.

So let's see that promotion sometimes depends not only on ranking, but also on power. Although the rank is the same, the job content determines your position and weight, which is tantamount to promotion. Therefore, the suggestion of the four products is much more attractive than Guangluqing, one of the Nine Clearances!