According to the etiquette of the Ming court, on the first day of the first month of each year, officials in Beijing should go outside the Fengtian Hall to worship the Emperor, hold a big court meeting, and announce some important decisions by the way.
This year, the No. 1 imperial decree of Emperor Tianwu was the reform of the administration of officials, which almost made all the aged officials feel cold.
For the tenure of officials, the imperial edict made a rigid stipulation: from the county level's ninth grade main book to the government's cabinet ministers, ministers, governors, governors, prefects, prefects and other officials in charge of the county, they will serve three consecutive terms in the same office, and will no longer hold the same office;
to serve as...