Chapter 235 Negotiations between the Internal and Foreign Ministers

After a simple inner court meeting, no one even explained Ningyuan's next military move to Liu Jian and others.

After the three cabinet members return to the check-in room.

Xie Qiancai finally seemed to open up his chat box and sighed, "I can't stop it."

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang could both understand what he meant.

If it were just a head-turn battle, Zhang Zhou’s achievements would not be obvious. After all, there was a famous general named Wang Yue, Zhang Zhou was just a helper at most, and the civil servants were more likely to advance Wang Yue to the throne after the fact. Weining Hou and Weining Bo were fighting over each other, so Zhang Zhou was not worried about the title.

But this time it’s different.

It was Zhang Zhou who planned it from the beginning, and he used a few "wine sacks and rice sacks" like virtuous ministers. What is even worse is that Zhang Zhou successively used two powerful weapons.

If once was a coincidence, then twice it was inevitable.

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and said, "Binzhi, can you still control him now?"

Li Dongyang thought for a while and shook his head helplessly, "With his merits, if he really wants to be promoted, As an uncle, I am afraid that it is not easy to stop him. Your Majesty trusts him too much. But speaking of it, the honorable ministers in the Governor's Mansion are fawning over him now. Do they want him to have a title so early?"

Very real problem.

Civil officials now feel that Zhang Zhou is a "hidden danger". Do Wu Xun and others regard Zhang Zhou as a "sage"

If Zhang Zhou is just a near-sycophant who makes suggestions in front of the emperor, That does not affect the interests of the people in the Dudu Mansion. They can try their best to curry favor with Zhang Zhou, but once Zhang Zhou gets the title, the group of people in the Dudu Mansion will become Zhang Zhou's "companions". They all say that colleagues are enemies. At that time, Zhang Zhou may be disliked by both civil servants and military officials.

Just talk about Zhang Mao. Isn’t Zhang Mao worried that after his death, Zhang Zhou will have all the power in the capital camp?

A capable person is always in the opponent’s camp. people.

If it comes to your side, you will become an enemy.

Xie Qian smiled and said, "Binzhi, hearing what you mean, why do you want to keep him in Hanyuan?"

Xie Qian was more honest.

Since this new top scholar is not under our control, why don’t we push him into the martial arts camp and let him harm the other side?

Let the group of heroes be fine. I like to compliment this Zhang Bingkuan. Now you ask for kindness and you will be kind. Zhang Bingkuan has sent it to you and asked you if you are happy. Are you happy?

Liu Jian obviously has a better overall view than Li Dongyang. He nodded and said, "Zhang Zhou has become the governor." Although he no longer has the rank of a civil servant in the government, there is no need to worry about him messing up the rules of the officialdom. He has achieved his wish by winning the title for his merits, but it will not affect his future interference in the government, and he may even intensify his efforts. It's not within our limits. In the long run, it's really not what we want."

Li Dongyang said, "I'm also worried that if he goes to the Governor's Mansion, he will change the relationship between the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China. The balance is disturbed."

"Haha."

Although Xie Qian did not participate in this discussion,But he is laughing.

He knew very well what Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were worried about.

Pushing people to the opposite camp of Wu Xun to harm Wu Xun, but they are also afraid that Wu Xun will get Zhang Zhou's "strong support" and break the so-called balance.

To put it nicely, it’s called “balance.”

It is simply a matter of emphasizing civil service over military service, and the situation in which civil servants take precedence over military service may be broken.

So Liu Jian here felt that it was actually quite good to keep Zhang Zhou with the civil servants. Even if Zhang Zhou only had the name of a civil servant, it would make the emperor feel that Zhang Zhou had always been a civil servant. He was a civil servant and let the world know that the Ming Dynasty still valued civil society rather than martial arts. It can even be said that there will be opportunities to slowly deal with Zhang Zhou in the future and bring Zhang Zhou into the "right path".

If someone else suggested this.

Xie Qian will definitely say, are you cheap? I don’t want it for you. Now he is going to be a martial artist, but he wants to bring people back.

"I don’t know if I will go to court tomorrow." What should I say?" Li Dongyang was at his wits' end.

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If they are directly promoted to a marquis, there may be a little dispute, but for them, is there a big difference between what kind of uncle or what kind of marquis Zhang Zhou is?

When they are worried here , footsteps were heard outside, but it was Dai Yi, Xiao Jing, Chen Kuan and Wei Bin, four eunuchs who were in charge of rituals, who came to the cabinet together.

This battle still leaves the three cabinet members a little confused.

Dai Yi and four others arrived and both parties met.

As the top "advisory group" of the Ming Dynasty, these seven people can be said to account for more than 90% of the daily decision-making on Ming Dynasty affairs. In name, the emperor governs the country, but it is better to say that these seven people control the country. The government of Ming Dynasty was supported.

After all, the matters discussed in the court are only a small number, and most matters are reviewed through official documents. These seven people are responsible for this.

And even in court meetings, the proportion of emperors adopting their opinions is very high, and everything must be approved by them. < /p>

After the two sides sat down, it was like negotiating, with Dai Yi making the opening remarks.

Liu Jian nodded.

He knows that in this matter, the cabinet is actually very passive. Just like when it comes to making decisions on internal affairs of the government, the cabinet only has the power to consult and does not have the power to make the final decision. In fact, it is still four people. The "internal minister" has greater power.

Dai Yidao, "Your Majesty previously discussed with Mr. Zhang, also known as Zhang Zhuangyuan, his future direction in the court, and he made a proposal to Your Majesty."

Liu Jian and the others Understand immediately.

The emperor probably could only organize such a big battle to reconcile the internal ministers because of Zhang Zhou’s affairs.Negotiations between foreign ministers

You, Zhang Bingkuan, have a lot of face.

Xie Qian smiled and asked, "What are his plans?"

Dai Yi looked at Xiao Jing and said, "Eunuch Xiao will tell you."

Like the emperor, Dai Yi seemed to have learned to put on airs. This change actually made Liu Jian and the others a bit intolerable.

Although these internal ministers have the power to make decisions, they usually don't have many ideas. Most of the time, they still have to adopt the cabinet's votes, because there are many things that cannot be handled by these four eunuchs alone. Yes, to put it bluntly, their level is not good enough.

So despite the great power of eunuchs and eunuchs, they still have to be polite when meeting cabinet ministers.

But it seems to be different now.

Dai Yi can be so arrogant. Is it because of the rise of Zhang Zhou and the emperor no longer just relying on the cabinet?

The three ministers of the cabinet can be said to be the elite of the Ming Dynasty officialdom. Among the elites, their political acumen is very high.

Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty mentioned this in advance and wanted to make Mr. Zhang a Marquis, at least on par with Anbian Marquis."

The three cabinet members looked at each other.

Sounds reasonable.

Even the idiot Zhu Feng was about to be promoted to Marquis of Anbian after two battles, while Zhang Zhou was promoted to Marquis without any problems.

Even if this matter is mentioned in court and civil servants come out to protest, the final result seems to be unchanged, and Zhang Zhou will still get the marquis.

Xie Qian smiled and interrupted, "What do you say Bingkuan?"

No longer calling him "Zhang Jinshi" or the like, but directly changing his name to "Bingkuan", as if the civil servants had accepted it. I got to know Zhang Zhou, as if I was very familiar with Zhang Zhou.

Xiao Jing said, "Mr. Zhang said that he does not want to go to the northwest to lead troops, nor does he want to be the governor. He just wants to stay in the capital and live a peaceful life for a few days, enjoying flowers, shopping, and going in and out of the palace." The prince's lecture was probably Mr. Zhang's exact words."

Xie Qian smiled after hearing this.

I want to hit someone. < /p>

Appreciate flowers and go shopping

As a dandy, one person can feed the whole family without worrying about social responsibility

Liu Jian took over the conversation and said, "So Your Majesty is going to What arrangements should be made?"

Xiao Jing shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has not made a decision, but has discussed with Mr. Zhang. Even if Mr. Zhang is given a title, he will not be allowed to leave the capital, but he can be allowed to temporarily I will take the position of leading the Jingying camp and help the British public manage the Jingying camp.”

“Very good.” Liu Jian nodded.

He clearly wanted to tie Zhang Zhou to the Hanlin Academy, but when faced with Xiao Jing's words, he easily did not reveal his intentions.

Because he knew Xiao Jing had not finished speaking.

If this is the final result,Then let the four eunuchs, the Chief of Ceremonies, come to hold a closed-door meeting with their cabinet

Xiao Jing said, "But Mr. Zhang also mentioned that he does not want to take up the actual position of the Governor's Office at the moment."

Speaking of this.

Liu Jian and the others immediately realized Zhang Zhou's "brilliance".

The three of them were vaguely thinking that although this boy was now favored by the emperor, if he entered the Governor's Mansion, he would no longer face a group of honorable ministers who fawned over him, but There were a group of jackals who were enemies of him, so he did not give up his position in the Governor's Palace, but he did not want to take a "real job" for the time being, which was equivalent to asking the emperor to reward him with a "post-remuneration official", and then take the real job when the time was right.

Since you have taken credit for your own efforts, you are not offending anyone at the moment.

Kill two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty has said that regardless of the outcome of the court's decision on his meritorious service tomorrow, the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion will be in his name."

The military position, the first rank of the official, is second only to the left and right governors of the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion. Most of the people who usually hold the title of governor are the Dukes of the Ming Dynasty, and the governor's fellow magistrates can already handle government affairs.

In other words, Zhang Zhou Wuxun has been able to ensure that he has a first-grade governor and co-knowledge, but the title is still uncertain. The civil servants should resign because Zhang Zhou's position as editor of the Hanlin Academy History Museum is not yet certain. It's just a sixth-grade civil servant. The difference between the two is too big, and based on the Ming Dynasty's principle that people must give up low-level positions when they receive high-level positions, Zhang Zhou should not receive the civil service title at the same time.

Just like Wang Yue, now he is only the Marquis of Weining, and the positions of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and Zuo Du Censor have been relieved of his duties.

Li Dongyang heard some key factors of the problem and asked, "Does that mean that he just holds the position of the Governor and is still working in Hanyuan?"

"Yes "Xiao Jing said, "This is what your Majesty wants, and it is also Mr. Zhang's wish."

Li Dongyang said, "Why?"

Xiao Jing said with a smile, "Your Majesty hopes Zhang." Mr. Zhang can teach the prince knowledge. If he is given a military position that is actually lacking, Mr. Zhang will have to be distracted. If he waits until the prince reaches adulthood in the future, then it will not violate his majesty's original intention of meritorious service."

This word somewhat hurt the hearts of the three cabinet members.

"But everything must be explained clearly to the ministers of the DPRK." Xiao Jing said, "Since he wants to stay in the Hanlin Academy, if he continues to compile it as a historian, it will not be in line with his status. His Majesty's intention, He is to be promoted to the rank of lecturer of the Hanlin Academy on the same day. In order to facilitate Mr. Zhang to coordinate with the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War on cannon casting and other matters, he is also prepared to be entrusted with the post of Langzhong of the Cleaning Department of the Arsenal of the Ministry of War. This is a concurrent position and there is no need to take care of the affairs of the public hall. . The position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Hou Army remains unchanged. "

The Commander-in-Chief of the Hou Army of the Ming Dynasty mainly oversees military affairs from the capital to Shanxi and Xuanfu.

Allowing Zhang Zhou to take this position seems to be unqualified, but in factThe real emperor wanted to take this opportunity to tell the people in the garrison stations near the capital that Zhang Bingkuan is my confidant. He is responsible for the military affairs of the garrison stations around the capital, and he can be deployed to lead troops at any time.

Li Dongyang said, "It would be unreasonable for a doctor in the Ministry of War to concurrently hold the position of governor and co-president of the governor's office."

It is equivalent to Zhang Zhou to shoulder the civil and military posts. He acted as both a troop dispatcher and a troop commander, and he also acted as a referee. In this way, the Ming Dynasty separated the authority of troop commanders and troop dispatchers, and the meaning of this was destroyed by Zhang Zhou.

Xiao Jing said nothing.

Dai Yi on the side said, "That's why your Majesty sent our family and others to discuss with all the ministers to see if this can be the first of its kind. Your Majesty also made it clear that the positions listed are except those of Imperial Lecturer." Except for the positions awarded for actual vacancies, all other positions are held without going to court. They do not care about official affairs while in office. Everything is just for the convenience of scheduling. If the three cabinet elders feel that something is wrong, perhaps His Majesty can only let Zhang. Mr. was promoted to Hou. ”

a or b.

Now the emperor’s intention is to let the three cabinet ministers choose for the civil and military ministers of the DPRK.

a is to promote Zhang Zhou to the rank of marquis, and give him the position of governor and magistrate of the rear army governor's mansion. It is likely that he will also be given the real power to lead troops, making Zhang Zhou "huohuo" in the governor's mansion.

b is to let Zhang Zhou continue to be a civil servant, and his main job is to be a Hanlin lecturer. He may be given an official position such as Chunfang Yude or Zhongyun in the Zhanshifu, to teach the prince, and at the same time give the Ministry of War arsenal The part-time job of a doctor in the Qing Dynasty was convenient for supervising the manufacture of artillery. At the same time, the military position held the virtual title of Tongzhi of the Governor's Office of the Rear Army.

It sounds like b’s position is too broad and difficult to control.

But in the final analysis, if b is chosen, then Zhang Zhou will still be a civil servant and still under the "control" of the three cabinet members. More importantly, Zhang Zhou's authority will be greatly reduced.

The three members of the cabinet could not help but look at each other.

They know it.

It seems difficult to choose, and neither party wants to choose, but in fact there is a second option, which is "lucky".

According to general principles, or in other words, if ordinary people get the credit for Zhang Zhou, they can just choose a, and there is no need to worry about choosing b.

Precisely because Zhang Zhou was the number one scholar in Ming Dynasty’s new subject, it took him only half a month to pass the exam. In addition, it was very important that Zhang Zhou still had the heart to be a civil servant. It also showed that Zhang Zhou was an outstanding person. It was related to the teacher's ability, which made the emperor feel that Zhang Zhou's teaching was indispensable for the prince's studies, so he came up with option b.

"It's a good thing to stay in Hanyuan." Liu Jian didn't need to discuss with Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

He can directly make decisions on behalf of the three people and even on behalf of the civil servants in the DPRK and China.

Wu Xun probably also cheers for Liu Jian’s wise decision

Old Liu Ge, you understand the righteousness well and know that although we admire Zhang Bingkuan, we don’t want him to harm the governor. If he enters the Dudu's Mansion and gets a real vacancy, His Majesty will only know about Zhang Zhou in the Dudu's Mansion and not us, and we will form a direct competitive relationship with Zhang Bingkuan.

Just like Wang Weining, Wang Weining, who is still the Minister of the Ministry of War, is the Wang Weining we admire. If he becomes the Marquis of Weining

It is best to die far away.

Dai Yi smiled and said, "Then Liu Ge always agreed to let Mr. Zhang continue to stay in Hanyuan and give him the position mentioned before or there would be some changes in it, mostly promotions. If there is any further objection in court on the coming day"

"No"

Liu Jian also made it clear.

Since we have agreed now, we will follow this tomorrow. Even if someone is ignorant and objects, we can use our status as cabinet ministers to fight back against them.

Negotiation.

The most important thing is to do what you say, but please don't mess around. Just keep these positions as agreed and don't add too much.

Dai Yidao said, "Having said that, I still want to remind the three cabinet elders that if His Majesty is in the court tomorrow and proposes to record Mr. Zhang's contribution to this battle, don't worry, it is not for civil servants." The promotion is only for the purpose of conferring a title on him in the future, and I would also like to ask the three elders not to object.”

Don’t look at it, but I chose b instead of a, but after the war is over, I will do the accounting. The rules are still there.

The emperor's current rhetoric is that the prince is still young, and he should wait until the prince succeeds in his studies before entrusting Zhang Zhou with important responsibilities.

But the three people in the cabinet knew that the emperor himself was reluctant to send Zhang Zhou elsewhere and always wanted to discuss things with Zhang Zhou. It was more practical to keep Zhang Zhou as a consultant in the Hanlin Academy than to directly send him to the Governor's Mansion. It's more convenient to be missing.

Liu Jian hesitated a little this time.

The compromise now allows Zhang Zhou to remain a civil servant, but it cannot prevent Zhang Zhou from being promoted to a title in the future. Liu Jian can feel that he is very passive.

Because when the prince succeeds in his studies in the future, it is very likely that he, Liu Jian, and others will have retired. Who can guarantee that the cabinet and ministers of the DPRK will still be able to limit the rise of Zhang Zhou

What is even more remarkable is a result

That is, Zhang Zhou himself was promoted to a high position from the Hanlin Academy, climbed to the Hanlin bachelor's degree and even entered the cabinet

At present Judging from the emperor's trust in Zhang Zhou, this seems to be a matter of time. By then Zhang Zhou will become a leader in civil service. Do you expect Zhang Zhou to limit himself?

Let him cut off his own retreat

Liu Jian finally nodded.

This is a question of choice.

What Liu Jian has to think about is whether to promote Zhang Zhou to Marquis now, which will cause too much damage to the court, or whether it is better to give him a bunch of false posts and let him stay in the Hanlin Academy as a lecturer. .

Dai Yi smiled and said, "Then this matter has been agreed upon. Our family will report it to His Majesty and also inform Mr. Zhang. Tomorrow, when the Liaodong general will be in the court, and Mr. Zhang will discuss his merits, don't Just forget about the results we talked about today. "Please remember to bookmark it. The latest and fastest website can be read for free without anti-theft.