Chapter 442: Worshiping Martial Arts and Suppressing Literature

Imperial Palace, next to Wenhua Hall.

A new "Shangting Chu" yamen was established here. It was not located next to the main yamen in Beijing around the Daming Gate outside the palace, but was located directly in the palace. It was in line with the cabinet, or even better than the cabinet. Closer to Qianqing Palace.

The listing ceremony of the Shangting Department was presided over by Li Rong, who was a member of the Shangting Department. At the same time, the emperor made the decision and invited cabinet ministers Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. Liu Jian was also invited. , but Liu Jian wanted to lose face after all, so he excused himself from going because he felt unwell.

In addition, another member of the Shangting Department, Zhang Mao, also did not come.

As a result of this listing, except for Li Rong, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, who were in charge of court affairs, the rest were just eunuchs and royal guards working in the palace.

"This place"

Xie Qian stood at the door of the upper listening area, looked inside the door, and couldn't help but frown at Li Dongyang who was standing aside.

Li Rong smiled and said, "In the future, whenever there is a major military matter, two cabinet ministers may have to move here."

"Farewell." Xie Qian said, "It's nothing without me. "

The implication is that I am not a member of the Internal Affairs Bureau. The person in charge of the Internal Affairs Bureau in our cabinet is obviously Li Binzhi. If you have anything to do with him, don't come to me.

Li Dongyang asked, "Is this preparation for Duke Cai Guo to return to Beijing?"

Li Rongdao, "It was arranged by His Majesty. We don't know the specific intention. Inside." Several sets of tables have been prepared, but the place is not spacious. Your Majesty said that after the coming spring, several new houses will be built next to it."

Li Dongyang glanced at the Wenhua Hall not far away and said, "Why did you choose this place? It will not affect the prince’s usual teaching.”

“Haha.” Li Rong said with a smile, “Actually, your majesty also wants the prince to get involved in government affairs as soon as possible. If this is set up, shouldn’t the prince be allowed to do so? It's a good idea to come over and learn from His Majesty when you have time. I hope my son will succeed."

Xie Qian smiled.

He wanted to say.

As a prince, he is originally a dragon, at most a young dragon.

"Yes." Li Dongyang nodded.

In fact, he also understood that the emperor wanted Zhang Zhou to participate in important court affairs, teach the prince at the same time, and be a consultant at the Qianqing Palace at any time. Otherwise, why would he want Zhang Zhou's "office" It was set up in such a "strange" location

Li Rong then personally unveiled the sign, but saw that it had the words "Shangting Department" hanging vertically. It may be that there is no place to hang it in the palace. As soon as you look at the font on the plaque, you will know that it is Zhu Youtang's handwriting.

"Two pavilion elders, please come inside."

Li Rong enthusiastically invited them inside.

Originally Xie Qian didn't want to go in, but seeing this strange layout, he couldn't help but be curious and wanted to go in and take a look.

After entering, I discovered that it was actually a separate house, with no distinction between inside and outside. The place was not as big as the cabinet house, but because it was a temporary building, the location here was closer. The inner garden of the palace, so the place looks moreThe word "Jinggui" means small and powerful.

"That's over there" Xie Qian pointed to something wrapped in yellow cloth that looked like a chair placed near the front.

Li Rongdao: "It's the throne. Your Majesty occasionally comes to the listening area, and there must be a place to rest."

"Tsk, tsk, you are well prepared." Xie Qian did not change his poisonous tongue. .

Li Dongyang asked, "What will it be worth in the next few days?"

Li Rong smiled and said, "This is not something our family knows, but I expect that people who are worthy of listening will definitely They all have their own errands. It is said that His Majesty will discuss new candidates for the Chancellor's Office in the past two days. Haven't the two cabinet ministers received any news?"

There are a lot of rumors. What about the Chancellor's Office? It is used to oppose the cabinet. It is strange that the three cabinet members would care about such rumors.

Li Rong was quite embarrassed when the two of them didn't answer, and said, "In the future, there will always be five or six people in the listening department. If our family is not talented and becomes one of them, I hope they will get it." "I don't dare." Li Dongyang cupped his hands and said, "I hope Eunuch Li will give me more support."

The location of the Shangting Office has been selected. In the palace.

Probably he is directly responsible to the emperor alone.

The candidates for the Shangting Department must also be re-selected. Among the members who have been admitted to the Shangting Department before, apart from Zhang Zhou, who will definitely be retained, it is unclear whether others can enter. .

On the second day after the Shangting Office was officially established, Zhu Youtang mentioned the matter to the ministers in court.

Fengtian Palace.

"My dear friends, this is the yamen I have set up. Although it can be established permanently, the person inside is not always there. The person chosen must have the ability and be able to assist. I am the person who assists in military and political affairs in the north."

"I used to serve as temporary personnel such as Bing Kuan, Ying Gong, and the cabinet minister, but now it is time to officially select people. Sometimes, because his errands may be contrary to his own errands, what I mean is that the person selected for the Shangting place does not need to have much official status to support him. Even a new scholar can be admitted to the Shangting place. Inside."

Zhu Youtang's meaning is very clear.

Previously, all the ministers such as cabinet ministers, ceremonial supervisors, eunuchs, ministers, and dukes were serving as ministers, which seemed too formal.

It goes against the original intention of these people to just serve as consultants to me.

So what I mean is to select some people who don’t have much official positions in the court, but who can specialize in what they do, and put them in a good position. This is my original intention.

Being told by the emperor

Liu Jian and others felt a little more at ease in their hearts. If all the ministers and dukes were selected as before, it would be clear that they were with the cabinet. It's a challenge, but if a group of unknown middle- and lower-level officials are replaced, no matter how influential the Shangting Office is, they will only be advisors to the emperor at best, and will not form a direct confrontation with the cabinet.

But when they thought about it again, wasn’t that how the original cabinet started?

The people who joined the cabinetAlthough most of the members were from the Imperial Academy, before joining the cabinet, they were probably just serving as ministers or lecturers. It was rare for those who could join the cabinet as bachelors. It was only during the Hongzhi period that the requirements for the origin and qualifications of ministers to join the cabinet were changed. It's just too high.

Zhu Youtang said, "In this way, each of the six ministries will recommend two people in these two days. One of them will be below the rank of minister. Foreign ministers who have the ability to manage the army can also be recommended. There is no need to choose in the governor's house."

Zhang Mao came out and said, "Your Majesty, the veterans and others also want to contribute to the court."

For Zhang Mao, it was not easy for Zhang Mao to get the opportunity to participate in decision-making as a martial artist. opportunity, just like this, the power of our governor's government to interfere in politics was cancelled.

Zhu Youtang said coldly, "Mr. British, haven't you been in poor health recently? You can't even handle the court meeting. Let you Isn't it too difficult for each of the five temples to elect one person to be on duty at the Shangting Office every day? The ones below Shaoqing are always recommended, and then those from Yanwutang and those with military experience in the northwest can also be selected for two days. We'll decide on the preliminary candidates, so let's leave it at that."

The emperor opened the topic, but didn't dwell on it too much.

There is probably a meaning that I am just opening the chapter. As for how things develop, I have to take it one step at a time.

After the court meeting, when walking out, Xie Qian said bluntly, "I'm afraid not all the people recommended are just a cover. Your Majesty already has a candidate in mind."

This is somewhat disrespectful.

Li Dongyang corrected him, "How could His Majesty not have a preliminary candidate in mind?"

He just had to mention Zhang Zhou's name, or maybe it was someone recommended by Zhang Zhou.

The newly appointed Minister of Civil Affairs, Ma Wensheng, smiled and said, "It seems that whoever can enter the listening office in the future must have His Majesty's appreciation and have a higher understanding of military and political affairs, but I don't know if "Have the authority to vote"

This is a bit like putting a brick in the cabinet's face.

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Ma Wensheng smiled and said nothing.

Liu Jian saw that Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng were arguing first, while others were just watching the fun, so he couldn't help but said coldly, "The specific responsibilities of the Shangting Department have not been determined clearly yet. , what’s the point of talking about this? Since the original intention of establishing the Shangting Office is for military and political affairs, then we should first fill it with people who understand military and political affairs. Do you have any opinions?”

It’s equivalent to saying that. Didn't say.

But Liu Jian’s final words are still effective, at least others no longer talk about it casually.

In less than two days, each yamen submitted the members of the listening office that they wanted to recommend and handed them over to Zhu Youtang.

This time, Xiao Jing personally presented the memorial.

"Your Majesty, there are two people from each of the six ministries, one person from each of the five temples, plus the recommendation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.One person, a total of eighteen people. I wonder if we should add more candidates from among the six subjects?" Xiao Jing asked cautiously.

Zhu Youtang opened it and looked at it casually. He frowned and said, "I said that the new subjects can be Jinshi. But what does it mean to use Guanzheng Jinshi as a recommendation? Could it be said that these two Guanzheng Jinshi are also capable of participating in important court affairs?"

Xiao Jingwei, "Probably most officials in the six ministries must Everyone has their own responsibilities, no time to be distracted. ”

In fact, Xiao Jing also knows very well.

When the Sixth Department recommends members of the Listening Department, anyone who has opinions on this matter will recommend some inconspicuous people. The lower the person's status, the more it sounds like he has little say in the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor can still understand this little thought.

Xiao Jing saw that the emperor was still watching. List, I couldn't help but ask, "How many people will your Majesty choose from it?"

"No. "Zhu Youtang said, "Since you are a minister, you must have at least the qualifications of a minister or above before I can consider it, or you must be from Yanwu Hall and have achieved political achievements in local military and political affairs, such as the current governor of Liaodong, Lu over. ”

“Ah”

Xiao Jing was somewhat surprised.

It turned out that the emperor told the ministers to choose someone below the rank of Minister or Shaoqing. , it’s just a cover.

Deliberately testing the attitude of those ministers

Xiao Jing will inevitably think, is this necessary? Anyway, those ministers know that His Majesty established the listening office. Against the main civil servant forces in the DPRK, why are you doing such mysterious things?

As for Lu Wan

Xiao Jing is also thinking, there are specific candidates, just choose them.

Zhu Youtang said, "Actually, I have no final decision on the selection of the Shangting Department. I mentioned it to the Shang Shang this time to see the reaction of the ministers and workers. "They don't have much confidence in Shang Tingchu, they think I'm just a whim."

Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. The officials in the court are all bent on sharing your Majesty's worries." "

"Really?" Zhu Youtang said, "I think only Bingkuan is more dedicated. Let’s make a preliminary decision on Lu Wan and Wang Qiong first, without mentioning Bingkuan, and then consider the remaining three as appropriate. ”

Xiao Jing took a look and found that the emperor had already made a good plan for the total number of members of the Shangting Department.

Six people.

Three people have even been It was determined that they were Zhang Zhou, who was about to take office as Minister of War, and Wang Qiong, left minister of household affairs. Only Lu Wan was withdrawn from the post of governor of Liaodong, but it is hard to say what official position Lu Wan would hold after returning to the court. /p>

Half of the seats have been decided, this is still undecided

Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty, if we want the Governor Lu who came to Liaodong to come back, I'm afraid it will have to be as early as possible. It started last year , Liaodong was troubled by matters such as the establishment of slaves. Previously, Uncle Xinjian had been transferred to Xuanda. Now if Governor Lu comes back, I am afraid that no one in Liaodong can take charge of the overall situation. ”

Zhu Youtang fell downNot worried at all, he said, "Isn't there Tang Yin?"

"Ah"

Xiao Jing didn't react for a moment, he reminded, "Your Majesty, Tang Yin is now the governor of Bohai. "In the south of the Yangtze River."

Zhu Youtang said, "Someone needs to be responsible for going to sea, but planning for shipbuilding and other matters has already been planned. It doesn't make much difference whether Tang Yin will take charge of it. Listen. It is said that Xu Jing is very diligent in his work around Bingkuan. It is enough to keep Xu Jing and help Duke Wei. Do I have to release two important ministers at once for the sake of a shipyard that has not yet matured?"

The two "important ministers of the country"

I won't talk about Xu Yan and Tang Yin.

Xu Yan counts as one, and Tang Yin just thinks of Tang Yin. In the past, he overthrew the royal power of North Korea. Even if he is said to be an important minister of the country, he can barely be considered.

"But it's hard to say whether Tang Yin can fight a war. In the case of Hanyang City in North Korea, although he personally led the charge, he was forced to a desperate situation, but Liaodong is now in a defensive situation. , I have to wait for Bingkuan to come back and have a good discussion with Bingkuan. I will keep Lu Wan’s position for now.”

Zhu Youtang didn’t seem to be forcing Tang Yin to take the lead.

Xiao Jing said, "Wang Xian, the governor of Jizhou, seems to have made certain achievements in military and political affairs."

"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, "He was also recommended by Bingkuan. But I’m not satisfied with his attitude.”

With one sentence, Xiao Jing understood that in the end, no matter how many people are put in, they will all be Zhang Zhou’s people. There are one or two non-Zhang Zhou factions, and they will only be of the neutral faction, either to add soy sauce, or to deceive others.

That listening place will actually be Zhang Zhou’s stage from now on.

Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty, except for these few, the rest need to be hired by ministers or above. I'm afraid there will be slack in the six ministries' errands."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said "Entering the Shangting Department is not an errand that needs to be done every day. It does not conflict with its responsibilities. It is like that the members of the Shangting Department have their own division of labor. If it is Wang Qiong, he is responsible for the dispatch of military supplies; Lu Wan, He is responsible for the selection of generals at the Yanwu Hall and the Governor's Mansion. Needless to say, Bingkuan is responsible for coordinating everything. I actually want the prince to come over occasionally to take part in the mission."

"Your Majesty"

"I don't let him come in all the time, but occasionally let him go in and participate in discussions on military affairs during breaks. Even if he is just an observer, it will be helpful to him in governing the country in the future."

Xiao Jing nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes."

"Okay, I still need to think more about who to choose and who not to choose in the Shangting Department. Recently, many people have told me that they want to enter In the future, Yanwu Hall will also be a way to enter the Shangting Department," Zhu Youtang said.

Xiao Jing reminded, "Your Majesty, after all, most of the Yanwu Hall is a military position in the Governor's Mansion."

"Who said that?" Zhu Youtang said, "In the future, civil servants will go to the northwestIf the leader of the army does not know how to use divine artillery and flint muskets, how can he win the battle? In addition to the martial arts class, the Yanwu Hall will also have a Confucian class. This is all for the purpose of leveling the grassland. Even if it is not for the grassland, it will stabilize the world in the future. It is also necessary to conquer barbarians. ”

Xiao Jing felt even more nervous when he heard this.

This probably means that those who come from the imperial court and want to obtain high positions must come from the Yanwu Hall.

And Zhang Zhou is very likely. He is the chief instructor of Yanwu Hall, equivalent to the founder of Hanlin Academy.

The position of Yanwu Hall is still very ordinary in the eyes of the ministers.

Except. Jiubian Military and Political Affairs uses some people from the Yanwu Hall. In the past year or so, due to Zhang Zhou's absence in the capital and other reasons, the second phase of the Yanwu Hall was only half-opened and people were transferred to various places in Jiubian. The third phase It's even more elusive.

The minister was originally worried about the rise of Yanwutang's power, but now he is worried about Shangtingchu.

But things are getting worse. "direction" development.

With Zhang Zhou about to return to the court, the matter of "registering for the exam" in the Yanwu Hall has become a trend among the nobles in the capital, led by members of the first golden graduating class. Led by Zhang Heling, as well as Cui Yuan, Zhou Tang, Zhang Lun, Anyuan Hou Liu Jing and others, there are as many as fifty or sixty people applying for military honors in Beijing.

If you add in those who do not have titles from various places. General, the number of applicants is close to 300.

This is only for military positions in the governor's house, not counting the literary classes that may be opened.

Those who sign up must first. The name was reported to the Ministry of War because Zhang Zhou became the Minister of the Ministry of War when he returned to the dynasty. The emperor's intention was to first use the Minister of the Ministry of War to concurrently serve as the admiral Yanwutang. Of course, if Zhang Zhou becomes the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the future, then the admiral Yanwutang will be appointed.

It all depends on what errand Zhang Zhou is doing

When the list appeared, Xiong Chong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, felt that the matter was a bit big, as if the entire governor's office was there. Moving closer to Zhang Zhou, someone from the Yanwu Hall was about to become a force that could influence the situation. He quickly and secretly informed the former Minister of War, Ma Wensheng, about the matter.

Ma Wensheng then informed Xie Qian. .

After Xie Qian read the list, he said with an indifferent expression, "Follow the crowd, what is the purpose of the Yanwu Hall? Is it necessary to learn how to fire artillery, or is it necessary to learn the art of war? Can the offices of the Ministry of War no longer need to be set up in the future?" "

Ma Wensheng said, "Yu Qiao, I'm really not being alarmist. I think the Yanwu Hall will develop according to the intentions of His Majesty and Zhang Bingkuan. Then it will really make no difference whether there is a military department in the DPRK or not." Since the Song Dynasty, military and political matters have relied on the past of the literati, and I am afraid it will have to be changed. "Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading