At the end of the year, the capital seemed very peaceful.
After Zhang Zhou was promoted to Minister of War, the ministers were only initially uncomfortable with it, feeling that Zhang Zhou's appearance had broken the official system of seniority and seniority.
But after Zhang Zhou was promoted to minister, he did not care about most matters in the court, which also made the ministers feel that Zhang Zhou's aggressiveness was not that strong. No matter how many aspects Zhang Zhou could interfere with, It was still in the three-acre land of the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion, and Zhang Zhou seemed to have not directly provoked any too fierce conflict with them.
The ninth day of the first lunar month.
On this day, Zhu Youtang summoned three cabinet members in the inner court, but did not meet Zhang Zhou.
In the first summons after the year, Zhu Youtang mentioned to the three cabinet ministers the matter of adding one person to the cabinet. It was only in the discussion stage and he wanted to listen to the opinions of Liu Jian and the others.
Standing next to him is Li Rong. Although Li Rong is now just the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremony, but because he supervises the East Factory and his seniority in the palace, he has vaguely become the eunuch. The most trusted eunuch around the emperor.
"Your Majesty's intention is to share some of the pressure on the three pavilion elders. Who to choose depends on the recommendation of the three pavilion elders and the ministers of Hanyuan. Your Majesty will consider it as appropriate."
Li Ronglai's words will be twisted one level and appear more tactful.
Liu Jian and the others had felt before that the emperor wanted to promote Wang Hao to the cabinet. Even if it wasn't Wang Hao, it might be Cheng Minzheng.
The emperor said he wanted to discuss with them, but he just said it in a nice way.
Liu Jiandao, "Your Majesty, I am old and unable to take on the duties of the cabinet. Please allow me to return to my hometown to take care of myself."
Resign when you encounter problems. This is not only the habit of the three cabinet members, but also the ministers of the DPRK and China.
From the mid-Ming Dynasty to the middle of the Ming Dynasty, officials, especially those who reached the level of Zhengqing or Minister, generally resigned even if they were promoted to official positions. After making mistakes, they were rarely directly investigated and punished. Until the Jiajing period, monarchs and ministers This kind of "harmony" has always been maintained.
It has become a routine for ministers to submit petitions to resign when they are impeached, in order not to embarrass the emperor. It is not only to test the emperor's intentions, but also to find a way out for themselves.
Zhu Youtang said, "There are some bad rumors outside, saying that I only want to use Jin Cheng, especially the matter of me using Bing Kuan. I don't know what those people's intentions are. Even Zongfan is making noises. I have said long ago that I will use whoever has the ability. Bingkuan's achievements should be obvious to all."
Liu Jiandao, "I didn't mean to target anyone. It's just that the old minister is old and frail."
Zhu Youtang waved his hand and said, "There is no need to say anything about resigning. If Mr. Liu Ge is really ill and unable to bear the responsibilities of the court, I will allow you to return home. , and will give you more rewards. Thank you for doing so much for the court. But now is not the time to withdraw. There is one more minister in the cabinet. I will not listen to the opinions of anyone except you and Hanyuan. Take your heart back. , just take a stand.Whether it needs to be added or added to whom, I will accept it. ”
The three cabinet members thought there was something else important, but when they were summoned by the inner court, they only talked about increasing the number of cabinet ministers.
And the emperor seemed to care about them very much. , There is no intention of forcing it.
After the three returned to the cabinet for duty, Xie Qian sat by the stove, clamped a piece of new briquettes with iron tongs, put it into the iron stove, and said with a smile, "This thing is still good. It's really useful, it doesn't burn out no matter how much you burn it, it's so warm. ”
Liu Jiandao, “If you have anything, just say it.” "
Xie Qian smiled and said nothing.
Li Dongyang seemed to be supplementing for Xie Qian and said, "Your Majesty said that he would listen to the opinions of the ministers of Hanyuan, but Zhang Bingkuan is also a minister of Hanyuan. ”
One sentence seems to point out the most critical point of the problem.
Zhang Zhou is still a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. If the emperor proposes to find someone to join the cabinet, he will not According to Wang Hao and Cheng Minzheng, it is very likely that they wanted Zhang Zhou to "wear multiple positions". Anyway, Zhang Zhou had already held the position of Hanlin bachelor before, and turning the Hanlin bachelor into a "big bachelor" did not seem to change much.
The Shangting Department is also valuable, and the cabinet is also valuable, so what is not valuable?
After thinking for a long time, Liu Jian sighed, "Will your Majesty be so biased towards Zhang Bingkuan?"
The implication is that we are all on guard against Wang Hao and Cheng Minzheng, and also to prevent others from seeing Zhang Zhou’s rise and moving closer to Zhang Zhou’s camp.
Now you actually think that the emperor wants to. Let Zhang Zhou join the cabinet
Then why does your majesty show such an open-minded side and just say it clearly?
Xie Qian rubbed his hands in front of the stove and said, "I want to be your guest." What it means is that His Majesty will listen to Zhang Bingkuan's opinion on who to choose, and it does not necessarily mean that Zhang Bingkuan will be appointed to the cabinet."
"Yes. "Li Dongyang nodded.
Liu Jian did not explicitly say that he wanted Zhang Zhou to join the cabinet, saying that the emperor was biased. It could also be said that the emperor accepted Zhang Zhou's opinions too much.
Xie Qian added, "Zhang Bingkuan prophesied that there would be an earthquake in Shaanxi. It seemed quite serious. It has been eight or nine days, but there is still no movement at all."
Li Dongyang said, " If it happens in Shaanxi, or if it takes two or three days to sort out the disaster, a detailed report will be made. It is estimated that it will be reported in another two or three days. His Majesty did not publicize this matter in a big way, but he did not know how the local authorities would respond. The repeated goings-on may only make the people respect Zhang Bingkuan even more.
Xie Qian smiled and said, "That's right. It's all true now. If he really wants to use the issue of disasters to make something happen out of nothing in the future, who can question it? It's not about Longhu Mountain." Why is it that there is no news that Mr. Zhang is going to Beijing?"
"It will be soon. "
Liu Jian sat down. On his desk, there were many memorials waiting to be drawn up.
But he seemed unable to calm down. He said "Bin Zhi, if you have free time in the past two days, go to Hanyuan for a walk and tell Hanyuan about your Majesty's intention to promote people to the cabinet.China will first discuss the candidates to join the cabinet. The three of us don't have any opinions and just follow the mainstream opinions. We will report to His Majesty whoever they recommend. This is the best. "
The emperor said to listen to our opinions.
We don't express our opinions. We just convey your Majesty's wishes and let the people in the Hanlin Academy system discuss on their own to see who compares." "He is of high moral character and high prestige."
Xie Qian said, "We are not afraid of hearing about candidates we don't want to hear."
Liu Jian sighed, "I am afraid that these candidates are exactly what His Majesty wants, so it would be better to leave Hanlin alone." If the members of the Academy are officials, if the power cannot be controlled, why bother to force it?"
We have already left everything to "public opinion". If the Imperial Academy wants to recommend people we don't want to hear, then It shows that the emperor and Zhang Zhou's goal has been achieved. They have penetrated our private territory, that is, the Hanlin Academy system, to the point where they cannot choose a candidate of our choice.
So why bother
p>It’s like lying down, waiting for the fierce fire from political opponents.
Li Dongyang said, “I didn’t expect it to be like this, I have my own opinion. ”
Zhang Zhou has been very relaxed recently.
Although the Ministry of War was very busy during the period after the new year, Xiong Chong and Xiong Xiu handled the situation properly, and everyone listened. The Department is currently only responsible for border military affairs. Two members of the Shangting Department were temporarily added, one is Wang Qiong, the left servant of the Ministry of Revenue, and the other is Zhu Hui, the Duke of Guo Guo. They do not need to go in and out of the palace often. Like Zhang Zhou, they all regarded the errands of the Shangting Department as a part-time job.
Wang Qiong's appointment to the Shangting Department was proposed by the emperor, while Zhu Hui was "recommended" by the Dudu Mansion. Zhang Mao was originally selected as the candidate, but Zhang Mao always liked to rely on his elders to show off his talents. Not to mention the emperor, even the ministers disliked him, so the governor's office secretly recommended him, and in the end, Zhu Hui won the election.
The recommendation of Zhu Hui to the Shangting Department also set a precedent for "secret voting"
It probably means that he is qualified to be elected. There is no need to let others know who you are recommending, and there is no need to announce the number of votes for each person during the final count. Having the emperor as the referee can ensure fairness to the greatest extent.
Zhang Mao originally thought that he would no longer be able to vote. If he was lazy, others would still regard him as the number one martial artist. As a result, he was defeated in the election among the ministers. Naturally, he felt unhappy at home for several days, which was a lot after the Chinese New Year. People who came to visit his house were turned away by him.
"Father, after the Lantern Festival, my son will go to the Yanwu Hall to further his studies. What else do you have for me?"< /p>
Zhang Rui seems to be a healthy person recently. He has done a good job in horseback riding and archery recovery training. This time, he was one of the first to sign up for Yanwu Hall.
In addition to Zhang Rui, there is also Zhang Rui’s son Zhang Lun.
The father and son will enter the Yanwu Hall together.
Zhang Mao said angrily, “If this continues, I will. All the power of the Zhang family is gone, you"Are we going there to learn our true skills and make achievements in the future, or are we going there to form gangs?" Zhang Ruidao said, "My son doesn't quite understand what his father means." "
Zhang Mao said angrily, "If you also join Zhang Bingkuan, then our Zhang family will be completely finished."
In one sentence, Old Zhang's true state of mind was exposed.
He now regards Zhang Zhou as his enemy. He no longer wants to use his reputation and connections to win over Zhang Zhou, and even get along with Zhang Zhou on an equal footing, even by detaining Zhang Zhou. Jiang Dezhong used other methods to force Zhang Zhou to cooperate with him.
"Father, why don't you go?" Zhang Rui asked.
"Would it be better if I didn't go?" Mao sat there, as if he was sulking, "Do you want to blame me for having no one in the Zhang family? Or do you blame Zhang Bingkuan for his rise too quickly? Is this because he is jealous of his father? Now even the soldiers in the capital camp are alienated from his father." At the Shangting Department, when will it be Baoguo Gong’s turn?"
Zhang Rui then understood.
The reason why his father felt so sorry for himself was because Zhu Hui had robbed him of his job at the Shangting Department.
From Zhang Rui's point of view, perhaps Zhang Mao thought that even if there was Zhang Bingkuan, at least in the governor's house, he, Zhang Mao, was the most respected person, but this time he was slapped in the face by reality. /p>
It seems that everyone in the governor's office took the opportunity to express their previous dissatisfaction with the British Duke.
Zhang Rui said, "If my father is interested in serving the imperial court, he should take the initiative to propose it to His Majesty and recommend himself. . ”
“As a father, I don’t have that face. Zhang Mao said, "That's it. You can continue to Yanwu Hall." You must remember that if you cannot return from your studies, then the British public’s reputation may not be preserved. You must not shirk the charge into the battle.”
When Zhang Rui heard this, father, you are so cowardly. Encourage your son to be cannon fodder
Zhang Maodao said, "As a father, I have no other choice. After you practice at Yanwu Hall, as a father, I will help you find a military position in a border town in front of His Majesty. You have the opportunity to practice, but you are afraid that Zhang Bingkuan will interfere with it."
"Father, Cai Guogong should not be like this. "Zhang Rui still trusts Zhang Zhou.
"Believe in your father and me, but trust outsiders." Zhang Mao was also annoyed.
I said Zhang Bingkuan is a bad person, but you still If you don’t treat him as a good person, turn your elbows outward
Zhang Rui can only lower his head.
“Damn it. "Zhang Mao lost his patience and started scolding, "Who is Zhang Bingkuan? Even if he doesn't let you have the opportunity to make contributions, I will let you go to fight with Wang Bo'an and nothing else. I have been in power for so many years, and I want to find a way to kill my son. His former position as a vanguard officer is not good enough. How can your Majesty not give such face?”
Zhang Rui then realized that his father actually wanted him to charge into the battle for the sake of the British government’s appearance. To die.
Zhang Rui is also thinking about it.
Father, what kind of big blow have you suffered? I am not your biological child.If my son is not good enough, you will punish me to death
Li Dongyang went to the Hanlin Academy.
He went to see a person, Wang Hua, who had just been promoted by the emperor to a bachelor's degree at the Hanlin Academy.
Wang Hua was promoted entirely because of his son Wang Shouren’s achievements in the northwest. Many people thought so. Although the words were ugly, Wang Hua didn’t care, just as he had taught Wang Shouren. Let others decide your own path.
"Your Majesty wants to transfer someone to the cabinet, Dehui, who do you think has the qualifications?" Li Dongyang said bluntly.
Recommend someone to me.
Wang Hua was beating a drum in his heart.
He knew very well that in the Hanlin Academy system, there were many people with higher qualifications than Wang Hua, not to mention people like Wang Hao, Jiao Fang, and Li Jie, but also among the rising stars, Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, who had previously They were all appreciated by the three cabinet ministers. After all, when the Hanlin bachelor's degree was vacant before, Liu Jian and the others were the first to recommend Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu.
If Zhang Yuanzhen and Zhang Zhou are added to the list, Wang Hua knows very well that among the people who have not joined the Hanlin Academy, he is close to the tenth in terms of status.
Choose someone to join Pavilion, it’s my turn
Take it a step further and say, you, Li Dongyang, are asking for candidates. As for asking me
Wang Hua said, "Wang Jizhi has been giving the lecture in the East Palace for more than a year, giving lectures at the banquet. He was the foreman at that time, and with his talents, he is expected to be the most suitable person to join the cabinet to assist in the affairs of the court."
Since someone in the King of E knows that you are not interested in drinking, I will recommend him. In my opinion, the most suitable candidate.
I’m not afraid of retaliation anyway.
And the Wang Hao he recommended was obviously the unpopular candidate that Liu Jian and the others had mentioned before.
Li Dongyang smiled and said, "Why do you want Dehui to belittle yourself? Not long after your son entered the court, he has already taken charge of military affairs. If you join the cabinet, you can help father and son both inside and outside. It will be a good story in the court. So you "More suitable for entering the cabinet than anyone else" please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft