Chen Yiguan has not been in a good mood these days.

The reason is that he and his son Chen Taihong have another conflict.

The reason for the contradiction lies in Chen Taihong's selection of officials.

You should know that Chen Taihong finally won the Jinshi with the seventh place in the imperial examination, the eleventh place in the palace examination, and the eighth place in the second grade.

The eighth place in the second grade can get a good position in the selection of officials. Chen Yiguan originally wanted Chen Taihong to go to the museum and become a Qinggui Hanlin Academy.

However, Chen Taihong planned to let go, so the father and son broke up again.

In history, in order to prevent his son Chen Taihong from being a Jinshi, Chen Yiguan deliberately lied to his son and said that he would be the first to be a Jinshi. Chen Taihong agreed, because this official position could be a Jinshi and retired to become an official.

However, Chen Yiguan turned to the emperor and asked Chen Tai Hongyin to be the Chief of Shang Bao Si.

The Chief of Shangbao Si Cheng is the sixth rank, and the highest position that is not accepted by the imperial examination is generally treated only by the prime minister's son. However, after becoming the Chief of Shangbao Si Cheng, it is equivalent to becoming an official and cannot participate in the examination.

Chen Taihong was furious when he learned that he had fallen into his father's "traitorous plan", and the father and son turned against each other.

Even the personal son is so calculating, it can be seen that the Donglin Party’s slander against Chen Yiguan is not unreasonable.

But now Lin Yanchao is taking Chen Taihong, because Lin Chen and the other two are not in harmony, all officials know that. So even Chen Taihong has no discussions at high school. Instead, he believes that Chen Taihong relies on his real talent and knowledge, but this is also the truth.

Chen Yiguan solved this big problem, so he changed his original intention, looked at each other, and planned to follow the trend to push his son to the Hanlin Academy, but was rejected by Chen Taihong.

On this day, the father and son sat opposite each other in the hall.

Chen Yiguan has been careful to persuade him carefully.

However, Chen Taihong said stubbornly: "Dad, my grandfather wrote 7,000 poems in his life. He was called Xu Wei when he was under the curtain of Hu Shaobao. Unfortunately, he did not become an official and was just called a commoner poet."

"You opposed me as an official and said that it was not bad to be as happy as my grandfather, but now you advise me to be a Hanlin in Qinggui. Why did you go back on your word so quickly?"

Chen Yiguan was not in a hurry at all, "Don't listen to what Guan Hou Lin said. In order to make a contribution, he insisted on sending him out of the prefectures and counties."

"You need to know that the Hanlin will start his career as a local official, but from a clear stream to a turbid stream, what are the benefits of your reputation as a Shen family in the future?"

Chen Taihong said: "Dad, you said that the exodus is a turbid flow, but my mentor was demoted to Guide Tongzhi. He returned to the center because of his political achievements. Now he is the governor of Huai, Li Sancai, is also the first-class person in the world. He is also a foreign official and has made fame and fame in the world. But he has never heard of outsiders saying the word turbid flow with his background."

Chen Yiguan heard Chen Taihong call Lin Yanchao his mentor in front of him, and he couldn't help but be angry.

But Chen Yiguan is a person who is not angry easily, so he said patiently: "Heaven, Earth, Lord, Parent, Teacher, are you not as important as the official Lin Hou? Being a father will not harm you. Entering a Hanlin area is a great way. You will not know how much success your career will be in the future. But if you leave the place, you will enter a narrow road, and there will be many thorns everywhere. I have been thinking hard, I only hope that you can understand your father's intentions."

Chen Taihong bowed and said, "The emperor uses his mentor as his assistant to carry out reforms, which is the general trend. His mentor is in the political base and will do his best to spread the world in the future. Now, no scholar can read Chen, Ye's books, and not seek the king's knowledge, and Zhang's two-evil's learning!"

"I go to a place to achieve political achievements. It is to benefit the people of the government for one term. No matter how it is, it is better than thinking about articles about chapters and sentences in Hanyuan, thinking about how to attract the eyes of noble people... Dad, do you know that everyone in the outside world says that you are ordinary in your career and have nothing to do since you entered the cabinet, and your son is not willing to go like this."

Chen Yiguan shook his head and said, "What's wrong with finding chapters and sentences? Writing good articles is a way to be a success for most officials."

"But the achievements are different. If you do the work, you will do the wrong things. Even if you do the right things, you will offend others. However, it doesn't matter if you are scolded. If you write well, even the prime minister is expected. What's wrong with the career of the minister? It's the Prime Minister of Taiping."

Chen Taihong said: "Dad, this is why I cannot be a Hanlin person. Now it is different from before. If scholars all over the world go to do some writing and writing, how can the country be saved?"

Chen Yiguan sighed: "If you really think that you can save the country and the world by doing things, then you can do it. You will never stop you as your father."

"But remember not to get too close to Mr. Lin?"

Chen Yiguan said: "The official Lin Hou wanted to carry out reforms and rule the rule of the king and his subjects, but the common rule of the king and his subjects must be united in mind. Just like the Emperor Shenzong used Wang Anshi to reform, you can only practice the way. However, the official Lin Hou's favor is not as good as Wang Anshi. Forced reforms will lead to disaster. Although you are his disciple, don't get too close to him, otherwise you will not be able to save you as a father."

Chen Taihong thought that Chen Yiguan was too old and had a very different experience from Lin Yanchao, so he said, "The child knows, since my father doesn't object, I'll leave."

After saying that, Chen Taihong left with great strides, and Chen Yiguan sat in the hall and thought about it carefully.

Although he did not persuade Chen Taihong, Chen Yiguan did not look much disappointed.

Chen Yiguan returned to the bedroom and the housekeeper handed him a post, but saw that the post was full of posts from foreign officials who came to visit him.

He is now the third auxiliary, only to Zhao Zhigao and Lin Yanchao. The governor came to Kyoto to see him, with a meeting ceremony of at least 1,000 taels of silver each time.

Chen Yiguan was unwilling to accept it. He often used the words "to be an official and not to speak of poverty" to warn his descendants that in addition to not allowing Chen Taihong to be a Jinshi in history, Chen Yiguan's cousin Chen Yizhong was appointed as the left-ranking official in Shandong. After Chen Yiguan entered the cabinet, he also persuaded him to retire at home, thinking that he would avoid suspicion.

These are the things that Chen Yiguan is cautious and careful in his official position.

In addition to being cautious and careful, Chen Yiguan paid special attention to his relationship with the emperor. He always insisted on governing the principle of "the way to govern the family and the country by being in a state of ruling the extreme and inaction". He talked about this with his hometown party and his disciples many times.

What is the "Whether to manage the family and the country in a virtual way"? To put it bluntly, it is to follow the trend, and to "get the king to do the way" in politics, and to play the whole audience with a supporting role.

This statement seems ineffective, but it is correct in terms of Ming Dynasty politics.

Prime Ministers such as Zhang Juzheng, Wang Jiaping, and Zhang Wei all had their own opinions and were not tolerated by the emperor in the end. Instead, they were like Shen Shixing. Zhao Zhigao was a judo official. Although he was scolded every day, his official career was still calm.

Because of this, Gu Xiancheng and the Donglin Party, which are mainly Gao Panlong, have always criticized Chen Yiguan and are not willing to be a person.

When Chen Yiguan was a lecturer, in addition to saying "Gaozong's forgiveness", he also wrote poems many times to thank the emperor for his rewards. His flattery works are the best among the followers. Moreover, like his father Shen Mingchen, he is very good at writing. As he warned Chen Taihong, the most important thing to be an official is to write good articles.

However, Chen Yiguan was flattered and had other considerations about becoming an official. At that time, when Shen Shixing was attacked by all officials, he lived in seclusion in his fellow villager in Zhejiang and refused Shen Shixing's suggestion that he would come out.

In response to his colleagues' poetry and prose, although he did not hide his desire for the status of prime minister, he was also worried about fame and fortune, and was afraid that he would not end up in the end. When he finally came out, Chen Yiguan did not say anything about the heroic words of serving the country and the people and the people, but only said, "To fulfill my life's ambition."

This is Chen Yiguan.

This day, I entered the palace.

Now Zhao Zhigao, the chief assistant in Wenyuan Pavilion, comes here every three days. His confidant conveys his meaning in the other two days.

So Lin Yanchao and Chen Yiguan discussed it and tried to put important matters on the day Zhao Zhigao came to the pavilion to discuss and deal with small matters on weekdays. If you are really embarrassed, you will send someone to tell Zhao Zhigao at home in the form of a letter.

This is different from when Zhang Yi was there.

Because Zhao Zhigao was old and sick, Zhang Wei didn't know many things, and even became increasingly negligent, so he gradually replaced the chief assistant, which also caused Zhao Zhigao's concerns.

Chen Yiguan knew very well that although Zhao Zhigao looked weak on the surface, he could not be really weak on the surface.

Zhang Wei and the Ministry of Personnel impeached each other, and then there was a case of demon book.

At that time, Zhang Wei was the second assistant. If he had been dismissed because of the demon book case, Lin Yanchao would probably have been the third assistant as the chief assistant. This matter undoubtedly hit the emperor's taboo. Therefore, this is Zhang Wei's confidence in using the demon book case to threaten the emperor, and thus decides the best way to establish the prince.

At this moment, the chief assistant Zhao Zhigao suddenly returned to the cabinet to take charge of the government after being ill for a long time, and Zhang Wei was killed and caught off guard. Emperor Zhang Wei thought that Zhao Zhigao was really old and weak and could not manage the government, but he did not know that he had such a trick.

It was precisely because Zhao Zhigao was confident of returning to the court to take charge that the emperor gave up Zhang's position and used the demon book case to target the eldest son of the emperor. However, unexpectedly, Lin Yanchao did not rush to take the throne and took advantage of Zhang's position. Instead, he supported him in front of the emperor, retaining Zhang's position and the eldest son of the emperor.

(In another time and space, the Battle of Yang Hao in Ulsan did not suffer as much as Ding Yingtai reported. However, Yang Hao's defeat was exaggerated by Ding Yingtai and involved Zhang Wei, saying that Zhang Wei accepted Yang Hao's bribes, and Zhao Zhigao, who had been ill at home, suddenly returned to the pavilion and Zhang Wei was dismissed).

The biggest feeling this incident gave Chen Yiguan was that ministers should not take themselves too seriously and take risks to challenge the emperor. The king's way is to take action.

Chen Yiguan entered the palace without going to Wenyuan Pavilion, but went to Quezuomen to participate in the Nine Ministers' Court discussion.

There are three chairs on the head of the left door of the Que, and nine chairs on the left and right. They are the seats of three ministers and six ministers.

When Chen Yiguan arrived, Lin Yanchao had already arrived.

But Lin Yanchao was chatting with the Minister of Rites Yu Shenxing and the Minister of War Shi Xing. As for the Minister of Justice Xiao Daheng, the left censor of the Censorate of the Censorate, and Yang Junmin, the Minister of Revenue, all sat beside him and smiled slightly.

Xu Zuo, the Minister of Works, Lin Cai, the envoy of Tongzheng, and Wu Ding, the Minister of Dali Temple, sat aside. By the way, after Tian Hui, the envoy of Tongzheng, retired, Lin Cai was promoted to Tongzheng.

Now only Li Dai, the Minister of Personnel, and Zhao Zhigao, the Chief Secretary, have not arrived.

Seeing Chen Yiguan and Yu Shenxing, Shi Xing stood up and saluted, and everyone continued to chat.

In such an occasion, Shi Xing likes to talk big. He has always liked to praise others, and especially has the merits of pacifying Ningxia and aiding the Koreans and suppressing Japanese. He often used words to convince others in the court, but most of the ministers were convinced by Shi Xing.

After Cai Guozhen, the Minister of Personnel, was dismissed, seven people promoted the imperial examinations. Shi Xing ranked first because of his merits, which was a popular one. However, the emperor instead used the former Minister of Works, Li Dai, who was ranked last in Nanjing, as the Minister of Personnel.

Shi Xing was furious and submitted a memorial to resign, but the emperor was not allowed.

Shi Xing said: "Ge Chen came just right, and I just read Wang Pu's Pingbian Ceremony, which is comparable to the right essay in Longzhong."

Chen Yiguan asked for advice: "I wish to hear the great views of Grand Sima."

Shi Xing said: "This plan to flatten the border is a plan for Zhou and Song dynasties to unify the world. The reason can be called internal political practice. The twelve words "first it is easy and then it is difficult, first south and then north" are still good strategies, although they have not conquered Youyun's sixteen states."

Chen Yiguan said: "What the Grand Sima said made me think a little. In ancient times, the prime minister was the most important person in charge of the lawsuit. The prime minister and the emperor were the closest friends, and he was the great mechanism of defending the world."

"The prime minister is a minister, and the ministers live with the emperor day and night in the temple, just like Wang Pu, who offered a border plan. Although there is no clear understanding of the achievements, all their actions are related to the country's economy and people's livelihood, and they are all for the concerns of the country."

After Chen Yiguan finished speaking, he saw that the ministers did not dare to agree.

Shi Xing said, "George Chen is very proud and implements the new policy of doing good deeds and needs to conform to people's hearts. Recently, the Ministry of Education has heard a lot of gossip from the court and the country, saying that the court would change Zhou to Shang, change the righteousness and etiquette of Zhou, and restore the prosperity of Shang. Such a ridiculous statement is unknown where to come from."

Confucianism comes from the Zhou Li. The Shang Dynasty is also called Dayi Shang. There are some sayings: Shang people come from the remnants of the Shang Dynasty. This is a new statement compiled by those who oppose the theory of merit in the court and the public. Not only that, there are actually many oppositions in the market.

The chat before the court discussion seemed plain, but every sentence was in conflict.

Although Lin Yanchao is now the second assistant, Shi Xing still does not sell his face at times. Lin Yanchao is not good at turning against him. After all, when he was appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Shi Xing also recommended him. After all, Shi Xing has a high qualification and when he was appointed as the Minister of Rites, he was already the Minister of War.

But Lin Yanchao was not a man who could not fight back. He smiled and said, "In the past, King Wu of Zhou met with eight hundred princes in Mengjin, and all the princes said, "Jiu can be defeated." However, King Wu said, "You don't know the destiny."

"So King Wu of Zhou led his troops back. Later, King Zhou killed Bigan and imprisoned Jizi. King Wu led his troops to destroy Shang according to King Wen's order, "Don't doubt the time" and led his troops to destroy Shang. What is the time? What is the destiny?"

"At this time, the destiny of heaven is the heart of the people. When the heart of the people comes, the momentum comes. The implementation of the new reform policy is not against the wishes of others, but rather what the people want and what they want, so it will come naturally and go with the trend."

"Just like King Wu achieved hegemony and joined the eight hundred princes, he still dared not say that the destiny of heaven is with me. Only when King Zhou killed Bigan and imprisoned Jizi. Isn't this the same thing as this? Most people support it and do not necessarily need to implement it, but even those who opposed it said that it was not used by this method, it was natural."

"Therefore, King Wu's attack on King Zhou is not called usurpation. The king's business is done naturally. This is not a doubt at the right time. It is also what Master Chen said to do nothing."

Although Chen Yiguan felt that it would be fine if he had heard this, how could he have no resistance to promoting reform? Even if he did not kill someone, he would still be able to see blood. However, Lin Yanchao's words still dispelled some of his concerns. At least his reform was not about forcing his head to press on his head without drinking water.

"The second auxiliary is said, Chen has received the teachings." Chen Yiguan took a step back, but he knew that there were many officials like Rushixing who opposed it and there would be other opportunities in the future.

A moment later, Zhao Zhigao arrived in a sedan chair and all the ministers stood up.

After using Sima Yi's affairs to force Zhang to retreat, the ministers changed their views on Zhao Zhigao, and at least they would never dare to regard the other party as the "paper-smashed chief minister".

After Zhao Zhigao took his seat, he smiled and said, "I've been waiting for a long time."
To be continued...