The pomp when Li Banghua left Beijing was slightly weaker than that of Pang Chunlai, but he still arrived at the pier in the Emperor's imperial chariot.
Moreover, Li Banghua became a duke and was directly promoted from the original Marquis of Jishui to the Duke of Gan at the same level as Pang Chunlai. However, he was only granted the title of Grand Master, not the Crown Prince or Grand Master.
The emperor's gift to Li Banghua was only ten cars, unlike Pang Chunlai's more than forty cars.
"Uncle Hui, after I leave, you must be careful as an official." Li Banghua warned him seriously.
Li Rixuan said: "My nephew, please remember this."
Li Banghua was worried: "It's good if you remember it, but I'm afraid!"
Li Rixuan was a Jinshi in the 41st year of Wanli, and he was only in his early twenties at that time. He first served as a member of the Zhongshushe, and then as a censor, becoming a pawn of the Donglin Party.
This guy often recommended officials, and they were all officials who had been squeezed out of the court by the eunuchs. Wei Zhongxian was very unhappy with this and threw him to the local government to engage in salt politics. Out of sight, out of mind. After returning to Beijing, he and his uncle Li Banghua
They all worked as officials in the Ministry of War, but they resigned and returned to their hometowns directly to avoid suspicion.
Chongzhen succeeded to the throne and restored his uncle and nephew to their posts. In order to avoid suspicion, Li Rixuan chose to stay in his hometown in Jiangxi.
Historically, this person became the Minister of War and the Ministry of Personnel of the Ming Dynasty. Because he was involved in political struggles, he was sent to Chongqing by Chongzhen. He died of illness soon after being pardoned.
In this time and space, in the third year after Li Banghua joined Zhao Han, Li Rixuan also came to join him. He first served as a general military officer, and then as a county magistrate.
Then he served as a county magistrate and magistrate in Hunan, and then as a transfer envoy to Hunan. Before being transferred back to the capital, he served as Zhejiang Zuobuzheng envoy.
He was born as a censor, and he was quite impulsive when things happened. To put it mildly, he was daring to act. His political performance in Zhejiang was indeed excellent.
Li Banghua said: "I know that you and Song Changgeng (Song Yingxing) are not on good terms, and your respective subordinates also have rifts due to promotion. But remember, tolerance serves the country!"
Li Rixuan explained: "My uncle knows his nephew's character and will not fight with others because of personal grudges. However, when Song Changgeng's party member Yu Shiqin was a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he often suppressed my officials in Ji'an, Fuzhou, and Ganzhou.
Priority was given to promoting officials from Nanchang, Linjiang, Nankang, Jiujiang, and Raozhou. I went to Song Changgeng to argue with him, but Song Changgeng was always perfunctory, and he was simply too bullying!"
"Song Changgeng is not that kind of person who favors personal interests," Li Banghua said. "Even if Yu Shiqin does things, he does not break the rules. You two can fight in the future, but you must not break the rules."
The conflict between the two factions arose due to the selection of officials.
At that time, Yu Shiqin, an official from Nanchang, served as a doctor in the selection department and had the power to finalize the promotion of officials below the fourth rank. The qualifications and political achievements of Jiangxi officials were
There were too many people who were qualified for promotion. Under similar conditions, Yu Shiqin gave priority to promotions from Nanchang, followed by Jiujiang, Nankang,
Raozhou and other native places.
This approach made many Jiangxi officials furious. However, since Yu Shiqin was an honest official and had not violated any regulations, Li Rixuan could not find an excuse to fight back.
It was precisely because of Yu Shiqin's willful behavior that Jiangxi officials other than the veteran faction gradually divided into factions again. The Chengyi faction in Linjiang Prefecture and the north, and the Chengyi faction in Ji'an Prefecture and the south started fighting over the selection of officials.
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With Pang Chun coming, it's okay for Li Banghua to suppress him, but once the two elders leave, the fight will definitely become more fierce in the future.
Li Banghua was well aware of his nephew's character, and out of concern, he went to visit Song Yingxing, intending to give in to each other.
"The grand master's visit makes the humble house shine!" Song Yingxing warmly welcomed him.
Li Banghua said straight to the point: "Brother Chang Geng, brother Yu will return to Jiangxi in two days. There are some things that I can't let go of, so I came here to discuss things with brother Xian."
Song Yingxing said: "Grand Master, please speak."
Li Banghua said: "The juniors are ignorant. They are all officials of the imperial court and fellow townsmen from Jiangxi. What is there to argue about? In my opinion, it is better to bear with each other for the sake of the country and work together to create a peaceful and prosperous age for Your Majesty. Shilang Yu (Yu Shiqin)
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Song Yingxing smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Meng An, do you really think that Yu Shiqin is following my orders? It's true that he and I are both from Nanchang, but he is an independent thinker and knows what he is doing. Back then, there were a lot of people who were promoted to Jinshi.
, took the initiative to go south to serve His Majesty, but it was Yu Shiqin who took the lead.
The commander-in-chief Yang Jiamo was captured on the way, and it was Yu Shiqin who took the lead."
Li Banghua's mind raced, and he suddenly realized: "It turns out that Yu Shiqin is from His Majesty."
Song Yingxing said: "He is not only His Majesty's man, but also a person who makes his own decisions. I was pushed out by them to be a facade just because I was born in Nanchang!"
There were too many high-ranking officials from Ji'an Prefecture, and it happened that a group of Jiangxi sergeants had captured Jiangxi general Yang Jiamo and took the initiative to go south to join Zhao Han.
Therefore, Zhao Han reused this group of Jiangxi sergeants and appointed their leader Yu Shiqin as the official selection officer.
Yu Shiqin's mind was extremely flexible. When the emperor called him to chat, he understood the emperor's true meaning on his own.
As a result, Jiangxi officials were divided internally, and officials from Ji'an Prefecture were suppressed in disguise.
Moreover, Yu Shiqin's approach was even more extreme than Zhao Han expected. This guy was just walking a tightrope, and he would be doomed if he was not careful. The rate of return was also very high. He quickly gathered a group of people and turned into central and northern Jiangxi.
The leader of the faction.
The strength of this faction is not strong. Song Yingxing is just a facade, and the rest serve as ministers at most. However, there are a lot of middle-level officials, and there are a large number of young and hard-working factions.
After leaving Song Yingxing's mansion, Li Banghua kept thinking about it on the way.
He completely figured it out, Liu Ziren was also the emperor's man!
Liu Ziren was the previous Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and was elected to the cabinet this time. When he was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he apparently did not interfere with Yu Shiqin. It seemed that the two sides were not helping each other, but in fact he was favoring Yu Shiqin. This person also came from Ji'an Prefecture, but he belonged to the
It seems that the elders have long understood the emperor's wishes.
The day before leaving Beijing, Li Banghua found his nephew again: "I will just say one thing, you will make your own decisions from now on. Liu Ziren and Yu Shiqin are both His Majesty's people!"
Li Rixuan was stunned and immediately said: "Uncle, I understand. We should continue to retreat and tolerate it. Yu Shiqin's arrogance has increased in the past two years and he has become more and more domineering. Then let him go and make him even more domineering until he becomes arrogant.
to the point where enemies will be made everywhere,
Even His Majesty hates him, and this guy is close to death..."
"Don't tell me this. From now on, I won't care about court affairs." Li Banghua stood up and left.
Li Banghua also left, and the cabinet truly entered the Song Yingxing era.
A few days later, when all the officials went out to attend court.
Li Rixuan's carriage happened to meet Yu Shiqin. As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he actually asked the driver to get out of the way and said loudly: "Shilang Yu is a heavenly official of the Ministry of Personnel, let him go first."
Yu Shiqin was alert. He was just a minister on the right, and he was not crazy enough to ask the minister to step aside. If this matter spread out, he would definitely be looked down upon.
He quickly asked the driver to stop and said loudly: "Li Shangshu, please go first."
Li Rixuan started to evacuate, raised his hands and said in greeting: "Thank you very much, Mr. Yu, for your courtesy."
Yu Shiqin watched Li Rixuan's bike leave. While he was wary, he also felt a little proud. This was due to human nature and had nothing to do with IQ.
Yu Shiqin also belongs to the young and hard-working group. He is not yet forty years old this year. The group of Jiangxi sergeants who went south to seek refuge with him already have several third and fourth grades, and the worst ones are from the fifth grade. In addition, they have also won over
A large number of local hard-working people. They represent the court twenty years from now, and they will rule the world by then.
The method of drying salt was previously only popular along the southern coast, but it was Yu Shiqin who ordered it to be extended to Jianghuai.
Yu Shiqin has many such political achievements, and his practical ability is inferior to most officials. Because of this, he can stand out and be appreciated by the emperor.
But this guy is getting more and more arrogant, or in other words, he has always been arrogant. He is very utilitarian.
If it hadn't been for the founding of the People's Republic of China, this kind of person would most likely have become a generation of powerful ministers after rising to prominence.
He doesn't love money, he only loves power, and he can be said to be as honest as water.
Li Rixuan rode a carriage to the Forbidden City with a sneer on his face. Make you crazy, the crazier the better. How crazy you are today will be how miserable your death will be tomorrow!
This is a long-term strategy, and it may take several years to show weakness.
After all, Yu Shiqin is very smart, and it is impossible for him to become domineering by giving in for a moment. Only years of patience can relax Yu Shiqin's vigilance and make him completely rampant.
In this way, the court was as calm as water, and there was no fierce fighting as Pang Chunlai had expected.
"Your Majesty, Fang Ge died of illness." Li Xiangjun received the report from a female official and walked quickly to Zhao Han and said.
Zhao Han sighed: "Oh,... I have tried countless doctors, but they still can't save her."
This is not a fake sigh, but a real emotion.
Fang Shengchang's administrative ability is average, but he is rarely honest and obedient, and he never joins any cliques. Moreover, this person rebelled on his own and took his territory with him.
His qualifications and prestige are deep enough, so he was brought into the cabinet just to act as a lubricant.
As a result, the lubricant died.
Zhao Han immediately issued an order: "I ordered the Ministry of Rites to bury Fang Shengchang generously and designate a posthumous title for him. In addition, he was granted the title of Grand Tutor and Marquis of Longquan, so that his eldest son could inherit the title of Marquis. His wife was given the title of First Grade."
The reason why he was granted the title of Marquis of Longquan was because Fang Shengchang raised troops in Longquan County and made important military exploits in the early stages of the actual campaign - he was previously the Marquis of Longquan.
Zhao Han continued: "Chen Maosheng, the Minister of Rites, paid homage to Dongge University, and ordered him to join the cabinet as prime minister. Wang Tiaoding, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was promoted to the Minister of Rites."
This was different from Pang Chunlai's expectation. Zhu Shunshui did not join the cabinet, but continued to serve as Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce.
On the contrary, the extremely young Chen Maosheng actually joined the cabinet early.
Pang Chunlai always believed that Chen Maosheng would become a few more ministers before joining the cabinet as the emperor's lone minister.
What a lonely person.
Chen Maosheng has been in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette for so many years and has never formed cliques. He does things completely according to the rules. He uses those who are capable and throws away those who are not. It doesn’t matter which faction you belong to. When it comes to the promotion and transfer of officials in the Ministry of Rites,
His words are more effective than those of the officials, who in turn have to seek his opinions.