Zhao Junchen stood respectfully in front of Emperor Deqing with a calm expression.
After the initial ups and downs of his heart, Zhao Junchen is now very calm.
For some reason, after some testing and a slight understanding of Emperor Deqing's true views on him, Zhao Junchen felt at ease.
Because of the unknown, I was afraid. Now that I understand it, I am not so panicked.
What's more, Zhao Junchen had already been mentally prepared for how Emperor Deqing viewed him.
On the other side, after such an incident, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen at the foot of the imperial court, touching the thick pile of banknotes on the imperial desk, with an expression of extreme satisfaction.
For such a favorite, Emperor Deqing knew what he should reward.
Therefore, after Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment, he suddenly asked: "Junchen, I remember that you are from Yangzhou, right?"
Zhao Junchen lowered his head and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty remembers clearly that I am from Yangzhou."
Emperor Deqing asked again: "Since the southern tour has been decided, you can go with me after next spring. I will stay in Yangzhou for a few days during my southern tour, and you will take the opportunity."
Returning to your hometown in fine clothes, you can meet the folks in your hometown. By the way, have you had any contact with your mother's family in recent years?"
After Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned, he didn't understand why Emperor Deqing asked these questions, but he still shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, after I became an official in the court, some people came from my mother's house and wanted to win over me.
Some relationships, just..."
Seeing Zhao Junchen's hesitation in speaking, Emperor Deqing nodded understandingly and said, "You didn't pay attention to them, right? I understand that you are still resenting them for driving your mother and son out of the clan, and in the end, your mother died of exhaustion.
thing."
Having said this, Emperor Deqing's face flashed with sadness, and he said with emotion: "However, this is also a folk custom. Any family will do this when encountering such a thing. In the final analysis, they can't be blamed.
.After going to Yangzhou this time, Junchen, you should get back together with them. After all, they are your only relatives in this world."
After Zhao Junchen was silent for a moment, he finally nodded and said: "Since your Majesty said so, I will obey your order."
Although Zhao Junchen is now frozen by Li Daitao, the memories he inherited still have some influence on him, so Zhao Junchen still doesn't like his relatives from his mother's family very much.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's reluctance, Emperor Deqing smiled and scolded: "Don't be too stubborn, I'm doing this for your own good. As far as I know, your mother's family in Yangzhou is a big family, with more than a hundred people.
As the saying goes, if a person achieves enlightenment, a chicken or a dog will ascend to heaven. If you make peace with them and lift them up, they will be able to help you in the future."
After a pause, Emperor Deqing said again: "Let's do it this way. When our monarchs and ministers arrive in Yangzhou, you can select some smart and intelligent scholars of school age from your mother's family. There is no limit to the number. You can decide what to do and let me know afterwards.
That's all. I'll let them enter the Imperial College so that they can have a good future in the future. In addition, I also plan to hold a draft after the southern tour to enrich the **. You can also choose a girl of the right age from your mother's family.
What do you think about giving her a noble status?"
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be surprised!
No matter what Emperor Deqing had in mind, this was definitely a huge reward.
The Imperial College was the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty, but it was not possible to get into it just because you wanted to. Either you had passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination, which was called "Jujian"; or you had donated a large amount of money to the court, which was called "Liu Jian". "; Or he has obtained the title of scholar and been recommended by the local academic administration, and is called "Gongjian".
The last type is the "Yin Jian", that is, a student is a prisoner because of his father's official position. The number of prison students awarded by Emperor Deqing to Zhao Junchen's mother's family may fall into this category.
If it were an ordinary quota of supervising students, it would be fine, but Emperor Deqing's original words were "There is no limit to the amount, you can do whatever you want." This is commendable. You must know that the quota of supervising students is very popular.
Once you become a supervisor, the benefits are not to mention. Not only can you skip the college examination, directly obtain the qualification of a scholar and participate in the provincial examination, what's more, if you can get the recommendation of the Imperial College's sacrificial wine, you can also directly enter the court as an official as a supervisor!
Such a gift cannot be said to be unimportant.
In addition, allowing members of the mother's family to enter the palace is also a matter of favor and grandeur, especially when they are given noble status as soon as they enter the palace, which shows that they attach great importance to it.
………
Therefore, thinking of the benefits that these favors can bring to him, Zhao Junchen hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I have not seen all my relatives from my mother's family for more than ten years. They are good friends." It's just a scam, I really don't know what to do..."
In the middle of the words, Emperor Deqing waved his hand and said: "I am more assured than you on this point. Junchen, you are extremely intelligent and your appearance is one of the best in the whole dynasty. The beautiful girl selected from your mother's family will definitely be good." ."
Seeing Emperor Deqing's firm attitude, Zhao Junchen had no choice but to agree, bowed and thanked him and said: "I thank you, Lord, for your kindness."
"That's all, I just want to see that you have done your job well, and I will reward you if you have merit." Emperor Deqing waved his hand, with a smile on his face, but suddenly got to the point: "However, as things have come to this, this time the relationship between you and the prince I have made a bet here that you will definitely win. I will promote you to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue tomorrow morning. However, once you are promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance will be vacant, but it is not suitable. "
Having said this, Emperor Deqing looked thoughtful.
When Emperor Deqing promoted Zhao Junchen to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he intended to secretly help Zhao Junchen control the Ministry of Household Affairs. Not only did he transfer the honest and pedantic Li Chengru to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but besides Zhao Junchen, another The position of Minister of Household Affairs has been delayed for a long time.
And in this way, Zhao Junchen can naturally control the household department easily.
However, when Zhao Junchen was promoted to the position of Minister of Hubu and Li Chengru was appointed to another position, the positions of the two ministers of Hubu were all vacant, which was naturally inappropriate.
After Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment, he finally said: "Well, this case of Qiuwei fraud in the three provinces has been closed in advance for the sake of the overall situation, but in my opinion, the Minister of Rites, Zhan Shanchang, is not free of involvement. Tomorrow I will Let him be transferred to the position of Right Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and you, Junchen, will look after him to save him from causing any more trouble."
As he spoke, Emperor Deqing thought for a moment and then continued: "As for the left minister of the Ministry of Finance... Well, Ma Sen has been in the position of the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel for many years. It's time for him to make a move. He will take the position. However, in this way, the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the position of the Minister of Etiquette are vacated. Well... Zhang Xuan, the censor of Youqiandu of the Inspectorate, is familiar with the etiquette system and is experienced, so he can do it. As the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, as for the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel... By the way, Junchen, didn't you recommend Liu Chang'an, the prefect of Lu'an Prefecture? I have seen his official resume, and it is indeed a talent, so he will be the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Bar."
Having said this, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen with a look of trust, actually asking for Zhao Junchen's opinion and asked: "Junchen, what do you think?"
Zhao Junchen bowed and said: "Your Majesty has thought carefully about it, and I have no objection."
Although he said this, Zhao Junchen felt quite uneasy in his heart.
The Ministry of Husbandry is Zhao Junchen’s territory, but Ma Sen is the first assistant to Zhou Shangjing! The Ministry of Personnel is Zhou Shangjing’s sphere of influence, but Liu Changan’s backer is Zhao Junchen!
In addition, because of Zhan Shanchang's affiliation, nearly half of the people in the Ministry of Rites now look up to Zhao Junchen. However, will it still be the case after Zhan Shanchang is transferred to the Ministry of Husbandry?
Zhang Xuan, the imperial censor of the right-hand court of the Inspectorate, was a member of the pavilion elder Huang Yourong, and Huang Yourong was notoriously greedy for power among the pavilion elders.
Emperor Deqing was so mixed up with each other, so how should Zhao Junchen, his chief minister Zhou Shangjing, and Ge Lao Huang Yourong get along with each other in the face of conflicts of interest?
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