Lubu, as the name suggests, is a document with the contents disclosed to the public without any seal, aiming to let more people know the contents.
News of military successes often take the form of cloth to publicly declare martial arts and boost the morale of the people.
So now, Lubu has gradually become synonymous with good news.
After Governor Zheng carefully verified it, Lin Tailai's two great victories were spread all the way from the northwest to the capital in the form of Lu Bu.
Emperor Wanli received the good news when he just got up. He was in such a good mood that he almost went to court again.
Later, while the emperor was having lunch, he sent someone to ask the cabinet if they wanted to call Lin Tailai back to hold a ceremony to present prisoners at the Meridian Gate?
However, the emperor's unreliable idea was dissuaded by the rational cabinet, and even Zhao Si objected.
First, from all aspects, these two major victories are not worthy of the level of war ceremonies.
It can only be regarded as an enhanced version of countless border conflicts, and it is still defensive and counterattack in nature.
Second, the real enemy in Xihai is Huo Luochi, who also defeated the Ming army twice before.
Now that Huo Luochi is still active, doing a triumphal ceremony is really nondescript.
If the Ming army is defeated by Huo Luochi later, what dignity will the emperor have?
So after the emperor's excitement when he first heard the good news passed, he gave up the idea of ​​offering a prisoner gift.
After the good news spread in the court, everyone probably felt that it was both unexpected and reasonable.
It was unexpected because the connection between Lin Tailai and the word Dajie was so unfamiliar.
Apart from mutiny and dealing with female chiefs, Lin Tailai had no military experience in border towns at all!
It makes sense that Lin Tailai is also a Nine-Yuan True Immortal who has won the first prize in martial arts, so it doesn't seem strange that he can fight in the world.
In addition, many people also imagined that it would be better if Lin Tailai was happy to fight and indulged in border martial arts like Emperor Zhengde and was unwilling to return to the capital.
Along with the victory news, Governor Zheng also recommended Lin Tailai, the hero of the great victory.
Governor Zheng reported that Lin Tailai had achieved two great victories and beheaded two chiefs, which made the rebels and their enemies Lin Tailai hate him deeply.
And Lin Tailai is now the face of the imperial court, and his safety cannot be ignored. The risk factor of staying on the front line in the border town is very high.
At the same time, there were no official positions within the governor's office, making it inconvenient for Lin Tailai to be promoted.
Therefore, it was proposed that Lin Tailai be promoted to the hinterland of Shaanxi to be responsible for supervising food and wages. The specific arrangement of Lin Tailai's official positions was left to the court's discretion.
The emperor did not send Governor Zheng's recommendation to the ministry, but directly asked the cabinet to discuss how to reward Lin Tailai.
Because of the cold weather, Shen Shoufu accidentally fell ill and stayed in bed to recuperate.
Therefore, this cabinet meeting was chaired by the second assistant Wang Erxijue, with Wang Sanjiaping and Zhao Sizhigao at the table.
Wang San, who has a stronger personality, was the first to speak, "What's negotiable about this?
If we want to appoint Lin Tailai to supervise food and wages in Shaanxi, wouldn't it be enough to promote him to the rank of fourth rank, right-rank censor of Youqiandu?
Going from the fifth level to the fourth level is worthy of his great victory."
Although Wang Er is a very smart person, Lin Tailai's matter has little to do with him and he is too lazy to put too much thought into it.
I just subconsciously felt a little strange, why was Wang San so nice to Lin Tailai today?
Lin Tailai was originally the counselor of Shaanxi's military affairs. If we add a censor of Youqiandu who is also in charge of food and wages, wouldn't it look familiar?
Generally, the full title of the governor's official position is Youdu Censor, who is the governor of a certain place, counselor of military affairs, and also in charge of food and wages, and can do things conveniently.
If Lin Tailai became the censor of Youdu, counselor of military affairs, and also in charge of food and wages, wouldn't he literally be half of the governor?
Thinking of this, Wang Er felt a little numb.
But since Wang San was so kind to Lin Tailai, Wang Er couldn't bear to be a villain, so he said: "It's very reasonable, so let's report it like this!"
"Wait a minute!" Zhao Si, who rarely spoke in the cabinet, suddenly spoke, his eyes shining with wisdom.
Wang Er asked doubtfully: "What else are you dissatisfied with?"
Zhao Si basically doesn't speak at cabinet meetings unless it involves Lin Tailai, but there's really no reason to object today, right?
Zhao Si turned to Wang San and said: "I dare to ask, if Lin Tailai is promoted to the title of Yushi of Youqiandu, what will happen to the original officials of Hanlin Editor and Sanbu Langzhong?"
Wang San looked around and said to him, "Just follow the court regulations and do whatever you want!"
Only then did Wang Er suddenly realize that he was almost fooled by Wang San!
There are two fine points here. I didn't pay attention to it just now and didn't think about it.
The official positions of the supervisory system and the official positions of affairs are independent of each other. There is no reason for a supervisor to be concurrently an affairs officer. For example, there cannot be official positions such as censor and doctor, governor and chief envoy.
In the entire Ming Dynasty, there were only a few rare examples of concurrent officials.
As for the fact that some governors have the right censor of the capital and are also ministers of the Ministry of War, and some governors have the right deputy censor of the capital and the minister of household affairs, it is because the two official titles are false titles and not actual duties.
Therefore, if Lin Tailai is really promoted to the imperial censor of Youqiandu, then correspondingly, the original three doctors and the editors of the Hanlin Academy will be eliminated.
The second bright point is that if the censor of Youqian City is really on a business trip, according to the system's practice, it will become the nature of a long-term business trip to a place, and the status of a pure Beijing official will be lost.
If you want to go back to the capital, you have to go through some extra procedures, so you can't go back just when you want.
Some people may be willing to pay such a price for the sake of fame, but judging from Zhao Si's statement, Lin Tailai is obviously unwilling.
For Lin Tailai, real power may be more important than fame.
Zhao Si gave Wang San a step forward, "Lin Tailai is originally a Beijing official on business trips, so there is no need to add another official title of censor."
At this time, Zhao Si had a new realization. No wonder Lin Tailai had desperately pushed him to join the cabinet.
If there is no one to keep an eye on the center, it is really easy to have an accident, and you will be tricked if you are not careful.
Seeing that his little scheme was discovered, Wang San snorted coldly and asked:
"Then you say, you have to supervise food and salary management in Shaanxi and you need to upgrade it. What reasonable official positions should be allocated?
It's no different from being promoted to a Shaoqing of Taichang Temple or Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the capital, and going to Shaanxi to supervise food and wages!
Is it possible to give it to a Shaanxi deputy envoy? Or should it be given to the chief secretary of Shaanxi to consult?
Therefore, it is most appropriate to be promoted to Yushi of Youqiandu! Otherwise, there will be no way to be promoted!"
Zhao Si confidently said: "This is a bad statement. There is still a more suitable official position than the Yushi of Youqiandu!
For example, the imperial court not only established Taipu Temple in the capital, but also established several Xingtaipu Temples in various places, including one in Shaanxi.
Therefore, he can be promoted to the rank of Shaoqing of Xingtaipu Temple in Shaanxi Province. He is not only an official in the capital, but also convenient to act in Shaanxi Province.
What’s even better is that Taipu Temple is in charge of horse administration and horse prices, and is also related to military supplies and logistics!
And it also solved the problem of promotion. Although it was only from the fourth rank and not the fourth rank, Lin Tailai would not mind with his indifference to fame and fortune and his broad mind!
If it really doesn't work, raising Lin Tailai's Hanlin rank to half a rank can be used as a way to make up for it.
All in all, is there any more suitable official position than Shaoqing of Xingtaipu Temple?
Anyway, Lin Tailai already has so many part-time officials, so he doesn’t care about taking on one more! Otherwise, the problem of being promoted to the fourth rank cannot be solved."
Wang San couldn't find any angle to refute and was speechless.
Wang Er looked at Zhao Si in surprise, but he didn't expect that this low-key person also had a special edge.
"If you don't have any more opinions, let's proceed like this!" Wang Er looked at Wang San again and said.
When the meeting ended, Zhao Zhigao stood up and vibrated his sleeves out of habit, maybe a little too hard, and a large note floated out from his sleeves.
Wang Xijue was quick-sighted and grabbed the note in his hand. On the note, he could see that there were words written in small regular letters: "Eight promotion plans. Four demotion plans."
Although the note was quickly snatched back, Wang Xijue was still shocked!
What shocked him was not the content of the note, but that a dignified elder could actually lower his body and be willing to do such a puppet thing. It was really terrifying!
How did Lin Tailai pick out Zhao Si from among thousands of officials?
In mid-November, Governor Zheng sent the good news to the imperial court; at the end of November, the imperial court sent rewards to the meritorious officials.
Given the conditions of this era, it is already extremely efficient.
Governor Zheng doesn't care about others, he only cares about Lin Tailai.
When he saw Lin Tailai's new official position as Imperial College Attendant, Doctor of the Third Department of Lili and Military Affairs, Shaoqing of Shaanxi Xingtaipu Temple, Counselor of Shaanxi Military Affairs and in charge of food and wages, Governor Zheng finally felt relieved and immediately started organizing a farewell banquet.
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To be continued...