Chapter 669 Ordinaryness will eventually be broken
After Zhao Shoufu's relevant memorials were sent to the inner palace, Emperor Wanli was a little confused when he saw them, so he asked the eunuchs in charge of rituals:
"Zhao Zhigao said that there is currently no suitable minister to serve as minister of the Ministry of Rites, and proposed that the cabinet minister Li Chun should also be in charge of the Ministry of Rites. What does this mean?"
Most of the ceremonial eunuchs and eunuchs didn't think about it for a while. In the end, Chen Ju thought about it first and said:
"Li Chun was recommended by Wang Jiaping. Having Li Chun take charge of the Ministry of Rites may temporarily calm down those ministers who want to support him."
Emperor Wanli suddenly understood and praised: "Zhao Zhigao is serious."
If the courtiers are making trouble for the country, the Minister of Rites is a figure who must express his position, and he will often become a victim of the conflict. The previous Minister of Rites, Luo Wanhua, is an example.
And Li Chun himself was the person who pushed the Qingliu forces into the cabinet. If Li Chun was allowed to serve as the Minister of Rites, then the Qingliu forces would have to "throw the rat out of the way."
In order to keep Li Chun, we had to temporarily cease all activities on national issues.
Moreover, the responsibilities of the Minister of Rites are relatively pragmatic and his actual power is slightly less than that of other ministries. Even if a cabinet minister is appointed as the Ministry of Rites, he cannot have exclusive power.
"Very good, accurate!" Emperor Wanli pointed at the memorial and said.
As for the issue of the order of cabinet ministers mentioned in the memorial, it was even less important in the eyes of the emperor and was accepted as such.
Then the imperial edict was issued, and the cabinet minister Zhu Geng was appointed as a bachelor of Wuyingdian, Li Chun was made a bachelor of Wenyuange and also in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Wei was made a bachelor of Dongge.
Needless to say, outside ministers will know that Zhu Geng is the second assistant, Li Chun is the third assistant, and Zhang Wei is the fourth assistant when they look at the title of the palace.
So after Li Chun was forced to become a secondary examiner with a lot of curses, he was also forced to serve as the Minister of Etiquette under a lot of curses.
Who wants to work part-time as the damn Minister of Rites? Before the national issue is resolved, this is the biggest pitfall in the imperial court!
From now on, it will be easy for anyone who wants to kill me. Just find a few cannon fodder characters to jump out and cause trouble in the country, and you may be forced to fall into the trap!
He doesn't think he has a poor IQ. He is still ranked number one in the second class in the same year, but he is too young and not as smart as those old men.
You must recruit people! You must recruit a few retainers who are experienced and cunning enough to serve as your staff!
It was already April of the 20th year of Wanli. When Lin Tailai's latest message was conveyed to the capital, the order of cabinet ministers was determined, and the candidate for the Minister of Rites was determined, the court seemed to have entered a stage of stability and no major events.
It happened that at this time, a North Korean delegation came to Beijing for pilgrimage.
In fact, it can't be called "just right". After all, there are missions every year, sometimes two or three times.
The chief guest officer of the Ministry of Etiquette, Lin Zhongzhong, is still on vacation, and the work of the host and guest department is temporarily being presided over by Yuanwai Lang Zhong Huamin.
After the North Korean delegation arrived in Beijing, Zhong Huamin sent the chief Zhao Nanxing to the South Korean Embassy to negotiate first and discuss the tribute procedures.
Nowadays, these ceremonial matters are very simple, and since the emperor doesn't come out anyway, everyone really has a lot less worry.
For example, in the past, the important project of meeting Mr. Nian would have required special coordination of time, location, and specific procedures.
But now we only need to take the envoy outside the Huangji Gate, bow in the direction of the inner palace, and then take the envoy to Guanglu Temple to eat the royal banquet and get watermelon and that's it - if there is any.
Zhao Nanxing was about to go to do something when he suddenly saw someone sent by the Ministry of War and asked the Ministry of Rites to ask the Korean envoy about "preparing for Japan".
Some time ago, the Communications Department of the Ministry of War was on "preparation for Japan". It was uncertain whether the emperor would stay in China or not, so I took this opportunity to consult the Korean mission.
The official position became smaller and smaller. Zhao Nanxing, who went from being a member of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel to the head of the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette, was heartbroken. In the past two years, he has been a walking zombie with no love.
We have to go to the North Korean mission anyway, so it’s okay to ask a few more questions for the Ministry of War.
The envoy of the North Korean mission this time is Yin Zhuoran. He came once three years ago and was personally received by Lin Tailai, who had just taken office.
After three years, Yin Zhengshi can still be a court angel again, which shows that he has done well in North Korea, so he always gets this kind of fat job.
After basically discussing the itinerary, Zhao Nanxing remembered his mission and asked Yin Zhengshi: "When you were in the East Kingdom, did you ever hear any warnings about the invasion of Japan?"
Yin Zhengshi was very confused and replied: "I have never heard of it."
Zhao Nanxing asked again: "But someone in my Ming Dynasty said that in April and May this spring, Japanese soldiers will cross the sea and invade Korea."
Yin Zhengshi seemed to have remembered something. After recalling it for a while, he replied: "Last year, Toyotomi of the Japanese Kingdom wrote to our king, requesting to enter the Tang Dynasty via a false road from our country this spring."
The so-called false way to the Tang Dynasty literally means to go to the Ming Dynasty through North Korea.
Then Yin Zhengshi smiled and continued: "Everyone in our country regarded this matter as a joke and ignored the Toyotomi clan who does not know the heights of heaven and earth.
The rumor that the Japanese soldiers invaded our country probably came from this matter. The mountains and seas separate us, and rumors are spread by rumors, which inevitably leads to exaggeration and inaccuracy."
After Zhao Nanxing thought for a while, he asked again: "And then there is no more?"
Envoy Yin Zheng responded: "Although our country is small, it is also a powerful country in the east. It depends on the sea, and the Japanese slaves are not afraid of it?"
Toyotomi's words are truly false and should not be ignored at all, so what's the point?"
Then Zhao Nanxing understood what was going on, and why Lin Tailai was inexplicably included in the book "Bei Wo Shu".
It was probably that Lin Tailai heard about the content of the letter of credence given to Korea by the Japanese Toyotomi family from people like maritime merchants, and then exaggerated it and made up an early warning to the court.
After all, the Communications Department of the Ministry of War is newly established, and there must be some movement to prove the role of the Communications Department.
As for the possibility of Japanese soldiers crossing the sea, just look at the attitude of the North Korean envoys. It is simply a joke.
Could it be that Lin Tailai understands the situation in North Korea better than the North Koreans?
Thinking of this, Zhao Nanxing felt that he had uncovered the truth, and then told his colleagues the truth.
Then, following the ministers such as the Minister of War, the Minister of Hube, and the Censor of Zuodu, Yanguan launched a second wave of accusations against Lin Tailai.
Compared with the first wave of discussion, the second wave is more reasonable and well-founded, comprehensively demonstrating Lin Tailai's grandstanding and bluffing for his own selfish interests.
In addition, he accused Lin Tailai of being arrogant, relying on divine grace and not afraid of punishment, and wantonly fabricating the enemy's situation.
It can be said that from the depths of Lin Tailai's soul, he carried out the most profound exposure and criticism!
Under the persuasion of his chief minister, Zhao Zhigao, Emperor Wanli still stayed on. Anyway, Lin Jiuyuan was talking about April and May, so there wasn't much time left.
In this April, the most important thing for the imperial court is to select the new Shujishi.
Originally based on the principle that "it is useless to have too many Hanlins", the Hanlin Academy only wanted to select a dozen or so Shujishi this time, which was much smaller than the twenty or thirty people in previous years.
However, due to various human factors and sophistication, the list of shujis was finally increased to eighteen people.
Wang Heng, the eldest son of the former great scholar Wang Xijue, and Gu Bingqian, a disciple of the Nine Yuan True Immortal, were both selected.
Although during the February competition, Zhu Geng, the new minister recommended by Zhao Zhigao and entrusted by Wang Xijue, was far away in Zhejiang and could not rush back to the capital in time to serve as the examiner.
However, Zhao Shoufu managed to win over Wang Heng through some exchanges of interests. During the Wanli Dynasty, this operating model was already very mature.
Then in April this year, Zhao Shoufu instructed the Hanlin Academy to select Wang Heng as a scholar.
At this point, Zhao Shoufu had finally fulfilled his promise to Wang Xijue and helped Wang Heng get on his horse and give him a ride.
As for Gu Bingqian, he was Hanlin in history, and finally became the first assistant.
If in this time and space, with his help, Gu Bingqian could not even enter the Hanlin Academy, Lin Tailai would feel like a waste.
It's still the same place in front of the platform in the main hall of the Hanlin Academy, but there are a new group of people in the audience.
Today is the first morning class for newcomer Shu Jishi. Many old people with nothing to do stand around and watch the excitement, including Zhou Yingqiu and Dong Qichang.
Zhou Yingqiu remained motionless, only staring in one direction. Dong Qichang followed Zhou Yingqiu's line of sight and saw the newcomer Gu Bingqian standing there.
"Why do you always stare at him?" Dong Qichang couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Yingqiu frowned and said: "Ever since the spring of the eighteenth year of Wanli, when he rushed to handle the chores of the Lin Mansion in the capital, I had a hunch that this was my lifelong enemy!
Sure enough, this year he also came to the Hanlin Academy and started to keep pace with me."
Dong Qichang didn't know what to say. Is this the principle that like repels each other?
Originally, among those around Lin Tailai, Zhou Yingqiu occupied a unique niche and was different from the others.
But Gu Bingqian and Zhou Yingqiu seemed to be on the same path, so no wonder Zhou Yingqiu had such a big reaction.
At this time, Han Xu, the bright new star in officialdom and the new No. 1 scholar in Jiahui Yuan, appeared for some reason and strolled over. He was as gentle as jade and calmly stood aside to watch the excitement.
Someone in the crowd of Shujishi said to Han Shineng, who was teaching on the platform: "The number one scholar is the senior of the same year. I heard that there is a tradition in the Hanlin Academy, that is, the number one scholar comes to the stage to lecture and set an example for the same year?"
Han Shineng said solemnly: "I have been in the Imperial Academy for more than 20 years, and I have never heard of such rules."
The man still said reluctantly: "But I heard that this has been the rule for the past three years."
Han Shineng replied: "This is Lin Jiuyuan's rule, not the rule of the Hanlin Academy."
The man seemed to be a newbie trying to "rectify the workplace". He held his neck and continued to question, "Why does Lin Jiuyuan have such a rule?"
After he finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at Han Xu next to the crowd. This probably meant that since they were all number one, why couldn't they go up and speak?
There was a snap! The new gangster suddenly received a slap in the face, and when he was dizzy, he was kicked hard again.
It wasn't until he stumbled to sit on the ground that he saw clearly that the person who attacked him was actually Gu Bingqian of the same year.
Gu Bingqian was just a middle-aged man who was neither tall nor strong. The newcomer originally wanted to jump up and fight.
But he also saw that several other seniors from the Hanlin Academy quickly stood behind Gu Bingqian, also looking at him eagerly.
So the newcomer Gang Jing immediately changed his fighting strategy and asked: "Brother Gu Nian, why did you beat me in front of Academician Han? It is simply an insult to Han Yuan's elegance. I ask Academician Han to make the decision for me!"
Gu Bingqian said contemptuously: "Don't you want to know the reason? This is the reason, this is Lin Jiuyuan's rules, do you understand now?"
After hearing Gu Bingqian's words, the old man from the Hanlin Academy who was watching could not find a reason to refute.
If Lin Jiuyuan hadn't always been carrying a big gun, or if there were always a group of strong servants standing around, how could you have allowed Lin Jiuyuan to develop a habit of giving lectures?
Gu Bingqian looked around again and said: "I am not talented, so I have set an example. If any of your peers really want to go on stage to lecture, just imitate them."
Because of the relationship between the factions, Zhou Yingqiu had to stand behind Gu Bingqian to build up momentum, but he still felt a little unhappy when he saw Gu Bingqian taking the limelight.
So he also took a step forward, raised his hand and pointed at the new top scholar Jiahui Yuan Han Xu not far away, and shouted:
"Master Zhuangyuan! If you want to imitate Lin Jiuyuan and perform on stage to increase your reputation, just go up and don't send a pawn to test!
However, Lin Jiuyuan's literary ability made him a great poet, and his military ability led him to conquer the city with seven battles and seven victories. But he has a lot to say, and what can you say?
After thinking about it, I suggest you tell us more about how several of your big families in Puzhou collaborated with the Beilu for smuggling, how your good father-in-law Zhang Siwei was capricious in the officialdom, and how you controlled Yuncheng Salt Industry's private salt industry.
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It would be great if we, poor people from poor backgrounds, can open our eyes and gain some knowledge!"
Hearing this, the crowd burst into low laughter, and many people couldn't help laughing.
Han Zhuangyuan's face was ashen, as gentle as jade, and he could no longer maintain his calm and calm image, so he turned around and left without hesitation.
Arguing at this point is meaningless, it can only get darker and darker.
I just can’t understand why the atmosphere in this majestic place like Tsinghua University is so simple and crude?
It's either a beating or a direct personal attack. It has no technical content at all. It's really disappointing!
The Hanlin Academy that my father, father-in-law, and uncles talked about was not like this.
Zhou Yingqiu seemed to be still unsatisfied, and shouted to Han Xu's back: "It is fate that I am fortunate enough to be with you in Hanyuan. Please be closer to me in the future!"
As for Jiu Yuanjun who has to work on important military affairs, don’t bother him or touch him!"
The implication is that you are not worthy to be compared with Lin Jiuyuan, so I, Zhou Yingqiu, should be your opponent!
I don’t know if he wants to belittle the new champion, or if he wants to elevate himself.
Gu Bingqian was very dissatisfied and said: "Han Zhuangyuan is the same year as mine, it's not your turn to get close to him."
"You are just a commoner now, and you are not officially a member of the Imperial Academy yet. You should study honestly first!" Zhou Yingqiu said disdainfully.
Dong Qichang looked at Zhou Yingqiu and then at Gu Bingqian. Now he was sure that these two might really be lifelong enemies.
I really didn’t expect that even the shameless running dog track would be so complicated! Fortunately, I am on the literary and artistic track, and there are not many people like this around Lin Tailai.
In this dull month of April, even the small conflict in the Hanlin Academy could be discussed for several days.
It was not until the six hundred-mile urgent report from Hao Jie, the governor of Liaodong, arrived in the capital that this peace and tranquility was broken.
This month, an unknown number of Japanese soldiers marched across the sea and landed at the southern tip of Korea. The Korean soldiers collapsed at the first touch!
It doesn't sound like a big deal yet, but everyone thinks of Lin Jiuyuan's "Preparing Japanese Memorial".