Zhu Youxiao’s “What makes a country rich?” exam, nearly 300 officials in Beijing participated.
In the end, the top ten were selected, and two others were given verbal praise.
Talents are selected through examinations, and most officials are convinced by those with excellent grades.
Especially when the top three test papers were posted, many people's eyes were opened. Some jealous guys only dared to talk behind their backs, and they didn't want to be embarrassed.
"The top ten in the examination are Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi, Han Xu, Wen Tiren, Xiong Wencan, Zhou Yanru, Zuo Guangdou, Zhou Yingqiu, Dong Qichang."
"I'm here."
"After the ceremony and court meeting, we went to Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss the new policies of the Apocalypse."
"I obey the order!"
The ten of them are like stars holding the moon, and they are simply the envy of others.
Zhu You must be a good proofreader. There are some "bad elements" among these ten, but their strength should not be underestimated.
Just like the heartfelt words I said to Liu Ruoyu before.
This country is his country, and its talents are also his talents. Even if they are "bad elements," aren't they his people and talents?
Bad elements also have their uses, becoming good is a usage, and fishing is also a usage~
Yang Lian breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I have great literary talent and criticize the current ills, I wrote an article that I think has eight successes, entitled "Making the Country Wealthy with Morality". In the end, it was not ranked in the top ten, which is a pity. But Sun Chengzong and Zuo Guangdou "fraudulently surrendered".
"Officials who have been selected and will be reused later reveal some secrets, and they can inform themselves and Donglin's comrades in advance.
He believed that the "Fake Surrender Plan" was more than half successful, but he didn't know that Zhu Youxiao's "Zhao'an Plan" was a sure-win conspiracy.
Next, Zhu Youxiao mentioned filling vacant positions and appointing a group of wise ministers.
Taichang has promoted famous officials including Donglin Party members before, but there are still many vacancies.
Some were unable to return to Beijing to take up posts due to physical reasons, but there were also some who were involved in rebellion and were imprisoned, and there were even some who were looking forward to higher positions and temporarily refused to respond to the call.
It is not appropriate for major positions to remain vacant at present.
The first assistant, Fang Congzhe, came out to report the current situation, especially in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. There were many vacancies in the Ministry of War, and there were also some important local positions that needed to be filled.
Zhu Youxiao thought about it for a moment. Zuo Du Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was the top leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Zhou Yingqiu, the second-in-command, would definitely not be enough. This position is very important, and it does not mean that whoever is appointed will be appointed.
"The Imperial Censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can first have the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel make a list of candidates, and then hold a court meeting to select the outstanding candidates for appointment."
"I obey the order."
"As for the Ministry of War, is there currently a shortage of Minister of War?"
Huang Jiashan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "Long live the return, the imperial court has promoted Zhang Heming and Qi Boyu to the left and right ministers of the Ministry of War.
However, Zhang Heming proposed to impeach Xiong Tingbi, the Liaodong administrator, and asked himself to be appointed as the Liaodong administrator to quell the enemy. Qi Boyu commanded Gansu well, and the army and people of Gansu recognized him as a good official. There were soldiers in Gansu who prepared their own food and sent it 800 miles away. Qi Boyu temporarily
Can’t come.”
Zhu Youxiao raised his forehead slightly.
He had previously asked Fang Congzhe and Liu Ruoyu to find out the resumes and service performance of a group of officials.
This Zhang Heming is also from the outskirts of the Donglin Party. He is very close to Hui Shiyang and other officials, and he also uses Xiong Tingbi of Liaodong as a target.
This is very interesting, the water inside is very murky.
There are many forces that oppose Xiong Tingbi. The most fundamental one is a group of large salt merchants who have expanded the reselling of commodities along the Grand Canal and outside the Liaodong Pass in the north and south. They have a group of agents in Liaoyang.
Because Xiong Tingbi strengthened his authority and cleared the country, the smuggling trade was greatly reduced, so they paid and sent people to impeach the "mouthpiece" in the officialdom.
The former censor Feng Sanyuan, Yanguan Wei Yingjia, and Zhang Xiude are typical examples.
Then the Donglin Party tried to seize the power of the court by overthrowing Concubine Zheng, safeguarding Taichang, the rebellion that occurred, and the "Palace Relocation Case" that did not happen.
They also knew the importance of military power, so in addition to Zhang Jingshi, the governor of Xuanfu, they also needed more military power.
Zhang Heming, the Minister of War, and Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong, are their friends, so after removing Xiong Tingbi, they have a double insurance to expand their military power.
Zhu Youxiao also discovered through reasoning and analysis through information from later generations, combined with the interrogation situation, that the water that fell Xiong Tingbi was deep and muddy.
"In this case, it is not appropriate for Zhang Heming and Qi Boyu to attach themselves to Beijing for the time being. Let Zhang Heming be appointed as Minister of War in Nanjing, Qi Boyu in Shaanxi, and Gansu to prepare for promotion, so as to stabilize the defense and economy of the northwest."
He directly took Zhang Heming to Nanjing.
By the way, I also glanced in the direction of Yang Lian in the queue.
Yang Lian's heart skipped a beat again.
"No! Zhang Heming has no real power. Moreover, when Prince Liang goes to Wuxi, Sun Ruyou steps aside and becomes the teacher of Prince Liang, and will be arranged to go to Jiangnan in the future..."
When there are many things on your mind, it is easy to make associations.
Judging from various political signals, Emperor Tianqi sent all the opposition forces to Wuxi and Nanjing, and then tried his best to strengthen his military power. He also said that he would learn from Chengzu, which was a serious crime for Luo Zhi, and personally led his troops south to "quell the rebellion" and put the people away.
Liang Wang, Zhang Heming and Donglin Academy were all captured in one fell swoop!
Yang Lian was basically convinced of this idea and decided to speed up the strategy against Zhu Youxiao.
At this time, Zhou Jiamo, the official minister, stood up.
"Old Heavenly Official, is there someone recommended by the Minister of War?"
"It's time to return to Long Live. The veteran believes that there is still someone who can. A few months ago, the governor of Shandong was promoted to the governor of the river and the left minister of the Ministry of War. This person can be promoted to the imperial court to hold this position."
Okay, we thought of it together.
But not only is he the Minister of War, he also wants to join the Military Aircraft Department.
"Do you think Wang Zaijin is an outstanding talent?"
Huang Jiashan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, replied: "The old minister thinks that Wang Zaijin knows military affairs and is suitable to be appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of War. Especially his ability and thinking are outstanding."
"Oh? But there's no harm in talking."
"Wang Zaijin has served in Fujian, Zhejiang, Huguang, and Jiangxi. He is familiar with the situation in the south. He also patrolled Shandong and other departments to supervise the military affairs of the camps and inspect the military affairs of the generals and military officials. In addition, he also wrote the "Liao Facts Record",
I heard that the content is detailed and has profound insights. This person has military knowledge in the north and south and is an outstanding talent."
"Okay!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and glanced in the direction of Yang Lian.
"Didn't you state Huang Jiashan's eight deadly sins, saying that he was jealous of talented people and guarded against the Minister of War? Now he also agrees, and it is justified~"
Of course Yang Lian did not stand up to object, but another person from Yanguan came out.
Liu Mao.
Zhu Youxiao knew that he was a good friend of Yang Lian. Last time, he accepted the Mohist spirit for him and proposed to supervise Liu Mao according to the principle of "praising and punishing instead of attacking".
This time I am not out to support you~
Liu Maolang said: "I think Wang is not suitable for promotion in the Jin Dynasty. He is currently serving as the governor of the river and has violated people's property. The scholars in Jiangnan have criticized him a lot. I think this person is neither a talent nor a villain, so he should not be demoted.
It is a job punishment, but it should not be reused."
Here we come~
The conflict of interest behind the party struggle exists objectively after all~