Geng Scroll, Section 106: Personnel is the greatest politics
A central place like Shuntian Prefecture actually needs a person like Jia Yucun who is both sophisticated and cunning to govern. Of course, Jia Yucun also has many shortcomings, such as following people's influence and being greedy for money and lust, but these are not important.
, the key is that this person lacks principles, which is what Qi Yongtai is most worried about.
But Qi Yongtai felt that it would be more dangerous for Jia Yucun to serve as governor in Yingtian Mansion, because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and this person would be more unscrupulous. But in Shuntian Mansion under the eyes of the imperial court, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Long Jinwei can
If you keep an eye on him, then this guy will probably have to be more careful.
"I know about this, and I have to ask my uncle to worry more when I come down." Qi Yongtai sighed, "I will also give instructions to Shuntian Mansion here, Brother Huifu, alas,..."
Qi Yongtai shook his head and did not say any more, but Sun Juxiang was not polite: "Wu Daonan, as the governor of Shuntian, is in charge of the capital city and twenty-two counties in five states. He spends his days either reciting poems or composing poems, or visiting the poor and asking about their sufferings. But this
Is it possible for the Shuntian Prefecture Yin to win through claptrap and flattery and to win loyalty? Prime Minister Qi, when choosing the Shuntian Prefecture Yin, the court should choose the right candidate instead of nepotism based on seniority!"
Sun Juxiang's rudeness made Qi Yongtai blush a little.
He is responsible for Oh Do-nam's appointment as Sunchon Prefecture Governor.
At that time, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If he had firmly opposed it, Wu Daonan would not have been able to sit in this position. However, he finally succumbed to the pressure of Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe and agreed to Wu Daonan's appointment as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. As a result, the current problems in Shuntian Prefecture are frequent.
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"Bofu, I have the responsibility for this matter, but if I want to change, I have to wait for the right time." Qi Yongtai apologized rarely, with a sincere face, "Right now, we should deal with possible situations first, and we can talk about the next step.
It’s due to Shuntian Mansion’s personnel adjustments.”
Seeing that Qi Yongtai had apologized, Cui Jingrong also gave him a wink to indicate that Sun Juxiang was not that kind of person who didn't know how to advance or retreat, so he could only sigh and say no more.
"Here I will also tell Huaichang and Rujun to ask the censor of the city to strengthen the investigation and handling of suspicious situations in the city by the five-city military and patrol battalions. This can be regarded as an extra helping hand for Shuntian Mansion. If necessary, they can be used
The Four Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp.”
Qi Yongtai originally wanted to say that the Beijing camp could be used, but he immediately realized that something was wrong and changed his mind.
The current situation in the Beijing Camp is complicated, and several parties are buying cats through their pockets. It is estimated that even the emperor is not sure about the current situation of the Beijing Camp. On the contrary, the Four Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp, who are known as the emperor's personal troops, are relatively simple.
We don't have many troops, so we can use them one by one.
Cui Jingrong and Sun Juxiang left, but Qi Yongtai fell into deep thought.
Cui Jingrong is appointed as the Minister of War, so the left minister of the Ministry of Hubu will be vacant, and the Ministry of Hubu still needs an available person.
Originally, Guan Yingzhen was more suitable, but with the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce soon, the scholars in Huguang would definitely prefer Guan Yingzhen to serve as Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce. This would also allow the six and future seven ministries to continue to have one candidate as minister, so that the entire army would not be overwhelmed.
Qi Yongtai could also understand the thoughts of the Huguang scholars, so if Guan Yingzhen could not be moved, he could only consider Wu Chongli and Guo Zhengyu.
There is no doubt that Wu Chongli's qualifications and ability are not in question, and he is a Shandong scholar, which is also in line with the wishes of northern scholars, but Qi Yongtai prefers him to serve as the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Wu Chongli is both literary and military, and he is both intellectual and talented.
In principle, no matter who among the Jiangnan scholars serves as Minister of Civil Service, Wu Chongli can effectively restrain them.
If Wu Chongli wanted to go to the Ministry of Personnel, then the Ministry of Revenue could only consider Guo Zhengyu.
Scholars in Huguang must be happy to hear that Guo Zhengyu can serve as the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Guo Zhengyu is from Jiangxia, but he is also close to the scholars in Jiangnan. This also makes Qi Yongtai a little worried. Don't push him forward.
It would be a mistake to hold an important position but end up being a "two-faced person" like Li Sancai.
In addition, Guo Zhengyu's qualifications are still a bit low. It will be difficult to serve as the left minister of the household department. Even if he becomes the right minister of the household department, he will probably have to compete with Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe and the others.
Of course, if Guo Zhengyu is promoted to the top, the relationship between the Beidi scholars and the Huguang scholars will definitely be greatly closer, making the cooperation between the two parties more stable. This is something Qi Yongtai, as the leader of the Beidi scholars, has to consider.
Therefore, Qi Yongtai has to discuss this matter with Guan Yingzhen, Chai Ke and others.
These things gave Qi Yongtai a headache. Every adjustment involved countless people. He had to take into account the ideas of the scholars in Beidi and the allies of the scholars in Huguang. Moreover, he said the key to this matter alone.
Not to mention, we still had to negotiate with Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe and the others, and also consider the emperor's wishes.
So sometimes you think everything is ready and all parties are satisfied, but the east wind turns into the west wind. If the emperor is dissatisfied or dissatisfied, he has to overthrow everything.
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A look of determination flashed across Ye Xianggao's gloomy cheeks. He was not going to drag it out any longer, "Sir Zhang, I think I'll let Ming Qi be the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Ministry of Personnel will follow Zhonghan's opinion."
Li Tingji was startled and glanced at Ye Xianggao, "Jin Qing, will the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel be given to them?"
The fact that the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel fell into the hands of a group of people from Zhili and Zhejiang in South Zhili really made Li Tingji a little regretful. Of course, Huang Ruliang was happy to be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, but the loss of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was a bit big, but
Li Tingji also knew that if he had to keep both the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Hubu firmly in the hands of his Fujian-Jiangxi alliance, he might really fall out with Fang Congzhe and the others, and Fang Congzhe would definitely not agree to it.
"Otherwise, what can we do? If we keep delaying like this, nothing can be settled or accomplished. Chengfeng has some objections. He proposed Cui Jingrong to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but it seems he is unwilling to do so anymore.
After dragging it on, Zhong Han is also a little angry." Ye Xianggao said leisurely: "Gu Bingqian was appointed as the Minister of Etiquette. Now Zhong Han and the others have three ministers. How about it? They look more prosperous than the scholars in the North. If
If you are still not satisfied, then you really have nothing to say.”
Li Tingji also laughed. He believed that Gu Bingqian took the position in accordance with the emperor's wishes, but he also defeated Fang Congzhe's army.
Gu Bingqian is not just a native of Nanzhili. He has no integrity, but he is very good at adapting to the situation, and he is very popular with the emperor. However, he is an out-and-out Kunshan native of Nanzhi, and his qualifications are even higher than those of Congzhe.
Mr. Lao has excellent literary talent. No one can have any objection to being a minister of the Ministry of Rites. As for the essence, that is another matter.
"The big stone in Yi'an's heart can finally be let go." Li Tingji nodded, "That's good. It will be easier for the emperor to talk to you."
If we add the soon-to-be-established Ministry of Commerce, there will now be seven. Huang Ruliang, the Minister of Household Affairs, Cui Jingrong, the Minister of Industry, Ying Zhen, the Minister of Commerce, Gu Bingqian, the Minister of Rites, Zhang Jingqiu, the Minister of War, and only the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Punishment are left.
, In addition, if we add that the censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan is Zhang Huaichang, the number of Eight Great Vajras has been determined to be six.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was in the pocket of Jiangnan scholars, and it was nothing more than an internal balance. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice was a little more complicated. Qi Yongtai intended to recommend Han Xu, the Zuo Lang of the Ministry of Rites, to be appointed, but Ye Xianggao hoped to appoint Liu Yishui, the censor of the right capital.
Taking up the post is also a difficult game, but Ye Xianggao is confident.
Calculated in this way, the Northern scholars were a bit miserable. Apart from Cui Jingrong, there was only Zhang Huaichang. Although Zhang Jingqiu was more inclined to the Northern scholars, he was actually from South Zhili, and of course he was the emperor's confidant.
Only when the ministers have settled down can they be called ministers.
There are fourteen ministers in the seven departments, plus the censors of the capital, deputy censors, and censors of the capital, and even the officials of the six departments of Nanjing and the censor, a rough calculation shows that there are quite a lot of vacancies.
In the last few years of Emperor Yuanxi's reign, he basically continued the old routine, with few personnel changes, no official appointments, and no compensation for illness or death. This pattern lasted until Emperor Yonglong ascended the throne.
In the past few years, Emperor Yonglong was still trembling. Under the shadow of Emperor Yuanxi, who was constantly retreating to inner meditation, he basically did not touch the top management unless it was absolutely necessary. It was not until four years after Yonglong that Emperor Yonglong began to slowly adjust, but all
Even if we take some very specific actions, overall it will still be a patchwork.
"Jin Qing, I'm afraid Chengfeng, the Minister of Punishment, won't give in." Li Tingji said again as if he remembered something.
"Well, I also have this consideration. Han Xu is indeed a capable minister, and his position as the left minister of the Ministry of Rites has been somewhat misplaced. It should be moved. I want him to be the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, or to be the minister of Nanjing.
Minister of the Ministry of Finance, Er Zhang, what do you think?"
Ye Xianggao's unbridled imagination made Li Tingji stunned, "Jin Qing, why did you think of letting Han Xu go to Nanjing? Didn't Zhong Han intend to let Zhu Guozhen serve as the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing?"
Han Xu was one of the leaders of Shanxi scholars, and he was known as Qiao Yingjia. He was relatively low-key in his position as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, but this did not mean that his ability was weak. All the princes in the court were also aware of this.
Even Gu Bingqian, the appointed minister of the Ministry of Rites, could not suppress him. However, Han Xu was not favored by Emperor Yonglong, so he always occupied the position of left minister of the Ministry of Rites. Ye Xianggao knew very well that if this big dragon gave him a chance,
, will definitely stir up trouble, so I want to push it to Nanjing and let Han Xu go to Nanzhili to make trouble.
"Although Zhu Guozhen has an upright temperament, the Nanjing household department is a hot job and requires talents like Han Xu to do it well. Zhu Guozhen can serve as the minister of the Nanjing official department."
Ye Xianggao shook his head. He also knew that this was also his wishful thinking. There would definitely be many variables here. The Beidi scholars and Huguang scholars would definitely not easily let their own arrangements be made. There would also be many balances here.
And compromise, even the emperor would not allow the Jiangnan scholar family to dominate.