Zhu Hao was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, and his departure time was scheduled for the second day of April.
It's already too late.
After the year, Zhu Hao hardly appeared in any yamen, causing many people in the court to gradually forget about him. But on the first day of April, Zhang Cong, who had gone to the northwest for "gilding", arrived in the capital and went to the palace to meet him.
After Zhu Si's fourth year, Zhang Cong returned to the Hanlin Academy and officially took charge of the daily affairs of the Hanlin Academy as a Hanlin bachelor.
There was a situation in the Hanlin Academy where four Hanlin bachelors competed.
But since Zhu Hao is leaving soon, in fact, Zhu Hao's presence or absence in the Hanlin Academy has little impact.
On the same day, the errands related to the Ministry of Personnel were also decided. The former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the current cabinet scholar Shi Jue came out of the cabinet to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel. This was the second person to return from the cabinet in the past six months.
The first person to serve as minister was Huang Zan, who served as minister of household affairs.
For Huang Zan, this news was like a bolt from the blue.
He worked hard for a long time, but in the end, the job still fell into Shi Yun's pocket, which made Huang Zan a little frustrated, so he sent a resignation letter that day.
If you don't give me the position of Minister of Civil Affairs, I won't do it!
On the morning of the second day of April, because Zhu Hao was about to set off, he also appeared in the court hall. After changing his robes, he stood in the civil service train. He was both familiar and strange. Many people went to say hello to him.
, there seems to be no more discord.
Inside Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Si was sitting high up, as if overlooking all living beings. When he came up, he first brought up an issue, which was to add a cabinet bachelor to replace Shi Yun who had just retired.
Zhu Si came up and made a proposal for the selection: "... I will let Bachelor Yang and Grand Master of Wenyuan Pavilion join the cabinet. I wonder what your opinions are?"
It had only been one day since Yang Yiqing officially retired from the post of Minister of Civil Affairs, but Yang Yiqing seemed to be able to mend the "trauma" in his soul immediately, giving him the status of a cabinet bachelor and joining the cabinet to serve the imperial court.
And everyone knows it.
Once Yang Yiqing enters the cabinet, his position in the cabinet will definitely not be comparable to that of Shi Yun.
Although Yang Yiqing did not accomplish much during his time in the Hanlin Academy, once he became a cabinet minister, even the chief minister Fei Hong would probably have a headache many times, not to mention that the emperor would definitely adopt more opinions from him...
Although everyone knew that Yang Yiqing's entry into the cabinet would bring a series of impacts, no one jumped out to oppose this matter.
Because Yang Yiqing retired from the post of Minister of Civil Affairs, it seemed that the only way for him to continue to shine for the imperial court was to join the cabinet.
Both Huang Zan and Shi Yun returned from being cabinet ministers and became ministers. It seems that only Yang Yiqing would face the difficulties at such a time, knowing that the cabinet ministers would have a thankless job.
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There was almost no controversy over Yang Yiqing's appointment to the cabinet, and no one came forward to compete for the position. It was tantamount to saying that there was only one candidate, and it was either him or him.
After Yang Yiqing officially joins the cabinet, he will become the fourth-ranking figure in the cabinet. According to the order of joining the cabinet, he will be ranked in the cabinet after Fei Hong, Liu Chun and Jia Yong. However, the yamen he will be connected to are not the Hanlin Academy, but the Ministry of War and the Civil Service.
Most of the memorials in this area will be drafted by the Ministry of Justice.
But this kind of thing is not fixed. After all, the cabinet has no direct jurisdiction over the six ministries. Except for Yang Tinghe who was able to command the ministers like a prime minister at the beginning, neither Jiang Mian nor Fei Hong could influence them with their personal influence.
The daily operations of the six departments.
"in addition……"
Zhu Si added, "Zhu Qing's family has been transferred to the Ministry of Industry in the South. Although I have decided to retain his position as a Hanlin bachelor, others will have to take over the positions of right minister of the Ministry of Rites. I will go back to draft the candidate and make a decision after the court recommendation.
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This means that we will discuss who will succeed Zhu Hao as the right minister of the Ministry of Etiquette later, but it will not be discussed in the court today.
Only then did many people realize that it had actually been nearly a year since Zhu Hao had been appointed the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. During this period, Zhu Hao had not made any achievements. Even the imperial court had ignored the existence of this position, and the Ministry of Rites had also been neglected for a long time.
No one mentioned what the right minister had done.
It seems that if Zhu Hao was given a certain position, this position would be vacant. This is a bit like the emperor's intention of using Tang Yin.
"Zhu Qing's family, you are leaving today, so I won't see you off. I wish you a safe journey." Zhu Si expressed high expectations for Zhu Hao's trip south.
Zhu Hao thanked him.
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The imperial meeting decided on Yang Tinghe's appointment to the cabinet, but downplayed Zhu Hao's plans to go south.
After the meeting, everyone went over to congratulate Yang Tinghe, especially some of the veterans of the court, who had little to do with the meeting... From the personal perspective of these veterans, except for Yang Yiqing's remarks in support of the meeting.
In addition, Yang Yiqing seems to be no less important than Yang Tinghe.
This is simply a banner for civil servants in the court. Anyone who knows how to adapt to the wind knows that Yang Yiqing's spring will soon come.
On Zhu Hao's side, no one came to say hello to him.
Even Xi Shu and Liu Chun, who had a good relationship with him, deliberately kept a distance from him.
After Zhu Hao left the palace, the carriage was ready.
Sun Lan and his party have already set off in advance, while Zhu Hao will take a carriage to the train station, then take a train to Xishan, stay in Xishan for two days, turn east, go to Tianjin, and then take a boat south from Tianjin.
He said he was transferring the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, but in fact he was still thinking about the industrialization process in Xishan.
"Mr. Zhu, please go slowly."
Zhang Zuo hurried over, holding a yellow scroll in his hand. He knew it was an imperial edict at a glance.
Zhu Hao said: "Eunuch Zhang, this is..."
Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "Your Majesty has given you a secret decree. You can read it after you leave the capital. Moreover, our family cannot send it to you today. I heard that you ordered Lu Qianhu to go south with you. Recently, Lu Qianhu
There are a lot of things to do, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. In fact, His Majesty wants to keep him in the capital."
Zhu Hao wanted to take Lu Song away, but the emperor wanted to keep Lu Song in the capital.
This should not be Zhu Si's original words. Zhu Si was too lazy to care about where Lu Song was going. It may be the meaning of the Empress Dowager Jiang. From the perspective of the Empress Dowager Jiang, the Fan family she trusted was about to be separated from her husband, which was a bit too cruel.
The Empress Dowager Jiang couldn't live without the Fan family, so she simply came forward to hope that Lu Song would stay in the capital.
Zhu Hao said: "When Lu Qianhu was in the palace, he helped me more to make communication easier. It's better to use him."
Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Actually, it's not impossible to ask Luo Zhenfu to accompany you..."
"No need."
Zhu Hao shook his head, "If Lu Qianhu really has other errands to do, then I don't have to. Originally, the people in Jinyi Guard should not be at my disposal at any time."
"That's not what you mean. Doesn't Mr. Zhu still want to go to Xishan? In the next two days, His Majesty will probably issue an order to make a decision about his itinerary."
Zhang Zuo did not refuse directly.
Zhang Zuo probably also felt that since he was the person Zhu Hao wanted to use, he should dispatch him no matter how difficult it was. Moreover, Zhu Hao was also tasked with helping the emperor find the elixir of immortality when he went south this time. He also needed the help of Jin Yiwei who was born in the royal palace.
It is also a kind of supervision.
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After Zhu Hao left the city, Zhu Si saw Huang Jin in the palace who had just returned from a trip to the imperial mausoleum.
"Could it be said that the spy in Prince Xing's palace was Lu Song?"
This time Zhu Si sent Huang Jin to inquire about the traitor in the palace, and Lu Song's identity finally came to light.
There are some things that you can't hide even if you want to.
Huang Jindao: "It's not confirmed yet. But even for Lu Song, I don't think he has done anything to harm the palace."
As an old colleague in the palace, Huang Jin naturally spoke for Lu Song. Unfortunately, due to his responsibilities, he could only report the details of his investigation to Zhu Si in detail.
"Then why did Jingdao take him south? Did Jingdao not know about this?" Zhu Si was a little surprised.
Zhang Zuo on the side looked embarrassed.
When he mentioned Lu Song's incident to Zhu Hao before, he didn't know the reason behind it.
Only now did he know that Lu Song had been on the blacklist and was likely to be secretly eliminated by the emperor's order or released... The emperor attached great importance to catching spies in the old palace. Now that Lu Song has been found
On top of Songtou, even if it is not finalized, the evidence in front of him will not give Lu Song any good results.
Huang Jin bowed and said, "I don't know."
Zhu Si stood up, paced back and forth, and shook his head: "Since Jingdao entered the palace, he and Lu Song have been very close. Could it be that Jingdao actually knew about it already?"
Zhang Zuo analyzed: "Your Majesty, you see, Mr. Zhu has never harmed the interests of the royal family, and even...saved your Majesty in danger many times."
"right."
Zhu Si thought for a while and couldn't help but nodded, "He is my lucky star. Even my father said before his death that Jingdao would become my right-hand man in the future. The late emperor did not have such high expectations for Yuan Changshi and the others."
Zhang Zuodao: "In this case, even if Lu Song was once used by Jin Yiwei, he should not have done anything detrimental to the vital interests of the palace. Should your Majesty..."
"Should we let him go?"
Zhu Si's face looked gloomy and cold.
The truth is that Lu Song may not have done anything to harm the palace, but the fact is that Lu Song became a traitor to the palace. How could such a person be promoted and reused?
Moreover, Lu Bing and his younger brother Lu Wei will also suffer.
Zhang Zuo said again: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu seems to be obsessed with taking Lu Qianhu south. I don't know how to reply to him about this matter?"
"Explain this matter clearly to Jingdao."
Zhu Si shook his head and said, "Jingdao may have been deceived by Lu Song."
Zhang Zuodao: "What if Mr. Zhu thinks that Lu Song is still available?"
"well!"
Zhu Si closed his eyes, sighed first, and then said decisively: "I don't think it is possible. Jingdao has always been very principled. If he thinks it doesn't matter, then he should conceal the matter first and investigate the matter thoroughly before proceeding.
Make a decision. As for Lu Song... he can go south with Jing Dao, the worst thing is... find an opportunity to send him to the south and never return to the capital again!"
Zhang Zuo realized that Lu Song might really be exiled.
Although he was very sorry, he still respectfully accepted the order: "Yes."