Chapter five hundred and twentieth eight psychological comfort
Yang Tinghe's mansion.
After a long day of official business, Yang Tinghe had just returned. Here, Shi Yuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, came to ask for an audience.
"...Zhongtang, Your Majesty previously issued a special order to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to inquire about the external transfer situation of Zhang Cong, a new scholar who raised false claims. I...tell the truth, and a special envoy came to tell you that Your Majesty wants to appoint Zhang Cong as the Shanxi Provincial Inspector."
Deputy envoy, if you don't transfer him to Nanjing, you see..."
No matter how Zhu Si threatened, Yang Tinghe always wanted to transfer Zhang Cong. Originally, all the official positions had been selected, and he was the sixth-rank head of the Nanjing Criminal Department.
Yang Tinghe said: "When will Your Majesty care about the evaluation, appointment and dismissal of officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs? It's unbecoming."
That's what he said, but the emperor was very concerned about Zhang Cong's appointment to official positions, which was a reasonable matter. He worked hard for the emperor and risked the world's injustice and gained a reputation as a treacherous one. The emperor wanted to repay him.
It is reasonable and reasonable to contribute to the appointment and removal of official positions.
Besides, when Yang Tinghe released Zhang Cong, you didn’t interfere in the evaluation, appointment and dismissal of officials in the Ministry of Personnel?
Shi Yue sighed: "It's not impossible, but after completing the three-year examination for Jinshi, most of the people who are transferred to the local government will be the Provincial Envoy and the Councilor. In this case, the deputy envoy will be directly transferred...will it be..."
Even Shi Yun felt that Zhang Cong was promoted much faster than others.
Others were still watching the affairs of the Six Ministries, and he was about to be directly assigned an official position. Originally, being transferred to the head of the Nanjing Criminal Department was considered a gift. In order to avoid being said to be suppressing Zhang Cong, Yang Tinghe gave him a very good official position, but now the emperor
Going a step further, the deputy envoy to Shanxi Province was transferred to a higher position than the official position appointed by Yang Tinghe.
The sixth-rank officer in charge of the Northern Sixth Department is basically at the same level as the fourth-rank counselor, Chief Envoy Si Cong.
The directors of the Six Ministries in Nanjing cannot be compared with the counselors.
Now the new emperor directly raises him to a higher level, making him a fourth-rank deputy inspector, and his rank has gone up all of a sudden.
"He has no experience working for either party, but he has to preside over the imprisonment of one party. Does he have experience? Isn't he afraid that the matter will not be handled well and cause trouble in the place?"
Yang Tinghe sounded a little unforgiving, but in his heart he already acquiesced that this matter was feasible.
All he had to do was transfer Zhang Cong out of the capital and punish him. It was a great honor to the new emperor that he did not force Zhang Cong to stay in the capital as the head of the Six Ministries.
The emperor took a step back and agreed to transfer Zhang Cong, so why did Yang Tinghe continue to insist on transferring him to Nanjing?
Shi Yun shook his head and smiled bitterly, unable to reply.
In the third year of Jinshi Guanzheng's reign, he was transferred to the local chief envoy office as a councilor. The position of councilor is indefinite and is equivalent to studying. Only those with strong abilities are qualified to continue to rise, while the rest may be transferred to deputy envoys for education.
Or call back the Sixth Department of Beijing and continue to be in charge...
The Deputy Inspector-General has direct access to real power, which is equivalent to the position of the second-in-command in the political and legal system of a province, which is much better than the Councilor.
The rest of the Jinshi who wanted to gain access to real power basically had to start from the seventh-rank county magistrate or the fifth-rank prefectural magistrate. Zhang Cong was the first among this batch of new Jinshi to be placed in a high-ranking official position.
In this case, people will inevitably think that this old guy passed the imperial examination and was promoted so quickly because he supported the new emperor with a memorandum of support for the new emperor?
Will others follow suit?
These are all issues that Yang Tinghe needs to consider.
Shi Yun asked: "Should we bring this matter up for discussion at the court meeting tomorrow? Even if we don't mention it, His Majesty may take the initiative to bring it up."
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Yang Tinghe clearly did not want to argue with the new emperor on the issue of Zhang Cong anymore, and waved his hand: "In the appointment and dismissal of the new batch of officials, the Ministry of Personnel focused on raising the situation of this person's deployment, so that His Majesty will know that his intention has been achieved. .Not everything has to be discussed in court."
Yang Tinghe knew very well that he wanted to agree with the emperor's opinions, not to argue with the emperor, and to prevent others from following the news. The best way was to suppress the matter and not publicize it to the outside world, so that Zhang Cong could keep a low profile and go smoothly. After this situation has been overcome, and even the initiator of the second grand ceremony has been transferred away, the new emperor will not continue to pester him, right?
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Ever since.
Two days later, Zhang Cong officially received the official transfer document from the Ministry of Personnel, and he was immediately appointed as Shanxi's deputy envoy.
Zhang Cong was somewhat disappointed.
No matter how you look at it, a transfer from a Beijing official to a local place is a kind of exile. Although the official position is good, the transfer to Shanxi is a bit "remote". In the Ming Dynasty, many places in Shanxi are connected to Jiubian and belong to war zones. The people's livelihood in Shanxi is natural. It is not as good as the Central Plains or Jiangnan and other places.
"It's close to the capital, and I can recruit you again at any time."
Zhu Hao and Zhang Cong rode in a carriage together and comforted him on the way.
Zhang Cong said with emotion: "I have just passed the Jinshi examination and can take up a post. I am already satisfied."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Before I leave, someone wants to meet you. You will know who it is when you get there."
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When Zhang Cong and Zhu Hao arrived at their destination, got off the carriage and entered the heavily guarded house, they saw a group of people playing Cuju in the yard.
When he saw clearly who the person in the middle was, Zhang Cong was so frightened that his face turned pale.
He had met Zhu Si before, and his appearance left a deep impression on him. Even though it had been more than two years since he had seen him, and he had grown a lot, his appearance had not changed much.
"Zhu Hao is here..."
When Zhu Si saw Zhu Hao bringing Zhang Cong, he stopped playing and ran over to look at Zhu Hao, sweating profusely. Next to him, Luo An and several guards came to fan him, but Zhu Si took the fan and fanned him wildly. Then he waved his hand and said, "Bring me a piece of ice."
Zhu Hao said hurriedly: "On such a hot day, it is very easy to get sick if you eat ice directly after exercising strenuously."
"fine."
Zhu Si said something, scratched his head and smiled, without the airs of a king at all, "Okay, I'll soak it in water and drink it, instead of just eating ice, it's better, right? Hey, you are Zhang Cong? The writing is good, I am very satisfied. .”
Zhang Cong hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhu Siyi raised his hand: "We are all our own people, why are you polite? If you speak for me, I will naturally help you. But now the court is mostly controlled by Mr. Yang Ge, and there are too few places where I can help you. , it’s difficult to keep you in the capital.”
When Zhang Cong heard this, he was extremely excited and said with tears of gratitude: "I must do my best for Your Majesty and work hard..."
"Hey! Don't say anything about dying. I'm not that cruel. I let people die for me. Zhu Hao asked you to report, but he didn't force you, right? If he forced you to do this, I will punish him!" Zhu Si seemed very open-minded.
Zhang Cong said hurriedly: "I haven't."
Zhu Si nodded and said: "That's it. This can be regarded as everyone getting what he needs. At your age, you have had no ambitions in the first half of your life. You are obviously capable. After entering the court, you will naturally want to do something, but I don't expect to be able to do so." What a great wise king, but at least I don’t want the court to be controlled by a group of sanctimonious and pedantic civil servants. I want to reform vigorously to make the Ming Dynasty full of vitality, make the people prosperous, and the country peaceful and peaceful."
When Zhang Cong heard this, he realized that the little emperor was very ambitious, but he didn't know if he was just talking about it.
I was playing Cuju earlier, and it seemed like I was quite playful.
Zhu Si continued: "I can't expect one person to achieve these great achievements, so I need to have benevolent ministers and people with lofty ideals to assist me. But now, most people in the court are intimidated by the majesty of Mr. Yang Ge and dare not come forward. If you have the courage to come out, I
I will never treat you badly. This also lets those ministers know that I am by no means an ungrateful person."
When Zhang Cong heard this, he realized that the little emperor didn't talk about any righteousness. What he said was very common principles of exchange. Although it sounded a bit philistine, the truth was clear and he could understand it at first listen.
His thinking is clear and logical, which shows that the little emperor is not a pedantic bookworm or an ignorant playboy.
This is perfect for the ministers.
He was most afraid of encountering an overbearing and rude emperor, who believed that others' contributions were justified and never felt grateful. Now the emperor was unreasonable and rewarded him, allowing him to get an official position that others envied, even if he was appointed to Shanxi
Oh no, I guess those local officials would try their best to fawn over him, because everyone knows that he is a direct descendant of the new emperor.
This business is worthwhile.
"Okay, I will let Zhu Hao tell you about the great ceremony in detail later. I am very busy, so don't think that I am indulging in fun. When I was studying with Zhu Hao since I was a child, I understood the principle of entertaining and educating.
, which requires a balance between work and rest.”
Zhu Si said and looked at Zhu Hao with admiration.
In fact, it was also a disguised form of telling Zhang Cong that Zhu Hao was not just my courtier or my classmate, but also half my husband. I studied with him in the beginning.
Zhang Cong finally understood why the new emperor relied so much on Zhu Hao. This relationship of teacher and friend was not something ordinary people could compare to.
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Zhang Cong got his wish.
Before leaving, I finally met the new emperor. When he walked, his steps were light and his hands and feet were a bit out of place.
She tried her best to hide her face, but she was still smiling, and her pride was written all over her face.
Zhang Cong set out for Shanxi early the next morning. Zhu Si also gave him four slaves and a carriage, as well as some daily expenses. In order to prevent someone from retaliating on the way, killing him or something, he also asked Lu Song to send
Several Jin Yiwei who came from the Yiwei Department of Prince Xing's Mansion protected him along the way.
"I heard that you brought Zhang Bingyong to see His Majesty today?"
At night, Tang Yin found out about this and asked directly.
Zhu Hao was reviewing the memorial when he heard the words: "So what? If he takes up the post without any comfort, he may be disheartened. At his age, it is hard to say whether he can survive the setbacks until he returns to Kyoto...
…I’m helping him.”
"Ha ha."
Tang Yin smiled and said, "You are so considerate, kid."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Mr. Tang, it's your turn next! Now you have walked from the shadows to the sunshine. The audit report of the Hegong accounts has also been sent in your name. The Ministry of Industry is now struggling with the accounts.
The Ministry of Finance is checking the accounts and trying to recover the shortfall, which involves many old accounts and they will definitely not be able to find out. It is unrealistic to just blame the dead people."
"Uh...so?"
Tang Yin didn't understand what Zhu Hao meant.
"What I mean is that when it comes to a dispute, let His Majesty summon you once in the court, let you have a verbal battle with the people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works, and demonstrate your prestige, so that Your Majesty will have a reason.
In the name of rewarding meritorious officials, I will elevate your position in the court."