It was obviously not possible, but Zhu Si felt that Zhu Hao, who was not promoted, did not receive the reward he deserved.
Zhu Si, who received Legalist education since childhood and adhered to the principle of "reward for merit and punishment for demerit", believed that rewards and punishments are clearly the magnanimity and magnanimity that an emperor must have, so he studied how to skip Yang Tinghe and allow Zhu Hao to do it in the shortest possible time. He made further progress in the Hanlin Academy.
Zhu Si did not mention this matter to the outside world.
In other words, he planned to secretly promote Zhu Hao because he knew that even if he told Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao would not agree.
Zhu Hao will definitely tell him seriously that he must endure it now and wait until Yang Tinghe and other old forces fall before considering this matter.
At the end of the Tianchao meeting, Zhu Sizhao summoned four senior scholars from the cabinet, as well as Peng Ze, the Minister of War, and Sun Jiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, to the Qianqing Palace to inquire about the northwest military affairs.
After the military affairs discussion was finished, Zhu Si mentioned the matter of the Hanlin Academy intentionally or unintentionally.
"...Dear gentlemen, since Yuan Ge died of old illness, I have always wanted to add someone to Hanyuan to join the cabinet to help you complete the court affairs. This is also to prevent you from working too hard! But I don't know who has such a reputation and ability in mathematics, physics and chemistry? Also...if someone fills the position, who can fill the vacant official position?"
Zhu Si's question makes people sound very "awkward".
The previous question is quite normal, asking who in the Hanlin Academy is qualified to join the cabinet.
The latter question seems too naive.
The central yamen of the imperial court are basically like a carrot and a pit. If someone vacates a position, someone will naturally need to be supplemented. However, the Hanlin Academy system is different from other institutions. There is no customization of personnel. It is like a cabinet bachelor. When there are fewer, three people will do. At that time, six or seven people could make do. As for the vacancies of Hanlin bachelor's degrees, most of the time they were filled by people, which was equivalent to a false title...
As an emperor, don’t you even understand the most basic rules of officialdom?
No one taught your mother?
To ask such an innocent question!
Yang Tinghe felt very unhappy after hearing Zhu Si's question.
It is clear that the young emperor wants to add people to the cabinet to dilute the power of his chief minister, or recruit people to supervise him. The previous appointment of Yuan Zonggao and Fei Hong in the cabinet has already restricted Yang Tinghe's work. Now he is serving in the cabinet. Fang always avoids Fei Hong when speaking. Under such circumstances, do you still want to add a cabinet bachelor?
no way!
Sun Jiao came forward and said: "Your Majesty, the four cabinet ministers are actually qualified for the job. During the reign of His Majesty Daxing Xiaozong, the cabinet had only three people most of the time, but it was still able to maintain stability. The cabinet ministers did not depend on the number of people, but on their high ability. Exit. Besides... Yang Zhongtang is a capable minister who can govern the country and bring peace to the country. Your Majesty, the founder, does not need to worry about this matter."
What Sun Jiao said was very convincing.
Although Sun Jiao is not a member of the new emperor in the strict sense, he is also a neutral faction and belongs to the category of "clear bystanders".
Zhu Si was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that all the important officials in the court in front of him thought that he, the emperor, wanted to add someone to his cabinet to compete for power. In fact... he really had no interest in this. The problem was that he It is clear that even if someone is promoted, he will soon be recruited by Yang Tinghe. For example, Yuan Zonggao and Fei Hong... have abilities and prestige, but how much will they help him after joining the cabinet?
The purpose of finding someone to join the cabinet was actually to make room for him in the Hanlin Academy, and then push Zhu Hao over to do things for him with peace of mind.
How capable is Zhu Hao?
Not much better than cabinet ministers?
So his main purpose in saying this was to give Zhu Hao an official title.
Zhu Sidao: "That's what I think. There are so many talents in the Hanlin Academy. It's summer now, and the economic feast is about to stop... When you give lectures in the future, can you find some young talents to give lectures to me? Sometimes some veterans
The concept is too old-fashioned and outdated, please think about it."
Does the emperor care so much about the banquet?
According to the Ming Dynasty's Jingyan Festival, it is divided into two seasons: spring and autumn. It is not open during the hot summer and cold winter.
Zhu Si has a sharp mind.
He understood that if he wanted to promote Zhu Hao and he didn't want to reveal his true relationship with Zhu Hao, he would have to enter the Imperial Academy system.
Hands, what method can be regarded as respecting Zhu Hao? And how can Zhu Hao stand out? Of course, let Zhu Hao attend the Sutra Banquet Day to speak.
And in this way, Zhu Hao could enter the palace openly, meet with him at the Wenhua Palace, and call Zhu Hao alone to say a few words during the banquet.
This makes communication more convenient.
Yang Tinghe was a little confused about this matter.
Previously, I wanted to find someone to join the cabinet to compete with me. Why did I suddenly turn my face and mention the issue that Jingyanri had talked about? And also said that I needed young people?
Ah, no, the little emperor wanted to train his own people. He knew that he couldn't win over the old ministers, so he simply started with the young people. It may also be that the "big principles" spoken by the people who spoke at the banquet before were too heavy, and the little emperor didn't like to hear them.
I want to replace the old Jingyanri Lecturer.
Yang Tinghe never imagined that Zhu Si would go to such great lengths just to promote Zhu Hao to show that the emperor valued Zhu Hao. Therefore, he did not make any association with Zhu Hao at all. He just thought that the little emperor wanted to
Cultivate your own power from the young Hanlin.
Sun Jiao had previously expressed his opinion on adding more bachelors to the cabinet.
At this time, Sun Jiaojian and others were also silent on the issue of talking about officials during the banquet. They could only bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty, this is a very good idea. There are always young and knowledgeable people in the Hanlin Academy. This is the time.
Let young people have more contact with His Majesty. Young people will be full of vitality and may bring new ideas to His Majesty."
Among the people present, only Sun Jiao could vaguely sense the new emperor's purpose.
Because Sun Jiao was vaguely aware of Zhu Hao's status and value in the new emperor's system, the young emperor mentioned in a roundabout way that he wanted to increase the number of young people in the official banquet, probably because he wanted Zhu Hao to join him.
Zhu Si smiled and said: "Is this what Sun Budang thinks? That's great. What do Mr. Yang Ge and you guys think...?"
The question was once again thrown to Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghexian glanced sideways at Sun Jiao, as if blaming the other person for posing a problem for him with his words, and then handed over his hand and said: "I will consider it at my discretion. But it may not be implemented until the Sutra Feast is resumed in the autumn."
Zhu Sidao said: "The weather is not very hot now. I think we can hold talks for a few more days. I will inherit the throne as a young man. I deeply feel the great responsibility. I hope I can learn the strategies of governing the country from others, as long as they don't find it hard."
"
Jiang Mian smiled and said: "It is a great thing for your Majesty to learn from you. In this way, I and others will make arrangements."
Jiang Mian followed Yang Tinghe's words.
Since Lao Yang said you agree with the emperor's proposal, then we will make appropriate arrangements.
Isn't it a good thing that the emperor is devoted to learning?
Is it better for the emperor to stay away from Confucianists?
We just took advantage of the opportunity of the Sutra banquet to instill Confucianism into the little emperor, so that he would accept our way of governing the country with civilian officials...
There is really no reason to refuse.
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Out of Qianqing Palace.
Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian walked side by side. They didn't need to go back to the cabinet to check in, because it was their turn to be on duty that night and they had to go home and have a good rest.
"Don't you hear that His Majesty wants to find some young people to use for personal gain?" Yang Tinghe asked with a frown.
Jiang Mian sighed: "It is better to block things like this than to clear them up."
In some matters, not everything must be based on your opinion, Yang Tinghe, nor can everything be aligned with the interests of you, the chief minister.
Just because you, Yang Tinghe, think that the young emperor wants to cultivate his own people in the Hanlin Academy, you cannot discourage the emperor's positive attitude toward learning. We are colleagues, not your subordinates or slaves.
"Um."
Yang Tinghe said no more, but looked at Jiang Mian with a somewhat unkind look.
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After Yang Tinghe returned home, he sent someone to the Hanlin Academy to call Yang Shen home.
When Yang Shen heard about the emperor's intention, his face was full of joy and he said: "Don't worry, father, most people in Hanyuan respect your policy ideas, and there is no one who does not follow the rules... Even if your Majesty wants to win over you, you will not get it. "
Yang Tinghe said: "So many people
, can you ensure that?"
Yang Shen smiled and said, "Isn't it up to my father to decide who will be chosen to attend the ceremony?"
Yang Tinghe shook his head.
Obviously he disagreed with his son's statement.
I am the chief minister of the cabinet, and I am not a Hanlin scholar, let alone the Zhan Shifu. How can you say that it is up to me to decide on the candidates for the banquet?
Although this is what happened, it cannot be said like this...
"Father is worried that Master Liu will cause trouble?"
Yang Shen asked a key question.
Now in the Hanlin Academy system, it seems that the only person who can challenge Yang Tinghe is Hanlin bachelor Liu Chun.
Whether Liu Chun should die or not, after being brought back to life by Zhu Hao, his prestige in the Hanlin Academy is growing. Even if someone is to be selected to join the cabinet, it is very likely that Liu Chun will take the position.
Liu Chun was not the kind of person to obey Yang Tinghe in everything, especially in matters of imperial edicts. He often had his own opinions and only used Yang Tinghe's opinions as a reference, rather than adopting them in full.
Yang Tinghe said: "Since Your Majesty wants to train young people in Hanyuan, you should first draw up a list to see who is qualified."
"Um."
Yang Shen is very confident.
Maybe he couldn't help his father with other things, but regarding the Hanlin Academy... Yang Shen asked himself that his ability was no worse than Liu Chun's, and he could even replace him and directly help Yang Tinghe take charge of the Hanlin Academy.
Knowing the place well and doing an extremely simple task of "looking for young Hanlin", Yang Shen felt that he would be able to do it in a way that would suit Yang Tinghe's wishes.
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After Yang Shen returned, he was the first to find Yu Chengxun.
Yu Chengxun asked in confusion: "Young man? The Hanlin Academy is a place of ascetic cultivation. Most of the people who can get into it are not young, right? At our age... if we can go to the sutra banquet and lecture on it, we are not considered old, right?"
The implication is, isn’t this talking about us?
Why look for someone else?
Aren't you and me "young people" in the Imperial Academy?
Yang Shen smiled and said: "Aren't there Xin Ke Jia Ding Jinshi and Shu Ji Shi? And those who stay in the academy?"
The so-called Liu Guan is a former Shujishi who stayed in the Hanlin Academy with excellent results after passing the exam for three years.
The first principle for selecting Shujishi in the Hanlin Academy is youth.
Although it takes at least nine years to get to the rank of student and lecturer, but among the people who stayed in the library for three years, there are quite a lot of people in their twenties and thirties, and they usually don't do much.
Yu Chengxun casually mentioned: "Jingdao, you seem to be quite young and meet the conditions better than anyone else."