The official residence and study room of the chief minister.
Jiang Mian came to visit at sunset and handed Yang Tinghe a list of names involving the transfer of officials from the capital.
Basically, they are all the heads of the six departments, and they are transferred to Shizhong, Zhongshusheren, etc. The overstaffing of officials in the Ming Dynasty is very serious. Many people who are admitted to the Jinshi are actually just holding a false job. For example, in this list of external transfers, there are
There are many people who have just passed the Jinshi examination in the previous subject and are observing politics in the six ministries.
Theoretically speaking, one can stay in office for three years, but in reality, within a few months to one or two years, these Jinshi will be released in batches according to the needs of various places to fill the official vacancies in various places, and they will officially take office.
Yang Tinghe took a general look, briefly talked with Jiang Mian, and sent him away.
Yang Tinghe then called Yang Shen to the study and gave the list to his son to read.
Yang Shen asked in confusion: "What does father mean by this? Is there anything... inappropriate?"
Yang Tinghe said: "This list has not yet been submitted. My father does not plan to make a decision immediately. Instead, I plan to hand it over to His Majesty, who will make some additions and deletions first, and then make a decision."
"Father wants to...test His Majesty's employment strategy?"
Yang Shen immediately understood Yang Tinghe's intention.
Rather than confirming the attack and then reporting it to the emperor for approval, it is very wise to first hand it over to the emperor to make additions and deletions before reporting it. If there is someone the emperor wants to use, or someone the emperor hates, he wants to use it.
Transferred away... Yang Tinghe would be able to learn about these, and then target them with purpose.
"Um."
Yang Tinghe had nothing to shy away from in front of his son.
Yang Shen said: "Father, aren't you afraid that His Majesty will... transfer some people he doesn't like out of the capital?"
The first thing that came to Yang Shen's mind was Zhu Hao.
Recently, Zhu Hao went to the palace to give lectures three times a day. After July, the daily lectures stopped, and Zhu Hao never had the chance to enter the palace again.
Judging from the previous three daily talks, Zhu Hao and the emperor had a very "unhappy" quarrel. Zhu Hao is not included in the current list of outsiders.
If the emperor intends to transfer Zhu Hao out, wouldn't that mean that Zhu Hao is harmed?
Yang Tinghe said: "No matter who it is, if Your Majesty really intends to transfer him, even my father can't stop him. It all depends on Your Majesty's own choice."
Yang Shen felt very strange.
Why did his father "support" the new emperor's decision? Could it be that some people, even Yang Tinghe, didn't like it and wanted to use the emperor's help to transfer people out of the capital?
Or do you want to use this to test the emperor's intentions?
Analyze who the emperor is close to?
After all, there are many people transferred from outside, and it is still unclear whether they are from the new emperor's faction. If the emperor intends to delete some people from the list... then it is another argument. My father may be more determined to transfer such people away, even now
If they don't adjust, their career prospects will be really worrying.
The increase or decrease of emperors seems to expose many truths to outsiders.
The move my father made was a brilliant move to turn passivity into initiative.
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When Zhu Si got the list, he was a little baffled.
The list is very long. There are more than a hundred middle- and lower-level officials who are about to be transferred out of the capital. These people used to stay in the capital with mixed qualifications. Half of them were Jinshi to observe politics. After being transferred out, some became county magistrates and some were supervisors.
History level...
Even if some heads of the Ministry of Household Affairs were transferred out of the capital, they would only serve as magistrates of the government, or hold positions such as general magistrates, and some would be assigned to water transportation and transferred to the Salt Envoy and other yamen.
A mess.
After Zhu Si read it, he found that except for a few who seemed to be undergraduates and had some vague impressions, there was no one he was familiar with. Even after closing the list, he couldn't remember anyone else.
"His Majesty."
Zhang Zuo was standing nearby, reminding me that our family is here to serve you. If you have any questions, you can ask our family for their opinion.
Zhu Sidao: "What... do they mean?"
Zhang Zuo asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you want to ask why the Ministry of Personnel submitted this list of counties to Your Majesty for your inspection?"
"if not?
None of these people hold important positions, and they have not mentioned that people from Prince Xing's palace will be transferred out of the capital. Mr. Tang has not mentioned that he will be transferred to other places. Do you insist on showing me that they are too full to hold up?
"
Zhu Sibai was puzzled.
Zhang Zuo tentatively analyzed: "Could it be that your Majesty wants to increase or decrease personnel on top?"
Zhu Si asked: "Who am I adding and subtracting? Even if the emperor's disciples from last year's department are my people, I know which of them can do things and which of them is mediocre? Isn't this nonsense?"
Zhang Zuodao: "Actually, you can ask Mr. Zhu, he should know."
"Um."
Zhu Si nodded, "It makes sense. When we leave the palace today, we will ask Zhu Hao what the hell they are doing."
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Zhu Si didn't understand what he had to care about among a group of low-level officials who were marginalized figures in the court.
When he saw Zhu Hao, he immediately handed the list to Zhu Hao.
After reading it, Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Maybe someone wants your Majesty to add the minister's name on it?"
"ah!"
Zhu Si did not respond, but Zhang Zuo next to him screamed in surprise.
"Zhang Ban, what are you making all the fuss about?"
Zhu Si glared at Zhang Zuo.
Zhang Zuo said hurriedly: "My servant seems to understand. In fact, they just want to test His Majesty, which of these people His Majesty wants to use, or which ones His Majesty hates and wants to transfer to another place."
Zhu Si pouted: "You know everything, why didn't you say anything before? Your rhetoric is too simple, isn't it? Would someone named Yang give me such an easy question? Zhu Hao, tell me, we are here
Are there any more people to be added or subtracted from here?”
Zhu Hao asked with a smile: "What do you mean by His Majesty?"
"I think we should just throw it back to him. Anyway, your name is not on it. As for the rest of the people, I don't bother to pay attention to it. It makes the court seem like I have to grasp all the big and small things. It's boring." Zhu Sida said.
Zhu Hao nodded in approval: "What your Majesty said makes sense."
Zhang Zuo asked: "Mr. Zhu, would it be better to add a few more people? By adding you, wouldn't it increase Mr. Yang's trust in you?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "It's not necessary. Since Yang Ge always wants to use such a list to test His Majesty's employment ideas, no increase or decrease is the best way to avoid exposure. If there is an increase or decrease, it will be easy to be like a tiger.
dog."
"Okay, I understand. I will just throw it back to them tomorrow... Hey, these people are really looking for trouble. They are teasing me like a fool, huh! I am the emperor, and I can use whoever I want."
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The list shall be returned intact to the Ministry of Personnel.
Qiao Yu specially took advantage of lunch to find Yang Tinghe and told him what had happened. Yang Tinghe's expression became calm.
"As expected."
Yang Tinghe said.
Qiao Yu asked hesitantly: "Is your Majesty hiding something by doing this? Could it be..."
Yang Tinghe said: "If His Majesty is eager for success, he will definitely make changes to this list. If he doesn't move, it shows that he is good at forbearing, or he knows that it is better to listen to the courtiers on many things than to make his own decisions."
"Is this the purpose of testing His Majesty's trust in civil servants?"
Qiao Yu was surprised.
Everyone seemed to think that Yang Tinghe was testing Zhu Si's thinking on hiring people.
But according to Yang Tinghe, he just wanted to test whether the little emperor would give priority to the decision-making of civilian officials in such small matters that he could participate in or not.
If the little emperor does not trust the ministers below, he will definitely make some changes in the list to reflect his majesty and ability as an emperor. Regardless of whether the final changes are appropriate or not, at least the emperor has added his own opinions to the list, which will embarrass the civil servants...
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Now that the emperor just threw the list back unchanged, it shows that the emperor only cares about what he cares about and has not yet distrusted the civil officials.
Yang Tinghe said: "Then just follow this and submit the memorial."
Qiao Yu said: "In
"Tang, what if His Majesty makes some changes during the approval period? By then... I'm afraid it will be difficult to do."
Because the officials previously submitted the report in advance without going through the process of confirming the imperial approval, now even if the emperor does not change it and throws it back without changing a word, he may still make some mistakes in the official approval.
The Ministry of Personnel was involved in the promotion and relegation of officials in the Ming Dynasty. It could be said to be the most powerful yamen among the six departments, and it was also the place where party struggles were most intense.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel has always been the first of the six ministers, which is equivalent to the head of the foreign ministers. The emperor currently has no people in the Ministry of Personnel. Doesn’t he want to do something about the appointment, removal and transfer of personnel in the Ministry of Personnel?
"Probably not."
Yang Tinghe shook his head and said: "If His Majesty makes changes, we will discuss it later. After all, the court can reject it and discuss it later."
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The Ministry of Personnel will submit the latest list of personnel transfers.
Just when Qiao Yu was guessing whether the emperor would change or not, something unexpected happened to him...
This memorial was actually retained.
That is to say...
The emperor neither agreed nor vetoed, and did not even bother to approve. The matter seemed to have been delayed.
This surprised Qiao Yu.
Can it still be like this?
Personnel appointments and removals involve the transfer of too many local officials. Logically speaking, they should be urgently awaiting review and should not be delayed. However, the emperor seems to be in no hurry at all and does not care about the official vacancies in the local areas.
I've only been in the hospital for four or five days, and I don't know when the goddess will come.
The officials had previously launched a flurry of punches. They thought that even if they couldn't kill the master, they could still beat the crap out of him. However, the master was so smart that he avoided the fight directly.
Qiao Yu was too embarrassed to mention it, so he could only discuss it with Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe said: "Just drag it on. No one in the court will say anything. Let's see who is anxious in the end. If it doesn't work, let the Kedao Yanguan write a memorial to explain the stakes. Without urging, he will just mention that the local official position is vacant.
Chaos has occurred. Let’s see if Your Majesty is worried.”
"Isn't this...not good?"
Qiao Yu felt that it was a bit unkind for the Ministry of Personnel to target the new emperor regarding the transfer of officials from outside.
As a minister, can you still use court affairs to plot against the emperor?
No wonder the new emperor has a bad temper. You haven't even decided on the official roster yet, so you handed it over to me for a look. It's obviously a test. I will retaliate to you now, and I will also throw the official roster aside.
Yang Tinghe glared at Qiao Yu: "Your Majesty is young and willful, are you the same?"
There was no need to speak too mysteriously, Qiao Yu understood that Yang Tinghe was not negotiating with him, but giving orders.