The news about Zhu Hao being transferred as the prefect of Yongping was brought to the Hanlin Academy by Yu Chengxun and notified to Zhu Hao himself.
Yang Shen may have felt that he was a little sorry for Zhu Hao in taking advantage of Zhu Hao. He first asked Zhu Hao to be the head of the household department, and then asked Zhu Hao to replace Zhang Cong without any discussion with Zhu Hao.
When he became the prefect of Yongping, he was too embarrassed to face his friends.
Yu Chengxun came with Ye Guizhang, who was also a compilator at the Hanlin Academy.
It can be seen from this that Yang Shen no longer relies on Zhu Hao in the Hanlin Academy. As the son of the chief minister, as long as he extends an olive branch, there will naturally be people willing to help with advice. Ye Guizhang is Yang Shen's fellow Sichuan fellow and the later leftist.
One of the parties involved in the Shunmen incident.
"... Jingdao, it is much better to be the prefect of Yongping Prefecture and take charge of the affairs of the place than to be the head of the household department. You also know that Yongping Prefecture is close to the capital. Your family does not even need to move there. In a year or two, they will be here.
I will arrange a good job for you, and then we can still work together in the capital."
Yu Chengxun was somewhat apologetic.
Zhu Hao seemed indifferent and said with a smile: "Who knows what the capital will be like in a year or two?"
"oh?"
When Yu Chengxun heard this, Zhu Hao was implying that in one or two years, when Yang Tinghe was no longer in the court, the court would undergo earth-shaking changes? No, it was probably just a casual sigh.
Zhu Hao is a kid who likes to complain when he has nothing to do. It’s not like he doesn’t know who he is.
Yu Chengxun said: "The matter of your going to Yongping Mansion has not been decided yet, but I don't think anything will go wrong. The officials have already reported the matter, and there will probably be news in the next two days."
"As for what you should do after you go, Yongxiu will explain it to you in detail when the matter is decided. I'm just here to inform you so that you can be prepared... Okay, the task is completed, I will go and do other things first.
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What Yu Chengxun means is that you have a mission to go to Yongping Mansion.
Why are you asked to go to Yongping Mansion?
In fact, it is very simple. It was for the iron ore mine that the emperor opened there. Previously, the emperor sent Zhang Cong to suppress a bunch of troublemaking local gangsters. This won't work. After you go there, you have to control the mood of the local gangsters again.
If it is stimulated, it is best to turn it upside down, and finally make everyone in the court feel that mining is not a good thing, and then they can petition to stop it.
There is no trouble there now, and you are going to cause trouble there.
Zhu Hao looked at the departing figures of Yu Chengxun and Ye Guizhang, stunned.
Cai Ang came to the side and asked, "Jingdao, I heard that you are...leaving Hanyuan?"
"Yeah." Zhu Hao nodded.
In the nearly two years since he was an official in the Hanlin Academy, the friends Zhu Hao has made are all from Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun. But the only one he has close friends with is Cai Ang, who has no ambitions in the Hanlin Academy and usually hangs out.
middle-aged celebrities living their lives.
Since he was leaving the Hanlin Academy, Zhu Hao felt that there was no need to hide too much from Cai Ang.
Cai Ang sighed: "Being in a place is different from being an official in the capital. It is much harder. You have no experience in running a government, but you are asked to run a government. You have to find a way to recruit officials so that you can do things more conveniently.
If you just rely on yourself, I’m afraid you won’t be able to do it.”
Although the master's name is not obvious these days, he actually exists.
When an official arrives at his appointed place, he usually has to bring several staff members with him to provide him with all the necessary consultation and assistance when he is an official. This has become a established practice.
Cai Ang was reminding Zhu Hao that when you are an official in the Hanlin Academy, you don't need to support scholars around you, but if you want to go out to open a government office, you must have someone to help you.
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "I wonder if Brother Cai still remembers telling you about that boy from the Wu family? I intend to use him, but I wonder if he..."
Cai Ang waved his hand: "I have told my hometown about the matter, and he also knows about you. I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to come to you before he makes progress in the imperial examination. It is better to hire people earlier and don't think about him."
"hehe."
Zhu Hao could only respond with a polite smile.
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Zhu Hao wants to be the prefect of Yongping Prefecture. The matter has not yet been decided, but the previous prefect of Yongping Prefecture, Zhang Cong, has resigned.
Zhang Cong drove to the capital with his whole family, ready to accept the
The imperial court appointed him to a new official position.
At this time, Zhang Cong was suffering from a horse-shoe disease. It had only been two years since he passed the Jinshi examination, and he had already reached the rank of fourth-rank foreign official. This time he had the opportunity to be transferred to the capital. By then, all the officials of the Sixth Ministry, such as Yuanwailang and even Langzhong, would be there.
Wait for the day, even if it is an external transfer, at least it will start from the third-level acceptance of the Prime Minister's Office to participate in politics.
It is very possible to even directly serve as an inspector and become a third-rank official.
The main reason is that he has taken refuge in the towering tree of the new emperor. Just on his way back to the capital, there are not a few officials from the prefecture and county who are fawning over him. After arriving in the capital, many celebrities come to visit him, and some middle- and lower-level officials regard him as a
The new rich.
Yang Tinghe is in the middle of the court, and the sun is setting in the west. People who are interested in the government and the public can notice that even Sun Jiao, who was tepid before, has now risen. Is there anyone who dares not challenge Yang Tinghe?
At this time, it would be more practical to defect to Sun Jiao than to defect to the new emperor directly.
There are rumors in the outside world that when Zhang Cong was the magistrate of Yongping Prefecture, many ministers in the court who had become officials, such as Yang Yiqing, Xie Qian and others, had correspondence with him. Even Wang Shouren, a great scholar of the time who was guarding the system in his hometown, also
I once wrote to Zhang Cong to discuss the issue of the Great Ceremony, which invisibly pushed Zhang Cong to a higher level.
As the most "responsible" upstart around the new emperor, Zhang Cong's future can be said to be limitless if he dares to stand firmly with the new emperor when his strength is weak.
On this day, Yang Shen held a banquet in a restaurant and invited Yu Chengxun and Zhu Hao alone. It seemed that he was going to hold a small farewell banquet for Zhu Hao.
At the dinner table, Yang Shen mentioned Zhang Cong.
"...This Zhang Bingyong, who had only been an official for a few days, was very arrogant. He thought he had the favor of the emperor and had a smooth career. But he didn't know that everything he had was given by the imperial court. He had not made any achievements in local politics. However, after arriving in the capital, he had no achievements.
If you want to climb up the ladder and get fame and fortune by gaining connections, you will never think that you will be transferred to Nanjing and spend your days guarding the miserable yamen!"
Yang Shen looked down upon Zhang Cong who was lucky enough to enter.
Yu Chengxun smiled and said: "Yong Xiu, we agreed that we would only drink today, why are we talking about court affairs again?"
Zhu Hao said: "This is not a court matter, but when it comes to people in the court, use Xiu Xiong, is that what you mean?"
"Um."
Yang Shen nodded and focused his eyes on Zhu Hao again, "Jingdao, that Zhang Bingyong went to Nanjing, and you went to Yongping Mansion, you and he had different circumstances, your future is much better than him... Come, I respect you as a brother.
One cup."
"Thank you."
Zhu Hao also picked up the wine glass.
After three rounds of drinking.
Yang Shen started talking: "After you arrive at Yongping Mansion, in addition to reassuring the people, you should also pay more attention to the newly opened mines there. I heard that they disturb the people a lot. From your perspective, you should be able to detect the damage to people's livelihood. Details
Submit the report and I will teach you how to submit a memorial to ask the court to restore local stability."
"That is……"
Zhu Hao pretended to be confused, "What's the situation?"
Yu Chengxun reminded from the side: "I just want to find a way to prevent the mine from operating."
Or Yu Chengxun directly.
Zhu Hao murmured, "Well, Yang Yongxiu, you asked me to carry out sabotage and organize so many hidden things. Why can't you openly admit that you sent me there just to cause trouble for the emperor?"
Zhu Hao asked: "What should we do specifically?"
Yang Shen smiled and said: "It depends on what you can find after you take office. I will find someone to consider what you have revealed and then give you an answer. Remember not to report it rashly. This is an act to offend His Majesty.
, even if it started because of you, don’t let this fire burn you, it will harm your career.”
Beautifully said.
But what if you treat people as fools?
I went to be the prefect of Yongping Prefecture. I reported to the court that the iron mine could not be opened and the trouble was serious. I was not the instigator but also an accomplice. Can the emperor treat me well?
Don't let me follow in the footsteps of Zhang Cong later and go to Nanjing to find a poor yamen to hang out, right?
Zhu Hao said: "Brother Yongxiu, I will serve the imperial court with all my heart, and I will do it to my death. Naturally, there will be no ambiguity."
Yu Chengxun smiled and said: "Yongxiu is afraid that you will not do it because you are wise enough to protect yourself."
Zhu Hao
I sneered in my heart.
Fortunately, you still know that if you don’t do it, you’re being wise and protecting yourself, right?
Why don't you board the emperor's ship at this time and climb up Yang Tinghe's sinking ship? Do you think everyone else is stupid?
"Then...if Zhang Bingyong comes to see me, how should I deal with it?" Zhu Hao asked.
"Zhang Bingyong is looking for you? Why?"
Yu Chengxun was puzzled.
Yang Shen raised his hand to interrupt Yu Chengxun's words. He seemed to understand Zhu Hao's meaning and nodded: "Jingdao, your worries are not unreasonable. Zhang Bingyong has just arrived in the capital recently. I heard that he has made many friends with scholars in the capital.
He is in the same class as you. If he hears that you are going to succeed him as the prefect of Yongping Prefecture, or comes to you to talk about something and wants to give you some advice, it is very likely to happen."
After listening to Yang Shen's words, Yu Chengxun realized that Zhu Hao had such concerns.
Yang Shen said: "You can think of this in advance, which means you already know how to do your job, and you also know where the troubles you will face in the future are. Zhang Bingyong comes to you, you just want to see him, but you don't listen to what he says.
Don't even accept it, he is working for His Majesty, and his purpose is to save the Yongping Mansion Mine, and the purpose of your going... haha."
Zhu Hao nodded: "Understood, my purpose is to prevent the mine from operating."
"Um."
Yang Shen nodded, expressing satisfaction.
The words were a bit direct, but the logic made sense, making it clear to Zhu Hao that his purpose of going to Yongping Mansion was to do bad things.
Zhu Hao said again: "Then...what should I say when I visit Mr. Tang before leaving?"
Suddenly the key point was asked again.
This time, even Yang Shen didn't think ahead.
Why didn't you expect that Tang Yin and Zhu Hao have a teacher-student relationship?
If Zhu Hao goes to be the prefect of Yongping Prefecture, and Tang Yin guesses that Zhu Hao is going to cause sabotage, why not wake up his lover in advance and try to win over Zhu Hao?
"Don't go see me!"
Yang Shen couldn't figure out any solution. The best way was to disappear.
If it's hard to talk to Tang Yin when you meet him, then don't talk. Anyway, everyone is their own master, so just understand in your heart.
Yu Chengxun said: "Come on, come on, let's continue drinking. I wish Jingdao will succeed in becoming the prefect of Yongping Prefecture. I also wish Jingdao can be promoted to a higher position when he returns to Beijing...drink!"