Chapter 882 Entering the Cabinet or Minister of the Ministry of War (seeking a monthly ticket)
Zhu Si had to go back to the palace that night and would not stay in Sixianju, but Zhang Zuo consciously stayed.
In the dead of night, while reviewing the memorials with Zhu Hao, Zhang Zuo took out another memorial from his arms and handed it to Zhu Hao.
"This is……?"
Zhu Hao looked at Zhang Zuo.
Not to put it in a public memorial, but to keep it in his arms. Zhang Zuo was cautious by nature and would not be so unruly. There is only one explanation, that is, Zhu Si asked him to do this.
Zhang Zuowei said, "This is the resignation letter of Sun Laobu Tang of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Sun Butang has also reached the eighth letter."
Zhu Hao took it over and looked at it carefully, and it turned out to be Sun Jiao's resignation form.
The words were all the same, not too gorgeous, but lacked Yang Tinghe's remonstrative tone. It was more like the minister didn't want to do it anymore, or just gave up the job. From this memorial, it is impossible to tell how much Sun Jiao has for this country.
Responsibility only reveals the desire to live a small life behind closed doors.
This is probably the essential difference between Sun Jiao and Yang Tinghe.
Sun Jiao only wanted to live a stable life and never thought about contributing to the Ming Dynasty. He wished he could retire as soon as possible.
Although Yang Tinghe had a fierce struggle with the imperial power, he had a sense of responsibility for the Ming Dynasty and the feelings of a minister serving the country and the people. Yang Tinghe actually did not want to become an official, but seeing the disharmony between the emperor and his ministers, he had to submit a petition to resign.
Zhang Zuo saw that Zhu Hao was carefully reading Sun Jiao's resignation letter, and his voice softened: "Your Majesty's wishes, Mr. Sun's position is also up to you. In fact, whether Mr. Sun will retire or not, it all depends on your wishes, Mr. Zhu.
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In fact, Zhu Si did not feel that Sun Jiao was such an indispensable figure.
The reason why Zhu Si allowed Sun Jiao to stay was mainly because of Zhu Hao's face, and because Sun Jiao was from his Anlu hometown and was an important court official whom Zhu Youqi, the old king of Xing, deliberately made friends with and attracted from the beginning. From a personal point of view,
He said that Zhu Si only liked people who came from Prince Xing's palace, especially Zhu Hao. He didn't want to keep anyone who had some trouble with him.
This can also reveal Zhu Si’s character.
Unkind and unkind.
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded and didn't mention it further.
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The deadline set by Zhu Hao for Zhu Si is three days.
It seems that he needs to reconsider, but in fact it means that Yang Tinghe must agree to his resignation within three days and let Yang Tinghe return to his hometown in Sichuan.
As long as Yang Tinghe can leave, the emperor still has to perform a show. The emperor and his ministers will be reluctant to leave, take care of Yang Tinghe when he leaves the capital, and receive him after returning to his hometown... In short, I will give him everything I can, and I will take care of everything I can take care of. As long as you get out,
Do you still care about a little favor?
Yang Tinghe had long decided that he was going to leave and was making arrangements every moment. He no longer cared when the emperor agreed.
Zhu Hao, on the other hand, must seize these three days and try to do something to change the structure of the court.
The next day, Zhu Hao went to the Ministry of Personnel for a walk. Because Zhu Hao was not a regular member of the Ministry of Personnel, he didn’t even need to go to the Yamen every day to order money. When he came out of the Ministry of Personnel, he happened to meet the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel. Now,
Wang Jun, who has become the Minister of Rites.
Wang Jun didn't know Zhu Hao, and there were people around him, so he just glanced at Zhu Hao inadvertently.
Seeing Zhu Hao's age and the official uniform on his body, Wang Jun could probably guess who this young man was, but as Wang Jun's identity, he didn't need to interact with middle- and lower-level officials, so he walked directly into the official's office without expression.
Department Yamen.
"master."
This time Yu San found four laborers to carry Zhu Hao's sedan chair.
For ordinary officials in the capital, riding a carriage is relatively convenient, with one horse and one driver, and the cost of maintenance is relatively low. It is also convenient to travel. You can go wherever you want, and occasionally add a few whips on the road, so you can run faster.
Only big men choose to ride in sedans because the cost of maintaining sedans is relatively high.
This time Zhu Hao came to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to perform his duties. One change was that he planned to ride in a sedan chair from now on.
This is to reflect a posture of slowing down the pace of life. In the past, when he was on duty in the Hanlin Academy, he needed to be vigorous and vigorous, making him appear to be energetic and enterprising.
And now I am a member of the civil service and a foreign minister.
It seems that nothing has changed, but he has to show that he is really relaxed and does not care about the current official frustration.
Riding in a sedan chair should at least make it more comfortable, making it easier for you to take a nap or think about things on the way to Zhuhao.
Zhu Haoshi stepped onto the bridge and signaled to go to the next destination.
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The sedan stopped in front of a theater.
Su Xigui has been waiting for you for a long time.
The main purpose of Su Xigui's visit to the capital this time was to transfer the capital to Huang Zan, because the positions of the Minister of War and the Minister of Household Affairs in the Six Ministries seemed to be changing soon. Everyone knew that Peng Ze and Sun's relationship would not last long, and now they
It was a critical time when Yang Tinghe was about to retire.
For Su Xigui, fighting for Huang Zan may be the best opportunity.
If we can't win again this time, we will have to wait at least half a year or even a year before transferring Huang Zan to the capital.
Huang Zan has been serving as Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing for almost three years. After completing the three-year examination this time, it is still a question whether Huang Zan can continue to be an official. Maybe he will be given a temporary position as Long Chong and return to his hometown as an official.
Already.
After all, Huang Zan is not young anymore.
"...This is a small gift."
Su Xigui always used money to open the way, and this time was no exception. He directly stuffed the money first.
In the past, you had to carry money to each house, but now it's straightforward, just hand over the banknotes.
Zhu Hao looked at the number above and saw that it was only ten thousand taels.
It doesn't seem like much, but if you add in what Su Xigui had given him sporadically before, the expenses for Zhu Si to build the railway alone amounted to more than 150,000 taels, of which 120,000 taels were handed over by Zhu Hao.
The cost of mining is more than 100,000 taels.
Opening a bank account does not count, after all, it is investment.
Then there are the personal bribes given to Zhu Hao, which Zhu Hao transferred to mining and railway construction, amounting to eighty or ninety thousand taels. Adding these ten thousand taels, it is almost one hundred thousand taels.
In this way, Su Xigui is really rich.
Zhu Hao always accepted it with a smile in the past, but this time he refused it and pushed it back.
Su Xigui was shocked: "Little Master, what are you...?"
Zhu Hao said: "The imperial court is not short of money recently, and I am not short of money either, so you put it away first and wait until the critical moment to use it."
Instead of refusing directly, he told Su Xigui that you would send it back later.
Although Su Xigui didn't quite understand what Zhu Hao meant, he still took the banknote back as he was told, but couldn't help but ask: "How long will it take for Mr. Yang Ge to become an official?"
"Three days." Zhu Hao said.
"Hiss...good!"
After thinking about it, Su Xigui made his most heartfelt comments.
During Yang Tinghe's reign, the pressure exerted by the civil servant faction was very strong, especially from ministers like Huang Zan who had stayed from the previous dynasty. This pressure would make every official act with fear. After all, Yang Tinghe was not that easy to fool.
Now that Yang Tinghe is about to retire, even if Huang Zan cannot be transferred to the capital as the Sixth Minister, at least it will be a relief for Huang Zan.
"How long will it take for the vacancies of the Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of War to become vacant?"
Su Xigui asked for information from Zhu Hao again.
These gossips are also spread outside, and some people even spread them with noses and eyes. But in terms of authenticity, Zhu Hao is more reliable. After all, Zhu Hao has access to the most core secrets, and some matters are directly decided by Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao said: "The Minister of War may be vacant for a month or two, while the Minister of Hubu will have to wait until the end of the year."
Su Xigui smiled and said: "But I heard that the old minister Yang Ge wanted to bring Sun Shangshu together..."
Zhu Hao pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "I won't let Old Man Sun retreat."
A very domineering statement.
No matter who wants Sun to withdraw, if I don't let him withdraw, he will not be able to withdraw.
This was originally very encouraging to Su Xigui. After all, Su Xigui now followed Zhu Hao's lead and was determined to follow Zhu Hao in the future. However, he thought that if Sun Jiao could not retreat and his seat was not available, it would be difficult for Huang Zan to transfer to the capital no matter what.
Be a minister.
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Pity……"
Su Xigui said.
Zhu Hao understood what Su Xigui meant and said with a smile: "Now Mr. Huang has two choices."
"Oh? Please tell me, little master."
Su Xigui's eyes widened.
Zhu Haodao said: "One is to join the cabinet as a Hanlin scholar and become an official after half a year. The other is to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, which can last one to two years."
The words were not long, but Su Xigui's eyes widened even more after hearing it.
Su Xigui looked around and saw that there was no one else in the private room, but he was not sure if the walls had ears. He lowered his voice and asked, "Is there still a chance to enter the pavilion?"
Zhu Hao nodded: "If you want to join the cabinet, you have to wait until the end of the year. After Mr. Jiang Ge and Mr. Mao Ge retire, there will be a vacuum period. The first assistant will be Mr. Fei Ge or Mr. Liu Ge, and there are no more candidates to join the cabinet for the time being.
It has been decided that the current idea is to transfer Mr. Yang from Zhenjiang in southern Zhili and Mr. Xie from Yuyao in Zhejiang to come back, or only one person will be transferred and two will be left vacant. Huang Butang can take the opportunity to join the cabinet. "
"This...is pretty good."
Su Xigui smiled happily.
They were all important ministers in the court, so to Huang Zan, how long he worked did not seem to be that important.
Huang Zan was a fan of officials and was not greedy for money. In fact, Huang Zan was very willing to pay for his official position. Su Xigui knew his brother-in-law's character very well and knew the path to joining the cabinet, which Huang Zan had never even dreamed of before.
But now with Zhu Hao planning for it, it would be simply...
"As for the Minister of War, it will have to wait until October, but by then Jiang Ge may be the chief assistant. Huang Butang may not have an advantage in the court recommendation. However, if we wait until the beginning of the next year, there may be another change in the Minister of War, and then Huang
Being appointed Minister of the Ministry of War is almost a sure thing."
"Yeah, it's pretty good."
Su Xigui didn't have much interest this time.
Zhu Haodao: "In the future, the road to joining the cabinet will not be smooth, and you may encounter some criticism. After joining the cabinet, it will only be a transition. After the cabinet personnel structure is stabilized in the middle of next year, Huang Butang will basically retire. As for the
The title of Minister of the Ministry of War is justifiable, but the responsibility will be greater, because the use of troops in the northwest has been constant in the past two years, and this year is just a short rest due to the victory in last year's war."
Su Xigui said, "Can I wait until I discuss it with Mr. Huang before making a decision?"
"Say it to your face, don't write letters."
Zhu Hao warned, "I have only talked about this kind of thing with you, and I didn't even mention it to His Majesty."
When Su Xigui heard this, he knew that Zhu Hao had taken care of the court affairs.
He was very excited: "I should go back to Nanjing in person and mention it to Mr. Huang face to face, so that the fourth person will not know about it."