Chapter eight hundred and eighty IX The time has not come
Text Volume Chapter 889: Yang Tinghe left Beijing before the time came.
There were many people who came to see him off. After all, Yang Tinghe was still nominally the civil servant leader. After he left, people from Yang Tinghe's faction continued to control the government.
But even among the officials who went to see him off, there were still many people who wished Yang Tinghe would leave early.
When Yang Tinghe was in the government, everyone had no free rein in doing things. Not only the people of the new emperor's faction, but also all officials in the civil service system were all restricted. After Yang Tinghe left, no one could dominate the government and the public like Yang Tinghe, which was equivalent to giving
Let everyone loose.
As Jiang Mian was the first assistant academician, Yang Tinghe did not go to see him off in person on the day he left Beijing.
In the morning of that day, Jiang Mian and Mao Ji went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs together with Qiao Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, to discuss personnel arrangements in the DPRK. In the past, this was Yang Tinghe's errand, that is, the assessment, promotion, appointment and removal of officials in the DPRK must be done by the cabinet.
Especially Yang Ting and the chief assistant directly intervened.
Nominally, the cabinet was not responsible for these matters, but Yang Tinghe was the de facto prime minister during his reign. Yang Tinghe intervened in the affairs of the six ministries, and even the emperor could not object.
Now that Yang Tinghe has left, it is equivalent to returning power to the emperor. Of course, the court structure formed a short time ago will not change in any way.
Qiao Yu was on business and made a list of the officials currently serving in the Hanlin Academy, and presented the list to Jiang Mian and Mao Ji.
After Yang Tinghe left, Qiao Yu felt much less pressure.
Although the current cabinet still maintains Yang Tinghe's style of conduct and continues to control the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel, Qiao Yu no longer has to act like a subordinate versus a superior as before. He feels unprecedented pressure every time he sees the chief minister. Now he
It's more like discussing things with colleagues rather than reporting.
Jiang Mian had read the list, and it was no different from what he knew.
Mao Ji didn't look in detail. They were all from the same system. He knew all the people in the Hanlin Academy. He just asked:
Qiao Yu was startled for a moment, then asked,
When Yang Tinghe left the dynasty, the number of cabinet ministers changed from five to four. Four people were originally enough. During the Hongzhi Dynasty, there were always three cabinet ministers. However, Yang Tinghe warned before leaving the capital that after he left the capital, who might the emperor choose to replace him in the cabinet?
This is a big deal.
But so far, the little emperor has made no changes. It may be that the time is not ripe, or it may be that Yang Tinghe is too preoccupied. The emperor has no plans to add people to the cabinet.
Because even if someone is found to join the cabinet, the chief assistant will still be Jiang Mian. As long as Jiang Mian and Mao Ji do not retreat, everything in the court will remain as before. The new person who joins the cabinet will only be ranked fifth and will not have a big impact on the situation of the cabinet.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the best strategy for the emperor to attack the civil servant group is to force Jiang Mian and Mao Ji away, but is that possible?
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The two came out of the official office. Mao Ji thought he was going back to the cabinet for duty, but Jiang Mian said:
Mao Ji probably understood. After asking the servants first, he went to the Ministry of Rites to ask what the emperor's movements were regarding the ceremony.
This was the direction that Yang Tinghe guessed the little emperor's counterattack before he left. In addition, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites have been firmly controlled by Yang Tinghe. Now that Yang Tinghe has left, these two departments have naturally fallen into the hands of Jiang Mian.
Wang Jun, the Minister of Rites, personally received the two of them.
Just like when asked by the Ministry of Officials, the result was the same. The Ministry of Rites did not have any news about the Great Rites Conference. It seemed that the emperor was still standing still.
While Wang Jun went in to get the file, Mao Ji said bluntly:
Jiang Mian said: "You may not know
Before leaving, Jiefu reminded him that the new emperor has done things in an orderly manner since he ascended the throne. If he really intends to make a fuss about court affairs, he must plan in advance. We cannot wait for His Majesty to take action before taking precautions. Before Jiefu leaves,
, What I fear most is that Your Majesty will disrupt the imperial court by reconsidering the ceremony, and use this to suppress dissidents."
Mao Ji shook his head and smiled bitterly.
We are all ministers, who is the dissident?
If the king wants his ministers to die, they must die, and at worst, they will give up their jobs. Could it be that with Yang Tinghe gone, who else can threaten the little emperor's throne?
Jiang Mian suddenly thought of something again, with a puzzled look on his face:
In Jiang Mian's opinion, the fact that the little emperor has not taken any action for the time being may be because the timing is wrong.
Although the emperor had previously obtained the military power of Jinyiwei and Jingying, it was not solid after all, and the military and political affairs in the northwest were mostly under the control of Peng Ze, the Minister of War, who was Yang Tinghe's man.
Now that Yang Tinghe is gone and Peng Ze complains of illness, the emperor may want to take back the military power first, and then cause trouble in the court and force the old ministers away one by one.
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Speculations are just speculations after all. Jiang Mian has no evidence, and the emperor doesn't seem to be in a hurry to take action. Everything is calm.
The third day after Yang Tinghe left.
The court meeting continued as before.
There was nothing important, but when the court meeting was about to end, the emperor proposed to sacrifice Confucius.
Zhu Si asked the ministers present for their opinions.
Actually it's more like a command.
It is reasonable and reasonable to send academicians to worship the Confucius Temple. As the second assistant, Mao Ji should shoulder the responsibility. We can't let the first assistant go in person, right?
Tong Rui, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, walked in the procession:
Although Tong Rui is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he has always been leaning towards the Yang Tinghe faction.
Yang Tinghe has never been given authority by the Ministry of Industry. Zhao Huang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has always strictly maintained neutrality. Under Zhao Huang, the civil servants of the Ministry of Industry mostly followed Yang Tinghe's lead.
What the civil servants were worried about was that the emperor suddenly proposed offering sacrifices to Confucius Temple in order to weaken the influence of Yang Tinghe's faction in the court.
The cabinet is currently supported by Jiang Mian and Mao Ji. If Mao Ji leaves, Fei Hong and Liu Chun, two cabinet ministers who are not Yang Tinghe's confidants, will have a great impact on Jiang Mian's control of government affairs, which will gradually change the cabinet's stance on voting.
Tilt towards Xinhuang.
Zhu Si’s tone was calm:
The Ming Dynasty worshiped Confucius Temple mainly on the birthday of Confucius, which is the twenty-seventh day of the eighth lunar month.
Generally, officials in charge of sacrifices depart from the capital at the beginning of August, but now it is still mid-July, which means it still takes more than ten days to finalize the final candidates.
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The emperor just casually mentioned in the court that he was suppressing civil servants, which was always just a guess.
If the emperor sends a cabinet scholar to worship at the Confucius Temple, it would be a form of suppression, and the civil servants would be too glass-hearted.
After the court meeting ended, all the ministers left the Fengtian Palace together, and Sun Jiao hurriedly followed Jiang Mian and Mao Ji.
Sun Jiao seemed very anxious, and the implication was that he was only talking to Jiang Mian, and Mao Ji needed to step aside.
Mao Ji smiled and went to the pavilion with Liu Chun and others to check in.
Sun Jiao followed Jiang Mian on a small road. After making sure that no one around could hear him, Sun Jiao said with regret:
Jiang Mian thought to himself, is this why you came here?
Did you say you wanted to talk to Yang Jie?
Retreat together with your husband, but everyone knows that the decision of whether to retreat or not does not lie with the minister himself. The more you care about it, the more artificial you will appear.
Jiang Mian waved his hand and said,
It means that I don't want you to leave. Don't think that others are as petty as you.
Sun Jiao said:
Jiang Mian frowned.
The emperor didn't mention it to the Minister of Civil Affairs, nor to the cabinet, but he actually proposed to Sun Jiao about adding a bachelor to the cabinet?
The emperor relies on you very much, no wonder he doesn't approve your resignation.
Sun Jiao said:
Only then did Jiang Mian realize that Sun Jiao came here not for nothing, but for real.
Jiang Mian asked.
Sun Jiao shook his head:
A trace of gloom appeared on Jiang Mian's face.
When Liu Chun entered the cabinet, it involved the re-recruitment of Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian to the DPRK, which caused an uproar in the small and medium-sized DPRK.
But with Liu Chun entering the cabinet, there were already five cabinet ministers in the cabinet. In addition, Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian both clearly rejected the emperor's imperial edict. No one talked about this matter anymore. But now that Yang Tinghe is gone, the emperor
It seems like I want to bring up old things again.
When it comes to Jiang Mian's reputation, it is actually pretty good, but if he really compares it with Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian, let alone reputation, even in terms of ability, Jiang Mian is still slightly inferior.
The emperor wants to bring back veterans of the level of Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian to suppress the existing civil servants, and it seems that the direction of the attack is sure and ruthless.
After all, without Yang Tinghe, no one in the court could suppress Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian.