The train's opening ceremony has been arranged outside the city, and Yutian Bojiang Lun is nominally responsible for the specific matters.
The memorial to Peng Ze, Minister of the Ministry of War, for his resignation that morning was finally approved. When many people thought that Peng Ze would be convicted and leave the court, the emperor did not punish Peng Ze. He only allowed him to retire and also gave him servants and
The carriages and horses appear to be extremely polite.
When Peng Ze resigned, the position of Minister of the Ministry of War was vacated. The core issue of the day's court discussion was to promote the Minister of War in Ting.
As the Minister of Nanhubu, Huang Zan was not originally a popular candidate, but he was still mentioned. Apparently someone wanted to use this to test the emperor's appointment to Huang Zan's official position.
Zhu Silang said loudly: "I have transferred the family of Huang Qing, the minister of Nanhubu, to the capital. He has his own opinions on the matter of discussing rites, and I plan to make him a Hanlin scholar to preside over the matter of discussing rites. Your family will not have any
Opinion?"
Before the candidate for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War was decided, there was a dispute over the addition of a new Hanlin bachelor.
In the past, Jiang Mian would not come forward to directly confront the emperor. Instead, he imitated Yang Tinghe, hiding behind the scenes and taking charge of the overall situation.
But this time he stood up and objected clearly: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Nanhubu has no experience in serving in Hanyuan. If he presides over the ceremony, I am afraid that people will be dissatisfied. We should select someone with high moral character and respect from the Ministry of Rites, or use the Ministry of Rites to
The Minister will preside over it, so it is not appropriate to choose someone else.”
Zhu Sidao said: "Mr. Jiang Ge is overly worried. Whether he can do it or not will be known only after proving it. If it is said that only the Minister of Rites can preside over the ceremony, doesn't it mean that everyone must take the opinion of the Ministry of Rites as the criterion? They will not be allowed to attend the court.
Is there any other sound coming from it? That’s just what I say!”
The emperor did not discuss with Jiang Mian at all and could not refuse in his words.
But the emperor's words also sound somewhat reasonable.
Many ministers are thinking that if the Minister of Rites presides over the ceremony, wouldn't it mean that public opinion is one-sided? No one dares to oppose it?
Precisely because everyone knew that Huang Zan was in the opposition and was on the same side as the emperor, if Huang Zan came to preside over it, it would be more normal for someone to come out and raise objections.
Jiang Mian insisted: "Your Majesty, when discussing etiquette, morality and etiquette should come first, and it is not appropriate to add extraneous matters."
Zhu Sidao: "Morality and etiquette are not established. If the views put forward by Huang Qing's family when discussing etiquette have no merit and no one agrees with them, or are even full of flaws and are refuted speechless, then it is beyond his power. Let's talk about it later.
It’s never too late to put whatever comes first. That’s it!”
"His Majesty……"
Many officials came out to argue with the emperor.
Zhu Si was so calm that he said: "If you think that Huang Qing's family is not suitable, then I have another choice, which is my husband when I was in Prince Xing's Mansion, Tang Yin and Tang Bohu. He also has unique insights into matters of etiquette. Now others
It is in the Hanlin Academy, and it meets the prerequisites set by Mr. Jiang Ge to have served in the Hanlin Academy... Do you want him to preside over it?"
After hearing this, the ministers looked at each other in shock, feeling that the emperor was just messing around.
But that's the way things are.
Yang Tinghe, who once had a back-and-forth fight with the emperor, has retreated. Jiang Mian's words have little weight. Who can stop the emperor's misbehavior?
"Come here, give the edict to Huang Qing's family...send people to his house, and do whatever you want...If anyone thinks it's inappropriate, wait until the ceremony is over. If even one of you objects,
I can't tolerate any of your voices, so I will listen to you in everything... Then why don't you first consider why there are different voices in the DPRK?"
"Huang Qing's family is also a civil servant of the Ming Dynasty, so why don't you let him speak out? If you think he is a heresy, please refute him to the bone during the debate and consider yourself rude, instead of stopping others from talking before they start!
If anyone has any further opinions, I will ask them to come to the front of the line during the debate tomorrow and have a good discussion."
Originally, the emperor said this, and Yan Guan had nothing to be afraid of. But the problem is that many people can't see the situation clearly now. This is also because there are too many people in the Ministry of Rites who hold the view of "succession to succession". It seems that there is no need to be the one who takes the lead.
On the other hand, on the side of "succession without heir", in addition to Huang Zan, who is now determined to take the lead, and Zhang Cong, who has not yet arrived in Beijing, plus Gui, who has not been recruited
Calyx, Fang Xianfu, Xi Shu and others, who can be considered the person the emperor can really use?
Since there is a chance to knock down the enemy and give him a heavy kick tomorrow, why must he take the lead before everything starts today?
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The meeting ended in a tense atmosphere.
The emperor was under tremendous pressure, and without consulting the ministers in court, he forcibly appointed Huang Zan as a Hanlin bachelor by way of an official appointment. Although this Hanlin bachelor was temporary, there was one advantage:
Even if you serve as a Hanlin bachelor for a day, you are still an official in the Hanlin system.
As long as Huang Zan had been a Hanlin scholar, the emperor would have reason to let him join the cabinet.
Of course, this depends on Huang Zan's performance in the ceremony.
As soon as the news came out.
Public opinion was in an uproar.
Especially people from the Hanlin Academy system. There are so many people who have endured hard times in the Hanlin Academy. Everyone hopes to one day become a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, honor their ancestors, and even have the opportunity to join the cabinet.
As a result, the new Hanlin bachelor did not come from the Hanlin Academy system, but Huang Zan from outside.
Although Huang Zan was also a Jinshi, he was not a Sandingjia scholar and had never passed the Shujishi examination. Most of his life history was spent working as an official across the country... It was only in the past six or seven years that Huang Zan completed his transition from a local official to a capital official.
He made a great leap, but he didn't stay in the center for much time. Scholars in the capital knew very little about him.
Yang Shen, as the person in the Hanlin Academy who actively campaigned for the Great Ceremony Meeting, after learning the news, first made some arrangements within the small circle, and in the afternoon took the initiative to make an appointment with Zhu Hao, at Yang Shen's residence in the capital.
This is the former residence of Yang Tinghe. As Zhu Hao knows, this house was not bought by Yang Tinghe, but an official residence. It was given to Yang Tinghe by Emperor Zhengde to live in. After Yang Tinghe became an official, the house should have been taken back, but the responsible person
The official responsible for this stall did not let Yang Shen vacate it out of sympathy, but he probably wouldn't be able to stay there for long.
"...Jingdao, before my father left, he left behind a lot of books. I think you are not in Hanyuan now. It is not easy to read the books you like. See which ones are useful, pick a few and go back to savor them slowly. As long as you return them on time
That’s all.”
As always, Yang Shen always gave someone some benefit before looking for someone to do something, even if the benefit was just an empty promise.
Zhu Hao looked at the study room that once belonged to Yang Tinghe, and naturally knew that many books in this study room were taken away by Yang Tinghe when he returned to his hometown, and what was left behind were not many rare and unique classics.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Brother Xiu's kindness, I appreciate it, but I just don't have the time or the mood to read recently."
Yang Shen asked curiously: "Don't you read books recently?"
"Oh! It's not that I don't want to watch it, it's that I can't bring myself to watch it. After I passed the exam, I felt that there were a lot of unfinished things in the first half of my life, and I wanted to accomplish them while I was young..."
Zhu Hao had a regretful expression on his face.
Yang Shen said: "In this case, you are more suitable to go to Huguang as deputy envoy for learning. As far as I know, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is still discussing this candidate recently, and I plan to recommend you to take up the post."
Do you recommend?
Why do you recommend me?
It seems that you know me well and appreciate me, but the problem is that you are just a mid-level official in the Hanlin Academy. It seems that your father helped you to complete your position, but it was also the result of my secret help.
I let you become a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, for no other reason than to make it even worse for you when you fall.
Historically, you only participated in the Great Ceremony Conference as a Hanlin editor, and your ability to mobilize public opinion was quite limited, and the fall was not severe enough.
Does it make you feel like you can do anything now?
"No, I'd rather stay like this and do whatever I want."
Zhu Hao seemed to have no extravagant aspirations for an official career.
Yang Shen said: "Have you heard about tomorrow's meeting of rites? Your Majesty is in the court today. He appointed Huang Gongxian, the Minister of the Southern Household Department, as a Hanlin scholar, to preside over tomorrow's meeting. He once served as a vassal in Huguang. How much do you know about him?
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Zhu Hao smiled and said, "I know him well, probably far beyond your imagination."
"What?"
Even though Yang Shen knew that Zhu Hao and Huang Zan had some interactions, he never expected that Zhu Hao would admit it so readily, which was a huge "surprise" for him.
Zhu Haodao: "When Huang Butang was the chief envoy in Huguang, he had secret contacts with Prince Xing's palace. His brother-in-law Su Xigui did business with the palace many times... Brother Yongxiu, I seem to have mentioned this to you. Huang Bu
When I was appointed to Huguang, I made arrangements in advance to make friends with King Lao Xing...don't you remember?"
"Um!"
Yang Shen looked unhappy, "No wonder His Majesty couldn't find anyone to help him during the ceremony, so he actually moved Huang Gong's gift out. It turned out that he had already prepared it."
Zhu Haodao: "But as I know, Huang Butang has never done much research on etiquette and law, and is good at mundane matters such as financial management. In my opinion, even if he comes forward, he may not be the instigator. You see
Is it possible that someone is advising him behind the scenes?"
"who?"
Yang Shen felt that he had asked the right question.
Zhu Hao spread his hands and didn't answer, meaning where can I go?
Yang Shen said: "Jingdao, what do you think if I ask you to go to His Majesty's side, speak for His Majesty, and stand firmly on Huang Gongxian's position regarding the great ceremony?"
Zhu Hao frowned.
"Why can't I understand what Brother Xiu said? To inherit the throne and to inherit the throne, or to inherit the throne without heirs? Please forgive me for speaking directly. The current public discussion can basically be summarized as these two views. Do you want me to stand on it?
Huang Gongxian?" Zhu Hao's words were very direct.
Yang Shen said coldly: "Then which side do you originally support?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "Although I have always stood on the side of the heirs, the problem is...the court is discussing the great ceremony. When will it be my turn as a marginalized figure to participate in it? If you mean Brother Xiu, you want me to show up.
There is no need to stand on the side of succession but not heirs. I have no idea about official career. You can find someone else."
Don't think that I don't know, you want me to sneak into the emperor's side as an undercover agent - let me support Huang Zan, get close to Huang Zan, inquire about his specific movements, so that I can counterattack in a targeted manner.
Let’s not talk about whether your plan is feasible, but you are proposing it now. Isn’t it too late?
Tomorrow the grand ceremony will enter the final debate. Today you just thought of hiring an undercover agent to find out the opponent's background? Why did you go there earlier?