Chapter 967: The Competition of the Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites
The new year is approaching.
All the yamen were doing the finishing work for the year before, but in fact, every yamen in the court was having a hard time. After the Great Ceremony Meeting, the heads of each yamen in the court changed. The emperor's control over the six ministries became more and more strengthened, and he had no control over the execution of the yamen.
Interference from the outside also increased, not only in the employment of personnel, but mainly in the approval of reports from various yamen.
This was Zhu Hao's advice to Zhu Si, which was to tighten control over the six central yamen and other central yamen before the year to create pressure on them and reflect the majesty of the imperial power.
The other is to create difficult problems for each government office, so as to make those court officials who have not yet retreated feel a huge threat, and to prevent them from taking care of the ceremonial affairs.
The Hanlin Academy was relatively the easiest among all the yamen in the imperial court. After all, the biggest task of the Hanlin Academy is to compile books, and the "Wuzong Shilu" currently being compiled is still not finished. This is mainly because the emperor initiated a great ceremony, which caused some stagnation in the book revision.
, Shi Yue issued a notice to the subordinates, requesting the progress to be accelerated a little before the year, but he did not say to what extent it would be accelerated. No one from above urged him to do so. In fact, it was just like that. At most, it was just a face-saving effort.
Yang Shen rarely appeared in the Hanlin Academy these days. He traveled around various government offices in the court.
With the huge network of relationships his father had built in the court, and his current status as a lecturer, he had almost unimpeded access to all the yamen in the court. If others listened to him before, it was to give Yang Shen's father face, but now many
People have to listen because he has vague signs of joining the cabinet.
Many people in the court were confused. Logically speaking, the relationship between the emperor and Yang Tinghe was so tense that he almost drove Yang Tinghe out of the court. After Yang Tinghe became an official, the emperor complained in front of the ministers during the court meeting, saying that Yang Tinghe
Interfering too much in government affairs, not even treating him as emperor... How could his son still receive such courtesy after Yang Tinghe retired?
But it has to be said that this move can be regarded as a disguised way of "buying people's hearts." Others feel that it turns out that the little emperor is not the kind of person who is always willing to spend money. Even if he has an unpleasant quarrel with Yang Tinghe, he will still promote Yang Tinghe's son when he should.
, looks very generous.
Zhu Hao helped Zhu Si win over a group of people in disguise.
Yang Shen's main purpose of traveling around various yamen is to make personnel arrangements more in line with his ideas at the end of the year and at the beginning of the next year. At least he wants to recommend some people.
Unfortunately, after running around for a few days, the effect was not great.
It’s not that others are uncooperative, it’s because of its own personnel arrangements and the participation of each yamen is very low. If the emperor wants to take power, how can he let each yamen select officials on their own?
Even the Ministry of Personnel made it clear to Yang Shen that everything must be analyzed and summarized after the actual situation emerges. At that time, people can help make recommendations, but whether it will succeed is another matter.
After Yang Shen found that waiting for the Yamen in Liubu was ineffective, he went directly to visit the Chief Assistant Jiang Mian that day.
At present, Jiang Mian's situation in the court is quite bad. Everyone feels that Jiang Mian's time in the court is short. The purpose of Yang Shen's visit is not to persuade Jiang Mian to stay in the court "shamelessly", but to remind him that you can leave.
, but please follow the arrangements made by your father to maintain the clean flow of the country and leave a political legacy. You can't handle the matter, but at least arrange more people.
"Yongxiu, I may not have much time in the court. What you are saying is actually in vain." Jiang Mian did not want to greet Yang Shen.
In Jiang Mian's view, Yang Shen could not compare with his father. This young man was impatient in everything he did. In terms of city power, he could not even compare to half of his father.
Yang Shen said: "Because Mr. Jiang Ge will not be in power for long, your Majesty may be able to listen to your suggestions at this time. Jiang Mian doesn't like hearing this kind of words very much."
This is another reason why Jiang Mian doesn't like Yang Shen. This guy speaks too directly and always hurts people without realizing it. Even when he talks to the chief minister, he gives people a feeling of dominance, as if he is in the middle of the court.
Everyone must obey his orders.
"You mean that I want to retreat, so Your Majesty will make certain compromises and agree with me?" Jiang Mian asked coldly. Yang Shen nodded.
He actually nodded?
Young man, you will have no friends if you do this, do you know?
Jiang Mian said with a straight face: "After your Majesty took office, no one in the court can compete with your Majesty head-on. Even if
When it comes to discussing rituals, most of the courtiers firmly support maintaining the rule of law, but when it comes to other affairs in the court, it is difficult to stop His Majesty from controlling the court.
"There is a king in the world, and his ministers should govern all the people. But now His Majesty obviously wants to take back the power to govern the people and use his ministers as vassals. What can we, the ministers, do?"
Yang Shen didn't like listening to Jiang Mian either.
Yang Shen felt that Jiang Mian was always explaining the various difficulties he faced, but he was actually making excuses for various inactions.
As the chief assistant, you should not talk about difficulties, but should face them and remove all difficulties and obstacles for the officials. This is your role in the position of chief assistant.
If you can't do it, I'll do it!
Yang Shen said: "Mr. Jiang Ge, it is really puzzling to employ people in the government nowadays... There are vacancies in many yamen. Why can't more capable ministers be recommended during the court meeting, while the posts will remain vacant? It's just because His Majesty doesn't agree.
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Jiang Mian frowned and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"
Yang Shen took out a list: "This is all the vacant positions in the DPRK that are currently sorted out below. It does not include those positions with irregular quotas. As far as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites is concerned, such an important position involves matters of discussion of etiquette. The cabinet is more
We should have recommended talented people to His Majesty earlier and made court recommendations, but why has nothing been done yet?"
Jiang narrowed his eyes.
Do you, Yang Shen, really not know or are you pretending to be confused?
"Yongxiu, since you also know that the position of Minister of Rites, involving matters of etiquette, must be the source of contention in the court, no matter how recommended by the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel, people who mess with etiquette and law will never be allowed to take advantage of it.
, but it was so impossible to cater to His Majesty’s wishes that it was not that there had been no negotiations, but the negotiations could not be reached, and in the end they had to leave on bad terms. Now it is rare for someone to be able to guard the right minister of the Ministry of Rites without discussing etiquette and take over. "
Jiang Mian means that it is a victory to have the position of Right Minister of Rites vacant now. Does he also want to arrange for a minister who is orthodox and opposed to discussing rites to be the Right Minister of Rites?
Can the emperor agree?
Jiang Mian added: "Furthermore, I heard that someone is currently active in the court and wants to get this position. I would like to ask Yongxiu, who do you think can take this position and make His Majesty get rid of his grudges?"
Jiang Mian didn't ask Yang Shen, who do you think is suitable? He only asked you, who would satisfy the emperor and be in line with your wishes?
Do you really think that the right minister of the Ministry of Rites can do whatever he wants?
Yang Shen said: "Zhu Maozhong, the right minister of the Nanjing Civil Service Department, may be qualified for this position."
What he recommended was Zhu Xizhou, who was the number one scholar in the ninth year of Hongzhi and had always been famous in the court.
Jiang Mian shook his head: "I have recommended these candidates to Your Majesty a long time ago, but they have all fallen into disgrace. I think you don't have to fight anymore. This matter has nothing to do with you. I will handle it as appropriate."
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Yang Shen left Jiang Mian's mansion with resentment again.
Even he himself doesn't understand why when he goes to talk to others about things, others always get angry at him? Yang Shen is the kind of person who is eager for quick success and quick gain, and he simply doesn't understand the "moderate" mentality of others.
Yang Shen went back to see Yu Chengxun, and as if pouring out his bitterness, he told about his experience of meeting Jiang Mian, hoping to win Yu Chengxun's approval.
Yu Chengxun said: "I think Mr. Jiang Ge is right. Now the people who discuss rituals are working secretly, especially Zhang Bingyong. He seems to be very fond of the position of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. Recently, he has often been in and out of the Ministry of Rites and interacted with the Minister of Rites.
frequently······"
Yang Shen frowned.
Zhang Cong has now become Yang Shen's "number one enemy", and he is not qualified to hate Huang Zan.
From Yang Shen's point of view, the initiator of the Great Etiquette Conference was Zhang Cong, and now the emperor was about to place a large number of people from the Etiquette Conference in the Hanlin Academy, most of whom were literati whom Zhang Cong met when he was an official in various places.
Now Zhang Cong is acting like a monster in the court again...
Yang Shen said: "Don't your Majesty want to add Hanlin bachelors to discuss rituals? Why don't you fight for it?" "Who knows?"
Yu Chengxun was also sighing.
Yu Chengxun has been quite active recently, because he knows that he may be promoted to a scholar or lecturer, which is not a small thing in the Hanlin Academy.
Rongguang. As if he was about to become a person with status and power, Yu Chengxun began to adopt the mentality of a superior and began to travel more and inquire more.
"Has Jingdao not shown up recently?" Yang Shen suddenly asked.
Yu Chengxun asked with a smile: "Do you want him to go to Tang Bohu to inquire about it?" Yang Shen didn't say anything, but Yu Chengxun actually said it right.
Now regarding personnel transfer, there is an undercurrent surging. They don't know what the emperor's mentality is. It would be best for someone to go to the other side to inquire. As Tang Yin is the emperor's staff, it is also the best choice to inquire from Tang Yin.
But if someone else went to see Tang Yin, how could Tang Yin tell the truth? Then it would be most appropriate for disciple Zhu Hao to go there.
Yu Chengxun said: "I think you should not bother Jingdao now. He may have thought that this is a troubled time in the court, so he deliberately avoided it. Why don't I go and pay homage to Tang Bohu?"
"No need!"
Yang Shen did not agree to Yu Chengxun's proposal.
Are you going to see Tang Yin?
It's good that Tang Yin can see you. Do you really think you can find out something?
The key is... My relationship with Zhu Jingdao means that I can't tell you at all. Zhu Jingdao was an insider about that secret transaction, and it was precisely because of this relationship that I wanted him to inquire.
, maybe the other party will regard me as half of their own, or feel that I am being manipulated by them, so they will reveal some information to me?
Yu Chengxun said: "If you really want to compete for the right minister of the Ministry of Rites to use your current status as a lecturer, or there is a certain opportunity, why don't you go for it?"
"Me?" Yang Shen frowned.
Yu Chengxun said with a smile: "If you become the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, then the matter of discussing etiquette may become clearer. Qianjian, you should just smile. I am going back and meeting a few classmates. There were many gatherings in the capital last year.
Quite a few, you would go together every year, but this year they have no choice but to see you!"