Chapter One Thousand and One I Only See One Is Enough
Tang Yin's path to the cabinet was almost paved by Zhu Si and Zhu Hao.
The four cabinet members did not object much to this matter, mainly because what the emperor said to the four people was more touching... On the issue of Tang Yin's life and death, they felt that the emperor would not use this to deceive people.
Since it was said that Tang Yin would be a cabinet minister for at most three months, they believed it for now.
This is also related to Tang Yin's character. Everyone knows what kind of person Tang Yin is. He doesn't want to be an official if he is given it. It makes sense for him to live like a cabinet minister before he dies.
It is equivalent to the second Yuan Zonggao.
On the first day of the New Year, the ministers entered the palace to celebrate the New Year. Zhu Hao also mixed in with the crowd and walked with his colleagues from the Hanlin Academy.
The Hanlin Academy had just undergone a large-scale purge, resulting in a decline in talent. Even those who were still in the Hanlin Academy looked gloomy at this time.
The ministers are still waiting to meet the Master in the Wenhua Hall. News comes here that the first candidate to be promoted to Hanlin Bachelor has been determined. That is Jia Yong, who was previously a lecturer. Jia Yong will be in charge of Hanlin after being promoted to Hanlin Bachelor.
Academician, it means that Zhang Cong, the only remaining member of the four Hanlin bachelors in the previous round, was promoted by someone with a lower rank than him to occupy the position of "chief Hanlin bachelor" that should have belonged to him.
Regarding Jia Yong's promotion, many people present did not understand what was going on.
It stands to reason that such an important position as Hanlin Bachelor requires court recommendation before it can be finalized. However, in the past six months, Hanlin Bachelor has been the most dangerous position and has been transferred most frequently. It seems that whoever the emperor wants can be a Hanlin Bachelor.
In addition, Jia Yong himself belongs to the backbone of the "Protection Sect" and is a member of Shi Yue's faction. After Jia Yong was promoted, he happened to take over Shi Yue's position in the Hanlin Academy. Civil servants did not have much reaction to this matter. To put it bluntly...
If the promotion rules are broken and the promotion is from an enemy faction, then you will firmly oppose it; on the other hand, if it is one of your own, no one will have any objection even if the rules are not followed.
Double standards for qualifications.
Jia Yong's promotion to the Hanlin Bachelor's degree is justified because he has always been very popular in the Hanlin Academy.
It's just that many people who had a good relationship with Jia Yong were quite critical of this.
The reason is that Jia Yong was not as resolute as Feng Xi in the matter of the ceremony and was unfortunately sent to the guard station to guard the border... Since you, Jia Yong, have not accomplished the highest goal of the ritual guardian sect and have not even maintained integrity, now
You are the one who gets promoted. As the ultimate beneficiary, we have reason to think you are a traitor.
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Near noon, Zhu Si came out and met with civil servants in the Wenhua Hall.
At this time, the imperial concubines in Beijing also entered the palace to congratulate the Empress Dowager Zhang on the New Year. Zhu Si also specifically asked these people to meet the Empress Dowager Jiang after meeting the Empress Dowager Zhang.
After all, the "Emperor's Examination" has not yet been decided, and Zhu Si now has two fathers and two mothers.
Empress Dowager Zhang is a serious empress dowager, even Zhu Si would recognize her. Although he is also very depressed now and wants to gain a higher status for my mother, this is also an important reason why he wants to push forward the matter quickly after the new year.
The Lunar New Year is over.
When all the ministers left the palace, the emperor specially left three people behind.
Zhu Hao, Zhang Cong and Jia Yong.
Others saw that these three people did not seem to have much contact with each other. First of all, the emperor and Jia Yong were not in the same group... and they all wondered if there was some secret that should not be revealed to outsiders.
But after thinking about it, I feel relieved. After all, two of the three people are Hanlin bachelors, and the other is also a bachelor. They are equivalent to the existing "three giants" in the Hanlin Academy. The emperor wants to discuss the situation of the Hanlin Academy with them. There is nothing wrong. .
But Li Tingxiang was not left behind, which aroused suspicion.
Some people also say that because Li Tingxiang opposed the emperor at the ceremony, he may be sent to Nanjing soon... This is understandable.
There are different opinions.
Zhu Si met with the three people and did not choose Qianqing Palace, but went directly to Wenhua Palace.
"Jia Qing's family, from now on the affairs of the Hanlin Academy will be left to you."
Zhu Sixian made job arrangements for Jia Yong.
Jia Yong quickly said: "I should do my best."
No matter what opinions the ministers have towards the emperor during the ceremony, at least the identity of the monarch and his ministers is still clear, and it is impossible for the ministers to challenge the emperor at this time.
Zhu Sidao: "If there is anything you don't understand in the future, you can just ask Jingdao directly."
"Um?"
Jia Yong was confused for a moment.
Just now you told me to do a good job. Now if you have something, let me ask Zhu Jingdao?
Doesn't that mean... Zhu Jingdao is my boss?
As for me, a Hanlin bachelor who is in charge of the academy, if someone from the cabinet holds the imperial edict and poses a threat to me, I can still understand. Is Zhu Jingdao now a cabinet minister? Why can he give orders to me?
Jia Yong then looked at Zhang Cong and saw Zhang Cong's expression was indifferent. He knew at a glance that Zhang Cong knew very well why the emperor arranged this, because Zhu Haozhen was...a small official with great power.
"Don't have any doubts."
Zhu Sidao said, "In matters within the Hanlin Academy, Jingdao is mostly the one who listens to him, and I don't ask you to listen to him in everything. You can also make decisions on your own when encountering small matters. In the next year, Jingdao will be transferred to the Ministry of Works as Zuo Shilang. I will tell you about this." I have made it clear to several cabinet elders, of course, he will still hold the position of right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he will also retain his errand at the Hanlin Academy."
Jia Yong was stunned: "Your Majesty, would this be... against the rules?"
Zhu Si said angrily: "What do you mean by following the rules? You don't need to lecture me! Now I am making work arrangements for you, rather than letting you set rules for me here."
Jia Yong was annoyed.
Naturally, he also wanted to make a difference. If it hadn't been for the big changes in the Hanlin Academy, it is estimated that Jia Yong would not have been able to come forward so quickly... Although Jia Yong's promotion to Hanlin bachelor's degree had long been in the plan, but who made Zhu Hao emerge recently? People like Zhang Cong, Xi Shu, and Huang Zan?
Now that Jia Yong finally got what he wanted, he really didn't want to have a serious dispute with the emperor.
This doesn't do him any good.
"In addition, I will consider it at my discretion and let Yang Yingning from Zhenjiang and Xie Yuqiao from Yuyao return to the court. Both of them are ministers of the Ming Dynasty and are familiar with the affairs of the court. This is what I think, let Xie Yuqiao come back to the court. Pavilion, let Yang Yingning return to the court and serve as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
The emperor's words are quite particular.
Zhang Cong's goal is to transfer Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian back to serve in the Hanlin Academy system. The powerful Yang Yiqing will be the first to join the cabinet. Perhaps Yang Yiqing can squeeze out the previous few and make himself the first assistant.
The person Zhu Hao wanted to deal with at that time was Yang Yiqing.
But if Yang Yiqing is appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel... and only Xie Qian joins the cabinet, Zhu Hao's pressure will be greatly reduced.
Zhang Cong also knew that Xie Qian was too old and was not enthusiastic about returning to the court and joining the cabinet. On the contrary, Yang Yiqing seemed to still have some energy left. After all, he had personally visited the two of them and was not impressed by their current physical condition. The situation and official attitude are still very clear.
In addition, Yang Yiqing received more support from the court because of his military exploits. In Zhang Cong's view, even if Zhu Hao was full of conspiracy and deceit, he would definitely not be an old minister and minister like Yang Yiqing, whose disciples were all over the court.
opponent.
"It will be dealt with after the year. Let me tell you first." Zhu Sida said.
Zhang Cong asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, if the Tang scholar enters the cabinet, I wonder if the Yili Hanlin bachelor... also needs to be increased? There is also the matter of Zhan Shifu..."
According to the previous distribution of duties among the four Hanlin bachelors, Shi Yun was in charge of the Hanlin Academy, Feng Xi was in charge of Zhan Shifu, Tang Yin was in charge of the ceremony, and Zhang Cong was in charge of making the imperial edict and discussing the ceremony.
Now even if Jia Yong is added, there are still only two Hanlin bachelors in office. This responsibility seems not enough.
The emperor did not say that all the errands would be left to the two of them.
Zhu Sidao said: "A Hanlin bachelor is a natural candidate for those who are capable. My original idea was to let Jingdao move up from the position of bachelor to serve as a bachelor of the Hanlin and Zhan Shifu. But he insisted on going to the Ministry of Works, so I could only
Put this matter aside for now and let’s decide on the candidate.”
Zhang Cong didn't think much after hearing the emperor's words.
The emperor even listened to Zhu Hao's opinions on matters such as reviewing memorials. Is it unusual for Zhu Hao to become a Hanlin bachelor? I guess the emperor was eager to let Zhu Hao directly become the first assistant!
When Jia Yong heard this, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
I really don’t know that the emperor’s trust in Zhu Hao could reach such an extent if he didn’t listen to the emperor’s heartfelt words in person.
Is Zhu Hao going to be the second Jiang Bin?
Having said this, Zhu Si looked around, probably about to leave, but Zhu Hao still didn't say a word until this moment.
"Jingdao, you come with me to say hello to your mother," Zhu Si said.
What this means is that I am meeting the three of you to prepare the ground for meeting Zhu Hao. If Zhu Hao is the only one left, the minister may have a bigger objection to him and make him more obtrusive, so I will keep the three of you.
This... what I told you earlier was just a briefing session. Your mission as a cover has been successfully completed. Now you can get out.
Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty, I still have some private matters to complete, so I'm afraid I don't have time."
Another sentence that surprised Jia Yong and even Zhang Cong.
You say there is something to do, but you actually use "private matters" to prevaricate the emperor?
You don't know how stubborn the emperor in front of you is, right? He said that he wants you to see the Queen Mother... Although I don't know which Queen Mother it is, as long as you dare to mess up, you will definitely get nothing good.
Zhu Si smiled and said: "What? The family affairs haven't been settled yet? In fact, I just want to take advantage of my uncle's visit to the palace to arrange his return to Anlu, so that you can listen and take a look at the details of my father's mausoleum.
Xiu, the affairs of Prince Anluxing's Mansion also need to be sorted out. In the past, I had Yuan Changshi helping me, but now you are the only one who knows the inside story and can help with planning."
Jia Yong really couldn't bear to listen and quickly saluted: "I'm leaving."
Zhang Cong also said: "I will retire."
Zhu Sidao: "You can do what you want. Someone will come and escort the two Hanlin bachelors out of the palace."
Immediately, someone came to take orders and took Zhang Cong and Jia Yong out of the Wenhua Hall and towards the Meridian Gate.
The pair of emperors and ministers, Zhu Si and Zhu Hao, stayed behind to exchange a few words.
Zhu Sidao: "Jingdao, don't blame me for taking matters into my own hands. Everything has calmed down now. If I still ask you for help for such an easy matter, I would feel too incompetent.
"Just let me let go of my hands and feet first. If something goes wrong or something goes wrong, you can help me remedy it. If you are busy, go ahead, but remember to see your uncle and give him instructions before he leaves.