Chapter 75 Children from various families (Part 1)
Zhang Juzheng's prediction yesterday was not wrong. This time, the selection of the crown prince's companion was due to Li Wei's words. The final candidates were really "consciously" restricted by the officials to the cabinet ministers and the six ministers or the nine ministers.
Or to be more precise: they are all the sons and grandchildren of high-ranking officials who are qualified to participate in the nomination.
And because these officials may not have descendants of the right age in their families, in the end only the following people participated in the selection of the Wenhua Hall: Li Chunfang’s grandson Li Sicheng, Gao Gong’s nephew Gao Pragmatic, Zhao Zhenji’s grandson Zhao Zuyin, Zhang Juzheng’s son Zhang Jianxiu, Lu
Lu Xingzhou, the son of Tiaoyang, Ge Xi, the grandson of Ge Shouli, Shen Yongmao, the son of Shen Shixing, and Ma Zi, the son of Ma Ziqiang.
Gao Pragmatic didn't know the list until he arrived at the Wenhua Palace, but he immediately laughed after getting the list.
This group of children who are about the same age as him, logically speaking, all of them have left their names in the history books. At first glance, they all look smart, but Gao pragmatically knows that these children... at least from the perspective of knowledge
In terms of performance, there is still a gap.
Judging from the original historical situation, there may be two biggest threats to him today. The first is Li Chunfang's grandson Li Sicheng. This person will be a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli. Later, he will become the Minister of Rites and the crown prince.
And he passed the Jinshi examination entirely on his own ability. This man was quite courageous after becoming an official. Because he refused to be attached to Wei Zhongxian by the party, he was framed and demoted. It was not until the Chongzhen period that he was vindicated.
The second one is Ge Xi. Historically, he was Jieyuan of Shandong in the fourth year of Wanli and a Jinshi in the eleventh year of Wanli. He was a Jinshi much earlier than Li Sicheng. It can be seen that he was a young and talented person. After he was a Jinshi, he became a commoner.
Jishi, he was awarded the imperial examination by the Hanlin Academy. Unfortunately, he died too early and ended up working as a secretary of the Imperial Academy in Nanjing. Moreover, the Ge family has five poets, so there is no need to say much about their talents and learning.
The reason why he is ranked after Li Sicheng is because Ge Shouli is a good friend of Gao Gong. The last time Gao Gong became an official, Ge Shouli was also implicated, and they have gone home to take care of themselves. After Gao Gong's resurrection, he just restored Ge Shouli as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
He is a die-hard ally of Gao Gong. In this way, Ge Shouli should have an explanation for his grandson and will not forcefully compete with Gao Pragmatic.
Lu Xingzhou, Shen Yongmao and Ma Zhen were all awarded Jinshi in history. Especially Shen Yongmao, he was the second and twenty-first Jinshi in the eleventh year of Wanli. However, he was awarded Jinshi at a certain age.
To a certain extent, this was due to the power of his father Shen Shixing at the time. Wei Yunzhen, the imperial censor, once exposed this situation in a letter, but Wanli reiterated Shixing in a letter at the time and did not pursue the matter.
Shen used Maolei as an official to serve as a doctor in the Ministry of War. Later, Wanli promoted him to the rank of Taipusi Shaoqing, and ordered him to be responsible for the affairs of the Qing Dynasty and the Ministry of Civil Affairs as a Taipusi Shaoqing. He was then moved to Youqiandu to be the censor of Shun on behalf of the emperor.
Tian. In the early years of Chongzhen, he was promoted from the right minister of the Ministry of War to the left minister of the Ministry of War, and then moved to the minister of the Ministry of War. He begged to return home due to illness. After his death, he was given the title of Taibao to the Crown Prince. It can be seen that although his status as a Jinshi may be a bit watery, his personal ability is not bad——
It's almost impossible to get out.
As for Lu Xingzhou and Ma Zhen, they both had Jinshi backgrounds, but in history, their status as Jinshi was somewhat ambiguous, and the matter may have something to do with Zhang Siwei. Gao pragmatically raised his eyebrows and stopped paying attention.
The last two left are Zhao Zuyin and Zhang Jianxiu. They are the two reasons why Gao Pragmatic laughs.
Zhao Zuyin is the grandson of Zhao Zhenji. Others say that "people are just like their names", and he is "named just like his people". His appearance here is basically due to Zu Yin. Historically, he is known as "Zu Yin Zhongshushe, official history"
"Prefect of the Military and Civilian Prefecture of Xundian, Yunnan". From this sentence alone, Gao Pragmatic can almost tell that this person has no great ability.
This starts with the Enyin system of the Ming Dynasty. The Enyin system of the Ming Dynasty is recorded in the "Huidian of the Ming Dynasty": civil servants from the first to the seventh rank are all given a son to earn their salary... The first rank is a son, and the fifth rank is described;
The first grade is classified from the fifth grade; the second grade is classified from the sixth grade... But this is only based on the rules copied from the previous dynasty. In fact, in the early Ming Dynasty, civil servants did not follow this practice, and most of them were special favors.
, since it is a special favor in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, let's not mention it for now.
After Hongzhi and Zhengde, the civil servant Yinxu system became more mature and was roughly divided into three grades: Shangbao Sicheng (the sixth grade), Zhongshu Sheren (the seventh grade) and Guozi Jiansheng. The first grade is Enyin, and the example is Shang.
Bao Sicheng, Cikui and those who reach the first rank of Liuqing have to pay homage to Zhongshu Sheren. Of course, the rank of the bachelor itself is not high, and the "first rank" here should refer to the additional gifts of San Gong (primary first grade) and Sangu (conventional first grade).
A false title. And the first-ranking minister Enyin Shangbao Sicheng is actually a practice that has been formed since Jian Yi in the first year of Hongxi.
Shang Baosi, one person is Qing, one is Shao Qing, and three are Sicheng. They are responsible for seals, talismans, and seals, and identify their uses.
During the Hongwu period, most of the Shangbaosi officials were served by their descendants, such as Geng Bingwen's son Geng Xuan, and Xu Dazi's Xu Yingxu. During the Yongle period, most of the former ministers of Qiandi were appointed, such as Zhu Xiu and Yuan Zhongche. After that, many honorable ministers came to serve, and they were assigned military positions.
, Shangbao Sicheng became the highest position of Yinzi, an important civil official.
However, although Shang Bao Sicheng, who was born in Enyin, has a high starting point, his career development is difficult to compare with that of his colleagues who came from the imperial examination. It is generally difficult for him to get promoted outside the country.
The fixed path of the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple (the fourth rank), which is promoted step by step after completing the exam in nine years. Jian Yizi Jianying, Xia Yuanjizi Xia Xuan, Li Xianzi Li Zhang, and Xu Jiezi Xu Fan all fall into this category
, in the end, the person with the highest position was only a third-grade Taichangqing. Of course, there were benefits, including leisure and stability, and at most, he could show up at various ceremonies.
Compared with Shang Bao Sicheng, the Zhongshu Sheren who performs the duties of secretary is a real close official of the emperor, and therefore has always attracted the children of the civil and military ministers. Compared with the top-level configuration that has been customary for a long time, the award criteria for the Zhongshu Sheren is based on experience.
Long-term changes were finally established, and this process also well reflected the rising trend of cabinet status after the mid-Ming Dynasty.
As a writing secretary, it is important to have talent and learning, but it is also very important to write well: "In the early days of the country, people who could calligraphy were ordered to be assigned to the Zhongshu Department and were awarded Zhongshu Sheren; in the second year of Yongle, people who could write slips in the Ministry of official affairs were ordered to be sent to Hanlin.
Give Lin a salary so that he can use it to write documents for the cabinet."
Chu Hanlin is a "calligraphy scholar", and usually needs to go through a "trial job", that is, an internship, before he can be awarded the title of Zhongshusheren, which is a "calligraphy background". There is a loophole to exploit. It is not appropriate to directly ask for an official position.
An internship opportunity to do the hard work of a dog and horse is not too much, right? So there was the idea of "taking Nai Xie as the Zhongshusheren Xue Zhang".
So there is such a thing as "this is destiny".
After three years of hard work copying imperial edicts, it is natural to ask for "an example of background". The consequence of this is that "the old system of Zhongshusheren has 20 members and now has 36 members." There is an overabundance of redundant personnel and a lot of mud and sand.
In this way, some ministers who thought that their children were talented and learned would not accept it even if the emperor asked him to be kind to his descendants. For example, "The prince, Tai Fu, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Huagaidian University Scholar Wan An and others resigned from the Xingbian."
And the post of Sun Zhong's scholar. I got the decree: I have been tutoring you in the erotic palace for many years, and I have hired a son for each of you to repay your service. I am not allowed to resign." Compared with those who work hard to get a job, they are very qualified.
It came up in no time.
This differential treatment, on the one hand, reflects the emperor's trust in his cabinet ministers, which in itself is an important reason for the rise in status of cabinet ministers; on the other hand, it can be seen that the awarding standards are gradually being adjusted. In addition, as a backing up, the
The system for the emperor's admission into prison was gradually improved, so the threshold for Yinzi to become a scholar in Zhongshu was actually raised. During the Jingtai and Tianshun years, there were many examples of fourth- and fifth-rank officials begging for favors to get Yinzi to be a scholar in Zhongshu. By Zhengde
During the 1960s, it was no longer enough to be a third-rank minister. Xue Kui, the grandson of Xue Xuan, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, received preferential treatment because of Xue Xuan's status as a Confucian. So far, it has been a custom that "those who are of the second rank and the sixth rank of ministers must worship the minister of the middle school."
It is also basically formed.
The above is either a special favor or a "high match". What is the normal situation? It is Enyin's son who is the Imperial College Supervisor. The Imperial College Supervisor is not an official position, but for the court, more caution is needed. After all, the above two categories are rare, and
The student supervision system is enough to affect the entire talent selection mechanism. Therefore, although there were cases of "begging for permission to be sent to the Imperial College" in the early Ming Dynasty, and there were also many descendants of officials who "hoped to be admitted to prison" after the Orthodox era, the emperor repeatedly said that "the Imperial College is a place for nurturing talents.
Various restrictions were imposed on the grounds of "no indiscriminate entry". By the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the children of the chief minister often had troubles caused by the imperial eunuch Enyin.
Although it stands to reason that with the status of an assistant minister in the cabinet, there is no need to compete with third-rank officials for the spot of supervising students, but three factors must be taken into consideration: First, when ordinary ministers are promoted to third-rank officials, most of their sons will have reached adulthood, and no one will know about it in advance.
You can enter the court and let your son stay at home; secondly, before the Zhengde Dynasty, you were the shadow of the queen, and you will not think of it until you die in the court; thirdly, a bachelor is likely to have more than one son. So even if he is
The son of the chief minister is also very likely to be a supervisor. Moreover, theoretically speaking, the future is much brighter when joining the official position as a supervisor. After all, it is also one of the "right paths" in theory. Although it cannot be compared with the imperial examination after the mid-term, but
With a father who is the chief minister of the cabinet, this is not a problem.
Take the notorious Yan Shifan as an example. After he graduated from school, he first served as an intern in the Military Governor's Office, and was later promoted to Shuntian Prefecture. These were considered normal promotions. In the 22nd year of Jiajing, Yan Song sought Shang Baocheng for him.
Zheng Xiao, the literary selector of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, believes that "moving to the magistrate in the middle of the administration is an example. Moving to the treasure has no story." In fact, although the Shuntian Prefecture is in Beijing, it is often more like a foreign official. This is an invisible gap.
It is not unusual for Yan Song to choose the position of Shang Bao Sicheng. After all, this is the treatment that the son of the chief minister can theoretically enjoy. What is really difficult to copy is the rapid promotion speed that followed. In a few years, he jumped several levels from the fifth level to the fifth level.
Shaoqing of Shangbaosi was promoted to the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry of the Third Grade.
In addition to Yan Shifan, he was the first assistant to the Shang Dynasty during the Chenghua period. The second son, Shang Liangfu, also entered the Imperial Academy first with Enyin, and was then awarded the position of director of the Ministry of Rites, and finally became the official of the third-grade Taipu Temple.
In contrast to the above, what is even worse is Enyin's military position. Needless to say, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the nobles were noble and military, but they were reduced to Enyin's military position, which shows that their cultural level is really incompetent.
Zhao Zuyin, the grandson of Zhao Zhenji, later chose to be a scholar in Enyinzhong, and in the end he only became a prefect in the border areas of Yunnan. Zhang Juzheng's fourth son, Zhang Jianxiu, was even more incompetent. There is such an old man, who was born in the military service of Enyin, and was a few years older than him.