Chen Yubi, Chen Jingbang, and Xu Xuemo held court nominations as candidates for the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This approach was completely in line with "correct procedures." However, there were some problems with the ordering of these three candidates.
At this moment, Chen Yubi's position is the bachelor's degree in charge of the Hanlin Academy, Chen Jingbang is the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Xuemo is the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Once these three positions are laid out, it is obvious that the problem can be seen: Chen Yubi, as the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, is in charge of academic affairs, and his status is quite special, let’s not talk about it for now; Chen Jingbang, as the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, is actually ranked before Xu Xuemo, the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
It seems that there are problems no matter how you look at it, and it is completely inconsistent with the Ming Dynasty officialdom that has always paid attention to seniority rankings.
In fact, things are not that simple. The fact is that Chen Jingbang once served as the Minister of Rites in the eleventh year of Wanli, but the time was very short. He resigned and returned to his hometown after just more than two months because of Ding's mother's worries. However, he failed to recover in time after Ding's worries.
, because he himself fell ill again, and he delayed his return until last year.
However, at this time, there was a lot of trouble in the capital, and there was really no place for him. We originally planned to let him go to the Sixth Department of Nanjing to find a position as a minister, but the position of Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Rites happened to be vacant, so we had to feel sorry for him to fill it first.
Missed this.
But the vacancy must be filled. His title, rank, literary official, etc. are all based on his previous rank as the Minister of Rites. And because he was older than Xu Xuemo as the first Minister of Rites, the ranking this time is determined.
In front of Xu Xuemo.
However, although seniority is important, for important ministerial positions that require court recommendation, seniority is not required for recommenders in the primary selection of the Ministry of Personnel. However, this huge power is completely in the hands of the doctor of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel.
Well...that's very obvious.
Of course, power is sometimes very dangerous. For example, in the 21st year of Wanli in the original history, Gu Xiancheng was appointed as the doctor of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in charge of the promotion, transfer and other affairs of the official class. In the 22nd year of Wanli,
The imperial court jointly recommended the selection of cabinet bachelors. This time, the people nominated by Gu Xiancheng were disliked by Zhu Yijun, which offended the emperor (Gu Xiancheng had already offended him not long ago), so he was directly stripped of his official status, dismissed and returned home.
However, this time the emperor seemed to have no objection to the candidate selected by the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and directly issued an order to recommend it.
Gao Jingshi was familiar with the situation in the court, and of course he knew why the emperor had no objection. The reason was: Chen Yubi and Chen Jingbang should both be acceptable candidates for heavenly officialdom by the emperor. As for Xu Xuemo, who was at the bottom of the three recommended positions, the emperor probably only considered him
He regarded it as an addendum.
However, from a highly pragmatic point of view, the emperor would most likely recognize Chen Yubi more. The reason is that although Chen Yubi theoretically belongs to the neutral faction, in fact during the War of Yunnan and Burma, Chen Yubi's father Chen Yiqin was in the position of cabinet minister.
The "Chen Party" formed in 1941 received great favor from Gao Pragmatic and retained the core of the Chen Party at that time. Liu Shizeng, the governor of Yunnan, and Chen Yubi actually became members of the Gao Dang group of the Practical School from then on.
After the rise of the Ministry of Personnel at the end of the third year of Longqing, it has always been the exclusive domain of the Practical School, and the Ministry of Personnel itself is the yamen that must be controlled by the reform of the Practical School. The emperor knew this very well. Therefore, the post of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel cannot be held unless
The emperor does not intend to continue the reform, otherwise he will definitely hand it over to the Practical School, or at least a neutral faction that will not restrict the Practical School. Chen Yubi obviously meets this condition very well.
Of course, Chen Jingbang actually meets the requirements. Although he was born in Nantang, he was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing, so he also had Gao Gong as his disciple. However, relatively speaking, he was not a core member of the Gao Party.
Even when the court was doing its best, he was still on the fringes of the real school.
But he also has an advantage, that is, when Zhu Yijun was still the prince, he served as the prince's daily lecturer. He can be regarded as the common teacher of Zhu Yijun and Gao Pragmatic. Of course, Zhu Yijun had a lot of teachers, including Gao Pragmatic.
There is only one serious teacher, Guo Pu, but these are traditional issues, so there is no need to elaborate on them.
All in all, Chen Jingbang was a person who was very familiar to the emperor, and his qualifications were completely sufficient. It was very reasonable for the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel to put him second in the recommendation.
As for Xu Xuemo, he, the Minister of Rites, was originally the product of the struggle and compromise between the Practical School and the Heart School at that time. It is hard to say whether the emperor had a bad feeling for him, but it was certainly out of the question to have a good impression of him. Under the current circumstances, I would like to say a rude word.
, even if the recommendation finally recommended him, the emperor would probably "veto it with one vote" and ask the cabinet to recommend him again.
As soon as the Ting Tui incident came out, it also had another influence, that is, both Zhang Xueyan and Gao Pragmatic immediately accepted the emperor's "consolation" and immediately "came out and took matters into their own hands."
Well, we can't blame them for not being reserved. It's such an important matter for the court to recommend the Minister of Personnel. If the Shi School loses a Pavilion Elder and a Minister of Hubu, what if something unexpected happens... Although there is the emperor's "
"One-vote veto power", but if the trouble really comes to that point, the pragmatic school will be too embarrassed to worry about it.
Interest is always more important than face, not to mention such a crucial core interest, so the two of them had no choice but to hold their noses and admit it. And this allowed everyone to see the emperor's methods again: Aren't you two unable to persuade them? What now?
?
I have a lot of ideas!
Three days later, the trial began. However, the process and results of this trial were all expected, and there is no need to go into details. Basically, not only the people of the practical school voted for Chen Yubi, but also the neutral school
There were quite a few, and the rest of the neutral faction voted for Chen Jingbang, with Xu Xuemo getting the lowest vote—even people from the Xin School did not vote for him.
There were a lot of people participating in the recommendation of the Minister of Civil Affairs. In addition to the six cabinet ministers, there were also Da Jiuqing and Xiao Jiuqing. Xu Xuemo only got three votes in total. Excluding Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue, there was only one person.
If you vote for him, everyone obviously knows that the emperor will not choose him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this case, everyone should simply avoid disgusting the emperor and causing trouble for themselves. As for the person other than Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue... that age is about to reach the end, anyway.
If you have nothing to fear, I won’t mention it.
As soon as the results came out, the emperor was indeed very satisfied. The results of the court recommendation came out in the morning, and in the afternoon the emperor issued an order to replace Yang Wei, who had resigned and returned home, to become the new Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Of course, according to tradition, Chen Yubi quickly went to the court to explain himself, saying that his talents were limited and his knowledge was not good enough, so he declined. The emperor naturally refused to resign. After completing the process, Chen Yubi took office.
However, the changes in the imperial court were not over yet. A few days after Chen Yubi took over as the new minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhang Xueyan invited Wu Dui and Gao pragmatism to his house and solemnly expressed his intention to resign and return home.
This matter was actually expected by Gao Pingshi, but he didn't expect Zhang Xueyan to be so anxious. He and Wu Dui tried to persuade him for a while, but Zhang Xueyan must have decided to leave this time and refused to stay in office no matter what. I had no choice but to discuss the successor candidate with Zhang Xueyan.
In fact, according to the current qualifications within the Real School, apart from the weirdo Gao Jingshi, the most suitable person to become a cabinet minister should be Shen Li. However, Shen Li has been replaced by Gao Jingshi as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and has been moved to the left position of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After becoming the censor of the capital, the Gaodang faction of the Du Shi School showed serious centrifugal tendencies, and instead became very close to Xu Guo.
Under such circumstances, and considering the great significance of Zhang Xueyan's position as cabinet minister for Gao Pragmatic's practical mastery of the Pragmatic School, the three of them all believed that Shen Li could not be recommended as cabinet minister at this time.
But this will cause trouble. If they don't recommend Shen Li, then Xu Guo and Shen Li will most likely not support the candidates they recommend. The real school will obviously split in this recommendation. This This is a typical behavior in which relatives hate and enemies are happy.
In this regard, Gao Jingshi put forward an idea, that is, to resolve the crisis by proactively recommending Shen Li. He believed that by doing so, Shen Li might be able to "change his mind" and realize that the last time he was replaced by Gao Jingshi was actually the emperor's gift. It’s not that Gao Pragmatic insists on stealing his limelight or embarrassing him.
There is obviously another advantage of doing this, that is, once Shen Li really "figures it out", Xu Guozai will become isolated and helpless, and is likely to "accept his fate" to recognize the leadership of the Gao pragmatism school, thus This completes the "unification" of the Practical School.
But both Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui thought Gao Jingshi's proposal was too unsound. The last time Gao Jingshi replaced Shen Li as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, anyone with a discerning eye knew that the reason was that Gao Jingshi knew finance better, and that was what the emperor needed at that time. When a super capable local official helps him.
Shen Li is not a child, so there is no way he doesn't understand this. The key reason why he still can't let go of this matter is that he believes that he has lost face, which is equivalent to being named by the emperor for lack of ability.
Of course Zhang Xueyan can recommend Shen Li when he leaves office, and Wu Dui and Gao Pragmatic can also give their full support, but no one can predict whether Shen Li will think that this is enough to regain his face. What if he still lets go? If he doesn't do this, if he gets the position of cabinet minister, it will become a cocoon for the high-ranking party, and the trouble will be big.
Zhang Xueyan's own consideration was to recommend Liang Menglong to join the cabinet. Although Liang Menglong first entered the official position as a disciple of Zhang Juzheng, it has been almost 20 years since Zhang Juzheng's fall. His act of "disloyalty" to the Shi School, especially when Gao Jingshi was serving in the Ministry of War, Liang Menglong also cooperated very well with him, and their relationship could be said to be close.
As for Liang Menglong's ability, there is no need to doubt it. If he hadn't been strong enough, why didn't Gao Gong suppress him after Zhang Juzheng's fall? Gao Gong's characteristics are very obvious. Even if he comes from the "enemy" camp, unless he is a die-hard element, Otherwise, he will treat everyone equally and use them according to their talents. The fact that he can keep Liang Menglong and promote him along the way shows that Liang Menglong is very capable.
As for what to do with the Ministry of War after Liang Menglong passes away, Zhang Xueyan also has his own considerations. He thinks that Zhou Yong, the governor of Jiliao, can be transferred back to the ministry to serve as Minister of War. In this case, according to the usual practice, Li Song, the governor of Liao, will be promoted to the governor of Jiliao.
The Shi Shi School recommended Gu Yangqian as the governor of Liao...
This idea is a bit of a serial strategy. Li Song, the governor of Liao, has obviously never been a favorite candidate of the pragmatic school. In Liaodong, he has always suppressed the pragmatic general Xuan Da, and Li Rusong, who succeeded his father in controlling Liao, was
With his help, there was a strong tendency to restore the Li family's army to its heyday, which also affected Gao Jingjing's arrangements in Liaodong.
Although Li Rusong is also a famous general, and has always been highly regarded and even protected by Gao Pragmatic, that does not mean that the whole Practical School is satisfied with him. In fact, whether Gao Pragmatic is highly regarded or protected, it is a personal behavior of the Practical School.
Overall, they are more inclined to suppress Li Rusong.
As for Li Song, he served in Liaodong for a very long time. Once he left Liaodong and went to Jizhen, considering that Jizhen was originally Qi Jiguang's residence and almost all the generals were under the Shixue sect, Li Song would definitely not be able to use his fingers like an arm.
It would be difficult to cause too much practical trouble to the Practical School.
Gu Yangqian was also a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing. He was one of the first "senior brothers" Gao Jingshi met when he came to Beijing with Gao Gong. If he became the governor of Liao, it would be impossible for him to violate Gao Jingshi's appointment as governor of Liao.
According to the rules laid down by Gao Jingshi, they will definitely try their best to take care of the direct descendants of the Xuan Dynasty who were transferred to Liaodong by Gao Jingshi. As for the future troubles in Liaodong or sending troops to Chahar, they should be able to listen to Gao Jingshi's "hello".
The only problem lies in Zhou Yong's ability. The current governor of Jiliao has never been favored by the Practical School in terms of his ability. Gao Pragmatic's evaluation of him in his heart is basically "mediocre". To say that his level is very poor seems to be wrong.
Not really, but to say that his level is very high is obviously nonsense. Generally speaking, his main advantage is that he is obedient.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, Gao Pragmatic felt that just being obedient was not enough, not to mention that the emperor had been worried about Zhou Yong's ability before - before he took up the post of Governor of Jiliao
The emperor has been worried before, so now that he is allowed to serve as a soldier, the emperor will be even more worried?
However, Zhang Xueyan was probably not afraid of playing a big game before he left. He also suggested that Han Ji be appointed as the Minister of Rongzheng in the Ministry of War as a supplement to Zhou Yong's own soldier.
Han Ji was also a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing. He was one of the first "senior brothers" Gao Pragmatic met. He had been a key member of the Shi School for a long time, and he also had the experience of serving as the governor of Yingtian.
The governor of the Ming Dynasty was nicknamed Fu Jun, so Han Ji actually had military experience - although he had never fought in a war, it did not affect this.
Of course, Gao Jingshi was not dissatisfied with Han Ji, and his qualifications were indeed sufficient. It was just that Gao Jingshi felt that as a result, the Minister of the Ministry of War was of average ability, and the Minister of Rongzheng of the Ministry of War had no real experience in leading troops.
If a big war really breaks out, will these two be able to handle it?
At this time, Wu Dui stood up and said: "If Duke Xinzhai becomes an official, I expect the emperor will let me take over from Duke Xinzhai to supervise the household department. Now that Rixin is in the household department, there is no need for me to do anything, and Mingquan
Then, just like me before, I joined the cabinet as a soldier, and I guess I will supervise the Ministry of War... In this way, even if the Ministry of War really has to face any major events, Mingquan can always be at the helm for them, and I think there will be no problem.
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Now that the words came to this point, Gao Pragmatic couldn't insist on it anymore, so he had to agree.
A few days later, Zhang Xueyan begged for the bones three times and was finally allowed. Before leaving, he recommended Liang Menglong, the Minister of War, to join the cabinet. The emperor expressed his approval and asked for a court recommendation.
This time things went surprisingly smoothly, and the Xinxue School didn't even express any objection to Li Song's transfer from Liaodong - maybe they thought it was a good deal for Li Song to be promoted to governor of Jiliao.
In short, in a very short period of time, the blood exchange plan discussed by Zhang Xueyan, Wu Dui and Gao Pragmatic was completed: Wu Dui was promoted from Wuyingdian bachelor to Wenhuadian bachelor, followed by Wang Jiaping and Wang Xijue respectively; Liang Menglong entered the cabinet
He was awarded the title of Bachelor of Dongge University; Zhou Yong was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War; Han Ji was transferred to the left minister of the Ministry of War to assist in military affairs; Li Song was promoted to Governor of Jiliao; Gu Yangqian was promoted to Governor of Liaodong...
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