Generally speaking, when the first and second assistants jointly submit petitions, the emperor rarely directly vetoes them. However, when it comes to requests for additional cabinet ministers, the situation is different.
Without any surprise, Zhu Yijun directly rejected it. The reason was: "You and other three assistant ministers manage the government clearly and faithfully. They handle all matters clearly and clearly. The cabinet is running normally. There is no need to add more. The request is not allowed." At the same time, he also issued a decree. To the three assistant ministers in the cabinet, "the silver coins and brocades each have their own differences."
There is no doubt that it is not that the emperor has any objections to the cabinet, but that he has no objections that is why he approves and handles it like this. Because generally speaking, adding cabinet ministers means that the emperor feels that the cabinet's current ability to do things is lacking and needs to add more manpower. If the cabinet requests The emperor immediately agreed to the supplement, which would be a bit embarrassing for the cabinet - it means that you are not doing a good job.
So normally, the emperor must first "deny the request". This is normal operation. As for rewards, in fact, the emperor often rewards cabinet ministers and other ministers, but this time the rewards are slightly different, and they represent the emperor. Recognition of the work of the cabinet - I not only recognize the current work of the cabinet, but also think that the cabinet has done a very good job, so I will give an additional reward as a reward.
Next, Guo Pu needed to write an essay alone. The meaning in the essay was very sincere, saying that he was getting older. Although Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing were both pillars of the country and would definitely be able to take on big responsibilities in the future, the cabinet ministers chose It's a matter of great importance, and it especially requires training, just like you have to take the test to be a good scholar after winning the Jinshi. Therefore, I ask the emperor to plan for the future and allow two additional cabinet ministers to join the cabinet to participate in the maintenance of the machine as soon as possible. Laying the foundation for assisting and managing the government, in the future, if the veteran ministers are no longer around, they can take over the important responsibilities without any hindrance, without delaying the government affairs of the court. Therefore, it is necessary to add two cabinet ministers.
This memorial was not only a matter of truth, but also a heartfelt statement, and the emperor had to consider it. Therefore, while issuing an edict to appease Guo Pu, the last veteran minister who cared about his fate, the emperor also humbly asked which ministers he could consider adding to the cabinet.
Guo Puyou went to the court again and recommended four candidates, namely Yu Youding, Pan Sheng, Wang Xijue and Xu Guo.
Guo Pu's recommendation is very interesting. He said that two cabinet ministers would be added, but he recommended four candidates, and they were not recommended in order of seniority.
The person who ranked first in his recommendations was Yu Youding, courtesy name Bingzhong, nickname Tonglu, a native of Yin County (now Ningbo, Zhejiang).
When Yu Youding was young, he had a reputation for studying hard. In the 40th year of Jiajing, he took the Shuntian Provincial Examination. In the 41st year of Jiajing, he ranked third in the first class of Jinshi, that is, Tanhua. He was awarded the title of editor of the Hanlin Academy and drafted imperial edicts. Longqing In the early years, he was appointed as an official in charge of the imperial examination, and was moved to the position of Prince Xi Ma and also a compiler. He was one of the second batch of princes who were appointed as daily lecturers (the first batch is written in the first volume of this book). Following Zuo Yude of the Jin Dynasty, he also served as an attendant. He asked to return due to illness, but was not allowed to do so, so he changed his official position to Nanjing. When he could, he often returned to his hometown, bought a mountain by the Dongqian Lake, and built pavilions to finish his official career.
In the first year of Wanli, he was appointed as the new emperor to talk about official qualifications, and he was changed to the right concubine to lead the Nanjing Hanlin Academy. In the second year of Wanli, he was appointed as the Imperial Academy to offer wine, and he made great achievements. Most of the students at that time liked to hang out together and were lazy in studying. I Youding After serving as a guest in the Imperial College, he felt that the academic atmosphere of the Imperial Academy was poor, so he strictly prohibited such activities and ordered all students to supervise and report each other. If there were any violations that were not reported, they would be punished together, and the academic atmosphere improved.
In the sixth year of Wanli, he entered the Ministry of Personnel, Zuo Shilang. At this time, Guo Pu concurrently served as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, so Yu Youding, the Zuo Shilang, was regarded as a close confidant of Guo Pu. However, because Yu Youding himself was from Ningbo, Zhejiang, he was also regarded by many as Think of it as a lineage of Xinxue.
The second person recommended by Guo Pu is Pan Sheng, the Minister of Rites. This Pan Butang's qualifications are very impressive. He was the third place in the first class in Jiajing for 20 years. He was also a Tanhualang and was awarded the title of Imperial Editor. Assisted in editing the "Daming Huidian".
In the thirty-third year of Jiajing's reign, he was promoted to serve as a minister with full rank. In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing's reign, he and Yan Na co-presided over the Tianfu rural examination. In the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing's reign, he was promoted to Nanjing Imperial College Jijiu.
In his later years, Emperor Shizong Jiajing specialized in taking photos quietly and ignored the government affairs. He often held memorial ceremonies in the palace. Most of his ci officials wrote "Qing Ci" in order to advance in officialdom, but Pan Sheng disdained this and "resolutely refused to do anything" so he returned from officialdom. Later, he briefly revived and served as the Minister of Rites for two years before resigning due to personal reasons. After Gao Gong's death in the sixth year of Wanli, Pan Sheng was reinstated by Guo Pu and still served as the Minister of Rites.
After that, there is Wang Xijue. Brother Wang Xijue is also a top academic figure. He has won many first-class exams at all levels since he was a child. In the 37th year of Jiajing, he took the Nanjing Yingtian Township Examination and got the first place in the provincial examination in Nanjing, which has a strong academic atmosphere. four.
In the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, he took part in the examination and got the first place in the examination, that is, he became a member. However, he "only got" the second place in the palace examination, so he became the second place in the examination - the number one scholar that year was Shen Shixing.
Wang Xijue was born in the Taiyuan Wang family (the Taiyuan Wang family had moved south at that time). He had a very high family status. In addition, he was a top student, so he had a relatively big temper. He once offended Gao Gong, but fortunately it was not a big deal. Gao Gong just wanted to sharpen him, so he transferred him from You Yude of Zhan Shifu to Nanjing Hanlin Academy to take charge of the affairs.
Later, Longqing died and Wanli ascended the throne. Wang Xijue was transferred back to the capital and served as the vice president of the compilation of "Mu Zong's Records". In the second year of Wanli, the records were compiled. Wang Xijue was promoted to a lecturer and a minister of the Imperial Academy. In the sixth year of Wanli, Wang Xijue was promoted again. Zhan Shifu, Zhan Shi, was a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy. But the problem is that his father died of illness this year, and Wang Xijue returned to his hometown and Dingyou, but he has not come back yet.
As for Xu Guo, this one actually appeared on the scene. He was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing. Gao Gong was his mentor and benefactor. He has also been going very smoothly in the past few years. He has never been sent to other places. He has always been here. Zhan Shifu and the Hanlin Academy were in turmoil, and it was not until the fourth year of Wanli that he was transferred to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. In the sixth year of Wanli, Gao Gong passed away, and soon after Guo Pu took over as the first assistant, due to the vacancy of the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, he was successfully promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Xu Guo was one of Zhu Yijun's first batch of crown prince officials. It is not surprising that he was promoted like this. Moreover, his age is relatively suitable. He is fifty-two years old this year, neither too old nor too young.
After Zhu Yijun got this recommendation, he thought about it and crossed out Pan Sheng's name first - since Guo Ge is always worried about his old age and raising young people, then Pan Butang should not come to join in the fun. Although you are twenty-year-old Jiajing A Jinshi in 2010 is indeed a "youngster" in front of Mr. Guo Ge, but we also have to look at the situation of the other three. Which one is not several years behind you?
Then Zhu Yijun hesitated for a while, and crossed out Wang Xijue - this person's situation was actually very suitable, but Zhu Yijun noticed that he returned to his hometown Dingyou last year, so he had to give up with regret. Wang Xijue, it is not enough for him to issue an order Seize the favor. Besides, Wang Xijue has a very bad temper. If someone refuses to seize the favor, Zhu Yijun's face will be a bit ugly.
In fact, there was no choice, only You Ding and Xu Guo were left. Zhu Yijun thought for a while, these two were from his official background, there were no problems, and their knowledge was good, so it would be better for them.