Chapter five hundred and forty-seven: I said someone is not a trick
In the cabinet, when Zhu Jian spoke like this, Li Shi did not argue, but nodded lightly and said.
"What Mr. Zhu Ge said is that I didn't consider it properly."
After saying that, he stopped talking and remained in an attitude of saying that he could say nothing more than remain silent.
In fact, among the entire cabinet, or the entire court, Li Shi is the most fearful person.
Unlike Zhu Jian who showed his sharpness as soon as he arrived in the cabinet, Li Shi still has a strong sense of unreality even though he has actually been in the cabinet for nearly half a month.
Unlike so many ministers in this room who have been in high and low positions for many years, Li Shi is a real newcomer to officialdom.
In the sixth year of the Zhengtong reign, Li Shi took the provincial examination to understand the Yuan Dynasty. The next year, he passed the general examination and officially entered the official career. He was first awarded the title of censor. Three years later, because he dared to speak out and did not avoid the powerful, he was rated as excellent in the official department and was dismissed.
He was transferred back to Beijing to serve as the Li Ke Ke in Shizhong.
For him, this move is both promotion and suppression.
The Etiquette Department was relatively leisurely, and there were seven or eight people in charge, including those above, so when he got to the Etiquette Department, he had to start all over again.
However, until that time, his life trajectory was still very normal, one step at a time, and he was walking steadily.
At that time, he first entered the officialdom. Although he dared to speak out and remonstrated, he also offended many people.
Sometimes, sitting on the bench is also a kind of protection, so his mentality is also very peaceful.
After all, he is still young and has a lot of time in the future.
But many times, fate is so magical.
The Battle of Tumu, the Battle of Wala, and the Supreme Emperor's Northern Hunting. Major events happened one after another, causing the entire court to be in turmoil.
Li Shi, who had been sitting on the bench in the Etiquette Department for nearly five years, was suddenly pulled out.
He even didn't know why he was chosen.
Then, because he had to go to Wala as a deputy envoy, he was promoted from an ordinary rites department to the right minister of the rites department.
It should be said that this is already an incredible leap.
From an ordinary science and technology official to a third-rank official, if it weren't for the dangers of going to Wala as an ambassador and the need for a matching rank, such a promotion would inevitably be impeached.
However, what he didn't expect was that his opportunities were far more than that.
He is different from Zhu Jian. Zhu Jian is a downgraded matchmaker, but he is an upgraded matchmaker.
Therefore, logically speaking, even if he welcomes back the Supreme Emperor, the rewards he can receive are far less than those of Zhu Jian. After all, being promoted to the Minister of Rites from a job in the Etiquette Department is already a great favor.
Rewarded.
Even if she is not better than Zhu Jian, Luo Qi's qualifications are much deeper than him.
Among the three of them, only Luo Qi has not been promoted or demoted, and she just fits the position of deputy envoy.
Therefore, when the two deputy envoys had almost equal contributions, Li Shi originally thought that after Zhu Jian, the biggest benefit would fall on Luo Qi.
As for himself, again, being the Minister of Rites has made him very satisfied.
You know, he is only thirty-eight years old this year. Even if he has served as a third-grade minister for ten years, he is still only forty-eight years old, still in his prime.
However, no one expected that it would be him who joined the cabinet.
During these days, the most talked-about thing among the government and the public was not only the injustice against Zhu Jianming, but also the feeling that he had gotten lucky and was not worthy of his virtue.
After all, in terms of qualifications, relationships, and even merits and abilities, there are many people in the court who are more qualified than him to join the cabinet.
Therefore, contrary to Zhu Jian's sharp edge, what Li Jin has to do now is to act as low-key as possible and rein in his original upright temperament.
Xiao Gui and Cao Sui were the best way for him. As for the size of his authority in the cabinet, at least for Li Shi at this stage, it was not important.
It is impossible for the imperial court to have a chief minister under the age of forty.
Therefore, he only needs to do his job properly, and when his seniority is up, his official career will naturally fall into place.
Therefore, Li Shi did not have any dissatisfaction with Zhu Jian's refutation, but instead thanked him for extricating himself from this matter.
Anyway, he has expressed his opinion, but whether it succeeds or not will not be decided by him, a newly-minted cabinet minister ranked at the bottom.
Of course, it's best not to.
In this way, no matter what happens in this matter, it has nothing to do with him.
His attitude had been expected by everyone in the cabinet, so no one was surprised. However, it was a little unexpected that Zhu Jian expressed his views so early this time.
You must know that although Zhu Jian entered the cabinet late, he had profound qualifications and various achievements. Therefore, as soon as he entered the cabinet, everyone tacitly believed that he should be ranked second only to the first and second assistants in the cabinet.
This can actually be seen in the title addition.
Before Zhu Jian and Li Shi entered the cabinet, the emperor conferred the title of Sixth Fu of the East Palace, the titles of the six ministries and the seven ministers were titled the Prince's Third Master, and the cabinet ministers were granted the title of the Prince's Third Young Master.
Among them, Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue were named the Prince's Young Masters, while Jiang Yuan and Zhang Min were named the Prince's Young Masters.
Although the three young masters of the prince are of the same rank, the court usually tacitly acknowledges that the young master of the prince is more valuable than the young master of the prince.
Whether intentionally or not, when Zhu Jian entered the cabinet, his title was Prince's Young Master.
Moreover, perhaps in order to calm the dispute between the government and the public, when the emperor added the title of minister, he also gave a relatively high title of minister of the Ministry of household affairs.
In this way, the official positions of Zhu Jian and Yu Shiyue, the secondary assistants, are basically the same, except that one is a bachelor of Jinshen Palace and the other is a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion.
Under such circumstances, it is naturally easy for the two of them to confront each other.
Originally, the other cabinet ministers still wanted to express their opinions, but as soon as Zhu Jian opened his mouth, they tacitly stopped talking and got ready to watch the show.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Shi bowed his head, Yu Cifu's voice sounded, saying calmly.
"Although Meng Jun comes from a noble family, he is a lustful and lustful person, and he is not good enough for practical purposes. The year before last, the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office took the military general examination. His riding and archery skills were rated as inferior, and his strategic documents were only of middle grade."
"As early as January, someone recommended this person, and the Fifth Army Commander's Office issued a memorandum of explanation at that time. However, Mr. Zhuge was still in the Xuanfu at that time, and he was not aware of everything in the court for a while.
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"What I just want to say is that the cabinet is in charge of voting, and the affairs are complicated and involve all aspects. This is different from localities or ministries. It is understandable that Zhuge is new to the cabinet, but now that he has joined the cabinet, he will naturally have to use more
Keep your heart in mind, otherwise what will be delayed is the government affairs of the court."
These words were soft but hard, and seemed to be a warning, but in fact they contained a hint of ridicule.
These days, Zhu Jian has repeatedly been in trouble with Yu Shiyue on various government affairs. Even a clay figure has a certain fire nature, let alone a dignified assistant.
Don't forget, before Yu Cifu entered the cabinet, he was the minister of Dali Temple. He was the only one who made things difficult for others. How had he ever been bullied to his face like this?
Rumors abounded in Beijing, saying that it was Zhu Jian's turn to take the position of second assistant.
Don't forget, Zhu Jian is not the second assistant!
Zhu Jian is so sharp, but Yu Shiyue is afraid of him?
Therefore, as soon as they opened their mouths, the two of them were armed with guns and sticks.
Being ridiculed by Yu Shiyue, Zhu Jian felt a little embarrassed on his face, but he also knew that Meng Jun was indeed lacking in ability, so he could only snort and said.
"Now it's a cabinet meeting. Naturally, everyone has their own opinions. Just tell me what's wrong. Since the second assistant thinks that Meng Jun is wrong, I wonder what the second assistant has to say?"
Yu Shiyue squinted his eyes, his expression unchanged, but he couldn't help but sneered in his heart.
He had been waiting for Zhu Jian's words for a long time.
Due to the Empress Dowager and the Supreme Emperor, it was inconvenient for the Emperor to directly appoint a candidate for the Nangong Guard Commander, so he ordered the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to take charge, and the ministers recommended him.
In these days, there was a lot of turmoil in the DPRK and China, and at least a dozen people were recommended from various channels.
Of course, Yu Shiyue is well aware of the status of each candidate.
Take the six final candidates this time, three of them were recommended by courtiers, and three were recommended by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
One of the former is the Meng Jun mentioned by Zhu Jian, and the recommender is Ning Yuanhou Renli.
A lot of things happened in Beijing during these days. This Marquis Ren had gained the trust of the Supreme Emperor in Xuan Mansion, so there was no need to think too much about his position.
As for the remaining Wu Liang and Yu Guang, the former had an old friendship with Wang Zhen, and the latter was related by marriage to the Xue family of Marquis of Yangwu. It was clear whose intention they were pushed out.
As for the three people recommended by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
It should be noted that this matter was nominally jointly presided over by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office. However, Yu Shangshu of the Ministry of War was not in the capital, and the minister Yu Shan seemed to be muddle along. The matter naturally fell into the hands of the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
On the military side, the person specifically responsible for this matter was Jing'an Bo Fan Guang, who was promoted by the emperor.
Therefore, the person who was pushed out was naturally a close confidant of the emperor.
Although Li Xi is not a direct lineage, he is actually the grandson of Feng Guogong. As for Hang Yu, he is simply the father of Concubine Hang in the palace.
The only one, Sun Yong, was promoted from the Beijing camp. He was originally a border general and inherited his father's post of Baihu. Later, he defended Daomaguan during the Battle of Wala and blocked Yexian's offensive.
It bought time for Bauhinia Pass.
The imperial court discussed his merits and transferred him to Datong as a staff general. Later, he followed Guo Deng, Marquis of Dingxiang, and participated in the Battle of Shawo, beheading dozens of people. Therefore, he was recommended by Guo Deng and transferred to Beijing as a commander.
To do things, command the regiment and camp.
It can be said that this Sun Yong has truly basked in the grace of the emperor and has stepped from a low position to where he is now.
His greatest advantage is that he has a clean financial background and a clean background.
Also taking advantage of the opportunity of the War of Oala, it only took him more than a year to go from being a member of a hundred households to the current commanding officer, and he had no involvement with any noble family in the capital.
The only two people who had any relationship were Cao Tai, the envoy to the imperial examination, and Guo Deng, the Marquis of Dingxiang.
Of these two men, the former had died in battle at Daomaguan, while the latter was thousands of miles away in Datong City and had no contact with Beijing, so this Sun Yong was truly clean.
Fan Guang released him, on the one hand, because this man was really brave, and on the other hand, of course, because Sun Yong had been serving under him since he entered the capital. Although it was not long, he was considered his direct descendant.
The marks on Li Xi and Hang Yu were too obvious, so in fact, the person Fan Guang really wanted to promote was Sun Yong.
Come to think of it, this is also what the emperor meant.
He glanced secretly, and he didn't know when he had entered the room. Cheng Jing, the chief eunuch of the eunuch who was listening in the back row, and a smile appeared on the corner of Mr. Yu Ge's mouth.
Today he is going to teach Mr. Zhu, a newcomer to the cabinet, how to do things in the cabinet!
"Everyone knows that the protection of the Supreme Emperor is crucial. The Yulin Guard has just been established, and there are many people in it. There are not only elite soldiers allocated by the Twenty-Six Guards and Jinyi Guards, but also elite soldiers from the Beijing Camp."
"For such a Beijing Guard, only those with extraordinary bravery and military exploits can be promoted. We must not stick to the old rules and select from the Beijing Guard system."
"So, I think that among the six candidates now, only Sun Yong, the commander, has made many military exploits in the Battle of Oala and the Battle of Shawo, so he is naturally the most suitable."
As he said this, Mr. Yu Ge glanced at Zhu Jian, who was frowning, and said calmly.
"As for the other Meng Jun, Wu Liang, Yu Guang and others, they have grown up in the capital since childhood. Although they have practiced, they have never been on the battlefield and have seen blood. How can they assume the heavy responsibility of guarding Nangong?"
This reason can be considered a strong one, so after Yu Shiyue finished speaking, several other cabinet ministers also began to discuss among themselves.
Only Zhu Jian looked quite unhappy.
Not because of anything else, but precisely because he knows this Sun Yong!
It should be said that Yu Shiyue was right. Zhu Jian's time in the cabinet was too short, so he did not have time to figure out many things.
For example, the identity of Sun Yong.
He used to only know him as a general in the Beijing camp, but when Yu Shiyue mentioned the Battle of Shawo just now, he suddenly thought of it.
This man is none other than the general who followed Guo Deng into the battle, Sun Dayong!
Back when he was supervising military affairs in Datong, he had contact with this man. This man was indeed brave, but at the same time, he also had another characteristic.
That is his extreme admiration for the emperor. By chance, Zhu Jian once saw Sun Yong secretly pay homage to a person, and heard a few words. The content of these words, he still remembers to this day...
"Master Cao, I am going to the capital to serve the emperor."
"A few days ago, Wala came to harass me again. I followed Guo Zongbing and gave them a severe lesson. The other one also had an arm chopped off by Guo Zongbing. I avenged you."
"Last time I went home, I told my mother about you. She said that you are a hero, so what you said is right."
"I remember what you told me. Ming Dynasty needs a good emperor. The current emperor is a good emperor who cares about the people. If you can't see him to cheer up Ming Dynasty, I will see it for you."
"This time when I enter the capital, I will also tell the emperor all these things. Don't worry, from now on, I will serve the emperor well, and I will never blink my eyes again."
"Master Cao, I miss you..."
Zhu Jian let out a long sigh in his heart, and his emotions were a little complicated.
But after a moment, he still had to shake off the emotion and asked with a frown.
"What Ci Fu said is wrong. Although the Nangong guards are heavy, they are still the palace guards. They should be familiar with the palace system and come from a pure family. Although Sun Yong is extremely brave and has many military exploits, the imperial city
Among them, is it possible that we still need to fight like a battlefield?"
"So, I think that Meng Jun, who has been serving in the Beijing Guard for generations, is more suitable. Although this person is not brave enough, he has been serving in the Beijing Guard for a long time and has prestige and connections, so he can take on the responsibility of guarding Nangong."
Now that he had spoken, Yu Shiyue was naturally prepared.
Hearing Zhu Jian's words, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he said unceremoniously.
"Mr. Zhu Ge, you also used to supervise military affairs at the border. How could you possibly say such a thing?"
"The commander of the Jingwei is a military general. When selecting generals, they don't look at their bravery and military exploits, but at family connections, ha..."