The so-called vote-sharing means that after the various memorial title books are sent to the cabinet, the memorials are distributed to the major scholars for drafting. The person in charge of this matter is called the vote-sharing Zhongshu. This job...that is quite a lot.
of profound meaning.
There has been no such system in recent years, but why is it necessary to add a separate ticket subsidy now? Isn’t it redundant?
Li You thought about it and suddenly realized it, and guessed to Xu Shangshu: "Although the lower official has a humble position, he has also heard that the first assistant recuperates from illness and the second assistant becomes an official. Now there are only four bachelors in Wenyuan Pavilion. From this point of view, there are many heroes in the pavilion.
Is it a matter of being in a stalemate?"
"Of course." Xu Shangshu nodded, and he praised Li You a little more in his heart, secretly saying that this boy is indeed as the student and Zhao Zongxian said, and he has a good understanding.
It is said that the Jinghe Dynasty continued the old system of the previous dynasty. The setting of the cabinet of bachelors was still the standard four halls and two pavilions with titles. The order according to convention is the first auxiliary Zhongji Hall, the second auxiliary Jianji Hall, followed by Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall,
In Wenyuan Pavilion and Dong Pavilion, there should theoretically be six academicians to assist in the administration of the country and to be counselors in mechanical affairs.
However, the actual situation today is that there are only five. The second assistant of Jianji Palace retired and returned home last year.
I don’t know why I can’t decide on a replacement for the vacancy at the moment, so the cabinet seat is vacant. Actually, it doesn’t matter, it’s really not bad for a non-chief minister position.
But there is another situation in the cabinet. Zhang Ge, the chief assistant of the dynasty, the young master, the prince's grand master, the official minister and the bachelor of Zhongji Palace, Zhang Ge, was old and sick, so he stayed behind closed doors to recuperate and did not pay attention to politics for a long time.
He was the minister who cared about the emperor's life when he was dying. He wrote the oral edicts and the current enthronement edicts in his own hand. He was a highly respected person. Even if he received four salary for nothing at home until the end of time, no one in the court would dare to take the initiative to persuade him.
He retired to make room.
Here are a few words: Mr. Zhang Ge, the official official, has an additional title, and he only enjoys political treatment and does not care about the ministry. Mr. Xu’s official official is the actual professor, and is counted as an official in the official office. In a general sense,
Tianguanzhongzai.
It is common for the dynasty to have several ministers of the same department at the same time. Most of them add titles to show their favor and rank, so the officials do not need to make a fuss.
Calculated this way, the current cabinet actually only has four bachelors handling government affairs. This is where the problem lies.
We all know that the most important power of the cabinet is to vote and propose solutions to Chinese and foreign chapters, which are then reviewed by the Queen Mother and then become a formal edict. Fortunately, the current Queen Mother is known for her virtues and is very supportive of the work of the cabinet and is not prone to tampering with politics.
It is quite recognized by the ministers.
According to the old rules since Jiajing and Wanli, when the first assistant is there, the first assistant will naturally control the vote, and when the first assistant is not available, the second assistant will temporarily take over. But now there is no first assistant, no second assistant, and only four group assistants with similar qualifications.
These four senior academicians are all loyal ministers. Who is convinced by whom? When a three-digit memorial title arrives at the cabinet one day, who will be responsible for presiding over the vote?
People who are not politically sensitive may ask, everything is easy to discuss. Now that you have become a bachelor, what is there to argue about? But the key point is that whether the chief assistant, Mr. Zhang Ge, dies or goes to the country, he is destined to have no time.
There are too many, and there are no secondary assistants in the cabinet to replace them. Whoever has the upper hand among the remaining four bachelors will obviously become the candidate for the future first assistant?
Isn't the highest political ideal of any scholar a prime minister? Although the Grand Scholars in the Imperial Palace have a reputation as an old prime minister in words, the chief minister is truly the one closest to the prime minister.
A great opportunity is right in front of us. We are only one step away from reaching the top of the world. Who among the four great bachelors is willing to give up their vote to gain power?
The Queen Mother cannot reconcile with this stalemate, and the Emperor, who has not yet taken charge of the government, has no right to speak. There is no way for the stalemate to affect government affairs...
However, the conversation between Li You and Mr. Xu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was still going on. Li You suddenly said: "No one can do anything about this matter. There must be some well-educated people who are familiar with the allusions of their ancestors to give advice and vote."
When Li You said this, Xu Shangshu's face showed a bit of pride, "The Queen Mother asked for a plan. I remembered the story of the Chongzhen Dynasty and suggested this plan. The Queen Mother then issued an order to implement this system temporarily."
At that time, Emperor Chongzhen "struggled hard to govern" and refreshed politics, and created the cabinet vote-sharing system. After the Chinese and foreign seals were sent to the cabinet, the Zhongshushe people distributed them to the great scholars, and each person wrote his own vote, signed his own name, and acted in his own way.
Everyone should take their own responsibility, so as not to rush for tickets like middle-aged and elderly women rushing for eggs at special prices. Unexpectedly, this method was used again today.
I guess it was you who tinkered with it... Mr. Li, who succeeded in making a fool of himself without leaving any trace, thought, and became even more vigilant. Is it the treatment of ordinary people to be able to have the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel speak patiently and calmly for a long time?
What is Xu Tianguan thinking? Tianguan, cabinet... Tianguan, cabinet...
Then he asked cautiously: "Now that the cabinet is vacant, and the boss is already the head of the six ministries, don't you want to take advantage of the situation and fill the vacancy with a bachelor? It shouldn't be difficult for me to serve as a low-level official?"
"A few months ago, the Empress Dowager issued an edict to recommend academicians to the imperial court. I was very vocal, but I refused to accept the offer," Xu Shangshu said without any secret.
In fact, there is nothing to hide, and you can find out if you ask carefully. In the first half of this year, when Li Tuiguan was still fighting fiercely with Shi Shen in Suzhou Mansion, there was a strong demand for Mr. Xu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, to join the cabinet.
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Many people were looking forward to Mr. Xu joining the cabinet and freeing up the super-fat position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs... But Shangshu Xu surprisingly resolutely refused, preferring to stick to his astronomical examination of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The procuratorate will coordinate the management, and those who fail to meet the standards will be demoted, eliminated and released to the outside world.
Xu Tianguan claimed that he wanted to make a difference in the imperial government, and he obviously had an inside story... Li You was very smart and stopped asking further questions, but it could be heard from the boss's tone that it was not that he did not want to join the cabinet, but that he just wanted to choose a good time.
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"You don't have to worry too much." Xu Shangshu said again: "I am just letting you know the secrets in order to prepare for emergencies. You don't have to think too much."
Li Youxian said modestly: "I am afraid that I will not be able to please the boss."
Xu Shangshu: "There is no need to be modest. Everyone agrees that you are a little young and impetuous, but you have the ability to do things and can still be appointed."
Li You has a clear mind, how can you not hear it? The four words "foreseeing secrets" are the most important words in the boss's words. It is the key to the topic. To put it harshly, isn't it just a tip-off?
However, a thought came to mind. It is not difficult for Xu Tianguan, who has a similar status to the cabinet ministers, to join the cabinet. Could it be that he doesn't want to be the last Dongge bachelor who has the least say as usual? How far has he calculated?
Mr. Li has not agreed happily yet, but he has not refused clearly either. With his character, he would not want to do such an unpredictable thing.
If it were any other place, that would be the Great Inner Forbidden Palace, the center of the empire... For some reason, there was an inexplicable temptation that grabbed his heart and refused to let go.
Every man has a dream of having world power in his heart. There is a poem about lying drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman, waking up and taking over the world...
Although Li You cannot be an extremely popular minister, it would be nice to go to the most powerful center of the Celestial Empire, which has hundreds of vassals, east, west, south, north, and hundreds of state capitals, and take a look at the charming scenery.
Is this considered a moth flying into a flame? Li You smiled bitterly, at least in this age when there is no Zhenfusi or Dongchang, as long as he does not commit any serious rebellion, his life safety is still guaranteed.
Of course, Xu Shangshu could see that Li You was moved. You can't force others to do this kind of thing. It would only be a bad thing. Being able to go willingly is the best of both worlds. He then said: "I actually have another candidate, but I don't like it very much. I originally planned to do it."
Just make do with it, the document has been drafted, and it will be stamped and submitted tomorrow. But today I suddenly felt that you are more suitable, so I urgently summoned you for an interview..."
Li You cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I have something to do. I will serve you as my subordinate, but I am dissatisfied with it."
"Say!" Xu Shangshu said.
"Xiaguan came from a humble background and went through many hardships to become an official of the seventh rank. It would be fine if he was not promoted, but the man from Zhongshushe was from the seventh rank, so being demoted one level makes it difficult for him to reminisce."
Xu Shangshu laughed dumbly and said: "What's so difficult about this? You used to be a judicial officer, so how about adding the title of Zuo Pingshi of Dali Temple as a matter of course, and using the title of Zhongshusheren directly as the eunuch? There was such an example in the previous dynasty, and that's fine.
Don't break the rules. How can I mistreat you?"
In terms of official titles, the Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel is of course the most authoritative. If he said so, then there is absolutely no problem.
The judges of Dali Temple are the same as the official officials of Suzhou Prefecture, the seventh rank, but the seventh rank of Beijing officials is still slightly higher than the seventh rank of local officials in people's minds. In the imperial dynasty, there were indeed officials who were recommended by the government and moved to the capital to be appointed judges of Dali Temple.
Promotion path, so Li You's change in status is not surprising.
But Li You, the left judge of Dali Temple, is obviously the same as the minister of the cabinet elders. It is also an additional title, which is fictitious.
It's just that his full name is so-and-so Grand Scholar, and he is also the minister of a certain department and is appointed to the Zhiwenyuan Pavilion. Li You can only be called Zuo Pingshi of Dali Temple, and he is also the official of the Zhongshushe. It can be said that there is a huge difference.
According to the rules, those who were released from Zhongshushe were not allowed to directly move into the Liubu Kedao as an official. This did not matter to Li You. Anyway, with his background, the possibility of entering the Sixth Ministry of Kedao was almost zero.
After leaving Tianguan Mansion, the night was still dark. Li You felt as if he was dreaming, but he shivered in the cold wind.
"I am indeed the most suitable person, and it must be me." He said to himself.
The candidate for the secretariat cannot be found among the existing internal civil servants, let alone those who are well connected with the scholars of various universities, so the vacancy must be filled by the official selection.
Master Tianguan wants to place a private person in this position, but his disciples and former officials are basically all Qingliu with good reputations. No one is willing to do anything to win the secretariat by splitting votes. Even if you are proud for a while, you will destroy your future. At this time, Zaliu was born in the rank.
Mr. Li, who happens to be qualified enough, appears...
From Xu Shangshu's point of view, Li You is simply perfect. Not to mention his emotional intelligence and IQ, he is relatively reliable politically. He was discovered by a student he regarded as his nephew and promoted by him. With his imprint, I believe
Li You would not be so stupid as to betray his promise.
Second, Li You's social connections in the capital were relatively simple. Zhao Zongxian and Lu Shangshu, who had some connections, were both considered comrades, which was more reassuring.
Thirdly, Liyou is light in weight and low in cost, and the loss of a stray stream will not cause much loss.
Li You walked a few steps and suddenly woke up and said: "No! I am the most inappropriate!"
No matter who becomes a Zhongshushe person, one basic principle is to be able to write. It doesn’t necessarily have to be very good, but at least they must be able to write in the official regular script in a regular manner. This is the rule for Zhongshushe people whose main occupation is copying.
basic skills.
This is not a problem for most scholars in the world, but it is a big trouble for Mr. Li. Xu Shangshu probably never thought that Li Caizi, who has a poor reputation, can't actually write...
Li You was so immersed in various emotions that he even forgot about his bad handwriting.
