Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 371 Du Ning and the Shang Dynasty

As we all know, the Ming Dynasty implemented the two-capital system.

In addition to the capital, Nanjing also has a court structure, but the scope of jurisdiction is limited to southern Zhili.

After Taizong, Renzong, and Xuanzong's three generations of management, the political center of Ming Dynasty has been completely transferred to the capital.

The court structure in Nanjing has long existed in name only, and it has become a place for elderly officials to retire.

Moreover, what makes the elders feel speechless the most is that.

Lord Tianguan, your retaliation is a bit too obvious, isn't it?

Since the death of the previous emperor, the Supreme Emperor Youchong and the Three Yangs have been in power. Their core philosophy is to "let go of all non-urgent tasks". In addition, in order to avoid suspicion, they rarely recruit high-level officials on a large scale.

After the Supreme Emperor came to power, this situation improved, but that is to say, the court situation in the capital was straightened out, and many vacant positions were slowly filled when San Yang was in charge.

As for Nanjing, before he had time to make up for it, the old man excitedly went to stay in the North.

Of the two official positions that Wang Wen just mentioned, the position of Nanjing Zuodu Censor is better, after all, it was just vacated by old age last year.

But the Minister of Nanjing Ministry of Industry has been vacant for almost 15 years, okay?
Wu Zheng, the servant who is currently in charge of the government, has been in office for six years, and it has been almost ten years now.

And it's not just a department of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry. The Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs, the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment, and the post of minister are all vacant, and the minister is in charge of government affairs.

Wang Tianguan chose the lowest-ranked Nanjing Ministry of Industry to take it out. This is not a tactful bow, but it is clearly disgusting.

Therefore, after listening to it, Gao Gu's face sank like water and his face was ashen.

Of course, it's not easy for him to refuse this kind of thing, just like Wang Wen didn't open his mouth to defend himself when the court besieged Wang Wen just now.

But it doesn't matter, Gao Gu still has some business in the court these years, the new Dali Temple Minister Du Ning immediately stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, this is not an appropriate move. The minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry has been vacant for a long time, and it is not an urgent matter. Nanzhili's government affairs are no better than those of the capital. Wu Zheng has been in the Nanjing Ministry of Industry for many years. Controversy will make the virtuous ministers dusty, I implore Your Majesty to think twice."

Although this Du Ning has only just been appointed Minister of Dali Temple not long ago, his status and prestige in the court are not low.

This person was the second in the list in the second year of Xuande. He was first appointed as an editor by the Imperial Academy and participated in the compilation of Xuanzong Shilu. He was from a serious Qingliu background.

In the 13th year of Zhengtong, he and Gao Gu were both the chief examiners of the examination. Soon after, they were transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, and they were recalled to the capital only recently.

If the gang of ministers in Nanjing are purely providing for the elderly, then the gang of servants in Nanjing are really working. After all, Nanzhili still has a lot of government affairs to deal with.

Even though Du Ning didn't stay for long in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, he has outstanding talents and managed the government affairs in an orderly manner.

After the news of the Civil War broke out, he published several memorials one after another, presenting his suggestions on border defense.

Many of them were directly adopted by Yu Qian. Because of this, after the court stabilized, he was recalled to the capital. He originally planned to make up for Jiang Yuan's vacancy and become the servant of the Ministry of Punishment.

As a result, before the appointment was completed, Xue Xuan was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown in the case of King Zhennan, so he became the Minister of Dali Temple.

This person is capable, prestigious, and well-connected. Although his qualifications are not as good as Gao Gu's, he is one of the most promising backup figures in the Hanlin lineage.

Du Ning himself does not have a deep friendship with Gao Gu, and the only person who can make him move is Chen Xun who is not in the capital now.

Therefore, when Gao Gu came forward to impeach Wang Wen, Du Ning did not open his mouth, but now, Wang Wenming is blatantly suppressing Gao Gu, and if he wants to send him to Nanjing to idle, Du Ning has no choice but to stop him.

After all, there are only a few people from the Hanlin lineage who can have a substantial say in the court, among which Chen Xun and Gao Gu are the most respected.

Du Ning's persuasion was reasonably reasonable, but Shang Ren who came out next was not so polite and said directly.

"Your Majesty, Wang Wen, as a minister of the Ministry of Officials, is narrow-minded and prone to revenge. Gao Cifu can only be fair and straightforward. Even if he offends, it is just a different political opinion."

"Earlier, Wang Wen's threat to the courtiers was still in his ears, but now he turns around and wants to transfer the dignified assistant who just had a dispute with him to Nanjing. Is such an action worthy of the position of Otsuka?"

These words pointed out that Wang Wen was retaliating.

Du Ning at the side couldn't help but feel a little headache. After all, he has stayed in the Imperial Academy for a long time and has never really participated in political affairs.

Don't you see what's going on now?

On one side, he was cautiously trying to calm things down, but on the other side, he immediately began to intensify the conflict. It really is not enough to achieve success, but more than failure!
Sure enough, Wang Wen's face suddenly became a little ugly.

He didn't even think about killing Gao Gu at first, he just wanted to teach him a lesson, otherwise he wouldn't have done it so obviously.

But I didn't expect that this group of Qingliu from the Imperial Academy would push their noses on their faces. If they are so stubborn, do they really think he is a mud?
With a cold snort, Wang Wen said with a sullen face.

"Then according to what Shangshidu said, what should I do?"

"In the case of Peng Shi earlier, although he was mediocre and incompetent, and the evaluation was inferior, the official department had already planned to relegate him, but after all, he was not presented to the imperial court, and he was not approved by Zhu. The old man made a slip of the tongue for a while, and this old man admitted it."

"However, in the ministries of Nanjing, the position of minister has been vacant for a long time. The head of the official department is selected. It is reasonable to recommend according to the rules. Whether it is approved or not is up to His Majesty. The old man has not violated the rules. It is difficult, because the high-level assistant The old man had conflicts, so in the future when officials are elected by the Ministry of Officials, we must avoid him everywhere?"

With that said, Wang Wen took a step forward, walked up to Shang Ren and questioned.

"In this case, in front of the ministers and His Majesty, the old man would like to ask the merchant to read a sentence. You keep saying that the old man and Gao Jifu just have different political opinions, and it is normal to argue. Now, your every word, is it right? Isn't it judging the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?"

Shang Ren's face turned pale, and he was speechless after being questioned like a cannonball.

Du Ning sighed at the side, he was still too young, and he was too impulsive.

Do you really think that Wang Wenhe is so impulsive on the surface?
If you are a mere imperial servant, you will only be treated as a joke if you scold the dignified minister of the official department.

It is not a level of existence at all, and now I am choked up and have nothing to say, I am really asking for trouble.

Shaking his head, Du Ning cupped his hands again and said.

"Your Majesty, today is the matter of the court discussing the mutual market. Nanjing's various ministries have been vacant for a long time, and the position of minister is also a second-rank official. It should not be conferred lightly, and more consideration is needed. Therefore, I think that the Ministry of Officials will preside over the court push for another day and discuss it separately. , is more appropriate."

Above the court, the most taboo is the conflict of spirits.

On this point, Du Ning is much more sober than Shang Ren, and his goal is to keep Gaogu.

In fact, both he and Wang Wen knew in their hearts that it was impossible to transfer Gao Gu, a dignified secondary assistant, to Nanjing to be idle because of such a trivial matter.

After all, even if Gao Gu's words and deeds were a little out of line just now, he didn't really make any big mistakes.

Even if Wang Wen really wanted to do this, the Son of Heaven couldn't afford to lose this person, so there was a high probability that Wang Wen just wanted to make Gao Gu look bad.

All they had to do was pass a step and let Wang Wenan get down safely. There was no need to talk to him.

It's a pity that Shang Ren has been studying books and observing politics in the Imperial Academy since he was a Jinshi in the middle school. He has never really participated in the imperial court until now, so he still can't see this clearly.

As Du Ning expected, the messy situation below obviously made the emperor dissatisfied.

Therefore, after he finished playing, the emperor quickly answered.

"What Du Siqing said is reasonable. Today is not discussing the vacancies of various ministries in Nanjing. This matter will be presided over by the Ministry of Officials on that day. Now, the ministers should discuss carefully what the regulations should be for the mutual market."

　Supplementary plan (6/23)

　　The chapter numbers of these two chapters seem to be wrong, but I don’t have permission to modify them, embarrassing~~~
　　
　
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