Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 474 Opportunity
The official position of the fifth rank was not qualified to go to the early dynasty in Ming Dynasty.So this Xia Yuanji and Zhu Yunying are still relatively unfamiliar.

Put it in six parts, in fact, it is just a doctor.If it is placed locally, it can be an acquaintance of a prefecture.Not an important minister, but it can also be said to be the backbone of the Ming Dynasty official system.

Although Zhu Yunying can be regarded as a relatively lenient emperor, it's just that the current Xia Yuanji obviously won't be given a seat.If anyone who came to the Hall of Martial Heroes was eligible to bestow a seat, it would appear that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was too tolerant of civil and military officials.

The most important thing is that in this way, "simple in the emperor's heart" cannot be reflected, and the emperor's favor and trust cannot be reflected.

Looking at Xia Yuanji, Zhu Yunying said, "Yu Qing thinks you have great talent, and you can take on the promotion of the bank. The bank has a big business, which is related to the economy of the court. I called you here to take an exam."

This can be regarded as straight to the point, Zhu Yunying didn't intend to be too polite to some officials like Xia Yuanji.Zhu Yunying didn't have that much time if he met low- and middle-level officials with a pleasant face.

Xia Yuanji was naturally a little excited at this time, he knew that his own opportunity could be said to come.

In fact, he didn't really come from the imperial examination. He entered the official position directly from the Taixue and didn't take part in the imperial examination. He wasn't born as a Jinshi.

It's just that in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, there is no such thing as a Jinshi who can become an official and enter the court.Xia Yuanji, who became an official from the Imperial College, is not bad, and Yan Zhenzhi, who is not even an official, has become an important official of the court.

So in the Ming Dynasty, it can really be said that "heroes don't ask where they come from", and there is no such thing as only passing the imperial examination to become an official of the Ming Dynasty.It is still a little difficult for the civil service group to grasp the sources of officials.

Of course, everyone also understands that in the final analysis, this is also because the founding period of the Ming Dynasty was relatively short, and such situations will become less and less in the future.

If you don’t believe me, take a look at the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty. It is becoming more and more formal now, unlike the Hongwu Dynasty where the imperial examinations were stopped at every turn.

Now many scholars are gearing up to be named on the gold list, and this year there will be Chun Wei.It is also the so-called two rankings in the north and the south, allowing the scholars in the north and the south to take the exam separately.Not just to make some scholars 'closer', the most important thing is to consider the balance.

Looking at Xia Yuanji, Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Yu Qing thinks highly of you and thinks you are a great talent. Then tell me about the pros and cons of sharing your family with your mother."

Xia Yuanji's mood was quite agitated. He was able to be "valued" by Lao Zhu back then, and he was slightly promoted.In fact, Xia Yuanji also knew very well that Emperor Hongwu just thought he was a good talent at the time, and he forgot about it afterwards.

This is also the reason why Xia Yuanji has been in the middle and low-level official positions in the past few years, but overall it is good, slowly climbing up step by step.

But now his chance has really come, because Emperor Yingshi is examining him.Once he can pass the test smoothly, not to mention the words of Qingyun going straight up, but there is a certain probability to become a "significant" person.

Yu Xin also seems to be more confident, he believes in Xia Yuanji's talent, and most importantly he knows Zhu Yunying's character, Xia Yuanji is definitely a talent that Emperor Yingshi can reuse.

In fact, Xia Yuanji's performance is also worthy of Yu Xin's expectations, and he does have enough knowledge about the matter of sharing money into his mother.Facing the emperor's questions, he can be said to have answered them in an orderly manner.

Although there are some places that seem a little naive, or the problem is considered relatively simple, but this is because he is not standing high enough now, and he does not have a comprehensive understanding of some political affairs of Daming.

If you give him some opportunities to exercise, Xia Yuanji can really be reused, and he has the opportunity to display more talents.

The current Zhu Yunying didn't just simply examine Xia Yuanji's views on matters such as renting a house into the mu, this is a pretty good talent.

Reduce taxes and corvees, strictly enforce the ban on salt and banknotes, clean up warehouses and yards, and promote farming and farming to supply border defenses, reduce the burden on the people, and facilitate businessmen.

Xia Yuanji also has a certain understanding of these things, and Xia Yuanji seems to be able to understand the benefits of the bank or Zhu Yunying's long-term expectations.Xia Yuanji also highly respects revitalizing the market economy and enhancing the economic vitality of Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Yunying asked about the number of household registrations in the fields, Xia Yuanji took out the small book that he carried close to him, and could answer the emperor immediately.

Zhu Yunying was very satisfied, looked at Xia Yuanji and said, "Aiqing is quite talented and knowledgeable. If I think about it, if I entrust him with a heavy responsibility, I will not live up to my expectations. Aiqing should also remember it well. Keep the people of the world in mind."

Xia Yuanji immediately knelt down, serious and sincere, "I accept the decree."

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, and then said, "If Aiqing is in charge of the bank, it will deal with money. Aiqing must remember that gold and silver are the most testing of people's hearts. Aiqing, don't let me down."

Facing Zhu Yunying's beating, Xia Yuanji said solemnly, "Return to your majesty, my father was originally taught by Xiangyin. I was thirteen years old, and my father died young. My mother taught me to 'swear chastity, let food and clothing teach all orphans' , The minister and the second brother learned from their mother and worked hard to encourage themselves."

"Selling miserably", maybe Xia Yuanji is suspected of selling miserably, but this may also be his analysis of his heart.

Zhu Yunying was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Oh? In the past, Meng's mother moved three times, and her mother-in-law tattooed. Today, Xia's mother teaches the son. Aiqing should remember her mother's teachings, and don't forget her kindness."

Xia Yuanji knelt even more respectfully, and said loudly, "I take orders."

Yu Xin said at this time, "Your Majesty, Wei Zhe is very clean and honest. Although he works in the household department, he is cautious and cautious as an official. After going to court, he is frugal and self-disciplined. He lives in a broken courtyard with his wife, and most of his salary is sent back to his hometown to support his mother and take care of his parents. younger brother."

For filial people, most people naturally have some good feelings.And clean and honest officials are also liked by the superiors.

Yu Xin then continued, "Wei Zhe is clean and honest, there are no gold, silver and jade articles in the house, and his daily wear is no different from that of ordinary people."

In fact, Zhu Yunying didn't particularly believe this, because he knew that some officials who looked extremely clean on the surface were actually just pretending, maybe they were wearing silk Rishan under their worn coats.Or it seems to be simple, but it is more time-consuming and labor-intensive than some delicacies.

Yu Xin continued at this time, "Wei Zhe's house is all managed by his wife, and there are no servants."

"This is not good." Zhu Yunying laughed, and said to Xia Yuanji, "Your wife has to take care of the children, so she is already tired."

Xia Yuanji looked sad, and said, "Your Majesty, I had a son in the early years, but died young. Now, I have no children under my knees."

This is about forty people, but there are no children yet.In this era, it is basically regarded as the last one.

Zhu Yunying didn't go to comfort Xia Yuanji about this matter, and couldn't make more arrangements.

After Yu Xin and Xia Yuanji left, Zhu Yunying said to Wang Chengen, "Let Dongchang and Jin Yiwei investigate Xia Yuanji."

Naturally, Wang Chengen immediately understood that this was to investigate Xia Yuanji to the bottom.We need to see whether this person is really filial or fake filial piety, and we need to see whether this person is really clean or fake.

If Xia Yuanji can pass the emperor's assessment, maybe he can be really reused.After all, even though he holds the two major secret service agencies, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and is just an ordinary official, Zhu Yunying will not spend time and effort doing some comprehensive investigations.

In fact, Zhu Yunying is not particularly 'cleanliness', he also knows that some officials are not in private.But for those officials, Zhu Yunying did not completely kill them, unless those people made mistakes.

After all, Zhu Yunying knows that individuals have emotions and desires, and it is unrealistic to expect everyone to be clean.For him, being able to serve the court is the number one priority.

The most important thing is that the value created is far beyond the small thoughts of those people.Otherwise, life and death are unpredictable.

Zhu Yunying, who was in a good mood, continued to review the memorials. The new year has begun, and he needs to prepare a lot.While governing the country well, Zhu Yunying also felt that if conditions allowed, the Ming Dynasty would also consider using large-scale weapons in the next two years.

Zhu Yunying doesn't know how to do militaristic things, but don't expect to always look like a horse letting Nanshan go.

It is true that the Ming Dynasty is recuperating now, but Daming is also training soldiers, and there are many places where soldiers are needed.

"Your Majesty, it's time to rest." Wang Chengen was a little distressed, and reminded, "The sun has set."

In the blink of an eye, the sun had already set.It seems that I really need to consider taking a break. Although I am a workaholic, I really need to take a break when it is time to take a break.

Walking slowly towards the East Palace, Zhu Yunying suddenly stopped.

His precious daughter, Zhu Ruyi, looks like a big sister at this moment, walking with the wobbly Zhu Wenqi.

"Father!" Zhu Ruyi ran over happily when she saw Zhu Yunying.

Zhu Wenqi, who was standing there, was in a hurry, and opened his hands cautiously, about to cry, "Sister, sister!"

"Our Ruyi really looks like a big sister." Picking up Zhu Ruyi, Zhu Yunying kissed her hard, "Come on, Dad will take you to eat delicious food later, does our Ruyi have anything you want to eat?"

Zhu Ruyi hugged Zhu Yunying's neck happily, and said, "Father, we want candy."

Well, the nature of children, this is a very normal thing.Even a princess has an incomparable love for sugar.

Holding Zhu Ruyi in her arms, Zhu Yunying walked slowly towards Zhu Wenqi, "Xiao'er, let's hug you."

The child started crying immediately without giving face, mainly because he was relatively new to Zhu Yunying.This also made the Wang family who was watching by the side very sad. It was so hard to get His Majesty's favor. The child himself is not up to date!

(End of this chapter)