Jinyi champion

Chapter 528 Psychological Comfort
Yang Tinghe's mansion.

This day ended with a day of official duties, and Yang Tinghe had just returned when Shi Pang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came to see him.

"... Zhongtang, earlier, His Majesty sent an edict to the Ministry of Officials to inquire about the transfer of Zhang Cong, a new Jinshi who raised absurd comments. I... told the truth, and a special envoy came to inform His Majesty that Zhang Cong would be the inspector of Shanxi. Deputy envoy, don't transfer him to Nanjing, you see..."

No matter how Zhu Si threatens here, Yang Tinghe will transfer Zhang Cong outside. Originally, the official position has been selected, and the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice is in charge of the sixth rank.

Yang Tinghe said: "When will Your Majesty care about the appointment and removal of officials from the Ministry of Officials? It's not proper."

That's what I said, but the emperor was very concerned about Zhang Cong's appointment of officials who proposed a great ceremony. In fact, it was a reasonable thing. It is reasonable and reasonable to contribute to the appointment and dismissal of official positions.

Besides, you, Yang Ting and Zhang Cong, didn't interfere with the appointment and dismissal of officials from the Ministry of Officials?

Shi Juan sighed: "It's not impossible at first, but generally after the three-year exam for Jinshi is completed, most of the local officials are transferred to the Chengxuan Political Commissioner to participate in the consultation. This will directly transfer the Deputy Commissioner...Will it..."

Even Shi Cong felt that this Zhang Cong was promoted much faster than others.

Others are still watching the affairs of the Six Departments, so he will be directly assigned an official position. Originally, being transferred to the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Affairs was considered a kind of gift. Going a step further, the deputy envoy of Shanxi's procuratorate was "one level" higher than the official position appointed by Yang Tinghe.

The Sixth Division of the North is in charge of the Sixth Rank, basically the same level as the chief envoy from the Fourth Rank.

The principals of the six ministries in Nanjing cannot be compared with the councilors.

Now the new emperor directly raises him to a higher level, as the deputy envoy of the fourth rank, and the rank immediately rises.

"He has no experience in serving any party, but he wants to preside over the affairs of one party's prison. Does he have experience? Is he not afraid that the matter will not be handled properly and the local government will go wrong?"

Yang Tinghe was a little unforgiving in his mouth, but in fact, he had already tacitly agreed in his heart that this matter could be handled.

As long as Zhang Cong is transferred out of the capital and punished, it is enough for the new emperor not to force Zhang Cong to stay in the capital as the head of the six departments.

The emperor took a step back and agreed to transfer Zhang Cong, so what reason did Yang Tinghe continue to insist on transferring him to Nanjing?

Shi Yan shook his head and smiled wryly, unable to answer.

Jinshi Guanzheng is transferred to the local chief political envoy for three years, and the position of envoy is not fixed, which is equivalent to learning. Only those with strong ability are eligible to continue to be promoted, and the rest may be transferred to deputy envoys. Or call back the Sixth Department of the capital and continue to be the master...

The deputy inspector has direct access to real power, which is equivalent to the position of the second-in-command in the political and legal system of a province, which is much better than the Senate.

The rest of the Jinshi who want to get in touch with real power basically have to start from the seventh-rank magistrate or the fifth-rank magistrate. Zhang Cong is the first among this group of new Jinshi to be placed in the position of a high-ranking official.

In this way, it will inevitably make people think that this old man won the Jinshi examination and was promoted so quickly because he played a memorial to support the new emperor?
Will others follow suit?
These are all issues that Yang Tinghe needs to consider.

Shi Jue asked: "Then tomorrow at the court meeting, will this matter be brought up for discussion? Even if we don't mention it, His Majesty may take the initiative to bring it up."

Yang Tinghe obviously didn't want to argue with the new emperor on the issue of Zhang Cong, so he waved his hand: "The Ministry of Officials focused on the dispatch of this person during the appointment and dismissal of the new batch of officials, so that His Majesty can know that his intention has been achieved, and then we can proceed." .It’s not that everything has to be discussed in the court.”

Yang Tinghe knew very well that he had to agree with the emperor's opinion, not argue with the emperor, and prevent others from following suit after hearing the news. The best way was to suppress the matter, not publicize it, and let Zhang Cong keep a low profile and let it go smoothly. After this period has been passed, even the person who initiated the second big ceremony has been transferred away. The new emperor will not continue to pester him, will he?

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So ever.

Two days later, Zhang Cong officially received the official dispatch document from the Ministry of Officials, and he was about to take up the post of Deputy Envoy of Shanxi Inspection.

Zhang Cong was somewhat disappointed.

No matter how you look at it, it is a kind of exile. Although the official position is good, but the transfer to Shanxi, the position is a bit "off". In Daming, many places in Shanxi are connected to the Nine Sides, which belong to the war zone. The people's livelihood in Shanxi is natural. It is not as good as the Central Plains or Jiangnan.

"It's close to the capital, and I can recruit you again at any time."

Zhu Hao and Zhang Cong rode in the same carriage, comforting them on the way.

Zhang Cong said with emotion: "I have just passed the Jinshi examination, and I can take up the post. I am satisfied."

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Before you leave, someone wants to meet you, and you will know who it is when you get to the place."

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When Zhang Cong and Zhu Hao arrived at their destination, got off the carriage and entered the heavily guarded house, they saw a group of people playing Cuju in the yard.

When he saw clearly who the man in the middle was, Zhang Cong turned pale with fright.

He had seen Zhu Si before, and his appearance left a deep impression on him. Even though he hadn't seen him for more than two years and his body had grown a lot, his appearance hadn't changed much.

"Zhu Hao is here..."

Seeing Zhu Hao bring Zhang Cong, Zhu Si stopped playing and ran over to look at Zhu Hao sweating profusely. Next to him, Luo An and a few guards came to fan him, but Zhu Si took the fan and slapped it wildly. Then he waved his hand and said, "Bring a piece of ice here."

Zhu Hao hurriedly said: "In such a hot day, eating ice directly after strenuous exercise is very easy to get sick."

"fine."

Zhu Sidao said a word, scratched his head and smiled, without the airs of a king at all, "Okay, I'll drink water instead of eating ice, right? Hey, you are Zhang Cong? The writing is good, I am very satisfied .”

Zhang Cong hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Siyi raised his hand: "We are all from our own family, why are you being polite? If you speak for me, I will naturally help you, but now the court is mostly controlled by the elders of Yang Ge, so there is too little that I can help you with." , it's hard to keep you in the capital."

Zhang Cong was very excited when he heard the words, and said gratefully: "The veteran will do his best for His Majesty, and do his best..."

"Hey! Don't say anything about dying. I'm not that cruel. Let people die for me. Zhu Hao asked you to play, didn't he force you? If he forced you to do this, I will punish him!" Zhu Si seemed very open-minded.

Zhang Cong hurriedly said: "Never."

Zhu Si nodded and said: "That's it, this is what you need. At your age, you have no ambitions in the first half of your life. You are obviously capable. After entering the court, you naturally want to do something, and I don't expect to be able to be a leader." What kind of Mingjun, but at least I don’t want the court to be dominated by a group of pedantic civil servants who are dignified, and I want to change with determination, so that the Ming Dynasty will be full of vitality, the people will be prosperous, and the country will be peaceful and peaceful.”

When Zhang Cong heard it, the little emperor had a lot of ambitions, but he didn't know if he just talked about it.

I was still in Cuju before, and I seem to like to play.

Zhu Si continued: "I can't expect one person to accomplish these great deeds, so I need the help of benevolent ministers and lofty ideals, but now in the court, most people are afraid of the majesty of Elder Yang Ge and dare not stand up. I can't treat you badly. This is also to let those courtiers know that I am definitely not an ungrateful person."

When Zhang Cong heard it, the little emperor didn't talk about righteousness, and what he said was a very common exchange principle. Although it sounded a bit philistine, the reason was clear and he could understand it.

The logic of his thinking is clear, which shows that the little emperor is not the kind of pedantic nerd, or an unreasonable playboy.

For the courtiers, it couldn't be better.

I am most afraid of encountering an arrogant and rude emperor, thinking that other people's contribution is justified, and never grateful. Now the emperor does not talk about reason, but rewards him, so that he will have an official position that others envy, even if he is in Shanxi. Poor, it is estimated that those local officials will try their best to curry favor, because everyone knows that he is the new emperor's direct line.

This business is worth it.

"Okay, I'll let Zhu Hao tell you about the ceremony later. I'm very busy, so don't think I'm obsessed with fun. When I was studying with Zhu Hao when I was young, I understood the principle of entertaining and teaching." , needs a combination of work and rest.”

Zhu Si said, and looked at Zhu Hao with admiration.

In fact, I told Zhang Cong in a disguised form that Zhu Hao is not only my courtier, or my classmate, but also half of my husband. I was studying with him at the beginning.

Zhang Cong finally understood why the new emperor relied so much on Zhu Haohui. This relationship between a teacher and a friend is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

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Zhang Cong got his wish.

Before leaving, I finally saw the new emperor. When he walked, his steps were light and light, and his hands and feet were a little out of sync.

He tried his best to cover up his face all the time, but he was still full of smiles, and his pride was written all over his face.

Zhang Cong set off for Shanxi early the next morning. Zhu Si also gave him four servants, a carriage, and some daily expenses. Several Jin Yiwei who were from the Yiwei Division of the Xingwang Mansion protected them along the way.

"I heard that you brought Zhang Bingyong to meet His Majesty today?"

Tang Yin didn't know about this until nightfall, so he asked directly.

Zhu Hao was reviewing the memorabilia, and heard the words: "So what? If he takes up the position, if he is not comforted, he may be disheartened. At his age, it is hard to say whether he can survive setbacks until he returns to the capital... ...I'm doing him a favor."

"Haha."

Tang Yin said with a smile, "You boy, you are really considerate."

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, it's your turn next step! Now you have come out of the shadows into the sun, and the audit report of the river engineering account has also been sent up in your name. The department checks the accounts and wants to recover the deficit, which involves a lot of old accounts, they absolutely can't find out, and it is unrealistic to just blame the dead."

"Uh... so?"

Tang Yin didn't understand the meaning of Zhu Hao's words.

"What I mean is that when it comes to muddled accounts, let His Majesty summon you once in the court, let you go to the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry to fight your prestige, so that His Majesty has a reason to use Rewarding the meritorious officials will boost your position in the court."

(End of this chapter)