Jinyi champion

Chapter 889 The Time Has Not Come
Yang Tinghe left Beijing.

There were a lot of people who went to see him off. After all, Yang Tinghe was still the leader of the civil service in name. After he left, people from Yang Tinghe's faction would continue to control the government.

But even for the officials who went to see him off, there were many people who wished that Yang Tinghe would leave sooner.

When Yang Tinghe was in the court, everyone could not let go of their hands and feet. Not only the people from the new emperor's faction, but also all officials in the civil service system were restricted. After Yang Tinghe left, no one could have the same power as Yang Tinghe. All untied.

Jiang Mian, as a scholar of the First Assistant University, Yang Tinghe did not go to see him off on the day he left Beijing.

In the morning of that day, Jiang Mian and Mao Ji went to the Ministry of Officials together, and discussed with Qiao Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the personnel arrangements in the court. This was Yang Tinghe's errand in the past, that is, the assessment, promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials in the court must be done by the cabinet. Especially Yang Ting and the chief assistant directly intervened.

In name, the cabinet was not responsible for these matters, but Yang Tinghe was the de facto prime minister when he was in the court. Yang Tinghe intervened in the affairs of the six ministries, and even the emperor could not object.

Now that Yang Tinghe is gone, it is tantamount to returning power to the emperor. Of course, there will be no change in the court structure formed before in a short period of time.

"...there are two people who have just entered the Hanlin Academy. One is Zhang Bangqi, who is serving as a servant of the Imperial Academy; Members who are guarding or returning to their hometown due to illness, take a look..."

Qiao Yu made a list of the officials currently serving in the Imperial Academy, and presented it to Jiang Mian and Mao Ji.

After Yang Tinghe left, Qiao Yu was under a lot less pressure.

Although the cabinet still maintains the behavior style of Yang Tinghe when he was in office and continues to control the affairs of the bureaucracy, Qiao Yu no longer needs to be like the past, as if the subordinates are against the superiors. Every time he sees the capital, he feels unprecedented pressure. Now he More like discussing things with colleagues than reporting.

Jiang Mian had read the list, and it was no different from what he knew.

Mao Ji didn't go into details, they were all in the same system. He knew all the people in the Imperial Academy, so he just asked, "Have any internal officials asked about the cabinet recently?"

"Ok?"

Qiao Yu was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "The cabinet affairs you mentioned are about adding new cabinet ministers? No, since the current emperor ascended the throne, he has basically never sent any internal officials to the Ministry of Officials. As for who will join the cabinet?" Cabinet, I’m afraid I want to discuss with you two. So far, there is no sign that His Majesty will add people to the cabinet.”

Yang Tinghe left the court, and the cabinet scholars changed five times. Originally, four people were enough. During the Hongzhi Dynasty, there were still three cabinet ministers for a long time, but Yang Tinghe warned before he left the capital. After he left the capital, the emperor might choose someone to replace him in the cabinet. This matter is a big fuss.

But so far, the little emperor has not changed anything. It may be that the timing is not ripe, or it may be that Yang Tinghe is overwhelmed. The emperor has no plans to add people to the cabinet.

Because even if someone is recruited into the cabinet, Jiang Mian will still be the chief assistant. As long as Jiang Mian and Mao Ji do not retreat, the court will remain the same.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the best strategy for the emperor to attack the civil society is to force Jiang Mian and Mao Ji away, but is that possible?
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The two came out of the yamen of the Ministry of Officials. Mao Ji thought that he was going back to the cabinet to check the room, but Jiang Mian said, "Go to the Ministry of Rites to have a look."

Mao Ji probably understood that after asking the employer first, he would then go to the Ministry of Rites to ask the emperor what he wanted to do about the ceremony.

This is where Yang Tinghe guessed that the little emperor would counterattack before he left. In addition, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites have always firmly controlled Yang Tinghe. Now that Yang Tinghe is gone, these two departments will naturally fall into Jiang Mian's hands.

Wang Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, personally received the two.

Just like the result of the question from the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites did not have any news about the Great Ritual Conference. It seems that the emperor is still standing still.

When Wang Jun went in to get the file, Mao Ji said bluntly: "Jingzhi, are you being too sensitive? Your Majesty is not too impatient to make a big fuss right after Jiefu left?"

Jiang Mian said: "I don't know, but Jie Fu reminded me before leaving that the new emperor has been orderly since he ascended the throne. If he really wants to make a fuss about court affairs, he must plan ahead of time. I can't wait for His Majesty to make a move." I will take precautions later. Before Jiefu left, what I was most afraid of was that His Majesty would disturb Chao Gang by discussing important matters of ceremony, and use this to suppress dissidents."

"Alien? Hehe."

Mao Ji shook his head and smiled wryly.

They are all ministers, who is the dissident?

The king and ministers have to die, the big deal is to let the picky ones quit. Could it be that Yang Tinghe is gone, who else can threaten the little emperor's throne?

Jiang Mian suddenly thought of something, with a puzzled look on his face: "The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites have not moved. Could it be that His Majesty wants to use the military power of the Beijing camp to make a fuss? First take the military power, then move to the northwest, and then change the Minister of the Ministry of War, and start fighting again?"

From Jiang Mian's point of view, the little emperor's inactivity for the time being may be due to the wrong timing.

Although the emperor had obtained the military power of Jinyiwei and Jingying before, they were not strong after all, and the military and government in the Northwest were mostly under the control of Peng Ze, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, who belonged to Yang Tinghe.

Now that Yang Tinghe is gone and Peng Ze claims to be sick, the emperor may want to regain his military power first, and then make troubles in the court and force the veterans to leave one by one.

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A guess is a guess after all, Jiang Mian has no evidence, and the emperor doesn't seem to be in a hurry to make a move, everything is calm.

It was the third day after Yang Tinghe left.

The court meeting proceeded as usual.

It was nothing important, but when the court meeting was about to end, the emperor proposed to offer sacrifices to Confucius.

"I am going to send Mr. Mao Ge, a cabinet scholar, to preside over the sacrificial ceremony. What's your opinion?" Zhu Si asked the ministers present for their opinions.

It's actually more like an order.

It is reasonable and reasonable to send a scholar to sacrifice to the Confucian Temple, and Mao Ji, as the second assistant, should bear the responsibility. You can't let the first assistant go in person, right?

Tong Rui, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, walked up and said, "Your Majesty, the cabinet affairs are busy at present, or it would be more appropriate to go as a scholar of the Imperial Academy."

Although Tong Rui is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he has always been inclined to Yang Tinghe's faction.

Yang Tinghe has never obtained the authority of the Ministry of Industry, Zhao Huang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has always been strictly neutral, and under Zhao Huang, most of the civil servants of the Ministry of Industry follow the lead of Yang Tinghe.

What the civil servants were worried about was that the emperor suddenly proposed to sacrifice to the Confucian temple in order to weaken the influence of Yang Tinghe's faction in the court.

The cabinet is currently supported by Jiang Mian and Mao Ji. If Mao Ji leaves, Fei Hong and Liu Chun, two cabinet ministers who are not Yang Tinghe's confidantes, will have a great influence on Jiang Mian's control of the government, making the cabinet's position drafted gradually. Tilt towards Xinhuang.

Zhu Si said calmly: "If I only preside over the sacrificial ceremony with Hanlin scholars instead of university scholars, will it appear that I don't pay enough attention to it? However, there is still a period of time before the sacrificial ceremony, and the decision on candidates can be postponed, but we still have to hurry up and come up with the results Come, after all, there will be delays on the road."

The sacrifices to Confucius Temple in the Ming Dynasty were mainly based on the birthday of Confucius, that is, the 27th day of the eighth lunar month.

Generally, the officials in charge of offering sacrifices set off from the capital at the beginning of August, and now it is mid-July, that is to say, it will take more than ten days to finalize the final candidate.

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The emperor just mentioned casually in the court, saying that the civil servants were being suppressed, and it was always just a guess.

If the emperor sent a cabinet scholar to sacrifice to the Confucian Temple, it would be a suppression, and the civil servants would be too glassy.

After the court meeting ended, all the ministers left Fengtian Hall together, and Sun Jiao quickly followed Jiang Mian and Mao Ji.

"Respect, I have something to say to you."

Sun Jiao seemed very anxious, and the implication was that he was only talking to Jiang Mian, and Mao Ji needed to stand aside.

Mao Ji smiled, and first went to the pavilion to check the room with Liu Chun and others.

Sun Jiao followed Jiang Mian on a small path, and after making sure that no one around could hear him, Sun Jiao said with regret, "I asked to resign many times, but His Majesty always refuses to approve."

Jiang Mian thought, you came here to talk about this matter?

You said that you would retire with Yang Jiefu, but everyone knows that the decision whether to retreat or not is not up to the minister himself. The more you care about it, the more contrived you appear.

"It's okay."

Jiang Mian waved his hand and said, "You are in the court with you, and the household department of the Ming Dynasty has stable money and food, so you don't need to worry about the cabinet...It's fortunate that you are here..."

It means that I don't expect you to leave, don't think that everyone else is as small-bellied as you.

Sun Jiaodao: "I said clearly that I didn't want you to misunderstand. Now I have another news. Your Majesty talked to me about the addition of candidates to the cabinet."

"what?"

Jiang Mian frowned.

The emperor didn't mention it to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, nor to the cabinet, but he actually proposed to Sun Jiao about the addition of cabinet scholars?
The emperor relies heavily on you, no wonder you did not approve your resignation.

Sun Jiaodao: "Don't think that His Majesty summoned him alone, but His Majesty appointed the Supervisor of Rituals to take charge of Eunuch Zhang, went to the old man's house to talk about it, and even suggested that the old man be admitted to the cabinet, but was rejected on the spot!"

It was only then that Jiang Mian realized that Sun Jiao's visit wasn't just out of nowhere, but really "predictable".

"Then who does His Majesty prefer?" Jiang Mian asked.

Sun Jiao shook his head: "It's just that there is such a thing, who is responsible for it is not known yet, but His Majesty sent people to Zhenjiang and Yuyao before... You can experience it for yourself."

A trace of haze appeared on Jiang Mian's face.

When Liu Chun entered the cabinet, it involved Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian being re-conscripted back to the court. At that time, there was an uproar in the small and medium-sized circles of the court.

But with Liu Chun entering the cabinet, there are already five cabinet ministers in the cabinet. In addition, Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian have clearly rejected the emperor's recovery edict. It seems to bring up old things again.

In terms of Jiang Mian's reputation, he is actually pretty good, but if he really compares with Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian...

Not to mention prestige, even ability, Jiang Mian asked himself a little inferior.

The emperor wants to return with veteran officials of the level of Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian to suppress the existing civil servants, as if the direction of attack is firm and ruthless.

After all, without Yang Tinghe, no one in the court could suppress the two "old monsters" Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian.

Sun Jiaodao: "What I'm worried about is that if this happens, there will be many unplanned appointments and dismissals, and there will be many new faces in the court!"

(End of this chapter)