marquis of jingan

Chapter 553 Merit!

Hearing the emperor's words, many ministers present couldn't help but look at Prime Minister Chen Jing.

Chen Xiang also secretly sighed in his heart.

Each of these people in the Ganlu Hall can be said to be a big shot in the court, and none of them is not a smart person.

Since he is a smart person, he can naturally understand what His Majesty the Emperor meant.

In fact, even if the emperor didn't say it, they could guess some.

Because the hall officials of the official department have also arrived.

It stands to reason that if it is a matter of proposing a new capital division, there is nothing to do with the Ministry of Officials, because the Ministry of Officials is in charge of civil affairs and personnel affairs, and the establishment of the army and the generalization of generals are the affairs of the Ministry of War.

If you really want to discuss the establishment of a new capital, then the Ministry of Households should be there to settle the accounts, and it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Officials.

But to promote Mr. Shen, this requires the nod of the officials.

Of course, Shen Yi is now a small official of the sixth rank. Even if he was discussing Shen Yi's personnel issues, it would be enough to invite one of the two servants of the official department to come over. All three people from the Ministry were invited, mainly to show off to the Ministry of Officials.

Show off that he has a good vision, with a discerning eye.

Chen Xiang pondered for a while, looked up at the emperor, and asked, "What kind of official does Your Majesty want to promote to Master Shen?"

"Give it to a doctor."

The emperor waved his hand and said: "Shen Yi has done a good job in the southeast in the past two years. In recent years, the entire military department, and even all the civil servants in the imperial court, have not seen such credit. He is now a sixth rank. With this credit , promoting a rank, is there no problem?"

Chen Jing didn't speak, but looked at the three officials in the Ministry of Officials, and asked, "What do you think?"

The three lords of the official department looked at each other, and then Zuo Shilang, who was in charge of the official department's merit examination, stood up. The lord servant first glanced at the emperor, then faced Chen Jing, bowed his head and said, "Mr. Chen may have As everyone knows, this Master Shen is a Jinshi in the seventh year of Hongde. After becoming a Jinshi, he was first promoted to the Imperial Academy by His Majesty, and then he was also in charge of the Mansion Newspaper Department. Master."

The left servant of the Ministry of Officials was surnamed Xiao, and Xiao waiter said slowly: "So far, it has been two years and three times..."

Chen Jing looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and asked, "What does Minister Xiao mean?"

Xiao Shilang bowed his head silently and said: "Your Majesty said that Master Shen has made great achievements, which is something everyone has seen, but Master Shen is a civil servant with a background of two Jinshi, so the Ministry of War will assess martial arts, and the Ministry of Officials will..."

Having said that, he didn't continue, but picked up another topic: "Besides, according to His Majesty's imperial decree, this anti-Japanese army was built by Jin Shizi who went south for a year, and Jin Shizi was forced by the Japanese pirates for this reason." Hurt, now that the prince of Jin has returned to the capital, Master Shen has only been acting on behalf of the king for more than two months, and the credit for the current anti-Japanese army is all credited to Master Shen..."

Xiao Shilang turned his head to look at the emperor, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, it stands to reason that I and other courtiers should not speak for the clan, but I think that the contribution of the son of Jin should be greater for this great victory in eastern Zhejiang... "

After all, Xiao Shilang is an official in charge of the examination department, if he doesn't look at the problem from Shen Yi's point of view, what he said is still very fair.

After all, martial arts are not particularly helpful to civil servants.

In the examination of merit by the Ministry of Officials, more attention is paid to political achievements, which means that the herdsmen have the right way, and that they keep the land and keep the people safe.

Of course, it also depends on qualifications.

The three officials in the official department had no grievances or enmities with Shen Yi, and even these three people knew Zhao Changping. The main reason why they were unwilling to promote Shen Yi was because of Shen Yi's qualifications.

This is basically a factor that all high-level officials care about, and it is also a rule they need to abide by.

Because once this rule is broken and those young people climb up, everyone will see that the court can still turn around without them "old people".

But it's a pity that His Majesty the Emperor is on Shen Yi's side.

The emperor's face drooped, and he looked at the three officials of the Ministry of Officials, expressionless: "Is there any other reason, let me tell you."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was originally sitting on a chair. After hearing this sentence, he raised his head and glanced at Jiang Shangshu of the Ministry of War who was sitting opposite him. Originally, the promotion of officials is a matter for the Ministry of Officials, and I should not comment on it, but Your Majesty wants to promote Chief Shen as a doctor of the Ministry of War, and I would like to ask..."

"After being promoted, will Director Shen stay in Beijing to work, or continue to go out of Beijing to do business..."

After hearing his words, the emperor glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of War, and said coldly: "You don't need to beat around the bush. What Jiang Qing meant was that Lang Zhong is the chief officer of the Ministry of War. Without a leader, it will affect the Ministry of War to handle errands, right?"

Jiang Shangshu bowed his head and remained silent.

"Don't use these empty words to trick me, thinking that I don't understand the official system of the court? Give Shen Yi a fifth-rank civil honor, and lead the military department with the rank of doctor? It won't delay your military department's errands!"

"Besides, your military department..."

The emperor said in a muffled voice: "It's been decades, and the best news should be this victory in East Zhejiang?"

"The Ministry of Officials stopped me from promoting Shen Yi, I can understand it, and your Ministry of War also jumped out to make trouble!"

The emperor said angrily: "Well, let's just transfer Shen Yi out of the military department and let him go to inspect the place as the inspector of the Yushitai. From now on, there will be no such thing as our military department on the southeast coast. it is good?"

Da Chen's Ministry of War does not have any sense of existence.

Mainly because the army is too weak.

In these years, except for the few times when Emperor Xianzong won the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Great Chen court basically had few victories in foreign wars, so that in the past 60 years, the biggest achievement of the Ministry of War was basically the suppression of bandits.

After all, the Huaihe Navy, the strongest frontier army in Chen State, basically didn't take the Ministry of War seriously.

And the imperial guards guarding Gyeonggi are directly under the emperor, so they don't pay much attention to the Ministry of War.

Therefore, the embarrassing status of the Ministry of War is no longer a matter of one or two years.

Hearing His Majesty's words now, Jiang Shangshu also blushed slightly, and quickly lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, I...I didn't mean that, I was just worried about the First Division of the Ministry of War..."

"Okay, don't talk anymore."

The emperor interrupted Jiang Shangshu's words unceremoniously, then looked at the three officials of the Ministry of Officials, and said lazily: "I have invited the Ministry of Officials here, you can also give me a good word."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials stood up silently, bowed to His Majesty the Emperor and said: "The Ministry of Officials, respectfully listen to your majesty's oracle."

The emperor looked at Chen Jing again, and asked indifferently, "What did Prime Minister Chen say?"

Chen Jing also stood up and sighed: "Your Majesty, with the merits of Master Shen, it is no problem to be promoted to two ranks, but Master Shen is too young after all, and I am a little worried. This move may arouse criticism from the courtiers. On the contrary, it will be detrimental to Master Shen..."

"Criticism?"

The emperor stood up directly from the dragon chair, and said in a cold voice: "His contribution to Shen Qi is here, what is there to criticize?"

"Anyone who wants to criticize, let him come to me, and I will give him an imperial envoy, and let him go south to suppress the Japanese!"

"It took Shen Ziheng less than two years to put down the Japanese pirates in eastern Zhejiang. I gave him three years to choose from Fujian and Guangdong. If he can also raise a coastal defense force in Fujian and Guangdong to wipe out the local Japanese pirates, no If you say that you are a doctor of the Ministry of War, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War!"

"I'm willing to give it too!"

Speaking of this, the emperor left the throne with his hands behind his back: "Okay, that's all for today's discussion. Later, there will be a reward for Shen Yi. I will draft an edict to Zhongshu, Zhongshu..."

Having said that, the emperor looked at Chen Jing.

Chen Xiang bowed his head respectfully: "I obey..."

The emperor looked at the three officials again.

"What about the officials?"

The three officials of the official department stood up one after another: "I would like to obey Your Majesty's imperial edict."

"Ah."

Only then did the emperor nodded in satisfaction: "Then let's do it like this."

"You remember."

The emperor glanced at the seven people and said slowly,
"Da Chen has been decadent for too many years."

"My Hong Dechao, if he wants to sweep away the decline of the past, he must work hard!"

"This is a word of merit, I hope that the princes of the court..."

The emperor strode away.

"Keep it in mind at all times."

(End of this chapter)