marquis of jingan

Chapter 631 Is the Son of Heaven seeking?
Zhongshu Walking…

The name of the position is unique to Chen Guo, but the position is not.

Chen Guo did not experience another world where the Taizu emperor abolished his prime minister, so the prime minister has been retained, but it is also a system of group prime ministers.

The Prime Minister of Zhongshu is not the same as the Zhongshu Province in the three provinces system. Although this Zhongshu Province retains the duties of Zhongshu in the three provinces, it is more like the political affairs hall established in Zhongshu in the Tang Dynasty.

This political affairs hall was called "Zhongshumenxia" in the previous dynasty, and those who were qualified to enter this "political affairs hall" were the so-called Tongzhongshumenxia Sanpin in the previous dynasty.

However, in this dynasty, the title was simplified. Now Da Chen's Zhongshu is a bit like an existence between the Zhengshitang and the cabinet.

And this cabinet walk...

To put it bluntly, it means "intern prime ministers", or the secretaries of the prime ministers, who are qualified to check the reports sent from various places.

Although he has no decision-making power, he can assist the prime minister in handling political affairs.

It can be regarded as the "preservation phase" of the eight classics.

For this position, young officials are usually selected from the Hanlin Academy, and most of them are from Sandingjia, and they are sent to Zhongshu to be taken by several prime ministers for assessment by the way.

If the personal ability is enough, then it will really be cultivated as a prime minister.

Zhao Changping wanted Shen Yi to seek these two errands, which was very reasonable.

The official doctor has a great position, but Zhongshu has a long way to go.

If Shen Yi can be transferred to the Ministry of Officials, even if he is only a doctor, as long as he continues to work in the Ministry of Officials, in the next few years or even more than ten years, people from the Ganquan Academy will have a much better life in the court.

And Shen Yi, with these favors, can also use these favors to become the talker of Ganquan Academy's department in the future as a matter of course from the pillar of the younger generation of Ganquan Academy.

There is no need for him to be promoted many times.

Just need to upgrade again!
As long as he can take such a small step up from being a doctor of the official department, he can become a servant of the official department, even if it is just a servant of the right!

Then he is qualified to take over the position of head of Ganquan Academy from Zhao Changping.

After all, when Lao Zhao was speaking for the academy in the imperial court, he was just a servant of the household department, and he might not be as good as a servant of the official department in terms of power.

As for the position of Zhongshu Walking, there is no need to say more.

If Shen Yi becomes Zhongshu Xingxing, then he doesn't even need to be promoted again, as long as he can stay in Zhongshu Province for three years without being kicked out, then in the academy, he, Mr. Shen, has the loudest voice.

After all, at that time, Master Shen was already a future prime minister.

These two positions are very attractive to any civil servant, and they are in line with Shen Yi's current progress. Obviously, Zhao Changping, an elder, still cares about Shen Yi. From the standpoint of Shen Yi, he has considered the future upward route for Shen Yi.

Because of these two positions, as long as Shen Yi strives for them, the emperor is very likely to give them to Shen Yi.

After all, in the past two years, Shen Yi has managed the southeast well. If his age and seniority hadn't constrained him, Shen Yi might have already put on the red clothes that symbolize the third-rank official.

Sitting opposite Zhao Changping, Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then looked up at Master Zhao who seemed to have a lot of gray hair, he was silent for a while, then shook his head slightly and said, "Master, Your Majesty still needs me to do a lot of things , he probably won’t place me in the imperial court as a civil servant.”

"and…"

Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "If there is really an errand in Zhongshu, I will naturally go to the Zhongshu Province to do things happily, but if it is a doctor from the Ministry of Officials..."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "I don't really want to go."

"why?"

Zhao Changping looked at Shen Yi and frowned slightly: "Because Your Majesty is young and aggressive? Do you think Hong Dechao is going to fight with Beiqi?"

Zhao Shangshu said slowly: "Ziheng, my uncle appreciates many of your ideas, such as your idea of ​​unifying China..."

"Exactly the same as Qina's father-in-law."

"Uncle sometimes thinks of this matter, and he will stare at the north side in a daze, and when he regains his senses, his fists will be clenched unconsciously..."

"but…"

He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "In any case, the Ministry of War is far inferior to the Ministry of Officials. The Ministry of War in this dynasty has almost ranked sixth among the six departments!"

Shen Yi sighed slightly.

He knew very well that what Zhao Changping said was very correct.

The military department of this dynasty really had no sense of presence in the court, so much so that he, a newcomer in the officialdom in his early 20s, was forcibly assigned a position as a doctor in the military department by the emperor, and the military department did not dare to fart.

If it were the three departments of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Family Affairs, and the emperor suddenly offered a doctor's position to an outsider, the officials of these three departments would probably go to the gate of the palace to sit quietly!

At that time, not only will the emperor lose face, but the person who was placed in the position by the emperor will even "die" in the officialdom, and there will be no future at all from then on.

In Zhao Changping's view, what the Ministry of War is most suitable for is a springboard.

A springboard for promotion.

For example, Shen Yi, who used to be Sizheng of the seventh-rank residence newspaper, if the emperor promoted him to the head of the Ministry of Officials, to be a member of the Ministry of Officials, the officials of the Ministry of Officials would definitely not agree.

However, if Shen Yi has been a doctor of the fifth rank in the Ministry of War for two or three years, and the emperor transfers him to the Ministry of Officials, let alone a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, even if he is promoted to a Minister of the Ministry of Officials, it will barely make sense.

However, the Ministry of War can be used as a springboard, but it is not suitable for long-term development.

Because there is no future.

Shen Yi lowered his head and took several sips of tea.

He didn't know how to answer.

He didn't really want to follow the path that Zhao Shangshu had planned for him, but he didn't like to refute directly, for fear that Master Zhao would lose face.

Moreover, if Shen Yi goes to take these two paths, Zhao Changping will definitely support him with all his strength. If Shen Yi insists on staying in the Ministry of War...

Then, in the future, the political resources that Zhao Changping possessed would not necessarily favor Shen Yi.

Shen Yi bowed his head and pondered for a long time. After drinking tea, he smiled at Zhao Shangshu and said, "Master, I'm afraid I can't decide what kind of official I will be in the future."

He lowered his eyebrows and said: "I am a second-class Jinshi, and I moved four times in two years. Your Majesty probably wanted me to isolate me from the civil servants on purpose. In fact, it is the same. Take the present as an example, I am a soldier in the military department. There are hardly any friends to speak of, not even the academy..."

"Except for you uncle, other people may not be pleasing to me."

"Since this is the case, my nephew doesn't want to bother to integrate with these civil servants."

He looked up at Zhao Changping, and said in a deep voice, "Compared to these, I want to do something."

Zhao Changping sighed.

"Your uncle knows what you think."

"Since you want to make a contribution, there is no reason for the uncle to stop you, but we are considered half masters and apprentices. The uncle is here, and I will remind you one last time."

Zhao Shangshu's voice was low: "In this matter, although you and your majesty are standing together and doing your best, your majesty still has a way out. You Shen Ziheng is on this road, but there is no way out. If you fail in the future, you will be defeated." Roll out and take all the faults..."

"A long-lasting stench..."

Zhao Changping was silent for a while, then said, "It's not impossible."

"That's it..."

When Zhao Shangshu said this, he didn't want to continue talking. He stretched out his hand and poured a cup of tea for Shen Yi, and exhaled whitely: "Since you don't want to make a living and want to be a saint, there is no reason for an elder to stop you. It's a pity ..."

His eyes were full of regret.

"You saint, if you fail unfortunately, in the history books in the future, others will definitely paint your face black."

"saint…"

Shen Yi shook his head: "Master, my nephew never thought of being a saint in the past..."

Zhao Changping looked serious and picked up the tea.

"Come on, Uncle Master replaces the wine with tea, and I offer you a toast."

Shen Yi quickly got up and stood up, holding the cup with both hands, lowered the rim, and clinked a cup with Zhao Shangshu.

On this day, Zhao Changping took Shen Yi to his study, and asked many questions about Dongnan.

It was not until late at night that he personally sent Shen Yi away.

As for Master Shen, after getting into his own carriage, he was still in a daze.

"Am I being a saint?"

he asked himself.

Then he shook his head, denying his own thought.

"I'm not some saint."

Master Shen gave his own answer.

Zhao Changping taught him how to make a living.

As a matter of fact, he would do such things as seeking a life early in the morning, and he started before he even entered the officialdom.

The current Master Shen is clearly on the front line of the hawk faction, but he also left himself a way out.

The Shen family's carriage was driving in Jiankang City.

In the dark carriage compartment, Master Shen closed his eyes and meditated, talking to himself in his heart.

"Moving four times in two years, is it the emperor's plan?"

He opened his eyes, his gaze was deep, and he murmured in a voice that no one could hear.

"It's self-inflicted..."

(End of this chapter)