Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 29

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai. Although he was the same year as Xu Pu, he did not form a party with Xu Pu, but had already voted under Wan'an's command.

In fact, in the selection of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, all capable chief assistants will try their best to recommend their own people, while Wan An and Li Yu are like-minded people other than "the same year, fellow countrymen, teachers and students".

Now it was the turn of the Ministry of Officials to play the matter, Li Yu did not give way to Xu Pu, but stood up and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Xie Yikui, died of phlegm disease this month and followed the late emperor. Sun Ren, the left servant of the Ministry, and Liu Fu, the left deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, have retired and returned to their hometowns, please allow the court to promote three positions to fill the vacancies!"

Due to the lack of a perfect retirement system, many officials were willing to shine for the Ming Dynasty until the last moment of their lives, so that many officials in the Ming Dynasty died of illness while in office.

In addition, when the old and the new are changing, some court officials still choose to leave.

It's not that they don't want to stay, but that this is a kind of helpless move to protect themselves wisely.After staying in this position for a long time, who can guarantee clean hands and feet, even Qingliu officials are far from being as clean as they appear on the surface.

If an official who eats too much fat can take the initiative to resign at this time, and then spend a lot of money to manage it, it is usually a crime.There are not so many fights and killings within the civil official group, and some are people's way of life.

With the death of Shangshu Xie Yikui of the Ministry of Industry, Sun Ren, the left servant of the household department, and Liu Fu, the left deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, returned to their hometowns, it is natural to fill the vacancies through court push.

"Prelude!"

Zhu Youtang knew that these officials were basically of the same breed. Except for Wang Yue, the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, whoever took the other positions would be seated, so he was very happy and authentic.

The morning is drawing to a close, and the sun has gradually risen.

Although the sun makes people feel very warm, standing here in the sun for a long time will also feel uncomfortable, especially some officials in thick clothes have begun to wipe their sweat.

At this time, the benefits of status have already been reflected.

The cabinet ministers can shade the sun under the eaves of the West Corner Gate, and His Majesty can sit comfortably on the throne, and the screens on three sides can also block the wind, while their more than 1000 civil and military officials can only be exposed to the wind and sun here.

Now that Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has finished his work, everyone is ready to welcome His Majesty to retire, and then leave this ghostly place.

"Your Majesty, I have something to add!" Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, did not retreat, but still knelt on the ground and said.

As soon as this remark came out, many officials were unavoidably disappointed, but some officials immediately cheered up and turned their heads to look at Zhu Youtang who was sitting on the throne.

"Ready to play!" Zhu Youtang hesitated for a moment, but agreed to add the play.

Although there is a lesson from the official staff left to give Wang Zhi in the incident, the more senior officials are, the more they cherish their feathers, so senior officials like Li Yu dare not act recklessly.

Li Yu organized the language well, and then started to play: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has been short of members for a long time, and the affairs of the court have been bothering Elder Wange and Elder Liu Ge. Presumably the two cabinet ministers are also exhausted. With the new atmosphere in the new dynasty, Please order the addition of cabinet members, one is to use the two cabinet elders to share the affairs, and the other is to assist His Majesty in creating a prosperous world."

Increase cabinet members?

When everyone heard the performance of Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, they couldn't help turning their heads to look at Xu Pu.

The corners of Xu Pu's mouth turned up slightly, and ambition flashed in his eyes.

Although he is now the new leader supported by everyone, but after all, he is the left minister of the Ministry of officials and a scholar of the Imperial Academy, which can be said to be unfair.

If he could join the cabinet sooner, then he would be able to lead the officials as a cabinet minister earlier, and thus become a real civilian leader.

Wan An's face was still wrinkled, but his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

The corners of Liu Ji's mouth were raised slightly, looking at Wan An gloatingly. How dare this little brother Wan An want to rebel!
"Mr. Wange, Mr. Liu, are you two really exhausted and unable to perform the duties of the cabinet?" Zhu Youtang was not in a hurry to reply, but asked the two elders on the left.

"No! Lian Po is [-] and still able to fight the enemy, and I am not in his [-]s. I am willing to serve His Majesty for another ten years!" Wan An was excited immediately, and hurriedly stated his position.

Hearing Wan An's wishful thinking, Liu Ji really wanted to beat this dead guy to death, but he hurriedly stated: "Chen and Wange are always able to perform the duties of the cabinet!"

Zhu Youtang was not surprised by the two's statements, and Dang even refused, saying: "Wang Ge just said right! I have just become a great treasure, and I have many difficulties in government affairs, and the selection of cabinet ministers is of great importance, so it is not appropriate It's too early to express your opinion! The two cabinet ministers are honest and prudent, and they can keep the cabinet stable. If you don't agree, you will retreat!"

"Back to the court... all the officials kneel down!" Liang Fang sang while holding Buddha dust.

"I send you off to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!" Wan An and other officials ignored the surprise in their hearts, and immediately knelt down and saluted.

Want to join the cabinet?No way!

Zhu Youtang took a special look at Xu Pu who was stunned on the spot below, then left from the throne, and then walked from the west corner gate to the dragon chariot that was already waiting behind.

The civil official group is naturally not monolithic. Although he has not yet cultivated confidant officials, it is naturally impossible to watch Xu Pu's power grow.

Xu Pu's head was buzzing, and he looked at Zhu Youtang who was leaving in disbelief, and he became more and more unfamiliar with this once obedient student.

I always thought that the biggest obstacle to my entry into the cabinet was Wan An and Liu Ji's joint rejection, but I never thought it would be from my good student.

Today, he was still full of ambitions outside the door. It was supposed to be a morning for him to flex his muscles, but he turned out to be like a clown jumping up and down.The enthronement enthronement that I pushed so hard has been changed beyond recognition, and now the road to the cabinet has been slashed.

Wan An and Liu Ji exchanged glances silently, always thinking that Xu Pu, as the emperor's teacher, would be valuable because of this, but now it seems that this is not the case.

None of the officials present were fools, and they faintly sensed a change in the direction of the wind.

If Xu Pu really got the honor and favor as imagined, this time he must allow the court to push out cabinet ministers, so that his teacher Xu Pu can join the cabinet to assist the government.

With such an attitude now, although His Majesty did not allow Xu Pu to join the cabinet by name, Xu Pu's path to the cabinet has been cast a shadow, and he has even missed the chance to join the cabinet.

"The "Good Policy for Governing the Country" left by the late emperor is really so powerful?" Hanlin reviewer Yang Tinghe stood where he was, looking thoughtfully at the new emperor who had left and muttered to himself.

For their low-level Hanlin officials, they are naturally most concerned about the emperor's temperament and preferences.After all, whether he can be reused and whether he can shine in the new dynasty depends largely on the trust of the new monarch.

After his careful observation in the early court this time, he found that the new emperor was indeed not as dull as the rumors, but more like an unfathomable emperor.

"Jiefu, come here!" Liu Ji waved to Yang Tinghe who was standing there from under the cloud platform at some point.

Yang Tinghe was shocked immediately, and immediately stepped forward respectfully and saluted: "Disciple pays respects to Master!"

"Come here with me, Teacher, I have something I want to tell you!" Liu Ji looked at his favorite student with satisfaction, and walked eastward.

"Obey!" Although Yang Tinghe didn't know what the teacher was going to say to him, in this era where teachers are like fathers, he immediately responded and hurriedly followed.

He was a Jinshi in Chenghua for 14 years, and the chief examiner of the examination was Liu Ji, so from the first day he entered the officialdom, he was branded with the mark of Liu Ji's party.

Civil and military officials receded like a tide, but some special circumstances also appeared here, and Liu Jin took the initiative to find Zhang Sheng.

After Zhang Sheng heard Liu Jin's message, he nodded first, then turned around and prepared to go to the Imperial Academy.

"Zhang Yude, congratulations!" Xie Qian saw Liu Jin approaching Zhang Sheng just now, and congratulated Zhang Sheng who passed by him.

Zhang Sheng couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Master Xie, I don't know where the joy comes from?"

Although he was the number one scholar in Chenghua for five years, and the other party was the number one scholar in Chenghua for 11 years, Xie Qian's teacher was Xu Pu, so his current official position is under Xie Qian's.

"Zhang Yude, you have been honored and disgraced today, and you will be promoted soon!" Xie Qian's eyes flashed with jealousy, and it seemed that his words were genuine.

Zhang Sheng's face darkened suddenly, and he asked angrily, "Master Xie, you and I studied hard at the Imperial Academy to continue learning how to govern the country, isn't it just to seek a high position?"

"My lord Zhang, you are a man of integrity!" Xie Qian was speechless for a moment, so he could only deal with it with his hands clasped.

Zhang Sheng didn't pay attention to Xie Qian who was acting strangely, and turned to leave immediately.

Now he just wants to help Zhu Youtang well, and he doesn't intend to care about what other people think and think.Compared with promotion, he hopes that he can help this reforming new monarch, especially to make breakthroughs in salt administration.

Since he has always been an official in the capital, the cabinet will arrange for the yamen to go to Yangzhou to bring back the best Huai salt to Beijing for distribution every year, so there is no need to pay attention to the price of salt.

It was only after a recent understanding of the salt price in the capital that he discovered that the current salt law is indeed a loss of salt tax for the country and no benefit for the people.

Xie Qian looked at Zhang Sheng who was going away, and the fire of jealousy in his heart grew stronger.

He is younger than Zhang Sheng, has a higher official position than Zhang Sheng, entered the Prince's Mansion to give lectures earlier than Zhang Sheng, and is many times richer than Zhang Sheng who came from a poor family. As an old man in the Prince's Mansion, I didn't care about it.

Xu Pu glanced at his equally frustrated protégé Xie Qian from a distance, but he didn't know that something had gone wrong, he hesitated for a moment, and strode towards Wenyuan Pavilion.

This early court, which was different from expectations, was destined to cause waves.

(End of this chapter)