Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

The ministers were very cautious about selecting the heroes of the Purple Pavilion.

Because the emperor had said before that the number of heroes in the Purple Pavilion would not exceed twenty.

As for the reason, many people gradually understood it after the emperor asked the current ministers who had the chance to become a hero of the Purple Pavilion:

The emperor wanted to use the rewards from Purple Pavilion meritorious officials to encourage his officials to perform meritorious services. Inspire the current ministers to become the heroes of the Purple Pavilion.

Therefore, naturally there cannot be too many Zige heroes before this dynasty. Judging from the twenty-eight heroes of Yuntai Pavilion, the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, and the twenty-four heroes of Zhaoxun Pavilion, the number of heroes of Zi Pavilion will most likely only be more than twenty in the future. The emperor limited the number of meritorious officials in this dynasty to less than twenty people in order to prepare for the increase of meritorious officials in this dynasty.

The ministers are very supportive of this consideration. Because they also want to become the heroes of the Purple Pavilion, so that their descendants can have worldly positions or world titles, and they can also be enshrined in temples and worshiped as gods.

The qualifications of Zhu Zaiyu, the crown prince of Duanqing Dynasty, are therefore stuck here——

After all, the position of the Purple Pavilion Hero is too precious, and the officials do not want the clan to occupy it.

Zhu Zaiyu was upright and upright and gave up inheriting the title of Prince Zheng. However, as the crown prince of Prince Zheng, his descendants could not have the title of county prince. There is no need to become a hero of the Purple Pavilion and compete with them for gifts.

Even though the emperor gave reasons for remaking rituals and music, in the eyes of the officials, the remaking of rituals and music was just the beginning, and whether it would be successful in the future is still a matter of two minds.

These people did not dare to say that the reconstruction of ritual music would not be successful, but they kept looking for various reasons to oppose Zhu Zaiyu becoming a hero of the Purple Pavilion.

Zhu Youjian was upset when he heard this, so he wanted to hold a vote and ask those who opposed to raise their hands. Suddenly I heard Liu Zongzhou say:
"The reconstruction of rituals and music has not yet been completed. I believe that Prince Duanqing's qualifications as a hero of the Purple Pavilion should be postponed for the time being."

"In the future, when the ritual and musical composition is successful, people in the world will hear the music composed based on Prince Duanqing's music theory every day. Who can object to him becoming a hero of the Purple Pavilion?"

"Please give me twenty years, Your Majesty, and then discuss this matter again!"

He took the initiative to take over this matter to avoid conflicts between the emperor and his ministers.

If the rituals and music cannot be recreated twenty years later and Zhu Zaiyu is qualified as a meritorious official, then it will be his responsibility.

After hearing this, the officials praised Liu Zongzhou greatly. Seeing that his biggest reason was also refuted by Liu Zongzhou, Zhu Youjian could only sigh:

"Then please take the trouble, Mr. Liu!"

"Prince Duanqing will be listed as a worthy minister of the Purple Pavilion for the time being. We will discuss it again in twenty years."

Regarding this, the ministers had no objection. Because there is no quota limit for Zige Xianchen, there is no problem of occupying the quota.

As for whether Zhu Zaiyu can become a hero of the Purple Pavilion twenty years from now, that will have to be said twenty years later.

If it is true as Liu Zongzhou said, then why not give Zhu Zaiyu a place as a hero of the Purple Pavilion——

Anyway, at that time, a group of people had already changed in the court.

After obtaining Zhu Zaiyu's qualifications as a candidate for the Zige Xianchen and the Zige Meritorious Officials, Zhu Youjian thought of another person and said to the officials:
"In addition to Prince Duanqing, I think there is another person who can become a hero of Zi Pavilion in the future."

"Pan Jixun, who managed the river four times during the Jialong period, not only made great achievements in river management, but also proposed the river management strategy of 'containing water to attack sand, storing clear water and clearing away muddy water'."

"If the water and soil in the upper reaches of the Yellow River can be maintained and the water in the Yellow River can be made clear, the sediment in the lower reaches can be washed into the sea according to his plan, so that the Yellow River will never become an above-ground river again."

"This method, which has the potential to completely solve the Yellow River flood problem, can be said to be an eternal achievement."

"I think Pan Jixun and the ministers who can completely solve the Yellow River floods in the future are qualified to be the heroes of the Purple Pavilion."

“You river ministers should work harder!”

This statement made Li Congxin, the minister in charge of river management, extremely excited. He believed that the emperor understood the hard work of river management and promised two purple pavilion meritorious officials.

Pan Jixun will have the opportunity to become a Zige hero in the future, and there is no doubt about his qualifications as a Zige hero. He and other people who have made great achievements in river management can also become wise ministers of the Purple Pavilion.

It can be said that the emperor has made it clear that ministers who have made contributions to river management can become virtuous ministers of Zige. This made Li Congxin feel excited. He is over seventy years old this year, and he is only a few years old. He attaches great importance to his posthumous reputation. The emperor's praise for the heroes who controlled the river made him very excited. He was determined to sort out the theories of soil and water conservation proposed by the emperor and leave his own mark on the history of river management.

Even if some of the other ministers look down on the river worker, it would be hard for them to object to the emperor's future plans face to face——

After all, the emperor is talking about the future and does not occupy the current quota of Zige heroes.

It would be a shame to argue with the emperor over this matter.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian ranked Pan Jixun and Zhu Zaiyu as candidates for the heroes of the Purple Pavilion——

These two people are his chosen representatives of engineers and scientists, encouraging Ming's talents to work hard in these two directions!

After this episode, the selection of Purple Pavilion heroes finally became normal in the eyes of the officials.

Dongli Xima, who was named together with Yu Long and Qi Hu and had been posthumously awarded a title before, was nominated by Yuan Keli, Minister of War.

The qualifications of these two people as heroes of the Purple Pavilion are certain. After all, Li Rusong participated in two of the three major Wanli expeditions and sacrificed his life for the country. Ma Gui participated in three of the three major Wanli expeditions and made great achievements. They all have achievements in quelling chaos and fending off enemies, and they are no less impressive than the previous heroes from Zi Ge. To maintain the impartiality of the Purple Pavilion heroes, they must be included.

However, military generals such as Chen Lin and Liu Wei, who had slightly less merit than them, failed to qualify as Purple Pavilion Heroes. The ministers did not want too many generals among the Purple Pavilion Heroes to fill up the twenty places.

At their suggestion, Li Hualong, the commander of the Battle of Bozhou, one of the three major campaigns in Wanli, became a hero of the Purple Pavilion.

There is some controversy over this choice. After all, the previous Han Yong, Weng Wanda and others were not listed as the heroes of the Purple Pavilion.

In the end, because Li Hualong also had the merit of opening the Ba River, Zhu Youjian considered him and included him——

Use him to encourage Zhu Xieyuan to pacify the southwest, and also encourage ministers who are diligent in controlling rivers.

As for Tian Le, Zhao Yan and others, whose achievements were even worse than Li Hualong's, they were not included.

Zhu Youjian ignored the suggestions of Ye Xianggao, Li Sancai and others proposed by some Donglin Party members.

After the heroes of the Tianqi years were also discussed, the list of Zige heroes was finally determined, with a total of 19 people.

The eight before Jiajing: Yu Qian, Shang Ren, Wang Ji, Jiang Gui, Yang Hong, Guo Deng, Zhu Yong, Wang Yue.

Seven during the Jiajing period: Wang Shouren, Zhang Fajing, Lu Bing, Ma Fang, Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, and Hai Rui.

The four after Jiajing: Zhang Juzheng, Li Rusong, Ma Gui, and Li Hualong.

Most of the officials were satisfied with the nineteen candidates and felt that they were worthy of the name.

The most controversial one is Lu Bing, who many people think was forcibly carried in by the emperor.

Then there are Shang Ren, Hai Rui and Li Hualong, whose achievements are slightly worse than others.

These three people were all civil servants. After many officials realized this, they felt happy that Lu Bing was included as a hero of the Purple Pavilion——

After all, with Lu Bing attracting attention, the controversies among these three people are not so conspicuous.

Then looking at the other heroes of the Purple Pavilion, there are six people with civil service backgrounds: Yu Qian, Wang Ji, Wang Yue, Wang Shouren, Zhang Fujing, and Zhang Juzheng. But except for Zhang Fujing and Zhang Juzheng, the reason why the other four people were included in the Purple Pavilion Heroes was because they had mostly military merits.

Even among the list of 19 people, there are only four Zige heroes with no military merits, including Shang Ren, Zhang Fijing, Hai Rui, and Zhang Juzheng.

This left many civil servants speechless, and at the same time they became more aware of the emperor's admiration for military merit——

We are using the method of praising meritorious officials to encourage civil and military ministers to make meritorious deeds! (End of chapter)