Idle courtiers

Chapter 238 Old Xu, Are You Playing With Me?
If people who don't understand the political situation in the court heard Zhou Nan and Xu Jie's conversation, they might really be confused.

But to those who are familiar with the power structure and personnel system of the Ming Dynasty, it is thunder and lightning, because it involves the replacement of the core decision-making layers of the Ming Dynasty.

Jiajing Tianzilong has always been in poor health. It is said that he has bruises on his body due to taking the so-called elixir all year round, and it is estimated that he will not live for a few years.

Once the emperor became successful, although he did not establish a prince because the two dragons did not meet each other, as the sole heir, there was no controversy about King Yu's ascension to the throne.

In order to allow King Yu to take over the throne smoothly in the future, Jiajing also made arrangements in advance to enrich the East Palace with a group of top talents such as Li Chunfang, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, and teach King Yu.These people are the future cabinet team, who will be able to use them as soon as the prince ascends the throne in the future.Not only the cabinet, but even Jiajing, the supervisor of ceremonies, also considered it.Feng Bao, the eldest companion who serves the little prince, is also a first-class talent in the palace.

In other words, a complete team has been formed on the Wangfu side, which is another center.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, the newcomers in the future will inevitably be accompanied by the sad departure of the old people, and will inevitably be accompanied by a fierce struggle.

Now that Xu Jie has initially gained the trust of the emperor, the market is promising, and he wants to make a difference. He also considers the potential competitor of the King Yu family in the future.Concerned about Zhou Nan's relationship with the palace, so I asked this question.

Zhou Nan naturally chose Xu Jie without hesitation.

He also knew that in the future, although Lao Xu became the first assistant, he was proud of himself for a while, but he was quickly overthrown by Gao Gong from the royal family, and ran back to Songjiang in despair.To cast himself under his sect is simply insane, and it is simply a disgrace to the time traveler.But does he have a choice? The answer is no?

Ever since I offered the plan to rebuild Renshou Palace, my feet have been wet.

At this time, he deeply understood what it means to be involuntary, and he also understood many fools in history who seemed to know what they couldn't do.

The reason is very simple. A historical figure actually represents the interests of a group, and it is simply not a matter of pleasure.

For example, Yan Song is 81 years old this year.In ancient times, when the average life expectancy was very short, a life span of seventy was rare, and he had also reached the age of retirement.In fact, at his age, he has all the status, status and wealth that he should have, and he has no regrets in his life.

If Zhou Nan was Yan Ge's old man, he would go back to his hometown to enjoy life once he passed sixty, why should he suffer from four to five every day?

There is a saying that goes, a gentleman should think twice before acting.Thinking three times is thinking about retreating and changing.Thinking about danger, thinking about the wrong place and dangerous place of what you did before; thinking about retreat, knowing the dangerous place, you have to retreat to a safe place to wait for the opportunity; thinking about change, once you have an opportunity, you must try to seize it and change the present.

Among them, thinking about quitting is the most difficult, and it does not depend on personal will.

If you, Yan Ge, retire like this, what will you do with the old disciples and officials under you? Everyone is attached to you, and they all count on your support.

Another example is a hero like Hu Zongxian, doesn't he know that Yan Song is already sunset, and that Yan Shifan has committed public anger, and the only way to protect himself is to leave the strict party.But as Yan Song's student, the relationship between teachers and students is there, so he can only do his best, and he has no choice but to maintain the strict party.

Zhou Nan's words mean that the imperial court should use people with practical work experience in selecting officials.The selected prime minister must have the experience of governing the state and county.The selected generals must be fought on the battlefield with a knife and a gun.

Li Chunfang is a scholar who does not work hard and does not distinguish between grain and grain.

As soon as he became an official, he first observed politics in the Imperial Academy, then served as an official in the Central Ministry, and now he is teaching the prince. He is a high-level man with almost zero work at the grassroots level. It is obviously inappropriate for such a person to be a prime minister.

In contrast, your resume, Mr. Xu Ge, is very beautiful.First it was edited by the Imperial Academy, followed by Tui Guan of Yanping Mansion, Tongzhi of Huangzhou Mansion, Zhencha Qianshi of Zhejiang Province, Deputy Envoy of Yancha of Jiangxi Province, Jijiu of Guozi, Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and finally entered the cabinet as Prime Minister .It has almost turned around from the local to the central, and only an old man like you is qualified to rule a huge empire.

These words just tickled Xu Jie's itch.

At the position of Mr. Xu Ge, he has never seen any kind of talent, and there is no one who can stand in front of him and talk to him who is not the pride of heaven.Character, talent, and knowledge are no longer the necessary conditions for him to examine a person, what he values ​​is your political opinion.

Zhou Nan's political views can be summed up in one sentence: The country needs veterans like Mr. Xu Ge. Mr. Xu Ge represents the old people, and Li Chunfang represents the emerging power;Elder Xu Ge represents the prime minister, and Li Chunfang represents the future monarchy.

Xu Jie was very satisfied with Zhou Nan's answer.

He took a sip from his teacup, and then pointed to the refreshments on the table: "Zimu, you must have not eaten your meal today, so make some for yourself."

Zhou Nan was also very hungry, so he picked up the tea and ate it in small bites.

Xu Jie smiled all over his face and said, "There is a vacancy in the Department of Officials in Yuheng Qing of the Ministry of Industry. I don't know if Zimu is willing to go."

Hearing what he said, Zhou Nan was so excited that the pastry in his hand almost fell to the ground.

The so-called Ministry of Industry is the department responsible for national engineering, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Construction, Development and Reform Commission, Planning Commission, and Economic Commission of later generations.

Among them, the Ministry of Industry's Yuheng Qingli Department ranks first among the four major departments of the Ministry of Industry. It is in charge of the weights and measures system, the manufacture and delivery of official utensils, and the verification and write-off of military expenditures, military supplies, arms manufacturing, and expenditures in various places. It also purchases Dongzhu and manages smelting and casting coins. , Procurement of copper, lead and nitric acid, appointment and dismissal of Baoyuan Bureau supervision and other matters.

To put it simply, it is in charge of the arsenal and the minting of money, and there is a lot of oil in it.

The other three divisions are the Ministry of Cleaning Officials in charge of national projects, the Department of Cleaning Officials in Dushui in charge of river courses and water control, and the Department of Cleaning Officials in Tuntian, which is responsible for the construction of emperor's tombs and mining.

Zhou Nan's mind was spinning rapidly. The Department of Officials of Yuheng Qing of the Ministry of Industry has Lang Zhong, Yuan Wai Lang, the principal, the chief and deputy chief of the camp, and the ambassadors of the following bureaus. What kind of official position does Mr. Xu Ge want me to grant?

Xu Jie coughed: "Langzhong..."

Zhou Nan's eyes lit up.

After Xu Jie coughed, he spit a mouthful of phlegm into the copper spittoon: "That's impossible."

"Yes, I don't dare to have such delusions." Zhou Nan said angrily.The official Yu Hengqing of the Ministry of Industry, Sina, is a fifth-rank official and holds real power, so he must be a Jinshi.If Xu Jie promoted him to be a doctor, he would definitely be drowned by the censor's saliva.

Xu Jie: "Yuan Wai Lang... is also impossible."

"Yes." Zhou Nan nodded, Yuan Wai Lang was from the fifth rank, he was the doctor's deputy, and he had to be a Jinshi.

Then, only the main thing.The principal is not bad either, he is a sixth grade, in charge of a department.It is equivalent to being at the first level in modern society, with an excellent future.In the Six Departments, the chief in charge of specific business is sometimes even more prestigious than Yuanwai Lang. Look at Wang Ruoxu, the chief in charge of other people's families.

I jumped from a grade eight to a grade six, which is a crucial step.

Xu Jie: "The principal is also impossible."

If you can't even do the main job, how can you go to do what the seventh grade is doing.Genuine Seventh Grade, that’s fine too!
Xu Jie smiled and shook his head.

Zhou Nan was impatient. Apart from the department, there were only the ambassadors of the bureaus. The ambassadors were only the ninth grade. Could it be possible that he was downgraded to use?
Sure enough, Xu Jie said leisurely: "Zimu, what do you think of the Military Weapons Bureau of the Yu Hengqing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry?"

Zhou Nan's expression changed.

Xu Jie smiled and said: "I didn't ask you to take charge of the Military Weapons Bureau. In fact, this official position has great responsibilities, which is not bad. However, you are a pedestrian, so how can you downgrade your use. This is what I think. The text said that there was a vacancy in the Military Weapons Bureau, and they had already selected someone to report to the cabinet. The old man felt that the candidate they proposed was not suitable, and the Military Weapons Bureau was directly related to the southeast war, so we had to be cautious, so we suppressed it.”

"You can go there as a pedestrian and take charge of the Arms Bureau temporarily."

As soon as he said that, Zhou Nan understood.

It turns out that the Department of Pedestrians is, to put it bluntly, a yamen that runs errands. Its daily duties are to issue edicts to the imperial court, go abroad as envoys, preside over local sacrifices, and condolences to veterans and so on.Sometimes the ministries of the central government are short of manpower, and they will second people from the Pedestrian Department to deal with emergencies, which can be regarded as a kind of training for pedestrians.

To put it simply, the revolutionary comrades of the Pedestrian Division are all bricks, and they can be moved wherever they are needed.

The old co-author Xu Jie said for a long time that I was not promoted, but asked me to run errands. Zhou Nan was annoyed, very good, very good. work.

Old man Xu, are you playing with me?
However, Zhou Nan still pretended to be very happy, and said: "Ge Lao has a place to go down to the official, so I dare not take my life."

Xu Jie nodded: "You can go there tomorrow, it is good for young people to have more experience."

Zhou Nan: "Yes, I would like to follow the elder's instruction and resign as an official/"

Looking at Zhou Nan's back, Xu Jie nodded slightly.This young man has a quick mind and never drags his feet when making decisions. He is a man who can accomplish things, and he has the demeanor of his youth.It can be of great use when he becomes a Jinshi in the future.

The only thing worth worrying about is his relationship with Tang Shunzhi.

However, I heard people say that Zhou Nan had worked as an assistant to Tang Shunzhi before.Later Tang Shangshu went to work in Nanjing, but he did not follow, but returned to his hometown in Huai'an.It can be seen that Zhou Zimu and Tang Yingde are just like the relationship between the host and the guest.Otherwise, why did Zhou Nan become Wang Shizhen's student later on?

In order to protect himself these years, Xu Jie deliberately flattered Yan Song, and his reputation among scholars was not very good.Also because of this, anyone who has some backbone refuses to vote for him.

Now, Xu Ge's senior subordinates are out of talent, and the only one who can do it is Zou Yinglong, a student.

But even Zou Yinglong was played around by Zhou Nan when he was in Yanqing Prefecture.

Xu Jie has high hopes for Zhou Nan.

(End of this chapter)