Idle courtiers

Chapter 339

The reason why Gao Gong received the full support of the palace was that he deserved it.

First of all, in terms of ability, he is better than Li Chunfang.In terms of qualifications, it is deeper than Zhang Juzheng.

The current Zhang Dacai is still a young man in the political arena and is in the stage of accumulating experience. If he is promoted rashly, he will not be able to convince the public.

Moreover, I heard that King Jing was sent to Anlu this time to become a vassal, and Gao Jijiu contributed a lot.

At the beginning, Zhu Zaihou, king of Yu, opened his mansion to accept scriptures, Gao Gongshou was elected, and entered the mansion to teach.At this time, the crown prince Zhu Zaizhen had died for two years and the new crown prince had not yet been built. King Yu and his half-brother Jing Wang Zhu Zaizhen both lived in the capital.

The future of King Yu is uncertain, and there are many speculations and discussions in the court.

Gao Gong went in and out of the palace, took care of him in many ways, and gave King Yu a lot of relief.

In a flash, Gao Gong has been in and out of the palace for nine years, and he has a standard teacher-student relationship with King Yu, just like Zhang Juzheng and Wanli.

This time King Jing was kicked out of the capital, what method Gao Gong used is beyond the knowledge of outsiders.In order to pay for his merits, it is normal for the palace to support him as the chief assistant.

After taking a breath of air, Zhou Nan sighed: "Unexpectedly, there will be so many twists and turns out of thin air. I'm afraid it will not be so smooth for Mr. Ge to take up the post of chief assistant this time."

After sighing, he felt strange, I have already drawn a clear line with old man Xu, he has nothing to do with me, why should he worry about him?

Zou Yinglong also nodded: "Gao Gong came from the 'Eastern Palace'. The court officials tried their best to please him. My teacher, the old man has been very worried recently. It's time for us to share his worries."

Zhou Nan is good at being a teacher, and his temperament of showing off came up, "Actually, Mr. Xu Ge doesn't have to worry. It is precisely because Gao Gong came from the East Palace that it is impossible to be the first assistant. Even if he wants to be, he will have to wait until after the present and the future. "

Yes, now that Jiajing is still alive, your teacher Yu Wang is coming to be the chief assistant, do you want to make me empty?I am not dead yet.

In the real history, Xu Jie will definitely be appointed as Chief Assistant, and Gao Gong will have to wait another six or seven years, so there will be no surprises.

This is the common sense of modern people, and it belongs to the dragon slaying technique.This kind of knowledge belongs to trying to figure out the emperor's mind, which can be described as treasonous to the ancients, and it can only be understood but not expressed in words.An official would have to practice in the center for many years before he could understand the delicate relationship between the emperor and the crown prince, and the rules of the game of inheriting the throne.

Zou Yinglong naturally couldn't understand the two sentences of "the most ruthless emperor's family" and "power can obliterate all family ties" summarized by later generations, so he said sadly: "There are no absolutes in the world, and I am afraid that accidents will happen. What my teacher means is that the recent strict The party has been completely eradicated, Vientiane has been renewed, the court has been replaced by old and new, and the government affairs are complicated. His Majesty's side has also been less visited. Moreover, Lan Xianchang has not entered the palace for a while. The news transmission of the inner court has not been smooth. Afraid of accidents."

"Lan Xianchang hasn't been in the palace for a while?" Zhou Nan frowned, suddenly remembering the situation when he met Jiajing when he was on duty in Xiyuan, the cabinet.

At that time, I thought the emperor was Lan Daoxing, and for a moment I made a slip of the tongue and said that Lan Daoren entered the palace because I recommended him.

This will inevitably arouse Jiajing's vigilance. As a monarch, it feels quite bad to be surrounded by ministers. It is already polite not to cut off Lan Daoren's head, so why would he stay by his side?

Zou Yinglong suddenly said again: "Elder Ge is now in charge of the government. It is easy to arrange your official position. There is a vacancy, and you are the sixth rank. Although the rank of this official position is not high, it is convenient to serve His Majesty. If you have the trust of the emperor Seriously, every word and deed can even affect the direction of the court. The most wonderful thing is that it is very leisurely."

As soon as I heard that it was the sixth grade, I was still close to my home, and I could often see the emperor.Can be familiar in front of the emperor, how can the power be reduced?

Zhou Nan was pleasantly surprised at once, but his heart tightened suddenly: He is the sixth rank...you can often see the emperor, so it can't be the eunuch?No, it's the sixth rank...the eunuchs are all low-ranked, Huang Jin, the supervisor of ceremonies, is the fourth rank, and the major managers below are only the sixth rank.

Fortunately, I didn't cut that thing.

Zhou Nan: "The next official would like to hear about his auspiciousness."

"It seems that Zimu agreed, so that's good, that's good." Zou Yinglong said: "There is a vacancy in Daolu Division. It's impossible for you to do Zuo Zheng. Let's do right Zheng first!"

"Go to the Daolu Department..." Zhou Nan was even more surprised: "A good scholar in the lower official, with a couple of wives and concubines, and a group of children, how can he become a monk? Besides, I am full of wine, sex, wealth, and four poisons. Wouldn't it be better to go to the Daolu Department?" Is it a joke?"

The so-called Daolu Department was the institution that managed Taoism in the Ming Dynasty.As far as Zhou Nan knew, it was located in a Taoist temple.In addition, there are also subordinate agencies at the local level, and the officials are all appointed by famous religious figures.

Seeing Zhou Nan's reaction, Zou Yinglong smiled and said, "Managing Taoism doesn't necessarily have to be a master. The central government is different from the local government. The officials of the Daolu Department are serious court officials."

As he spoke, he explained.

It turned out that the religious management organs of the Ming Dynasty were divided into two departments, the Senglu Department and the Daolu Department, according to the monks' Taoism.

The chiefs of the Daolu Department are one on the left and one on the right, and one on the left and right, and one on the left and right, and one on the left and right, from the sixth rank. They are all well-known scholars and serious civil servants.

There are two parts to the daily work, one is to manage and contact the god optimistically to preside over the national sacrificial ceremony; the other is to issue ultimatums to Taoists.

Zhou Nan thought that Taoist priests served as Taoist officials were optimistic.The gods say that people will be responsible for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, gods, Zong Gao, and Saji time music and dance during the festival. To put it bluntly, it is the Central Song and Dance Troupe.

The Daolu Department plays the role of the Ethnic and Religious Committee, and its authority is much more optimistic than that of God, and it is also full of oil and water.

Let me talk about Dadu first. Monks and Taoists in the Ming Dynasty were exempted from all taxes and corvee, and enjoyed the same economic privileges as scholars with fame.Every year, the Daolu Department sends out hundreds of certificates, and charges a tael of silver for each one, which is a benefit of hundreds or even thousands of taels.

The monks and Taoists in the Ming Dynasty were all wealthy people, and building a good relationship with them would naturally benefit a lot.

Some landlords are powerful and have no fame in order to exempt themselves from taxes.What to do, when you are old, build a family temple and become a Taoist monk.Issuing them an ultimatum is not a matter of one tael of silver. To charge him a few hundred taels will depend on whether Master Zhou is in a good mood.

Zhou Nan calculated in his mind that there are many advantages to being an official.Leaving aside economic matters, even if he was selected as a Jinshi, with his knowledge and the level of stereotyped essays, he is probably at the bottom of the crane, so forget about the Hanlin Academy.

Even with the bonus of pedestrians, you can only start from a regular seventh-rank, and be a censor and magistrate.

Right now, he is directly in charge of the Sixth Grade Daolu Division Youzheng, and after a certain number of years, he is transferred out on a flat basis. He is also the head of the Sixth Division, with a rather high starting point.

This is an opportunity that can't be met but can't be sought. To be honest, being a miscellaneous low-level official is really enough for me.

Our Mr. Zhou was puzzled again, Xu Jie was afraid of killing him at the moment, how could he support him vigorously.

When things go wrong, there must be a demon, so what kind of demon moth is there?

No, Guixiang is very cunning, don't accidentally fall into his tricks.

Thinking of this, Zhou Nan breathed a sigh of relief on purpose, and said with a smile: "Yunqing, this incident really shocked my brother. However, even if I go to the Daolu Department to take charge of the affairs, I may not be able to accompany you. Even if Seeing Wan Sui's face may not win his trust."

"Otherwise, although the National Sacrifice Ceremony is presided over by the Kagura Officer, the Daolu Division seems to be just a decoration. But recently, because of the matter of the Lan Xianzhang, His Majesty has been very unhappy. It has been several days since I have summoned the Guangfu Guan's Xianzhang. Your Majesty is cautious in seeking the Tao, sooner or later he will order the Taoist to enter the palace, and you will naturally see Long Live at that time. Others may not be able to get into your Majesty's eyes if they do this right, but Zimu can."

Zhou Nan was amazed: "How do you say?"

"Zimu is excellent in both poetry and poetry. He is famous all over the world. Your Majesty loves essays the most. If you go, you will naturally gain the emperor's trust." Zou Yinglong said: "Li Nine Heavens fakes the fate of heaven, how embarrassing is it? Worry. Well done, Your Majesty is full of praise."

Only then did Zhou Nan suddenly realize that this was the case, and he did not expect that the green words he made when he was on duty in the cabinet that day would spread.

It must be that after Xu Jie knew about this, he moved his mind to place himself next to the emperor to compete for favor, thinking of him as his eyes and ears.

This strategy is not bad, the best beauty trick out of the 36 tricks... Bah, what kind of beauty trick?

In order to be the first assistant, Xu Jie used Zhou Nan's place. As for Ah Jiu's matter, he could only hold his nose and pretend not to know, and tried to win over Mr. Zhou.

Can bear what others can't bear, Licorice Xianggong, a generation of tortoise Xiang is a person who can afford and let go.

In order to correct the official position of the sixth rank, Zhou Nan hammered the case and said vigorously: "Xu Xiang is supporting me, I dare not obey my life." It's still the same sentence, sugar-coated swallowed, and the shells returned.

He was already thinking of breaking up with the Xu family, so he naturally refused to repair the relationship with Xu Jie.

However, this opportunity is really rare, how can I let it go.

(End of this chapter)