Idle courtiers

Chapter 460 Ruixue's Harvest Year Talks to Zaifu ([-])

After a period of delay, the turmoil of the Kongming case in the 41st year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty was finally resolved by Huang Guangsheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, who did not pay attention to legal procedures and organizational procedures.

Kong Ming is a serious confidant. Once he dies, the emperor no longer has to worry about digging deeper into the case, involving the dispute between King Yu and King Jing; The house was ransacked and the family was wiped out; Chen Hong and Zhu Xizhong did not have to be afraid of being exposed and being investigated by the court.

His death was a joy for all.

The only dissatisfaction is that Ke Dao's side likes to brush up the presence of the forces.

The official wanted to use this case to launch an attack on the factory guards. If Chen Hong could be taught a hard lesson, and even the power of the factory guards could be limited, it would be an unprecedented victory in civil politics.

It's a pity that everything is for nothing if the person commits this death.

Ke Dao vented his anger on Huang Shangshu, so the impeachment papers flew to the cabinet like snowflakes, impeaching Huang Guangsheng and disregarding the "Law of Ming Dynasty", arbitrarily, domineering, and violating the system.

This made Sikou Huang very embarrassed.

At this time, Xu Jie has returned to the cabinet, what else can he say?

Lao Xu and Yuan Wei are in the honeymoon period after this cooperation, so naturally they refuted it.Li Chunfang, another bachelor, kept silent with his fists hard to reach.

After the zhezi was sent to the Supervisor of Rituals, the emperor directly refused to send it, and ignored it.

This time, Ke Dao became more energetic.

At this time, the emperor decreed that the courtiers should publicly nominate the position of chief assistant of the cabinet.

After a lot of tossing, Xu Jie, who was expected by everyone, finally became the leader of the ruler, and Yuan Wei was also successively promoted to the post of assistant.

At the same time, Gao Gong also entered the cabinet and became a chancellor, making up for the four great scholars in the cabinet.

A wave of unrest, a wave of up again.

The emperor issued an edict again, saying that the cabinet was short of manpower, and he was going to make up two more cabinet elders for everyone to discuss.

The number of people in the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was generally between four and six, and there was no fixed rule.The least number of people was in the era of Sanyang Kaitai in the Renzong Dynasty, when there were only three elders.

Joining the cabinet as a prime minister was the highest political ideal of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, especially when the cabinet ministers were discussing and drafting votes, their power was much greater than before.

For a while, the ministers who were qualified to join the cabinet, and even the ministers who had been governors and had no problems in their resumes were moved.

The entire capital city is full of figures of adults and staff working everywhere, scheming, exchanging interests, and attacking opponents.

Among them, the officials and Qingliu who control the public opinion are naturally the targets for all forces to fight for.

After the impact of this incident, the Kodaos were distracted, and they were no longer interested in entangled with the Kong Ming case.

During this period of time, rumors spread everywhere in the capital, and the names of a series of related people were talked about with great interest.Soon, everyone listed the names of officials who might join the cabinet in the future.

A heavy snow fell one after another, and the entire capital city was covered in a thick layer of white quilt.

It's already mid-November, and the Spring Festival will be forty days away.

On this day, Zhou Nan came out of Xiyuan on duty, and was not in a hurry to go home. He first went to a restaurant called "Zhuli Pavilion" to meet a customer.

It is said to be "Bamboo House", but in fact, there is a clump of pitiful mottled bamboos that may die at any time in the back yard.But the chef here is very skilled. It is said that he once helped a cook in the house of a water transportation official in Linqing Prefecture, and cooked Shandong dishes with thick oil and red sauce.

Our Zhou Sheren usually served the Emperor Jiajing, who was a vegetarian, but when he returned home, he spoke Xun Fang's language that didn't like meat. Not to mention the birds fading out of his mouth, I'm afraid even the beasts of the flood came out.

Nothing happened today, the slander in my stomach could no longer be contained, so I simply came here to reward myself.

As soon as I entered the restaurant, when the thick cotton curtain was lifted, there was hot air blowing in my face, and the snowflakes on my shoulders melted, making me feel very wet and uncomfortable.

Shi Wenjiang hurried over, took the big opening he had untied, and said with a smile: "Mr. Sanci came early, and the guests haven't come yet. You and I are waiting here early, which is too flattering to others."

Zhou Nan squinted and said, "Wenjiang, Mr. Sanci, the jokes in the public are that you will use it to bury me. If you do this again, I will turn my face."

Shi Wenjiang was used to being casual in front of Zhou Nan, and continued to tease: "Master Zhou is like a no-man's land in and out of Her Royal Highness's mansion, not to mention three gifts, even thirty gifts. But if you don't need anything, You might as well give it to me, the utensils in the palace can’t be bought with money.”

Zhou Nan smiled wryly: "Wenjiang, this matter...is not easy to talk nonsense. You are an official, and you have your own salary and silver. Why do you ask me for something? It's too cold, let's go to the private room for a few drinks. A glass of wine to warm you up."

Shi Wenjiang: "Okay, let's go upstairs."

A while ago, Zhou Nan proposed to Xu Jie that he wanted to find an official position for his aide, General Shi Wen.

Zhou Nan is currently under Xu Jie's capable and clean staff, and Xu Ge naturally nods at what he said.Shi Wenjiang was asked to fill the official post of Wanping county magistrate, saying that it was a transition first.After staying for two years, I was transferred to the Central Department.

Speaking of this, some people may be surprised. According to the personnel system of the Ming Dynasty, county magistrates are generally held by Juren. Why should Shi Wenjiang, a young scholar, be the deputy county magistrate?
There are two reasons for this.

First of all, although the official position of the county magistrate must be held by a juren, however, the Guozijian supervisor can also be sent out after the expiration of the prison term.When Xu Jieyun was doing this a while ago, he first gave Shi Wenjiang a place in the Imperial Academy, and went through a procedure there.Although Gao Gong, the sacrificial wine of Guozijian, and Xu Jie were political enemies, the two fought for the first assistant.Although he failed to compete for the top position this time, he still got into the cabinet as he wished.Before entering the cabinet, he and Xu Jie reached a tacit agreement that I will replace Shi Wenjiang to enter the Imperial College and get the graduation certificate for you, and you should not set up obstacles for the old man to enter the cabinet.

Secondly, let alone the magistrate of Wanping County, no one wants to be the magistrate of Zhengyin County.

In the Ming Dynasty, two counties were set up in the capital, the north and west were under the jurisdiction of Daxing County; the south and southeast were under the administration of Wanping.

There is a saying that goes like this: Three lives are unlucky and the county magistrate attaches to Guo, and three lives do evil and attach to the provincial capital of Guo.

Daxing and Wanping counties are attached to Guojing City, they are simply villains of the tenth generation, and they have been condemned by the heavens because they are full of evil.

There are so many dignitaries in the capital, it can be said that throwing a stone can hit a relative of the emperor.Four grades are as many as dogs, and seven grades are not as good as dogs.

Daxing is better, after all, it is an economically developed area.Wanping is a little bit more miserable. It is located in the suburbs, and it is a military management area. There are more than ten military camps, large and small.

The most famous of these is Fengtai Daying. There are more soldiers than ordinary people. Basically, soldiers watch soldiers during the day and count stars at night. The military-local relationship is not well coordinated.

Every time an official receives a letter of appointment to take up a post in these two counties, he feels ashamed.

Fortunately, Shi Wenjiang also knew that his going to Wanping was a transition, and now he has taken the most important step in his life as an official, and expressed his satisfaction.

He had just received his official license and was planning to take up his post on the first day of next month. He was still Zhou Nan's master today, and he was on the last shift.

Seeing his smug expression, Zhou Nan suddenly sighed in his heart: When I was a yamen servant, how unattainable were the county magistrates and county towns. For a miscellaneous official from the seventh rank, it can be said that I used all my strength .Now Wen Jiangzhi got the official position of county magistrate because of my words.It can be seen how important it is to have someone above.

After going upstairs, the two heard someone beside them talking loudly: "Brother Lin, do you think which two adults will be recruited by the imperial court to be prime ministers this time?"

Hearing this, Zhou Nan and Shi Wenjiang paused for a while, and turned their heads to look, only to see a table of scholars who were drinking heavily.

In addition to the many officials in the capital, there are also many scholars, especially during this period of time.

It is now mid-November, and the examination will be on the ninth day of February next year, so there are only eighty days left.As early as the beginning of autumn, tribute scholars from various provinces came to Beijing to wait for the examination, and some even lived in the capital for a long time, lasting for ten years.

In addition to the scholars waiting for Qiu Wei, there will always be 5000 people.

The brother Lin who was asked was obviously the leader of the group of scholars, and he was also somewhat knowledgeable. He pointed his fingers and said: "I have always had a rule that non-jinshi is not allowed to be an official, and non-hanlin is not allowed to be a prime minister. In addition, To be a minister in the cabinet, you must have a certain rank, you must be a minister, or at least a minister."

Another scholar said: "Brother Lin's words are known to everyone. Isn't this nonsense? There are so many ministries in the capital, and there are tens or hundreds of people. The ghost knows which two adults will be able to join the cabinet."

Brother Lin ate his Mai Tai, feeling displeased and offended.Sneered: "This is the first. Second, there are also requirements for the qualifications of the people who join the cabinet. The prime minister needs to be proficient in government affairs, and he must be clear about everything from the central government to the local affairs. Therefore, there must be someone who works in the local government. If you have experience, you must have the experience of the governor. In this way, there are not too many people who are qualified to join the cabinet, and you can calculate it by pinching your fingers."

Hearing what he said, everyone nodded and said, "Brother Lin is right."

Seeing everyone agreeing, Brother Lin was even more proud, and said: "You all say that Zhang Taiyue and Zhang Juzheng can join the cabinet, that is nonsense. Zhang Baigui is not even a servant, even if he wants to be promoted, he has to be a servant to make a living, or Go to the governor's side first. Calculated, the only ones who can enter the cabinet this time are Guo Pu, Huang Guangsheng, Chen Yiqin, Yan Na, Tang Shunzhi, and even Zhao Zhenji."

Listening to Brother Lin pointing out Jiangshan's exciting writing, which mentioned Tang Shunzhi, a nobleman he met in the great turning point of his personal destiny, Zhou Nan's eyelids twitched.

He and Shi Wenjiang looked at each other with a smile, and then entered the private room under the leadership of Xiaoer.

As soon as you enter the pavilion and close the door, the hustle and bustle outside can no longer be heard in an instant.

The guests have not arrived yet, and they are not busy serving dishes.

The child made a cup of incense slices for Zhou Nan and Shi Wenjiang, and lit incense sticks.

Sandalwood rose densely, and a pot of narcissus was in full bloom on the flower shelf next to it.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Shi Wenjiang took a sip of tea and sighed: "It's so dry today, I'm dying of thirst. Haha, I didn't expect that Uncle Yan would also have the possibility of joining the cabinet. Today we will talk to his Isn't it a coincidence that the staff meet?"

Yes, Zhou Nan and the others are going to meet and discuss matters with the subordinates of the Minister of Rites, Yan Na, today.

(End of this chapter)