The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Duchayuan, duty room.

Yan Chengjin holds today's official newspaper in his hand.

The official newspapers in the market are monopolized by Lao Wang Bookstore, and most of the pages are news from the School of Science.

The news in the court comes from the inspection of the Duchayuan.

But now, Zheng Qian went to the Duchayuan Yamen in the capital to sit in court, and only Yan Chengjin was left in the duty room.

If he didn't impeach, there would be no impeachment, so the official newspaper was empty.

"It's been a long time since there was an impeachment, and your majesty will definitely ask about recruiting new censors."

The selection of censors in the Ming Dynasty mainly came from the lower-level Shujishi in Hanyuan.

Hanyuan is a talent reserve.

Usually the six ministries will select first, and the "leftovers" left after the selection will be divided up by the Duchayuan and the five temples.

When he came to Hanyuan, Yan Chengjin found Qu Shen, a classmate of his father, and asked for the list of Hanlin, and checked the family files.

The cabinet and the Hanyuan scholars will conduct assessments from time to time and assign the Hanyuan people to the six ministries, just like he and Wang Shouren did at the beginning.

The assessment can be seen in the family file.

"Please ask Lord Qu to find these three people."

Hanlin Qu Shen glanced at the list. Although these three people did not perform well in the assessment, they were enough to enter the six ministries. You are really good at picking!

Qu Shen smiled awkwardly and advised: "My dear nephew, why don't you change three more people? It's not good to hurt people like this."

If it weren't for desperation, no one would want to go to the Censorate.

The Censorate is different from the six ministries. The censor is a seventh-rank official. Above that, it is the left and right assistant censors of the fourth rank.

Between the seventh and fourth ranks, there is no space. If you want to be promoted, just despair.

There should be an official position called experience, but there are only two such officials. In order to save money, Emperor Hongzhi has not appointed one until now.

The six ministries are different. There are official positions from the second to the ninth ranks.

Moreover, the six ministries can transfer to each other to fill vacancies, but it is difficult for the censors of the Censorate to be transferred to the six ministries.

The most important thing is that the six ministries can easily be selected into the cabinet and become cabinet ministers.

The highest dream of the scholars of the Hanlin Academy is to enter the cabinet and realize their ambitions.

"I want these three people."

The duty room of the Hanyuan is quite lively.

The Hanlin heard that there were thieves in Baoding Prefecture and they had repeatedly returned without success in suppressing the thieves. They cursed the Baoding County Magistrate for his inaction and wanted to impeach him.

Yan Chengjin was accustomed to the atmosphere of the Hanyuan.

Walking into the inner courtyard, this is the duty room of Zhang Yuanzhen, a bachelor of the Hanyuan.

The bachelor of the Hanyuan is a department of the Hanlin Academy, and there is only one person.

If you want to ask for someone from the Hanyuan, you must first get the consent of Zhang Yuanzhen and then transfer through the Ministry of Personnel. The appointment of officials below the fourth rank does not need to go through Emperor Hongzhi.

In the duty room, a man sat upright in front of the desk, his facial features revealing an undisguised righteousness.

The craftsman was trimming his beautiful beard with a razor.

Zhang Yuanzhen was reading today's official report, but it was a report issued by the Tongzhengsi, not a report from the streets.

Hanyuan could only write impeachment documents when he knew about things outside the capital.

"Sir, Lord Yan from the Censorate is here."

He raised his hand to signal to stop trimming, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "No!"

What else can you do in Hanyuan?

I heard that the Censorate sent all the censors to the border, and they must be here to ask for someone.

Yan Chengjin strode into the duty room: "Lord Zhang doesn't want to see me, is it because of the two Lords Yang?"

He impeached Yang Yiqing and Yang Tinghe.

Zhang Yuanzhen often recited poems with the two and drank with them at home, and their relationship was like... Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, a pair of good friends.

Zhang Yuanzhen's face twitched slightly, and he said stiffly: "I don't know what you are talking about."

Yan Chengjin also wasted time: "I want these three people to be transferred to the Censorate to serve as censors. Please ask Mr. Zhang to submit the list to the Ministry of Personnel."

The list was placed on the desk. Zhang Yuanzhen glanced at it lightly and almost jumped up: "You are not harming people! I have arranged to go to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel to observe politics."

"Then I can only report to His Majesty truthfully and impeach Mr. Zhang for being lazy and derelict in his duty and hindering others from being promoted."

Promotion?

You call this promotion?

Zhang Yuanzhen was so angry that he felt dizzy and his lips trembled slightly: "You said that this official... This official is lazy and derelict in his duty?"

I come to Hanyuan before the hour of Mao every day!

Which one is worse than the Censorate?

"You...you still want to impeach me, you wait...I will report to His Majesty!" Zhang Yuanzhen was so angry that he put on his official hat and rushed out of the duty room.

Yan Chengjin stood there in a daze.

He and Zhang Yuanzhen had no grudges, but the incident of the two Yangs made Zhang Yuanzhen have a lot of opinions about him, which made him so angry.

With such a hot temper, he will not live for many years.

Huagai Palace,

Emperor Hongzhi wiped his hands with a handkerchief and opened the newly compiled ancient book sent from Wenhua Palace.

At this time, Xiao Jing came in with Fuchen: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yuanzhen asked for an audience, and brought a group of Hanlin, as if he came to fight."

Soon, Zhang Yuanzhen walked into the palace and bowed slightly to Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin wants to hand over three people from the Hanyuan, otherwise, he will impeach me."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, and he hated such injustice the most.

"What's the matter?"

"He asked me for three people to be the censors of the Censorate, but I didn't want to. Your Majesty, look at these three people. Xu Tianxi is a student of Lord Li Dongyang and is quite talented. I have arranged for him to observe the administration of the Ministry of Personnel. The second person is Zhang Linyu, a student of Wang Hua, who is observing the administration of the Ministry of Revenue. The third person is Jiang Yun, who has not observed the administration. This person is ordinary."

Among the three people Yan Chengjin wanted, two were second-class Jinshi.

After reading it, Emperor Hongzhi understood Yan Chengjin's feelings. It has happened from time to time that various government offices have competed for candidates.

Even the twelve supervisors in the palace were no exception.

"What are the wishes of these three people?"

Zhang Yuanzhen bowed slightly: "They naturally don't want to go to the Censorate."

There is another reason why it is difficult for censors to be promoted.

The job of censor is to offend people. If you impeach a minister, the minister will not recommend you.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xiao Jing: "It has been a long time since the Censorate came to impeach, right?"

"Reporting to your majesty, there is only Yan Chengjin in the Censorate. If he doesn't write... naturally there is no impeachment." Xiao Jing replied.

The Censorate that your majesty is talking about is naturally the one in the capital.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Ask Yan Chengjin."

The little eunuch went to the Censorate to announce the decree, and Yan Chengjin didn't need to pay silver. Yan Chengjin also knew what it was.

But for the sake of caution, he still took out two taels of silver.

The little eunuch whispered truthfully: "Your majesty asked you to change three people."

Considering that your majesty might blame him, he chose three slightly higher scums from a group of scums.

His Majesty still refused.

"Your Majesty, I, Yan Chengjin, greet you."

Emperor Hongzhi had a stern face, fearing that if he looked kind to this kid, he would be too arrogant.

"I heard Zhang Yuanzhen's report, you can change three people."

Yan Chengjin carefully speculated, if he changed three people, what good impeachment could he write.

"Your Majesty, do you know why I chose these three people?"

"Why?"

"Xu Tianxi is dull in talent, and he wrote the questions in a conventional way. It is difficult for him to achieve anything in the Ministry of Personnel. Zhang Jiyu is not even proficient in mathematics, but he is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. Jiang Yun is even more mediocre.

And the three of them wrote impeachment when they were in Hanyuan."

Emperor Hongzhi turned his head slightly and cast an inquiring look at Zhang Yuanzhen.

Zhang Yuanzhen was speechless for a moment: "I don't know."

Hanyuan is the government office with the largest number of people in the capital. How can he take care of them? Some of them were recommended by the imperial lecturer.

"I'll take a look, you guys go back first."

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly, wanting to ask the minister if he should say something.

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi had the same idea, he looked at him as if warning him.

Or come back later.