In the end, the conversation in front of Wenhua Hall ended on bad terms.
To put it bluntly, this time Wang Ao not only planned the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, but also the position of the chief minister of the cabinet.
Judging from His Majesty's current behavior, the position of the Cabinet in the court is lower than that of the Six Ministries. The most obvious sign is the difference in official rank.
All ministers in the cabinet are given the title of Minister of the Six Bubu, which seems to be equal to that of the Six Bubu. However, in addition to the title of Shangshu, they also have the title of Prince, Third Master, and Third Young Master.
It is the custom of the imperial court that the titles of Three Dukes and Three Solitaries are not given lightly. Nowadays, the title of Third Master of the Crown Prince and Third Young Master of the Crown Prince have also become honorary titles.
In the court today, Wang Wen and his young master, Hu Xi and his young master, and Yu Qian and his young guard are all there. However, there are reasons for this. Wang Wen was sent as an envoy alone in Liaodong, and he was able to change the situation of the war, and then he was in Zijing again.
Guan Yi's combat prowess surpassed that of Ren Li, which built up his morale. In addition, he had always been favored by the emperor. There were many reasons, so he had this honor.
In addition to him, Hu Hui and Yu Qian, because of their support, Li Xian, who like them contributed to the emperor's ascension to the throne, also received honors from the Duke.
In other words, the title of Sangu for these people is almost impossible to copy, so it cannot be regarded as a routine.
However, the Prince's Third Master and the Prince's Third Young Master are different. The last time His Royal Highness the Prince came out to study, the Emperor almost gave honorary titles to all the important ministers in the court. At that time, many people were talking about it and didn't know what it meant.
But if you look closely, you can see the clues. Today's Six Ministries and Seven Ministers, including Hu Ming and Wang Wen who already have the title of Sangu, all have the additional title of Prince and Third Master.
The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, the Metropolitan Procuratorate plus the Crown Prince, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Husbandry plus the Crown Prince, and the Ministry of Punishment plus the Crown Prince, basically follow the order of the six ministries. The only exception is Chen Xun of the Ministry of Industry, who adds the Crown Prince
Master, however, his situation is special. He is the first minister to be transferred from the cabinet to the minister, and he also held the title of Hanlin bachelor before. After he was transferred to the minister of the Ministry of Industry, the title will naturally be different, but it does not hinder anything.
In contrast, the cabinet ministers still have the title of Six Ministers, but they only have the title of Prince's Third Young Master. The first assistant is Wang Ao, and the second assistant Yu Shiyue is the Prince's Young Master. The remaining cabinet ministers are all
It is the prince's young master or the prince's young treasure. Even Yu Shiyue, who is now actually in charge of the affairs of the East Palace, and Zhu Jian, who has made great achievements in the past and contributed to the prince's appointment, are no exception.
From this it can be seen that this was by no means an accident, but was done intentionally by the emperor.
Originally there was no customization of the cabinet, but with the addition of the title of Shangshu and the power of voting, there was a faint tendency to compete with the six ministries, but this was obviously something the emperor did not want to see.
Therefore, on top of this, taking advantage of the opportunity of the prince to leave the cabinet, the relationship between the six ministries and the cabinet was re-adjusted. The prince's third young master is the second rank, and the six ministers are also the second rank. Therefore, for the cabinet ministers, this additional title is not enough.
Bring about an improvement in official status.
However, the three prince masters are different. They are all from the first rank. With this title, according to the convention, they can be regarded as the first rank court officials. In addition to the difference in salary, the position in the court and even the robes are different.
the difference.
From the first rank to the first rank, one is qualified to wear the crimson crane robe, which is the highest rank among civil servants, but to the second rank, one can only wear the scarlet golden pheasant robe, which is the second rank. This is the difference.
Although it is only the first clues now, it is actually very easy to verify whether this speculation is true or false.
Because next, Wang Ao will be transferred to the Ministry of War, and new ministers will join the cabinet. We only need to see if the emperor will follow this rule and add officials when issuing decrees, and we will know.
And since the cabinet system was established, there has been no precedent for a minister to be transferred to a cabinet minister. Therefore, if Wang Ao can successfully transfer to minister of the Ministry of War this time, it can be regarded as a promotion.
If this is the case, it also means that the new chief minister of the cabinet will never be selected from among the six ministers. In this case, either the cabinet minister will be promoted, or he can only be the minister of the six ministers, governors, and admirals of various places.
Born among ministers.
Wang Ao is an example of the latter. He was promoted from Liaodong Admiral Military Affairs Minister to First Assistant Minister directly. However, his situation is different. It was because he served with Wang Wen on his mission, so he was rewarded together and directly promoted to First Assistant Minister.
If other ministers want to go beyond the step of cabinet ministers and directly serve as chief ministers, it is probably impossible. Moreover, the court has just recommended several cabinet ministers. Although the candidates have not been finalized, they are qualified to join the cabinet.
Basically all the ministers have been plowed. At this time, if the ministers are promoted directly to the first minister, what will the ministers who are about to join the cabinet think?
Therefore, the safest way is to choose from the cabinet. After Wang Ao left, there were only two people left in the cabinet. Yu Shiyue was in a special situation and it was impossible to be promoted to the position of chief minister in a short time. Therefore, Zhang Min could only succeed him.
Wang Ao had many plans for this game. More importantly, Yu Shiyue had not seen any clues about this arrangement before. Without Zhang Min's cooperation, it would have been impossible.
After all, Yu Shiyue has to take care of the East Palace and is busy with affairs, so Zhang Min is often the one keeping an eye on the cabinet for him. However, he ignores that there are only permanent interests above the government. Although Zhang Min had been with him before
Even if they are good friends, in such a matter, it may not mean that they will not become Wang Ao's people.
Things have developed to this point, and the situation has become clear. Soon after Yu Shiyue left the palace, Wynn came to the cabinet with his decree.
"...The imperial edict orders Wang Ao, a great scholar from Huagaidian, to be transferred to the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, to be added to the title of Grand Master of the Crown Prince, and Zhang Min, a great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, to be promoted to be a great scholar of Huagaidian, to be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and to be transferred to the Wenyuan Pavilion."
"Luo Qi, the minister of Honglu Temple, Xiao Han, the chief envoy to the left in Huguang, and Sun Yuanzhen, the left minister of the Ministry of War, who participated in the Zhejiang political affairs, were appointed to the Zhiwenyuan Pavilion, and were appointed as the crown prince and young master. Luo Qi was appointed as the minister of the Ministry of War, and he was appointed as the bachelor of Wuying Palace, and Xiao Han was appointed as the minister of rites.
Minister, he was appointed as the Grand Bachelor of Wenhua Palace, Sun Yuanzhen was appointed as the Minister of Processing Department, and he was appointed as the Grand Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. I admire this..."
Outside the cabinet office, Wynn conveyed the decree with a solemn expression.
The faces of the people below were different. Wang Ao was smiling, while Zhang Min was a little surprised, as if he couldn't believe that the position of chief assistant actually fell to him.
As for Yu Shiyue, if he had known the result would be like this, he looked very calm.
only……
"Sun Yuanzhen?"
While the other two were still rejoicing, Yu Shiyue noticed something special in the emperor's will.
You know, Sun Yuanzhen is not included in the list of seven people Ting Tui submitted. If you put it this way...
"Your Majesty has decreed that Mr. Sun will come to the cabinet to handle affairs."
Wynn obviously expected this question and answered directly without much hesitation.
"Understood……"
Yu Shiyue nodded and said no more.
Logically speaking, the emperor's decree subtly overturned the results of the imperial examination. However, the cabinet structure is special, and the third division of the prince and the title of six ministers are added, but after all, I am only a fifth-rank official.
If the emperor wants to promote someone to a grand bachelor in the imperial palace, it is only a matter of a word.
Secondly, although the selection process is the most formal selection process, in the final analysis, the final decision-making power still lies in the hands of the emperor. If the emperor is dissatisfied with the selection process, let alone selecting officials who are not on the list to join the cabinet, he will
It is also possible to completely overturn the results.
In fact, this is where the officialdom becomes complicated. Some things are regulations and some things are conventions. The two seem to be the same, but in fact they are very different.
Just like the cabinet, the reason why its power is regarded as relying on the favor of the Sacred Heart is because, according to the canon system, the cabinet is only the fifth rank, but according to convention, the title of the second rank is added. If the system is like this, then
Even if the emperor is dissatisfied, he must follow the rules and regulations, but the conventions are different. If the emperor is dissatisfied, he can naturally not follow the rules.
Take this recommendation as an example. If someone makes a fuss about the process of Sun Yuanzhen being selected into the cabinet, then it can only be said that he has no merit, but he hastily joined the cabinet from a third-rank official to a second-rank official, which is suspected of being over-promoted.
.
However, almost no one will do this, because the best result of this is that Sun Yuanzhen will still join the cabinet, but instead of adding a second-grade title, he will become a military counselor as a third-grade official. In essence, it still cannot prevent him from joining the cabinet.
On the contrary, it offended the emperor, which was not worth the gain no matter how you looked at it.
Therefore, many times, various seemingly complicated settings of the court actually have their own purposes.
Returning to Sun Yuanzhen, Yu Shiyue did not have a deep impression of this person. He only vaguely remembered that he was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Yongle and was well-known in the local area. Moreover, if he remembered correctly, Sun Yuanzhen is now in Zhejiang.
His errand should be to be Counselor for Military Affairs.
For such a person, the emperor suddenly transferred him back to the capital and specially appointed him to the cabinet. What was the purpose?
With Yu Shiyue thinking like this, Wynn had already handed him over and said goodbye. Just when Yu Shiyue was about to go back to the public house, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Wang Ao's face with an inexplicable look of sadness from the corner of his eye...
The candidates for the Ministry of War were selected, and the chief ministers of the cabinet were also selected accordingly. In addition, the candidates for the cabinet were finally announced, and several decrees were issued one after another, which really caused a lot of discussion in the capital. After a few days, both the government and the public were busy.
Some people are busy building relationships, and some are busy looking for old friends. In short, what this transfer has brought about is a long-standing change in the central structure. After these decrees, the DPRK is bound to form a new one.
form.
Under this opportunity, some people are in crisis, and some people are in opportunities. It depends on how to grasp it...
At the same time, with these decrees issued, Yu Qian's sick leave finally ended, and he appeared again in the morning court.
However, even though he went to court, Yu Qian still acted like he should stay away from strangers and acquaintances. For several days, he remained silent in the court hall. After going to court, he either went to Hubu and Shen
Yi is responsible for the affairs of Huangzhuang, or he is handing over affairs to Wang Ao at the Ministry of War.
Yu Shiyue had always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Yu Qian, but every time he approached, Yu Qian found an excuse to leave. After coming and going, he temporarily gave up his thoughts.
However, just when Yu Shiyue thought that Yu Qian might have been avoiding him, as soon as he returned to the mansion that day, a servant came to report, saying.
"Master, Yu Shaobao is waiting in the front hall..."
Hearing this, Yu Shiyue was surprised, but he didn't delay. He changed his clothes and went directly to the front hall.
"...Yu Shaobao is here. Yu is a little distant to welcome me. Please forgive me!"
Entering the hall, Yu Qian also greeted him. Before he could speak, Yu Shiyue said with a smile.
Although the words were polite, the teasing meaning in them was obvious.
After hearing this, Yu Qian, who was opposite him, gave a wry smile and said.
"Brother Shi Chao, what are you talking about? I have been rude these days. It is my turn to apologize to Brother Shi Chao today."
"snort……"
Yu Shiyue snorted, but didn't care too much, and he and Yu Qian both sat down.
Even now, he can probably tell that Yu Qian is avoiding suspicion.
Although I don't know what Yu Qian went through in prison, it is a certainty that he will not be able to stay in the Ministry of War after he is released from prison.
What Yu Shiyue could see, he believed Yu Qian could also see.
The emperor intends to suppress the Ministry of War, so before the new Minister of War is selected, Yu Qian naturally has to keep a low profile. After all, with his influence in the Ministry of War, no matter what he does, it may be interpreted too much by others. The only way
The way is to stay home because of illness and avoid the limelight.
However, if you look at it clearly, what makes Yu Shiyue dissatisfied is that Yu Qian can just avoid suspicion, but it is not necessary, even he should be turned away...
"You should know everything about the Ministry of War. What do you think?"
After a few words of greeting, Yu Shiyue put all the unhappiness behind him. The reason why he always wanted to see Yu Qian was, in the final analysis, just to hear his views on the current situation in the court.
Although it can be seen from Yu Qian's behavior of staying behind closed doors, it is not as convenient as a face-to-face meeting.
When this question was asked, Yu Qian didn't have much reaction, he just said.
"What do I think? Shouldn't Brother Shichao know best?"
"When I asked Brother Yu to recommend Xiang Wenyao, you and I discussed this matter. The current situation is already much better than I expected."
After saying this, Yu Shiyue became a little silent.
Yes, of course he knew that Yu Qian had already had this realization.
In order to rectify the military camp, Yu Qian promoted several doctors one after another, and asked him to help send Xiang Wenyao to the Ministry of War. Because of this matter, a fierce quarrel broke out in the court. In the end, the emperor personally stepped in to settle the matter, and again
After transferring Li Shi, who had nothing to do with Yu Qian, and Wang Wen's right-hand man Shen Jing into the Ministry of War, the court discussion was barely quelled.
However, what is supposed to come will always come. As one of the six ministries, the Ministry of War cannot be controlled by Yu Qian for a long time. Therefore, after the reorganization of the army is over, it is only a matter of time that the Ministry of War will be suppressed. But even so, it will not come too soon.
Faster.
Sighing, Yu Shiyue pondered for a moment and asked.
"I know what you are thinking, but if you just retreat like this, what will Hong Chang, Giao, Fang Gao and the others do?"
This chapter has been completed!