Sensing the strange looks from everyone present, Mr. Hu remained calm and composed without even raising his eyelids.
These people are still not knowledgeable enough or innovative enough.
How could he, Hu Mian, be so ill-considered?
Mr. Hu always adheres to the principle of spending the minimum price and obtaining the maximum benefit in his life. Since he wants to sell favors, he naturally wants to send Buddha to the West.
Wang Yue and Yu Zijun entered the first class, and it was natural for them to enter the Hanlin Academy. It would have been okay if it was normal.
But don't forget, the current bachelor of the Hanlin Academy is Xiao Ban. Although we don't know whether he will be punished this time, there is no doubt that his life will not be easy.
At this time, Wang Yue and Yu Zijun entered the Hanlin Academy. It would be strange not to be used to vent their anger. What's more, their literary talents are not top-notch among this class of scholars. Xiao Tan
If you really want to give them small shoes, you don't have to look for excuses.
Of course, in the usual understanding, Qingliu qualifications are very valuable, so many ministers have never thought that it is not necessary to enter the Hanlin Academy to enter the First Class.
Or to put it mildly, the elders don’t spend so much thought on these matters.
There are so many things going on in the court, and you have to think carefully about everything. The old man's hair has long since fallen out.
Therefore, if the affairs are not originally under their jurisdiction, or if there are signs that it will affect their own interests, the bosses will not spend too much thought on it.
To put it bluntly, today they were just called over to review all the papers again, even though the examination is a grand ceremony of the country.
But again, even though the battle is so big now, in the final analysis, these new scholars are just newborn calves to the officialdom.
Perhaps for other officials, making friends with them can be a help, but for those present who are already at the top of civil servants, only these new scholars are clinging to them, so how can they spend time on these people?
share.
Even Hu Hui just formed a good relationship casually. The more important reason why the old man did this is actually because, in the final analysis, the Spring and Autumn Festival is managed by the Ministry of Rites.
Therefore, when such a big mistake occurred, Hu Hui naturally had to find a way to remedy the situation and try his best to avoid possible conflicts in the future.
In other words, he was not only sending favors to Wang Yue, Yu Zijun and others, but also reminding the emperor in disguise.
As expected, after the emperor heard this, he frowned slightly, and after a while, he said.
"That's the truth. However, when the imperial court selects scholars, it is not just based on literary talent. Naturally, it is not necessary for all of them to enter the Imperial Academy. As a rule, after being selected by the New Science Scholars Hall, they must enter the Six Ministries to observe politics."
"Since Wang Yue and Yu Zijun are not suitable to enter the Hanlin Academy, let them go to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs to study government affairs with Mr. Yu and Mr. Shen. What do you think?"
Generally speaking, the new scholars after the imperial examination will flow in two directions. The first is the Hanlin Academy. These Jinshi will first be the top three in the first class and will be directly awarded the position of editor of the Imperial Academy. Secondly, after the imperial examination,
The Jinshi who performed well in the "Guan Selection" entered the Hanlin Academy and became Shujishi to study.
Shujishi is not an official position. Strictly speaking, it is the same as the supervisor of the Imperial College. It is just a student who continues to study in the Hanlin Academy. Only after "dispersing the academy" and passing the assessment, can the Shujishi who has passed the examination be admitted to the same position as a student.
Like Jinshi A, he was awarded editor or other official positions.
However, the term of Shujishi is often three years or longer, so even if they are the same batch of Jinshi, the gap has already widened when the scientific examination results are released.
Except for Yijia and the Shujishi who were elected to the Hanlin Academy, all the remaining Jinshi will be sent to various ministries and temples to supervise the administration. This period is relatively short, usually half a year or a year. During this period,
These Jinshi have official status but no official rank. They are basically just underlings.
But one good thing is that no matter where they are sent, their official status will remain in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. After the entire administration is over, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will select officials based on their performance and combined with the results of the imperial examination.
This is a normal process. However, there will be some surprises during the implementation process. For example, during the selection process of the Ministry of Civil Service, if there is a serious shortage of personnel, they will also choose to directly appoint officials. But in general, the process of observing the administration is
is essential.
There seems to be no difference between these two paths, but in fact, according to the court practice, those who enter the Hanlin Academy are better than those who observe politics in various yamen. This is not only a difference in selection, but more importantly, in the final appointment
There will also be a big difference.
Qingliu's qualifications are not just nice to hear, they represent real benefits.
Not to mention the first-level Jinshi, skipping the Guanzheng and starting as a seventh-grade editor, which can save at least three years of work. Other shuji scholars who enter the Hanlin Academy may be taught editors after they leave.
, or being awarded a review, which is also a clear qualification.
When people like them are placed in the ministry, they will be promoted directly to the next level as usual. After the school is dismissed, those who fail to pass the exam will be awarded to Shizhong or Yushi. They will only be placed if there is really no place for them.
Become an official in a state or county.
But these second-level Jinshi who are observing the government in the ministry, after the end of the observation, will be given the title of Shizhong or Yushi. If they are lucky, they will be retained in the six ministries and awarded the official position of chief, and become officials of the capital. If they perform well
No, I would send him to a state or county official position as soon as possible.
As for those top three Jinshi who are overseeing the affairs of the temple, their fate has been basically decided, and very few of them can stay in the capital.
So in fact, entering the Hanlin Academy means that your bottom-line official position in the future will be higher than others, and your career starting point will be higher. This is the reason why everyone flocks to the Hanlin Academy.
The problem now is that it is difficult for Wang Yue and Yu Zijun to convince the public to enter the Hanlin Academy. However, if they are allowed to go to the Ministry of Education, then the first-level Jinshi will be inferior to those selected from the second-level academy in the end.
People can't explain it.
Therefore, the solution given by the emperor is to increase the value of the six departments of government administration!
Normally, when the second-level Jinshi comes to the Sixth Ministry to observe the government, the Yuanwailang is basically responsible for giving guidance. Occasionally, if a doctor from one of the divisions is willing to take over, that would be great luck.
But this time the emperor opened his mouth and directly named Yu Qian and Shen Yi!
These two people, one is in charge of the world's money and food, the other is in charge of the world's military equipment, they are top figures among civil servants. Normally, these new scholars would be happy for a long time if they could say a word to them, let alone being around to teach and support them.
In an officialdom where connections are most important, this is a golden start.
Apart from anything else, as long as you can win the favor of these two people, then not only will your future career be smooth sailing, but at least no one will dare to mess with you.
More importantly, in this way, the circulation of new scholars will be different. If you can get the support of such a heavyweight minister when you are watching the government, your qualifications to watch the government in the six ministries will definitely become very popular immediately.
So the question now is, are Yu Qian and Shen Yi willing to spend this time and energy to support a new scholar to observe politics?
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the two of them, and they looked at each other before walking out together.
"I will do my best to obey His Majesty's will."
As the two of them finished speaking, everyone present suddenly realized...
God, things are going to change!
Especially Chen Xun's gaze suddenly became very complicated.
Logically speaking, they were just called here to read the papers today. It was not too important to them who they would choose as Jinshi, so there was no need to worry too much.
However, at this moment, the emperor wanted to put Wang Yue and Yu Zijun into the Sixth Department, and it was because Qian and Shen Yi were directly supporting them.
Chen Shangshu seemed to have suddenly had a layer of window paper pierced in his heart, connecting all the things that had happened before.
If nothing else, let’s talk about the Hanlin Academy. From the beginning of the establishment of the imperial court, the Hanlin Academy was a very powerful yamen.
It is the duty of the Hanlin Academy to accompany the emperor, prepare edicts, submit documents, give lectures and readings at banquets, and go in and out of the cabinet to prepare for consultations. It is precisely because of this that the status of the Hanlin Academy has skyrocketed, and it has become a holy place in the hearts of scholars all over the world.
But now?
Every convention was broken by the emperor. First, he, a former bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a cabinet minister, was promoted to six ministers.
Later, the ministers in the cabinet were occupied by a group of ministers who came up step by step from the prefectures and counties. Now in the cabinet, the only one with a clear family background is Jiang Yuan, but even he has some local experience, starting from the minister of justice
Transferred.
Especially after Gao Gu was demoted to Nanjing, there was still no clear-cut official in the cabinet who could take over. Chen Xun once tried to recommend Du Ning, the minister of Dali Temple, but every time he was shelved by the emperor.
If this were not the case, Chen Xun would not have worked hard on an ordinary Hanlin like Xu Youzhen over and over again, trying to help him up.
It's really because the clear lineage of Hanlin has become somewhat weak now.
From Chen Xun's own perspective, with the support of the emperor, he reached the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry. Indeed, his status and power were much stronger than before.
However, this is not because the authority of the six ministries has been increased, but because the emperor is intentionally or unintentionally suppressing the status of the cabinet. This can be seen just from the additional titles.
Basically, the titles of the six ministers are one level higher than those of cabinet ministers.
Don't underestimate the mere first-tier people. At their level, their power is actually about the same. If you really want to rank them, what matters is the difference in rank.
Immediately afterwards, after setting a precedent for non-Qingliu to flow into the cabinet, the emperor pointed the finger at the Hanlin Academy, which specialized in producing Qingliu.
Looking back now, Peng Shi, Pei Lun and others had a conflict with Wang Wen when they were inspecting the capital and were demoted from the capital. It seemed that this old guy was using his power for personal gain and retaliation. But in fact, had the emperor made arrangements for it?
If that time was really forced by the situation in the imperial court, then some time ago, many concubines in the Hanlin Academy were dismissed early and sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to serve as censors.
It seemed that it was a struggle between Xiao Tan and him, between the old and new Qingliu. On the surface, it was to rectify the army. However, thinking about it in retrospect, the final result was that the Hanlin Academy was wiped out. Moreover,
The number of official positions in the Hanlin Academy has also returned to its original customization from the tacit excess.
And, more importantly, they were sent out because "the court needed it", so they were basically transferred and awarded the title of censor, which was no different from ordinary Jinshi who watched the government.
In other words, Qingliu's qualifications, because of this special situation, did not bring them any bonus!
If Qingliu's qualifications cannot bring tangible benefits to these officials, then will they still be sought after by Jinshi?
The answer is obviously no.
If this incident had not happened today, then the clear status of the Hanlin Academy might still be the most valuable qualification in the court.
However, if this road is really opened, the person who enters the Sixth Department this time is the second place candidate and Tan Tan. Maybe in the spring of three years later, the person who enters the Sixth Department will become the number one.
If you think about it carefully, Chen Xun, Gao Gu and others were promoted and demoted one after another, and the cabinet was also filled by officials who were not Qingliu. This cut off Qingliu's top power and the smoothest promotion channel.
Subsequently, Pei Lun and Peng Shi were demoted from the capital by the imperial police. Now they are ordering the military garrison to let the Shujishi disperse early and restore the original quota system, which removes the middle-level pillars of Qingliu.
But now, the best sources of Qingliu have been added to the place where the flowers are ranked second in the imperial examination.
If this continues, I'm afraid that the Hanlin Academy in the future will really become a yamen that can only serve Wen Han and dance with his writing.
After thinking about this clearly, Chen Xun couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
When did the emperor start to think about the Hanlin Academy? Is the plan to weaken the Imperial Academy step by step to take advantage of the situation, or is it a pre-planned plan? Is today's palace examination a sudden move by the emperor, or...
Looking up at the emperor's calm face, Chen Xun felt increasingly that the young king in front of him was unfathomable.
At this moment, the emperor seemed to notice Chen Xun's gaze, so a gentle voice sounded in Chen Xun's ears.
"Mr. Chen, do you think there is anything wrong?"
When he raised his head, Chen Xun met the Emperor's eyes full of meaning. For some reason, he felt a little flustered, as if it was not the Emperor who had been exposed, but him.
After a brief hesitation, Chen Shangshu lowered his head and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty is wise, I think this arrangement is very suitable."
In the final analysis, everyone has to think about themselves. Although Chen Xun was born in the Imperial family, he is now in the seventh rank.
Although he is not ranked high, now that he has reached this position, his dependence on Hanlin has been reduced a lot.
So to put it bluntly, what does life and death after the Hanlin lineage have to do with him?
On the contrary, if those Shuji scholars had not dispersed in advance, they would have been suppressed by Xiao Ban and would not be able to truly enter the court. On the contrary, they would not be able to help Chen Xun.
Although it is not the best result now, at least they all have the opportunity to make contributions.
Although the matter of reorganizing the army is dangerous and difficult, if it is done well, it may not be impossible to achieve success.
As for the future of the Hanlin Academy...
What does it have to do with him being the minister of the Ministry of Industry? That should be something that a certain unlucky bachelor named Xiao who is in the side hall now has to worry about!
Oh, he forgot that this bachelor of the academy is now like a clay bodhisattva crossing the river, and he cannot protect himself.
Who knows, after today, the Hanlin Academy will have a new bachelor in charge...
This chapter has been completed!