The emperor's wedding was over for ten days, but the officials did not have a holiday and still had to go back to work every day. The busiest one was naturally the Ministry of Rites, and various cumbersome rituals were continuously.

On the afternoon of August 18, the cabinet held a small round of court discussions, with only the four elders of the cabinet and the six ministers of the ministers of the ministry participating, mainly discussing the reinstatement of Jing'an Bo Xu Jin.

Speaking of the Dragon Boat Festival in May, due to the incident of the two princesses leaving the city in a "small clothes" incident, Xu Jin resigned from the Hanlin Secret Service. However, the flintlock test was successfully completed last month. The young emperor planned to reward Xu Jin for his merits and restore his post to the cabinet for discussion and approval.

Originally, the cabinet had discussed this matter a few days ago. The Yang Party led by Yang Tinghe naturally did not want Xu Jin to be reinstated, so in the end, he returned the imperial edict of the young emperor and proposed to promote Xu Jin to the doctor of the Ministry of War (fifth rank).

Nanjing was the old capital of the Ming Dynasty, and also had a team of ministries and colleges. Although the official ranks were the same as those of the capital, they were far away from the emperor and the center of power, so the ministries and colleges in Nanjing were just a bench for the idle officials.

It is obvious that Yang Tinghe's intention was to advance and surrender in the real world, to bring Xu Jin out of the capital, and stay away from the emperor. However, the young emperor was not stupid, and immediately brought back the cabinet's memorial to reconsider. Therefore, today is the second meeting of the cabinet to discuss Xu Jin's reinstatement.

At this time, the chief of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe, coughed lightly, attracted everyone's attention and said indifferently: "The emperor disagrees with Xu Ziqian's transfer to the Nanjing Ministry of War, and asked the cabinet to reconsider. Lord Qiao thinks there are any suitable vacancy that can be arranged?"

The Minister of Personnel Qiao Yu was from the Yang Dang Group. He stroked his beard and pondered: "There are still many vacancy, but not many suitable for Xu Ziqian. Well, there is a lack of a psychic magistrate in the Guangzhou Prefecture in Lingnan. I think it is not enough to let Xu Ziqian take office."

Tongzhi was the deputy of the prefect of the prefect, and he was of the fifth rank, which was indeed one rank higher than the fifth rank of the Ministry of War. However, how could the local fifth rank Tongzhi be compared with the fifth rank of Beijing officials? What's more, Tongzhi was just a deputy, and if he was a Tongzhi in the southern barbarians, it would be too difficult to find political achievements.

"Well, Xu Ziqian is young and will definitely be a pillar of the country after years of experience in the area. I will discuss it!" Peng Ze, the Minister of War, was also the Yang Party, so he knew that this was a suppression of Xu Jin, but he still kept talking lies with his eyes open.

Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, said coldly: "As long as Xu Ziqian is not an official and is a Hanlin student, he has no objection. This son is talented, but he is used to welcome the emperor and is not a gentleman, so he is not a close minister of the emperor."

Fei Hong frowned and said indifferently: "I don't agree!"

Mao Cheng immediately retorted: "Did Master Fei want to be favored? Are you not afraid of criticism from all the civil servants in the court?"

Fei Hongyi retorted sternly: "I am not evading relatives and enemies. This is a clear mind for the sun and the moon. Why not be afraid of criticism from others? Ziqian's talent is obvious to all. Everything he does will be accomplished. If such talents do not remain in the center, they will be sent to the local government as deputy positions. Isn't it a waste?"

Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Sun Jiao stroked the goat beard that had been completely white under his jaw and nodded, "What Master Fei Ge said was very true. Xu Ziqian was still a student and led his army to fight against King Ning. Shandong and his party even wiped out tens of thousands of rebels. In addition, he also Changqingtianzhuang and promoted sweet potatoes, which were both beneficial to the country and the people. This time, the flintlock rifle and the successful supervision of the firelock will definitely greatly improve the combat effectiveness of our army. I believe that such a great achievement is not an exaggeration to directly promote it to the Hanlin Academy.

Yang Tinghe's face was slightly dark. Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, and Yang Tan, the Minister of Revenue, were his left and right arm. However, now Yang Tan has been demoted to Nanjing, and Sun Jiao has taken the position of Minister of Revenue, which has put a lot of control over him, the chief minister. After all, the Minister of Revenue is the Minister of Finance, holding the power of finance, and many things have to be spent on money.

Mao Cheng stared at Sun Jiao and retorted: "I admit that Xu Ziqian is indeed a talented person who is proficient in industry, but he is not suitable to serve as a counselor around the emperor, let alone a Hanlin scholar who is a master of imperial tutor. What is the intention of Lord Sun recommending such people with flaws as imperial tutors?"

Sun Jiao sneered: "What's the intention of Lord Mao repeatedly suppressing talented people? Isn't it because of friends who are the party and reject dissidents?"

As soon as Sun Jiao said this, Yang Tinghe changed his color. Forming cliques among officials for personal gain is a taboo. All dynasties have aroused suspicion and dissatisfaction from the emperor, and they did not end up well. Now Yang Tinghe is the dominant family in the court. Although he has no name for forming a clique, he already has the reality of forming a clique. He just understands that people see through it and don’t say it through it.

Of course, since Yang Tinghe became the chief minister, he has been relatively fair in his work. Under his leadership, his government affairs have been managed in an orderly manner. It is true that he has formed a clan, but it has been a bit too much for forming clans for personal gain.

Mao Cheng glared at Sun Jiao and shouted loudly: "Sun Zhitong, how dare you slander me?"

Sun Jiao sneered and refused to repeat. He was all old-fashioned in the officialdom. Some words were just a matter of time. There was no need to tear the face, and in the end it would make a life-and-death fight.

Zhang Zilin, the Minister of Justice, hurriedly came forward to smooth things over and said, "You two, please be careful, please don't be impatient, cough... I have a suggestion. Isn't the Ministry of Revenue just in case there is a flaw? Why don't Xu Ziqian be flawed?"

It is said that Sun Jiao was the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue. After Yang Tan was demoted, he temporarily took over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Although Yang Tinghe proposed to the emperor that the court would recommend the candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, three consecutive candidates were rejected by the young emperor Zhu Houcong. Therefore, Sun Jiao has been temporarily taken over the past few months. Yang Tinghe was also unable to help by the young emperor, so he had to agree that Sun Jiao officially took over as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Sun Jiao was appointed as the Minister of Revenue, so the position of the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was naturally vacant. So the former Right Minister was promoted to Left Minister, and a person was transferred from another department to serve as the Right Minister of Revenue. After a while, the Ministry of Revenue was vacant to a doctor's position.

Therefore, Zhang Zilin, the Minister of Justice, now meant to let Xu Jin take the post of Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue.

Balance with the clique is also considered a characteristic of the Chinese people's service. Zhang Zilin is now a typical clique. The chief assistant Yang Tinghe intends to transfer Xu Jin out of the capital, but the emperor disagrees, and the second assistant Fei Hong also disagrees. So Zhang Zilin made a compromise and proposed to transfer Xu Jin to the Ministry of Revenue. In this way, Xu Jin could not continue to stay in the Hanlin Academy and did not need to transfer externally. Both demands were taken care of.

Although this way of dealing with things is annoying, it is undoubtedly an effective solution to the problem, because it balances the interests of both parties and is easier to accept it by both parties, so it will not further intensify the conflict.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Zilin proposed this suggestion, Lin Jun, the Minister of Works, who was also a neutral faction, immediately expressed his support, and the third auxiliary Mao Ji and the fourth auxiliary Jiang Mian also expressed their agreement one after another.

Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Sun Jiao stroked his beard and smiled: "I am naturally unquestionable to let Xu Ziqian come to the Ministry of Revenue. Xu Ziqian can turn thousands of acres of barren mountain land into a money tree. The Ministry of Revenue needs such talents."

The Minister of Personnel Qiao Yu and the Minister of War Peng Ze both remained silent. They were waiting for the boss Yang Tinghe to express their opinions. As for the Minister of Rites Mao Cheng, as long as Xu Jin was not an official and a Hanlin attendant, he could barely accept it.

Yang Tinghe frowned secretly. His original intention was to transfer Xu Jin out of the capital, but now three of the six ministers agreed to Xu Jin to serve in the Ministry of Revenue, and Mao Ji and Jiang Mian also agreed. This amount was enough to make a final decision.

Yang Tinghe couldn't help but sigh inwardly, feeling a little frustrated in his heart. He obviously couldn't control the cabinet now. He nodded helplessly and said, "Since everyone has no objection, Xu Ziqian will be promoted to the Ministry of Revenue. I will submit the ticket to the emperor."

Half of the cabinet passed, and with the little emperor stuck, Yang Tinghe also understood that it was impossible to transfer Xu Jin out of Beijing, so he had to compromise. Of course, although Mr. Yang did not like Xu Jin, he agreed with Xu Jin's talent and hoped that Xu Jin could make achievements in the Ministry of Revenue and alleviate the financial tension in the Ming Dynasty.

As the Sun Exchange said, if Xu Jin could turn thousands of acres of barren mountainous land into money trees and solve the military salary problem of 500 battalions, maybe it could bring miracles to everyone in the Ministry of Revenue?
Chapter completed!