The name of this position is unique to Chen Guo, but the position is not.
The State of Chen did not experience the incident of Emperor Taizu deposing the prime minister in another world, so the prime minister was always retained, but it was also a system of group prime ministers.
The Zhongshu Prime Minister is different from the Zhongshu Province in the Three Provinces System. Although this Zhongshu Province retains the responsibilities of the Zhongshu of the Three Provinces, it is more like the Political Affairs Hall of the Zhongshu in the Tang Dynasty.
This political affairs hall was called "Zhongshu's family" in the previous dynasty. Those who were qualified to enter this "political affairs hall" to discuss affairs were the so-called third-rank people under Tongzhongshu's family in the previous dynasty.
In this dynasty, the title was simplified. Now Chen's Zhongshu is somewhat like an existence between the political hall and the cabinet.
And this cabinet walk…
To put it more bluntly, they are "prime ministers' interns", or the secretaries of the prime ministers, who are qualified to review the reports sent from various places.
Although he has no decision-making power, he can assist the prime minister in handling political affairs.
It can be regarded as the "reserved phase" of the Eight Classics.
For this position, young officials are usually selected from the Hanlin Academy, and most of them are from Sandingjia, and are sent to Zhongshu to be led by several prime ministers and evaluated on the way.
If one's personal ability is sufficient, then one can really be trained as a prime minister.
It is very reasonable for Zhao Changping to want Shen Yi to take these two jobs.
The position of doctor in the Ministry of official affairs is very powerful, while the position of doctor in the civil service department has a long career.
If Shen Yi can be transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, even if he is just a doctor, as long as he continues to work in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in the next few years or even more than ten years, the people of Ganquan Academy will live a much more prosperous life in the imperial court.
And Shen Yi can also use these favors to naturally become the talkative person of the Ganquan Academy in the future from the pillar of the younger generation of Ganquan Academy.
There is no need for him to be promoted many more times.
Just need to upgrade again!
As long as he can take a small step up from being a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, and become a minister in the Ministry of Personnel, even if he is just the right minister!
Then he is qualified to take over the position of head of Ganquan Academy from Zhao Changping.
After all, when Lao Zhao was speaking for the Academy in the imperial court, he was just a minister of household affairs, and his authority might not be as high as that of a minister of official affairs.
As for the position of Zhongshu Xing, there is no need to say more.
If Shen Yi becomes Zhongshu Provincial Secretary, then he doesn't even need to be promoted. As long as he can stay in Zhongshu Province for three years without being kicked out, then in the academy, he, Mr. Shen, will be the loudest.
After all, Master Shen was already a future prime minister at that time.
These two positions are very attractive to any civil servant, and they are in line with Shen Yi's current progress. It is obvious that Zhao Changping, an elder, is still very concerned about Shen Yi. He indeed once stood by Shen Yi.
From a certain standpoint, I have considered the future upward path for Shen Yi.
Because of these two positions, as long as Shen Yi works hard for them, the emperor is very likely to give them to Shen Yi.
After all, Shen Yi has managed the southeast very well in the past two years. If age and seniority hadn't constrained him, Shen Yi might have already worn the red robe that symbolizes a third-grade official.
Sitting opposite Zhao Changping, Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then raised his head and glanced at Uncle Zhao, who seemed to have a lot of gray hair. After being silent for a while, he shook his head slightly and said: "Uncle, Your Majesty still needs me to do many things. , he will probably not place me as a civil servant in the imperial court."
"and…"
Shen Yi said solemnly: "If there is really an errand to travel to Zhongshu Province, I will naturally happily go to Zhongshu Province to do things, but if I am a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "I don't really want to go."
"Why?"
Zhao Changping looked at Shen Yi and frowned slightly: "Because His Majesty is young and competitive? Do you think Hong Dechao is going to go to war with Northern Qi?"
Zhao Shangshu said slowly: "Zi Heng, my uncle appreciates many of your ideas. For example, your idea of unifying China..."
"Exactly like your father-in-law."
"When my uncle thinks about this sometimes, he will stare at the north in trance. When he comes back to his senses, his fists will clenched tightly..."
"but…"
He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "In any case, the Ministry of War is far inferior to the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of War of this dynasty is almost ranked sixth among the six departments!"
Shen Yi sighed slightly.
He knew very well that what Zhao Changping said was absolutely right.
The Ministry of War of this dynasty really had no sense of presence in the court, so much so that when he, a newcomer in the officialdom in his early twenties, was forcibly given the position of a doctor in the Ministry of War by the emperor, the Ministry of War did not dare to give up.
If the emperor suddenly offered the position of doctor to an outsider in the three departments of Rites, Personnel, and Husbandry, the officials of these three departments would probably go to sit in meditation at the gate of the palace immediately!
At that time, not only will the emperor lose face, but the person who was appointed to the position by the emperor will also "die" in the officialdom, and will have no future at all.
In Zhao Changping's view, what the Ministry of War is best suited to do is a springboard.
A springboard for promotion to official positions.
For example, take Shen Yi, who was originally the seventh-rank Sizheng of the Diji Reporting Department. If the emperor promoted him to be in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and become a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel would definitely not agree.
However, if Shen Yi had been a fifth-grade doctor in the Ministry of War for two or three years, and the emperor transferred him to the Ministry of Personnel, let alone being promoted to a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, even being promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel would be barely justified.
However, the Ministry of War can be used as a springboard, but it is not suitable for long-term development.
Because there is no future.
Shen Yi lowered his head and drank several sips of tea.
He didn't know how to answer.
He didn't want to follow the path Zhao Shangshu had planned for him, but he didn't feel comfortable refuting it directly for fear of making Master Zhao lose face.
Moreover, if Shen Yi takes these two paths, Zhao Changping will definitely support him fully. If Shen Yi insists on staying in the Ministry of War...
Then in the future, the political resources controlled by Zhao Changping will not necessarily be inclined to Shen Yi.
Shen Yi lowered his head and thought for a long time. After taking a sip of tea, he smiled at Zhao Shangshu and said, "Uncle, I'm afraid I can't decide what kind of official I will be in the future."
He lowered his eyebrows and said: "I am a second-class Jinshi. I moved around in two years. His Majesty probably intended to isolate me from the civil servants. In fact, this is also the case. Take the current situation as an example. I, a doctor in the Ministry of War, am in the imperial court.
There are almost no friends to speak of, not even the academy..."
"Except for you, my uncle, others may not be happy with me."
"Now that this is the case, my nephew doesn't want to spend any more time trying to integrate into these civil servants."
He looked up at Zhao Changping and said in a deep voice: "I want to do something more than these."
Zhao Changping sighed.
"Master knows what you are thinking."
"Since you want to achieve success, there is no reason for my uncle to stop you. However, we are half masters and apprentices. My uncle is here to remind you one last time."
Zhao Shangshu's voice was low: "Although you and Your Majesty are standing together and doing your best in this matter, Your Majesty still has a way out. You, Shen Ziheng, have no way out on this road. If things fail in the future, you will be
Push it out and bear all the mistakes..."
"It will be infamy for eternity..."
Zhao Changping was silent for a while and then said: "It's not impossible."
"That's all..."
When Zhao Shangshu said this, he didn't want to continue talking. He reached out to pour a cup of tea for Shen Yi and exhaled: "Since you don't want to make a career and want to be a saint, there is no reason for the elders to stop you. It's a pity.
…”
His eyes were full of regret.
"As a saint, if you unfortunately fail, others will definitely paint your face in a dark light in the history books in the future."
"saint…"
Shen Yi shook his head: "Uncle, my nephew has never thought about becoming a saint..."
Zhao Changping looked serious and picked up the tea.
"Come, uncle, I'll give you a cup of tea instead of wine."
Shen Yi quickly stood up, holding the cup with both hands, lowering the rim of the cup, and clinked a cup with Zhao Shangshu.
On this day, Zhao Changping took Shen Yi to his study room and asked many questions about the southeast.
It wasn't until late at night that he saw Shen Yi off in person.
As for Mr. Shen, after getting into his carriage, he was still in a daze.
"Am I being a saint?"
He asked himself.
Then he shook his head and rejected his idea.
"I'm no saint."
Mr. Shen gave his own answer.
Zhao Changping asked him to learn how to make a living.
In fact, he knew how to find a career early in the morning, and he started before he even entered the officialdom.
Now Mr. Shen is obviously on the front line of the hawks, but he has also left himself a way out.
The Shen family's carriage was walking in Jiankang City.
In the dark carriage compartment, Mr. Shen closed his eyes and rested, talking to himself in his heart.
"Moving four places in two years is the emperor's plan?"
He opened his eyes, looked deeply, and murmured in a voice that no one could hear.