"The cabinet has issued an edict, written by Yuzhu, acting as the Minister of Rites, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, the vice president of the Huidian Hall, and the president of the Ming History Museum. I hereby express my gratitude!"
"Your Majesty Yuzhu accepted the order to thank you."
After Yuzhu accepted the order, he transformed and became the youngest acting minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
In the Hanlin Academy of the Qing Dynasty, there was one bachelor each from the Manchu and Han Dynasties. Among them, the Han ministers who were in charge must be formal imperial examination scholars.
Yuzhu is the first Manchurian scholar after the joint examination. Although he is very young, his qualifications are sufficient.
According to unwritten convention, if you want to be appointed as a minister, you must rotate through the positions of ministers of various ministries three times.
Yuzhu first served as the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, then moved to the left minister of the Ministry of War, and then served as the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He has served as the minister of the three ministries.
It must be admitted that Yuzhu's qualifications for promotion to minister are enough.
As for the issue of being too young, hehe, the old emperor wanted to reuse Yuzhu. If he says he can do it, then he can do it. Even if he doesn't, he will do it.
After all, the country belongs to the old emperor, and he can do whatever he likes. This is the huge magic power of monopolizing imperial power.
When the imperial family was in charge of the government, Funing'an, the official minister, opposed the old emperor's decision in person.
The old emperor said calmly: "Aspiration does not depend on age. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth. I ascended the throne at the age of eight, and I will still govern the Qing Dynasty to ensure peace and prosperity for the country and the people. Is there any reason why the number one scholar cannot be in charge of the court?"
This is just being a hooligan!
The old emperor deliberately promoted himself. If Funingan continued to argue, he would inevitably fall into the language trap of disrespecting the old emperor.
After scaring Funing'an away, no one dared to talk too much, and the matter became a foregone conclusion.
Compared with the other five departments, the Rites Department is a typical Qingshui Yamen.
However, each of the four official departments of the Ministry of Rites has long-term interests to gain.
There is not much oil and water every time, but it can't stop the steady flow of water, and it is justified.
When Yuzhu arrived at the Ministry of Rites in a sedan chair to take office, the current Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Shen, led all the officials in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites and waited at the steps in front of the gate.
Among the six departments, the Manchu ministers, even if they were agents, were the serious first-in-commands, while the Han ministers were always the second-in-commands.
Yuzhu, the acting Minister of the Ministry of Rites, is the highest official of the entire Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and there is absolutely no doubt about it.
"Uncle Zong, you have worked hard all the way." Seeing Yuzhu get off the official sedan, Chen Shen took the lead to greet him and bowed deeply as a courtesy.
Chen Shen was very senior and a learned scholar. He was about to become an official. He had nothing else to ask for, so he naturally treated Yuzhu as an equal.
Yuzhu quickly bowed deeply and returned the gift, and exchanged greetings with Chen Shen politely.
After all, Chen Shen is an important colleague at the same level. It makes perfect sense that he and Yu Zhu are on equal terms.
"Meet the eldest uncle." The four ministers from the Ministry of Rites bowed to the ground together to welcome Yuzhu's arrival.
Yuzhu quickly bowed and returned the gift, without the usual arrogance of a young boss.
"Please be safe, Mr. Zhu." This is Manguan.
"Meet Uncle Zong." This is a Han official.
The way of saluting between the Manchu and Han Dynasties can be said to be very distinct.
Surrounded by everyone, Yuzhu entered his official hall.
Among the six departments, the Minister of Rites is the one who specializes in "rituals", so he pays special attention to the issue of face.
As usual, the official hall of the Ministry of Etiquette, which is full of ministers, is a group of four large suites.
The functions of the four rooms are extremely clear. They are for public reception, private reception, personal office and dressing room.
There are not many officials in the Ministry of Rites, but because they often receive envoys sent to various countries, the number of servants in the Yamen actually exceeds four hundred.
After ten days of noisy greetings and send-offs, Yuzhu found time to go to the Hanlin Academy to take up his post.
The Hanlin Academy is next to Luan Jiaku and surrounded by the Dongyu River.
On the day Yuzhu took office, the number of officials who came to greet him at the door was obviously small.
The Hanlin Academy is the place where the country stores talents. Although the Hanlin Academy does not have much oil and wealth, its positions are extremely important.
Hanlin officials have a very important right, that is, they can speak openly.
In other words, no matter what the matter is, as long as the officials don't like it, they can write a letter to discuss it.
In this era where words can easily lead to trouble, Hanlin officials especially cherish the four words of speaking openly.
Yuzhu knew well that he was still too young and suddenly occupied a prominent position as a bachelor in charge of the academy, which made many Hanlin officials dislike him.
What's more important is that Hanlin officials don't have much oil and water. Even if they flatter Yuzhu, they won't get much oil and water.
As the old saying goes, no desire leads to strength. Therefore, the Hanlin officials who came to greet Yuzhu didn't arrive at all.
Fortunately, the powerful Hanlin officials still abided by the rules of the officialdom and took the initiative to greet Yuzhu at the yamen gate.
In the Hanlin Academy, the official hall of Yuzhu is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. It is indeed a good place to concentrate on learning.
However, Yuzhu is still following the same old routine. He is actually here to mess around and doesn't want to be a scholar at all.
After being forced to read eight-legged essays, Yuzhu had no interest in Confucianism.
However, Yuzhu didn't want to cause trouble, so things happened to him.
The new year has just begun, it is the spring of Enke in the 55th year of Kangxi's reign, and the exams are about to begin.
A fierce conflict broke out between Li Guangdi and Zhang Yushu regarding the selection of president and vice president for the joint examination.
In the Kangxi Dynasty, there was no clear limit on the number of presidents and vice presidents who could be examined. There could be three presidents, or one chief and six vice presidents, as long as it was an odd number.
In fact, the number of candidates arranged by the old emperor for the CEO examinations over the years also varied.
Imperial officials in the Han Dynasty, especially those in the Hanlin Academy, paid special attention to business trips.
For example, if you serve as an academic administrator in a certain province, even if you don't take bribes, you will still pocket nearly 10,000 taels of silver every year just by accepting unofficial gifts.
Or to put it another way, in the provincial examination of a certain province, every candidate who is selected as a candidate must come to the door in person to give a heavy thank you gift and Cheng Yi, even if he borrows money.
Chengyi in the officialdom and troubles among the people all mean travel expenses during the journey.
Yuzhu has a lot of troops at his disposal. He has always been very cautious and has no intention of coveting the position of CEO.
Just imagine, you have a lot of troops at your disposal, and there are many old officials all over the world. Do you want to die quickly?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, both Li Guangdi and Zhang Yushu wanted to make as much money as possible before they retired.
This is troublesome!
According to the rules of the Shunzhi Dynasty, the president and vice-president of the general examination must be selected from the cabinet bachelor, the six ministers, the bachelor, the minister, and the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The rules of this dynasty are even stricter. For the general examination, the official must be a serious academician. Secondly, the selection is mainly from the bachelors and the six ministers.
In this way, due to the mutual disagreement between Li Guangdi and Zhang Yushu, it actually affected Yuzhu's head.
Yuzhu is actually quite innocent.
While Li Guangdi and Zhang Yushu's disciples were openly arguing, he actually remained silent and watched from the sidelines.
However, the old emperor suddenly stared at Yuzhu, who had been keeping his head down and said nothing, and asked him abruptly: "Why is the Ministry of Rites silent all the time?"
Yuzhu's name was publicly called, so he had to come out to salute, and said cautiously: "Go back to Khan Ama, and I will test the appointment of the vice president. It has always been left to Qian Gang to make the decision, and I will never dare to make any arbitrary comments."
This means to remind the old emperor that the Ministry of Rites has submitted a list of candidates for president and vice president in accordance with the rules, and it is waiting for you to make your own decision.
For so many years, the most important responsibility of the Ministry of Rites has been to compile a list of important ministers who are qualified to serve as president and vice president when it comes to the examination.
As for the matters in the Gongyuan, they were all handled by the president and vice president appointed by the emperor. In fact, the Ministry of Rites did not have much to do.
The old emperor knew Yuzhu too well, so the little bastard was afraid of getting angry and was deliberately trying to distance himself from the relationship.
To be honest, Yuzhu was as happy as a fish in water during his tenure as Minister of Rites, and was as happy as a god.
According to what the old emperor knew, after Yuzhu left the palace, he went to sit for a while in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, drank a few sips of hot tea, chatted with some subordinates, and then fled.
This kind of small life is so nourishing that it is hard not to envy and hate it.
Perhaps because he felt uncomfortable being pushed up against the jade pillar, the old emperor snorted coldly and deliberately asked Zhang Tingyu: "Hengchen, what do you think?"
Yuzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't want to be in the limelight during the examination.
Among the Grand Scholars, the Six Ministers, the Bachelors and the Ministers, anyone can serve as the president of the General Examination, but Yuzhu is in trouble.
Firstly, Yuzhu is too young, and secondly, Yuzhu controls a large number of soldiers in the capital and has many taboos.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Tingyu, who rarely made public ideas, said: "Back to the emperor, I believe that the examination of the Ministry of Rites should also refer to the principle of integration of Manchu and Han, and treat everyone equally, so that it can be fair."
Yuzhu couldn't help but look at Zhang Tingyu, full of doubts in his heart, what does this Zhang Hengchen want to do?
At this time, Zhang Yushu suddenly woke up and hurriedly came out to interject: "Your Majesty, I think the jade pillar is good!"
Li Guangdi was Yuzhu's tutor for the provincial examination. Naturally, it was difficult for him to speak, so he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
As a result, the old emperor kept asking questions, and everyone agreed with Zhang Yushu's opinion. They felt that Yuzhu, the Manchurian champion, should preside over the examination to show that the bannermen were not only good at martial arts, but also talented in literary matters.
The more Yuzhu listened, the more something was wrong, and the more he listened, the more he felt that there was a conspiracy hidden in it.
Zhang Tingyu in history, with the cooperation of Longkodo, helped the fourth son ascend to the big position.
Although Yuzhu could not speak, based on his IQ and EQ, he vaguely felt that Zhang Tingyu's action was probably instigated by the fourth child.
There is no way, if a person is above the temple, if he doesn't have a few more thoughts, he will be swallowed up to the point where not even the bones and dregs are left.
If you can sit in the position of an important minister, no one of you is a fool.
Although the old emperor did not express his position clearly, his gesture of deliberately asking around clearly stated the emperor's inclination.
Besides, the jade pillars sprang up too fast in the court hall, which would inevitably make everyone feel uncomfortable. In short, they were not pleasing to the eye and uncomfortable.
Of course, one would not dare to offend Yuzhu publicly.
Anyway, the law does not punish the public. Everyone followed Zhang Tingyu's guidance and praised Yuzhu. Even if they had the hidden intention of praising and killing him, it must be difficult for Yuzhu to retaliate, right?
As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone will push it down.
For a time, the call for Yuzhu to be appointed president of the Bingshen Enke Examination in the 55th year of Kangxi’s reign became overwhelming!