Liu Jian went to the official office and did not return to the duty room until sunset in the afternoon.
He had a straight face, and Xie Qian and Li Dongyang looked as if something had happened.
"Is there something going on in the official house?" Xie Qian stepped forward and asked.
Liu Jian took out a folded book and put it on the table. Xie Qian didn't even pick it up. He asked curiously: "What is this for?"
Liu Jiandao: "Your Majesty has granted Yang Jiefu four months' leave and asked him to return to Xindu, Sichuan to visit his parents. He will set off today."
"What is this?" Xie Qian smiled bitterly.
Just when Yang Tinghe, Zhang Yuanzhen and Wang Hao were allowed to compete for the Hanlin bachelor's degree, the emperor sent Yang Tinghe back to his hometown to visit relatives?
Li Dongyang asked: "Did Jiefu propose it himself?"
"No." Liu Jian said, "I even asked someone specifically to ask, but there was no news from Shu. Your Majesty clearly did not want Jiefu to come out to compete for the Hanlin bachelor's degree."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Xie Qian made a strange sound in his mouth, "No wonder the Yin Gong came here before and said he came to see you. I guess it was just to talk about this matter and he would come again later. Your Majesty said this to Wang Jizhi
Do you recommend it? But why exactly?"
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Even if the three people in the cabinet don't think about some things thoroughly, they generally have an idea.
Wang Hao has been promoted like a rocket in the past period. Isn't it because he chose Zhang Zhou to be the candidate for the Jiangnan Provincial Examination?
Could it be that the emperor admired him for something else?
Regarding the matter of teaching the prince... Among the lecturers in the East Palace, no one is necessarily better than the other. On the contrary, the teacher most respected by the civil servant group is actually Wang Shouren's father, Wang Hua. Although Wang Hua is cautious in being an official,
He may not have very high qualifications, but he has always been praised for his diligent teaching.
In terms of personal relationships, Liu Jian and Wang Hua have a better relationship.
Again, Wang Hua didn't look like a politician, so when they elected Hanlin bachelor this time, they had no intention of recommending Wang Hua.
Then Dai Yi came as expected.
Seeing that Liu Jian was here, Dai Yi did not shy away from Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, and immediately explained the matter of the emperor's general sending Yang Tinghe back to Sichuan to visit relatives.
Dai Yi said: "Your Majesty means that the Ming Dynasty should establish filial piety first, and then talk about being an official. Filial piety, etiquette and etiquette have always been the most important qualities of an official. Now Yang Shi's parents are still there. If he doesn't go back to visit for a long time,
, it is against filial piety, so this time His Majesty not only granted Yang Shishuo leave to visit relatives, but also his younger brother, Yang Tingyi, who had just become a Jinshi..."
Liu Jian didn't have the nerve to refute after hearing this.
Don't think that I haven't asked about it. In fact, Yang Jiefu never asked to go back to visit relatives. What kind of leave was he granted? He was basically ordered to take a holiday!
Xie Qian smiled and said: "Eunuch Dai, now that Minister Yang has left, what should we do with the candidates for Hanlin bachelor's degree? There were three candidates at the time, but now there are only two left, but one or two more people need to be added?"
Dai Yi looked at Xie Qian, pretending to be surprised and said: "Mr.
When Yang Shishuo came back from Sichuan, no matter who or how many Hanlin bachelors there were at that time, he must have been promoted and made a Hanlin bachelor. He was even given the errands of the Dean of the Academy and Zhan Shifu.
become."
"What?"
Xie Qian frowned, what kind of method is this?
He also glanced at Li Dongyang, trying to see the answer in Li Dongyang's eyes, but Li Dongyang obviously didn't understand the emperor's intention.
In order to pave the way for Wang Jizhi to be promoted to a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy, we all understand that Yang Jiefu can be sent back to Sichuan. The total time spent on the road, including the delay, will only be four months. After four months, Yang Jiefu will be promoted to a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy...
Your Majesty, if you feel that you must use Wang Jizhi, you can promote Wang Jizhi and Yang Jiefu to Hanlin bachelors at the same time now. Why do you still do this?
Liu Jian was more cautious and asked: "Is this done for sure?"
Only then did Li Dongyang and Xie Qian realize that Dai Yi's empty talk here, saying that Yang Tinghe would become a Hanlin bachelor after returning to the capital after visiting relatives, was not accurate. This might be the emperor's delaying strategy.
After Wang Hao was promoted and Yang Tinghe returned to the court four months later, the emperor did not fulfill his promise to promote him to a Hanlin bachelor. Could the civil servants still chant the curse?
Dai Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, three ministers. Your Majesty will make this matter clear when the court discusses it again tomorrow."
The emperor would actually implement this matter in front of the ministers?
There is no way to figure out the intention behind it.
Xie Qian said: "What is your Majesty's purpose in letting Yang Hanlin return to Sichuan? Is it just to show filial piety?"
Dai Yi sighed: "Three pavilion elders, there are some things that you shouldn't ask and our family shouldn't say, but in your majesty's opinion, the restriction of Yang Shi's future promotion is that both of his parents are still alive.
...This may sound a little unpleasant, but if you are a benevolent minister and cannot even do the most basic filial piety, how can you be a good minister of the Ming Dynasty? Isn't it also a model of benevolent ministers to settle their parents well before promotion?
?”
Xie Qian smiled bitterly.
I was almost convinced when I heard such a bizarre and nonsense excuse.
Because I really can’t figure out what the emperor’s intention was for this move.
Is it just to rank Wang Hao and Yang Tinghe as Hanlin bachelors in order to prepare for promoting Wang Hao to the cabinet in the future? But the problem is... there is no rule that only Hanlin bachelors can join the cabinet! At the beginning, I thanked someone
When Ren Ren and Binzhi entered the cabinet, they had never been a Hanlin bachelor!
I can't figure it out...I can't figure it out...
"Three pavilion elders, we have made it clear to you about your majesty's intentions. If the three of you have no objections, why not decide on Wang Hao's promotion to Hanlin bachelor's degree tomorrow morning? Don't worry, your majesty will do it then.
I will definitely make it clear to Shi Yang about his promotion back to the court." Dai Yi means that Your Majesty has already treated you as a courtesy by asking me to come and explain it to you clearly.
Do you want to express your opinion first so that I can go back and communicate with the emperor?
Li Dongyang asked: "What about Zhang Yuanzhen, the Nanjing lecturer?"
Dai Yidao: "The Nanjing Hanlin Academy also needs someone to take charge of the affairs of the academy. It's not easy to replace someone. He still... doesn't make any changes. What do you think?"
Li Dongyang thought about it and found that there seemed to be nothing wrong with him.
If it turns out that Zhang Yuanzhen was chosen to be a Hanlin scholar, it would not be troublesome enough to ask Tingtui himself to take charge of the affairs of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy.
The point is that this Zhang Yuanzhen is not one of theirs yet, he was recommended by Xu Qiong. He will not act according to their logic when he arrives in the capital, so it doesn't matter whether he is used or not. Now the emperor has obviously skipped Xu Qiong.
, discuss directly with the cabinet, let's compromise, promote Wang Hao first, and wait for Yang Tinghe to return to the capital before promoting him, everyone will be happy.
As for Xu Qiong’s appeal? Never mind it!
Liu Jian thought for a long time, nodded and said: "If His Majesty really intends to employ people in this way, the cabinet can support it. Please report back to Eunuch Dai."
"Okay, okay." Dai Yi didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of private blending. This was also a way of court recommendation. When there was a rift between the emperor and the ministers, they would make a compromise and discuss it privately.
Okay, let's make a show in front of others in the court... Except for Xu Qiong and a few ministers who may have thorns in their hearts, who will care about others?
Dai Yi is about to leave.
Li Dongyang asked: "Is there any news from Liaodong recently?"
"No." Dai Yi smiled and shook his head, "According to Mr. Zhang's guess, it is probably in the past few days. Please be patient."
"Haha." It was Xie Qian who laughed.
There was a bit of ridicule in his smile, probably because he felt that March was about to pass, how rare is it that your Majesty and your Eunuch Dai still believe that his prediction can be fulfilled?
Don't waste your time.
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As soon as Dai Yi left.
The three cabinet members immediately began their internal meetings within the small circle.
"What is the purpose of His Majesty's move?" Xie Qian asked directly, "If you want to use Yang Jiefu, use it now. If not, don't use it. Your Majesty insists on using Wang Jizhi. We can't say anything. Why do you do this?"
out?"
Liu Jian thought for a while and shook his head.
It doesn't look like this can be understood using normal logic.
"Bin Zhi, what do you think?" Liu Jian had to rely on Li Dongyang's cunning at critical moments.
Li Dongyang shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty's move gives me a feeling, it is like Yang Jiefu returning to Sichuan and never coming back."
"Um?"
Liu Jian frowned.
Listening to this, it seems that the emperor is looking for someone to deal with Yang Tinghe on the way? Otherwise, why would he not be able to come back?
"And it gives me the feeling that His Majesty is acting out of goodwill, not malice." Li Dongyang added.
Don't think nonsense, you two. I didn't say that His Majesty wanted to kill Yang Tinghe. Let alone the current emperor, even the emperor who is stupid and unscrupulous cannot directly do evil things just because Yang Tinghe has a conflict with his servant.
Killing people? This is too unreasonable.
Besides, the competition in the court did not reach the point of life and death.
Xie Qian said: "Is it possible that your Majesty wants to transfer your husband to Nanjing?"
These words made Liu Jian and Li Dongyang think for a while.
Although the emperor said that he could promote Yang Tinghe to be a Hanlin bachelor after he returned to the capital, he did not say that he must stay in the Northern Hanlin Academy. Isn't it also a kind of employment to transfer a Hanlin bachelor to Nanjing to take charge of Nanjing Hanlin Academy affairs?
At that time, you can also use the reason that Wang Hao has been doing things calmly in the Northern Hanlin Academy and won my approval, and said that Wang Hao is irreplaceable...
The emperor had already done this once when he replaced Ni Yue with Xu Qiong as Minister of Rites.
Li Dongyang said: "We must be careful about this matter, and we cannot let His Majesty transfer the husband to Nanjing. At the same time, we must also worry about His Majesty's employment of personnel, which will make the people of the Hanlin Academy unstable, so Yu Qiao must go to comfort him."
"good."
Liu Jian immediately understood Li Dongyang's intention.
Although our cabinet understands that this is the result of "blending" with the emperor, the ministers below, especially those in the Hanlin Academy system, may not think so.
They will feel that His Majesty can use whoever he wants to be a Hanlin bachelor. Even Yang Tinghe, who was recommended by the orthodox faction, was sent back to his hometown to rest for four months. This is simply a shock to us. Then we should be more cautious in doing things in the future.
To the emperor, you cannot listen to the cabinet in everything...
Once the ministers below have this idea, it will be difficult for the three cabinet members to lead the civil service team.
At this time, it is necessary to have an eloquent past to comfort him and explain his interests and concerns, and this job must be done by Xie Qian, who is particularly eloquent.
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That day was the first day that Xinke Jinshi assigned work to various yamen.
Tang Yin was in charge of the Ministry of Works. He came out of the Ministry of Works and returned to his temporary residence. He was in a bad mood. After all, he had to go to Zhang Zhou's house to "become a disciple", or to be called to pay homage to his senior brother.
This was the result of his own defeat, and he shouldn't blame others, but he couldn't even afford a decent apprenticeship gift now. Plus, thinking of Zhang Zhou's public appearance, Tang Yin felt that he was in conflict with Zhang Zhou, so he said
Why is it that Zhang Zhou was kind to him, but the last thing people in the world want to face is a benefactor, and the last thing they want to do is repay any kindness.
It would be best not to see him again for the rest of his life.
"Bohu..."
Just when Tang Yin opened the latch of the rented courtyard and was about to enter, a familiar voice came from the direction of the alley.
A man ran towards him with an excited face.
It was Xu Jing, an old acquaintance whom I had not seen for nearly a month.
At this time, Xu Jing was still dressed in luxurious clothes. Even if he was assigned to a local official, the Xu family was still a big business. In addition, Xu Jing was not deprived of his honorary title, so Xu Jing could still dress appropriately and go out to meet people.
Tang Yin frowned.
In fact, he doesn't want to have much to do with Xu Jing now, because Xu Jing himself admitted that he gave gold to Cheng Minzheng's family when he visited Cheng Minzheng. If Xu Jing hadn't done this, Tang Yin wouldn't have been almost imprisoned for the case.
Although Tang Yin felt that his life was a little more miserable without Xu Jing as a big benefactor, fortunately, he could be an official with peace of mind.
For him, passing the Jinshi examination is much more important than having financial support.
"Why are you?" Tang Yin still wanted to greet Xu Jing for the sake of face.
Xu Jing said with a sad face: "Bohu, you can make it easy for me to find it. I have explored many places in this capital-sized place. Someone gave me directions for a long time, but they didn't point out your specific residence. How can you... move?"
Come here?"
Xu Jing also found it strange that you, Tang Yin, have passed the Jinshi examination, so you can't find a better place to live?
Naturally, rich people cannot understand the suffering of a down-and-out person like Tang Yin.
Tang Yin said: "This place is closer to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and it is still a separate courtyard, which is not easy. Originally, I planned to rent a place outside Zhengyangmen..."
Tang Yin was embarrassed to say that I had to pay back the money I owed the inn before. I was able to rent this place only with the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes given by the emperor, which were sold among the people at a very low discount.
, I scraped together two taels of silver, and finally settled down. At that time, Xu Jing said you should let go, and you also said you wanted to look for me? Why didn’t you look for me after the project was over?
"Alas! Brother Tang, it was me who harmed you..." Xu Jing looked regretful.
Tang Yin asked: "You came to see me, is there anything else? I heard that you are going to Zhejiang now?"
Xu Jingdao: "Bohu, can we go in and talk?"
"It's shabby inside, so let's talk about it here." Tang Yin didn't intend to invite Xu Jing in.
Communicate with the main suspect in the case, and you may not know how others will gossip if they find out.
Xu Jingdao: "I heard that you have already accepted Master Zhang as your disciple? Can you... make a recommendation on my behalf?"
"you!"
Tang Yin became angry when he heard this.
Are you, Xu Jing, here to see me? Do you want to get something out of me?
Master Zhang, this title is so affectionate, as if you are already his disciple.
Tang Yin said: "You should know about the bet at that time. I only accepted him as his disciple, and I didn't say that I was my disciple. He was just a fellow disciple, so why did you mention it..."
"Bohu, please forgive me. I said it wrong because he is a brother. He is a senior brother... Calm down! You also know that I am down now. I am a small official in Zhejiang. That is more uncomfortable than killing me. I may
Are you going to take up the post? Besides, I am still guilty. If I can’t clear up my guilt, I won’t have the shame to return to Jiangyin.”
Xu Jing stayed in the capital, apparently to give himself a chance to clear his "grievances."
In the eyes of others, Xu Jing brought the blame upon himself.
But Xu Jing himself didn’t think so. Didn’t he just give some gold to Cheng Minzheng’s disciples and get a special chance to visit him like others? He didn’t talk about the issue, and no one else could provide evidence. How could he be guilty?
body?
Xu Jing in history was also very concerned about the fact that he could not take the imperial examination, and he worked hard for it for many years. In order to get an amnesty, he did not hesitate to use his family property to bribe the court officials at the time.
The activities reached their peak after the death of Emperor Hongzhi.
But unfortunately... no one can help him.
So in the second year of Zhengde, Xu Jing, who was only thirty-four years old, died in depression.
If his descendants can produce Xu Xiake, he should be able to smoke while lying in his ancestral grave.
"I can't help it." Tang Yin immediately refused.
I finally got out of prison and got the title of Jinshi. You want me to run for you? I haven't blamed you for harming me!
Xu Jing saw that Tang Yin's expression was serious and said: "Bohu, we have met each other, and you really don't want to save him? I don't ask for your help, I just ask for your recommendation. Now this Master Zhang has a great reputation in the court."
, many people are not allowed to fawn over him, only you...even if you have looked down upon him before, he is still willing to support you, presumably because he appreciates your talents and abilities..."
Tang Yin interrupted Xu Jing and said, "With his talent, he doesn't need to appreciate me."
joke.
He is Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Number One Scholar. I have always been favored by him. We are both Jinshi in the same department and the same year. Why does he admire me?
Even Master Wang Cuo admired me and now ignores me. Do you expect Nian Yi to help me?
Tang Yin regarded the fact that he went to worship Zhang Zhou as his senior brother as Zhang Zhou's punishment for him, and did not feel that it was a big honor. He only wanted to fulfill the bet, and it was considered to be the end of Zhang Zhou's life.
The kindness of helping each other with the project.
As for Tang Yin wanting to follow Zhang Zhou in the future...he felt that even if he wanted to, Zhang Zhou wouldn't agree, so it would be better to get to know each other early, complete the apprenticeship and then go their separate ways.
"Bohu, I will give you two hundred taels of silver, as long as you are willing to introduce me! I don't ask for the court to overturn the result of the case. I just want to follow Master Zhang. I have no hope in this life. If
If this is not done, not only myself, but also future generations will bear the infamy!”
