"Zhao Junchen, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Jin Dynasty, is appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Regarding Emperor Deqing's decree, the ministers, whether it was the prince's party or the cabinet minister Wen Guanliang, might be a little unwilling, but they did not have much objection.
In fact, given the current situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs, there is actually no difference whether Zhao Junchen is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs or not. It just gives Zhao Junchen one more status.
But Zhao Junchen is a little happy. In his opinion, the minister is the third rank and the minister is the second rank. This is the biggest difference. It is always more convenient to recruit party members with the position of the second rank minister.
However, the next decree of Emperor Deqing broke the peace and shocked the whole court!
Even Zhao Junchen, who had received the news from Emperor Deqing in advance, could not help but frown slightly.
"...Li Chengru, the former Minister of Household Affairs, was appointed as the Censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan. The former Censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan was rich in talents. He was old and allowed to return to his hometown as an official..."
"... Ma Sen, the former right minister of the Ministry of Rites, was renamed the left minister of the household department. Zhan Shanchang, the former right minister of the ministry of rites, was renamed the right minister of the household ministry to fill the vacancy in the household ministry..."
"... Zhang Xuan, the former censor of the right capital of the Inspectorate, was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites..."
"...Liu Chang'an, the prefect of Lu'an, governed the people well, performed well in providing relief, set an example for all officials, and became the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel in the Jin Dynasty..."
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As Emperor Deqing issued various decrees one after another, all the officials in the court who were originally calm were either shocked or stunned. After being shocked, they couldn't help but whisper to each other. The originally solemn and solemn morning court was buzzing for a while.
Such large-scale official changes are rarely seen even during the official review and adjustment period every three years. What's more, the changes are still the most important government officials in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs?
Any official with a little bit of foresight can see the impact of such a transfer.
The Ministry of Hubu belongs to Zhao Junchen, but Ma Sen, who was transferred to the position of left minister of the Ministry of Hubu, is Zhou Shangjing’s first assistant; the Ministry of Personnel is Zhou Shangjing’s sphere of influence, and Liu Changan, who was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, has Zhao Junchen as his backer!
Mixing sand with each other, how should Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing treat each other?
As for Zhang Xuan, the censor of the right capital of the Inspectorate, who is also a member of Huang Yourong, after being promoted to minister of the Ministry of Rites, will he start to clean up the influence that Zhao Junchen has just established in the Ministry of Rites?
What impact will such a small-scale reshuffle have on the distribution of factions in the center of the imperial court, which has been stable for many years?
Compared with the officials who received the news for the first time, Zhao Junchen thought more deeply.
The former Minister of Household Affairs, Li Chengru, was appointed as the Imperial Censor of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Emperor Deqing did not tell Zhao Junchen about this. Such an appointment may seem inconspicuous, but if you think of Lu Chunxiao, the Imperial Censor of the Right Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate,
He is also a member of Prince Zhu Heyu, so from now on, the supervisory office of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will probably be even more influenced by Prince Zhu Heyu.
If Zhu Heyu can finally take control of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, then although he will still not have real power in the court, his right to speak will become more important, and at least he will be able to protect himself.
"Are you protecting Zhu Heyu?"
Zhao Junchen frowned, raised his head and looked at Emperor Deqing secretly, but saw that Emperor Deqing still had a majestic and honorable demeanor at this time, without any change. He just looked at the noise of the officials in the court, frowning and feeling dissatisfied.
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"Officials be silent!!"
Following the eunuch Zhang De's command, all the officials in the court realized their impoliteness, and they all fell silent and lowered their heads to listen to the instruction.
However, Emperor Deqing did not rebuke anything. Instead, his tone was slightly gentle and he asked slowly: "Do you, my dear friends, have any objections to my arrangements?"
Emperor Deqing's question was purely a matter of face. He had already issued such an edict without consulting the officials. Since the edict had been issued, how could the emperor change it at will? This was forcing the officials to agree.
For a time, all the officials in the court, including Zhao Junchen, focused their attention on Zhou Shangjing, the chief minister of the cabinet. At this time, he was the only one who could make Emperor Deqing change his mind.
Or perhaps noticing the attention of the officials, Zhou Shangjing, who had been silent since going to court, finally took action.
I saw Zhou Shangjing tremblingly walking out of the line of officials, bowing to Emperor Deqing and saying: "Your Majesty's arrangement is extremely suitable. I agree with it."
Hearing Zhou Shangjing's answer, all the officials in the court couldn't help but be surprised again!
Did Zhou Shangjing actually agree with Emperor Deqing's arrangement?
Zhao Junchen, who originally expected Zhou Shangjing to object, was also stunned. Looking at Zhou Shangjing's old back, doubts flashed across his face.
Zhao Junchen was not happy with Emperor Deqing's arrangement. Zhao Junchen did not want to have conflicts of interest or become hostile with Zhou Shangjing, Huang Yourong and others, but according to Emperor Deqing's approach, this situation was difficult to avoid.
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The right and wrong of friends and foes in the officialdom is not determined by personal will, otherwise there would be no saying that "the butt determines the head."
However, Zhao Junchen did not have the strength to resist Emperor Deqing, but Zhou Shangjing did! In fact, if Zhou Shangjing had not expressed his position before, Emperor Deqing's southern tour would not have been so troublesome.
In Zhao Junchen's opinion, Zhou Shangjing must not be happy with Emperor Deqing's arrangement. Although the Ministry of Revenue is nominally in charge of the world's taxes, money and food, in fact, tax evasion was serious in the Ming Dynasty, and the use of national treasury money was complicated.
There is a certain certainty that although there is a lot of money, Zhou Shangjing may not be able to like it. Unlike the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the promotion and demotion of officials. It is the core yamen at the center of the temple, and its importance is far beyond that of the Ministry of Revenue.
, and has been run by Zhou Shangjing for many years. How could Zhou Shangjing be happy to exchange a minister from the Ministry of Personnel for a minister from the Ministry of Revenue?
Zhao Junchen asked himself, after Ma Sen came to the Ministry of Household Affairs, although he could be ignored, he would not be happy to have such a nail in the way.
However, although Zhao Junchen was puzzled, as Zhou Shangjing expressed his agreement, the officials did not have the leader and did not dare to refute Emperor Deqing's will easily. Although the officials were silent and the atmosphere was strange, the matter was settled.
Come down.
Li Chengru, Zhan Shanchang, Ma Sen, Zhang Xuan and others, either happy or worried, kowtowed to Emperor Deqing to thank him.
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Faced with Emperor Deqing's sudden official transfer, perhaps the happiest among the officials was Wen Guanliang.
In Wen Guanliang's view, with Emperor Deqing's arrangement, Zhou Shangjing and Huang Yourong would be more or less hostile to Zhao Junchen. And then as his subordinates impeached Zhao Junchen, not only Huang Yourong, who had already reached a tacit understanding with him,
Zhou Shangjing will have a more positive attitude, and Zhou Shangjing, who originally had no ideas of intervening, may change his attitude and secretly help.
Coupled with the prince's party, which is full of hostility towards Zhao Junchen, and Shen Changmao's party, who are bound to add insult to injury, although Zhao Junchen was promoted to Minister of Household Affairs, the troubles that will follow will definitely make him tired to deal with.
Thinking like this, Wen Guanliang felt more and more that today was a good time to take action, so he turned his head and secretly winked at Gu Quan, the right deputy censor of the Inspectorate, and signaled him to take action to impeach the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts. Unknown things.
However, perhaps because the arrangements made by Emperor Deqing just now were so shocking, Gu Quan lowered his head and lowered his eyes at this time, with a contemplative look on his face, and did not notice Wen Guanliang's gesture at all.
Wen Guanliang had no choice but to skip Gu Quan and instead signaled to Zuo Lanshan, Minister of Industry.
However, at this time, Zuo Lanshan was acting as if he was paying attention, lowering his head and not knowing what he was thinking, and did not notice Wen Guanliang's gesture.
Seeing the two of them looking like this, Wen Guanliang couldn't help but frown, feeling that something was wrong. Just as he was about to cough to remind the two of them, Emperor Deqing spoke again.
Perhaps seeing the strange atmosphere in the court and the silence of all the officials, he felt a little unhappy, so Emperor Deqing no longer had any intention of continuing the morning court and said slowly: "In this case, everything has been settled. If you love me, there is nothing else to do." If so, then go to court."
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Wen Guanliang couldn't help but feel anxious. For a moment, he ignored the strange behavior of Gu Quan and Zuo Lanshan and went out in person: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
