The Ministry of Personnel, originally supervised by Zhao Hongli, the former Prince of the East Palace, can be regarded as the original headquarters of the East Palace Party.
At that time, the Donggong Party was extremely powerful, even though the Ministry of Civil Affairs at that time had been severely attacked by the Emperor of Wei due to the relationship with Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, and many powers had to be assigned to the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Censor.
At that time, the East Palace Party was responsible for the promotion and evaluation of officials below the fifth rank in the country. Except for the Smelting Bureau and the Ministry of Industry, who had such strong opponents as Su Wang Zhao Hongrun who dared to slap Zhao Hongli, the former East Palace Crown Prince, the other ministries of the imperial court, as well as
The local officials, even though the official department was severely slashed by Emperor Wei, still had to give three points of courtesy to the Donggong Party.
Even today's Qing Wang Hongxin did not dare to offend the Donggong Party at that time.
But as the saying goes, Thirty Years in Hedong and Thirty Years in Hexi. In just a few years, the situation in the DPRK and China has undergone earth-shaking changes. First, the former East Palace Prince Zhao Hongli fell due to the "North No. 1 Military Camp Roar" incident, and the East Palace Party was on the verge of collapse.
, Yong Wang Hongyu stood out among the princes and won the honor of supervising the country. Later, Qing Wang Hongxin, who was once unknown, followed the Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo to Longxi, and rose up strongly to replace the former East Palace Prince.
Zhao Hongli and Yong Wang Hongyu, who had the honor of supervising the country, became the most powerful candidates to compete for the position of crown prince.
In just a few years, the power of the Donggong Party has also been greatly reduced. To put it harshly, the Donggong Party today is just struggling to survive in the cracks between the Yongwang Party and the Qingwang Party.
It is undeniable that there are still some people in the East Palace Party who want to support Zhao Hongli to become the king of Wei, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the former East Palace Crown Prince's hope is really slim.
Today, the two most popular candidates for the crown prince are King Yong Hongyu and King Qing Hongxin - either Yong or Qing.
In this case, Zhao Hongli suddenly impeached Xi Jiang, the left servant of his Ministry of Civil Affairs. I believe many people may not understand: The Ministry of Civil Affairs is not supervised by the eldest prince Zhao Hongli. Why did Zhao Hongli impeach one of his own?
In fact, the reason is very simple, because after the collapse of the East Palace Party, Zhao Hongli's control over the official department was not as good as before. What's more, he also self-imposed self-imposed confinement for a year, so that now, Zhao Hongli's words are far less powerful than before in the official department.
That works.
I still remember that at the banquet at Prince Qing's Mansion a while ago, Zhao Hongrun saw several officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites mingling among them.
For example, "Tao Ji, the official of the Ministry of War".
Zhao Hongrun was not surprised by this. After all, Qing Wang Hongxin was also in charge of the Ministry of War. However, when he had a fierce fight with King Yong in the East Palace, Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin followed Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo to support Longxi, so that the Ministry of War
At that time, there was no prince to support him, so the East Palace Party gradually reached out to the Ministry of War.
Later, after King Qing Zhao Hongxin came back strongly and showed that he could compete with King Yong Hongyu or even outshine King Yong, officials from the Ministry of War would naturally choose to support King Qing Hongxin.
In contrast, "Zhou Yu, Secretary of the Temple Department of the Ministry of Rites" appeared in the banquet of Prince Qing's Mansion. Zhao Hongrun could also understand it, because the Ministry of Rites was rare in the imperial court and did not have a prince in charge of the palace. Although there was Du Youya, the Minister of Rites,
However, in its deployment, it is inevitable that there will be officials like "Zhou Yu" who try to side with a certain prince to rise to prominence - in this regard, Du You, the Minister of Rites, can only advise, but cannot stop him.
However, it is interesting that officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs appeared at the banquet in Prince Qing's Mansion.
Look at the Ministry of Justice, which is supported by Yongwang Hongyu, and the Ministry of Works, which is backed by King Su Zhao Hongrun. Did even one of the officials from these two government agencies appear at the banquet in Prince Qing’s Mansion? No!
However, Zhao Hongli was still alive, but officials from the civil service department he supervised appeared at the banquet in Prince Qing's Mansion. This shows that the civil service department no longer fully supports the former Prince of the East Palace as it did in the past.
This is not surprising, after all, there are few people who provide help in times of need and many people who provide icing on the cake. In today's court structure, who would care about Zhao Hongli, the outdated former Prince of the East Palace?
Unsurprisingly, the officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs have probably already turned to King Yong and King Qing, one of the two most popular candidates for the crown prince.
At this time, Zhao Hongli suddenly impeached "Chi Jiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs", which shows that the former prince of the East Palace was unwilling to be lonely and tried to make a comeback.
To be fair, the so-called accepting bribes and engaging in malpractice for personal gain often depends on the perspective and standpoint from which the matter is viewed.
For example, in this incident, "Xi Jiang, the left servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs" was actually a very small matter.
The reason was that one of the candidates on the list of the A-list was the son of a friend of Xi Jiang, the left servant of the Ministry of official affairs. Therefore, Xi Jiang made a slight deviation when recommending officials. He took out the son of his friend from the list and recommended him.
He is the county magistrate of a certain county in Shangdang County.
In fact, to be honest, the candidates on the list are actually qualified to serve as local county magistrates. The only problem is that Xi Jiang ignored several candidates in the top positions and took a little care of his friend's son——
Otherwise, the friend's son is probably a candidate official.
Is this a big problem?
To be honest, it's not a big deal at all. Just like Zhao Hongrun recommended Jie Ziyu to serve as a "consultant" in the Metallurgical Bureau. Did anyone in the court say anything? No!
And afterwards, the so-called "Xi Jiang, the left servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, accepted bribes" was just a gift from his friend like a box of pearls as a thank you - even if it was a friend who has known you for many years and helped you do something
, you can’t just say nothing, right?
Therefore, in general, Xi Jiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, just took care of his friend's son a little within the scope of his duties. Others can say that he is not honest enough, but they cannot say that he knows the law and breaks the law. After all, the friend's son is indeed the same
Qualified for official service.
So what is the most fundamental problem?
The most fundamental problem is that when the eldest prince Zhao Hongli was reclusive in the palace, Xi Jiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, got too close to Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin.
Yes, ***** is the real reason why Xi Jiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was attacked by the eldest prince Zhao Hongli. Otherwise, favoritism that is several times more serious than Xi Jiang's is everywhere in the Ministry of Personnel. Why is Xi Jiang the only one unlucky?
I think back when the Donggong Party was strong, it seemed to be a symbol of favoritism and corruption - what? You don't support the Donggong Prince? Well, go and wait in the ranks of candidate officials. In ten or eight years, there may be someone suitable.
Your vacancy.
The so-called recommendation of officials in this era is actually very subjective. For the same two candidate officials, the recommender feels that one of them is close to him, so he recommends him. No one can say anything about this matter. You should not avoid relatives when recommending talents. I
Recommend someone you know and this happens again?
Nepotism, nepotism, and friendship between classmates are something that all the previous dynasties have been unable to eradicate.
For example, Kou Zheng, the current Fenyin order, promoted two junior brothers "Shang Yang" and "Mu Ziyong" to civil servants and assistant officials after he became the Fenyin order. You must know that although Shang Yang and Mu Ziyong are full of knowledge,
, but they have not even participated in the provincial examination, so they are not qualified to be appointed, but did anyone in the court say anything?
Another example is General Fenyin and Lintao Lord Wei Ji. He appointed two retainers, "Mao Bo" and "Xue Jiang", as generals under his command. As his right-hand man, they assisted him in training the new army. What did the court say?
The most incredible thing is that Zhao Wenlin of the Zhao family in Anling is a person with mediocre qualifications in the eyes of Jie Ziu. It is because the Zhao family in Anling is currently a member of the Su Wang Party and is on the right side. Therefore, Su Wang Zhao Hongrun recommended him to Pu.
Ban Ling, what did the court say again?
If Xi Jiang's taking care of his friends is cheating for personal gain, then what does it mean for Su Wang Zhao Hongrun?
Therefore, the most fundamental reason is not that Xi Jiang, the left minister of the Ministry of official affairs, engaged in malpractice for personal gain, but that he was on the wrong team. After he thought that the former prince Zhao Hongli had lost power, he turned to Qing Wang Hongxin. Therefore, he was settled by the eldest prince Zhao Hongli in the fall.
Zhao Hongrun was not surprised by this. In contrast, what surprised him was the fact that "Yongwang Hongyu approved Zhao Hongli's impeachment" - does this mean that the two forces of Dongyong and Yong will abandon their previous resentment and jointly deal with Qing?
The alliance between Wang Hongxin and Xiang Wang Hongjing?
No matter what, Zhao Hongrun had no idea of getting involved and managed his one-third-acre land with peace of mind.
As he expected, the DPRK became lively again.
The day after the eldest prince Zhao Hongli impeached Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin and Xiang Wang Hongjing launched a counterattack, criticizing the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and Yong Wang Hongyu for conspiring to frame Zhongliang. Subsequently, the two groups quarreled fiercely in the court.
Unfortunately, this dispute was very unfavorable to Qing Wang Hongxin, because Emperor Wei did not come forward. This father, who in Zhao Hongrun's opinion was cunning and cunning, rested peacefully in Ganlu Palace and faced the disputes between his sons indifferently.
This caused Qing Wang Hongxin to be at a disadvantage from the beginning. After all, in this matter, Yong Wang Hongyu was on the side of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, and the terrible thing is that Yong Wang Hongyu currently has the right to supervise the country, that is,
He said that in the absence of Emperor Wei, he had the right to decide on affairs in the DPRK.
Because of this, as soon as King Yong Hongyu's approval was issued, the Censorship Supervisor immediately dispatched to launch a rigorous investigation of Xi Jiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although King Qing Hongxin wanted to protect Xi Jiang, there was nothing he could do about it.
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But he still held on and used his connections to protect Xi Jiang, because Qi Wang Hongxin knew very well that if he could not protect Xi Jiang, then the officials who finally fell to him would probably be taken back by the eldest prince Zhao Hongli
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Just when Qing Wang Hongxin and Xiang Wang Hongjing were preparing to make a big move, on April 20, Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Huan Wang Zhao Hongxuan returned to Daliang from Anyi.
After entering the city, Zhao Hongxuan sent his confidant Zhou Min to Zhao Hongli's residence in a very high-profile manner to deliver a greeting card, and he himself came to Prince Su's Mansion to pay homage to his brother Zhao Hongrun.
Zhao Hongxuan paid a visit to his brother Zhao Hongrun. There was nothing to say. After all, although the brothers were not born to the same father and mother, they were both raised by Concubine Shen Shu, and they were no different from their biological brothers.
But Zhao Hongxuan asked Zhou Min to deliver a greeting card to Zhao Hongli's residence in a very high-profile manner, which showed one thing: King Huan Zhao Hongxuan was on the side of the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.
This incident became the last straw that broke King Qing Hongxin's mind. After all, Zhao Hongxuan was not only the brother of King Su Zhao Hongrun, but also the leader of the "Northern First Army" with a strength of 100,000.
In desperation, Qing Wang Hongxin had no choice but to find a way to ask for an audience with his father, Emperor Wei.
Emperor Wei had nothing to do with the struggle for power among his sons. To be honest, he didn't want to get involved.
At this moment, Zong Ling Zhao Yuanli, who was invited to play chess with him, said something with a smile.
"If Your Majesty doesn't want to get involved, why not stay away from the disputes among the disciples for a while? The weather these days is very suitable for hunting..."