Zhu Houzhao flew into a rage, pointed at Wailang Huangti, a member of the Ministry of Revenue, and shouted: "This person will be demoted to a civilian position, and he will be expelled from the capital immediately!"
"Your Majesty, think twice!" the officials tried to dissuade him.
Yang Tinghe helped to plead for mercy and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the Qing Dynasty palace disaster and hundreds of officials taking action. Even if Huang Yuanwailang offends Long Yan, he can be demoted. He should not reduce his position to serve the people."
Even Fei Hong, who had always been a god in the cabinet, couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, why not transfer this person to a distant place to serve as a miscellaneous person."
Yang Yiqing, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also said: "Your Majesty, you can demote him to Guangdong and serve as a tutor in Xingning County."
A Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, who was a powerful official in the capital of the fifth rank and a serious Jinshi. He was actually demoted to Guangdong and served as the director of the county school's academic affairs. He was directly beaten to a miscellaneous official from the bottom of the eighth rank.
It is simply a punishment to death!
But Zhu Houzhao actually refused to accept it, thinking that this person was too advantageous, and shouted angrily: "No, I must reduce my position to serve the people!"
What on earth did Mr. Huang Ti, a member of the Household Department, do?
He just used the Qing Dynasty palace disaster to make excuses for the side generals, monks, and ministers. Everyone was talking about it, and there was nothing wrong with it, but he just mentioned the Queen Mother and the Empress, and asked the emperor to consult the Queen Mother about this matter. and the Queen’s opinion.
Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his fur immediately exploded, and he wanted to demote this person to a civilian position.
This is a very strange reaction, and it is also one of the rare gaffes of Zhu Houzhao recorded in the "Records of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty". He was scolded like that at the banquet last year, and He Tang directly called him a coward, and just demoted He Tang to a It’s just common knowledge across the states.
Once Empress Dowager Zhang was involved, Zhu Houzhao would lose his composure.
There is definitely a huge conflict between the emperor and the queen mother that cannot be eased!
In the two years after Zhu Houzhao succeeded to the throne, he continued to reward Shouning Hou Zhang Heling, and his slaves could be forgiven for embezzling salt. Soon his attitude changed drastically. Shouning Hou used the death of his concubine as an excuse to ask for land for his concubine. When I built a tomb, I was scolded by Zhu Houzhao.
Including Zhu Houzhao's decision to move to the Leopard House, the watershed in his change of attitude towards the Queen Mother and her natal family happened to be the execution of the legendary grandfather Zheng Wang!
Everything was so coincidental that one had to doubt that the emperor was indeed the Queen Mother's biological child.
"Retreat!"
Zhu Houzhao roared and walked away, and never went to court again. As expected, he did not last more than a month.
Huang Ti, a member of the household department, still didn't know where he was wrong. He looked at the ministers with innocent eyes, his expression was so pitiful that he seemed ready to cry at any time.
If you were punished by the court for admonishing the emperor, or you were demoted from an official position, or even demoted to a county school lecturer, you could ask for a name to buy your reputation. If you were beaten to death on the spot, you could still leave a clear name. What the hell is it that you can demote your position to serve the people? Everything is gone!
The yellow body wanted to cry but had no tears. What was even worse was that he didn't even know what was going on.
The civil and military officials were thoughtful and guessed what the emperor's traitor was. From then on, no one dared to speak against the Queen Mother.
Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, and Fei Hong, the three cabinet ministers, followed the emperor all the way to the Leopard Room. Because the emperor was in a bad mood today, no one of them dared to speak first.
Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "If you have anything to say, just tell me!"
Yang Tinghe could only hold up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Yuan, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, has been promoted several times. It is not appropriate to be promoted too quickly. The right minister of the Ministry of Rites is a third-rank official, and Wang Yuan, no matter whether he is in the Hanlin Academy or the Zhanshi Mansion, is Just being promoted from a fifth-grade official position to five levels in a row is not enough to convince the public!"
"Why are you bringing this up again? You've been talking about it for several days." Zhu Houzhao became increasingly irritable.
Liang Chu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the administration of officials. We and the cabinet ministers have to say something."
Zhu Houzhao was probably so annoyed that he asked someone to check the information. At this moment, he gave an example and asked: "Do the three of you know Peng Chundao?"
Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, and Fei Hong looked at each other, of course they knew Peng Chundao.
Peng Shi, whose courtesy name was Chun Dao, was the number one scholar in the 13th year of Zhengtong. In the 14th year of Zhengtong, he joined the cabinet and participated in engine maintenance.
In other words, this man was directly promoted to become a cabinet minister in the second year after he passed the top exam!
Yang Tinghe argued: "Your Majesty, Mr. Peng Ge is a special case. It happened to be the incident of Tumu Fort and the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty came to the city before he urgently joined the cabinet. Moreover, Mr. Peng Ge entered the cabinet as a editor of the Hanlin Academy and was only promoted later.
He studied in the Hanlin Academy and was not promoted as highly as Bachelor Wang."
Zhu Houzhao grinned: "How about I follow Peng Chundao's old example and let Wang Er join the cabinet as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy? Anyway, three cabinet ministers are too few, so it is better to let Wang Er also be a cabinet minister."
Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, and Fei Hong stood blankly on the spot and stopped talking for a moment.
If the emperor is determined to do something, how can the ministers object? There are too many ways to silence the cabinet!
Wei Zaode during the Chongzhen period was even more powerful. He was born as a champion. He entered the cabinet in two years and served as the first assistant for four years. However, he only served as the first assistant for two months before Li Zicheng entered Beijing.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Or, let Wang Er take charge of Shao Zhan?"
The three cabinet ministers were so reprimanded that they dared not speak even more.
Shao Zhanshi is only a fourth-rank official, two ranks lower than the right minister of the Ministry of Rites.
However, there is only one right minister of the Ministry of Rites according to the system, but there can be countless appointments. As for Shao Zhanshi, although the quota is only two, there can also be countless appointments. But if a number one scholar under the age of twenty is specially promoted to Shao Zhanshi,
The political meaning behind it is profound.
What the hell is Shao Zhan?
Among the Prince's teachers, he is the second in class!
Yang Tinghe was born in Shaozhanshi, and Liang Chu was also born in Shaozhanshi. They are now cabinet ministers.
The more Zhu Houzhao thought about it, the happier he became. He clapped his hands and said, "That's it. According to your wishes, Wang Er can't be promoted too quickly. He is now a bachelor and Zuo Yude of Zuo Chunfang, and he can be promoted to Shao Zhanshi. Who can
You can’t find fault either.”
The three ministers withdrew silently.
Shao Zhan has done all the things, how can he still be a minister? From now on, the emperor can be promoted to Wang Yuan as a minister for any reason. Not to mention the right minister, it is reasonable to be directly promoted to the left minister!
Zhu Houzhao still felt dissatisfied. He planned to let Wang Yuan serve as the deputy examiner for this examination. Unfortunately, Wang Yuan's qualifications were not enough.
According to the convention of the examinations over the years, the chief examiner must be a cabinet minister, and he must also be appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If he does not have a temporary position, he must be appointed temporarily. The deputy examiner must be a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and he must be the one who actually runs the Hanlin Academy. A temporary bachelor is not eligible to be a deputy
Examiner (unless the full-time bachelor is ill or dies).
Wang Yuan was only a bachelor's degree student, far from being a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
However, one must be given a fellow examiner. Not only did Wang Yuan become a fellow examiner, Yu Ben, Zhang Chao and others who had a good relationship with him were also fellow examiners for the ninth-year Zhengde examination.
Only Yang Shen was not there.
Mr. Yang's stepmother died of illness last year. He returned home with his wife holding a coffin. He will have to stay in Dingyou, Sichuan for the next three years.
This man was also unlucky. When his three-year Jinshi period expired and he was about to be promoted, his stepmother died of illness.
Not only that, Yang Shen's grandfather is also seriously ill and is not expected to live long. When the time comes, Yang Tinghe will also have to worry about his father Ding returning home, and the situation in the court will inevitably change drastically again.