In the winter of the second year of Shaofeng's reign, Wang Yuan was awarded the title of "Specially Administered Guanglu Doctor" (the first rank of the official rank), and was awarded the title of "Prince Shaoshi" (the second rank of the master and the official rank).
Mao Ji was awarded "Ronglu Dafu" (from the first rank) and "Prince Shaobao" (from the second rank to the official rank).
The chief officials of the cabinet and the six ministries all received promotions.
In terms of shifts during the last court period, Mao Ji was promoted the fastest and was ranked third in the morning court, second only to Wang Qiong and Wang Yuan.
To Party Yang and the conservatives, Mao Ji was a complete traitor!
Just because Mao Ji's hometown is in Ye County, Shandong Province, which is under the jurisdiction of Laizhou. And Laizhou Port is the second largest port in Shandong in terms of cargo throughput.
The Mao family not only planted a large amount of cotton, but also obtained steam engines through Wang Yuan, and set up a spinning mill in Laizhou to provide cotton yarn to Wang Yuan's Tianjin factory. In the past, Mao Ji was a representative of the bureaucratic landlord class, but now he is working with the interests of emerging capitalists
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When Gui E was clearing the fields in Shandong, the Mao family was cleared of a large amount of hidden fields, and they had to pay more taxes because of the whipping method. However, the loss of profits is nothing compared to the income of the cotton yarn mill.
Liang Cai, who had always been openly and secretly opposed to Wang Yuan, sought benevolence and was sent to Nanjing to become the Minister of Rites.
Li Chengxun, Minister of the Ministry of War, resigned many times due to illness. He was given the crown prince's minor guarantee and returned to his hometown to retire.
The pattern of central ministers has changed again:
Hanlin bachelor and in charge of the Imperial Palace: Wang Tingxiang
Official Secretary: He Tang; Zuo Shilang: Song Cang
Minister of the Ministry of War: Zhang Cong; Minister of the Left: Mao Bowen
The Minister of Hubu: Yan Song; the Minister of Zuo: Zhan Ruoshui; the Minister of Cangchang: Nie Xian
Minister of Rites: Luo Qinshun; Minister of the Left: Wen Renhe
Secretary of the Ministry of Justice: Yan Yishou; Minister of the Left: Jin Lei
Minister of the Ministry of Industry: Ling Xiang; Minister of the Left: Tian Qiu
The imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate: Chen Yong.
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The winter solstice has passed, and Huang'e has not returned yet. It is estimated that he will have to wait until spring before leaving Sichuan.
Copper stove hot pot with chili sauce.
He Tang, the official minister, enjoyed the feast. He once scolded Zhu Houzhao at the banquet, but now that he has become a heavenly official, he still lacks etiquette and refuses to replace the old oil stains on his chest.
"This winter, there have been countless memorials to impeach me," He Tang said with an intoxicated expression as he rinsed a piece of mutton, dipped it in dried chili noodles and swallowed it, "It's comfortable and warm, and chili peppers are really a godsend. Let me tell you, exploring the sea
Hou's greatest achievement was bringing back chili peppers from Yinzhou."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Last time you said you brought back peanuts."
"Yes, peanuts count. If you fry them crispy and drink wine, you won't cook them for gods." He Tang shook his head.
Wang Yuan suddenly said seriously: "Don't worry about those impeachments, just let them run around in Nanjing, and then they will be thrown away in one pot at the end!"
He Tang drank some wine and said with a smile: "I dare to scold such a ridiculous person like the late emperor in person, so why would I be afraid of a group of young people? To be honest, only you, the chief minister, can tolerate my bohemian temperament.
Let me always be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
He Tang's behavior as a sect was motivated by Zhu Houzhao's anger as a way to express his dissatisfaction. Over time, he was unable to correct it, even when he became the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The opposition did not dare to impeach Wang Yuan directly, so they turned to He Tang.
Most of the memorials impeached He Tang for not knowing etiquette. He often went to work in the civil affairs department dressed in unclean clothes. He even went to attend Buddhist banquets without combing his hair. He had to take off his hat to give lectures to the emperor. Once he took off his hat, his head was full of messes.
Chicken coop.
Apart from that, He Tang had nothing to impeach, and he was perfect in both his conduct and his official duties.
A bunch of officials who were pushed out to Nanjing could only hear about the incident, saying how much money He Tang had embezzled when he was in Nanzhili, lingering in the flower streets and willow alleys, etc.
He Tang rinsed another piece of haggis and said in a serious tone: "There are undercurrents inside and outside the court!"
Wang Yuan sneered: "A little bit of enchantment is not worth mentioning."
He Tang said: "You should advise Mr. Wang Ge. Apart from me, he has the most impeachment memorials."
The conservative faction wanted to overthrow He Tang, because He Tang was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, promoted many reformist officials, and also blocked the promotion path of many officials.
The conservatives attacked Wang Hong crazily because Wang Hong was narrow-minded and crazily retaliated against those who had offended him in the past. Of course, Wang Hong also had a sense of propriety and never provoked local reformists.
Historically, when Zhang Cong was in power, three people were attacked crazily, and they were given comments: Zhang Cong was "evil and dangerous, jealous and rebellious", Fang Xianfu was "pretty on the outside, but deceitful on the inside", and Wang Hong was "like a ghost."
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What does it mean to be "like a ghost or a monster, unable to find a way to deal with things"?
This man served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War at the same time. He was terribly narrow-minded and offended him accidentally. Sometimes even because of a few wrong words, Wang Hong would suddenly jump out from behind and stab him.
Then he was dismissed from office and sent into exile.
In the beginning, Wang Hong only attacked his political opponents, but gradually it turned into indiscriminate attacks. He may have become too nervous because of the intense political struggle.
Wang Yuan said: "Weng Wanda is in Qingtian, Huizhou, and the Wang family in Huizhou takes the initiative to cooperate. Wang Hong supports the reform wholeheartedly. Even if he doesn't listen, as long as he doesn't go too far, he will definitely not be touched."
Among the eight major surnames in Huizhou, the Wang family ranks second. During the salt policy reform, Yang Tinghe and Wang Yuan made waves.
Today, the Wang family in Huizhou is still very wealthy, and the land in Huizhou is barren, so they do not live on that little land. With Wang Hong's help in the cabinet, the Wang family in Huizhou can eat enough by taking salt legally, not to mention providing for maritime trade.
Merchant.
The imperial court only inspected the hidden fields to prevent tax evasion. The Wang family took out the hidden fields themselves and spent money to register and report them to the government. In exchange for Wang Yuan's appreciation, it was a great deal.
As for Wang Hong, toilet paper is still useful, let alone a cabinet minister.
Wang Hong is like a dog, he can be released to bite people at any time, and then he can be removed from office after arousing anger and resentment. At that time, ordinary officials will have a different impression of Wang Yuan, and the reformists also believe that Wang Yuan did the right thing, and Wang Hong is the only one who is unlucky.
.What makes this guy so narrow-minded? Even the reformists can't stand the things he sometimes does.
He Tang sighed and said, "Alas, let's not mention Mr. Wang Ge. Nowadays, everyone in the government is a lackey of Xinxue. Your mentor has brought disaster to the world!"
"It's better than blindly following Cheng Zhu before." Wang Yuan was also helpless.
Now that Wang Yuan has become the first assistant, he can finally understand why Gui E and Zhang Juzheng banned the spread of Xin Xue.
What goes up is good, and what goes down is effective.
With Wang Yuan as the first assistant, scholars all over the world wanted to study physics. But the threshold of physics was too high, so they turned to mind science. After all, Wang Yangming was Wang Yuan's teacher, and the school of physics also called itself a branch of mind science.
Today, both inside and outside the court, there are people everywhere who talk nonsense about the nature of the mind, talking about "developing conscience" and "unifying knowledge and action."
Yangming's Xinxue is no longer a pure knowledge, but a very fashionable academic trend, which is a stepping stone for officials and scholars who want to climb up.
What's even more frightening is that these so-called successors of the Xinxue looked down upon the traditional Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and used it as an excuse not to study hard. If this continues, a large number of people will inevitably be pragmatic.
He Tang was friends with Wang Yangming, and he was also a friend with Zhan Ruoshui. However, when Wang Yangming founded Yangming Xinxue and Zhan Ruoshui founded Ganquan Xinxue, He Tang denounced them as Zen Buddhism. What he inherited was Zhang Zai's Qi Xue.
It is to establish a mind for the heaven and earth, and to establish a destiny for the people.
He Tang suddenly put down his wine glass and said: "Ruoxu, your school of physics should separate and establish its own school and draw a clear line with the mind school."
Wang Yuan smiled and asked: "Does this count as deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors?"
"It doesn't count." He Tang shook his head.
Wang Yuan was silent, playing with the wine glass and saying nothing.
The next day, Wang Yuan called his disciple Wang Yan and gave him an article to publish in Acta Physica Sinica.
Wang Yuan's article did not clearly draw a clear line between it and Xinxue. He only said that the School of Physics inherited Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, and deliberately did not mention the teacher's Yangming Xinxue. However, Wang Yuan praised the teacher's knowledge and moral character and reprimanded some
Disciples of mind science only talk about the nature of mind in vain, and lose the "action" of "unity of knowledge and action".
The scholar's reaction was very strange. He did not reprimand Wang Yuan for betraying his teacher. Instead, many traditional Confucian scholars clapped their hands and applauded him.
Disciples of the physical school are indifferent to this, because few of them take themselves seriously as disciples.
Instead, the disciples of the mind science began to fight among themselves, with different factions attacking each other. The pragmatic group accused the retreat sect of practicing false mind science.
As the Chinese New Year is approaching, the cabinet has received two more important news.
First, the Mongolian Khan asked for help, saying that the Oara Mongols had made a comeback and had occupied the land north of the Yinshan Mountains, and asked the Ming father to send troops to help. By the way, he cried and complained that the musketeers in the border towns of the Ming Dynasty bullied people, and went to the grassland to fight in the autumn wind every now and then. Please
Emperor Ming's father restrained those generals.
The Tatar-Mongolia in this time and space have done so much evil that they were punished by both the Ming Dynasty and the remnants of the Oara.
The second news is that Zhu Houtan, the young king of Zheng in Henan, suddenly went to the throne and asked to cut down the vassal vassal. Instead of being a prince, he wanted to take the imperial examination.