Ji Zi Volume Chapter 29: Telling the Heart, Strategies for Governance (Third update!)
The same is true for Feng Ziying.
Although Xu Xie and Ye Xianggao and others are getting closer, in Feng Ziying's view, this does not mean that the other party will not be able to cooperate in the future.
There are also various voices within the interest group in Jiangnan. The gentry and merchants are intertwined, and many even have dual identities. However, as the door to the sea has been opened irresistibly, the rise of industry and commerce is irreversible. So,
The conflicts between the industrial and commercial owner groups, which are mainly landlords, maritime merchants and even workshop owners, will inevitably intensify in the future. Feng Ziying is really looking forward to what it will develop into in the future.
After talking to Xu Xie for a while, Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi came together.
“The Ministry of Personnel is the most suitable place for Brother Junyu. Brother Junyu is fair, generous and sincere in his dealings with others. I believe that Brother Junyu will be able to make great achievements in the Ministry of Personnel...”
Seeing Feng Ziying talking non-stop, Lian Guoshi smiled bitterly, "Okay, Ziying, please stop making noises with me. You know that my intention is not to stay in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, although in the eyes of many people this is the most enviable place."
The place, but my brother is actually more willing to go to the local area or go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to do some practical work. I reported this matter to Mr. Qi Ge, but Mr. Qi Ge refused to allow it..."
Of course not, Feng Ziying secretly thought that she had been "expelled" from Beijing, leaving Lian Guoshi as the only leader.
The scholars in this subject in the fifth year of Yonglong were so popular that they had already surpassed the first two subjects in the second year of Yonglong and the forty-two years of Yuanxi. In addition, the performance of the scholars from the North in the previous two subjects was far inferior to that of Jiangnan and Jiangnan.
Scholars from Huguang, so the northerners among the Jinshi in this subject in the fifth year of Yonglong have become the mainstay in the minds of the northern gentry.
As the two major leaders of the young scholars in the northern region, Feng Ziying "went astray", which caused great dissatisfaction and uneasiness among the northern gentry, and led to such strong criticism.
Now what if the state affairs are transferred to the local government? What will the DPRK do? Neither Qi Yongtai, the leader among the officials in the North, nor the gentry in the North will allow this to happen.
"Brother Jun Yu? I am telling the truth? And when Mr. Qi Ge asked my younger brother, my younger brother always thought that brother Jun Yu should stay in the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Feng Ziying did not avoid the topic and said calmly.
“Oh?” Lian Guoshi was slightly startled and looked at Feng Ziying. “Why does Ziying think so?”
"Brother Jun Yu? Let me give you a little words of encouragement. Five years ago in Yonglong, our northern scholars did not perform well in the two subjects. Whether it was the first or second class? Brother Jun Yu should know? Many people are not worthy of their reputation? It's very reluctant.
?Everyone tacitly agrees? It took a lot of effort for us northern scholars to shine in this subject in the fifth year of Yonglong. I dare not say that the only heroes in the world are Jun Yu and Zi Ying'er, but it cannot be denied that our subject is already equivalent to that of the previous ten years.
The essence of the Disciples is here. No matter Dazhang, Mengzhang or the others may have shortcomings of one kind or another, you and I are still a little immature? But we have all become the hope of the new generation among the Disciples of the Beidi?..."
The state affairs are horrifying and moving? This guy really dares to say it? Only the heroes in the world can speak out what they say. If outsiders listen, they may be framed as treason? But what Feng Ziying said later
The words also shocked him.
"Dazhang and Mengzhang are inferior to you and me in every aspect. If I leave the capital, there will always be someone in our department in the capital city to carry the weight, and only you, Brother Junyu, are here." Feng Ziying thought to herself.
Zi Zi said: "It goes without saying that the status of the Ministry of Personnel is important. What is more important is that Mr. Qi Ge's position and prestige that he has finally established in the Ministry of Personnel needs help to maintain. The next step is that Mr. Qi Ge will step down as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. According to the usual practice, Mr. Qi Ge will resign as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
The minister will definitely be an official from Jiangnan or Huguang. Although Mr. Qi Ge still has some influence, this will be a process of fading away day by day, and brother Jun Yu will still need to work hard to maintain it during this period."
These words caused Lian Guoshi to feel a storm in his heart.
He never thought that Qi Yongtai had such an intention to leave him in the official department, and Feng Ziying actually saw the secret here at a glance. This was definitely not something Qi Yongtai told Feng Ziying, but could only be Feng Ziying's own understanding.
Come out, this guy is so savvy?
The birthplace arrangement of the six central ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and even the cabinet officials has always been a tacit and tacit arrangement of the imperial court. The six ministers and ministers plus the six capital censors of the Ducha Yuan, the deputy capital censors, and the censors of the capitals, and so on.
With the addition of a few pavilion elders, it is basically necessary to form a certain tacit understanding with the three major groups of scholars from the north, Jiangnan and Huguang. Others such as the southwest and Guangdong and Guangxi can only be used as occasional embellishments and supplements.
Of course, this is not static. Sometimes it will change depending on the emperor's perception and the degree of excellence of a certain group of scholars. However, according to the geographical distribution after the 30th year of Yuanxi, Jiangnan, Beidi, Huguang
, Others will basically be distributed in the proportion of 40%, 35%, 20%, and 50%.
Just like the five ministers in the cabinet, plus the ministers of the six ministers, the general secretary and the chief official of Dali Temple, the censor of the capital procuratorate, the deputy censor of the capital, and the censor of the capital, a total of thirty-seven people, counting Jiangnan origins
There should be about fifteen officials, and there should be about thirteen officials from the North, about seven from Huguang, and two or three from other nationalities.
“Ziying,...” Lian Guoshi’s face was complicated. He looked at Feng Ziying and didn’t know how to respond to him for a moment.
“Brother Jun Yu, are you shocked? Why would my younger brother actually say these words?” Feng Ziying said calmly, “It seems that it has deviated from the purpose of our scholars being officials, and seems to be too obsessed with the interests and influence of the region?”
Lian Guoshi nodded slowly.
"Brother Jun Yu, I don't think so." Feng Ziying calmed down a little, "I think so, whether we admit it or not, the influence of the DPRK and China based on region and class is real.
, at least we are unable to change all this now. Maybe we can work hard to achieve it in the future, but it is not possible now, Brother Jun Yu, do you admit it? "
Lian Guoshi looked bitter, but he could only nod.
"Then Brother Junyu, what is the purpose of our being officials? I think Brother Junyu should have thought about this issue countless times, and I have also discussed it with Brother Junyu. So today you and I are about to say goodbye. Junyu
My brother will stay in the center of the imperial court, and my younger brother will be sent to Yongping soon. Let alone not seeing each other for a few years, but it is true that we may not see each other for a few months. How about we have a heart-to-heart talk? "
Feng Ziying's suggestion made Lian Guoshi nod enthusiastically, "Okay, Brother Yu has long wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Ziying. Many of the previous exchanges between you and me were just discussing matters, but today maybe we can put our relationship with the Great Zhou
Let’s talk openly about the future.”
In fact, Feng Ziying began to exert influence on the students around him intentionally or unintentionally from the time she studied in Qingtan Academy. However, after all, he was too young at the time. Even if he emerged, he would still be questioned and opposed by many classmates, like Chen Qiyu,
Fu Zonglong, Xue Wenzhou and others are actually not far behind Feng Ziying in terms of relationship, but because of Feng Ziying's age, experience, origin and other reasons, they are not easy to accept many of Feng Ziying's views and opinions, including Xu Xie, Fan Jingwen, He Fengsheng,
The same goes for Wu Di and others. The only people who have a really good relationship and are willing to accept some of Feng Ziying's views are Lian Guoshi, Fang Youdu, Xu Qixun, Zheng Chongjian, Wang Yingxiong, Sun Chuanting, etc., and the degree is not consistent in different fields.
Like Fang Youdu, Xu Qixun agreed with Feng Ziying's strategy of opening up the sea, because they were both from Jiangnan. Opening up the sea had a huge impact on the development of Jiangnan, and the prosperity of Jiangnan was beneficial to the court.
Zheng Chongjian, Wang Yingxiong and Sun Chuanting were from the military field. Zheng Chongjian and Sun Chuanting recognized Feng Ziying's emphasis on the defense of Liaodong and his positioning of the future of the Mongolian tribes. They believed that the biggest concern of the Zhou Dynasty was the Jianzhou Jurchens, while Wang Yingxiong agreed with Southwest China.
Disputes over land may lead to unpredictable disasters.
These recognitions and approvals will gradually form a psychological convergence in different aspects and degrees. In a sense, they are the embryonic form of a small group.
The practice of state affairs here should be the most consistent with Feng Ziying, and the mutual recognition is the highest. In the mind of Feng Ziying, practicing state affairs is also the most mature in all aspects of thinking. It is not as extreme as Fan Jingwen and Wu Di, nor is it like Xu Qixun and Xu Qixun.
Fang Youdu worshiped himself so much, and Lian Guoshi's prestige among this group of students was also very high, and it could be said that he was not inferior to himself.
One's own prestige is based on one's constantly developing and outstanding arguments and results, while practicing state affairs is more based on daily interactions with classmates, or to put it another way, one's own prestige
Authority is achieved through continuous success, while practicing state affairs is about winning everyone's trust through the blending of friendships.
This can complement each other.
“Brother Jun Yu, what do you think our generation’s dream is to be an official?” Feng Ziying smiled and said, “Brother Jun Yu, shall we say it first, or shall I come first?”
Lian Guoshi hesitated for a moment, "Brother Yu, come first. Brother Yu's idea is to be a good official who is upright and honest and takes care of the king's worries. Of course, this may be a bit false. Ziying, you don't like to hear such words, so tell me something specific.
That is to strive to ensure that the imperial court can resist the enemy's aggression externally and the people can live in peace internally..."
“Brother Junyu, you are still very weak and generous. How should you do it? You can’t be an official step by step like you are now, right?” Feng Ziying laughed.
He knew that practicing state affairs might have been something he had thought about, but it would be too difficult for someone who had just been polishing his skills in the Imperial Academy for two or three years to come up with a more specific and clear political strategy, which was his own strength.