Chapter 375 Advice
These titles awarded by Zhao Xing are all standard features after becoming an official at the Xianggong level.
It just sounds nice, without any real benefit.
Normally, some money will be rewarded, and some will also be rewarded with temporary nursing care in individual homes.
In addition, there is another one in Yiyin Feng called Zhishi Enfeng.
When he becomes an official, he will appoint a number of his descendants as officials.
Note, it’s a batch, not one or two.
And one or two of his heirs will be promoted.
But Zhao Xing did not reward him.
Li Jin was sensible and willing to resign, and Zhao Xing didn't care about reputational things.
But if you want practical benefits, don’t even think about it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift!" Li Jin bowed.
From Li Jin submitting a letter to resign, to Zhao Xing agreeing and announcing posthumous rewards, finally Li Jin expressed his gratitude.
The whole process sounds long, but it is actually very short.
It was so short that all the officials had not yet recovered from the shock of Li Jin's resignation, and this matter had become an established fact.
Zhao Xing was worried that someone would object, so after Li Jin thanked him, he waved his hand to let him return.
"The Privy Council is in charge of the mobilization of troops and horses in the world. The position of Privy Council is very important. Do you have any suitable people to recommend?" Zhao Xing asked.
Although the status of the Privy Councilor is equal to that of the Prime Minister, there are several Prime Ministers, but there is only one Privy Councilor.
In fact, although the Privy Councilor is on the same level as the Xianggong, in terms of actual power, the Privy Councilor is slightly higher than the Xianggong.
The establishment of the Privy Council and the Three Bureaus was originally to divide the powers of the prime ministers. In addition, the Song Dynasty was a multi-prime minister system, so the prime minister was naturally slightly lower than the privy minister.
If the court officials are ranked according to their duties and responsibilities, the highest one is the grand minister, followed by the privy envoys, and then the several ministers.
This position is evident, which is why Han Zhang said that with the support of the privy envoy, troops can be sent.
It's not just because the Privy Council is in charge of troop mobilization.
Naturally, many people want to compete for such an important position.
After Zhao Xing agreed to Li Jin's resignation, he wanted to confirm the candidate on the spot.
Otherwise, once those officials are given time to form cliques, there will be no peace in the court.
The most important thing is that it is very difficult for Zhao Xing to support the people he chooses to take office.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were still thinking about the reasons for Li Jin's resignation. When they heard Zhao Xing asking about the candidate for the privy envoy, they immediately put aside their distracting thoughts.
For them, the top priority is to compete for the position of Privy Councilor.
But before they could speak, Han Zhang came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Tongping Zhangshi Zeng Gongliang is suitable to serve as Privy Councilor. Zeng Gongliang has made meritorious achievements in all the official positions he held, and he also participated in the compilation of "Wu Jing Zong Yao", which is very important to him. He is also very proficient in military tactics and strategies!”
"I have often heard of Zeng Aiqing's reputation as a talented person. My father has also praised Zeng Aiqing many times, and the Grand Prime Minister recommended Zeng Aiqing, so Zeng Aiqing should be appointed as the Privy Council envoy. As for the post of Tongping Zhangshi, it will be vacant for the time being. I will wait for it. Let’s decide after we think of a suitable candidate.” Zhao Xing said.
"I would like to thank your Majesty for your trust. I will definitely work hard to repay the emperor's favor!" Zeng Gongliang said.
At this time, all civil and military officials in the dynasty had tasted it.
From Li Jin's resignation to Zeng Gongliang's appointment as Privy Councilor, Zhao Xing had probably arranged all this.
Today's morning meeting was just a formality to show them.
From beginning to end, Zhao Xing didn't give them a chance to speak.
With Zeng Gongliang's qualifications, he was fully qualified to take over as Privy Councilor, and they could not even object.
The most important thing is that Zhao Xing concealed it so well that the various factions in the court had no time to discuss it. In addition, Zeng Gongliang was not from any faction, so there was no objection. "Your Majesty!"
Wang Anshi came out and said: "It has been more than half a month since the imperial examination ended, and the scholars are eagerly waiting for the results."
"I have already drawn up the ranking list for the palace examination. It will be convenient for the Donghua Gate to publish the list tomorrow. It happens that the Xixia envoys will arrive in the Song Dynasty tomorrow, and the new Jinshi will parade on horseback to let the Xixia envoys see the style of our scholars in the Song Dynasty. As for the Qionglin Banquet, I am busy with government affairs. , Aiqing, please host it for me." Zhao Xing said.
"I obey the order!" Wang Anshi bowed and stepped back.
Zhao Xing signaled to Sanshui, who took two steps forward and shouted: "Retreat without incident!"
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!" All the officials bowed and shouted in unison.
After Zhao Xing stood up and left the hall, the officials straightened up and left the hall one after another.
"Mr. Li!"
Hu Zhongyan hurriedly caught up with Li Jin and said, "Why did Mr. Li resign in a hurry when his legs and feet are so flexible? Your Majesty said that Mr. Li is the pillar of the country. How could Mr. Li just enjoy himself instead of continuing to contribute to the court and the Song Dynasty?" Or maybe there is another hidden reason behind Li Gong’s resignation?”
"I have already said it before the court. I am lacking in energy. What does it have to do with whether my legs and feet are flexible?"
Li Jin glanced at Hu Zhongyan indifferently and said: "Hu Shangshu, it's better not to waste your efforts. For the sake of our colleagues, I would like to give Hu Shangshu a piece of advice: sometimes resigning may not be a bad thing."< br>
After saying that, he ignored Hu Zhongyan and left directly.
Hu Zhongyan looked at Li Jin's leaving figure with a gloomy expression.
Li Jin's resignation was irreversible. He stopped Li Jin not because he wanted to know the specific reasons from Li Jin.
After all, since Li Jin chose to resign, there must be a reason why he had to resign, and it was impossible to tell him.
He wanted to see if Li Jin had any resentment in his heart, so that he could secretly arrange for people to spread some rumors.
It doesn't matter whether it's true or false. As long as Li Jin is resentful and doesn't explain, the falsehood will become true.
As a result, Li Jin taught him a lesson in turn.
"Hmph!" Hu Zhongyan snorted coldly and said to himself: "You think it will be fine if you resign? When people leave, the official family will not reward you with anything except some honorary titles. Who will care about you, a Privy Councilor, who resigned?" < br>
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Zhao Xing returned to Longtuge to catch up on his sleep. After dawn, he got up, had breakfast, and began to review the papers.
At this time, Sanshui walked in, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor sent someone to invite Your Majesty to go to Xingming Palace."
"Got it."
Zhao Xing had already expected that his father would definitely come to him after hearing the news of Li Jin's resignation, so he was not surprised.
I took a chariot to Xingming Palace, but was taken to the small garden in Xingming Palace by the chamberlain.
There is a small garden covering an area of more than 20 acres in Xingming Palace. Although it cannot be compared with the Imperial Garden, it is complete with pavilions, pavilions, rockeries and lakes.
In the pavilion by the lake in the garden, the Supreme Emperor was fishing, and Eunuch Liu was waiting beside him.
Seeing Zhao Xing coming, he bowed and saluted: "Greetings to your Majesty!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand and saluted his father, then came to sit next to his father and said with a smile: "My father is so elegant that he came here to fish early in the morning."
"Haha, I am just idle and bored. I have fished before and thought it was a waste of time. Now that I am free, I find it quite interesting."
The Supreme Emperor smiled and waved to Eunuch Liu.
Eunuch Liu bowed and led the serving maids and eunuchs out of the pavilion.
"Now that there is a rebellion in Jiangzhou, are you sure you insist on sending troops?" asked the Supreme Emperor.
(End of chapter)