Chapter 780 879 Cabinet
“Hai Rui?”
Gao Gong felt nervous when he heard Zhang Siwei say a name with some embarrassment.
It’s not that Hai Rui is that great. In Gao Gong’s view, Hai Rui is just a person who is seeking fame. Otherwise, after getting the evidence that the Xu Jie family donated the land, he should have cut the knot quickly and directly Randomize homes and seize people.
Every member of the Xu family involved in this case should be sentenced to exile.
But Hai Rui didn't do this. Instead, he wanted to bargain with Xu Jie and let him return the land he donated.
However, even though he looked down upon him, Gao Gong would not fail to consider Hai Rui's influence in Qingliu.
The Hanlin Academy, the Imperial Procuratorate and the people, Hai Rui won the favor of many scholars because of the wide spread of "Public Security Shu" and the legendary story of carrying a coffin at home waiting for the execution of Emperor Jiajing. respected.
If it were reported at this time that Hai Rui lost his official position because of his layoffs and redundant staff, Gao Gong didn't know how the outside world would evaluate him.
"Then move him to the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Household Affairs. I remember that he was the head of the Yunnan Division in the Ministry of Household Affairs, right?"
Gao Gong understood the importance and did not want to cause trouble during the process of cutting off redundant personnel. After all, this was a very offending matter.
It would also be very troublesome if someone refused to accept his official position and was taken away from him, and used Hai Rui's incident to cause trouble.
Zhang Siwei just thought about it briefly and replied: "Hai Rui was the head of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs at the beginning. That's right. After that, he was the governor of the Duchayuan, Dali Temple and other yamen."
Zhang When Siwei said this, he actually wanted Gao Gong to have a clearer understanding of Hai Rui's official career, so that it would be easier for him to arrange Hai Rui's official position.
But Gao Gong doesn't want to hear this. He has a personality that focuses on me. Since it has been decided that Hai Rui will go to the Ministry of Finance, it will not change.
"It's the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs. When the time comes, he can just post a sinecure there and let him hand over the matters at hand to the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate. From now on, the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate will arrange for the censor to conduct annual inspections of Nanjing's grain reserves. There is no need for him.”
At first, Gao Gong wanted to take advantage of Hai Rui’s strengths and let him join the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Since you are an upright official, then help me keep an eye on those corrupt officials in Nanjing.
However, Gao Gong suddenly thought of another thing. Someone had whispered in his ear the first two days that Hai Rui seemed to have found out about his disciple.
Two or three years ago, not only would Gao Gong not consider excusing his disciple, he would also pass the news to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for them to investigate strictly.
But that won't happen now. He needs his disciples to build momentum for him.
Lonely ministers will not end well. Perhaps the way to be an official is to be in harmony with the light and the dust.
Hai Rui needs to think carefully about how to use this knife. Not only will it hurt others, but it will be bad if he hurts himself.
"Okay, Hai Rui was merged into the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs. I heard that he is excellent in statistical calculations and can be considered as adapting to people's conditions."
Zhang Siwei didn't say much this time, just echoed Gao If so, record a few strokes in the book.
That night, the lights in the lobby of the Ministry of Personnel were kept all night long. Gao Gong led the officials of the Ministry of Personnel to finalize the list of officials who would be dismissed overnight, and then ordered people to copy them, preparing to choose a day to report the matter.
The officials’ actions were not intended to be hidden from anyone. Just that night, the news had spread in various mansions and romantic places in the capital. Some idle officials could not help but feel sad and worried about their own safety. Official positions were also being abolished, so I went around visiting friends of the same age to get information.
However, not many people in the official department know about these things, so naturally they can’t find out much. They only know that the number of officials in some yamen will be reduced, the responsibilities of some official positions will be merged, and the rest will be Due to redundant staff, we need to abolish them.
But the specific method of cutting leather is not clear from the outside.
Wei Guangde naturally heard about this. Although Emperor Longqing did not give the cabinet an order, the staff was already in a turmoil. It would be derelict of duty if he didn't know about it.
Of course, what he knew was more detailed than what was reported outside, but he didn't care too much.
If there is really a relative who needs care and is on the list of people who have been dismissed from their official positions, then just wait until the dust settles before finding a job for him.
Now that Gao Gong has received the Holy Family, he is taking care of this matter.
Wei Guangde knew that this was Gao Gong's biggest move after returning to the court, and he would never allow anyone to interfere with his good deeds.
If you can't influence it, then just let him do it. After all, people still need to be officials, and we don't want to deprive these people of their official status.
The people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs must be eager for Shangguan to do this once every year. Only then will people cry and beg to find jobs with them, and they won't be able to get the red envelopes.
In the next two days, due to the actions of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, some officials in the court were unavoidably panicked and worried that they were within the scope of the reform. Therefore, there was a large flow of people in front of the residences of Li Chunfang, Wei Guangde and others. Many people had already I couldn't wait to submit the post and wait for the reply from each mansion before visiting, so I waited outside each mansion with gifts.
Of course, such scenes occur not only in the homes of cabinet ministers, but also in front of the doors of Liubu Tang officials and Libu officials.
Many people came to inquire for themselves, as well as for relatives and friends, which made all the senior officials troubled, and they all had a hint of dissatisfaction with Gao Gong in their hearts.
Actually, when you reach the second level, you don’t like long lines in front of your house.
It may seem to others that receiving their gifts is a pleasure, but in many cases these gifts are not selfless and come with a price.
At this time, it is impossible not to accept the gift, but there are some things that the host may not be willing to do.
Moreover, the impact of such a scene is also very bad.
In the eyes of later generations, it seems that the front doors of the homes of dignitaries in the imperial court in this era should be like this, but in fact it is not.
Even when Yan Song invaded the government and the public, there were not many scenes like this in front of the house.
In fact, only when Mrs. Yan Song celebrated her birthday, Yan Song would open the door and let people who came to celebrate her birthday enter. The scene was like this at that time, and there was an endless stream of people giving gifts to celebrate her birthday from morning to night.
Because at that time, not only the people below gave gifts, but the emperor above would send eunuchs to send a congratulatory gift. Naturally, there was nothing to worry about if it reached the palace.
He himself and his son Yan Shifan also paid great attention to their birthdays, and they would only do this if they were celebrating their birthdays.
Of course, this was also meant to be shown to Emperor Jiajing, who was a very filial man.
What was the original reason for the Yan family’s loss of power?
But it was Yan Shifan who behaved inappropriately during the period of mourning. During the period when his biological mother died, he actually drank alcohol and had sex with prostitutes, which made Emperor Jiajing lose trust in his moral character.
For a normal visit, you would first send a message to the host’s family, and the host would reply to the message only if they want to see you.
Yan Shifan's sale of his official title was also done in a pawnshop outside the mansion. How could he blatantly engage in power-for-money transactions at home?
"Haha. Mr. Hu, walk slowly."
After Wei Guangde sent the last guest away, he finally sat down tiredly on a recliner to take a nap.
There were so many people in the past two days that he didn't dare to meet them all. He found it extremely troublesome to meet only a few people every day.
But even so, there should not be any dissatisfaction shown on the face, and one must smile and speak well. Lying on the chair, Wei Guangde couldn't help but think about the affairs of the cabinet in the past two days, and couldn't help but sigh.
Yesterday, Chen Yiqin reported, "When I saw that the emperor had already planned to govern, he humbly accepted his duties and delegated all complicated matters to the cabinet ministers. He followed the ministers and secretly It is appropriate to see the general situation of the country"
This memorial was also Chen Yiqin's last memorial before leaving the court, in which he expressed his thoughts on the government.
Today, Chen Yiqin formally petitioned to become an official.
However, as usual, Emperor Longqing would not accept his resignation, even if everyone had a tacit understanding secretly.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the cabinet early the next morning, Wei Guangde saw the reviewed memorial sent from the palace and refused to accept it.
At the same time, there was a memorial written by Zhang Shouzhi, the left minister of the Ministry of Finance, requesting to resign as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. The emperor refused and ordered him to take up his post immediately.
“Shilang Zhang, I should call him Zhang Shangshu from now on.”
Wei Guangde looked at this memorial and smiled at Zhang Juzheng beside him.
"Yes, Shouzhi has taken good care of the household department these days. The household department should be able to be stable for a while."
Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "Yifu's resignation is not Got it, he has an old health problem and asked for leave in Beijing It’s enough to recuperate for a while, why bother begging to return home?”
“Brother Yifu is not in good health, and he is worried about the long journey back to Sichuan. If he is really sick, he may not be able to return home.”
Wei Guangde could only respond in a low voice.
It was inconvenient for him to mention Chen Yiqin, Gao Gong, and Emperor Longqing's involvement.
Then he turned around and Wei Guangde told the people in Zhongshushe: "Send this memorial to the old man of Chen Ge."
Chen Yiqin submitted the memorial to begging for return yesterday. After that, he had gone home to wait for the news and did not come to the cabinet, so someone had to send the memorandum of approval to his home.
After dealing with this, Wei Guangde went straight back to his room, waiting for the Zhongshu people to distribute the memorials sent to the cabinet today for processing.
In the afternoon, Wei Guangde heard the news that Chen Yiqin's second begging memorial had been sent to the palace, and Zhang Shouzhi, the left minister of the Ministry of Hubu, had already gone to the Ministry of Hubu in the afternoon to officially become the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu. Identity assumed office.
And on the next day, as expected, Chen Yiqin's third petition for rest was once again sent to the palace.
The reason why Chen Yiqin submitted so many petitions so quickly and intensively was because Chen Yiqin did not want to stay in the capital anymore.
These days, there have been a lot of changes in the DPRK due to the official affairs.
But when Li Chunfang, Wei Guangde and others' homes were crowded with guests, Chen Yiqin's house suddenly lost popularity because of his begging for divorce.
Perhaps a little sad, except for a few very close people coming to my home, there is no one else.
When people leave, the tea is cool, nothing more than this.
In this case, why would Chen Yiqin consider prolonging the time? It would be better to complete the three instruments as soon as possible and let Emperor Longqing let him go.
After Chen Yiqin handed over the third begging memorial, Emperor Longqing’s criticism finally changed.
"Your Majesty has learned a great deal and is a noble person. He has been an attendant early and has a great reputation. This is the residence of the late emperor who served me as a vassal. Over the years, he has become more prosperous and became my heir's house. But the old school, promoted Ju Lun Pavilion, praised the cardinals, and the ministers were colleagues and respectful
Won the minister's body, and all the things he did were respected. Seeing that I am loyal and diligent, I rely on each other to figure out the best principles. Gu Chen is weak and begs for leisure time and comfort again and again. You Li violates the elegance and ambition. I specially use Yu Zi to add Qing, Crown Prince, Grand Master, and Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. The rest of the officials remain the same. I am still given Chiyi to be escorted by officials, and I have eight senior officials and six officials given each month to call me my excellent family members
Begging to return to the fields, he is as high as any master."
Emperor Longqing's reply is directly a written edict.
Add the crown prince and grand master, for Chen Yiqin, who has become an official, there is nothing It means nothing, but the boss arranged for eight bearers to wait on the sedan chair and gave Lumi a retirement package of six stones a month, which can be regarded as a reward for becoming an official. Chen Yiqin is a great benefit.
This is a bonus. As the elder of Shangshu Pavilion, his own retirement benefits are still much better than most officials who just arrange Chiyi after they retire. Chen Yiqin can return to his hometown in glory to recuperate. No, it should be said to be recuperating.
Just when Chen Yiqin was packing up his family and preparing to leave Beijing, Wei Guangde was attending another cabinet meeting at Li Chunfang's house.
Although Chen Yiqin dedicated himself to his official duties, Gao Gong did not immediately move into the position of secondary assistant, but it was only a matter of time.
As for today’s cabinet meeting, the convener is Gao Gong.
“In the past few days, the Ministry of Personnel has been busy with the matter of cutting off redundant personnel, and some affairs in the DPRK have been delayed.
The reason why I invite you to come today is to discuss everything at once. It has been decided and will be reported to Your Majesty tomorrow.”
After everyone arrived, Gao Gong started speaking before Li Chunfang could speak.
Everyone in the cabinet seems to be used to Gao Gong's pretentiousness. Their expressions remain unchanged and they just listen attentively.
"Li Qian, the former right minister of the Ministry of War, was also the right censor of the Imperial Palace. He was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and was also in charge of food and wages. Wang Xilie, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, was changed to the left minister of the main ministry. He was the chief minister of the Hanlin Academy and studied at various major universities. Shou is the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Jin Xueyan, the official minister, is the headquarter. The left minister, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, is in charge of the affairs of the academy, and the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhang Siwei, is in charge of the ministry."
In fact, these matters have been discussed by the court for a long time, and everyone has no opinions, but the Ministry of Personnel has never submitted a document. came up, so he could not officially take office.
But in fact, in the Ming Dynasty, many officials were already working in new positions.
For example, Zhang Siwei had been a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy before, but he was already serving as the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but he never had the intention to become a full-time official.
Of course, he was able to go to the Ministry of Officials because of his high arch.
Gao Gong was interested in his talent, so he called people to the Ministry of Personnel to help.
For those who were born as bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, when they entered the officialdom, they would be appointed as the Ministry of Personnel or the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites. This was also an unspoken rule or a privately agreed upon rule, so no one said there was anything unusual about doing so.
If you do not enter the official position from these two yamen, you will be a little far away from the cabinet. Although it cannot be said that you cannot join the cabinet, these two positions are indeed a fast track for Hanlin bachelors to enter the cabinet.
Gao Gong wants to straighten Zhang Siwei now, which is actually to put him on the road to rapid advancement, so that he can be arranged to join the cabinet as soon as possible and speak for himself in the cabinet.
After everyone nodded and thought that the report of the Ministry of official affairs could be overturned, Gao Gong suddenly said: "After decades of investigation, the number of punishments and eliminations is almost the same, so it is normal to attack. "Since the number is sufficient, even if it is unworthy, let's ignore it. Even if the number is insufficient, no one can force him to make up for it, which is ridiculous."
Hearing Gao Gong's beginning, Wei Guangde knew that this was Gao Gong's plan. Use Jingcha to cause trouble.
What does inspection and elimination mean? If there are enough people, even if an official is found to be incompetent, there will be no punishment. If the number is not enough, even if there are competent officials, they will be deducted from the crime.
When Gao Gong finished speaking, Wei Guangde looked around to see how other people would react. A clerk outside the door suddenly came in and reported: "Dear elders, Mr. Wang Lin, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and Mr. Wei Xuezeng, the right minister of the Ministry of War. I have something urgent to ask for.”
(End of this chapter)