Chapter 845 934 Parliament Meeting
Yang Bo officially took over the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Naturally, his first memorial after taking office was to request the Beijing Inspectorate to eliminate incompetent officials. This was the beginning of the move to the Beijing Inspectorate in the Gao Gong era. Pull away.
As Zhang Juzheng, Wei Guangde, and Lu Tiaoyang resigned from their positions, they were no longer as good as a single person, and they were not as good as a simple handle. They submitted memorials begging for their dismissal to the emperor. After refusing, hundreds of officials also presented such memorials one after another.
Lu Shusheng, the Minister of Rites, Wang Xilie, the Minister of the Left, and the Minister of the Right each submitted their official orders and all issued edicts, and they continued to serve as usual
The senior officials reported that they were not responsible, so naturally they were just pretending, and the emperor would not allow it. , let them continue to serve, and those who are verified by the Ministry of Officials will naturally have another result.
This Beijing inspection lasted for one month and was originally targeted. The inspection conducted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and other yamen quickly denounced Mu Wenzhao, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and handed them over to Han, Cheng Wen and other thirty-two officials of the Song Dynasty. Fifty-three members including Xu Fuyuan, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, and Li Chun, the imperial censor, were demoted and transferred to foreign posts.
Guanglu Temple's Prime Minister Zhang Qi and other two members stayed idle, Shangbao Si Qingcheng Cheng Zhongsheng was transferred to foreign posts, and Si Cheng Chen Yide stayed idle.
So this time in the capital ended very quickly, and a large number of officials were dismissed. After this inspection, all the high-ranking parties in the government offices in the capital were wiped out.
After a brief period of fright, the other officials from the capital quickly realized that they seemed to be dealing with people who were close to Gao Gong, and their free attention suddenly became more valuable. Yes, everyone keeps moving around in the hope of promotion.
Even if you can't be promoted, you would naturally hope to be transferred to a government office with more lucrative opportunities or greater power.
Among the people who were defeated this time, there were quite a few people from the Sixth Section and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, enough to keep them busy, and the imperial court's fortunes quickly recovered with the end of the Imperial Procuratorate.
For the senior officials of the imperial court, the changes caused by the imperial inspection were not noticeable. After all, most of Gao Gong's disciples had entered the official position not long ago and their official positions were low.
After waving the stick, when Yang Bo's visit to Beijing was about to end, he wrote another seal and gift statement.
On the fifth day of August in the sixth year of Longqing's reign, the Ministry of Personnel announced the matter of granting gifts. Anyone whose grandfather's official position is higher than that of his descendants can be promoted to the first rank of casual official. Fan Ding was worried about recovering from his illness and gave him a fake official title as a gift to meet Ren Tong.
Any grandfather who wants to have his status reduced will be ordered to report his feelings, and the grandfather will be allowed to live in leisurely life. If a foreign official is promoted to the imperial rank, he will be allowed to change his status according to the official position. However, no exceptions are allowed for foreign appointments.
This is to provide benefits to the officials in the capital. For a time, many officials in the capital submitted petitions to petition for their elders.
In fact, it can also be seen from this that most of the current Beijing officials come from official families, and the elders of many officials' families may have been officials.
After a hundred years of peace, the scholars in the world have changed from poor scholars to bureaucratic families. Ordinary families have no ability to provide a Jinshi.
Only a few people with extraordinary talents can do it by virtue of their talent.
This is the result of class solidification. When such people become officials, they must not only consider their own and family interests, but also the national interests.
In their eyes, everything they get is given by their family, not by the court, and the court also needs them to herdsmen everywhere to stabilize the world.
If this kind of consciousness continues and develops to the end, it will naturally follow the rise of powerful families and control military power, thereby finding opportunities to complete a dynasty change.
But so far, this awareness is only in its infancy, and many officials are unaware of the eventual consequences.
After the Ministry of Personnel completed the three fires after Yang Bo took office, Zhang Shouzhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, sent a memorial to the palace. He was quickly criticized. On the second day, a decree was sent to summon the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing. Shangshu Wang Guoguang took over the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
With the change of ownership of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the new Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Guoguang, soon made a report when he took office. He said that the Jingu Department of the Ministry of Households was particularly cumbersome, and recruitment became more troublesome and treachery became more rampant. The denser the books are, the more they are actually the same. However, the cost of making the books is huge, and they are kept in a high cabinet without ever being looked at. Today, the cabinet inscribes a checkered document book. After checking all the deficiencies, it is concise and can be kept. The rest will be returned to the province.
According to Wang Guoguang's plan, twenty-two books of the Ministry of Revenue were merged and twenty-eight volumes were abolished. This reduced the number of books to fifty at once. This not only freed the officials of the Ministry of Household from the heavy work of creating books, but also the needs of the imperial court. All kinds of data will not be affected by this.
In the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng was in the room. Wei Guangde and Lu Tiaoyang both carefully read the terms submitted by Wang Guoguang and agreed after a brief discussion.
It is naturally inconvenient for the cabinet to make the decision on the Ministry of Household affairs.
Besides, after the Ministry of Accounts did this, the actual work was not affected, which is also a good thing.
As long as the work is not delayed, it is not up to the Master to decide what to do.
"Brother, has the Ministry of Revenue not decided on the matter of shipping grain by sea?"
After the cabinet discussed the abolition of the Ministry of Revenue's official books, Wei Guangde asked about the matter of shipping grain.
This matter has been brought to the Ministry of Household Affairs for some time, but because of Zhang Juzheng's change in attitude, Zhang Shouzhi planned to leave again, so naturally he didn't take it seriously and dragged his feet until now without any ministry meeting. Come up.
“The Ministry of Household Affairs is very controversial about the grain transfer issue. There are supporters and opponents, but the fight has not come to an end yet.”
Zhang Juzheng said with a look of helplessness. .
"Master Chief Assistant, I have read relevant documents regarding the shipping of grain by sea. Indeed, although shipping by sea is difficult, for grain transportation, the Yellow River has been flooded in recent years. The imperial court needs to master a channel to ensure that grain is transported to the capital. This is It is a major matter related to the stability of the Northland. "
Lu Tiaoyang also expressed his attitude at this time. After analysis, he approved of the grain shipping.
Although he still had concerns about transporting all or most of the grain to the capital by sea, he also knew that Wei Guangde had actually regressed and only asked the court to transport a portion of the grain by sea every year to ensure that the governor was familiar with the sea routes in preparation.
After all, even if according to the requirements of the Ministry of Industry, the canal ships are sailed in advance every year, the canal has such a large carrying capacity after all, and a large number of canal ships cannot cross the Huanghuai waterway at once. There will always be A distinction between priority.
The canals at the front can naturally pass through before the flood season, while the ones at the back may still be blocked by floods.
When it comes to changing the sea, Zhang Juzheng is actually a little entangled in his heart.
He is not a person who does not know good and bad. Shandong's attempts have actually shown that this matter is feasible, but as the first assistant, he needs to consider more things.
Not only is it a high-profile policy, but also canal transport interest groups have been lobbying for this matter recently, especially citing the canal soldiers and the livelihood of millions of people on both sides of the canal as reasons.
Zhang Juzheng understood that what they said was actually a threat to him.
Think about it, if they deliberately cause harm, the huge number of damaged people on both sides of the canal will do something unspeakable, and in the end it will not be him, the chief minister, who takes the blame.
No matter what policy the court chooses, it is actually a double-edged sword. Some people will gain and some will lose. Their cabinet must weigh the pros and cons and make the so-called "correct" decision.
“I’ll talk to Ru Guan later and let him personally take charge of the matter and give an answer as soon as possible.”
Zhang Juzheng didn’t think about it either. Although he had agreed with Wei Guangde on this matter, But after all, he couldn't overstep his authority when it came to household matters, and intervening too deeply could easily make Wang Guoguang unhappy.
In fact, the so-called fear of partisanship is not that the people are united and each has its own demands. It is just that everyone is consistent in the general direction or gathers together for a common purpose.
What Zhang Juzheng relied on was naturally the relationship left by Huguang's huge township party and his former mentor Xu Jie, especially the cooperative relationship with Shanxi Yang Bo.
But Wang Guoguang was from Shanxi, so he was naturally a direct descendant of Yang Bo. We only had a cooperative relationship, and it was not good to directly boss Wang Guangyi. Over time, it was easy to create acrimony, which was disadvantageous.
In fact, the most important reason why Zhang Juzheng is able to stabilize Wei Guangde in the court is that he has enough connections with people. But officials from Huguang are already on par with Jiangxi officials, not to mention people from Shanxi and Nanzhili.
The current imperial court has long been different from the time when Yan Song was in power, when only half of the court officials were from Jiangxi.
If Wei Guangde takes the position of first assistant.
Zhang Juzheng had only been around for such a long time, and he knew that this was absolutely impossible. Officials in Qi, Zhejiang and other places, as well as people in Huguang and Nanzhili, would never allow a second Yan Song to exist.
Yan Song suppressed them for more than ten years.
It is not that there are no talented people in each province, but Yan Song turned a blind eye and only promoted officials from Jiangxi, which created the grand situation of nearly half of the Jiangxi people in the six departments at that time.
It is absolutely impossible to do it again.
Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng suddenly had an idea. Although Wei Guangde could not defeat him and take the position of chief assistant, he could also use his concern for shipping matters to let him and Caosi side. People fight.
"I'll go tell you where you are, but you should contact the people under the Ministry of Household Affairs if they want to lend money.
As He Qing said, shipping grain by sea is a major matter for the stability of the North. The Ministry of Household Affairs decided to decide whether You can't make mistakes.
Ru Guan has just joined the household department. I'm worried that he won't be able to control the situation and made too many objections during the ministry meeting. "
Zhang Juzheng looked at Wei Guangde and said.
Of course Wei Guangde sneered at Zhang Juzheng's reasons.
Wang Guoguang was the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue before he went to Nanjing to become Minister. He had also been an official in the Ministry of Revenue for a long time and had many acquaintances from top to bottom, so he was not considered a new minister.
Even when Zhang Shouzhi was forced to put it on the shelves, he quickly sorted out the department of household affairs.
Wei Guangde had some vague guesses about Zhang Juzheng's intentions, but it was inconvenient to say more at this time, so he nodded, "I know about this. I will sit down with my colleagues from the Ministry of Revenue to discuss it. Talk about shipping grain. "
Wei Guangde is not familiar with the Ministry of Household Affairs, but he also knows that if he wants to be more stable, he still needs someone in the Sixth Department.
I used to think that the household department was a quagmire, and I was worried about falling into it, but now that I am in my current position, no matter how much trouble there is, I still have to put my hand in it.
It seems that among the six departments, Wei Guangde has never reached out to the household department.
Thinking about how to contact the people of the same year in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and let them connect with people from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After Zhang Juzheng came out of the check-in room, Wei Guangde wrote a note and asked Lu Bu to take it out and give it to the servant outside to take it back to his house and give it to Zhang Ji.
Tonight, Wei Guangde plans to invite the same year in the Ministry of Household Affairs to the government to understand what the situation is like in the Ministry of Household Affairs, who supports the grain and sea transportation, and who is opposed to it, so that he can be better Targeted action.
Supporters naturally have to deliberately win over them. Anyway, they are planning to reach out to the household department.
As for those who objected, Wei Guangde didn't intend to argue with them. If he couldn't agree, he would just find a way to transfer them.
Yang Bo expelled Gao Gong's people from the official department, but Wei Guangde's people who stayed in the official department are still there. In addition, the team that Yin Shizhen left behind have now joined him.
Of course, Wei Guangde would not fully believe these people. After all, most of them were officials from Shandong. The political arena in the late Ming Dynasty was mainly dominated by the Qi, Zhejiang and Chu parties. The Qi party was very powerful, which showed that the rise of Shandong officials was also very powerful. of.
Of course, Wei Guangde of the Donglin Party who had the last laugh also knew it. After all, "The water is too cold" was so famous that those people had really no talent.
In the evening, after Wei Guangde saw off the same year who was on duty at the Ministry of Household Affairs, he frowned and returned to the study to sit down and remained silent.
After Wang Guoguang took office at the Ministry of Revenue, he did not talk about his attitude towards shipping grains by sea. However, Guo Chaobin and Fu Yi, serving ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, had opposite attitudes. Guo Chaobin supported the shipping of grains, while Fu Yi was opposed to it.
Wei Guangde is not worried about Guo Chaobin. He is from Shandong himself, so he will naturally not object to shipping. You must know that people in Shandong, perhaps because of their proximity to the sea, are not actually afraid of the so-called sea. risk.
Those who oppose shipping are actually mostly from inland areas and are therefore fearful of the sea.
Of course, there are also those in coastal provinces who are opposed to shipping, but most of them are related to maritime merchants. After all, they involve their own business.
Fu Yi is one of them. He is from Shanxi and is a member of Yang Bo and Wang Guoguang. In fact, judging from logic, Wei Guangde thinks that perhaps Wang Guangguang himself does not support shipping.
"What a plan."
It took a long time before Wei Guangde finally spoke and said three words.
Wei Guangde has been sitting in the study for so long, thinking about this matter. Zhang Juzheng has an ambiguous attitude towards the Ministry of Household Affairs.
You know, Yang Bo has deep-rooted influence in the DPRK, but he still relies on Zhang Juzheng. It is impossible for Zhang Juzheng to persuade the Shanxi Township Party.
However, Zhang Juzheng asked Wei Guangde to help him negotiate peace. Wei Guangde didn't understand it before, but now he understands it.
In addition to letting Wei Guangde come to attract the dissatisfaction of the Caogang, perhaps Shanxi also wanted to obtain some benefits from him.
It’s just an exchange of interests.
When Wang Guoguang was transferred to Nanjing from the Minister of Household Affairs, Fu Yi took over Wang Guoguang's position. He couldn't be fancying some official position and wanted Fu Yi to do it.
In fact, Zhang Juzheng can also be mentioned, but now the government and the public are dissatisfied with Zhang Juzheng leading Huguang, or the Chu Party, and being very close to Shanxi.
If Zhang Juzheng initiated it and said that he wanted to promote Fu Yi, I am afraid that it would cause dissatisfaction among other officials, and then they would have opinions about Zhang Juzheng.
Just when Wei Guangde was looking for an opportunity to have a good talk with Wang Guangguang, the Ministry of Industry reported that the Zhaoling Mausoleum was completed and that the Daxing Emperor's Zi Palace could be moved into the mountain mausoleum at a selected date.
Immediately, the main work of the cabinet turned to the Ministry of Rites to determine the funeral matters, determine the remaining twenty-eight matters, and set the ritual notes and memorials respectively.
After such delays, more than half a month has passed.
On this day, when Zhang Juzheng was on duty in the cabinet, Wei Guangde was called again.
"Shandai, His Majesty has been on the throne for several months now, but I only want to see the court meeting at the end of the month. I would like to ask for a change."
(End of this chapter)