Chapter 147 The Value of the Number One Scholar
When Zhao Xing went to bed to practice martial arts the next day, he found that neither Gu Yankai nor his son came.
Zhao Xing didn’t care either, thinking they were doing it because of the Xiao Qin family. I practiced for a while, had breakfast, and then took a bus to Kaifeng Mansion Office.
When he arrived at the Kaifeng government office, Zhao Xing asked people to summon all the officials of Kaifeng government, big and small.
It’s just that compared to Zhao Xing’s first visit, there were several fewer people.
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!" Everyone saluted.
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded slightly and said, "Zhang Lu Shi!"
"I am here!" Zhang Zongshi came out and saluted.
"You will temporarily serve as general judge to assist Sheng Shaoyin in handling the official affairs of Kaifeng Mansion." Zhao Xing said.
"Yes!" Zhang Zongshi was overjoyed when he heard this. Although Zhao Xing only asked him to hold the post concurrently, in fact he was already the general judge of Kaifeng Prefecture.
The appointment requires official documents from the Ministry of Personnel and takes some time.
Zhao Xing arranged the remaining vacancies and said: "Sheng Shaoyin, inform the county magistrate under Kaifeng Prefecture that I will come to the government office in three days and I want to see them."
"Yes!" Sheng Hong responded.
"Okay, all of you, please step aside." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
After they exited, Zhao Xing asked Sanshui to write ink and write down the situation of the personnel transfer in Kaifeng government office.
After finishing this time, Zhao Xing went to the palace with the written zhazi.
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Longtuge, the official looked at the several resignation letters on the table and listened to Eunuch Liu telling what happened in Kaifeng Mansion yesterday.
After listening, and combined with what Zhao Xing did during this period, he roughly understood what Zhao Xing was thinking.
"Still too young." The official shook his head slightly.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is outside asking for an audience."
At this time, a chamberlain came in and saluted.
"Heh." The official smiled slightly and said, "I was just trying to find him, but he came by himself. Let him come in."
The chamberlain took the order and retreated. After a while, Zhao Xing walked in.
"Father." Zhao Xing saluted.
The official waved his hand, told Zhao Xing to sit down, dismissed everyone, picked up the zazi on the table, and said: "Early this morning, five officials, including the general judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, submitted their resignation letters. "You didn't hesitate to slander yourself before, right?"
"I know that I can't hide it from my father." Zhao Xing didn't hide anything in front of his father, and said with a smile: "My son took over the Kaifeng Mansion. , those officials must be honest, so that the ministers will not find opportunities to establish their authority. If they do not establish their authority, they will be easily held back when they do something later. This is the only last resort."
His identity is fundamentally different from that of an official.
If the Kaifeng government office just changes to a new governor, the officials of Kaifeng government will rely on their qualifications or backgrounds to not give the new governor face, or even think of ostracizing the new governor.
This gave Xinfu Yin a chance to attack.
But he is a prince, so the officials in Kaifeng government will naturally be honest.
However, these people are only honest on the surface. If he wants to do something, they will inevitably hold him back.
Zhao Xing doesn’t want to have to fight with them when he does things later.
The official nodded slightly, pondered for a while and said: "You probably didn't tell the whole story. I also wanted to show that it was not like attacking the officials of the Kaifeng government office at the beginning. They made their own mistakes. Right?”
“My father’s eyes are as bright as fire, and you can see what I’m thinking right away,” Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Indeed, he wanted to establish his authority, but he could not take the initiative to find trouble on his own.
Once he does this, although it can have a deterrent effect, it will definitely make the other officials panic. Even if Zhao Xing doesn't touch them now, they will still be on tenterhooks.
I think the reason why Zhao Xing doesn't move them now is because he doesn't want to move too many people at once and affect the operation of the Kaifeng government office.
When they become dispensable in the future, they will settle the score.
Now it was Guo Zixuan who was at fault first, so it was logical for Zhao Xing to deal with him.
Not only can it have a deterrent effect, but it can also reassure them.
Otherwise, given his status, why would he bother so much?
"The method is too immature. They may not understand it at first, but they will definitely understand it over time."
The official shook his head slightly and said: "But you are dealing with Guo Zixuan They did a good job.”
What the officials were most satisfied with was that Zhao Xing dealt with Guo Zixuan and others, asking them to hand over the corrupt property and resigning, without any actual punishment for them.
It’s not that the officials are soft-hearted, but they can’t go into the details of what Guo Zixuan and the others did.
What Guo Zixuan and others did involved many dignitaries and officials in Bianjing. If the mess is not cut quickly, those who are involved with them will definitely be afraid.
Some people may say that it is better to involve more people, just to have an excuse to deal with those people.
But many things in the world are not that simple.
Without speaking out or blaming the public, many of these matters alone are not considered major matters. How can we pursue them?
But Zhao Xing cut the knot quickly and did not go into details. Those who were involved with Guo Zixuan and the others would definitely be grateful to Zhao Xing.
"As long as the father is satisfied, I am afraid that the father will scold me."
Zhao Xing took out the note he wrote and said: "Father, Guo Zixuan They resigned, and many official positions were vacant. This is the list drawn up by the ministers. Please take a look at it."
The official took it and unfolded it. When he saw a name, he looked at Zhao in surprise. Xing, said: "The new champion, you will give him a county magistrate from the seventh grade?"
Generally speaking, the new champions in the new subjects are compiled from the Hanlin Academy of the sixth grade.
Sheng Hong has been an official for more than ten years, but he can only get from the sixth rank, but when the new number one scholar is awarded an official, he directly gets from the sixth rank.
It can be said that the starting point of the number one scholar is even the end point for most people.
This is the gold content of the number one scholar.
"Father, my son is very optimistic about the new champion, and this arrangement is also to train him." Zhao Xing said.
The official shook his head slightly when he heard this, and did not make any further comments. Anyway, he said that Zhao Xing would preside over the imperial examination this time, and the selected Zhao Xing could make arrangements as he pleased.
After reading the papers submitted by Zhao Xing, the official pondered for a while and said: "There are more than 200 new scholars, but you only selected a dozen people. How will you arrange the rest?"
"Just let the officials arrange the rest according to usual practices." Zhao Xing said.
These dozen people were carefully selected by him based on the information Yin Hanzhang investigated.
It’s not that there are more than two hundred people who can only use these dozen, but Zhao Xing can’t afford so many people now.
When the official heard this, he knew that Zhao Xing was not going to take the remaining one. He nodded and said, "I know, what are you going to do next?"
"I haven't decided yet."< br>
In fact, Zhao Xing already had a rough plan, but he didn't want to tell his father.
The official looked at him deeply and said, "Then you go back."
"My son, please retire." Zhao Xing bowed and left.
He went to chat with Queen Cao and his mother-in-law for a while before leaving the palace.
(End of this chapter)