prosperous age

Chapter 671 Chapter 770 Dongge University Bachelor

Wei Guangde did not expect that the occurrence of this strange incident in Shanxi actually accelerated the time for him to join the cabinet.

That night, Wei Guangde saw Zhang Juzheng's proposal at Chen Yiqin's house.

Because Emperor Longqing didn't say how many people he would add to the cabinet, and now the cabinet has three cabinet ministers. According to the configuration in the first year of Longqing, there will be no less than two people in this time, so the list that the cabinet finally decided on in the afternoon seems to be a little long.

The first place is of course not Wei Guangde or Yin Shizhen, but Gaoyi, the Minister of Rites, and the second place is Yin Shizhen, followed by Wei Guangde and Zhao Zhenji.

These people are all from Hanlin background, and the official residence of the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Officials, Ministers, and Ministers are all qualified to supplement the cabinet ministers.

The cabinet ministers are strictly divided according to their functions and powers. In fact, they are the emperor's secretaries. Although they have high positions and weights, they do not need to be discussed by the court.

Although seeing this list, Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen did not feel at ease because of it, but became more nervous because they missed the goal.

What era is this, their honor and disgrace are only in the emperor's mind.

With Tianxian in your mouth, follow the law when you say it, regardless of it.

Tomorrow, after Emperor Longqing's approval, everything will be settled.

Maybe it was because Wei Guangde and Yin Shixuan became more nervous after reading Chen Yiqin's copy, Chen Yiqin was cheerful and didn't say anything to comfort them, saying anything to make them feel at ease.

Because Emperor Longqing has changed a lot now, they just felt in the palace today that the emperor wanted to recruit someone into the cabinet, but Emperor Longqing didn't express at all how he would choose.

It's just that the emperor's previous arrangement had already made it clear that Yin Shizhen and Wei Guangde would join the cabinet, and they were just looking for opportunities.

After all, in the first year of Longqing, with Chen Yiqin and Zhang Juzheng entering the cabinet, there were as many as six cabinet ministers, and it was impossible to continue to join them anyway, even though the cabinet of Ming Dynasty did not have a fixed number of people.

It's just that who would have thought that Gao Gong and Guo Pu would leave the stage sadly that year, and Xu Jie would retire this year, and the number of cabinet ministers would be reduced by half.

When they walked out of Chen's mansion, Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen didn't speak, they just clasped their hands together, then Wei Guangde got into the carriage, and Yin Shizhen got into the sedan chair.

While the carriage was moving forward, Wei Guangde couldn't help thinking that if his wish came true tomorrow, he would no longer be able to ride in a carriage.

In fact, his wife Xu Jianglan had already ordered a large sedan chair for Wei Guangde when he was named Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but Wei Guangde never used it because he was not used to it.

However, after joining the cabinet, and continuing to travel by carriage, it seemed that he was a bit out of tune with the others.

"It's time to change the sedan chair."

Wei Guangde murmured.

This carriage is not so much the carriage he used to go to Beijing from Jiujiang Mansion, but the wood on the carriage has already been replaced, so it cannot be considered the original one at all.

It's just that at the beginning, it was tinkered with, and the unusable ones were constantly replaced, and then it was constantly changed as the official position was promoted.

If there was a frame number in ancient times, maybe the frame number has not changed, but the whole car has been changed several times.

Wei Guangde believed in his fate when he came here through inexplicable time travel.

It was this carriage that brought him to the capital at the beginning, and ushered in a prosperous career. In his opinion, this carriage seemed to bring him luck, not to mention that after so many years, he has more or less affection.

"Forget it, this car is still in the mansion."

Wei Guangde made a decision in his heart.

Even if you don't take a carriage and take a sedan chair instead, it's not a big deal to have a carriage at home.

After Wei Guangde returned home, he did not tell his family the news from Chen Yiqin.

If I tell them, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well tonight.

On the second day, Wei Guangde went to the Ministry of Rites as usual, but only when he stepped into the carriage, his heart trembled.

Wei Guangde lived like a year in the valet room, he didn't know whose name Emperor Longqing would end up with at the end of the report.

At this time, in the Palace of Qianqing, Emperor Longqing also had a statement from the cabinet in front of him.

Gao Yi, Wei Guangde, Yin Shizhen, Zhao Zhenji.

Emperor Longqing glanced over the four names one by one.

Adding cabinet ministers, in fact, yesterday he was impromptu, because Li Chunfang and the others got mad at him.

What is written in the documents left by Zhu Xixiao? Some people have compared him with Emperor Zhao Song, but they are not sure whether he is Song Huizong or Song Qinzong. How do you tell him to face the world.

This matter has already spread, what should we do next?

This is the most troublesome matter for Emperor Longqing now, and he cannot let the people continue to pass it on, otherwise he will lose face as an emperor.

Both Gao Yi and Zhao Zhenji are good at writing articles, but unfortunately, he doesn't need someone who can write articles now.

The literary talents are brilliant, and the Hanlin Academy will grab a lot of them, otherwise, how can we pass the imperial examination.

Thinking that it was Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen who first discovered the inappropriateness of this matter, they were the people he needed most.

Be able to find problems, but also be able to solve them.

Without too much hesitation, Emperor Longqing took a pen and ticked off the names of Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen, and then commented in small characters next to them.

The two eunuchs serving Emperor Longqing were Teng Xiang and Chen Ju.

Although a little distance away, Teng Xiang was a little old, and maybe his old eyes were dim, but Chen Ju was still young, so he could see clearly, and he couldn't help but feel a sigh of relief.

When did he and Wei Guangde become acquainted? At that time, Wei Guangde had just finished the imperial examination and became a good scholar and censor. Unexpectedly, how many years had it been?

In the past ten years, he has jumped from a new scholar to the cabinet and became a cabinet minister. I am afraid that he is the fastest person to leap from a scholar to a cabinet scholar since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

But after all, he is a person who has received formal education in the eunuch school, and has been in touch with secrets for a long time, so Chen Ju shook his head lightly after only a moment.

Because he remembered that although Wei Guangde seemed to be promoted very quickly, there seemed to be someone who was faster than him in history, and that person was the minister that Emperor Jiajing relied on very much - Mr. Zhang.

Zhang Cong was born in Yongjia County, Wenzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province.

An important minister in the mid-Ming Dynasty and one of the most important figures in the "Daliyi" event.

Zhang Cong was a Jinshi in the 16th year of Zhengde. Although he was a Jinshi in the Zhengde period, the emperor on the throne at this time has been replaced by Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong.

It can be said that Mr. Zhang entered the official career to hang out with Emperor Jiajing.

How long did it take him to go from Jinshi to cabinet minister?
Seven years.

In May of the 16th year of Zhengde, he became a Jinshi, and in October of the [-]th year of Jiajing, he joined the cabinet.

It seems that it took nearly twice as fast as Wei Guangde, but Mr. Zhang entered the cabinet so quickly because of the current situation. At that time, Emperor Jiajing was the first to ascend the Great Treasure, and he needed someone he knew and trusted.

The "Students of the Son of Heaven" who were recruited by him, and who fought for him in the "Great Rites" incident, naturally gained his complete trust.

It's just that what Chen Ju doesn't know is that Mr. Zhang's almost rocket-like improvement speed is not the fastest in the Ming Dynasty.

In the 13th year of Chongzhen, Wei Zaode was promoted faster than Zhang Cong. Only in the 16th year of Chongzhen, he had already moved to Dongge University, becoming the fastest No. 1 in the Ming Dynasty.

Like Mr. Zhang, it is still created by the current situation.

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen, who was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had no rules at all. As long as he found a so-called "talent", he would choose to promote him quickly and entrust him with important tasks, hoping to turn the tide.

And this discovery process was not created through the layer-by-layer screening model that has been formed in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years. Perhaps it was just an article that impressed the emperor. A simple call for the platform will lead to prosperity, so fast that no one can even imagine now. speed.

When the article was returned to Li Chunfang, Li Shoufu felt relieved for no reason.

In the future, even if the country's major events do not go according to Emperor Longqing's wishes, won't there be two more young and powerful cabinet ministers to help share the firepower?
"Chen Ju."

Emperor Longqing shouted.

"The slave is here."

Chen Ju hurried forward and bowed.

"You go to the Li Supervisor to urge this matter, and the cabinet will immediately draft an order and issue it."

Emperor Longqing had already made a decision. Although he still had a little regret in his heart, it still did not affect him giving orders to the servants around him.

Yes, Emperor Longqing has some minor regrets, that is, he did not see the name he most wanted to see in this report.

In fact, Emperor Longqing was about to speak up yesterday, but when he thought about the incident last year, especially what he had said on different occasions, Emperor Longqing chose to shut up temporarily.

The time is too short, and he still needs to buffer.

Although Xu Jie secretly promoted public opinion in the court at that time, Gao Gong eventually offended too many people.

Let Master Gao rest for a while, because at this time he saw Chen Yiqin.

Chen Yiqin's health was very good before, but after joining the cabinet, his physical condition has been deteriorating.

After they left the palace, Emperor Longqing was no longer interested in reading even one copy of the memorials piled up on the imperial book case.

The important matters had already been settled when the three cabinet ministers were summoned earlier, and the rest were nothing important.

"Teng Xiang, send these memorabilia to the Supervisor of Rites for approval."

He didn't even bother to take a second look, anyway, with Li Chunfang and others guarding the gate, Emperor Longqing didn't believe that a major mistake had just occurred, and there was a possibility that they would make another mistake so soon.

"Yes, this old slave will send the memorial to the Supervisor of Rituals."

Teng Xiang had a flattering smile on his face at this moment, "Your Majesty, we are newcomers today."

Wei Guangde was sitting behind the bookcase on duty, with a pile of paperwork in front of him, but he was not in the mood to do his work at all.

I believe that Yin Shizhen is in the same state as him in the officials' yamen today.

Today, they have the opportunity to get their hands on the ultimate goal of scholars, but of course no one can take it calmly.

I believe that in Wei Guangde's previous life, he was just a character waiting to die, relying on the house and money from the demolition of his family, he didn't have any big ambitions.

Once I traveled to the Ming Dynasty, from the beginning I just wanted to move to live in the county, then I entered the prefecture, and then I went to the capital.

It was a completely unimaginable experience in the previous life. During this period, I also met the emperor and met people who can only be seen in history books.

After entering the cabinet today, do you have any goals?

When he was studying, the old master instilled in him the idea of ​​self-cultivation, family governance, state governance and world peace.

After entering the cabinet, it should be to achieve governance of the country and peace of the world.

Wei Guangde was a little confused.

Although the decree did not come, he did not think that anyone in the court could surpass him and get the opportunity to join the cabinet.

Unless, Emperor Longqing only intends to call one person into the cabinet, then Yin Shizhen will fight with him.

He wanted to try his best to calm down, but Wei Guangde found that his mood was still difficult to calm down.

Today Wei Guangde is a little abnormal, Lu Bu, as the secretary, naturally noticed it very early.

But if the master didn't say anything, he didn't dare to ask.

But at this time, he was rushing into the yard with his long legs and rushing into Wei Guangde's room.

"Master, there was a servant from the palace outside the door earlier, who said it was a note from Eunuch Chen."

Lu Bu entered the room and went to the desk, and handed over a letter in his hand.

"Understood, you go out."

His speech seemed plain, but his hands were not slow. He had already received the letter of Lu Bu's denial, and quickly tore open the seal before Lu Bu went out.

During the whole process, he didn't have time to check whether the letter was intact.

The note was pulled out, and when I opened it, there were only five words on it, "Dongge Grand Scholar".

Although he didn't know what a bachelor Yin Shizhen was, he must be a bachelor of Dongge University and didn't run away, otherwise Chen Ju would never have sent such a note.

The Cabinet Grand Scholars of the Ming Dynasty, also known as Diange Grand Scholars, include Zhongjidian Grand Scholars (formerly known as Huagaidian Grand Scholars), Jianjidian Grand Scholars (formerly known as Jinshendian Grand Scholars), Wenhuadian Grand Scholars, The University of Wuyingdian, the University of Wenyuan Pavilion, and the University of Dongge are divided into "Four Halls" and "Two Pavilions".

Dongge University Bachelor, even though he is the last one in the ranking, he is still a cabinet minister after all.

But the surprise was only for an instant, and Wei Guangde suddenly felt a little unwilling.

Although I was very nervous before, I didn't know whether I would really be able to join the cabinet, but now that I have confirmed the news of joining the cabinet, I began to feel that Emperor Longqing seemed a bit stingy.

You know, last year Chen Yiqin joined the cabinet as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Zhang Juzheng was a scholar of Dong Pavilion.

And now, Chen Yiqin is the young master and the crown prince Taifu, a bachelor of Wuyingdian, and Zhang Juzheng is also the young Bao and the prince Taibao, a bachelor of Wuyingdian.

Wei Guangde hopes that the appointment he can get at this moment is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. In any case, he and Yin Shizhen are both potential former ministers.

For some reason, Wei Guangde was suddenly worried, what if Yin Shizhen got the Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion?
If you enter the cabinet by yourself, you will be ranked last.

At this moment, Wei Guangde was in a very complicated mood, although he knew it was not good, but he just couldn't bear to think about it.

Asking for nothing, getting it without hesitation, this may be his mood at this time.

It's not that Wei Guangde cares about the palace, but that he and Yin Shizhen entered the cabinet together, and the order of the palace directly determines their position in the cabinet.

In fact, when he saw the words "Dongge University Bachelor", he already had the idea that Yin Shizhen should be a Wenyuan Pavilion University scholar, otherwise the order of the cabinet would be a bit messy.

After sighing for an unknown amount of time, Lu Bu's figure appeared outside the guard's door again, but this time he didn't rush into the room to report the latest news as usual, but stood in front of the door a little helplessly.

"Come in and tell me what's so panicky."

Wei Guangde opened his mouth and said.

"My lord, there are rumors outside that you and Lord Yin from the Ministry of Officials are going to join the cabinet as prime ministers."

Although the Ming Dynasty did not have a prime minister, up to now, the cabinet ministers have the power of prime ministers even though they do not have the name of prime ministers, so the outside world also refers to the cabinet ministers as prime ministers.

"Oh, did you say that Mr. Yin is a bachelor?"

Wei Guangde pretended to be curious and asked.

"Wenyuan Pavilion"

(End of this chapter)