Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 96
The palace, the square in front of the Huagai Palace, the blood stains had already been cleaned, and the spring breeze blew away the strong bloody smell, as if to make people gradually forget everything that happened here one night.

It’s just that the number of guards in the imperial palace has more than doubled compared to before, especially the guards before Yujia. In addition to the original imperial guards, there are two more types of red helmets and Mingjia. command.

Jiade did not change his office location because of the assassination, but spent more and more time in Huagai Palace!
After the court meeting, Jiade returned here again, followed by Fu Donglai and Ye Baichuan.

There was no joy or anger on Jiade's expression, but Fu Donglai and Ye Baichuan seemed a little disappointed.

The new government plan of the three monarchs and ministers had just begun to lay the groundwork, but they were severely attacked by the officials of the court. On that day, the emperor was forced by his ministers to issue an edict of guilt.

Perhaps for the common people, the emperor's imperial edict is no different from the edicts in ordinary times, there are a lot of them, and most of the people can't even understand what the edict says!

But it has a different meaning to officials and officials!

To sin against oneself, to sin against one's self, one is admitting one's mistakes, the other is repentance!
This is a victory in the confrontation between the officials and the emperor!Its meaning is not just as simple as an edict, but a negation, a negation of everything the emperor has done in the past, and a negation of the prestige that Jiade had built up with great difficulty after the Huguang corruption case and the Yangzhou salt administration reform.

This also means that if the Guardian makes any major decisions in the future, all officials can raise objections at any time, and even the cabinet can directly reject the emperor's decision, and the emperor's decree can no longer be directly issued to the local government in the form of bypassing the cabinet. up.

Just like before Jiade directly bypassed the cabinet and gave Lin Ruhai an order to rectify the Jiangnan Salt Administration, such rights have also been restricted.

Some people have even suggested that Lin Ruhai be dismissed from the post of Yangzhou salt censor, stop the salt reform in the south of the Yangtze River, and restore the old system.

However, it was severely resisted by other officials, preventing this proposal from being submitted to the cabinet for drafting!
Jiangnan's salt reform policy was able to last, but Fu Donglai, who represented the reformist faction, could not make corresponding countermeasures within an effective time, then it would only be a matter of time before this proposal reached the cabinet. Jiangnan Salt Reform prospects remain bleak.

The bad situation doesn't stop there!
In the Jiade Dynasty, there were five cabinet ministers, namely, the Grand Bachelor of Huagaidian, the crown prince Shaofu, and Li Endi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry; Fu Donglai, concurrently Minister of the Household Department; Yang Jing, a scholar of Linjingdian; Zhou Quan, a scholar of Wuyingdian.

If we only talk about the ranking of the Great Scholars, each dynasty is different, it depends on which hall or pavilion the emperor prefers, the Daqian Dynasty, since the year of Xuanlong, there has been an unwritten ranking of the Grand Scholars in the halls, the Huagai Palace It is the residence where Emperor Xuanlong stayed most often, and he was nominated as the imperial study room, and the scholar of Huagaidian ranks first.

Linjing Hall was originally called Jinshen Hall, and it was also a place where Emperor Xuanlong often meditated. After Jiade came to the throne, he changed the name of Jinshen Hall to Linjing to show his obedience. Therefore, Linjing Hall ranks second among the scholars.

The following rankings are Wenyuan Pavilion, Wuying Hall, Dongge Hall and Wenhua Hall.

Except for the scholar of the Wenhua Palace who was originally intended to study for the prince, the other palaces and pavilions are all consultants for the emperor.

In addition to the ranking of the bachelor itself, it depends on the other official positions held by the cabinet ministers.

For example, among the six ministries of the imperial court, among the six ministries of officials, households, li, soldiers, and Xinggong, the ministries of officials are expensive, the ministries of households are rich, the ministries of rites are poor, the ministries of war are powerful, the ministries of punishment are strict, and the ministries of labor are cheap.

The Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War are naturally higher than the other three.

For another example, the three lords and three orphans, the third master of the prince and the third young master of the prince have different official ranks.

Official positions such as Sangong and Sangu are not taken lightly by the imperial court. They are usually honors that are bestowed after the death of loyal officials of the imperial court. Although the three masters and three young masters are rare, they will occasionally be awarded to some capable officials. Such as the first assistant and the second assistant.

Li Endi is the Prince's Shao Fu, and Xu Zhemu is the Prince's Shaobao. The ranking of these two people is arranged according to their master, Fu and Bao.

The same cabinet ministers, the more official positions they concurrently hold, the higher their status will naturally be.

For example, although Yang Jing and Zhou Quan entered the cabinet early, they ranked behind Fu Donglai. The reason is that Fu Donglai is also the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.And if we only talk about the official rank of a bachelor, it is just an official position of the fifth rank.

Of the five ministers in the cabinet, Fu Donglai is the only one who belongs to the reform school, and he only ranks third.

Ye Baichuan, a newly awarded Wenhuadian University scholar, could have joined the cabinet, but there was a vacancy due to the appointment of the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Because of this, Jiade temporarily stopped Jiade's idea of ​​promoting Ye Baichuan as a cabinet minister.

There is also an unwritten rule in the court that heavenly officials should not join the cabinet, but this does not mean absolute. To put it bluntly, the cabinet ministers are the emperor's exclusive advisors. Who can enter the cabinet and who cannot enter the cabinet is all up to the emperor. It's just that there is more resistance for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to join the cabinet!
One is because of the opposition of other cabinet officials, and the other most important reason is the fear of the emperor.

But now, the emperor is much more afraid of the two cabinet assistants than a new official minister. As long as Ye Baichuan has one or two years of experience in the official position, joining the cabinet will be a matter of course. But now that Emperor Jiade's authority has been greatly reduced, whether Ye Baichuan can continue to stay in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials is unknown, let alone join the cabinet!
There is no way, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials is too important. For so many years, Li and Xu have ruled each other, and they will not allow officials of the other side to occupy this position. Therefore, it has given hope to those officials without background that they can become The hope of the important officials of the court came.

It is conceivable that Li and Xu would look at Ye Baichuan in this position and sit down peacefully?

That's why Fu and Ye looked sad and gloomy at this moment.

"Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent! Let Your Majesty suffer!"

In the canopy hall, the two bowed down and kowtowed, tears streaming down their faces.

Jia De smiled slightly and said, "You two lovers, why do you have to do this! Get back on your feet quickly!"

Jia Degui sat on the soft bed, and said to Dai Quan: "Dai Quan, give me a seat!"

Dai Quan ordered someone to move over two soft blocks, but Fu and Ye didn't sit down, they just stood aside respectfully!
Jiade looked at the disappointed expressions of the two of them, smiled lightly and said: "In the past, the ministers cheered me up, but today, I'm going to do the opposite and explain things to you two!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Fu Donglai again, and said with a gratified and smiling face: "Fuchen! Do you still remember that time when you first entered Beijing, you and I had a long talk all night?"

Fu Donglai felt sad, and he said with tears, "Minister, remember!"

Jiade nodded and said: "That night, you were the one who told me that the reform of the bureaucracy is like a majestic pass. There are tigers in the front, and the people are looking forward to it. This road is doomed to be bumpy. You want me to do a good job in the reform. Frustrated plan!"

Jiade sighed slightly, and said: "Zhen, I heard it, and I am always preparing to face failure! Isn't it here now? It can be seen that the minister is far away!"

"Old minister, ashamed!"

Jiade shook his head with a smile and said: "Fuchen, I know that you are full of passion and put all your energy into the matter of reforming officials, dealing with hundreds of officials in the court with one person's strength. This state of mind is also human nature. But then again, a journey of thousands of miles starts from the foundation of steps. Although it is staggering and difficult, it is also the ambition of you and me. If it is so easy to do, then I Donglai Gong is worthless!"

Fu Donglai smiled bitterly.

"Furthermore, it's not that I've gained nothing! Why did they force me to issue an edict of guilt? That's because they were afraid. Feng Hengshi is in Huguang, Lin Ruhai is in Yangzhou. I remember that Xu Zhemu is from Wuchang Mansion, right? Li Ge is always from Jiaxing, Zhejiang, right!"

Fu and Ye nodded at the same time.

"Hahaha!" Jia De let out a hearty laugh, then sighed again and said, "That's right! I used the right people and played the right chess, and I'm about to hold their seven inches! Do you think they can do it?" Are they afraid? Can they not fight back? It's just that Li Endi is smarter after all. He has been the chief assistant for so many years, and his methods are naturally comparable to Xu Zhemu! But if Xu Zhemu jumps out, I have nothing to do Satisfied, let's take it step by step!"

"If it is said that these gains are not obvious, then I will say something real! I have Feng Hengshi in the southwest, Lin Ruhai in the southeast, and you two pillars in the court! If the two of you are the same as Feng Hengshi As the minister of Xiantuo, Lin Ruhai is the mainstay of my career! What's more, I have young and loyal ministers like Jia Ying, Feng Jicai, and Fu Sinian, who are your successors! What is there to worry about? If the New Deal fails in two years, then it will be five years. If it is not completed in five years, I will wait another ten or 20 years. Even if I am old, you are all old, and my son, and Jia Ying, Feng Jicai and the others! Our three generations, the old, the middle and the young, are united, what can't be done!"

Jiade's words were impassioned, even with the determination of Fu Donglai and Ye Baichuan, after hearing this, it was inevitable that there would be a surge of boiling blood in their hearts!

Yes!It's only the first round of the fight, how can you get discouraged so easily!
"The minister is ashamed!" The two bowed at the same time.

Jiade calmed down a little, and said with a smile: "Now, you can accept my seat!"

Fu and Ye smiled at each other, and sat down as promised.

The three monarchs and ministers finished their rhetoric, and their hearts were agitated, but the status quo in front of them has not changed!

Fu Donglai took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, at the court meeting today, someone has already jumped out to dismiss Lin Ruhai's position as the inspector of salt and censor, and revoke the Jiangnan salt reform that has just entered the right track. Now, although it has been suppressed, But there is no guarantee that they will not mention it again! Now that my court is struggling financially, the salt department in the south of the Yangtze River is very important to the court. If the salt reform in the south of the Yangtze River stops, the treasury will have no financial resources. I am afraid that there will be another accident on Wang Ziteng's side! This matter must not be ignored!"

Jia De nodded, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly said: "I received the report, saying that Lin Ruhai had exhausted his body because of the salt administration, but it's only been a few months, and he's become so emaciated!"

Fu Donglai nodded and said: "In Lin Ruhai's letter to the minister, he never mentioned his health, but the person sent by the minister to Yangzhou mentioned this matter to the minister after returning, and the minister also wrote to him and asked him to Pay attention to general support. Going to benefit the country and be loyal to the whole should be the duty of a courtier, so don't worry too much about him, Your Majesty!"

Jia De shook his head and said: "I'm not only worried about whether Lin Ruhai's body can hold it, but I'm thinking whether I should remove Lin Ruhai."

"Why, Your Majesty?" Fu Donglai showed a puzzled expression, wondering why Jiade did this?Could it be that they are about to retreat before the others have called?
It's just that he just said something, but he felt that it was inappropriate, even if he had doubts, he couldn't bring it up at this time, so he swallowed the words again.

But Ye Baichuan who was at the side suddenly said: "Your Majesty is saying that retreat is the way to advance?"

Jiade's eyes glanced around between Fu Donglai and Ye Baichuan, but in his heart he felt the difference in their performance.

It is true that Fu Donglai is capable of success, but he has to pay attention to one's progress and never retreat!

This is also related to his experience. From the Xuanlong Dynasty to the present, Fu Donglai's official career has been very smooth. Whenever he is in politics, few people can suppress him in political affairs, but his personality is like a steel knife. Sharp but unbendable.

But Ye Baichuan was different. His official career was full of ups and downs. He was transferred to Nanjing for the elderly when he had the highest prestige and achievements, so he knew the reason to retire at the right time.

Jiade nodded and said: "The salt reform in the south of the Yangtze River has already stepped into the right order, and it will not be easy for them to push it back. From my point of view, their purpose is not to abolish the salt reform, but to Forcing me to continue to back down, and Lin Ruhai has offended so many people in the south of the Yangtze River, they are here to settle accounts!"

After hearing this, Fu Donglai frowned and pondered. What the emperor said made sense, but it wasn't that he couldn't think of these things, but he just didn't want to admit defeat easily!

Ye Baichuan followed Jiade's words and said, "Your Majesty wants to dismiss Lin Ruhai from the position of Yangzhou Salt Inspection Censor, and Mingli expressed his concession, but can you guarantee that the Jiangnan Salt Reform will continue?"

Jia De nodded and said: "That's what I mean! But it's not just that!"

Now Ye Baichuan didn't understand, showing a puzzled expression.

Jiade smiled slightly and said: "Lin Ruhai's mission has been completed halfway, he has done a good job, I don't want to lose a courtier who is capable of handling affairs and loyal! What I mean is that the next thing will be left to Let others do it, let Lin Ruhai take good care of it for the future!"

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