Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 323: The replacement of old and new, who is in charge of Haijin?

Xu Hong swallowed hard, and could not hide the jealousy in his eyes at this time.

Zhang Sui was an unknown censor in Liaodong. Because he sent home a plump grass carp and had some military exploits last year, he was unexpectedly promoted to governor of the Ming Dynasty.

Although so many people present have a great chance to become a governor, Zhang Sui only spent one year to achieve it, and was personally promoted by His Majesty. This potential is unmatched by anyone.

But he still doesn't understand why Zhang Sui's grass carp can grow so big in one year. Where did he put that grass carp to feed last year?

Zhang Sui realized that the happiness came too suddenly, so he immediately stepped forward to express his gratitude: "Your Majesty is so sincere and I am willing to devote myself to your Majesty and go through fire and water for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty!"

From an ordinary military boy to a high-ranking governor, even experiencing all this felt like a dream.

Although the governor of Luzon does not actually have much real power and is completely different from the governor of Yingtian, he knows that this position actually has heavier responsibilities.

According to his analysis, the country's strategic focus will shift to Nanyang.Although he didn't know how the emperor planned to deploy Nanyang, he, the governor of Luzon, could never be a mere figurehead and would bear a heavy strategic role.

Today's spring is bright, and Tingchao Pavilion stands to the east of the [-]-acre Taiye Lake.

"I am not a harsh and ungrateful king. I hope that all of you, dear friends, will do your duty! In my place, merit should be rewarded and demerits should be punished. As long as you can make contributions to the Ming Dynasty, I will never treat you badly!" Zhu Youtang walked slowly to the guardrail, bathed in the sunshine and encouraged the courtiers below.

Xu Hong and other officials also realized that they were indeed a wise king with clear distinctions between rewards and punishments, and they immediately expressed their opinions in a polite manner: "I will keep this in mind!"

"Go back!"

Zhu Youtang glanced condescendingly, and then gave instructions calmly.

He knew that if an empire wanted to be truly strong, it must not only know and make good use of its subordinates, but also continuously cultivate talents. After all, talents are the cornerstone of a country's prosperity.

After this test, Liu Cunye, Qian Fu and Jin Gui were all mediocre people who were embarrassed to use. The shrewd Jin Gui would only evolve into a politician who talked about empty ambitions. However, Zhang Sui, Xu Hong and Yu also appeared in this department. Ming and Qian Sen are practical talents.

Ordinarily, the governor of Luzon should be selected from senior officials, but after more than two years of governance, he knew that those senior officials were more than conservative and insufficient in pioneering.

For example, Huang Fu, the former chief envoy and inspector of Cochin, who served as an official in Cochin for 19 years, cannot be said to be not a good parent official, but he does not know the national mission he carries.

Zhu Youtang knew that his bold use of Zhang Sui was a risk, but because of his reputation for handing over the situation in Luzon to Huang Fuzhi and others, he might as well choose to trust Zhang Sui, who was bloody and energetic.

Luzon was not only an important step for the Ming Dynasty to move towards Nanyang, but also an important springboard for taking the initiative to attack the sea.

Zhang Sui and others were lucky enough to see the emperor, who was covered in golden light. They only dared to take a glance, then bowed and followed the small yellow gate to leave.

The imperial examination was the most important way for the empire to cultivate talents.

Due to the connection between Enke and Zhengke, although a number one pick was just born last year, this year's number one pick has already begun to be conceived.

History seems to have gone full circle!
Just when Zhang Sui and the other twelve people were walking towards Xiyuan Gate, they were met by twelve Xinke Gongshi. The faces of these twelve Gongshi looked nervous and excited.

When Liu Cunye and others saw these twelve high-spirited figures, they knew that these juniors were here to participate in the Little Chuanluo, and they had different reactions in their hearts.

Liu Cunye and other frustrated people wished they could go back in time, but they couldn't be so reckless when faced with Xiao Chuanlu's exam questions.Although the answer may not satisfy the emperor, it at least keeps the top ranking.

Zhang Sui and other winners felt more emotion at this time, as if it was just yesterday that they participated in Xiao Chuan Lu, and they were lucky enough to stick to their true intentions when facing Xiao Chuan Lu's questions.

The twelve seeded players didn't understand why Liu Cunye and others appeared here together, so they immediately gave way and bowed their hands to these seniors.

There is no airtight wall in the world, and the title of Enke’s biography last year is no secret.

Just when those Xinke Gongshi with extraordinary backgrounds were full of confidence, this year they did not use last year's test questions. Instead, there were twelve tables arranged in front of Tingchao Pavilion with a test paper on them.

This is like a recruitment scene in later generations, and the first question of the exam is: One night with lightning and thunder, a little prodigy asked his grandfather: Are there ghosts in the world?Grandpa said there are no ghosts in the world. Why do you ask this question?The little prodigy replied: I just heard it from the nanny.Grandpa's expression suddenly changed and he told the little prodigy to leave quickly. There was no wet nurse in our family.The little prodigy ran into the room and found the wet nurse who was doing needlework and asked: Who are you?Grandpa said there is no wet nurse in our family.The wet nurse said: Grandpa You has been dead for four years. Have you seen your grandpa?The little boy screamed in fear.The neighbor who returned from drinking outside was suddenly frightened: "Is this house haunted? This house has not been inhabited for two years!".If there is one person here who is a ghost, who is it?

At the Xiyuan Gate, Chang Feng led the Jinwu Guards to guard the place strictly. Even as a relative of the emperor, he stuck to his post conscientiously.

Liu Cunye and the others walked out of it smoothly, but after experiencing the ups and downs of officialdom just now, everyone had different expressions.

Zhang Sui was supposed to go to the front, but Liu Cunye and the others seemed to think that they were Hanlin officials, so they still walked to the front without hesitation.

Qian Fu, who had been holding his breath, finally couldn't bear it anymore. As soon as he left the Xiyuan Gate, he complained: "The grass carps are raised in the bathtub. You all take care of them with all your heart. Why should we be relegated to the three of us? This is unfair!" "

Liu Cunye and Jin Gui didn't speak, but they agreed with Qian Fu's words.

The three of them may not have done well enough, but this treatment did not convince them, and they even secretly hated the tyrant who controlled their glory and wealth.

Nowadays, the three of them have gone from being an extremely noble Hanlin official to a local Zhima official. Jin Gui is not even a Zhima official. This kind of gap is simply not acceptable to ordinary people.

Just like this, although the three of them could not change the result, they were 1 dissatisfied.

"Unfair? You are still not convinced until now. Don't you understand where you went wrong?" Qian Sen, the head of the Household Department, heard this and immediately said with contempt.

Zhang Sui and others originally did not want to ride on Qian Fu and others, but at this moment they all frowned, but they did not allow others to question the current emperor.

Liu Cunye kept holding his breath and defended himself without seeming angry: "Where did we go wrong? We chose to keep fish around us to be loyal. It's just that the grass carp died because it was not acclimatized to the soil. The crime does not deserve to be demoted!"

In his opinion, their choice last year was not wrong, but they cannot be blamed for the grass carp not being able to survive, and they should not be relegated to the local government because of this.

"Have you ever thought that you might have had a better way to deal with it at that time!" Zhang Tai, a 40-year-old middle-aged man in charge of the Criminal Department, expressed his views very seriously at this time.

As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused everyone's attention and confusion.A better way to handle it?
Xu Hong raised the grass carp in the pond of Qianzhai, where the grass carp could live happily, so there was no such irritability, so he turned to look at Zhang Tai in confusion.

When Qian Fu saw Zhang Tai, who was much older than him, he suddenly reacted: "Zhang Tai, I remember you were raised in the footbath. Why are you okay this time?"

Huh?
Xu Hong and others suddenly realized that if the bathtub couldn't support grass carp, then the footbath was even more useless. They couldn't help but look at the oldest Zhang Tai in confusion.

"I guess it was when Zhang Tai and I saw that the grass carp was dying, I returned the grass carp directly to Taiye Pond. Zhang Tai's fish chose to be released directly, so His Majesty did not hold us accountable!" A young man in a similar situation After reacting, he immediately expressed his opinion.

Qian Sen, the head of the Household Department, was good at summarizing and analyzing, and nodded with understanding: "This analysis is very reasonable. The reason why His Majesty demoted Liu Zhuangyuan and the other three was probably because they watched the grass carp die in the bathtub!"

They encountered similar situations, but because the two groups of people did it differently, they got different results.

Zhang Tai and other three people were not punished for releasing or returning the grass carp. They were only punished by the three Hanlin officials who allowed the grass carp to die. The truth is clearly revealed.

It's not that the emperor's approach was different, but that Liu Cunye and the other three brought it upon themselves.

Qian Fu realized that the root of the problem might be here but still reluctantly defended: "It's just a grass carp, how much money is it worth? I think this time it is clearly a fuss out of a molehill, deliberately targeting the three of us!"

"Is it just a grass carp? That is the fish that His Majesty entrusted to our care!"

"If you can't support me, you can immediately return it or let me go. Your Majesty will not blame you, but what have you done?"

"It's not terrible to do something wrong. What's terrible is that you chose to make the mistake to the end. This is the real reason why His Majesty demoted you!"

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Facing Qian Fu's light-hearted defense, Xu Hong and others' anger was also ignited, but they no longer tolerated the second-place finisher, and they all found their own opinions.

If they didn't quite understand His Majesty's approach earlier, but now after some analysis, they realized that there was nothing wrong with His Majesty's handling of Qian Fu and the other three.

"Have you three ever thought about it, if this grass carp were a commoner, do you still think that being demoted this time is unfair?" Zhang Sui, who had been silent all the time, looked at the three people who were completely unaware of their mistakes, and then began to torture their souls. road.

Others may just think it is an insignificant test question, but the person who asked the question is a wise king who is rare to see in a century, and letting them raise grass carp is essentially to test their ability to "take care" of the people.

The terrible thing about Liu Shouye and the others was not that they were incompetent, but that they did not have the courage to admit their mistakes, but chose to stay on the wrong path until the end.

If the emperor entrusts such people with important responsibilities, it will only end up harming the world and becoming another scourge of China.

It can be seen that the emperor actually knew how to make good use of people. No matter how good the articles of Liu Cunye and other three people were, they were indeed not qualified candidates for the prime minister.

"When we become officials, isn't it because the emperor entrusts the people to us?"

"If you can't do it, but you make a mistake and let the people below die, how can His Majesty reuse you?"

"You three should go back and reflect! His Majesty has demoted the three of you, which is considered a kindness to you!"

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Xu Hong and others clarified the logic behind Zhu Youtang's relegation to Qian Fu and others. Faced with these three former high-ranking Hanlin Academy officials, they no longer seemed polite to preach.

Qian Fu suddenly felt like a frustrated ball. He also realized that he had indeed mishandled the situation. In fact, he had thought about releasing the animals at that time, but he still cooked the "common people" by some strange mistake.

Jin Gui was originally a tolerant politician, but at this moment he couldn't hold back and said: "Is the life and death of the people important? This is obviously an excuse. Which dynasties and generations have used loving and protecting the people as the indicator for the promotion of ministers? All I can say is We have met an unreasonable king!"

In his mind, although many important ministers claimed to save the world, the only person they served was the emperor.As for their ministers, they only need to learn how to govern the world, and they should not be tested at all on whether they love the people.

Now they were demoted to a grass carp because they couldn't take care of it well, especially Ambassador Cang who demoted him to the ninth rank, but he was completely unconvinced.

"Now it seems that it was very wise for His Majesty to demote you to Ambassador Cang. People like you are not worthy of being an official in the same court as me!" Yu Ming, the head of the Ministry of Industry, had a look of disgust on his face and directly reprimanded.

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Jin Gui had never suffered such humiliation before, and he immediately looked at Yu Ming angrily.

"Jin Tanhua, I don't care what you think of the people! If you dare to oppress the people in the future, even if the local governor does not punish you, I will never sit idly by!" Xu Hong knew that the person in front of him was a hypocrite, and he also discovered that warned sternly.

"Jin Tanhua, think twice before you act, otherwise don't blame me for not thinking about the friendship of the same age!" Qian Sen and other officials realized that the Tanhua Lang in front of them was not a fellow-minded person, and they also issued a warning.

Faced with the stern warnings from this group of contemporaries, Jin Gui realized that he was no longer a promising Hanlin editor, but had been demoted to an insignificant warehouse ambassador.

"Luohong is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers! Liu Zhuangyuan, do a good job as a local magistrate. This is an official position that can truly care for the people!" Zhang Sui remembered that he and Liu Cunye were from the same hometown, and warned him before leaving.

Regardless of the importance of official positions, in fact, the emperor did not kill Liu Cunye and the three of them, but even gave Liu Cunye and Qian Fu a chance.

Liu Cunye still couldn't accept this gap, and responded angrily: "Zhang Sui, since the county magistrate is so good, why don't you ask His Majesty to be a county magistrate?"

"I am the sword of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty placed me in Liaodong for training. Now I am more suitable to be the governor of Luzon!" Zhang Sui solemnly handed over his hand in the direction of Tingchao Pavilion, seemingly speaking matter-of-factly.

After this reshuffle, all the top three Jinshi of the Hongzhi Dynasty fell, and Zhang Sui, the governor of Liaodong, became Jiyou Enke's most dazzling presence.

While they were arguing here, the gears of fate were turning quietly. Xinke Gongshi, who was listening to the answers in front of the Chao Pavilion, faced the last question: "There are mines overseas, and there are millions of gold. If our people find it, who will it belong to?"

(End of this chapter)