Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 90

In a trance, like a dream.

Dimly, Zhu Youtang only felt that there was a gentle person beside him.

It seemed to be raining outside, and there was a faint sound of raindrops hitting the yellow glazed tiles, as well as the sound of whimpering in the strong wind.

Cold and cold, the evening of the long pavilion, the beginning of the shower.

This night seemed very long, he did not know how many times.

In the end, the 17-year-old boy Lang has a vigorous body.

Last night, the westerly wind withered the green trees, and went up to the tall buildings alone, looking all over the world.

The stagnation or elongation of time is after all an artificial illusion, and the dawn will eventually come. The difference is that today's autumn is like a big red apple.

Zhu Youtang got up as usual, just like in the past.

The female official with a pen recorded Zhu Youtang's life in the inner palace, looked at Zhu Youtang boldly for a moment, and then wrote: The emperor's appearance is as usual, God is not happy.

Erya had already put on her clothes and left, as if nothing had happened.

There are more than 1000 court ladies in Nuo Da's palace, and only one is here with a handle. Favor is a gift to most of the court ladies.

For a court lady like Erya who is about to leave the palace, it is a great blessing, and of course it also includes Zhu Youtang's physical punishment for Erya.

It doesn't matter whether it rained or not last night, today's sunrise looks dazzling.

Wang Xiang came early in the morning and followed Liu Jin in to report: "Your Majesty, just now Xu Pu, the left servant of the official department, was stopped by Xie Ke on his way to the Yamen to assassinate him, and now he has been arrested by the servants of Weichen and returned to Beizhen Fusi. , how to deal with it?"

"Why did Xie Ke assassinate Xu Pu? Did Xu Pu get hurt?" Zhu Youtang couldn't help frowning slightly, and immediately asked.

Wang Xiang looked up at Zhu Youtang, and replied truthfully: "According to what I know, Xie Ke seems to think that it was Xu Bo's fault that Xie's house was ransacked, and Xu Pu's injury to his arm is nothing serious!"

"Since Xie Ke has been imprisoned, and it is not appropriate for Xie Ke to be released for assassinating the minister, then you should review the account books carefully!" Zhu Youtang's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he immediately made a decision.

Although I can forcibly remove Xu Pu, but Xu Pu's influence is too great, forcibly removing Xu Pu will cause the place to lose control.

If Xu Pu was assassinated to death or disabled this time, it would be a good result.But luck was obviously not on his side, not only did Xu Pu not hurt his vitals, but now Xie Ke also had to choose to put him in prison for interrogation.

"I will do it now!" Wang Xiang saw that His Majesty had already made a decision, so he immediately took the order and said.

Zhu Youtang looked at the back of Wang Xiang leaving in a hurry, but sighed helplessly.

In fact, he didn't dare to have any hope for the interrogation of Xie Ke. Xie Ke might not cut himself off from the civil society, and it was unlikely that Xie Yikui would take the initiative to add another stigma.

Now that I think about finding out the moths in the court, I actually have to rely on Song Cheng, hoping that Song Cheng can find the account books and cut off the heads of a group of moths.

The autumn day is gradually rising, and the white marble corridor of the Qianqing Palace is bathed in the golden sunrise.

The Qianqing Palace has obviously become more lively recently, and the special personnel rights have been firmly held by Zhu Youtang, which has led to a significant increase in the number of visits by Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are two candidates for the Minister of Rites!" Li Yu now hugged Zhu Youtang's thigh tightly, looking respectful and authentic.

The lack of personnel in each yamen has to be adjusted, and the Ministry of Rites is obviously much more complicated.

Cichen was originally a place with the most qualifications, so each position has a corresponding candidate. For example, Zhang Shengming was the number one scholar in Chenghua for five years, but now he is still staying in Youchunfang, Youshuzi and Hanlin in Zhanshifu. compose.

It’s just that Zhu Youtang dismissed all three ministries at once earlier, especially in the position of Minister of Rites, giving people a feeling of "no successor".

Zhu Youtang flipped through Li Yu's draft list of ministers of the Ministry of Rites, and said indifferently: "Minister of punishment, Du Ming, and minister of officials, Xu Pu? You think I don't like Xu Pu, that's why you put him in the back, but that's the case? "

"Your Majesty's holy candlelight, I really think so! If you want to talk about background, qualifications and prestige, the first choice is actually Xu Pu!" Li Yu immediately said bitterly.

Xu Pu was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai. He presided over the examination in the 11th year of Chenghua.

Now that there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites, it can be said that it is a well-deserved No. 1 choice in this dynasty.

If it wasn't because he wasn't liked by Zhu Youtang, Xu Pu would have already entered the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, and even squeezed out both Wan'an and Liu Ji, who were his favourites, to become the chief assistant.

It's just time, fate, and now there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites, and he was forced to become a candidate.

Zhu Youtang hesitated for a moment, and then made a decision: "In this case, Xu Pu will be appointed as Minister of Rites, and it is better for Du Ming to stay in the Ministry of Punishment!"

"Obey!" Li Yu couldn't figure out Zhu Youtang's attitude towards Xu Pu now, but he still bowed his hands seriously.

Zhu Youtang didn't want to break the seniority and promotion model of Ci ministers, so he directly chose and said: "Nanjing Jijiu Chen Qiong, Taichang Temple Minister and Nanjing Jijiu Chen Qiong will be the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Liu Jian, a scholar of the Imperial Academy Take over as the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Cheng Minzheng, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, will take over as a scholar of the Imperial Academy!"

In this, neither Liu Jian nor Cheng Minzheng is liked by me, but I don't have a favorite candidate.As for Chen Qiong, Quan Dang is a guinea pig. A Ci official who was pushed out to Nanjing usually has a higher degree of filial piety, so he might be a good candidate to succeed Wan'an.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if there are any candidates for the Bachelor of the Imperial Academy and the Bachelor of the Imperial Academy?" Li Yu nodded slightly, and then continued to ask.

Zhu Youtang already had candidates for these two positions, so he arranged directly: "Zhang Sheng will be appointed as the Bachelor of Attendant of the Imperial Academy, and Xie Qian will be appointed as the Bachelor of Attendant of the Imperial Academy!"

"Your Majesty is holy!" Li Yu knew that these two were members of the sect party, so he immediately said with a knowing smile.

Zhu Youtang saw that the personnel adjustment was almost the same, so he made arrangements again: "Ting Tui should not be completely abolished. I don't have a favorite candidate for Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Officials. This position should be handed over to Jiuqing Ting Tui!"

"Your Majesty is holy!" Li Yu was taken aback for a moment, and then saluted in admiration.

With this retraction and release, he has already mastered power tactics with great proficiency, not only firmly grasping the power of personnel, but also allowing those nine ministers to taste a little bit of sweetness.

As the list of personnel was finalized, it was because the Ministry of Officials submitted it to the cabinet, and the cabinet handed it over to the Imperial Academy to draft the imperial decree, which was then issued by the supervisor of ceremonies with a seal.

Zhu Youtang seemed very calm about this personnel change. The investigation of these ministers seemed to be very important, but it can also be said that it was not important at all.

He knew that there were many well-known celebrities here, such as Li Dongyang, a scholar of the Imperial Academy who returned to his hometown to defend the system, and Yang Tinghe, a reviewer of the Imperial Academy who was the eighth rank at the time, but they were a little far away after all.

The biggest role of Ci officials is to exercise the power of the prime minister and use their wisdom to manage the dynasty.

It's just that now that I am in power, if these ministers can't obey me, but want to play their tricks, ten Yang Tinghes are not as good as one Wan'an.

"Thank you Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Liu Jian, a bachelor's student in the Imperial Academy, didn't seem too excited when he received the order. He had originally hoped that he would take over as the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, but he still thanked him politely.

"Thank you Long En, long live my emperor!" Zhang Sheng was regarded as a super-relocation promotion, and when he received this appointment, he accepted the order very excitedly.

It's just that something happened in the end, and this accident was unexpected.

Because Xu Pu asked for leave to recuperate at home, the imperial decree came directly to Xu's house. As a result, Xu Pu made a bold decision after weighing it up. He seemed just and awe-inspiring: "The court's recommendation is a rule of the ancestors, and the sages are all expected. Today, Your Majesty despises everyone's opinion." Emphasizing independence, appointing low-ranking ministers with the central purpose, is actually relying on the monarch and ministers, it is not the work of the sage, so it is not acceptable!"

"If you refuse to accept the order, you will be a role model for me!"

"Xu Xueshi has no personal honor or disgrace, he is a real doctor!"

"My generation should follow the example of Xueshi Xu. How can we change the example set by our ancestors!"

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After learning that Xu Pu rejected His Majesty's promotion, Qingliu officials, who feared that the world would not be chaotic, praised Xu Pu's approach. Ting push personnel system.

(End of this chapter)