Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 131 He De He Neng Wang Jian Zhai

In the brightly lit study room, Chen Xun's face turned slightly red, but he still nodded honestly.

It is common sense to want to take a step forward after entering the official career, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

At the court meeting this time, the emperor determined the cabinet's staffing system.

The ranks of the two of them have also risen with the tide, and their false titles have been promoted from the third-rank servant to the second-rank Shangshu.

Logically speaking, he should be satisfied.

But the emperor left such a hook, pointing out that the cabinet group assistants, with the Huagaidian University scholar as the head and assistant, are in charge of the drafting.

Although the grades are the same, one master voter has already distinguished the difference between the chief assistant and other cabinet ministers.

And because Wang Zhiben was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, under the unanimous insistence of the courtiers, he did not confer the Bachelor of Huagaidian.

In other words, the emperor set up the position of chief assistant, but did not grant it to anyone.

This has to make Chen Xun want to move...

"Shiyong, there are only you and me here, so the old man will say something from the bottom of his heart."

Chen Xun said with a sincere expression on his face.

"Since Sanyang, the status of the cabinet in the court has not been as good as before. Although today's emperor intends to reuse it, it may be because of his new position that he is kind to his subordinates."

"If it weren't for this change, how could the imperial system be easily tampered with?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the first assistant is delayed, it will not be able to compete with the Six Parts. Once the crisis is over and the court is peaceful, it should be based on peace, and it is not appropriate to make a fuss about the system."

"So at this time, as cabinet ministers, we should work hand in hand to stabilize the system. In this way, orderly inheritance of the cabinet is a good thing. Do you think so?"

The official position is touching!
Facing an opportunity to become the chief assistant comparable to Qiqing, Chen Xun also ignored the little rift he had with Gao Gu some time ago, and the meaning of wooing was very obvious in his words.

Gao Gu is also a smart person, so why doesn't he understand what Chen Xun means.

Although the Son of Heaven intends to reuse him, the chief assistant has not been confirmed for a day, and the titles of the six ministers of the cabinet are just titles, and it is difficult to really compare with the six ministers in terms of status.

After all, the emperor has his words first, the first assistant master is in charge of drafting, and the other cabinet ministers are assistants.

Without a leader, in the court, there will always be one head shorter than others.

So Chen Xun was trying to persuade him to take this opportunity to stabilize the foundation of the cabinet.

After all, many of the rules are not very particular about the current enemy.

Just like today's court meeting, if it were in normal times, the position of the cabinet would not be so easy to raise.

Don't fight back and forth for ten days and a half months, it may not be successful.

Chaos is the best opportunity to break old rules and establish new ones.

As long as at this time, the cabinet can have a chief assistant to stand up and represent the cabinet to make its own voice in the military and state affairs of the court, then the status of the cabinet can be completely established.

When the war is over, the chief assistant of the cabinet can truly have a stable position comparable to the Qiqing.

If this opportunity is missed, it will be very difficult to join the ranks of Qiqing!
As a matter of course, there are only two cabinet ministers in the cabinet now, and it seems that no new cabinet ministers will be added for a while.

After all, the emperor set a threshold for entering the cabinet, a third-rank real-time Beijing official.

Due to the large number of vacancies created by the failure of civil engineering, many senior officials inside and outside the capital were upgraded to fill the vacancies.

Nowadays, most of the third-rank real positions in the central court are newly promoted.

In a short period of time, it is not appropriate to be promoted to the cabinet and add the title of minister.

Therefore, if you want to choose the first assistant, you can choose from among the cabinet ministers.

In terms of seniority, age, and political achievements, it is difficult for Gao Gu to compare with Chen Xun, a veteran cabinet minister.

No wonder Chen Xun had this idea in his heart.

He can't run to the emperor by himself and say that I want to be the chief assistant.

As the only cabinet minister, Gao Gu's words are the most appropriate...

However, looking at Chen Xun's expectant eyes, Gao Gu sighed and had to pour cold water on him.

"Brother Chen, it must be because I refuse to help you."

Chen Xun frowned and asked, "What does Shi Yong mean by this?"

Gao Gu said sternly: "Brother Chen, have you ever thought about why His Majesty set up the first assistant but not the first assistant? It's really because it was first awarded to the heavenly official, so it's not good to give it to others on the spot?"

Before Chen Xun could answer, Gao Gu asked and answered by himself.

"No, at that time, the ministers made a statement and could not let the Minister of the Ministry of Officials enter the cabinet, and they did not want the heavenly officials to surrender their status and be dismissed from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials. If Your Majesty really wants to, you can directly appoint Brother Chen as the Huagaidian University scholar."

"After all, the chief assistant is a newly established position. There is no precedent for how to choose the imperial court. What's more, the position of the cabinet has always been adhering to the holy will and does not need to go through the outer dynasty. Moreover, the ranks of the great scholars in each palace are the same, and they are all assistant ministers. It's just a matter of ordering, and it's not even super-excellent."

"Since His Majesty did not choose to teach, naturally he does not want to choose to teach!"

"So even if the old man speaks to the emperor, I'm afraid it won't be of any merit. Instead, the emperor will think that we are greedy."

With the flickering candlelight, Chen Xun looked a little disappointed.

He naturally knew the reasons Gao Gu said, but he was always unwilling.

Think about it, Chen Xundao.

"It makes sense to say so, but the emperor's move is obviously to reuse my cabinet. In this case, with His Majesty's wisdom and wisdom, he will not only do half of it. How can this be explained?"

Gao Gu sighed, he, an old buddy, was stunned by his official position.

"Since Brother Chen is frank, the old man will not hide from it."

"Your Majesty will naturally be considerate when doing things. If you set up a chief assistant and make a vacant seat, you will naturally have someone in mind."

Chen Xun's complexion was even worse, he twirled his gray beard, pondered for a moment, and asked back.

"Another alternative?"

"Except for you and me, most of the officials from the Imperial Academy of Beijing have insufficient qualifications. Who can be qualified as the chief assistant?"

It should be said that Chen Xun has been up and down in the court for so many years, if there is no hope at all, he would not be so excited.

It was precisely because he felt that there was a lot to be done about this matter, so he came to discuss with Gao Gu.

The biggest reason why he is sure that he has the opportunity to become the chief assistant is that.

Those with more seniority than him in the Hanlin Academy all died in Tumubao!

Although in comparison, with his qualifications, it is barely possible to ascend to Qiqing, but considering the current situation, it is not impossible.

Gao Gu said that there are other candidates, but he just went through most of the officials in the capital in his mind, and confirmed again that there is indeed no suitable person in the capital who can join the cabinet.

So Gao Gu sighed and said.

"Brother Chen, did you forget what the emperor said last time?"

last time?

Chen Xun squinted his eyes to recall, and after a while, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, his eyebrows tightly knit together, and said.

"You mean, the emperor wants to be briefed among the officials of the department with local experience?"

In the Outer Dynasty, there were very few people from the Hanlin Academy who could reach the third grade or above, and most of them had just filled in the vacancies.

But as far as non-Hanlin students are concerned, although there are still not many, the room for selection is much wider. The ministers of various ministries, ministers of various temples, and the left and right deputy imperial envoys of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all within this range.

Even if it is to be specially briefed directly from the place, there will be more.

The chief envoys, governors, and governors of various places were arrested not to mention a large number, but several at a time.

Chen Xun couldn't sit still, stood up and said.

"But why?"

"Your Majesty has never been out of the capital in recent years, let alone heard that he has had any contact with any local officials. There is no reason to abandon our servants and simply pull them out from outside?"

Gao Gu shook his head and said.

"It is true that the emperor has never been out of Beijing, nor has he had any contact with the local area, but Brother Chen, don't forget that in the past few days, the emperor specially summoned a minister to Beijing."

"Since he came to Beijing, the emperor would always ask him about his intentions whenever he was involved in military and state affairs. He even called him into the palace and had several secret talks. It's the meaning of leaning on the humerus. Can't Brother Chen see it?"

Chen Xun froze for a moment, realized who he was talking about, and asked back.

"Wang Jianzhai?"

Gao Gu nodded.

Wang Wen, the censor of the right capital, has the character Qianzhi and the name Jianzhai.

Gao Gu said: "Qianzhiben is the censor of Youdu, the governor is outside, and he is already a senior member of the second rank in terms of rank. If there is no such accident, after his nine-year term expires, Qiqing should have a place."

"This time when you are called to Beijing, His Majesty relies so heavily on you and always takes you with you. If the old man's prediction is correct, when Qianzhi returns from the border governor this time, His Majesty has prepared the position of chief assistant for his reward."

At this point, Gao Gu looked a little hesitant, and lowered his voice.

"Even the old man suspects that His Majesty's proposal for the cabinet at this moment may have something to do with Qian Zhi."

Chen Xun sat on the chair, pondered for a moment, and finally sighed faintly.

"If that's the case, then how could Wang Jianzhai make His Majesty fight so hard for him, that he would forcefully add another one besides Qiqing..."

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