Daming Yinghua

Chapter 410: Begging for Officialship (Part )

On the dragon chair, Zhu Changluo nodded, expressing his recognition that Zheng Haizhu was right to the point.

Among the people sitting there, there was a person with frost on his face.

It was Xiong Tingbi, the newly appointed Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War.

Zheng Haizhu's words, military affairs, military positions, and military pay are all inseparable from the word "military", and every word seems to poke the face of his military department.

Xiong Tingbi, a native of Chu, is more upright and likes to be tough than Yang Lian.

He didn't care about the woman across from him, who was rumored to have eliminated his old enemy Yao Zongwen, and he would not be grateful to Zheng Haizhu for his recommendation.

If you sit in the Ministry of War, you are not allowed to openly say in front of the emperor that there are loopholes in the Ministry of War's remote control.

Xiong Tingbi made a heavy coughing sound deep in his throat.

Zhu Changluo looked at him: "Master Xiong, do you have something to say?"

Xiong Tingbi said: "When I came to the Ministry of War, it was also the time when Yang Lian went to Liaodong to manage the affairs of Liaodong. We had a detailed discussion and both thought that the Liao generals were not trustworthy. Those old and new generals may be well versed in the strategy of supporting the invaders to respect themselves. What does Mrs. Zheng think?"

Zheng Haizhu wants to blow up Xiong Tingbi, which is expected.

If she were the minister of the Ministry of War, she would jump out first and clear her responsibilities in front of the big boss Zhu Changluo. It's just the way of officialdom.

Zheng Haizhu then responded calmly: "What Xiong Shilang meant was that the fall of Efeu City after Zhang Pei's death was not due to the court's lack of timely dispatch, but because the Liao generals would have neglected to defend or provide assistance to some military forts. Jiannu won a victory, which showed signs of renewed passion. Ask Bi Shangshu's Ministry of Household Affairs for some public money. Anyway, the Liao Pay Department has had reserves for the past six months? "

"Exactly." Xiong Tingbi stared at Zheng Haizhu.

Regardless of age, seniority, conceited experience, or even origins of one from the hot Jingchu and the other from the gentle Jiangnan, Xiong Tingbi's attitude at the moment seems much stiffer than that of Zheng Haizhu.

The last time Xiong Tingbi inspected Liaodong was during the Wanli period, when Zhu Changluo was still a coward prince and was not familiar with his abilities and official reputation.

At this moment, the middle-aged emperor couldn't help but murmur in his heart, Master Zheng, before you went to Mongolia, you told me about Xiong Tingbi of the Chu Party, saying that he was a rare person among civil servants who knew martial arts and soldiers. Now look at this nine-headed man. Bird, raise its beak and peck you.

Zheng Haizhu, on the other hand, had an attitude of "You are as strong as you are, and the breeze blows on the hills." He simply said calmly: "The new official ignores the old official's accounts. It has only been a few days since the minister took charge of the army. Today I said that the military situation is delayed." , and it is not for the minister. Firstly, secondly, it is true that the generals in Liaodong have a deep foundation, but the court has already dealt with it during the reign of Lord Jiajing. Now Li Chengliang's only son who can fight is in Kaitie and has not taken charge of Liao. Shen Bingquan, the generals and guards in the Qinghe area of ​​Fushun almost no longer have the old troops of the Li family. As for Zhang Chengyin, Zou Chuxian, Mao Wenlong and other capable generals, they killed the old chieftain in the battle of Fushun, and in recent years they have forced the Tatars to capture the west. You know, if the court doesn’t even believe them, Master Xiong said, who should they believe?”

"Zheng..."

As soon as Xiong Tingbi rolled the word "Zheng" to the edge of his beard, Zheng Haizhu stopped him: "I haven't finished speaking yet. Thirdly, Xiong Shilang's worry actually goes back to the key point I just mentioned, that is, How much truth does the court know? After grasping the truth, are the decisions and decisions reasonable? The two seemingly opposite opinions are the same as whether to advocate war or peace. Whether it is or not, it all depends on the situation.”

Xiong Tingbi's face was originally even more ugly, but after careful consideration of the third point that the woman said, it was the theory of knowing soldiers, and she really had no intention of competing with him, so the seriousness in her eyes faded a little. .

Zhu Changluo spoke at the right time, and in the approachable tone of the top decision-maker, he smiled at the first assistant Ye Xianggao and the second assistant Zhou Jiamo: "Mr. Ye, Mr. Zhou, look, these two people have worked in the fields of Liaodong. , Even if we quarrel, what we say is true, I just like to hear such arguments, hehe, hehe..."

Zuo Guangdou of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Bi Ziyan of the Household Department had no reaction to the Emperor's string of "Haha". Shang Zhou Zuo, the Minister of Civil Affairs, who was always wondering when to start speaking his lines, felt as if he heard the sound of a gong. Ready to appear.

"Your Majesty, the patrol censor is only of the seventh rank. Mrs. Zheng is of the sixth rank. Why don't we give him some title in Xiong Shilang's military department and patrol Liaodong?" Shang Zhouzuo said, turning to Zuo Guangdou. , "General Xian, I heard that Yang Jinglue recommended Mrs. Zheng to be a lecturer for the prince. Isn't that good? Everyone in Liaodong can go to one place to talk."

Zuo Guangdou did not regard Shang Zhou Zuo as a Zhejiang Party member. He was very polite to him and smiled warmly. After he finished laughing, he guessed in his heart what the Zheng family must have achieved today, so that the officials were so angry. The officials are all paving the way for her.

Sure enough, the emperor took over Shang Zhou Zuo's words and asked Zheng Haizhu: "Do you dare to go to the Ministry of War to collect pay?"

Zheng Haizhu stood up and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, I have soldiers registered with the Ministry of War in Chongming. Xu Yilong, who was recently promoted to guerrilla, is receiving salary from the Ministry of War. Even if the emperor in the prosperous age is as broad-minded as the sea, even if all the bosses have extraordinary support and kindness, Regardless of the fact that a woman has no merit in the imperial examination, she is willing to be appointed an official. I, Mrs. Zheng, can no longer hold the empty post of the Ministry of War. As for the patrol censor, let Mrs. Zheng boldly say that they only have the duty of impeachment and picketing, which was sent by the imperial decree. It's a bit far-fetched for me to go to Chahar and ask for the name of Xuan Daguan. Therefore, today, with the sincerity of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, I want to set a precedent and ask for a new position from Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty: Secretary of State. ”

After saying this, Cao Huachun took advantage of the convenience of standing next to the emperor and quickly scanned everyone's faces.

At present, all the civil servants who can accompany Long live Lord to make decisions are in this room.

The first auxiliary leaves are on the high surface, without waves or waves. The second assistant, Zhou Jiamo, glanced at Mr. Ye Ge and quickly looked away.

Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, leaned forward slightly, wanting to confirm which three words it was, but he leaned back on his chair, consciously recognizing that "I am not the Minister of the Ministry of Affairs."

Xiong Tingbi, the Minister of War, frowned even more, but he didn't look as aggressive as before, but looked slightly confused.

Zuo Guangdou of the Metropolitan Procuratorate looked at the woman who was speaking, as if he was listening to the official report from his censor. Like Ye Xianggao, his expression was calm.

Shang Zhouzuo lowered his eyes and looked at the blue bricks in the palace. He looked completely different from his lively appearance just now, as if he was on duty.

The one who speaks first is naturally the Emperor.

"Secretary of State? You mean, Ming Dynasty, establish a new official position? Establish a new government office?"

Zheng Haizhu said: "Yes. In our Ming Dynasty, since the first year of Hongwu, many government offices in charge of national affairs have been added. For example, the Ministry of Personnel's Examination of Merit and Qing Li Division was added during the Zhengtong period, and the Sichuan Qing Li Division of the Household Department was added. , was added during the Xuande period, and the Ministry of Industry and Finance was established in the eighth year of Jiajing. The Shangbao Division and the Xingren Division were both newly established in the Ming Dynasty. Oh, by the way, the biggest new government office was the Ducha. The courtyard is different from the Yushitai in the Song Dynasty. In this case, in the new Taichang Dynasty, a cardinal's office can also be added. "

"This woman can carry it very smoothly. She is setting a precedent for herself." Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, thought to himself.

Bi Ziyan looked at the people attending today as if it had nothing to do with him, but as he looked at the situation in front of him, he became more and more interested.

This Zheng family's move in Qingtian, Shandong Province is of great benefit to their household department. Bi Ziyan did not reject the idea of ​​such a person entering the central decision-making level.

What's more, this looks like a confrontation with the old businessman. When the new official Zhou Zuo of the Shang Dynasty took office, he proposed to evaluate officials based on their performance in clearing fields in various places. In fact, he was also carrying sedan chairs for their household departments. The old businessman has good friends, so why should he be so self-disciplined as to sing the opposite tune?

Just listen to Zhu Changluo say: "Master Zheng, this Secretary of State, can you explain it in more detail?"

Zheng Haizhu began to carefully trick the senior officials present: "Although there is the word "state affairs", the rank is naturally much lower than that of the ministry officials. Shaoqing is like the deputy of Taipu Temple, the fourth rank. Do you have authority? , collected military information from all nine sides, sent envoys to foreign territories, negotiated with the countries in Europe and the West, advised on attacks, and reported countermeasures to His Majesty, but there was no impeachment or picketing, let alone a vote for approval. "

When Xiong Tingbi heard this, he was just about to say, "Isn't that in conflict with the responsibilities of the Ministry of War and Honglu Temple?" He suddenly realized that Jinyiwei and Dongchang, could they say that the Ministry of War had set up the wrong thing?

Factory guards are the emperor's private soldiers, so the official position the woman in front of her wants sounds like a mere fourth-grade job, but isn't it actually a civil servant of the emperor?

"Shang Shu, please tell me, among the fourth and fifth grade officials registered in the Ministry of Personnel, how many of them have no meritorious titles?"

"Well, Your Majesty, we have an ancestral system of civil servants in our dynasty. The sons of first-grade civil servants, without passing the imperial examination, can take up the posts of fifth-grade civil servants. Then, in descending order, some of the seventh-grade civil servants are the sons of third-grade civil servants."

Shang Zhouzuo seemed not to answer, but actually he answered again.

"Okay, I understand." Zhu Changluo said calmly.

Ye Xianggao, the first assistant who had never said anything, finally spoke up and said slowly: "When she was the prince's master, Mrs. Zheng had no fame."

Cao Huachun felt happy.

It became.

There are many rules in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not easy for Long Live Lord.

Cao Huachun looked at the figure standing at the bottom.

What's even more difficult is this woman who started from the end of Qingping.

In what year did she go to Yuegang to sell goods to the imperial court?

It's pretty early anyway.

After so many years, she finally managed to get a fourth-grade official robe.

Mom, if this was in the playbook, she would have become Wu Zetian, right? Otherwise, who would bother to watch?