Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 121 I am a bad guy
This time he was promoted to the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, which is also the first deputy minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Although this is only an official with a rank of third rank, he actually has great power!At least one position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and one of the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is placed in front of them. Basically all officials will choose the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Having the power to determine the "future" of imperial officials so easily made Wang Daoqiu feel a deep sense of unreality in his heart.As a result, Wang Daoqiu, who was in a daze, had no intention of listening carefully to the various instructions given by Emperor Jiajing. He only felt happy in his heart that he had been promoted and made a fortune.

Just thinking about his own worries, and dealing with Emperor Jiajing on the face, a small yellow door soon came in to report that Yan Song and other four cabinet bachelors, and Yu Maojian, who had finished handling the matter of Li Mo and others, came to report to Emperor Jiajing. , Tu Qiao and Li Xiang asked to be summoned outside the palace together.

Emperor Jiajing also wanted to announce to his ministers his personnel reorganization plan at this time.So he asked the ministers outside the Xuandian Hall of Xiaohuangmen to come in.

Not long after Xiaohuangmen went out to announce the decree, the ministers, headed by chief assistant Yan Song, lined up into the Longevity Palace.

According to the rules, after the ministers paid tribute to Emperor Jiajing, Yu Maojian came out first to report the results of the trial of more than 100 prisoners including Li Mo.Although everyone knew that after returning to the palace, Lu Fang, the supervisor of ceremonies at that time, would definitely report to Emperor Jiajing the process of the joint trial of the three jurisprudence in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment today.But the Si Li Jian is the Si Li Jian, and the Three Laws Division is the Three Laws Division. As the chief judge of this case, Yu Maojian, who represents the Three Laws Division, his report is the official government work report.

Therefore, although Emperor Jiajing already knew about what happened in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice today, and Yu Maojian also knew that Emperor Jiajing already knew about it, they still had to do business and go through this completely unnecessary work process carefully.

Yu Maojian reported carefully and meticulously. After he finished his report, Emperor Jiajing gave a few words of praise as usual. After the Three Laws Division handled the case fairly, Yu Maojian returned to the court.

After Yu Maojian returned to court, the four cabinet bachelors came out to praise Emperor Jiajing, according to their ranking in the cabinet, and praised Emperor Jiajing for his magnanimity and not caring about those elm bumps.Of course, after they praised Emperor Jiajing, they would also praise Wang Daoqiu at the end for repaying evil with kindness.

After the flattery process was over, Yan Song came out on behalf of the cabinet and said: "Your Majesty, those rebellious ministers have now confessed their sins and repented, and they have been graciously pardoned by Your Majesty. Now, please give Your Majesty's instructions regarding the placement of these people. Also. With the current official department, Xiong Ni openly slandered the emperor in front of the emperor. No matter what the final investigation result of Jin Yiwei is, Xiong Ni is no longer qualified to be in the court. There are also the left and right ministers Xu Jie and Li of the official department this time. Mo Jie was involved in the case, and has been demoted to the fourth rank. They are no longer qualified to be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. This time, the Ministry of Official Affairs is also involved in the case of two doctors, three foreign ministers, and four principals. It can be said that this time the Ministry of Official Affairs is involved in the case Although there are not as many personnel as the Metropolitan Procuratorate, all of them involved in the case this time are major officials. Therefore, the staff is now in panic, and the court's errands have completely stopped, Your Majesty..."

"Okay, Yan Aiqing, I have a plan for the Ministry of Officials. I plan to transfer Yu Aiqing to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Wang Daoqiu, the servant of Zhongzhong, to serve as the left servant of the Ministry of Officials. Xia Bangmo, the capital censor, succeeded Yu Aiqing and was promoted to the Zuodu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In addition, the Dali Temple Minister and the Metropolitan Procuratorate Youdu Yushi, as well as the vacancies of more than 100 prisoners, will be jointly recommended by the cabinet, the Ministry of Officials, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. . As for the placement of the more than 100 prisoners! All of them will be sent out to serve as local officials. This matter will be arranged by Yu Aiqing, Wang Aiqing and Li Aiqing after they take up their posts as officials."

Seeing that Yan Song mentioned the personnel issues of the Ministry of Personnel, Emperor Jiajing, who wanted to talk about this matter, interrupted Yan Song. He directly threw out his own personnel arrangements without consulting the cabinet bachelors.

Emperor Jiajing's personnel arrangements, except for Wang Daoqiu, a minister, also served as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, the rest were so correct that it was difficult to find reason.And when the other three cabinet ministers, especially Xia Yan, who had a deep feud with Wang Daoqiu, wanted to leave the class, Emperor Jiajing raised doubts about Wang Daoqiu's personnel arrangements.Yan Song, who was old and refined, didn't wait for the three cabinet ministers to stand up and speak, he went out of the class and knelt down, saying: "The emperor is holy, and the ministers are acting on behalf of the cabinet. Long live, long live, long live."

"Long live Long live Long live!"

Yan Song has announced on behalf of the cabinet that he has complied with the decree, so what can the other three cabinet bachelors say?They can't say in front of the emperor: "Hey, your emperor, the chief minister of the cabinet you appointed can only represent himself, but he cannot represent us."

Who dares to say this?Having said that, it was not just about Yan Song, the chief minister, but also the emperor Jiajing.After all, Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, was appointed by Emperor Jiajing.

What's more, Yan Song, an old cunning man, after he announced the decree on behalf of the cabinet in front of the emperor, he directly shouted "Long live Long Live Long Live" to Emperor Jiajing.According to the court etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, if the chief assistant of the cabinet, the head of all the officials, knelt down and shouted this slogan to the emperor, it was equivalent to announcing to the emperor on behalf of the courtiers: Our report today is over, the emperor pays his respects, and see you tomorrow.

Therefore, the first minister of the cabinet shouted the slogan "Long live, long live, long live" to the emperor, which means that this court meeting is over.After listening to the slogan of the chief minister, other ministers, regardless of whether they have anything else to report, must follow the chief minister and kneel to the emperor, shout "Long live long live long live long live", and then exit.It is precisely because of the rules of the Ming Dynasty that Wan'an, the chief minister during the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, knelt down and shouted "Long live Long live Long live Long live" to the emperor because he was always around the court. His ministers had to retreat every time they were too late to do something, so he got the nickname "Long Live" Ge Lao.

Therefore, now that Yan Song, the chief minister, knelt down and shouted "Long live, long live, long live, long live" to Emperor Jiajing, all the foreign ministers in the palace could only kneel down and say goodbye to Emperor Jiajing.And this means that these ministers in the palace will not be able to say anything more about Emperor Jiajing's appointment in the future.Otherwise, Emperor Jiajing would use words like this to retaliate against them: Since you think it is inappropriate, why didn't you say it during the original court discussion?
Therefore, with Yan Song's cooperation, this personnel appointment can be regarded as passing his democratic discussion process. When the cabinet submits a vote on the matter, the emperor will have another batch of reds, and this will be the official decree of the country. .

After Yan Song and others shouted "Long live Long live Long live Long live", they all exited the Wanshou Palace.As a personal attendant, Wang Daoqiu's job was right next to the emperor, so he didn't have to leave.

And after Yan Song and the others withdrew, Emperor Jiajing looked at Wang Daoqiu desperately, and joked with a smile: "Master Shoufu treats you well! He can help you like this."

Yan Song's tricks were obvious to all smart people, especially the extremely smart Emperor Jiajing.But he thought that the reason why Yan Song did what he did just now was to flatter his Emperor Jiajing. The reason why he told Wang Daoqiu now that Yan Song was good to him, Wang Daoqiu, was to make fun of Wang Daoqiu.

Wang Daoqiu also understood this, so he smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, please stop teasing me! The reason why the Chief Assistant did what he did just now, you know who he was targeting."

"You brat, you dare to talk back! If I hadn't seen that you are still injured, I would have asked Lu Fang to drag you out and treat you to a meal of stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots. Okay, I'll remember you for a thousand years, and I'll wait for you to recover. It’s convenient, don’t forget to pay tribute to the chief minister. Young people, you must know etiquette.”

Wang Daoqiu implied that what Yan Song did just now was completely flattering him, Emperor Jiajing, which fully satisfied Emperor Jiajing's vanity.So Emperor Jiajing pretended to reprimand Wang Daoqiu, but he was very happy in his heart, and even encouraged Wang Daoqiu to give gifts to Yan Song.

Looking at Emperor Jiajing's fake and ridiculous scowl and listening to Emperor Jiajing's foolish words, Wang Daoqiu also smiled and said, "It's your Majesty. I heard that the chief minister doesn't like gold and silver, but likes elegance. It just so happened that you rewarded him last time. I have many calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, so I will send a few to the Chief Assistant."

"Okay, okay, it's good for young people to understand etiquette! That Yan Song, he is a pure-hearted person who regards gold and silver as dirt, but he gave birth to a son who is greedy for money and lustful. It's a pity, a pity."

"Oh, that's it! Your Majesty's words remind me that the Chief Assistant has a son who is greedy for money and lustful. Moreover, I also heard that the Chief Assistant loves his only son Yan Shifan very much. Yan Shifan can be half of the Chief Assistant. Family. In that case, Yan Shifan should also be flattered! Your Majesty, my time as an official is still short, and I haven’t had time to become corrupt yet. Now, Your Majesty, please lend me some of Yan Shifan’s bribe money first!"

"What? You kid has rebelled. You openly said in front of me that you wanted to be corrupt, but you dared to borrow bribes from me. You rebelled against me. Lu Fang, Lu Fang, drag this boy away from me and go to the imperial staff."

After reading history, Wang Daoqiu knew how Emperor Jiajing employed people. In Jiajing's own words, if the water of the Yangtze River was clear, the land could be irrigated, but if the water of the Yellow River was turbid, the land could be irrigated?So when Emperor Jiajing hired people, he didn't care at all whether you were pure or turbid, he only cared about whether you were useful to him.

And considering Jiajing's greedy and foolish character, as a close minister who works beside him every day, Wang Daoqiu is not corrupt, honest and upright.You said that Emperor Jiajing faced Wang Daoqiu every day, was he ashamed, would he feel ashamed, and would he still want to keep Wang Daoqiu by his side to embarrass himself?
The so-called is not that one family does not enter the same house, the so-called like-minded people, the so-called stinking congeniality.Anyway, if we want to be friends for a long time, we must be the same kind of people.So this time Wang Daoqiu took advantage of the situation and expressed to Emperor Jiajing, in fact, I am not a good person. You don't need to be ashamed in front of me in the future.

(End of this chapter)