Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 126 Negotiation
After finishing this set of formalistic garbage, Wang Daoqiu was entangled by Yu Maojian again after leaving the palace.

There is no way for two people to talk when one is riding in a sedan and the other is riding a horse!So Yu Maojian relied on his old man and asked Wang Daoqiu to stop riding. He himself did not ride in a sedan chair, and the two of them walked and chatted.

Yu Maojian is Wang Daoqiu's immediate boss, and he is old enough to be Wang Daoqiu's grandfather.Wang Daoqiu couldn't compare to Yu Maojian in terms of age, so he had no choice but to obey his orders, abandon his horse and walk.

The current season is the fifth month of the lunar calendar and the sixth month of the solar calendar. The weather in Beijing is actually cool in the morning.So Wang Daoqiu and Yu Maojian walked and chatted to Xiyuan in this good season.

During the chat, Wang Daoqiu took advantage of the situation and suggested to Yu Maojian that Xu Jie should be transferred to the staff of Zhang Jing, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and that Xu Jie should be sent to Yin'an Nanren, and he gave a lot of reasons for this.

It just so happened that Yu Maojian also believed that Zhang Jing, his old colleague from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was too hot-tempered and lacked flexibility in his work, so it was really appropriate to send Xu Jie over to supplement him.Moreover, both Zhang Jing and Xu Jie belong to the elite ranks of the officialdom, and they are in the same circle of friends.Therefore, regarding Wang Daoqiu's recommendation, Yu Maojian asked a few questions in a routine manner and nodded in agreement.

In Yu Maojian's view, Xu Jie's transfer to Yin'an Nanren was just a small matter. It was for Xu Jie's own good. But what Yu Maojian didn't know was that he and Wang Daoqiu were casually walking and chatting this time. He thought it was nothing. A major personnel arrangement resulted in the death of a famous chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet in the original time and space.

Because of this personnel arrangement, after Annan successfully became the Jiaozhi Province of the Ming Dynasty two years later, Wang Daoqiu deliberately recommended to Emperor Jiajing to promote Xu Jie to be the first governor of Jiaozhi in the Ming Dynasty.

Then after Jiaozhi was stabilized, Wang Daoqiu, in the name of the imperial court, ordered Xu Jie to integrate Jiaozhi's manpower and material resources, and successively defeated Champa, Nanzhang, and Khmer.Nanzhang was merged into the Cochin Province, and Khmer and Champa were integrated into the Annan Province of the Ming Dynasty.

Finally, at the age of 66, old Xu Jie finished his great work of building a country.Wang Daoqiu also arranged for Tietou Hai Rui to be the prefect of Songjiang, and supported Hai Qingtian to make Xu Jie's sons Mingzheng models in Huixiang and confiscated all the Xu family's property.He also ordered Xu Jie to become an official because he had no way to teach his son.

Of course, after this incident, old Xu Jie cursed Wang Daoqiu and Hai Rui every day in his private thatched house.But what Xu Jie didn't know was that compared to his fate in the original history, Wang Daoqiu was really saving him.

At least compared to the original history, Xu Jie, who was defeated by Wang Dao Qiuyin, no longer has to worry about being liquidated again by his political opponents in the court every day, and can have a comfortable meal in his later years.His achievements in pacifying the four countries of Annam, Nanzhang, Champa and Khmer and opening up 73 square kilometers of territory for China also made Xu Jie a national hero of our Han people and will forever be admired by future generations of the Han nation. .

Of course, these are all things for later. Wang Daoqiu is still at the turn of spring and summer in Beijing, walking on the streets of Beijing with Lao Yutou, discussing national-level personnel arrangements.

Just walking and chatting like this, the two of them arrived at Xiyuan, and then they separated and went to do their own errands.

When Wang Daoqiu arrived at the Longevity Palace, four cabinet bachelors were waiting at the door for Emperor Jiajing's summons.Seeing Wang Daoqiu coming over, Yan Song greeted Wang Daoqiu warmly and said, "Liangzhen, why are you so late?"

"Well, after going to court just now, Xiaguan was dragged by Lord Yu to discuss some official affairs. Lord Yu was sitting in a sedan chair, and Xiaguan was riding a horse. It was really hard to talk. So Lord Yu asked Xiaguan to walk with him. We were chatting, so we wasted some time." As he walked, he answered Yan Song's questions, and also bowed to the other three cabinet bachelors.

Wang Daoqiu came to Yan Song, and Yan Song said to him with a smile: "Just now when I was waiting for the morning court, I saw Yu Xin'an chatting happily with Liang Zhen at the gate of the palace. How about it? Yu Xin'an came to discuss with Liang Zhen. Who are the candidates for the lieutenants and wailang of the departments under your official department?"

"Haha, Mr. Chief Assistant, you guessed wrong. Mr. Yu just asked for a lower official. In fact, it was mainly because of the issue of how to arrange Li Mo and Xu Jie. As for the personnel arrangements within the staff department, Mr. Yu only just arrived at Xiyuan. , I asked my subordinate casually if he had any suitable candidates he could recommend."

The four great bachelors in the cabinet are now the core decision-making circle of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they do not need their signature and approval for high-level decisions, they must be informed in advance.Therefore, Wang Daoqiu did not intend to hide anything that could be said about the placement of Li Mo and Xu Jie.After Yan Song heard Wang Daoqiu's words, he also became interested and asked, "Oh, Liangzhen and Yu Xin'an, how do you plan to arrange Xu Jie and Li Mo?"

"Looking back, Lord Fu, this is what Lord Yu and I have planned for this matter. That Xu Jie is alert, has strong ability to handle government affairs, and his personal conduct is also very good. Therefore, I discussed with Lord Yu and planned to take Xu Jie Jie arranged to go to Lord Zhang Jing, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and asked Xu Jie to assist Lord Zhang in completing the Annan policy."

"Well, Zhang Jing has some abilities, but his abilities are mainly in military affairs. As for his ability in government affairs and his ability to adapt to situations, he lacks a lot. Xu Jie was able to help Zhang Jing make up for this. It’s just a shortcoming, this arrangement is good! Liangzhen and Yu Xin’an have worked hard. By the way, Liangzhen, Li Mo, how do you plan to arrange it?”

"Hey, talking about that Li Mo, it's really a headache! This person's conduct is very good, but you also know his ability and temperament, Mr. Chief Assistant. So it is definitely inappropriate for this person to be assigned to govern the place. What's more terrible is that this person has a great social influence, and his reputation as a scholar is very good. If our official department assigns him a lower position this time, our official department cannot afford the public opinion. Hey, I have a headache! "

Wang Daoqiu explained to the four cabinet bachelors half-truths and half-truths the difficulties in Li Mo's resettlement.After hearing this, the four cabinet bachelors also believed deeply.It is true that for a person like Li Mo who has good personal conduct and a good social reputation, but has little practical ability and an extremely stubborn temper, his job position is indeed difficult to arrange.

"Na Liangzhen, have you and Na Yu Xin'an decided on Li Mo's work arrangements just now?"

Seeing that Wang Daoqiu only talked about the difficulties of arranging Li Mo, he did not say whether the specific arrangements for Li Mo had been finalized.So Yan Song asked again casually.

When he heard Yan Song ask this, Wang Daoqiu lied without blushing and said: "There are too many aspects to consider in this matter. I have discussed it with Mr. Yu, but there is still no stable plan. We plan to go back and start again Come, Mr. Chief Assistant, your fellow countryman Mr. Li Xiangli, let the three of us discuss it carefully together."

"Hahahaha, my share is for fellow countryman Li Xiang! Hahahaha, Liangzhen! Okay, okay, Liangzhen and Na Yuxin'an, my share is for fellow countryman Li Xiang. You three are all important ministers of the imperial court who uphold the public spirit. I believe you can make a fair and reasonable arrangement for Li Mo. On behalf of the cabinet, I support you in this matter."

"Thank you, Mr. Chief Assistant, and thank you all the great scholars. On behalf of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I would like to assure the cabinet ministers that we, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, will definitely handle this matter well and will never betray the trust of the ministers."

Formalism in the officialdom, since Yan Song expressed trust on behalf of the cabinet, naturally Wang Daoqiu could only pledge his loyalty to his superiors in a subordinate manner.

Everyone behaves well and the scene is harmonious, but there are always some people who are stubborn and habitually act as troublemakers.No, as soon as Wang Daoqiu finished his routine expression of loyalty, Xia Yan, a veteran troublemaker, jumped out and said, "I have lived up to the trust of the cabinet ministers. That's a beautiful thing to say. Then, may I ask, Mr. Wang, that you have two very important officials under your command?" Can we live up to the trust of our cabinet regarding the selection of important positions, such as the Department of Literature and Selection and the Department of Examination and Movement?"

"Xia Cifu, it is a heavy responsibility to select officials for the country, and their officials are very cautious. Last night, Liangzhen went to my house to consult my opinion on this matter. Finally, I and Liangzhen decided on two candidates. , Gao Gong and Gao Yi of the Hanlin Academy. These two people were both Shujishi in the 20th year of Jiajing, and they have been working diligently in the Hanlin Academy for six years. Sir Ci Fu is not unfamiliar with these two people, right?"

The "lackeys" and "clients" who he once called upon and waved away now spoke of "Second Assistant Master" in a condescending tone, reminding himself that he was only the second-in-command in the cabinet. This made Xia Yan very angry. .But the situation is stronger than the people. Now Yan Song is being favored, while Xia Yan is being disliked by his master like a smelly sock.Comparing the two, there was a huge disparity in strength, so facing Yan Song's naked insult, Xia Yan only dared to glare at Yan Song fiercely, but did not dare to say harsh words, and tilted his head to maintain his last trace of stubbornness.

Yan Song felt very accomplished after successfully repelling Xia Yan, who had made him angry for many years.Ignoring Xia Yan with a smile, he went to discuss Gao Gong and Gao Yi with the other two bachelors.

As time went on, a young chamberlain came out to deliver the order, saying that the emperor had summoned four cabinet ministers and Wang Shizhong to meet him in the palace.

(End of this chapter)