Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 156 Self-positioning is not high enough

The three bosses of the Ministry of Industry all know one fact in their hearts, that is, Jia Lian is very disgusting.

A Jinshi who comes to observe government, what are you doing? Isn't it good to quietly be a comfortable uncle who is being served by others?

If you are an ordinary Jinshi, you can just throw it into any department, ignore it, and be kicked out when the time comes.

But the identity of this man is too complicated and cannot be dealt with simply. The solution given by several bosses from the Ministry of Industry is to hold it in your hands, stay high, and don't fall to the ground.

Disgusting things still happened, but they were shot and done openly.

Dear readers, guess what the government is most afraid of?
The answer is simple. The government is most afraid of internal troubles and pursues stability, preferably unchanging stability.

Only stability can last, and this longevity is the guarantee of the long-term interests of those with vested interests.

What it means to be stable for a long time will not be discussed here, for fear of 404.
Therefore, in the eyes of the three big bosses, Jia Lian's report was just for trouble.

Under normal circumstances and normal procedures, this report did not reach the Fu Lao Shi Lang at all, and was suppressed without even being able to see it. In reality, Jia Lian was the number one scholar who came to observe politics, and he had other auras, so he reported to the three bosses.

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, it is better than remaining unchanged.

Emperor Chenghui soon figured out that this prince was too important, and it was too difficult to find a minister with sufficient ability and experience.

For example, sentences like this [How many dishes does this adult have for each meal? As long as you have a peanut, you won't be able to talk drunkenly. 】

It's really hard to find anyone who can replace Jia Lian for a while.

After the temporary worker Jia Lian left, no one had to deal with all the memorials in advance. He had to go through all the memorials by himself. It was so hard.

There are not many such comments with a strong sarcastic meaning, and they can be seen every now and then. For Emperor Chenghui, it is a kind of relief from the day-to-day busy life of filing papers. Every time I see it, I always smile.

In reality, the Ministry of Industry can suppress the report. Do you believe that the grandson sent it to the emperor overnight?
Put yourself in my shoes, I'm telling you about procedural justice, and you're acting like a hooligan with me, so what's there to be polite about?
Let me ask you, how would one feel when there is an uncontrolled temporary worker in the leadership department?

Forget it, just work harder on your own!
Emperor Chenghui knew very well that the Zhou Dynasty seemed to have copied the system of the previous Ming Dynasty, but in fact there were fundamental differences.

Well, should we normalize the temporary employment of [Guan Zheng She Ren]? It's about changing the name.

When Jia Lian, the official of Guan Zheng Shen, was there, Emperor Chenghui could get a preliminary understanding of the priorities of the current affairs in the country by reviewing the order of memorials. For many local memorials that did not involve military affairs, Jia Lian gave advice on how to deal with them. All Emperor Chenghui had to do was to write the word "accurate" with cinnabar.

Some people are like this. Being around them and not being around them are completely different concepts.

After reading it, he still had to suppress the normal handling and could not get to the cabinet.

The person involved, Jia Lian, didn't care about the mood of the big bosses at all. In his eyes, the Zhou Dynasty was in an extremely delicate period. His Majesty is currently working hard to govern, and if he doesn't take advantage of his position to promote some changes, Jia Lian's journey will be in vain.

When I read memorials in the past, I could often see some wonderful comments attached by Jia Lian.

No matter how disgusting the three bosses felt, the final result of the discussion was that they still had to submit the report.

Older people have enough experience and tend to have fixed thinking. Young people have enough ideas but often lack experience and are easily deceived.

Regardless of what the emperor thought, in Jia Lian's view, as long as it could promote change, it would be developing for the better.

That is, the power of the cabinet is much greater than that of the previous Ming Dynasty. More than half of the memorials were filtered out by the cabinet.

In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chenghui looked at the thick pile of unprocessed memorials on the table and was silent for a long time.

On the X day when Jia Lian was away, I missed him!

Another example is a sentence like this [The yamen door opens to the south, so don’t come in if you have reason or money. Human life is at stake, so officers are sent to review the case. 】

The existence of the General Affairs Department is not only for uploading and issuing orders, but also has the function of review and balancing the cabinet.

In other words, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty did not need an inner court composed of eunuchs to compete with the outer dynasty.

why? Naturally, it is because of the existence of the Xungui Group. The inner court of the former Ming Dynasty was first the result of the emperor's laziness. Later, due to the behavior of the god of war, the noble group was pinned to the ground and rubbed by civil servants, and the emperor was not allowed to use the inner court.

The existence of the four princes and eight princes of the Zhou Dynasty and various princes played a role in weakening the autocratic power of the civil official group.

The next day, an official document marked with a red circle appeared in the cabinet. Because it was a document asking for money, it was honored to be placed at the top of the official documents to be processed that day, and was sent to Zhang Tingen's desk.

Mr. Zhang Ge opened the official document and read it carefully. Why does the format look so familiar?
When he saw the signature, Mr. Zhang Ge showed a true expression. After pondering for a moment, he looked at the three red circles on the cover of the official document representing the three big bosses of the Ministry of Industry. Zhang Tingen decisively added another red circle and put it on his right hand. side. Before lunch, a scribe will pick it up and send it to the chief minister of the cabinet for review.

Kong Zhao, the chief minister, has been in a good mood recently. The main reason is that there is one minister missing in the cabinet, but he has not been replaced in time. As a result, the scenes of quarrels between the second assistant and the fourth assistant often appeared, which made Kong Zhao feel much more relaxed.

Speaking of which, Zhang Ting'en was the most worry-free. Many offers that required money were turned away by him.

Often the handling of this type of news is the easiest to offend people. Because of this, Kong Zhao often said in his heart, Zhang Xiang is such a good person!
Zhang Ting'en had the least amount of information, not even one in the past three days. Kong Zhao thought it was another relaxing day, but after a short nap, Mr. Chief Assistant, who was planning to get off work early today, saw the information from Zhang Xiang. Zhezi.

Alas, it’s still too early to be happy. Is it retribution for the lack of major events and few cabinet meetings recently?
The working process of the cabinet is as follows. Unless the cabinet elders think it is a matter that must be brought to the cabinet meeting, they often give suggestions directly and forward them to His Majesty. Once the cabinet elder sends the memorial from the department in charge to the chief minister, a cabinet meeting must be held.

The chief minister's respect for the cabinet minister!
There are also some matters that the emperor considers important and will be discussed at cabinet meetings. He will also ask the chief minister to discuss them privately in advance, and then the chief minister will raise them at the meeting.

After reading today's official document, Kong Zhao couldn't help but sigh.

In matters in the court, we are not afraid of being secretive, but we are most afraid of being open and aboveboard. If this official document is issued, Zhang Tingen will handle it directly and reply with a request to the Ministry of Industry. Then the Ministry of Industry will submit a PPT, Zhang Tingen will approve it, repeat it several times, and finally confirm it and send the money.

In this way, the matter will not reach Kong Zhao. From the perspective of the chief assistant, this matter will become a target in the future. Even if there are no major problems with the program, it is not difficult for the first assistant to find faults. After all, nothing is clean when it comes to money. After going through the cabinet meeting process, the main issues were passed. If you want to cause trouble, you can only find the specific project leader. It is impossible to find Zhang Tingen's head, and there will not even be any problems on Jia Lian's head. If there is a problem, it is the specific executor.

It can be said that Zhang Tingen has completely picked off Jia Lian.

It's probably like this, [We must object to direct opposition at meetings, and don't make small moves in private without speaking at meetings. 】

The cabinet meeting is a very mysterious place, a gladiatorial arena specially set up for the emperor and ministers. There is also a larger place called the [Enlarged Imperial Meeting]. This meeting is rarely held. Once it is held, all the cabinet elders, six ministries and nine ministers, princes, princes and kings will all be present. This meeting decides whether to launch a foreign war. The previous counterinsurgency in the Western Regions is not qualified to attend this meeting.

Speaking of the princes of the Zhou Dynasty, such as Li Heng, when they were observing the government at the Ministry of Household Affairs, they did not simply observe the government. They had the right to intervene in the specific affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It all depends on the individual whether to exercise their rights. Well, it mainly depends on the attitude of the emperor.

There is another very interesting thing. The second prince is staying at the Ministry of Industry. There is no trace left by the second prince on this official document, which is very special. Kong Zhao very cautiously invited the chief staff around him and asked, "How is the second prince doing lately?" The staff member's answer was very good: "The second prince has been claiming to be ill at home since he arrived at the Ministry of Industry."

Of course Kong Zhao knew about this situation in advance. When Fang Baiyi was still there, the second prince had the loudest voice.

Not long after Fang Baiyi stepped down, the second prince went to the Ministry of Industry. The second prince, who had just arrived at the Ministry of Industry, was repeatedly demoted to the lowest level.

After several times, the second prince claimed to be ill.

Alas, when the prince is involved, things are often very troublesome.

"When did the second prince claim to be ill?" Kong Zhao asked again, and the staff replied: "It has been more than three months since he claimed to be ill."

Just when Kong Zhao was deep in thought, the staff member said again: "In the past, when Fang Baiyi came to the meeting, the second prince's memorials often came to the meeting. After Dong Weng was the first assistant, Xiao Gui and Cao followed. Every time the second prince's memorial went to the meeting, Your Majesty dealt with it hastily. . Most of the comments are "mirage".

It was obvious that Emperor Chenghui expressed deep dissatisfaction with some of the second prince's unreasonable memorials.

The most profound impression on Kong Zhao came from the emperor's comment to the second prince: "What others say is what others say".

After Fang Baiyi, a number of officials were released one after another from the DPRK and the Central Government. This was not a purge, but it also dealt a heavy blow to the Fang Clan.

The second prince failed to see the situation clearly in time and said a lot of good things to the officials of the Fang Department, which resulted in him being sent to the Ministry of Works.

If he can wake up in time and put his mind at ease at the grassroots level, the second prince's future will still have a chance to get better.

However, this man actually claimed that he was ill at home and had a leg problem. Is this a complaint about grassroots inspections?

The feeling of loss and deep resentment surged out along with the word "leg disease".

If the wise king of the past can no longer wake up, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to turn over.

Speaking of princes, the most knowledgeable one is the eldest prince. This one has almost no sense of existence, so he just stays in the clan mansion with peace of mind.

The most favored prince was not the third prince, but Prince Zhongshun. This person's authority spanned both the clan government and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He could soak up the little tax money earned from the foreign trade of the Shipping Department. The Mint, the fattest unit, also has his influence in it.

Even the chief assistant Kong Zhao had to stay away from King Zhongshun.

In principle, the consensus among several ministers in the cabinet is very simple. They must strictly guard against the idea of ​​princes and princes from all walks of life entering cabinet meetings and never give in. It’s not that no one has called for the prince to be represented at cabinet meetings. Even during the Fang Baiyi period, Fang Baiyi never made any concessions to similar calls. He made it clear that he could attend and the cabinet went on strike collectively.

During the reign of the Supreme Emperor, the cabinet did do this once. The Supreme Emperor asked Fang Baiyi privately if he could allow the old Prince Zhongyi to attend the cabinet meeting. Fang Baiyi said very simply, please forgive me for not obeying the imperial edict! The Supreme Emperor forcibly brought the old King Zhongyi into the venue. Fang Baiyi stood up and left the meeting angrily, followed by the rest of the cabinet ministers.

This was the most serious political incident during the Emperor's period. After five years, the old loyal king broke into trouble, and soon the Emperor fell ill.

You see, isn't it ironic? After Emperor Chenghui ascended the throne and Fang Baiyi was the chief minister of the cabinet, someone called on the prince to attend the meeting. In the cabinet headed by Fang Baiyi, most of the cabinet ministers did not object. Sun Huazhen, who was ranked fifth at the time, made harsh words at the cabinet meeting: "The prince entered the cabinet meeting and the minister hit him and died on the spot." 】

Don't talk nonsense to me! Sun Huazhen's harsh words back then still ring in my ears.

Kong Zhao was in a daze in the study for an hour and a half. The chief attendant came in and reminded him that it was almost time to get off work. Then he came out of his thoughts. He didn't see the chief staff member, but he didn't pay much attention. Finally, I picked up the pen, dipped it in cinnabar, drew a circle, and forwarded it to Your Majesty. I will work overtime for a meeting tomorrow.

The person involved, Jia Lian, had no idea that the matter would become so big. His original intention was obvious. It would be enough for the Ministry of Industry to get some money from within the Ministry of Industry to deal with it. Why bother to go online?

This idea just ignores my own influence. Or it can be said that Jia Lian's self-positioning is not high enough.

After arriving at the Ministry of Industry the next day, Jia Lian was stopped by Xiao Guizi: "Your Majesty dictated the instructions, and Jia Lian attended the cabinet meeting to explain the report."

Jia Lian asked in shock: "What report?"

Xiao Guizi smiled slightly, did not answer, and made a gesture of invitation. Jia Lian had no choice but to put aside his curiosity and follow him out of the Ministry of Industry.

I learned on the way that any report can be presented to the cabinet meeting. What on earth did I do?

How willful His Majesty is if such a report can be brought to the meeting.

When he came to the entrance of the venue and met Zhang Ting'en, Jia Lian hurried forward to greet him and asked in a low voice for the details.

Zhang Ting'en explained quite calmly: "The Ministry of Industry submitted the matter to the cabinet, which involves additional funding, and I dare not specialize in it."

The implication is that how can things involving unplanned spending be easily passed?
Jia Lian was anxious: "I didn't ask for additional funding! How much can it cost for some small improvements?"

Zhang Tingen looked at him and smiled without saying a word, then stepped into the venue. Jia Lian stood there, puzzled.

The last one entered the venue. Emperor Chenghui had not yet arrived. Jia Lian found his seat where he had taken notes at the meeting.

Before the emperor arrived, Jia Lian was thinking hard on the spot. What was going on? The teacher also wanted to tell him clearly.

(End of this chapter)