Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 206: Continuing the unique learning for the saints
Unlike departments such as the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works is busy and cannot lack responsible persons.

In particular, Emperor Tianqi's tomb is under construction. This is a major event that cannot go wrong. It is related to Zhu Youjian's attitude towards the late emperor and even the stability of the throne.

Therefore, after adjusting senior officials of the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Youjian immediately reassigned affairs. said:
"Before taking office as the Minister of Special Supervision of Dagong, Xue Fengxiang and Zhang Wenyu were in charge of the construction of the imperial mausoleum."

"The eunuchs Gao Shiming, Wang Yongzuo, and Liu Ruoyu, the eunuchs responsible for the expenses of money and food."

"Who is the doctor in the camp and maintenance department? What is he in charge of now?"

Previously, Sun Jie, the Minister of Industry, was in charge of stone materials, and Wu Chunfu was in charge of bricks. This was very unreasonable in Zhu Youjian's view. He planned to use middle- and low-level officials.

The Ministry of Industry has four departments: the Camping and Repair Department, the Yuheng Department, the Dushui Department, and the Tuntian Department. Each division has more than one doctor, and there are many additions and subtractions, so the establishment is a bit confusing.

Shangshu Xue Fengxiang replied:
"Li Yangde, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, was in charge of the affairs of the doctor of the Restoration Department. Another doctor, He Zongsheng, built the temple. He has been designated as a traitor."

"There is no doctor in charge of the Ministry of Works' Battalion and Maintenance Department now."

Zhu Youjian frowned and looked at the middle and low-level officials of the Ministry of Industry. He couldn't recognize a few of them, so he could only choose appointments he knew:
"Zhang Wenyu, the Shaoqing of the Shaofu Temple and the right minister of the Ministry of Engineering, is also in charge of the camp and repair department."

"Lu Chengyuan, the head of the Dishui Department of the Ministry of Industry, had previously contributed to the impeachment of Wei Ni. He was given the rank of fourth-rank counselor and acted as a doctor of the Renovation Department. He was responsible for daily affairs. They were also asked to take charge of the stone, bricks and other building materials for the imperial mausoleum."

"The door is open..."

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Youjian said:
"Since Menkong Kai was at fault, he will be demoted even after he is reinstated."

"He used to be the head of the sixth-grade department, so he acted as an agent for the seventh-grade engineering department and participated in the review by the officials of the Ministry of Industry."

This appointment made the officials of the Ministry of Industry nervous for a while, but the door opened and they were overjoyed.

Being demoted from the sixth-rank chief to the seventh-rank official is regarded as a demotion, but the promotion speed of Kedao officials is much faster than that of sixth-rank subordinate officers.

Moreover, today he impeached almost all senior officials of the Ministry of Industry, which is the record of officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology. You will definitely be able to secure your position in this position.

The middle and low-level officials of the Ministry of Industry were sweating over this appointment. Although it cannot be said that so many senior officials of the Ministry of Industry were dismissed, it was mainly because the emperor was pursuing the counter-insurgency case.

But the sparse opening of the door was an introduction, allowing the emperor to find an excuse to dismiss officials from the Ministry of Works. It is strange that they, the officials of the Ministry of Industry who are awaiting review, do not take responsibility for the situation while the door is open.

Putting a person who could no longer be accepted by the Ministry of Industry as the engineering major, Zhu Youjian said magnificently to the Ministry of Civil Affairs:

"These people's positions are temporary acting."

"If you are qualified, the staff should teach you in time."

"If you're not qualified, take another job."

"For the subordinate officials of each yamen, the Ministry of Civil Affairs must refer to the opinions of the chief officials before appointing them."

"It cannot be said that the officials in the Ministry of Industry are doing a good job, but the Ministry of Civil Affairs quietly transfers people to serve in the Ministry of War. There are not so many officials who are proficient in everything."

"Officials of the Second Department of Household Workers, like officials of the Third Law Department, should be cautious about cross-department transfers. They should ask the chief officer to propose it and seek more opinions from the chief officer."

This is a further reduction of the power of the officials, so that they cannot act arbitrarily when appointing subordinate officials.

Fang Zhuangwei didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't express any objection, which was regarded as acquiescence.

However, because the power of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been shrinking these days, and most of it belongs to the doctor of the literary selection department, Fang Zhuangzhuang said:

"After Zhou Jiachun, the doctor of the literary selection department, was transferred to the right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, there has been a vacancy among the doctors."

"Do you want to appoint officials to help Yang Shilang manage the Literature and Selection Department?"

This position is very crucial. Gu Xiancheng gathered the Donglin Party after serving as a doctor in the Literature and Selection Department. In view of this incident, Zhu Youjian has not appointed the doctor of the literary selection department, and even reduced his power.

Nowadays, the power of the Literature and Selection Department has been greatly reduced, and Yang Jingchen, who has been promoted as a special supervisor, is in charge of it. Zhu Youjian thought for a while and felt that the possibility of losing control was unlikely, so he decided to finalize this position before the Donglin Party returned to the government. So he said:
"First find an official to act as your agent and see if he is competent."

"Of these officials in the hall, which ones does Fang Qing think are suitable for transfer?"

The Literary and Selection Department is the core organization of the Ministry of Personnel. Fang Zhuangwei is satisfied that the emperor has given himself the power to recommend doctors.

Looking at the officials in the palace, Fang Zhuanghui recommended his fellow villagers from Beizhili and said:

"Shen Zizhang, the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple, was previously given the title of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple."

"He previously served as the prefect of Fengxiang and participated in politics in Shaanxi. He has outstanding political achievements and should be appointed to important positions."

Zhu Youjian had no impression of Shen Zizhang. He just thought that this person had a good temper and did not treat him like a donkey because of his good intentions.

He also thought that Shen Zizhang was an official of Guanglu Temple, and that it was Guanglu Temple that had organized the reward for his servants the night before he ascended to the throne, so he asked:

"Who was on duty at Guanglu Temple the night I was welcomed into the palace?"

Shen Zizhang didn't know why the emperor mentioned this, so he replied:

"When Your Majesty enters the palace, I will naturally not dare to neglect you."

"Guanglu Temple Minister Fei Zhaoyuan, Shaoqing Yue Junsheng, and other ministers were all at Guanglu Temple that night."

The outside world didn't know what was going on in the palace, but Guanglu Temple only thought it was preparing food. But Zhu Youjian knew how worried he was at that time.

Moreover, asking Guanglu Temple to prepare food to reward the palace people was the first time he realized the power of the emperor. So after hearing that Shen Zizhang was on duty at Guanglu Temple that night, Zhu Youjian immediately regarded this person as one of his own and praised:
"You are loyal to your duties and should be rewarded."

"Fei Zhaoyuan, the minister of Guanglu Temple, has been promoted to the third rank of envoy and has been included as a candidate for minister."

"Yue Junsheng, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, was previously designated as the sixth-class vassal, but his status was reduced to the common people. He was restored to the position of Shaoqing and became an official."

"Shen Qing has served as the chief secretary of Shaanxi Province and participated in politics, so he will be given the title of third-grade political participation."

"How are you doing in Shaanxi? Tell me carefully."

The emperor valued Shaanxi, and everyone knew this. However, Shen Zizhang took office in Shaanxi a few years ago. He doesn't know the current situation of Shaanxi and can only talk about what happened before.

After hearing that Shen Zizhang was building a canal in Fengxiang, he also searched for Zhang Zai's descendants and asked them to preside over Hengqu Academy. He allocated one thousand taels of silver to buy farmland to house Zhang Zai's descendants and to use it as a temple for Zhang Zai. Zhu Youjian praised him very much and said:
"Zhang Zai is a great sage who worshiped in the Confucius Temple, and his ancestral hall should be valued."

"Hengqu's four sentences say: Establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations."

"Shen Qing asked Zhang Zai's descendants to preside over Hengqu Academy. He was inheriting the unique learning of the saints and practicing Hengqu's four sentences."

"Wang Yangming said that knowledge and action are one, and Shen Qing did a great job!"

After praising Shen Zizhang, Zhu Youjian said:
"Shen Zizhang was transferred from the position of Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple to the position of Doctor of the Department of Wenxuan."

"For the vacant position of Guanglu Temple Prime Minister, Fei Zhaoyuan, the Minister of Guanglu Temple, can be selected from among the Hanlin Academy officials."

The long-vacant position of Director of the Literature and Selection Department was finally appointed.

　"Chongzhen Changbian"

　　In August of the first year of Chongzhen: Shen Zizhang, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in charge of the affairs of Guanglu Temple, used the autumnal equinox and eve moon to reply to the mistake of animal sacrifice. Ordered to serve.

　　In December of the 16th year of Chongzhen: Geng Wu, Shen Zizhang was ordered to be the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in charge of the affairs of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel.

　　This is a doctor from the Wenxuan Department more than ten years later, and his actual qualifications are already sufficient.

　　
　
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