Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 345 The Struggle Between High-Level Civil Officials
The old Hanlin Zhu Ziming is naturally dumb. As an old Hanlin who stayed in the Imperial Academy for eight years after being a Jinshi, he has never cared about the affairs of the sea.

He looked at Qian Qianyi, the chief minister of the cabinet, with some embarrassment. He was selected as a lecturer in the Imperial Academy because he gave Qian Qianyi benefits, but Qian Qianyi did not tell him what His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, would ask him. he.

In this way, the Confucian classics theories that Zhu Ziming had prepared were like glutinous rice balls in a teapot.

Qian Qianyi also had no intention of helping him, he still sat still like a clock and waited on him, without saying a word, and secretly joked in his heart that this old Hanlin Zhu Ziming was really stupid, thinking that if he gave himself five thousand silver dollars, he could count on himself to be able to complete the whole process Take care of him?

how can that be!

What Qian Qianyi is best at is trying to figure out the holy will. He naturally knows that what His Majesty hates the most is that ministers form cliques for personal gain in private, especially cabinet ministers like himself. If he wants to stay in the cabinet for a long time, he has to be a lone minister all the time , at least show yourself to be a lone minister in front of His Majesty.

Moreover, Qian Qianyi knew that His Majesty Zhu Youxiao was a thief, and he could see his tricks at a glance, so Qian Qianyi didn't intend to show that he wanted to take care of Zhu Zi at the Jingyan forum because of the benefit of five thousand silver dollars. The meaning of Ming, besides, in Qian Qianyi's opinion, five thousand silver dollars is enough to give him a chance to go to the Jingyan forum. As for whether Zhu Ziming can win the favor of the emperor, it is his own good fortune. If Ming is favored by His Majesty, I can add a few good words to him, if he is not favored, at most His Majesty will say that he can make friends with a young man with potential, but now it is absolutely impossible. Referral.

At the same time that Qian Qianyi understood the stakes in it in a moment, Zhu Youxiao also looked at Zhu Ziming, although what he asked was completely different from what the old Hanlin Zhu Ziming originally wanted to say. However, if he really has a strong logical ability, a potential official with real materials can also link the two.

You know, the original stereotyped selection of scholars is to be able to connect two things that are not right with each other. Zhu Ziming is also a person who has experienced the provincial and general examinations, but he has no way to do this. It can only show that this People are really stupid and rigid-minded people.

But Zhu Youxiao still gave Qian Qianyi a cold look, and Qian Qianyi couldn't help showing surprise. He had already disguised himself well enough, and he didn't appear to be close to Zhu Ziming at all. Why did His Majesty still see him? .

In Zhu Youxiao's view, the fundamental purpose of the reason why he still keeps the traditional ceremony of Jingyan is to find a few prime ministers from noble places such as the Hanlin Academy, Donggong Zuochunfang, etc. in this way, at least It is a talent who can be his own emperor's secretary. After all, according to the historical practice of the Ming Dynasty, many ministers were born here, because many talented prodigy-level geniuses mostly earned their qualifications in these places.

The role of Qian Qianyi is to recommend these young Qingliu officials who have the potential to be ministers, so that Zhu Youxiao can take this opportunity to get to know some young officials, but it is obvious that Qian Qianyi is incompetent or It's a bit corrupt, otherwise I wouldn't choose this kind of nerd.

That's why Zhu Youxiao stared at Qian Qianyi coldly. This self-righteous and cunning bureaucrat really thought that he, the emperor, was blind and couldn't see the morality in it.

But Zhu Youxiao did not expose Qian Qianyi. After all, there is no evidence. It is not easy for him to directly say that a cabinet minister must have received money and then dismissed him directly. After all, even in his own Tianqi dynasty, most officials They still charge some money. I can't stop them, but I can't let them affect my policies and interests.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the university has something to say, Ke Ming Junde, Your Majesty conquers the world with virtue, and the sea and territory will naturally be peaceful." Seeing that Qian Qianyi didn't mention his own meaning, Zhu Ziming became more nervous and didn't know what to do for a while To do it, he stammered a few nonsense words.

Zhu Youxiao smiled lightly, noncommittal, while Li Mingrui on the side also shook his head involuntarily. In his opinion, this was an irrelevant question. If Haijiang was in peace, how could Zhu Youxiao, as the emperor, suddenly mention this? Holy will, even if it is Shengping, it must be said that it is not Shengping.

Zhu Youxiao had to ask himself: "When and where are you a student, when and where are you Xiaolian, and when are you a Jinshi?"

Zhu Ziming had no choice but to answer truthfully. He naturally remembered this glorious day worth remembering for a lifetime, and he answered very simply.

And Zhu Youxiao called out: "Cao Sicheng, the censor of Zuodu!"

Seeing Zhu Youxiao's displeasure, Cao Sicheng, the censor of Zuodu, suddenly asked about Zhu Ziming's imperial examination, and then thought of Zhu Ziming's performance at the beginning, and remembered that the host of the feast was the chief assistant of the cabinet and also the Ministry of Rites Qian Qianyi, who was on an errand, as an old bureaucrat who could do six departments and nine ministers, guessed the key point.

In just a moment, Cao Sicheng, the censor of Zuodu, understood that His Majesty was expressing his dissatisfaction with Qian Qianyi, the chief minister of the cabinet, and suddenly let himself, the official in charge of the capital procuratorate, come out, maybe because he suspected Qian Qianyi Taking advantage of his own indiscretion, and thinking that he is getting old soon, he can take advantage of this to go further.

But if we want to go further, we must take advantage of this critical moment and seize the opportunity to give Qian Qianyi some eye medicine. Although it is impossible to take away Qian Qianyi's position as the chief assistant of the cabinet all at once, it can also pave the way for Qian Qianyi in the future. Leave the cabinet and vacate a position to plant a foreshadowing.

"The minister is here!" Cao Sicheng, the censor of Zuodu, responded. The database in his mind was searching for all the information about Zhu Ziming under the command of the nerve center. Being in the officialdom also requires a strong memory. Cao Sicheng has this ability, although he It is impossible to remember clearly the performance of duties by all the officials in the world, but for the newly elected Jingyan speaker like Zhu Ziming, he has done his homework in advance. Zhu Ziming's relationship should be treated with eye drops now, it depends on the actual situation.

"Who is the chief examiner of the Zhejiang Provincial Examination, the Academy Examination, and the Ministry of Rites Examination that this person said, and where he lives now? Check it out carefully." As soon as Zhu Youxiao said this, Cao Sicheng answered the courtyard exam and the Rites Examination truthfully. The chief examiner of the Ministry Examination only paused during the Zhejiang Provincial Examination, and then when he saw that this attracted the attention of His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, he made a resolute look and said: "The chief examiner of the Zhejiang Provincial Examination that year was the pastor. Mr. Zhai, now you are the elder of Kuiqian Pavilion!"

If Qian Qianyi didn't understand the taste of this place, he wouldn't be qualified to stay here, and instantly understood the meaning of His Majesty and Cao Sicheng, the censor of Zuodu. Of course he didn't dare to have an opinion on His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, but he He hated Cao Sicheng, and he was merciless when he framed people up.

(End of this chapter)