I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 101 Little Interlude
The imperial power reigns supreme, aloft.

Although the trend of reforms in the court has become more and more popular recently, in the eyes of most officials in the court, the so-called reforms are more like the three fires of the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

For most officials in the DPRK, they don't care about the deep meaning behind the reform, they only care about how to get on the ride of the reform and get promoted as soon as possible.

The crowded rest sheds outside the office of the official department in Qianbulang vividly demonstrate the psychology of these officials.

The officials squeezed into the rest shed are basically below the fifth rank, and the patches on their chests are embroidered with waterfowl or orioles. Each of them holds a letter of recommendation in his hand, with different expressions and thoughts.

A sixth-rank official with an egret patch embroidered on his chest occupied a bench by himself, looked left and right, and said in a cautious voice:
"Everyone, I heard that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is about to change. Do you want to work in the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

The five or six seventh-rank officials who were attracted stretched their heads, and immediately started talking about it.

"What is there to change in the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Could it be that the pen in Yushi's hand should be replaced with gold?"

"This old man is really good at joking. If you ask me to tell you, it might be true. I didn't even look at the Department of Golden Punishment and was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"The Golden Punishment Department was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to prepare for reform? But how did I hear that the Golden Punishment Department eviled the emperor and was demoted to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

"You have all heard these gossip rumors before. I have definite news. It was Lord Yuanfu who personally advised the emperor to change the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"Hahaha, the exact news? Can you, an eighth-rank official, know the exact news?"

"Look quickly, is that Director Jiang from the inner court? Why did Director Jiang come to the Ministry of Officials?"

The back cabinet of the cabinet.

Qian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came here at the call, and as soon as Director Jiang entered the cabinet, he hurriedly bowed and bowed:
"I have seen Your Majesty, and I have seen Yuanfu."

Just learned about Qian Yi's life from Yang Shiqi, Li Tian has a good impression of Qian Yi at the moment, and said with a smile:

"Zhi Rong doesn't need to be too polite, sit down quickly, I and Shi Qi have been waiting for you for a long time."

Bowing slightly, Qian Yi consciously sat down under Yang Shiqi, and after Jiang Bao had a cup of tea, he cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty suddenly summoned this humble minister into the palace, but do you have something important to explain?"

Li Tian originally wanted to chat with Qian Yi about family matters, but when he saw that Qian Yi's butt was still hot, he asked about it, so he couldn't help but smiled and joked:
"What? There are too many government affairs in the Ministry of Officials, and Qian Shangshu was in a hurry to go back as soon as he sat down?"

Qian Yi's face paused when he heard the words, and then he realized that the emperor blamed him for being too hasty, so he honestly picked up the hot tea beside his hand, blew on the tea leaves on the tea soup, and said nothing.

Li Tian smiled secretly, cleared his throat, and said casually:

"It's not a big deal for me to find you. I just want to ask how your official affairs are doing recently. Are there many officials who want to be transferred to the newly established yamen?"

Speaking of business, Qian Yi hastily put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and threw it on the floor, saying:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never allow fame-seeking people to enter the household reform bureau and Tiangongyuan."

Good guy, people in their fifties and sixties still have such a loud voice, Li Tian was taken aback, and suddenly couldn't laugh or cry:
"Zhi Rong, why are you so excited, I didn't come to you to inquire about crimes, you see your voice scares Shi Qi."

In a blink of an eye, Qian Yi saw that Lord Yuanfu was wiping the tea on his long beard, smiled awkwardly, and said apologetically:
"Recently, there have been too many people coming to the yamen to do business, and I'm used to shouting. Please don't blame Yuanfu."

"It doesn't matter." Yang Shiqi waved his hand indifferently, and stuffed the square handkerchief into his sleeve, knowing that there are some things that the emperor is not easy to ask, so he immediately said:

"Is the Ministry of Officials short of manpower recently? How did the old man hear that some officials didn't make any achievements, but they were promoted two or three levels in a row."

Hearing this, Qian Yi straightened his expression, and his heart was clear. This was probably the real reason why the emperor summoned him here.

Guochao's promotion assessment for officials is extremely strict, and the promotion of those officials of seventh or eighth rank will not catch the eyes of the emperor at all. In this way, it is the officials who have been promoted to the fifth rank and above in the past half month.

In his mind, he quickly retrieved the officials who had been promoted to the fifth rank or above in the past half a month. Qian Yi's lips were slightly pursed, and his brain was like a precision instrument, mobilizing the documents that had been promoted by leapfrogging in the past half a month.

Except for officials who have made meritorious deeds and promoted exceptionally, only the recommendation of the third envoy of the provinces and the ministers of the ministries can exempt officials from the one-year merit assessment.

Reminiscent of the recent drastic changes in the six ministries and nine ministers in the court, three names quietly surfaced in Qian Yi's mind.

The three ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment all recommended fifth-rank officials, and the second minister of ritual and punishment is newly appointed. If you recommend one of your confidants, the emperor should not be dissatisfied.

In this way, the problem arose with Li Qing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

After clearing his mind, Qian Yi bowed and said straight away:
"Dare to ask Yuanfu, but Lu Xiangru, the head of the Ministry of War, was promoted to the right counselor of the Secretary of General Administration?"

Qian Yi sorted out his thoughts layer by layer in his mind, but in the eyes of Li Tian and Yang Shiqi, Qian Yi just thought for a few breaths.

Marveling at Qian Yi's memory and secrets, Li Tian no longer concealed his secrets, and took the opportunity to say:

"That's right, when Lu Xiangji came to the cabinet to deliver the notebook today, I chatted with him for a few more words, and accidentally learned that he was just the head of the Ministry of War before, and he was promoted twice to be the general secretary."

After Li Tian finished speaking, Qian Yi immediately understood.

However, Qian Yi was a little puzzled. Didn't Yang Shiqi tell His Majesty that the Minister of the Ministry has the right to recommend officials?Or did Yang Shiqi deliberately pretend not to know?

Unable to comprehend the deep meaning of this roughly, Qian Yi simply stopped thinking about it and said truthfully:
"Your Majesty, Lu Xiangru skipped two ranks because he was recommended by the Li Bing Ministry, not because the Ministry of Officials did not follow the regulations to promote him."

"Is there such a thing?" Li Tianqing snorted, a little surprised.

Glancing at Yang Shiqi who was sitting upright like a mountain, Qian Yi nodded and continued:

"The Ministry of Officials has recently accepted the promotion of three officials, all of whom were recommended by the court officials. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, although the Ministry of Officials cannot say that they are as clear as water, the ministers guarantee that they will be fair, and will never let people with great ambitions and talents take important positions. "

Slightly nodding his head, Li Tian kept Li Qing's recommendation of Lu Xiangru in mind, and asked casually:
"How about the recent transfer of officials in various yamen? Is there any phenomenon of forming cliques?"

Qian Yi pondered the intention of Li Tianwen's words, murmured a little, cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, since Liu Qing and Yang Luo, the former censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, have been dismissed, the transfer of officials in various yamen has indeed become more frequent, but it is still under the control of the ministers, and there is no sign of forming a clique. "

"It's so good. The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials all over the world, and the performance appraisal for promotion and promotion. You have to take care of this heavy burden for me."

(End of this chapter)