The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has always been based on seniority, especially the department of ministers.

If anyone can enter the cabinet, they will automatically enter the post sequence of the first assistant. Like Yuan Wei is now in the cabinet, then he is the third cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, no matter who the latecomer is, he can only obediently rank fourth.

Because there are progressive rules, if Yan Song goes into the field, it will be Xu Jie who will take over as the first assistant. Once Xu Jie is in the field, there will be no disputes, and Yuan Wei will serve as the first assistant.

Lin Haoran was born in the Hanlin Academy, and as long as he occupies the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, he can become the first or second candidate of the Ministry of Rites, and it is undoubtedly much easier for the Ministry of Rites to enter the cabinet.

Yan Song proposed that Lin Haoran fight for the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, in essence, hoping that he could return to the "sequence" of the ministers of the Hanlin Academy. As long as he re-takes that road to heaven, the disadvantages of his age will gradually fade, and he will be able to go from Zhuxiang to the Ming Dynasty with relative ease.

"Lord Xie Yuanfu instructed, it's just that it's too difficult to take this step, and ...... again" Lin Haoran knew that this was a good word, and immediately thanked him seriously, but he stopped talking about it.

Although Yan Song is old, he is not old and confused, and his cloudy eyes looked at Lin Haoran's appearance, and he nodded slowly: "Well, your father-in-law does have the possibility of being reappointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and this step is really not good, then you have to focus on the second option!" ”

"Please give me advice!" Lin Haoran suddenly came to some spirits and earnestly sought teaching.

Although he knew that the Rite Servant was the best choice, he really didn't have the confidence to get the position of the Rite Waiter, and if his father-in-law still occupied the position of the Rite Minister, this possibility could be directly vetoed.

Yan Song took a sip of tea and was about to continue, but when he blinked, his snow-white slender eyebrows moved, and then the whole person was stunned.

Lin Haoran and Yan Hong knew that Yan Song had been up and down in officialdom for most of his life, and he had to see farther than anyone else, so they listened respectfully and wanted to know what the second way was.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...... Yan Song suddenly seemed to have been hit by a fixation spell, but there was no reaction there.

Cough!

Yan Hong looked at his grandfather like this, as if he had guessed something, and immediately blushed and coughed lightly.

Belch......

Yan Song's mouth opened slightly, as if he had just come to his senses, and asked seriously at Lin Haoran: "Ruoyu, you have also experienced the struggle of the imperial court, you should have learned the power of the Taoist officials, right?" ”

"The official has the right to hear about it! is the so-called three people become tigers, if it weren't for the quick reaction of the lower officials, the current saint is a virtuous monarch, I am afraid that the lower officials have already been planted in their hands! Lin Haoran replied half-truthfully.

Yan Song nodded lightly, looked at him and said seriously: "If you can't find a waiter in the Ministry of Etiquette, then find a way to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to serve as the left and right deputy capital imperial history, or directly seek the position of right capital imperial history!" ”

The left and right vice-capitals are the third grade, and the right capital is the second grade. It's just that the water content of the second grade of the right capital imperial history is relatively large, after all, there is the left capital imperial history on it, and the capital inspection court ranks after the sixth.

Lin Haoran is now the Shuntian Mansion Yin of the third grade, and when the three-year term expires, it is not difficult to serve as the left and right deputy capital imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and it is not easy to get the right deputy capital imperial history.

"Xiaguan Xie Yuanfu for advice!" Lin Haoran sincerely thanked him, hesitated for a moment, but suddenly asked, "Lord Yuanfu, I don't know what it means to be released to supervise and care?" ”

He is now the Shuntian Mansion Yin of Zhengsanpin, and once he is released from Beijing, no matter where he goes, he will definitely become a local feudal official, which will help him expand his local influence.

Yan Song was about to send the tea to his mouth, but when he heard the words, he immediately glared and reprimanded: "Confused...... Ahem! It's just that this voice was so excited that I choked on the tea that was sent to my mouth.

"Grandpa!"

Yan Hong looked very nervous, and hurriedly helped Yan Song to calm down.

Lin Haoran looked at Yan Song coughing in pain like this, although he knew that this person was a famous traitor in later generations, he still couldn't help but feel a little unbearable in his heart.

After Yan Song coughed heavily, he relieved himself, handed the teacup to Yan Hong, and said to Lin Haoran with dissatisfaction: "Yuan Wei, the cabinet minister, Guo Pu, the secretary of the ministry, Gao Yao, the secretary of the household department, and your father-in-law, which of them came back after being released to supervise and care?" ”

"No, but the release can help me accumulate more merit!" Lin Haoran shook his head slightly, but still said what he thought in his heart.

"Merit?" The corners of Yan Song's mouth were filled with a playful smile, and he looked at Lin Haoran and asked seriously: "If you are sent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to serve as the governor of Zhejiang, what do you think is like Hu Ruzhen?" ”

Where did Lin Haoran dare to compare with this military god, he immediately shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Governor Hu killed Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and other widows, and returned the southeast sea frontier to peace, and the thieves who entered Jiangxi fled when they heard the news, and went to Guangdong to break Zhang Lian's puppet emperor, and the lower officials were far from being able to do so." ”

"Hu Ruzhen's achievements are enough, right? But the impeachment of him over the years has been able to fill this case! Yan Song pointed to the long case that he usually worked on, raised his eyes and looked at Lin Haoran and said: "If it weren't for the old man who has been protecting Hu Ruzhen, he would have ceased to be the governor of Zhejiang, and he would have been slandered by the gossip of the official." ”

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, combined with Hu Zongxian's next fate, it seemed that this was really the case. It's just that he doesn't need Hu Zongxian's great merits, although he only has the merits that support his promotion to the ministry.

As soon as this thought was born, a basin of cold water was poured on it.

Yan Song then said eloquently: "Wang Yangming was born as a second-class jinshi, and he has made great achievements in the local war, and he has even more merit in quelling the rebellion of King Ning!" Although he was knighted as a new earl for his military exploits, his career was not smooth, and it was difficult for him to return to the court for the rest of his life, but he was not as good as Gao Yao and others. ”

"Merit is not beneficial for promotion?" Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked thoughtfully.

Yan Song thought about it seriously for a while, then shook his head and said: "Merit is beneficial to personal promotion, but you are now the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and you have already made merit in Guangdong, what you lack at the moment is qualifications, and you are the favor of the saint!" And if you are far away from the capital and sent to serve as a governor in a local area, this is obviously a fate for a fish. ”

"Kid teachable!"

Lin Haoran listened to Yan Song's analysis, and immediately dispelled the idea of being released to supervise and care.

With his outward release to chase flashy feats, it is better to find a way to return to the Ministry of Rites to become the prime minister, or go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to expand his strength, or even to serve as a squire in the Sixth Department.

If the official position is really determined by merit, then the person who should be in the position of first assistant now is not Yan Song, nor Xu Jie, but Hu Zongxian, who has made great achievements.

Yan Song saw that Lin Haoran really listened, so he leaned the back of his head on the chair pillow with satisfaction, but suddenly a sentence came out and said: "You proposed to the emperor to check the account books of the household department, did Gao Yao really take the money from the household department?" ”