Yang Cong found that the effect of this dinner seems to be very good, and the people present are originally the bigwigs from all parties, if they are all allowed to listen to the orders of one person, I am afraid it will be difficult, even if the cabinet scholars are enough to choke, but everyone sits together to drink some wine and talk about things more harmoniously.

In the end, the result of everyone's discussion was to expand their forces as much as possible, taking advantage of the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Officials in the north and south to recruit more potential officials, as for Xia Yan's side, for the time being, they should not change everything, for the time being, their strength is still a little worse, and if they don't make a move, they don't need to go up and ask for trouble.

This time, Yang Cong made a big bargain again, in terms of potential officials, it is naturally the most in the Hanlin Academy, and Xia Yan is desperately suppressing the talents of the Hanlin Academy, it is unlikely that these people have no resentment in their hearts, at this time, as long as they extend an olive branch, I believe that many people will defect to them.

After this dinner, Yang Cong went to the Hanlin Academy to get a general understanding, and sure enough, most of the officials of the Hanlin Academy were extremely disdainful of what Xia Yan and Zhang Xuan and others had done, and they were even more angry at their efforts to suppress the "prime minister" of the Hanlin Academy.

At this time, Yang Cong gradually understood how ruthless Zhang Xuan and Xia Yan were.

Their methods of cleaning up the officials of the Hanlin Academy are actually not very clever, simply put, they grab a small braid and put it to death.

For example, Yang Shen, Shu Fen, and Yang Weicong, the three champions, once took the lead in crying and admonishing Jiajing during the Great Rites Discussion.

This kind of thing, to put it bluntly, is not a big deal, it is not uncommon for officials in the Ming Dynasty to cry for the emperor, and the most that is the emperor is a court staff to show punishment.

However, that time, Zhang Xuan, Xia Yan and others took the opportunity to stir their tongues in front of Jiajing, saying that Yang Shen relied on his father to be the head of the cabinet, lawless, bullied the king, and led the ministers to threaten Jiajing.

Jiajing was provoked by this, and immediately wanted to kill Yang Shen with a cane, poor Yang Shen, when he cried, he was beaten to death by the court rod once, and was beaten half to death, and before ten days, he was pulled by Jiajing and beaten violently, and he was not killed on the spot!

As a result, Yang Shen was directly confiscated to Yunnan Yongchangwei, Yang Weicong was directly relegated to Shanxi as a deputy envoy, and Shu Fen was demoted to Fujian City as a deputy promoter.

Like Tang Shunzhi, Luo Hongxian, Zhao Shichun, etc., they actually didn't do anything, at most, they just played to persuade Jiajing, and some even didn't want to accept Zhang Xuan or Xia Yan's solicitation, but they all grabbed this little pigtail and stepped on it to death, and they couldn't lift their heads.

It was originally a normal thing to intrigue in the court, but there were not many officials like Zhang Xuan and Xia Yan who deliberately suppressed officials from the Hanlin Academy, and they couldn't have been beaten to death by grabbing a little braid, and they were naturally resentful.

At this time, Zhang Xuan was dead, and Xia Yan was left, and everyone's grievances were naturally concentrated on Xia Yan, and Yang Cong just hinted that these people intended to organize everyone to compete with Xia Yan, so they expressed their intention to join Yang Cong's camp.

At this moment, Yang Cong's power has really swelled a lot.

Not only Tang Shunzhi, Luo Hongxian, Zhao Shichun and others gathered over, but also Yang Weicong, Yang Weijie's brothers, and even Gong Yongqing, who was far away in Jinling, also joined the service.

However, at this time, Jiajing, an official above the fifth rank in the north and south of Beijing, was basically decided, and if these people wanted to be promoted, they could either only serve as officials below the fifth rank in the north and south of Beijing, or they could only be decentralized.

These people naturally knew the difference between Beijing officials and local officials, but those who could stay in the capital basically chose to stay.

Like Tang Shunzhi and Zhao Shichun, they both chose to be transferred back to the military department and appointed as the fifth-grade staff wailang, they were originally the head of the military department of the sixth grade, and they went to the Hanlin Academy to gild, and it was not abrupt to be promoted to the fifth-grade outsider, and with Nie Bao's support, they didn't have to worry about being trampled on by Xia Yan again.

Like Luo Hongxian, he chose to stay in the Hanlin Academy and was promoted to the waiter from the fifth grade, anyway, he has been a six-year cultivator from the sixth-grade Hanlin Academy, plus he is the champion of the Yuanlang, it is normal to mention two small levels at a time.

There are also Yang Weijie and other editors of the Hanlin Academy, and most of them chose to serve in the Zhan Mansion, after all, from the Hanlin Academy, then to the Zhan Mansion, then to the National Prince, then to the Ministry of Rites, and finally to the cabinet, is the normal way for Hanlin officials to be promoted, and at this time the prince has been born, and the Zhan Mansion is gradually recovering its functions, and there are many officials in need.

As for Yang Weicong, he has already participated in politics from Sanpin, and it is basically impossible to return to Beijing to be promoted to the sixth department of Zhengsanpin, Yang Cong discussed with Zhang Bangqi, and simply promoted him to a political envoy from the second rank of Shanxi, anyway, at this time, Shanxi officials were cut off a large area because of Chen Da's involvement, and there were vacancies.

These people are all arranged, and the rest is their own people.

Xu Jie originally wanted to return to Beijing, but, after some understanding, he found that after returning to Beijing, he was promoted to a small level at most, becoming an official from the fifth grade, a Beijing official from the fifth grade or from the fourth grade, Zhang Bangqi was powerless, he finally chose to go to Shanxi, served as the right senator from the fourth grade, although this position has no real power, but the grade is there, if you are lucky, it is not impossible to go back to Beijing directly to serve as a six-department waiter in a few years.

There is also Liu Shouliang, his requirements are not high, he is satisfied if he can be promoted to the sixth grade, Yang Cong thought about it, it seems to be more troublesome to purchase 100,000 stone grain in Baoding Mansion, and he has no acquaintances, simply, he directly asked Zhang Bangqi to arrange for Liu Shouliang to go to Baoding Mansion to serve as a general judge, so that it is much more convenient for him to buy grain there.

There are also Xue Nantang and Li Du, of course they also want to stay in the capital, but they have to enter the Liubu, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Five Temples and other important yamen, and their qualifications as the new imperial examination people do not seem to be enough, Yang Cong can only find a way to arrange them to Shuntianfu to sharpen and sharpen first.

The position Zhang Bangqi arranged for them is not high, but the emphasis is on having real power, a governor, a Zhaoma, although the grade is only eight or nine, but the real power is stronger than a county order, Xue Nantang and Li Du are naturally happy.

In the end, Tang Kekuan was even appointed as a guerrilla general in Xuanfu Town, because Xuanfu Town had just experienced a military disaster, and the generals at all levels had suffered heavy casualties and many vacancies.

Although this guerrilla general has no rank, once he has made meritorious service, he can be directly promoted to a third-rank general, which is also a good position.

And the power of Jingshan Hou Cui Yuan over there is not small, he secretly operated, Tang Kekuan has 2,000 elite border troops under his hands, and it is naturally not difficult to make meritorious contributions.

After such an operation, on the surface, the power on Yang Cong's side has not been strengthened much, because they have not snatched an important position above the third rank in the court, or even above the fifth rank, but the officials they secretly promoted have very strong potential.

Officials from the Hanlin Academy, such as Tang Shunzhi, Luo Hongxian, Zhao Shichun, Yang Weijie, Gong Yongqing, etc., are mentioned once every three years, and it is normal to be able to ascend to the high position of the six servants in a few years.

Like Xu Jie and Yang Weicong, it is even more incredible, although there is a big difference between the magistrates and the Beijing officials, but their grades have been raised, as long as they are operated properly, within a few years, they will be promoted to the sixth Shangshu and even enter the cabinet!

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