Volume 17 Chapter 31 Zhang Pu Enters Beijing
Zhang Pu was also a celebrity in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, in the turbulent era of the late Ming Dynasty, he was full of enthusiasm, followed the Donglin, united the righteous people, organized and presided over the literati group Fushe, and wanted to support the crumbling world of the Ming Dynasty with one hand.
In the days when the eunuch party was powerful, the young Zhang Pu stood up regardless of the danger, raised his arms, and called on the literati to break the view of the door, put the country first, and set up the banner of meeting friends with literature to tie the hearts of the corporal people in the world.
However, his method of saving the country and the people was biased, and he refused to go out step by step to get promoted to the top of the ranks, but he wanted to use the wide number of disciples to control the intellectual circles and control the scientific field, and finally achieve the goal of controlling the political power.
This is tantamount to building a pavilion in the air, which looks magnificent, but has no foundation, and even if it is miraculously built, it will collapse in a matter of seconds.
However, I have to say that Zhang Pu's ability is still very amazing, he once manipulated the court's decision-making and decided on the appointment and dismissal of officials in the name of the leader of the Fushe, the leader of a non-governmental organization without any actual position.
Controlling the imperial court in the countryside and ruling the world as an idler, this is the evaluation of many literati in later generations, and his arrogance and ability are unprecedented.
It is said that Zhang Pu was assassinated by Zhou Yanru or another bigwig who couldn't bear it because he was too arrogant in the end.
Of course, these are the things of the Chongzhen Dynasty, in that desperate situation, he may have been forced to come up with the kind of fantasy way to save the country, in the Chongzheng Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has prospered under the governance of Zhu Cijiong, and it was very prosperous, and the country naturally did not need him to save it, so he was held down by the prophetic Zhu Cijiong before he could emerge, and he was sent to the northwest.
Many times, the environment can also determine a person's fate, Zhang Pu's ability is undoubted, it can be said that it is a bit outrageous, the desperate environment of the Chongzhen Dynasty has created an arrogant and uninhibited literati leader, and the prosperous Ming Dynasty of the Chongzheng Dynasty has created an official with amazing political achievements.
At this time in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Zhang Pu had been killed by the court bosses, and he drove the crane to the west, but at this time in the Chongzheng Dynasty, Zhang Pu had a good career and soared, becoming a rising star in the Ming Dynasty.
When he was sent to the northwest by the emperor with the members of the Fushe Society, he thought that his life was over, and the position of a county order would sit until his old age, but he never thought that the emperor did not want to crush him, and the officials at all levels had no prejudice against him, and all the achievements he made were recorded at all.
People with great ability sometimes rely on luck, but more often, they rely on their keen eye, or unique sense of smell, Zhang Pu immediately understood as soon as he was promoted, the emperor was not disgusted with his personality, but did not want him to form a party to interfere in court politics.
Thinking about this, he immediately gathered the backbone of the Restoration Society together, analyzed the gains and losses, explained the situation, and then announced the dissolution of the Restoration Society in public.
As soon as he did this, he was appreciated by the emperor, and Chen Zilong, the governor of the three provinces sent by the emperor, immediately began to promote him, and his promotion speed was like riding a rocket, and he was promoted to the political envoy of Zuo Bu in just a few years!
Of course, he didn't know that Chen Zilong was not instructed by Zhu Cijiong to promote him, but valued his ability and promoted him normally.
Later, his fellow villager, friend, and right-hand political envoy Zhang Cai was transferred to the capital to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, and often wrote letters to encourage him, the emperor was very important to him, but there was no suitable position for the time being, and once there was a suitable position, he would also be transferred to the capital.
Sure enough, it has only been more than a year before he received an order to go to the capital to serve as the secretary of the newly formed Ministry of Transportation!
Finally entered the center of the court, Zhang Pu didn't know why the emperor valued him, but he knew that only by being diligent and making achievements would he be promoted.
Therefore, after receiving the order, he did not delay in the slightest, immediately found a train, and rushed to the capital, he wanted to first ask Zhang Cai, Chen Zilong and other close friends about the management experience of the Beijing Yamen, and then set out to set up a transportation department to manage the railway, road, and waterway.
But he never thought that he had just arrived the night before, and before he had time to catch up with Zhang Cai, the next morning, the emperor sent a message to him to go to the Qianqing Palace for a meeting to discuss the formation of the new yamen!
He was so ignorant and was led by the eunuch who sent the decree, left Zhang Cai's mansion, entered the palace, and came to the conference room of the Qianqing Palace.
He walked in and took a look, it was almost full, leaving only two seats, one of the main seats was definitely not reserved for him, that was the emperor sitting, and the rest was the second position on the left.
He secretly observed, and he knew a lot of people present.
The first one on the left is Yang Sichang, the secretary of the ministry, who is in charge of officials, and he naturally knows it;
The first one on the right is Cheng Guoxiang, the head of the household, who often asks this God of Wealth for money, and he naturally knows it;
The second one on the right is Zhang Cai, the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, who has just come out of someone's house, and it is naturally impossible not to know him;
He also knows the third one on the left, it is the fourth year of Chongzheng, Wu Jianye, the champion of Xinweike, he is also a Jinshi of Xinweike, how can he not know the champion;
The next few people were a little strange, they didn't seem to be officials in the court, because none of them were wearing official uniforms.
He looked closely, and he really knew something.
The third one on the right is the former commander of the Jinyi Guard, and now the big shopkeeper of the Ming Royal Rixing Bank, Luo Yangxing, who is also a big celebrity, and there are really not many officials in the Ming Dynasty who don't know him;
Xu Erjue, the fourth treasurer of the Ming Royal Xinglong Firm on the left, the young master Sun of Xu Guangqi, the first assistant of the cabinet, was of great help to the Jin merchants below him, and he naturally knew him;
He didn't know the next few people, it was likely that they were the big treasurers of other royal firms, how could these people have also been recruited, they don't seem to have anything to do with the formation of the new yamen, right?
Although he thought a lot in his mind, in fact, it was not a long time, on the surface, he just walked into the conference room, glanced at it slightly, and then was stunned.
It is very likely that the second position on the left is reserved for him, but he is a little hesitant and does not dare to take the initiative to step forward and sit.
Because although his grade is high, to put it bluntly, he was just a local official before, and compared with the few bigwigs in the capital in front of him, it is not a grade at all.
Fortunately, these people are all sleek and sophisticated, and when he came in, those who didn't know him began to greet him warmly, and Yang Sichang, who was on the left, stood up directly and beckoned: "Lord Zhang, come and sit, I'm just one of you." “