There are six departments of the imperial court, each with its own functions, and below Shangshu and Shilang, who are the main deputies, there is also an agency responsible for different political affairs within the ministry, which is collectively called the division at this time.

For example, in the Ministry of Officials, there are four subordinate institutions with great power: the Department of Wenxuan and the Department of Officials, the Department of Seal Inspection, the Department of Auditing and the Department of Examination and Merit. As for the Ministry of War, it is also general, and there are four subordinate organs: the Department of Military Affairs, the Department of Staff, the Department of Driving, and the Department of Treasury. In addition, the other four departments also have different divisions, and the chief and deputy chiefs of these divisions are Lang Zhong and Yuan Wailang.

As an important institution under the six ministries with an extremely important position in the imperial court, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is naturally fattened to be able to serve as a langzhong or a member of the court, but the fact is obviously not the case.

To be correct, it should be that the vast majority of the subordinates are fat and poor. For example, the Wenxuan Division is in charge of the promotion, appointment and dismissal of civil officials below the fifth rank in the world, and its power is terrifying, and countless people who want to be officials have to have a good relationship with the officials here, so it is naturally simple to take the opportunity to get some gray income.

As for the Ministry of War, there is also a fat gap, that is, the Treasury Department. This division is responsible for transporting all kinds of logistics support for the garrison of the world, and countless money, food, gold and silver have to pass through their hands. As long as there is a heart, it is not a problem for the officials of the department to get some money out, and the responsibilities are not too heavy.

But compared to it, the staff under the same military department is very different. Not only is the responsibility heavy, but there is almost no opportunity to obtain benefits from the outside, so he can only live on the little money of the imperial court.

This is because the responsibility of this department is to make judgments based on the military situation, draw up military plans, and carry out military coordination. To put it simply, it is like the General Staff of later generations.

Although it sounds like a lot of power, it is a professional yamen with a black cauldron. As long as something goes wrong in the war ahead, and the staff has intervened before, the sin is not small. But when it comes to meritorious service, they are the most neglected existence.

In this way, the yamen and official positions, which have no oil and water, and often have to carry the black pot, can be regarded as the most difficult existence among so many institutions in the six departments of the imperial court. Just as Wang Zhen dismissed a staff member Wailang from his official position in a few words, and none of the important ministers of the court stood up to oppose it, it can be seen how natural this is.

And now, Wang Zhen actually wants to push Lu Zhen to the position of the staff member of the Ministry of War, which is to reward him for his previous achievements, and it is clearly to push him into the trap.

Yu Qian's entire brow furrowed deeply. As a squire of the military department, how could he not understand how a position the staff member Wailang is. Whether it was out of friendship with Lu Jin, or to help an innocent and meritorious court advance, he couldn't help but stand by. So after muttering for a while, he walked out of the courtier's class: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the prince's proposal is a little inappropriate. ”

"Oh? Why? Zhu Qizhen was about to agree, but when he saw Yu Qian suddenly stand up and object, he was stunned, so he asked casually.

"After all, Lu Zhen is young and has little qualifications, if he is transferred to the military department like this, I am afraid that some people will not accept it. What's more, since he became an official, he has always been a local pro-people official such as the magistrate of the county, the prefecture, and so on, and he rashly transferred him to the Sixth Ministry, I am afraid that he will not be able to do it. Yu Qian's reaction was very fast, and he immediately gave some reasonable reasons.

"This ......" The Son of Heaven didn't feel a little hesitant, it was true that Yu Qian's words were reasonable, so he couldn't help but reconsider.

But at this moment, another official stood up: "Yu Shilang's words are wrong. Although Lu Zhen is young, he has repeatedly made contributions to my Ming Dynasty at the border pass, which is obvious to all in the world, and it is obvious that he has considerable ability in military affairs. It would be a waste to treat such a talent as an ordinary official. And to include him in the military department and serve in the department of the ministry is just to allow others to give full play to their talents and give full play to their talents.

"Your Majesty, the minister heard Lu Zhen claim to be strategizing and winning a thousand miles that day. Isn't this department responsible for such a heavy responsibility, and it is no longer suitable for him to join any member of the Ministry of Staff. Moreover, the position of the outsider in Wupin can just make him, a small Zhizhou, be promoted to a level in order to reward him for his meritorious service. ”

These words are reasonable and well-founded, and more importantly, he also took what Lu Zhen said before, which is even more difficult to refute. Even Yu Qian could only sigh in his heart at this moment and say no more.

And after seeing Yu Qian's performance, Zhu Qizhen quickly made a decision: "What you said is very true, according to Mr. Wang's wishes, Lu Zhen will be promoted to a member of the Ministry of War, and another thousand taels of silver and 100 horses of silk will be given to show his merits!" ”

Since the Son of Heaven has made a will, the ministers have to accept the order in unison, which also means that Wang Zhen's calculation has been successful. This made the eyes of the prince unconsciously show a hint of pride, as long as Lu Zhen stayed in the capital and joined the Ministry of Justice, then he had the means to deal with this hateful guy.

His methods this time are indeed clever, but as a generation of power eunuchs who pioneered the Ming Dynasty, our prince is actually quite a tragic existence. If similar things were in the hands of the later great eunuchs, whether it was Liu Jin or Wei Zhongxian, even if it was Wang Zhi who passed by in a flash, if they wanted to deal with a six-rank Zhizhou like Lu Jin, it would be just a gesture, and they didn't have to do so many things at all, in a word, some people put Lu Zhen to death.

But now Wang Zhen has obviously not reached such a lawless state, and all he can do is to use the means that are still counted in the rules of the game to retaliate against Lu Jin.

But in any case, his treacherous plan still succeeded, and when this court meeting was over, Yu Qian and other loyal officials were full of worries and began to take care of Lu Jin's future.

As for Lu Zhen himself, his mood at the moment is also quite unhappy.

I thought I could go back just by coming to the capital for a turn, but I didn't expect to stay here for more than half a month, and now it seems that I have to live for a long time. And this credit actually brought such a result to himself - yes, cheat father, this is the only word Lu Zhen can use to describe his mood now.

According to the appointment and dismissal of the court personnel, as long as the sword soldiers are mobilized, it will be difficult for the Lang Zhong and the outside Lang to sit in peace for a year. And what if there is nothing to do with the war? Then they are professional sitting on the cold bench, completely forgotten and ignored.

Let's ask all the big and small official positions in the capital, which one can be more cheating than the one in the department?

Looking at Lu Jin's tangled appearance, Hu Hu was amused at first, but soon, his old face became serious: "Shansi, you think this position is very difficult to sit, right?" ”

Lu Zhen pulled out of his thoughts at this time, and nodded with a wry smile: "Of course......"

"Then tell me, is there really a good official in this world?" Hu Hui suddenly threw out such a question that seemed to have an answer already there.

But Lu Zhen didn't nod like ordinary people, and then reported a long list of official positions, telling the other party that these officials were very good to do, but fell into deep thought.

"Comfortable is not an adult, adult is not comfortable. This is also a general principle of being an official. The old man looked at Lu Zhen earnestly and said: "In this world, all kinds of official positions, big and small, if you are running for personal gain, it is not so difficult to do, but it is just a deception." But if you want to do something in this position, it's a different matter. Shansi, you have also served as a lot of officials, don't you still understand this truth? ”

Lu Jin's heart was stunned at first, and after his body was shocked, he stood up from his seat solemnly, and respectfully bowed to the old man in front of him: "Thank you, Mr. Guo, for being the first to drink, the student knows that he is wrong." ”

Yes, if you want to do something for the world, then any position is not so comfortable. In that case, why should I care about what kind of official I am? In an instant, Lu Zhen understood the truth as if he had been enlightened.

Seeing the change in his expression, Hu Hu also showed a gratifying smile: "In the eyes of many people, the Ministry of War is a drudgery that has only been received and has no merit, but is this really the case?" After the student had accepted his point of view, he began to teach: "You also said that if you can really play a role in this position, my Ming military will definitely be very different, will Your Majesty and the Manchu officials really turn a blind eye to this achievement?" That's just a rhetoric by some inactive people to justify themselves. ”

"Students are taught. I will do my best in my position as a member of the Imperial Court to formulate a strategy for the future military affairs of the Imperial Court. Lu Jinxi hurriedly assured. At the same time, he also muttered in his heart, especially about the incident a year later......

"So the old man is relieved." Hu Hu laughed for a moment, and then said as if unintentionally: "In fact, Wang Zhen's method has long been seen through by the old man. If I really want to ruin his plan, I can go to the palace today to participate in this court meeting. It's just that the old man feels that it's not a bad thing to let you go to the Ministry of Labor to experience it, so he doesn't have to speak for you, so it should be regarded as letting Wang Zhen succeed. ”

"Uh......" When Lu Jin's face showed a tangled look when he heard this, he still felt that he had been cheated by someone. It's just that this time it was no longer the prince who cheated him, but the old man with a sick face in front of him.

This is still a cheat...... Lu Zhen couldn't help but scream in his heart!