It's not that these officials covet this position and want this official position. The position of the secretary can only be appointed by the emperor, and they can't covet it.

If it was the original Chongzhen Emperor, then there was still a possibility. It is not uncommon for the court to push and draw lots to decide the appointment of high-ranking officials in the Ming Dynasty, and even if the officials who are not satisfied with them serve as high-ranking officials, they will attack them unscrupulously, thus affecting the judgment of Emperor Chongzhen, which is a common thing.

However, in this plane, the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen is here, and the universe is arbitrary, and those seemingly "democratic" court pushes and lots-grabbing will not appear at all. If you dare to attack the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty without evidence, the cold land is waiting to welcome educated officials to enrich the population.

Therefore, those officials at the bottom are actually "colored, colorless and courageous", and they can only discuss it in private, at most, they hide in their own homes and draw small circles, hoping that the new officials will meet their "tastes". In particular, those who are relatively old-fashioned, and even more conservative, are looking forward to "liberation."

"You say, who will the emperor choose to be the secretary of the ministry?"

"It's hard to say, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable! But no matter how you choose, no one should care more about scientific and technological knowledge than Lord Xu, right? ”

"Yes, Lord Xu is the first person in our Ming Dynasty to promote scientific and technological knowledge, and others can't compare, so I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"

"You say, will you be transferred by the Ministry of Rites? Mr. Sun is also very much in favor of scientific and technological knowledge! Moreover, it is also a logical thing to be transferred from the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and there is not much change in rank. ”

"This is unlikely, the Ministry of Rites is also the most important yamen, and the emperor is afraid that he does not want Lord Sun to leave the Ministry of Rites!"

"The most dedicated to scientific and technological knowledge should be Song Yingxing, a science and technology official. However, he is only Lang Zhong now, and he has been promoted to the secretary of the ministry, which is too big and impossible. Even if you go to pick up the book of the Ministry of Rites, there is no such possibility! ”

“……”

Speculation about the position of the secretary of the ministry was not only spread among officials, but even among the people of Beijing. Either because the people of Beijing naturally love to care about political affairs, or because the position of the official secretary is too important, and the knowledge of science and technology has a great impact, whether the candidates for the secretary of the ministry will insist on promoting scientific and technological knowledge or perfunctory promotion of scientific and technological knowledge, and the reason why it has a great impact on everyone, this topic finally fermented in Beijing. Eventually, even the cabinet began to discuss it.

Finally, when Shoufu Wen Tiren met Emperor Chongzhen, he raised this matter: "Your Majesty, Xu Shangshu has been ill for a long time, and the post of Shangshu of the Ministry has been vacant for a long time, and it has had an impact on the political affairs of the imperial court. ”

The official department is also known as the heavenly official, and it is a very important position to master the assessment and promotion of middle and low-grade officials. In addition to the first assistant and the second assistant in the cabinet, other cabinet ministers are even willing to not be this auxiliary minister, but are willing to serve as the secretary of the ministry. Among the seven Shangshu, only this official Shangshu is so attractive. This shows the importance of the post of secretary of the ministry.

Emperor Chongzhen has the factory guards as his eyes and ears, and the chat group has not been paid, whether it is the private chat of the officials below, or the direction of public opinion of the people in Beijing, he is actually clear. Therefore, he nodded and said, "I know that the new secretary will soon be able to take office. ”

When Wen Tiren heard this, he was slightly stunned, then he came back to his senses, and immediately remembered someone, and immediately asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, but Sun Chuanting, the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces?" ”

Before, Emperor Chongzhen had issued an order, Sun Chuanting, the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, and Zheng Zhilong, the commander of the Southeast Water Division, to enter Beijing to meet him. Wen Tiren always thought that the emperor was commending them for their exploits in winning Nanyang. Because he had already heard the news from the emperor, Zheng Zhilong would also be made an earl for merit this time.

"Well, I'm going to appoint Sun Qing as the secretary of the ministry!" Emperor Chongzhen did not hide from his first assistant, and immediately admitted it.

As soon as Wen Tiren heard this reply, he hurriedly played again: "Your Majesty, who will take over as the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong?" ”

The governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces can also be said to be a high-ranking authority, and he is also among the top few officials in the feudal territory. He couldn't figure it out for a while, who would take over this position?

Emperor Chongzhen listened, smiled and shook his head: "No one takes over, the governors of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces are set up to open the sea." In the past few years, the opening of the sea has been on the right track, and I feel that there is no need to set up a special post of governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces for the opening of the sea. If it weren't for the Nanyang War, I would have transferred Sun Qing back a long time ago. ”

Of course, the premise of the transfer back is also to ask Sun Chuanting to rescue the Ming people who plundered Nanyang and reinstate the officials, so as to avoid being attacked by others. So before, there was no movement of Sun Chuanting coming back.

Wen Tiren listened to Emperor Chongzhen's reply, thought about it, and nodded in agreement. The governor of the Ming Dynasty is actually not a fixed official position, and it is often established and abolished. For example, the post of governor of Xuanda, when the Mongols made a lot of trouble, this official position was established; And when the Mongols stopped, they would abolish this official position. From the second year of Jingtai to the fall of the Ming Dynasty, it was cut eight times before and after.

For Wen Tiren himself, he actually liked Emperor Chongzhen's transfer of Sun Chuanting to the position of secretary of the ministry, but he actually liked it from the bottom of his heart. Because he, the first assistant, wholeheartedly supports any decision of the emperor, and his ass is on the emperor's side, not on the side of the hundred officials, to be honest, there are really officials secretly criticizing underneath. It's just that the emperor is as powerful as the sky, and he is a generation of Ming monarchs, so he can't be fooled. Otherwise, he would have been attacked by a group of people, and he would probably have stepped down.

And Sun Chuanting's reputation in the Ming officialdom is worse than him. Not to mention the stones in the pit, which are stinky and hard, just his nickname of "Cold-faced Hades", you can know that once Sun Chuanting sits in the position of the secretary of the ministry, it is estimated that those officials below will be tossed to death by Sun Chuanting. With Sun Chuanting, a dazzling official, he can be much more relaxed.

After asking about the situation, Wen Tiren left satisfied. He didn't say anything, he was happy that Sun Chuanting returned to Beijing, and the moment the news was announced, it could surprise those officials who had been waiting for a long time.

Relative to this matter, Zheng Zhilong is going to be made an earl, he doesn't care, anyway, it is impossible for a civil official to be knighted. Of course, this matter will definitely stimulate those generals. You must know that since the Ming Dynasty named Li Chengliang as Ning Yuanbo in the seventh year of Wanli, he has never been knighted.

In the Chongzhen Dynasty, several marquis titles have been sealed in a row. As:

Man Gui, guarding the merits of the Beijing Division, Feng Zhong Yongbo;

Qin Liangyu, the merit of King Qin plus the eradication of the capture of Jin Shang and other merits, the title of loyal martyr;

Cao Bianjiao, the commander of the new army, destroyed Liaodong Jianyu, and sealed Yong Wubo;

Qin Liangyu, who fought in the south and in the north, conquered Dongwu, suppressed many Tusi in the south, and was crowned as a loyal martyr.

This means that on Emperor Chongzhen's side, as long as he has made enough military exploits, he will not hesitate to reward the title. If Zheng Zhilong is made an earl again, it will definitely make people red-eyed.

Sure enough, in September of the eighth year of Chongzhen, after Zheng Zhilong rushed to Beijing by order, he was immediately summoned by Emperor Chongzhen to commend him for his military exploits in Nanyang and was named Nanyang Bo.

As soon as this will came out, many people were surprised, especially among the generals, and it was discussed.

"Zheng Zhilong was just a pirate back then, but I didn't expect His Majesty to treat him so kindly, it's really surprising!"

"Yes, it's just a sailor commander, and he can be knighted, I really didn't expect it!"

“……”

In such discussions, there are also some things that can be figured out.

"I can't say that, now Nanyang is already the Ming Inland Sea, this credit is indeed big enough, if you want to say knighthood, it doesn't seem so surprising!"

"That's right, look at the few knights of the emperor today, there is really nothing to say about their military exploits. The battle to destroy the country is indeed enough to be knighted! “

"It also depends on the emperor's intentions, but it is clear that the emperor is very generous to the generals who have made enough military achievements, right?"

“……”

After discussing such a result, there were many generals who were unwilling, such as Wu Sangui, who thought that his ability was no worse than Cao Bianjiao, and thought that back then, he became a marshal one step earlier than Cao Bianjiao. and Cao Wenzhao too, now he is his nephew's subordinate, and he is not reconciled!

Not only them, but also many people, to be exact, as long as they are military generals, they don't think about not wanting to be knighted. It's just a pity that looking at the world, Daming seems to have no enemies, so they don't have the opportunity to make war exploits. I have to say that these generals must have regretted it in their hearts, if they knew this, they should have worked hard in the first place, maybe they could be knighted!

In the regret and regret of the generals, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly made another will, which shocked the melon-eating officials, that is, those civil officials. The emperor appointed Sun Chuanting as the secretary of the ministry and abolished the post of governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong.

"Have you heard? The new official book is out! ”

"Who, who is the new celestial official? It's better to be easy to talk to, it's better to have a relationship, that's great! ”

"Think beautifully! The new official is the cold-faced king of Hades! Does the cold-faced Hades know? Ever heard of it? Still thinking about a relationship, hehe! ”

"What? It turned out to be the cold-faced Hades! It's over, it's not as good as Xu Lao Tianguan! ”

"Who's to say it isn't! Ah, it's been in vain these days! ”

“……”

Although Sun Chuanting is the governor of the three southern provinces, his reputation as a cold-faced king of Hades has spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. What's more important is that everyone knows that the emperor admires him and protects him, which makes Sun Chuanting even more unscrupulous, and no one will be given face!

In the past, at most, the three southern provinces were harmed, but now it is good, and he is the secretary of the ministry, and he is in charge of all the middle and low-grade officials of the Ming Dynasty. Thinking of these, almost all middle and low-grade civil officials consciously did things, and they didn't dare to have the slightest mistake or omission to be mastered by Sun Chuanting.

is completely different from the mood of these low-grade civil officials, Sun Chuanting was in his own mansion, drinking heartily, and his expressionless face rarely showed a happy smile.

Thinking back then, he remembered very clearly that he had not yet taken office, but he was a hero with Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui at the time.

"In this world, there are many people who do big things and sacrifice their lives, and forget their lives when they see small profits. Only you and me, both of whom have real talents and real learning, are the pillars of the country, and he will definitely be able to join the cabinet together one day. ”

Sun Chuanting still remembers this clearly. Also, after that, he was even more high-spirited, and once said to Hong Chengchou: "Sun inferred that the emperor sent Sun to Fujian, and there must be something big." Heng Jiu is in Yansui, and he also wants to plot the grassland. You and I, one south and one north, work together to see who makes meritorious contributions as soon as possible and who advances the cabinet, how? ”

The scene of that year is really vivid!

Sun Chuanting recalled that year, and couldn't help but feel very emotional. In the past few years, I have been working hard and met the son of Shengming, and now, I am the secretary of the Ming Dynasty. And Hong Chengchou is still serving as the governor of naturalization, and Lu Xiangsheng, who has made great achievements, is still only a governor. As far as today's official position is concerned, he is obviously one step faster than all of them!

Over the years, my efforts have not been in vain! Sun Chuanting thought in his heart, and drank all the wine in the cup. Then the cup was upside down, looking at the bright moon from afar, and secretly made up his mind in his heart: "I'll wait for the three of us to see who will take the position of the first assistant!" ”

A few days later, Emperor Chongzhen convened a pre-imperial meeting in the Wenhua Palace, attended by the celebrant and the cabinet and seven scholars.

After the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen said to his courtiers: "The capacity of the train, I believe that all the ministers have seen it in this month, right?" ”

The train from Jingshi to Tongzhou is divided into freight and passenger transport, and sometimes, the freight and passenger carriages are pulled together. In this month, the capacity of the train, as long as there is an eye, can be seen, compared to the carriage or something, I don't know how many times higher.

Therefore, hearing Emperor Chongzhen's question, Shoufu Wen Tiren first came out and played: "The ministers are eye-opening, and this train is indeed an artifact of transportation!" ”

"Your Majesty's invention is unprecedented for the benefit of the country and the people." Cao Huachun, the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, also immediately came out and said, "The slave and maid congratulate Your Majesty and congratulate Daming!" ”

The benefits of trains are recognized. Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded, and then continued: "In this way, I have decided to extend the railway from Jingshi to Tongzhou and build it all the way to Liaodong. What do you think? ”

"Your Majesty, Liaodong is a cold place!" Wen Tiren was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly reminded: "It is better to build this section of the road than to build a railway to the south......

Emperor Chongzhen listened, smiled and waved his hand, preventing Wen Tiren from continuing, and then said to himself: "Wen Qing must not underestimate Liaodong. It's not just a cold place, it's a cornucopia! ”

"......" These officials in the Wenhua Hall couldn't help but be speechless when they heard this.

In the cold place of Liaodong, where birds don't, can it still be a cornucopia? If this were the case, Jianyu would not have been "poor" to destroy the country.

Although they didn't express what they thought in their hearts, Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to use it, so he could guess what they thought in their hearts, and he didn't care.