The Ministry of Rites is located in the East Thousand Steps Corridor, because the former Ministry of Rites Shangshu Zhang Sheng left ahead of schedule, so now sitting in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites is the left waiter Zhang Yu, supplemented by the right waiter Xie Duo. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

mentioned that this Zhang Shu was also a bull, and he was selected as a Jishi in the imperial examination high school before he was seventeen years old, which was simply shocking at the time. You must know that it is normal to enter the branch in the Ming Dynasty around thirty, and people in their early twenties like Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong, and Li Tingxiang are also praised as prodigies, and as for those who are seventeen or eighteen years old like Zhang Shu and Li Dongyang, they are almost the same as the demons in the novel.

Generally, this kind of genius has a defect of high IQ and low emotional intelligence, but obviously this Zhang Shu is an example. People are not only good at scientific research, but also quite capable of doing things. is only in his early forties now, but he is already a dignified official of the imperial court, and he is the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites. And among all the officials above the third rank in the DPRK and China, there may be no younger official than him. And peers who can be compared with it, such as Shi Xuan, Jiang Mian and others, are still working hard in the Hanlin Academy. And Yang Tinghe, who enrolled in the department with him, is still a scholar of Zuochunfang University, of course, the qualifications of the latter can also be at the level of a waiter.

Such a magical resume is listed, and this experience is simply comparable to that of the protagonist of the novel. And after Zheng De knew about the existence of this person and searched for his information, he wondered if he was mistaken.

This can't be the same as himself, right?

You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, a court with a very serious ranking of seniority, more than half of the high-ranking officials of the court who are above the third rank in the court are sixty or seventy years old. Then the rest are in their early fifties, and some are struggling to fill the vacancies. As for the forty-year-old official, there is still a long way to go, so let's wait in line honestly. However, the appearance of this one obviously broke this rule, and it was quite a bit of a queue cut. But if you really have the ability, no one will say anything if you cut the line, and this one is obviously the latter.

Just like Xie Duo, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, he is also quite convinced to assist this colleague who is in front of him but is nearly thirty years younger than him.

Hearing that this airborne secretary of the Ministry of Rites was going to take office today, the two of them were waiting for their top boss in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites early, and Xie Duo suddenly asked at this time, "Lord Zhang, what do you think of this Wang Jing Wang Butang?" ”

Zhang Lan glanced back at Xie Duo and shook his head, "Wang Butang has been an official for many years and has made outstanding political achievements, and his qualifications are enough to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, how can he have other ideas." ”

Xie Duo was relieved at this time, he was really afraid that his young colleague would not be convinced, and he would work with the newly appointed secretary of the Ministry of Rites. After all, young people, especially such genius teenagers, always have the idea of being arrogant and self-respecting. For this person who was inferior to himself before climbed on top of his head, he will always be a little unconvinced.

Fortunately, this one has enough self-knowledge, after all, Zhang Shu has only served as the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites for only one year, even if it is not Wang Jing, there will be others who serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and it is still difficult to climb to such a high position with his qualifications for the time being.

Since Wang Jing went to the cabinet to report first, the two waited for a long time. But the two of them are not waiting here, after all, there are still many things to take care of in the Ministry of Rites.

When Wang Jing entered the hall of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Shu and Xie Duo knew. Hurriedly greeted him and saluted.

Wang Jing arched his hand and said, "The two adults are polite, let's go in first for the time being." ”

Zhang and Xie greeted Wang Jing to the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, pointed to the position at the top and said, "This is where the adults sit in the hall every day, and all the official documents and letters have been sorted out, and the adults are invited to check them." ”

Wang Jing nodded and sat down at the top of the seat. He was not in a hurry to check the documents, but commanded the two people standing below, "The two adults should also sit." ”

Zhang and Xie bowed, sat down on the left and right sides, looked at the rude-faced newcomer in front of them, and waited for him to speak.

Wang Jing didn't say much nonsense, and went straight to the point, "The two adults know that this official is also on an errand in the cabinet. So I can't take care of too many things in the ministry, so I need to ask the two of you in the future. ”

Zhang and Xie glanced at each other and arched their hands, "Your Excellency is polite, this is what the lower officials should do." ”

I have a good impression of this newcomer to the Ministry of Rites, after all, this person did not take power in order to establish authority, and after checking the documents that the two of them had handled these days, he deliberately found fault and reprimanded the two.

Then the three of them chatted about the affairs of the ministry, but because the right attendant Xie Duo was old and didn't take care of things, Zhang Shu was always talking. Wang Jing also nodded from time to time when he heard this, and he also had a preliminary recognition of this young man who was too much of a courtesy. Thinking that he was on an errand in the cabinet, he would definitely not be able to take care of too many matters of the Ministry of Rites, and if he had a helping role in the errand of the Ministry of Rites, it would make it much easier for him.

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Soon after Zheng De saw off the two elders, he ushered in a person who had almost been forgotten by him in the corner, Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the ministry.

In the Yongsu Palace, when he heard Ma Wensheng's request, he looked puzzled, "Didn't you say that next year, I will definitely allow you to wait for Zhishi, why does Ma Qing want to Zhishi now?" ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen is already old, and the affairs of the officials are really powerless, and I ask Your Majesty to ask the minister to return to his hometown."

Seeing that Ma Wensheng still insisted on his opinion, he couldn't help frowning slightly, "Isn't there any room for negotiation?" ”

Although he heard that the emperor was a little dissatisfied, Ma Wensheng still insisted, "The minister is already eighty years old, and I ask Your Majesty to be considerate of the minister's old age and decrepitness, and his ears and eyes are dazzled, so that the whole minister will return to his hometown to spend his old age in peace." ”

"Ma Qing really doesn't think about it anymore, can't he even wait for a few months?" Zheng De is still making a final effort.

After all, the sudden departure of the most respected veteran minister in the DPRK at such a juncture will inevitably cause a wave of speculation in the DPRK and the DPRK, causing turmoil in the government and the opposition, and he will also be under great pressure.

"Please also ask for your Majesty's permission."

Marven got up and shook it to the end, obviously having made up his mind, and he didn't have the slightest intention of changing.

Zheng De knew that no matter how much he persuaded him, it would be useless, and he didn't think about forcing this veteran of the Five Dynasties to stay, which was also due to his character, so he had no choice but to agree.

But he really couldn't understand why this person was forced to leave at this time?

Speaking of reasons, it actually has a lot to do with Zheng De. Since then, the last time he held a pre-imperial meeting and ranked Ma Wensheng after the three cabinet elders, he had already made this court tycoon dissatisfied. But because it was determined by the emperor, he had nowhere to vent. And then the emperor weakened the power of the ministry, and finally handed over the retirement matter to the cabinet and the right attendant Liang Chu in his absence, which simply ignored him.

Under the blow of the emperor's ignorance, it also made the patriarch of the Five Dynasties disheartened. In the case that he felt that the emperor did not value himself, he insisted on telling the old man to return to his hometown. It seems that he wants to use this behavior to protest against Zheng De's disregard.

However, when he heard that the emperor had finally agreed to his request, even he didn't know what kind of mood he was feeling in his heart, whether he was happy, disappointed, or worried.

However, Zheng De thought about it and asked, "I don't know who Ma Qing thinks is suitable to take over your position and serve as the secretary of the ministry?" ”

Hearing the emperor's words, Ma Wensheng was stunned, he didn't expect the emperor to take the initiative to ask for his opinion. also made him suddenly realize that maybe the emperor didn't value himself, but he was too obsessed with these obstacles.

But now it seems that it is a little late to wake up, after all, it is a foregone conclusion. However, Ma Wensheng will not regret it or anything because of this, after all, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a priest at his age. After thinking for a while, he said, "Your Majesty thinks that Wang Wei, a scholar of the Cabinet University, is a good candidate, after all, Ding Wei has served as the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials before, and he is familiar with all matters of the Ministry of Officials. ”

Wang Wei? Zheng De nodded, originally he wanted to wait until the new essay level was formulated before giving him a title. Now that there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Officials, it saves some embarrassment.

"It's up to you."

Zheng De finally agreed.