Chapter 139: Not in the Cabinet

When the hundred officials heard this, they couldn't help but laugh in their hearts that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was cautious. The entire Forbidden City is your family's territory, you can build whatever you want, why bother to inform us. Don't say that you want to build a small Longtu Pavilion, even if you build seventeen or eighteen pagodas, as long as you don't look upset, we won't bother to impeach you. You're so idle.

A few officials were nervous: Longtu Pavilion, what a familiar name, what's so strange in this?

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "Ladies and gentlemen, because the Dragon Diagram Pavilion treasures the treasures of the previous emperors and the clan roster, the Dragon Pavilion must be managed by the members of the clan. I intend to appoint Zhu Youcheng, one of the Zhu clan members, to manage it. ”

The hundred officials suddenly felt in their hearts, it turned out that they were looking for a reason to promote Zhu Youcheng. Although the Ming Dynasty stipulates that the clan cannot participate in politics and cannot be an official, Zhu Youcheng's clan is really a bit special - he is said to be a clan relative, and he has no blood relationship with the Zhu family. Alas, let's go up, anyway, the official position of managing the Longtu Pavilion is not big, come to a pavilion chief, a building chief or something, anyway, the emperor has money in the inner treasury, find someone to help him spend the flowers, save his money mold.

The six cabinet elders heard that the meaning of the emperor's words was unusual, if it was a private matter of the emperor to add any facilities to the inner courtyard of the palace, there was no need for the court to deliberate at all, but to pass the court meeting, it was generally an important military and political matter. It seems that this Dragon Pavilion is not simple. However, the emperor has not issued an edict yet, and it is difficult for several cabinet elders to say anything.

Seeing that no one raised objections, the Emperor of the Apocalypse threw a bombshell: "Since everyone agrees, then I appoint Zhu Youcheng as a scholar of Longtu Pavilion, manage Longtu Pavilion, lead the Hanlin Academy, and enter the cabinet to discuss politics." ”

As soon as these words came out, the hundred officials were like a bombing camp, and they were in a mess, and the neat train suddenly dispersed, and the civil and military officials began to discuss together.

Seeing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't help but sink in his heart, he thought that he had pulled out the Donglin Party and made a promise in the court, but he didn't expect that the appointment of the heavy dà would still cause a backlash from the minister.

Zhu Youcheng observed with great interest the demeanor and movements of the hundred officials. Observing the openness and freedom of the Ming Dynasty up close, as well as the style of the literati, he felt admiration in his heart. The Emperor of the Apocalypse now has the appearance of an iron-blooded king, and the consequences of opposing the order of the Emperor of the Apocalypse are quite strict. In the era of the mite Qing Dynasty, it was not to shout the emperor in unison, in exchange for that poor dog food. And now the court of the Ming Dynasty is obviously brewing a storm of opposition.

The first to jump out was not the remnants of the Donglin Party, but the cadre of the Eunuch Party, the current Taipu Temple Shaoqing Li Chunye.

He rushed out of the train and said, "Your Majesty, no. The main task of the cabinet is to help the emperor read the chapters sent by various organs and carry out the work of sealing and refutating, and to participate in the discussion of major military affairs and the formulation of policies. As soon as the cabinet is in chaos, the government will be paralyzed. Back then, during the period of Emperor Sejongsu (Emperor Jiajing), the cabinet fell into the hands of Yan Song, the traitor of the ages, and the government was chaotic. Fortunately, thanks to the successive cabinets of Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and other generations of hard work, this has led to the current good situation. Your Majesty, you must not ignore the lessons of the past. ”

"Oh, you mean Zhu Youcheng is Yan Song? You are too careful, Zhu Youcheng is a peerless countryman. Besides, I just let Zhu Youcheng enter the cabinet and rank behind the six cabinet elders, instead of being an assistant. He advanced the cabinet, learned from the experience of the six cabinet elders, and assisted the government in the future, so that he could be handy. ”

Before Li Chunye could answer, Xu Guangqi came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, how important is the cabinet, no matter how talented Zhu Youcheng is, he is also a milky child, how can he take on such a heavy responsibility?" ”

"Oh, Xu Aiqing, you and Zhu Youcheng have a very close relationship, why are you against him? On private, Zhu Youcheng is your student, on the public, your position as a waiter in the Ministry of Works, or recommended by Zhu Youcheng. ”

"Your Majesty, I didn't object to Zhu Youcheng, I just talked about things. Indeed, I have a good personal relationship with Zhu Youcheng, and I also think that Zhu Youcheng is a talent born in the Ming Dynasty. But it was a bit hasty to put Zhu Youcheng into the cabinet at such a young age. Xu Guangqi said sincerely, "The cabinet is in charge of the affairs of the six ministries of officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers, and it is difficult to do so without grassroots work experience." The original intention of the emperor to establish the Daming Administrative Academy and the Daming Military Academy was to train those new scholars who had no administrative and military experience. This principle is also applicable to Zhu Youcheng. There is a way to punish abuse without teaching. Zhu Youcheng was the champion of junior high school, and he was promoted to such a high position, on the surface, it seems to be a reuse of national soldiers, but in fact, it is to pull out seedlings to help grow. ”

"Xu Aiqing, I don't quite agree with you. Throughout history, teenage heroes abound, shining like stars, lighting up the night sky. During the Warring States Period, Ganluo was twelve years old as the prime minister, and he took the eleven cities of Yan State lightly; During the Han Wu period, Huo Qubing was a seventeen-year-old general, swept Mobei, and sealed the wolf Juxu; At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cunqiao fought on the battlefield at the age of fifteen. Zhu Youcheng's age is not as old as Huo Quzhi and Li Cunqing, but he is still older than Ganluo. Could it be that I don't have the magnanimity of the Qin State that is about to die in the second dynasty? ”

Xu Guangqi has a talent for mathematics and science, but verbal arguments are not his forte. The Emperor of the Apocalypse's tirade made him speechless, so he had to retreat.

The scene was full of emotion, but no one dared to go up. Donglin Yu was left in office with a flail, and seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had a bad face, he did not dare to step forward to pick up the tiger's whiskers for the sake of his own life. And what Qi Party and Chu Party have increased in power, but for the purpose of retaining their strength, they do not come forward to play. However, the eunuchs were worried that Zhu Youcheng would ascend to a high position when he first entered the court, and his foundation was not solid, and he was young and vigorous, so he was easy to make big mistakes and affect the status of Wei Gonggong, so they stepped forward to dissuade him.

Cui Chengxiu made meritorious contributions to disaster relief some time ago, and he was Wei Zhongxian's favorite general, his official position rose like a rocket, and now he is the second rank of the Zuodu Imperial History. He took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, there are indeed many young heroes in history, but later many people were unknown to everyone, which confirmed the sentence 'It's too small, it's not necessarily good' in "The World Says New Words". For example, Ganluo, he did make great contributions to the Qin State at the age of twelve, but later, there is no record in the history books. This shows that after he became the prime minister, he quickly transformed into a vulgar official. Huo Quai, who was not aware of the enemy's conspiracy, drank the water contaminated by the Huns with corpses, and died of illness at the age of 23. As for Li Cunxuan, as we all know, he appointed an official, but as a result, he died and the country was destroyed, leaving behind infamy through the ages. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse really didn't think about the fate of these three famous young heroes in history, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard this.

Cui Chengxiu continued: "I remember that Master Zhang Juzheng of my dynasty became famous at a young age, and when he was thirteen years old, he participated in the township examination. Three years later, Gu Lan personally admitted him as a lifter. If it weren't for Gu Lan's suppression, maybe Da Ming would have one more graceful literati and ink writer, but one less Da Ming Fu who saved the world and helped the people. I implore the emperor to retract his order and not let Zhu Youcheng enter the cabinet, so as not to delay this young genius. ”

Huang Liji, the elder of the cabinet, said: "Your Majesty, the ministers do not agree to Zhu Youcheng entering the cabinet. Zhu Youcheng is a teenager, a young man who acts decisively, but is in a hurry, moody, and not careful and rigorous. The Ming Dynasty is like an old carriage, it can only be governed well with a peaceful mentality, and it is necessary to make chaos if it is in a hurry. If Zhu Youcheng enters the cabinet, it will inevitably undermine the current excellent situation of stability and unity. Your Majesty, the aftermath of the Donglin Party Rebellion some time ago has not subsided, and now it can't be chaotic. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was silent, his heart fluctuated, knowing that what Huang Liji said was reasonable, but he was embarrassed to retract what he had just said.

Seeing this, Zhu Youcheng hurriedly stepped forward to relieve the siege and said, "I don't want to enter the cabinet." When you enter the cabinet, no matter how old you are, you have to be called a cabinet elder. I was only fourteen years old, and I didn't want to be an old man. ”

The six elders of the cabinet couldn't help but be embarrassed, they were all over 50 years old, and they were the old men in Zhu Youcheng's mouth.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse saw that Zhu Youcheng had built a ladder for him, so he took the opportunity to say: "Since Zhu Youcheng is unwilling to enter the cabinet, then don't enter the cabinet." However, this Longtuge University Scholar still has to be a scholar, and then he is also in charge of the Hanlin Academy. ”

Shi Fenglai, the old man of the cabinet cabinet, concurrently serves as the head of the Hanlin Academy, and he has an abnormal grievance in his heart, he has not done anything bad, and he has done his best to assist the emperor, why did he remove his own master of the academy?

Seeing that Zhu Youcheng was blocked from entering the cabinet, the hundred officials of the imperial court thought that they had won a heavy victory, but they didn't particularly care about Zhu Youcheng's management of the Hanlin Academy. In case you don't agree with this, you don't agree with that, and you provoke the Emperor of the Apocalypse and forcibly stuff Zhu Youcheng into the cabinet, then it will be troublesome.

Shi Fenglai saw that everyone didn't speak, so he had to say: "Your Majesty, the Hanlin Academy is a place where the Ming Dynasty cultivates talents and hopes for it, and is responsible for important duties such as repairing books and writing history, drafting edicts, etc. The ministers are not particularly reluctant to hand over the Hanlin Academy to others, but it is better to find a minister with high moral standing and respect, otherwise they will not be able to suppress those arrogant Hanlin. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "Shi Aiqing, I have not removed your master of the Hanlin Academy, and the Hanlin Academy will be jointly managed by you and Zhu Aiqing. You are responsible for sorting out historical materials, drafting edicts, selecting the attendants of the royal family, selecting the examiners for the imperial examination, and other daily business of the Hanlin Academy, while Zhu Aiqing is only responsible for repairing books. As for the position, the Longtu Pavilion Scholar is in charge of royal affairs, and it is a very important position, just above you, the East Pavilion Scholar. You have to cooperate well with Zhu Aiqing and let him compile the textbooks of the two academies smoothly. ”

Baiguan contacted the Emperor of the Apocalypse in the morning to attend the opening ceremony of the two academies, and only then did he understand that the emperor asked Zhu Youcheng to serve as a scholar of Longtuge University, the purpose of which was to facilitate him to mobilize manpower and compile textbooks. As for whether they can enter the cabinet, the emperor and Zhu Youcheng don't seem to care.

Shi Fenglai's nose was almost crooked, and he was pressed on the head by a fourteen-year-old boy, no matter how open-minded he was, he couldn't calm down. He said in his heart: "Okay, I can't do anything about you, let those Hanlin repair you." Those Hanlin are idle and panicked, and they have honed a sharp mouth, which will definitely make you retreat in shame. ”

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