Chapter 798: A Legend
Prior to this, most people felt that this meeting between the monarch and the minister was just an ordinary one. But when it's over, most people find it ordinary, and it's not even an overstatement to say it's a landmark event.
So dispersing does not mean the end, the discussion is still going on and will continue for a long time. Now everyone has realized that the pattern of the imperial court for the next five or even ten years has been laid.
What's more, some "pessimistic" people began to doubt the ability of Xu Puxu as a scholar. From the previous "Scholar Xu is almost meaningless when he first arrives", it has become "Is Scholar Xu good"?
The bachelor in charge of the Hanlin Academy and the young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion, one is the bull ear of the Hanlin Academy, and the other is the leader of the palace Zhan, they are indeed very top official positions, and their future is limitless.
But both of them are virtual at present, on the one hand, the cabinet has been newly replaced, and there is no possibility of promotion in the short term, and on the other hand, there is no one in the East Palace, and the Zhan Mansion is also a pure honorary position. Compared with the officials and vice presidents of the record, the affordability is much worse.
In the eyes of others, to sum it up simply, it is that Mr. Xu took two very affordable official errands in exchange for two fictitious positions that cannot be discounted at present, no matter how you look at it, it is a loss-making transaction.
In particular, the forcible promotion of Xie Qian as Shao Zhan Shi became an unworthy laughing stock after Fang Qingzhi became the vice president of the record, and some people inevitably ridiculed him for picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons.
Xu Pu is not angry at all about this, he really has no temper when he loses, who should he be angry at? Therefore, I can only secretly summarize the lessons and wait for the coming days. It's a pity that Xie Qian was shrouded in Fang Qingzhi's shadow. It is almost impossible to turn over again.
From the title of the Chenghua Thirteenth Year Gold List to the present, Fang Qingzhi has spent ten years. Finally completed the overtaking of Xie Qian and took a decisive lead. The race is now nearing the end of the race. Xie Qian has no chance to overtake him.
Both Shengyu and He Shengliang, the ideal has come to naught, and Xie Qian's own depression doesn't know who to say. Its contemporaries have also seen it thoroughly, and commented sharply on this, Xie Yuyao pretended to be forced to pretend that he couldn't pretend to be the old party, and he couldn't quarrel with the small party, so in the face of the father and son joining forces, he could only cry out in vain, and he was not wronged.
Once the cabinet, heavenly officials, and successors are clear, the framework of the imperial court is basically stable. Next, we only need to wait for the righteous people who were degraded and assigned during the Chenghua period to return to Beijing one after another, and completely complete the chaos.
Prior to this, the first to return to Beijing from other places was the former eunuch Huai'en, who came back earlier than any foreign minister. There are probably two reasons, one is that Father-in-law Huaien returned to Beijing from Fengyang, and the spatial distance is closer than most people, especially in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.
The second is that Father-in-law Huai'en was assigned to Fengyang, almost idle, and he was able to set off immediately after receiving the holy decree. The other degraded ministers held positions more or less at the local level. You have to hand over the official business clearly, and the rhythm is naturally slower than that of Father-in-law Huaien.
It is said that the return of Father-in-law Huaien to Beijing is a big event, so big that the Son of Heaven personally went out of the palace to greet him, and the weight can be seen from this. Although the courtiers had a discussion about this, they could not stop the attitude of the Son of Heaven. Zhu Youzhu has been the crown prince in the palace for twelve years, and has been under the high pressure of Wan Guifei. What can survive is the protection of Empress Dowager Zhou and Huaien.
Then the eunuch Qin Chang, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal, quickly resigned from illness and went home to retire. The Son of Heaven did not embarrass Qin Chang. So Father-in-law Huaien returned to the position of the eunuch in charge of the seal, which was no less than the change of the head of the cabinet. The courtiers were equally concerned.
Then there was the change of the celebrant eunuchs, led by Wynne. Of course, Wan Guifei's henchmen must be completely eliminated from the celebrant supervisors, while Chen Zhun, Xiao Jing and other Huai'en cronies will be further reused. This also involves a special person, that is, Wang Zhi, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi and the governor of Dongchang.
It stands to reason that Eunuch Wang, as the most famous cronie under Concubine Wan, is definitely the target of being killed at this time. I didn't see that Liang Fangliang Eunuch Liang has been assigned to the frontier as hard labor, Eunuch Wang is as famous as Liang Fang, how good can it be? What's more, Huai En is not very cold to Eunuch Wang.
But how to deal with Wang Zhi made the Son of Heaven hesitate. First, he had the grace of nurturing the Son of Heaven, and after the emperor abolished the emperor, the Wu family personally interceded for Wang Zhi, and this affection must always be taken into account;
Second, it is said that at the beginning, Eunuch Wang had a lot of protection for the East Palace, and did not take advantage of the fire to rob and fall into the well; Third, Wang Zhi has recently made a contribution to the expulsion of Wan An, if Wang Zhi hadn't discovered those secrets, Wan An wouldn't know how long it would be.
It is precisely because of the above three points that the Son of Heaven, who is committed to creating a generous "benevolent" image, will be uncertain. If Wang Zhi is really dealt with, I am afraid that it will attract ungrateful discussions.
Fang Yingwu was worried about his own affairs, and he was worried about the palace, so he strongly persuaded Wang Zhi at this time: "If you keep interrupting, you will suffer from it." I said a long time ago that it is very difficult for you to completely protect it, and now is not the time for a noble concubine to protect you, so the celebrant and the East Factory can only keep one.
Now that the Son of Heaven is still there, you might as well take the initiative to retreat and resign from one of the celebrant and the East Factory, presumably the Son of Heaven will end here, and there will be no other heavy punishment. ”
Wang Zhi pondered for a long time, and after making up her mind, she raised her head and said, "Tomorrow, I will resign from the errand of Admiral Dongchang!" Fang Yingwu was a little surprised by this: "I thought you would be reluctant to lose the East Factory, but I didn't expect you to concentrate on staying in the celebrant supervisor." ”
Wang Zhi explained: "Dongchang Factory must be a cronie of the Son of Heaven to sit firmly, I can't have this condition anyway, rather than being driven out sooner or later, it's better to give up."
And there are as many as a few celebrant eunuchs, and I don't mind having to mess around for a long time, so I can sit firmly and stay in the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood. Besides, Wynne is old, how many years can he live? As soon as he goes, he will have another chance in the celebrant priest! ”
Fang Yingwu nodded in agreement: "That makes sense!" ”
After a few days, the edict came out of the palace, and Wang Zhi went to the commander of the East Factory to do errands, and the eunuch Chen Zhun was replaced by the eunuch Chen Zhun who served as the commander of the East Factory. However, Wang Zhi still retained the position of eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, but the rank has been reduced to the end, under Chen Zhun, Xiao Jing, and He Wending.
The extremely sensitive Admiral of Dongchang is famous and famous, and the courtiers who are extremely concerned about the movements in the palace know that when they learn of this holy decree, they know that the integration of the Son of Heaven into the court is basically complete.
What made everyone feel quite embarrassed was that Wang Zhi actually retreated with his whole body, which is not scientific. According to experience, a young man who is ambitious and domineering can only be a champion for a while, and it is unlikely that he will have a good death, but Wang Zhi broke this convention.
From the thirteenth year of Chenghua that swept through the temple like a storm, until today he can still sit in peace and quiet in the master of ceremonies (although it seems to have been overhead), it is simply a legend. Not to mention that a former spy leader who once stood on the opposite side of the present can still protect himself after the change of dynasty, which is really incredible, enough to be a strange story in the Chenghua years.
Now everyone doesn't know that the real legend is yet to come (to be continued......
PS: Hmm, it's the end of the writing