Forbidden City, Fengtian Temple.

When Zhu Si inquired about the vacancy of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, the Book of Rites issued a list of prayers: "Back to Your Majesty, exactly." Zhu Si asked again, "Is there a recommended candidate from the Ministry of Rites to take over the position of the right attendant?"

The ministers present felt that something was wrong, why should the position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites be recommended by the Ministry of Rites?

In fact, courtiers should adhere to the principle of avoiding suspicion, and usually do not recommend deputy officials, so as not to be said to recommend their own people and engage in a hall of words in the yamen, so at this time, the emperor should try to avoid asking the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but now it seems that the emperor wants to openly collude with the Xishu and hand over the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites to someone from the Yili faction.

"Your Majesty······"

Youyu Shi immediately walked out, and it was Xia Yan in the military department, who had always been known for his uprightness. Zhu Si raised his hand to interrupt Xia Yan's words.

But Zhu Si didn't continue to ask Xi Shu, but looked at Jiang Mian on the side and asked, "Who does Elder Jiang recommend to him?" Jiang Mian hesitated, just raised the wat board, and didn't say anything.

It seems that even if it is a good matter to be discussed, but at such a critical time, Jiang Mian also chose to avoid it, because there are some things that Jiang Mian really does not want to be said by him personally.

Zhu Si smiled faintly and said, "You all don't want to say it, so I will propose it myself······ Zhu Hao was revised by the Hanlin Academy, studied as a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy, and was also the young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion and the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, do you have any opinions?"

"Huh!?" There was an uproar.

If Zhang Xuan was promoted to a bachelor of Hanlin before, for the ministers present, he was both expected and unwilling. That Zhu Hao was suddenly promoted by the emperor, and the ministers present were all shocked and puzzled.

Zhu Hao? Who is it?

The champion of the same department as Zhang Qiu?

It's only been more than two years since he entered the court, right? It seemed to be quite active for a while, but then it has disappeared? Hasn't he been released yet?

The position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites is so crucial, why would a little-known Zhu Hao take over? What can he do?

Qin Jin, the head of the household, came out and said, "Your Majesty, no! Never! Zhu Hao's time in the DPRK is still short, and his qualifications in the DPRK are insufficient, how can he take on this important responsibility?"

The hearts of many of the ministers present were spoken.

Many people want to say this, but they don't have the courage to stand up, and many people actually don't understand, does Zhu Hao have anything to do with today's rivalry between monarchs and ministers?

Or did the emperor deliberately let a very person come out and try his tone first?

For the vast majority of ministers, it is not appropriate for them to come out and oppose it until they see the situation clearly, because such nonsense matters······ There will always be someone who will stand up for them.

Zhu Sidao: "Zhu Hao was previously a Langzhong of the Criminal Department, and it is appropriate to deal with the matter of the ceremony, especially when it comes to the matter of the Emperor Examination of the Emperor of Bensheng, which was proposed by him, even in this court, have you forgotten?"

And what's going on?

The ministers present recalled carefully, at that time, Zhu Hao proposed to posthumously crown Zhu Youqi as the "Bunsheng Emperor Examination", and most of the ministers only remembered that it was the result of a compromise between the monarch and the ministers, and they really didn't care too much about who proposed it.

Later, Zhu Hao disappeared, as if he was punished, and neither the emperor nor the orthodox civil officials took Zhu Hao seriously, because Zhu Hao was tantamount to doing a two-pleasing thing.

Zhu Hao's proposal not only did not realize the emperor's intention of posthumously posthumously honoring the king as the imperial examination, but also undermined the principle of Wenchen's non-concession on the great gifts, which is equivalent to saying that Zhu Hao was a backstabber, and was later marginalized by the imperial court, which is a reasonable thing.

But is it this kind of marginalized character who is now jumping to a bachelor's degree in Hanlin and concurrently serving as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites? What routine?

Huang Zan walked out and said: "Zhu Jingdao has not been an official for a long time, but he is quite principled in dealing with people, and it is rare to be unbiased in the matter of etiquette. His Majesty's exceptional appointment is also a meritocracy, and it is a model of a wise king."

This sycophancy······

Many people want to say, did you Huang Zan rely on sycophants to get to the top? How do we remember that you seem to be a doer?

Sure enough, after entering the cabinet through the ceremony, you don't even talk about the principles, a little-known Zhu Hao, is actually said to be the best candidate for the right waiter of the Ministry of Rites?

You're really giving us a long face.

Zhu Si looked at Jiang Mian and said, "Huang Ge Lao's reminder is exactly what I want, but I am not a stubborn person, I don't know if Jiang Ge Lao has any opinions?"

Jiang Mian hesitated for a moment, probably knowing that if he didn't express his position, he wouldn't be able to do it today.

Because the emperor needed his attitude before leaving, he told the civil officials present that they should compromise on this matter, instead of continuing to argue. Together with all his civilian colleagues, he was also waiting for his opinion.

Jiang Mian said, "The old minister seconded the proposal." "Wow!"

There was another uproar.

Even Yang Ting and the designated heir to the political legacy, the famous Shoufu University Scholar in the DPRK, agreed with the emperor's bizarre and nonsense decision to appoint people?

Is the Ming Dynasty coming to an end?

Without waiting for others to stand up and object, Zhu Si suddenly seemed to be angry, looked around at the ministers present and said, "If there are any other ministers who have opinions, just come out and oppose them together, but at the same time, you must recommend a suitable candidate to me, otherwise you will be exempted!"

The emperor was simply a minister who threatened him to his face.

This trick actually didn't work, Da Ming Wenchen has always been known for his head iron, but at this time, no one really came out to say anything, mainly because······ I still can't understand the situation.

Why does the emperor personally recommend officials I can't understand! I can't understand why Huang Chan blows rainbow fart! I can't understand why Jiang Mian would agree!

What was discussed at the Inner Court meeting yesterday, they couldn't understand it!

And to a certain extent, finding a marginalized person with little strength to be the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites will be the same as Tang Yin being a bachelor of Hanlin, and it is not an unacceptable thing for civil officials.

Is it really a good errand to be the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites?

When the court's great etiquette discussion reached its climax, who would be the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, wouldn't that bear the historical infamy?

Could it be that if he stood up and recommended an orthodox minister who criticized the rites to be the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, the emperor would agree? Will it be substantially helpful to the outcome of the ceremony?

Zhu Si saw that the ministers present seemed to know each other very well, and then looked at Tang Yin and asked, "Mr. Tang, you and I have known each other for a long time, and you and Zhu Hao have known each other for a long time, what do you think of my proposal?"

When Tang Yin heard it, did he still need to say it? What a great proposal!

Let Zhu Jingdao hide behind the scenes every day and point fingers, and this time he won't let you go from behind the scenes to the front desk? Now I can finally sit back and relax!

In the future, this court will discuss the matter, whoever loves to come!

Tang Yin said: "The minister believes that although Zhu Jingdao has not been in the Jinshi examination for a long time, he is loyal to the country and conscientious... In the court, the people of the Hanlin Academy system were the most embarrassed when they heard this.

Do you want to have a face?

We know that Zhu Jingdao is your disciple, but you can't talk nonsense with your eyes open, that kid······ Like you, you're a lazy person who doesn't seek politics in his position!

Are you embarrassed to use the word "conscientious" to describe him? 「······ The minister thinks that he can be given a chance."

Tang Yin summed up for a long time, and didn't say whether he supported it or not, just said that the emperor would appreciate one or two.

The ministers present seemed to understand that the reason why Zhu Hao was able to jump directly to the position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites as a small person was because of ····· There's a big backer behind you.

Tang Yin, as the emperor's teacher, is now a bachelor of Hanlin, and anyone can see how lazy Tang Yin is, maybe Tang Yin needs an agent to complete the matter of the ceremony for him, and Tang Yin has no principle in employing people, it can be said that he "does what he wants", and even Tang Yin doesn't have to give the emperor face, he really did it, I want to use whom, who I want to recommend to whom.

Probably, it was Tang Yin who recommended Zhu Hao to the emperor. Then the emperor thought, then use Zhu Hao to try.

Because most of the ministers couldn't understand the emperor's arrangement, they could only think so.

Zhu Sidao: "Everyone, who still has it

If you disagree, keep it first, this position will not be retained for a long time, and I will also do expedient measures to say this person to Zhu Jingdao in the future······ There will also be another delegation. That's it for today."

The emperor's words sounded like a twist, but they didn't seem to say anything.

Even if the emperor didn't say it, the ministers present also knew that whoever was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites would not last long, because the final chapter of the Great Rites Conference would soon be ushered in, and this errand was definitely thankless.

Probably this is the same as the errand that Zhu Hao undertook before, it is really any hard work in the court, and if there is any thankless work, let him do it, and let him be a backstabber after doing it, and get out of the way.

........... - The end of the pilgrimage.

Jiang Mian successfully sent a message, and when the emperor left, all the ministers surrounded him and expressed their reluctance to Jiang Mian.

Many people felt confused for a while, because Jiang Mian was gone, which meant that the transition period from the Zhengde Dynasty to the Jiajing Dynasty was officially over, and the old ministers were all nervous, especially those who were the backbone of Yang Tinghe and the faction, and those who only obeyed Yang Tinghe's orders before and did not take the emperor's will seriously.

Jiang Mian expressed his gratitude to those present.

Yang Shen didn't say anything to Jiang Mian, he didn't expect it to happen so suddenly, and what shocked him was not Jiang Mian's retirement, but Zhu Hao's unusually promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

If it was just a right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, he could understand that after all, it was a thankless errand, but Zhu Hao was a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy and a young Zhan Shi in the Zhan Mansion and concurrently served as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, so that Zhu Hao was equivalent to saying that the official position jumped to his head Yang Shen.

"Use repair."

Shi Xuan appeared beside Yang Shen.

Yang Shen looked at Shi Xuan, frowned and asked, "So Shi Butang, you're about to enter the pavilion, right?" Shi Xuan said, "I don't mean that."

Yang Shen had a secretive smile on his face. What about geldings?

The emperor said that he would choose one of the two Hanlin scholars to enter the cabinet, which is probably the reason why Jiang Mian retreated, and you are more senior than Feng Zhao, if according to the traditional promotion standards of civil officials, of course, it is you Shi Xuan who enters the cabinet, after all, you have been a secretary of the ministry, if it is not your turn to enter the cabinet this time, you only have one way to go.

It is equivalent to saying that Jiang Mian is using your career prospects in exchange for concessions to the emperor. It can even be understood as:

Because of you, the order of the court of the Ming Dynasty is chaotic! You are a sinner of the Ming Dynasty!

Still afraid to admit it?