Before the next day's court meeting, most of the ministers had heard that Zhang Zhou had returned to Beijing the day before yesterday.

"Coming back? Why didn't you see him come to the court? Or ......"

"Maybe he's in the palace now?"

When the people in the court mentioned Zhang Zhou, they were a little evasive, but they were still very envious, and after returning to Beijing, they had a small meeting with the emperor before the court meeting, and even went to the court meeting with the emperor.

This kind of treatment, others really don't have.

Many people also went over to inquire about Ma Wensheng and the cabinet about Zhang Zhou's return to Beijing.

The four of them also had never seen Zhang Zhou, and they didn't know where Zhang Zhouren was now, so naturally they didn't know the arrangements after Zhang Zhou returned to Beijing, especially when it came to Zhang Zhou's official position.

Until Zhu Youzhu appeared in Fengtianmen and the court discussion began, Zhang Zhou was not seen.

Everyone began to wonder again, is this news of Zhou's return to Beijing a shadow hunting?

"Ladies and gentlemen, Bingkuan returned to Beijing yesterday, and I have already announced that I have seen him." Zhu Youzhu took the initiative to bring out the topic of Zhang Zhou in the court discussion.

Everyone held their breath and knew that they might be about to get to the point.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I originally wanted to make him the Duke of Laiguo, and this matter has been made clear in the court, but with his meaning, he still wants to do more things for the court, and he is not in a hurry about the title." ”

Can it still be like this?

Don't you have a knighthood, don't worry? So when is it in a hurry? Waiting for him to be old? Or is he ready for the next military exploit?

Zhu Youzhu added: "What I told him is the title of Duke of Laiguo, and I will write it down for him first, and then add the title to him at some point in the future." ”

"Huh!?"

The ministers present were in an uproar.

Previously, Zhang Zhou was due to the merits of the two battles of Biaotouguan and Ningyuan, and the emperor said that he would give him a knighthood, and it was agreed at that time that the title should be written down first, which was the result of separate internal discussions with cabinet ministers and others.

There is no such thing as talking about it in public as it does today.

When the ministers heard this, the emperor clearly treated Zhang Zhou as a special person, and remembered not to reward him for his merits, just to let him harm us in the civil system, and then give him a knighthood when he was done...... How can there be such a thing?

Xie Qian came out and said: "Your Majesty, meritorious service will be rewarded, if he has any mistakes in governing the army in the future, so he has to be punished, I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain the current title at that time." ”

"What Elder Xie Ge said is extremely true."

Immediately, a speaker came out to echo him.

Zhu Youzhu said: "What do you mean, if Bingkuan comes to the court, if there is any big mistake, will this title not be rewarded?" Otherwise! Regardless of whether I trust him in the future, even if I suddenly sail west one day and the crown prince ascends the throne, today's discussion should be counted. ”

Xie Qian listened.

Good guy, the emperor uses his own life as an analogy, do you still want to say in the next step, even if the Ming Dynasty dies and the dynasty changes, today's deliberations will also be counted?

What's the use of just talking here?

Zhu Youzhu saw that these ministers had very opinions on this, and his attitude gradually turned tough: "Although the use of troops in the northwest now mostly depends on Qin Hong, who has the general system of trilateral military affairs, when it comes to future plans and policies, it must rely on Bingkuan. Is there anything wrong with me keeping him in the court instead of running the army in the governor's palace? ”

Hearing this, Xie Qian lowered his head and retreated to his position.

"I thought that he was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, which was a decision made after the book of the "Daming Huidian" was written, so that he would often go in and out of the East Palace to teach the prince, and he did not need to be taught on the day of the feast, but he should teach the prince; I took him as the governor of the military capital and the left governor, and asked more about military affairs; If there is a change in time and other things, he will speak to the court and me; With him as the left attendant of the military department, he is responsible for his daily use of troops and strategies, and he does not need to supervise the affairs of the department, but he can enter and exit the court. ”

"The Yanwutang was founded by me, and he was the left attendant of the military department, and it was also taught by the Yanwutang, so as to promote the artillery and firearms of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the daily scheduling and training of the Shenji Battalion."

The emperor arranged many positions for Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou himself had never heard of many of these positions, and it was the first time that the ministers present had heard of them, especially when he heard that Zhang Zhou was going to hold the official positions of the three major yamen of the Hanlin Academy, the Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War, the ministers present exploded at once.

Zuo Du Yu Shi Min Jue came out and said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible, even if Zhang Zhou has military merits, but his time as an official is still short, and he has no achievements and merits in the affairs of governing the ministry, and even has no experience in observing the government in the six ministries, so to promote him to the left squire of the military department will inevitably make the people of the court and the people in the DPRK and China turbulent." ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "When you say turbulence, do you mean that people are not convinced?" ”

Min Jue gritted his teeth, raised the wat board and said, "Exactly." ”

Disobedience is really disobedience, not that he is not convinced of Zhang Zhou's merits, but he is not convinced of a new science and technology scholar, and after only half a year of entering the court, he has already become the left squire of the military department, and he has added so many official titles.

Bai Ang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also came out and said: "Your Majesty, it is understandable to be knighted for his military merits, but there is no precedent for being promoted to the ministry for his military merits. ”

This means that we have no opinion on how much merit he has and how much knighthood he has won.

Whether it is the founding of the country, or the later Jingjing, border affairs, meritorious generals or officials have been knighted, there are precedents, just civil officials have been knighted, there are Wang Ji and Wang Yue.

Zhu Youzhu said: "There is no precedent? Previously, the Marquis of Jingyuan was knighted, and because of the merit of seizing the door, he also managed the affairs of the Ministry of War, you will not be impressed by this, right? ”

This mentions Wang Ji, who was knighted by the military department Shangshu in the south and the north, and told the old man with Jingyuanbo, indulging in the sound of dogs and horses, but in fact, he was wise to protect himself, and later because of the merit of seizing the door, with the title of Jingyuan Earl and the secretary of the military department, it is equivalent to Yu Qian was killed, Shi Pu was transferred out, and Wang Ji came out to preside over the military department.

But soon Wang Ji took the initiative to hand over power, and he retired after completing the transition.

The matter of expediency was used by Zhu Youzhu as a precedent, but it was still relatively convincing...... Zhu Youzhu is probably reminding the ministers present that I didn't let Bingkuan directly use Lai Guogong as the secretary of the military department, which can be regarded as giving you face, you beep again, believe it or not, I tore my face with you?

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In the court, there was a stalemate for a while.

The emperor seemed to be angry, and the minister was dissatisfied, but he couldn't refute the example given by the emperor, and because Zhang Zhou's military exploits were indeed not easy to refute, meritorious is meritorious, and the emperor did not give him a knighthood, but directly gave the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, which was unreasonable and unreasonable, and there was nothing wrong with saying that it was reasonable.

It's a matter of looking at the emperor's mood.

Now the emperor just wants to support Zhang Zhou...... What can they do?

The most embarrassing person present was Wang Zongyi, the left attendant of the military department.

Since he became a squire in the Ministry of War, he has been living in the shadow of Zhang Zhou and Wang Yue, and even Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has nothing to do with Zhang Zhou and Wang Yue, let alone him.

Liu Jian walked out and said, "Your Majesty, with Zhang Zhou as the left attendant of the military department, it is okay." But since he ignores the affairs of the ministry, he does not know who will take care of them. It is appropriate to take charge of the military department and start the affairs of the Hanlin Academy. ”

Meaning:

The left squire of the military department is the left squire of the military department, we have no objection, but the problem is that he, the left squire, is best a part-time job, didn't Your Majesty say that he should continue to study as a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy and teach lessons to the prince? Then take that as his main job.

Zhu Youzhu was a little angry when he heard it.

If it's a part-time job, do you still use him as the left squire of the military department? When he was in the northwest, he was also the secretary of the military department and the imperial history of the left capital!

Hui Dynasty gave him a left squire, of course, let him be the real card.

The bachelor is a full-time job, Taichang Siqing is also a full-time job, and the left governor of the military capital is also a full-time position, and the left waiter of the military department must also be a full-time position! What I told you is to have both and want, otherwise what else will I tell you?

Zhu Youzhu said: "Liu Ge Lao Mo doesn't think that he is incompetent, right? ”

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't understand what he means, since he is the left servant of the military department, why don't he take care of the affairs of the military department?" ”

The rules of the Ming Dynasty, the main affairs of the ministry, are all in charge of the left waiter, the book is more of a role in the overall situation, the big things ask the book, the small things are basically decided by the left waiter, the waiter is divided into left and right, but also to follow a priority.

After all, Zhu Youzhu had already made it clear that there was no need for Zhang Zhou to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of War, so Liu Jian proposed to take it as a part-time job.

Zhu Youzhu said coldly: "I just care about him, he can't be permanently stationed in the military department, so he will hand over the affairs of the ministry to others, it doesn't mean that he can't do it." And with its prestige in the border towns, it is coordinated and co-ordinated, and it is the best candidate! As for Wang Zongyi, the left attendant of the military department......"

"The minister is here." Wang Zongyi finally walked out, feeling like he was transparent.

Obviously, there is a person in the position, so he replaced me alive, is it too disrespectful for my face?

Zhu Youzhu said: "Take you as the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, and the commander of the Yizhou Mountain Factory." That's all! ”

Everyone present looked at each other.

Admiral Yizhou Mountain Factory, which means that he is responsible for raising firewood and charcoal for the imperial court, before Jiajing, most of them are a person who is also the secretary of the Ministry of Industry or the waiter of the Ministry of Industry to take care of this matter, which is equivalent to a part-time errand, and no one wants to go to the leftovers in the cold stove...... So much so that after arriving in Jiajing, he was taken care of by the Ministry of Works, and later he was in charge of the Ministry of Works, which also shows how unpopular this errand is.

And now Wang Zongyi is obviously the right-name left squire of the military department, but he was directly transferred to the Admiral Yizhou Mountain Factory, which is no different from being left out in the cold.

The emperor was probably saying "canonize the queen and enter the cold palace", and Wang Zongyi's mood instantly seemed to fall into an ice cellar.

"The military department, I just want to find someone who has the ability to take care of it. Therefore...... I hope you can understand me. ”

The ministers present listened.

Probably the emperor felt that kicking Wang Zongyi off the ice cellar was not enough to relieve his anger, and then threw a few large ice cubes into it to make him freeze quickly.

has the ability to take care of it, does that mean that Wang Zongyi is incapable?

Wang Zongyi's face turned red, although they were all Zuo Shilang, but he was really a part-time Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Engineering, and it was impossible for the Admiral Yizhou Mountain Factory to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Engineering, which means that he would have to live with those firewood and charcoal in the future...... Even if I go back and continue to be the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, how can this still bring people to death?

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Zhu Youji's attitude was so resolute that the ministers present did not know what method to use to oppose it.

Not to mention that there is someone in the position of Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of War, even if there is a vacancy, the next candidate should be decided by court push, and the emperor's move is almost by one person to push Zhang Zhou to this position.

Unfortunately...... Even Liu Jian and other cabinet members are not easy to come out and oppose it.

In this matter, Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, opened the skylight directly and did not come out to say a word.

gives the impression that the emperor has already done Ma Wensheng in advance, but the actual situation is that the emperor did not say any hello to Ma Wensheng in advance.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is how it is decided!"

Zhu Youji's attitude was firm, "In fact, before Bingkuan returned to Beijing, I mentioned that I wanted to arrange an official position for him, and you did not raise any objections at that time. If there is any prejudice against him just because I gave him the position of left squire in the military department, I feel that those people are not taking the overall situation into account. ”

Put label on somebody?

The ministers were silent.

Wu Xun was gloating.

Let you Wenchen remind the emperor vigorously, let Zhang Bingkuan be the Duke of Laiguo, that is your lameness, you didn't see that the emperor used Zhang Bingkuan, just to target your Wenchen to abuse power, and our Wuxun didn't recruit anyone to provoke anyone, and they were all bullied by you before! How could the Emperor treat us as imaginary enemies?

"At the moment, I have one more thing to mention, and that is the candidate for the governor of Liaodong. I asked each of you to refer to each other, but who will you choose? ”

Zhu Youzhu no longer discussed with this group of ministers how to arrange official positions for Zhang Zhou, but directly discussed the more direct candidate for the governor of the border town.

Ma Wensheng finally came out and said: "The Ministry of War was elected to Nanjing Taichang Temple, Yang Yiqing. ”

Didn't the emperor like to use newcomers?

Then our traditional civil and official forces are no longer as step-by-step as before, and they always have to come up with some capable people to compete, just like the previous launch of Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu in the selection of Hanlin Bachelors, this is also to adapt to the trend.

"What else?" Zhu Youzhu asked.

Tu Tu, the secretary of the ministry, said: "And there is the former governor of Datong, Hong Han. ”

One new and one old, one capable and one experienced, can be said to complement each other.

Just when the ministers thought that the new governor of Liaodong was about to be promoted from among the two, Shen Lu, the envoy of the general administration, came out and said: "The minister recommended the Shaanxi Provincial Governor to supervise the imperial history Lu Wan. ”

"Huh?"

The crowd looked at him with puzzled eyes.

What's the matter with you Shen Lu at this time? You come out to join in the fun, forget it, and elect it...... Who is this?

Zhu Youzhu said: "Okay, if you don't have any opinions, then the new governor of Liaodong will be selected from among the three of them, and it will be decided in these two days." Retreat! ”

The emperor didn't bother to discuss anything else with his ministers.

He didn't directly decide to let Lu Wan be the governor of Liaodong, on the issue of Zhang Zhou, the relationship between the monarch and the minister was very stiff, and the emperor also had to give each other a little leeway, although Zhu Youzhu was also very firm in the matter of using Lu Wan, but he still had to give the minister a false impression that everything was in accordance with the rules.

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The court was dissolved.

Unlike in the past, when all the ministers went out of the court, they were all indignant to discuss the affairs of the court, this time the ministers were relatively calm.

The main reason is that the emperor's intention to reuse Zhang Zhou is too obvious, and he has already had psychological expectations before, but now he is just fulfilling his expectations, anyway, it is only Wang Zongyi who suffers losses, and the rest of the people ...... Is it really that impactful?

To oppose?

How to object?

Bai Ang and Min Jue didn't speak loudly enough in the court before? From which angle can Zhang Zhoude be evaluated?

The point is that it seems that the upper echelons of the Chinese officials, especially the cabinet ministers and the military department Shangshu, seem to have acquiesced to the matter of Zhang Zhousheng's military department Zuo Shilang, and even if the rest of the people have opinions, they will use more tactful methods, such as the above way to advise.

At the end of the court meeting......

Zhang Zhouren is at home and has not yet stayed.

It was Xiao Biesheng who was newly married.

How can a trip to the northwest be regarded as a life and death experience, and when you come back, you see a beautiful wife and concubine at home, so why don't you hurry up and save it?

Wang Mingshan can't be too tossed when she is pregnant with Liujia, but three months before she became pregnant...... The first three and the last three...... Women who have had experience in childbirth know the doorway, and even in this year, they will probably follow this principle.

Zhang Zhou was still sleeping at home, but it was Xiao Jinglai who came to pass on the "good news" of his promotion, forcing him to dress and stay, and he didn't even bother to wash, so he yawned and came out to meet guests.

"Mr. Zhang, you ...... This is? ”

Xiao Jing was also surprised.

How does Zhang Zhou look...... More haggard than yesterday?

Zhang Zhoudao: "This hard work, Gonggong Xiao didn't believe it, especially when I was about to arrive in Beijing, I was working day and night......"

"Mr. Zhang's hard work for the country is really admirable and lamentable." Xiao Jing sighed.

Do you work for the country?

Zhang Zhou thought about it, if there is another son named with a national character, there may be no problem.

"Mr. Zhang, at today's court meeting, Your Majesty has discussed with all your ministers, and you are the left attendant of the military department, and the official positions mentioned before, such as Taichang Siqing, the bachelor, and the left governor of the military capital, these are also let you concurrently serve as the second official rank. Congratulations. Xiao Jing arched his hand and handed the official slip to Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou asked curiously: "Isn't it a genuine product?" ”

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "This is not judged from the position of a civil official?" In fact, with your current status, how many products ...... What else does it matter? ”

"That's right." Zhang Zhou smiled and nodded, "The most important thing for those of us who work is to get the support of His Majesty." ”

"Yes, yes."

Xiao Jing empathizes.

What a few products, the one who gets the emperor's trust is super product, he Xiao Jing is not capable of suppressing the Chinese military minister of the dynasty with the power of one person, but one of his latecomers Liu Jin did it, who said that when a minister must make peace with the civil official?

If those who are close to him are as "benevolent" as Zhang Zhou to civil officials, then there will probably not be so many traitorous ministers in history.

"In addition, Your Majesty mentioned that you have recently asked you to do the marriage with the Lin family early, because of your trip to the northwest, this matter has been delayed for a long time." Xiao Jing said with a smile, "Your Majesty also said that on the day of the wedding, he will come in person." ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "How dare this? ”

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "It's okay, it's for Your Majesty's trust and reliance on you, and it is also to reflect the importance of this marriage." It should be regarded as giving Lin Lao Lang a little face. What do you say? ”

Marrying his daughter as a concubine, the emperor wanted to give Lin Han face in order to win over the two courtiers.

Zhang Zhou also felt that the emperor should also make a posture of buying people's hearts.

(End of chapter)