Zhu Youji's new imperial concubine was admitted to the palace.

Temporarily live in Yong'an Palace in the East Sixth Palace.

There was a title early in the morning, as "Virtuous Concubine", and from this title, Queen Zhang could feel a strong sense of vinegar...... She's virtuous, I'm not virtuous, am I?

When Concubine Xian entered the palace, because she had just given birth to a child, she couldn't breathe the wind, but she was just carried in a closed phoenix, and she didn't have to ask Empress Zhang to say goodbye, and Empress Zhang originally wanted to visit the mother and son in person, but she was told that the emperor had strictly ordered anyone not to approach, and even had plans to move the mother and son out of the palace again.

I didn't have a child and didn't enter the palace before, but now that I have entered the palace after giving birth, I am still preparing to move out, which even makes Queen Zhang a little incomprehensible.

"Your Majesty, since this sister has entered the palace, why can't you let the concubine go to meet her?" On this day, when Zhu Youzhu went to Kunning Palace for lunch, Empress Zhang directly proposed it.

Zhu Youji's face was somewhat unkind.

Because in the past few days, Queen Zhang seems to have forgotten that she has a son, and the news of Zhu Houzhao's disappearance is still unknown to Queen Zhang, and Queen Zhang only regarded her son as a son and was grounded by her husband, so she didn't ask.

Zhu Youzhu said coldly: "I'm afraid of trouble. ”

A sentence of life does not explain what it means, which makes Queen Zhang feel that her husband is full of suspicion about her.

This is to blame Zhu Youji's poor growth environment, he lost his mother since he was a child, and he still grew up in fear, he was very afraid that the grievances and grievances in the inner palace of the previous generation would continue to him.

Empress Zhang also seems to understand why Zhu Youzhu first took the "virtuous concubine" into the palace and then resettled in another secluded mansion...... Brought into the palace is to correct the name, and then send it out to live, or to avoid the bloody disaster of palace infighting.

Empress Zhang said: "The concubine wants to send her some gifts to condole. ”

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said: "Empress, you should have heard of a lot of ancient court battles, even if you are out of good intentions, you will be misunderstood by others, and some people will even use the topic to play." So you don't have to behave like anything, just get along normally. ”

"If you send some condolences, will you be gossiped about?" Empress Zhang looked displeased.

I, the master of the six palaces, have already taken the initiative to show goodwill, Your Majesty actually thinks that I am making trouble for nothing? Is this a well-intentioned donkey liver and lungs?

Zhu Youzhu didn't answer.

After lunch, Zhu Youzhu hurriedly left Kunning Palace.

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Zhu Youji went to the Qianqing Palace, and before they arrived at the palace, Xiao Jing and Chen Kuan were waiting.

Zhu Youzhu instructed: "Listen, if someone gives gifts to the Yong'an Palace, they will all be refused, all food and drink must be checked first, and the imperial dining room must be set up recently, if someone sends unclean food inside, no matter who it is, it must be strictly investigated." ”

"Yes."

Xiao Jing was very confused when he heard this, this kind of thing, let him be a celebrant and a eunuch to deal with it?

Chen Kuan interjected and asked, "If the queen mother goes to Yong'an Palace to give gifts......

Zhu Youzhu stopped and glared at Chen Kuan, who quickly lowered his head.

"Everyone is the same, and the queen is no exception." Zhu Youzhu said, "It's not that I suspect that someone wants to harm my concubine, but I'm afraid that someone will take the opportunity to make trouble." In the court, people who have been punished by the queen in the past, or people who have a bad deal with the new imperial concubine, abound, and the people's hearts cannot withstand scrutiny in the face of interests, who dares to guarantee that the things sent in are good, and they are still good when they are available? ”

"Yes."

Chen Kuan hurriedly responded.

He actually understood, in fact, he was still afraid that Empress Zhang would secretly harm this virtuous concubine and the little prince.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I don't mean that I am guarding against the people in the palace, and the people who come in from outside the palace, who knows what their thoughts are?" ”

Originally, Xiao Jing and Chen Kuan both regarded the emperor as a fool who was easily deceived by others, and felt that the emperor had completely trusted the new imperial concubine.

But as soon as these words came out, Xiao Jing and Chen Kuan also realized that the emperor's thoughts were also multi-layered.

Logically speaking, there is a "hatred against my sister" between this virtuous concubine and Empress Zhang, although her sister was not personally sent by Empress Zhang to kill, but she also died because of Empress Zhang...... This kind of thing is not uncommon in palace struggles, and there is no need to go to the Tang and Song dynasties to pull the living cases, just say that Wan Zhen'er cheated on miscarriage, isn't it close at hand?

Without mutual contact, there will be less entanglement, and there will be no suspicion of harming each other and planting blame.

This is where the emperor thinks deeply.

What I want is not nothing, but not to give you the opportunity to create something out of nothing.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

The three members of the cabinet, as well as the newly appointed secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Han, and the secretary of the Ministry of War, Ma Wensheng, plus a British minister Zhang Mao, were summoned.

Tables and chairs had been prepared for them early that day, and a meeting of the inner court was to be held that day.

In the name of the arrival of several people, in addition to the cabinet, there is also the "Listening Office", Lin Han entered the Listening Office on behalf of Zhang Zhou, that is to say, Lin Han is qualified to participate in major matters in the name of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Mao and Ma Wensheng can come, not because of their titles and official positions, but also because they are members of the Listening Office.

"I want to discuss with you the candidates for the Criminal Department Shangshu and the Hubu Shangshu."

After Zhu Youzhu arrived at the Qianqing Palace, he made an opening remark, and the atmosphere was tightened at once.

Liu Jian said: "The candidate for Shangshu should be decided by the court. ”

Zhu Youzhu seemed indifferent and said: "The inner court can also be discussed, so there is no need to go through a lot of trouble, although you can speak freely, no matter what you discuss in the court, I feel tired." Whoever you are looking for, just report it to you. ”

Zhu Youzhu doesn't seem to be able to lift up any spirits.

After the hailstorm, earthquake, birth of a son and other things that made him excited, life fell into a dull situation, but at this time the prince was still missing, which made him anxious.

Once something is put in the court, it will feel that those ministers are targeting him and Zhang Zhou, it is better to summon people to the inner court to do a small circle meeting, and there is no need to argue if the matter is resolved satisfactorily.

In this kind of matter, Lin Han, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao will not speak casually.

Even if they are qualified to make speeches and recommend personnel, they still have to follow certain rules, that is, the cabinet will take the lead...... Unless Zhang Zhou is also there, let Zhang Zhou speak, if Zhang Zhou is not there, they would rather do a good job of the executive level of Shangshu and hand over the authority of decision-making and advisors to the cabinet.

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, the previous household department has been promoted, and the officials have been assessed over the years, and it is most suitable to replace Zhou Shangshu with the right capital Yushi Tong Zhong. ”

After Liu Jian finished speaking, he first observed the emperor's reaction, and after seeing that the emperor didn't say anything, he then elected a candidate for another position, "The secretary of the Criminal Department, the first to recommend Tu Xun, the left waiter of the Criminal Department." ”

She Zhong succeeded Zhou Jing, which was discussed before.

And Tu Xun was temporarily pushed out, or because Zuodu Yushi Min Jue was condemned in the battle with Zhang Zhou and ordered to be Zhishi.

Zuo Du Yushi can't replace Bai Ang, so he will be replaced by Zuo Shilang of the headquarters, which sounds reasonable.

"Hmm." After listening to the two candidates, Zhu Youzhu just nodded indifferently, and then said, "The qualifications are still insufficient." ”

Liu Jian asked, "Who is Your Majesty talking about?" ”

"Both." Zhu Youzhi said conclusively, "Tu Xun has replaced Zuo Shilang for less than a year, even if He Zhong has experience in managing Datong's military salary, he has never made great achievements, and I am not optimistic about the many financial matters faced after being promoted to the head of the household." ”

This made Liu Jian and the other three cabinet members very passive.

It was not easy for them to select the "suitable" person from the crowd, which was originally intended as a replacement candidate, and if they were put on the court push, it would also be "expected by everyone", but the inner court meeting was directly denied by the emperor.

If you want to find someone who is more suitable than them...... Liu Jian felt that it was unrealistic.

Unless the emperor intends to promote him exceptionally, it will involve the issue of party affiliation, and those who have the qualifications to be promoted will either have a close relationship with Zhang Zhou, or ...... At the very least, it's a neutral.

Zhu Youzhu suddenly diverted the topic and said: "The candidate for the left servant of the Ministry has not been decided, what do you think about this matter?" ”

This time, Li Dongyang said: "It should be promoted by Han Wen, the right attendant." ”

"Not good." Zhu Youzhu said, "I want to transfer Cheng Minzheng, who is a bachelor of Hanlin and is in charge of the affairs of Nanjing Hanlin Academy, back to Beijing to be the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, do you have any objections?" ”

The candidate was directly determined.

Cheng Minzheng...... Returning to the Dynasty as a Servant of the Left Squire...... Although Cheng Minzheng has always been mixed in the system of the Hanlin Academy, the Zhan Mansion and the Ministry of Rites before, it is not too much to promote a left squire, in the end, Cheng Minzheng's qualifications and knowledge, as well as his prestige in the court, are enough......

It's just that his political leanings aren't pure enough that no one takes him seriously.

Zhu Youzhi saw that several people present did not answer for a while, and asked again: "Isn't he qualified enough?" ”

Li Dongyang looked at Liu Jian first, and saw that Liu Jian didn't say anything, so he said: "Bachelor Cheng's qualifications are enough." ”

That being said.

However, because the left servant of the Ministry of Officials is the most prominent among the six servants, and it is also used as the reserve position of the six Shangshu, the traditional Wenchen wanted to give this position to Fu Han, who was not promoted to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

Now suddenly kill Cheng Minzheng......

In terms of qualifications, Cheng Minzheng is not lost to Fu Han, but the book makes Cheng Minzheng not as upright as others?

If Fu Han can't be relocated to the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, it will be embarrassing, and there is no vacancy for him in the Six Books for the time being, so should he be the Secretary of the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry? Or let him be the imperial history of the left capital?

In this way, at the age of sixty-six, Fu Han is afraid that he will not be able to survive for a few years in the court.

If you want to be a scholar, you can only develop in Nanjing.

"That's good." Zhu Youzhu said, "Cheng Minzheng has been the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites for a long time, and it is reasonable to promote the left attendant. ”

Dai Shan is the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, and he has also been active in the past few years, because he has been in the prison system for half his life, and now Bai Ang and Min Qi have both retired, even if Dai Shan directly moves to the capital to be the secretary of the Northern Criminal Department, it is not impossible for him to be the head of the Imperial History of the Left Capital, which can be regarded as the emperor's "peach reciprocation".

If you agree to let Cheng Minzheng return to the dynasty as the left servant of the ministry, then I will agree to let Dai Shan be the imperial history of the left capital, and exchange it on a reciprocal basis.

"As for the Shangshu of the Nanjing Criminal Department, let Tu Xun go." Zhu Youzhi added.

In this way, it can be regarded as the "first candidate" for the position of the secretary of the criminal department, and he has been pushed to the position of the secretary of the Nanjing criminal department.

It also sounds reasonable.

Since Tu Xun's qualifications as a scholar of the Criminal Department are not enough, he will go to Nanjing first and be in charge first, and how to arrange it in the future is another matter...... If Tu Xun leaves, then no matter who you nominate next, it is debatable in terms of qualifications, and it is said who the position of Shangshu of the Criminal Department will be given.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Now that Bingkuan is the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and the counselor of military affairs, I will not transfer him back to Beijing for the time being." By one time, it's probably this year. I feel compelled to mention it to you. ”

Liu Jian and the others felt a little awkward in their hearts.

This seems to be a vaccination for them, in order to avoid making them think too much, the emperor did this to prepare for Zhang Zhou's promotion to the sixth Shangshu of the North, so he told them that even if Zhang Zhou wants to be a Shangshu in the future, it is not now, so the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and the Shangshu of the Household Department still have to be taken on by the people in the court today.

Liu Jian sighed: "If Min Jue Zhishi and Tu Xun are transferred to the Nanjing Criminal Department, it will be difficult to find a replacement for the position of the Criminal Department. ”

Zhu Youzhu said suddenly: "Wang Shi, the secretary of Dali Temple, has been in Dali Temple for many years, and he has the name of judgment in dealing with the matter of prison, is he not qualified to ask the secretary of the Criminal Department?" ”

"Huh?"

Not to mention Liu Jian, even a few people next to him were very surprised when they heard it.

Wang Shi's ability is enough, but the problem is that Wang Shi is not very pleasing in the court, and it is also related to the fact that he used to supervise and supervise various places and conquer the north and the south, that is to say, he is not an orthodox Beijing official, he has not enough time in Beijing, and he has not moved his joints, and others have too little understanding of his governance ideas, and they will not consider him in such matters as promotion.

In history, Wang Shi was an official with the name of "Pingzhi Forgiveness", and in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, he had the qualifications to be promoted to the imperial history of the left capital, but it was also because of his problem, Dai Shan seized the opportunity, he resigned in frustration, and the emperor just comforted him to give him a position in the head of the household department in Nanjing, and then immediately took him as the left deputy capital of the imperial history, and the commander of Guizhou military affairs, and sent him to conquer Guizhou's "Miru Rebellion".

This situation...... It is very similar to Wang Shouren in history.

No matter how high your ability is, the court officials will also treat you as a foreign minister, and there is dirty work for you in the local area, and you want to be a scholar to be the center of power? I'm sorry, there are too few positions in the power center of the capital, and you are not qualified.

Zhu Youzhu said: "In the matter of prison, I can't think of other more suitable candidates, Wang Shi has also been in the position of Dali Temple Secretary for many years, and he also has the heart to forge ahead, I think he should be able to do this job." ”

This time, Liu Jian came forward to object: "Your Majesty, Dali Siqing was promoted to the secretary of the Criminal Department, but I am afraid that it will be considered a jump, and it is not in line with the norms." ”

"What's not compatible?" Zhu Youzhu said, "I have to change so many officials this year, I actually have a headache, it is rare that Wang Shi still has a heart to serve the court, I also want to give the courtiers a wake-up call, let them know that it is not that they can always be promoted in terms of seniority, the most important thing for promotion is to pay attention to quality and ability." ”

In other words, Wang Shi is very capable, and I am very optimistic.

In history, it was precisely because of the emperor's appreciation of Wang Shi that Wang Shi was not allowed to pay tribute to him, originally because Wang Shi was over sixty years old, even if he really wanted to beg for the old man to return to the field, the emperor would allow it.

It could also be ...... Zhu Youzhu wants to keep such a person who can do dirty work and is tiring and can be called at any time.

"If it weren't for Wang Shi, would you still have a good candidate?" Zhu Youzhu asked rhetorically.

Liu Jian and the others were thinking.

The most suitable person, that is, Tu Xun, wasn't all sent by you to Nanjing to be the secretary of the Criminal Department?

It's not Wang Shi now, it's him.

It's really a time to skip the three strong opponents of Min Jue, Tu Xun, and Dai Shan, Wang Shi originally struggled to be the imperial history of the left capital, but now he is directly promoted to the secretary of the criminal department...... The emperor used this ...... It's kind of a buy-in.

After that, Wang Shi didn't obey orders and listen to the emperor's words to do things well?

"The minister seconded the proposal." Liu Jian is out of luck.

There was no discussion with the emperor.

And the emperor actually does things quite well, first let Min Qi Zhishi, let Tu Xun be the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, let Dai Shan be the imperial history of the Zuodu, and then talk about the issue of Wang Shi being the secretary of the criminal department...... It is equivalent to saying that all the competitors who are stronger than Wang Shi will be placed first, and then how to place Wang Shi will be discussed...... didn't come up, so he said that he wanted to promote Wang Shi to a higher level......

The opponents all belong to him, even if there are opponents, in terms of qualifications and prestige, they are similar to him, so it doesn't depend on who the emperor likes?

"If Wang Shi is the secretary of the criminal department, then the secretary of the household department will also elect Tong Zhong." Zhu Youzhu originally didn't support the fact that She Zhong was the secretary of the household department, but suddenly changed his mind and thought that He Zhong was suitable.

This also made several ministers present realize.

Actually, is this a court meeting?

Here's the deal!

You first agree to one of my candidates, and I will compromise to give you a little sweetness, so let's take a step back and play balance.

"As for the secretary of the Ministry of War and the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, I think that at present, the Ma Qing family and the Xu Qing family are still competent, and they want to discuss the change, and they are not in a hurry, so before the winter, they will not discuss it first." Zhu Youji added.

It means that at one time, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Criminal Department, and the Ministry of Households, plus the Imperial History of the Zuodu, were replaced, so they were not in a hurry to move the Shangshu of the Ministry of Troops and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Works.

But I think of the previous emperor who said that he was not in a hurry to recall Zhang Zhou back to Beijing a year ago......

With the political consciousness of these people, they can all think that in fact, the secretary of the military department is likely to be kept by Zhang Zhou, and the fact that Ni Yue is the secretary of the ministry is not liked by the emperor in itself, and it is likely that Ni Yue will not be the secretary of the ministry for too long...... This is actually related to Ma Wensheng's exploits.

Ma Wensheng is qualified to be promoted to the secretary of the ministry, but the secretary of the military department left by Ma Wensheng seems to be reserved for Zhang Zhou, so only when Zhang Zhou is promoted to the secretary of the military department, can Ma Wensheng put down the secretary of the military department and become the secretary of the ministry.

Ma Wensheng said: "Your Majesty, now there are tribal rebellions in Guangdong, Guangxi, Huguang and Guizhou, and the local military situation is tense. ”

Zhu Youzhu asked, "Didn't I send Ping Yubo before?" ”

Pingyu Bo Ma Yi, the hero who assisted Wang Shouren in the Battle of Weininghai, was transferred to Liangguang as a general military officer, but his personal ability itself was average.

Ma Wensheng said: "You should supervise the general system of military affairs." ”

"Do you have a pick?" Zhu Youzhu asked.

Ma Wensheng took the initiative to break the monopoly of the cabinet this time, and said: "The minister elected the right attendant of the former household department and Liu Daxia, the right capital of the imperial history. ”

Zhu Youzhu thought for a while, looked around at a few people, and said: "Mention it again during the court discussion, see if the people in the court and China have any opinions, if not, let him be used to promote the military affairs of the two Guangzhous." ”

(End of chapter)