In June, Beijing became noisy amid the joy of harvest.
The canonization of King Wu was no less than adding fuel to the fire, adding a third degree of excitement. There was a lot of discussion in the market, and there was endless debate about the position of the prince.
But for Zheng Sen, he was not too concerned about the prince. The emperor was in his prime, and it was too early to dispute the prince.
My old friend Huang Zongxi was transferred to Beijing from the county magistrate level and served as the Shandong Supervisory Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Although he was still the seventh rank, it was a noble position.
His duties are exclusively to rectify official corruption in hundreds of departments at home and abroad, impeach some openly, and impeach others with sealed memorials, as well as check whether there are delays and distortions in the trials of prison cases in the two capitals, inspect the Kyoto military camp, inspect Guanglu, and inspect Cangchang , inspecting the inner treasury, the imperial city, and the five cities, taking turns to listen to the drums and other matters.
To put it bluntly, they are just looking for trouble.
The most important thing is that he often serves as an examiner for local examinations, co-examiner for joint examinations, invigilator, and martial arts examiner. To put it bluntly, he just brushes up papers.
If there is a full-time job, it would be like patrolling salt, patrolling tea, patrolling canals, etc.
"The chief minister's statement at this time may mean that his official career will not last long!"
Huang Zongxi, who was sitting in the same box and had the same outstanding political achievements, became emotional.
Both of them have extremely bright futures.
"You mean, the position of the chief minister?" Zheng Sen said solemnly: "Mr. Zhao is a minister of the dragon after all, and your majesty has always been generous..."
"That's not certain." Huang Zongxi said lightly, "After all, it's a taboo."
"A minister is loyal to his duties, and Mr. Zhao Ge is worthy of his duties."
"It's a pity that now only the left and right censors and the censors can go to the emperor. We can only impeach hundreds of officials."
"It's hard to serve today. We are not qualified. Let Shangguan go to Shangshu!" Zheng Sen disagreed.
He was content with his current power.
However, it is really fun to be a supervisory censor. This month alone, Huang Zongxi impeached three matters of Shuntian Prefecture, and basically resolved them politely.
This gave him great envy.
"I have to leave again at the end of the year." Zheng Sen suddenly sighed: "I will be separated from Brother Huang again, and I suddenly feel a little reluctant to leave."
After a mission to Ryukyu, it would be more suitable for him to be in charge until the end of the year. With his seniority, they have to start thinking about it now.
The new rules for the appointment of Jinshi officials are locality-capital-locality, and so on.
"When Beijing officials are decentralized to local areas, it is customary to add one level. I am afraid that this time I will be serving as the prefectural magistrate of the sixth grade, or the government recommended official, the sixth department of the government."
Huang Zongxi said softly: "Where do you want to go?"
"Tongzhi is just a decoration, and recommending officials is just to decide the case. Only the Sixth Department is involved in the operation of the yamen, so it is suitable!"
Zheng Sen said helplessly: "Let's get promoted slowly. One level every two years. We can be considered relatively fast. There are many in the same year who entered Beijing this year!"
For a while, the two chatted happily, and their future looked bright.
After getting off the teahouse, I met a man in a long robe, in his thirties, high-spirited.
He walked in a dignified manner, like someone from an officialdom, but there was a scar on his face that attracted attention.
"Brother Huang, do you know him?" Zheng Sen asked after seeing his expression.
"A Jinshi in the fourth year of Shaowu's reign, after entering the Hanlin Academy, he is now probably serving as a secretary in the cabinet."
Huang Zongxi was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly and said: "Because of the scar on his face, he is famous among his peers. This Prince Wang heard that he scratched his cheek because he did not surrender to the Western thieves."
"When I entered the Imperial College, I was almost turned away. I heard that it took a letter from the official to resolve the issue."
"He is a person with personality." Zheng Sen nodded. What he liked most was this kind of person with strong character and a bright future.
Although Wang Fuzhi has a scar on his cheek, it is the key to a successful official career. He directly painted loyalty on his face, which is unparalleled.
For a moment, the two of them actually had the idea of making friends at the same time.
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Prince Yi, who attracted much attention both inside and outside the court, finally came to an end with the canonization of King Wu. However, the speculation about the chief minister left many people disappointed.
The emperor reused Zhao Shu as always.
He was appointed King Fu of Wu and became his teacher in name.
Trust in government affairs remains as strong as ever.
For example, on the issue of dealing with Sichuan, Zhao Shu supported the ideas of some ministers and decided to split up Sichuan Province.
After wiping out the Western bandits in Jianchang, the imperial court established Jianchang Mansion in Jianchang.
As a result, Sichuan, a huge country, has 14 prefectures, six Zhili prefectures, 113 counties, and a registered population of more than 5 million.
There are also a large number of chieftains, who formed the basic governance of Sichuan.
This is such a huge number that it makes people breathless.
This is still the result of placing Zunyi Prefecture under Guizhou, otherwise Sichuan would be even bigger.
One province in Sichuan is equivalent to two provinces, with bloated administration, too many counties, prefectures, and prefectures, and management costs are too high.
"With Chongqing Prefecture, Kuizhou Prefecture, and Shunqing Prefecture in Sichuan Province as the core, and adding Shizhou Prefecture (formerly Shizhouwei) in Hubei Province, there are four prefectures in total, with a total population of nearly two million."
Zhao Shu said eloquently: "These four prefectures add up to the new province, and there is no shortage of places and Dingkou. Please give me your name."
Due to its geographical location, Chongqing has always been one of the two poles of Sichuan. Together with Chengdu, it is the center and can be said to be extremely prosperous.
It is precisely because of this that the population of this prefecture accounts for 30% of Sichuan, which is larger than Chengdu Prefecture where the Chengdu Plain is located.
It is also appropriate to form a new province with it as its core.
Politically speaking, the division of Sichuan is also part of the centralization of power, and it is also an in-depth governance of the eastern Sichuan region.
A corner of the city like Shizhou Prefecture is unnoticed in Hubei, but if it is placed in a new province, the level of attention will definitely be different.
"Let it be called Chongqing Province."
The emperor barely thought about it and blurted out: "The provincial government is in Ba County."
"Your Majesty is holy."
The ministers praised it, but they were quite touched in their hearts.
South Zhili is divided into three, Huguang is divided into two, and Shaanxi is divided into three (Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi). Now even Sichuan is divided, which is so scary.
Wang Yingxiong felt the deepest.
He was originally from Ba County, Chongqing. He had a good Sichuan Province registration and became Chongqing Province. This was too abrupt and the family tree needed to be overhauled.
However, Ba County's transformation from a prefectural city to a provincial capital is an improvement in a sense, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
However, just as he was sighing, he was interrupted.
Lu Daqi pointed at the map and said, "Your Majesty, Chongqing is too big. There are only four prefectures in Chongqing, which is too little."
"The Youyang Xuanfu Division hanging down to the southeast can be renamed Youyang Prefecture, which governs the four counties of Youyang, Qianjiang, Xiushan, and Pengshui."
uh-huh……
He moved his fingers in Peizhou and suddenly heard a cough. This was Wang Yingxiong's voice.
Lu Daqi just stopped and ended the division of Chongqing Prefecture.
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