Zhu Youtang decided to take the rights of the Ming Dynasty Beijing News back to the central government, so that in the future he could publish whatever he wanted and give the distribution rights to whichever newspaper he wanted. Use new public opinion propaganda tools to overthrow the old propaganda tools that rely on gatherings and postings.
However, there is a certain drawback: there may be hundreds of thousands of people unemployed across the country. Since the General Administration Department no longer has the right to publish, there is no need to mention officials. Zhu Youtang is not sure what will happen after they are all abolished. Li Zicheng, the famous king of Chuang in later generations, was a post boy. He was forced to kill officials and revolt because he was unemployed and could not repay his debts. But Zhu Youtang is certain that the abolition of petty officials across the country will not happen this time. Even if it does happen, the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty will be more than enough to handle some refugee uprisings.
After going to court, Zhu Youtang hurried back to Nuange to see Su Yin, while the cabinet met with the six ministries to discuss the candidates for the Minister of War and the first president of the Capital Newspaper.
At the court, Zhu Youtang promoted Xie Qian to the position of left minister of the Ministry of War and joined the cabinet to participate in political affairs. This undoubtedly strengthened the strength of Xu Pu, the second assistant. Therefore, this time the candidates for the Minister of War and the candidates for the Capital Newspaper had to be given up no matter what. Liu Dang recommended or came from Liu Dang.
Xu Pu also understands this truth. The Liu Party is now very powerful. They must not be allowed to take these two positions first, otherwise it will be difficult to restrain them in the future.
Wu Zhun was arrested and Zhang Peng was confiscated. These two officials who made important money for Liu Ji fell. Liu Dang was very sad.
The selection of officials for office was one of the main official systems of the Ming Dynasty. The method of recommendation and discussion was different from the recommendation hosted by the cabinet. This discussion was chaired by Liu Ji, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Pu, the second assistant of the cabinet.
"Now that everyone is here, let's start the discussion. Everyone writes the names of the people they want to recommend on paper. Whichever name appears more times in the end will be recommended. How about it? Is there anything you don't understand? If you are against it, please tell me!" The person who spoke was Li Guang, the Minister of Rites. Liu Ji had not yet recovered from yesterday's incident, so he did not speak. In order to prevent Xu Pu, his second assistant, from seizing the opportunity, Li Guang spoke first.
Xie Qian, who was down below, couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Anyone with a discerning eye could see Liu Dang's abacus. Most of the candidates participating in the nomination today are from the Liu Party. Even if you actually write down the name of the recommender, the most votes will naturally be with the Liu Party, and it will definitely not pass. The person recommended by Party Liu would naturally win with an overwhelming majority of votes, but there was no reason to reject this method, so Xie Qian could only bow his head and acquiesce in passing.
Xu Pu naturally knew this purpose, so he did not vote against it and everyone unanimously approved it.
Sure enough, the name of the recommender written on the crowd's paper showed that Gao Pu, recommended by the Liu Party, won with an absolute advantage.
The first candidate recommended by Liu Dang was Gao Pu, the censor of Zuoqiandu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
In the fifth year of Gao Pu Jingtai's fifth year, he was promoted to Jinshi. He ranked first in the imperial examination and passed the first grade. He was selected as a Shujishi and was awarded the title of Hanlin Editor.
Since the fall of Wanan and Liu Ji becoming the chief minister of the cabinet, Gao Pu often went to Liu Ji's house, probably giving a lot of gifts, and Liu Dang knew all about it. If he is appointed as Minister of War, he may be the next Zhang Peng. We are not afraid that he will not listen to Liu Dang.
When he heard that Gao Pu was chosen, Liu Ji became excited, yes! Zhang Peng is just a chess piece of his own. If he falls, he will fall. Wouldn’t it be enough to cultivate a new one? As long as he holds the position of chief assistant for a day, it means that he is still inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!
Liu Ji patted his face, sobered up, and said: "The person recommended by the imperial court this time is Gao Pu, who has the most votes. According to what was said in advance, he should be selected as the Minister of War.
When Xie Qian heard this, he couldn't help but said: "What a great Tingtui, who doesn't know that Gao Pu is one of yours?"
The left minister of the Ministry of War shouted: "Xie Qian! You must be responsible when you speak. His Majesty is most taboo about forming parties for personal gain, and he has just issued a decree. What do you mean by being our people? You are forcibly imposing the crime of forming parties for personal gain on us!"
Xie Qian was about to speak but was interrupted by Li Guang, Minister of Rites, saying: "Xie Qian, you must explain this clearly today. What does it mean to be our people? Who do we refer to? I just said the method of Tingti's recommendation. You can say what you are opposed to and are dissatisfied with. Why were you dissatisfied just now? Now that you have been selected according to the rules and you are dissatisfied, what do you mean? What you said today is not clear. I am not done with you." When Li Guang said this, His eyes widened, revealing his murderous intent! "
It was the first time for Xie Qian to hold an official position in the Six Ministries of the Central Committee, and it was also the first time for him to witness what Liu Dang had done, and he was already very angry. In addition, when he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Li Guang, which only added fuel to the fire. He said angrily: "Ask everyone here, is Gao Pu very close to you? You are using this invitation to What is his intention in promoting him in the name of others? I can’t stand your insidious activities, so I will naturally fight back. Why does Li Guang want to kill people? Just do it, there is no need to hurt me! "
"Thank you Yu Qiao!" Xu Pu, the second assistant who had been silent just now, finally spoke: "This is a public discussion! No one wants to kill you. Besides, the people we recommend will be sent to His Majesty in the end. The final decision on the case rests with His Majesty. Here, it is still unknown whether Gao Pu will be able to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War in the end! Since Li Guang’s recommendation was made through everyone’s discussion, please explain it well and there is no need to be angry.”
Facing Xu Pu, the second assistant, his words reduced the arrogance of Liu Dang and others a lot. Xie Qian just joined the cabinet this morning. He is not familiar with it yet and has not yet settled down. It's okay to yell at him, but Liu Dang has to think carefully about Xu Pu's words. After all, he is the second assistant.
Li Guang endured the anger in his heart and looked at Liu Ji, who closed his eyes slightly and ignored him.
At this time, Wang Shu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, said: "The old words of Xu Ge are reasonable. Why do you recommend Gao Pu? Please tell me!"
Wang Shu has a great reputation and is a ruthless person, and what he says cannot be refuted.
Li Guang had no choice but to honestly say for Liu's party: "Gao Pu has served as the censor of Zuo Qiandu for five years. He has always been conscientious and upright. It is my blessing to the Ming Dynasty to have him serve as the minister of the Ministry of War! The blessing of the emperor!" Blessings to the people!”
Li Guang's words are really shameless, he is a shameless person. "Xie Qian was thinking in his mind but he didn't say it out loud this time. Xu Pu not only solved the situation for him, but also hinted that the final decision was in His Majesty's hands, so he didn't have to be impatient.
Liu Ji looked around at everyone, especially staring at Xie Qian for a while, and finally said calmly: "If there are still any objections, it's time to nominate a candidate for the president of the Capital News Agency. Finally, he can be appointed to the Nuan Pavilion together." , let His Majesty make the decision.
After Gao Pu was elected, the candidate for the capital newspaper office was also a member of the Liu Party, named Qi Li.
Qili was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. He was a Jinshi scholar and his younger brother in the 20th year of Chenghua. He once served as the director of the Ministry of Industry and was also a disciple of Liu Ji.
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In the Xinuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang was chatting with Su Yin. Su Yin, who had been nourished last night, looked even more charming today. After Yanhai got the recommendation notice, he saw Zhu Youtan was chatting with Su Yin in the Tannuan Pavilion. He didn't dare to disturb him and could only linger outside the door hesitantly.
Su Yin accidentally saw Yan Hai spinning in circles outside the door, burst out laughing, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Hai is spinning around outside the door."
When Zhu Youtang heard this, he turned around and saw Yanhai holding the memorial in his hand, and understood instantly. He chuckled and said: "Yanhai, come in with the memorandum. Don't you feel dizzy from spinning around?"
Yanhai was hesitating when he suddenly heard Zhu Youtang call him "Ah". He came to his senses and trotted in quickly: "Your Majesty, the recommendation memorial has been submitted."
Zhu Youtang opened it and saw that Gao Pu was recommended by the Minister of War, and Qi Li was recommended by the Capital Newspaper. The names of these two people, Zhu Youtang, have been seen on the walls of the Wenhua Palace, and I heard the former commander of the Jinyi Guards, Wantong, say several times that they were both Liu Ji's people.
Zhu Youtang understood Liu Dang's intentions at once, but now is not the time when he first came to the throne, and the regime was unstable. Now Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Jingying New Army are all their own. Whatever Liu Dang wants to do, they just can't do it if Zhu Youtang doesn't allow it. Of course, there must be mutual checks and balances in the court, and no one family should be allowed to dominate unless they are all truly clean. Liu Dang raised these "pigs" by himself and fattened them up. It would not be too late to slaughter them.
Not long after, the emperor's reply was taken out by a young eunuch. The cabinet ministers and six ministers took a look at it and saw a big bright red word "No" on the memorial. It was very eye-catching and the meaning was very clear. The two of them If you fail the recommendation, please re-elect!
Since the emperor did not agree, he had to choose another talent.
"Duan An, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, is worthy of such a great responsibility!" Yin Qian, the Minister of Hubu, said.
Lu Ling, the left minister of the Ministry of War, sneered: "Can you imagine that someone who has been working in the Ministry of Works all year round should be put in charge of the Ministry of War?"
Yin Qian belonged to neither the Liu Party nor Xu Pu's faction, so he was considered neutral, and the officials under the Ministry of Household Affairs were not on good terms with him. Yin Qian could be considered a loner. Therefore, when Lu Ling dared to directly attack Yin Qian, who was one level higher than him in officialdom, he knew that he had no friends in the officialdom.
At this time, Duan An, who had always been silent, heard someone recommending him, stood up and said: "Thank you Yin Shangshu for your kindness. However, I am in a humble position with few talents and little knowledge. I am afraid that I will not be able to handle the big responsibility. Please ask your colleagues to choose someone higher."
Since Duan An was unwilling to do it, no one could force him, so they had no choice but to recommend him again according to the previous method, but the candidates for both positions were still Liu Dang.
Not long after, the memorial was once again enshrined in Xinuang Pavilion by the young eunuch of the Royal Horse Supervisor.
Zhu Youtang took a look at it and once again criticized Hong for disagreeing. He said quietly: "I have told you that the date of the palace examination next year is approaching, and the candidate for Minister of War should be recommended from among the current Beijing officials. As for the president of the Capital News Agency relaxing the policy, If there are people in private newspapers who do well, they can be promoted and transferred to the capital."
After the eunuch who delivered the order left, Zhu Youtang smiled at Yanhai and Su Yin and said: "Those who follow our cabinet chief minister Liu Ge have lived a stable life in the past few years, and none of them have appetites. Small. The candidates for the two positions of Minister of War and Capital Newspaper want to appoint their own people. Don’t they know that you can’t have your cake and eat it too? It’s time to suppress them, otherwise they will be in trouble in the future.”
Everyone is anxiously waiting for the approval of this memorial, especially Liu Dang. They very much hope that Zhu Youtang can approve it, so that they can strengthen their strength. However, Xu Pu and others were much calmer. They knew that Zhu Youtang was not a foolish king.
In the end, the people of the Liu Party were once again disappointed. This time their recommendation memorial was once again rejected by Zhu Youtang. There was no way, as long as the emperor was not satisfied, he could only continue working, and everyone had to continue discussing the selection of talents.
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