Among the ministers, Huang Jingming tilted his head slightly, scanning the beaming faces of the promoted cronies with his peripheral vision, feeling quite proud in his heart.
This young marquis actually keeps his word. In this way, with the endorsement of the young emperor, this general can truly monopolize the government affairs.
Haha, praise and worship are not known, entering the court is not followed, swords and shoes are worn in the palace...
These twelve words, the kid on the throne probably thought they were just to commend the meritorious officials, but he didn't know what they really meant, right?
Among the ministers, Chu Ziwen, the imperial censor, frowned so much that he almost knitted his eyebrows together.
Although he is a censor, the power of the procuratorate has almost entirely fallen into the hands of his deputy censor Zhongcheng Jiang Guangtao. However, as a scholar-official with an upright personality, he is very worried about the current situation in the court.
Especially this series of operations after the new emperor ascended the throne made him even more heartbroken.
My Majesty, do you know what this move means?
Throughout the dynasties, paying homage without recognition, entering the dynasty without following the trend, going to the palace with swords and shoes, and conferring royal titles are all standard equipment for powerful ministers to plot rebellion and usurp power and seize the throne.
Now there is only one gift to Jiuxi, and this general who has served the country for three dynasties is about to complete the necessary procedures before usurping the throne!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but blame the late Zhao Qin, the Marquis of Anguo, in his heart.
Lord Marquis, Lord Marquis, what exactly did you teach His Majesty?
However, no matter how much Chu Ziwen complained in his heart, he did not dare, let alone speak at this time, to ask His Majesty to take back his life.
Chu Ziwen didn't care whether it would offend the general, but this order was the first one issued by His Majesty after he ascended the throne. If he questioned and objected at this time, the imperial power that was already under attack would be further weakened. Not only would it not succeed, it would actually benefit the general who was auxiliary to the country.
Forget it, let's allow that rebellious minister to be arrogant for a little longer.
Chu Ziwen made a decision in his heart. After he retired from the court, he would definitely ask to see His Majesty alone to explain how powerful he was.
After announcing a series of promotions for courtiers, Zhao Yu spoke again:
"I have often heard that there are Zijin in the court and sages in the wild, which indicates the prosperity of education in our dynasty. But I have also thought that if there are sages in the wild, doesn't it mean that the imperial court cannot transfer the talents of the twenty prefectures of Chu Isn't it a great loss for Da Chu to have all the talents in the bag and make the pearl fall into dust? Therefore, I intend to tell the world and let the governors of each government recommend talents to the imperial court. If after the assessment, they are indeed talented, they can If it is used by the imperial court, I will not hesitate to give you a reward."
What Zhao Yu said was to allow the governors of various prefectures to recommend talents to the central court, which is the so-called inspection and promotion system.
During the Han Dynasty in China, the official selection system was implemented in parallel with the inspection and recruitment system.
Although the inspection system has its advantages, its shortcomings are also obvious.
Among them, the biggest drawback is that officials protect each other.
You recommend my son to be a filial and honest person, and I recommend your son to be a talented person. Once again and again, the inspection system will exclude talented commoners and poor families, and becoming an official will become a plaything of aristocratic families.
Through this, the aristocratic family briefly controls the appointment and removal of officials, which is equivalent to controlling the land and public opinion.
The so-called gate valve is formed on this basis.
This is true for the two Han Dynasties in China, and it is also true for the great Chu people in this world.
Zhao Yu was not unaware of the shortcomings of the inspection system, but he had to do this in order to win over the local government.
Reforming the inspection and examination system and the imperial examination system, and implementing the imperial examination system, are not what he needs to consider now that he is weak. It will not be too late when he becomes full-fledged and fully controls the power in the DPRK.
After hearing Zhao Yu's words, the eyes of all the ministers in the court suddenly softened when they looked at Zhao Yu. Even the Queen Mother's party, the hostility in their eyes also weakened a lot.
He knows that he cannot eat alone and wants everyone to share the benefits. This is a good emperor!
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
A chorus of praises and virtues resounded in the Tai Chi Hall.
"Since all the people who love you have no objections, I will issue an edict. However, in this election of officials, those who are officials are not allowed to be recommended. In addition, I have to conduct an assessment myself. If the assessment results are not satisfactory, then don't blame me for issuing an edict to reprimand. Recommended to the Lord."
At the end, Zhao Yu's tone contained a hint of joking.
Your Majesty is going to personally go out and show kindness to these elected officials...
Everyone woke up one after another, but thinking that Zhao Yu had already taken out the cake to share with everyone, they acquiesced to Zhao Yu's last request.
People carry people in sedan chairs.
Your Majesty gives us face, so we ministers must also be considerate of Your Majesty, right?
Seeing the ministers acquiescing to this matter, behind the crown made of pearls and jade, Zhao Yu curled up into a smile.
This result was not what he expected.
The ancients once said that if you want to take something, you must give it first.
If you want others to do something for you, you have to feed them first, isn't it? The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers.
You see, he gave them the right to elect officials, didn't they also acquiesce to his additional demands?
And in the end, it is not the emperor who has the final say as to who should be used and who should not be used.
After talking about the official selection, Zhao Yucai finally talked about his most important purpose for this meeting.
"When I was still a young prince, I was traveling with my late parents and were assassinated by thieves. My parents were both killed. My life was also hanging by a thread and I almost died. Fortunately, a warrior named Zhang Youwei came to save me from the fire. Otherwise, I would have been in danger. , How can I live today? I will reward you generously for your contribution to saving this driver to show your merit."
Having said this, Zhao Yu's eyes passed through Mian Qi and looked at the ministers below.
"What do you think, sir?"
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In the early morning, the sky was slightly bright.
Zhang Xiu and Wang Pu left the hotel and came to the gate of the Imperial City Palace. Then, under the guidance of a chamberlain, they carefully walked into the Imperial City.
"You two, wait here."
The chamberlain led the two of them to a side hall next to the Tai Chi Hall and whispered to them.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Wang, for your troubles. Mr. Wang and I are being careless and disrespectful."
Zhang Xiu nodded, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve, and quietly stuffed it into the other party's hand.
He gently squeezed the silver coin without leaving any trace, and the waiter's eyes showed joy. He turned his wrist and the ingot was hidden somewhere by him.
"Looking at my memory, I almost forgot about it. Gao Diaojuan asked me to tell the two adults not to be anxious and just wait for the decree to be conveyed in the palace."
After that, the waiter bowed his hands to the two of them and left.
Both mink and 珰 were ornaments worn by eunuchs in the palace. Mink, that is, the mink tail is used as the crown ornament, and the 簰 refers to the metal object on the head of the crown. Therefore, the eunuchs in the palace are often referred to as "Diao Yu".
What a money-grubbing eunuch, if I don't respect your ingot of money, how dare you forget about it!
Looking at the back of the chamberlain, Wang Pu raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of anger.
"Sir, calm down. This kind of eunuch is not worthy of being angry with us. That ingot of silver should be used as food for the dogs."
Zhang Xiu hurriedly spoke to persuade Wang Pu to calm down.
This Mr. Wang is extremely powerful. He saw it with his own eyes at the Anguo Hou Mansion. When Mr. Wang got angry, even the young Marquis at that time had to avoid him.
After a while, Zhang Xiu and the two heard the sound coming from the Tai Chi Hall.
"His Majesty decrees that the person with the surname Zhang Mingxiu shall come to the Tai Chi Hall for an audience!"
"Just me?"
Zhang Xiu blinked and didn't react for a moment.
Where is Mr. Wenbo?
"Youwei, come into the palace quickly. Don't keep His Majesty waiting."
Wang Pu reminded from the side.
"But sir, you..."
"Don't worry about me. His Majesty will definitely have arrangements. You should enter the palace quickly."
At Wang Pu's urging, Zhang Xiu just entered the Tai Chi Hall.
Standing at the door of the palace, looking at the figure on the steps, Zhang Xiu felt his heart churning. He subconsciously bent down and kowtowed:
"Your Majesty, Zhang Xiu, pays homage to your Majesty! Long live, long live, long live!"
