Zhu Su did not expect this at all. The faction of civil servants who favored Hu Weiyong had already been wiped out by Lao Zhu. Nowadays, those who hold the most power among the civil servants should be the "cabinet" headed by Zhu Biao and the "Eastern Zhejiang" faction that was previously incompatible with Hu Weiyong's party.
Not to mention the cabinet, most of the current cabinet officials are young officials with small powers. Now they can only be regarded as Lao Zhu's mouthpiece. Naturally, they will not oppose Lao Zhu's wishes.
As for the literati in eastern Zhejiang... In Zhu Su's impression, most of these people were demoted from the Yuan court in the past. Because of the change of dynasties, they naturally became Zhu Ming's ministers. Facing the "Huaixi" lineage that had been following Lao Zhu from the beginning, they would naturally be a head above water.
Because of this, most of these people just go about their lives step by step and do not dare to oppose Lao Zhu's decision too directly.
But now, it was obvious that even he could hear the whispers of these people? Is there anything in this decree that affects their immediate interests?
Zhu Su turned his head secretly with some curiosity and looked at the noisy civil servants.
With just a few glances, Zhu Su naturally couldn't understand the thoughts of these civil servants. However, he also saw an unexpected person: Korean Duke Li Shanzheng, standing at the front of the queue of civil servants. However, he did not participate in the discussion, and he was clearly separate from the civil servants. He just stood there in a very submissive manner.
Seeing Zhu Su turn around, he even bowed to Zhu Su quietly and respectfully.
"Why is he here?" Zhu Su was puzzled.
Logically speaking, the Korean father-in-law has already aged and no longer holds any actual responsibilities in the DPRK, so there is no need to attend the DPRK meeting.
Like Liu Bowen, the sincere uncle, he was kept in the capital to be consulted at all times just because of his status as a teacher and friend with Lao Zhu.
Could it be that because Hu Weiyong and his party were defeated and there was a temporary shortage of officials in the DPRK, Lao Zhu asked Li Shanchang to come back and take the lead?
Before I could think about it carefully, I heard Lao Zhu, who was in charge, saying, "Why, is there something wrong?"
The tone was quite unkind.
To be fair, this award is considered very frugal. After all, he is his own son, and he only needs the state treasury to bear some of the costs of building a feudal lord's palace and building teeth, so he gave it away.
If we wait for Xu Da's army escorting the loot to turn around, then the reward for Xu Da and the army will be the largest among the big.
Hearing the words, the palace suddenly fell silent. After a while, an official came out and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the official position in the court is an important weapon of the country. How can you give it lightly?"
"Your Majesty, would you like to give it some more time to consider..."
"Not to be taken lightly?" Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows. "Of our three sons, the fourth son charged into the battle and killed Naha's generals; the fifth son strategized and stabilized the situation in Ji Town; even the second son sat in Changli and appeased countless refugees."
"This credit is much greater than that of most of you here. If I can't share the official position with them, can I share it with you?"
The officials were stunned when they heard the words. There was really no way to refute these words. No one can achieve greater merit than military merit, which is why Huaixi nobles always outdo them.
Now these three princes can be considered to have achieved military exploits. It's really overwhelming to use such a superficial reason.
"Your Majesty," Yang Xunwen, Minister of Rites, came out. "Although your three highnesses have made great contributions, the famous imperial weapons are not meant to reward their merits."
"According to common sense, anyone who has made military achievements should be rewarded with a title. And those who are officials are for Your Majesty and your herdsmen. You should not only look at merit, but also pay attention to their talents and learning..."
"Your Highnesses are still young, and I believe that they are not suitable for taking on such a big responsibility for the time being."
"In return for a title?" Zhu Xingsha, who was already unhappy, laughed. "Master Yang, do you want to make me uncle or lord?"
"Do I still want to thank you, Master Yang?"
"I don't dare. Your Highnesses are already kings, so naturally they cannot reward them with titles." Yang Xunwen came clearly prepared and just smiled and said: "I think that for the two Highnesses, King Qin and King Wu, they can be rewarded with gold. Silver. You can also do what His Highness King Yan did and grant him the military position of the Imperial Guard..."
Even if Zhu Pingyu was provocative, Yang Xunwen still had a humble attitude. Zhu Ping had nothing to say when he heard this. After all, the method given by this old man is indeed good. Are civil servants and military officers not the same as officials? As far as Zhu Ping himself is concerned, he prefers to hold a military position. After all, I can't even hold a pen steady, so what kind of role do I want to be a right-hand censor?
It's better to hang out with the big soldiers and save your worries!
Not only Zhu Chong, everyone praised Yang Xunwen for his words. But Lao Zhu, who was at the head, was already impatient.
Just listen to him say: "You also know that the officials are for us herdsmen. This is the case for all of you officials, let alone that they will become vassal kings in the future."
"They will all be on guard in the future. In terms of position, they are more important than you. If they are not familiar with government affairs, won't they be led by the nose?"
"No matter whether they are civilian or military, their brothers are required to have experience in all aspects."
"Can you understand our hard work?"
"Let me ask one final question. We want these three children to gain experience in court."
"Who among you supports and who opposes?"
The tone is firm and cannot be disobeyed.
Obviously, this matter was just a formality in the court, and it was already a certainty in Lao Zhu's mind.
Having said this, the noise in the queue of civil servants also stopped abruptly. Zhu Su watched coldly for a long time, still confused.
Lao Zhu and these civil servants, on the one hand, were obsessed with conferring official posts to his brothers; on the other hand, they worked hard to prevent the three of his brothers from being conferred official posts.
It's understandable that Lao Zhu suddenly wants to give them real jobs. But those civil servants...their brothers are all princes, and they are under the emperor's feet. Even if they have actual positions, they will not do evil under Lao Zhu's nose.
What are these civil servants trying to guard against with this attitude?
All the officials were silent for a moment, thinking that seeing the emperor's insistence that this was not a big deal after all, they all retreated.
Unexpectedly, Yang Xunwen gritted his teeth and seemed to have made some determination. He suddenly knelt down on his knees and kowtowed to Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty's intention is known to me."
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I have something to say, and I must express it to Your Majesty here."
"The two highnesses, King Qin and King Yan, reward their officials and gain experience. I think it is okay."
"However, His Highness King Wu, when he left Ji Town, even though he had one or two minor merits, he also committed five major sins."
"You must never reward him for his duties as a wine sacrificer in the Imperial College!"
After saying that, he fell to the ground and said no more words.
Zhu Su was stunned when he heard this. The five deadly sins?
Where did I provoke these officials? I dare to think that these people are trying their best, but in fact they just want to deal with me?
(End of chapter)
