Zhu Houzhao could also see the fireworks blooming in the sky in the palace city. The Great Court Meeting is indeed not suitable for once a year, but the regret that comes from this is that such a lively scene cannot bloom every year.
Gotta think of a way.
"Your Majesty, it's still cold outside."
"I know."
Zhu Houzhao held military reports in his hands.
I am still thinking about Shanxi.
He was not surprised at all that this small rebellion that knew the news in advance ended up like this. However, although there was no surprise, Wang Shouren and Yan Biyun helped the court control the impact of the rebellion.
Originally, according to the plan of this group of people, they would first set off a rebellion among the important officials in the capital, and then nominally support King Shen and stand on their own outside. If it really happened, it would actually be a bit troublesome.
Although it will not end well in the end, this influence will spread to other border towns, and by then the court will probably be exhausted from suppressing the rebellion.
From this perspective, Yan Biyun was rewarded, and so was Wang Shouren.
Speaking of Yan Biyun, he is the same age as Wang Shouren and was a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. He is about forty years old. In ancient times, one would not dare to call him middle-aged at this age. If he lives a few more years, he can be said to be relatively long-lived. .
As for his original official position - Tixue, the full name of this official position is Titiao School Official. It was established in the first year of Zhengtong. The main background of its birth was the increasingly bad official education, which made the imperial court consider it necessary to set up a special department for the education system. Supervisory Officer.
In the North and South Zhili, the supervisory censor served as a part-time official, while in the thirteen provinces, the deputy envoy or the minister of the inspection department served as the official. The rank was either the fourth grade or the fifth grade.
Therefore, Yan Biyun in Shanxi did not belong to the Commanding and Envoys Department system, but to the Inspection and Envoys Department. However, the two had frequent exchanges with each other, and it was normal for them to attend banquets.
Looking back at his past resume, Zhu Houzhao found that Yan Biyun had served as a governor and a promotion official. What these positions have in common is that they were all auxiliary officials in the same yamen, and they were almost never the top leaders, but were all the second or third leaders.
If you want to cultivate a forty-year-old person, it is too late. It is impossible for everyone to be a late-blooming Zhang Cong.
However, his contribution is not small, and he must be promoted in a major way to commend his contribution and demonstrate to more people what it means to follow the rules and prosper, and to go against the rules and perish.
"This Yan Biyun, what do you want to reward him with?"
You Zhi glanced secretly and could only lower his head, "Your Majesty's holy light is shining brightly, so I dare not say anything."
"I will forgive your sin of blundering and let you speak freely."
These slaves had to behave in such a formal way, as if otherwise the emperor would kill them.
"Yes. In my humble opinion, Yan Tixue is loyal, courageous and careful, and even risked his life to deliver the news about the Shanxi incident. Therefore, I think it is appropriate to show our emperor's benevolence and righteousness by being promoted to three levels in a row. He I was originally a fourth-rank official, but I was promoted from the second rank to three ranks in a row..."
The second rank is already very big, the local envoys and inspectors are the third rank, and the governor is the second rank.
In Beijing, the rank of minister is from the second rank, and the minister of Dali Temple is actually only the third rank.
But rank is one thing. In the Ming Dynasty, due to the low-rank and high-power operation mode of cabinet bachelors, rank actually became one of the factors to measure the importance of an official.
Of course, no matter what, if you want to rise to this rank, it will skyrocket.
If you take the right step, your life will change. Yan Biyun is a real example.
"...Based on the second grade, I think I can be awarded the title of Assistant Minister."
Zhu Houzhao pondered and nodded. The assistant minister is actually quite good. If he waits for a few more years and gets rid of the person above him, then he can take over as minister, it will be different.
But he always felt that this was not enough.
Yan Biyun risked his life to inform him. In fact, his ability was secondary, the key was his loyalty.
As the emperor, he must make good use of this loyalty.
The next day, all six ministers of the cabinet entered the palace, and they all came to congratulate the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao flipped through a few books and said calmly: "Handle things in Shanxi with care. Don't talk too much about it, both the government and the public. It's over. However, the perpetrators cannot be taken lightly. This matter is left to Wang Shouren's full authority. He and I will It is said that there are not enough immigrants in the Hetao, so that's just right. Let them all be exiled to reclaim the wasteland. This matter is simple, you should discuss how to reward them two."
Yang Yiqing said: "Your Majesty, I think that Wang Shouren's dispatching of troops and generals and quickly quelling the rebellion should be the first credit. Shanxi Tixue Yan Biyun risked his life to lead the message and was loyal, which should be the second credit. Wang Shouren can be awarded the title of Prince Shaobao, As the governor of Qianshi, he will continue to be the governor of the Hetao military area, and Yan Biyun can be appointed as the Minister of Punishment."
The prince Shaobao and the governor Qian Shi are both good and second grade, so the problem is not a problem.
However, Zhu Houzhao felt that it was too easy for Wang Shouren to put down a small rebellion.
"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate!"
"oh?"
The person who raised the objection was none other than Wang Shouren's biological father, Wang Hua. He said: "As a scholar, Yan Biyun is willing to take risks for undivided responsibilities. This shows his courage. Moreover, if he had not According to his secret report, the imperial court did not know what was going on in Shanxi. Therefore, I thought that Yan Biyun should be the first to contribute. As for Wang Shouren, although he led the troops to put down the rebellion, firstly, his majesty had already planned it, and secondly, his troops were all elite soldiers of the imperial court. His The merit is really not worth mentioning, so I sincerely ask your Majesty to give me some kind words of praise, this is enough."
Everyone in the room could see what kind of show this guy was singing.
However, when he sang, others had to sing along. Zhang Mao, the imperial censor of Zuodu, said: "Uncle Da Zong speaks impartially and does not interfere with public sentiments with personal feelings. This is the behavior of a gentleman."
Zhu Houzhao had a headache. The Minister of Rites and the Yushi of Zuodu were the two who liked talking to him about the gentleman and the villain the most.
"Let's just forget about it, Prince Shaobao. I hope he will make new achievements again. When the time comes, he will be rewarded again. The governor can still do both. After all, he is the governor of Hetao. In such a large area, there are both civilians and soldiers. It’s inconvenient to move when you’re low. Uncle Zong, what do you think?”
The emperor took care of both sides and gave him some face. This was considered an ordinary operation. Wang Hua didn't say much and immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise."
In fact, it was easy to get Wang Shouren's reward, because everyone knew that the emperor trusted the father and son, and even if they were not promoted this time, they would be promoted next time.
The difficulty is Yan Biyun.
Zhu Houzhao also thought about it for a long time, "As long as I have done meritorious service for the court, I will never be stingy with rewards, let alone such a loyal minister. In addition, the court is now employing people, and officials who are willing to work hard like this, I How can I treat him badly? But I have never thought of a place like the Minister of the Six Departments. I want to appoint him as an inspector."
The emperor's ideas are always somewhat unexpected.
Wang Hao asked hurriedly: "I wonder what your Majesty wants him to inspect?"
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said, "Sweet potato promotion."
When these four words came out of the emperor's mouth, Yang Tinghe was shocked. Was this kind of inspection a sign of distrust in him?
However, even if he had this idea, it was difficult for him to express it directly. If you walk upright and sit upright, why are you afraid of inspections?
None of the others expected this place to go. In the past, there were salt patrols and river patrols. Who would have thought of this sweet potato patrol?
But having said that, salt is important, and rivers are important. Judging from the current yield of sweet potatoes, they are equally important. A tour will not go wrong.
Yan Biyun is capable of this key responsibility. The so-called inspection means going down on behalf of the emperor to see how this matter is being done. As long as he has basic qualities and doesn't be deceived too thoroughly, that's fine.
After all, Yan Biyun was also the deputy inspector, and he had been an official within the yamen for a long time. On the contrary, it was Xiao Jiujiu who understood this grassroots officialdom.
So he's a good fit.
"Jiefu."
Yang Tinghe was shocked when he heard the call to him, "I'm here."
"A lot of seeds should have been cultivated in the four years of Zhengde. Large-scale promotion will be carried out in the fifth and sixth years of Zhengde. You must make arrangements for officials, farmers, seeds, planting methods, etc. in the provinces for early promotion. There are quite a few, plus once the scale spreads, you will be unable to do anything on your own. Even if someone fools you, it will be too difficult to supervise.
Therefore, sending someone to inspect is not to find your faults, but actually to help you. With such a person around, the promotion effect will be better and the food output will be higher. You should take a longer view. Sweet potatoes are of great importance. They are one of the government affairs that I care about the most. They are of extremely important significance to the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world. Do you understand? "
Yang Tinghe did not dare to say anything, "I understand that I will definitely perform my duties and will never ruin His Majesty's plans!"
During the few words between him and Yang Tinghe, others also took this opportunity to slowly realize that sweet potatoes are so important that they really need an inspector.
He was promoted to imperial envoy and had the title of minister. Although he had no actual duties, he was still one of the important officials from now on. The previous academic training was gone forever.
After much thought, Yang Yiqing felt that this was more appropriate, linking the reward with government affairs, instead of leaving it to him to be a minister, as if he was giving an explanation to the outside world.
In fact, the so-called governance is sometimes made up of many details.
He is suitable, and so are you, then all matters in the country will be in order, and without major wars, more and more wealth will naturally be gathered.
Yan Biyun doesn't know yet, but he has now been lifted from the 'no-no' order, because the chaos has been settled and he doesn't have to hide in the house all the time.
It happened that officials from all over the country were coming to Beijing, and he, a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, also had many friends. Regardless of what kind of reward the palace gave him, after holding back for a few days, he had to get together with some friends first.
So when he received the imperial edict, he was actually at a banquet with a few friends.
When it was announced, these people's reactions were the same as those of the ministers, but on second thought, they felt that their brother Yan would probably rise to prominence from now on.
"Last August, when the sweet potatoes were harvested, the emperor led all his ministers to visit the fields. This shows that the Manchu Dynasty attached great importance to this product. Brother Yan was promoted to the 'Potato Patrolling Censor' this time, which means that Jian is in the heart of the emperor. , the road is smooth!”
Yan Biyun felt hot in his heart when he was praised by others.
This strange position had never been thought of before, but as his friends said, His Majesty's arrangement was based on his loyalty.
The ups and downs of life really happen in the blink of an eye. Now he has earned this opportunity!
