Chapter 165 Su Boheng offers suggestions
He Xi was overjoyed after hearing this.
The way of employing people is indeed broad and profound, and there are too many skills and know-hows in it. If it weren't for Yao Guangxiao's advice, He Xi might have let Su Boxheng go without hesitation, and would not have heard Su Boxheng's advice.
He Xi knows that anyone who is called a great Confucian or famous person. They were probably the top figures at the time, and they might be good at something or not. But the strategies that I dare to speak out are all based on confidence.
He Xi said: "Mr. Su, you are too polite. Please give me some advice."
Su Boheng slightly twirled his beard and said: "There are too many people in the Hanlin Academy who are against your Majesty. Your Majesty has just arrived at the Hanlin Academy and started killing people. It is not good, but entangled with these villains will naturally disappoint Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty has Lao Chen is the editor-in-chief of the History of the Ming Dynasty, so who the Ming History Bookstore chooses and who does not select is naturally up to you. Since Lao Chen is responsible for the history of the Ming Dynasty, he will not rest in peace until he compiles this book. He is like this, so he will naturally strictly supervise the people below him. We won’t let them slack off.”
He Xi was a little stunned after hearing this.
It is true that honest people are the most vicious when they are pushed into a hurry.
This move is really cruel and poisonous.
Where is the viciousness? That is to lock up many Hanlin bachelors.
It is not surprising that He Xi is full of opponents in the Hanlin Academy, and even the stronghold of He Xi's opposition. The reason is very simple. Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang decided to reopen the imperial examination, there have always been two ways to obtain scholars in the Ming Dynasty. The first is naturally from the imperial examination to the central ministries, and the second is through recommendation.
The number of people in the Imperial College is limited, and even if it is expanded, the number will not be large, and it is impossible for students from the Imperial College to become high-ranking officials in one fell swoop. Most of the Imperial College students are still wandering in the middle and lower classes. And almost none entered the Hanlin Academy.
So where does the Hanlin Academy select talents? That is recommended by the local government or recommended by officials.
The position of Hanlin Academy can be advanced or retreated. Generally, recommended literary scholars are placed in the Hanlin Academy and nothing else. I am capable of writing official documents and doing some paperwork.
Moreover, the cabinet bachelors all selected people from the Hanlin Academy. It also allows Hanlin bachelors to get practical experience in government affairs.
If you really have talent, you should naturally let it go. If you don’t have any talents, it’s easy to raise them.
From the way to obtain scholars, we can see who are in the Hanlin Academy.
He Xi went to the Hanlin Academy. Although he suddenly became one of the most powerful people in the Hanlin Academy, many things would be difficult to handle without help. Now it's much better.
Compiling history has different effects on different people. For those who have no backing and come to the Hanlin Academy by chance, compiling history is a good place to accumulate merit. Anyway, if they don’t compose history, they can’t be promoted or participate. Among the more affairs of the Hanlin Academy, it is better to rely on compiling history. There is no credit but hard work. After successfully compiling history, there will naturally be rewards, promotions, gold and silver.
But for some people it's different.
The Hanlin Academy was Liu Sanwu’s base. Liu Sanwu naturally has many capable generals under his command. Imprisoning all these capable men in the bookstore, coupled with Su Boheng's deliberate suppression, these people will disappear from the Ming Dynasty's political stage in the next few years.
If it's normal, that's it.
But it's different now. It has been a turbulent few years, and the future is turbulent. It is a crisis for many people, but it is also an opportunity for many people.
If these people miss this opportunity, they may miss it for the rest of their lives.
This brought a lot of help to He Xi, who opened up the situation by working in the Hanlin Academy.
But I don't know how I feel about being suppressed by Su Boheng. This situation is essentially a betrayal. Use Su Boheng to leave the battlefield and take a group of other people away with him. The problem is, Su Boxheng is voluntary, but those other people are not.
He Xi said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Su. But, will this matter delay the revision of history?"
Su Boheng said: "Please rest assured, sir, it's okay. No one can tamper with me on this."
Articles and history are Su Boheng’s home field. Trouble him here. Su Boheng was confident enough to make them lose more than they gained.
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When He Xi was ordered to come to the Hanlin Academy, Liu Sanwu naturally waited for him early.
Why Xi arranged a room in the Hanlin.
Liu Sanwu then introduced the operations of the cabinet. And what He Xi is responsible for.
Although it is said that He Xi suggested Zhu Yuanzhang to establish the cabinet, the operation of the cabinet was already very different from the cabinet envisaged by He Xi. This is also inevitable.
After all, political systems all change due to the situation, not to mention that the Hongwu period was the period when the Ming system was founded. It is normal for changes to occur.
And He Xi only has an understanding of the cabinet system and is not too familiar with it. Zhu Yuanzhang also made random changes according to his ideas. So it became like this.
First of all, the memorial below is divided into priorities in the secretarial department. The particularly important ones will be sent directly to Zhu Yuanzhang and will not be sent to the cabinet at all. Only the rest will pass through the hands of the secretary supervisor and be sent to the cabinet, which needs to review and draft opinions. Then it is sent to the secretary supervisor, who will do some review and send it back if it is obviously inappropriate. If you have any other comments, please add them in the appendix. Then send it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the late Ming Dynasty, when you arrived here, all the emperor had to do was sign and stamp it.
But it was not the case with Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang would read every memorial and draft opinions. If he didn't agree, he would send it back and redo it. He thought it was good, so he asked his secretary to supervise the drafting of the imperial edict and go through the process.
For particularly important issues, Zhu Yuanzhang would summon ministers and cabinet scholars to ask for their opinions, or order the cabinet and secretaries to investigate something.
etc.
In short, the cabinet bachelor is not a high-ranking official. In the current food chain of Ming Dynasty, he is still far from the top. However, every bachelor can work alone and is on the same level as the Imperial Academy. No one on either side can control the other.
But the relationship is still in the Hanlin Academy.
But in any case, the bachelor already has a certain amount of power and affects the court's decision-making. Although he has no subordinates, this is a kind of power in itself. With the title of Bachelor of the Cabinet and the support of Zhu Yuanzhang, He Xi had reached the pinnacle of power in the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Sanwu took He Xi around and sat down in the duty room prepared by He Xi.
Liu Sanwu could not sit still and said: "Your Majesty asked Mr. He to come to the Imperial Academy. I wonder what the important matter is? Especially since Mr. He has not been sent by the governor of Liaodong. This really makes me curious."
He Xi said: "Don't worry, I won't be able to stay in the Hanlin Academy for long. However, it is a trivial matter. Your Majesty did not trust anyone else to do it, so he had to let me do it."
Liu Sanwu said: "I don't know what it is?" Liu Sanwu seemed to say it unintentionally and said: "Of course, if it is a secret of the imperial court, then there is no need to tell it. I don't dare to ask."
He Xi naturally saw Liu Sanwu's probing intentions, but he also understood that today's matter could no longer be avoided. Sooner or later you have to let the other person know. Why not let the other party know in advance.
He Xi is not afraid of a showdown.
He Xi said: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that the Ming Law cannot correspond to reality in many matters. Your Majesty asked me to revise the general Ming Law."
Liu Sanwu breathed slightly and said: "Revising the law is a good thing. I just want to decide where to start."
He Xi took out a stack of manuscripts from his arms and said: "Actually, even if you don't ask, I have to say it. The law is the foundation of the imperial court. Therefore, it cannot be more important. Naturally, it is impossible to plot in a dark room. Sooner or later, it will be necessary." Announce it to the world, I am young and ill-informed, and I need you, sir, to check it for me and don’t let me make any big jokes. This manuscript has not been finished yet, but I would like to ask you, sir, to read it first."
For a moment, Liu Sanwu He Xi had countless thoughts in his mind. He couldn't guess what He Xi was thinking, but he was indeed very curious about He Xi's manuscript. Said: "Then it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
