First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 604

Falling in love with youkanshu.com, the first minister of Ming Dynasty

Wang Guangyang was appointed to govern political affairs, and he also served as the minister of the Ministry of Personnel. With the respect of the deputy minister, he was in charge of the election of the Ministry of Personnel. This is already a big man in the court who can wrestle with the Prime Minister.

And jumped over Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian, and instantly became hot.

It also coincides with this juncture when everyone is in danger. There are too many people who want to curry favor with Wang Guangyang and seek shelter.

But what is surprising is that Wang Guangyang is behind closed doors and does not see outsiders.

He stayed at home for three days and became familiar with the dossier. On the fourth day, Wang Guangyang arrived at Zhongshu Province.

This day coincided with the gathering of officials from the Zhongshu Province. Even Zhu Sheng came, Hu Weiyong, Yang Xian and others also came, but they just nodded to Wang Guangyang and didn't say anything else.

Among all the high-ranking officials, only Mao Gui and Wang Guangyang chatted enthusiastically.

Mao Gui is the most unrestrained and unrestrained among all the ministers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs he is in charge of has little dealings with the country. Since it is a newly established yamen, there are not many staff. They are mainly responsible for understanding the situation and forming their own department.

He didn't care about the changes in the dynasty at all, plus Wang Guangyang had been on diplomatic missions to Han and Song several times, and there was still a little friendship between him and Mao Gui.

The two of them chatted quite happily.

"It takes a lot of courage to come here to clean up the mess!"

Wang Guangyang chuckled, "I'm just doing my best, nothing else. If you want to clean up the mess, that's not something I can do."

Mao Gui raised his eyelids slightly, "That's right, it's just that this situation is really difficult to handle. One or two people might not be able to handle it."

"Then let's carry it together." Wang Guangyang smiled and said, "I hope my brother will help you at that time."

Mao Gui nodded, "I will do my best."

The two soon formed an alliance. Li Shanchang had already arrived, and it had only been a few days since he had not seen him. Li Shanchang was already visibly aging, especially on his temples, where he had a lot of gray hair.

He glanced at the audience, and since he has not seen it for a while, he has lost several acquaintances. He is really in the officialdom and can't help himself!

"Everyone sit down!"

Li Shanchang let the big guy sit down, and then smiled bitterly: "These days, the salt affairs case is shocking, and the number of corrupt officials and corrupt officials uncovered exceeds 1,000, and the number of accomplices has exceeded 10,000. Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been such a big case! !"

When everyone listened to Li Shanchang's words, they all bowed their heads slightly, their expressions solemn, and they did not dare to say more.

Li Shanchang added: "The old man is in the first place, inappropriately employing people, making mistakes in recommending people, indulging in traitors, becoming an official in the court, causing harm to the country and the people, to the emperor, and to the people of Li. The distribution is entirely thanks to His Majesty Hong En."

The Prime Minister is ready to resign, but he can't hold back. The situation has reached this point!

The rest of the people were even more frightened, and the atmosphere was a bit depressed.

Li Shanchang changed his words and said: "Nevertheless, the government cannot be wasted. The national economy and people's livelihood, the importance of the country and the mountains are all on my shoulders. At this time, I have to be careful and repay the grace of God." Turning to Wang Guangyang, he squeezed out a smile.

"Wang Canzheng was ordered to return to Beijing, and he has gained His Majesty's trust. He must have great insights to teach him when he is promoted to participate in politics." Li Shanchang said with a smile.

Wang Guangyang nodded slightly and said hurriedly: "Li Xiang has been promoted to an official position... Let me say, the salt service case has developed to this day, and the drawback lies in the use of people. How can you say that?"

Wang Guangyang straightened his back subconsciously, looked at everyone and said, "Salt is the fundamental thing for people's livelihood, and it is also the source of the country's income, so it is so important that people with both political integrity and ability must be selected, so that the country can go up and the people will not be sick. There should be rules and regulations, and things should be done according to the rules. The entry, promotion, daily evaluation, and selection of key positions of officials must stand up to scrutiny, and avoid private exchanges."

Wang Guangyang continued: "However, when a country is founded, there are many times when there are only rules, but they forget to implement them. Just based on personal likes and dislikes, they are casually entrusted with heavy responsibilities. Privately, there is only a benefactor, no emperor, and no national laws and regulations. Not to mention the common people."

"It's not just the yamen that the Yanyun envoys, but the rest of the yamen are not too much. It's really a great evil of the country. If it can't be eradicated early, I'm afraid that the next big prison will not be far away."

Wang Guangyang's words became heavier and heavier. Many people had thorns under their butts, and they couldn't sit still.

Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian and other promising middle-aged people were even more shocked... This guy Wang Guangyang was obviously ordered by the emperor and asked him to clean up the mess.

Originally thought that he would start killing, to meet Zhu Yuanzhang's goals, in exchange for the emperor's favor.

But as soon as Wang Guangyang came up, he talked about rules and employment. What kind of routine is this?

Moreover, from Wang Guangyang's words, I could hear some of Zhang Ximeng's taste. What kind of calculus is that King Lu who is still in Peiping?

For the first time, these two confident guys encountered a situation they couldn't understand.

If you kill Li Shanchang, you will be able to replace him, continue to self-proclaim wealth and order civil and military... Now it seems that it is completely wishful thinking, and it is completely wrong.

"The township party, in-laws, old ministries, nepotism, private granting and receiving, this is the root of all problems... The state is your majesty's state, the world is the world of all people, uphold the public will, and select talents for the country. My generation is a humble public weapon. , must not be self-righteous, Weifu is self-righteous! Otherwise, it will inevitably lead to disaster!"

Good guy, Zhang Ximeng's taste is too good.

Li Shanchang had already guessed that this man must have vented to Zhang Ximeng, or at least guessed what Zhang Ximeng meant before he talked freely.

"Wang Canzheng, the words you say are all wise and well-known. We must be cautious in our words and deeds, and guard against the slightest and slow down... Look at the present, how should we deal with it?"

Wang Guangyang said: "Li Xiang, the lower official was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and there is still a vacancy in the Ministry of Household... The emperor's original intention was to let the ministers choose, I thought it would be better for the big guy to recommend a few suitable candidates, not too few, how to have three or five Individuals, write down their pros and cons, and then present them to Your Majesty, who will be selected by the Son of Heaven."

Li Shanchang was slightly startled, then immediately said: "This method is good, I agree, everyone, let's talk about it, who can take over as the new Minister of the Household?"

Just after Li Shanchang finished speaking, Zhu Sheng suddenly said, "At the moment there is a big problem in the household department. To clean up the situation, we must have competent people, preferably those who have little to do with the original ones. It is possible to reorganize the household department in a drastic manner. , clean up corrupt officials, restore finances and taxes, don't forget, Beiping is still fighting, and the supply of military supplies is not a small amount.

The power of these few words is still very great. There are a few people who want to recommend candidates, but they all keep their mouths shut. The recommendation is not appropriate, but something will happen.

After everyone was silent for a long time, Hu Weiyong suddenly said, "I propose that Hang Qi, the servant of the tax department, take over."

This guy blatantly recommended his subordinates, which surprised everyone. Hu Weiyong, don't you understand human language?

It seemed to be the case, Hu Weiyong said to himself: "Hang Qi is a clean and honest official, organizes the Ganjiang trade routes, and collects commercial taxes and tariffs, all of which have done a lot. Let him take over the Ministry of Household, and he will definitely live up to expectations!"

After speaking, Hu Weiyong closed his mouth.

The rest of the crowd were a little surprised and began to think about it. Anyway, Hu Weiyong started by throwing some bricks and attracting jade, and it didn't seem to be so embarrassing after that.

Yang Xian thoughtfully said, "I propose that Zhu Zhao, the political envoy of the two Zhejiang provinces, take over as the Ministry of Household. He has supplied military supplies over the years, and he has never made a mistake. He is familiar with the government affairs of the Ministry of Household, and he is also a capable local official."

The two of them recommended candidates, but Li Shanchang didn't mean to speak, and the rest of the important ministers didn't seem to have the heart to choose them.

It seems that one of these two intermediates will be selected.

But at this moment, Mao Gui suddenly said, "Since I want to recommend a few more for the emperor to choose, to show the public heart. I will recommend Luo Furen, the governor of Huguang!"

Wang Guangyang immediately said, "Why him?"

Mao Gui smiled, "I'm afraid I don't need to explain this reason... After Chen Youliang was destroyed, Huguang was devastated by wars, people's livelihood was devastated, and the people could not make a living. Luo Furen proposed to emigrate from Jiangxi, enrich Huguang, and personally handle immigration matters. During the years, he has been conscientious and has made great contributions to restoring the livelihood of the people in Huguang. Now the Ministry of Household is in a mess, let him take over the Ministry of Household, or he can restore order and give His Majesty an explanation as soon as possible."

Wang Guangyang nodded slightly, and then said to Li Shanchang: "Li Xiang, let's hand in the resumes of these three people and let His Majesty decide!"

Li Shanchang looked at the others again, and there really was nothing more suitable.

Li Shanchang nodded, "This time the selection of talents is a public recommendation, and it is not selfishly granting and accepting, and nepotism. Who can win the three of them depends on the emperor's ruling... This old man thinks that this method is very good. National election talents, you can do it according to this method!"

The ministers pondered over and over again, but they had nothing to say, and then the results of this discussion were sent up.

Turning around, Lao Zhu's will came down. Among the three, Luo Furen was selected and promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Households.

Because the time was very tight and the burden was heavy, Luo Furen was not at all easy, and when he got the order, he immediately went to Beijing and came quickly.

Originally, Luo Furen thought that after he entered Beijing, he still needed to select a group of subordinates to fill the vacancies before running the government affairs, but after he entered Beijing, he discovered that the vacant officials in the Ministry of Household were filled.

It turned out that after the Ministry of Household Minister was elected, the Ministry of Personnel immediately contacted the provincial government and selected a group of young civil servants who were highly evaluated. It is worth mentioning that this group of civil servants has generally passed the imperial examinations and has been trained for many years in the local area.

They are not big officials, and it is not bad to be able to be the county magistrate and the chief clerk, and many of them are just scribes... Since Zhang Ximeng advocated liberalizing the imperial examination and increasing the number of admissions, the result is that the people who have passed the imperial examination have a low start. , most of them have been lingering below for several years, and some even for nearly ten years.

Today, they should also take a step up.

Soon, more than 80 civil officials were filled at once, from the servants of the Ministry of Households and below, to the various Qing officials. It turned out that the vacancy created by the wanton arrest was filled at once.

The prison that Zhu Yuanzhang set up did not cause much trouble, which is really shocking...

Chapter end