When Chen Younian and Shen consistently said the candidates, Yang Wei said: "Wait, you still write down the candidates in the palm of your hand." ”

Chen Younian, Shen has always said yes. Then Chen Younian took the pen and ink and presented it to Shen Yiyi.

Seeing this, Shen always wrote a word in the palm of his hand with his back to everyone, and then clenched his palm and put his hand behind him. Then Chen Younian took the pen and wrote a word in the palm of his hand.

After the two of them finished writing, they were both behind.

Then they walked in front of Yang Wei together, and each slowly spread out their palms.

But I saw that Chen Younian wrote the word 'Wei' in his palm, while Shen wrote the word 'Lin' in his palm.

Li Shida paced for a while, figuring out the meaning of these two words, and then asked, "Yes, Wei Yunzhen?" Lin Yanchao no? ”

Chen Younian and Shen always both laughed and said, "Ran Ye".

Wei Yunzhen was the imperial historian before, and was later demoted by the Son of Heaven to the judge of Xuzhou, as for Lin Yanchao, there is no need to say much.

Wei Yunzhen's younger brother, Wei Yunzhong, served as the director of the Ministry of Officials, and belonged to his own people in the Ministry of Officials. And Wei Yunzhen is very famous, and she is very famous in Qingliu.

As for the previous Li Sancai, he was the proud protégé of the third auxiliary king Xijue. The relationship between Wang Xijue and Li Sancai is like that between Shen Shixing and Lin Yanchao.

Although Wei Yunzhen and Li Sancai were denounced earlier, many ministers in the government and the opposition, as well as scholars, supported them and advocated for them, which is called 'Qing Yi'.

Qingyi has always been very painful, some people like it, and some people hate it.

In history, Wang Xijue and Gu Xiancheng had a very interesting conversation, Wang Xijue said, the most strange person today, the right and wrong of the temple, the world will want to do the opposite.

Gu Xiancheng said, this is not the case, what I see is that the right and wrong of the world will be reversed.

Now for the officials, their selection of officials is also influenced by the Qing discussion.

After half a ring, Qi Shichen suddenly said: "This official thinks that Lin Sanyuan still needs to discuss!" ”

Qi Shichen's words came out immediately, which made Li Shida, Shen Yiyi, Yang Wei, and Chen Younian all a little surprised. The matter of the selection of officials has always been the authority of the court officials, and the officials can supervise the matter, but generally do not point fingers at the candidates.

However, the officials have no right to nominate in the matter, and they cannot make rules, but they have a veto.

Even if the other party brought it up, but it had to be cautious, in case the officials were allowed to use the right to refute in the matter, then the officials would be ugly.

These people are all today's big officials, and they pay attention to their bearing, and when they disagree, they will not argue face-to-face like lowly officials.

Shen Yi smiled at this time: "Dare to ask all the advice, where do you think Governor Lin's Mansion should be?" ”

Qi Shichen pinched his beard and said kindly: "Bachelor Shen, judging from the performance evaluation, Governor Lin is impeccable, but from Qingwang, it is white and slightly flawed. ”

"Qingwang?" Shen ***, "When Lin Zonghai was Hanlin, the world was sparse, and the world looked up to him. Qi Du's words really puzzled me. ”

Qi Shichen said: "At this time and that time, Master Shen, can you know what Lin Zonghai did when he returned to Germany?" After Lin Sanyuan arrived at the Guide Mansion, because of the fact that he hid hundreds of acres of silted fields, there is no explanation until now, and according to the eight eyes of the election official, this incorruptible word may not be sufficient. ”

"And in order to dredge the Jialu River, I also carved a stone monument for the officials in the palace, and had a lot of festivals with the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Qi Shichen said a few reasons in one breath and then said: "Bendu is not opposed, but when they are investigated one by one, we will recommend them to the Son of Heaven, so doesn't it seem more prudent for all adults?" It is also an explanation for Shilin, and it is also a clear name for Linfutai. ”

Qi Shichen has already finished talking about his reasons.

Yang Wei groaned, Qi Shichen's attitude was not very resolute, what he meant was that if the officials recommended Lin Yanchao, this person would not use the right to refute, but you should give me an explanation.

As a promoter, Shen has always been the first to say: "I have been advised, the matter of dredging the river is in the present and the benefits are in the future." As for the merits, which ones are not controversial, but for fear of controversy, it is inevitable that officials should not do things? The Ministry of Officials recommended Governor Lin to return his innocence and avoid attacking the villain. ”

Chen Younian also said: "Yes, Governor Lin has a good reputation in Shilin, and he is a great Confucian today, if he can return to the center, then Shilin must be the heart of the court, as for the small discussion of which official does not have." ”

Li Shida even pinched his beard and said: "When Lin Zonghai was demoted from Beijing, all the officials and scholars were wronged and frustrated, but now he has been in the local area for three years, and his political achievements are outstanding. ”

After the three officials finished speaking, everyone looked at Yang Wei, the secretary of the ministry.

Yang Wei said slowly: "As the secretary of the ministry, the headquarters is responsible for screening talents and praising the rule of the Son of Heaven. Lin Yanchao, Li Sancai, and Wei Yunzhong were all officials who were demoted to the local government at the beginning, and all three of them were careless, and they were not wronged. ”

However, the three of them tried to hold positions at the local level, and they all had political voices. Knowing their mistakes can improve greatly, and the court belittled them, not because they didn't use it, but because they had a chance to reflect. As for the selection of officials and the inspection of officials, we should focus on the big picture, followed by the small sections, which is the way to recommend the virtuous. ”

After Yang Wei finished speaking, including Qi Shichen, everyone said yes together.

Then the officials wrote down the list, and the people dispersed.

Chen Younian hurriedly caught up with Qi Shichen and said: "Du Zhi, why is Fang Cai so disrespectful to the ministry, don't you know that Lin Sanyuan is Yuanfu's proud protégé?" ”

Qi Shichen pinched his beard and said: "Why don't you know, but on the one hand, the government, on the other hand, the word, how to deal with it on both sides?" It is difficult for Yu to be impartial. ”

Chen Younian suddenly said: "I see, I am wrong to blame." ”

However, it was said that the list of officials selected by the ministry was submitted to the clerical room. After the clerical office is backed up as usual, it is handed over to the cabinet.

Now there is another change among the cabinet ministers.

A few months ago, Wang Xijue entered the cabinet and ranked fourth.

But soon the cabinet minister Yu Youding died of illness in office, and the court council, supplemented the cabinet ministers, and finally elected Wang Jiaping, the right attendant of the ministry, as a scholar of the East Pavilion University.

The vacancy of the right attendant of the Wang Jiaping Ministry was filled by Shen Zheng.

The original first assistant Zhang Siwei was originally full, but his stepmother Hu died of illness and could only continue to stay in his hometown.

So now in the cabinet, Shen Shixing is the first assistant, Xu Guo is the second assistant, Wang Xijue is the third assistant, and Wang Jiaping is the fourth assistant.

In addition to Wang Xijue, Shen Shixing, Xu Guo, and Wang Jiaping all have friendships with Lin Yanchao to a greater or lesser extent.

Shen Shixing looked at the list, and there were hundreds of officials from the 162 prefectures of the Ming Dynasty to the prefecture in the list of officials, and a total of 19 officials were promoted.

Among them, the names of Li Sancai, Lin Yanchao, and Wei Yunzhen are placed in one row, and the rest are placed in the second row.

Shen Shixing discussed with several cabinet ministers, and everyone agreed that this list was okay, so they stamped it and handed it to the eunuch in the clerical room.

The eunuch in the clerical room handed over to the eunuch Chen Ju, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, and it was his turn to be on duty today.

After Chen Ju got the chapter, he took a look at it first, and then ordered the eunuch to accept it, and asked the dozen or so little eunuchs waiting on the side: "What about Your Majesty?" ”

"Your Majesty is training the Pure Army."

Chen Ju shook his head when he heard this, thinking that if this matter was heard by the ministers outside, the imperial historians would definitely have to write a book to persuade the Son of Heaven again.

Chen Ju thought for a while and asked, "How about the Burmese king who sent a few elephants for peace?" ”

One of the eunuchs said: "I heard that six heads were originally sent, but later one died if the water and soil were not convinced, and the people in the elephant house were afraid of being involved, so they begged my father-in-law to say good things in front of His Majesty." ”

Chen Ju reprimanded: "What did our family say before? Before these elephants are presented to the royal court, there must be no mistakes, do you want to bring the elephant corpses to your majesty? Call the steward. ”

Soon the elephant fang Jinyi Wei was summoned. The elephant house belongs to the Yiluan Division and is under the jurisdiction of Jinyiwei.

As soon as he saw Chen Ju blame, the other party immediately threw himself on the ground and said: "Father-in-law, the elephant in Myanmar has arrived more than ten days ago, I don't know why I am not allowed to see it in the palace, I am raising it for so many days now, it is difficult to ensure that there is no mistake, and I beg my father-in-law to forgive me." ”

Chen Ju snorted and said, "You Xiangfang usually deducts food from the elephant, do you think our family doesn't know?" I don't bother to bother with you on weekdays, but today I commit two crimes together. ”

The steward Jin Yiwei kowtowed again and again: "Father-in-law spares his life, spares his life." ”

Chen Ju said: "This matter will be sent for the time being, I am not allowed to see it before, it is our family who stopped me, don't blame others." But today Your Majesty is going to read the elephants, and your elephant house will show your Majesty the elephants in Burma, and you must make Your Majesty happy, otherwise you will not be spared for a while. ”

The steward Jin Yiwei kowtowed again and again: "The little one must do his best." ”

After the other party left, Chen Ju went to the school field, and more than a dozen eunuchs followed closely behind him.

Chen Ju came to the inner gymnastics school ground, but saw that the net army was practicing on the school field.

The dust on the school field is flying, the armor of the three thousand pure army is distinct, and the war horses neighed from time to time, which is very powerful, but it is good-looking and good-looking, and I don't know if it can fight.

As soon as Chen Ju came, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison immediately greeted him and said: "Gonggong Chen, you are here, quickly persuade Your Majesty, this has been practiced under the sun for more than an hour, even if this man and horse are not tired and thirsty to death, but His Majesty's dragon body is not good." ”

Chen Ju nodded and said, "Got it." ”

After speaking, Chen Ju walked up to the general platform from the side, and saw that the Son of Heaven was holding the order flag, and was sitting on the royal chair with great interest to watch the exercises, Chen Ju silently came to the Son of Heaven and stood up.

The Son of Heaven couldn't help but say proudly when he saw Chen Ju: "Chen Banban, what do you think of this army of mine?" ”

Chen Ju said with a smile on his face: "Mighty and majestic, the teacher of the true emperor, but there is a fly in the ointment." ”

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven asked seriously: "What fly in the ointment?" ”

Chen Ju said: "This dragon leaps and kicks up dust, which really dirties people's clothes." ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he looked at his dragon robe and was also stained with a lot of dust, which was full of dust, and he didn't realize it at first, but now he also felt that the air was very dirty, and he suddenly lost a little interest.

The Son of Heaven smiled: "I know that you are so clean, and it is almost time!" ”

Chen Ju smiled and said, "Thank you for Your Majesty's grace." ”

The Son of Heaven smiled and ordered.

The army on the school field was like being amnesty, and they were withdrawn cleanly.

The Son of Heaven asked, "Tomorrow I will sprinkle water on the playground and then do school exercises, by the way, Chen Banban, do you have anything important to do when you come to me?" ”

Chen Ju said: "Your Majesty, the king of Burma Mang should ask for peace and send people to send five elephants from Burma to make amends to His Majesty. ”

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven sneered and said, "It's shameless to finish the matter." ”

Chen Ju smiled and said: "The king of Burma is shameless, but the elephant has already been sent, and I heard that it is more majestic than before, is Your Majesty the first to see it?" ”

The Son of Heaven smiled and said, "Since this is the case, just take a look at it at will." ”

The left and right Imperial Forest Army immediately arranged in front of the general platform, so as not to run around the elephant and startle the holy driver.

Then the elephant fang brocade guard led five elephants to the school grounds, each with several mahouts next to them.

These mahouts were trained by the Burmese, and under the command of the mahouts, they knelt on their knees and bowed to the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven couldn't help but say to the left and right with Long Yan Dayue: "This reckless should still know how to practice this image." ”

The brocade guard of the elephant on the side immediately said: "Your Majesty Ze was born by the world, although this elephant is the male of a hundred beasts, but he also knows how to thank God." ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he straightened his face and reprimanded: "Will you be a sycophant? Do you think I'm a deceitful? ”

Jin Yiwei was so frightened that he trembled, and kowtowed again and again: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare, the minister doesn't dare to bully the king." ”

The Son of Heaven snorted and said: "Remembering your work on behalf of the elephant on weekdays, I will not worry about this sycophant sin with you for the time being, go back and raise these elephants for me, and give these five elephants the title of seven grades, eat the seven grades, and you will be flat." ”

But when I saw the elephant get up at the mahout's command, it was really decent.

After saying that, the Son of Heaven laughed again when he saw this, and then stood up and strode away.

The Son of Heaven returned to the warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, and after changing his clothes, he corrected the music sent by the clerk's room.

The eunuchs all know that games are games, but the Son of Heaven is still diligent in government, and if he does not complete the correction of the recitals sent by the clerical office every day, he will not rest.

In fact, it is the middle and late stages of Wanli, although Wanli does not have a temple, but it still has a good grasp of the major affairs of the court.

The palace people are serving left and right, and Chen Ju is also on the side to advise the Son of Heaven.

After changing to the insurance policy sent by the ministry, the Son of Heaven stopped his pen and asked Chen Ju, "What's going on?" ”

Chen Ju said: "Your Majesty, the official book of the court has already passed the request. ”

"Of course I know, it's just that this Wei Yunzhen and Li Sancai didn't impeach Mr. Shen before and were dismissed by me, why did this ministry re-nominate these two people? Still listed in the first row? ”

Chen Judao: "As far as the ministers know, since these two people were demoted, when they came to Mr. Shen, there were really a lot of people on Yang Shangshu's side who said things for the two. ”

"Again?" The Son of Heaven frowned slightly and said, "And then what about this Lin Yanchao?" Well, I understand, to promote Wei Yunzhen, Li Sancai is just to avoid the discussion of the officials, in order to protect Lin Yanchao, in order to show fairness, the officials are really painstaking. ”

Chen Ju said: "The ministers heard that the officials also objected, and today the officials all gave Qi Guangzu a message in the official department, saying that he was opposed to saying that Lin Sanyuan had hidden the matter of silting the fields in Guide Mansion, which was not honest, and the second was to bribe the Zhongguan Chen Ju for the Jialu River matter, and carved a monument and standing stone, which was a flattery, but the officials must protect him." ”

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows, raised his pen and nodded at Chen Ju, and snorted lightly.

Chen Ju stood there honestly, not saying anything, not saying a word to defend himself.

The Son of Heaven said angrily: "These officials don't know what to do, and the matter of silting the fields is still holding on to this day, do you want me to carry this black pot to Lin Yanchao, so they are willing to stop." They don't know that today's war in the southwest has been calmed down, and Reckless Yingli sacrifices elephants to be ministers, this Lin Yanchao has a great merit, but I can't tell the world. ”

As for the matter of the Jialu River, Pan Shangshu, the governor of the river, said in the recital that Lin Yanchao's achievements in governing the river are a model for river governance in ancient and modern times, and a model for state officials. Pan Shangshu is a man of letters, and since he says that he does it well, it is really done well, and there will be no lies. In order to govern the river, Lin Qing stammered with you, and did not hesitate to damage his own name, and did not cherish feathers, which is rare. ”

The Son of Heaven didn't dare to sigh when he heard this, then looked at Chen Ju and asked, "Why didn't Chen Banban speak?" ”

Chen Ju said: "The minister doesn't dare to say. ”

The Son of Heaven said, "I want you to say it." ”

Chen Ju said: "The minister said the truth, when Lin Sanyuan was admonished, the minister also thought that he was selling his name, but looking at it today, this Lin Sanyuan never thought about his reputation, and he only had His Majesty's Jiangshan Sheji in his heart. ”

The Son of Heaven said: "I have already punished him for what I gave advice at the beginning, and I have been demoted and released for three years, which can be regarded as an explanation to the Queen Mother, and now I ...... Now tell the cabinet that the ministry will redraft this. ”

Chen Ju said: "Dare to ask Your Majesty how to redraft?" ”

The Son of Heaven said: "Lin Qing is also my former lecturer, how can he be placed alongside others, tell the officials to be the first, pass on the edict, summon Lin Yanchao to return to Beijing immediately, and give Chiyi!" ”

Chen Ju kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven nodded and said with a smile, In addition to Shengming, what else will you say, I remember, I haven't seen Lin Qing for three years.

Chen Ju smiled and said, yes, Your Majesty has forgotten that the eldest son of the emperor was born on the same day as the eldest son of the Lin Mansion?

The Son of Heaven laughed when he heard this, and I remembered, yes, that's right, when I saw Lin Qing, what do I want to say to him, Chen Ju, you think about it for me.

The minister didn't dare.

Let you think as much as you want.

In the Qianqing Palace, the Son of Heaven happily chatted with Chen Ju, and from time to time there were laughter or two. And the eunuch ran to Wenyuan Pavilion.

In the Wenyuan Pavilion, the first assistant Shen Shixing and the ranking cabinet elders were talking, and at this time the eunuch entered and said: "Pavilion elder, Your Majesty wants the cabinet to redraft the official selection chapter of the Ministry of Officials." ”

Shen Shixing was surprised: "Why redraft? ”

"Your Majesty's decree will list Lin Yanchao, the prefect of Guide, as the first official in the world, and immediately recall the Beijing Division and give him a gallop!"

As soon as these words came out, several cabinet scholars were shocked.

Wang Jiaping was surprised and delighted and asked, "Your Majesty's dictation is to say that Lin Yanchao is appointed as the first?" ”

The eunuch said, "Exactly." ”

Shen Shixing said with a smile: "There is Gonggong Lao, tell Your Majesty, and the ministers will follow the order." ”

After the eunuch left, Wang Jiaping couldn't help but say: "The dragon is a thing, and when it rises, it soars between the universe, and when it is hidden, it lurks in the waves." With the change of time, the Jews have the will to cross the sea. Today, the sea returns to Beijing, like a dragon encountering the wind and clouds and the four seas! ”

After speaking, Wang Jiaping stroked his palms and laughed.

Xu Guo also said with a smile, yes, Zong Hai was demoted from Beijing for three years, and today he finally came out.

Wang Xijue didn't say a word, while Shen Shixing smiled and didn't say anything.

On that day, Lin Yanchao was promoted as the first official of the state government in the world, and the news of entering Beijing was spread throughout the officialdom.

Suddenly, the Jingshi shook!