Chapter 397: Meeting the Ministers
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Lin Yanchao couldn't help but think a lot, Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Siwei, and Shen Shixing are different from others, but they are all figures who have left a great name among the hundreds of ministers in the Ming Dynasty.
The merits and demerits of the three have their own controversy and comments in history.
So when Liu Yukui asked Lin Yanchao who these three pavilion elders were, his first reaction was to turn over the history books in his mind.
But back to the present, Liu Yukui and Lin Yanchao said this, not to ask him to comment on the characters.
Lin Yanchao immediately said humbly: "I was about to ask Brother Zhiqing for advice." ā
Liu Yukui nodded, and said without selling Guanzi: "Among the three cabinet ministers, the first assistant is the most demanding, and it goes without saying that it is self-explanatory, not to mention our cabinet subordinates, even the officials of the Sanpintang are also trembling in front of them. If you don't do your job, you will be held accountable. Therefore, in front of Shousuke, you don't need me to say more, you should also know how to deal with it carefully. ā
Lin Yanchao nodded in understanding.
"As for the second assistant......
Lin Yanchao paused when he heard Liu Yukui talk about Zhang Siwei, obviously considering his words. Liu Yukui thought for a while and said: "The second assistant is a person with inner connotation, we can't peek into it, and I don't talk to subordinate officials on weekdays, but only communicate with the officials of the six departments and Jiuqing Hall." ā
In the end, Liu Yukui said with a smile: "Among the cabinet ministers, only Shen Ge Lao has no shelf, from the Empress Dowager of Heaven to the subordinate officials in the Cabinet, they all trust and respect Shen Ge Lao very much." By the way, Shen Ge Lao is Brother Zonghai's mentor, so he should know better than me. ā
Listening to Liu Yukui's words, Lin Yanchao can conclude that from the perspective of his subordinates, Zhang Juzheng is the most powerful among the three ministers, everyone is in awe, and Zhang Siwei is mysterious. If you don't play with us on weekdays, Shen Shixing has the best popularity, and the relationship between the top and bottom is good.
The personalities of the three elders, Lin Yanchao has a rough idea, and he thinks about how to deal with them when he meets them for a while.
Lin Yanchao and Liu Yukui came to Donghuamen together, and Lin Yanchao and they are now cabinet ministers. When entering the palace, you don't have to go to the right gate of Chang'an as you go to the court.
Instead, you can enter the palace from the Dong'an Gate of the East Fourth Archway, take the Ying'en Bridge, and then enter the Forbidden City from the Donghua Gate.
When they arrived at Donghua Gate, the guards repeatedly checked the tooth cards of the two of them several times before letting them enter the city.
Entering the Donghua Gate is to enter the Forbidden City, walking dozens of steps to the east, a majestic I-shaped hall on the right hand side is the Wenhua Palace. This is the Son of Heaven's scripture feast, where the daily lecture is. Now Lin Yanchao is not a lecturer at the banquet, nor is he a daily lecturer who serves straight, and this Wenhua Hall is not something he can enter.
In front of the Wenhua Palace, this road goes to the end is the Huiji Gate, and outside the Huiji Gate is the square between the Noon Gate and the Huangji Gate, and the place where the Son of Heaven listens to the government.
As for Wenyuan Pavilion, it is between the southern wall of the Forbidden City and the city wall of Huijimen.
Lin Yanchao and Liu Yukui were in front of the entrance and exit of the pavilion, and they were forbidden by the palace to check the tooth card again, and then they were put in.
After entering the attic door. I saw five or six scarlet-robed ministers and walked out talking and talking. Lin Yanchao. When Liu Yukui saw it, he hurriedly avoided the side of the road and saluted. These people were either arguing or full of thoughts, and they were supposed to pass by, but when they saw that the two of them were Hanlin officials, they all stopped and saluted, and the salute was very heavy.
After a few scarlet-robed ministers passed. Liu Yukui said to Lin Yanchao proudly: "Zhu Zi, who has come and gone in the Wenyuan Pavilion, you and I are on duty here for half a year, not to mention a few cabinet departments, and other big and small Jiuqing are also able to speak, and they will be straight for a day." It's better than ten years of studying in the history bureau. ā
Liu Yukui's words coincided with Lin Yanchao's thoughts.
Lin Yanchao turned around to look, and Wenyuan Pavilion, bathed in the sun, was in front of him. All officials who enter the cabinet are called Zhiwenyuan Pavilion, and in the next half a year, this Wenyuan Pavilion will be Lin Yanchao's office, and it will work together with the cabinet bigwigs.
The Jinshui River flows through the pavilion, the stone bridge on the river, the stone bridge and the river are surrounded by a back-patterned railing, and the railing is carved with a delicate fish and carp pattern.
Cross the bridge to face a two-storey attic of Wenyuan Pavilion, the upper and lower two floors of the attic and the Wenhua Palace, a little dwarfed, this Wenyuan Pavilion is the place where the Son of Heaven hid books, so it is covered with black glazed tiles, black main water, with water to press the fire, in order to prevent Wenyuan Pavilion from going water.
Wenyuan Pavilion is no longer used for book collection, but the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. In front of the cabinet is written, 'Confidential land, officials and idle people, etc., are not allowed to trespass, and violators will not be spared'.
Lin Yanchao and Liu Yukui were stopped in front of the door again, which is really a confidential place, and it is simply a checkpoint.
So the two confessed their identities to the cabinet officials.
Only then did the cabinet officials lead Lin Yanchao, and Liu Yukui entered Wenyuan Pavilion.
Lin Yanchao saw a bronze statue of Confucius erected in the lobby of Wenyuan Pavilion, and incense candles were lined up on the left and right.
There are four seats on the left and right sides of the bronze statue of Confucius, and Lin Yanchao remembered that he heard a very interesting story from the Hanlin Academy.
This bronze statue of Confucius was given by Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, and with this bronze statue of the saint sitting here, which official dares to sit facing south, even if it is the head of the cabinet. Therefore, the public seat in the Wenyuan Pavilion is divided into east and west, the first auxiliary sits in the east, the second assistant sits in the west, and the second assistant Jin Shoufu moves the public seat from the west to the east.
Interestingly, in the Hanlin Academy, the scholar's seat was originally in the hall, but when it came to Wenyuan Pavilion, the scholar could only sit sideways.
I want to visit the three ministers, and I will first worship Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant.
The cabinet official first led Lin Yanchao to Zhang Juzheng's duty room and advised: "Yuanfu is busy with affairs, you wait here, if you hear a small bell ringing in the duty room, enter one by one." ā
Liu Yukui saw that before the first assistant was on duty, people came and went: "Zhongtang is really a good day." ā
The cabinet official smiled and said: "Liu Bianxiu, although Yuanfu has a lot of opportunities, but everyone who enters the cabinet to do things, whether it is a two-room book, a classic, a Confucius, or a Hanlin, they are all ordered one by one. ā
Liu Yukui listened to a few sweats oozing from his forehead and said: "I see, the lower official can get the face of the Xiangye, it is really a blessing for three lives!" ā
The cabinet official smiled again, obviously you said this, take it to Yuanfu to say, you don't have to say it to me.
And Lin Yanchao knew what Liu Yukui meant, and knew that he was afraid of Zhang Juzheng in his heart, although the other party was the first assistant today, for outside officials, this was a great opportunity.
Zhang Juzheng didn't let the two wait outside the duty room for too long, and soon the bell rang in the duty room, Liu Yukui wiped his sweat, straightened his clothes and walked into the duty room.
Lin Yanchao waited outside for half a cup of tea, and saw Liu Yu come out embarrassed, and his face was depressed.
"Brother Liu, are you okay?"
Liu Yukui shook his head, and then gave Lin Yanchao a look that you are careful to speak.
Lin Yanchao entered the duty room at his will, and first saluted Zhang Juzheng and said: "Hanlin repaired Lin Yanchao to enter the cabinet to do business, and I have seen Lord Zhongtang!" ā
Zhang Juzheng sat behind the public case and said, "Lin Xiu, we meet again." (To be continued.) )