Chapter 121: The Meaning of Exercise
Wen Zhenmeng thought about it again and again, and when he was talking about Zheng Xunrui, the emperor did not express his position immediately, and pondered for a while.
After the early dynasty, Zhou Yanru, Xu Guangqi, Wen Tiren and Min Hongxue stayed.
At the end of the second year and the beginning of the third year of Chongzhen, because of the dereliction of duty of Yuan Chonghuan, who was most trusted, led the Jin Tartar to run thousands of miles away, and the plundering of the Northern Zhili, the martial law of the Beijing Division, at that time the emperor's mood fell to a low point, and even had the idea of abdication, that is, on the tenth day of February in the third year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cihong, who had just turned one year old, was appointed as the crown prince, and at the beginning of March of the third year of Chongzhen, the Houjin Tartar retired from the army, in May, Sun Chengzong, the Jiliao governor who succeeded Yuan Chonghuan, led the army and recovered the four cities of Luanzhou, Qian'an, Yongping and Zunhua, and Qin Liangyu of Sichuan led the soldiers and horses to Qinwang, these things made the emperor's mood better, but unfortunately the time was stable, but it was more than a year.
The city of Dalinghe under construction, attacked by the Houjin Tartars, is in danger, Shaanxi's rogues, many in the case of surrender, have begun to rebel again, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong, once again suffered a large-scale famine, countless displaced people, the court can not take out so much silver to relief, what can be done is to exempt the taxes in these places, but people have no food to eat, what is the effect of exempting taxes.
Zhou Yanru and the others didn't know what was going on to stay, so they didn't take the initiative to speak.
After a long while, the emperor spoke.
"The Hanlin Academy revised Zheng Xunrui, and I want to go to Fuzhou County to sharpen it, what do you think of Aiqing."
Qianqing Palace suddenly became quiet, Zheng Xunrui is the champion of the palace test, and he was directly enshrined as the Hanlin Revision, less than half a year before and after, according to the rules, at least one year in the Hanlin Academy, and then consider how to place it, and even if Zheng Xunrui is knowledgeable and arranged in advance, it is directly arranged in the Sixth Department or the Metropolitan Procuratorate, how can it be sent to the place, after all, the champion is a rare talent.
After about half a quarter of an hour, Zhou Yanru spoke first.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zheng Xunrui, as the champion of the palace examination, is a talent of the imperial court, and there is nothing wrong with going to Fuzhou County, but it is better to stay in the capital."
When Zhou Yanru said such an opinion, he also stood on a fair standpoint, he was the first assistant of the cabinet, and the opinions he put forward must be pertinent.
The emperor did not express his position immediately, and looked at Wen Tiren and the others.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Yanru's words fell, Wen Tiren spoke.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is worth advocating, Zheng Xunrui is the champion of the palace examination, he is indeed a talent, but he is still young, after grinding in Fuzhou County, he realized the suffering of the people, and at that time he was transferred back to the capital, that is a great talent, and now the Jinshi of the palace examination is trying to stay in the capital, and is unwilling to go to Fuzhou County, many Fuzhou counties are raising people to hold official positions at all levels, this situation must be changed, Zheng Xunrui can take the initiative to take the lead, apply to Fuzhou County to sharpen, the imperial court should advocate, and encourage at the same time."
What Wen Tiren said is more reasonable, which makes it impossible to refute.
The emperor finally spoke.
"Min Aiqing, you are the secretary of the ministry, I remember the last time I would push the ministers, Zheng Xunrui once said that the evaluation and recommendation of this official is the responsibility of the ministry, I think about the same situation, Zheng Xunrui to Fuzhou County, what is your opinion."
Min Hongxue did not hesitate and immediately spoke.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is feasible, the palace is a first-class, most of them stay in the capital, and very few go to the local office, this is actually a defect, if you are a little older, you may still know the suffering of the people, Zheng Xunrui is young, not yet twenty years old, to Fuzhou County to sharpen, it should also be ......"
The emperor nodded frequently, in his opinion, Zheng Xunrui does have good potential, if he can cultivate it well, he can be of great use in the future, but he is still a little younger.
In his heart, the emperor supports Zheng Xunrui to go to Fuzhou County, and there is a party dispute in the court, which he knows very well, if Zheng Xunrui is also caught in the party struggle, then a good talent can be consumed, and he can leave the capital to serve in Fuzhou County, at least he can avoid party struggle as much as possible.
Of course, Zheng Xunrui is the champion of the palace examination, even if he is appointed to Fuzhou County, how to arrange it is very crucial, such a thing cannot be directly handed over to the Ministry of Officials, it needs to be decided here.
"What you Aiqing said is that although Zheng Xunrui is the champion of the palace examination, after all, he is young and can go to Fuzhou County to sharpen, which has many benefits, and I also see it this way, Min Aiqing, where do you think Zheng Xunrui is suitable to be sent and what position is appropriate."
The Qianqing Palace quieted down again, and everyone understood what the emperor meant, and it seemed that they were in charge of it to the end.
Min Hongxue didn't speak immediately, thought for a while, and then spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zheng Xunrui is the champion of the palace examination, and he has asked questions several times, and his appearance is good, unlike some young people, there is no frivolous look on his body, and Zheng Xunrui's knowledge is indeed very good, such a talent, he can be appointed as the prefect and is responsible for governing a certain place, as for where to go, the minister thinks that Nanzhili is not good, Zheng Xunrui is a native of Jiangning County, Tianfu, and needs to be avoided, and it is best to choose in Shanxi, Shandong and Henan."
As soon as Min Hongxue's words fell, Wen Tiren followed and spoke.
"The minister thinks that Lord Min's construction is feasible, Zheng Xunrui can indeed serve as the prefect, although he is young, but his knowledge is there, and when the court discusses political affairs, he is wise and mature, and there is nothing wrong with it."
Zhou Yanru looked at everyone and also spoke.
"The minister thinks that Lord Min's mention is appropriate."
Even the emperor felt strange, many court discussions, as long as Zhou Yanru was in favor of something, Wen Tiren would inevitably put forward opposing opinions, and vice versa, I didn't expect that this time the opinions of the two would be consistent.
This also shows that Zheng Xunrui's departure from the capital to take up a post in Fuzhou County has been made clear.
As for where to go to the dispatch, that needs to be seriously considered.
Xu Guangqi, who had rarely spoken, suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zheng Xunrui's ambition is good, but since he took the initiative to put it forward, then where to send it, it needs to be seriously considered, since the emperor is ready to set Zheng Xunrui as an example of Jinshi, he should be entrusted with a heavy task and sent to a difficult and difficult place, Lord Min proposed Shanxi, Henan and Shandong and other places, what the minister knows, Zheng Xunrui's ancestral home is in Xingyang, Henan, and it is not appropriate to send it to Henan, as for Shandong, it is now a military location, Zheng Xunrui is difficult to play a role there, Chen's construction can choose between Shaanxi and Shanxi. ”
When Xu Guangqi's words came out, even the emperor was stunned for a moment.
In Shaanxi and Shanxi, the rebellion of the Liukou is already a very unstable place, and if the young Zheng Xunrui goes to these places, it will really bear a lot of pressure, and if he is not careful, not only will he not be able to establish meritorious deeds, but his life will be in danger.
But Xu Guangqi's truth is valid, since Zheng Xunrui is the champion of the palace examination and sent to Fuzhou County, then he needs to do something in a real way, so that it can be convincing, and it is also in line with the emperor's ideas.
"Xu Aiqing, according to your wishes, you can send Zheng Xunrui somewhere."
Xu Guangqi groaned slightly and spoke.
"The minister thinks that Zheng Xunrui can be sent to Yan'an Mansion, which belongs to Shaanxi."
Xu Guangqi's words seemed to be a bomb, so that everyone couldn't help but whisper, what kind of place is Yan'an Mansion, it is almost the old nest of the Liukou, the main place of the Liukou's activities is in Xi'an Mansion, Yan'an Mansion and Qingyang Mansion, and it is also from Yan'an Mansion into Shanxi.
Let Zheng Xunrui go to Yan'an Mansion, wouldn't he have to face the rogue directly.
Xu Guangqi paused slightly and spoke again.
"The governor of the three sides, Lord Hong Chengchou, is exterminating the Liukou in Shaanxi, in this case, after Zheng Xunrui arrives in Yan'an Mansion, his main responsibility is to stabilize the farmers, as long as the farmers can be stabilized, the Liukou will not be supported, and it will naturally be difficult to continue."
"The minister knows that this task is very arduous, but since Zheng Xunrui took the initiative to ask to go to Fuzhou County, he must dare to take on the heavy responsibility, if he wants to go down to get any qualifications, it is better not to go."
The Qianqing Palace was silent again.
Half an hour later, Min Hongxue spoke.
"The minister thinks what Lord Xu said is reasonable, Zheng Xunrui can be appointed as the prefect of Yan'an Mansion."
Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren also expressed their positions.
The emperor never thought that the outcome of the discussion would be like this, letting Zheng Xunrui go to Yan'an Mansion as the prefect is like a heavy burden, which is also too cruel, of course, what many cabinet ministers think, don't worry about it for the time being, but if it is really to let Zheng Xunrui go to Yan'an Mansion to serve as the prefect, it is not easy to make this decision.
A full quarter of an hour passed before the emperor spoke.
"Your Aiqing's construction is very good, since it is the opinion of the cabinet, then handle it accordingly, tomorrow Zheng Xunrui will go to the Qianqing Palace, and I will talk to him in person."
When everyone left the Qianqing Palace, they didn't speak, they were very silent, which was different from the previous situation.
Walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Min Hongxue spoke to Wen Tiren.
"My lord, let Zheng Xunrui rush to Yan'an Mansion, isn't it a little sudden?"
Wen Tiren nodded slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"Hehe, Zheng Xunrui really got the attention of the emperor, going to Yan'an Mansion, on the surface it is a bad thing, but it is actually a good thing, as long as you can stabilize the situation a little, the results will naturally come out, after three or five years, maybe when you return to the capital, it will be the book of the six departments."