Chapter 321 320 Difficult to enter the cabinet

The three of them were at Wei Guangde's house, drinking and eating meat, while guessing who arranged for Wei Guangde to go south and what was the purpose?

Naturally, they didn't think of anything. After all, the three of them were touching an elephant with a blind man now, and they couldn't get a glimpse of the whole picture.

However, Wei Guangde also heard that the two of them were not very optimistic about their future entry into the cabinet. Instead, they thought it was possible that they could be in charge of one of the six ministries, or even the Censorate.

Thinking about it, Wei Guangde probably understood that although "not entering the cabinet unless he is a Hanlin", it was not a necessary condition for cabinet ministers in the Ming Dynasty, there were indeed very few cabinet ministers who did not have the experience of the Hanlin Academy.

Compared with the previous dynasty that "the prime minister must originate from the state department", the cabinet members of the Ming Dynasty did not have rich local administrative experience, and could even be said to have no experience at all.

However, this does not mean that the selection system of the cabinet in the Ming Dynasty was unreasonable.

First of all, Hanlin officials are ministers who are close attendants of the emperor, and may even be the emperor's teachers. They are more familiar with each other and are easy to establish a "trust relationship". In the imperial society, there is nothing more important than the emperor's trust in governing.

Secondly, Hanlin officials are the most successful in the imperial examination. Using this as a qualification can reduce the struggle for power and internal friction within the bureaucracy, and are also more likely to be recognized by colleagues in the officialdom.

Third, Hanlin officials have no local administrative experience, which does not mean they have no experience in handling government affairs. They have served in the center for a long time, are responsible for drafting edicts and other matters, and are familiar with document exchanges and administrative operation mechanisms.

Finally, these Hanlin officials did not engage in politics in the local area, so they had nothing to do with the local forces. After they took office, they had to avoid suspicion of their hometowns. Instead, they could "save equality" and handle relations among all parties more balancedly.

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Wei Guangde met the conditions for joining the Hanlin cabinet, but his flaws were still very obvious, that is, his literary talent was not obvious.

Wei Guangde prepared a lot of model essays for the imperial examination, and with a little luck, he could reach his current position.

For those who are unfamiliar, Wei Guangde is a pride and has a high ranking. Naturally, he will feel that he has a pen and ink, but familiar people know that Wei Guangde's literary talent is not outstanding, and he is very ordinary.

Well, literati are inferior to each other, probably so.

As for entering the cabinet, there are actually two ways: either the emperor's appointment or the court's promotion method, the emperor will determine the candidates if the ministers in the court elect a candidate.

The simplest and most direct one is the appointment of the emperor. There were not many ministers like the cabinet in the Ming Dynasty, because most ministers who were favored by the emperor would directly refuse the emperor's orders. They would rather resign than enter the cabinet through the emperor's unilateral will.

Because the cabinet composed in this form is difficult to obtain the support of the six ministries, it is easy to cause national chaos, and they will become national sinners as a result.

The selection is naturally the Ministry of Personnel to determine the candidates based on the assessment results of previous years for the emperor to decide, or the court officials above the third rank and above recommended two or three people to be publicly recommended, and they are reported to the emperor for use.

The cabinet ministers who come out of this method will not talk about their ability to do things. The most basic thing is to meet the conditions of "respect for high morals" so that there will be someone to support you, otherwise you will not be on this big list at all.

Character and prestige are difficult to deal with in terms of their familiarity with Wei Guangde.

Of course, this does not mean that Wei Guangde's moral character is unbearable or inadequate, but that this moral character actually needs to be reflected in poetry, articles and other methods to a large extent, and this is Wei Guangde's weakness.

Chinese people are used to judging a person's character through their works. If you write well your poems and articles, you will have good character, and there will naturally be no problem with your character.

As for prestige, this requires accumulation, and it is not something that Wei Guangde can possess now.

Of course, Wei Guangde is only twenty years old now, so he is not in a hurry.

After seeing the two of them off, Wei Guangde did not go back to his room to rest, but sat alone in the study and thought.

As Zhang Ke said, Wei Guangde felt that the route he was being arranged now seemed to be deviating from what he wanted at the beginning.

The primary goal of officials entering the Hanlin Academy is naturally to enter the cabinet, and Wei Guangde is no exception.

However, he seemed to have become an alien among his colleagues in the Hanlin Academy.

As a Hanlin official, he was constantly sent out to work for business.

Officials of the Hanlin Academy are not allowed to be sent out, but most of them are errands such as the canonization of the vassal kings, and what he does is highly overlapping with the work of the Censorate.

Could it be that I really have no hope of entering the cabinet?

Wei Guangde never thought that he would not be able to enter the cabinet. In fact, after learning that he was selected as a member of the Hanlin Academy, his ultimate goal in his career had already targeted the cabinet, and that was his end.

However, Zhang Ke's words today and the errands he received all secretly revealed another possibility. Perhaps he would be sent to a department in the six ministries like most of his colleagues.

Or maybe it’s just a job as a Censorate.

If you are in the end, you may become a minister and a second-rank minister of the court.

Although he was a little unwilling to accept it, it was the first time that Wei Guangde had such an idea in his heart. Perhaps the Six Divisions were his last destination.

As for which yamen you will go to in the end?

Wei Guangde was also a little relieved. After the war in Baoanzhou, the Ministry of War wanted to get him over, but in the end, Emperor Jiajing might have thought that it still needed to be tempered and rejected this proposal.

The Ministry of War is naturally one of his most likely places to go.

However, this will happen at least twenty years later, and the person who made the decision may not be the current one.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but think of King Yu.

When he met Gao Gong before, Gao Gong mentioned that after knowing that Wei Guangde gave up entering Prince Yu's mansion, Prince Yu seemed a little disappointed, but Wei Guangde's words made sense, so he didn't say anything.

When Wei Guangde entered Prince Yu's Mansion, all he could do was come up with some ideas. He also had the responsibilities of the Zhan Shi Mansion and supervising Prince Yu's words and deeds. It was really no more helpful to Prince Yu's Mansion than Wei Guangde was working outside to get some power outside.

Although Emperor Jiajing has always been in good health today, as Jia Yingchun gained a foothold in the Ministry of Revenue and became more powerful, the Yu Prince's Mansion began to loosen in some aspects, which was not as tight as before.

Such changes naturally made King Yu slowly grow up some ideas, and his desire for power is rapidly increasing.

However, although Gao Gong was no longer on duty in Prince Yu's Mansion, he privately asked Yin Shidan and others to pay more attention to Prince Yu's performance, especially in his greed for power.

These were said by Gao Gong and Wei Guangde. When he was chatting with Zhang Juzheng in the Imperial College, Zhang Juzheng repeatedly reminded him to pay attention to King Yu's recent words and deeds.

Nowadays, when the two kings are in the capital, it is important that they always speak and act in a consistent manner.

In front of Wei Guangde, Gao Gong did not shy away from paying attention to Zhang Juzheng at all, saying that he was talented and decisive in his work, and his abilities were quite reassuring.

Wei Guangde could hear that the relationship between the two seemed to be progressing very quickly after they met at the Imperial College.

Perhaps, if Gao Gong had not died early, Zhang Juzheng might not have had the chance to make a comeback.

Wei Guangde never heard of Gao Gong in later generations. Zhang Juzheng's name is often seen. It is said that he was the last hope of the Ming Dynasty, but only the last death of the people.

Therefore, Wei Guangde could only speculate that perhaps it was because Gao Gong died early that he did not leave a famous name in history, but instead gave Zhang Juzheng a favor.

These days, the medical level is just like this. The emperor's son said he died prematurely. This shows that the mortality rate of illness is still very high. Didn't King Yu just die his son?

In private occasions, what Gao Gong has always insisted that King Yu was the crown prince chosen by Emperor Jiajing.

Well, if even those around King Yu like them have no confidence in this, how can we gather a group of people around King Yu?

Therefore, Gao Gong often talked with Wei Guangde about the current situation and how to eliminate the shortcomings of the court.

At this time, Gao Gong was upright in his personality and could also be good at listening to other people's opinions. In his opinion, the fundamental reason was that the Ming Dynasty had been difficult to deal with, and the fundamental reason was that it was improper employment, which led to corrupt officials' rampant behavior. As long as the court was purged and the officials were governed with ease, the government would be clear and clear.

The Ming Dynasty will gradually recover its vitality.

Wei Guangde ignored this. There were so many corrupt officials that they could not be arrested or killed. Taizu's arrogant anti-corruption campaign back then was unable to curb corruption.

Wei Guangde saw articles about the demise of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, and in fact, most of them mentioned a word, "destruction was caused by financial collapse." However, although Wei Guangde knew that the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty were very serious, he really didn't realize that the court was short of silver.

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There is nothing else. Chang Ying's warehouse has it, but the withdrawal conditions are very harsh. When the country is in crisis, it is impossible for this money to be waiting for the new master in the warehouse.

Therefore, when he was studying in the countryside, Wei Guangde thought of finding ways to solve the financial problems of the court after entering the court. If he couldn't say it, he would change history and make himself a person who was comparable to Zhang Juzheng.

But after entering the court and learning more, Wei Guangde suddenly found that the analysis of later generations seemed to be incorrect. Therefore, when Wei Guangde talked about Gao Gong's future policy strategy, he tried his best to show support and understanding, because he was really very

Confused and don't know what to do.

There must be problems with the administration of officials, but Wei Guangde believes that he can't do it if he wants to fight corruption.

Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, the anti-corruption campaigns in later generations have always been fought against corruption. Instead, anti-corruption has become a common means of political forces confronting each other and fighting each other, and a powerful tool to attack political enemies.

When countless people applauded the corrupt officials, they did not realize that they were just the ending after the failure of the political struggle.

Wei Guangde didn't think much of Gao Gong's strategy, but basically he just beat him up, and his effect on the court seemed to be very limited.

As for other issues, in Gao Gong's view, it is actually related to the administration of officials. If you use the right person, other mistakes can be avoided, and there is no need to make major changes to the imperial system.

In other words, Gao Gong's attitude is very strong, just one word, "touch".

Gao Gong and Wei Guangde said this. In fact, Wei Guangde knew in his heart that perhaps the important reason was that Wei Guangde and others understood that King Yu was the true emperor, and it would be right to follow King Yu closely.

Speaking of which, Wei Guangde and Zhang Ju met at the dinner table for less than three times, and they had poor time to communicate because Zhang Juzheng spent most of his time on the Imperial College.

In the Hanlin Academy, there were not many responsibilities, and when he recovered from his illness, he had no job to be handed over to him for the time being.

Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng only maintain a familiar relationship and salute each other when they meet.

Although he knew that Zhang Juzheng was very awesome in the future, Wei Guangde couldn't help but curry favor with him, at least he couldn't do this without a chance.

Thinking about this is because Wei Guangde has realized that in the future, the Ministry of Personnel will be Gao Gong's territory and will never allow others to be involved.

The rest are the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Revenue is good, but Wei Guangde really doesn't want to get involved. The affairs are too complicated. The other two yamen seem to be a little bit worse. The Ministry of Works has some fuel and water, but

There are not as many as the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Justice is even more so.

As for the Ministry of Rites, Wei Guangde never considered it. He would have the opportunity to take a look at it unless he could get to the Hanlin Academy for attending and lecturer.

After finishing the errand this time, I still have to walk around with Zhang Juzheng more and burn incense in advance. No matter what, the teacher is still the second assistant to the cabinet.

Wei Guangde sat in the study very late, then got up and went back to his bedroom. At this time, Xu Jianglan urged Wei Guangde to sleep first after failing to do so several times.

Under the maid's service, Wei Guangde untied his clothes and climbed onto the bed. With the help of the faint light outside the tent, what caught his eye was a picture of a beauty falling asleep.

At this time, Xu Jianglan turned her body sideways, placed her arms up and down on her chest, her hair spread like a cloud on the pillow, her beautiful eyes closed slightly, her red lips opened slightly, and her beautiful nose exhaled slightly, and she was sleeping very much.

Quiet.
To be continued...