Chapter 474 473 Carpenter Shangshu

Lei Li's thanks made Emperor Jiajing think of giving favor.

Of course, this is not only because the Yongshou Palace project was completed, but also the projects of the three major halls, so you might as well be rewarded.

As he thought about this, Emperor Jiajing continued to speak: "When working, he served all the ministers and assistant ministers, Xu Jie, and the junior ministers, and the salary of the Minister of the Secretariat, and he was still a son, the Minister of the Secretariat; Duke Zhu Xizhong, and the assistant minister Yan Song, each year, added 100 stones of rice; auxiliary minister Yuan Wei, and the Minister of the Secretariat; the Minister of the Secretariat Lei Li and the Prince's Taibao, and he was still a son in the prison; the governor Zhu Xixiao was added to Shaobao, and he was a son in a hundred households; the master craftsman Xu Gao was promoted to the Minister of Works and the Prince's Taibao, and he was a son in a hundred households; the minister Liu Boyue and Zhu Heng."

"Your Majesty, no."

At the beginning, when the emperor was happy and wanted to give him a big reward, whether it was Huang Jin, Xu Jie or Lei Li, it didn't matter.

The three major halls are major projects in the court, and the Yongshou Palace is also the actual bedroom of Emperor Jiajing. In fact, they are all very important. They all have to worship the suburbs. There is no need to come out at this time to disturb the emperor's happiness.

What's more, this time the reward seems to be beneficial to the Ministry of Works, which is also a reward for me. I cannot stop others from getting promoted and making money.

All the previous ones were fine. Xu Jie, Zhu Xizhong and the chief assistant Yan Song were all involved in these projects to a greater or lesser extent, and they all contributed to the smooth progress of the project. But what the hell is Xu Gao, the master craftsman, to be promoted to the Minister of Works?

Like Lei Li, he also added the Prince's Prince's Preservation, and he protected one son and one household?

Who is Xu Gao?

A craftsman who had not passed the imperial examination, Emperor Jiajing was happy and directly appointed as the Minister of Works and was given three dukes. This is absolutely not possible.

Wei Guangde smiled at Zhang Juzheng.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing had long lost interest in reorganizing the administration. No matter how much he did, it would be a generation of new greed to exchange for old greed.

In fact, Emperor Jiajing would not take it seriously if he simply greed for some money from the court. This emperor knew a lot about the virtues of all officials.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has made a mistake. After his Majesty's words, the old minister does not object to Xu Gao's appointment as Minister of Works, but he has been given the title of Prince Taibao. If there is no such thing as the dynasty in the previous dynasty, please give your master a clear understanding."

As for why no one raised this matter, it was not because Yan Song had a great influence. It was probably because this was actually a rule passed down since the Hongwu period. In fact, it also indirectly reflected that the six ministries had too many affairs and were too busy to be busy according to the configuration of the first Shangshu and the second Minister of the Secretariat, so officials were added.

Emperor Jiajing was known for being mean and ruthless, and was extremely selfish. These were the comments given to him by officials from the foreign dynasty, and he didn't care about these.

In fact, a few years ago, there were two ministers of the Ministry of Works, namely Ouyang Bijin and Lei Li. However, at that time, Ouyang Bijin, the official secretary, was in charge of the Ministry of Works. Lei Li was entitled to the Minister of Works, but he ran around construction sites of the Ministry of Works, inspecting and guiding work. This is the dispatch.

"Do you want to learn from Hu Shining and Li Yue?"

The prince’s teacher teaches literature, the prince’s teacher teaches martial arts, and the prince’s father protects his safety. In addition, the prince’s father, the prince’s father, and the prince’s father are their deputy positions, and they are the so-called “three princes and three orphans”.

If it were the official system of the Ming Dynasty, but the six ministries, the system of one Shangshu and two Ministers seemed to be a general example, but it was not the case.

Emperor Jiajing ignored Xu Jie's appearance, but said lightly: "What is the 'those who are skilled in craftsmen'?"

Emperor Jiajing didn't want to ruin everyone's mood. He looked at Lei Li with a large number of people looking forward to it, waiting for him to reward them.

Xu Jie is not the kind of person who looks down on the current situation.

"I guess your teacher will realize that you have made a mistake."

He nodded slightly, thought about his thoughts just now, and continued: "The great craftsman Xu Gao was promoted to the Minister of Works, Yin's son and a hundred households; the minister Liu Boyue and Zhu Heng each promoted their salary to one level, Hengyin's son was placed in prison; the Tongzheng Department's consul Liu Ji, Gou's predecessor was promoted to the Shaoqing of Taipu Temple; the Shangbao Department's chief Xu Fan was promoted to the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple."

Just as the words were said, these were all "the stories of the first dynasty". How could they say that, they just took the ancestral system out to talk about it when they were fine.

Wei Guangde naturally understood what Zhang Juzheng meant and said as soon as he opened his mouth.

Whether it is to cheat the court or not, there are quite a lot of officials who are clamoring for trouble.

However, Emperor Jiajing looked at Xu Jie with a strange look at him at this time, which made Xu Jie feel a little scared. After thinking carefully, he realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, but he seemed to have said the wrong thing, and he didn't know how to continue to say it for a while.

"You said, if the palace was built so easily, would Your Majesty continue to build it?"

In addition, my family has always been loyal to the king's affairs. Those officials believe that the serious crimes committed by their Yan family are actually opposed to the emperor. If this is the gold medal of avoiding death.

What do you say is the craftsman in the morning and the emperor's hall? None of them can compare with this great craftsman named Xu Gao.

Thinking of this, Xu Jie hurriedly spoke.

Thinking about it just now, I seemed to have said it was easy. I thought that since I was promoted to the Minister of Works and I would give it to Taibao by the way, I forgot about this.

During the Hongwu Dynasty, the Ministry of Revenue created a grand occasion where seven ministers were appointed at the same time, and each of them was in charge of government affairs and did not interfere with each other.

From being promoted to the Shangshu, he also suddenly reached a high position and was promoted to the extreme, so Emperor Jiajing stopped his argument.

When Yan Shifan used the methods of the Ministry of Works to make money, even if it wasn't him, others would still get the money away, but it was just a few differences.

That was the explosion, and they shouted to submit memorials and impeach Emperor Jiajing.

When the news arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, Prince Yu and others were naturally shocked.

Speaking of this, Emperor Jiajing's tone became bad. He was in a good mood and wanted to give them rewards to reward them for their contributions to the construction of the three main halls and Yongshou Palace. I didn't expect this to happen.

Sometimes, Emperor Jiajing seemed much more active than them in maintaining the ancestral system.

Fortunately, at this time, Xu Jie, who was in front of him, spoke out.

And Xu Jie's cold sweat was also coming down.

When he said it, he felt relieved. He did not object to the emperor's reward to others, but had an objection to Xu Gao's reward.

I thought that making great achievements would be a helping force to Yan Song, but now it seems that it is a bit too hard and it is impossible to make the emperor feel more interested. Thinking about the future Emperor Jiajing wants the court to take out the money to repair this and that, Xu Jie couldn't help but feel a headache.

Although the craftsman has also been to the six ministries and nine ministers, it seems that there are no three dukes and three orphans added.

Just when everyone was shocked, Zhang Juzheng suddenly cried out.

In the pay room not far away, Yan Shifan, who knew the news, was looking at Xu Jie's pay room and sneering.

A carpenter turned into a minister of the Ministry of Works, which was inspiring, and it was really inspiring.

It was not until Ouyang Bijin retired and Emperor Jiajing asked Lei Li to take charge of the Ministry of Works that Lei Li, the Minister of Works, was considered a formality.

Zhang Juzheng looked at Wei Guangde, and the others who were confused about their eyes said, "As for the finances of the court, if the palace is built in large quantities.

In the past, ministers used the excuse of being unable to find big materials and tried their best to stop His Majesty from building a large scale. With this Xu Gao's technique, how can I stop it?"

At this time, Zhang Juzheng's reaction must be because he realized something big had happened.

He knew that his father would be dismissed by Emperor Jiajing soon, and it was too late to try to remedy it. Yan Shifan was clear, not to mention that Yan Song had already ordered him not to mess around and just wait honestly. With his familiarity with Emperor Jiajing, he knew that there would be no trouble in the family in the end, as long as those people kept chasing each other.

At this time, everyone in Prince Yu's mansion realized that Yan Song would be in the near future, so naturally he knew who the successor would be. Isn't it just a pain for Xu Jie?

I want to practice a lot, and I will use these people in the future.

"It's so hard for Mr. Xu."

There are indeed some positions that were originally too busy to work, so it was not uncommon to add some officials in the same position to work together in the Ming Dynasty.

The reason for this is that he was a troublemaker. He was the Minister of Works and was just appointed as the Prince's Preservant. At this time, when he heard that the emperor had granted Xu Gao the same official position as himself, if he spoke out, he would naturally be rumored by the outside world as jealous of the virtuous and capable.

Lei Li just thought so in his heart, but he felt bitter and difficult to speak.

But soon, after the patient explanation of some quick-reacting officials around them, they gradually realized that they seemed to have lost their composure just now.

"Your Majesty, Xu Gao is not from the imperial examination, so he can also give him a reward of gold and silver and official positions in the Ministry of Works. But the title of Minister of Works and Prince Taibao has passed."

Of course, Xu Jie didn't want the people behind him to hold a grudge against him. No one could tell that the emperor was happy at this moment. It was obvious that everyone had made contributions and rewards. If he stopped him at this time, he would offend many people.

In fact, the craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty were not allowed to become officials. It is actually possible for craftsmen to serve as officials in the Ministry of Works. Even if they have not passed the imperial examination, they are all low-level officials, or professional officials, and they are rewarded with the Minister of Works. This is unreasonable in any case.

Yes, Xu Jie didn't want to say anything about the reward from Emperor Jiajing, so he would be happy.

However, Xu Jie had a vague impression of this memorial, which was rejected by Emperor Jiajing, on the grounds that "the story of the promotion of official positions was also the first dynasty."

Zhang Juzheng did not answer, but just nodded slightly.

A scene that happened in the West Garden was soon spread outside the palace and was learned by the court officials.

It is a matter of being rewarded for making achievements, but what does Xu Gao mean?

When his speech was interrupted, Emperor Jiajing was not angry. He looked at Xu Jie who was out of voice and asked kindly, "Why?"

However, he dared to use people in an extraordinary way for the talents he liked, which gave Xu Gao this rare opportunity.

Hu Shining and Li Yue were both officials of the Jiajing Dynasty. Hu Shining was the Minister of War in the early days of Jiajing. In the fifth year of Jiajing, he promoted 54 craftsmen including Zhao Kui and others to oppose the emperor, on the grounds that "the 54 officials including Zhao Kui and others were promoted as eunuch Zhang Zhong with all their words."

Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were getting close to each other. No matter what the reason was, he was with Zhang Juzheng now if he had nothing to do.

Emperor Jiajing thought about it at this time and it seemed that this was the case.

With a hint of curiosity, Emperor Jiajing asked.

Hurryingly, Xu Jie quickly told the reason why he spoke out to stop him, or because of Xu Gao's identity problem.

"What's wrong?"

"In the Hongwu Dynasty, Xu Xingzu and Jing Gao were all awarded the title of Guangluqing for the chef, Du Andao, and Hongguan were all given the title of Taichangqing for the clan worker, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Xiang of the Chenghua Dynasty was appointed as the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites."

As for Xu Gao, a carpenter who became the Minister of Works, it was actually the former, which allowed him to enjoy the treatment of the Minister of Works. It was impossible to take charge of the affairs of the Ministry.

For example, in addition to the position of Grand Secretary of the certain hall and the position of Prince Shaobao, the cabinet minister will also be given the title of Minister of the Secretariat, which means that the rank of the cabinet minister will be improved.

At the beginning, these Jinshi who passed the imperial examination step by step heard that a master craftsman from the Ministry of Works actually rose to prominence by Emperor Jiajing with his strange and lewd skills. He was directly awarded the title of Minister of Works. You can imagine what kind of mentality it was.

It is hard to imagine that a person must be responsible for the ministry affairs and also have to go around to inspect the work in various places. With the transportation conditions of the Ming Dynasty, this possibility is not available at all.

Xu Jie shut up. He did neglect this matter before. The Ming Dynasty was different from the Song and Yuan dynasties. During the reign of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, he decided to be a craftsman who could become an official directly.

The Prince's Taibao, the Prince's Taishi, and the Prince's Taifu are both official positions in the Eastern Palace and are responsible for teaching, collectively known as the "Three Divisions". However, they have titles but not positions, and are generally given to important officials and close ministers as an honorary official title.

Even if you know the truth, what will people say behind it? Who knows?

"If I remember well, in the 25th year of Hongwu, the camp and repair office were established and the department was changed to be the camp and repair office. The seventh rank was established, and two chief officers were established, the deputy chief officer, and the chief officer, and the chief officer were appointed. The masters of all the craftsmen were appointed."
To be continued...