Capital.

As the weather turned colder, it seemed that the capital had taken a big step from autumn to winter.

Zhu Youxiao could only take advantage of the noon to go to the lake to bask in the sun. It was impossible to be early or late, it was too cold.

His favorite thing is at noon, taking advantage of the sunshine to catch fishing by the lake and bask in the sun. When he is sleepy, he squints his eyes and takes a nap.

Recently, there is nothing to do all day long, and the ministers have reached a consensus that they will not bother His Majesty if they can solve things.

So much so that Zhu Youxiao fully interprets the boring and decadent life of an emperor.

The New Year is coming soon, and Zhu Youxiao is also preparing to take advantage of this period of peace and have a good rest. After struggling for so long, he still has to spend the New Year well and cannot treat himself badly.

"Your Majesty, Henan's question book has been sent here." Chen Hong came to Zhu Youxiao and said respectfully.

Zhu Youxiao gently picked up his eyelids, but did not open it. He raised his hand and said, "Remember it."

"Yes, the emperor." Chen Hong agreed and quickly expanded the question book and started to read it from the beginning.

In fact, I didn’t write too much about this question book. The main thing is to report on the progress of Henan Province, and there is nothing else.

King Fu has set out on his way to Beijing; Chen Qiyu has already entered Beijing.

As for why King Fu set out earlier than Chen Qiyu, but arrived later than him, it was actually very simple. King Fu tricked food, drink and wandered around in the name of the royal family, and could not change his nature.

If Wang An had not repeatedly urged him, I would have probably wanted to have public funds to eat, drink and travel through thousands of miles.

Corrupt officials in Henan Province are also being interrogated. How to sentence them specifically will not be found after the interrogation.

As he listened, Zhu Youxiao frowned.

How should Chen Qiyu arrange this?

The most suitable place is of course Sichuan. Let Chen Qiyu go there to be an official and experience the official position in the frontier.

But Zhu Youxiao thought about it and felt that it was not possible. Chen Qiyu could not be sent to Sichuan.

Now that Sichuan is fighting, no one is willing to go there. In this case, sending Chen Qiyu over by himself will make people have a trace of conjecture and doubt.

You should know that Chen Qiyu made great contributions and was the target of his focus on publicity. Because of his secret memorials, the court achieved such results, so he had to reward him heavily.

Chen Qiyu is the tablet he wants to set up and is for people outside to see. If he is sent directly to Sichuan, wouldn’t it make people feel that he was demoted?

This is not good, it seems that I have to move a seat to him.

Not only should we move a good position to Chen Qiyu, but this position should also be enviable enough.

Chen Qiyu is now a county magistrate. If he is placed in the Six Ministry to be a magistrate, it will be a waste of talent.

So what official positions are suitable in the capital?

Zhu Youxiao thought of an official position, which was the legendary Shuntian Prefecture.

Although some people have joked that the county magistrate has been misfortune in three lives, and the county magistrate has been attached to Guo; the provincial capital of Guo has been attached to Guo; the evil deeds are full of evil deeds, and the capital has been attached to Guo Jingcheng.

But this is just a joke.

Because whether in the Ming Dynasty or later generations, the highest officials in the capital were often high-ranking, and the same was true for the prefect of Shuntian.

Otherwise, you would not be able to become an official in a place like a capital city where officials are everywhere and there are many dukes and marquises.

The prefect of Shuntian was the highest executive in the capital's public security and government affairs, equivalent to the current mayor of Beijing, and is a third rank.

In the capital, the Shuntian Prefecture has almost equal authority with the Censorate, the Infantry Commander's Office, the Nine Gate Admiral's Office and other yamen. Moreover, the Shuntian Prefecture has the qualifications to undertake complaints from all over the country, which is equivalent to a small Ministry of Justice.

In other words, if the official sitting in the position of Shuntian Prefecture was strong enough, he would have the ability to influence, change, or even overturn the resolutions of many yamen through the emperor's influence.

With the power of a position, you can intervene in the affairs of many central departments at the same time, and it is not considered overstepping power. This position can be said to be a very, very training person.

Put Chen Qiyu on and try it. Zhu Youxiao thinks that his thoughts are really great.

Moreover, from a sixth-rank county magistrate to be promoted to the third-rank Shuntian Prefecture, this is no longer as simple as an promotion, but this is a rocket-like promotion.

It can be said that Chen Qiyu set an example for countless local officials.

Do you want to climb up?

Come out quickly and send the secret message up quickly to let me see how many corrupt officials there are.

For Zhu Youxiao, there were too many corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty, and the atmosphere was already broken and could not be broken any more.

In such a situation, it is too difficult to make rectifications. It is better to take advantage of this opportunity and make a fortune first.

Anti-corruption and integrity, arrest corrupt officials and search homes, and fill the treasury.

After maintaining such a high-pressure situation for a period of time, the newly appointed officials will not dare to be so unscrupulous. Then, the examination will be introduced and the atmosphere in the officialdom will be well organized.

Try first.

As for how to manage it, we will have to wait until the fight is over.

Chen Qiyu is a role model, or a fuse.

Zhu Youxiao did not believe that the officials in the world were all in groups. There were too many people in the world who wanted to climb up.

You are addicted to making money, but you are also addicted to being an official. Today is the seventh rank, and tomorrow you think about the sixth rank; today is the sixth rank, and tomorrow you think about the fifth rank; today is the fifth rank official, and tomorrow you think about whether you can enter Beijing; the officials who enter Beijing think about whether they can be released from the outside, and those who are released from the outside think about whether they can join the sixth rank and the cabinet.

Whether it is simply to serve the country or to realize self-worth, the bigger the officials do, the more things they can do. What's more, there are people here who really want to make the country better.

Zhu Youxiao feels that there will be a lot of fun in the next period of time.

After waved his hand gently, Zhu Youxiao said, "Send this question book to the cabinet and let them formulate it well. Just let them stare at it. I am a little tired and ready to go to the queen for a rest."

"Yes, the emperor." Chen Hong quickly agreed respectfully.

In the cabinet.

The four cabinet masters are also very busy.

After all, by the end of the year, many things will be hard-working. However, I have an extra income this year, so I still have a relatively abundant amount of money.

This made them feel a little relieved, but they were still tight.

The so-called abundance means not having to borrow money.

After a while of busyness, the four of them came to the duty room, sat down and started drinking tea and having snacks.

This is their lunch. After resting, they will have to continue to be busy in the afternoon.

Take out two osmanthus cakes from your arms, Xu Guangqi broke up one and stuffed it into his mouth, then picked up the tea and took a sip, and nodded with satisfaction.

Han Du looked at Xu Guangqi's osmanthus cake and suddenly felt that the white flour steamed bun in his hand was not fragrant at all. He chewed it a few bites and put it aside.

Soon, several people finished their meals and started drinking tea and chatting.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the cabinet was considered harmonious.

As we chatted, the four of them talked about politics again.

The first one to begin is Xu Guangqi.

His eyes swept over Han Yu and the other three, and said slowly: "The New Year is coming soon, and spring is coming after the New Year. Next year is another year of competition. Should we discuss it?"

After hearing Xu Guangqi's words, Han and the other two looked serious, and their hands drinking water slowed down while holding the teacup.

The imperial examination in the second year of the Tianqi revelation was very important to them. They needed to re-enlist their own personnel and arrange the imperial examination matters. To put it bluntly, it was the opportunity to re-enroll disciples.

Everyone has never mentioned this matter, and the reason is very simple. Next year's imperial examination is clearly a pitfall.

The Royal Academy, which has been rioting for so long in the court, is now on track. Many people have already entered the school this year. These people will definitely participate in the imperial examination next year. How can they be admitted to them?

If fewer admissions are accepted, wouldn’t it make scholars all over the world say that the Royal Academy is useless?

If there are too many admissions, what will the scholars in the world think? Do you think there is something wrong with this?

That's why the four cabinet masters have been avoiding talking about it, thinking it's a pit.

Another point is that Xu Guangqi now controls the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of Rites Shen Tingyun is his person.

There was also a Han Yu who inserted it into it. Feng Congwu is now in the Royal Academy, and he is the sacrificial wine of the Royal Academy.

It is said that Feng Congwu preached his retro theories in the Royal Academy all day long. Although everyone deliberately avoided them, the facts exist.

So the question about the imperial examination next year's examination will be very serious.

Sun Chengzong wanted his people to be the chief examiner, and Han Yu naturally wanted to arrange his people; and Xu Guangqi naturally would not give them the opportunity to intervene, and wanted Shen Tingyun's people to do this.

This is a convergence point. The only thing that doesn’t want to be involved is probably Huang Kezhang.

Or it is not that Huang Kezhang doesn't want to be fucked, but that he doesn't have the qualifications to be fucked, or it may be because he and Han Du are wearing a pair of pants. If Han Du is fucked by one, it means he is fucked by one too.

No one expected that Xu Guangqi would propose the year of the competition at this time, so hesitated.

"I'm afraid that your Majesty will make the decision on this matter." Sun Chengzong glanced at everyone and said first: "It's not appropriate for us to discuss it privately. After reporting to Your Majesty, it's not too late to discuss it."

When Han Dong and Huang Kezhang heard what Sun Chengzong said, they were like eating a fly.

It was nothing to discuss after everyone discussed it. After discussing it, they would go to His Majesty to find His Majesty, so they would have made some preparations in advance. After everyone reached the distribution of interests, they would not cause trouble to His Majesty.

But now that Sun Chengzong said this, the other people naturally couldn't speak again.

"That's good." Han Yu smiled and stroked his beard and said, "Then let's wait until you report to His Majesty, let's discuss it later."

As he said that, Han Du picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea, stood up and walked slowly into it.
To be continued...