Chapter 26 Zhou Mengchen's position

Jiajing said Zeng Xian, turned his head to talk about the cabinet and said, "This matter is of great importance. The cabinet should work together and work hard for a year or two to build this special merit. If you have any difficulties, you can report it to me and I will make a decision."

Xia Yan is so polite, so he brought two or three difficult things, so please make a decision.

Jiajing also made a decision after a little thought. Generally speaking, he could solve it successfully. Many problems were not because Xia Yan didn't know how to make a decision. But because his identity could not make a decision.

Then, Xia Yan glanced at Zhou Mengchen and said, "There is one thing that is a little difficult. But it is not a big deal. It's just that Zhou Mengchen is here today, and I think I'll just talk about it here."

Zhou Mengchen never expected that he was talking about national affairs here, but he actually talked about his own affairs. He immediately raised his ears and listened carefully.

Jiajing glanced at Zhou Mengchen and said, "Oh? I don't know, what's wrong with Zhou Mengchen?"

Xia Yan said: "It's nothing else, it's just the matter of being a new Jinshi. According to the principle, the new Jinshi and each has its own assignment. There were also people who led the imperial examinations in the early days of this dynasty, but now there are very few. Zhou Mengchen has a sixth rank job, so how should he be placed? But it makes me very embarrassed?"

To be honest, what is Jiajing’s job to Zhou Mengchen? He never cared too much.

For example, now, Zhou Mengchen is the deputy of the Imperial Heaven Supervision. But is the matter Zhou Mengchen is responsible for related to the Imperial Heaven Supervision? It is naturally irrelevant.

But Zhou Mengchen only had that salary.

Jiajing asked, "How should Zhou Mengchen arrange it based on the intention of the elder of the Pavilion?"

Xia Yan said: "Your Majesty, Zhou Mengchen is a third-class Jinshi, so he naturally has no chance of the Hanlin Academy, the Sixth Ministry, the Censor, etc. According to the charter, he should be appointed as the county magistrate. It is just that considering his position as a sixth-rank official, he can be promoted to the next level and sent to the local government as a magistrate."

"Of course, you can also get promoted to the first rank of Beijing officials from the local government, and be the prefect of the first place."

After hearing this, Jiajing said, "I still have something to do with him and I don't want him to leave the capital."

Xia Yan said: "Since Your Majesty prefers Zhou Mengchen so much, it is better to let Zhou Mengchen not take up his post and serve His Majesty with the sixth rank, so he should be Dongfang Shuo of Your Majesty."

Jiajing immediately heard a trace of malice in Xia Yan's words.

Jiajing called Zhou Mengchen his Dongfang Shuo. Although it was a joke, the original intention was to give Zhou Mengchen a kind of praise.

Dongfang Shuo, who was to be with Emperor Wu of Han, seemed to have no real position, but his status was extraordinary. He emphasized the identity of a favorite minister. However, Dongfang Shuo, who Xia Yan mentioned, emphasized the identity of a jester. Moreover, the system of the Han Dynasty was not too strict. He did not feel any problem with the civil and military, the internal and external courts.

However, the systems in the Ming Dynasty were already very strict.

Xia Yan's actions actually excluded Zhou Mengchen from the mainstream civil servant circle.

The third-class Jinshi generally have their own promotion routes. Shujishi stays in the Hanlin Academy and sits on the bench. After sitting for more than ten years, he is called in official positions such as the Ministry of Rites and Imperial College. He is essentially a noble official position. The end of this route is the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. The second-class officials who stay in the capital generally have six officials, or go to the local government as the censor, that is, the Governor and Governor.

The third-class Jinshi was the most miserable. He was the magistrate, prefect, governor, and then he fought for the position of governor and governor.

Of course, if you really get to the level of governor and governor, you may not be able to compete for the Six-Minister Office in the Capital.

Of course, these three routes are generally not exactly the same. Just like Xu Jie, who was originally good at Xu Tanhua, should have taken the first route, but it angered Zhang Cong and was beaten to the local area all at once. Both of them were local officials, and it seemed that they were going to take the third route. Xia Yan pulled him to the center and returned to the original route.

This shows how much Xia Yan's kindness to Xu Jie when he sent troops.

In other words, Zhou Mengchen followed the third promotion route. Instead of taking his post to stay by Jiajing, it seemed preferential, but he did not regard Zhou Mengchen as a civil servant at all.

Jiajing said: "Can't Zhou Mengchen get a job in the Hanlin Academy?"

At this time, Zhang Zhi had to speak and said, "The ancestor system, Shujishi is the cabinet's reserve. He has always been very cautious and has a limit on the quota. The Hanlin Academy will choose Shujishi, unless it is the top three, and they will take the exam. Calculate the time, Xu Jie has been in charge of the exam for these days. Why don't your Majesty ask Zhou Mengchen to try it?"

What to try? Can Jiajing not know Zhou Mengchen's level?

Jiajing asked, "Is there no other way?"

Xia Yan said: "Perhaps, Your Majesty can let Zhou Mengchen be appointed as Shangbaosi, and he is also considered a minister of attendance."

Xia Yan's opinion was buried in another trap.

The treasure of Shangbaosi is the jade seal. The so-called Shangbaosi is the department that manages the jade seal, and it is not the department that they are in charge of. The female official who preserves the jade seal, and the eunuch who uses the jade seal. Shangbaosi is a supervisory role. When using the jade seal, Shangbaosi must be present to use it, otherwise it will be illegal.

Not to mention anything else, Yan Shifan is now in Shangbaosi. If Xia Yan had an adult son, he should also be in Shangbaosi. This official position is used to accommodate the children of important officials. Generally speaking, the end of the journey to Shangbaosi is the minister.

Even if Yan Song did not abide by the rules, what future would Yan Shifan have? Later, Yan Shifan was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Works, and Yan Shifan was not the Minister of Works. It should be noted that among the six ministries, the Ministry of Works has the lowest status. There were even precedents of craftsmen as the Minister of the Secretariat. Even so, Yan Shifan could not get the Minister of the Secretariat. In other ministries, he might not even be a minister.

Once Zhou Mengchen took this position, he would be with Yan Shifan in the future.

Jiajing also felt Xia Yan's malice towards Zhou Mengchen. However, Jiajing did not mean to speak directly to Zhou Mengchen. Jiajing asked, "Zhou Qing, you happen to be here. Tell me, where do you go to work first?"

Jiajing's question seems to be favored, but in fact it is also a teaching test.

Jiajing also knew that Zhou Mengchen had the idea of ​​stretching out his hands in the court, otherwise Zhou Mengchen would not have tried his best to get a Jinshi. Jiajing did not support Zhou Mengchen's idea. It was because Jiajing hoped that Zhou Mengchen would be devoted to studying the way of immortality for him.

From this perspective, Jiajing actually didn't care about Zhou Mengchen's future.

But Jiajing also knew that it would be helpful to others. If Zhou Mengchen was reluctant, there would be no way to force many things.

Today he gave Zhou Mengchen a chance to fight with Xia Yan in person.

If he said today, "No objection." Well, in the future, Zhou Mengchen will probably be the kind of eunuch who is not a eunuch. This also shows that Zhou Mengchen himself is not suitable for survival in the court.

Of course, if Zhou Mengchen can get his own purpose in front of Xia Yan, it means that Zhou Mengchen has this talent. In this way, Jiajing might as well give some support to see what Zhou Mengchen can do?

Although Zhou Mengchen didn't understand very well, there were so many sinister ones. Zhou Mengchen understood one very well, that is, Xia Yan was very dissatisfied with him. So Zhou Mengchen would never agree to Xia Yan's support. After all, if there was no problem at all, Jiajing probably agreed to it for him.

Zhou Mengchen pondered for a moment and said, "Gei Xia, I can't leave the capital now. After all, I am still doing the job of the Bureau. In an instant, I can't find anyone to take over."

Xia Yan suddenly realized something and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I have forgotten this matter. Otherwise, if you have great talents in astronomy, just stay in the Imperial Heaven Supervision. If you work hard to learn, you should also be rewarded. Just promote you to supervisor. Yang Zheng should retire."

"What do you think?"

Zhou Mengchen thought to himself: "Not you like?"

Zhou Mengchen knew about other departments, but the Imperial Heavenly Prison was very clear about it. Because the Imperial Heavenly Prison is the ceiling of the Imperial Heavenly Prison. He was promoted to the Imperial Heavenly Prison, and Yang Jianzheng was about to retire. Lao Yang had a good relationship with him. Yang Hongliang was also his disciple, so it was not good to do this. Just say, why was Zhou Mengchen so hard to take the imperial examination?

To be the Imperial Heavenly Supervisor?
Chapter completed!