Chapter 1155: Personnel is the biggest political issue
A central place like Shuntian Prefecture actually needs a person like Jia Yucun who has both skill and tactics to govern. Of course, Jia Yucun also has many shortcomings, such as following people's influence and being greedy for money and lust, but these are not important. The key is that this person lacks principles, which is what Qi Yongtai is most worried about.
But Qi Yongtai felt that it would be more dangerous for Jia Yucun to serve as governor in Yingtian Mansion, because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and this person would be more unscrupulous. But in Shuntian Mansion under the eyes of the imperial court, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Long Jinwei can If you keep an eye on him, then this guy will probably have to be more careful.
"I know about this. I have to ask Uncle Fu to worry about it when I come down." Qi Yongtai sighed, "I will also give instructions to Shuntian Mansion here. As for Brother Huifu, alas,..."
Qi Yongtai shook his head and said no more, but Sun Juxiang was not polite: "Wu Daonan, as the governor of Shuntian, is in charge of the capital city and twenty-two counties in five states. He spends his days either reciting poems or composing poems, or visiting the poor and asking about their sufferings. But this Is it possible for the Shuntian Prefecture Yin to be able to win through claptrap and flattery and to win loyalty? Prime Minister Qi, in selecting the Shuntian Prefecture Yin, the court should choose the right candidate instead of nepotism based on seniority!"
Sun Juxiang's rudeness made Qi Yongtai blush a little.
He is responsible for the issue of Wu Daonan's appointment as Shuntian Prefecture Yin.
At that time, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If he had firmly opposed it, Wu Daonan would not have been able to sit in this position. However, he finally succumbed to the pressure of Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe and agreed to Wu Daonan's appointment as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. As a result, problems in Shuntian Prefecture are now frequent. .
"Bofu, I have the responsibility for this matter, but if I want to change, I have to wait for the right time." Qi Yongtai apologized rarely, with a sincere face, "Right now, we should deal with possible situations first, and we can talk about the next step. It’s due to Shuntian Mansion’s personnel adjustments.”
Seeing that Qi Yongtai had apologized, Cui Jingrong also gave him a wink to indicate that Sun Juxiang was not that kind of person who didn't know how to advance or retreat, so he could only sigh and say no more.
"I will also tell Huaichang and Rujun here to ask the censor of the city to strengthen the investigation and handling of suspicious situations in the city by the five-city military and patrol battalions. This can be regarded as an extra helping hand for Shuntian Mansion. If necessary, they can be used The Four Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp.”
Qi Yongtai originally wanted to say that the Jingying camp could be used, but he immediately realized that something was wrong and changed his mind.
The current situation in the Beijing Camp is complicated, and several parties are buying cats through their pockets. It is estimated that even the emperor is not sure about the current situation of the Beijing Camp. On the contrary, the Four Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp, who are known as the emperor's personal troops, are relatively simple. There are not many troops, so they can be used.
Cui Jingrong and Sun Juxiang left, but Qi Yongtai fell into deep thought.
Cui Jingrong is appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War, so the left minister of the Ministry of Hubu will be vacant, and the Ministry of Hubu still needs an available person.
Originally Guan Yingzhen was more suitable, but with the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce soon, the scholars in Huguang would definitely prefer Guan Yingzhen to serve as Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce. This would also allow the six and future seven ministries to continue to have one minister, so that the entire army would not be overwhelmed. Qi Yongtai can also understand the thoughts of the Huguang scholars, so if Guan Yingzhen cannot be moved, he can only consider Wu Chongli and Guo Zhengyu.
There is no doubt that Wu Chongli's qualifications and ability are all good, and he is a Shandong scholar, which is also in line with the wishes of the Northern scholars, but Qi Yongtai prefers him to be the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Wu Chongli was talented in both literature and military affairs. He was both intelligent and principled. No matter who among the Jiangnan scholars served as Minister of Civil Affairs, Wu Chongli could effectively restrain them.
If Wu Chongli wanted to go to the Ministry of Personnel, then the Ministry of Revenue could only consider Guo Zhengyu.
Scholars in Huguang must be happy to hear that Guo Zhengyu can serve as the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Guo Zhengyu is from Jiangxia, but he is also close to the scholars in Jiangnan. This also makes Qi Yongtai a little worried. Don't push him forward. It would be a mistake to hold an important position but end up being a "two-faced person" like Li Sancai.
In addition, Guo Zhengyu's qualifications are still a little behind. It is difficult to serve as the left minister of the household department. Even if he is the right minister of the household department, he will probably have to compete with Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe.
Of course, if Guo Zhengyu is promoted to the top, the relationship between the Beidi scholars and the Huguang scholars will definitely be greatly closer, and the cooperation between the two parties will be more stable. This is something Qi Yongtai, as the leader of the Beidi scholars, has to consider.
So Qi Yongtai still has to discuss this matter with Guan Yingzhen, Chai Ke and others.
These things gave Qi Yongtai a headache. Every adjustment involved countless people. He had to take into account the ideas of the scholars in the North and the alliance between the scholars in Huguang. Moreover, he said the key to this matter alone. Not to mention, we still had to negotiate with Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, and we also had to consider the emperor's wishes.
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A flash of determination flashed across Ye Xianggao's gloomy cheeks. He didn't intend to drag it out any longer, "Sir Zhang, I think I'll let Ming Qi be the Secretary of the Ministry of Hubu, and the Ministry of Personnel will follow Zhonghan's opinion."
Li Tingji was startled and glanced at Ye Xianggao, "Jin Qing, will the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel give it to them?"
The fact that the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel fell into the hands of the Southern Zhili-Zhejiang group really made Li Tingji a little regretful. Huang Ruliang was of course welcome to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but giving up the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel would be a bit of a big loss, but Li Tingji Tingji also knew that if he had to keep both the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Minister of Hubu firmly in the hands of his Fujian-Jiangxi Alliance, he would really fall out with Fang Congzhe and the others, and he was sure that Fang Congzhe would never agree.
"Otherwise, what can we do? If we keep dragging on like this, nothing can be settled and nothing can be done. Chengfeng has some objections. He proposed Cui Jingrong to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. It seems that he is not willing to do it anymore. After dragging it on, Zhong Han is also a little angry." Ye Xianggao said leisurely: "Gu Bingqian was appointed as the Minister of Etiquette. Now Zhong Han and the others have three ministers. How about it? They look more prosperous than the scholars in the North. If If you are still not satisfied, then you really have nothing to say.”
Li Tingji also laughed. He recommended Gu Bingqian to take the throne. This was in line with the emperor's wishes, but he also defeated Fang Congzhe's army.
Gu Bingqian is not just a native of Nanzhili. He has no integrity, but he is very good at adapting to the situation, and he is very popular with the emperor. However, he is an out-and-out Kunshan native of Nanzhi, and he has more qualifications than Congzhe. The old man has excellent literary talent. In every aspect, no one can have any objection to being a minister of the Ministry of Rites. As for the essence, that is another matter.
"The big stone in Yi'an's heart can finally be put down." Li Tingji nodded, "That's good, it will be easier for the emperor to talk to you."
If we add the soon-to-be-established Ministry of Commerce, there will now be seven. Huang Ruliang, the Minister of Household Affairs, Cui Jingrong, the Minister of Industry, Ying Zhen, the Minister of Commerce, Gu Bingqian, the Minister of Rites, Zhang Jingqiu, the Minister of War, and only the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Punishment are left. , In addition, if you add in the fact that the censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan is Zhang Huaichang, six of the eight Vajras have been decided.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was in the pocket of Jiangnan scholars, and it was nothing more than an internal balance. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice was a little more complicated. Qi Yongtai intended to recommend Han Xu, the Zuo Lang of the Ministry of Rites, to be appointed, but Ye Xianggao hoped to let Liu Yishui, the censor of the right capital, be appointed. Taking up the post is also a difficult game, but Ye Xianggao is confident.
Calculating this, the Northern scholars were a bit miserable. Apart from Cui Jingrong, there was only Zhang Huaichang. Although Zhang Jingqiu was more inclined to the Northern scholars, he was actually from South Zhili, and of course he was the emperor's confidant.
Only when the ministers have settled down can they be called ministers.
There are fourteen ministers in the seven ministries, plus the censors of the capital, deputy censors, and censors of the capital, and even the officials of the six ministries of Nanjing and the censor, a rough calculation shows that there are a lot of vacancies.
In the last few years of Emperor Yuanxi's reign, he basically continued the old routine, with few personnel changes, no official appointments allowed, and no replacement if he died of illness. This pattern lasted until Emperor Yonglong ascended the throne.
In the past few years, Emperor Yonglong was still trembling. Under the shadow of Emperor Yuanxi who was constantly retreating from inner meditation, he basically did not touch the top management unless it was absolutely necessary. It was not until four years after Yonglong that Emperor Yonglong began to slowly adjust, but it was all Even if we take some very specific actions, overall we will still be repairing things.
“Jin Qing, I’m afraid Chengfeng won’t give in as Minister of Punishment,” Li Tingji said again as if he was remembering something.
"Well, I also have this consideration. Han Xu is indeed a capable minister, and his position as the left minister of the Ministry of Rites has been somewhat misplaced. It should be moved. I want him to be the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, or to be the minister of Nanjing. Minister of the Ministry of Finance, Er Zhang, what do you think?"
Ye Xianggao's unconstrained imagination made Li Tingji dumbfounded, "Qing Jin, why did you think of letting Han Xu go to Nanjing? Didn't Zhonghan intend to let Zhu Guozhen serve as the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing?"
Han Xu is one of the leaders of the Shanxi scholars. He is also known as Qiao Yingjia. He is relatively low-key in his position as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, but this does not mean that his ability is weak. This is also known to all the princes in the court.
Even Gu Bingqian, the appointed minister of the Ministry of Rites, could not suppress him. However, Han Xu was not favored by Emperor Yonglong, so he always occupied the position of left minister of the Ministry of Rites. Ye Xianggao knew very well that if this big dragon gave him a chance, , will definitely stir up trouble, so I want to push it to Nanjing and let Han Xu go to Nanzhili to make trouble.
“Although Zhu Guozhen has a pure temperament, the Nanjing household department is a hot job and requires talents like Han Xu to do it well. Zhu Guozhen can serve as the minister of the Nanjing official department.”
Ye Xianggao shook his head. He also knew that this was also his wishful thinking. There would definitely be many variables here. The Beidi scholars and Huguang scholars would definitely not easily let their own arrangements be made. There would also be many balances here. And compromise, even the emperor would not allow the Jiangnan scholar family to dominate.
(End of this chapter)