Chapter 1996 Gui Zi Juan is planning to decide on the candidate.
Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion with their hands behind their backs, and nodded with Li Sancai who came in.
“Leaving in the wind?” Ye Xianggao rubbed his forehead and asked a little tiredly.
"He left, he talked to me about Feng Keng." Li Sancai pondered for a moment, then stood still, "The situation in Shaanxi is not optimistic, or it is still getting worse. In addition to the increasing scale of the rebel army, and There have also been cases of swarms emerging in many places, which is particularly dangerous. In addition, the pimple plague also has a tendency to spread. I am a little worried that it will spread to Shanxi and Henan. As Brother Chengfeng said, a strong and capable government is needed. People go to Shaanxi."
Ye Xianggao said calmly: "Feng Keng is the only suitable candidate, but others can't? This is a bit ridiculous."
Fang Congzhe asked hesitantly: "Now that Gao Jiande has resigned due to illness, he went back to his hometown without waiting for the approval of the court. Lu Chuan, Lu Zijian and Sun Yijie are not on good terms. The two wrote to the court to criticize each other. It is no secret in Shaanxi. This The situation can't be dragged on any longer, and the candidate must be finalized as soon as possible. Even if Feng Ziying doesn't go, the candidate must be determined immediately. Lu Chuan is not a suitable candidate for Zuo's chief envoy, let alone take over as governor. Sun Yijie is okay, but his ability It’s not enough, it can’t hold us back,…”
Ye Xianggao also felt a headache after hearing this. Lu Chuan was from Jiangxi, and he could be considered a member of the Fujian-Jiangyou system. He had to protect himself.
He also knew that Lu Chuan was overjoyed at success but had low ambitions and a somewhat arrogant personality. Therefore, he was incompatible with Sun Yijie, the silent but somewhat stubborn sentencing inspector. This kind of virtue has a lot to do with the discord between the two of them.
"How about Li Banghua? He and Zijian are from the same hometown, and they have this relationship..." Ye Xianggao asked.
"No, Meng An (Li Banghua's courtesy name) is also aloof and aloof. Although he and Zijian are from the same hometown, they have no friendship. They even became enemies because his teacher Erzhan (Zou Yuanbiao) once criticized Zijian. Meng An wants to go If it does, it will only get worse." Fang Congzhe shook his head repeatedly.
In fact, it is not just for this reason. Fang Congzhe is not optimistic that Li Banghua can shoulder this heavy responsibility. In essence, Li Banghua is more similar to Wu Daonan. He is not good at handling local administrative affairs and is too upright in his conduct. , it is not popular in the local area.
Li Sancai was also not optimistic about Li Banghua, but seeing that Fang Congzhe had clearly denied it, he did not say anything more. But if Fang Congzhe didn't say anything, he would be the villain.
In the final analysis, the issue of Shaanxi still has to be implemented to quell the chaos. As the elder in charge of the Ministry of War, and his hometown is Lintong, Shaanxi, but he later lived in Shuntian Prefecture and participated in the scientific examination in Shuntian Prefecture, so he still has a deep understanding of his hometown. Naturally, I dare not slack off when it comes to feelings.
"How about Mingqing (Zhou Jiamo)?" Zhou Jiamo is also an old man in the court, and now serves as the young minister of Honglu Temple in Honglu Temple.
Li Sancai quickly shook his head, "Ming Qinggong's body can't bear such a bumpy and tiring body. Brother Jinqing, it's better to choose another talented person. If something happens, the Huguang scholars won't scold us to death?"
Zhou Jiamo is a scholar from Huguang. He is not young, but he resigned twice due to health reasons. Now he serves as Shaoqing in Honglu Temple.
“How about Chang Ru (Ding Yuanjian)?” Fang Congzhe asked again.
Ye Xianggao took the initiative to veto it, "The elder has a stubborn temper and lacks finesse. Such a tricky situation requires superb methods. If he goes, I'm afraid he will mess things up."
Fang Congzhe and Li Sancai also nodded silently. Ye Xianggao was still very accurate in judging people and hit the mark.
After many selections, several candidates were proposed. They were either not good at local government affairs, were too old, were in poor health, or lacked the courage to make sudden decisions. Another very important reason was that most of these officials were related to the military. It doesn't matter much, this is the most dangerous thing.
But if you want to go to Shaanxi, you first have to deal with the civil unrest that is rife with war.
The few groups of rebels that had formed a trend were naturally left to the Northwest Army, which was mainly based in Yulin Town, to deal with it. However, the rebel bandits consisting of three to five hundred people each, in just two or three months, At least twenty or thirty stocks have popped up, and they are still growing.
The three of them walked along the path outside Wenyuan Pavilion, and the atmosphere was a little tense for a while.
This matter cannot be delayed, and all three of them understand that Li Sancai is actually not very opposed to Feng Ziying going to Shaanxi. Qi Yongtai also came to exchange views with him earlier and talked about the current situation in Shaanxi. Li Sancai also felt that Qi Yongtai still felt that in his heart There was some hesitation and even a bit of reluctance to let Feng Ziying go to Shaanxi.
After all, there are risks in going there, not only the risk of career setbacks, but also the risk of life. The army is in chaos, there is no eye for weapons and weapons, and there is also the epidemic of plague, all of which can lead to death if you don't pay attention.
Are you saying that it is really impossible to find anyone who can go to Shaanxi to be the governor of Shaanxi? If it had been normal, I would have broken my head long ago, but in this situation, ninety percent of the people had backed down and would have given various excuses even if they came to the door.
Zhou Jiamo can’t go? How big of a problem is your body? It’s not that I’m afraid that if I don’t get it right, it will affect my future.
After a long silence, Li Sancai finally spoke: "If it doesn't work, I'm afraid I have to let Feng Keng go. To be honest, except for his age and qualifications, he is indeed the most suitable candidate."
Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe looked at Li Sancai.
Although Li Sancai was a scholar from the north, both Ye Fang and Ye Fang knew that Li Sancai and Qi Yongtai were not from the same group. They were closer to the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River and had a close relationship with the emperor, so they could maintain a transcendent status in the cabinet. He Ye Fang and the two were still willing to listen.
“Daofu, Chengfeng convinced you?” Ye Xianggao laughed.
"It's not really persuading. I've also put my finger on the people who can be used in the court. I've done some math. I can only count them on my fingers, and they all have shortcomings and difficulties. Feng Keng's weaknesses are also obvious. , is too young and has too little qualifications, but he is a second-class Jinshi and a Shujishi, and he has the status of a compiler of the Hanlin Academy, which is enough for him to gain a foothold in Shaanxi officialdom..."
The officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty is also about family background. Compared with the family background of a scholar, one is naturally less confident. Even when speaking as a superior, the persuasiveness is less.
Jinshi is a big threshold, but there is still a difference between a second-class Jinshi and a third-class Jinshi, but the difference is not big. However, if you have the blessing of a Shujishi, the meaning will be different. More than 90% of Jinshi are not qualified to become Shujishi. Jishi and Shujishi are the basic threshold for entering the cabinet and worshiping the prime minister. Without the status of Shujishi, no matter how great your ability is, you can't even think of joining the cabinet. Even the positions of the Seven Ministers and the Censor of the Duchayuan are almost impossible. Hopeless.
If Shujishi is the threshold for third-rank officials in the court such as the Seven Ministers and the Duchayuan, then having served in the Hanlin Academy is a golden blessing.
In the 1980s and 1990s, all the cabinet ministers had experience in serving in the Hanlin Academy. Although this is not an iron rule, it is an unwritten rule in the official circles of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you do not have experience in serving in the Hanlin Academy, you will have to pay a lot if you want to join the cabinet. He worked harder than others, and since the great Zhou Liguo came, both the first and second assistants had experience of serving in the Hanlin Academy. There was no first and second assistant who had not served in the Hanlin Academy.
This is why Feng Ziying worked so hard to get a position as a Hanlin Academy editor, because only the first-class Jinshi can directly enter the Hanlin Academy to serve. The second-class Jinshi and the third-class Jinshi will depend on future opportunities to enter the Hanlin Academy. Feng Ziying is in Ningxia Only by suppressing the rebellion and getting a special chance can he get the opportunity to enter the Hanlin Academy.
Feng Ziying has experience of serving in the Hanlin Academy. The only person in Shaanxi official circles who has experience of serving in the Imperial Academy is Gao Jiande, the right-wing chief minister who has resigned due to illness. Even the left-hand chief minister Lu Chuan does not have this qualification.
Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe both nodded. Indeed, although Feng Ziying was young, her background was dazzling enough, and no one dared to say a word about him.
"In addition, I have also thought that to quell chaos, one must have the means and courage to fight chaos. There are several candidates in my mind. They either have the means but lack the courage, or they have enough courage, but the methods are too rough and single and lack the firepower. But I still recognize Feng Ziying's ability in Yongping Mansion and Shuntian Mansion. As for his courage, this kid dared to swim out of Linqing Water Gate and come to me for help when he was only twelve years old. This is even stronger than his father. I I couldn’t believe it at the time, I thought Chen Jingxuan and Ru Jun were here to fool me..."
Li Sancai's words brought back a past event, the Linqing Civil War, which happened to Feng Ziying at that time. Both Ye Fang and Ye Fang also heard about that incident. At that time, Li Sancai was the governor of water transportation. I heard Li Sancai talking about it. The two of them were slightly moved by the original situation. This Feng Ziying was really a tiger with no son. She was indeed courageous and capable.
"Also, I don't know if the Second Master ever remembered that when Feng Ziying was still studying at Qingtan Academy, a plague occurred after the flood in Beijing. Feng Ziying brought a group of students from Qingtan Academy to help the government prevent the epidemic. I was deeply impressed. We did a good job, and indeed suppressed the epidemic that year. In total, less than a thousand people died in the capital city. In previous years, three to five thousand people would have died."
Ye Fang and the other two knew what Li Sancai meant when he mentioned this. In addition to quelling the chaos, Shaanxi also needed to solve the problem of the spread of the plague. Otherwise, if the plague spread to Shanxi and Henan, there would really be a big mess, and Feng Ziying Cha Cha also has experience in this area.
These combined are enough to offset his age disadvantage.
(End of this chapter)