The autumn rain in the capital continued, and in front of the left gate of the Quezuo gate, a shed for covering the rain was temporarily built.

Officials wearing scarlet official robes came to the front of Quezuo Gate one after another.

Since the emperor stopped ceremonies in the 14th year of Wanli, the imperial gate in front of Huangji Gate had completely lost its meaning, so the court discussions at the Left Gate became the most important official discussions.

However, since last year's drought and fires fell and invaded the border, the court has been extremely unrest in the past few months.

The reason is that the country's main affairs are in trouble again.

After the resolution of Zhang Jing, the emperor summoned Shen Shixing, Xu Guo and Wang Xijue, three cabinet ministers, and Lin Yanchao met the eldest son and the third son of the emperor at Yude Palace.

At that time, the emperor's eldest son was seven years old and the emperor's third son was less than five years old. The emperor made a secret and revealed it to Shen Shixing, Xu Guo, Wang Xijue, Lin Yanchao and others once the two princes were older and better, then they would go out to study.

Now, in a blink of an eye, the eldest son of the emperor is nine years old and the third son of the emperor is seven years old, but the matter of studying in the family is still missing.

It is okay for ordinary children to study at the age of six, but now the emperor has been delaying and still keeping his word. It is really shameless.

So Wang Xijue wrote to the book and asked the two princes to study together.

But the emperor ignored it.

After a while, several cabinet ministers also submitted memorials to the emperor to allow the two princes to study.

The emperor continued to pretend to be dead.

So the four cabinet ministers resigned at the same time, and the emperor had no choice but to agree to deal with the matter immediately. As for how long it took to be said immediately.

Then the three cabinet ministers continued to rest at home, while Wang Jiaping worked alone in the cabinet.

Just when Wang Jiaping was in charge of cabinet affairs, the Minister of Rites Yu Shenxing submitted a memorial to request the enthronement of the crown prince, and his words were very fierce.

As the only cabinet minister, Wang Jiaping gave a thumbs up.

At that time, only Wang Jiaping was in the pavilion, and the emperor did not dare to offend him, so he comforted him with kind words and issued an oral order to Wang Jiaping to register the crown prince. Next year, if there are any other officials' objections, they will be delayed until they are fifteen years old.

The oral order is not an imperial edict, but Wang Jiaping made the matter public now. The emperor was so angry that he heard about it that he sent someone to question it. However, Wang Jiaping said that many officials have been punished for fighting for the foundation of the country. I did this to soothe people's hearts and avoid the officials below causing trouble for our cabinet again. Otherwise, the officials in the world would think that our cabinet masters would just eat and not do anything.

The emperor had no choice but to turn the oral order into an imperial edict and issue it, and to make sure that the decision to enthrone the crown prince next year.

After the imperial edict, Shen Shixing, three major ministers of the cabinet, did not have any sore legs and waist pain, and they returned to the cabinet to work together.

After a while, Yu Shenxing took the initiative to ask for a rest. The emperor hated the fact that he wrote this to the original book and immediately asked him to go home.

Before leaving, Yu Shenxing successfully gained reputation and settled the matter of enthroning the prince. The officials rushed to the dock to send him away.

However, as soon as Yu Shenxing left, the position of Minister of Rites became vacant.

According to the rules, if an official vacant person is vacant, the Ministry of Personnel shall report to the emperor within five days, and then the emperor shall order the court to recommend it.

As for the number of people who are Tingtui.

The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Minister of War of the Ministry of Personnel are vacant, and it is recommended by officials above the fifth rank in Beijing!

If the nine ministers are vacant, they should be recommended by officials above the third rank in Beijing!

If there are no officials of the third rank or above, as well as local governors and Imperial College officials, they should be recommended by the Nine Ministers!

The Minister of Rites was one of the nine ministers. After the vacancy, it would be recommended by officials above the third rank in Beijing at the Zuomen Court of Que.

Under the canopy.

The newly arrived officials all stood under the canopy. Song Qian, the Minister of Personnel, sat on the chair of the Grand Master under the door of Quezuo, took the roster from the Wenxuansi's Doctor and looked at the officials below.

Song Qian cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Silence! Zhao Zhigao, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"

An old official bowed and said, "The lower official Zhao Zhigao is here."

"Wang Yongji, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"

"The king of the lower officials uses the diary."

An official in his sixties next to Zhao Zhigao.

Song Qian glanced at Wang Yongji. This person was Lin Yanchao's sponsor, replaced Hai Rui with the title of Minister of Rites to supervise the charity school in the capital. He has been promoted to the Right Minister of Personnel for several years.

"Zhang Mengnan, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

"The lower official Zhang Mengnan is here."

"Pei Yingzhang, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

"The lower official Pei Yingzhang is here."

The rain dripped from the canopy, and the rain was quite heavy. Song Qian clicked two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and said, "If you click the name below, you can step forward and bow to it, you don't need to name it!"

"Huang Fengxiang, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites."

"Zhao Yongxian, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites."

Zhao Yongxian took a step forward and was demoted by Shen Shixing to leave Beijing, but now he is back.

He and Huang Fengxiang were both officials in the court who tended to be Qing dynasties. They were both officials who had been appointed as Minister of Personnel and voluntarily asked the emperor to transfer the two back.

"Xu Shouqian, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Ji, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War."

As we all know, the Ministry of Personnel is the most important place among the six ministries, followed by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War.

However, the Minister of Revenue does not need to be publicly recommended by officials above the fifth rank in Beijing, and the Ministry of War is still ranked below the third Ministry of Rites. However, this is not surprising. Although the Ministry of Rites has the least power, there are countless officials who have entered the cabinet from this.

"Li Dai, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Zhan Yangbi, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works."

"Zhu Tianqiu, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, and Chen Yubi, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works."

"Zhou Shixuan, the left deputy chief censor."

Song Xuan paused when he was reciting here. There were thirteen officials above the third rank of the six ministries and seven ministers.

Song Xi continued: "Zhu Zhenmeng, the envoy of the Tongzheng Dynasty."

"Dali Temple Minister Lu Weizhen."

The Tongzheng Envoy and the Dali Temple Minister were both one of the nine ministers, but in such court discussions, they could only be ranked with other third-rank officials.

Among them, Lu Weizhen, the Minister of Dali Temple, was once the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Personnel and the Order of the Examination Department. He had a wide connection with the court. At the same time, he, like Huang Fengxiang and Zhu Tianqiu, the Left Minister of the Ministry of Works, were both Fujian officials.

When Lin Yanchao was appointed as an official and went to the Ministry of Personnel, he was the one who received it.

"Zhang Ruji, Minister of Taichang Temple."

"King Chen Dake, Guanglu Temple."

"Taipu Temple Minister Aimu."

Song Qian looked at the Taipu Temple Minister Ai Mu. This person was born in a juren. He was together with Shen Sixiao and Zhao Yongxian for admonitions about Zhang Juzheng's love, so he became famous and finally ranked as the Taipu Temple Minister as a juren.

At the same time, Aimu is also Zhao Nanxing's teacher.

"The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture Wang Tifu."

The last official came out to hand over. The prefects in the world were all fourth-ranked, but the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was the third-ranked.

Because he is a third rank, he can participate in the court meeting to promote the Nine Ministers and participate in the decision-making of the center.

There were 20 people in total, seven ministers and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. If Yu Shenxing was removed, there would be ten people. Finally, these thirty court officials participated in the court's discussion and agreed to a new Minister of Rites.

After Song Qian was elected as the Minister of Personnel, he indeed selected many officials with political reputations.

In recent years, there has been a saying in the Qing Dynasty that "three sheep, eight dogs, and ten gentlemen".

The three sheep are Yang Sizhi, Yang Wenhuan, Yang Wenju, and the eight dogs refer to Zhao Qing, Hong Shengyuan, Zhang Cheng, Cai Zhizhou, Hu Runing, Chen Yujiao, Li Chunkai, and Zhang Dingsi; the ten gentlemen are Zou Yuanbiao, Luo Yuren, Li Yi, Liang Ziqi, Wu Zhongxing, Chen Sixiao, Rao Shen, Lu Hongchun, Li Zhi, and Jiangdongzhi.

The three sheep and eight dogs are all officials who depend on Shufu. Yu Shenxing even clearly stated that these people are guests who come to the curtain.

As for the ten gentlemen, they all criticized the emperor and the prime minister.

At that time, someone said, "If the world is to prosper, I will go to Bagou and Sanyang."

I don’t know whether such public opinion is deliberately spread, it is due to the instruction of officials or the praise of scholars, but it will affect the decision-making of the center in any case.

After Song Xuan served as the Minister of Personnel, he indeed promoted many officials recognized by Qing dynasties and public opinion from Yu Shi Lu.

Of course, Song Wei's move was for the purpose of power to be subordinated to the Ministry of Personnel, and the emperor behind him supported him.

In this way, in the court discussions of officials above the third rank and above, as well as the Great Nine Ministers, a few people no longer hold power.

Song Feng looked at the rain and said, "It's raining heavily today. Please go to the banquet hall to rest. In the future, you will give you a list of the Minister of Personnel who can be appointed as officials. If there is no objection, you will be elected."

After saying that, Song Qian turned around and left, and the other officials immediately entered the banquet hall on the left and right sides of the Quezuo Gate.

Because the banquet hall was not big enough, the seven ministers and ministers sat in one room, while the rest sat in another room.

Song Xuan walked into the banquet hall, namely the Grand Secretary of Zhongji Hall, the Grand Secretary of Jianji Hall, the Grand Secretary of Wuying Hall, and the Grand Secretary of Dongge Wang Jiaping.

The following are Shi Xing, Minister of Revenue, Wang Yie, Minister of War, Lu Guangzu, Minister of Justice, Yang Junmin, Minister of Works, and Li Shida, Censor of the Chief Censor.

Song Fengshi saluted Shen Shi, who was sitting in the first position. Shen Shixing stood up slightly with his handrail, and the two nodded.

In this banquet hall are the seven ministers, plus the Tongzheng envoy, the Dali Temple Ministers are collectively called the Nine Ministers.

The governors of various provinces, the mainland will be promoted by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue, and the border will be promoted by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War. However, after the 14th year of Jiajing, the cabinet minister Fei Hong requested to be promoted by the Nine Ministers.

In the three borders of Shaanxi, the Governor of Xuanda was originally the Nine Ministers, and the Five Departments (the Governor's Office of the Five Army) was promoted. In the fifth year of Wanli, the Five Departments did not have to participate in the Nine Ministers' recommendation, but were directly promoted by the Nine Ministers.

Officials above the third rank were all recommended by the Nine Secretaries.
To be continued...