eldest son of Ming dynasty

Zhu Houzhao could also see the fireworks blooming in the sky in the palace city. The Great Court Meeting is indeed not suitable for once a year, but the regret that comes from this is that such a lively scene cannot bloom every year.

Have to figure out a way.

"Your Majesty, it's still cold outside."

"I know."

Zhu Houzhao held military reports in his hands.

I am still thinking about Shanxi.

He was not surprised at all that this small rebellion that knew the news in advance ended up like this. However, although there was no surprise, Wang Shouren and Yan Biyun helped the court control the impact of the rebellion.

Originally, according to the plan of this group of people, they would first set off a rebellion among the important officials in the capital, and then nominally support King Shen and stand on their own outside. If it really happened, it would actually be a bit troublesome.

Although it will not end well in the end, this kind of influence will spread to other border towns, and by that time the imperial court may be exhausted in suppressing the rebellion.

From this perspective, Yan Biyun was rewarded, and so was Wang Shouren.

Speaking of Yan Biyun, he was the same age as Wang Shouren. He was a Jinshi in the 12th year of Hongzhi. He was about forty years old. In ancient times, people at this age would not be called middle-aged. If he lived a few more years, he could be said to be relatively long-lived.

As for his original official position - Tixue, the full name of this official position is Titiao School Official. It was established in the first year of Zhengtong. The main background of its birth was the increasingly bad official education, which made the imperial court consider it necessary to set up a special department for the education system. Oversight officials.

In the North and South Zhili, the supervisory censor served as a part-time official, while in the thirteen provinces, the deputy envoy or the minister of the inspection department served as the official. The rank was either the fourth grade or the fifth grade.

Therefore, Yan Biyun in Shanxi did not belong to the Commanding and Envoys Department system, but to the Inspection and Envoys Department. However, the two had frequent exchanges with each other, and it was normal for them to attend banquets.

Looking through his past resume, Zhu Houzhao found that Yan Biyun had served as a governor and an official. What these positions have in common is that they were all auxiliary officials in the same yamen, and they were almost never the top leaders, but were all the second or third leaders.

If a 40-year-old person wants to be cultivated, it will be too late. It is impossible for everyone to be a late bloomer Zhang Cong.

However, his contribution is not small, and he must be promoted in a major way to commend his contribution and demonstrate to more people what it means to follow the rules and prosper, and to go against the rules and perish.

"This Yan Biyun, what do you want to reward him with?"

You Zhi glanced secretly and could only lower his head, "Your Majesty's holy light is shining brightly, so I dare not say anything."

"I will forgive your sin of blundering and let you speak freely."

These slaves had to behave in such a formal way, as if otherwise the emperor would kill them.

"Yes. From my slave's humble opinion, Yan Tixue is loyal, bold and careful. This time, the incident in Shanxi is even risking his life to pass on the news. Therefore, this slave thinks that it is appropriate to be promoted to three levels in order to show my emperor's benevolence and righteousness. He I was originally a fourth-rank official, but I was promoted from the second rank to three ranks in a row..."

The second rank is already very big, the local envoys and inspectors are the third rank, and the governor is the second rank.

But in Beijing, from the second rank to the official servant, Dali Temple Minister is actually only the third rank.

But rank is one thing. In the Ming Dynasty, due to the low-rank and high-power operation mode of cabinet bachelors, rank actually became one of the factors to measure the importance of an official.

Of course, no matter what, if you want to rise to this rank, it will skyrocket.

If you take the right step, your life will change. Yan Biyun is a real example.

"...Based on the second grade, I think I can be awarded the title of Assistant Minister."

Zhu Houzhao pondered and nodded. The assistant minister is actually quite good. If he waits for a few more years and gets rid of the person above him, then he can take over as minister, it will be different.

But he always felt that this was not enough.

Yan Biyun risked his life to inform him. In fact, his ability was secondary, the key was his loyalty.

As the emperor, he must make good use of this loyalty.

The next day, all six ministers of the cabinet entered the palace, and they all came to congratulate the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao flipped through a few books and said calmly: "Handle things in Shanxi with care. Don't talk too much about it, both the government and the public. It's over. However, the perpetrators cannot be taken lightly. This matter is left to Wang Shouren's full authority. He and I will It is just right to say that there are not enough immigrants in Hetao, so let them all be exiled to cultivate wasteland. This is a simple matter, you should discuss how to reward them two."

Yang Yiqing said: "Your Majesty, I think that Wang Shouren's deployment of troops and generals to quickly extinguish the rebellion should be the first merit, while Yan Biyun, a Shanxi tixue who risked his life to speak and be loyal, should be the second merit. Wang Shouren can give the crown prince Shaobao, As the governor of Qianshi, he will continue to be the governor of the Hetao military area, and Yan Biyun can be appointed as the Minister of Punishment."

The prince Shaobao and the governor Qian Shi are both good and second grade, so the problem is not a problem.

However, Zhu Houzhao felt that it was too easy for Wang Shouren to put down a small rebellion.

"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate!" "Oh?"

It was none other than Wang Shouren's own father, Wang Hua, who raised objections, and he said: "As a student, Yan Biyun is willing to take risks for extra responsibilities, which shows his courage. According to the secret report, the imperial court did not know what was going on in Shanxi. Therefore, the minister thought that Yan Biyun should be the first to contribute. As for Wang Shouren, although he led the army to suppress the rebellion, firstly, His Majesty had a plan, and secondly, his tent was full of elite soldiers from the imperial court. The merit is really not worth mentioning, so I sincerely ask your Majesty to give me some kind words of praise, this is enough."

Everyone in the room can understand what this guy is singing.

However, when he sang, others had to sing along. Zhang Mao, the imperial censor of Zuodu, said: "Uncle Da Zong speaks impartially and does not interfere with public sentiments with personal feelings. This is the behavior of a gentleman."

Zhu Houzhao had a headache. The Minister of Rites and the Yushi of Zuodu were the two who liked talking to him about the gentleman and the villain the most.

"Let's just forget about it, Prince Shaobao. I hope he will make new achievements again. When the time comes, he will be rewarded again. The governor can still do both. After all, he is the governor of Hetao. In such a large area, there are both civilians and soldiers. It’s inconvenient to move when you’re low. Uncle Zong, what do you think?”

The emperor took care of both sides and gave him some face. This was considered an ordinary operation. Wang Hua didn't say much and immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise."

In fact, it was easy to get Wang Shouren's reward, because everyone knew that the emperor trusted the father and son, and even if they were not promoted this time, they would be promoted next time.

The difficulty is Yan Biyun.

Zhu Houzhao also thought about it for a long time, "As long as I have done meritorious service for the court, I will never be stingy with rewards, let alone such a loyal minister. In addition, the court is now employing people, and officials who are willing to work hard like this, I How can I treat him badly? But I have never thought of a place like the Minister of the Six Departments. I want to appoint him as an inspector."

The emperor's ideas are always somewhat unexpected.

Wang Jia hurriedly asked: "I wonder what His Majesty wants him to inspect?"

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said, "Sweet potato promotion."

When the four words came out of the emperor's mouth, Yang Tinghe was shocked. Did this inspection distrust him?

However, even if he had this idea, it was difficult for him to express it directly.If you walk upright and sit upright, why are you afraid of inspections?
The rest of the people didn't expect this place to go. In the past, there were people who patrolled salt and rivers. Who would have thought of patrolling sweet potatoes?
But then again, salt is important and rivers are important. Judging from the current production of sweet potatoes, they are equally important.

The key is that Yan Biyun is competent for this responsibility. The so-called inspection is to replace the emperor to see how the matter is going. As long as you have basic qualities and don't be fooled too thoroughly, that's fine.

After all, Yan Biyun was also the deputy inspector, and he had been an official within the yamen for a long time. On the contrary, it was Xiao Jiujiu who understood this grassroots officialdom.

So he's a good fit.

"Interfere."

Yang Tinghe was shocked when he heard the call to him, "I'm here."

"A lot of seeds should have been cultivated in the four years of Zhengde. Large-scale promotion will be carried out in the fifth and sixth years of Zhengde. You must make arrangements for officials, farmers, seeds, planting methods, etc. in the provinces for early promotion. There are quite a few, plus once the scale spreads, you will be unable to do anything on your own. Even if someone fools you, it will be too difficult to supervise.

Therefore, sending someone to inspect is not to find your faults, but actually to help you. With such a person around, the promotion effect will be better and the food output will be higher.You should take a longer view. Sweet potatoes are of great importance. They are one of the government affairs that I care about the most. They are of extremely important significance to the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world. Do you understand? "

Yang Tinghe did not dare to say anything, "I understand that I will definitely perform my duties and will never ruin His Majesty's plans!"

During the few words between him and Yang Tinghe, others also took this opportunity to slowly realize that sweet potatoes are so important that they really need an inspector.

He was promoted to imperial envoy and had the title of minister. Although he had no actual duties, he was still one of the important officials from now on. The previous academic training was gone forever.

Yang Yiqing thought about it and felt that it was more appropriate to connect the reward with government affairs, instead of leaving it to him to be a minister, as if he was giving an explanation to the outside world.

In fact, the so-called governance is sometimes made up of these many details.

He is suitable, and so are you, then all matters in the country will be in order, and without major wars, more and more wealth will naturally be gathered.

Yan Biyun doesn't know yet, but he has now been lifted from the 'no-no' order, because the chaos has been settled and he doesn't have to hide in the house all the time.

It happened that officials from all over the country were entering Beijing, and he, a Jinshi who had been in Hongzhi for 12 years, also had many friends.Regardless of how the palace punishes him, after holding back for a few days, he will find a few friends to get together first.

So when he received the imperial edict, he was actually at a banquet with a few friends.

When it was announced, these people's reaction was the same as that of the ministers, but on second thought, they felt that their brother Yan would be on the rise from now on.

"Last August, when the sweet potatoes were harvested, the emperor led all his ministers to visit the fields. This shows that the Manchu Dynasty attached great importance to this product. Brother Yan was promoted to the 'Potato Patrolling Censor' this time, which means that Jian is in the heart of the emperor. , the road is smooth!"

Yan Biyun felt hot when he was praised by others.

This strange position had never been thought of before, but as his friends said, His Majesty's arrangement was based on his loyalty.

The ups and downs of life really happen in the blink of an eye. Now he has earned this opportunity!