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Chapter 1253: Surprise or Surprise?
It's not that these officials covet this position and want this official position.The position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials can only be appointed by the emperor, and they have no choice but to covet it.

If it was the original Emperor Chongzhen, there is still a possibility.It is not uncommon for the appointment of high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty to be determined by court push and lottery. It is even more common for dissatisfied officials to attack unscrupulously if they are appointed as senior officials, thereby affecting the judgment of Emperor Chongzhen.

However, on this plane, the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen lies here, and the universe is arbitrary, and those seemingly "democratic" court pushes and lotteries will never appear at all.If you dare to attack high-ranking officials of Ming Dynasty without evidence, the extremely cold land is waiting to welcome educated officials to enrich the population.

Therefore, the officials below are actually "sexy but not daring", so they can only talk about it in private, at most they hide in their own homes and draw small circles, hoping that the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials will meet their "taste" .Especially those older officials, especially those with more conservative thinking, looking forward to ushering in "liberation".

"You said, who will the emperor choose to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

"It's hard to say, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable! But no matter how you choose, there should be no one who cares more about scientific and technological knowledge than Lord Xu, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Xu is the No. 1 in the promotion of scientific and technological knowledge in our Ming Dynasty. Others can't compare, so I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"

"Do you think he will be transferred from the Minister of Rites? Master Sun also agrees with scientific and technological knowledge! Moreover, it is also a matter of course to be transferred from the position of Minister of Rites to Minister of Officials. There is not much change in level."

"This is unlikely. The Ministry of Rites is also the most important government office. The emperor probably doesn't want Mr. Sun to leave the Ministry of Rites!"

"The person who is most dedicated to scientific and technological knowledge should be Song Yingxing, the official secretary of science and technology. But he is only a doctor now, and the promotion to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is too wide to be possible. Even if he goes to receive the Minister of the Ministry of Rites There is no such possibility!"

"..."

Speculation about the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials was not only spread among the officials, but also slowly spread among the common people in the capital.Or it is because the people in the capital naturally love to care about political affairs, or because the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials is too important, and scientific and technological knowledge has a great influence. Will the candidates for Minister of the Ministry of Officials insist on promoting scientific and technological knowledge or perfunctorily promote scientific and technological knowledge? The reason for the great impact on everyone, this topic finally fermented in the capital.In the end, even the cabinet began to discuss it.

Finally, when the Chief Assistant Wen Tiren had an audience with Emperor Chongzhen, he brought up this matter: "Your Majesty, Xu Shangshu has been ill for a long time, and the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials has been vacant for a long time, which has already affected the political affairs of the court."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is also known as the Heavenly Official. It is a very important position to master the evaluation and promotion of middle and low-level officials.In the cabinet, except for the first assistant and the second assistant, if possible, other cabinet ministers are even willing not to be the assistant ministers, but willing to be the minister of the Ministry of officials.Among the seven ministers, only this official minister is so attractive.This shows the importance of the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Emperor Chongzhen had factory guards as his eyes and ears, and the chat group was unpaid. Whether it was the private chats of the officials below or the public opinion direction of the people in the capital, he was actually clear about it.So he nodded and said: "I know that the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials will take office soon."

When Wen Tiren heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, then came back to his senses, and immediately remembered someone, and asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, is it Sun Chuanting, Governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong?"

Earlier, Emperor Chongzhen had decreed that Sun Chuanting, governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, and Zheng Zhilong, commander of the Southeast Navy, would come to Beijing to have an audience.Wen Tiren always thought that the emperor wanted to commend them for their military exploits in winning Nanyang.Because he had already heard from the emperor, Zheng Zhilong would also be made an earl this time because of his meritorious service.

"Well, I am going to appoint Sun Qing as Minister of the Ministry of Officials!" Emperor Chongzhen admitted immediately without hiding the truth from his chief assistant.

As soon as Wen Tiren heard the answer, he hurriedly played again: "Your Majesty, who will take over as the governor of the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong?"

The governors of the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong can also be said to be high-ranking and powerful, and they are also ranked among the top officials among the officials in the frontier.He couldn't figure it out for a while, who would take over this position?

Emperor Chongzhen listened, smiled and shook his head and said: "No one will take over. The governors of the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong were established for the opening of the sea. In the past few years, the matter of opening the sea has been on the right track. The post of governor of the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. If it hadn’t been for the Nanyang War before, I would have transferred Sun Qing back.”

Of course, the premise of being transferred back is that Sun Chuanting should rescue the Ming people who were plundered to Nanyang and restore the officials to their original posts, so as to avoid being attacked by others.So before, there was no news of calling Sun Chuanting back.

Wen Tiren listened to Emperor Chongzhen's reply, thought for a while, and then nodded in agreement.The governor of Ming Dynasty is not actually a fixed official position, it is often established and abolished.For example, when the Mongols made a big fuss, the post of Governor-General was announced; when the Mongols calmed down, this official post would be abolished.From the second year of Jingtai to the fall of Ming Dynasty, it was abolished eight times.

As far as Wen Tiren himself is concerned, he actually likes Emperor Chongzhen's transfer of Sun Chuanting to be Minister of the Ministry of Officials from the bottom of his heart.Because he, the chief assistant, wholeheartedly supported any decision made by the emperor, and his ass was on the emperor's side, not on the side of the officials. To be honest, there were indeed officials secretly criticizing him.It's just that the emperor's power is at the peak of his power, he is a generation of Mingjun, and he can't be fooled.Otherwise, he would have been mobilized and attacked, and he might have stepped down.

As for Sun Chuanting, his reputation in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was not as good as him.Not to mention the stones in the latrine, which are smelly and hard, just from his nickname of "Cold Hades", one can know that once Sun Chuanting takes the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, those officials under him will probably be tortured to death by Sun Chuanting .With Sun Chuanting, the dazzling Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he can relax a lot as the chief assistant.

After asking about the situation, Wen Tiren was satisfied and left.He didn't say anything, he was happy that Sun Chuanting returned to the capital, and the moment he announced the news, he could surprise those officials who had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Compared with this matter, he didn't care about Zheng Zhilong's being made an earl, since it was impossible for civil servants to be made earls anyway.Of course, this matter will definitely stimulate those generals.You must know that since the seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Li Chengliang was granted the title of Uncle Ning Yuan, and he has never been granted a title.

In the Chongzhen Dynasty, however, several titles of Earl Marquis had been conferred consecutively.Such as:

Man Gui, for the merit of guarding the capital, he was granted the title of Uncle Zhongyong;
Qin Liangyu, the meritorious service of King Qin plus the eradication of Tonglu Shanxi merchants, etc., was named Zhonglie Bo;
Cao Bianjiao, the leader of the new army, destroyed Liaodong Jianlu, and was granted the title of Uncle Yongwu;
Qin Liangyu conquered Dongwu, conquered Dongwu, suppressed many chieftains in the south, and was granted the title of Marquis Zhonglie.

This means that on Emperor Chongzhen's side, as long as he has made enough military exploits, he will not hesitate to reward him with a title.If Zheng Zhilong is made an earl again, it will definitely make people jealous.

Sure enough, in September of the eighth year of Chongzhen, after Zheng Zhilong rushed to the capital by order, he was immediately summoned by Emperor Chongzhen to commend him for his military exploits in commanding the navy in Nanyang, and he was named Nanyang Bo.

As soon as this decree came out, many people were very surprised, especially among generals, they all started talking about it.

"Zheng Zhilong was just a pirate back then. I didn't expect His Majesty to treat him so kindly. It's really surprising!"

"That's right, it's really unexpected that a naval commander can be awarded a knighthood!"

"..."

In such discussions, there are also some things that can be figured out.

"You can't say that, Nanyang is now the Great Ming's Inland Sea, this credit is indeed great enough, and it doesn't seem so surprising if you talk about being knighted!"

"Yes, looking at the few knighted by the current emperor, there is really nothing to say about their military exploits. The battle of destroying the country is indeed enough to be knighted!"

"It also depends on what the emperor wants, but obviously, the emperor is very generous to generals who have made enough achievements in battle, right?"

"..."

After discussing such a result, many generals were not reconciled, such as Wu Sangui, who thought that his ability was not inferior to Cao Bianjiao. Back then, he became a commander-in-chief earlier than Cao Bianjiao.There is also Cao Wenzhao, who is now under his nephew, so he is not reconciled!
Not only them, but also many people. To be precise, as long as they are generals, they never think about being knighted.It's just a pity, looking around the world, it seems that Da Ming has no enemies anymore, so they have no chance to make military exploits.I have to say that these generals must be very regretful in their hearts. If they had known this, they should have worked harder in the first place, and they might be able to be knighted!

Amidst the regrets and regrets of the generals, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly made another decree, which shocked the melon-eating officials who had no thoughts, that is, those civil servants.The emperor appointed Sun Chuanting as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and abolished the post of governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong.

"Have you heard? The new Minister of Officials has come out!"

"Who, who will be the new Heavenly Official? It's best to be easy to talk to, and it's best to have a relationship, that's great!"

"Good idea! The new Minister of Officials is the cold-faced Hades! Do you know the cold-faced Hades? Have you heard of it? Still thinking it has something to do with it, ha ha!"

"What? It turned out to be the cold-faced King of Hades! It's over, it's over, it's not as good as Xu Tianguan!"

"Who says it's not! Ah, I've been looking forward to it for nothing these days!"

"..."

Although Sun Chuanting is the governor of the three southern provinces, his reputation as the cold-faced King of Hades has spread throughout Daming.More importantly, everyone knew that the emperor admired him very much and protected him, which made Sun Chuanting even more unscrupulous, and would not give anyone face!
In the past, it would harm the three southern provinces at most, but now it is good, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, in charge of all the middle and low-level officials in Ming Dynasty.Thinking of this, almost all low- and middle-rank civil servants acted consciously, not daring to let Sun Chuanting grasp any mistakes or omissions.

Completely different from the mood of these middle and low-rank civil servants, Sun Chuanting was in his mansion, drinking to his heart's content, with a rare happy smile on his expressionless face.

Back then, he remembered it very clearly. Before he took office, he had a drink with Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui at that time, and talked about heroes.

"In this world, there are many people who do great things and cherish their lives, and those who see small gains and forget their lives. Only you and I, both of whom have real talents and learning, are the pillars of the country, and we will definitely be able to join the cabinet and assist the government in the future."

Sun Chuanting still remembers these words clearly.In addition, I was even more energetic later, and once said to Hong Chengchou: "Sun concluded that the emperor sent Sun to Fujian, and there must be a big event. Hengjiu is in Yansui, and he also wants to plot the grassland. You and I, one south and one north, together How about using your heart to see who makes meritorious service early and who advances to the cabinet?"

The scene of that year is really vivid!
Sun Chuanting recalled those years and couldn't help but feel very emotional.In the past few years, I have been working hard, and I have met the Son of Heaven, and now, I am the Minister of the Ministry of Officials of the Ming Dynasty.And Hong Chengchou is still serving as the naturalized governor, and Lu Xiangsheng, who has made great military exploits, is still only the governor.As far as the current official position is concerned, he is obviously one step ahead of them all!
All these years, my hard work has not been in vain!Thinking in his heart, Sun Chuanting drank the wine in his glass.Then turned the cup upside down, looked at the bright moon, and secretly made up his mind: "I'll wait for the three of you, and see who will be the chief assistant first!"

A few days later, Emperor Chongzhen held an imperial meeting in the Wenhua Palace, and the Minister of Rites, the Cabinet and seven ministers attended the meeting.

After seeing the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen said to his courtiers: "I believe that you have seen the transport capacity of the train in this month, right?"

The train from Beijing to Tongzhou is divided into freight and passenger carriages, and sometimes, both freight and passenger carriages are pulled together.During this month, anyone with eyes can tell that the transport capacity of the train is many times higher than that of the carriage.

Therefore, upon hearing Emperor Chongzhen's question, the first assistant, Wen Tiren, went out and said: "I have opened my eyes, this train is indeed an artifact of transportation!"

"Your Majesty's invention has benefited the country and the people like never before." Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the supervisor of ceremonies, also immediately went out to play, "I congratulate Your Majesty, and congratulate Daming!"

The benefits of trains have been recognized.Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile, and then continued: "So, I have decided to extend the railway from the capital to Tongzhou to Liaodong. What do you love?"

"Your Majesty, Liaodong is a place of severe cold!" Wen Tiren was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly reminded: "Building this section of road is better than building a railway leading to the south..."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and waved his hands, stopping Wen Tiren from continuing, and then said to himself: "Wen Qing must not underestimate Liaodong. It is not only a place of severe cold, but also a cornucopia!"

"..." The officials in the Wenhua Palace couldn't help being speechless when they heard this.

As for the extremely cold place in Liaodong, where birds don’t shit, how can it be a cornucopia?If this is the case, Jianlu will not end in "poor" destruction of the country.

Although they couldn't express what they thought in their hearts, Emperor Chongzhen could guess all about what they thought without even thinking about it, and he didn't care.

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