【First Update】
"That being the case, the lower official is waiting for the good news."
Outside the East Hall of the Ministry of Housing, Sun Shaozong bowed his hands in a salute, and after receiving the response from Zhao Hong, the Minister of the Ministry of Household, he bowed and took two steps backwards, and then he left the courtyard under the guidance of the yamen.
Seeing that the yamen was leading him, he was about to go to the main entrance of the Ministry of Housing. Sun Shaozong hurriedly stopped him and said that he would also visit Yu Qian, who was in the middle of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The yamen obviously knew about his relationship with Yu Qian, so he didn't go in first to spread the word, and then led Sun Shaozong in, but took him directly to the northeast corner of the yamen, a secluded courtyard.
The yard is not big, but there is a side door about zhang wide in the corner, which faintly shows the detached status of the official in the matter.
He threw a piece of broken silver and gave it to the yamen who led the way. With the voice of gratitude and gratitude, he walked into the main room in the middle, and saw an empty koan facing the door diagonally.
"what?"
At this time, Yu Qian, who heard the movement, picked up the curtain from the inside and came in. Seeing Sun Shaozong in front of him, he couldn't help but wonder: "How come uncle came?"
But he suddenly realized: "Could it be that you are here to ask for money?"
"Just came out from Zhao Shangshu."
As Sun Shaozong spoke, he tapped the koan with his chin, and wondered, "Is it settled so soon?"
These words sounded endless, but Yu Qian immediately understood what he meant, shook his head and said, "I only said that I will take office before the end of the month, and the specific candidates should not be determined."
But it turned out that Sun Shaozong saw that the table was polished brightly, and there was no sundries on it, so he guessed that it was a new job that was about to take office.
Yu Qian brought Sun Shaozong into the room and poured tea in person, and then the guests and the host were seated.
Since it is a relative relationship, I don't need to pay attention to what he said about bringing tea to guests. Sun Shaozong just spent a lot of saliva, so he didn't wait to speak again, and first took the tea bowl and poured most of it in.
"Wufeng Maojian, a tribute from Huguang? Is it from the palace?"
If it were other teas, Sun Shaozong might not be able to taste it, but Wufeng Maojian was used to drinking it.
However, after this thing was delivered to the capital, it was much more expensive. Except for those who were related to the palace, idle officials could not enjoy it.
"A few days ago, I had a lottery in front of Your Majesty."
Yu Qian smiled slightly, but then he leaned forward and said sternly, "Has Zhao Shangshu said when the funds will be allocated?"
"Three days later."
Sun Shaozong pointed out three fingers, but his face showed a look of doubt, and said in surprise: "How come? Could it be that Tingyi didn't participate in the self-examination of the Ministry of Household this time?"
Seeing Yu Qian nodded silently, Sun Shaozong couldn't help frowning.
Zhao Hong, the minister of households just now, told Sun Shaozong that the self-examination of the households was not over, so it was temporarily inconvenient to allocate funds.
But since it is a self-examination, how can we get rid of all those who have the responsibility of supervision
Not only is this unreasonable, it is even illegal.
Suddenly, Sun Shaozong suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked again: "Has Tingyi ever reported to the court for things that were excluded?"
"The two memorials are kept and not published."
It seems that it is really the emperor's order!
What Sun Shaozong thought of just now was the scene when Emperor Guangde summoned him privately on the day of the Longevity Festival and asked Zhou Chang, the right servant of the Ministry of Housing.
Although there is no clear evidence, Sun Shaozong intuitively believes that there must be a connection between the two.
In addition, Yang Kui was promoted by the Office of the Secretary who poisoned Lu Mingsi, and he was handed over to the Minister of Fu of Beizhen before. The involvement here is definitely not small.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong hurriedly reminded vaguely: "As long as you have done your duty, it is best not to delve into this matter."
Yu Qian raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and opened his mouth as if to ask more questions, but after a little hesitation, he closed his mouth again.
"correct."
Sun Shaozong took the opportunity to express his intention: "I have a memorial here, and I would like to ask Ting Yi to help me with the details."
Having said that, he informed Yu Qian of his general idea of preparing a letter to the imperial court and taking the lead of Dali Temple to carry out the activities of popularizing the law and going to the countryside.
After Yu Qian listened to it, the frown that was originally wrinkled became even tighter.
He considered it for a while, and then said: "Uncle, the Minister of Officials, Lord Wang, just made a memorial a few days ago, saying that the situation of redundant officials in my court is getting worse and worse, and I hope to postpone entering the cabinet for the sake of the imperial court. pros and cons."
Xue Pan, why is this old man crazy
Even if you don't want to enter the cabinet as a minister, you want to take the initiative to bite this hard bone
The drawbacks of redundant officials and redundant personnel are difficult to eradicate even in later generations, let alone the more intertwined ancient officialdom
Seeing Sun Shaozong's expression of doubt, and even forgot to respond to his own words, Yu Qian had to further explain: "I deduce that Wang Shangshu probably wanted to 'let the truth and give up the false' - now that he has made up for the cabinet, he must resign. The position of the Minister of Officials, and then re-appointed as a side post, but now there are only a few idle positions above the court."
I see.
Among the six ministries of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the ministers of household, ritual, military, engineering, and punishment could all be held concurrently by the senior ministers of the cabinet, but the official of the Ministry of Personnel, as a rule, could not be held concurrently.
This is naturally to prevent a certain patriarch from being too authoritative.
When Wang Zhe entered the pavilion, he was originally at the bottom of the table. If he took up an idle position, his real power would be greatly reduced.
Otherwise, he wouldn't do this trick of retreating.
After understanding the cause and effect, Sun Shaozong responded to Yu Qian's concern: "Ting Yi can rest assured, I don't expect the court to appoint another official to advance the plan of propagating the Dharma."
"Uncle wants the local officials to serve concurrently?"
After Yu Qian heard this, his brows did not relax at all, but his wrinkle became even tighter: "I'm afraid it's not feasible. The officials in most places are afraid that they will only act in favor of yin and yin, and they will eventually be dragged into nothing."
"Of course I wouldn't count on them."
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "According to what I mean, I want the students from the prefectures and counties to take turns serving concurrently. First, they won't occupy the official positions, and secondly, they will also allow these reading seeds to truly understand the suffering of the people."
After a pause, he added: "As for the reward, it can be calculated within the 'four tributes' - and a small amount of salary can be supplemented."
The so-called prefectural students refer to scholars who study in public schools in prefectures and prefectures.
As for 'four tributes', they refer to 'Yougong', 'Engong', 'Bagong', and 'Sui Gong'.
To put it bluntly, it is through various methods, selected from the prefectures and counties, and transferred to the students of the Imperial College.
This is still very attractive to many students.
And a little material reward can also attract many poor students.
"As long as this method is effective, I will continue to advise the imperial court to add the strength and effect of popularizing the law to the 'educational examination class', and to send officials specially stationed in Dali Temple to conduct the evaluation."
Hearing this, Yu Qian finally came to his senses and blurted out: "It turns out that my uncle is a drunkard, not drinking, but to make the game of Dali Temple revitalized!"
"Do not."
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "It should be said that it kills two birds with one stone."
Having said this, he sighed helplessly: "At first, I just wanted to find a breakthrough, lest I, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, can only eat vegetarian meals, but after seeing the statistics, I realized that this matter has already shaken the country. Ben's level."
Seeing that Yu Qian heard this, he seemed a little disapproving.
Sun Shaozong added: "You were born in a rich and prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, and you don't think so, but in the northwest, southwest and other places, the wind is getting stronger and stronger - this is not something that the local government has concealed."
"If things go on like this, the villagers will each hold the Solidarity Party. They only know their uncles and brothers, and they don't know the laws of the imperial court. Once they encounter a famine, the old events of the White Lotus Sect will be re-enacted, and the harm may even be worse."