Chapter 1184 In the capsule of the geng character scroll cone

"Liqing, there have been many young talents in Beidi in the past few years. They practice state affairs, Fan Jingwen, the Hou brothers, Zheng Chongjian, Ye Tinggui, Song Tongyin, Cao Wenheng, Chen Qiyu, and Sun Chuanting. During the period, the performance was not bad, but I have to admit that there is still a considerable gap compared with Ziying."

  Chai Ke's words also won the approval of Yuan Keli.

Yuan Keli's temperament is also quite stubborn, but he doesn't know how to speak ill-intentioned words, he is what he is. Many outstanding scholars have emerged in these two subjects of Henan scholars, such as Lian Guoshi and Hou Brothers, as well as Ye Tinggui and Cao Wenheng. He is a scholar from Henan, his hometown, but he has to admit that even if he is as good as Lian Guoshi, he is much inferior to Feng Ziying.

"Ziying told me that before entering the center of the imperial court, it is best for young scholars to go down to the state capital level to practice. The time may not be too long, even if it is two or three years. The harvest will be very big,..." Chai Ke chose his words carefully.

   "That's why he took the initiative to choose to go to Yongping Mansion?" Yuan Keli asked.

"Yes. He also suggested to Brother Chengfeng at that time that more Jinshi from the fifth year of Yonglong's batch could be arranged to go to various prefectures to practice. They can be co-prefects, general judges, officials, and county magistrates. No need to arrange the distance. Too far away, such as Shuntian Prefecture or other prefectures in Beizhi, or Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, or Nanzhili along the canal and some prefectures in Zhejiang,..."

"... Every other year or half a year, call back these Jinshi who went to Fuzhou for training to break the Hanlin Academy, share your experience in politics and work, and ask the Imperial Academy to refine their experience in politics and official work , to write a collection, which can be regarded as an understanding and exchange of experiences for new officials like them."

   "He believes that this kind of communication that breaks the barriers will benefit everyone a lot, and at the same time, it can also serve as an exemplary training for the next batch of Jinshi to serve as local officials before and after observing politics,..."

  Chai Ke was obviously very impressed by Feng Ziying's suggestion at the time, and it is still fresh in his memory.

Yuan Keli fell into deep thought, before nodding his head for a long time: "Ziying's idea is very rare. Even if these new Jinshi have been observing politics for three years, they are all in departments such as the Sixth Ministry and the Department of General Affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I don't know anything about the specific affairs of the county. This kind of view of politics is too superficial. It is still difficult to adapt to the prefecture and county. Or I have to hire skilled staff, but it is okay to say that the family is good, and the family is not good. How can I afford it? ? Either you can only hold the money with your hands, or you can only take office alone and be deceived by the officials and subordinates below,..."

Yuan Keli also started from the grassroots. After he finished his Jinshi observation, he went to the Suzhou government to serve as an official. He joined hands with Shi Kunyu, the prefect at the time, to govern Suzhou. He is a fellow senior of Chai Ke.

"When I first became an official in Suzhou, my eyes were darkened and I didn't understand anything. Thanks to Mr. Ru Chong's guidance, I had the opportunity to gradually get used to it. I still remember everything that happened over the past ten years. .”

Yuan Keli's support for Shi Kunyu is unforgettable to this day, and it is precisely because he did an excellent job in promoting officials in Suzhou that he was able to return to Beijing to serve as the censor of the city after being promoted in Suzhou, and then step by step to the current Ministry of War. Location.

This position is already the highest position in the Ministry of War after the Minister of the Ministry of War. Generally speaking, many people will be promoted within three years of their tenure, and they may be promoted even if they have been in office for less than three years. Sun Chengzong is a precedent. Yuan Keli's talent is not inferior to Sun Chengzong. Maybe one or two years later, it is possible to move to the left.

   "Well, so Ziying's words are very reasonable, but at that time, Elder Qi Ge was thinking again and again. Considering that the time is still immature, it may be difficult to get the support of the first and second assistants..."

Chai Ke shook his head. It is difficult for a Minister of the Ministry of Officials to promote such a big move. Such a move with too obvious intentions will easily arouse the worries of other cabinet ministers. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is a very sensitive position. Any move will attract attention, after all, these people are the backbone of future court officials.

Although factional disputes within the imperial court are controlled within the scholars, balance and compromise can still be sought when the situation is stable, but once the situation is not good, especially when the emperor's opinions are uncertain, it is easy to cause disputes, so for As far as the cabinet ministers are concerned, they would rather seek stability than change.

"But to be honest, if you don't work in the prefecture for a few years and really experience it, many people will be reeds on the wall when they arrive at the center of the imperial court-top-heavy and shallow-rooted, because they don't understand the basic operation mode of the prefecture and county at all. The problems and difficulties that the county often encounters, it is not clear which aspects the county magistrate needs to give guidance and suggestions from the superiors and the court, and simply working behind closed doors and issuing orders is often the opposite, getting half the result with half the effort, or even counterproductive.”

Yuan Keli was also very touched. He started as an official in Suzhou and worked as a city patrol censor. Later, he worked in the Ministry of Industry for several years as the head of the Ministry of Industry and Yuanwailang, and finally worked as Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Officials for two years. He went to the Ministry of war as a doctor.

  The appointment of officials in Dazhou did not pay much attention to specialization. The flow of officials between the Six Ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and even the General Administration Department was normal, and the provinces and governments could also be promoted to court officials.

  Of course, those who want to enter Beijing are those who have excellent plans and are recommended by big bosses. It is indeed much more difficult for local officials to enter Beijing than for Beijing officials to be promoted.

If you are an official of the fourth rank or above in the prefect of a prefecture or the chief envoys and procurators of various provinces, the chances are much greater. After all, you can basically enter the court in this position. All the bosses and the emperor's attention, more or less famous.

"Yes, although many people are good at reading, they may not be able to do things. Even those who have passed the Jinshi examination, there are many pedantic masters who read dead books, but how can the affairs of the court be done by memorizing a few classics? This kind of gradual reform in the imperial court is still very good. Even if you need to practice and sharpen things, at least you are proficient in current affairs. You can understand what the court and the local government should do. When you were an official, were you willing to settle down to learn and explore?"

   It is also rare for Chai Ke to discuss this with others, and it is also today's interest, and Yuan Keli is also a very suitable person, so I said so much.

Although the Beidi scholars and the Huguang scholars belong to different groups, they are often semi-allies. But if they belong to the Jiangnan of the Beidi, I am afraid that they will not be so harmonious, at least in this kind of deeper conversation. It's hard to be honest.

   "It seems that Li Qing also thinks that our rules for Jinshi to observe politics should be changed?" Chai Ke asked with a smile.

  Yuan Keli's heart moved slightly, "Brother Zishu, is there something in your words? Are you going to the Ministry of Officials?"

If Zhang Jingqiu can't move, then Chai Ke, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, will have no hope of taking over as Minister of the Ministry of War, and I am afraid that several other ministers will also have difficulties. After all, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households are much more important than the other ministries.

  The Ministry of War was originally ranked after the Ministry of Rites, but with the increasingly heavy military affairs on the nine borders, the status of the Ministry of War has gradually improved, and now it has gradually surpassed the Ministry of Rites, and is ranked behind the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households.

This round of Minister of the Ministry of Officials will be held by a scholar from the south of the Yangtze River, so the left servant will not be held by a scholar from the south of the Yangtze River according to the usual practice. To prevent such an important department as the Ministry of Officials from being monopolized by a certain faction, the right servant is lighter than the left servant Some, but there is no rigid requirement in this regard, so it is still very likely that Chai Ke will be the left servant of the Ministry of officials.

Chai Ke didn't expect Yuan Keli to be so perceptive, so he said after a moment of pondering: "It's possible, but the current situation in the court is chaotic, and the cabinet ministers haven't figured it out yet, and the situation in Shuntian Mansion is still a bit chaotic. , so we can’t talk about that right now.”

Yuan Keli frowned slightly, "Brother Zishu, if you go to the Ministry of Officials, then the Ministry of War will be a bit weak, and there is a shortage of the right servants. If you leave again, if the people who come to the left and right servants are laymen, then they will be fine." It's troublesome."

  Chai Ke smiled, "Master Shangshu is still here, besides, the ministers in the cabinet will naturally be considerate. I originally hoped that Zhisheng or Liqing could take over as the right servant..."

Yuan Keli believes that Chai Ke's words are not false. The promotion system of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been inherited from the previous Ming Dynasty but has also undergone some changes. Officials above the fourth grade, especially Beijing officials and those with deep Beijing official qualifications, have more cases of such exceptional promotions. See, for example, it is not uncommon to be promoted to two or even three levels. Of course, this usually depends on chance.

For example, like Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli, who were originally five-rank doctors, but Sun Chengzong went to the southwest and was promoted to the fourth rank. After the first battle, if he performed well, he would be directly promoted to the third rank and promoted to the right servant. possible.

The situation of Yuan Keli is the same, as long as the opportunity is given, it is not a story in a novel to be promoted to the third level. This is why everyone cuts their heads and mixes the qualifications of Beijing officials, because only the qualifications of Beijing officials will treat you. Only with an impression can there be hope for an exceptional promotion.

That's why so many people are very puzzled that Feng Ziying didn't stay in the six parts and went to Yongping Mansion. Of course, for Feng Ziying, he has the status of editor of the Imperial Academy and actually has the qualifications of a Beijing official. He doesn't care about the impression in the minds of the big bosses. What others need most, such as Zhu Zhiren, is nothing to him. He can attract the attention of the big bosses at any time wherever he is. , there is no shortage of this.

  (end of this chapter)