nyslfriends Chapter 416 Zhu Yuanzhang’S Reward
Chapter 416 Zhu Yuanzhang’S Reward
Chapter 416 Zhu Yuanzhang’s Reward
After Ye Xuan returned home, he was naturally at ease again.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was so busy that he almost collapsed!
Although Ye Xuan gave a very feasible plan, the most difficult and critical problem was still left to Zhu Yuanzhang to solve.
Selecting talents and utilizing talents does not sound difficult, as long as you understand the character and abilities of the other party, that is enough.
But what we have to choose now is the assistant minister, in order to make the ministers think that he can be equal to the high position of the prime minister.
This kind of person must not only be capable, but also be able to maintain a public spirit, and most importantly, he must be loyal to himself, as well as have sufficient prestige and reputation.
In the five positions, maybe someone can sneak in to gild, or act as a showman to balance the situation.
But even so, Zhu Yuanzhang had to find four people who were worthy of the name and could help him.
Looking at the court, there are only a few Gong Gong princes who can catch Zhu Yuanzhang's attention since their performance in the Hu Weiyong case, let alone let them serve as assistant ministers.
Moreover, after the Hu Weiyong case, although the party disputes subsided, it does not mean that there are no factions and secret infighting among these ministers.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was disgusted with this kind of thing, it was also one of the 17 checks and balances of being an emperor, and it could not be eradicated at all.
Therefore, when considering candidates, Zhu Yuanzhang must also consider each faction to prevent one family from becoming dominant.
Regardless of the plan mentioned by Ye Xuan, these people only play a role as Zhu Yuanzhang's secretaries and advisers, but there are many trivial matters that they have to coordinate after all. As time goes by, some relationship networks or unspoken rules will inevitably develop, and their influence will eventually It will also inevitably increase.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a far-sighted man, so after getting this method, he had already done a series of analysis and weighed it before making a decision.
So, after some thought, Yi Yuanzhang decided to include Wo, who was still stationed abroad, as an auxiliary minister.
Firstly, Xu Da's contribution and prestige are high enough; secondly, Xu Da is the leader of the generals and should be included in the list; thirdly, Xu Da has known him since childhood, and after many years of fighting, they have enough trust, and Xu Da is also a familiar person. Those who deal with current affairs will stay away from government affairs as long as they return to court to prevent unnecessary trouble.
Zhu Yuanzhang once worshiped Xu Da as his prime minister before, but Xu Da never went to court for a day since he took up the post.
Even after conquering Dadu of Yuan Dynasty, Xu Da used the excuse of incompetence in fighting, let Emperor Yuan go, and took the initiative to plead guilty to the court.
After this incident, the generals in the imperial court naturally did not dare to take credit anymore, and Zhu Yuanzhang also took this opportunity to take back his position, so that both the emperor and his ministers could feel at ease.
Therefore, if there is anyone else in the court that Zhu Yuanzhang can trust the most besides Ye Xuan, it is Xu Da.
With Xu Da, there are only four assistant ministers left.
So Zhu Yuanzhang weighed it again and decided to further divide the power, and once again issued an order to recruit Ye Dui, who was idle at home.
This Ye Dui is a wonderful person, even similar to Ye Xuan in some places.
As early as the Longfeng period, Ye Dui gave advice to Zhu Yuanzhang, but when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to succeed, he retired from the people.
In order to show his integrity and ambition, he simply built a building and planted four kinds of plum blossoms in front of the building. He used this as his nickname and called himself Mr. Simei.
When the imperial court was first established, affairs were complicated. Although Zhu Yuanzhang deeply regretted Ye Dui's departure, he could not pay too much attention to it.
After several failed recruitments, he simply gave up the idea. However, now, there were not enough manpower in the court, and many newcomers lacked prestige and qualifications, so Zhu Yuanzhang could only turn his mind to Ye Dui.
Ten days later, after Zhu Yuanzhang's selection, the first version of cabinet ministers was finalized.
With the momentum created in front of them, all the officials are naturally full of expectations for the assistant ministers, and they all hope to know who the assistant ministers will be as early as possible.
When all the officials' attention turned to the cabinet, Yi Yuanzhang issued another high-profile decree.
Ye Mansion, Flower Hall.
Shen Wansan's face was full of excitement. After stuffing a large bag of Xiyin into the envoy, he turned back to the hall.
"What a virtuous son-in-law! He really is a virtuous son-in-law! I knew I had seen the right person!"
As soon as he came back, Shen Wansan stared at Ye Xuan and shouted loudly, and his voice even began to tremble because of excitement.
Ye Xuan looked puzzled by this. He didn't understand. Shen Wansan was also a rich man in the world and had seen all kinds of storms. How could he have such an extreme reaction to a reward?
There were actually two rewards given by Zhu Yuanzhang this time. One was to change Shen Rong's fifth-grade imperial edict to third-grade.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, what he actually wanted to give Ye Xuan more was to promote Ye Xuan.
However, Ye Xuanzhi is not here, and now the official rank of the third rank is higher, and it seems that it can only be promoted to the sixth rank of minister.
Ye Xuan was not willing to manage specific affairs at all, and Zhu Yuanzhang was always reluctant to force others to do things.
Moreover, no one among the six ministers made mistakes today, and it is not easy for him to transfer people.
Therefore, all the rewards were finally paid to Ye Xuan's wives.
After all, Ye Xuan is the third grade. If it exceeds Ye Xuan, it would not be appropriate.
But the third-grade imperial edict alone seemed not enough to express Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial favor, so after upgrading Shen Rong's grade, Zhu Yuanzhang gave an additional fifth-grade imperial edict. However, this position was not given to Ye Xuan's wife, but to Shen Rong. Rong's mother.
Shen Wansan's wife has passed away, so this imperial edict is actually a posthumous title.
But don't think it's just a posthumous title, but it is of great significance to the Shen family.
Although the Shen family is said to be the richest in the world, they are just merchants after all. Since ancient times, merchants have been a lowly profession, and no one will do it unless they have to.
Shen Wansan is extremely rich, but what he cares about the most is this.
It is still the early Ming Dynasty, and the system has not yet become looser, so the children of merchants cannot even take the imperial examination.
In some places, in order to give their sons a chance to take exams, some businessmen even joined the army and tried to obtain military household registration.
Without Ye Xuan, the Shen family would be a piece of fat meat now, being slaughtered and looked down upon by others.
Even with Ye Xuan, the Shen family couldn't really raise their heads. Others didn't dare to say anything in person, but there were indispensable comments behind their backs.
But what about now? One profession and two professions, how glorious is this?
Not to mention that a merchant's family is one of meritorious officials. How many families have such treatment and honors?
It is precisely because of this that Shen Wansan is so excited at the moment.
Moreover, according to the imperial edict, the Shen family can invest their own money to re-erect a monument, build an archway, etc. as a memorial to the late Mrs. Shen.
This kind of thing is enough to be written into the county annals and become famous throughout the ages.
No matter how rich and famous he Shen Wansan is, it is only a matter of one generation, but this decree can make his Shen family famous for at least a hundred years and be famous for future generations.
"Dad, look how happy I am to you, please sit down quickly!"
Seeing Shen Wansan's reaction, Shen Rong spoke helplessly.