In the winter of the 16th year of Yongle, Emperor Yongle Ling Chengsi died, and the fourth son of the emperor, Prince Yu, Ling, succeeded to the throne, and pardoned the world. Empress Zhang ordered the six palaces of the east and west to cry, and all departments of the court, especially the departments responsible for etiquette, were busy. At the same time, the cabinet and the new emperor were also responsible for reviewing the important military and national policies.

Among them, the imperial edict ordered the inspector, Jia Cong, to return to Beijing to report his duties was a decree of Ling Juezhi.

According to the court's conventions and rules and regulations, if Ling Juezhi specially ordered Jia Cong to enter the cabinet, there was nothing unreasonable or illegal, and some were just unconforming to long-term practices.

But this kind of convention has long been deeply rooted in the officialdom, and over time, a custom has been formed. All officials think that it is normal for the court to recommend it, but it is abnormal for the emperor to be specially ordered.

Why is this? Because the assistant minister is closest to the prime minister, and every assistant minister has the hope of becoming the prime minister. Sometimes, the power of the prime minister has exceeded that of the prime minister. Without the name of the prime minister, he actually has the power of the prime minister.

Whether it is the chief minister or the auxiliary minister, the most important thing is prestige. Being able to convince the public is not required to be sincere in everyone, at least someone must support it.

If an auxiliary minister loses these two items at the same time, he will be not far from stepping down.

Even if the assistant minister is supported by the emperor, it cannot be done. The emperor supports it. Most officials do not support it. Any section chief and director can criticize the elders. Without prestige, decisions cannot be passed, and the government cannot operate. What is the role of the assistant minister?

Therefore, the court-recommending system is a result of the struggle between officials and the emperor. To some extent, it can avoid the emperor's impulse. All auxiliary ministers who do not pass the court-recommending will be attacked by public opinion.

Even though the list of selected items that the court recommended was ultimately decided by the emperor, it has to be said that the officials have won at least part of the "imperial power". How can those selected cabinet ministers, the forces behind them, have no common interests?

Therefore, the emperor was not able to completely "do whatever he wanted".

In this way, Ling Juezhi wanted to summon the original teacher to the cabinet, he had to go through the procedure: ask Jia Cong's master Wang Yingyuan to draw up Jia Cong, Jia Cong was included in the list, and then among the three ministers and nine ministers, someone would need support. The officials of the Censorate, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Justice all had strong support. One-third of them were already supported, and the opinions of other departments were not needed... Well, this has proved that Jia Cong has prestige and can convince the public. After the procedure was completed, Jia Cong was not my special order, but the court recommended it. You can't use this excuse to speak...

Of course, this is just the beginning of Jia Cong's struggle to enter the cabinet... political enemies cannot make this excuse, and there are other excuses...

In fact, when we knew that King Yu ascended the throne, everyone understood that it was inevitable, or even certain, that the lecturer Jia Cong entered the cabinet...

However, the burial matter is the primary priority when the late emperor dies. The unwillingness and undercurrents of the other two kings, the worries and revenge of officials who are hostile to Jia Cong, especially the cabinet's "one emperor and another minister" and "change shifts". All kinds of blood-killing struggles are destined to erupt.

From the day the decree was delivered, Jia Cong himself boarded the boat north. Suzhou's governor, censor, prefect, two magistrates, gentry and others sent him together. When he arrived in Jinling, he was the prefect, county magistrate, garrison and others sent him. When he arrived in Yangzhou, the major salt merchants sent him warmly, and the same was true when he arrived in Huai'an. There were envious, jealous, and complicated things.

No matter what they are in their hearts, many people choose to flatter, give gifts, specialties, and hold welcome activities. The reputation of Jia Jingshi's honest reputation is truly "sending flowers all the way" and "half of Jiangsu welcomes together", which is vast and shocking several provinces, and countless officials truly understand what "one emperor and one minister" means.

Of course, can Jia Cong stand firm in the cabinet? No one can be sure of this.

...

In the convex shape of the capital, a sedan parked outside You'an Gate, and at this moment, the willows on both sides of the avenue were already in business.

It was already the spring of the following year, and the year was Jiande, and this year was the first year of Jiande.

Staying away from the previous relatively willful Emperor Yongle, Jia Cong was full of energy and a surge of passion was surging in his heart. He was probably the youngest cabinet minister since the founding of Dashun.

He handed over the sign to the Yulin Guard guarding the gate, and Jia Cong entered the city gate unimpededly. His wide sleeves floated with his walking. Before he finished the front hall, many officials who were in and out were watching.

The imperial palace in the capital is "the front dynasty and the back dynasty and the left ancestral and the right mortal". In other words, in front of the palace are various courts for handling political affairs, and behind is the emperor's dormitory. In front of the palace, the Taimiao is on the left and the Sheji Altar is on the right.

When he walked to the western warm room of Daming Palace, Jia Cong saw Ling Juezhi sitting bored behind the desk, raising his head with one hand. The eunuch serving next to him was Zhao Kang from the former Yu Prince's Mansion. Seeing that he was of the same uniform, he had already entered the Sili Prison. Jia Cong was secretly careful. It seemed that this loyal Ling Juezhi was not stupid and had already started changing teams... but it seemed that he didn't seem to like government affairs very much.

"Jia Aiqing is back? Have you been home?" Ling Juezhi saw his dusty face and smiled at Zhao Kang, "Look, Mr. Jia is the loyal minister of my Lingshun royal family..."

Zhao Kang nodded and agreed, looking at Jia Cong with a flash of eyes. After Jia Cong bowed, he got up after receiving the message. Yu Guang saw Ling Jue's eyes covered with bloodshot. Is it because of the emperor's death? There are also filial piety clothes on the clothes, and they took filial piety to ascend the throne as usual.

"I have come without stopping to follow the imperial edict and never returned home."

"Oh, Your Majesty, this is comparable to Dayu's flood control. He passed by his family three times but failed to enter." Zhao Kang seemed to flatter him.

Jia Cong's heart sank, comparing him to Dayu, is he saying that he has the legacy of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors? Is it praising people or harming people? Jia Cong hurriedly said, "Eunuch Zhao has exaggerated it, I am just obeying the emperor's order."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a metaphor." Ling Jue-jeong waved his hand without mind, sat down and pouted, and said in thought: "Jia Aiqing, why not go to the cabinet first and then go home to rest for a few days."

Jia Cong finally felt relieved, and at the same time he thought about which person in the Silijian should choose as an insider? He tentatively said: "I thank the emperor for his care, but I have been in the palace for several years and have a deep affection. I..."

"Are you talking about the Concubine Xiande? I have asked my mother about this matter, and the Concubine Xiande is virtuous and kind. If you choose a day, I will ask the Ministry of Rites to add a concubine to her..."

Jia Cong retired and had a lot of thought. With the status of an emperor and a lecturer, he could do a lot of things once he entered the cabinet again...

From the Daming Palace to walk south, and to Renhua Palace, Yang Qinghe, Wang Yingyuan, Zhang Fenyi, and Yu Chenglong were all there, Jia Cong worshipped the seniors one by one, Yang Qinghe and Wang Yingyuan all smiled and nodded, and the attitudes of the latter two were not good.

Zhang Fenyi said domineeringly: "Jia Hanlin has just returned from his post in Beijing. The waters and soil in the north and south are different. It is important to maintain one's health. I don't have to worry about the funeral affairs in the past few days. You are still younger..."

"Learn more." Yu Chenglong also taught a lesson in the tone of an elder.

Although they are both auxiliary ministers, there is also a person who comes first and then comes, right? Besides, the biggest custom in the officialdom is "ranking of qualifications". Once Yang Qing and his subordinates step down, the two old qualifications are the right candidates. How could it be Jia Cong's turn? How could he let him ride on his head?

Yang Qinghe and Wang Yingyuan didn't say anything. This is the ranking of the officialdom's qualifications. The two people behind clearly wanted to underestimate Jia Cong.

This is like the gangster worship wharf, the nature and form are similar, which means, little brother, are you here? Let’s serve us brothers first...

It's also similar to the workplace.

"Yes, the cabinet masters are right." Jia Cong said calmly, but snorted in his heart. Not to mention that Zhang Fenyi had long disliked him. Now he was fighting for the power of the cabinet. If he didn't pull these two down, how could he get to power?

Zhang Fenyi has long been on Jia Cong's blacklist, and sooner or later he will be driven back to his hometown in Jiangxi!

However, these all require good planning, and a good move cannot be disrupted.

When they talked about how to summon the King of Qin from Shaanxi into the palace, Jia Cong had already stepped out of Renhua Palace and had been away from home for more than a year.
Chapter completed!