Chapter 725 824 Yingtian Governor Hai Rui

"It's just a casual move. Hai Rui doesn't deliberately target Mr. Xu Ge, so it's natural that he can't do anything wrong to him.

But if Hai Rui also feels that Xu Ge's hometown is a little too much, he can directly let Zhang Shuda and Gao Suqing fight in the cabinet. "

Chen Yiqin opened his mouth and made the final decision.

In Chen Yiqin's house, Chen, Yin, and Wei finally came up with an unlikely method to split Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, two rivals who might have a potential alliance.

Although the method was not thorough, it was still a test for Hai Rui.

Whether it is for fame and reputation, or whether he is honest and upright, you will know once you bring him to Yingtian Mansion.

On the way back home, Wei Guangde had a vague feeling that this might be the reason why.

Why?

In later generations, Hai Rui was too famous. If Hai Rui bypassed Xu Jie this time, it would be a stain that he could not wash away.

With a stain, he will not be famous in future generations.

Thinking of the vague memory, it seemed that there was a history of Hai Rui's fight with Xu Jie.

Well, in fact, Wei Guangde is doubting the role he played in it. How will future generations judge him in future generations?

Traitor? Loyal minister? A mediocre minister? Or something else.

However, Wei Guangde is still very clear about one thing, that is, if there is a real commotion in the end, he will have to find a way to obscure the time when Hai Rui went to Yingtian Mansion, because he seems to have read an article about Hai Rui and Xu Jie, and the one mentioned in it is Hai Rui. It was Gao Gong who sent him to the south of the Yangtze River to support Xu Jie.

Although the emperor's decree to recall Gao Gong has not yet been issued, the meaning is already obvious.

Gao Gong is really a perfect person to blame.

After the matter was finally done, they tried to shift the responsibility to Gao Gong, saying that Gao Gong wanted to take revenge on Xu Jie, so he sent the honest and upright Hai Qingtian to Jiangnan to kill people with borrowed swords.

Wei Guangde didn't want his name to be scolded as a treacherous villain in future generations, so it was best to blame some unpleasant things on others, and he could only bear the burden of good deeds that were fair and beneficial to the country and the people.

Early the next morning, Yin Shizhen found the memorial to the south of the Yangtze River and took it out to discuss with the cabinet ministers about selecting a flood control master in the court to go to the south of the Yangtze River.

In Li Chunfang's room, Wei Guangde also said in a fake tone: "I remember that Pan Jixun, the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who worked with Zhu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry to control floods, was an expert in this field. He was the censor of the capital and the governor of Yingtian. It is appropriate to deal with floods in the south of the Yangtze River. "

"Yu Shi Pan is not in the court now."

Chen Yiqin said.

"ah?"

Wei Guangde pretended to be puzzled, "Didn't he recover from his illness and return to the court last year? I remember that the construction of the new Yellow River was completed, and he was promoted from the censor of the right capital to the censor of the right deputy capital. Isn't it still better?"

"Ding You, his mother died of illness. Now Pan Yushi returns to his hometown Ding You."

Li Chunfang also spoke.

Officials in the Ming Dynasty lacked practical doers, and officials familiar with water conservancy were even more lacking, even in the Ministry of Works.

Pan Jixun seemed to be interested in water conservancy, so he took the initiative to learn this knowledge. However, he initially took an official position in the Ministry of Punishment, and later transferred from Dali Temple to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

However, when the Yellow River floods intensified in the late Jiajing period, he stepped forward and took up the responsibility of controlling the floods together with Zhu Heng of the Ministry of Industry.

Although the two had different political views, the court also knew from this that both of them actually understood water conservancy.

"As mentioned in the memorial, the embankments of Wusong River, Baimao River and other rivers have collapsed, and it is time to rebuild them. Otherwise, tens of thousands of acres of fields on both sides of the river will be in danger.

The people who go to Yingtian Mansion this time must not only be able to control water, but also understand water conservancy, and also repair the surrounding irrigation canals.

To build water conservancy projects, who do you think is suitable?

If there is no suitable candidate, you might as well ask the officials to check and let them recommend. "

Li Chunfang spoke again.

"It's okay to let the officials check and see the talents in this field in the DPRK and China.

Flood control is a major event, and we cannot let Zhu Shangshu take charge of it himself. "

Zhang Juzheng also spoke.

"Then I'll write a note and let the officials check it."

Yin Shizhen said.

"If nothing bothers the two masters, let Zhengfu do this. The officials will come up with the list. We will sum it up and report it."

When Li Chunfang said this, she looked at Chen Yiqin and saw him nodding. Then she looked at Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde. Neither of them had the intention to speak, so she settled on that.

Another day passed before the official department responded. There was only one name listed in the document, General Secretary Zuo General Secretary Hai Rui. The article listed in detail that Hai Rui had built water conservancy projects and reclaimed wasteland in Chun'an County and Xingguo County. practices, and these projects are still in use for more than ten years without any problems, which can be regarded as benefiting the people.

In the Ministry of Personnel, although the minister is still Yang Bo, this is the place where both Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen have stayed, and there are still people under them.

Moreover, Yang Shangshu is getting older now and his health is getting worse.

Speaking of which, he had also been in the border town for several years and had a lot of hidden illnesses, so there were few directors these days. This gave Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen the opportunity to control the list of officials.

Otherwise, Yang Bo might not have an easy time, at least the name Hai Rui would not be listed and left to the cabinet to discuss.

Yin Shizhen took the official documents and went to check on Li Chunfang, and gave the documents to him to read.

"Hai Rui."

Hai Rui is really famous now. First, he almost lost his life when he submitted the "Public Security Memorial" to Emperor Jiajing. The fact that he prepared a coffin at home has long been a hot topic in the capital and has spread to other places in the Ming Dynasty.

Second, his background. As a juren, he was already a fourth-rank official in the court, which was hard to imagine in the past.

In the early Ming Dynasty, such officials still had a chance to emerge, but the Ming Dynasty had been established for more than a hundred years, and it was difficult for juren to succeed, so most of them could only reach the seventh rank, and the best they could do was the sixth rank.

However, everyone also knows that the main reason for Hai Rui's promotion was the first one, and his subsequent promotion was also due to the momentum of the Qingliu.

Well, the fourth-rank officials were no longer within the control of the Ministry of Personnel. When it was reported, the cabinet could not say anything and could only accept it, which was also a compliment for his submission of the "Public Security Memorial".

"Come here, please ask a few adults to come here to discuss matters."

Li Chunfang did not intend to appoint the person himself, but planned to call the cabinet ministers to discuss, or just to communicate.

The Yingtian Governor in the Ming Dynasty was particularly powerful. The full title of the official position was "General Manager of Grain Storage, Superintendent of Military Affairs, and Governor of Yingtian and Other Prefectures". It was a governor set up in the southern part of Nanzhili during the Ming Dynasty, managing the area with the heaviest grain storage and taxation in the country at that time.

The Yingtian Governor was established in the fifth year of Xuande, responsible for supervising grain storage in the Jiangnan region. Initially, he was appointed as a minister and other officials. After Jingtai, he was appointed as the Chief Censor. During the Jiajing period, he was given the title of Superintendent of Military Affairs and led the military and civilians to resist the Japanese invasion.

The jurisdiction has been increased and reduced many times. At its largest, it governed eleven prefectures including Yingtian, Chengtian, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Taiping, Chizhou, Huizhou, Ningguo, and Anqing, as well as one prefecture in Guangde.

The Yingtian Governor was stationed in Nanjing in the early days, renting Huitong Hall. During the Chenghua period, another office was built and moved out of Huitong Hall.

After Jiajing, whenever there was a flood, he was stationed in Suzhou, and was called Xingtai.

During the Wanli period, the Yingtian Governor's office was moved back to Nanjing Jurong, and then moved back to Suzhou, changing back and forth several times.

In history, due to the changes in the scope of jurisdiction and the location of the station, there are also various records of this official position in historical materials. In addition to the Yingtian Governor, there are also Suzhou Governor, Susong Governor, Nanji Governor, Jiangnan Governor and Wufu.

It is called Wufu because the area centered on Su and Song was the land of the ancient Wu Kingdom and Wujun, and people at that time also used to call Suzhou Prefecture "Wujun".

But no matter what, although the Yingtian Governor is called the Governor, because of the four words "supervising military affairs", its essence is already on par with the governor, and can be regarded as a frontier official.

"The person reported by the Ministry of Personnel is Hai Rui, the Left Minister of the Ministry of Public Administration. Let's discuss this, shall we?"

After Li Chunfang and others came together, they handed the document of the Ministry of Personnel to Chen Yiqin, and then passed it on. After everyone had read it, he spoke.

Chen Yiqin, Yin Shizhan and Wei Guangde naturally expressed that they had no objection. This matter was originally manipulated by them in secret. If they spoke out against it at this time, they would be stupid.

After doing so much, they still had to recommend it through the documents of the Ministry of Personnel. Isn't the purpose not to attract Zhang Juzheng's attention?

So, after they expressed their opinions, the three of them all looked at Zhang Juzheng.

And Zhang Juzheng was also thinking about this.

Speaking of it, although the post of Yingtian Governor is important and can be regarded as a Beijing official, it is sent out after all, and has limited influence on the court.

Zhang Juzheng really wants to find someone from his faction to take the position, but when it comes to dredging rivers and building water conservancy, it seems that there is a lack of such experts.

He didn't think about Songjiang Prefecture, and didn't realize that this matter was actually aimed at Xu Jie, because Wei Guangde and others did it too covertly, and it was not easy to detect.

Moreover, given the current relationship between Hai Rui and Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng didn't realize that Hai Rui would harm his teacher Xu Jie in the past.

After all, when Hai Rui's life was saved, Xu Jie, as the chief minister of the cabinet, was the first to charge.

In fact, at the moment, except for the fact that Wei Guangde was an outlier, there was more or less some impression that Hai Rui pointed the spearhead at Xu Jie after arriving in Jiangnan. Any Beijing official, especially those old-timers in the officialdom, would never have thought that such a "repaying kindness with enmity" would happen.

Although Wei Guangde reminded Hai Rui that this person had an iron-faced and selfless side, Chen Yiqin actually just regarded this action as a casual move, and did not give much hope.

It was normal for Zhang Juzheng not to see it, and it would be abnormal if he really realized it.

Chen Yiqin, Yin Shizhan and Wei Guangde did not object. Zhang Juzheng just thought about it and felt that there was really no one to recommend, so he nodded very straightforwardly.

"Hai Rui will go to Jiangnan to serve as the governor of Yingtian. What position should the Censorate give him?"

Zhang Juzheng was considering the identity of the person to be sent.

Hai Rui is now a fourth-rank official, which corresponds to the title of the Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. However, the governor of Yingtian is only a fourth-rank official, which looks a bit shabby.

Among the governors of the Ming Dynasty, the first governor must be Shuntian Prefecture. In the past, they were all high-ranking officials, and often the title would be increased to the second rank, the same level as the Shangshu.

However, according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, the governor should be a temporary official position, and he must return to Beijing after completing his mission, so there is no clear rank.

The rank of the governor depends on what title he holds.

For example, if he holds the title of Censor-in-Chief, he is a fourth-rank governor. If he holds the title of Deputy Censor-in-Chief or Assistant Minister, he is naturally a third-rank governor. If he holds the title of Shangshu, he is a second-rank governor.

It was only during the Qing Dynasty, which came after the Ming Dynasty, that the rank of governor was set at the second grade. Therefore, people in later generations sometimes felt that the rank of governors in the Ming Dynasty was very confusing. Sometimes it was a governor of the fourth grade, and the next moment a governor of the third grade or even higher would appear, making it very confusing.

"Zuo Tongzheng is of the fourth rank, so naturally he should be the censor of Qiandu."

When Yin Shizhen heard what Zhang Juzheng said, he directly expressed his opinion.

To be honest, he didn't like the person he recommended. After all, Hai Rui was a civil servant, but now his official position had reached a height that many Jinshi could not reach in their lifetime.

I don't know why Zhang Juzheng asked this question. Maybe it was because of his caution all his life. He was just testing it to see if Hai Qingtian, who was always known as upright, had also taken refuge with others.

Hearing that Yin Shizhen had no intention of upgrading Hai Rui, Zhang Juzheng nodded, indicating that he agreed with what he said.

Zhang Juzheng and Yin Shizhen both expressed their opinions, and Wei Guangde also said: "Although Hai Rui has done a good job in the General Affairs Department, after all, his merits are not enough to be promoted. Ying Tian, ​​the governor of Qiandu, is also feasible.

After he manages the rivers south of the Yangtze River, he can then upgrade his level to convince others. "

"Master Chief, what do you think?"

The three cabinet ministers all expressed their opinions, and Chen Yiqin turned to ask Li Chunfang, the first assistant.

"That's what you mean too?"

Li Chunfang looked at Chen Yiqin and asked.

Chen Yiqin nodded.

"Let him be the undermatched one. First let him be the censor of Qiandu and the governor of Yingtian Shifu.

As for the grade, once the rivers and water conservancy are under control, I will ask Your Majesty for promotion. "

Seeing that everyone was unanimous, Li Chunfang naturally had no other ideas, so she decided on Hai Rui's grade.

It should be said that Hai Rui was only transferred this time and not promoted.

However, being transferred from the idle General Administration Department to Yingtian Governor was actually a promotion in the eyes of the official circles, a big promotion.

Governor Yingtian is an actual official, not a position with little power like Zuo Tongzheng.

The cabinet reached an agreement, and the draft memorial was sent to the Supervisor of Rites that afternoon, waiting for Emperor Longqing's approval.

When approaching the San Yamen, Chen Yiqin and Yin Shizhen came to Wei Guangde's room.

They came here, naturally invited by Wei Guangde, although they didn't know what it was about.

"This was just sent this afternoon. Jiangxi's summary of the whip method in the past six months."

Wei Guangde handed the memorial to Chen Yiqin, and after reading it, he circulated it to Yin Shizhen.

"Shaloan, what do you mean?"

Chen Yiqin saw that Yin Shizhen had finished reading, so he asked.

"At the beginning of the year, there were memorials from Zhejiang and other places, and they also hoped to restore a whipping method. I wonder if Brother Yifu still remembers it."

Chen Yiqin nodded, "Zhejiang has used this method to collect taxes all year round, but His Majesty issued an order to stop it, so those places had to give up this method.

Knowing that Jiangxi has been restored, they will naturally report it, hoping that the court will allow them to restore the original law. "

"Yes, I saw this memorial today and plan to publish it in the imperial newspaper."

Wei Guangde said.

"Publish in the residence? What's so difficult about this? It's not just a matter of words."

Before Yin Shizhen could react, Chen Yiqin pointed at Wei Guangde and said with a smile: "You, you, really, then wait until Hai Rui receives the order and publish it in the newspaper to let him know.

In fact, he is in the General Affairs Department, and may have known about this matter before you and I did. "