Chapter 148 Chapter 148 Promotion
Chapter 148
Lin Zhiyi's guess was correct——
On October 23, Emperor Longshun issued a new decree, transferring her to the Ministry of War as Right Vice Minister, in charge of next year's military examinations and selecting suitable military talents.
Wuxuan is now of utmost importance to Dayan.
Whether it's the next campaign against the Northern Barbarians, consolidating Dayan's military might, or remotely keeping the Western Regions in check...
Only when the military force is strong can we be more confident.
In this way, the people in the court knew that the remaining half of the troops in Duke Lin's hands would naturally fall into the hands of the young master - Prince Consort Lin.
Although Young Master Lin's achievements were currently concentrated in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, everyone was deeply impressed by him, recognizing his true abilities. Thanks to his leadership, the Ministry of Revenue enjoyed a bumper year, and the Minister of War, whose usual somber expression was rarely seen, finally smiled brightly at the end of the year. Minister of Works Kang Lingyun, Vice Minister Pei Nanyu, Doctor of Thousand Machines Lin Zhihua, and Deputy Minister, now Young Marquis Xie Junxing, were all full of praise for Lin Zhiyi. All the projects within the Ministry of Works that Lin Zhiyi had participated in that year had yielded significant results. Emperor Longshun was full of praise.
Moreover, many people in the Ministry of War were Lin Shuo's old subordinates, so Lin Zhiyi's parachuting into the Ministry of War and his high position did not arouse much jealousy.
Zhou Mingyan was also appointed as a captain of a thousand men and was assigned as Lin Zhiyi's deputy.
He will take office after the New Year, and can spend half a day at the Imperial College and half a day at the Ministry of War, thus slowly transitioning.
Last winter, he accompanied his elder brother Zhou Bokai to Yuzhou to quell the rebellion. This spring, he protected the princess and her husband during the hunt. However, because he had personally killed Cheng Lunian, Emperor Longshun delayed his reward until the end of the year, using his position as Lin Zhiyi's deputy as an excuse.
This should no longer arouse Cheng Miao's hatred.
However, it may be futile.
After all, the hatred of killing a child is difficult to eliminate.
At the same time, Emperor Longshun also promoted the positions of Ye Changning and Xie Junnuo.
Ye Changning was meritorious in the trial and was fair and selfless. After learning the truth, the Wei and Qin families had recovered after more than half a year, and their spirits had returned. Qin Hongjie's madness even became less frequent.
Ye Changning comforted Weicheng and Qin Hongjie very well and influenced them subtly. After they cheered up, they wanted to follow Ye Changning to investigate the case.
Even if it's just to be a constable.
Emperor Longshun promoted Ye Changning to be the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and he was also in charge of the Dali Temple, so the matters concerning Weicheng and Qin Hongjie's desire to become constables were all left to him to decide.
Although Weicheng and Qin Hongjie are a little older, they are about the same age as Lin Shuo, Yan Chongshan and others. They have good martial arts skills and are very experienced and steady.
By cooperating with them, Dali Temple made money.
Ye Changning asked his deputy Yan Lin to take good care of the two veterans and learn from them humbly.
He planned to recommend Yan Lin to be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the future.
As for Xie Junnuo, he gave up the position of young marquis to his younger brother, which shocked the capital. Therefore, Emperor Longshun promoted him to the position of censor to avoid a lot of gossip.
As a close minister to the emperor in recent years, Xie Junnuo has a deep understanding of the emperor's mind, handles his affairs properly, and has a high moral character. Emperor Longshun likes and respects him even more than Ye Changning.
From the beginning of the Spring Hunt to the end of the year, a lot of things happened in the capital—the crown prince was deposed, court officials changed, and the prince was enfeoffed...
Each one of them made Emperor Longshun tired.
Only with Xie Junnuo by his side could he relax a little.
Over the past year or so, ever since the four daughters of the Lin family began to come to prominence, there have been more and more rebellious people in the capital.
Those who said they didn't want to get married, those who opened women's martial arts schools, those who learned martial arts at women's martial arts schools, women who directed the construction of canals at the Ministry of Works, those who didn't want titles...
Emperor Longshun was almost used to it.
But...it's the end of the year again, and he still wants to have a peaceful year.
The people from the Lin, Xie, Zhou and Ye families have all been promoted appropriately, and the capital should be much more stable.
After Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan received their rewards, they went out for a drink together.
Of course, Xie Junxing, Ji Wuyou, and Lin Zhihua are also there.
Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan arrived first and ordered wine and food. Then Lin Zhihua's carriage arrived, followed by Ji Wuyou.
Xie Junxing arrived late, and he was not alone. He also brought Xie Junnuo with him.
Xie Junnuo called Ye Changning who was passing by on the way.
There were seven of us and all the seats in the private room were full.
This is a rare gathering for everyone after the spring hunt.
Gathered together like this.
Lin Zhiyi, Xie Junxing and Zhou Mingyan were the most eloquent, and the atmosphere at the table quickly became lively.
Lin Zhiyi raised his glass first: "Brother Ye, Brother Xie, if you know anyone with strong martial arts skills or a strong physique, please be sure to recommend them. I'm under a lot of pressure for next year's martial arts competition."
Ye Changning and Xie Junnuo looked at each other, then looked away tacitly.
Ye Changning: "I also want to select a few good candidates from the talents selected by the Prince Consort Wu to enter the Dali Temple."
Xie Junnuo: "Most of the people I know are civil officials, but the warriors...are not as good as Brother Ye."
Xie Junxing offered some advice: "Xiuyuan, you could write a letter and ask Uncle Meng. He has many friends in the underworld, and perhaps there are some talented young men who want to join the world and serve the country. It's much better than letting them wield weapons in secret."
Lin Zhiyi curved her peach blossom eyes: "Okay, thank you, fourth brother-in-law~"
"You're welcome!" Xie Junxing also smiled, and then served a bowl of black chicken soup to Lin Zhihua beside him.
Lin Zhihua was not feeling well today. Seeing that he remembered her period, she couldn't help but smile with relief and took the drink, then slowly drank it.
Ji Wuyou beside him pondered, "Xiuyuan, Mingyan, are you going to go to the various prefectures and counties to select soldiers? It's similar to conscription, right?"
"It's similar, but there's no need to go to various states and counties. Instead, people of integrity and ambition from various states and counties come to the capital to be candidates." Lin Zhiyi said. She had done some research recently, consulted her father and second sister, and then presented it to Jingyue. The two of them learned and progressed together.
The Ministry of War had four Qingli Divisions: Wuxuan, Zhifang, Chejia, and Wuku, each with a different focus.
Military selection, responsible for the selection, promotion, replacement, and reward of local officials in the garrisons.
The Zhifang (official department) was in charge of maps, military systems, city gods, garrisons, military training, and expeditionary forces.
Lin Zhiyi had just arrived at the Ministry of War, and it was impossible for Emperor Longshun to hand over the entire Military Selection Department to her. The same was true for the Zhifang Department, the Chariot Department, and the Arsenal Department.
Start with the military examination first, and slowly learn and understand. After going through this process, you will be familiar and proficient with the entire process. Only then will Emperor Longshun consider letting Lin Zhiyi take charge of more military affairs.
Nowadays, even Prince Kang is still following Duke Lin to familiarize himself with the affairs of these four departments.
They are still far from being able to stand on their own.
After the dinner, Lin Zhiyi and Lin Zhihua took a carriage together and went to General Zhou’s residence to visit their elder sister.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, my eldest sister brought good news - she was pregnant.
It's not even three months yet, so I haven't shown any signs of pregnancy yet.
Zhou Bokai happily rode his horse back from his duty at the South Camp, trotting into the door with an insulated lunch box in his hand.
"Qin'er, I bought the hot and sour bamboo shoot noodles you wanted! Come on, try it while it's hot. Didn't you say you felt sick this morning and wanted something spicy and sour?"
Rushing to the main hall of the main house, Zhou Bokai stopped in his tracks when he saw Lin Zhiyi and Lin Zhihua, the guests. He smiled innocently, "Xiuyuan, fourth sister, you're here. Your eldest sister has been saying how much she missed you these past few days. I said I'd accompany her back to her parents' home after I get some time off."
"Brother-in-law!" Lin Zhiyi and Lin Zhihua called out in unison.
They were also very happy to see that their brother-in-law was nice to their sister.
Lin Zhiqin and Zhou Bokai indeed lived a comfortable and free life.
His Majesty granted Zhou Bokai a mansion before they got married, and the young couple moved in.
Of course, the two planned to move back to the mansion when she was in the later stages of pregnancy, and let her mother-in-law take care of her until she gave birth, and then she could stay in the mansion to recuperate after the baby's delivery.
Lin Zhiqin was still managing the affairs of the General's Mansion. After her mother-in-law knew she was pregnant, she often visited her and asked her opinion. She said that since she had nothing to do anyway, she would just take care of it for a few more months. When she could no longer manage, she would ask her mother-in-law to take over. After giving birth and finishing her confinement, she would resume the general affairs.
Her mother-in-law all obeyed her.
"If you are too busy with business matters, I can help." Lin Zhihua said.
Lin Zhiyi also said: "And I, A Yue also have time."
Lin Zhiqin: "Okay, got it. I'm planning to slowly share some of the business with the princess in the next two months at the end of the year. He's been learning well recently."
Jingyue was bored staying in the princess's mansion every day, so she came out for a stroll and felt fulfilled every day.
The eldest sister’s business shop, the second sister’s martial arts school, the third sister’s bookstore, the fourth sister’s mechanism array challenge store... are all very fun.
Pianpian has made great contributions to the birth and development of these stores.
Especially the fourth sister’s novel mechanism array challenge store.
It's a bit like a modern escape room, but reimagined as a traditional escape room, with the main focus on mechanical challenges. The storyline and direction were provided by Lin Zhishu, the various costumes were provided by Lin Zhiqin, the weapons were provided by Lin Zhiqi, and the props were all provided by Lin Zhihua herself. Anyway, when the shop first opened in early October, the younger teenagers went and raved about how exciting it was! It was unique and worth playing again and again!
Lin Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief. She had been a little worried that different times would lead to inconsistent acceptance among people, but she didn't expect that everyone's curiosity was exactly the same.
The Minister and Vice Minister of Works, along with a few of their trusted associates, also came to play once. Later, they detained Lin Zhihua for several days and asked her to provide some drawings to the Ministry of Works. They wanted to replicate a series of mechanisms into larger versions, which could be used for civilian or military purposes, as they could modify them later anyway.
With such a prosperous and virtuous cycle, the tax revenue in the capital will naturally rise steadily. Otherwise, why would Kang Lingyun always envy the smiling face of the Minister of Revenue?
Fortunately, because of the cooperation on summer canal irrigation projects, the relationship between the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue is much better than before. The Minister of Revenue no longer avoids him when he sees him, but listens carefully to him talk about his new works, and will also readily allocate funds to the Ministry of Works to be used as funds for their research on new things.
After all, these things made by the Ministry of Works later on could recover a lot of money, which would flow back to the Ministry of Revenue.
And I can even get praise from His Majesty...
Who can refuse something that is mutually beneficial?
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②③From "History of Ming Dynasty: Official Records"
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