People like Fang Zhenghua, whose backers in the palace have fallen, basically have no opportunities, so it is difficult for him to find a way to do this.
I didn't expect the opportunity to come this way.
"I plan to send you to the Imperial Household Department. I have already thought of a task for you. You will be in charge of the Official Selection Department of the Imperial Household Department. You know what this office does, right?" Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.
In the Ming Dynasty, upon hearing the name "Official Selection Office," no one could fail to guess what it did. This was because there were two obvious examples: the Civil Selection Office within the Ministry of Personnel and the Military Selection Office within the Ministry of War. Everyone in the court knew what these two offices did.
The Civil Selection Office was responsible for selecting civil officials, while the Military Selection Office was responsible for selecting military generals.
It can be said that these two yamen are both powerful yamen and also yamen with considerable profits. Although they do not look very eye-catching, they do attract many people.
This is equivalent to the personnel department in later generations, and in the government of later generations, it is the Organization Department.
The position that Zhu Youxiao gave to Fang Zhenghua was equivalent to the Organization Minister in the Imperial Household Department.
No one would not want such a position. In addition, this position was appointed by Zhu Youxiao himself, which means that this position was under the personal responsibility of the emperor Zhu Youxiao. What does this indicate?
This shows that Fang Zhenghua is the fourth giant hidden in the Imperial Household Department.
The other three people are Zhang Guoji, the Earl of Taikang, who is the nominal leader and the Minister of the Imperial Household Department; Wang An, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, who appears to be sent from the palace; in addition, there will be a supervisory civil servant from the court; and Fang Zhenghua is the fourth person who holds real power.
After hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Fang Zhenghua felt that it was a little unreal.
I am actually going to the Imperial Household Department?
I am actually going to be in charge of the Official Selection Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
This is a step to heaven!
Fang Zhenghua quickly calmed his turbulent heart and said as calmly as possible, "I will not let Your Majesty down. I will manage the Imperial Household Department's Selection Office well for Your Majesty."
"Do your job well, don't cause any trouble, and don't let me down." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.
"I will do my best and will never let the emperor down." Fang Zhenghua quickly promised.
"Okay, go ahead." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, "You can choose a few people from the palace to go there. You can't do anything without a few capable people around you. Choose a few people you can trust and go."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After saying this, Fang Zhenghua stood up and walked out.
Looking at Fang Zhenghua's back, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said, "Chen Hong, keep an eye on him and make sure no one gets into trouble with him. If anyone dares to mess around with this matter, come back and tell me."
Although Zhu Youxiao had a smile on his face and spoke in a relaxed tone, his words were very serious.
Chen Hong could feel the seriousness and earnestness in the emperor's words, and his heart suddenly trembled.
I had this idea just now, and was going to find Fang Zhenghua after going down and ask him to arrange a few people for my side.
But now, Chen Hong suddenly lost this idea.
Chen Hong knew his master very well. If the master allowed him to do something, he could do it; if the master did not allow him to do it, he should not do it, otherwise the consequences would be very serious.
Chen Hong quickly said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will keep a close eye on them."
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
This is just the first step, there is a second step to come.
The Imperial Household Department would definitely need a lot of people, so Zhu Youxiao was ready to do a good job. The first thing he had to do was to select personnel for the Imperial Household Department, which was an open selection from outside.
This is actually another variant of the imperial examination, but the content of the test is not the same as the imperial examination, and the eight-legged essay is even put aside.
In the examination of the Imperial Household Department, eight-legged essays only accounted for a small part, and the rest was practical knowledge.
Those who take the exam and pass the assessment of the Imperial Household Department can then become officials in the Imperial Household Department.
Zhu Youxiao planned to use this method to train a group of practical officials in the Imperial Household Department, and even keep officials with special skills for his own use.
Zhu Youxiao called such officials technical officials, and when the time was right, Zhu Youxiao would bring them into the court.
When there are more officials coming from the Imperial Household Department, Zhu Youxiao can start to reform the imperial examination system, and these technical officials will become his firm supporters of the reform.
It would definitely not be possible to rely on Xu Guangqi and others. Their strength was too weak, and they also came from the imperial examination system. It was hard to say whether they would really agree with Zhu Youxiao's approach.
So Zhu Youxiao had to open up a new battlefield.
If Xu Guangqi and others support him in reforming the imperial examination system, then the two forces will be combined into one; if they do not support him, then he will replace Xu Guangqi and others.
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