In the Ming Dynasty.
Only capable officials can be appreciated by their superiors.
The so-called ability is mainly reflected in the following aspects.
First of all, it is knowledge.
Although you are not required to be able to quote from classics as soon as you open your mouth, you should at least know the contents of various books.
The second is character.
Of course.
The only requirement is that officials must have high moral character when they are hired.
After you are hired, no one cares.
Many officials will let themselves go, exposing their greedy, bullying, flattering, and disregarding human life nature.
Although some people reported the incident, officials still protected each other.
After much difficulty, the case was brought to the provincial capital, but in the end it was transferred back to the local area.
There is a situation where someone in the court sues me.
The third ability is management ability.
Taking an ordinary seventh-rank county magistrate as an example, he not only has to manage the people in the county government, but also has to manage the county well.
This includes both personal ability to handle affairs and overall coordination ability.
The fourth ability is loyalty.
All kings hope that officials can be loyal to them, but many officials are first and foremost loyal to the country and the people.
The last ability is political intelligence.
This determines the upper limit of an official.
In Chongzhen's view.
Apart from his loyalty, Shi Kefa's other abilities are average.
If he were to become the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, it would be difficult to see the revival of the Ming Dynasty.
But Chongzhen still decided to transfer him to Beijing.
Why?
Because Shi Kefa's current official position is the Minister of War and Counselor of Mechanical Affairs in Nanjing.
Although the prince is in Nanjing, not all power in Nanjing is in the hands of the prince.
In particular, the most important military power was in the hands of the chief military adviser and the eunuchs guarding Nanjing.
In order to bring chaos to Nanjing as soon as possible, Shi Kefa had to leave.
As for who would hold the military power in Nanjing after Shi Kefa left, Chongzhen already had an idea.
But the time is not right yet, we need to wait.
Think of this.
Chongzhen said to Fan Jingwen: "Mr. Fan, Shi Kefa is indeed useful, but he should not be given a high position. Letting him serve as the Minister of War may hinder military and national affairs."
"What does your majesty mean?"
"Shi Kefa is talented, let him be the Minister of Rites. The former Minister of Rites Huang Jin will be appointed as the Minister of Works, and as for Wang Jiayan, he will remain the Minister of War."
Fan Jingwen was somewhat surprised by Chongzhen's arrangement.
But he didn't think much about it and said goodbye and left.
As the news spread that Shi Kefa was about to come to Beijing, the whole of Nanjing began to become turbulent.
Everyone set their sights on the position of the aircraft counselor.
Especially those headed by Ma Shiying.
Shi Kefa's departure gave them an opportunity.
As long as we can seize this opportunity, we will be able to gain control of the discourse power in Nanjing and the Nanjing court.
Become the prince's right-hand man.
It is well known that most of the Nanjing officials were forced to come to Nanjing after they lost power in the Beijing court.
They all wanted to return to the Beijing court and regain power.
It is obviously unrealistic to go back directly.
But here comes the opportunity...
News came from the capital that Chongzhen was ill.
If Chongzhen died, the prince would ascend the throne.
The prince's team will suddenly become the new force in the court.
Back in power.
To this end, they started various operations.
They formed alliances to attack and defend, shared the benefits of bribery, and attacked dissidents to eliminate political enemies...
Nanjing, which had finally regained peace, fell into chaos again.
The Ming Crown Prince Zhu Cilang was caught in the vortex of power struggle and soon became confused by the situation.
The ministers in Nanjing all have one skill: they know how to treat people differently.
Zhu Cilang was not a person who could make decisions immediately.
The more he hesitated, the more the ministers in Nanjing pressed their limits.
So...
The political struggle in Nanjing intensified and soon reached a white-hot state.
.....
On the last day of August, Zheng Chenggong finally led his fleet back to Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian.
On the dock.
Zheng Zhilong, commander-in-chief of the Fujian Navy, was in high spirits and laughed non-stop.
As soon as the warship reached the shore, the soldiers on the shore burst into enthusiastic shouts: "Welcome to the triumphant return of Your Excellency!"
Zheng Chenggong waved to everyone with a slight smile, then climbed down the warship along the ladder and came to Zheng Zhilong's side.
"Father!" Zheng Chenggong knelt down and saluted: "My son is back."
"Good, good, good!" Zheng Zhilong said three good words in a row: "I have read the report. Although we encountered some troubles, at least we won the battle and did not tarnish the reputation of our Zheng family."
"Thank you for the compliment, father." While speaking, Zheng Chenggong glanced behind Zheng Zhilong, looking for someone.
Unfortunately, not found.
Zheng Zhilong knew what Zheng Chenggong was thinking. He patted Zheng Chenggong on the shoulder and said, "This is not a place to talk. Go home and talk if you have anything to say."
"Yeah," Zheng Chenggong nodded slightly.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Zheng Chenggong left the dock and returned home.
The soldiers who went to war with him also returned home one after another to reunite with their families.
After returning to my home in Anhai Town.
Zheng Chenggong first went back to his house to visit his wife and children, and then came to Zheng Zhilong's room.
The father and son looked at each other, neither speaking.
Zheng Chenggong knew what Zheng Zhilong was thinking.
Zheng Zhilong also knew what Zheng Chenggong was thinking.
The relationship between father and son should be one of loving father and filial son.
But at this time, there was a rift between the two.
Zheng Zhilong knew that the longer the silence lasted, the greater the gap would become.
For this reason, he decided to speak first to break the deadlock.
He personally poured a cup of tea for Zheng Chenggong: "Fusong, there are only the two of us here, father and son. Just say whatever you want to say, no need to be restrained!"
Zheng Chenggong's nickname was Fusong, and Zheng Zhilong called him by his nickname at this time obviously with the intention of repairing their relationship.
"Dad!" Zheng Chenggong called softly, then mustered up the courage to say something.
Just when he was about to say something, he closed his mouth again.
After all, the man opposite is his father.
This happened three times, and Zheng Chenggong's already limited courage had been completely exhausted.
Seeing this, Zheng Zhilong simply asked directly: "You want to ask about Shi Lang, right?"
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