Chapter 167: Cabinet Adjustment

This day was a very busy day for Zhu Qizhen.

He had a meeting with Xungui for more than an hour in the morning.

It is not a difficult task to unify the minds of all nobles. After all, most of the nobles like to fight. If they don't fight, where do they get their military merits, and if they don't have military merits, they will have no rewards and no status, and they will make civilian officials angry.

It can be said that for Xungui, there is everything if there is military merit, and there is nothing without military merit.

They are naturally willing to fight.

The trouble is that the following personnel arrangements, who to send and who not to send.

Zhu Qizhen can arrange his lineage well, but the problem is that among the Beijing army, the lineage cultivated by Zhu Qizhen is actually the Southern Expeditionary Army that year, and only a very small part of it stands.

There are too many benefits to weigh.

It was only after a long discussion that it took place.

As soon as this matter was done, Zhu Qizhen rubbed his eyes and immediately asked, "Where is Zhou Chen?" ”

Fan Hong said: "Zhou Shoufu handed over to Lord Cao in Wenyuan Pavilion. ”

Zhu Qizhen also understood in his heart that Cao Nai was in a hurry to leave.

There are too many things in a country, and a thousand things are gathered in the hands of Shousuke, and the departure of three scholars at once will definitely cause some confusion.

Zhu Qizhen said secretly: "Zhou Chen has always been in the cabinet, so he can do it if he thinks about it." ”

To put it bluntly, every cabinet chief assistant is a first-class and capable minister, and Zhu Qizhen doesn't believe it, they can't even do this thing.

Zhu Qizhen said directly: "Chuan Zhou Chen came to see me." ”

Zhou Chen came in just a moment.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Cabinet candidates, have you thought clearly? ”

Zhou Chen's eyes sank deeply.

It can be said that since yesterday, Zhu Qizhen has been busy, and Zhou Chen has been a hundred times busier than Zhu Qizhen.

The power operation designed by Zhu Qizhen is handled by the cabinet, and Zhu Qizhen is in charge of major matters. Or something that can't be handled in the cabinet and has no precedent.

Originally, Zhu Qizhen felt that he was very busy.

But a few people in the cabinet, plus dozens of Zhongshu people, are the busiest.

Daming needs to review and approve the folds every day, as little as two or three hundred, and as many as thousands, especially when there are major events.

Now it's a first-class event.

All parties went to the cabinet.

Zhou Chen wanted to take over the affairs left by Cao Nai, and Cao Nai's words were vague about some things, not that Cao Nai's didn't want to make it clear.

Zhu Qizhen deprived Cao Nai of all his treatment in the early dynasty, and now Cao Nai doesn't even have the qualifications to attack, let alone enter Wenyuan Pavilion.

And the documents of the cabinet are never allowed to be taken out of the Wenyuan Pavilion. It's an iron law.

In addition, the turmoil in the early dynasty today has made many ministers go to the capital, and they have everything to say, Lord

Those who fight, those who defend Cao Nai, those who impeach Cao Nai, and those who impeach Zhou Chen.

And so on.

A lot of Cao Nai has to be reviewed.

And Zhu Qizhen still has to get stuck in time, after all, Zhu Qizhen is still relatively diligent, and there is also a time limit for these twists and turns to the cabinet.

If you don't know how to decide what to do, you can play it alone or simply ask for a meeting. If there are no such problems, it is necessary to limit the time to paste the yellow and send it to Zhu Qizhen.

Not to mention, Zhu Qizhen gave him the power to recommend candidates for cabinet scholars.

Zhou Chen had been considering the candidate last night, and even sent someone to visit the minister overnight to deliver the news.

He must ensure that the people he recommends, even his party members, must be political allies who can advance and retreat with him. It was all up to the night to come to an agreement.

Otherwise, if Zhou Chen recommended it, he bit Zhou Chen back, which would be a big joke.

Zhou Chen naturally had to stay up all night.

At this moment, although Zhou Chen was very tired, he was very excited, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has already chosen someone. Chen Xun was first recommended. ”

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "You can't keep blocking this person." He said, "That's right." ”

Now the two champions in the cabinet, Cao Nai, resigned, and Ma Yu died of illness. Plus one champion is not much.

Zhou Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Half of Jiangxi in the Manchu Dynasty, and now in the cabinet, how can there be no Jiangxi people, although Cao Nai took over the mantle of Yang Shiqi, but Cao Nai is not from Jiangxi after all.

Many Jiangxi people are uncomfortable with Cao Nai's attention to the north.

But in Cao Nai's view, the north is Cao Nai's basic plate, and no matter how much it is maintained.

This Chen Xunai is an ally that Zhou Chen found. He didn't expect Chen Xun to give him more face, but he just didn't go against himself in many major matters.

Zhou Chen said: "The minister also recommended Jiang Yuan. ”

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly and said, "It's okay." ”

Jiang Yuan is the kind of old Hanlin that Zhu Qizhen said, after five years of Xuande Jinshi, he sat on the cold bench in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years, but now he has jumped into the cabinet.

If it was another time, Zhu Qizhen would definitely disagree.

The cabinet that Zhu Qizhen wants is a gathering of heroes. And not these secretaries.

But at this moment, Zhu Qizhen still agreed.

The reason is simple.

It is very important for the war cabinet to reduce internal friction and improve efficiency.

At this time, Zhu Qizhen wanted Zhou Chen to use various methods to collect money and food for him, so he had to determine Zhou Chen's leadership core.

Zhu Qizhen also understands that with Zhou Chen's prestige, people who are too capable and too hopeful may not be able to suppress it, but there will be problems.

Zhou Chen heard Zhu Qizhen say this, and also heard the dissatisfaction in Zhu Qizhen's heart, the candidate he originally wanted to recommend suddenly changed, and said: "The minister recommends Wang Yonghe." ”

Zhu Qizhen said

Said: "But Wang Yonghe, the secretary of the Ministry of Works who assisted Yu Qian in controlling the water? ”

Zhou Chen said: "Exactly. Although the major events of the imperial court are now in the north, the Yellow River has to be heavy, but the people who are good at water conservancy in Beijing are all on the Yellow River, and some things are not easy to deal with. Yu Gong sat in charge of the river work, and there was no problem in thinking about it, but Wang Yonghe was still on the Yellow River, but there was some waste. It's better to let Lord Wang enter the cabinet. ”

"The imperial court is also familiar with the coordination of various places."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Yes." ”

In this way, the cabinet list was determined, Zhou Chen, Zhang Fu, Hu Hui, Wang Ji, Chen Xun, Wang Yonghe, Jiang Yuan.

The last three were all recommended by Zhou Chen to join the cabinet, if in this case, Zhou Chen still can't grasp the power of the cabinet, Zhu Qizhen is ready to be replaced.

Although Hu Hu and Wang Ji are a little older, they are not unable to work.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Has the holy decree summoned Wang Ji been issued? ”

Zhou Chen said: "It has been sent out, but it will take about a month or two for the prince to arrive in Beijing." ”

Zhu Qizhen sighed secretly in his heart, he also knew that this was already fast, after all, Wang Ji was already an old minister who was nearly seventy years old. The carriages and horses were bumpy along the way, too fast, and I am afraid that it was not something that Wang Ji could bear.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Have you already sent a message to the Tile Thorn Messenger? ”

Zhou Chen said: "The decree has been delivered, and the minister has prepared to drive the Tile Thorn Mission out of the border wall within three days." ”

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said, "No, the imperial court should be tolerant and generous, so I explained to the Tile Thorn Envoy that this is the last time they bought it in Beijing." Once you're out of the customs, don't think about entering the customs again. ”

"There's no need to rush too much, just drive them away before winter."

Zhu Qizhen also wanted to drag it out in his heart, until the snow fell. Even if he wanted to go south, he had to weigh the power of nature.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen actually overestimates the tile spurs.

If the Ming army wants to mobilize, it still takes time, and it doesn't take time for the tile spurs to gather the people of all departments.

Every month or two, the army of the Tile Spur cannot be assembled, so it is impossible for the Tile Spur to go south before the winter.

Zhu Qizhen's actions are very unnecessary. Instead, it gave Wattshorn some chances.

When Zhu Qizhen's holy decree reached the Tile Thorn Mission, the Tile Thorn was shocked.

First, they were worried that they would be taken by the Ming army, second, they were worried that the goods would not be sold this time, and third, they were also worried that his mission to the south would not be completed.

Of course, there are not many people who are worried that the mission to the south will not be completed, or only one, that is Zhang Zongzhou, who is mixed in the mission as an accountant.

In the face of Daming's fierce reaction, Zhang Zong was a little puzzled on Monday.

Regarding the rejection of the proposal to make peace, Zhang Zongzhou had been prepared for a long time. But what does the Ming Dynasty's policy of being so resolute and seems to force the tile spurs to attack south?

Is it because the Ming Dynasty has a thick foundation and can afford to support the Yellow River and fight with the fortress, or is the little emperor crazy?