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In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, under the imperial steps, the elders of the pavilions and the six Shangshu gathered together.

Recently, although there are often party battles in the court, it is generally stable, and it has not happened for a long time since all the important ministers of the court gathered in the Yangxin Palace to discuss matters like today.

Therefore, for this gathering in the Heart Cultivation Palace, everyone did not dare to slack off.

When entering the Heart Cultivation Palace, below Zhou Shangjing, all the ministers had solemn expressions.

On the contrary, it was Emperor Deqing on the imperial ranks, but at this time he looked relaxed and casual.

After the ministers saluted Emperor Deqing, Emperor Deqing first put aside the fold in his hand in a hurry, and then raised his head and said: "All Aiqing is finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time, this is not the Taihe Palace, so there is no need to be polite...... What is the matter with my summons to you this time, all Aiqing has always won my heart, and you can guess some of them, right? ”

Just as Zhao Junchen pretended to be confused in front of Zhou Shangjing before, now when he heard Emperor Deqing's inquiry, all the ministers were also pretending to be confused.

Although most of them guessed some of Emperor Deqing's plans, and they also had their own wishful thinking, they would not show it in front of Emperor Deqing.

After all, if the courtiers can guess the emperor's thoughts and plans, it is not a good thing for the emperors, and Emperor Deqing especially does not like it.

Therefore, after the ministers looked at each other a few times, Zhou Shangjing came out on behalf of everyone and replied: "Your Majesty is it for the palace test and the southern tour?" ”

Emperor Deqing smiled and nodded, as if his mind was really only these, and praised: "It is for the palace test and the southern tour, Zhou Fu really knows my heart, earlier today. I glanced at the calendar, and it was almost March. I pondered that in March, it was the peak time for the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and the climate was also suitable. It is also a good time for me to go south to inspect, so the next palace test must be carried out as soon as possible, and when the palace test is over, I can rest assured that I can tour south, Lin Shangshu. Regarding the palace examination, how is the preparation of the Ministry of Rites? ”

Lin Wei stepped out of the queue and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, although it has only been a few days since the end of the examination, the Ministry of Rites also knows that His Majesty's southern tour is approaching and the time is pressing, so they don't dare to delay." All the matters of the palace examination have been prepared, and as long as Your Majesty decrees, the palace examination can be held within ten days. ”

Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "In this case, the time for the palace test will be set after ten days." Wait until the end of the temple examination and prepare for another five or six days. So I set out on a southern tour. Lin Shangshu, the preparations before and after this southern tour also need to be properly arranged by the Ministry of Rites, these days, you have to worry more about the Ministry of Rites, don't make any mistakes. ”

Lin Wei hurriedly promised: "Please rest assured, the Ministry of Rites has already prepared, and the next step is just to follow the steps, and there will be no mistakes." ”

"The Ministry of Rites has always been competent, and I am very relieved." Speaking of this, Emperor Deqing changed his words. He also said: "Speaking of which, during my southern tour, although there was a prince in charge of the country, the center of the capital also needed to have important ministers in charge, and I thought about it for some days. I also listened to a lot of opinions from hundreds of officials, and I think it is most suitable for Huang Yourong and Huang Ge to stay in Beijing as an assistant, what do you think Aiqing? ”

For Emperor Deqing's decision, the ministers have long been mentally prepared and are not surprised, plus Shen Changmao has now formed an alliance with Huang Yourong and will no longer compete with Huang Yourong, so after hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, all the ministers agreed.

After getting the consent of all the ministers, Emperor Deqing nodded and announced, "Since all Aiqing have no objections, this matter is decided." Elder Huang Ge, next you discuss with the ministers, set a list, among the hundreds of officials in the court, who will accompany the south, and who will stay in Beijing to govern, this matter should be determined as soon as possible, and after the list is determined, it will be submitted to the imperial trial. ”

At this time, Huang Yourong has already regained the image of the smiling tiger in the past, with a gentle smile on his face, but his eyes are extremely cold.

After hearing Emperor Deqing's will, Huang Yourong did not show any pride, but just walked out of the queue quickly, and thanked him: "The minister's decree!" His Majesty trusts the minister, the minister does not dare to live up to the holy hope, and will assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with his heart, and never let His Majesty have any worries during the southern tour, and hope that His Majesty will feel at ease! ”

Emperor Deqing nodded and smiled: "The crown prince is young and inexperienced, he really needs your good assistance, and in the days of my southern tour, you must also take the opportunity to teach him well, you are an old courtier, and I can trust you." ”

Hearing Emperor Deqing say this, Huang Yourong naturally promised not to mention it.

It's just that after Huang Yourong was listed, intentionally or unintentionally, his eyes swept over Zhao Junchen.

There is a strong sense of malice in his eyes.

Obviously, during Huang Yourong's stay in Beijing as an auxiliary government, the power in his hands will be unprecedentedly great, and he will inevitably take the opportunity to create some trouble for Zhao Junchen.

In this regard, Zhao Junchen naturally noticed it, but he just smiled indifferently and didn't care.

And Emperor Deqing seemed to feel these small actions between Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong, and he didn't seem to be aware of it, but he just changed his words, and said slowly: "However, whether it is the palace test or the southern tour, it is a major event that the world has paid attention to, and all Aiqing are important ministers of the court, I hope that you will focus on the overall situation in the future, and work together to stabilize the situation in the court, and there must be no chaos during this time, otherwise it will only make the world see jokes, and when the time comes, whether it is the face of the court or my face, It's not going to look good. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Deqing looked around, and stayed on Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen for a moment, and the meaning of warning was obvious.

After hearing Emperor Deqing's warning, all the ministers agreed in unison, and as for Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen, their expressions were particularly solemn and serious.

It's just that although the promise is a promise, it is still unpredictable what Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen really think.

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Up to now, as Zhao Junchen analyzed to Zhou Shangjing before, the purpose of Emperor Deqing's summoning of the ministers this time was to prepare for the palace test and the southern tour, and to warn Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong.

But the most important thing. But it is still for the sake of the current vacancies in the real power positions of the DPRK and China.

Now, the first two things have been agreed, but the most important things have not been discussed.

Therefore, all the ministers are also waiting attentively.

Really. After Emperor Deqing hinted at warning Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong, he suddenly turned the topic to Feng Po, the secretary of the Criminal Department: "Feng Aiqing, how old are you now?" ”

After Feng Po was silent for a moment, he slowly stepped out of the queue and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister is now seventy and three. ”

Emperor Deqing sighed with emotion and said, "I didn't expect you to be seventy-three." Life is rare for seventy years, I remember that when I first met you, you were still a procurator in Jiangsu, and in the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed, and you have also reached the age of ancient rarity. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Deqing's eyes were full of concern when he looked at Feng Po. He asked again: "Speaking of which, now that the Manchu Dynasty is up and down, you are already the oldest in the count, and in the early dynasties of recent years, you have been on leave, absent from Thailand, and I think you are also old." So the body can't support it, right? ”

Although Feng Po is old, he is not old and confused after all, and after hearing these words of Emperor Deqing, he immediately understood the deep meaning of Emperor Deqing.

In fact, he had already vaguely expected this.

Therefore, Feng Po suddenly knelt down and said: "The old minister is ashamed, in recent years, he has stolen a high position, but he is mediocre and does nothing, and eats the king's luck." But he couldn't be loyal to the king, old minister...... The old minister asked himself to return to his hometown. ”

Emperor Deqing sighed, as if he was very reluctant, and said: "You are an old minister, and I have been a monarch and minister with you for more than 20 years. I am reluctant to let you go, but with your current age and body, if I continue to use you, I will harm you, and I can't bear it...... I remember that you have several juniors who are also officials in the court, and I will naturally take care of them in the future, so you don't have to worry. ”

After getting the will of Emperor Deqing, Feng Po first saluted Emperor Deqing, then stood up silently, took off the official hat on his head, and held it in his arms, and then silently retreated to the side.

Next, no matter what happened in the Heart Cultivation Palace, it had nothing to do with him.

On the other hand, several other ministers beat Feng Po between seeing Emperor Deqing's words, in addition to the original vacancies of the real power official positions, there is now another vacancy in the criminal department, all of them are eager and ready to move.

The first to be unbearable was Ge Lao Cheng Yuandao.

Cheng Yuandao, as the confidant of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, felt that he should help the prince compete for some benefits at this time, so when Feng Po had just stepped down, he couldn't wait to speak out first.

"Your Majesty, now that Feng Shangshu has returned to his hometown, Yan Pengfei, a waiter of the Criminal Department, was taken into custody for interrogation, and now the three chief officials of the Criminal Department are only left with Li Lide, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, which will inevitably lack manpower and affect the affairs of the court, so the minister asks His Majesty to choose another person to supplement." After a pause, Cheng Yuandao said again: "The minister thinks that the prince Shaobao Cao Rongcao, who has tutored the prince and protected his wings over the years, has always been shrewd and capable, and is the best candidate to take over as the secretary of the criminal department." ”

After hearing Cheng Yuandao's words, Emperor Deqing frowned slightly, now Feng Po has just returned to his hometown, and people are still in the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, Cheng Yuandao can't wait to jump out to compete for benefits, but he is a little too anxious, although it is the norm for "people to go to tea and cool down" in the officialdom, but some face-saving efforts also need to be done, and Cheng Yuandao is now a little out of shape.

However, for these vacant positions of real power in the court, Emperor Deqing did intend to leave some of them to the crown prince, so although he was dissatisfied with Cheng Yuandao's eagerness, he still did not say anything to accuse him after all.

However, although Cheng Yuandao was the first to fight, most of the officials of the prince's party, except for a few, had the same shortcoming - that is, these people did not lack knowledge, character, or prestige, but their ability and experience were always in doubt.

Therefore, Cheng Yuandao's construction was quickly refuted.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the position of the criminal department Shangshu certainly needs someone to take over, but the prince Shaobao Cao Rong mentioned by Cheng Ge Lao is by no means a suitable candidate, this Cao Shaobao is certainly a great Confucian in the world, but before serving as the prince Shaobao, the highest has only been Taichang Siqing, but he is only responsible for the ceremonial sacrifices, and he is not proficient in the way of interrogation and investigation in the Criminal Department. The old minister thought that the most suitable person now was Lin Chengze, the envoy of Henan, and he also looked forward to His Majesty. Huang Yourong said.

Lin Chengze, the envoy of Henan, although he was recommended by Huang Yourong, he was another pavilion elder Shen Changmao. Obviously, this is part of the cooperation between Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong.

Sure enough, as Huang Yourong made a statement, Shen Changmao also came out to express his approval.

On the other side, Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, came out and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Bochong, the political envoy of Shandong Zuobu, is approaching his term of office, and this person has served as a local governor in Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou. During his tenure, his political achievements were all outstanding, and now he is at the right age, so he thinks that he is the best candidate to take over as the secretary of the Criminal Department. As for Lin Chengze, who was mentioned by Huang Ge Lao and Shen Ge Lao, not to mention that his term of office has not yet expired, and the officials have not seen much excellence in his performance evaluation, the minister thinks that he still needs to continue to experience in the local area. Please also ask for your majesty. ”

Many people say that half of Zhou Shangjing's influence in the DPRK and China comes from the ministry, although it is a bit exaggerated, but there is also some truth.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the assessment, promotion and transfer of officials in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the core yamen of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China. In the struggle with others, it is naturally invincible.

For example, now, Song Qiwen just said "There are not too many outstanding things in the performance assessment", which suddenly made Lin Chengze's hope of taking over as the secretary of the criminal department less than half, even if Lin Chengze has the support of Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao, the two elders, it cannot be avoided.

Over the years, Emperor Deqing has wanted to rectify the ministry more than once, so that the ministry can get rid of the influence of Zhou Shangjing, but Zhou Shangjing's management of the ministry is more solid than Zhao Junchen's management of the household department. If it weren't for Zhou Shangjing's cronies, he wouldn't be able to sit firmly in the position of the secretary of the ministry at all, and after trying like this a few times, because the ministry was too tight, in order to avoid turmoil in the country. Emperor Deqing could only give up for the time being.

On the other hand, with Song Qiwen's words, Zhou Shangjing also came out, but he did not directly fight for the position of the secretary of the criminal department for his protégé Zhang Bochong, but instead changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty, now in addition to the position of the secretary of the criminal department, there is also a waiter of the criminal department, a waiter of the Ministry of Works, and a deputy inspector Yushi, a total of three vacancies, and the old minister thinks that these vacancies should also find suitable candidates to replace them as soon as possible." ”

Zhou Shangjing's words are a reminder to the major factions in the DPRK and China that there are many vacancies in the real power in the DPRK and the Central Committee, and there is no need to just stare at the position of the secretary of the criminal department to compete, but it implies that they want to cooperate with other factions to divide it.

Of course, among the major factions in the DPRK and China, Zhou Shangjing is the most powerful, so he naturally has to get the greatest benefits.

And just when the major factions in the DPRK and China were talking, Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, couldn't stop glancing at Zhao Junchen.

Zuo Lanshan didn't know that an agreement had been reached between Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing, and he thought that Zhao Junchen would do his best to fight for Li Lide's position as the secretary of the Criminal Department, so he saw that the major factions were talking, but Zhao Junchen was still silent and couldn't help but be a little anxious.

Zuo Lanshan didn't know that if Zhao Junchen was now willing to fight for Li Lide's position as the secretary of the Criminal Department, then he would not let Feng Po return to his hometown.

In fact, Emperor Deqing probably does not want the position of the secretary of the criminal department to be taken over by Li Lide, after all, if this is the case, half of the six yamen in the central government are actually controlled by Zhao Junchen, and at that time, Zhao Junchen's power will also be out of the control of Emperor Deqing, which Emperor Deqing never wants to see.

Therefore, Emperor Deqing will let Feng Po return to his hometown.

However, due to various considerations, even if he is pretending, Zhao Junchen should fight for it now.

Therefore, under Zuo Lanshan's unrelenting hints, Zhao Junchen finally came out of the list and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that now that the Criminal Department is vacant, it is time for an official who is familiar with the Criminal Department to take over the position of the Secretary of the Criminal Department. ”

As Zhao Junchen came out to speak, Zuo Lanshan also hurriedly came out to agree.

However, because of Li Lide's lack of qualifications, merits, connections, etc., although Zhao Junchen recommended him, he was still quickly refuted by the major factions.

Of course, Zhao Junchen also found various reasons to refute the candidates mentioned by several other elders, and did not give in to them - including Zhang Bochong who was mentioned by Zhou Shangjing.

Although Zhao Junchen had reached an agreement with Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen was unwilling to let Emperor Deqing know this.

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In this way, after several cabinet elders quarreled with the six scholars for a long time, those real power positions in the court were vacant, and the replacement candidates were finally settled.

In the end, Zhang Bochong, the former political envoy of Shandong, with the full support of Zhou Shangjing and Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, still became the new secretary of the criminal department - this person does have very few black spots, so although the other factions have the intention to oppose it, they can't find a reason, and Zhou Shangjing's faction has also gained the greatest benefits.

And as Zhou Shangjing guessed, because Zhao Junchen failed to win the position of the secretary of the criminal department for Li Lide, Emperor Deqing agreed to Li Lide to take over the position of political envoy of Shandong for compensation considerations, so that under Zhao Junchen's door, there was finally a feudal official, which for Zhao Junchen, the benefits were long-term.

Then, under the strong recommendation of Zhao Junchen, Qin Huaiyuan, the former Shaoqing of Dali Temple, became the new squire of the Criminal Department.

In addition, another vacancy in the Criminal Department was obtained by Lin Chengze, Shen Changmao's protégé. And the position of deputy inspector Yushi was obtained by Cao Rong of the prince's party. As for the vacant seat of Shaoqing of Dali Temple left by Qin Huaiyuan after Qin Huaiyuan took over as the waiter of the Criminal Department, it was obtained by Shi Zexian, Huang Yourong's disciple.

Obviously, although the crown prince has not yet returned to Beijing, Emperor Deqing still reserved some benefits for the crown prince, and with the alliance between Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao, the shape of the court has also rebalanced, and Emperor Deqing has also changed his attitude towards these two elders, and began to support them again.

It is worth mentioning that in the downward direction of Emperor Deqing, and because of the all-out efforts of Zhou Shangjing's faction, the vacancy of the Ministry of Industry was finally won by Zhou Shangjing's protégé, the former Shuntianfu Cheng Ye Shanghong.

Obviously, Zhou Shangjing cooperated with Zhao Junchen this time, but also planted a nail in Zhao Junchen's territory, and did not have any good intentions.

And Emperor Deqing was also supportive of this, obviously planning to cause unhappiness between Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing.

In this way, the many vacant official positions that have appeared in the DPRK and the Central Committee have finally been replaced one by one.

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After the dust settled, the ministers secretly calculated the pros and cons of the harvest, and at the signal of Emperor Deqing, they retired one after another.

Zhao Junchen was also calculating the pros and cons and gains of this time in his heart, and was about to leave with the ministers, when Emperor Deqing suddenly spoke: "Zhao Aiqing, you stay, I have something to say to you." ”

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