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When Emperor Deqing asked the elders for their opinions, his expression was full of solemnity, so that people could not see any bias in his attitude.

Obviously, Emperor Deqing has not yet made up his mind, so he let the elders speak freely.

On the other side, the elders also fell into deep thought.

The matter of the imperial court sending troops to recover the Hetao, there is not much to discuss, and all the elders of the cabinet understand that Emperor Deqing is eager to use this matter to establish his position in history, and now it is indeed a great opportunity for the imperial court to recover the Hetao, so naturally it will not refute the high interest of Emperor Deqing.

However, how the imperial court should reward Zhao Junchen is a very serious political issue, which will affect the changes in the imperial court pattern for many years to come, and a decision must be made only after a serious discussion between Emperor Deqing and the elders.

In fact, the center of the imperial court does not have much choice, after all, Zhao Junchen has long been the official residence of the second grade of the household book, and now he has made great achievements, and the court's reward methods are nothing more than two kinds, one is to give the title, and the other is to enter the cabinet and assist the government.

If Zhao Junchen is just an old courtier who has no interests and entanglements with the major factions of the imperial court, there is also nothing to discuss in this matter, and the merit of annihilating the Mongolian army of 100,000 in one fell swoop is enough to obtain two kinds of rewards at the same time, which is both a knighthood and an auxiliary government in the cabinet, and only such a reward can show the importance and generosity of the imperial court.

But Zhao Junchen's age is too young, and his relationship with the major factions of the imperial court is not harmonious, and most of the powerful ministers don't want Zhao Junchen's power to expand too quickly, so the reward given to Zhao Junchen by the imperial court naturally cannot be too generous.

Of course, the reward given to Zhao Junchen by the imperial court cannot be too small, otherwise it will inevitably attract strong dissatisfaction from Zhao Junchen himself - the situation has developed to this point, but no one can ignore Zhao Junchen's attitude.

Either to give a knighthood, or to enter the cabinet to assist the government, these two rewards must at least ensure one of them - this is also the judgment of the vast majority of people in the imperial study.

There are pros and cons to both methods.

If the imperial court gives Zhao Junchen a knighthood, it seems to be flashy, but it just makes Zhao Junchen's status more respectful, but the potential impact is extremely far-reaching.

The rule of the Ming Dynasty is that "all the lords are not allowed to be awarded for their military merits, and the title is not allowed to be given for special purposes", if ordinary officials of the Ming Dynasty want to be knighted, they must have outstanding military merits, such as Yu Qian, Wang Mingyang, such civil and military ministers through the ages are all available but not sought, since the accession of Emperor Deqing to the throne, only Zhao Junchen among the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty has reached the standard of knighthood.

The title of the Ming Dynasty is a super official rank, once the imperial court gives Zhao Junchen the title, Zhao Junchen will have the only honor among the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and even if the elders of the cabinet see Zhao Junchen, they will take the initiative to salute and greet him, which will inevitably make Zhao Junchen's prestige soar, and maybe it will lead to a situation where hundreds of officials have surrendered.

On the other hand, if Zhao Junchen is allowed to enter the cabinet and assist the government, it will inevitably make Zhao Junchen's power rise sharply, and from now on, he can justifiably intervene in the direction of the imperial court's policy, but anyone knows that Zhao Junchen has long been a cabinet elder, Zuo Lanshan is actually Zhao Junchen's cabinet spokesperson, and all the policies of the imperial court cannot bypass Zhao Junchen no matter what, and in this case, Zhao Junchen's promotion to cabinet minister will not change the existing pattern of the imperial court too much.

What's more, if Zhao Junchen joins the cabinet and assists the government, the position of the head of the household department will be vacant, and the control over the household department will inevitably be reduced a lot, which will be a great opportunity for the major factions to intervene in the household department.

Under such comprehensive considerations, for the forces of various factions, it is more acceptable to let Zhao Junchen join the cabinet and assist the government.

Everyone in the imperial study room is cunning and thoughtful, but they quickly figured out the pros and cons.

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While pondering, all the pavilion elders were silent for a moment.

Then, Shen Changmao, the first assistant, took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the Mongolian tribes have experienced natural disasters for many years, and now they have been annihilated by Zhao Junchen with an army of 100,000 people, which can be described as a great injury to the vitality, and it is a God-given opportunity for our dynasty to send troops to recover the Hetao!" Lao Chen also agreed that the imperial court should immediately mobilize and mobilize manpower and material resources to rush to the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu to prepare for the next war! Of course, this matter should be handed over to Liang Ge Lao to be solely responsible, Lord Zhao, he has been fortunate to have suffered for so long, and he should indeed go back to Beijing to rest! ”

"The old minister seconded the proposal!"

"The old minister also believes that the imperial court should take the opportunity to recover the Hetao in order to show His Majesty's heavenly might!"

As Shen Changmao's words fell, all the pavilion elders also agreed.

Previously, the cabinet elders did not agree with Liang Fuchen's division of Zhao Junchen's military exploits, but they were worried that Liang Fuchen would be immediately recalled to the capital by Emperor Deqing after he had military merits, and it was logical to take the position of head assistant to the cabinet, and no one would be able to stop Emperor Deqing's plan to control the cabinet at that time.

However, if Liang Fuchen is given full responsibility for the imperial court's recovery of the Hetao, as long as the situation in the Hetao area cannot be completely calmed down in the future, Liang Fuchen will not be able to return to Beijing for a long time, and then when Liang Fuchen completely stabilizes the situation in the Hetao and can return to the capital, I am afraid that the time will be five or six years later, and the court pattern will also change over time, and Emperor Deqing will miss the opportunity to control the cabinet.

In this way, under the condition of taking what they need, Emperor Deqing and the elders of the cabinet quickly agreed on the matter of sending troops to the imperial court to recover the Hetao.

Then, the monarchs and ministers in the imperial study began to discuss the matter of the imperial court's reward for Zhao Junchen.

This time, it was still Shen Changmao who took the lead in speaking and said slowly: "Zhao Junchen's exploit of annihilating 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Mongolian coalition army in one fell swoop will inevitably attract the attention of the world, and the imperial court should reward him...... Lao Chen believes that Zhao Junchen's governance ability is extraordinary, and he has made remarkable achievements in presiding over the household department in recent years, and it is time for him to enter the cabinet to assist the government. ”

When he expressed his position, Shen Changmao's expression was full of admiration and relief, as if Zhao Junchen was an outstanding junior promoted by him.

Then, Shen Changmao's eyes flashed slightly, as if he had thought of something temporarily, and added, "It's just...... After all, Zhao Junchen's age is a little younger, and his experience and qualifications are also slightly insufficient, so letting him directly enter the cabinet and auxiliary politics seems to be a bit of a sprout, and it will also cause a lot of controversy!

As the old saying goes, 'not Lizhou County, not Taiwan Province', and there is a saying that 'the prime minister must start from the state department', and it also happens that Zhao Junchen lacks experience in governing the locality, and the old minister thinks that the imperial court may wish to first add him the title of young master and Hanlin bachelor, which is not only to show the court's reward and reward, but also to pave the way for him to enter the cabinet in the future, and then send him to a place where it is easy to make political achievements as a governor or governor, so he has been trained for three or five years, and then let him return to Beijing to enter the cabinet after serving a term. The age will increase a lot, and it will be justified to join the cabinet and auxiliary politics! ”

Shen Changmao's proposal was obviously ill-intentioned, not only deliberately reducing Zhao Junchen's reward, but also wanting to take the opportunity to transfer Zhao Junchen away from the core of the temple for a period of time.

Taking advantage of the time when Zhao Junchen left the center of the capital, it was enough for the major factions of the imperial court to accomplish many things.

On the other side, Cheng Yuandao suddenly understood, and immediately echoed: "The old minister thinks that what Shen Shoufu said is reasonable, if His Majesty adds the title of Young Master and Hanlin to Zhao Junchen, everyone in the world will understand that Zhao Junchen will soon enter the cabinet and auxiliary government, and such a reward is enough to convince the public...... As for the proposal to let Zhao Junchen serve as a feudal official, it is indeed a good thing, with the experience of governing the place, Zhao Junchen's temperament will also be honed and matured, whether it is the court or Zhao Junchen will be of great benefit at that time. ”

During the Ming Dynasty, the imperial power suppressed the power of the ministers, and the status of the cabinet was quite embarrassing, which seemed to replace the functions of the Inner Book Province in the early Ming Dynasty, and the power of the first assistant of the cabinet was not inferior to that of the prime minister in the early Ming Dynasty, but in fact it never had a clear legal status, and it was not a central institution in the name of justice, and could only be regarded as the emperor's personal adviser in the legal sense.

The so-called "cabinet elders" is just a conventional title, not a clear Ming Dynasty official position, and there are no clear regulations on the appointment and retention of cabinet ministers and the size of their power - in this case, the cabinet ministers are naturally in a natural weakness when facing the emperor.

Of course, there is still a more obvious sign of the official position of the cabinet assistant minister-that is, he also serves as the two fictitious titles of Sangu and the palace scholar at the same time.

In short, under the premise that an official is named one of the young masters, young masters, and young protectors by the emperor, if he is crowned as a scholar of the palace by the emperor, it means that the official has the power to enter the cabinet and assist the government, and he has become one of the so-called "cabinet elders".

Now, Shen Changmao and Cheng Yuandao's proposal, it is precisely for this reason, if the imperial court adds the false titles of young master and Hanlin to Zhao Junchen, it means that Zhao Junchen is only half a step away from entering the cabinet auxiliary government, and then anyone will understand that Zhao Junchen will soon enter the cabinet auxiliary government, and serving as a feudal official is just a transitional means to accumulate qualifications and experience.

However, Shen Changmao and Cheng Yuandao's mental calculations are certainly shrewd, but others are not fools.

Zuo Lanshan still looked like a loyal lackey, and immediately retorted: "Shen Shoufu and Cheng Ge Lao, but this pavilion can't agree with the two of them!" The so-called 'not Lizhou County, not Taiwan Province', 'the prime minister must start from the state department' Yunyun are just the rules of the Tang and Song dynasties, but this dynasty has never had such rules! In fact, since the Jiaqing Emperor, our dynasty has often had the noble officials of the Hanlin Academy directly enter the cabinet to assist the government, and this pavilion remembers that Cheng Ge Lao himself has no experience in governing the place, and now it is not the same as the respect of the cabinet elders? Why did Lord Zhao specifically ask for local governance experience when it was his turn? Shen Shoufu, you just said that the imperial court must reward Lord Zhao generously, why did you find a reason to deliberately lower the reward later? Isn't it inconsistent? If this is done, will it not be a chill to the hearts of the world? ”

After a pause, Zuo Lanshan said again: "According to the idea of this pavilion, with Lord Zhao's current merits and status, let alone directly entering the cabinet and auxiliary government, even if he enters the cabinet and then gives him the title of an earl at the same time, no one dares to be unconvinced!" ”

Since receiving Zhao Junchen's good news, Zuo Lanshan can be said to be strong and bold, and now after seeing the bad intentions of Shen Changmao and Cheng Yuandao, he directly refuted it, without the slightest intention of backing down.

Hearing Zuo Lanshan's unceremonious rebuttal, Shen Changmao and Cheng Yuandao were both angry, but Zuo Lanshan's statement was indeed reasonable, but the two pavilion elders couldn't fight back for a while.

In the end, Shen Changmao just snorted coldly and said: "The proposals of this pavilion are all out of a public heart, Zhao Junchen's age is slightly younger, and his qualifications are slightly shallow, although he has made a lot of contributions, but he has also caused a lot of trouble, and everyone can understand the turmoil in the temple caused by Zhao Junchen during this time!" And the cabinet is the core of the temple, Zhao Junchen's temperament is still slightly insufficient, let him temporarily serve as a feudal official to hone his mind, which is also the impartial words of this cabinet! ”

Cheng Yuandao also nodded and said: "Yes, Zhao Junchen's ability and meritorious deeds are naturally commendable, but his various practices over the years can be described as controversial, after all, he is a little younger and more vigorous, in this case, it is naturally more than enough for him to be in charge of a department or a province alone, but it is slightly insufficient to let him command the overall situation, it is better to hone for a while." ”

The idea of transferring Zhao Junchen out of the capital was originally just a temporary proposal by Shen Changmao, and he didn't intend to insist too much, but now because of Zuo Lanshan's merciless rebuttal, Shen Changmao and Cheng Yuandao planned to stick to it to the end.

But Zuo Lanshan still didn't back down, and sneered: "This pavilion doesn't think so!" Even if you don't talk about merit, Lord Zhao's ability to handle affairs and govern is by no means inferior to our cabinet ministers, any official who is willing to do practical things since ancient times, which one is not constantly controversial? Which one is not a myriad of enemies? I'm afraid that only those who never do practical things and only know how to talk about rhetoric will have no controversy for the rest of their lives, right? ”

"Zuolan Mountain! You...... Rude! ”

These words hit Cheng Yuandao's sore foot, making him only feel that he was mocking himself, and he was immediately furious.

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Seeing the argument between Shen Changmao, Cheng Yuandao and Zuo Lanshan, Emperor Deqing's brows furrowed slightly, and he was secretly a little moved by Shen Changmao's proposal, but also faintly felt that something was inappropriate.

If you take advantage of the fact that Zhao Junchen still needs to be trained before entering the cabinet as an excuse, and take the opportunity to transfer Zhao Junchen out of the capital for a period of time, it is true that Zhao Junchen's power expansion can be suppressed, but in the eyes of the world, I am afraid that the court will feel that the imperial court is stingy in rewarding meritorious heroes and is suspected of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, and Zhao Junchen himself may not be allowed to take care of it.

At the same time, Emperor Deqing's gaze lingered on Shen Changmao and Cheng Yuandao for a moment, and a trace of deep meaning flashed in his eyes.

I don't know why, since Emperor Deqing hinted that he wanted to depose the crown prince Zhu Heyu and set up another seventh prince Zhu Hejian's attitude, Shen Changmao and Cheng Yuandao have become closer and closer, not only the concepts have become more and more similar, but the cooperation between them has become more and more tacit.

You must know that Cheng Yuandao is a "too. The second person in the sub-party is second only to the crown prince Zhu and Yu, and his relationship with Shen Changmao has always been incompatible in the past.

It seems that "Shen Dang" and "too. There are gradually some signs of cooperation between the sub-parties.

Moreover, Shen Changmao's proposal also made Emperor Deqing somewhat familiar.

When Emperor Deqing inspected Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince a few days ago, he also asked Zhu Hejian how to deal with Zhao Junchen once he formed a big tail.

This situation is too coincidental, so that Emperor Deqing has to think deeply.

Of course, Emperor Deqing now has a good impression of Zhu Hejian, and he does not doubt Zhu Hejian's role in these matters, but he has always been proficient in the emperor's mental arts, and he is also suspicious by nature.

All these thoughts were just fleeting, but Emperor Deqing didn't show any abnormality, just turned his head to the silent Zhou Shangjing and asked, "Elder Zhou Ge, what do you think about the imperial court's reward for Zhao Junchen?" ”

Zhou Shangjing seemed to have a conclusion in his heart, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Lord Zhao has annihilated 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Mongolian coalition army, and has created a good situation for the imperial court to recover the Hetao in the next step...... But no matter how the imperial court rewarded Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen should be allowed to continue to stay in the center of the capital to do things. ”

Hearing Zhou Shangjing's statement, Shen Changmao couldn't help but look pale again, only feeling that Zhou Shangjing was deliberately embarrassing himself.

Zhou Shangjing didn't care about Shen Changmao's face, but said slowly: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the center of the imperial court is still inseparable from Zhao Junchen!" Not to mention the business tax rectification, Sichuan salt development, agricultural reform, disaster relief in several northwest provinces, etc., now they are just getting started, and I am afraid that no one can take on these heavy tasks except Zhao Junchen......

…… Besides, the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu ushered in a big victory that has not been seen in a century, which is of course a good thing, but the imperial court must also take out a large amount of silver to reward the armies as soon as possible, and considering that Zhao Junchen deliberately raised the standard of rewarding silver for military merits in order to stimulate the morale of the army some time ago, the old minister roughly estimated that the imperial court should prepare at least three million taels of silver, and the treasury wants to come up with this silver, I am afraid that it is a little difficult, and it is still necessary for Zhao Junchen's turnover means......

…… In addition, if the imperial court really wants to send troops to recover the Hetao smoothly, logistics, military salaries, military rations, and rewards are all indispensable, and these things also require Zhao Junchen to try to come up with money and food......

…… Moreover, Zhao Junchen is the first hero of the total annihilation of the Mongol coalition army, if the reward given to him is too small, the reward of the rest of the officials must also be reduced accordingly, not only will it be impossible to convince the public, the world will be cold, the morale of the soldiers will also be low, and it will also affect the subsequent plan to recover the Hetao......

…… Also, don't forget the imperial court's plan for the six departments of Nanjing, and Zhao Junchen's cooperation is indispensable......"

When Zhou Shangjing made a statement, he still looked unhurried and slowly, but the expressions of the monarchs and ministers in the imperial study were constantly changing, such as Zuo Lanshan and Tong Huan's expressions were joyful, Cheng Yuandao and Shen Changmao's faces were becoming more and more ugly, and Emperor Deqing was heavy.

Zhou Shangjing seemed to say a lot of wordy things, as if he didn't have any focus, and he didn't seem to have any attitude, but in fact, his meaning was very clear - the current shortage of money and food in the imperial court was huge, and once Zhao Junchen quit, I was afraid that the operation of the entire temple would be paralyzed! Therefore, not only can Zhao Junchen be transferred out of the capital, but also Zhao Junchen cannot be treated badly and make Zhao Junchen feel cold, and Zhao Junchen must be appeased.

Zhou Shangjing's statement seems to be an overstatement of Zhao Junchen's role, but Emperor Deqing also had to admit that what Zhou Shangjing said was reasonable.

For Emperor Deqing, the most important thing at present is not to suppress the rising momentum of Zhao Junchen, but to send troops to recover the Hetao as soon as possible, in order to establish his historical position, this matter is absolutely inseparable from Zhao Junchen, once the imperial court to Zhao Junchen's reward is too light, so that Zhao Junchen is dissatisfied, "call the illness and leave", lose Zhao Junchen's preparation of money and food, the imperial court's plan to recover the Hetao is afraid that it will be stillborn.

Previously, Emperor Deqing and the various factions were only bent on reducing Zhao Junchen's reward and suppressing Zhao Junchen's rise, but they were a little eager for quick success and took it for granted.

If Zhao Junchen's power is expanding too quickly, there will be countless opportunities to suppress it in the future, but if he misses this opportunity to recover the Hetao, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find a good opportunity in the future.

But before that, in order for the various plans of the imperial court to be carried out smoothly, even if he was unwilling in his heart, Emperor Deqing still had to appease and reward Zhao Junchen.

In any case, Zhao Junchen's reward must not be too small!

Thinking of this, Emperor Deqing's heart couldn't help but be secretly vigilant, only to feel that the imperial court was gradually relying too much on Zhao Junchen in terms of money and food, and this situation must be reversed.

After hesitating for a moment, Emperor Deqing finally made up his mind and said slowly: "What Elder Zhou Ge said is reasonable...... Zhao Junchen is an important minister of the country, and now he has made great contributions, the court should naturally reward him generously, and he should not let the world chill...... Now the request for merit from the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu has not yet been sent, but it can already be confirmed that Zhao Junchen's contribution is great...... Where is the celebrant? Write an edict for me! ”

As he spoke, Emperor Deqing had a smile on his face, as if he thought that the imperial court's reward for Zhao Junchen was a happy event, but everyone could see that Emperor Deqing's smile was far-fetched.

As Emperor Deqing's words fell, soon a celebrant and eunuch hurriedly arrived with a blank decree and pen and ink, ready to write the decree according to Emperor Deqing's wishes.

I saw Emperor Deqing's voice raised, and he continued: "I only rule the world with literature, and fight chaos with force. Zhao Junchen resisted the invading Tartar enemy when the fire sifted into the Kou, and completely annihilated 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Mongol coalition army, which was a great victory unseen in a century, and also greatly boosted the morale of the Celestial Empire. Thinking about Zhao Junchen's governance of the household department in recent years, he has also achieved outstanding results and made a lot of meritorious contributions.

Zhao Junchen is hereby awarded as the young master of the dynasty, the scholar of the East Pavilion, after returning to Beijing, he can enter the Wenhua Pavilion to assist the government, and canonized as the new uncle, 800 food, and give a jade plate, 10 pearls, 3,000 gold and silver, Qin this! ”

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A large chapter of 6,000 words.

Today's first update, there is still a chapter around the early hours of the morning, and it will still be a big chapter of more than 4,000 words.

Before Friday this week, the bugs were idle at home, so they were on double shifts every day.

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