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Since Emperor Deqing returned to Beijing from his southern tour, the balance of the temple situation was broken, and for a time it can be described as turbulent and unpredictable. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Huang Yourong, the former cabinet minister, finally withdrew gloomily and returned to his hometown; Shen Changmao was calculated, his momentum plummeted, and now he can only barely protect himself; "Prince. Under the plan of Zhao Shancai, the party once recovered its disadvantage, but in the end, because of the impulse of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, the same advantage was lost, and the prince Zhu and Yu were even ordered by Emperor Deqing to think about it behind closed doors.

There is no doubt that the above three parties are the losers in this party struggle.

At the same time, Zhou Shangjing seemed to do nothing, but he watched the fire from across the strait and took the initiative, not only did he not suffer any losses, but also successfully sent his friend Li He into the cabinet to become a cabinet elder, stabilizing his right to speak in the cabinet;

However, Emperor Deqing took advantage of the changes in the situation in the temple, pushed the boat down the river, and took advantage of the situation, and successively recalled the two important ministers of the trilateral governor Liang Fuchen and Wang Baoren, the secretary of Nanjing, to the capital, enhancing his influence in the temple, and also successfully made Liang Fuchen the new cabinet elder and successfully intervened in the cabinet;

As for Zhao Junchen, he took the initiative to attack and actively strive for, in order to be able to fish in troubled waters, and even did not hesitate to further disturb the situation in the temple, and in the end, he naturally gained a lot, not only made Zuo Lanshan an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, but also guarded the Ministry of Industry, and got the power of commercial tax rectification, so that the momentum and morale of the "Zhao Party" were greatly increased;

The above three parties are the victors in this party struggle.

Although the final result was that some people were happy and some were worried, after the dust settled, the temple pattern reached a new balance, and the major parties in the DPRK and China were also a little tired, the victors were busy digesting the results, and the losers were eager to gain a firm foothold, and they were all powerless to do anything for a while, so the temple also entered a short period of stability.

However, after the winner digests the results of the battle, it is inevitable that he will be a little greedy and want to further expand the fruits of victory, while the loser is certainly busy protecting himself, but he is also looking forward to turning defeat into victory and turning the tables again, so under the seemingly calm situation, there is still an undercurrent.

Before I knew it, ten days had passed.

And the major parties have also found their next goal, that is, "Jingcha" in half a month!

The so-called "Jingcha" is a system for the Ming Dynasty officials to assess the officials of Beijing, and the officials below the three grades in the capital are among the assessments. Hongwu stipulated that the examination should be held every three years, and then it was changed to an examination every ten years, and now it has been changed to an examination every four years, with the "four grids" and "eight laws" as the lifting standards, and those who excel in the assessment can be given priority to promotion, and they can also be promoted to local parents and officials, and even become feudal officials.

It can be said that although the "Jingcha" cannot affect the core figures of the major political parties, it can directly affect the foundation, heritage, and influence of the major political parties, and the most important thing is this.

As a result, around the "Jingcha", the major political parties are all ready to move and have their own calculations.

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On this day, the new cabinet elder Zuo Lanshan, the university scholar and Shuntianfu Yin Huo Zhengyuan, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Chen Dongxiang, and the household servant Zhan Shanchang gathered in Zhao Mansion to meet and discuss with Zhao Junchen.

Among these four people, Zuo Lanshan has the highest status and is now the elder of the pavilion; And Huo Zhengyuan's prestige, vision, means, etc. are among the best among the "Zhao Party"; Chen Dongxiang has now also become a secretary of the Ministry of Industry and a member of the second rank of the imperial court, and considers himself Zhao Junchen's minion; As for Zhan Shanchang, he was the first official to defect to Zhao Junchen and the oldest in the "Zhao Party...... Therefore, these four people are the core figures of the "Zhao Party", and their status in the "Zhao Party" is second only to Zhao Junchen.

And if Zhao Junchen has any plans and needs the support of the "Zhao Party", he will often communicate with the four of them in advance.

Seeing that the "Jingcha" was about to begin, Zhao Junchen summoned the four of them to discuss the next plan of the "Zhao Party".

However, at the very beginning, Zhao Junchen did not talk about "Jingcha".

After Zhao Junchen and the four of them sat down, Zhao Junchen first took a sip of the teacup, then turned his head to Zuo Lanshan and asked, "After Zuo Ge Lao entered the cabinet and served as an assistant, are you still used to these days?" ”

Listening to Zhao Junchen ask about his cabinet, Zuo Lanshan hurriedly replied: "Now I am just entering the cabinet, and I am adapting to learning, although I am gradually accustomed to the cabinet affairs, but at present, I can only watch from the sidelines, and I have no ability to do anything, and it is not ......an exaggeration to say that I am doing nothing."

Speaking of this, Zuo Lanshan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Lord Zhao spent so much effort to send me to the cabinet, but after I entered the cabinet, I couldn't repay Lord Zhao's kindness, which is really ashamed." ”

Zhao Junchen didn't care, just smiled: "Zuo Ge Lao don't care, you are just a newcomer to the cabinet now, and the cabinet elders are not easy to match, and the temporary difficulties are also expected, as long as you can slowly adapt and gain a firm foothold, you will come out sooner or later in the future." ”

After a pause, Zhao Junchen said again: "What's more, Zuo Ge Lao is not inactive, not to mention that after you become the Ge Lao, we people have a lot of voice in the temple, let's just say that a few days ago, Kedao suddenly sent a challenge to the Ministry of Industry, if it weren't for Zuo Ge Lao using the influence of the cabinet to delay this matter for a few days, we were caught off guard, maybe we will suffer a little dark loss, although it is not enough to shake our fundamentals, but Chen Dongxiang just took over the Ministry of Craftsmanship encountered such a thing, but it will inevitably be affected." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's face was full of emotion, and he sighed: "After all, the cabinet is the core institution of the temple, with the power to make decisions, and the influence is huge, as long as the cabinet's policy is slightly deviated, then countless people will benefit, and countless people will be damaged. ”

Chen Dongxiang also nodded and said: "Yes, the matter of the past few days, I really have to thank Elder Zuo Ge, otherwise I just took over the manual department, and my prestige has not yet been established, and if such a thing happens, I'm afraid it will be a lot of trouble." ”

However, after hearing Zhao Junchen's encouragement, Zuo Lanshan still didn't have much confidence, and said slowly: "It's not that simple, the cabinet seems to have a total of six elders, but now Liang Fuchen has not yet entered Beijing, except for Zhou Shangjing and Shen Changmao, the rest of the elders are just decorations!" In fact, even Shen Changmao only relied on the status of the first assistant of the cabinet, and had the right to 'vote', and his power was far greater than that of ordinary cabinet elders, and he had our support during this time, so he was able to point fingers in the cabinet, but even so, he could only compromise with Zhou Shangjing many times......

I'm not afraid of your jokes, Lord Zhao, I was working in Wenyuan Pavilion during this time, and I only watched Zhou Shangjing and Shen Changmao fight each other...... As for me, Li He, and Cheng Yuandao, they are not even qualified to interject...... The position of the cabinet assistant minister looks noble, but it is not as comfortable as sitting up as the Ministry of Works. ”

Hearing Zuo Lanshan's complaints, Huo Zhengyuan, a scholar, interjected and said: "This is also a matter of course, although the cabinet is the core of the temple, but the suppression of the cabinet by the emperors of our dynasty has never stopped, so the cabinet has not obtained legal status from beginning to end, and it is not a recognized central administrative body." In this way, although the cabinet is powerful, its position is a little awkward, and it needs to make friends with the celebrants of the inner court externally, and the six yamen have to be encircled internally. At the same time, the six ministries are directly responsible to the emperor, and the functions and powers are complete, although the rank is not as good as the cabinet, and there is no right to vote, but from the institutional point of view, the six ministries do not have to obey the orders of the cabinet, and the cabinet cannot bypass the six ministries, so the six ministries also have the confidence to compete with the cabinet. ”

Speaking of this, Huo Zhengyuan shook his head and sighed: "In this way, the power of the cabinet ministers depends entirely on which of them has won the support and support of more officials, especially the support of the six ministries!" And Zhou Shangjing now has the strong support of the two yamen, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment, and also has great influence in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Hanlin Academy, the court is full of his protégés and friends, and even the inner court ceremonial supervisor has his supporters, so he has always been one in the cabinet, and no one can compete with him, and even if Shen Changmao becomes the head of the cabinet, he can only try his best to protect himself in front of him. ”

Zhao Junchen was relieved again: "The open and secret struggle between the cabinet and the six ministries is also something Your Majesty is happy to see, otherwise the importance of the celebrant will be greatly reduced." However, Zuo Ge Lao does not have to be too discouraged, you now also have the support of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, although it is not as good as Zhou Shangjing, but it is also stronger than other cabinet elders, no one dares to ignore you, and then wait until our power and influence further increase, Zuo Ge Lao, your status in the cabinet will definitely rise. ”

Zuo Lanshan sighed and said: "It's still Lord Zhao and Scholar Huo who can see it, and I can only wait for the opportunity slowly." ”

During this period of time, Zuo Lanshan did not go well in the cabinet, and he only felt that there were constraints everywhere, but fortunately, he had the full support of Zhao Junchen, so he was able to gain a firm foothold.

It is precisely because of this that Zuo Lanshan feels more and more that he cannot do without Zhao Junchen's support, otherwise he will only become a noble ornament. After realizing this, the trace of dissent he had generated some time ago has now completely dissipated.

Zhao Junchen saw the change in Zuo Lanshan's expression, and he also guessed the change in Zuo Lanshan's mentality.

Zhao Junchen smiled lightly and said, "Boss Zuo Pavilion doesn't need to be anxious, there will be a long time in the future, and this kind of thing can only be plotted slowly." However, now it will soon be a quadrennial Jingcha, as long as we operate properly, we can make up for the lack of heritage and foundation, narrow the gap between us and Zhou Shangjing, and at that time, Zuo Ge Lao will be able to do things much easier in the cabinet. ”

Seeing that Zhao Junchen finally talked about today's topic, everyone's eyes lit up.

Zhan Shanchang finally found an opportunity to interject, and hurriedly asked, "What do you think, Lord Zhao?" ”

Zhao Junchen nodded lightly, his expression seemed casual, but his tone was quite serious: "You must have noticed that our power has developed to the present, and there has been a bottleneck, first of all, our influence is only concentrated in the center of the capital, and it has not been able to expand to various places outside the capital, secondly, there is a shortage of talents, and it is often overstretched, and finally, the foundation is shallow, and we can only win over some officials for our own use, but we are unable to cultivate our own talents." ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's description, Zuo Lanshan, Huo Zhengyuan and others all looked admiring, and nodded in agreement.

As the core figures of the "Zhao Party", they are naturally aware of the problems of the Zhao Party, but they cannot summarize them in such a clear way as Zhao Junchen.

On the other side, Zhao Junchen continued: "I have long been aware of these problems, and I have been trying my best to improve, in order to spread our power to the locality, I arranged for Li Lide to take the position of political envoy of Shandong, at that time, when the crown prince Zhu and Yu were trying to handle the fraud case of the southern tour, Shandong officialdom was greatly damaged, and there were many vacancies, and Li Lide was arranged to go to Shandong in order to win these vacancies into our hands; In order to make up for our lack of talents, I have also been attracting available people among the hundreds of officials; And in order to make up for the shortcomings of our inability to cultivate talents, I also spent a lot of effort when I was going to try......"

Hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, everyone felt more and more admiration.

Before that, they had only seen the surface of Zhao Junchen's plan, but now that they heard Zhao Junchen's detailed explanation, they finally straightened out the core of Zhao Junchen's plan - with this long-term vision alone, Zhao Junchen will surpass the vast majority of officials.

On the other side, seeing that everyone was looking at themselves with expressions intently, Zhao Junchen continued: "However, those methods in the past are only headaches and foot pains after all, and they can't change the fundamentals. At that time, as long as the operation is done properly, our friends can leave the capital and be promoted to the local government as a parent official, and we can also spread our influence to the local area; When they become local officials, they will inevitably experience training and growth, and the dilemma of our lack of talents will be alleviated a lot; After they make a difference in the yamen in various places, we will have a reason to raise them to a higher position, so that we will have the ability to cultivate our own talents. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's expression was solemn, and he slowly concluded: "Therefore, the next 'Jingcha' will be our top priority, whether our power can go further, and what our future is, depends on how much benefit we can win in the 'Jingcha'!" ”

As Zhao Junchen's words fell, all the core figures of the "Zhao Party" were moved by Zhao Junchen, and they only felt that the future was bright and their hearts were full of energy, so they got up and replied in unison: "Please also ask Lord Zhao to command, we will go all out and conspire for great things!" ”

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PS: Well, it's still a two-in-one chapter.

In the future, the bug will update a large chapter every day, at least four thousand words. If there is still room for energy, it will be double-changed, but the number of words in the additional chapters is uncertain, more than 4,000 words, less than 2,000 words.

In other words, from now on, at least 4,000 words will be updated every day!

In addition, there is a double watch today!

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