Jiajing is indeed arbitrary in the appointment and dismissal of important ministers of the imperial court, and most of the court pushes and discusses are just decorations, and once he decides, no one can influence them.

Of course, he is not making a decision without any basis, and before making a decision, he will still consult the relevant ministers, but whether to listen or not depends on his preferences.

In short, when it comes to the important ministers of the court at the level of the six Shangshu, he has his own opinions, and no one wants to go left and right, if anyone is stupid and runs to tell him that this is good, that is good, not only will he not listen, but he will also clean you up.

Yang Cong knows this, and Yan Song also knows it, so after Xia Yan and Zeng Mo were beheaded one after another, no one went to Jiajing to recommend this or that, as if someone had already taken over the position after these two people died.

This, of course, is impossible, Xia Yan and Zeng Mo did leave a big power vacuum, which urgently needs to be filled, Jiajing did not let the courtiers wait for a long time, and within a few days after Xia Yan was beheaded, he began to summon the ministers to ask for advice.

The first person he summoned was Yan Song, a member of the Cabinet University.

Yan Song still has a heavy weight in his mind, because of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, there are not many people who support his cultivation, and Yan Song has spared no effort to support him from beginning to end, of course he will be impressed by Yan Song.

So, how will Yan Song behave?

At this time, Jiajing summoned him, obviously for the appointment and dismissal of the first assistant of the cabinet, the governor of Xuanda and other important ministers of the court, does he have to prepare well, and even bring some information from his cronies to screen Jiajing?

He didn't bring any information about his cronies, he brought a pair of green words!

After the monarch and the minister saw the salute, he raised the green words in his hand like a treasure, licked his old face and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you may not believe it, maybe God knows that you are going to summon Weichen today, so Weichen suddenly wrote this green word last night, and sure enough, the emperor summoned Weichen early this morning." ”

And this kind of thing?

When Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but take the green words curiously and appreciate them carefully.

This green word is well written!

Jiajing's eyebrows fluttered when he saw it, and the haze left by Xia Yan's case seemed to have been swept away.

This Yan Song is really good, and he is the first assistant of the cabinet!

Sometimes, the person who is the boss is like this, he appoints his subordinates, and does not necessarily look at the ability of the person, who can be more in line with his heart, is the most important.

Jiajing, the big boss, is especially so, if you want to talk about Yan Song's ability to govern the country, it is really not very good, otherwise, the Zhongxing situation left by Zhang Xuan and Xia Yan and others will not be messed up by him.

However, when it comes to kung fu, there is no one in the world who can match it!

Yan Song regards patting sycophants as his life's work, and it can be said that his status today is basically obtained by patting sycophants.

When people were resting, he was thinking about how to make a sycophant.

When people were on duty, he was still thinking about how to make a sycophant.

When everyone was thinking about how to express their political opinions in front of Jiajing and show their abilities, he was thinking about how to make Jiajing comfortable!

For example, at this moment, Jiajing came to him obviously to decide the appointment and dismissal of important ministers of the imperial court, but he pretended not to know, and also brought a pair of good words that had been cherished for a long time, so that after Jiajing saw it, he subconsciously thought of his support for his cultivation, and his mood improved.

This sycophant slap is really extraordinary.

Jiajing took the green words he offered and appreciated them for a while, and then he still didn't finish: "Weizhong, this pair, it's really a rare masterpiece, your level of green words is getting higher and higher." ”

Yan Song hurriedly said modestly: "Where, where, Weichen feels that his level of writing green words has not improved, but last night, Weichen suddenly thought of the emperor, and then his thoughts flowed, this is really providence." ”

This guy is always so shameless and far-fetched, and he is really disgusting about what providence he is.

However, Jiajing likes to listen to this tune.

Providence?

All right!

He couldn't help but smile and nodded: "It seems that God is urging me to quickly promote you to the position of head of the cabinet and leave the affairs of the court to you to take care of." Alright, now, I will appoint you to the head of the cabinet, and in the future, you will have to do your best to manage the affairs of this court for me. ”

When Yan Song heard this, he couldn't help but tremble excitedly.

He didn't pretend to be this, although it seems that he is the first assistant of the cabinet after Xia Yan's downfall, but Jiajing's employment has always been like a madness, who knows if this guy will suddenly have a brain twitch and give the position of the first assistant of the cabinet to someone else.

Now, the dust has finally settled, and the position of the first assistant of the cabinet has finally fallen into his pocket as he wished.

The first assistant of the cabinet, that is the head of a hundred officials, and at this time, Jiajing is obsessed with cultivation, regardless of the government, the first assistant of the cabinet is equivalent to half an emperor, can he not be excited?

It's not easy, it's really not easy!

Yan Song was excited for a while, then he arched his hand and swore solemnly: "Weichen must do his best, be loyal to his duties, and take care of the affairs of the emperor's court in an orderly manner." ”

When Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and then said solemnly: "Weizhong, you also know that the first assistant of the cabinet needs to do his best to do well, in the future, I am afraid that you will have no time to take care of the affairs of the ministry, and I am afraid that you will have to find someone to take on the position of the secretary of the ministry, what suitable candidate do you have?" ”

Naturally, there are candidates, and there are many more.

However, no matter how many candidates there are, they have to be chosen by Jiajing, if there are a lot of them, Jiajing does not choose any of them, then isn't it in vain for a blind man to light the lamp?

Yan Song has been thinking about this problem for a long time, if he is recommended from the township party, Jiajing will definitely be dissatisfied, you think that this court is really opened by your family, you have become the first assistant of the cabinet, and the position of the secretary of the ministry will also install his own cronies to dominate!

So, who exactly do you recommend?

Recommend people from the Yang Ming lineage to prove that they are selfless?

What are you kidding, isn't that sick in the brain!

He had already thought about the candidate, but he pretended to be unprepared, and after careful consideration, he hesitated: "The position of this official is very important, and suddenly, Weichen really can't think of any particularly suitable candidates." Your Majesty, what do you think of Wu Peng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry? Weichen felt that Wu Peng, whether in terms of qualifications or ability, was enough to be qualified for the position of secretary of the ministry, and his only shortcoming may be that he did not have the experience of serving in the ministry. ”

Wu Peng?

Of course, Jiajing knows this person better, after all, everyone has been promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he must have taken the school examination.

Wu Peng is the second year of Jiajing, the first director of the Ministry of Engineering, after the test of Shandong, and has supervised three provinces, all of which are called people, and then participated in Qianzhong, supervising Caohe, are remarkable, he also supervised the defeat of the anti-thief division Shang Zhao, which can be described as a meritorious achievement.

Such a person, in terms of qualifications, ability, and merit, there is no problem in serving as the secretary of the ministry, and the most important thing is that he is not from Jiangxi, that is to say, he is not Yan Song's township party.

This point is quite important, if Yan Song mentions a township party, Jiajing will definitely not want to say no.

As for Wu Peng, Jiajing thought about it carefully, and then nodded slowly: "Well, Wu Peng is indeed qualified for the position of secretary of the ministry, as for the lack of experience in the ministry, this is not a big problem, just him." ”