Zhou Zheng was sharpening his knife here, and the others didn't stop.

Zhou Yanru was busy integrating the interior, and at the same time receiving the benefits from Zhou Zheng, especially the new barracks outside the city, with the army, they were a little more confident, not as bottomless as before.

Yang Sichang walked around the military department frequently, and held meetings of the military department one after another to discuss, adjust and arrange Zhou Zheng's 'military reform'.

Qian Qianyi, Liu Zongzhou, and 'Erzhang' tend to hold together more and more obviously, and in many problems they are in step with each other, step by step, and they are currently staring at the candidates of the Kedao officials, hoping to push their people up.

Tian Zhenshu and others were even more marginalized, and seemed to feel that the capital was powerless to compete, so they turned their eyes to the outside of Beijing, trying to push some people to serve as the prefect of the upper prefecture and the senators of the provinces, and participate in politics.

It seems that all the forces have found their goals, and they are exerting their forces in the chaos, wanting to fish in troubled waters and reap the benefits.

Early the next morning, the Prime Minister's Office.

The current Prime Minister's Office is much brighter than the previous Cabinet, not so shabby, with only a few small houses.

The Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister's office are quite spacious and do not have the right door, on the second floor, the first floor is the conference room, various departments and departments, etc.

Prime Minister's Room.

Zhou Yanru sat in the seats, the bottom left is Zhou Zheng, Yang Sichang, and the right hand is Qian Qianyi, Li Banghua, at present, this is the configuration of the cabinet, although it is not formal.

The five of them were sitting in a precarious position, although Zhou Zheng and Zhou Yanru had negotiated before, but after all, they had to go through the process and tell more people to become a 'consensus'.

Fan Wenjing was not far away, holding a pen and taking notes.

Zhou Yanru looked around, his heart was full of pride, and he said in a very indifferent tone: "Today, we will discuss three things, the first thing, Yang Sichang and Li Banghua enter the cabinet. The second thing is the revision of the imperial court system and the integration of the powers and responsibilities of various departments. The third is the confirmation and repair of the local system, and the simplification of provincial officials. ”

After Zhou Yanru finished speaking, the conference room was quiet, and no one answered.

Zhou Yanru's expression did not move, and he suddenly realized that there was no way to make such a meeting official.

After a pause, he said directly: "Wen Liang and Meng Yan's entry into the cabinet is what everyone expects, I believe you have no opinions, let's go through it today, and tomorrow I will meet the emperor and ask the emperor to appoint him." ”

Meng Yan is Li Banghua's character.

Li Banghua and Yang Sichang looked as usual, got up, raised their hands and said, "Xie Yuanfu." ”

Zhou Yanru smiled and pressed his hand, waited for the two to sit down, and said: "The second thing is the establishment of the cabinet prime minister system and the sorting out of the overlapping powers and responsibilities of the six ministries and nine temples. There is no need to say anything about this. The cabinet has been running for many years, and it is no longer the emperor's question, but the center of the imperial court. The issue of the rights and responsibilities of the six ministries and nine temples has also been criticized for many years, and everyone knows it, so let's take a look at the reform plan drafted by the ministry, if there is anything you want to say, I will mention it later. ”

Although they said this, in fact, the other three people present knew very well in their hearts that everything they said was false, and showing them was just a notification, and the three of them couldn't resist the two thighs of Zhou Zheng and Zhou Yanru.

Fan Wenjing put the five drafts behind the five cabinet ministers and continued to sit at the small table, holding a pen and preparing to take notes.

Zhou Zheng and Zhou Yanru naturally watched it, and they were still pretending to look at it at this time.

Qian Qianyi hadn't seen it, and after opening it and looking at it for a while, he twisted his eyebrows.

Regarding the part of the cabinet, there was a sentence that surprised and shocked him: the prime minister of the cabinet is the center of the country.

This sentence seems to be no problem, but in fact, it quietly puts aside the 'emperor'.

Then, it clarified the structure of the central center of the imperial court: the cabinet - the six ministries - the nine temples and others.

Not only did the status of the cabinet be clarified, but the six ministries were also strengthened, and the nine temples and other departments were weakened, and the three-level structure was very obvious.

Qian Qianyi looked at it and did not speak.

Yang Sichang's expression was also a little surprised, this draft not only emphasizes the authority of the cabinet, but also expands the power of the six ministries, but the power is concentrated upward, and there is a sentence that is particularly eye-catching: the responsibility system of Shangshu.

This sentence seems to emphasize the responsibility of Shangshu, but it also concentrates power on Shangshu and weakens the role of checks and balances such as waiters.

Li Banghua looked awe-inspiring, and looked up at the other people present from time to time.

The six departments not only embezzled the power of the other nine temples and so on, cutting off the overlapping powers and responsibilities, but also accommodating the power of the twelve prisons and three bureaus in the palace!

It can be said that the six departments under your lordship's jurisdiction have almost all the power in the world!

This is unprecedented! Power is centralized, the status of the cabinet is extremely prominent, and it can do almost everything!

Zhou Yanru has been observing the expressions of the three of them, and their expressions are solemn, without speaking, he glanced at Zhou Zheng, and said: "There is no need to be so serious, the current situation is compelled, if the situation improves in the future, future generations can also correct it, not that I want to hold the authority." ”

Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup, looked at Qian Qianyi with a calm expression, and said, "Old Qian Ge, what do you think?" ”

Qian Qianyi lost his previous vigor and was much more honest, and hurriedly said: "The lower officials have no opinion, as long as it is for the good of the Ming Dynasty, the lower officials will support it." ”

This person put his figure very low, and even called 'Xiaguan'.

Li Banghua and Yang Sichang glanced at each other, and they both frowned quietly.

According to the rules of the cabinet, the minority obeys the majority, Zhou Yanru, Zhou Zheng, and Qian Qianyi are already three votes, and even if the two of them oppose it, it is useless.

"The lower official has no opinion." Li Banghua said. Since it is useless to oppose it, they will not rashly offend Zhou Zheng and Zhou Yanru.

Yang Sichang put down the herb and said lightly: "No opinion." ”

Zhou Yanru smiled and said, "Then this matter is over, let's sit up first, change the yuan after the year, and issue an edict together." ”

Everyone had nothing to say, so they could only let Zhou Yanru pass.

Fan Wenjing quietly recorded on the side, shaking his head secretly in his heart.

After a while, several people took a sip of tea to relieve the embarrassment, and Zhou Yanru continued: "Here are the officials of the six departments and the thirteen governors, the appointment of the governors, and the confirmation of the thirteen general soldiers. ”

Fan Wenjing took the draft again and distributed it to the five people present.

If Qian Qianyi, Yang Sichang, and Li Banghua hadn't understood it before, it was already very clear at this time, and they had already discussed it in the second week, but it was just a formality for them.

Yang Sichang flipped it over, and his eyes focused on the thirteen general soldiers, which surprised him a little.

Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, Yang Guozhu, Gao Jie, etc. are almost all in the northwest provinces, only one Cao Wenzhao went to Nanzhili, and the general soldiers of the other provinces are not Zhou Zheng's descendants.

Li Banghua was also watching slowly, and saw that almost all the governors of the provinces were from Zhou Zheng's army, there were few civilian officials, and most of them were military generals, so he couldn't help but wrinkle his eyebrows, in his opinion, military generals should not be involved in government affairs.

Qian Qianyi paid attention to the governor, and when he saw Lu Daqi as the governor of Nanzhili, his expression was relaxed.

Then the names of Yu Huaiyuan, Fang Yizao and others appeared, and he was not surprised, but he was a little surprised to see the names of Chen Qiyu, Wang Sanshan and others.

The three of them looked at each other for a long time, each with their own thoughts, and couldn't help but look at each other.

The three of them glanced at each other, first stunned, and then moved away quietly.

If the two above see it and think that the three of them are going to form an alliance, then it will be a big problem.

Although the rules of the cabinet are to win more than few, the three of them were brought in by two, and they could be thrown out in a word, how dare they engage in such a moth.