Chapter 15 Cabinet Ministers

Feng Bao was stunned at first, and then laughed. Bayi ?? Chinese Net? ? ? ??." Lord Ouyang, please sit down, come on, serve tea. "I have to say that Ouyang Jingzhi's sycophant shooting is wonderful, even people like Feng Bao, whose sycophants fill their ears all day long, are a little surprised, it turns out that sycophants can still shoot like this.

The two of them sat down, they were both people with heads and faces, although they knew each other's thoughts, but they didn't say some off-topic without pain, and no one was going to get down to business.

The two talked happily with each other, had the same views on many things, and chatted for more than an hour on a whim. Feeling that it was almost over, Ouyang Jingzhi got up and arched his hand: "Overseer, there are still some things that need to be dealt with, so I won't bother too much, and I will come back to visit another day." ”

"Hehe, Lord Ouyang is busy with state affairs, so our family won't keep you much. But let's talk about it, so be sure to have a drink when you have some time. Feng Bao got up and smiled.

"Definitely, definitely." Saying that, Ouyang Jingzhi walked out of Feng Bao's mansion with a spring breeze on his face under Feng Bao's send-off, and his uneasy heart finally settled down.

Watching him go away, the fans around him looked at Feng Bao with puzzlement and said, "Overseer, what does this Lord Ouyang mean, isn't he here to show his loyalty to you?" ”

Feng Bao smiled and said a little proudly: "Of course it is, otherwise you say what he came to our house with such fanfare." ”

This time he was even more confused, his brows furrowed and he asked, "In that case, why didn't his subordinates listen to him about this?" ”

"Fool, do you think that everyone is like you and everything has to be put on the table?" Feng Bao glared at this subordinate with hatred, and then narrowed his eyes and said: "There are some things that everyone knows, there is no need to say it and tell the truth. ”

Fanzi nodded thoughtfully, and looked at Feng Bao with a slightly different look in his eyes for a while, his father-in-law is so profound.

All the officials of the imperial court are worried about the affairs of the new cabinet ministers, and Emperor Longqing, who has not expressed his position in the deep palace, is also anxious.

A few days ago, Zhang Juzheng asked himself to appoint another cabinet minister, although he really wanted to directly order Mr. Gao to be returned to the court, but it would be unfair to those ministers who were already qualified to join the cabinet. I am not afraid of anything, but I am afraid that these people will hold a grudge against Mr. Gao, and will not only resist his will, but also resist Mr. Gao in some things in the future. In that case, the gains outweigh the losses.

After thinking about it, Emperor Longqing finally handed over the matter to Zhang Juzheng for decision, and ordered him to introduce a minister to the cabinet to do business.

Once given Zhang Juzheng such a great power, Emperor Longqing also had his own thoughts. First, although Zhang Juzheng can introduce ministers to the cabinet, he has to nod his head whether he can pass it, so that the final decision is still in his own hands, in a word, no one is suitable except Mr. Gao; Second, you can also observe Zhang Juzheng through this incident, after all, he is Xu Jie's protégé, and he always feels a little worried about keeping him in the cabinet.

If Zhang Juzheng introduces those ministers who are close to him this time, Emperor Longqing will have to think carefully about whether he should let Zhang Juzheng go out as an official for a few years to sharpen his temperament. Of course, if Zhang Juzheng is impartial and chooses the few candidates who should be taken for granted in his mind, it means that he does not like to form a party like Xu Jie, and such a person can still be assured and bold to use more.

Emperor Longqing's small abacus crackled, how could Zhang Juzheng not know at all. He is also clear about his situation now, and he is honest to say that because of the relationship between his mentor Xu Jie, he is now completely on the cusp, and if he is not careful, it is very likely that he will end up in pieces.

Now that Emperor Longqing has entrusted him with such a major matter, Zhang Juzheng immediately became vigilant, and the emperor is testing himself.

After thinking about it, Zhang Juzheng still decided to stay still for the time being, so as to take time to think about who Emperor Longqing liked to enter the cabinet and assist the government. In this way, not only can he give a satisfactory answer to the emperor's test of himself, but he may also be able to make the emperor treat him differently and no longer have the psychology of rejection.

So in the past few days, Zhang Juzheng has not moved, and he has been busy with official affairs every day as usual, except for him and Emperor Longqing, no one knows that the person who really holds the right to nominate the new cabinet minister will be Zhang Juzheng, whose status is shaky.

"Could it be that the person the emperor likes is Gao Gong?" After a few days of thinking, Zhang Juzheng was holding his right hand with chopsticks at dinner that day, and muttered in a low voice.

As soon as this thought appeared, Zhang Juzheng couldn't sit still, didn't eat, and ordered him not to see any more guests, so he plunged into the study and thought carefully.

After a night of deliberation, although he had not slept, Zhang Juzheng, who walked out of the study, was in good spirits, and said loudly: "Come on, wait for the official to change his clothes." ”

It was still the old rule, and the whip sounded three times for the ministers to come to the audience, and Shen Chongming walked in with a yawn between the crowd. I just performed a lot of affairs, and I slept for only two hours a day, and I didn't even have time to go back to the small courtyard and talk about love with the two little ladies.

This is also forgotten, the most cumbersome thing is to come to the early dynasty every day, at this time the world is peaceful, even the Mongolian Tartars who often plunder the grain and grass and population are in peace to stay in the grassland to drive cattle and sheep and sing loudly, and the military generals participate in the early dynasty is just a decoration.

Long live the mountain, as usual, Li Chunfang, who is temporarily acting as an assistant, publicized the major events sent to the capital after yesterday's morning, first, to ask Emperor Longqing to make a decision, and second, to listen to the opinions and suggestions of the ministers. Of course, he and Zhang Juzheng have already set the general policy, and as long as there are no major mistakes, they will hardly change.

As most of the time, no one interrupted Li Chunfang as he read it, and after a quarter of an hour had passed, he put away his codex and bowed back to his ranks.

"There is a morning play, and there is nothing to retreat." Seeing that no one spoke, Chen Hong hurriedly stepped forward and sang, and Emperor Longqing's eyes also skimmed to Zhang Juzheng, waiting for him to reply for the past few days.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music." Zhang Juzheng walked out of the column and bowed and said. "Your Majesty, since Lord Xu Jiexu returned to his hometown, only Lord Li and Weichen are left in the cabinet, and there are many court affairs, and it is really difficult to do it with the strength of the two of us, so I implore the emperor to appoint two more ministers to participate in the cabinet."

Zhang Juzheng's tone was not hurried, but what he said made Emperor Longqing couldn't help but nod slightly, what he said was level, this Zhang Juzheng is indeed a good hand at doing errands.

"Aiqing is reasonable, I have been thinking about this matter these days, but I have not made a decision, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?" Emperor Longqing asked pretendically, outsiders would never be able to see that this matter was masterminded by him.

Zhang Juzheng didn't look up, and said directly: "Shu Weichen is brave, he does have some thoughts in his heart. "Hehe, Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say, wouldn't it be better for everyone to take a closer look." Emperor Longqing smiled and was satisfied with Zhang Juzhengyu.

"The emperor, with a shallow view of the micro-ministers, Lord Chen Yiqin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Zhao Zhenji, the head of the household department, Lord Ouyang Jingzhi, the imperial envoy of the Imperial Palace, and the prince Taifu Gao Gonggao, who returned to his hometown due to illness in the first year of this dynasty, are all suitable candidates." Every time Zhang Juzheng spit out a name, it made the ministers feel frightened, some were lucky, and some were frightened.

Chen Yiqin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was more than 60 years old, and was originally a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and took over the vacant position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites after Gao Gong resigned. This is also the patriarch of the two dynasties, who has been well-informed through ups and downs, and also has his own set of ways of life. treats his colleagues impartially, whether it was Yan Song when he was in power or Xu Jie's rise to power later, he kept a certain distance from these two, neither flattering nor offended.

It is precisely because of his low-key life that he has lived a stable life over the years, although the journey is a little longer, but it is better to have no danger or danger, and he will wait for another two years when his body is really not good, and he will return to his hometown to recuperate.

But even if Chen Yiqin wanted to break his head, he couldn't figure out that he would be nominated for the cabinet one day, and his mouth was wide open for a while, and he didn't know how to deal with himself.

Zhao Zhenji is also like this, but there is a hint of surprise in his eyes, he has been running around for the past few days, just to seek a position in the household department, but he didn't expect that such a good thing as entering the cabinet also has his own share. Although it is only a nomination now, the affirmative meaning of it is really not to be underestimated.

Thinking about it, Zhao Zhenji turned his head and cast a grateful look at Zhang Juzheng, originally the two of them were on an errand in the household department together, and they had always felt that this adult Zhang was not close to people, but it turned out that they were deeply hidden.

Looking at Ouyang Jingzhi again, his mouth was wide open and his face was full of horror. This Zhang Ju happened to be vicious, he was in such a situation, and he even put himself under the emperor's nose, isn't this harming himself!

What scared him even more was Zhang Juzheng's last nomination, Gao Gong!

To say that Gao Gong was forced to reluctantly hand over his resignation request to return to his hometown, if Xu Jie was the murderer, then he and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were the murder weapons that killed people without seeing blood. Now the murderer is gone, but his murder weapon is still there, once Gao Gong returns to the future to retaliate, then he will have to face his thunderous fury alone.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the court struggle has been full of blood. Although there are many people who have retreated, but except for those who are too lazy to care about the petty enemies, the rest are mostly the ministers of the humerus who are in the heart of the emperor, and officials like themselves who are not up to the bottom belong to the kind of people who are often slaughtered and retaliated.

"Hehe, Zhang Aiqing is very knowledgeable, these people you are talking about are indeed qualified to join the cabinet on errands." Emperor Longqing's smile became thicker. This Zhang Juzheng is indeed extraordinary, and knows that the nomination is a matter that offends people, but he did not hesitate to carry it himself, and he is really a good courtier who can share the worries of the monarch. "However, according to the ancestral system, there are only five cabinet ministers, and if all of them are hired, there will be six, so I am really a little embarrassed."

Hearing the meaning of Emperor Longqing's words, Ouyang Jingzhi walked out of the column with excitement, and said with a trembling voice: "The emperor, Weichen is old, and his ability is not as good as that of your lords, so he is really not suitable for entering the cabinet on an errand, and please ask the emperor to learn clearly." ”

Glancing at him, Emperor Longqing said with a smile: "Ouyang Aiqing is modest, hehe." ”

Hearing this, Ouyang Jingzhi was sad for a while, and struggled all his life, but he didn't expect it to be so unbearable in the eyes of the emperor, and his life was over.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen served the monarchs of the two dynasties, and he was an official with outstanding ability to be honest and honest. Zhao Zhenji suddenly said that at this time, you have to behave well, only by not fighting or grabbing, being modest and cautious can you gain the attention of the emperor, maybe he will become a cabinet minister as soon as he is happy.

For the six officials like Chen Yiqin, although he is low-key on weekdays, he still has a lot of weight in the mind of Emperor Longqing, so he knows him very well. Although it is not as difficult and exaggerated as Zhao Zhenji said, this person is upright, and he may be able to reconcile some contradictions when he enters the cabinet.

"Hehe, Zhao Aiqing is reasonable." With a plan in his heart, Emperor Longqing looked at Chen Yiqin, who was already calm, and asked, "Chen Aiqing, are you willing to work hard to enter the cabinet on an errand?" ”

Chen Yiqin took a deep breath, walked out of the column and bowed down: "No matter what position you hold, it is the emperor's grace, and you need to fulfill your duties to serve the country, and Weichen obeys the emperor's orders in everything."

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