Looking at Zhang Zhiyi, Zhang Zhiyuan asked, "Bastard, what Zhou Shanning said is true?" ”

Zhang Zhiyi's eyes were full of grievances, and he kept begging Zhang Zhiyuan: "I'm not still for our Zhang family?" ”

"Brother, since you joined the company, you have been conscientious and law-abiding, but what benefits have our Zhang family gained over the years?

Not to mention the input, after you became the first assistant of the cabinet, our government has been unable to make ends meet. There was no way, so I had to make this decision.

Eldest brother, for the sake of our mother's compatriots, please want Your Majesty to intercede, and forgive the younger brother for his sin this time! ”

"Forgive your sins?" Zhang Zhiyuan got a definite answer, and couldn't help but smile miserably, "Forgive you, what face does the old man have to gain a foothold in the court?" A hundred years later, what will be the face of the first emperor? ”

"Why did my Zhang family give birth to such an unsuccessful thing as you?" staring at Zhang Zhiyi, Zhang Zhiyuan is not beating, nor is he scolding.

"That's it! Who made you my brother? As if he had made up his mind, Zhang Zhiyuan knelt down to Zhang Lingyang and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has no way to govern the family, so he has caused such a scourge, and he has no shame to stand on top of this court."

The minister implored His Majesty to revoke the position of the chief assistant of the old minister, and allowed the old minister to return to his hometown. Although Lao Chen's brother is not a weapon, he is a mother after all, and Lao Chen is willing to serve the Duke of Law and donate half of the family property.

I beg Your Majesty to forgive the minister's brother for the sake of his conscientious work for so many years! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Zhiyuan took off the black gauze hat on his head, put it on the ground, and kowtowed deeply to Zhang Lingyang.

Zhang Zhiyuan's sudden resignation immediately caused an uproar.

But no one dared to come forward and persuade him.

After all, Jiang Cheng, the Duke of Dingguo, did this before, and he didn't see any persuasion from them.

Now that Zhang Zhiyuan has resigned, if they dare to intercede, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among those nobles.

They can't be said to be so favoritistic!

Compared with Wenchen's shock, Xungui and the military generals group were excited.

These honors. The generals looked at Zhang Lingyang on the dragon chair with anticipation on their faces one by one, hoping that Zhang Lingyang could agree to Zhang Zhiyuan's resignation as soon as possible.

After all, there are only two princes and two marquis left in the Xungui Group today, which can be described as a great loss of vitality.

If Zhang Zhiyuan does not fall, the power of civilian officials will completely overwhelm the Xungui group.

Who made Zhang Zhiyuan the head of the civil officials?

And Zhang Zhiyuan's goal has always been to crack down on the Xungui group.

And Zhang Lingyang on the dragon chair obviously thought of this.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Lingyang stared at Zhang Zhiyuan, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Elder Zhang Ge, have you thought about it?" ”

"The minister has no shame to stand on top of this court, and he has no shame to face the entrustment of the first emperor. The old minister affirmed His Majesty's kindness, spared the old minister's brother, and allowed the old minister to resign from the post of first assistant to the cabinet. ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said with a handful of snot and tears.

"In that case, it's not easy for me to stay.

Following the example of Dingguo Gong, Zhang Ge was allowed to resign and return to his hometown, and Zhang Zhi was sent to the army and exiled to Western Xinjiang. ”

Seeing Zhang Lingyang say this, Zhang Zhiyuan hurriedly buckled his head: "The grass people thank God!" ”

After all, Zhang Zhiyuan is the first assistant of the cabinet, and he is also the auxiliary minister of the first emperor's order. Originally, the ministers in the court would think that Zhang Lingyang would resign and give Zhang Zhiyuan three resignations.

But they never expected that Zhang Lingyang would agree to Zhang Zhiyuan's resignation so easily.

Compared with the dumbfounded civil officials, the nobles were all happy.

The sudden resignation of Zhang Zhiyuan, the first assistant to the cabinet, means that in the next few years, the civilian clique will inevitably be leaderless.

The Xungui group had a chance to breathe, and was no longer overwhelmed by the civilian clique as before.

After Zhang Zhiyuan left the Taihe Hall and Zhang Zhiyi was escorted out, Zhang Lingyang looked at the ministers in the hall and said: "As the saying goes, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and now Zhang Zhiyuan has resigned as the first assistant to the cabinet, who do you think will serve as the first assistant to the cabinet next?" ”

Originally, the last person who might take over the post of Zhang Zhiyuan's cabinet chief assistant was his in-law Weng Zhou Shanning.

But Zhou Shanning was also imprisoned for his crimes, and so was Zhao Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had always been the king of Wei.

Therefore, for a while, there was no good candidate in the hearts of all Wenchen.

In fact, in terms of qualifications, the ministers who are most qualified to take over as the first assistant of the cabinet are Zheng Yongji, the secretary of the household department, and Chen Yiming, the secretary of the criminal department.

But in the eyes of many civil servants, Zheng Yongji is not upright enough as an official, and he is suspected of being a grass on the wall.

And Chen Yiming has always been like an invisible person. Except for the cases in charge of the Criminal Department, he rarely expressed any views on the government, so in Wenchen's opinion, Chen Yiming is not a good candidate for the first assistant of the cabinet.

As for the other two scholars, Chen Weiguo, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is inferior to Chen Yiming, and Feng Zuoliang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is a member of the Xungui family, which is also not good.

And Li Guangtai, who has always been known for his uprightness, also has certain qualifications to be the first assistant of the cabinet, but Li Guangtai is too upright, and if he is appointed as the first assistant of the cabinet, he is afraid that it will aggravate the contradictions between the monarch and the minister, and it is not suitable.

Therefore, the ministers deliberately excluded all of them.

But apart from these few people, there is no one else who has the qualifications and qualifications to be the head of the cabinet.

It is also for this reason that none of the ministers dared to express their opinions.

Seeing this, a smile flashed in Zhang Lingyang's eyes, and he said, "Since you Aiqing don't have a suitable candidate in your heart, then I will appoint one for you!" ”

"Zheng Yongji, the head of the household, what do you think Aiqing?"

Hearing this, Li Guangtai, the imperial history of the left capital, came out and said: "Your Majesty, in terms of qualifications, Zheng Shangshu is indeed qualified to be the first assistant of the cabinet, but Zheng Yongji is too tactful, I am afraid that I will not be able to bear the adult, and I implore Your Majesty to choose someone else as the prime minister!" ”

"Although what Li Yushi said is not true, but Weichen's ability is insufficient, and he is not afraid that he will live up to His Majesty's expectations, and please choose other virtuous ministers as ministers!" Zheng Yongji also appeared and politely refused.

Seeing that Zheng Yongji did not refute himself, but took the initiative to express his unwillingness to serve as the first assistant to the cabinet, Li Guangtai couldn't help but be a little surprised, so he looked at Zheng Yongji a few more times.

Zheng Yongji seemed to feel that Li Guangtai was looking at him, so he turned around and gave Li Guangtai a smile.

And Zhang Lingyang on the dragon chair said with a smile: "Li Aiqing is a little exaggerated, and Zheng Aiqing is a little arrogant."

In my opinion, Zheng Aiqing has qualifications, prestige, and the ability to serve as the first assistant to the cabinet.

Not to mention anything else, just the matter of Yangzhou Salt, for so many years, no one has dared to expose it.

And even Zheng Aiqing, in less than a few days after serving as the head of the household department, discovered the greasy in the salt business, and did not hesitate to offend his colleagues and expose it to me.

How can such a minister be cunning and tactful? ”