Zhang Pu couldn't resist the temptation of power, and once again threw himself into the arms of Zhou Yanru, ready to do his best to "help" him control the court; And Zhou Yanru also began to plan, how to use the members of the Restoration Society to gradually take over the power of the imperial court.

The next morning, Zhou Yanru took the initiative to come to the imperial study and asked to see Chongzhen, taking his first step in taking charge of the Ming Dynasty.

After the monarch and the ministers saw the salute, Chongzhen asked with great interest: "Why, is the jade rope ready so quickly?" ”

What they discussed yesterday was only the general direction, that is, they carefully inspected officials at all levels, and gradually promoted officials who were loyal to the monarch and patriotic, honest and honest, and replaced the courtiers of Xue Guoguan and Zhang Bin in the DPRK and China.

Chongzhen also learned a little lesson through Xue Guoguan, and he finally understood that those morally flawed people are unreliable, knowing that people are corrupt officials and corrupt officials and have to be reused, they will only lift a stone and shoot themselves in the foot, so he decided to promote and reuse honest and honest officials, so as not to slap his face again.

This is consistent with the principle of employing people that Zhou Yanru said on the surface, but the Xue Guoguan corruption case broke out too suddenly, Chongzhen was not prepared at all, and Zhou Yanru was even more "chasing ducks to the shelves", and was suddenly told that he was going to serve as the first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the ministry.

Chongzhen actually already had a certain idea in his heart, but he didn't expect Zhou Yanru to have an idea and act so quickly.

Of course, Zhou Yanru would not be stupid and said in front of Chongzhen that he wanted to promote his protégé to gradually control the power of the court, he pretended to be upright, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, Weichen secretly inspected yesterday and found that all officials in the court and China who have a little seniority basically have problems, they either learn Xue Guoguan to be corrupt, or learn Zhang Bin to get power, and the rest are almost all written old oil, the kind of monk who hits the clock for a day, and there are very few officials who are truly loyal to the emperor and serve the country and the people, and it is too difficult to find." ”

Chongzhen nodded and sighed with deep sympathy: "Alas, yes, one Xue Guoguan and one Zhang Bin have brought the atmosphere of the court bad, I originally thought that Xue Guoguan could be better, but I didn't expect this traitor to be a big corrupt official comparable to Yan Song, these courtiers, in vain the court to raise them for so many years, are just a bunch of moths!" ”

When Zhou Yanru saw Chongzhen's appearance, he hurriedly lost no time in patting his ass and said: "The emperor is wise and insightful. ”

Although Chongzhen was a little complacent, he continued to shake his head and sighed: "Even if you know that they are helping moths, what can you do, now that Xue Guoguan's corruption case is ironclad, I don't know how many officials are implicated, and Zhang Bin's henchmen are all over the government and the opposition, once these people are all cleaned up, the entire court will be more than half empty, if other problematic officials are also cleaned up, where can I find so many people to fill the vacancy?" ”

You don't have anyone, I have it, Zhou Yanru pretended to be solemn, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Weichen has thought of some people, and he has roughly investigated them, but his qualifications are a little shallow, and he doesn't know whether to say it or not." ”

Are you afraid of shallow qualifications? All right!

Zhou Yanru didn't dare to look up at Chongzhen, if he looked up, he would definitely be startled, at this moment, Chongzhen actually showed a weird smile on his face!

Chongzhen seemed to be very appreciative of Zhou Yanru's promotion of officials with shallow qualifications, and even encouraged: "What is shallow qualifications, it is better than those old oilmen who have been in the officialdom for decades and know that they seek personal gains, who are them, you can tell me." ”

Zhou Yanru hurriedly arched his hand and said: "What Weichen said is that the emperor has been selected from the palace examination since he succeeded to the throne, the emperor has a good eye, and the people in the picture are naturally talented, many of them actually want to serve the emperor, but the court has been controlled by Wen Tiren, Zhang Zhifa, Xue Guoguan and other eunuch remnants, and those who do not join them basically have no chance to come out, so they have never had the opportunity to show their talents. Weichen secretly checked yesterday and found that since the emperor succeeded to the throne, many of the talents with the title of the gold list have been suppressed and can't raise their heads, and there are many people who have not been promoted for six years, nine years or even more than ten years. ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked: "Oh, there is still such a thing? ”

The Jinshi of the Chongzhen Dynasty can be said to be the talents selected by him, because these people have passed the palace test, they have all passed his assessment, to the big one, they are all protégés of the Son of Heaven, these people are so pressed that they can't raise their heads, is it possible?

Zhou Yanru pretended to be distressed and said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case, for example, Weichen is most familiar with, Chongzhen's four-year jinshi, the champion Chen Yutai, because he is an in-law with Weichen, was attacked by the remnants of the eunuch party, and his official status was reduced; Wu Jianye, who entered the Hanlin Academy as a rule, was thrown to Nandu Guozijian as a secretary at the end of the three-year period, and now it has been more than ten years, and he is still the secretary of Nandu Guozijian; Tanhua Chen Zilong, I heard that it was because of Lord Xu's care that he was able to serve as the attendant of the East Palace, and the official went to the right of Zhan Shifu, although the grade was not high, he was already the best mixed among the Jinshi in that session, such as Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai, Wu Changshi and other young talents, all of whom were selected as Shujishi and entered the Hanlin, but now it has been more than ten years, and they are still edited by the Hanlin Academy, and they don't even have the opportunity to come out to be appointed as a scholar! ”

"This." When Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but be embarrassed, there was naturally a reason why these were mixed up like this, and he knew the reason, but he was embarrassed to say it.

Zhou Yanru said that these naturally did not want to embarrass Chongzhen, he wanted to promote his protégé to control the power of the court, seeing Chongzhen's appearance, he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, Weichen is not complaining, the champion Chen Yutai and Weichen are indeed in-laws, all the examiners recommended him as the champion candidate, Weichen should avoid suspicion and resolutely oppose it, but unfortunately, Weichen was confused for a while, so he became the champion, alas, it was Weichen who harmed him." Wechen didn't mean to let him come back, Wechen just wanted to ask the emperor for forgiveness, this Chen Yutai did have real talent and learning, but, it shouldn't be, he shouldn't be Wechen's relative, it was Wechen who hurt him! ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he was moved and said: "I still remember the situation of the palace test that year, this Chen Yutai does have real talent and learning, otherwise I would not have named him the champion, but I was deceived by Wen Tiren's traitorous villain and wronged you." Now, if Chen Yutai wants to make a comeback, I fully support him, no matter what, he is the champion I hand-picked! ”

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yanru shook his head firmly and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, Weichen really doesn't want to hurt him anymore, let him study at home, so as not to attract gossip again, what Weichen wants to recommend to the emperor are Wu Jianye, Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai and Wu Changshi, these people are rare talents, please think twice." ”

"This." Chongzhen hesitated again, the reason why these people couldn't be promoted was mainly because they formed a party for personal gain, they were all reinstated, Chongzhen couldn't be clearer about this!

Zhou Yanru also gave up in order to quickly control the power of the court, and he mustered up the courage to defend Zhang Pu and others: "Your Majesty, Weichen knows that the reason why they can't be promoted is because they are all members of the Restoration Society. However, Weichen has to dare to say that they are not really forming a party, but a group of aspiring young people gathered together to talk about the way to save the country and save the people, and they did not seek personal gain, the emperor, you think, they know that the remnants of the eunuch party control the court, and they are still fighting with the remnants of the eunuch party, is this for personal gain? If it is for their own selfish interests, they should welcome the remnants of the eunuchs! ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but show a thoughtful look, are these people really not forming a party for personal gain?

Seeing this, Zhou Yanru gritted his teeth, his heart was horizontal, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, it has been proved that it is those eunuch remnants who really form a party for personal gain, and they are desperately suppressing upright people who serve the country and the people!" ”

Chongzhen seems to have been woken up by his drink, yes, most of the people who are against the remnants of the eunuch party are honest people, and they are planning to activate the Donglin Party, why can't they use the people of the Restoration Society.

He nodded slowly and said, "Okay, I give them this opportunity to show their talents!" ”