As soon as Ma Mingyuan's words came out, it marked a complete split in the Huguang faction. In the past, although there were all kinds of disputes within the Huguang faction, they could still unite together on the surface. As the nominal leader of the Huguang faction, although Ma Mingyuan was not listened to most of what he said, others still stood with him in safeguarding the overall interests of the old Huguang faction. Although Feng Ziyong does not have long brains, Tong Yangjia sings against him everywhere, and his eldest brother Ma Jiyuan does not cooperate, but on the surface it is still relatively harmonious. But today, with Ma Mingyuan's recommendation of Feng Ziyong to be the governor of Liangguang, the undercurrent of the Huguang faction has been completely made public.

Although the Governor of Liangguang is also from the first rank, he is at the same level as the deputy prime minister, and as a feudal official, his authority is also heavier than the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Education that Feng Ziyong is in charge of. But everyone is a local fox, and the minister in the hall is not the one who has been in the officialdom for decades and knows the twists and turns. The governor is also a magistrate when he has power, and the prime minister is also at the core of power when he has no power.

Chen Zizhuang sneered in his heart when he saw that the Huguang faction completely tore his face, although Feng Ziyong was very close to him, and he used to read Feng Ruoshu's affection, but Feng Ziyong was also a member of the Huguang faction, and he still wanted the Huguang faction in his bones. Today, my side was forced to the brink of life and death by the Huguang faction, where can I still take care of any friendship, let's save my life!

Feng Ziyong was dumbfounded, he didn't expect his cousin to be a killer against him. Feng Ziyong didn't know that this was already Ma Mingyuan's face, this was still Ma Mingyuan's belief that he had not killed the killer in the friendship he had grown up with, or Ma Mingyuan's means could have completely made Feng Ziyong get rid of him, and he still wanted to be the local governor.

Zhu Hongsan watched the split of the Huguang faction and was very happy in his heart. The Huguang faction is his foundation, and everything he does comes from the support of the Huguang faction, but this is based on the fact that the Huguang faction cannot threaten his throne. What Ma Mingyuan didn't know was that today's split of the Huguang faction was in Zhu Hongsan's mind, if the Huguang faction was united, Zhu Hongsan would have to clear the Huguang faction by himself, and then it would not be the end of Feng Ziyong's safe exit.

"What Mr. Ma said is very true, Mr. Feng's success in the prefect of Guangzhou is obvious to all, so Mr. Feng should not shirk it, I will want Mr. Feng to take care of this base camp!"

Feng Ziyong saw that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Chen Zizhuang sat there like an old monk in a fixed place, not speaking for himself at all, Tong Yangjia was not dealing with himself, and he would be right if he didn't come up and step on his feet, Fu Wenlong was unable to support himself, and it seemed that he could only accept the reality.

Feng Ziyong stood up in despair, arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen!" ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and asked, "Now that there is a shortage in the cabinet, a few adults will see who is chosen!" ”

It was still Ma Mingyuan, who stood up and continued: "Your Majesty, there is a candidate for the minister, and the minister recommends Wang Yunchang, the secretary of the Ministry of Finance, to enter the cabinet!" ”

Wang Yunchang, who was standing at the bottom, just heard the fall of his backer Feng Ziyong, and thought that he was finished, but he didn't expect Ma Mingyuan to recommend himself to the cabinet, and his mood was like a roller coaster.

In fact, Ma Mingyuan thinks so, there are not many people in his pocket who are qualified to enter the cabinet, Chen Zilong is only a political envoy now, and he is 108,000 miles away from entering the cabinet, so it is better to recommend Wang Yunchang. Although Wang Yunchang is Feng's own person, this guy is cautious, and he is in charge of finance, Wang Yunchang has a good relationship with himself. There is also Wang Yunchang who has been the prefect in Chongzhen for fifteen years, and his qualifications and abilities are all enough to enter the cabinet.

Chen Zizhuang saw that there was a vacancy in the cabinet, and he quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister recommends Zhang Bingwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, to join the cabinet!" ”

Zhang Bingwen is similar to Wang Yunchang, he was the prefect during the Chongzhen period, and he was promoted to the Guangdong envoy during the Hongguang period, and his qualifications are enough. Chen Zizhuang recommended him because Zhang Bingwen had been an official in Guangdong for more than ten years, and he had a good relationship with the Guangdong gentry, so he could be regarded as his own person.

Zhu Hongsan looked at Chen Zizhuang and Ma Mingyuan, and the two of them were not the ideal candidates in Zhu Hongsan's heart. The Huguang faction's power is big enough, so it can add a cabinet minister. If nothing else, Nanjing should be able to defeat it, and then the influence of the Cantonese faction will be much worse than before, and it will be almost enough to leave two positions for them in the cabinet, and it will not be able to increase the strength of the Cantonese faction. But the Donglin Party is different, Nanzhili is the territory of the Donglin Party, if you don't give power to these-stirring sticks, these guys don't know what to do, and if they want to gain a foothold in Nanzhili, they also need the help of the Donglin Party.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan no longer hesitated, and said: "This person has already been selected, and he ordered Jiang Yueguang, the governor of Huguang, to enter the cabinet, and Yu Yinggui, the former governor of Huguang, served as the governor of Huguang and concurrently served as the governor of Hunan, and Liu Siyi, the political envoy of Jiangxi, served as the governor of Jiangxi. ”

Yu Yinggui succeeded Hong Chengchou as the governor of Shaanxi during the Chongzhen period, led the soldiers to fight, and was also a person who knew the soldiers. As for Jiang Yueguang's entry into the cabinet, it is no problem, Jiang Yueguang Chongzhen was a squire in his early years, and he was a university scholar during the Hongguang period, so it is no problem to enter the cabinet this time.

Qian Qianyi didn't expect that he could be the big winner today, just now he didn't expect that the Donglin Party would be able to fight for a place in the cabinet, and now he was overjoyed when he heard the emperor say this, and quickly got up to support the emperor's decision.

The words spoken by the emperor are holy decrees, not to mention that the other two are more than two streets behind Jiang Yueguang in terms of qualifications and popularity, and Chen Zizhuang and Ma Mingyuan have no choice but to bow down and receive their orders.

Up to now, all seven members of the cabinet have been finalized, and according to the ranking, Chen Zizhuang, Ma Mingyuan, Tong Yangjia, Liu Dalin, Fu Wenlong, Qian Qianyi, and Jiang Yueguang, with the Guangdong faction accounting for two, the Huguang faction accounting for three, and the Donglin party accounting for two. The Donglin Party took advantage of the competition between the Cantonese faction and the Huguang faction to win two places, and in one fell swoop became a major force on a par with the Cantonese faction in the cabinet.

When the cake is finished, some people are happy and some are worried. Zhu Hongsan next has to decide who to accompany him on the expedition, just now Ma Mingyuan said that Tong Yangjia is familiar with military affairs and can accompany the emperor on the expedition. Zhu Hongsan knew very well what Ma Mingyuan thought, he was afraid that Tong Yangjia would stay in Guangzhou to stir up trouble for him, after all, the king of Chu was in charge of the country, and Tong Yangjia was going to do something if he stayed, but it was enough for Ma Mingyuan to bear it. Zhu Hongsan also wants to take Tong Yangjia on the expedition, and the old Tong is vicious and vicious, so he can give him advice.

Zhu Hongsan lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "It is important to fight in person, but it is also very important here in Guangdong, I decided that Mr. Tong and Mr. Qian will go with me on the expedition, and Mr. Jiang will go to Nanjing to join me after opening the Yangtze River waterway. Guangdong here is entrusted with a few gentlemen! ”

The four cabinet members led by Chen Zizhuang hurriedly stood up and said that they would do their best for the emperor, and congratulated the emperor in advance on his victory and return to the old capital!

The meeting lasted all morning, and when all was over, it was noon, and the ministers went home from work with all sorts of moods.

Qian Qianyi went out of the palace gate and saw his two people carrying a small sedan chair parked at the door, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart. When I came in the morning, I was only a five-grade military aircraft, and I could only wear a green robe to sit in a two-person sedan chair, but I didn't expect that one morning I had become a member of the first grade, and my sedan chair should also be replaced with a silver-topped soap-colored sedan chair carried by four people.

The housekeeper of the Qian Mansion who was waiting at the door saw his master come out, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Master, you came out late today!" ”

Qian Qianyi sighed and said, "Yes, it's late today, let's go home!" ”

Qian Qianyi was just about to get on the sedan chair after speaking, turned around and said to the housekeeper: "Didn't you say before that you would wait in front of the palace gate to be bullied, and you won't need it in the future, I will change to a four-person sedan chair in the future!" ”

The housekeeper was overjoyed when he heard this, Qian Qianyi used to be a second minister, not the emperor's old department of Huguang, and he was very unpopular in the officialdom, and he was also very angry when he was involved in the housekeeper of the Qian Mansion. Every day when waiting for Qian Qianyi at the gate of the palace, he was crowded far away by the housekeepers and stewards of other houses, and there was no pergola to shade him, so he sweated every day. The housekeeper also mentioned to Qian Qianyi that the Qian family also has a concubine, and these ministers don't take the Qian family as a character.

In the past, Qian Qianyi had no choice, he and his daughter Qian Yuting had a very stiff quarrel, and he was complained by his daughter in his hometown of Changshu because of marrying Liu Ruyi, and later because Qian Yuting was snatched away by Zhu Hongsan, Qian Qianyi publicly cut off relations with his daughter in order to save his official position. So when he arrived in Guangzhou, Qian Qianyi didn't have the face to see his daughter, so he asked Zhu Hongsan for a small courtyard, away from his family and Liu Ru to live a two-person life.

Today, Qian Qianyi finally fulfilled his dream and entered the cabinet, and when he was getting into the sedan chair, he remembered the housekeeper's usual complaints and his own complaints.

"Qian Gui, didn't you say that I have no shade every day? In the future, you can take my post and go to rest in the pergola! There is also a four-person sedan chair for me tomorrow from the first product! ”

The pergola is a row of awnings built for the sedan chairmen outside the palace, which was not built by Zhu Hongsan, but by the local magistrates in Guangzhou, who patted the sycophants of the cabinet elders and built them for several cabinet elder families. There are seats inside the pergola and tea is served. Zhu Hongsan didn't say anything after he found out, but only stipulated that only a few of the elders' family members were allowed to rest, and others did not have this treatment.

When the housekeeper heard that his master had been promoted, and he was still from the first grade, he was happy. The housekeepers of the pavilion family are flying and domineering, especially the housekeepers of the Ma family and the Tong family, and they are even more unpopular, which really makes Qian Gui look down on him. You must know that your master is a bachelor of Hanlin, and he was a flower explorer back then. The Ma family and the Tong family are some of the things, relying on the emperor's old Huguang department, they are flying high. The Ma family is okay, after all, Ma Mingyuan is a squire of Huguang, and his status is not much worse than Qian Qianyi. But what kind of thing are you Tong Yangjia, a talented person, and he is still rewarded by the emperor. So Qian Gui saw that the housekeeper of the Tong family was very disdainful, he had no depth and no taste, and he looked like a nouveau riche.