On the second day after Qian Yiai's Qin sent to Henan, news came from the governor's yamen that the governor of Henan, Wu Peichang and Lord Wu, had hanged himself in his study at home last night. He also left a letter pleading, blaming all the embezzlement cases in Henan.

After receiving the news, Qin Chaqian's widow personally came to the door to comfort Wu Peichang's widow, expressing deep sorrow for Lord Wu's suicide, and at the same time guaranteeing that Lord Wu's crime would never involve his family.

Qian Yiai immediately reported the matter of Henan to the emperor to know, and five days later, the emperor's holy decree was sent over by 800 miles of urgency. The emperor's decision to deal with it is similar to Qian Yiai's estimate, since the main culprit Wu Peichang is dead, the emperor does not want to pursue his family, after all, Wu Peichang still made great contributions back then, the emperor just confiscated Wu Peichang's illegal gains, and at the same time left Wu Peichang's wife a hundred acres of land for retirement, and even Wu Peichang's son who was an official was retained.

The emperor's leniency to Wu Peichang was because Wu Peichang had two great achievements, King Qin and Conglong, but according to the inspection, Yang Qiongfang and Dusi Wei Qingke were unlucky. Yang Qiongfang was originally an official who surrendered from the Manchu Qing Dynasty and did not belong to any force in the court, so the main offender Wu Peichang committed suicide, and the accomplice Yang Qiongfang's family was sent to Liaodong. As for Wei Qing, Wei Qing only received a few thousand silver dollars from Wu Peichang, and was sentenced by the emperor to make a decision, and his family was exiled and his family property was confiscated.

Zhang Jiayu, who is a-stirring stick in Henan, because of his meritorious service, said in the holy decree that Zhang Jiayu should go to Beijing to report on his work, and all the officials in Henan Province estimated that the political envoy was going to be promoted, because it was the Qincha Lord Qian Yiai who took over Zhang Jiayu to become the new political envoy of Henan.

As the saying goes, there are three major happy events for people in middle age, they are promoted to get rich and die of their wives, Zhang Jiayu's family has a huge amount of money, and there are five or six wives of all sizes, so only promotion can make him happy. After receiving the holy decree, Zhang Jiayu quickly prepared his luggage, handed over the administrative affairs of the political secretary to Qian Yiai, and took the family to Beijing.

Zhang Jiayu was happy to be promoted, but at this time some people in Beijing were unhappy.

Just when the holy decree was transmitted to Henan, in the Qianqing Palace in Beijing's palace city, Emperor Zhu Hongsan was discussing with the first assistant Ma Mingyuan.

The matter in Henan was successfully resolved, and Ma Mingyuan was also very happy in his heart, and now Wu Peichang has resisted all the charges, so that his Ma Mingyuan's guilt will be reduced to the minimum.

However, although the crime is small, after all, Wu Peichang was recommended by you Ma Mingyuan back then, and there was still a financial problem, so Ma Mingyuan had to quit the prime minister.

This is also the reason why Zhu Hongsan called Ma Mingyuan today, it is easy to do it when you retire, but the government cannot be stopped, and the most important thing is that the new policy in full swing in Jiangnan must not be stopped.

Zhu Hongsan said to Ma Mingyuan: "Second brother, I know that this incident in Henan has little to do with the second brother, but Wu Peichang was recommended by the second brother after all, so the second brother should rest for a while!" ”

Ma Mingyuan heard the emperor say this, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, this time the minister should be responsible, so the minister also came today to resign!" ”

"Okay, don't go back to Wuchang's hometown when the second brother rests, after all, the second brother has been in charge of the government for so many years, and if there is anything wrong with the new policy, the second brother still needs to be staffed, so the second brother should stay in Beijing!"

Ma Mingyuan was overjoyed when he heard the emperor say this, this is exactly what he needs, after all, Wuchang's hometown is thousands of miles away from Beijing, and it is really a delay to pass on any news, and Ma Mingyuan is also preparing to recover again in a few years, so he can leave the right

Force core for too long?

"Your Majesty has thanked you, please rest assured, the minister will not return to Wuchang in Beijing, as long as His Majesty summons the minister to enter the palace immediately!"

Zhu Hongsan nodded and asked, "Okay, second brother, who will take over this first assistant?" ”

Ma Mingyuan heard the emperor ask him about the candidate, and quickly bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is a minister, and the first and auxiliary candidates are not what the minister should say, please ask Your Majesty to make your own decisions!" ”

Zhu Hongsan laughed when he heard Ma Mingyuan say this: "Second brother, second brother, you and I have been friends for thirty years, what are you talking about?" But since the second brother wants to avoid suspicion, then I asked! What did the second brother say about Tong Yangjia? ”

Ma Mingyuan was shocked when he heard Zhu Hongsan mention Tong Yangjia, if it was really Tong Yangjia who became the first assistant, would he still have a good life for himself? So we must get Tong Yangjia down.

Ma Mingyuan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, although Tong Yangjia is now a second assistant, this person is very small-minded, and he is not suitable for the position of first assistant at all, and Tong Yangjia is responsible for military production all the year round, and he is not familiar with the government affairs of the Ministry of Household Industry, so the minister thinks that Tong Yangjia is not a suitable candidate for the first assistant!" ”

Zhu Hongsan didn't plan to use Tong Yangjia, the reason is very simple, Tong Yangjia must clean up Ma Mingyuan when he comes up, and Zhu Hongsan, who wants to stabilize the government, has different political opinions, so Tong Yangjia is not a good candidate.

"Well, Tong Yangjia can't do it, what about Ma Jiyuan?"

When Ma Mingyuan heard the emperor mention his eldest brother Ma Jiyuan, his heart was tight, if Ma Jiyuan came to power again, there would be no hope for his recovery.

"Your Majesty, Ma Jiyuan is not a qualified candidate, the eldest brother's policy is very moderate, and now that the Jiangnan New Deal is being implemented, how can Ma Jiyuan serve as the first assistant again, what should I do if the new policy is made?"

Zhu Hongsan nodded, the new deal is the most important thing now, and everything must come first with the new deal.

Zhu Hongsan was one of the four major strategists back then, and all four of them belonged to the Chu Party, and they were all the backbone of the Chu Party, so Shoufu had to choose one of the four people. Ma Jiyuan and Tong Yangjia can't do it, so there is only one person left, and that is Feng Ziyong.

"What does the second brother think Feng thinks of his own use?"

Ma Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the emperor say this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is just right for Feng Ziyong to serve as this first assistant!" Your Majesty still remembers that the second cousin said that the most suitable thing for the second cousin is to be a local official, and now that the new policy has been completely launched, Feng Ziyong is needed to use such a person with local administrative experience to take the helm, so the minister agreed to Feng Ziyong as the first assistant! ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and then asked: "The first assistant has been decided, and the elder of the pavilion is still lacking, who does the second brother think is available?" ”

This candidate is the key to Ma Mingyuan's recovery in the future, and Ma Mingyuan has already selected a candidate: "Your Majesty, the minister recommends Chen Zilong, the secretary of the Ministry of Finance, to enter the cabinet!" ”

Chen Zilong should actually be regarded as Zhu Hongsan's fifth strategist, but Chen Zilong was not optimistic about Zhu Hongsan back then, and after saying goodbye to Wuchang, Chen Zilong returned to Nanzhili to prepare for the imperial examination. It was very late to join Zhu Hongsan Group again, and he had to be ranked behind Zhang Jiayu in Guangdong.

But Chen Zilong is different from the villain Zhang Jiayu, Chen Zilong did not use his relationship with the emperor to climb up after joining Zhu Hongsan's group, but went the opposite way and went to the local prefect, from the prefect to the political envoy, and then to the governor, the squire, and the Shangshu, it was really one step at a time.

This kind of step-by-step climb from the bottom seems slow, but it is better than the basics

Reliable, unlike Zhang Jiayu, who came out of the military aircraft and directly became an envoy, Chen Zilong basically did not suffer any setbacks in the past 20 years, and walked to the position of Shangshu step by step.

Chen Zilong is fifty-four years old this year, and he also organized the rebel army and the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Taihu Lake back then, and he also has an old friendship with Emperor Zhu Hongsan, coupled with his deep officialdom qualifications, he is the best candidate to enter the cabinet.

Zhu Hongsan also liked Chen Zilong very much, and when he heard Ma Mingyuan say this, he nodded and said, "Okay, let Chen Zilong enter the pavilion!" ”

"Come on, draft edict!"

Li Chengen heard the emperor say this, and hurriedly prepared pen and ink on the side, waiting for the emperor's order.

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and said: "Ma Mingyuan is in poor health, allow Zhishi!" Wang Yunchang is old and unsuitable for a cabinet position, so he is allowed to do it! Chen Zilong, the secretary of the Ministry of Finance, and Lu Daqi, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, entered the cabinet! ”

Ma Mingyuan originally thought that he would come according to his own opinion today, but how could he think of adding Wang Yunchang when the emperor issued the decree? Wang Yunchang is the key to Ma Mingyuan's recovery in the future, and now he has been driven home by the emperor together, so what should he do?

"Your Majesty, Wang Yunchang has done his best for the new policy in the past few years, and it is inappropriate for him to be a minister! There is also Lu Daqi, who resigned and went home a year ago, and Lu Daqi is sixty-nine, and I am seventy, and Lu Daqi is almost old! ”

Ma Mingyuan is right, Wang Yunchang is just sixty this year, and the emperor said that he is old, but the really old Lu Daqi is going to enter the cabinet, which is really unreasonable!

Zhu Hongsan said with a calm face: "Second brother, the matter of Henan is that the Ministry of Finance is not well supervised, and a governor of millions of silver dollars will use it when he says it?" Your Ministry of Finance won't send someone to supervise it? Isn't that the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance? ”

"But Wang Yunchang is just the elder in charge of finance...

"Okay, if Wang Yunchang is not responsible, Chen Zilong will be responsible, second brother, you can pick one yourself!"

The emperor's meaning is very clear, the Ministry of Finance must come up with someone to replace the dead ghost this time, either Shangshu Chen Zilong or Wang Yunchang, the old man in charge of finance, you Ma Mingyuan will decide it yourself!

Ma Mingyuan knew what the emperor meant, but the palms and backs of his hands were full of meat, and he was reluctant to do that. Ma Mingyuan thought about it for a long time, Wang Yunchang had reached the top, and it was basically impossible to become the first assistant in his lifetime. In addition, Wang Yunchang's status in Ma Mingyuan's heart is really incomparable with Chen Zilong, Chen Zilong is not only Ma Mingyuan's confidant, but also an important person in Chongzhen's ten-year alumni association, and also a key figure in Ma Mingyuan's recovery, so Ma Mingyuan decided to abandon Wang Yunchang to protect Chen Zilong after thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, Wang Yunchang Zhishi is okay, but Lu Daqi is sixty-nine this year, and he has already returned home, I am afraid that there will be criticism in the resumption of the dynasty!"

Lu Daqi learned that Zhu Youlang was killed by Zhu Hongsan a few years ago, and the angry official was not appropriate, so he directly wrote a letter to the cabinet, and then went back to his hometown in Sichuan to retire.

Ma Mingyuan did not agree with Lu Daqi's entry into the cabinet, but only opposed it from the side of the government, but Zhu Hongsan considered it from a political height. Zhu Youlang's death made Zhu Hongsan very passive, so that now the whole country is criticizing Zhu Hongsan, at this time, only Zhu Youlang's teacher Lu Daqi came out to stand for Zhu Hongsan, so that Zhu Hongsan can be saved from the crime of killing his uncle, although it is only superficial, but the fig leaf is better than nothing, so Lu Daqi must enter the cabinet.

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