In addition to Sun Chengzong, Li Changgeng, Bi Ziyan, and Huang Shijun, the remaining six people are Hu Yingtai, Zhou Shipu, Zhang Yandeng, Tang Shiji, Zhou Yanru, and Wen Tiren.

In February of the fifteenth year of the Apocalypse, Ma Shilong sent Yao Yuanjun, Lou Guangxian, Bu Yingdi and others to lead 20,000 troops to intercept the Han Dynasty.

In March, Yao Yuanjun's army encountered Lin Dan Khan's Great Fortune Jin Bag, also known as Namu Zhong, in the Western Rajurga region, but Ezhe lost his trace.

"I can tell you the whereabouts of Ezhe and others, but I have two conditions: first, I want the Ming Emperor to personally guarantee the safety of me and the child in my womb; Second, I want the Ming Emperor to personally guarantee that he will not slaughter the people who intervened in the Han. Namu Zhong said. Although Lin Dan Khan is dead, Namu Zhong has Lin Dan Khan's posthumous child in his belly.

"Your Majesty is thousands of miles away, how can you personally guarantee this?" Yao Yuanjun said.

"The general can send a letter to the Beijing division on a fast horse, and the exchange is only ten days. As soon as the Holy Decree of the Ming Emperor arrives, I will tell you the whereabouts of Ezhe and the others, otherwise, I would rather die than reveal half of the news. I can also tell you that the jade seal of the Yuan Dynasty is in the hands of Ezhe. Namu Zhong said.

"I can give it a try, and at the same time, I will also send someone to escort you to Xi'an Mansion first." Yao Yuanjun thought for a while and said. Zhu Youxiao asked to treat the prisoners of the Han Dynasty well, Yao Yuanjun did not dare to act rashly, and Namu Zhong's status was noble, if he used the torture privately, it would definitely cause an attack from the court.

……

At this time, the House of Lords was electing cabinet ministers. The House of Lords selects its ministers by secret ballot, each of whom writes seven names on the ballot, and the seven people with the highest number of votes will be elected to the cabinet. The presiding officer of the meeting to elect the cabinet ministers was Zhu Youxiao.

"The five-year cabinet election is the most important moment for the House of Lords, and every vote you have will determine the direction of the empire's governance and the success or failure of the empire in the next five years, so you must be cautious and must not act hastily, otherwise, I will definitely remove your seat in the House of Lords, especially the seat that has accepted bribes, and I will deal with it strictly." Zhu Youxiao said sternly.

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he briefly introduced the ten candidates. After the introduction, Zhu Youxiao said: "Now that the voting has officially begun, please cast your sacred vote." ”

As soon as Zhu Youxiao's words were finished, the House of Nobles immediately became lively, and the seats began to discuss who to vote for.

"Of course, first of all, Sun Ge Lao, he was appointed by His Majesty."

"Sun Ge is always right, but Bi Shangshu is also a good candidate."

……

At the voting stage, Zhu Youxiao only prepared for half an hour, but in the end, it took more than half an hour. This is the first time that the House of Lords has elected cabinet ministers, and the seats are still a little uncomfortable, and after Zhu Youxiao urged several times, the voting finally ended.

The vote count also adopts the open method of counting votes, and Zhu Youxiao even prepared a blackboard for counting votes.

Sun Chengzong's votes were far ahead from the beginning, and although the counting of votes was only half of the work, Sun Chengzong's name was on every ticket, and Sun Chengzong was the first to win without any problem.

When the counting of votes was two-thirds of the way through, Li Changgeng, Bi Ziyan, and Wen Tiren had almost been determined, and what surprised Zhu Youxiao was Wen Tiren, Wen Tiren is now a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and his prestige is not high, but in the case of Qian Qianyi that year, Wen Tiren did a very good job. But Wen Tiren is a sleek, deep city, and scheming, especially good at peeking into the political wind, and in history, after he served as the first assistant during the Chongzhen period, he once overturned the case for the eunuch party. It is precisely because Zhu Youxiao understands these characteristics of Wen Tiren that Zhu Youxiao is willing to let him try this time when he elects the minister, but according to Zhu Youxiao's inference, it may be difficult for him to be a minister, but he didn't expect to win so quickly.

The next winner is Huang Shijun, but Zhou Yanru has been eliminated, and the remaining Hu Yingtai, Zhou Shipu, Zhang Yandeng, and Tang Shiji have very close votes, and it is difficult for the four to see the winner until the end, but Tang Shiji is slightly weak.

In the end, Hu Yingtai and Zhou Shipu won, these two people have not many records in history, especially Hu Yingtai is the biggest dark horse in the election of cabinet ministers, he is still only the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, but he didn't expect to win. And Zhou Shipu can still understand that he is now the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Finally, after the election of the House of Nobles, the seven cabinet ministers have all been determined, namely Sun Chengzong, Li Changgeng, Bi Ziyan, Wen Tiren, Huang Shijun, Hu Yingtai and Zhou Shipu. After the formation of the cabinet, the seven departments of Shangshu were also formed again, in addition to Sun Yuanhua as the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Xie Sheng as the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Hou Sui as the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Jiang Fengyuan as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Fengyi as the secretary of the Ministry of War, Feng Ying as the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Liu Zunxian as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

As soon as the cabinet was formed, it received an urgent document from the Xi'an Governor's Office on the matter of the Great Fortune.

"The Han Dynasty is the orthodox descendant of the Yuan Dynasty, holding the jade seal of the Yuan Dynasty, and the handling of the Han Dynasty is related to the stability of the entire Southern Mongolia, and it must not be hasty." Sun Chengzong said.

"Although there is no one in ten, it has a high prestige in the hearts of the Mongolian tribes and the people, and this matter can only be outwitted, and it is the next policy to take it by force." Li Changgeng also agreed.

And Zhu Youxiao was thinking about what Huang Taiji did in history at this time, he only remembered that Namu Zhong finally remarried Huang Taiji, and he didn't remember anything else.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of me marrying the Great Fortune Jin?" Zhu Youxiao asked suddenly.

The Ming Dynasty has never used the method of political marriage, and when Zhu Youxiao raised this question, the ministers didn't know how to answer it for a while. The ministers didn't speak, Zhu Youxiao felt that these ministers looked at him a little strangely, and he hurriedly explained: "I am pregnant, and I am by no means such a hungry person, as long as I have a holy decree, I will have hundreds of beauties overnight, do you understand?" ”

The ministers snickered and nodded, but Zhu Youxiao was so angry that he secretly said in his heart: "I am all for the empire!" ”

"Your Majesty means marriage?" Sun Chengzong asked with a smile.

"It should be a political marriage." Zhu Youxiao emphasized.

"Political marriage is indeed the best policy, the Inner Mongolia feudal division has just stabilized, there can be no turmoil, otherwise everything will be wasted, and the great fortune of the rich Jin is noble, it is the Borzigit clan, this marriage can be better than thousands of troops." Sun Chengzong agreed.

"In that case, then I decree that I agree to Namu Zhong's request, and at the same time make her a concubine, and at the same time I will send an envoy to marry Namu Zhong's concubine." Zhu Youxiao said.

(End of chapter)