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OMG! From four or five o'clock in the morning to now, it has been almost a whole day, and the courtiers have been waiting for Qin Li in the main hall for almost a day. Emperor Jiajing naturally said that he had eunuchs and palace maids to serve him, and he had lunch at noon, but those courtiers were different. Jiajing didn't look at them, and there was not the slightest expression on his face, as if he had completely forgotten their existence.

You know, many of them didn't even eat breakfast, because the morning was early, and at other times, the court meeting would have already dispersed. But who would have thought that today's court meeting would be a whole day, and it would be just waiting for one person. After standing for a day, my stomach was hungry and I couldn't say anything, and my worst legs were still shaking at this time. Yes, almost all of them are old arms and legs, who can stand motionless for a day like this!

Today, the courtiers really saw Qin Li's position in Jiajing's heart. I only heard that Qin Li was the emperor's favorite minister before. Today I finally saw it, it turns out that Qin Li is really red. Jiajing waited for Qin Li like this for a day, he didn't get angry at all, although he just kept a straight face, but everyone could see that the emperor's mood was actually very calm, and he didn't look angry at all. If this were to wait for others, it is estimated that Jiajing at this time would have jumped up and scolded his mother, and even smashed the Longshu case in front of him.

This Qin Li is too, why is he so inkbloc, he usually looks like a neat person and acts quickly, but what happened to him today? There is also that Huang Jin, who is a celebrity around the emperor, a person who usually has a lot of eyesight, but he is not sure what to do today?

Everyone thought wildly, but no one spoke, they didn't even look at each other, everyone seemed to be an old monk, and they were a little calm.

Yes, they are all old ministers of the imperial court, and today the emperor sits on the high dragon chair above, don't look at him quietly, but who knows that he may be observing everyone present now. Especially Zhang Cong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, although this guy was hungry and saw Venus all over the place, he tried his best to endure it. He secretly pondered, I am just a petty official of the fourth grade, and today is just an opportunity to perform. Looking at the powerful old ministers in the court, they are almost old. When will I, Zhang Cong, come out and enter the emperor's sight, I don't have to seize every opportunity to perform.

Now is an opportunity, and the emperor must be given a calm impression. You must know that this is waiting for Qin Li, Qin Li is the emperor's celebrity, and he is his benefactor. It was precisely because of Qin Li that he suddenly became a waiter in the Ministry of Rites. It's close to Qin Li, there's no harm at all!

Your Majesty, just look at it, I, Zhang Cong, am the most honest, obedient, and capable person in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Just when everyone was waiting anxiously and it was really difficult to continue, suddenly a cold and arrogant but extraordinarily loud voice sounded, "Chen Qin Li has seen the emperor!" ”

Boom! It's finally here. It's been almost a day of waiting. Qin Li, you cow, you are really good.

What disappointed the ministers was that instead of a trace of anger at this time, Jiajing had a smile on his face. said, "General Qin doesn't have to be polite, you don't have to be polite, just come!" ”

"Weichen thanked the emperor!" Before Qin Li's big gift could continue, he directly stopped and stood aside.

It's no wonder that Qin Li is the emperor's brother-in-law, and he salutes the emperor, which is only limited to the court.

"General Qin, inviting you to the court today, there is really one thing! General Qin knew that the Ministry of Works, Shangshu Wang, had repeatedly proposed to me to pay tribute. Wang Shangshu is conscientious and conscientious to share the worries of the court, he is the wealth of my Ming Dynasty. But lately, my health has been getting worse and worse, which really worries me. I'm really sad!

The Ministry of Industry is one of the six departments of our imperial court, and its position is very important. Since Wang Shangshu is old, he has submitted his resignation again and again, and I have thought of him. But who will take over the next step in this Ministry of Industry is really a piece of my heart!

General Qin, tell me if there is a suitable candidate! ”

Boom! Who would have thought that the emperor would say such a thing, isn't it very clear today that he is just discussing one thing? That is, the southeast coast is in turmoil, and the imperial court wants to send the right people to exterminate the Japanese invaders, but how can the emperor talk about this matter again.

Indeed, Wang Sui, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, had always been in good health, but I don't know what was going on, just after the disaster, Wang Sui's holy body suddenly failed, and he coughed all day long, according to Lang Zhong, he had a rare lung disease.

Speaking of which, Wang Shangshu has been working in the Ministry of Industry for a long time, he is a very upright person, and he is also a law-abiding person. It stands to reason that the Ministry of Engineering is a fat man, but Wang Sui's current life is still very ordinary. His mansion was not even comparable to that of ordinary ministers. Wang Sui's family has always adhered to the principle of hard work and simplicity.

Such a good Shangshu can't do it, which is really a loss for the imperial court.

Because of this incident, Emperor Jiajing and Xia Yan, the first assistant of the cabinet, actually discussed many times, and now the current courtiers choose a suitable person to be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. However, they consulted for a few days, but they did not find the right person.

As soon as Jiajing's words came out, the courtiers were immediately confused.

What kind of medicine is the emperor selling in the gourd today? Not only the courtiers, but even Qin Li was stunned. He asked Huang Jin on the road just now, and Huang Jin said very clearly, today the emperor just wanted Qin Li to go to the southeast to exterminate the Japanese invaders, and this was for him to summon Qin Li. But when he arrived at the court, the emperor actually talked about him left and right.

Only Xia Yan squinted his eyes slightly, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, alas! Qin Li's status in the emperor's heart is too high. So much so that the emperor wanted to give Qin Li the great favor of the Ministry of Industry, and then talk about going out to the southeast to exterminate the Japanese invaders.

From this point of view, sending Qin Li to the southeast coast to exterminate the Japanese invaders was actually something the emperor had already thought about. But Qin Li is only a second-grade general of Zhenguo, and he does not interfere in the government affairs, and he has very little contact with the courtiers, what suitable candidate can he have? You know, the Ministry of Industry is very important, can't it be a child's play?

Xia Yan thought about it carefully again, and couldn't help laughing, it was just the emperor giving Qin Li a face, it couldn't be true, and Qin Li was categorically unelected, and more importantly, he was chosen, with Qin Li's shrewdness, he would definitely not say it. After all, if you say it, you are suspected of forming a party.

Xia Yan saw very clearly that this emperor was a very domineering person in his bones, and he would definitely not allow others to form a party. It is precisely because of this clearly that Xia Yan and the courtiers have not been closely connected, and he has a tense face all day long, as if someone else owes him a lot of silver.

Jiajing just likes Xia Yan's personality. In Jiajing's opinion, Xia Yan is even more useful as the first assistant of the cabinet than Yang Tinghe. Because he had a good impression of Xia Yan, Emperor Jiajing was also very good to Empress Xia who had lived in the deep palace for a long time. Let Queen Xia be clothed and fed, Jiajing wants to let Queen Xia live a safe life in the palace.

What Xia Yan didn't expect was that Jiajing asked Qin Li, and Qin Li immediately fell into deep thought. After about half a pillar of incense, Qin Li suddenly said, "Your Majesty, if you say that you are looking for someone to be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Weichen really thinks of someone!" ”

Boom! Qin Li really has someone in his heart! Not only was Xia Yan surprised, but even Jiajing was stunned. Yes, Qin Li has only been an official in the imperial court for a few years, what kind of person can he have?

Jiajing's face was even more happy, and he said in his heart, no matter whether Qin Li said it or not, at least Qin Li was worried about me. Qin Li! You are truly my humerus!

Well, Jiajing also looks at people's faces. When someone else proposes a candidate, Jiajing may think that he is forming a party. But if Qin Li really proposed someone, Jiajing would only think of sharing his own worries. Because in Jiajing's heart, he felt that Qin Li was extremely loyal to him, and the relationship between him and Qin Li was actually a brotherly relationship many times, and Qin Li was still his brother-in-law!

How can my brother-in-law say that he will also harm his own brother-in-law?

"Good! General Qin, you can quickly talk about it and listen to it, so that all the ministers can refer to it! ”

Zhang Cong was standing behind Qin Li, and when he heard the emperor ask Qin Li about the candidate for the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Zhang Cong's heart rose to his throat. The Ministry of Works, that's the second grade of the imperial court! and his direct Shangguan Mao Cheng is at the same level. The most important thing is that the Ministry of Rites is an official who doesn't have much oil and water, but the Ministry of Works, hehe! That's a man with a lot of silver!

Thinking about it, the relationship between Zhang Cong and Qin Li is very good, the person he wants to say should not be me, right? If it were me, how nice it would be. No, he must be properly reminded.

Thinking like this, Zhang Cong gently pulled the corner of Qin Li's clothes behind him. Qin Li didn't understand Zhang Cong's thoughts. What Qin Li thought about was that Zhang Cong was now just a small fourth-grade official, a waiter in the Ministry of Rites. It's far away from the big man of the Ministry of Works! A fourth-grade official can become a member of the second rank when he has not made any contributions to the imperial court, and it is an important position like the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, I am afraid that only Zhang Cong will have such a dream.

Moreover, when his father-in-law Yang Tinghe was leaving, he told himself to beware of two people, one is Yan Song, the current secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and the other is this Zhang Cong.

Indeed, Zhang Cong only became a waiter in the Ministry of Rites after going through his own door and entered the emperor's field of vision. But that's all in the past, does it have anything to do with the present?

Qin Li ignored Zhang Cong and said loudly, "Your Majesty, Jiang Yao, the prefect of Yangzhou, has been working in Yangzhou for a long time. He is very clear as a prefect, and he governs Yangzhou in an orderly manner, and is very loved by the people. Besides, Jiang Yao is not fifty years old now, so she can be said to be a relatively young person.

Your Majesty, Weichen thought that Jiang Yao could take on the important task of the Ministry of Works. ”

Boom! Zhang Cong listened to what Qin Li said, it was cold from head to foot. Qin Li, Qin Li, didn't you think of me? Who is Jiang Yao? I heard you Qin Li say that he is just a prefect, and a prefect is just a fourth-grade official, and he is far away in Yangzhou. I, Zhang Cong, am a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and I am also a fourth-grade official, can't I Zhang Cong compare to a Jiang Yao?

Yes! Qin Li, I still have to treat you as a confidant and my benefactor Zhang Cong. I remember you, wait, unless I Zhang Cong has no chance, once I have a chance, I will definitely make you Qin Li look good.

Gotta get it! Only this time, Qin Li offended Zhang Cong.

As for Zhang Cong's thoughts, Qin Li naturally had no time to ponder, and he didn't really take Zhang Cong to heart. Yes, look at the way he looks like a wreck, and he still wants to be a member of the court, which also insults the image of the Ming Dynasty!

Xia Yan heard Qin Li say Jiang Yao, and immediately searched for Jiang Yao in his mind. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but light up in his eyes, and suddenly he had a feeling of enlightenment. Jiang Yao, okay! He is the best choice for the Ministry of Industry!

After a short period of astonishment, Jiajing laughed, "General Qin, I know what happened to you in Yangzhou, and I think you have seen Jiang Yao in Yangzhou." Also, that Jiang Yao is indeed good, a good official.

Yes! Come to me, spread my will, Xuanyang Prefecture Governor Jiang Yao entered Beijing, and I asked him to be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty! ”

It's as simple as that, Qin Li's words are so effective. An idle general from the second rank can immediately decide the candidate of the second rank of the imperial court. It's a miracle, but it's happening.

Xia Yan's heart was put in his stomach, and Xia Yan was really worried that the emperor would ask him if Jiang Yao was suitable in front of so many courtiers. If that's the case, Xia Yan is really hard to say, you must know that it is something that offends people. Although Xia Yan is very upright and will never form a party, it does not mean that he has a penchant for offending people.

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu was determined by Qin Li's words, which made the courtiers dumbfounded.

Jiajing let out a sigh of relief, and then a pair of dragon eyes looked at Qin Li and said, "General Qin, I announced that you went to the court, in fact, there is one more thing. Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang on the southeast coast, sent someone to send an urgent report, and the coastal Japanese invaders were in turmoil, which was a disaster for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

General Qin, just now the courtiers have been discussing for a long time, and they have been recommending you to go to the southeast, alas! I know you're working hard, but it's not good to lose face for the courtiers, so I have to agree!

General Qin, how do you feel? ”

I'll it! Since the emperor and the courtiers have decided on something, still ask me if it is useful? Qin Li thought secretly.

However, Qin Li had already thought about it, and it was his duty to go to the southeast coast to exterminate the Japanese invaders. Even if the emperor didn't choose to let him go, Qin Li would also take the initiative to ask for help. Fuck it! Little Japanese went to the land of the Ming Dynasty to cause trouble, so what are you waiting for if you don't kill it?

It has always been incompatible with the Japanese people!

Thinking of this, Qin Li said loudly, "Qin Li is willing to go, and he is very willing to go!" Qin Li's departure will definitely exterminate the Japanese and fight the majesty of my Ming Dynasty! ”