Wang Xijue left, and the sunset on this day was the same as the usual time, reflected in the ancient palace city of the Forbidden City, which still looked incomparably majestic and magnificent, quiet and quiet.

Zhu Changluo sat in the Qianqing Palace for a long time, and his heart was complicated, the departure of the first assistant was a major event, and it was not something that could be decided with a casual sentence, although Wang Xijue had made up his mind, but some necessary procedures could not be omitted.

The resignation has been placed on his imperial case, but according to the convention, this note is to be dismissed, and a court member like Wang Xijue must resign at least three times before the emperor can approve it, which is to express the affection between the monarch and the minister, and more importantly, to give the ministers a time to prepare.

You must know that all the ministers of the court who need to go through this procedure are all people who have a pivotal position above the court, so naturally, after they leave, the position they leave behind will also be coveted by countless people, especially the heavy responsibility of the first assistant, and the people and ministers are extremely worthy of all efforts.

But this time, Wang Xijue really gave Zhu Changluo a big problem, it is true that the old ministers of the first emperor led by Wang Xijue are entrenched in the court, which often brings him a lot of trouble, but the reason why Zhu Changluo has not done anything to them, in addition to looking at the face of the old shoufu, there is a more important reason that he has no one available!

As mentioned earlier, Emperor Shenzong has not been to the court for decades, although he still maintains the operation of the court and deals with daily government affairs, but after all, the poor communication between inside and outside will have a certain impact on the court situation, and the ministers will eventually retribution for their own retribution because of the confrontation with Emperor Shenzong because of the country's affairs.

One of the most serious points is that the ministers of the imperial court have had a serious disconnection, and looking at it, among the bigwigs of the imperial court, there are six ministries and seven secretaries, and cabinet ministers, and only Li Tingji is under the age of 60.

Most of the court officials are old and old, with half a foot in the coffin, and this reason boils down to Emperor Shenzong.

At the beginning, Emperor Shenzong and his ministers avoided the deep palace because of the country's affairs, so they decided to take a detour, since it was the ministers of the court who stopped him, so if you want to solve them, in fact, things are simple, just change a group of people.

But when it comes to officials above the third grade, it is difficult to change one for no reason, let alone change a large number, so the Divine Sect finally decided, consume!

As the emperor, he needs to take care of the stability of the imperial court, and it is impossible to risk the turmoil of the imperial court to replace a large number of ministers at once, but he can suppress low-ranking officials.

He didn't move the officials above the third rank in the imperial court, but from the time he took refuge in the deep palace, the officials below the third rank in the imperial court wanted to enter the third grade, but it became a moat.

In particular, Emperor Shenzong was very young, which was his greatest advantage, and as time went by, most of the officials in the imperial court were dying, and several important departments were absent for many years, such as the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After Zhenji was promoted to the cabinet, the Mandu Procuratorate could not find a person who could be in charge of the affairs of the court, and this was Emperor Shenzong's plan.

As long as he survives these ministers who are working against him, even if those officials below oppose him to make a prince, they will not have enough influence.

It's a pity that before he could boil everyone to death, Zhu Changluo was born out of thin air, and by various means, he took the position of the East Palace, and Shenzong also left this world with complicated feelings and threw his mess to Zhu Changluo.

Therefore, the biggest problem that Zhu Changluo is facing now is that there is no one available.

These old ministers of the imperial court are not only his obstacles, but also the foundation of the maintenance of the imperial court.

Even if there is a second official, it was stuffed into it after Zhu Changluo ascended the throne.

As the team leader of the East Palace, Zhu Changluo has a lot of trust in his own people, but the problem is that even if you don't talk about their qualifications, the observation of politics and governance are different, and if you don't have enough time to accumulate, you can't handle all kinds of government affairs proficiently, which is a common situation.

After entering the ministries and academies, the speed of progress in today's imperial party is already fast, but it is still not enough to take the lead and take charge of the ministries and academies.

This is still Han Yi's reminder to Zhu Changluo, as the best figure of the younger generation, Zhu Changluo intended to promote Han Yi quickly, but Han Yi is Han Yi after all, and he sees it more clearly than Zhu Changluo.

He is too young, and it is difficult to convince people after taking the position, and more importantly, what youth brings him is too immature means and experience in handling government affairs, so he chose to go to Suzhou Mansion to be a small prefect.

Let's ask even a character like Han Yi, who has to precipitate and experience before he has the confidence to be in charge, how can Zhu Changluo rest assured that he will hand over the imperial court to other younger generations?

If the cabinet is the head of the entire court, then the ministry is the core of the entire court, and if the ministry cannot support it, the operation of the entire court will be affected.

Going back to the cabinet, there are now five in the cabinet, no, plus the newly promoted Ye Xianggao, it should be said that there are six cabinet ministers, four of whom are over 70 years old, while the other two are only in their 50s.

Wang Xijue's departure will inevitably cause a shock to the entire cabinet, not to mention anything else, the successor is the biggest problem, generally speaking, the cabinet is headed and assisted by the cabinet ministers.

But now the situation of the cabinet, the old ones are too old, the young ones are too few, Zhu Geng and Shen Li must not consider it, their friends in the court are too powerful, and Zhen Zhenji can be used, but he is about the same age as Wang Xijue, and he is about to become a leader, even if Zhu Changluo brings him up, he will not be able to work for two years.

What's more, the position of the first assistant is very important, if a powerful person is allowed to hold it, it can balance the pattern of the internal and external dynasties, and become a buffer between the emperor and the officials of the foreign dynasty, so it is very important for the first assistant to have enough tacit understanding with the emperor.

This kind of tacit understanding takes time to establish, if you change Zhenji, I am afraid that as soon as the tacit understanding is established, he will be a priest again, Zhu Changluo is absolutely unwilling to waste these two years in vain.

Regardless of the age that is too old, it is naturally not good to be too young, Li Tingji and Ye Xianggao, who have entered the cabinet, are already promoted beyond the ranks, and if you want to say that one of them will be the first assistant.

Not to mention that the ministers are unwilling, even Zhu Changluo himself is not very relieved......

As a cabinet minister, Li Tingji should be said to be relatively qualified, but in the position of the first assistant, his mind and courage have yet to be trained.

In addition to these two people, the people who can serve as the first assistant in the DPRK and the central government, one slap in the face, they are either too old to be appointed, or they have deep qualifications but lack ability, which cannot satisfy Zhu Changluo.

"Your Majesty, Gonggong Chen has arrived!"

After a while, Wang An tiptoed closer and spoke, for fear of disturbing Zhu Changluo's thoughts.

"Announce it!"

Zhu Changluo came back to his senses, sat up straight, and said.

Unlike other internal eunuchs, Chen Ju, as the eunuch in charge of the seal, is usually responsible for the heavy pressure of government affairs, so it is naturally impossible for him to be by his side all the time.

"Chen Ju has seen the emperor!"

Chen Ju looked tired when he came in, obviously staying in the master of ceremonies for a whole day.

"The eunuch has worked hard, I have something to ask the eunuch!"

Seeing Chen Ju come in, a smile finally appeared on Zhu Changluo's face, today Wang Xijue asked him to resign, he felt more and more that there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure meaning, especially an inner court eunuch like Chen Ju, unlike the officials of the outer court, will not pose any threat to the imperial power, it will only become a great help to him, and he will be a little more gentle between his words.

"The minister doesn't dare, please make it clear to Your Majesty!"

However, this move made Chen Ju a little strange, he instinctively felt that the mood of the Son of Heaven was a little wrong today, but he couldn't figure out why, but his attitude became more and more respectful.

"If the chief eunuch is ordered to evaluate the ministers of the court, the chief eunuch thinks, who can be the chief assistant?"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Changluo asked.

Chen Ju was shocked when he heard this, and frowned.

"Why did Your Majesty say this? Today's first assistant Wang Xijue is entrusted by the first emperor to assist His Majesty to ascend the throne, conscientious, and socially minded. ”

Zhu Changluo was slightly stunned, then smiled bitterly and said.

"The eunuch has a heart, and I am reluctant to let Yuanfu leave, but it is easier for people to have it, there is a reincarnation, Yuanfu is more than seventy years old, and his energy is not good, he has just handed me his resignation, I have retained it several times, but Yuanfu has made up his mind, and he cannot be stopped, I have no choice but to summon the eunuch to come, and I want to ask the eunuch, among the courtiers, who can serve as Yuanfu!"

Chen Ju's heart was relieved at this time, in fact, when he said it, he felt that it was wrong, with the status of the old shoufu today, if there is no fault, even if His Majesty wants to depose him, it is absolutely impossible, and if he is not careful, he will be regarded as ungrateful.

After all, the establishment of the crown prince was promoted by the old Shoufu, and later ascended the throne today, and it was also Yuanfu's left and right assistants, to say that from the dragon's work, no one can come out of the right of the old Shoufu, if he didn't resign on his own, I'm afraid no one would be able to move him.

With a light sigh in his heart, Chen Ju thought for a moment, but shook his head.

"Your Majesty, forgive the ministers for their courage, the ministers think that all the lords in the court are inferior to Yuanfu!"

It should be said that Chen Ju's words were very measured, Zhu Changluo asked who could replace Wang Xijue, but he replied that no one in the court could compare to Wang Xijue.

This small difference in meaning reflects his skillful political skills, and the old chief assistant has a great reputation and deep qualifications in the DPRK, and no one can compare with him in any aspect, and there is nothing inappropriate to say this in public.

But if someone can replace Wang Xijue, then there will definitely be countless objections, because no one can replace Lao Shoufu.

At the same time, Chen Ju also skillfully answered Zhu Changluo's question, that is, in this court, no one can take over the position of first assistant......

"The eunuch laughed, Yuan Fu is talented and virtuous, all of them are the best choice, compared to the former Yuan Fu Zhang Gong, no one in the court is unmatched, but the court must be maintained, the position of Yuan Fu needs someone to hold it, the chief eunuch is the eunuch who is the master of ceremonies, and he must know a lot about the ministers of the court, this is a private conversation between you and my monarchs and ministers, and I don't count, and the eunuch can speak freely!"

Zhu Changluo felt a little sorry in his heart, if he could, Chen Ju would be a good candidate, but it was a pity that he was a eunuch and was destined to be impossible to step into the cabinet.

In fact, he summoned Chen Ju over today, on the one hand, he was a little uncertain in his heart, so he wanted to discuss with Chen Ju, after all, Chen Ju is also a very old eunuch, and he has served in the celebrant for a long time, and has dealt with most of the officials in the court, and knows very well, on the other hand, he is the eunuch of the master of ceremonies.

In the cabinet, a very important function is to connect with the celebrant eunuch, so if you want to be more Yi Yuanfu, you must consider the opinion of Chen Ju, the eunuch who is the celebrant and the eunuch in charge of the seal, if he strongly opposes the issue of candidates, Zhu Changluo must also think about it.

After all, the celebrant is the person who deals with the cabinet the most on behalf of the emperor, and if a person who is not in harmony with Chen Ju is transferred to become Yuanfu, I don't know how many incidents will be made.

"In this case, Your Majesty, the ministers have the courage to recommend a person, Mr. Wujian is outstanding in public talent, loyalty, and forgiveness, and can take on heavy responsibilities!"

This time Chen Ju thought about it for a long time, it should be said that this kind of situation is rare, in the face of the king's inquiry, if he can't answer it immediately, it is also a loss of honor in front of the king, Chen Ju, as an old minister, naturally should not make such a mistake.

But this time, he was silent for nearly a cup of tea before he said slowly.

Zhu Changluo was not in a hurry, he also knew that this matter was very important, and it was too sudden for Chen Ju, so he naturally needed to think about it, but when Chen Ju finished speaking, Zhu Changluo frowned and asked.

"Yu Shenxing?"

"Your Majesty may not be familiar with the public, in the name of the public cautious, the word Yuan, is the second year of Longqing Jinshi born, for the first assistant Zhang Gong Juzheng protégé, the first Hanlin Yuan Shu Jishi, and then participated in the compilation of the "Mu Zong Record", promoted to the editor, and then transferred to the ministry, successively served as the right waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the left waiter of the Ministry of Officials, when Zhang Gong was in power, Yu Gong upheld the righteousness, had impeached Zhang Gong for the matter of seizing love, on the sparse advice, Wanli ten years, Zhang Gong was raided the mansion, Yu Gong played His Majesty, please be righteous and righteous, forgive Zhang Gong's mother and his young sonIn the seventeenth year of Wanli, Yu Gong was promoted to the Ministry of Rites, and the matter of the canonization was for the Ministry of Rites, and several times he tried to persuade the first emperor to establish the country early, which provoked the first emperor to be angry, and accused him of doubting the king, confusing the country, and punishing the officials of the Ministry of Rites. ”

It seems that seeing the change in Zhu Changluo's face, Chen Ju opened his mouth and said in detail about Shen Xing's resume, focusing on the fact that he is not afraid of power, dares to adhere to righteousness, and then speaks for Zhang Juzheng, and is forced to become a minister because of the dispute over the country, hoping that Zhu Changluo will not be prejudiced because Yu Shenxing has not been in the court for many years.

But what he didn't know was that the reason why Zhu Changluo frowned was not because he had a moment for Shen Xing, but because, just a moment ago, when he asked Wang Xijue this question, the answer that Lao Shoufu gave him was the same person......