Just last night, during the period when Xiao Mu, Lin Yi, and Empress Zhang were happily playing mahjong and playing cards, and even until the end of the card game, Xiao Mu and they all went back to sleep, but almost all the homes of high-ranking officials and ministers in the Ming Dynasty were brightly lit. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The ministers don't sleep so late, of course, not because there is a festival coming, but to study the current political situation in the Ming Dynasty, especially when the emperor has notified that he will go to the court tomorrow, and there will definitely be a big event tomorrow.

They also studied similar things, that is, whether the resignation of the current cabinet chief assistant to Zong Dao would be successful, and what kind of position they should take on this issue. After all, if you support the resignation of the sect, directly or euphemistically express the idea that you should come to the sect or go home for the children, but if he does not resign as an official, and continues to serve as the head of his cabinet, then his future life will not be so good.

So what if I do my best to keep Lai Zongdao and disapprove of his resignation and return to the field? This is also very risky, after all, the position of the cabinet is a radish and a pit, and if you don't leave the sect, there will be no extra positions for the cabinet elders to be vacant, and so many other officials who are staring at the positions of the first assistant and the cabinet elders will definitely not give up. Even if they don't want to leave Lai Zongdao, they have to find some way to force him to leave, and if they insist on keeping Lai Zongdao, they will naturally become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of these officials. If Lai Zongdao himself wanted to resign very much, then his situation would be even more embarrassing - not to mention being excluded by other officials, Lai Zongdao himself would not admit his feelings, then it would really be a bleak and easy to cold.

Since there is such a big risk for and against the resignation of the sect, how about doing nothing yourself, just quietly being a spectator and watching the turmoil above the court? Although this seems to be very free, but few officials can be so open-minded, after all, opportunities and risks are coexisting, although there is no risk in doing so, but avoiding the risk means that they have also given up further opportunities, after this village, next time I don't know when there will be this shop.

Just such a simple question is enough to cause a headache, after all, politics is not like child's play, and a wrong choice can bring about a catastrophe. Therefore, the question of supporting and opposing such a half is enough to give senior officials, allies, and aides a headache for a long time, because this matter is also full of weirdness:

According to the normal officialdom experience and laws, Lai Zongdao should have resigned and returned to the field long ago, and went home to coax the child, he can be the first assistant for a month, as for the other elders, especially that Yang Jingchen, he will also go home sooner or later, and it is enough for him to burn high incense without being charged with a eunuch, for Yang Jingchen at that time, instead of thinking about how to keep his position as a cabinet scholar, it is better to think about how to avoid being affected by the eunuch party's rebellion. It should be the normal rhythm to take the initiative to resign and return to the field early.

But at such a critical time, the emperor suddenly "went on patrol", and the emperor's political measures after the tour were also very different from before, and there were too many things that people couldn't understand. It's like saying that this temporary first assistant Lai Zongdao, who should have resigned and gone home a long time ago, suddenly trusted him, and even handed over all the major and minor affairs of the entire Ming Dynasty to the cabinet headed by Lai Zongdao to deal with. As for the handling of the eunuch party's rebellion case, it only punished its leader, and the other party members were able to spare and avoid implicating too many people as much as possible, and even issued a special order to amnesty the world, or when the prince was not born. The direct beneficiary of the emperor's series of measures is none other than Yang Jingchen, not only did he completely get rid of the name of the eunuch party, but even his originally stormy position as a pavilion elder seemed to be sitting more and more stable.

Originally, the situation seemed to have been determined, that is, under the influence of the emperor, the cabinet members of the Ming Dynasty were basically very stable, and the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty had also returned to calm - this was exactly what Xiao Mu was pursuing, and the other officials had to put away their undue thoughts. But just the day before yesterday, the first assistant of the cabinet came to Zongdao well but didn't know what he suddenly went crazy, and in full view of everyone, he suddenly proposed to the emperor to go to the position of first assistant, which not only shocked all the officials present, but also directly made the emperor faint on the spot, and the original activity of observing the opening of the inner study hall was also gone.

Da Ming, which had already stabilized, or said that the officialdom like a lifeless lake was directly thrown into a boulder by Lai Zongdao, causing countless ripples, and the thoughts that the officials had originally put away, what they should have and what they shouldn't have, all came out again.

Therefore, at such a delicate time, everyone is not sure whether after tomorrow, the head of the Ming cabinet will still have his surname. The decision between "for" and "against" is also naturally difficult.

After a long period of repeated discussions and trade-offs, most of the high-ranking officials were inclined to come to the sect and eventually resign successfully, and the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty would be replaced.

However, this is only the most preliminary question, although the possibility of success in the resignation of the sect is relatively high, but there are many more complex problems waiting for them in the future:

Who will succeed him as the first assistant? Could it be yourself? Should I fight for it? Of course, becoming the first assistant is the best, after all, this is the ultimate dream of every Ming scholar to become an official in the imperial examination, but becoming the first assistant is not so simple, you need to have certain qualifications, high prestige, you have to bear a lot of risks, and you also need a lot of courage.

As for some officials who lack qualifications and prestige, they feel that there is little chance of becoming the first assistant, so they plan to give up this opportunity, but fully support their political allies. Of course, you also need to consider how much energy you and your allies have, and what strategies you can adopt to succeed.

In the end, it is necessary to analyze whether other cabinet elders will also resign after coming to the sect, and if they also resign, should they fight for other cabinet elders positions that may be vacant? Or do you want to support other allies to get the vacated old seats?

All in all, if Lai Zongdao really succeeds in resigning, there are countless issues to decide, and there are at least three options to be made - for example, Qian Qianyi's mansion, he himself is discussing this issue with his friends.

"Teacher, students have three strategies, please choose the good one." It was Qian Qianyi's student Qu Shiyun who spoke.

Speaking of this Qu Shiyun, there is also a history, this person is a frequent acquaintance, Wanli forty-four years of Jinshi, now for the household branch to give things. As Qian Qianyi's fellow countryman, he is also very valued by Qian Qianyi, and the two of them are said to be masters and apprentices, but it is more like a relationship between teachers and friends, so Qian Qianyi has always attached great importance to Qu Shiyun's suggestions, and Qu Shiyun has indeed lived up to Qian Qianyi's trust, and his views on the problem are unique, which can often help Qian Qianyi a lot.

"Oh? What is the best way to get up the field, and quickly come to the old man! It turned out that Qu Shiyun started from the field, Qian Qianyi listened to what he had just said, and knew that he must have some good ideas as a student, so he was suddenly interested, pricked up his ears, and prepared to listen to Qu Shiyun's next insights.

"Teacher, the student will say this." Qu Shiyun cleared his throat, took a sip of tea, and began to analyze for Qian Qianyi, "Tomorrow in the court, the first to the emperor Chen Zuolai Zongdao is indeed not suitable to continue to serve as the first assistant, and several other cabinet elders are also corpses and vegetarians, without any achievements, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has not only not improved, but has worsened in their hands, please ask the emperor to summon the court to promote new cabinet ministers." The mentor is the leader of Donglin, and if the mentor puts forward the proposal to nominate the cabinet minister, other Qingliu officials will definitely respond one after another, and the mentor is also very likely to be elected as the trusted cabinet chief, which is the best policy. ”

Kida continued. Qian Qianyi listened to what Qu Shiyun said, although it was just a deduction on paper, but after hearing that he had the opportunity to become the first assistant of the cabinet, he was so excited that he sat up straight, and every hair on his body seemed to stand on end—this position of first assistant is so magical.

Qian Qianyi urged Qu Shiyun to continue, and Qu Shiyun continued: "Tomorrow morning, the teacher does not have to take the lead, nor does he have to impeach other the corpses of other cabinet elders, but move with the situation, and after the matter of the resignation of the sect is confirmed, he will promote the cabinet scholars, and then the students and others will go around, so that the main promoter will abandon Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren and others, and choose the teacher, plus the influence of the teacher in Wenyuan Qingliu, in this way, although the position of the first assistant is not guaranteed, but the teacher can at least get a position of the elder." That's the middle point."

"What about the next step?" Qian Qianyi then asked.

"Tomorrow morning, the teacher doesn't have to be the first to come forward, after the dust settles to support the resignation of the sect, there is no need to promote the cabinet scholars, just watch from the sidelines, after all, no matter what way, with the status of the leader of the mentor Donglin, it is very likely to obtain the position of a cabinet elder. This is the next step. ”

If Xiao Mu appeared at Qian Qianyi's house at this time and heard Qu Shiyun's "upper, middle and lower three strategies", he would definitely feel very familiar, thinking of many classic passages in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and exclaimed: "Do the ancients like to play this kind of game of 'shop around and let you choose'?" ”