readx; Regarding Zhu Youzhen's sudden proposal, all the ministers were incredulous. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Because since the establishment of the cabinet system, there have generally been three or four cabinet ministers, and at most six or seven people. Now the emperor's words have increased to fifteen, and this change is too big!

But when you think about it, the emperor's arrangement seems to be very reasonable. For the minister of the Donglin Department, because of this ceremony, there has already been a lot of internal quarrel, and it was not easy to come up with this list. If a person with a higher reputation loses the election because of the accident, he will be unwilling, which is not conducive to the unity within the Donglin Party.

Although they were very dissatisfied with the emperor's admission of the six Shangshu to the cabinet at the same time, they were unable to speak. According to convention, the six true Shangshu cannot also serve as cabinet ministers, which is also due to the consideration of power checks and balances. However, the official name of the cabinet minister is "University Scholar", and the grade is only the fifth grade, which is the "ancestral system" set by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. In order to ensure the authority of the cabinet, since the time of Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, it has been changed to the cabinet members to receive the six ministries, so that there will be no courtiers who are dissatisfied with the cabinet.

But this gave Zhu Youzhen an excellent reason: you can still enter the cabinet if you are a scholar, why can't the real scholar enter the cabinet? In this way, Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin, Lai Zongdao, Yuan Keli and others, who were centrists, could all enter the cabinet, preventing the Donglin Party from becoming a dominant family.

The Donglin Party weighed the pros and cons, and it was Qian Longxi who took the lead in playing: "Your Majesty has a holy decision, and the ministers should obey it." ”

The other ministers of the Donglin Department also understood what Qian Longxi meant, that is, although the Donglin Department still retained eight cabinet seats, which already accounted for the majority. If you blindly oppose the emperor's plan and annoy the emperor, then you can't even keep this achievement, so you have to seconded it.

As for Wen Tiren, he even called the emperor Shengming, and said impassionedly: "The ministers talk about the end of the nine columns, I can't bear to see Your Majesty working hard, and Qian Qianyi is completely out of public intentions, and he was unintentionally slandered by the courtiers, saying that the ministers are doing this for themselves to enter the cabinet." The ministers are isolated, they can't argue, how can they be angry in public! His Majesty Wan Qi will return his ministers to his hometown to avoid the fierce edge, and the ministers will also make their intentions clear! ”

This hand was played extremely skillfully, because Wen Tiren knew that he had offended the minister of the Donglin Department, and he couldn't push him anymore, so he deliberately made a gesture, but he could get impression points from the emperor.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen will not dismiss Wen Tiren at this time, doesn't that mean denying himself. Therefore, Wen Tiren gently persuaded him: "Since Qing is impeaching a traitor for the country, why bother to go, please not allow it." ”

The next step is to determine the cabinet members. According to the order of the popularity of the people on the list, the eight ministers were elected in turn.

At the top of the list is Qian Longxi, who is also expected. Wen Tiren almost scolded the Donglin Party members today, but he didn't dare to attack Qian Longxi, which shows the high prestige of Qian Longxi.

The second place is Han Yi. This is not only a veteran of Donglin, but also an old minister of the Three Dynasties, and he served as a cabinet minister during the Wanli period. Two years ago, he was deposed because of the eunuch party he offended, and now he has been reinstated by Zhu Youzhen, so he is grateful to Zhu Youzhen.

The third place is Li Biao. This person has an upright temperament and is fair, and he does not have such a strong opinion as other Donglin Party members, so he has also been elected by many centrist ministers.

The fourth place is Zhou Daodeng. After Zhou Dunyi, a master of science in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was naturally respected by many ministers.

The fifth is Liu Hongxun. This person was born in a famous family, once in the last years of Wanli to envoy to North Korea, just in time to catch up with the capture of Liaoyang in Houjin, the land route was cut off, Liu Hongxun traveled thousands of miles to return, and also received a large number of refugees on the way, which shows his courage. And he is also a typical Donglin Party member, jealous and hateful, especially able to fight, and the cunning elements Yang Suoxiu and Chen Eryi in the eunuch party were defeated by him.

The sixth place is He Rupet, a native of Tongcheng, Anhui Province. Tongcheng Duowang clan, the Ming generation of famous scholars emerge in endlessly, this is how the pet is also so. He has a literary name, but also a humble and generous person, which makes people feel like a spring breeze. He and Zuo Guangdou are both fellow villagers and friends, and this time he was among the divination, and he was strongly recommended by Zuo Guangdou.

The seventh is Wu Zongda, who is also an old minister in the Wanli period. He is upright and lenient and moderate, and is famous for his poetry, and is also a highly respected figure of the Donglin Party.

The eighth is Zheng Yiwei, who is also a great Confucian in the world, who is an honest official, and the only little money he has is used to buy and fill several large houses, and he even starved to buy books, which was rumored to be a good talk for a while.

The other six places belong to the six Shangshu. In order, Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Zaijin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lai Zongdao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Yuan Keli, and Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department. Because the secretary of the Ministry of Industry is still vacant, whoever is elected as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry in the future will naturally enter the cabinet. This position, which was originally ranked at the bottom of the six parts, suddenly became hot from today.

The remaining one place needs to be elected by the courtiers. As a result, Zhou Yanru defeated Cheng Jiming by a narrow margin and was lucky to catch the last train. Originally, with the prestige of Cheng Ji's life, it was difficult for Zhou Yanru to compete with him. But first, Cheng Ji's fate suffered the loss of not being in Beijing, and second, the ministers of the Donglin Department felt that Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru had won the emperor's lottery, and if Zhou Yanru was not elected, it would be easier to fall into the pretext of "forming a party". Although Zhou Yanru is not ideal, he is better than Wen Tiren anyway.

At this point, the first cabinet members of the Chongzhen Dynasty were finally elected (although there was still one short). According to the convention of sorting by age, Han Yi, the oldest man, became the first assistant.

Next, the 14 cabinet members paid their respects to the emperor. After the ceremony was completed, the ministers thought that they could disperse the court, but Zhu Youzhen smiled again: "In the past, there were only three or four cabinet ministers, and when the government was complicated, they had to be in a hurry. Now that there are more ministers, and there are many urgent border situations, I would like to ask you to work hard and take turns on night duty to deal with the government, I wonder if you think it is feasible? ”

Everyone was stunned at first, because in the past, no matter how busy they were, the cabinet and the six ministries never worked at night.

This time, it was Zhou Yanru who reacted first, and immediately knelt down and played: "The minister heard that His Majesty has worked hard for the government, and he often reviews the recital until the fourth watch. Your Majesty is still like this, how dare we who are ministers be tired? I would like to work the night shift! ”

The ministers saw that Zhou Yanru had begged for the lottery again, and what the emperor said was also reasonable, so they had to echo it.

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed, and continued: "I also know that there are many elderly people among the ministers, and they work hard at night, so I'm afraid they won't be able to keep busy. In this way, three ministers are on duty every night, supplemented by three scholars. Didn't Enke choose a lot of jinshi this time? Choose some capable scholars from among them, and I will look at the champion Huang Zongxi, which is good! ”

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