"Chaling, what did Your Majesty say?"

When Li Dongyang returned to the cabinet duty room, Liu Jian hurriedly asked. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Your Majesty has agreed to Wang Wei's entry into the cabinet, but Your Majesty also hopes that Wang Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, can join the cabinet as an auxiliary minister. So I didn't send it to the middle, so I want to wait until next year to make an official decree. ”

Hearing Li Dongyang's words, Xie Qian said directly, "Although Wang Jing has good ability, he has never been selected for Hanlin, how can he join the cabinet as an auxiliary minister?" ”

"Your Majesty is a good idea, when the old ministers of the court are exhausted next year, Your Majesty will order them to enter the cabinet, but there will not be much hindrance!" Liu Jian sighed lightly and looked at Li Dongyang again, "Your Majesty is determined to enter the cabinet together?" ”

Li Dongyang nodded.

Xie Qian said quite dissatisfied, "Your Majesty, this is simply coercion, a scoundrel!" ”

"Don't talk nonsense!" Liu Jian directly reprimanded him when he heard this, and then looked at Li Dongyang, "I don't know how Chaling thinks about this matter, after all, Fei Hanlin has never entered the cabinet before." ”

Li Dongyang muttered, "Although there has been a practice since the Yingzong Dynasty that 'non-Hanlin is not allowed to enter the cabinet', it is not an official rule of the imperial court after all. If His Majesty really wants Wang Jing to enter the cabinet, I'm afraid that no one can stop him if he really wants to stop him. ”

Liu Jian looked at him a little contemplatively, "What does Chaling mean, this matter can only be done according to the emperor's wishes?" ”

"In terms of Wang Jing's ability, except for non-Hanlin background, both ability and reputation are not bad, right?" Li Dongyang asked a rhetorical question without answering.

Liu Jian nodded approvingly, regardless of his background, he still recognized Wang Jing as a person.

But he still had a trace of concern, "Even if we agree with this matter, I'm afraid that the civil and military ministers of the imperial court are not so easy to dismiss." ”

"As long as it doesn't involve the ancestral system, they will just complain at most, and they won't make much trouble. Besides, since this matter is caused by His Majesty, this matter will be thrown to him for a headache. ”

Listening to Li Dongyang's extremely irresponsible words, Xie Qian glanced at him with great contempt, "This is your attitude as a minister of care?" It's a shame to trust the first emperor when he was dying. ”

Li Dongyang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and shook his head helplessly. For the latter's cynicism, he directly ignored it.

As the old saying goes: The prime minister can hold the boat in his belly. If you come with another person, facing Xie Qian's poisonous tongue every day, even if you don't go berserk on the spot, you will definitely hold a grudge. Here, I have to admire the hearts of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, and it is really hard for them to be able to work with this person for so many years.

Of course, this is also Xie Qian's right thing and not right person, so the three of them can work together for so many years, and the entire cabinet seems to be relatively harmonious. If it were a future generation, I am afraid that Xie Qian would have been excluded from the cabinet a long time ago.

Speaking of this, I have to mention that before Jiajing, although the status of the Ming Dynasty cabinet was gradually improving, it was at most on par with the six ministries, far from reaching the peak of later generations, so the cabinet was relatively harmonious in comparison. Moreover, the cabinet members are relatively stable, generally about three people, and the term of office is relatively long, the short ones are generally five years, and the long ones are more than ten or twenty years. Just like the current three cabinet elders, the eldest Liu Jian has been in the cabinet for seventeen years, and the shortest Xie Qian has also been in the cabinet for six or seven years.

However, since Jiajing's accession to the throne, or more precisely, before and after the "Great Ceremony", the cabinet members have become extremely unstable, and the cabinet members have changed several times in just a few years. Later, due to the substantial improvement of the status of the cabinet, the phenomenon of competing for power and profit became more and more serious. Naturally, the cabinet members have become more unstable, and the number of people has also increased dramatically, and at most there are seven or eight people crammed into a small cabinet room, which is like a train crowded during the Spring Festival.

Of course, there is no such situation now, and under the wise leadership of Emperor Xiaozong, the monarch and the ministers are still relatively united. Although intrigue is still unavoidable, under the call of the great banner of "uniting as one and prospering the Ming Dynasty", the fighting between the ministers of the court is still relatively restrained, not as fierce as in later generations.

Under the auxiliary government of such a large group of empathetic and capable court ministers, Zheng De was quite lucky to be able to stay on the emperor's throne with peace of mind and not have to worry about too many things. However, someone is in the midst of blessings and does not know the blessings, and always feels that the antique nagging of this group of ministers is really annoying, and wants to clean them out. However, this cannot be said that his decision is wrong, after all, most of the ministers in this class are old arms and legs, and it is good to go home to raise the elderly and take care of the children to spend their old age in peace.

Turning back to the topic, Liu Jian directly ignored Xie Qian's words, looked at Li Dongyang and said, "Do you think the emperor is good or bad if he stays in the middle and doesn't send it?" ”

Li Dongyang shook his head, "Your Majesty's starting point cannot be said to be wrong, but after the court ministers launched the candidates for the cabinet, they have not received a reply for a long time, I am afraid it is easier to cause their dissatisfaction." It is better to issue an order for them to enter the cabinet now, and the ministers will at most write a few complaints, but they will not do anything drastic. ”

After hearing his words, Liu Jian carefully weighed for a moment, and finally made up his mind, and said, "I'll leave this matter to you to talk to Your Majesty, okay?" ”

Originally, Liu Jian, who was the first assistant to the cabinet, should have told the emperor about this matter, but apparently he knew that the time he had been in the cabinet had begun to enter the countdown. So he began to hand over most of the things to Li Dongyang to do, and the latter also knew his thoughts, so he didn't make much excuses and agreed.

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When Wang Jing stood in front of the Zhengyang Gate of Jingshi again, looking at the majestic city in front of him, his heart was full of endless emotion. thought that before he left Jingshi, he was just a small imperial history, but he didn't expect that when he returned here again, he was already a dignified second-class court official, and the Ministry of Rites was still a scholar. There is nothing more than this in life.

However, thinking of his current official position, he still can't figure it out, how could the imperial court recommend him to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites? After all, the official books of the Ministry of Rites are generally held by officials from the Hanlin Academy, and he has never been selected for the Hanlin Academy, so how can it be his turn?

But it didn't take too long, Wang Jing himself understood that when he entered the court, everything should be understood. Although he didn't know who recommended him, he was still grateful and made up his mind to go and thank him when the time came.

I don't know how he will feel when he realizes that the emperor recommended him against public opinion, and that he will soon become a member of the cabinet.

"Master"

Wang Jing glanced back at his wife who poked her head out of the carriage and waved her hand, "It's okay, let's go." ”

After speaking, he stepped into the carriage and headed towards the capital.

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Looking at Li Dongyang, who was leaving with the holy decree, Wang Tingxiang looked back at the emperor who was in a good mood, and he really didn't understand. In fact, the emperor can decide who to join the cabinet, so why should he ask the cabinet for advice. It is not Zhongshu Province at the beginning of the dynasty, and the prime minister has the ability to decide the entire court situation.

Of course, if he understands that in someone's eyes, there is really no difference between the cabinet and the former Zhongshu Province, it is not difficult to understand.

He shook his head, no longer thinking about it.

"By the way, did you discuss with Wang Yue and Li Qingfang the candidates for the chief and deputy directors of the major yamen of the Internal Affairs Department that you handed over?" Zheng De suddenly said to him with a roster.

Wang Tingxiang nodded, "Back to Your Majesty, this roster is indeed a decision I made after the three of us discussed, I don't know if Your Majesty has any questions?" ”

"No, this roster is decided." Hearing this, Zheng De directly made a decision, thought about it and then said, "As for those concubines in the palace, don't send them to a few uncles for the time being." There's been so much going on this year, so let's stop for a while. ”

"I understand." For the emperor's proposal, Wang Tingxiang also supported it. After all, after the announcement of the list of cabinet members, I am afraid that the court will make a fuss again, and it is naturally not easy to make another incident now.

"I'll go take a nap, you can go about your business." Zheng De finally gave him a command, and then left the imperial history room directly and went back to sleep.

Wang Tingxiang also knew that Zheng De had the habit of taking a nap, and looked at his departing back, and also left to do his own business. Only left poor Shi Xuan alone, and did the drudgery of correcting the recital for someone.

Ay! Whoever makes honest people easy to be bullied.

When the day was westward, Zheng De slowly woke up. After washing up, he asked Wang Yue who came over, "What time is it?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty's words, it's already time for Shen."

It was two or three o'clock in the afternoon, Zheng De nodded, looked at Wang Yue, who stopped talking, and said strangely, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Outside the emperor, many palace maids and eunuchs are kneeling outside the door and asking for their lives." Wang Yue hesitated.

"Please?" Zheng De looked at him suspiciously, "What kind of life, please?" ”

"Regarding the redundant staff in the palace,"

"They're here to intercede?" Zheng De instantly understood, and couldn't help frowning, "Why did this kind of thing happen, how did you do it?" ”

"This ......"

Wang Yue also had a hard time and couldn't explain clearly, and he didn't know who connected these people to the Qianqing Palace to make trouble. Moreover, although he was the deputy minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he did not have any right to transfer the Ouchi Guards Bureau and the pro-army, and he was afraid of arguing with Zheng De, so he did not drive these people away.

Seeing that he was hesitant, Zheng De also knew that this was not the time to settle accounts, so he waved his hand, "Let's go, go out and have a look." ”

I wanted to go out and see how it was.

As soon as Zheng De stepped out of the Qianqing Palace, the originally quiet square suddenly boiled, and a plea of plea came overwhelmingly, making it impossible to hear what they said for a while.

"Quiet!"

Looking at the large group of people kneeling in front of him, Zheng De shouted. Maybe it's because the sound is so noisy that no one but the people next to them can hear it clearly. He cleared his throat in embarrassment, then yelled, "Quiet. ”

Like thunder, it exploded in the sky above the square in front of the Qianqing Palace, making everyone present suddenly quiet down, and they all looked at the great tomorrow in front of them.

Zheng De, who was stared at by countless pairs of eyes, couldn't say uncomfortable, but this was not the first time this kind of thing happened, and he didn't seem too nervous. Glancing at the people in the square, "Is there anything you can't sit down and talk about, what are you talking like here, are you trying to force the palace?" ”

"Slaves don't dare."

This big hat was buttoned down, and the people kneeling below were so frightened that they kowtowed again and again.

Looking at their appearance, Zheng De waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, you all get up and talk first." ”

After a long time, I saw that they were still hesitant and kneeled unwilling to get up. Zheng De said with some annoyance, "Okay, since you all don't want to get up, just keep me on my knees." ”

After speaking, Zheng De flicked his sleeves and left directly angrily.

The palace people kneeling below were suddenly dumbfounded, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

"You bunch of things that don't know what to do, since the emperor asked you to get up, get up, who are you kneeling to show your face? Deserve! Wang Yue looked at Zheng De who was leaving, and couldn't help but scold angrily at the people in this square.

He also knew that the emperor's temperament of eating soft and not eating hard was that this group of people ended up like this, which was simply self-inflicted in his eyes.

"Let them suffer, don't think that anyone can be blackmailed." Wang Yue thought of this in his heart, and he didn't bother to pay attention to them, and followed directly in the direction where the emperor left.

Only this group of palace people who knelt and pleaded for mercy were left, and they didn't know what to do.