After Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, although Nanjing was left out in the cold, the imperial palace in Nanjing was still very well preserved, and after Empress Zhou and others entered the city, they also lived in the Nanjing Imperial Palace, where the facilities were still complete.

The officials in Nanjing, on the other hand, were not idle, and everyone knew that their days would not be idle in the future, and they would not have a good time. Many people are apprehensive, but there are also many people who are full of anticipation. Heroes emerge from troubled times, and they who were originally assigned to Nanjing may bid farewell to the days of disappointment and re-enter the stage of history. Therefore, they are all busy, busy asking about the situation, and working hard for their future.

After the affairs were initially settled, Cao Yue, Sun Chuanting, Gao Hongtu, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, and other major officials and magnates in Nanjing also discussed the question of the selection of the new monarch and the future state arrangements.

On the issue of who should be enthroned, Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu did not hesitate to mention the name of Zhu Cijiong, the king of Ding, and then the treacherous Sun Chuanting also agreed to this proposal, and Cao Yue, who finally expressed his position, of course had no objection. In fact, everyone knows that supporting Zhu Cijiong, the king of Dingding, is the only choice for everyone, and if anyone proposes other candidates, they will definitely not be able to convince the world.

After the matter of supporting the establishment of Wang Zhu Cijiong as the new monarch was decided, the selection of officials in the DPRK and China has become an unavoidable issue for anyone. However, all this has to be decided by the emperor, although the newly enthroned emperor Zhu Cijiong is young and cannot be pro-government, but the posture still has to be done.

Because of the urgency of the situation, after agreeing to support Zhu Cijiong as the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cijiong was also proclaimed emperor in Fengtian Temple in Nanjing on a certain auspicious day of the zodiac. After Zhu Cijiong ascended the throne, he still took Chongzhen as the year name, and swore to the world that he would change the year name when the Liukou was pacified, Jiannu was destroyed, and the capital was returned to Beijing.

When Zhu Cijiong ascended the throne, he also announced a posthumous gift to his father, Emperor Chongzhen. After praising the great achievements of Emperor Chongzhen and his last unyielding loyalty, the edict praised him as Emperor Shaotian, Dao Gangming, Gang Ming, Fen Wu, Dun Ren, Mao Xiaolie, and Emperor Xiaolie. The temple number is Huaizong, it is buried near the Ming Filial Piety Mausoleum of the Purple Mountain, the mausoleum is called "Siling", the whole country mourns for it, and amnesties the world.

Immediately, Zhu Cijiong, who was trembling and had not yet fully entered the state, presided over the court meeting to discuss the selection of court officials. Before the court meeting, Empress Zhou, Cao Yue, Sun Chuanting and Zhu Cijiong had a secret discussion, and finally Zhu Cijiong obeyed the orders of the three adults.

The court meeting to discuss major state affairs and the selection of court officials was held on the same day after Zhu Cijiong's accession to the throne, and the first issue was to discuss the selection of the first assistant to the cabinet.

"I think Master Sun is the most qualified to be the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty." Cao Yue stated his opinion before everyone, "Master Sun's strategy must be admired by everyone, if the emperor had given him the opportunity to preside over court affairs and military affairs, maybe the Liukou would have been pacified long ago." If he hadn't changed generals after his temporary defeat this time, the rogue wouldn't have been able to grow bigger. ”

"Xia Guan also thinks that Master Sun is the best candidate for Shoufu!" After Cao Yue expressed his position, Gao Hongtu immediately expressed his opinion, saying that he was following Cao Yue. Selected Sun Chuanting's talents.

After pondering for a while, Shi Kefa also agreed with Cao Yue's proposal and supported Sun Chuanting to serve as the first assistant. Seeing that Gao Hongtu and Shi Kefa both expressed this, Zhu Tongdi, the king of An, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, Zhao Zhilong, the Bo of Xincheng, Liu Kongzhao, the Bo of Sincerity, and the Yushi Gaozhuo, who was fortunate enough to escape from Beijing, all echoed him. Ma Shiying, who originally wanted to compete for the position of first assistant. Seeing that Cao Yue was so blatantly supporting Sun Chuanting, none of the other officials stood up to oppose it, and they did not dare to speak out against each other, and finally reluctantly agreed to let Sun Chuanting serve as the first assistant.

Sun Chuanting pretended to excuse himself a few times. In the end, he also accepted it, saying that he would do his best to avenge the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty, and the revenge of Emperor Chongzhen.

The first assistant candidate is preliminarily decided. The selection of the second assistant became an issue that the officials would then discuss. Sun Chuanting proposed that Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Shi Kefa serve as deputy assistants to the cabinet, and this proposal was immediately supported by Cao Yue, and the other officials were not as prestigious as these three people, and finally they were recognized by everyone with very little dissent.

The main reason is that the Donglin Party has always been in fierce competition with the Fushe and other forces in the DPRK and China, and the Donglin Party has often become the target of public criticism, and some Donglin Party candidates have been attacked by others. Fortunately, on the way back to Nanjing, Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting discussed this issue carefully.

Because he couldn't read books about the end of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Yue also had a better understanding of the current political situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the dispute between political groups such as the Donglin Party and the Fushe, as well as the ability and character of these officials in the late Ming Dynasty.

In the end, the outcome of the argument remained unchanged from what Cao Yue had originally mentioned.

The secretary of the ministry is concurrently served by Shi Kefa, the head of the household department is still worried by Gao Hongtu, the position of the secretary of the criminal department was obtained by Gao Zhuo, Huang Daozhou was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and the post of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites decided to let Qian Qianyi, the veteran of the Donglin Party, take the position of the secretary of the military department fell on Zhang Huangyan, who was recommended by Cao Yue, Wang Duo was appointed as the left capital of the Imperial History, and Qu Shiyun was appointed as the right capital of the imperial history.

Because of the critical situation, in order to cope with the changes in the situation and coordinate the dispatch of the world's troops, the little emperor Zhu Cijiong decided to reset the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, with Cao Yue as the Metropolitan Governor, in charge of the world's soldiers and horses.

Cao Yue served as the governor of the capital, and proposed the candidates for the left and right governors of the five armies under his name. Most people knew what it meant to hold this position, and Ma Shiying, Qian Qianyi, Wang Duo and others jumped out desperately to oppose this proposal.

What Cao Yue didn't expect was that those officials who had mastered his shortcomings and even lifelines, such as Gao Hongtu, Zhu Tongxuan, Xu Hongji, Zhao Zhilong, Liu Kongzhao and others, did not stand up to support him, and even Shi Kefa remained silent.

It was Sun Chuanting who came out to refute Ma Shiying, Qian Qianyi and others, he thought that the situation was critical, and he had to do extraordinary things at extraordinary times, otherwise the Ming Dynasty was still a plate of scattered sand, and strongly asked Cao Yue, who had won the battle, to be in charge of the world's army, and put all the troops in the hands of the imperial court through Cao Yue, and unified scheduling, otherwise there was no way to resist the Liukou and Jiannu, let alone talk about recovering the country and avenging Emperor Chongzhen.

Of course, the little emperor Zhu Cijiong has repeatedly expressed his support for Cao Yue to take this position, on the way south, he has been brainwashed by Cao Yue, coupled with Cao Yue's heroic performance all the time, he worships this brother-in-law as an idol, and knows that he can get the throne thanks to Cao Yue's support, and he will not stand up and sing against Cao Yue until he understands the cruelty and darkness of the political struggle.

However, the officials who opposed it were still very tough, and in the end the matter was not finalized, and the court meeting could be said to have broken up unhappily. (To be continued.) )