The ministers of the political hall deliberated according to the system, and the scholars were late, and the officials were accustomed to this. The so-called political affairs hall has long been reduced to a formality, and today's Ming Jingshi is Beijing, as Nanjing's capital has long been far away from the center of power, so these old system examples that symbolize the authority of the Beijing division have only become a means to maintain this symbol.

However, even if the scholars come late, they are always reliable, and the atmosphere of the recent days seems to be very unusual. As time passed, the officials gradually smelled the different smell in the air, and then the previous casual and lazy atmosphere gradually faded, and apprehension and hesitation began to permeate the political hall.

The originally noisy political hall became quiet in an instant, and occasionally someone couldn't help but talk a few words, but they could also lower their voices and exchange ears. Everyone present felt the repression, but what was confusing was where did this repression come from? No one can say it clearly.

Suddenly, someone at the door shouted at the door, "Here, here, the scholars are here!" ”

The scholars in his mouth are actually the three most powerful and prestigious people in the capital. In the first place is Zheng Sanjun, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Households, followed by Xiong Mingyu, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and Gao Hongtu, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department. Among them, Xiong Ming, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, was ordered to go to Hangzhou to investigate the case of embezzlement of public money by the Bo Si in Zhejiang City, so at this time, only Zheng and Gao were left in the two important Shangshu in Nanjing.

The arrival of Zheng and Gao made the hearts of more than a dozen high-ranking officials in the political hall hang. There seems to be a vague premonition among them that something big is going to happen today. After a while, Zheng Sanjun and Gao Hongtu came together, and after the two sat down, Gao Hongtu glanced at Zheng Sanjun, cleared his throat and said loudly: "Recently, there have been many wars in Nanzhili, first Jiangbei has fallen, and then there is the fiasco of the Taiping Mansion of Wei Guogong......"

There was a sudden buzz in the political hall, obviously, Gao Hongtu's words were too shocking, and the direct mention of the fiasco of the Taiping Mansion naturally set the basic tone for the role and responsibility of Wei Guogong in the current situation in Nanzhili. In other words, today's government affairs will never be as simple as a formality.

"Clear! Eliminate! ”

Bi Maokang, the right attendant of the household department, suddenly stood up to maintain order, and shouted a few words, and the political hall gradually regained calm.

Gao Hongtu saw that the left and right were quiet, so he coughed, cleared his throat and continued: "If it weren't for the Zhenyu Marquis who turned the tide at the critical moment, you and I, I'm afraid that it would be difficult to sit in this political hall so peacefully today!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the thoughts of the senior officials were already clear, and the intentions of Zheng Gao and the others were now clearly revealed, and they must be to "raise Li and suppress Xu", so the key to the question is how should the officials choose to take sides? In fact, it is not difficult at all, the opinions of the officials are far less divided, with the leaders of the two Shangshu, the rest of the people don't have to think about it, just follow the herd. Whoever wants to raise some objections will not put himself on the opposite side of the hundred officials in Nanjing?

Officials have gone through more than ten years or even decades of sand, and if they can't understand the development of the situation in front of them anymore, then they have lived to the belly of a dog in the past few decades. Therefore, as soon as Gao Hongtu's words fell, he ushered in bursts of approval.

Some of them praised, and some were silent, but there was no opposition. Gao Hongtu was very satisfied with the situation in front of him, but he suddenly remembered Jiang Yueguang, who had been extremely active in the past few days and making small moves behind his back, and said in his heart, why didn't this old guy stand up today to find something awkward? After his eyes swept around the political hall, it suddenly dawned on him that Jiang Yueguang did not come today.

It was better not to come, and there was a noise of flies burning in his ears, so he was going to continue.

The first topic of today's agenda is how to restore law and order in Nanzhili. However, you also know that Nanjing's stay in the capital has the responsibility of supervising several provinces south of the Yangtze River after all, and now the rebels are spreading all over Jiangxi, Huguang, Fujian and other provinces. How can you be worthy of this crown?

The officials nodded frequently and said yes, these scenes were nothing to say, but they had to be said, and everyone was waiting for Gao Hongtu to say his final intentions. However, those who have a lively mind have faintly realized that today's political affairs hall may be about to discuss an unprecedented event.

Gao Hongtu clearly proposed that Nanzhili had the responsibility of supervising the provinces south of the Yangtze River, which did not exist in the past, although Nanjing, like Beijing, had a complete set of imperial court teams, and the six ministries and other yamen were readily available, but most of them were empty shelves. Although the Sixth Department of Nanjing also bears some of the powers and responsibilities of the military household workers in some provinces south of the Yangtze River, nominally the administrative departments, the inspection and envoy departments, and the command envoys of all provinces in the world are all subordinate to Beijing.

Gao Hongtu's argument today, if we dig deeper, can be contrary to this system and practice, but not only have you not raised objections to this, but some people have even secretly rejoiced in it. The reason for this is that if they take advantage of this troubled era to expand the scope of power of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, these are all things that the officials are happy to see, so wouldn't they also benefit? Whoever opposes it will be kicked in the head by a donkey.

With this awareness and acquiescence, although Gao Hongtu's proposal could not be exchanged, even the sound of approval, but everyone knows it, and today I am afraid that there will be a big move.

At this time, Zheng Sanjun suddenly coughed twice, and then took over Gao Hongtu's words, "Originally, the Duke of Wei was ordered to guard Nanjing, and today he should have been invited to be the town, but since the fall of Jiangbei and the fiasco of the Taiping Mansion, the Duke of Wei has an unshirkable responsibility." Therefore, the old man will discuss with you, whether it is necessary to recommend a person who is good at using soldiers to take on the responsibility of sitting in the town, not only to maintain the law and order of Nanzhili, but also to stabilize the provinces south of the Yangtze River! Now the Daming country has messed up the northern half of the wall, and the southern half of the wall can't be messed up anymore! ”

The officials who said these words were full of excitement, and at the same time, they also knew the real purpose of Zheng and Gao today. What they are doing, are they paving the way for Li Xin?

"I wonder if there is a suitable candidate in the department?"

I don't know who in the political hall suddenly asked, and suddenly the surroundings were silent, and everyone's eyes looked at Zheng Sanjun's face. They are waiting for this Nanjing Hubu Shangshu to completely unravel today's riddle. However, it is clear to everyone that this candidate definitely does not include Wei Guogong, because before the discussion, Zheng and Gao emphasized more than once that Wei Guogong needed to be responsible for the fall of Jiangbei and the fiasco of the Taiping Mansion, which was tantamount to indirectly announcing to everyone that this person would be excluded.

Zheng Sanjun didn't seem to be in a hurry to reveal the answer as soon as possible, but solemnly and solemnly glanced at everyone.

"It's a big matter, and it's not easy for the old man to decide alone, so I summoned you to discuss it."

Gao Hongtu picked up the conversation again at this time, "Yes, let's discuss it and speak freely!" ”

Although Zheng Gao and the others tried their best to let everyone speak freely, but after all, it was Qu Gao and Widow, and the fool would express his opinion before the dust settled. Of course, not everyone is so obedient, such as the old Hanlin Jiang Yueguang who had just lost his soul and left, if he was there at this moment, he might have done something out of the ordinary.

But fortunately, Jiang Yueguang is not here at this moment, so the atmosphere in the political hall is surprisingly harmonious, although no one takes the initiative to speak, but everyone knows that as long as the puzzle is revealed, they can praise each other, and fully achieve the essence of icing on the cake.

"Let's talk about it, let's talk about it, don't have any worries!" Gao Hongtu saw that no one responded, so he urged a few words.

Just as everyone's eyes were focused on the faces of Zheng Gao and the others, another voice suddenly sounded in the crowd.

"The marquis of Zhenju can fight well, good at farming, and after coming to Nanzhili, he has repeatedly made miraculous achievements, and the lower official proposed that the marquis of Zhenju ......"

Although this proposal was expected by everyone, the effect of someone who really said it was extremely shocking, and everyone's eyes swept to the rafter in unison. This person is not an outsider, but Langzhong Zhu Yuncai, who temporarily acted for Xiong Mingyu and the Nanjing Ministry of Industry.

It stands to reason that Zhu Yuncai is just a small Lang official, and this level is not qualified to sit in this political hall, but since the right attendant Zhen Shu of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry was imprisoned, all the high-ranking officials have been implicated and imprisoned, so Zhu Yuncai, a small Lang official, has surfaced. Everyone's gaze passed through almost everyone, and then fell on Zhu Yuncai, who was sitting in the corner near the door.

Zhu Yuncai faced the glances of dozens of pairs of high-ranking officials' eyes, and did not show any fear, but stood up and took a few steps forward to the middle, and said with a solemn face: "The lower officials think that the marquis of Zhenyu is enough to take this position." Today, it is dark, the Central Plains is in turmoil, and the traffic in South Beijing is cut off. The two ministries mentioned that Nanjing would dominate the provinces south of the Yangtze River, which was exactly what the society said, and the lower officials agreed with it! ”

As soon as the words came out, the political hall was in an uproar, if this was really done, wouldn't it be a separate imperial court to fight against Beijing? Trepidation and excitement are woven into everyone's heart, with both fear of the unknown and unspeakable anticipation.

After all, this kind of move to set up another court is too appalling, if someone dares to put forward such an opinion in the peaceful years, it will inevitably be attacked by the officials, and it is not too much to wait for him to be decided, but at this moment, the officials are actually happy in their hearts, and they are full of expectations and apprehensions, just waiting for a few scholars to make a final decision.

Everyone's eyes once again looked at Zheng Gao and the others!