Of course, there are a lot of white-eyed wolves, but that is not the mainstream of Rulin.

There is such a relationship, whether Fan Zhongjie admits it or not, others will classify him into the Donglin Party.

Secondly, Fan Zhongjie is still Mao Xiang's fellow brother, and he fought side by side with Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiang for more than two months in this battle of Shanyang, and the friendship of life and death formed in this kind of battle is the most sincere.

With this level of relationship, the relationship between Fan Zhongjie and Shiziying will not be bad.

Last but not least, Fan Zhongjie is said to be quite appreciated by Chongzhen.

There were even rumors in the market that Chongzhen was going to transfer Fan Zhongjie to the Internal Affairs Office.

Therefore, let Fan Zhongjie replace Meng Zhaoxiang and take over the left servant of the ministry who is actually in charge of the affairs of the ministry, they recognize it, and the saint also approves it, which can be said to be a win-win situation, and it couldn't be better.

As for the benefits of this matter, the biggest benefit is to drive Meng Zhaoxiang away from the ministry.

Meng Zhaoxiang relied on the identity of the Nine Secretaries of National Disaster, did not rely on it, and gradually formed a system independent of the Donglin Party and the Imperial Party, and there were already many low-level Beijing officials secretly attached to him, and in the long run, a civil official group with the Nine Secretaries of National Disaster as the core will be formed in the DPRK.

This is something that Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang absolutely cannot tolerate.

As the old men of the Donglin Party who have experienced the dispute between the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party, and the melee between the Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, and the Qi Party, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang will never allow the rise of the new civilian official group.

Party strife must be nipped in the bud.

That's why Gao Hongtu came up with Fan Zhongjie to take over Meng Zhaoxiang.

As for Meng Zhaoxiang, he was promoted to two levels and moved to the Ministry of Rites.

Although the real power of the Ministry of Rites is not as good as that of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, it is the first of the six ministries in terms of Qinggui.

Moreover, after Meng Zhaoxiang moved to the left of the Ministry of Rites, the next step would be to push the court into the cabinet, so that the arrangement would be reasonable in all aspects, and most of the saints would approve it.

Sure enough, as soon as Gao Hongtu said this, Jiang Yueguang and Xie Xuelong immediately expressed their support.

This made Shi Kefa feel even more aggrieved, this first assistant was really boring, so he simply let Xian give Gao Hongtu to count, but unfortunately he was only in his early forties, and Zhishi was still early.

Even if you really want to be a leader, it should be Gao Hongtu.

After all, Gao Hongtu is already an old man in his sixties.

Xie Xuelong continued: "Fan Zhongjie is transferred to the Ministry of Officials, so what about the branch court? ”

Gao Hongtu was also really unkind, and once again decided: "As for the Zhi Ting's advice, although it is only a person's background, but after all, this time it is due to the country and the society, and it should be commended, so it is better for him to take over the vacated position of Fan Zhongjie and directly serve as the prefect of Huai'an Mansion." ”

This is amazing, the county magistrate is promoted to the mayor!

"This!" Jiang Yueguang said, "Will it be too much?" ”

From a seventh-grade prefect to a four-grade prefect, this is six levels in a row!

If it is a place where Beijing officials are released, especially the officials of Kedao Yan or the prince's palace, it is actually nothing to upgrade their grades to six levels, but the branch court is not released from Beijing, and it is not from a Jinshi background, which is outrageous.

Xie Xuelong also said: "Yes, it is not appropriate for Zhi Tingzhi to take over as the prefect of Huai'an. ”

Shi Kefa supported Gao Hongtu's opinion, but he didn't want to say it.

In the end, Gao Hongtu took a step back and said: "Since this is the case, I will grant the Huai'an Mansion the same governor and the governor of the government." ”

Fu Tongzhi is only a five-grade official, and he has been promoted from the seventh-grade county to the five-grade Tongzhi, and even the promotion to the fourth level is also very exaggerated, but it is not as shocking as the direct promotion to the prefect.

Jiang Yueguang and Xie Xuelong agreed at this time.

"This matter is settled, go back and let the officials go through the process." Gao Hongtu glanced at Shi Kefa, and then continued, "There is still one matter that must be decided as soon as possible. ”

"That's the Xiangyong compiled by Huai'an Mansion."

"It's time for local officials to take over these townspeople."

Shi Kefa's eyes fell on Gao Hongtu at the same time.

Are you in such a hurry? This is a snatch of military power from the hands of the Holy Lord.

Obviously, at this time, the civilian clique had already felt the threat of imperial power.

If Chongzhen is allowed to operate in the Huanghuai defense line, after controlling the border army, and then controlling the 200,000 villagers in Huai'an Mansion through the Shizi battalion, Shengshangzhen will become the second Emperor Yongle.

An emperor who holds military power in his hands, what checks and balances do civil officials have?

Therefore, the command of the border army can be handed over to the emperor, but the Xiangyong of Huai'an Mansion cannot.

In the future, if the state capitals on the border of the Ming Dynasty also follow the example of the Huai'an Prefecture to train the villagers, this work must also be handed over to local officials or officials appointed by the Ministry of War, and must not be handed over to the emperor again.

For Gao Hongtu's proposal, Shi Kefa naturally agreed.

But then again, taking over Xiangyong is not just a matter of lip service, you have to come up with real money.

"The silver matter has been settled." Gao Hongtu continued, "At present, all the five million taels of bonds in the Hubu City Exchange have been sold, and the second phase of 20 million taels of bonds is about to be sold, so the silver is no longer a problem, and the imperial court can fully afford the expenses of compiling and training the villagers, so there is no need for the internal affairs government to do it on behalf of the people." ”

Jiang Yueguang reconciled Xuelong and immediately said: "The servants seconded the proposal. ”

Shi Kefa expressed his approval again.

This is the first to help.

……

At the same time, he was on duty in the public office of the Ministry of Officials.

Chen Liangmo, the superintendent of the imperial history, and Hu Ke both gave Wu Ganlai to find Meng Zhaoxiang in the matter, and the three of them sat down and didn't say a few words, and Wu Linzheng, the secretary of Taichang Temple, also came over.

Among the nine civil officials who fled from Beijing with Chongzhen, Wang Jiayan served as the governor of Shandong, Jin Xuan served as a member of the military department in Xuzhou and temporarily took charge of the general military affairs, and Liu Lishun of Zuo Zhongyun of Zhan Shifu, De Ma Shiqi of Zhan Shifu and Wang Wei of Hanlin Yuan have also been released to serve as local pro-people officials.

Now only Meng Zhaoxiang is left in Nanjing.

It is foreseeable that Chen Liangmo, Wu Ganlai, and even Wu Linzheng will soon be released.

This obviously belongs to the collective will of the Nanjing official group, and Meng Zhaoxiang, the servant of the ministry, cannot be stopped, so the only thing he can do is to find a good dispatcher, at least to be a regular official.

Ma Shiqi was released to serve as the prefect, and Liu Lishun was released to serve as the governor of the state.

Only the Hanlin Academy reviewed Wang Wei's qualifications are too shallow, and he can only serve as a state governor for the time being.

"Did you hear about Satsuka?" Wu Linzheng asked, "Shanyang was beheaded nearly 10,000 in the first battle!" ”

"That's what we're talking about." Meng Zhaoxiang said with a smile, "Yan Yingyuan is really a good person, and the ability of the Holy Lord to know people is also breathtaking. ”

"yes." Wu Linzheng muttered, "Before the Shanyang War, we were also puzzled by the fact that the Holy Lord entrusted the garrison of Huai'an Mansion to a few scholars. ”

Chen Liangmo said abruptly: "We naturally know that Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiang are the first to defend Huai'an Mansion, but I am afraid that the princes in the court will not think so, they will only think that this is the credit of Fan Zhongjie, the prefect of Huai'an, and the branch of Shanyang Governor's County. ”

"That's to be expected." Wu Lin Zheng said, "But then again, Fan Zhongjie and Zhi Tingji's performance in the Battle of Shanyang is also remarkable, and moving left is also deserved." ”

Wu Ganlai snorted and said: "Fan Zhongjie and Zhi Ting's advice to move to the left should of course, but I am afraid that several assistants of the cabinet will take the opportunity to make a fuss, and Mingsheng secretly moved to the left and left Tsukasa. ”

"What do you mean?" Wu Linzheng stared at him and asked, "What did you hear?" ”

"Not really, we're just guessing." Chen Liangmo waved his hand and said, "However, there is a cloud of etiquette, everything is foreseen, and if it is not prepared, it will be wasted, since there is such a possibility, we must take precautions in advance, so as not to catch a few pavilion elders off guard when the matter comes." ”

Wu Linzheng said: "How to prevent this matter? ”

Wu Gan said: "Since I followed the holy car to Nanjing, I have not been idle, if a few pavilion elders are really excessive, they have no choice but to mobilize the officials of the Taoist Dynasty to create public opinion. ”

Chen Liangmo said: "Unless Zuo Tsukazai is allowed to enter the cabinet to assist him, he will never rest." ”

"Isn't that okay?" Meng Zhaoxiang said with some embarrassment, "Isn't this just provoking party strife?" ”

After a pause, he said: "As far as the current situation is concerned, what my Ming Dynasty needs most is to work together to resist foreign captives, so it is best not to provoke party strife, and the Holy Lord definitely does not want to see party strife." ”

Chen Liangmo and Wu Ganlai were silent, which was the most sorrowful.

The meaning of the saint is actually known to several of their Beijing officials.

It was to entrust all political affairs to the officials in Nanjing, in exchange for the command of the border army.

That is, the Holy Superior does not engage in checks and balances in political affairs, but the civilian clique cannot drag the Saint back militarily, and so far, the cooperation between the two sides has been quite harmonious.

It is also because of this that the Holy Lord has not given them any support for the National Tribulation.

There is reason to believe that if there is the support of the Holy Lord, Nanjing will never be the current situation, and the civil official group headed by the National Disaster Jiuqing is fully capable of a draw with the Nanjing official group.

In the end, Chen Liangmo said: "Zuo Tsukazai, some things are not whether we want to fight or not, but the Nanjing officials have to force us to fight, if we don't fight, they will be trampled into the quagmire, if our national disaster Jiuqing is trampled into the mud, there will be no one in the court to speak for the saint, and then can the current balance be maintained?" I've seen enough. ”

Wu Ganlai then said: "Maybe the four pavilion elders are already planning to fight for military power. ”

"Well, it's possible." Wu Linzheng said, "The border army should not dare to stretch out their hands, and it is difficult to say Xiangyong." ”

"Then, Lord Wu's opinion is also the same as ours." Wu Ganlai said to Meng Zhaoxiang again, "Zuo Tsukazai, we have no way out of this matter, we can only fight with them to the end." ”

"Yes, we have to fight to the end." Chen Liangmo said, "If you want to move to the left mound, you can move to the left, but you must enter the cabinet, and Lord Wu must also enter the ministry to serve as the right mound, otherwise this matter will not be discussed." ”