After King Ning left the Zhenfu Division, he went back to King Ning's mansion directly. Then he summoned Liu Jin, Qiu Ju and Zhu Houlie, and asked them to think about who the King Xian would recommend to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Zhu Houlie was the first to speak, he suspected that the Qing official Shi Lang Zhong and the Yuan Wai Lang of the Ministry of Rites were the people of King Ning.

King Ning felt that their qualifications were not enough, and according to his understanding of the king, even if they were the people who offered the king, the king should not have recommended them to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

But Qiu Ju said that he had checked in the past few days and found out that these people had all gone to the palace to feast before.

Hearing this, King Ning also squinted and rubbed his temples and thought about it.

"Then who do you think we can recommend to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?"

But no one spoke.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Houlie also expressed his doubts and asked: "Grandpa, Lie'er thinks that the Ministry of Rites does not have any real power, why should we put so much thought into this matter?" ”

"Lie'er, if you let Fang Le and Ding Yong go to war, let them govern the country, they will definitely complain." King Ning was still rubbing his temples, "What we lack now is a civil official who can govern the country." ”

"Grandpa, isn't the third uncle able to fight and govern the country again?" When King Ning said this, Zhu Houlie remembered his third uncle Zhu Youxian, that is, the younger brother of his mother Zhu Youyu, and the third son of King Ning.

Zhu Youxian has been both civil and military since he was a child, and during his tenure as governor of Shandong, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and won the hearts of the people. After the military situation in Gansu was in an emergency, he went into battle again as the commander-in-chief of Gansu, and after a few battles, the western Tatars did not dare to make another mistake. Even King Xian, who was at odds with King Ning, praised him in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

It is truly able to fight wars and govern the country.

Hearing that Zhu Houlie mentioned Zhu Youxian, King Ning also stopped pressing his temples and said, "Your third uncle is an exception, but it's a pity that he has read too many books, and he should read what he shouldn't!" As a result, he was too merciful to help us deal with the king. ”

"Otherwise, with Xian'er's ability, we wouldn't be so tricky to deal with King Xian! Alas, don't talk about him. King Ning himself is also very helpless, among his children, Zhu Youxian is his favorite but also the most disobedient.

"Since we don't have a suitable candidate to recommend, let's simply find someone who is not us or the king to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites." King Ning said and looked at Liu Jin who was sitting on the right side, "Gonggong Liu, which of Ma Kang's protégés are still in the officialdom now?" ”

"It's still a lot, as small as the county, as big as the governor, such as Mao Bowen, the imperial historian of Henan Province......" Liu Jin is the eunuch in charge of the seal, and the appointment and dismissal of officials are all approved by him, and there are still a lot of things that can be remembered.

King Ning listened to Liu Jin's words, but shook his head while listening: "Is there a Beijing official?" ”

"Yes, Yuan Hua, Senator of the General Political Division, Wang Li, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and Bai Yuan, a scholar of Jamesburg University, ......"

"With ......," King Ning suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Liu Jin.

The next day, in the Taihe Palace, Ryukyu Governor Shi Caihan and Fa Si Mao Longyin were standing in the middle of the lobby to meet Sejong, flanked by King Ning, King Xian and a group of ministers.

King Shojin of the Ryukyu Kingdom died a few years ago, and the prince Shochei sent these two men to ask King Ming to crown him king of the Ryukyus.

"Why did King Shangzhen pass away for so long, and you came?" King Ning narrowed his eyes, very dissatisfied.

"Shang Qing Shizi actually sent Lord Zheng Cheng to the Ming Dynasty a few months ago," Cai Han hurriedly bowed down and explained to Shizong, "It's just that Lord Zheng Cheng encountered a storm and misfortune on the way. After the prince Shangqing learned about it, he immediately sent the two of us to come, this is too late, please Emperor Ming His Majesty Mingjian! ”

Hearing this, Sejong closed the song and said, "That is indeed excusable, I will now canonize Shang Qing as the king of the Ryukyus." ”

"In addition, Chen Kan and Gao Cheng of the pedestrian department will be the main and deputy canonization envoys, and they will return to Ryukyu with the two of you for canonization on a certain day."

"Long live my emperor!"

Cai Han and Mao Longyin retreated after thanking Shizong.

At this time, Sejong looked at the resignation letter in his hand, but he shook his head, looked up at the people in the court, and said: "The position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites has been vacant for several days, and the two waiters of the Ministry of Rites have no intention of resigning from the officialdom. ”

Hearing this, King Ning stood up, bowed down and said, "Weichen recommends Wang Li, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

"Wang Li was the second-class leader in the palace examination ten years ago, trained by Ma Shangshu, and he was even better than the blue, with outstanding ability and a good reputation."

Sejong was stunned, he had seen Wang Li many times in various court meetings over the years, and his knowledge was also good. But he was not a person from King Nyong, and Sejong had thought that King Nyeong would nominate people from his faction.

Then Sejong turned his head and looked at King Xian again, and asked, "King Xian, what do you mean?" ”

When King Xian heard this, he walked out slowly, and said unhurriedly: "Weichen thinks it's inappropriate. ”

"The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the ritual system of the Five Rites and the law of school tribute, and it is to select talents for the country. This year's scientific expedition is also imminent, although Wang Li has a certain amount of knowledge, but he is not familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. In the face of so many candidates, coupled with the fact that the two waiters of the Ministry of Rites also resigned, I am afraid that there will be chaos at that time. ”

"Oh? Listen to this meaning, there is a more suitable candidate to recommend for the king. I don't know who it is, but this king wants to hear it. Wang Li is already the most suitable candidate that King Ning can think of, and he doesn't believe that there is a more suitable candidate for Wang Li than Wang Li.

Xianwang bowed down for a moment and said, "Weichen recommended Ren Su, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy. ”

"Ren Su?"

Sejong frowned, unable to remember who this person was for a moment. Then Sejong turned his head to look at King Ning again, but found that he also seemed to be confused and didn't know who this person was.

Xianwang continued: "Ren Su is the champion of the first king for twenty-three years, and he has been a bachelor for twenty years, so his knowledge and ability naturally need not be said. ”

"What's more, he has served as a Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, a member of the Wailang, a waiter, etc., and he has a clear understanding of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites."

When Sejong heard this, he immediately felt that if there was such a person, he would really be more suitable than Wang Li.

"When you say this, I think of it, because of the scientific examination against the emperor, he was demoted from the Ministry of Rites to Langzhong." King Ning finally remembered Ren Su at this time.

"That's right." Xianwang continued, "But the first queen came and personally promoted him to the rank of Hanlin Scholar, and his ability can be regarded as recognized by the first king. ”

Hearing this, King Ning didn't speak anymore.

Seeing that no one had any more opinions, Sejong asked the officials to start the relevant matters of Ren Su Ren as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the court meeting ended.

Afterwards, King Ning didn't send anyone to check on Ren Su, and if he didn't check, he knew that this Ren Su must be the one who offered the king. In the battle for the Ministry of Rites, he was defeated.