For Ma Jin, today is too exciting, he is an ordinary little fart in his previous life, he just crossed over and had time to enjoy it in the future, so he killed and exterminated Li Shifang's party in order to save his life, which really made him feel what it means to be angry, and the blood flowed, so that his big otaku heart was a little unbearable, and he sat in the warm pavilion of the Heart Cultivation Hall to calm down. At this time, Wang Chengen hurriedly walked into the hall and said to Ma Jinzuo:

"Your Majesty, Chen Ting, the first assistant of the cabinet, Lord Chen is here outside!"

"Oh?" Ma Jin couldn't help but be a little puzzled, what was Chen Ting doing at this time? Could it be to intercede for Li Shifang and his gang? You must know that this Chen Ting is not comparable to ordinary people in the Great Zhou court, and Ma Jin learned from the memory of the little emperor that this Chen Ting has been the head of the cabinet for more than ten years, and his influence in the Great Zhou court is not ordinary.

It is said that the founding Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty felt that the heavy weight of state affairs was inadequate, so he set up a cabinet and appointed a number of cabinet ministers to assist in handling court affairs and preparing for state affairs.

After all, the emperor is also a human being, how can he put himself in a lot of complicated things, if the emperor is patronizing every day to deal with the government, what should those harem beauties do? Therefore, since the Taizu Dynasty, the cabinet has gradually become customized, and the cabinet of the Great Zhou Dynasty has one person who is the first assistant, and three to five people participate in politics, who often accompany the emperor and assist the emperor in handling the daily affairs of the imperial court.

And today's cabinet chief assistant is Chen Ting, Chen Ting, who has gone through the Guangwu and Zhaowu dynasties, and has been trusted by two generations of emperors, and has been the prime minister for nearly ten years.

Chen Ting is almost seventy years old, although he is thin and only has a handful of old bones, he is in good spirits.

He has been able to serve as the first assistant for so many years, and his ability is naturally beyond doubt, after all, the cabinet chief assistant is a fragrant bait, and the number of people who want to eat is countless.

It is because of Chen Ting's outstanding ability and ability to do things that he won the favor of Emperor Zhaowu, and he was able to rise step by step, successively serving as the governor of Youzhou, staying in Nanjing, the secretary of the ministry, and the cabinet participating in politics.

Even Li Shifang, who was extremely favored by Emperor Zhaowu, was three points shorter in front of Chen Ting, except for Chen Ting's courage and prestige in the court. There is also no lack of Emperor Zhaowu's balancing measures, although Emperor Zhaowu is greedy for lewd skills, but he is not stupid, it is impossible to let one person take power alone and threaten the imperial power.

Therefore, no matter how Li Shifang flattered and framed, Chen Ting always stood tall, and after Ma Jin ascended the throne, Li Shifang was the dominant party, and the power leaned towards the Zhou government and the opposition, and it can only be said that Emperor Zhaowu was confused when he was dying, and he even let Li Shifang, who was in charge of the military power of the Great Zhou, let Li Shifang be entrusted with a lonely minister to participate in the government, so that this guy had the name of meddling in the cabinet.

Chen Ting followed Wang Chengen into the hall and stood still, bowed down to Ma Jin and said, "The old minister sees Your Majesty!" ”

Ma Jin has no ill feelings towards Chen Ting, after all, since Ma Jin waited for him, Chen Ting has been respectful to him and never dared to overstep in the slightest.

Ma Jin thought about it and hurriedly got up, helped Chen Ting up, and said with a smile: "I don't know what happened to Chen Aiqing when he saw me?" ”

Chen Ting said humbly: "It's not a big deal, it's just that there are some things I want to show to Your Majesty, so as not to miss the affairs of the imperial court......"

"Oh? Chen Aiqing, please say. Ma Jin said to Chen Ting gently.

After listening to Ma Jin's inquiry, Chen Ting bowed down and said: "Your Majesty just ordered that Li Shifang and his party be killed, this move is naturally very happy, but if Your Majesty kills all these people, how should the vacant positions of these people be arranged?" Or has His Majesty already made arrangements? ”

Chen Ting's reminder made Ma Jin stunned, yes! Patronizing and fighting with Li Shifang, how to fill the positions of these people after they were killed Such a critical step was missed. is also in the previous life, Ma Jin was an ordinary person, how could he be so thoughtful.

As soon as Li Shifang died today, his lackeys were also killed by him, almost half of the official positions in the court were vacant, and he now has no other officials available in his hands except for Yang Zaixing, Xie Xuan, Lu Bing and a few other cronies.

Chen Ting's intention is also related to these positions. If he is recommended for these positions, what is the difference between this and Li Shifang's life? But he couldn't summon that many people to fill those positions now.

Seeing that Ma Jin was embarrassed, he saw Chen Ting take out a small note from his cuff as if he was playing a trick, and he wrote his name densely on it, and said: "This is the list of some court officials who have been excluded since Li Shifang took power, and they are all excluded from Beijing after angering Li Shifang...... The old minister asked for this list from the Ministry of Officials to solve His Majesty's worries......"

When Ma Jin heard it, this was also a way, and being squeezed out of Kyoto by Li Shifang was a hostile person to Li Shifang, not necessarily Chen Ting's cronies.

After all, Chen Ting stayed in the position of first assistant, and Li Shifang did not dare to provoke too much for more than ten years. Thinking of this, Ma Jin was a little embarrassed in his heart, if this Chen Ting was a person with different intentions, it would be impossible for him to stay in the position of the first assistant for so many years, and let his shrewd cheap old man take it off.

is saying that Ma Jin openly kills in the court today, just to deter these courtiers and make them not think that they are weak and can be bullied.

Thinking that Chen Ting had spent half of his life in this empire, it was hard to imagine how such an old minister could work hard to maintain the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty under the high pressure of Li Shifang and other traitors, and how he would go to great lengths to protect these loyal people, which made Ma Jin's eyes moisten a little, and said:

"Aiqing, come with me, the empire of the Great Zhou has begun to decay, there are countless moths in the Manchu Dynasty, and I sometimes can't tell whether these courtiers are loyal or disloyal to me and the Great Zhou, but Chen Qing's loyalty, I know."

Chen Ting has seen countless ups and downs in his life, and his will is extremely firm, but at this moment, his eyes were red for Ma Jin's words, and he said, "Your Majesty has a good reputation...... How can the old minister ......?"

"Chen Qing deserves ......" Ma Jin held Chen Ting's calloused and thin palm, "Chen Qing doesn't need to say any more, it's better to hurry up and get down to business...... I immediately use the seal, and I decree that these wronged ministers will be like Beijing immediately, and I will use them according to their talents! ”

Chen Ting wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and said excitedly: "Yes, yes, the business is important, the business is important, the business is important......"

Then he followed Ma Jin into the Winter Warm Pavilion of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and watched Ma Jin personally urge Wang Chengen to write his will, and then stamped it with a big seal and handed it to Chen Ting. A stone in Chen Ting's heart fell to the ground, and the whole person was much more relaxed, laughing at himself:

"The minister is actually selfish, the old minister is old, and he often feels a little powerless when dealing with government affairs, so he thinks of finding a few capable people who can help the old minister share it...... But in the past, there were all traitors and villains from Li Shifang's party, and the ministers really didn't dare to use it...... Now it's okay, Lao Chen can also relax......"

Ma Jin said with a smile: "Aiqing, don't make such jokes, according to me, Aiqing should be old and strong, and even I feel envious when I see it." At least for another decade or two? Aiqing is not allowed to pick a child. ”