In addition to Wang Wei's concerns about entering the cabinet, Cheng Minzheng also has it.

On this day, Zhang Zhou went to the Hanlin Academy, taking advantage of the lunch break, to help proofread the "Daming Huidian", Cheng Minzheng was still discussing the addition and change of the catalog with a few revisions and edits, and heard that Zhang Zhou arrived, Cheng Minzheng, as the executive editor-in-chief, had to come over to meet Zhang Zhou.

"There are few people, things are busy, and even a little too busy. Speaking of which, Jiefu will be returning to the court soon, and I heard that he is already on his way back, and when he returns, there will be no need to be so tight on manpower."

Cheng Minzheng brought Yang Tinghe up without concealment in front of Zhang Zhou.

In Zhang Zhou's view, Yang Tinghe is one of the more hard-working and capable of the middle level of the Hanlin Academy, which probably explains why the person who can rise in the future is Yang Tinghe, not others.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I heard that you, Master Cheng, have seen a lot of visitors recently, don't you have any worries?"

"Hehe, personality dictates, there are guests to see, but anyone who doesn't come to ask for something, I always feel bad if I don't see it, I am an official in Beijing, and it is unrealistic to completely stay away from the officialdom, how to say that the visit between colleagues should always give a little face, right?"

When Cheng Minzheng said this, he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong at all.

Zhang Zhou has nothing to comment on.

Cheng Minzheng is originally an extrovert and freewheeling, if Cheng Minzheng is very obsessed with official positions, it is not that this kind of person can pick and choose at any time.

But it is impossible to say that he doesn't want to be promoted at all, who doesn't want to be a higher official and hold more power?

Not everyone is Tao Yuanming.

And even if it is a person who aspires to the landscape and pastoral, many times it is the officialdom that has to do it, and it is said that it is good to say that it does not care, but in fact, it is more often the pursuit and cannot be.

"Nowadays, there are four or five hundred books that can be referenced, and many of the books that have been edited are actually difficult to continue, because there are too many unique books, and collectors do not know where, and some know where they are because of the long distance and it is difficult to visit, and they often can't get to visit."

Cheng Minzheng is also an academic elite, and Cheng Minzheng is also more conscientious in the revision of books in the Hanlin Academy.

Recently, I thought that the compilation of the "Compendium of the Tongjian of the Past Dynasties" would involve a lot of old books, and Cheng Minzheng was also worried about this.

Zhang Zhou said, "How is the errand over there in the Ministry of Officials?"

"It's fine." Cheng Minzheng was a little lacking in confidence when he spoke, "It's all the same, it's all the same."

In fact, Zhang Zhou knew for a long time that after Cheng Minzheng was retransferred back to the Hanlin Academy, Cheng Minzheng's concurrently served as the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials was very slack, also because Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, refused to let go of power.

Cheng Minzheng, as a person who once had a "stain" as an official, will no longer be regarded as an indispensable pillar of the court by traditional civil servants in the future, and his alienation from him is from point to point.

Cheng Minzheng may also be aware that he is not appreciated by traditional scholars, and he is a little unwilling, so he will place his affection on things such as repairing books and proofreading in the Hanlin Academy, and because he is knowledgeable, at least no one here will despise him.

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The two went to the pantry together.

There was no one else present, nominally to talk about the book repair, but in fact, it was to talk about Cheng Minzheng's future.

"Master Cheng, Recently, His Majesty intends to let the people in Hanyuan nominate new candidates for the cabinet, have you heard of this?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Cheng Minzheng smiled slightly, but he couldn't hold his old face, and said, "I've heard about it, but it doesn't seem to have much to do with the old man, and the things that people care about when they are old are different from when they were young, in fact, it's good now."

Indisputable?

Zhang Zhoudu felt that Cheng Minzheng knew that he couldn't fight, but deliberately didn't fight.

"Then Master Cheng knows, who is the person with the highest call to join the cabinet now?" Zhang Zhou asked a very sensitive question.

It stands to reason that it is taboo to evaluate "teammates" or colleagues next to them in the same system of the Hanlin Academy.

You say he's loud, but I think the other person is loud, what do you mean by that? Is it deliberately provoking?

If someone else asks Cheng

Min Zheng's question, he can choose to avoid answering, or others will not ask such a question, only Zhang Zhou will ask such a question that makes Cheng Minzheng feel uncomfortable.

I have to answer it.

Because Zhang Zhou often represents the emperor, and Zhang Zhou is kind to him Cheng Minzheng.

Cheng Minzheng said tentatively, "Is it Wang Jizhi?"

"Yes." Zhang Zhou's answer was very simple.

"Yes. Wang Jizhi's talent and ability are very good, and he knows how to forbear, but no one in the Han Yuan can do everything like him, and he is ashamed." Cheng Minzheng was not so restrained at this time, as if to say, as long as it wasn't me.

Zhang Zhou said: "But Master Wang's concerns seem to be very deep, and he is full of entanglements about entering the cabinet, even if His Majesty asks him to enter the cabinet, he may refuse."

"What?"

Cheng Minzheng frowned.

Is Wang Wei such a hypocritical person?

Let him enter the cabinet or will he refuse?

Wait, why are you saying this to me?

In Cheng Minzheng's puzzled gaze, Zhang Zhou also continued the topic: "So even Your Majesty is thinking about it, or the matter of Master Wang entering the cabinet is not suitable at the moment."

"Unchanged?" The meaning of Cheng Minzheng's question was to find someone to join the cabinet, so he stopped halfway?

Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "Your Majesty means that the three cabinet elders are busy with work every day, and sometimes they are slack off on some things because of too much pressure, and someone must be able to help them directly, instead of throwing some errands to many people outside the cabinet as they do now."

Cheng Minzheng didn't want to say anything now.

He seemed to hear some signs.

Zhang Zhou said, "Master Cheng, do you think that as a member of the Hanlin Academy, I shouldn't know so much, and I shouldn't tell you this?"

"Hmm." Cheng Minzheng was more straightforward and nodded, which means that you shouldn't know or shouldn't say.

Zhang Zhoudao: "But Your Majesty just mentioned it to me, especially let me nominate a new candidate for the cabinet, don't worry, this was proposed during the deliberations of the Qianqing Palace, how can I be regarded as a member of the listening office, and sometimes give His Majesty some advisory advice, it is not considered arrogance."

"Uh......"

Cheng Minzheng still doesn't know how to pick up the stubble.

Zhang Zhou sighed: "Bachelor Wang is good, but since Bachelor Wang is too resistant to entering the cabinet, then all I can think of, except for Yang Hanlin, who has not yet returned to Beijing, and then Liang Hanlin and others, I heard that Jin Hanlin's knowledge and ability are also good, and Bachelor Wang Huawang......

Cheng Minzheng listened to Zhang Zhou and mentioned Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, Jin Gui, and Wang Hua, but he didn't mention him Cheng Minzheng, and even he himself was a little anxious.

"Actually, there are a few more." Cheng Minzheng reminded.

He's certainly not reminding him that it's himself.

In Cheng Minzheng's view, Zhang Zhouti's few seem to be a little "biased", because the bachelors and lecturers of the Hanlin Academy are not these people, but a few others.

The people mentioned by Zhang Zhou are more like the middle-level officials of the Hanlin Academy.

For example, Jiao Fang, Zhang Yuanzhen, Zhang Qi, Liu Ji, Jiang Lan and others, these people are also considered to be veterans in the Hanlin Academy.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "But in terms of bachelors and abilities, it seems that they are all below you, Master Cheng."

"Huh?"

Cheng Minzheng only knew when he heard that Zhang Zhou was waiting for him here.

He smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to continue.

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty also specially mentioned to me the matter of Master Cheng, and asked me what I think of your entry into the cabinet, I said Master Cheng, you are also a highly respected person, if it is about ability, throughout the entire Han Yuan, it is also one of the best people, not to mention that Master Cheng has the most seniority in the Han Garden, and it is difficult for others to match."

"Don't dare to be." Cheng Minzheng is sober-minded in the end.

Now the cabinet is a monolith of the iron triangle, and whoever goes in will not be able to get in, and even if he Cheng Minzheng enters, he will be angry.

If the officials don't give him face, will the three cabinet members give him power?

At that time, whatever votes he writes will be censored, and even the recitals of many important matters will not be shown to him, nor will he be asked for his opinion, so depressed, it is better to continue to stay in the Hanlin Academy and be a bookworm.

Zhang Zhou said: "But Your Majesty is still quite optimistic about Master Cheng's entry into the cabinet. Of course, this is not a formal communication, I just mentioned that there is such a thing, and Master Cheng doesn't have to pay too much attention to it when he hears it."

When Cheng Minzheng heard it, what about playing with me?

It's better if you don't say it, if you say it, can I not want to?

Advance and retreat must not be ...... This feeling seems to be exactly the same as Wang Jizhi, he Wang Wei has concerns about entering the cabinet, do I have fewer worries?

"Master Cheng is also thinking about this matter, there is a matter of repairing books, we might as well discuss it, I have less leisure recently, and I may not be able to come often, and I have to rely on you more, Master Cheng." Zhang Zhouxiao looked at Cheng Minzheng with a smile, and probably had a feeling of deliberately digging a pit for him.

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The celebrant is on duty.

Xiao Jing hurriedly came in from outside, while Chen Kuan and Wei Bin were still dealing with Zhu Pi's affairs, while Li Zhang was dealing with the affairs of Dongchang outside.

"Grandpa Xiao."

Chen Kuan and Wei Bin saw Xiao Jing face the saint coming back, and hurried over to inquire about any new instructions.

"Your Majesty seems to have decided on the matter of the new minister." Xiao Jing said.

"Who? Wang Wei? Or Zhang Zhou?" Chen Kuan inquired.

Several eunuchs also knew a lot of rumors before, probably Wang Wei and Zhang Zhou were the most popular candidates to enter the cabinet, to say that they didn't know before that the emperor actually wanted to pave the way for Zhang Zhou to enter the cabinet, or Xiao Jing told them after he got a word from the emperor.

The government and the opposition are actually not aware of this matter.

Xiao Jing said, "It's Cheng Minzheng."

"He?"

As soon as this candidate was proposed, Chen Kuan and Wei Bin couldn't help but glance at each other, and both sides had great doubts in their eyes.

It seems that they never imagined that such a good thing would fall on Cheng Minzheng, who had already lost power.

Wei Bin asked, "Why is it him? Is it just because when he was in Nanjing, he had some contact with that Cai Guogong, did a good job of flattery, and let Cai Guogong recommend him? And I don't know how close he usually gets to Cai Guogong."

Cheng Minzheng, who had been alienated by the emperor before, was even sent to Nanjing, and he didn't have much close relationship with Zhang Zhou, and he didn't do much for Zhang Zhou.

He can't even be called a member of the Zhang Party.

Why did Cheng Minzheng enter the cabinet?

Xiao Jing said angrily: "It is said that the qualifications are there, is anyone unconvinced?"

"Huh."

Wei Bin deliberately laughed loudly, and there was disdain in this laughter.

Cheng Minzheng used to have very high qualifications, but after experiencing the fraud in the field of Hongzhi for 12 years, he was almost a marginal figure in the officialdom that no one cared about.

This kind of person, who would believe him if he is highly respected?

Xiao Jing said, "You guys, why don't you think about things holistically?"

Wei Bin said, "I am willing to do it."

Xiao Jing sighed, "Alas! It was also on the way back from our family that I thought about it clearly, do you think it is a good time for His Majesty to let Cai Guogong enter the cabinet?"

"Naturally, it's not a good time, but the candidates in the cabinet who can be included in the cabinet are not Cheng Minzheng alone, aren't there Wang Wei and Jiao Fang? These people can also discipline and teach the crown prince in the East Palace, and they can continue to do things for the court after entering the cabinet, so why not choose them?"

Chen Kuan said, as if he didn't realize the crux of the problem.

Xiao Jing's face was gloomy and he said, "What is Wang Jizhi worried about?"

"He ......"

Chen Kuan couldn't answer this time.

Wei Bin said: "If Wang Jizhi enters the cabinet first, then after Cai Guogong enters the cabinet in the future, he will have to be subordinated to others, and he will not be able to climb up to the position of first assistant, and he will have to be restricted

to people. So he would rather not be in the cabinet. Or when Cai Guogong enters the cabinet in the future, he will enter again, and then there will be no problem."

"That's it. Since Wang Jizhi entered the cabinet, he paved the way for Cai Guogong to enter the cabinet, he didn't want to enter, so he had to find someone to pave the way for the cabinet first...... And in the future, when Cai Guogong enters the cabinet, he will take the initiative to give up the possible position of first assistant, who do you think is more suitable for this person?"

Xiao Jing is no longer a hint.

It's kind of explicit.

Cheng Minzheng entered the cabinet, not only to break the current iron triangle pattern of the cabinet, but also to serve as a pawn for Zhang Zhou.

And this pawn, after Zhang Zhou enters the cabinet, will inevitably complete the handover, and he will take the initiative to retreat to make way for Zhang Zhou to be the first assistant in the future.

It was precisely because Wang Wei saw this that he himself shirked the matter of entering the cabinet in every possible way.

Now this "good thing" has fallen on Cheng Minzheng, and let Cheng Minzheng enter the cabinet first to be cannon fodder.

Wei Bin smiled bitterly: "If that's the case, he, Cheng Minzheng, will really ...... Accept it?"

Chen Kuan replied for Xiao Jing, "What is unacceptable about him? Is there another way for him to enter the cabinet besides this way? After Cai Guogong and that Wang Bachelor enter the cabinet, what else will happen to him? Being able to enter the cabinet and be a cabinet elder for a few years can be regarded as a worthwhile entry into officialdom, right?"

"Hmm."

At this time, Wei Bin could only nod.

It seems that Cheng Minzheng has been treated badly, but in fact, it has given him a great convenience.

If it weren't for Zhang Zhou, would the emperor think of letting you Cheng Minzheng enter the cabinet?

If it was twelve years before Hongzhi, you Cheng Minzheng would be the best choice, but now you just don't have a chance...... Unless you have a special mission on your side, you are there to help the emperor solve problems. (End of chapter)