The news that Cheng Min was in charge of the cabinet soon spread in the DPRK.

I don't know where it started, once it spread, even Cheng Minzheng himself was a little confused...... It was just Zhang Zhou who mentioned it to him in person before, why does it seem to be implemented now?

On this day, after the early dynasty, Zhu Youzhu specially asked Chen Kuan to call the three cabinet ministers to the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhu mentioned to the three of them in person that Cheng Minzheng entered the cabinet.

「…… Cheng Qing's family has been in the court for a long time, and he is also reliable, and now he can fulfill his duties in the Hanlin Academy, what I mean is to let him share some errands for you, so that you can also save a little, what do the three Qing families think?"

The emperor looked polite.

took the initiative to ask the opinions of the three people, but it seemed that nothing was meant for the three of them to refuse, or the three of them could not refuse the emperor's "kindness".

Liu Jian took the initiative to express his position on behalf of the cabinet: "The old minister seconded the proposal."

It doesn't work if he doesn't second, who made him Liu Jian be impeached by people and said that he didn't while occupying the pit? As the cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jian actually had to relax many times, his age was there, and more often he relied on Xie Qian and Li Dongyang to handle daily official affairs, and even let the Zhongshu people do it for him.

In the middle and late Hongzhi period, the atmosphere within the Ming officialdom was actually a pool of stagnant water, especially the decision-making level represented by the cabinet.

Zhu Youzhu didn't expect Liu Jian to agree so happily, so he smiled and nodded, "I think that after Master Cheng enters the cabinet, he can help you. Then tomorrow in the court, this matter will be raised."

It means that it is up to the cabinet itself to mention.

The proposal for the candidate for the cabinet, as well as the details such as the court push, are all rules to follow, but not every time the minister comes out to mention, the focus also depends on who the emperor approves of.

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Then Zhu Youzhu just asked a few words about cabinet affairs, and then asked Chen Kuan to send the three of them out of the Qianqing Palace and go to the cabinet room.

After the three of them went back, after doing it, they didn't say that they were particularly worried, after all, Cheng Minzheng is also an "old acquaintance", if it wasn't for the original incident, Cheng Minzheng would have entered the cabinet and become one of their colleagues.

"Is it really the right thing to do?" Xie Qian asked.

Li Dongyang said: "I thought it was Wang Jizhi, but from the beginning of the rumors, I knew that someone deliberately released the rumor."

Xie Qian said, "Could it be that Your Majesty let people spread the wind and test the reaction of the government and the opposition?"

Li Dongyang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty does things, there is no need to beat around the bush like this, or someone else can't say it."

"Huh."

Xie Qian smiled.

The so-called "others", thinking with malice, it should be Zhang Zhou, and there seems to be no one else except Zhang Zhou.

But if you think about it with good intentions, in addition to Zhang Zhou, there may also be someone who wants to give their cabinet people a step down, so that they can know about this matter in advance and have a psychological preparation in advance.

Li Dongyang looked at Liu Jian and said, "Now that Cheng Keqin has entered the cabinet, how will the errands be distributed? Or is it ...... Business as usual?"

Liu Jian said, "You shouldn't have asked me."

It means that if we discuss how to exclude Cheng Minzheng now, it would be too deliberate.

The emperor just gave a breath, and he wanted to strangle people in the cradle, isn't he a little too anxious? And this is too much of a manifestation of civilian and official self-interest, and it can even be said to be a party and government.

"Understood." Li Dongyang nodded.

Xie Qian glanced at the side, his eyes were slightly puzzled, as if asking, what do you understand?

After Liu Jian went back to rest earlier and came back to watch the night in the evening, Xie Qian threw out the question.

"If you don't have to do it, you just have to know it." Li Dongyang is still hinting.

Xie Qian immediately understood.

Cheng Minzheng should still be excluded, but he can't say it on the bright side, even between the three of them.

After all, the three of them may not always be in the court at the same time in the future, after one or two people retreat

, forming a new faction, and what the three of them discussed may still be poked out by one of them.

Xie Qian was even pondering, this wouldn't be guarding against me, right?

"Keqin's bookish temperament may not last long after entering the cabinet, probably His Majesty doesn't plan to let him make much achievements in the cabinet, Yu Qiao, after he comes, you will mention him more."

Li Dongyang began to hand over errands.

With "newcomer".

Although Cheng Minzheng has long known the rules of officialdom, he even knows what the cabinet does and what his daily errands are.

But after he really enters the cabinet, he still needs someone to take him, and Xie Qian, as the one with the lowest status among the three people in the cabinet now, seems to be the most suitable person to take Cheng Minzheng.

"Hmm."

Xie Qian nodded.

He seemed to understand that to squeeze out Cheng Minzheng, he had to start with him Xie Qian.

As for Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, they have to be tense first, reflecting a sense of pride, the face of the cabinet depends on these two people, and he Xie Qian is the one who does the sloppy work.

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The next day's morning.

Liu Jian first resigned as old, which means that with his age, it is difficult to bear the burden of the court.

Zhu Youzhu was relieved: "...... There are so many things in the government and the opposition, and I can't do without a capable minister like Liu Gelao, but I can't watch your hard work and ignore it. I mean to add one more, and I have mentioned it before, but it has not been implemented, and I will not delay it today, so I will bring it to the court and say, who do you think is more suitable?"

The ministers present felt as if they had fallen into a trap.

Between the emperor and Liu Jian, it was obvious that they were singing double reeds.

Is it true that the emperor doesn't know who to choose?

Or is it ...... Deliberately give us this whole play, so that we think that the candidate is actually elected by everyone, and it is not a black-box operation?

"The minister recommends Master Cheng."

Just when everyone was still awkward in their hearts and had nothing to say, suddenly a person spoke from the minister's pile.

When everyone felt that something was wrong, they remembered that this was actually Zhang Bingkuan's voice......

Zhang Zhou is actually in the courtier's class today?

Why so low-key?

It's as if he doesn't exist, every time he's come before, he's never been so low-key.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Master Cheng is highly respected, and he is indeed the best choice, is there anyone else?"

Zhang Mao said: "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Zhang Zhou, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, can share the worries of His Majesty and the court, and is an unborn capable minister. The old minister elected him."

At this time, Wu Xun actually ran out to join in the fun.

Wen Chen's side will inevitably think, what does this have to do with your surname Zhang?

Don't think that we don't know your thoughts, if you let Zhang Zhou enter the cabinet, you will be in the same vein as Wenchen from now on, and you will not rob you of the name of the first martial arts family, so that you will continue to supervise the Beijing camp and continue to be the supreme commander of the Ming Jingshi Guard!

Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said, "Bingkuan's qualifications are still shallow, and he may not be suitable to enter the cabinet at this time."

There is also a hint of something suggestive about this.

The ministers are also discerning people, of course, they can hear that the emperor has actually planned for Zhang Zhou's entry into the cabinet for a long time, but it is not yet time to put it into practice.

Since then...... Zhang Zhou's entry into the cabinet is almost a sure thing.

"Elder Liu Ge, what do you think?" Zhu Youzhu meant that Liu Jian should come out and be elected as a candidate for the cabinet.

Liu Jian said: "The old minister thinks that Wang Wei, a scholar of Hanlin, is also suitable for this errand."

Don't recommend Cheng Minzheng, even if your emperor said this, I agreed at the time, but in order to form a fair and just competition on face, then I should also propose a candidate next to me.

And......

I do think that Wang Wei is more suitable, I am just talking about things, and your majesty you can't interfere with my thoughts.

Zhu Youzhu listened

He was not annoyed by this, he was used to this kind of false fairness.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Bachelor Wang is also diligent and self-denying in teaching the prince's knowledge, and I also approve of him, is there anyone else?"

Subsequently, the ministers present came out to elect.

In the past, when electing ministers next to them, most of them saw the wind and steered the rudder, but when it came to the selection of cabinet candidates, they were afraid that they would be left behind.

It is because they all know very well that the cabinet ministers are equivalent to the prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and they are civil leaders, and each faction has relatively powerful figures, and the ministers in the Hanlin Yuan system have very close contacts with the ministers of the DPRK and China.

If the person elected by himself really becomes a cabinet minister, or even becomes the first assistant in the future, then his future officialdom future is not bright?

So much so that after being elected in a circle, almost all the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy were included.

Many people will also come out to elect because they have personal relationships with these people, but on the surface they will not admit it, and it seems that they are all working together, but in fact, they are putting their personal ideas first.

"Then let's push it first."

Zhu Youzhu said, "At the same time, I also have to ask the opinions of a few people, Bingkuan, you say it first."

Zhang Zhou is a bachelor no matter what he says.

And in the list of candidates, the call was okay, but the emperor had a word first, and Zhang Zhou was not suitable to enter the cabinet at this time.

Zhu Youji's words, in fact, changed to listen to them, that is, to ask Zhang Zhou to give an example to the people present and tell them how to refuse this matter...... Until they refused one by one, Cheng Minzheng reluctantly accepted it, and then everyone was happy about it.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The ministers are not qualified enough, and they are not competent for many things in the court, and now is also the time when the war in the north is stalemate, and the ministers have no leisure to do other things."

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said, "Your errand in the Shangting Office has also kept you busy enough, and recently Tang Qing's family envoy to North Korea, few people can help you." If you still need any manpower, just ask me and I'll allocate it to you."

Zhang Zhou smiled: "The minister can barely complete the task at hand right now."

"Hmm."

Zhu Youzhu looked sideways at Wang Wei.

Just when everyone thought that the emperor was going to ask Wang Wei's opinion, the emperor suddenly said, "I also think that the Cheng scholar proposed by Bingkuan is a good candidate. Just think of him as a scholar of the Mandarin Palace, what do you think?"

The people present were a little confused.

Why is the emperor still jumping off topic?

That's it?

Li Zhang, who was next to him, said: "Your Majesty, recently, there have been rumors in the government and the opposition that there are new cabinet ministers, and there are a lot of private discussions, among which there are the most discussions involving Cheng and Wang, and they all think that the two are more suitable. And both of them can fulfill their duties in their respective errands, in book repair, and in the East Palace lectures."

Zhu Youzhu said: "The matter of repairing books can be concurrently, but you still have to pay attention to the lectures in the East Palace. It's not that I don't think Master Wang is incompetent, but I also attach great importance to the prince's schoolwork."

The implication is that you, Wang Wei, want to teach my son that he can't leave his post without permission for the time being.

Li Zhang said, "That's still the highest voice of Master Cheng."

After all, Dongchang has the responsibility of supervising the people of the world, they say that Cheng Minzheng's voice is high, that is, Cheng Minzheng's voice is high, whoever has an opinion, please submit evidence, otherwise he will be imprisoned and served if he talks nonsense.

Zhu Youzhu said, "Why didn't Master Cheng come today?"

"I'm sick." Li Zhang said.

"Alas! It's time to recuperate, and it's time to take care of it when it's cool soon. In a few days, it will be the time of the autumn competition, and I have decided that Bingkuan and Bachelor Wang will be the main exams for this Shuntianfu Township Examination, what are your opinions?"

Zhu Youji's words mean that the cabinet minister is Cheng Minzheng to supplement this matter, even if it is officially decided.

It won't be delayed anymore, anyway, the rumors have been more than a year, and there have been discussions in the court, but they are always unresolved, and the pool of water of the Wenchen forces will always be stagnant.

Liu Jian said, "Back to Your Majesty

, Lao Chen believes that in the matter of the main examination of the Shuntianfu Township Examination, it is still necessary to consider."

Zhu Youzhu frowned.

He was also pondering, Liu Jian had no objection to Cheng Minzheng's entry into the cabinet, how could he oppose Zhang Zhou's main examination so much?

"Elder Liu Ge, the exam is still a few days away, shouldn't they be allowed to prepare? Who else do you think would be more suitable?" Zhu Youji's face was obviously displeased.

If you oppose Cheng Minzheng's entry into the cabinet, I won't be so embarrassed.

But you stopped me from letting Bingkuan be the main exam, and I wanted to skin you and cramp.

I don't know if I want Bingkuan to accumulate more fame in the academic world?

Liu Jian said in a voice that was neither humble nor arrogant: "Zhang Zhou is the main exam, and the minister does not object, but Master Wang teaches the prince knowledge every day, and he is busy with official business, so he should not be held in multiple positions, it is better to leave it to others."

"And who do you think is more suitable?"

When Zhu Youzhu heard that he was not against Zhang Zhou, his attitude immediately improved a lot.

"The minister thinks that Yang Tinghe should be the main test."

Liu Jian unceremoniously recommended Yang Tinghe.

Zhu Youzhu said, "Has he returned to Beijing?"

Li Zhang said: "Back to Your Majesty, according to the schedule, he will return to Jingshi today, this way...... He worked hard, but he finally made it back."

As soon as Yang Tinghe's funeral ended, he returned to the capital from the land of Sichuan and Shu, and before he even entered the city gate, he was recommended by Liu Jian to be the main examiner of the Shuntianfu Township Examination, which seemed to help Zhang Zhou, but it was a bit of a meaning to supervise Zhang Zhou.

Don't let Zhang Zhou mess around.

In case Zhou wants to mention some people he wants to mention, he is tired of playing in the science field, and someone must be able to stand up.

Otherwise, count on Wang Wei?

An old fox like Wang Wei can easily find a way to compromise, or turn a blind eye.

But Yang Tinghe is different...... In the end, it is a young and cutting-edge faction.

It just happened to be an opportunity to exercise Yang Tinghe, so that Yang Tinghe and Zhang Zhou could make their opposing positions clear, if Yang Tinghe couldn't do this, then the promotion in the future would have nothing to do with Yang Tinghe. (End of chapter)