In the first month of the tenth year of Xuande, Emperor Xuande collapsed.

Although the edict has not yet been promulgated, and the crown prince Zhu Qizhen has not yet held an enthronement ceremony, he is already a sure emperor.

At this time, he was not yet eight years old.

It is said that the characteristic of a dynasty is that the emperor is getting younger and younger, but the Ming Dynasty is lucky not to perish, in the original history, there was the regent of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and the assistant Sanyang was also loyal, so there was no big problem.

But then again, at this time, the Ming Dynasty was also at its peak, and the vassal kings were all over the north and south of the river, and it was very difficult to change the dynasty, after all, after all the decades, and Renxuan ruled the world, most people were still loyal to the Ming court.

Therefore, although the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, the Daming Sheji is not too turbulent.

Empress Dowager Zhang also thinks so, it is really impossible to subvert the Ming Dynasty now, and she also believes in her son's vision, and she must choose a loyal courtier.

But even so, for Yan Keng, who is a minister who cares for his life and the emperor, he still has to say what he should say.

So after reining Zhu Zhanji, she turned to Chen Guogong and said:

"The old man has gone through three dynasties, and he has seen a lot, Chen Guogong is not only an emperor, but also under the orders of Emperor Daxing, this is the first time since the founding of the country."

It can be seen that the first emperor trusted Chen Guogong, and he should not be disappointed. Now that the lord is suspicious, everyone in the world is looking at the Beijing Division, and the clans of the feudal clans are also paying attention to the movements of the imperial court, and the ministers in the court are paying more attention to you. ”

"I hope that Chen Guogong can follow the example of Zhou Gong's auxiliary government, get along with the monarch and the minister, and leave a good name for a lifetime."

These words are not so much to greet the "colleagues" who are about to cooperate, but more like a shock, and they are the people of the world, the vassal kings, and the ministers.

Yan Keng naturally understood, he lowered his head and said softly:

"Weichen is saved, and he must be loyal to the country and continue to proclaim the prosperity of virtue."

This humble attitude made Empress Dowager Zhang very satisfied, and she nodded and said:

Chen Guogong knows in his heart, this is the best. Emperor Daxing collapsed early, the crown prince is young, and the two of us need to work together next. The old body is a woman, but it is inconvenient to do things in the foreign court, but then he has to rely on Chen Guogong. ”

"If there is anything you want, you can take it out and discuss it with me."

This is appeasement.

"Speaking of which, Weichen does have something to ask for." Yan Keng replied.

"How?" Empress Dowager Zhang narrowed her eyes.

"Although the ministers were under the orders of the two dynasties, they did not have the relevant real power. Now he is ordered to lead the foreign court and assist His Majesty, but it is a little inconvenient. Weichen means that in the edict, the minister is appointed as the first assistant of the cabinet. ”

Yan Keng has never had a clear political participation position. It was only by virtue of the emperor's trust and status that he seemed to be extremely active in major events, but in fact he was always just a person who made suggestions.

You must know that the descendants of the nobles are basically martial arts. For example, the five left governors of the Five Military Governor's Mansion are all sons of nobles, but the rest of the civil official positions have almost no existence for them.

Even if some of the descendants of the nobles are actually unable to ride horses and wield swords at all, they will hardly have the opportunity to serve as civil servants.

Therefore, we can see the history of the Ming Dynasty, once it was peaceful, Wu Xun rarely appeared in the court, and his profession was not right. Although the five military governors have the right to discuss politics, they only discuss politics and have no actual participation in power.

Yan Keng has been like this in the past few years, the second emperor Renxuan is very smart, although he trusts him, but because Yan Keng himself holds the military power, he did not give him actual administrative power, as a counterbalance.

However, in recent years, the power of the cabinet has been greatly expanded, and when Xuande was seriously ill, the power of the cabinet rose again.

But when Empress Dowager Zhang heard this, her eyes widened.

Yan Keng served as the first assistant to the cabinet, which is not a problem in itself.

But he is already the left governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, you must know that the Houjun Governor's Mansion is in charge of Beizhi!

Good guy, in this way, there are soldiers and rights, so in this world, is it necessary to change your surname?

At this moment, even if Renzong and the first emperor both trusted him, she also felt that this Chen Guogong really had bad intentions, and he was going to bully their orphans and widows in front of the spirit.

Fortunately, Yan Keng's next sentence interrupted her thoughts.

"It's just that if you are the first assistant to the cabinet, and then take on other affairs, you will inevitably lose energy. The minister asked to resign from the post of the left governor of the military capital of the palace. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang was stunned, she thought about it so much, but she didn't expect that the other party's meaning turned out to be an exchange.

And Yan Keng then explained the reason for doing so. In the future, the military capital governor's office Zuo Du Governor's status as a military general auxiliary government does sound a little ridiculous, and the first assistant can assist the emperor more justifiably.

Empress Dowager Zhang's face was a little red when she heard this, she was obviously a high-spirited and bright person, thinking about her grandson, but she thought so, and she couldn't help but feel guilty in her heart. She thought for a moment, then nodded:

"Even so, it's possible."

The separation of military and political affairs makes the threat much smaller, after all, Zhu Qizhen is young, and it is inevitable that the people who assist the government will control the power.

As for Yan Keng, he didn't think it was a big loss.

You must know that the later Zhang Juzheng did not directly control the military power, but it was not the same to deter the world?

Although Yan Keng doesn't know this junior, the truth is the same, if you really get to that position, unless the order is to rebel, otherwise the generals will not listen to you.

He didn't want to rebel, so why was he entangled in this.

Besides, he has been in charge of the Houjun Governor's Mansion for so many years, and there are also a lot of henchmen in it, and his influence is still very great.

And the Commander-in-Chief, the position of the head of the cabinet is a must, and now the status of the cabinet is getting higher and higher, and the first assistant is a perfect match for his identity as the prince and the prince.

"It's just that only if I agree, I'm afraid that you, the head of the cabinet, may not be able to do it." Empress Dowager Zhang said that she was obviously no stranger to politics.

"As long as the Queen Mother agrees, the rest will be handed over to Weichen." Yan Ling said immediately.

Seeing that he was so sure, Zhang didn't say anything more.

Compared with the old and spicy Empress Dowager Zhang, the Empress Dowager Sun on the other side is much worse, she has no political thinking, and seeing that the Empress Dowager Zhang has agreed, she has no opinion at all.

At this time, the woman still had tears on her face, and Yan Keng even doubted whether she had heard the conversation he had just had with Zhang.

For Empress Sun, Yan Ling's impression is not good. Although her love story with Zhu Zhanji is quite warm, the abolished Queen Hu is even more pitiful, she is the real woman with the resources of a woman, quite virtuous, when Zhu Zhanji wanted to abolish it, he was opposed.

Compared with Queen Hu, Queen Sun is honestly not half a star.

At this time, there is naturally no way to have any good feelings for her.

Looking at the crying and crying appearance now, how can there be a heroine like Empress Dowager Zhang? At this time, I only know how to shed tears and don't care about the change of power that should really be paid attention to, how can I be like a dynasty emperor and queen who is a mother in the world!

So he only symbolically comforted:

"Please rest assured that the queen will do his best to comfort the emperor!"

"Please, Chen Guogong." Empress Sun began to cry again.

"The queen mother, the queen, the minister will retire."

Yan Keng saw the support of the two, and knew that this matter was half done, so he immediately retired.

The consent of these two men is not enough.

The first assistant of the cabinet, but it is not so easy to get.

(End of chapter)