Chapter 166: Cabinet (Part 2)
In the huge and vicious palace, Zhu Yunwen was still the first to be frown and worried about the candidate for the prime minister of the cabinet. Even Yu Xin and others came in with the six ministers.
"I will meet my emperor, Saint Jin'an."
The sings of several people in unison woke Zhu Yunwen up, and his hand holding his forehead gently waved it in the air.
"Sit all, no need to be too polite."
After the eunuch added a stool and several people sat down, Zhu Yunwen said, "Has Master Bao Ge left?"
"Yes."
"Um."
Zhu Yunwen closed his eyes and rested, and said lightly, but the following was gone, and the palace fell into silence again.
The emperor did not speak, and these people did not speak up with shamelessness and took the initiative to mention this matter. They all looked at their noses and sat in their respective positions. Yang Shiqi's eyes were sharp and found that Yang Pu, who was responsible for drafting the imperial edict in front of the emperor, disappeared, and a trace of suspicion flashed across his face.
In the hall, except for the charcoal burning in the stove crackling from time to time, there was no more noise.
"The Master of the Blast Pavilion has returned home, and the position of the Grand Secretary of the Fengtian Palace cannot be vacant. I am still undecided about this candidate. You are all the pillars of the government, so let's discuss it."
Zhu Yunwen actually had a certainty in his mind when he asked who would sit in this position, and he was still more inclined to Yu Xin.
Although Yu Xin is not a hard-core imperial party, he is still loyal to the state and has the ability. If you use it for a few years, Yang Shiqi might as well take over the training for a few years.
Although he knew it, he still wanted to push this issue out and kick these first- and second-rank ministers, and take this opportunity to re-examine the political situation in the court.
When everyone heard that the emperor wanted to let them choose themselves, the faces changed slightly.
What does the emperor mean?
Do you want to take this opportunity to see what cliques there are in the court?
Several important officials with good relationships in private looked at each other and were quite hesitant.
But what if the emperor really didn't make up his mind and asked everyone to recommend it and didn't take this opportunity to push his big brother up, wouldn't he have missed it in vain?
The emperor is a conspiracy.
"Since no one is willing to speak first, I will throw my bricks and make a fuss."
The first person to stand out was Xie Jin. As soon as he spoke, everyone knew it.
"I recommend Mr. Yang."
He is a fellow countryman after all.
Xie Jin spoke with confidence and had no intention of avoiding suspicion: "During the time when His Majesty was in charge of the state, the cabinet and His Highness Yan Shizi were in charge of the state affairs, and they were all small. They were managed by Mr. Yang, who worked diligently and often reviewed state affairs late at night, so the center was in order from the local area. Although I was classmates with Mr. Yang, I did not avoid relatives, so I was responsible for the affairs of the country. I proposed that Mr. Yang, the Grand Secretary of Fengtian Hall, be the Grand Secretary of the State."
Zhu Yunwen's index finger on the big table jumped gently.
"I have different opinions."
Seeing that Xie Jin could not wait to pop out, Yan Zhenzhi, the Minister of Works, stood up in a state of angrily.
"It is true that during the reign of the country, Mr. Yang was responsible for his work, but he involved important logistics matters. He coordinated the local government to deliver supplies to the southwest and southeastern places.
His Majesty is blessed by heaven, and the two places have jointly reported victory. Yu Ge Lao has made contributions to the dynasty. Moreover, since the 26th year of Hongwu, Yu Ge Lao served as the Minister of Revenue, and the national strength has been booming and the local officials' warehouses are becoming increasingly abundant. This is all the contribution of Yu Ge Lao's regulations. Yu Ge Lao is also the second auxiliary to the cabinet. For more than four years, he has cooperated with the Bao Ge Lao, so I recommend Yu Ge Lao."
What is their relationship?
This idea circulated Zhu Yunwen's mind and recalled the life experiences of the two people he had read two years ago.
When Yu Xin was still in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, Yan Zhenzhi had not yet become an official. Because of his huge family background, he was elected as the grain chief in Zhejiang and was responsible for the transportation of tax grains, which was exactly the same as Yu Xin's position.
If Yan Zhen went straight to the court and became an official, it might have been recommended by Yu Xin, but he went directly to the imperial examination. In this way, Yu Xin had the kindness of knowing him.
"I also recommend Mr. Yu Ge."
As Yu Xin’s old subordinate and hard-core confidant, even if Xia Yuanji doesn’t stand up, everyone knows which faction he belongs to, so he simply supports his old leader.
"I'm going to discuss it."
Mao Tai, the Minister of Personnel, also stood up. He and Yu Xin were the same Jinshi as Yan Zhen, and he also wore the same pair of pants.
The Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works, and three ministers of the Ministry of Public Security jointly recommended it. Zhu Yunwen took a glance and could see the excitement flashing from time to time on Yu Xin's ancient Jing Wubo's face.
"What about Ge Lao Fang's opinion?"
As both the assistant minister of the court, Zhu Yunwen also wanted to see what kind of attitude Fang Xiaoru could have.
The emperor is so ungrateful!
What do you think of me? Can I say I want to be a person myself?
Fang Xiaoru felt sad, and knew that in the emperor's heart, he had been eliminated. He was a little excited and stood up and bowed, "I also recommend Mr. Yu."
Zhu Yunwen knew it in his mind. Only the Minister of War Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Qian, Minister of Rites, and Zhang Chun, Minister of Justice.
Qi Tai is his minister, but he has not been valued in recent years and has a weak sense of existence because the Ministry of War is now relatively single, and he is responsible for the roster and recruitment work. He stayed in the center in the end of the year to the beginning of the New Year, and he was basically wandering around the country in summer and autumn.
He didn't have much friendship with Yu Xin and Yang Shiqi. Zhu Yunwen glanced at him and knew that Qi Tai was not going to speak today.
Wang Qian, the Minister of Rites, was the confidant of Bao Zhao. After the death of Zuo Tongzheng and Zheng Yi of the Minister of Rites, he was promoted by Bao Zhao. He was also from Yu Xin and his gang.
Zhang Chun, the Minister of Justice, is an exception. He was promoted to the Left Minister of Justice from the position of Left Censor of the Censorate in the second year of Jianwen. In that year, Yang Shiqi had not yet entered the cabinet, and Bao Zhao also served as the Minister of Justice. There is a great possibility that he is very proud of the possibility of being very horrified.
In this way, among the six ministries, the five ministries have deep or shallow friendships with Yu Xin.
As Zhu Yunwen expected, Wang Qian and Zhang Chun stood up one after another, and both supported Yu Xin without any surprise.
"Since everyone has spoken, Qi Qing's family, you can talk too."
Zhu Yunwen called out the name of Qi Tai, the minister who was invaded by his intimate residence.
Qi Tai then stood up as if he was awake, bowed and said, "I also recommend Mr. Yu."
Fang Xiaoru and six ministries jointly signed!
Zhu Yunwen's face froze.
Yu Xin's face also froze.
An undetectable smile appeared on Yang Shiqi's face.
"It seems that Yu Qing, it is the will of the people to be promoted to the Grand Secretary of Fengtian Palace."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Yu Xin and found that the latter's face was no longer as confident as before, but was covered in cold sweat.
The emperor wanted to take the opportunity of electing the cabinet chief to see the differences between the parties in the court. What kind of parties are there? They are all his Yu Xin’s people!
What would the emperor think?
At this moment, Yu Xin knew that he had lost!
He lost to Yang Shiqi.
He cannot be the chief minister of the cabinet. He is the chief minister of the cabinet, and he is the guillotine himself!
"I am ashamed."
Yu Xinduli stood up tremblingly: "The posture of a rotten wood is not worthy of the position of chief minister. It is just that my colleagues have praised the wrong love. Your Majesty clearly stated that I am not worthy of the position."
It's not okay to be timid. Yu Xin didn't even hesitate at all and refused. Even if he wanted to sit in this seat, he wouldn't dare to sit there anymore.
"Since Master Yu Ge is humble, I will give Yang Shiqi this position."
Zhu Yunwen stood up and said calmly: "Just like this, I have drawn up an order to make a place for the Tongzhengsi Mingfa, Yang Shiqi was promoted to the Grand Secretary of Fengtian Hall, Yu Xin was still the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Hall, and Xie Jin added to the Pavilion."
After saying that, he left with a slight sound of mountains behind him shouting long live.
Xie Jin knelt on the ground and glanced at Yang Shiqi with his eyes. There was no envy in his eyes, but full of admiration and admiration.
This Yang Shiqi's methods are so clever.
I still remember the night that the dynasty meeting, Bao Zhao gave Qing's speech, and he went to Yang Shiqi's residence to visit. When talking about the cabinet, Yang Shiqi was in a safe position, as if he was ready to take it.
That night, I asked Yang Shiqi stupidly where the confidence came from.
"Among the six ministries, most of them have old and old with Yu Xin. Among the ministers, Fang Xiaoru and Bao Zhao and Yu Xin are even hard-core allies, competing for the position of chief minister. Why is Shi Qi so confident?"
Yang Shiqi smiled slightly: "Qi Tai is the minister of Your Majesty's residence, and I am the imperial party. This person can be fought for. Zhang Chun, the Minister of Justice, and Jing Qing, can also fight for it."
"This is just two people, and hope is slim."
"If these two people recommend me, it will be slim. What if I ask them to recommend Yu Xin?"
Looking at the moon with a window, Yang Shiqi was quite instructive.
"In this way, the six ministries and Fang Xiaoru both recommended Yu Xin. You are using Yu Dunben's 800 courage to be the prime minister?"
Xie Jin suddenly realized something and raised his thumbs up and praised: "Shiqi is so smart."
At the end, Xie Jin was puzzled again.
"Since that's the case, why did Shiqi ask me to be the first to stand up and recommend you?"
"It can't be too obvious, right?"
Yang Shiqi pointed at Xie Jin with his hand: "You and I are fellow villagers. Even you support Yu Xin, wouldn't your Majesty see through my tricks at a glance? You were the first to stand up, but everyone behind them supported Yu Xin's ministers. This will give Your Majesty an illusion that the entire class of officials was all his Yu Xin's accomplices.
Your Majesty will feel that except for my fellow countrymen, Yang, there is no one in the court to support me. In this way, for the sake of balance, you can enter the cabinet."
When it comes to playing with brains, Xie Jin is not Yang Shiqi's opponent. He was overjoyed and praised three times in a row. Naturally, he had to follow everything with Yang Shiqi's leader.
The scenes of that night were still in front of you, but today, as Yang Shiqi expected, Yu Xin did not dare to take over, so Yang Shiqi picked up this gift for nothing!
Chapter completed!