Chapter 15 New candidates for the Ministry of War Minister
Qianqing Palace.
This day is the day of Tin Tui.
Zhu Houzhao specially returned to the Qianqing Palace, sat on the dragon throne, and looked at the cabinet bachelors and the six ministers and nine ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
These people formed the ruling core of the Ming Empire.
But it was these people who became the key pieces in the game of the Ming Dynasty.
Maybe it has something to do with the "democratic and free" atmosphere that existed in the Ming Dynasty, or maybe they really felt that the new emperor Zhu Houzhao was a young emperor and didn't care that he was in front of the imperial court. Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, etc. did not hide their feelings towards Marvin's disgust at being promoted.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the unkind looks Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian directed at Ma Wensheng and Liu Jin as if they were watching a play, and just smiled secretly.
Ma Wensheng was in a good mood at this time, especially when he saw Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers gnashing their teeth in hatred towards him but helpless.
However, Ma Wensheng was one of the few ministers who knew that Emperor Zhu Houzhao was not a young and ignorant man, so he did not dare to show any domineering behavior to Zhu Houzhao.
Liu Jian and others only thought that Ma Wensheng would definitely choose their own people this time, and Xie Qian even became sour: "In the future, the Ministry of War will have more horses."
Ma Wensheng did not retaliate explicitly. He believed that His Majesty Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting above, knew better.
Only Ma Wensheng himself knew that although he, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was nominally the one to select a worthy official for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, in fact, he knew that he was not selecting a Minister of the Ministry of War for himself, but a reliable Minister of the Ministry of War for His Majesty. , so he had to be cautious and couldn't just consider whether he was from his own group.
From that day when Zhu Houzhao came to see Ma Wensheng late at night, Ma Wensheng began to realize that Zhu Houzhao was not an emperor without a palace. In the last court discussion about the little prince's detention, he was the only minister who carefully observed Zhu Houzhao. He had already seen that Zhu Houzhao had already He was dissatisfied with Liu Daxia, Minister of War, otherwise he would not have guessed that Liu Daxia's death was related to Zhu Houzhao.
Even because of Liu Daxia's death, Ma Wensheng began to be a little afraid of Zhu Houzhao and did not dare to form a party for him too obviously. Therefore, this time when he selected the Minister of War to be an official, he basically selected people with both qualifications and abilities. Not all officials are his disciples, but one thing is certain, they are not the disciples of the three elders in the cabinet.
Ma Wensheng reported to Zhu Houzhao and the nine ministers of the cabinet who were present who were the new Ministers of the Ministry of War, and explained their resumes one by one. Among them were Wang Shi, the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, Wang Hua, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Xu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of War, Shaanxi Governor Zuo Fudu Censor Yang Yiqing and others.
Among them, only Wang Hua, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of War, did not have official connections with Ma Wensheng, but they were also not members of the cabinet such as Liu Jian.
Although the other people are said to be Ma Wensheng, they are indeed capable. Needless to say, Wang Shi, the Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, has official qualifications. There is absolutely no refutation of the transfer from the Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing to the Minister of the Ministry of War.
After Ma Wensheng recommended the candidates for Minister of War, the Cabinet and the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers voted.
Obviously, Liu Jian and others did not want to take advantage of Ma Wensheng, and deliberately voted for Wang Hua, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
In other words, the new Minister of War can no longer be a member of Liu Jian and other parties, nor can he be a member of Ma Wensheng's party.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile secretly, thinking that this would be an advantage for him, because as the emperor, what he wanted was someone who was not a party member. This kind of person meant being in the same party as the emperor. Clique fighting has always been a serious harm to the dynasty. These people who do not become friends are naturally more conducive to running the government.
Generally speaking, the court will choose two, and the emperor will ultimately choose one.
As the emperor, Zhu Houzhao still had this right. Because when the forces of all parties are balanced, he, the emperor, is the only person with legal effect
Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and others all looked at Zhu Houzhao, wondering who Zhu Houzhao would choose.
Zhu Houzhao directly raised his forehead and said: "It's too difficult to choose. It would be great if Liu Aiqing had not died. There would be no need for such trouble."
Zhu Houzhao's words made Liu Jian and others more certain that Zhu Houzhao was a weak king with no enterprising spirit, so they despised him even more. Naturally, they also doubted that Liu Daxia was killed by Zhu Houzhao.
Ma Wensheng smiled slightly, admiring the acting skills of his Majesty the Emperor.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Liu Jin. At this time, Liu Jin needed to come out and continue Zhu Houzhao's script.
Therefore, the smart Liu Jin decisively said something behind Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, since it is difficult to choose, it is better to consider it first. After all, the Minister of the Ministry of War is an important official position related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty. How can we be hasty? Your Majesty is also tired now." It’s time to go back to the Leopard Room and rest. It won’t be too late to give you an answer then.”
"What Liu Daban said is true. Dear dear friends, I am also tired. Let me consider who should be the Minister of the Ministry of War. You can step down first. I will determine the new candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of War."
Zhu Houzhao stretched and yawned as he spoke.
Liu Jian and other cabinet bachelors were quite angry. What they were angry about was not Zhu Houzhao's cynical appearance, but Liu Jin, a eunuch who came to the court to promote the situation, but it was inappropriate to interrupt, and even successfully interfered in the government affairs.
In their view, Liu Jin's ambition to manipulate the government was simply Sima Zhao's ambition!
This made Liu Jian and other cabinet scholars feel a crisis, and they began to worry more and more that Liu Jin would take charge of the inner court, and His Majesty listened to him, which meant that Liu Jin would have power over the world.
What's more, it seems that Liu Jin is colluding with veterans of the Four Dynasties like Ma Wensheng.
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others all looked bad, and they all felt that Liu Jin and Ma Wensheng were trying to frame them.
Regardless of whether Liu Jian and others suffer from persecution delusion, Zhu Houzhao is in a very good mood now. It can even be said that he has experienced the pleasure of being an emperor for the first time.
Because now with just a word from him, he can decide on a senior official equivalent to the Minister of Defense and Chief of General Staff.
Although Zhu Houzhao could choose either of the two people, Wang Hua, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and he was relatively assured of them. The former was the number one scholar and his son Wang Yangming was very famous. He was someone Zhu Houzhao had always wanted to meet. The person was a governor of a border town and now had a relationship with himself, the emperor, through Liu Jin.
But Zhu Houzhao did not choose randomly. He already had his favorite candidate, but he would not let this person be promoted to Minister of War in vain.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin, thinking that now Liu Jin had already taken a lot of blame for him, and he had to give Liu Jin some sweetness.
So, Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Liu Jin, I will give you a chance to do favors. Go and ask Xu Jin if he intends to join the Zhongjun Society I asked you to organize the day before yesterday. If you are willing, apply to join, but don't say it is my intention." , said it was what you wanted, and said that Zhongjunshe could help him become the Minister of the Ministry of War. In terms of reputation and qualifications, he is not comparable to Wang Hua, who was born as a scholar. "
对于这里书友们说我把文官们写的太幼稚，可能我的确笔力不够，但我还是要解释一下，为什么文官们没有怀疑皇帝，是因为目前文官们不清楚到底是刘谨绑架了皇帝操控了皇帝，还是皇帝在指使刘谨，他们根据朱厚照表面上的了解很容易相信前者，再加上他们所想要的也是朱厚照是真的玩世不恭自然主观上也愿意相信前者，所以他们把矛头对准了刘谨。而且无论朱厚照是真傻还是假傻，即便文官们怀疑是朱厚照指使，现在也只能说是刘谨在诱使朱厚照，只有他们把刘谨除掉后即相当于撤掉朱厚照伪装自己的道具后才能确定新皇帝是真傻还是假傻，无论朱厚照是真傻假傻，他们都得先干掉刘谨等八虎，干掉八虎后就相当于折断朱厚照臂膀，到时候皇帝昏也罢明也罢，皇帝都被他们逼到了明处，他们既可以选择暗杀也可以选择威逼，反正现在是要把刘谨除掉，这也是
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