Chapter 13 Liu Dingzhi enters the cabinet

Since November 21, the eighteenth year of orthodoxy, the snow in Beijing has not stopped, not only in Beijing, but also in Jinyiwei's intelligence, at least Xuanda, Liaodong, Hebei and other areas are in the midst of snowfall.

But this is not known to be a fuss.

The weather in the north is like this, but after entering the wax moon, Nanzhili has been snowing heavily in Zhejiang, and the Haihe River is frozen. This made Zhu Qizhen feel shocked, but God hadn't let him go yet.

Now that the drought and flood and locust plague are all used to it, Zhu Qi Town is used to it, and the winter does not stop, and there is a snow disaster.

Zhu Qizhen immediately ordered Wang Zhi to stay in Nanjing for the current situation, asking him to be careful about disaster relief, so that not a single person would freeze to death, and the money and grain in Jiangnan could be intercepted first.

But Zhu Qizhen also knew that in such a situation, this idea was probably an extravagant hope. It is certain that people will freeze to death, but how much they will freeze to death depends on God's mind and Wang Zhi's preparation.

It's just that in this way, the matter of the cabinet scholars naturally cannot be delayed any longer.

Zhu Qizhen left this appointment to Chen Xun and asked Chen Xun to recommend it.

After all, in the matter of North Korea, Chen Xun has already shown his determination to move closer to the emperor, and when Zhu Qizhen prepares for a big war in the future, Chen Xun will never be hindered.

He also wants to give Chen Xun a face.

After all, Zhu Qizhen wants a minister, not a minion.

A minion can have nothing, only the emperor's orders, but as a minister who stands alone, the head of the cabinet, even if he is weak, he must have his own team behind him.

If Zhu Qizhen will be appointed as the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhu Qizhen will install several people in the cabinet as a check and balance.

But for a weak first assistant like Chen Xun, Zhu Qizhen has to cultivate some prestige, otherwise, nothing can be done in the future, and everything must rely on Zhu Qizhen's authority, what is the use of Zhu Qizhen wanting this cabinet first assistant?

Chen Xun is also interested, he recommended two people, one is Liu Dingzhi.

Liu Dingzhi started in front of the Northwest Army, and then transferred to Ma Zheng, Yan Zheng, and Shaofu, although he did not work in the household department, but he was a good hand in the field.

What's more, everyone knows that Liu Dingzhi is His Majesty's person.

And Liu Dingzhi's qualifications are also enough.

Liu Dingzhi was the champion of the first year of orthodoxy, and he has been in politics for nearly 20 years, not to mention, the Shaofu organization has become a behemoth in the hands of Liu Dingzhi, swallowing up many workshops in the Ministry of War and Industry, and also embezzling many of the 24 prisons and yamen. Whether it was in the war of the 14th year of orthodoxy or in the whole army after the 14th year of orthodoxy, the Shaofu played a huge role.

Liu Dingzhi was also promoted to Shaofu Ling from the beginning of Shaofu Cheng, and he was the third grade, the same level as the six servants

The minimum threshold for being able to enter the cabinet has been reached.

Shaofu also became a large ministry second only to the six ministries.

And when Chen Xun came to power, he first had to face a problem, that is, the remnants of Zhou Chen. Now He Wenyuan, as the head of the household department, benefited from Zhou Chen's reform in salt administration, and he became the high position of the head of the household department step by step.

So after Zhou Chen went, he was the backbone of the faction behind Zhou Chen.

Chen Xun will also face such troubles after coming to power.

From the thirteenth year of orthodoxy to the present, there has always been one core of governance in the imperial court, that is, money and money. Whether it is fighting a war, or controlling water, whether it is opening a river, or fighting drought, money is needed.

In addition, Zhou Chen is the first assistant from the household department, which leads to the expansion of the power of the household department.

Chen Xun, as the first assistant, is in the idea of balancing the situation, and he also has to suppress those people in the household department, after all, Chen Xun is not from the household department, and he is destined to be unable to accept Zhou Chen's team completely.

But the current situation of the imperial court and the tight finances also show that the cabinet needs to be a financial minister. Therefore, Chen Xun not only wants to shoot Zhu Qizhen's sycophants, but also appreciates Liu Dingzhi's talent.

Zhu Qizhen hesitated for a while, then agreed.

Although Zhu Qizhen felt that Liu Dingzhi was in the position of Shaofu, he could be very relieved, but he wanted to think about people going to high places. Liu Dingzhi is now forty years old, and Zhu Qizhen originally had the intention of putting Liu Dingzhi as the first assistant to cultivate.

According to today's rules, the succession in the cabinet, unless there is a major change, it is difficult to make the outside become the first assistant of the cabinet.

Liu Dingzhi has been in the cabinet for more than ten years at this moment, and he understands all aspects of Daming, and when the time comes, he will naturally be the first assistant of the cabinet.

Zhu Qizhen actually intends to control the age of the first assistant of the cabinet to be around 50s and 60s.

The older ones, the more useless. And being younger doesn't mean that it can't be used, but it has to face another minister who has been the first and auxiliary minister of the cabinet for decades, just like Yang Shiqi.

This is not a good thing.

Especially now that the first assistant of the cabinet is not the same thing as when Yang Shiqi first served as the first assistant of the cabinet.

During the Song and Song dynasties, the emperor generally did not let the prime minister serve for a long time. The same is true of Zhu Qizhen today. Not counting Yang Shiqi, from Yang Pu, Cao Nai, Zhou Chen, the longest tenure is actually Zhou Chen.

Before every first assistant took the position, Zhu Qizhen thought about how to remove him.

The best way to do this is to beg for bones.

If there is a huge difference between the monarch and the minister, Zhu Qizhen hopes that the minister can step down from this position in a dignified way. And fifty or sixty years old is the right time.

is the golden age of a politician.

Therefore, if Zhu Qizhen wants to train cabinet ministers, he must occupy the position in advance, otherwise he will not even be qualified to compete for the first assistant in the future.

Zhu Qizhen said; 'Okay, Liu Dingzhi is one. And one more, who does the gentleman think is better? ”

Chen Xun said: "How is the business? ”

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said: "No, although the article of Shang Zhuangyuan is good, but he has not been experienced, how can he take care of the cabinet's major affairs." ”

To tell the truth, Chen Xun is also the kind of cabinet scholar who has risen from Jinshi, Shujishi, and Hanlin Academy. This routine is related to the interests of many people, and Zhu Qizhen naturally compromised, and he couldn't do things perfectly.

And to be honest, if you are not from the Hanlin Academy, there will be no capable ministers. Zhu Qizhen also felt that he couldn't be so absolute, but if there were all such people in the cabinet, he would never be able to.

Not to mention that the business qualifications are too shallow.

Although the three yuan and the first seem to be a little better than the unusual champion, but the problem is that it is also the champion, Liu Dingzhi doesn't know how many things he has done, so he has a ticket to the cabinet, how can he come up.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen also understands Chen Xun.

Chen Xun's name inside and outside is not obvious, although he knows that there is this pavilion elder outside, but what political achievements do he have, it seems that when he was in the Xuanzong Dynasty, he made a mistake and admonished him, but other than that, there are not many.

He can't compare to Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu, and he is certain, not even as good as Cao Nai, when Cao Nai took the throne, he had the connections of two old ministers, and he couldn't compare to Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen had the reputation of being the head of the world's frontier ministers before he served as the head of the household department, and was called Qingtian by the people, and he did so many things in the household department

Whether it is someone who hates Zhou Chen or someone who looks down on Zhou Chen, he has to admit that Zhou Chen is a character.

But Chen Xun can't even compare to Zhou Chen.

Although he is not a three-purpose minister, it is not that he is much smarter than the three-purpose minister, but Zhu Qizhen does not like to put power in the hands of a three-purpose minister. At this time, how dare he introduce a truly capable and senior minister into the cabinet.

Not to mention anything else, he invited Cao Nai over, and Cao Nai was able to take away the power in every second.

Wang Zhi and Yu Qian are no exception.

The first assistant and the second assistant are just names, and history is not uncommon for the second assistant to choke on the first assistant without a temper. Therefore, Chen Xun has to choose from the younger generation.

And Shang Zhen has the aura of three yuan and the first, and he has served as a living note by Zhu Qizhen's side, Zhu Qizhen admires Shang Qizhen's writing, and many holy decrees are written by Shang Qizhen.

Chen Xun thought about it, and Shang Zhen must have won the favor of the saint, so he recommended it, and he never thought that the horse's fart would be slapped on the horse's leg.

After all, Zhu Qizhen today is not what he was at the beginning, there was no one available in his hands at the beginning, so Liu Dingzhi was carefully arranged, but now, Zhu Qizhen doesn't care anymore.

It is one thing for him to appreciate businessmen, but it is impossible for him to take the future of businessmen to heart.