The time required by the emperor is very urgent, Zhou Yanru will naturally not delay, after the plan for the adjustment of officials came out, he quickly convened the cabinet ministers and began to discuss, this time the adjustment of officials, the personnel involved are relatively large, reaching more than 100 people, since Chongzhen nine years later, such changes are rare, Sun Chengzong and Yang Sichang served as the first assistant of the cabinet, basically based on the stability of officials and small adjustments.

The Cabinet quickly got it done.

I have to say that in this discussion, the situation has changed, and the power of the cabinet chief assistant has been strengthened, after all, Zhou Yanru once served as the cabinet chief assistant, and the relevant procedures are very familiar, coupled with the emperor's trust, Sun Chengzong and Yang Sichang served as the cabinet chief assistant, just on this cabinet meeting, was completely broken, the cabinet meeting restored the previous pattern, and all major decisions were finally decided by the cabinet chief assistant.

Many cabinet ministers also understand that they will not be embarrassed, as long as their interests are guaranteed.

It is worth noting that Liu Zunxian and Fan Jingwen, the situation of the two is different, Liu Zunxian and Zhou Yanru had some opponents before, and they were arranged to enter the cabinet, which also has some special meanings, if they also show that they follow the waves, the emperor will not be satisfied, Fan Jingwen's reputation has long been different, and his personality is also stubborn, and he will not follow the waves.

Zhou Yanru's attitude towards the two is also different, when facing Liu Zunxian, he tries to speak with facts, and every decision he makes is reasonable, so that Liu Zunxian has nothing to say and cannot object, and when he treats Fan Jingwen, he is more respectful and tries to solicit opinions in advance. It is conducive to the formation of the final decision.

In terms of the operation of power, Zhou Yanru is very skillful, and he has suffered a major blow, so he is naturally much smarter.

When he entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhou Yanru had already made all the preparations.

After Zhu Youzhen looked at the list of all the adjusted officials, he quickly began to inquire.

"Zhou Aiqing. Why hasn't Shandong been adjusted, how can that Zhang Pu continue to serve as the governor of Shandong. ”

Zhou Yanru secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor asked this question, it seems that the emperor is not too concerned about the specific adjustment of officials, this list involves the adjustment of Liaodong, Datong, Shaanxi and other places, the adjustment of these officials. The emperor may not have much opinion.

"Your Majesty, if you don't adjust the officials in Shandong, the minister has thought about it carefully, and the minister believes that Shandong can't adjust the officials at present, so as not to intensify the contradictions and be detrimental to the stability of the court situation."

Zhou Yanru first named the theme, but he didn't beat around the bush.

Zhu Youzhen's face was a little unsightly. Zhou Yanru's answer is obviously a bit cheap. Doing so seemed to make the imperial court submit to Su Tiancheng.

"Zhou Aiqing, can you tell me the detailed reasons, is it possible that I still have to look at that Su Tiancheng's face to act."

"The emperor is angry, Rong Chen explained."

Zhou Yanru was not in a hurry at all, he knew very well the emperor's temper and temperament, and there were some things. As long as you start from the emperor's point of view and explain it carefully, there will be nothing to do, and you will be able to gain the emperor's more firm trust.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have adjusted the officials in Liaodong, Datong and Shaanxi this time. For example, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Liaodong, was adjusted to Xuanzhou and commanded 30,000 troops, and the minister was also ready to directly talk to Lord Lu, requiring 30,000 troops to be stationed in Dengzhou or Fuzhou, Lord Lu must carry out the emperor's will, and this practice weakened or even disintegrated Su Tiancheng's influence in Liaodong, Datong and Shaanxi, as long as this step is done, Su Tiancheng's strength has suffered a heavy blow. ”

"The minister thinks that to deal with Su Tiancheng, it is still necessary to adopt the means of civil governance, on the basis of not intensifying the contradictions, even if it is finally to be put into force, the court must be ready for everything, and now the initiative is in the hands of the court, but also in the hands of the emperor, there is no need to worry, the minister thinks, it is Su Tiancheng who is in a hurry."

"There are a total of six prefectures in Shandong, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, which have been controlled by Su Tiancheng, and the remaining Jinan Mansion, Yanzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion are not very large, and they will definitely be highly valued by Su Tiancheng, if the imperial court moves Liaodong, Datong and Shaanxi and other places, and then moves the officials of Shandong, Su Tiancheng will definitely make many radical measures, which is not conducive to the stability of the court."

"The envoy of the Houjin Tartar is negotiating in the capital, and the progress is going very smoothly, the minister has already felt it, the Houjin Tartar is really surrendering this time, the minister has seen that Zilharang, and learned the meaning of the Houjin Tartar, and he also wants to reach an agreement as soon as possible, so at this critical moment, the court must not be turbulent......"

Zhou Yanru's explanation is quite a bit of a boiled frog in warm water, which can be understood from two aspects, the positive aspect is to think about taking into account the overall situation, on the basis of maintaining the stability of the imperial court, and smoothly solve Su Tiancheng's problem, and the negative aspect is to avoid the problem, and for the time being, it will not touch the problem of Shandong.

Zhu Youzhen's face gradually softened, and he agreed with Zhou Yanru's point of view.

Zhu Youjian is not stupid, adopting this strategy, for the imperial court and him, is not the best decision, the imperial court originally occupied the orthodox position, can be assured and bold to make a move against Su Tiancheng, if Su Tiancheng resists, it is a rebellion, can not get moral support, but Zhu Youjian understands more that after all these years of stability, the Chinese military ministers of the DPRK want to be able to live a peaceful life, especially the envoy of the Later Jin Tartar came to the capital, and also brought the imperial Taiji's concubine Zhuang and son Fulin, As a hostage, in the eyes of many ministers of civil and military affairs, Houjin Tartar really wanted to surrender.

In such a situation, the imperial court rashly started to crusade against Su Tiancheng, and it will definitely not get the support of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, and if it does not get support, it is certain that the crusade will fail, and after piercing this layer of window paper, if Su Tiancheng cannot be taken, the problem will be complicated, and the final contradictions and problems will come to him.

Therefore, the strategy adopted by Zhou Yanru was, from the positive side, for the sake of the imperial court, and from the negative aspect, it was also to be able to gradually resolve the contradictions and distinguish the priorities of things.

After thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen carefully looked at the list again, in fact, he was clear about the adjustment of officials above the fourth grade, but there was one less person in it.

"Zhou Aiqing, why didn't I see Chen Yutai's name."

Chen Yutai and Su Tiancheng are fellow scholars, Chen Yutai is the champion, and Su Tiancheng is the leader, but this Chen Yutai has an unusual relationship with Zhou Yanru, it is said that it is an in-law relationship, Zhu Youzhen specially proposed Chen Yutai here, in fact, he wanted to give Zhou Yanru face and make Zhou Yanru more loyal to himself.

Zhou Yanru pretended to be frightened.

"Your Majesty, about Chen Yutai, the minister didn't dare to mention it, when Chongzhen was four years old, there was already a lot of discussion in the court, thinking that the minister had promoted Chen Yutai, and the minister thanked the emperor for his mercy.

"Zhou Aiqing doesn't have to be like this, I am clear about Chen Yutai's affairs, Chen Yutai is the champion appointed by me, with outstanding literary talent, it has nothing to do with Zhou Aiqing, Chen Yutai is the champion appointed by me, more than ten years have passed, continue to serve as the prefect in Shaanxi, there is still some condescending, I still have to consider, I propose Chen Yutai to be the political envoy of Shaanxi, Zhou Aiqing looks good."

"The minister still feels bad, the minister has just gained the emperor's trust, he must do his best, and he dare not take into account personal interests, although Chen Yutai is personally appointed by the emperor, he has some relationship with the minister, and the minister is afraid of tarnishing the emperor's reputation."

A smile appeared on Zhu Youzhen's face, he knew that Zhou Yanru was not stupid, and understood the meaning of this, but since he said it, there was no reason to take it back.

"Zhou Aiqing shouldn't have other considerations, I look at this matter, and it's settled."

After Zhou Yanru left the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Youzhen put away the smile on his face, trust is not unconditional, even if he trusts Zhou Yanru very much, but he is also vigilant, directly promoting Chen Yutai, there are two benefits, the first is to be able to make Zhou Yanru grateful, after all, the relationship between Zhou Yanru and Chen Yutai, the civil and military ministers in the court are all knowledgeable, which also shows the emperor's concern, and the second is to be able to let Zhou Yanru remember all the time that there are some things, the emperor does not know how to control it, You Zhou Yanru can have a lot of power, but all this is under the control of the emperor, you must be loyal to the emperor, and when all these things are done, you will serve as the first assistant of the cabinet safely.

This is the so-called Emperor's Heart.

Zhou Yanru also understood this truth, and when he left the Heart Cultivation Palace, his face also changed, it seems that he needs to pay more attention in the future, the emperor's trust is indeed conditional, and he has thought of this aspect for a long time, but what he didn't expect was that the emperor began to remind him so soon. In fact, when Zhou Yanru just took office, Chen Yutai specially commissioned someone to come to the capital, and when it came to some things, Zhou Yanru's attitude was very clear, asking Chen Yutai not to worry for the time being, the more critical the moment, the more he had to calm down, and do things in Shaanxi with peace of mind, and there would be opportunities in the future.

If you want to say that as the first assistant of the cabinet, there is no support from a group of people, it is also impossible, the former first assistant Yang Sichang, there are many defects in this regard, you can't promote officials, you can't adjust officials, who will be convinced, who will come to slap you, how the relationship network is formed, how can there be power.

However, the emperor specifically mentioned Chen Yutai, and it seems that the emperor still pays attention to this aspect. (To be continued......)