The negotiations on the submission of the Later Jin to the imperial court went relatively smoothly, but on some key issues, some differences appeared, such as the matter of the imperial court stationing troops in Shenyang, Liaoyang and other places, and the issue of sending generals, etc., which could not be decided for a while, and Zilharang resolutely refused to make concessions on these issues.

But in any case, the negotiations were generally going smoothly, and by this time, Zhu Youzhen was considering adjusting the officials.

This matter was naturally entrusted to Zhou Yanru.

Zhu Youzhen is very important to Zhou Yanru, this kind of trust, even more than Sun Chengzong, when Sun Chengzong became the first assistant of the cabinet, relying on the prestige in the court, but Zhou Yanru relied on trust, the two are completely different, after more than ten years on the throne, Zhu Youzhen has been very hard, many big things have to be done personally, and he is indeed a little tired, coupled with the contradiction between the court and Su Tiancheng, it has become a chronic disease that cannot be solved temporarily, which also makes Zhu Youzhen have some pessimistic emotions, and even consider avoiding it.

At this time, Zhou Yanru became the first assistant of the cabinet, and many major things were naturally directly entrusted. Zhu Youzhenle's less worry, but also believe that Zhou Yanru will be able to deal with the matter, but unfortunately, Zhu Youzhen has long forgotten the lessons of the past, when he first ascended the throne, he faced a severe test, the struggle between the imperial power and the ministers' power is particularly fierce, and the cabinet is also unusually unstable, many ministers think of their own interests, and they don't think about the things in the court at all, because there is no silver, Zhu Youzhen thinks that many ministers of the court proposed to donate silver, and few people responded, and it has only been a few years.

Zhou Yanru, who is in power, is very beautiful, to say that the situation in the court is good, compared to the last time he served as the first assistant of the cabinet. There is a big difference, at least there is still silver in the treasury, which can basically maintain the operation of everything, at this time, Zhou Yanru's main task is to maintain the stability of the imperial court. Moreover, it is necessary to figure out the emperor's mind to the greatest extent, and most of the things are done in accordance with the emperor's requirements.

In this regard, Zhou Yanru has a unique advantage.

In fact, it is very easy to deceive the emperor, the cabinet is in charge of all the performances, unless it is a secret fold, but there are not many civil and military ministers who have the power to perform the secret fold, mainly local officials who serve as governors. This gives Zhou Yanru a lot of room for manipulation, for example, when Zhang Fengyi came to the capital, Zhou Yanru completely covered it up, and did not let the emperor know about it, anyway, it is not a big deal, as for the adjustment of Zhang Fengyi's request, he also considered it.

The imperial court wants to adjust the minister of civil and military affairs, and this matter has long been spread. For a time, the cabinet scholars became a hot spot pursued by many officials, and everyone wanted to be promoted and reused. What's more, in the imperial court, there are still several prominent positions vacant, and the positions of the secretary of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Crime, and the Ministry of Industry are all vacant, which is rare in the past.

Of course, the many officials also understood. The most important power is still in the hands of Zhou Yanru, the first assistant to the cabinet.

Zhou Kang was very busy, and Zhou Yanru didn't have so much time to see the ministers of civil and military affairs who came to visit one by one, unless they were ministers with very important positions. Many times, Zhou Kang must deal with it, of course, Zhou Kang is already familiar with this set, and knows how to deal with it, in this process, Zhou Kang adheres to a principle, that is, never accept cash.

This is where Zhou Yanru is smart, and it is also a place that many ministers of civil and military affairs can't think of, without accepting other people's money, there is a lot of room for speech, and it is not necessary to agree to some people's requests.

When Qian Qianyi came to visit, Zhou Yanru personally came forward and brought Qian Qianyi to the study for a secret conversation.

The purpose of Qian Qianyi's visit, Zhou Yanru is a little bit of a knowledge, for the sake of Donglin students, over the years, the students of Donglin Academy, few have entered the imperial court as officials, let alone reused, because Qian Qianyi entered the cabinet, as the leader of Donglin Academy, he spoke differently, so many Donglin students saw hope, and begged Qian Qianyi to let them enter the court as officials, so that they could serve the emperor and the court.

Qian Qianyi knows very well that this matter must be approved by Zhou Yanru, otherwise it will not be done, after all, the emperor trusts Zhou Yanru the most, and in the cabinet, Zhou Yanru's opinion has the final decision. Of course, if you want to get Zhou Yanru's approval and support, Qian Qianyi also needs to make some gestures, such as supporting Zhou Yanru's many decisions when discussing things in the cabinet, etc., this kind of exchange, both of them understand.

Qian Qianyi took out a list of more than 20 people, and the positions marked at the back were all expected to be adjusted.

After Zhou Yanru took the list, he read it carefully, and secretly admired Qian Qianyi, how he put forward his request, how he didn't embarrass him, the list that Qian Qianyi put forward, all of them were students from Donglin Academy, some of them were local officials, some of them were admitted to the examination for lifting people or jinshi, studying in Guozijian, and also in Hanlin Academy, Qian Qianyi's requirements were not high, and the highest position he proposed was only Langzhong of the sixth department, and the rank was only the fifth grade, and many of them were official positions from six to seven grades. But the choice of place is very well grasped, most of them are entering the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, followed by entering the Metropolitan Procuratorate, among these people, most of Zhou Yanru is impressed, but there are three people, he has not heard of it. And the positions arranged by these three people are also unusual.

"Lord Qian, this Huang Tingping, Yi Ligao and Zou Pingzhang don't seem to be very familiar with this official."

Qian Qianyi had a smile on his face, these three people were the former four sons of Donglin, except for Liu Yunqing who defected to Su Tiancheng, the remaining three people had already been admitted to the examination, but unfortunately they were not able to get the Zhongjin Shi, they have always studied in Guozijian, after Qian Qianyi became a cabinet scholar, he also attached great importance to the three of them, and directly proposed to let the three of them enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate and become the supervising imperial history of the seventh grade, which is a rare thing, according to Huang Tingping's qualifications, at most he can become a county leader of the eighth grade, which is a very good arrangement.

"My lord, these three people are the students of Xiaguan, they are all Junjie, and they used to be the three sons of Donglin who were famous in Nanjing."

"Oh, I see, since it is Junjie, then the court must be reused."

The two of them laughed and tacitly agreed.

Of course Zhou Yanru will not continue to ask, since he is a student of Qian Qianyi, it is not a big deal to arrange to serve as the superintendent of the imperial history in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there are more than 100 superintendent imperial histories in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and after these three people enter, it will take time to adapt, and it will not cause much of a sensation.

According to the rules of the imperial court, the officials of the sixth and seventh grades, the officials of the seventh grade can directly issue an edict, and they do not necessarily need the emperor's holy decree, but over the years, the imperial power has been stabilized and strengthened, and all the officials are directly ordered by the emperor. How could the emperor know so many low-level officials, and everything was not up to the cabinet.

After Qian Qianyi said goodbye, Zhou Kang came in.

After closing the study door, Zhou Kang began to report.

"Fang Fengnian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, came to visit today, thinking that he could become the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Lord Fang has been in the Ministry of Rites for many years, and it is estimated that among all the waiters, the oldest is the most qualified, according to the master's orders, the small one did not express his position, and Sun Tai, the left waiter of the Ministry of Households, thought about going to the Ministry of Punishment and serving as the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, or being released as a governor."

Zhou Yanru nodded slightly, but did not speak, these people were all within the scope of his thinking, as for whether he could achieve his goal, he still needed to weigh it.

Zhou Kang paused for a moment and spoke again.

"Half an hour ago, Weng Tongzhang, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, also came, thinking that he could go to the Ministry of Works, or be released as a governor."

Zhou Yanru sat up straight, he was very familiar with Weng Tongzhang, because Weng Tongzhang was Su Tiancheng's mentor, he used to be the prefect of Pingliang Mansion, and later transferred to the capital to serve as a household servant, and later transferred to the Criminal Department, but he was not able to get promoted for many years.

Seeing Zhou Yanru sitting up straight, Zhou Kang hurriedly spoke.

"Master, the little one didn't say anything, and he didn't even say anything in front of Lord Weng."

Zhou Yanru smiled, not blaming Zhou Kang.

"Zhou Kang, you also know that this Weng Tongzhang is Su Tiancheng's mentor, although he is only the mentor of the government test, but he is a teacher for one day and a father for life, so many years have passed, Weng Tongzhang has not been able to be promoted, even if Su Tiancheng entered the cabinet, he did not rush to promote his teacher, it can be seen that between Weng Tongzhang and Su Tiancheng, the relationship is just average, Su Tiancheng used to be so hot, and recommended a lot of officials, but Weng Tongzhang was not considered, interesting."

Zhou Yanru's meaning, Zhou Kang quickly understood, his master has been thinking about how to deal with Su Tiancheng, although this is not the most important thing at the moment, but it always needs to be considered.

"Master, a small suggestion, don't you want Weng Tongzhang to go to Shandong."

Weng Tongzhang shook his head.

"Shandong can't move, we must maintain the current situation, I have to explain this to the emperor, if the officials in Shandong are moved, wouldn't it be clear to confront Su Tiancheng, at that time, I don't know how many things there are in Ludao, I am difficult to deal with, when I am not sure, don't think about Shandong's affairs." This Weng Tongzhang, I think he still stays in the imperial court, but he can be adjusted to the military department and be the left attendant of the military department. ”

Zhou Kang lowered his head, there were many officials who came to visit the mansion, of course, some general officials, Zhou Kang only had to write down his name and show it to Zhou Yanru, there was no need to put it forward, after all, this adjustment, his own master still had to discuss with many cabinet ministers, and he couldn't make all the decisions alone. (To be continued......)