There are six members in the cabinet: Wei Guangwei, a scholar of Dongge University, Cui Chengxiu, a scholar of Wenyuange University, and Feng Quan, a scholar of Jianjidian University, a member of the Cabinet Auxiliary Jianji Temple, are members of the Eunuch Party; Liang Dingchen, a scholar of Wenhuadian University, is a member of the Donglin Party; Yuan Keli, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and Chang Kuan, who has given up his name to Cui Chengxiu, are members of the Industrial Party. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It seems to be a three-way wrestling, but in fact, regardless of the power and momentum, the Donglin Party is struggling to survive, and it is impossible to take power.

The emperor put down these words, and the six members of the cabinet looked at their noses and noses, and the old gods were there, as if they had nothing to do with them, and the rest of them did not dare to answer, and after a while, Tu Wenfu, who was sitting opposite, said softly: "Long live the lord, according to the convention, the most senior second assistant is Feng Ge Lao." ”

The emperor snorted and there was no follow-up, and when the eunuch saw this situation, he knew that he had to continue to speak, after all, theoretically speaking, the cabinet chief assistant was the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty, and it was impossible to say such a word, and the emperor would directly appoint it.

Li Chaoqing, another eunuch with a pen, got up and said: "Long live Lord, Feng Ge Lao is good at handling things and has deep qualifications, and the slave maid thinks that Feng Ge Lao is the most suitable candidate." ”

The emperor looked at Feng Quan, then to the left, "Really?"

Wei Zhongxian knew that this was asking himself, so he stood up lightly, and said with a smile: "Back to Long Live Lord, Feng Zhenlu is reliable." ”

The Emperor nodded, looked down and asked, "Are there any other candidates?"

"Liang Ge's qualifications are not shallow, and he is diligent in his work, so the minister proposed Liang Ge's elders. "Naturally, it is an official of the Donglin Department who speaks, who has not had his own people to help him in the imperial court these years?

As soon as this person sat down, the military department gave the matter to the imperial Shi Long Wenguang and said: "Yuan Ge Lao is the emperor's teacher, he has been a minister in the imperial court inside, he has fought with Houjin in Denglai outside, and he has also been in charge of the Nanjing Military Department, he is a generation of famous ministers, the backbone of the Ming Dynasty, and the minister thinks that Yuan Ge Lao is the best candidate!"

Long Wenguang's words were a bit heavy, as soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the warm pavilion couldn't help but be much more solemn, the emperor waited for a while and saw that no one spoke, turned his head and asked, "Feng Quan, you may have this heavy responsibility?"

As soon as these words came out, most of the eunuchs smiled, and the emperor could ask such a question, which means that the first assistant of the cabinet is basically decided, but Cui Chengxiu, Ni Wenhuan and others have a sinking face, and their dissatisfaction is not hidden at all. But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and they have no choice, Cui Chengxiu has just entered the cabinet, and he has no ability to compete with Feng Quan, so he can only watch dryly.

Feng Quan hid the excitement in his heart, stood up and replied: "The minister is willing to share the worries for His Majesty, but the minister is shallow in his knowledge and lacks ability, so he is afraid of living up to the grace of the saint." ”

This is the rule and the procedure, unless it is an ironclad matter under the holy decree, otherwise, you must shirk and be humble, otherwise you will be scolded.

Before Feng Quan's words fell, Chang Wei immediately answered, "Your Majesty, since Feng Ge is not capable enough, let's change someone else!"

Hula!

This sentence drew everyone's eyes together, and everyone's first thought was, this Chang Wei is too stunned, isn't it? This is a rule, an iron rule in officialdom! Don't you understand?

The second thought is that Chang Wei did it on purpose, he wanted to push his teacher Yuan Keli to the top, but even if Feng Quan was hacked like this, there was Liang Dingchen behind him, what did he want to do?

I'm humble, humility, do you understand? This is the rule, how can you mess around at this time?! Feng Quan was almost mad, seeing that he was about to sit in the position of the first assistant, but he was interrupted by Chang Wei indiscriminately, and he really had a murderous heart.

Before the thought was finished, he heard a familiar voice say: "Since this is the case, it should be Liang Ge Lao!"

Without looking back, Feng Quan knew that it was Cui Chengxiu who said this, and now Feng Quan hated it even more.

In the forty-first year of Feng Quan Wanli (1613 AD), he was awarded the review of the Hanlin Academy, and was impeached and removed from office because of his father's involvement. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624 AD), Wei Zhongxian entered Xiangzhuo Prefecture, and Feng Quan knelt down to worship Daozuo and was reinstated.

After reinstating his official position, Feng Quan was greedy and bribed, hugged Wei Zhongxian's thighs, and was promoted rapidly, his behavior made Cui Chengxiu, the second person in the eunuch party, extremely dissatisfied, therefore, the small group led by the two was fighting openly and secretly, this time with the help of Chang Wei's banner, Cui Chengxiu didn't mind disgusting Feng Quan all of a sudden.

"Oh, Elder Liang Ge, what do you think?" the emperor asked noncommittally.

Liang Dingchen didn't expect that Shoufu would be his turn, and he didn't think about fighting, and even if he fought, would he be able to sit firmly? In this situation, the eunuch party is still powerful, but Chang Wei's gang has made remarkable achievements in politics, and they look menacing, how can a dying Donglin Party fight against these two? What he wants to do is to leave seeds for the Donglin Party!

Without thinking about it, Liang Dingchen threw out this hot potato, "Yuan Ge is an old minister, Lord Feng has deep qualifications, where does the minister dare to think about the position of first assistant." ”

This is not offended, but at this time, Chang Wei didn't intend to be polite, and opened his mouth to catch the conversation, "Your Majesty, Wang Zaijin has been reinstated as the Ministry of War, and the plan of Bali to spread the Great Wall will definitely start again, and next year the minister will also start a war with Houjin, as well as the counties outside the Saiwai and the factories in Shaanxi will be rolled out one by one, in addition, the one-tenth tax rate and the plan of apportioning the mu into the mu must be put on the agenda, there are so many things to do to determine the fortune of the country, the minister thinks that there must be a strong order, and a famous minister can suppress the situation!"

He glanced at the ministers as he spoke, "Although Lord Feng Quan is old, the Ministry of War understands the affairs of the Machine Bureau and the Ministry of War, and Lord Liang is the same. Lord Yuan is the teacher, and many of the minister's strategies are learned from the teacher, and Lord Yuan knows everything about the machine bureau and the division into the mu. With the teacher in charge of the cabinet, the ministers can let go of things and have no worries!"

"Moreover, the teacher was the governor of Denglai, and he came to the front line of the battle several times, and the Houjin was in awe of the teacher, the soldiers of Liaodong respected the teacher, and the Mao Shuai of Dongjiang Town was the only teacher who could appease him. ”

After a pause, Chang Weilang said: "Therefore, the minister thinks that only Yuan Ge can be qualified for the position of the first assistant of the cabinet!"

As soon as the words fell, one person immediately asked: "Yuan Ge is always Qin Guogong's teacher, doesn't Guogong know how to avoid it at all?"

Looking back, it was Shangshu Tianji of the Criminal Department who spoke, at this time, the eunuch party, to be precise, Feng Quan's party could no longer sit still, and he didn't find fault with Chang Wei, I was afraid that Yuan Keli would really sit on the throne of the first assistant of the cabinet!

Chang Wei replied disdainfully: "Even I know that 'external actions do not avoid hatred, and internal actions do not avoid relatives', don't you know this sentence? Have you never read a book? How did you get admitted to the Jinshi? How did you achieve a scholar? Is it an official position obtained by bribery? I will check you carefully when I go back!"

These few words were even questioning and threatening, and Tian Ji's face turned blue and red for a while, and he couldn't even say half a word. In fact, Tian Ji was able to sit in the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department, not only by bribery, but also by scolding Wei Zhongxian, otherwise the scumbags of the eunuch party, how could He De sit in the high position of Shangshu?

It's also his bad luck, others don't dare to say it if they know it, when they meet Chang Wei, they really don't dare to refute it when they meet Chang Wei who turned on the troll mode today. Others are afraid of Wei Zhongxian, Chang Wei is not afraid, because others have something, they must first go to the cabinet, it is difficult to see the emperor under normal circumstances, Chang Wei is an unimpeded figure in the forbidden palace, he can enter the palace to see the emperor anytime and anywhere, Wei Zhongxian does not dare to hand over slander in front of the emperor, and he does not believe the emperor!

"Qin Guogong's reason is very good!" The emperor agreed with Chang Wei's words, turned his head and asked, "Old Wei, what do you think of Teacher Yuan as the first assistant of the cabinet?"

But at this time, he couldn't admit it in person, so he got up with a smile and glanced at the emperor's side, pretending to speak, and Liang Dong next to him said in a low voice: "Long live the lord, it's past the time to eat." ”

Wei Zhongxian said just right, "There are too many topics in today's court discussion, and I have passed the meal unconsciously." Long live the lord, let's talk about it without finishing the meal. State affairs are important, the dragon body is even more important, and it is difficult for adults to concentrate on deliberations when they are hungry and panicked. ”

The emperor got up with a smile and said, "That's right, the emperor is not a hungry soldier, not to mention all Aiqing, let's eat first, and then talk about it in the afternoon!"

The eunuchs, who were forced to a critical juncture, breathed a sigh of relief, and all stood up to send them off, but the emperor said: "Fearless, come with me!" (To be continued.) )