Prince of Chaos

On the afternoon when Shen Shixing resigned, a decree from the crown prince was sent to the cabinet. The content of the decree was also very simple, that is, Wang Xijue would preside over the cabinet affairs during the absence of Shen Shixing.

After this decree was issued, the people watching in Beijing couldn't help but get excited, because they felt that the development of the situation was moving towards their expectations.

Shen Shi left, and Wang Xijue became the transition chief assistant, so the next step is the crucial cabinet battle.

For this upcoming cabinet battle, all forces are gearing up, among which the Qingliu faction represented by Wang Jiaping and the Zhejiang Party represented by Shen Yiguan are the strongest.

Shen Yiguan, Shen Li's old enemy, at this moment, finally became his daughter-in-law and became a party leader.

The Zhejiang Party led by him finally seized the opportunity to enter the cabinet at this moment.

If, according to the original historical development, Shen Yiguan would have entered the cabinet as a scholar of Dongge University in the 23rd year of Wanli.

It's a pity that Zhu Changluo's birth made the originally complex and changeable national dispute settled ahead of time, which also led to changes in the fate of many people.

The current Shen Yiguan was originally staying in Nanjing. At that time, Shen Li was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, and he was the Minister of the Ministry of Households in Nanjing.

The gold content of the Ministry of Hubu Shangshu in Nanjing is much higher than that of the Ministry of Rites.

The Nanjing Household Department controls the taxes of the seven provinces in the south. Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Tang and Song Dynasties, the south has gradually become a tax-heavy land and a cultural sanctuary for the Central Plains Dynasty.

There are not only seventy-eight out of ten of the world's taxes and taxes, but also a wealth of literati and celebrities. Since the Song Dynasty, more than half of the people who have entered the center are from the south.

Therefore, Shen Yiguan, who is the secretary of the Nanjing household department, is naturally the leader of the Southerners and the leader of the Zhejiang Party!

It can be said unceremoniously that the major policies of the imperial court formulated by the southerners have almost affected the process of nearly a thousand years of Chinese history.

During this period, although the four dynasties of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing were iterated, none of this affected the fundamental interests of the southern gentry at all.

They still prospered in every dynasty, and became bigger and stronger, becoming the support of the empire.

As the leader of the Zhejiang Party, Shen Yiguan is naturally one of the best. Although Shen Li returned to the capital before him.

However, this does not mean that Shen Yiguan, who is far away in Nanjing, is behind.

Although Shen Yiguan does not have the moral blessing like Shen Li, the strength of the Zhejiang Party itself should not be underestimated.

The Zhejiang Party is not only strong in the south, but also among the more than 300 Beijing official teams in various yamen in Beijing, there are at least [-] members of the Zhejiang Party who have ties to the Zhejiang Party.

Moreover, the Zhejiang Party also accounted for at least a quarter of the governors and chief secretaries of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the strength of the Zhejiang Party was definitely the largest party in the ruling and opposition parties before the rise of the Donglin Party.

And they just lack an opportunity now. Once they have the opportunity to join the cabinet and participate in political affairs, their strength will rapidly expand to the point where even Zhu Changluo will look sideways.

Moreover, in the past two days, the cabinet and the Ciqing Palace have already received many memorials from Beijing officials who suggested that the court discuss the selection of cabinet ministers.

After Zhu Changluo saw these memorials, he didn't look at the contents inside, because he knew what the contents were without guessing.

These people just want to use the court meeting to coerce the court to adopt their suggestions, Zhu Changluo is very disdainful of this.

The court meeting is a kind of political activity similar to voting, which is carried out by the courtiers to resolve differences when the emperor is too lazy to worry about political affairs or is indecisive.

And this kind of political activity has never been explicitly affirmed, it is just a customary practice.It's just that in the Ming Dynasty, it was held more often, so in the minds of these civil officials, they felt that the court meeting was a matter of course.

However, Zhu Changluo didn't accept court discussions.

Because Zhu Changluo understood that once the court meeting was held, no matter what the result was, it would be the emperor Gan Gang's arbitrary imperial power that would be hurt in the end.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo suppressed all the memorials that suggested the convening of the court meeting, and he had to wait for an opportunity, and wait for an early bird to criticize the political activities of the court meeting, which threatened the king's father.

And Zhu Changluo has already chosen this early bird, and it depends on whether he dares to show this top. If he does, Zhu Changluo will reserve a position in the cabinet for him.

If it doesn't come out, I'm sorry.There are tens of thousands of civil servants in the world, and there are hundreds of officials from the second rank and above. Zhu Changluo believes that there is no one who is willing to remain silent for a lifetime.

Even if they are only allowed to serve as cabinet members for one day, Zhu Changluo believes that many volunteers will be hooked.

After all, when being an official has reached a certain level, when struggling for many years without making any progress, between power and position, many people will involuntarily choose the latter.

Because they have already enjoyed the power, but the fame is the eternal pain in their hearts.

As long as they have the opportunity to join the cabinet, even if they are the younger brothers of the cabinet, they will still follow suit.

After all, the cabinet is the prime minister!
It has been the ultimate dream of civil servants and generals since ancient times to be appointed as a marquis and a prime minister.

Moreover, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties when civil affairs became more and more serious, if anyone puts aside the position of the cabinet and ignores the real power of the six ministries, either this person is an extremely smart person, or this person is a bad person who does not seek to make progress. people.

Obviously, under the temptation of fame and status, smart people are often mistaken for their cleverness.

Zhu Changluo affirmed that such a noble literati who "be indifferent to clear ambitions, and quiet to achieve far-reaching", who underestimated the status of the court, was definitely never born.

Whenever there is a chance to make friends with each other, they will definitely run faster than rabbits.

This is also the reason why the feudal imperial court can always hold all the literati in the world in their hands, because the imperial court not only has the power resources, but also the status resources that the literati dream of.

Therefore, what they prayed with all their heart was that they could be recorded in the history books as a "phase" and passed on to future generations!
This is much more beautiful than becoming an official with a certain book and posthumously conferring the posthumous honor of a grand master and grand master after death.

"Categorize these documents that are recommended by the Shangshu to the court, and see which yamen, which native place, and which faction officials are on it. It is necessary to clearly understand the current situation in the court. Which is strong and which is weak."

Although Zhu Changluo didn't read it, he had to find some useful information in these memorials and use them, or be on guard.

Otherwise, in case the final court meeting is still unstoppable, Zhu Changluo has no preparations at all, so he quietly watched these people vote for a result and hand it up, whether he is correct or not. ?
If it is accurate, he seems to be a clay sculpture of Jian Guo.If it is not allowed, it will appear that he is a headstrong king who ignores people's hearts.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo must fight a prepared battle on my own initiative! ——
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