Wanli 1592

Chapter 663
Zhu Yijun hated Yang Junmin for a long time, so Zhu Yijun handed over this memorial to Shen Yiguan without any pain or itching.

Shen always knew.

So he asked at the cabinet meeting without pain or itching: "Is Yang Butang planning to join the cabinet? Or is he planning to resign and return to his hometown?"

Yang Junmin's face was pale with fright at that time, seeing the faint murderous intent in Shen Yiguan's eyes, he froze from soul to body.

Shen Yiguan, the smiling tiger, is finally about to show his fangs.

What's more important is that the people in the entire boss-level meeting were very dissatisfied with their performance in secretly submitting the letter. Shi Xing fired at Yang Junmin at that time: "Yang Butang, what are you doing to express your support for the court's decision?" Do you distrust, or express your dissatisfaction with Elder Shen Ge? If you are dissatisfied, you can speak out, and don’t sneakily give performances to His Majesty, this kind of thing will lose face.”

"You... you... how dare you insult me ​​like this!"

Yang Junmin was angry and sad at the same time, he flung his sleeves and quit the meeting, and did not attend several meetings after that.

He can only express his protest in this way, but this way is not only ridiculous, but also feeble, and it vividly reveals Yang Junmin's helpless plight.

The Jin family is like the sun that is about to set, and it will no longer be as grand as it used to be.

Under the joint strangulation of various forces, the forces of Shanxi merchants have completely declined within the imperial court. This time, the Battle of Datong in Shanxi is the last blow from heaven against Shanxi merchants. How can such a good opportunity not be seized? Woolen cloth?

Shen Yiguan will never let go. This time, Shen Yiguan will make good use of this opportunity to tear up and eat the Shanxi merchants.

On the issue of adding three cabinet members and Jingcha to the cabinet, Shen Yiguan felt that these two things should be treated as one thing.

Cai Guozhen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials who presides over Jingcha, is obviously the target that Shen always needs to win over. As long as Cai Guozhen cooperates, then this matter can be handled beautifully. Intensely suppress Shanxi Merchants, the various factions that everyone participates in can share the spoils.

That's right, the crux of the current problem is to solve the problem of the distribution of spoils after the incident. To put it bluntly, if the problem of distribution of spoils is to be resolved, then whether it is the disaster relief in Datong, Shanxi, the Jingchao, or the struggle for power, it can be properly followed by Shen's consistent ideas. If it is resolved, Shen Yiguan will become the real chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty and the person in charge of the empire.

And what does Cai Guozhen want?

It's very simple, join the cabinet.

Cai Guozhen is a veteran of the Jiangxi faction, and one of the most successful figures in the Jiangxi faction in the post-Yan Song era. In the Yan Song era, because of Yan Song's perverse actions, the Jiangxi faction was criticized a lot, so Cai Guozhen, who is from Jiangxi, wanted to avoid contamination. Because of Yan Song's relationship, he asked to be released to Nanjing as an idle official. At that time, he was only 27 years old.

Facts have proved that Cai Guozhen’s choice was correct. After he paid the price of some years, what he got in return was the unremitting promotion and support of the Jiangxi faction in the post-Yan Song era, which finally made him enter the highest decision-making circle of the empire.

However, he has a very fatal weakness, he was not born in Hanlin.

This is the same as Song Yingchang and Shi Xing. They belong to the category of people with good professional skills but poor backgrounds. If they can reach the top, they can only be ministers, but not elders. I don’t know how many people are not from Hanlin It is a lifelong regret for the Shangshu.

Cai Guozhen is getting old, and her biggest wish before becoming an official is to join the cabinet. Even if it is only for a short period of time, she can be considered a cabinet elder. What a great honor to retire as a cabinet elder?

When the emperor ordered the selection of cabinet ministers before, Cai Guozhen started to think about it. Later, he learned from his secret channel that Shen Yiguan had invited Shi Xing and Song Yingchang to his mansion for dinner after that day, and he didn't know what he said. , did something, but in the next few meetings, Shi Xing unequivocally supported Shen Yiguan, and although Song Yingchang didn't talk much, he seemed to be on Shen Yiguan's side.

It's not the kind of temporary cooperation out of self-interest, but rather... an alliance.

What reason did Shen Yiguan use to win over these two seemingly unimportant people who actually have miraculous effects at critical moments?
Apart from joining the cabinet, Cai Guozhen couldn't think of any way.

He is keenly aware that Shen Yiguan is trying to use his own method to form his own cabinet, which is the kind of cabinet group with real power who is looking forward to his own leadership, rather than a group of assistants who do their own things led by a paper chief assistant like Zhao Zhigao. Dear ministers, Zhao Zhigao's cabinet is nothing but empty airs. This old gentleman doesn't have the ability and determination to control it at all, but Shen always has it.

Shen has always had the strength and support group to aspire to be the chief assistant of real power, which Zhao Zhigao does not have.

Shen Yiguan's cabinet must be a cabinet with real power, the kind with strong authority. This is Shen's consistent goal. For this reason, he began to win over those he could win over, trying to split a group of people who support him, and the bargaining chips are very rich.

After realizing this, Cai Guozhen started thinking of her own.

Shi Xing and Song Yingchang, one in charge of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the other in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, can't play a decisive role right now, but you, Shen Yiguan, win over them and not me who can play a decisive role in controlling the Ministry of Officials, don't you think it's very inappropriate to do so? ?
So Cai Guozhen expressed her dissatisfaction to Shen Yitong by shaking her face, and was successfully understood by Shen Yiyi.

Hence the dreary atmosphere of today's cabinet meeting.

Under the premise of Yang Junmin's absence, under the premise of Shen Li's loss of power and no one to pay attention to him, and under the premise of Mr. Zhao Dafo master closing his eyes and resting his mind without saying a word, the cabinet meeting was actually presided over by Shen Yiguan, and the previous meetings The core content is that Shen has been seeking Cai Guozhen's cooperation, and then he was able to finalize the guiding ideology of the entire big event.

The two have been fighting each other for a long time. Finally, Shen Yiguan backed down and secretly agreed to write Cai Guozhen's name on the recommendation list to the emperor and give him good words. As for the future, it depends on the emperor. mind.

At that time, Shen always stated this way.

"I can fill in the list for Cai Butang and say a few good words, but whether Cai Butang can finally enter the cabinet is not up to the old man. It's all in your Majesty's mind. Cai Butang should understand that it is best The result is Zhongzhi's entry into the cabinet."

Cai Guozhen also knew in her heart that she did not have the status of Hanlin, so she would definitely not be able to pass the formal procedure of court push. The only way was to follow Zhang Cong's old path - Zhongzhi joined the cabinet.

And if Shi Xing and Song Yingchang want to enter the cabinet, there is only one way to enter the cabinet by reaching an agreement with the emperor. Always the decision of the majority is more reasonable.

It's just that in certain historical periods, it's really hard to say who is right and who is right between the majority and the minority.

(End of this chapter)