The five hundred and sixtieth eight chapters open eyes to see the world [1 more]
In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, there were not many people qualified to compete for the position of chief minister of the cabinet, but they were more than one person.
There were distinct factions in the court, and the strongest one was the eunuch party with Chu Yi as its core. People like Jiao Fang, Wang Yangming, and Yang Yiqing were all the backbones of the eunuch party in the eyes of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Chen Ding is a veteran in the cabinet. If we really talk about his seniority, compared to Wang Yangming and Yang Yiqing, he is definitely much senior.
The most important thing is that Chen Ding is not a member of Chu Yi's group, but a representative figure of neutral officials in the DPRK who do not participate in factional disputes.
Jiao Fang's position as chief minister of the cabinet was destined to be replaced, and many people speculated that the emperor would most likely appoint Chen Ding as the new chief minister of the cabinet.
In addition, there are still two cabinet ministers in the cabinet who are qualified to compete, otherwise, those officials would not jump out.
Now that the emperor has made a decision and directly selected Yang Yiqing as the chief minister of the cabinet, many officials are naturally quite disappointed.
After a long time, Chu Yi resigned and Gu Dayong took over. I thought that after Gu Dayong took over, he would be able to suppress Chu Yi's officials.
Obviously Gu Dayong did the same thing, so there was quite a group of old-fashioned and stubborn officials gathered around Gu Dayong.
What everyone didn't expect was that Gu Dayong didn't even last a year and lost his life.
Gu Dayong's death caused the officials who gathered around Gu Dayong to suddenly lose their backbone.
Although most of the officials gathered around Gu Dayong were stubborn officials who were quite hostile to Chu Yi's officials, in addition, there were also many officials who were just like wallflowers.
The chief assistant of the cabinet is related to the stability of the situation between the DPRK and China. If officials from that group can compete for the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet, it is conceivable that the officials of this line will have a greater say in the court.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes showed a bit of awe-inspiring imperial dignity. He glanced at the officials below and said in a deep voice: "Do you have any opinions?"
The reaction of the emperor just now was seen by everyone, and even a fool could see that Zhu Houzhao had made up his mind. Although the chief minister of the cabinet needed to be recommended by officials at the court, and then the candidate was selected, and then the emperor chose.
As the civil servants became more and more powerful, although the emperor could still choose the chief minister of the cabinet, when none of the candidates recommended by the civil and military offices of the Manchu Dynasty were the ones he liked, the emperor had to force himself to do so.
There is pressure from officials to choose among these people.
Today, Zhu Houzhao is in control of the power and the Holy Heart is arbitrary, and no one dares to oppose him.
Facing Zhu Houzhao at this moment, all the officials felt the power of Zhu Houzhao. Although some officials did not agree with the emperor's choice of Yang Yiqing as the chief minister of the cabinet, if they really wanted to oppose it, to be honest, they would
I really don't have the courage.
If this had been the case in the past, officials would have jumped out of custody, but Zhu Houzhao was no longer the emperor he used to be who they could bully and manipulate. Zhu Houzhao, who was becoming more and more powerful in court affairs, was gradually letting them go.
A group of civil and military officials gave birth to Taizu, and it felt like Chengzu was resurrected.
"Your Majesty is wise, and I will obey your Majesty's decree!"
The emperor chose Yang Yiqing as the new chief minister of the cabinet. It is normal for officials from other factions to be unhappy, but officials from the eunuch faction were very excited.
In the eyes of others, they are the eunuchs who are attached to Chu Yi and have a very bad reputation, but in their eyes, they belong to the King Wu's Party.
After Jiao Fang was assassinated, especially after the news came out that Jiao Fang needed to rest, these Wu Wang Party officials who were attached to Chu Yi were naturally quite frightened.
Although they control the power in the court, it does not mean that they have no enemies or opponents. Those old-fashioned and stubborn officials are very hostile to many of the policies they pursue and will attack them if they have the opportunity.
Impeach them.
During Gu Dayong's more than half a year in power, these conservative officials seized the opportunity to impeach wildly. With Gu Dayong's support, they got rid of several officials of the King Wu Party who had some real power. Of course, this was also because of these few officials.
It was because the officials of the King Wu Party had their own problems.
As the saying goes, no one is perfect. If some small problems are infinitely magnified by opponents, sometimes they will become big problems.
After all, no one wants to be stared at every day.
If the position of chief minister of the cabinet falls into the hands of the opponent, it is conceivable that the King Wu's party will never have an easy life.
Most of the power in the DPRK is concentrated in the hands of officials from the Wu Wang Party. It can be said that if an official who is not from the Wu Wang Party becomes the chief minister of the cabinet, anyone else, even if Chen Ding, who has always remained neutral, becomes the chief minister of the cabinet, he will inevitably be affected to a certain extent.
The government restrained, restricted, and even divided the powers of the King Wu Party.
Zhu Houzhao ignored the reactions of these civil and military officials. He knew very well that not everyone would agree with his decision. It would be strange if no one objected.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Yang Yiqing. Yang Yiqing was in a daze at the moment. In Yang Yiqing's view, although his achievements were enough, the shortcoming was lack of qualifications. Although he had hopes for the position of chief minister of the cabinet,
, but I didn’t hold out much hope.
From Yang Yiqing's point of view, Chen Ding and Wang Hua had a teacher-student relationship with the emperor in the past. In addition, the two had been in officialdom for decades and had been emperors for several generations. That was absolutely true.
He is a veteran of several dynasties, but his qualifications are very good.
The result was beyond Yang Yiqing's expectation. The emperor did not choose Chen Ding or Wang Hua, but chose him.
Taking a deep breath, Yang Yiqing bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Yiqing, accepts the decree and thanks Your Majesty for your grace, I will devote myself to death and repay His Majesty the Emperor's great kindness!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly. Zhu Houzhao knew Yang Yiqing's abilities well. Not long ago, he asked Chu Yi about the candidate for the chief minister of the cabinet.
According to Chu Yi, the key to who to choose as the first minister of the cabinet and how to arrange it depends on the emperor's plans and expectations for the Ming Dynasty in the next few decades.
If the emperor wants to continue to implement new policies, then the candidate for the chief minister of the cabinet must be selected from King Wu's party. Chu Yi recommended the first chief minister of the cabinet to be Yang Yiqing, and the person who succeeded Yang Yiqing was Wang Shouren.
There is a big age difference between the two, Wang Shouren is only in his thirties. Although he is a talented general and prime minister with both civil and military skills, when it comes to calmness and administrative ability, he is still inferior to Yang Yiqing.
Therefore, the first person Chu Yi recommended was Yang Yiqing, and after Wang Yangming had gone through several years of hard work in the court, it would be natural to succeed Yang Yiqing in the future.
Of course, if the emperor wants to stabilize the current situation and not carry out new development, as long as the Ming Dynasty develops steadily, then the candidate for the chief minister of the cabinet must choose Chen Ding, a representative of the neutral faction.
Chen Ding is a representative of some officials in the court who are impartial and maintain a neutral posture in court battles. Similarly, Chen Ding's character is also upright and honest. Although he is not pioneering, he is also a follower of Xiao Gui and Cao Cao.
An excellent candidate.
Among the candidates recommended by Chu Yi, Zhu Houzhao finally chose Yang Yiqing. Obviously, Zhu Houzhao was not satisfied with the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. He wanted to do better. He hoped that one day he could surpass his ancestors and be above the history books, shining through the ages and not inferior.
In Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han.
"Report, Tianjin Wei urgent military report!"
As usual, the calm capital was accompanied by shouts and shouts. Many people on the long street ducked away and looked at the galloping messengers in amazement.
In just one stick of incense, three waves of messenger troops entered the city.
In the early morning meeting, when the chief minister of the cabinet was selected, it can be said that the biggest problem of this meeting has been solved.
Just as a group of civil and military officials were discussing some government affairs, suddenly outside the main hall, a chamberlain screamed: "Tianjin Wei is urgently reporting to the army!"
All the officials were stunned and subconsciously looked towards the entrance of the hall. They saw a panting soldier prostrating himself outside the hall and shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, there are enemies coming from the sea. Tianjin Wei Port is in danger."
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"What!"
All civil and military officials in the court were shocked by this, and even the emperor who was sitting there couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Yiqing, who directly leads the Ministry of War, can now definitely be regarded as one person below ten thousand people in the court.
At this moment, Yang Yiqing looked at the messenger, took a step forward, stared at him and said in a deep voice: "What exactly happened, tell me in detail."
This messenger was the first wave of people sent by Cheng Yan to warn the people. He didn't know much about the invading enemy, but his description would probably make everyone understand what happened.
"What, there is an enemy coming from the sea in a big ship?"
"How is this possible? Where does the powerful enemy come from at sea?"
Some conservative officials could not imagine how there could be powerful enemies at sea. The most important thing was that these powerful enemies emerging from the sea dared to attack Tianjin Wei.
Any official with some common sense knows the status of Tianjin Guard. It is an important gateway to the capital. In the past, it may not be comparable to the nine-sided city that shields the capital. However, with the opening of the sea, more and more ships are docked at sea.
However, Tianjin Wei's status has become more and more important, and now it has become another important portal that shields the capital.
Yang Yiqing looked at the blank-faced officials and couldn't help but sneer, his heart full of disdain. It can be said that except for the officials of the King Wu Party who have a broad vision, they can probably guess where the enemies coming from the sea who dare to attack Tianjin Wei Port come from.
Wherever it is, other officials will know just by looking at their reactions.
Yang Yiqing and other members of the King Wu Party knew that there were maritime powers overseas, and Chu Yi had instilled the concept of a naval power into Zhu Houzhao more than once, so Zhu Houzhao also had some guesses about the origins of these invading maritime enemies.
