The Prosperous Era of Longwan

877 each has his or her own plans

Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen were walking in the corridor and talking quietly.

"After Yifu left, we really avoided him. I really don't know what His Majesty was thinking. It's not a blessing for the Ming Dynasty that Gao Gong is so strong."

Yin Shizhen whispered.

"What do you think about Huo Yi stepping down? I mean the relationship between uncle and him?"

Wei Guangde asked quietly.

"How else can we look at it? Zhang Juzheng has been very low-key during this period, but his biggest assistant in the court was cut off by him, and the good relationship between the two came to an end."

Yin Shizhen said with a mocking smile on his face.

"I guess my uncle wanted them to make a fuss from the beginning, and then he came out to be the peacemaker when the fuss got too much. Hehe, he just failed."

Wei Guangde also nodded and smiled.

"You said Huo Yi, I would like to ask you what you think. Your Majesty only allows him to live in peace, does he still have any intention of resurrecting?"

Yin Shizhen was reminded by Wei Guangde and suddenly asked.

But when they said this, the two of them were almost at Chen Yiqin's duty room, so Wei Guangde raised his finger and pointed and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Regarding Huo Yi, Wei Guangde now wishes to drive him out of the court and never come back again.

After all, he knew too much about the "Shizhou" incident that made the emperor furious today.

Speaking of letting those two people go, Wei Guangde was the first to agree, and the Ministry of War gradually changed its attitude.

More than ten years ago, when Wei Guangde had just entered the official career, Tian Shiwei was already the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, and the two met in Baoan Prefecture.

However, after the First World War in Baoan Prefecture, Ma Fang skyrocketed and his official position continued to rise, but he was dismissed due to defeat.

Although he relied on his family to make a comeback many times, he always stumbled, wandering between the staff general and the deputy commander-in-chief, and even became a subordinate of Ma Fang, his former subordinate.

After finally accumulating some merit in the Xuanfu, he was transferred to Shanxi Town again as the deputy commander-in-chief. However, he was unlucky enough to encounter Anda Khan who entered the palace and looted the palace on a large scale. He also massacred the city in Shizhou, and he was imprisoned again for his crimes.

Wei Guangde originally didn't intend to care about this matter. After all, Emperor Longqing's attitude was very clear at first, but later Ma Fang wrote a letter to plead for mercy, so he accepted the Tian family's gift and discussed the matter with Huo Yi.

Within the Ministry of War, the decision was naturally made out of concern about the emotions of the generals.

After all, victory or defeat is a common thing for a soldier. If you lose your head, you will be beheaded. This is somewhat unfair. If you continue like this, if the general dares to go out to fight in the city in the future, he will huddle up and avoid fighting.

As long as there is no fighting, it is a draw, not a defeat.

If things go on like this, the border defense will be completely abandoned. As long as the Anda tribe goes around the city, it will be like entering uninhabited territory in the Ming Dynasty, and it will not get a haircut.

It was actually stated clearly in the memorial at the beginning, but it seems that Emperor Longqing selectively forgot it because Gao Gong wanted Huo Yi to step down, and the emperor had to meet his request.

There is no need to accuse Gao Gong. In fact, Huo Yi just shouldn't go against Gao Gong.

If he fully cooperates with him, perhaps the emperor will not care when others mention this matter.

After meeting Chen Yiqin, Chen Yiqin quickly expressed his intention to submit his resignation to the palace in two days. Although Yin Shizhen and Wei Guangde felt a little sorry, they could not help it.

The emperor's intention was somewhat obvious, and he wanted to push Gao Gong to the throne, but Chen Yiqin really blocked Gao Gong's way.

"When I came here earlier, Shandai and I were still discussing, and Huo Yi was staying idle. Does Your Majesty still have any intention of reactivating him?"

However, Yin Shizhen couldn't sit still, so he spoke first.

"It should be that I did what I did to remind His Majesty. It's not like everyone will rush forward to fight for it if they see it as an official."

Chen Yiqin nodded and said, "However, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs are actually very different. Your Majesty is overly worried this time."

Wei Guangde answered at this time: "Actually, I had a plan before. If His Majesty loses the position of Huo Yi in the Duke's Palace, I plan to recommend Tan Lun to the vacant position of Minister of War.

Although my qualifications are still poor, Jizhen has not had many impressive results since the northern transfer, but I still plan to give it a try. "

"Although Tan Lun is based in Ji Town, in terms of qualifications, both Chen Qixue in Beijing and Wang Chonggu of Xuanda University are more qualified than him to hold this position."

Chen Yiqin thought about it before speaking.

"His transfer to the north was too short, and he was suppressing Japanese pirates before. Although Japanese pirates gave the court a headache, they were nothing compared to northern pirates."

Yin Shizhen also said.

"It was Xu Jie who recommended Tan Lun to be transferred to the north. Perhaps if he really proposed it, his uncle would not object."

Chen Yiqin continued.

"Does Yifu think Huo Yi still has a chance to regain control of the Ministry of War?"

Yin Shizhen asked again.

Chen Yiqin thought about it before shaking his head, "It should be difficult.

When His Majesty asks about the candidate for Minister of War, we can recommend Tan Lun. If I are still in the government, I will also help to speak. "

Now Chen Yiqin's time in the court has entered the countdown, so he is not sure whether he can delay it until this time.

After all, as long as he resigns, Gao Gong will immediately be promoted to secondary assistant, and his voice in the cabinet will be greatly increased.

While the three of them were talking in Chen Yiqin's duty room, Gao Gong also returned to his duty room, but he did not feel satisfied with a great victory, but was very irritable.

These days, the small circle headed by Chen Yiqin is very low-key, making him aware that Chen Yiqin's departure should be very close.

However, although he was able to take the position of deputy minister in the cabinet, he always felt that he was alone in the cabinet.

Of course he understands the principle of combining vertical and horizontal forces, but who can he ally with in the cabinet?

Li Chunfang?

Impossible, not to mention that he is the chief minister, but as for the people in the palace, they can't deal with him.

Li Chunfang's first assistant in the palace was Teng Xiang, and now it is Meng Chong. However, he is friends with Chen Hong, and he is still trying to push Chen Hong to replace Meng Chong. The two sides are actually inseparable.

Joining forces with Zhang Juzheng meant that he had to compromise on his attitude towards Xu Jie, but the pride in his heart made him unwilling to compromise.

As for the remaining Yin Shizhen and Wei Guangde, it was easiest for them to get together when they all went out to Prince Yu's Mansion together, but he had planned against them at the beginning.

In fact, he didn't like Yin Shizhen's recklessness and Wei Guangde's tact, and didn't think they were people who could achieve great things.

"It seems that after Chen Yiqin leaves, I have to find someone to take his place, so that at least I have someone to help me speak in the cabinet, instead of being like Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng, who are often isolated in cabinet discussions."

Gao Gong sat in a chair and thought, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, looking over his friends and worthy subordinates.

It's not that Gao Gong has forgotten his disciples, it's just that their current grades are far away from the required levels, and it's difficult to directly promote them. This is too hateful.

Zhang Siwei.

A figure appeared in his mind. This person was now the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. All the conditions met the requirements for joining the cabinet.

Zhang Siwei was also born in the Hanlin Academy. In the 32nd year of Jiajing's reign, he became a Jinshi, changed to a commoner, and was awarded the title of editor. He was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and was in charge of academic affairs. He was transferred to the Minister of Civil Affairs and was in charge of Zhanshi government affairs.

He has shown considerable ability in the recent work promoted by Gao Gong to eliminate redundant personnel. Because he is fully committed to the tasks assigned to him, Gao Gong is naturally regarded by Gao Gong as one of his own who can be reused.

But Zhang Siwei also has a problem, and that is his place of origin.

Zhang Siwei, courtesy name Ziwei and Fengpan, was from Fengling Township, Puzhou County, Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi Province. He was fellow villager with Yang Bo and Huo Yi. He still remembered that Hu Yingjia's original charge of impeaching Yang Bo was to protect the township party.

Well, the Xiang Party does not exist in the court these days, but it really exists in everyone's consciousness.

Whether Yang Bo has protected the township party, he certainly has.

He Gao Gong would also consider this when selecting people. This was something he would think about as an upright person, let alone others.

Thinking of Huo Yi who had been fucked by him, Gao Gong was moved in his heart, and immediately stood up and left the check-in room. He planned to use Huo Yi's incident to test Zhang Siwei's attitude before deciding whether to push him out.

He himself was at odds with Yang Bo, and if he removed Huo Yi from power, Shanxi officials would be very unfavorable to him.

If Zhang Siwei can ease the relationship with them, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.

If Zhang Siwei is not smart enough, just let him step down. It doesn't seem to be a big deal.

Through the events of that year, Gao Gong has realized that being an official is not just about having the emperor's favor. The principle of having more help when it is right and less when it is wrong is still valid in the court.

Therefore, what he has to do now is to arrange his own party members, especially those disciples.

In the past two years, we must focus on promoting them so that they can be put to great use in the future.

On the way to the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Gong thought about his disciples, which ones could be promoted to higher positions for the convenience of future employment.

Of course, Gao Gong will not forget to promote his fellow countrymen.

We value fellow villagers and students more than those of the same age.

If it hadn't been for what happened back then, Gao Gong would not have realized this, and he would have always thought that as long as he acted upright and stood upright, there would be no reason for criticism.

But he didn't expect that doing so would backfire and become the reason for his colleagues' dissatisfaction with him.

In short, after experiencing the downfall of the first year of Longqing, Gao Gong grew up, changed from an idealist to pursuing utilitarianism, and began to deploy party members, becoming the type of people he looked down on the most before.

Only then did he wake up.

Why do cabinet ministers have so many followers behind them? This was not the case before when they were still in the Hanlin Academy.

It can only be said that current events create people, and in different positions, the ideals they pursue will change.

There is no shortage of young bachelors in the Imperial Academy who strive for their ideals. However, when they enter the official career, they will soon fall into despair and realize how naive their original ideas were.

At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Longqing finished reviewing the memorials and did not go to the imperial garden to walk the dog and fight cocks as usual. Naturally, it was impossible to drink and have fun in the harem in broad daylight.

Previously, he impulsively seized Huo Yi's position as Minister of the Ministry of War, and also appointed a new Minister of Household Affairs, but now he still needs to decide who will succeed Huo Yi.

The military is an important matter for the country and cannot be ignored.

Do you accept the recommendation of a cabinet minister?

Emperor Longqing shook his head slightly when he thought of this.

After all, the Ministry of War is not as good as the Ministry of Husbandry. This is a figure who can mobilize the entire Ming army except the Beijing camp. He cannot accept the recommendation of a powerful person in the court. This is really too dangerous.

Think about it, when my father was in power, the military power was always handed over to ministers who did not clearly stand in line, from Nie Bao to Xu Lun, and Yang Bo.

Although Yang Bo had a close relationship with Xu Jie at that time, Xu Jie was suppressed by Yan Song, the chief minister, which meant that the Ministry of War could not be controlled by those in power in the cabinet and must be an independent existence.

Obviously, in Emperor Longqing's mind, Gao Gong already controlled the staff, so he could not continue to be given the opportunity to expand his power.

Among the remaining members of the cabinet, Wei Guangde was also excluded by him. Although he did not recommend anyone to control the six ministries, Zhu Heng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was his fellow countryman, and Zhu Heng often sided with Wei Guangde.

He did not have the mentality of Emperor Jiajing at that time, and would allow Yan Song to take down nearly half of the key yamen.

The rest are Li Chunfang, Zhang Juzheng and Yin Shizhen

However, at the moment when Wei Guangde's name was excluded, Emperor Longqing suddenly thought of Guo Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Nanjing whom Wei Guangde had mentioned before. He rose from governor to governor and finally moved to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Nanjing. This was obviously because the position of the Minister of the Ministry of War was not the same. It is not vacant, but arranged.

"Someone is coming."

Thinking of this, Emperor Longqing shouted loudly.

"The slave is here."

An imperial eunuch quickly stepped forward and bowed to wait for the emperor's order.

"Quickly fetch the documents from Guo Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing. I want to see them."

Emperor Longqing ordered.

"According to the order."

The eunuch immediately agreed, turned around and walked out of the hall quickly.

When talking about Guo Qian yesterday, Emperor Longqing still remembered that several people seemed to have no impression of him. Wei Guangde also spoke vaguely and had no intention of recommending him.

It would be great for such a person to serve as Minister of War, and he would not have much to do with the cabinet.

If Wei Guangde wanted to recommend Guo Qian, he would definitely not be eligible for the position of Minister of War.

Wei Guangde naturally didn't know what Emperor Longqing was thinking.

In Chen Yiqin's duty room, they just reminded each other to avoid high arches in the future and did not confront him head-on. There was nothing much to say.

After Emperor Longqing saw Guo Qian's information, he had a rough impression of Guo Qian's official experience.

As soon as he became an official, he joined the Ministry of War and served as chief officer. Later, he served as the prefect of Wei Hui, where he was responsible for the military preparation, and he also had the experience of being an envoy and chief envoy.

Such people, apart from joining the Ministry of War, seem to have nothing to do with military and civilian officials.

However, he began to patrol Shaanxi in the 38th year of Jiajing's reign, and his subsequent experiences were all in Shaanxi and other three towns, and finally he served as governor.

"Someone is coming."

When Emperor Longqing saw this, he finally made up his mind not to let people in the cabinet recommend him, lest he would make them uncomfortable by proposing candidates when the time was inappropriate.

At this time, the eunuch serving beside him had been replaced by Chen Ju. Emperor Longqing just glanced at him and said: "Pass the order to the cabinet and move Guo Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, to be the Minister of War. Pass the order as soon as possible and let him take up his post."

"According to the order."

Chen Ju immediately agreed without hesitation, and then retreated all the way to the entrance of the palace before turning around and quickly going to the cabinet to deliver the order.

The emperor wanted Guo Qian to take up his post as soon as possible. The meaning was very clear. Chen Ju knew this was the key point, so he walked quickly.

After arriving at the cabinet, he did not find Wei Guangde, but went straight to Li Chunfang's room to read the emperor's oral edict.

Of course, Li Chunfang would not have the slightest doubt about this.

If anyone dares to falsely preach the imperial edict, they will be stopped when they arrive at the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

At that time, he did not rely on others, but drafted the decree himself to complete the emperor's order.