Chapter 716 Everyone has his own plans

The imperial meeting is about to resume, and discussions have begun within the imperial court about who will serve as the trilateral leader. At least among those in power, they can see that this is the focus of the current dispute in the court.

The cabinet is valued.

Li Dongyang came back from abroad. At this time, only Liu Jian was there. Someone was about to join the cabinet. Cheng Minzheng was not very enthusiastic about cabinet affairs. In addition, there were many things in the Hanlin Academy and he was punished during the war. More people are needed to stay, and Cheng Minzheng will basically stay in the cabinet for less than an hour every day.

What Li Dongyang brought to Liu Jian was news from the outside.

"There is basically no need to discuss the matter of Wang Dehua's transfer back to Beijing as the censor of Zuodu, and the matter is basically settled."

Wang Qiong's return to the court means that Zuodu censor The position of Duyu Shi Daishan was to be released. As for whether to let him directly become an official or let him go to Nanjing to become a minister or something, it was obviously not something they could agree on at the moment.

Li Dongyang said: "If Wang Dehua is transferred back, someone will be responsible for the military defense of the three sides. After all, the war in Ningxia is not over yet. Although it is taboo to change the commander before the formation, Wang Dehua is here. He did not show his face in this battle, so it is reasonable for him to call back to the capital."

Liu Jian said: "It is best to let him transfer to Nanjing."

Obviously Liu Jian didn't want to let him go. Wang Qiong returned to the court and became the censor of Zuodu, which means that there will be one less yamen under their control in the court. In any case, Dai Shan is still under their control, but if Wang Qiong is replaced, it is difficult to guarantee Not the second Lu Wan.

Although until now, Wang Qiong is not like Lu Wan, who has done anything "outrageous".

Lu Wan is the villain in their eyes.

Li Dongyang sighed: "Who will take over? At present, we always have to give a direction, so that in the court tomorrow, someone will be recommended first, and then discussed. If this person is not recommended by us, then It can only be decided by Zhang Bingkuan, or we should deal with it carefully."

Liu Jiandao: "Who do you think is suitable?"

Li Dongyang sighed: "For now, it's all good. There are only two people suitable, but neither of them seems to be the best candidate."

Liu Jian thought for a while and nodded.

In fact, from the perspective of the cabinet, if you want to select someone who is close to them to serve as the trilateral president, and who must be suitable in terms of qualifications and reputation, there are indeed only a handful of people who can be selected. .

"But if Liu Shiyong is added, there will be three people." Li Dongyang added.

This is talking about Liu Daxia, the current governor of Xuanfu.

Liu Jiandao: "Liu Shiyong has no experience in serving as the Sixth Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and is slightly inferior in terms of qualifications. Even if he is posted in the Ministry of Household Affairs, from the current point of view, we want him to be directly promoted to the Third Ministry of Finance. President, unless there are some special circumstances. Or he can make great achievements in Xuan Mansion recently." Li Dongyang said: "I heard a news, I don't know if it is true. Your Majesty seems to be. Secretly sending troops and horses to attack the grassland, this group of soldiers and horses may come from Xuanfu. "

"Is this possible?" Liu Jian was also curious.

When the Ming Dynasty sent troops, no matter how confidential it was, the cabinet could actually get accurate information. However, the current need to rely on gossip to hear gossip was only after Zhang Zhou rose to power in the court. < /p>

Liu Jiandao: "When did it happen?"

Li Dongyang shook his head and said: "The matter has not been determined yet, and it is hard to say. It is estimated that when the battle of Huamachi in Ningxia reached a stalemate, His Majesty might They wanted to use surprise troops to break the deadlock, but Wang Boan deployed troops thousands of miles away from the grassland to break the siege of Huamachi. The Xuanfu's dispatch of troops may only be on paper, or it may not be done accurately."

Liu Jian nodded slightly, seeming to agree with this statement, and said: "Previously, the Xuanfu was required to send troops, but now we may just wait for the results, where will the Tatars withdraw from now, and whether the local defenders in Ningxia can stop them, or How much is blocked is the key. Binzhi, tell me what you think of the two candidates."

This refers to the selection of the cabinet, or the traditional civil servants' selection of the tripartite system.

Li Dongyang said: "Dai Shan and Shi Lin, each of them has experience in running the army, but Dai Shan's experience is mostly in the interior rather than at the border. Only Shi Lin served in the army when he was in Chenghua. Although he has made many achievements, his official position has been declining in recent years."

At this time, Shi Lin was the left minister of the Ministry of Industry.

The trilateral system of the Ming Dynasty was usually held by respected veterans, such as the previous Wang Yue or Qin Hong.

However, there will also be cases where upstarts like Wang Qiong take over. However, it is obvious that Li Dongyang still prefers a traditional civil servant like Yu Shilin who is mature and prudent and has experience as a minister in the court, although Shi Lin is not considered a minister. He is too old and has no recent experience as governor of the northwest, but it is still a choice that civil servants have to make.

Liu Jian asked: "If we push it out like this, what are the chances of being selected?"

Li Dongyang said: "It depends on who Zhang Bingkuan wants to be the top one. At present, it seems , there are two people who are most suitable, one is Wang Boan, and the other... is... Alas!" When it comes to Lu Wan, Li Dongyang doesn't even want to mention his name.

Obviously Lu Wan had hurt the cabinet too much. Recently, the cabinet had been increasingly arguing with the prosecutors. Lu Wan presided over the impeachment and deposed Xie Qian, and was the instigator. This could be regarded as completely offending the cabinet.

Liu Jiandao: "Who we least want to replace Wang Dehua, that might be him. Since Wang Bo'an has been operating in Datong for a long time, it may not be necessary to replace him, and he is too young and energetic, and Zhang Bingkuan is not enough to enter the court. Three years, and Wang Boan is only like this. How can two newcomers be placed in a high position?"

Looking down on Zhang Zhou and wanting to suppress Zhang Zhou, Liu Jian felt that there was no way.

But if we go to suppress Wang Shouren, maybe there will still beOpportunity.

After all, Wang Shouren can be considered a post-official, and Wang Shouren has a "weak spot", which is his father. Although it seems now that the old Wang family does not care much about Wang Hua's career, after all Wang Hua is now one of the excluded ones in the Hanlin Academy.

"That is to guard against Lu Quanqing. This person has an advantage, that is, he has a lot of prestige in the army. Simply speaking of military achievements, Shi Lin may not be able to beat him. Those who can be compared may be Qualifications." When Li Dongyang said this, he felt helpless.

Let Shi Lin compete with Wang Shouren. Some conditions are easier to say.

That’s because Wang Shouren is too young. After a few years of experience, it won’t be too late for him to be promoted. Anyway, young people have a lot to train on, so why be anxious?

But if it were Lu Wan, the painting style would be different.

Lu Wan can be considered a veteran. He has been in the court for sixteen years. He has military exploits in Liaodong and has experience in performing his duties as a full-time minister. He is more stable than Wang Shouren. This means that he is more stable than Wang Shouren. It was the point that traditional civil servants cared about the most, and it was taken care of by Lu Wan.

Wen Chen likes to talk about seniority the most. Compared with Lu Wan, Shi Lin's advantage is not big, or there is no advantage at all.

Liu Jiandao: "Do you think Zhang Bingkuan will fall in love with Lu Quanqing?"

This question made Li Dongyang temporarily absent-minded. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "Not sure."

Liu Jian stood up and said: "In the past two years, Lu Quanqing has been in the limelight. He was transferred back to the capital from the governor of Liaodong and was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue. However, he focused almost all his energy on doing things. At the listening office, the affairs of the household department are normal, with no highlights, but in the interpersonal relationship, everyone is shouting. How can such a person get along well with Zhang Bingkuan? Or do you think Zhang Bingkuan will be able to do so? Can we accommodate such a person?"

Li Dongyang said: "If it's not Lu Quanqing, who else is more suitable?"

Think about it now. Only Shi Lin, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, was there.

Now we are not waiting for the opponent to play a card, but let us choose ourselves to see which opponent is weak. It is best if the opponent plays this card, so that we have a chance of winning.

But the problem is, since we all know that the opponent is a soft persimmon, then the opponent doesn’t know? Are you going to give us a soft persimmon?

Liu Jiandao: "Why can't it be Ma Zhongxi, the governor of Pianguan?"

"He?"

Li Dongyang frowned.

Obviously, Lao Ma has been ignored by him from the beginning. He has never considered Ma Zhongxi whether it was his recommendation or Zhang Zhou's choice.

"Do you think he is inappropriate?" Liu Jian asked.

Li Dongyang sighed: "This man has a very eccentric character, is too upright in his words and actions, and has offended many people. Moreover, his reputation in the northwest is not very high. The imperial court had previously transferred him back to Beijing as an official. The plan was to serve as Minister of the Six Ministries, but later he resigned on his own and returned to his hometown. He was only re-appointed last year. To say that he was promoted to the Trilateral General System may lead toIt caused quite a bit of controversy. "

Liu Jiandao: "I'm not saying that I want to recommend him, but let Zhang Bingkuan recommend this person? ”

“Is this feasible? ”

Li Dongyang was actually speechless.

Although we were also analyzing the situation on the other side, we just asked Zhang Zhou to recommend a person who is unlikely to be in the position, and this person If we don’t have a close relationship with Zhang Zhou, then that’s a bit nonsense.

Can we decide the direction of Zhang Zhou’s faction?

Liu Jiandao: “In terms of the ability to march and manage the army, Shi Lin. Maybe it's worse, Lu Quanqing may have something to say. But in terms of qualifications and reputation, how many people can surpass Ma Zhongxi? "

Li Dongyang was nudged, as if he suddenly understood, and said: "If two people come out to apply for the election, then Lu Quanqing and Shi Lin may have their own advantages, but if Ma Zhongxi is also introduced, the three of them will be selected. If selected, the advantages of those three are even less obvious, and Lu Quanqing will be suppressed in two items, so his chance of being selected is even smaller. "

Liu Jian nodded and said: "That's what I mean. ”

With two candidates, I am afraid that Shi Lin will lose, plus Ma Zhongxi, who is bound to lose, as the candidate, three people should be selected, but it will highlight Shi Lin’s advantages.

Liu Jiandao: "We can even ask the court to appoint Ma Zhongxi as governor of Ningxia. Now that Ningxia has complicated military affairs, Ma Zhongxi is also suitable for the governor. With his qualifications, he can even handle the complicated situation and take care of the military affairs of Huamachi, so that Liu Jin, Ma Yi and others will not act recklessly. "

"Haha, this is the best policy. "

Li Dongyang smiled and nodded.

Who said we pushed Ma Zhongxi out just to use him as cannon fodder?

We can also transfer him to Ningxia , and isn’t Huamachi within the Ningxia defense zone?

With Ma Zhongxi’s unshakable character, when he first participated in the impeachment of Ma Yi, Ma Yi was just like his grandson in front of him, and later Ma Zhongxi He was appointed as the governor of Pianguan, and as soon as he took office, he went to impeach Zhang Mao, who was leading the troops in Pianguan...

In any case, Ma Zhongxi went to Ningxia to cause trouble.

To cooperate. Going to Shi Lin, we may soon be able to suppress the "Xiao Xiao" on the three sides, so that the traditional civil servants can regain control in the northwest.

Li Dongyang said: "What about Lu Quanqing? If he stays in Beijing, I'm afraid it will affect the affairs of Shangting Department. "

Liu Jiandao: "I'm still afraid that he won't have any influence. Now that Zhang Bingkuan is in power, His Majesty will use Zhang Bingkuan to preside over the affairs of the court. If Lu Quanqing stays in Beijing, there will definitely be conflicts and conflicts with Zhang Bingkuan. Wouldn't it be better for them to fight among themselves? "

Li Dongyang asked: "But he was promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs..."

In Li Dongyang's opinion, he was promoted to a higher rank.It would be better for the left minister of household affairs to be transferred abroad rather than stay in the capital.

Liu Jiandao: "It is not suitable for him to be the local governor. It is also possible to transfer him to Pianguan as the governor, but it is better for him to stay in the capital. I am afraid that your Majesty wants to take back the Ministry of Revenue. The main thing we are fighting for in power this time is the Ministry of Household Affairs. "

"This... is not easy either."

Li Dongyang couldn't help but sigh.

Thinking that Zhong Zhong’s achievements in the past two years were mediocre, and even the emperor was fighting some wars without allocating money and food from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs seemed dispensable under the Ming Dynasty’s military and political system, which made the Ministry of Household Affairs existence is embarrassing.

In addition to maintaining basic court expenses, the Ministry of Revenue seems to be not that important anymore. The money, grain and materials in the northwest basically come from Zhang Zhou's levy.

Even so, the household department had a large balance, but the court still ran out of money and food every year, and kept crying about poverty.

This resulted in the emperor being very dissatisfied with the Ministry of Household Affairs and wanting to reform it.

Liu Jiandao: "If Zhang Bingkuan is in charge of the household department, what do you think he will do to increase his money and food income?"

Li Dongyang shook his head and said: "I don't know."

Liu Jian said coldly: "I sent people to check the new port city. Now we are using sea transportation to allocate money and food, but we have ignored that the sea frontier has always been unstable, and the Ming Dynasty's ban on sea cannot be caused by this. If Zhang Bingkuan insists on changing the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system, there will be many people in the court who will oppose him."

Li Dongyang said: "Hai Ban. ...or it doesn't matter to a specific place. If Zhang Bingkuan only uses the city of Zhejiang and Yongping Prefecture..."

"No way," Liu Jiandao said. His character is not too low-key in doing things. Now that he has opened his mouth, he will definitely get it. If the household department inevitably falls into his hands, he will have to use the sea ban to block his money and food. If he is prohibited from sending ships to sea, most of his wings will be cut off. Without money and food, he will lose his wings, and he will not be able to fly. "The recent heavy transcoding has given us more motivation and faster updates. Please move your little hand to exit reading mode. Thank you