"Is it really impossible to be sealed?" Zhu Changwu knew this, but he still asked these words. He was doing it to pave the way for others to seek official positions.
"Yes." Chongzhen nodded helplessly, he regretted it now. If I had known this earlier, I shouldn't have impulsively sealed a prince's young master. Now that it's better, it's almost reaching its peak, and he has less room to maneuver.
"Okay then, I understand Your Majesty, so I don't want any rewards, but the people below me want to be given official posts." Zhu Changwu sighed when he saw that the time was almost up, as if he had made a big concession. .
Originally, Chongzhen was already prepared for Zhu Changwu to be angry, and it was even possible for him to curse himself.
This Zhu Changwu was from later generations, and unlike those ministers, he could really curse. Even if Chongzhen is the emperor, it is the same. After all, the Ming Dynasty is too weak now. His so-called world orthodoxy is inferior to Li Zicheng who broke into the army and Dorgon who established the slaves. He knows this well.
But I didn't expect that Zhu Changwu would actually admit it and start working for his subordinates.
As long as Zhu Changwu didn't want to reward him, and as long as he didn't get angry, other things would be easy to handle. At that moment, Chongzhen became more energetic and immediately said: "This is natural. This time, the generals will be rewarded for their meritorious service."
"Well, even if that's the case, I'm going to be bold." Zhu Changwu said with a smile on his face.
But no matter how you look at it, this smile has a strange aura in it. Chongzhen suddenly felt bad, but at this time he still nodded and said: "Zhu Qing, please speak."
"Your Majesty asked me to say, then I will say that Hu Yunfeng performed very well in this battle. I think he should be named the general commander of the five armies. The defense and security of the capital must be handed over to his hands; Liang Jun's performance was also Very good, especially since he showed good military command and strategizing abilities in this battle, it shouldn’t be too much to grant him the title of Minister of War.”
"Zhang Xi, Your Majesty knows this man. He is a good man in charge of money. He should be appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs."
"There is also Wu Linzheng. This is a minister of the Ming Dynasty. He has always been loyal. There is no problem in being appointed as the deputy commander of the Fifth Army, right, Your Majesty."
At this moment, Chongzhen had long been confused by Zhu Changwu's lion opening his mouth.
There is no problem in saying that, this means that two ministers have to leave their posts at once. Zhu Changwu is not joking with himself.
A minister, that is definitely a minister in the court, even a feudal official cannot compare with him, and this is a position of real power, and I don't know how many ministers usually fight for it. But in Zhu Changwu's eyes, it seems that the position of a county magistrate should be given away if it is given away?
Chongzhen stopped talking. He had nothing to say.
But Zhu Changwu had no intention of giving up, but continued to speak: "Your Majesty, do you still remember what I just said, that a lion with a group of sheep can defeat a sheep with a group of lions? A department, a good The leader is very important. As long as the leader makes arrangements clearly, your Majesty won’t need to worry about many of the following things. Isn’t it wonderful?”
"Actually, I have always believed that the leaders of the Ming Dynasty did not make clear arrangements over the years, so that some people were left to die. Especially the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, one was in charge of money and the other was in charge of the army. If they had problems, then the Ming Dynasty would Something went wrong.”
Seeing Zhu Changwu continue to talk about the truth, Chongzhen, who couldn't bear it, interrupted him directly and said: "Zhu Qing, that's not what you said. The leader is important, but he cannot be chosen casually. The world He is so big and has so many capable people, does it mean that he should be given a high position just because he is a capable person?"
"Also, what Zhu Qing just said is that the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War are very important. I agree with this. Because of this, the positions of these two ministers should be carefully selected..."
"What? Didn't your Majesty make a good selection before?" Zhu Changwu interrupted what Chongzhen was about to say.
Isn't it just a debate? With Zhu Changwu's experience, mainly his knowledge, how can it be compared with people of this era?
"Zhang Jinyan is probably the Minister of War selected by His Majesty, but facts have already proven that he has big problems. This makes people have no doubt about His Majesty's vision, right?"
Zhu Changwu suddenly picked up Zhang Jinyan, who had made a big mistake and was beheaded, to talk about it, which immediately made Chongzhen feel speechless.
Chongzhen stopped talking, but Zhu Changwu did not let him go and continued to speak: "There are also Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, Yang Guanguang, the Minister of Rites, including Wang Dehua, the Duke of Dongchang, and..."
"That's enough, stop talking." Chongzhen's voice suddenly became louder, stopping Zhu Changwu from continuing.
Isn't this just tearing open his own scars and adding salt to them? How could Chongzhen endure it?
When Chongzhen became angry, Wang Chengen immediately felt that he had a place to use, and immediately shouted loudly: "Zhu Changwu, you are brave."
"you shut up."
At the critical moment, how could Zhu Changwu allow Wang Chengen to jump out and disrupt the situation? He immediately responded. "You didn't notice that I was discussing national affairs with His Majesty. Taizu has long said that eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics. If you continue to push me, believe it or not, I will break one of your legs and make you completely disabled."
"You..." Wang Chengen was angry and wanted to point his hand at Zhu Changwu.
But then Zhu Changwu's eyes widened, as if if you dare to stretch out your finger, I'll break it for you, which frightened him so much that he didn't dare to speak anymore.
Wang Chengen was very favored by Chongzhen and was indeed a loyal minister. But if Zhu Changwu was really angered and asked Chongzhen to choose one of the two, you would know what the result would be, just think about it with your big fingers.
And once he is beaten to a disability, how can he serve Chongzhen? With the urine of these eunuchs, it won't be long before Wang Chengen even wants to die.
Seeing Zhu Changwu getting angry, Wang Chengen knew that he couldn't afford to offend him, so he had to keep his mouth shut.
Wang Chengen stopped talking, but Zhu Changwu had no intention of stopping, and continued to focus on Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, your ability to select officials is really average. If not, Ming Dynasty would be the same now. It won't be like this. And in the current Ming Dynasty, do you think there are any loyal ministers left? Even if you choose one, I'm afraid there won't be a suitable one, so why can't you use the one I recommend?"
Zhu Changwu was angry just now, and Chongzhen naturally noticed this scene.
Although he said harsh words to Wang Chengen, Chongzhen was not stupid and knew that he was trying to beat him up.
For example, in the past, ministers often beat Chongzhen, and he was used to it. Now seeing Zhu Changwu getting angry, and he really didn't have a suitable candidate, Chongzhen had to sigh and said: "Well, what Zhu Qing said makes sense. That man named Hu Yunfeng is the commander of the fifth army." There is nothing wrong with the general. Wu Linzheng is also a veteran. This time he has shown his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. There is also nothing wrong with him being the deputy commander. But who is that Liang Jun? I am not familiar with him."
"Oh, yes, there is also the one named Zhang Xi. I know him, but apart from talking nonsense, what else does he have? Just because he ransacked his house a few times, he was able to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs? Isn’t this too childish?”
Chongzhen decided to give in, as Hu Yunfeng and Wu Linzheng recommended, and he agreed. But he wanted to suppress the other two, which was also called an exchange.
You Zhu Changwu can ask for prices all over the sky, but I, Chongzhen, can also bargain on the ground?
Chongzhen thought that he had already given in, and Zhu Changwu should have given in as soon as he saw the opportunity, and he did not expect that this time he had no intention of bargaining with him.
Do you really think this is business? I made an offer, do you still want to pay it back?
Today's Ming Dynasty is already terminally ill. If you want to solve the problem, Zhu Changwu alone cannot solve it. He needs helpers, and he needs helpers who are in high positions.
Zhu Changwu would not easily trust these current ministers, so he could only recommend his own people.
This is also the case in promoting virtuous people without avoiding relatives.
It's funny that Chongzhen didn't agree. Zhu Changwu also knows the reason. Isn't it because he is worried that he has taken up all the important positions and will use him as an emperor instead?
But if Zhu Changwu really wanted to do this, would it be so troublesome? He could just take advantage of Ming's weakness and snatch the throne.
In doing so, it seems that he is no different from Li Zicheng and Jian Nu, but don't forget that his surname is Zhu, a descendant of the Zhu family who has uprighted the Eight Classics, and he has the blood of the Zhu family flowing through him. With this, he If you were an emperor, you would have far more advantages than others.
But Zhu Changwu didn't want to do this.
Once he came, he had no time at all. What he wanted was to expand his territory. Then which emperor have you seen who fights outside every day and doesn't guard his home well in the palace? (Except Su Shi’s Dragon Empire)
Secondly, Chongzhen was quite diligent and tolerant, so Zhu Changwu could accept him.
Thirdly, if he proclaimed himself emperor, the killings would increase. What Zhu Changwu wanted was the rise of the Ming Dynasty and the rise of the Han people. He did not want to accelerate the Han people's killing each other because of himself, which would go against his original intention.
For various reasons, Zhu Changwu still believed that Chongzhen was more suitable to be emperor than him. But this is what he thought, and I'm afraid Chongzhen couldn't understand it.
Because of the position of two ministers, he began to doubt himself. It seemed that he needed to explain some things clearly.
"Your Majesty, I know what you are worried about, but if you think about it carefully, if there are things I want to do, do you think it will be difficult? So... you think your position is very important, but you really don't care about it. In my eyes, what I want is to lead the Ming Dynasty to expand territory, not to maintain success, can you understand?"
