When the emperor went to Zhaode Palace, he certainly wanted to see the emperor's eldest son, but if he went to Zhaode Palace now, he would probably stay there tonight.
After receiving the news of the great victory in Guangzhou, His Majesty the Emperor felt more energetic and wished he could immediately promote Concubine Hui as a noble concubine in order to declare his supreme authority to the outside world.
However, His Majesty the Emperor is relatively rational.
He just thought about this idea but did not put it into practice.
After two days of hard work, it was the fourth day of June, and the document Shen Yi wrote to the Ministry of War finally arrived in Jiankang.
This kind of document reporting victory is also a shameful thing for the Ministry of War. Jiang Shangshu of the Ministry of War personally brought this document to Zhongshu. After meeting the prime ministers of Zhongshu, the Minister of War was full of joy and faced Zhongshu. The leader, Chen Jing, cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Prime Minister Chen, gentlemen, Shen Yi, a doctor in our military department, led his troops to defeat the Japanese pirates in Guangzhou. This is it."
His voice was exciting: "I, Chen Southeast, have no more Japanese troubles to speak of!"
After hearing Jiang Shangshu's words, Chen Xiang and the other prime ministers looked at each other, each with some amusement in their eyes.
Before this, neither the Ministry of War nor the Hanlin Academy were willing to admit that Shen Yi was an official of their yamen, firstly because of jealousy, and secondly because they did not want to be involved with Shen Yi, a "lucky minister".
Now, Shen Yi has made great achievements in the southeast. The Minister of the Ministry of War immediately turned Mr. Shen into the "Doctor of the Ministry of War".
Xiang Chen took the document from Jiang Jian, read it once, and passed it to Zhongshu's other prime ministers. Then he looked up at Jiang Shangshu and said with a smile: "This time, the coastal capital has defeated the Japanese pirates. It's true." It’s a rare happy event, but the chief officer of the Coastal Capital Division is not Dr. Shen from the Ministry of War. Can’t Jiang Shangshu attribute all this great credit to Dr. Shen?”
Jiang Jian had already found a chair in Zhongshu and sat down. He looked at Chen Jing and said with a smile: "Xiang Chen, what is going on in the southeast, even if the lower officials don't say it, the princes also know it in their hearts. Although the Crown Prince of Jin went south in name, he might not even be able to recognize a few commanders under Dusi, let alone the thousands of households below."
"My military department has contributed a lot to this Southeast Dingding!"
Shen Yi's "popularity" in the court has not been very good over the years. Except for the elder Zhao Changping, there are basically few people who will speak for him in the court. But now, this leader of the Ministry of War has begun to spare no effort. Take credit for Shen Yi.
Of course, he mainly does it for himself.
If the credit for pacifying the southeast falls on Shen Yi, then the Ministry of War can also share some of the credit, and take credit for Shen Yi, the nominal doctor.
Then, the Ministry of War, which is almost competing with the Ministry of Industry for the last position among the six ministries, may be able to be promoted.
More importantly, Jiang Jian, the Minister of War, will have a brighter personal future.
Not to mention that he was promoted from the position of Minister of the Ministry of War to the position of the Secretary of the Central Committee and the prime minister. Even if he could be transferred from the position of Minister of the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Punishment, it would be a good thing for him.
Chen Jing glanced helplessly at the Minister of the Ministry of War, who seemed to be devoted to his subordinates.
"Jiang Shangshu, you are also a veteran of the imperial court. It's not like you don't know what the imperial court is like now. Ever since I came to power, all the big and small matters in the imperial court have to be sent to Ganlu Hall."
He shook his head slightly and said: "It doesn't matter who this credit belongs to, it doesn't matter whether you or I say it. In the final analysis, it still has to be reported to His Majesty for His Majesty's decision."
"Then just report to His Majesty."
Jiang Shangshu nodded readily: "Xiang Chen and I will enter the palace together to meet the Holy Spirit."
Prime Minister Chen yawned and said, "Old Jiang, don't be impatient. You'd better go back to the Ministry of War and wait for your Majesty's summons."
"No one can take away the credit that belongs to the Ministry of War."
Jiang Jian argued with Chen Jing for a few more words, then left Zhongshu angrily and returned to the Ministry of War.
After the Secretary of the Ministry of War left, Chen Jing glanced at the other prime ministers in Zhongshu and said with a smile: "For a little credit, you argue with me until you are red-faced. This family is really not easy to manage. Next time I come here, I will do it again." Lords, please take care of it for me."
This sentence somewhat indicates sovereignty.
It means that he, Chen Jing, is the head of Zhongshu.
But for now, this is also a fact. After Prime Ministers Yang Jingzong and Wang Dan resigned one after another, Prime Minister Chen is indeed in charge of Zhongshu Province. It is completely okay to say that he is the head of the family. But this kind of statement, Coming from his own mouth, it didn't taste right.
This is mainly because he does not have enough authority in Zhongshu.
For example, the former prime minister Yang Jingzong and Zhang Jing's group were much more senior than the other prime ministers, even one generation behind them. Even Wang Dan, who temporarily took over Yang Jingzong's position in the sixth year of Hongde, was able to convince him. Zhongshu other prime ministers.
But Chen Jing is not very good.
It's not that his personal ability is not good, but that his qualifications and background are insufficient.
To put it simply, the ranking of the prime ministers of Zhongshu Province is based on the order of entry into Zhongshu Province, and there is not much difference between Chen Jing and the other four prime ministers.
Take Cui Yu, the last prime minister of the Zhongshu Province to be admitted to the Zhongshu Province today. He and Chen Jing were admitted to the Zhongshu Province in the same batch. However, when he was in charge today, his attitude toward the Northern Qi Dynasty annoyed him. He became the emperor and was expelled from Zhongshu Province by the emperor. Later, when the emperor softened his attitude towards the Turtle Sect, he was transferred back to Zhongshu and became prime minister.
This resulted in the fact that the two people who entered Zhongshu in the same batch now have one at the head of Zhongshu and the other almost at the bottom of Zhongshu.
This is not the most terrible thing.
The most terrible thing is that the age difference between the five prime ministers in Zhongshu is not big.
Even the leader Chen Jing is not the oldest.
Prime Minister Xie Min is the oldest one.
As for Prime Minister Xie Min, in addition to his duties as prime minister, he also has a part-time job.
Bachelor of Hanlin.
The small age difference means that these five prime ministers Zhongshu are actually of the same generation.
Then, the possibility of surviving the death of seniors and ascending to the throne is relatively low.
Since you can't outlast the opponent through time, the only way to get to the top and get the position of leader is to find a way to defeat the opponent or kill the opponent.
This leads to the fact that the five prime ministers currently in charge of Zhongshu are not of the same mind.
There might even be a situation where five people and ten groups appear secretly.
This is also the reason why Chen Jing expresses his status so openly.
As for the current situation in Zhongshu Province, whether it is a coincidence or whether Emperor Hongde did it intentionally, no one can tell clearly.
Hearing what Chen Jing said, several prime ministers present had smiles on their faces. Prime Minister Cui Yu said: "It is inevitable to compete for food in the court. These ministers are all very powerful. Except for Prime Minister Chen, I am afraid that no one I can handle it.”
Chen Jing stood up slowly, took the document sent by the Ministry of War from the last prime minister who read the letter, and sighed: "This report is of great importance. I need to go to the palace to report this matter to His Majesty. .”
He looked around at the crowd and asked: "The great victory in the southeast is a blessing for the country. Is there anyone who can enter the palace with me?"
No one answered.
Only the eldest Prime Minister Xie raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "When His Majesty raised the issue of suppressing Japanese pirates in the court, I am afraid that no one here, including me, nodded in agreement. At this time, I am sending this document in writing. Holy…”
He smiled at Chen Jing and said, "Prime Minister Chen should accept this scolding himself. I won't go there later."
Among the several prime ministers, Xie Min was the oldest, sixty-four years old this year, and had no intention of competing for the top spot. Therefore, he had the least conflict with Chen Jing.
Prime Minister Chen sighed helplessly, shook his head and said, "That's all, if you take this position, you deserve to be scolded."
He put the memorial into the envelope, shook his head and sighed, and walked out of Zhongshu Province.
After he left, the remaining prime ministers in Zhongshu all had different expressions.
Among them, Prime Minister Cui Yu lowered his head slightly, and the brush in his hand seemed to be writing. But if someone is proficient in lip reading, they can tell that Prime Minister Cui is clearly cursing!
The scolding was not very nice.
The only ones that can be seen in writing are probably only three words.
What to pretend?
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In the Manlu Palace, Prime Minister Chen Jing respectfully handed the documents from the Ministry of War to the emperor. He lowered his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Old minister, congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!"
His Majesty the Emperor was reading a miscellaneous book at this time. He didn't even raise his head when he heard this. He asked Gao Ming to give Chen Jing a seat and asked lazily: "Prime Minister Chen, where does my happiness come from?"
Chen Jing did not sit down, but held the document in both hands and lowered his head and said: "I just received an urgent report from the Ministry of War that the Coastal Division has won a great victory in Guangzhou. At this point, there are no more Japanese troubles in the southeastern coast of our country!"
"Your Majesty has made plans thousands of miles away, and suppressed the Japanese at the click of a finger. His divine writings and holy martial arts are something that I admire greatly!"
The first skill of being an official is to flatter someone.
As the head of the civil service, Chen Jing was naturally proficient in this art of reading.
"oh?"
His Majesty the Emperor put down the miscellaneous books in his hands and glanced at Chen Jing.
"It turns out that the Southeast is settled."
He stretched and stood up, speaking in a lazy tone.
"I thought I was going to mobilize troops and mobilize people, waste money and people, but not see the results."
This sentence was the rhetoric used by civil servants to oppose the emperor's strategy in the southeast.
Now, His Majesty the Emperor has returned it word for word.
Chen Jing lowered his head deeply: "I and others are short-sighted, and naturally they cannot see the long-term perspective like your Majesty..."
The emperor waved his hand and motioned to Gao Ming to bring up the documents, and said lazily: "Okay, I understand."
"Go down and prepare to work with the Ministry of War to discuss your merits with the Coastal Governor."
Chen Jing lowered his head slightly and said.
"Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Capital Division, Li Mu, is the Crown Prince of Jin... Is it the Ministry of War that will discuss the merits of the Crown Prince of Jin, or the clan government that will discuss the merits of the Crown Prince of Jin?"
The emperor glanced at Chen Jing and groaned.
"You don't have to worry about Prince Jin's affairs."
Chen Jing bowed his head deeply.
"Old minister, I obey..."
(End of chapter)
