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"Your Majesty, in my opinion, neither Mr. Bao Wenjie, the Minister of Rites, nor Mr. Zhou Chuanye, the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi, are both virtuous ministers of the imperial court, but they are not the best candidates to take over as Minister of Works. About Mr. Bao's shortcomings, as Mr. Li Ge has just said, are that he lacks qualifications and cannot convince the public. However, Mr. Zhou Chuanye, whom Mr. Li recommended, is certainly qualified and capable, but he serves as the governor of Shaanxi. It had only taken more than half a year, and I had just become familiar with the officialdom of Shaanxi and was preparing to establish a career. If I were to be transferred rashly, not to mention Mr. Zhou's hard work and running around, if the officialdom of Shaanxi continued to change officials, there might be chaos, but it would not be the case. OK."
After getting out of the queue, Zuo Lanshan raised his voice and said.
Nowadays, Zuo Lanshan has become the cabinet minister and has just resigned from the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry. The weight of his words is naturally different from the past.
Following Zuo Lanshan's statement, all the officials looked thoughtful. Even if some officials were dissatisfied, they did not dare to object rashly.
On the other side, after Emperor Deqing talked to Zuo Lanshan yesterday, he already had a tacit understanding with Zuo Lanshan on this matter, so Emperor Deqing asked: "Oh? Mr. Zuo Ge has been working in the Ministry of Industry for many years and has always been a He has outstanding achievements and is most familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. Now that he has joined the cabinet, he may have a more long-term vision. But in Mr. Zuo Ge’s mind, who is the best candidate to take over as Minister of the Ministry of Industry?"
Emperor Deqing's words seemed to be just a few random words of praise for Zuo Lanshan, but chosen at this time, it undoubtedly increased Zuo Lanshan's right to speak on this matter.
Zuo Lanshan will naturally not disappoint Emperor Deqing's good intentions.
Zuo Lanshan raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Chen Dongxiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, is the best candidate to take over the Ministry of Works. Mr. Chen has been working in the Ministry of Works for many years. He has sufficient qualifications and reputation, and he is the most familiar. I have always seen his hard work and hard work in various affairs of the Ministry of Industry over the years. His ability and vision have often made me feel ashamed! It is embarrassing to say that I have been valued by Your Majesty, who thinks that I have managed him over the years. The Ministry of Works still achieved some achievements during the period, so I asked him to join the cabinet to assist the government. However, His Majesty does not know that many of the achievements of the Ministry of Works in recent years are actually due to Mr. Chen’s ability and diligence. If Mr. Chen takes over the Ministry of Works , I firmly believe that the future achievements of the Ministry of Industry will be even better than in the past!"
In order to build momentum for Chen Dongxiang, Zuo Lanshan did not hesitate to depreciate himself, and even gave Chen Dongxiang a lot of his past achievements, just to block the objections of officials.
On the other side, after hearing Zuo Lanshan's recommendation, Emperor Deqing was also very cooperative. Before hundreds of officials raised objections, he expressed his position first: "Well, Chen Dongxiang... is indeed a good candidate."
With Emperor Deqing's statement, Chen Dongxiang's hope of taking over the Ministry of Handicrafts suddenly increased.
Then, Shen Changmao, the chief minister of the cabinet, thought of the deal he had reached with Zuo Lanshan last night, and also came out. He also expressed his support for Chen Dongxiang, saying: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chen Dongxiang is indeed a rare capable minister in the imperial court. He has always been smart, capable, and diligent, and he is not too old. He should be promoted by the imperial court. The old minister believes that now Mr. Chen should be given more responsibility and let him take charge of his own affairs. Therefore, the old minister has the same idea as Mr. Zuo Ge. I think Chen Dongxiang is the best candidate to take over the manual department."
As a result, Chen Dongxiang received the full support of the emperor, the chief minister of the cabinet, and a cabinet minister. In addition, Zhou Shangjing did not make a clear position, and his taking over as minister of the Ministry of Industry was almost a certainty.
Even though many officials held objections in their hearts, they wisely kept their mouths shut after seeing such a situation - since they knew that the matter was irreversible, why should they be the ones who stood out and forcibly opposed the emperor, chief minister, and ministers? The attitude of the elders?
As officials from the "Zhao Party" came out one after another and expressed their support for Chen Dongxiang, the matter was about to be settled.
After Emperor Deqing saw that the situation became clear, he planned to summon Chen Dongxiang to make a statement as usual and give Chen Dongxiang a few words of encouragement before issuing a formal appointment for Chen Dongxiang to take over as Minister of Industry.
However, there are still people who do not know how to identify situations.
For example, Prince Zhu Heyu.
Before Emperor Deqing could speak, Crown Prince Zhu Heyu suddenly came out and said, "Father, the emperor and my son are opposed to Chen Dongxiang taking over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry!"
Then, without waiting for Emperor Deqing to ask, Prince Zhu Heyu continued to speak: "Father, Chen Dongxiang may be capable, but his character and temperament are really unsightly. He has been fighting for power to the best of his ability over the years. He is capable of doing things, ostracizing dissidents, forming cliques, suppressing virtuous people, and hating virtuous ministers. During his tenure as Minister of Industry, there were many rumors of corruption and bribery. Today's Ministry of Industry is in a mess, and it is in need of virtuous ministers. If we go to rectify it, how can we still let Chen Dongxiang take over the work department? In this case, wouldn’t it mean that the work department will be allowed to rot?"
The words of Prince Zhu Heyu can be said to be extremely righteous, and his original intention was all for the great Ming Dynasty.
However, just as Prince Zhu Heyu was speaking righteously, Emperor Deqing's face gradually darkened.
Prior to this, because Prince Zhu Heyu helped Emperor Deqing successfully join the cabinet, the relationship between the father and son had gradually eased, and Emperor Deqing once again had some expectations for Prince Zhu Heyu.
But with the statement of Prince Zhu Heyu, Emperor Deqing's newly raised expectations for him were once again shattered.
I just expressed my attitude and said that Chen Dongxiang is a good candidate, but as soon as I finished speaking, you stood up to refute, publicly claiming that Chen Dongxiang formed a clique for personal gain, fought for power and profit, and accepted corruption and bribery. Aren't you slapping me in the face? How can I step down? Aren't you showing the officials that I am a blind and foolish king who cannot tell the difference between good and evil?
Even if you are really firmly opposed to Chen Dongxiang taking over as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, can you say some things directly? Can't you look at the occasion and timing before you speak? Why can't you suggest a certain "princeling" official to speak out on your behalf? Why can't you communicate with me before you express your position? Can't you leave a little room for comment?
For a time, Emperor Deqing's confidence in the prince Zhu Heyu was shaken again, and he began to doubt again - after his death, people like Zhu Heyu, who had such a strong and straightforward temperament, extremely shallow city government, and easy-going temper , can you really stabilize the Ming Dynasty?
It must be said that because of the moment of weakness last night, Prince Zhu Heyu thought that he could cope with the situation in this morning's court and could temporarily delay the time for Chen Dongxiang to take over as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so he did not wake up Zhao Shan to discuss the arrangements for this morning's court. An extremely poor decision.
In addition, after he discovered his mistake, he acted impulsively and spoke unscrupulously, which violated Emperor Deqing's taboo.
Therefore, after Zhao Shan tried his best to save the situation for the prince Zhu Heyu, and finally allowed Emperor Deqing to regain confidence in the prince, he was easily defeated by the prince Zhu Heyu in one day. .
However, Prince Zhu Heyu did not notice the change in Emperor Deqing's expression. He still had a righteous look and continued: "What's more, Chen Dongxiang and Zuo Lanshan have always advanced and retreated together, and the two of them have always been together. Therefore, Zhao Junchen is following the lead. If Zuo Lanshan steps down and Chen Dongxiang takes over, then won't the imperial court's Ministry of Industry Yamen become the back garden of the 'Zhao Party'..."
"shut up!"
Seeing that Prince Zhu Heyu was becoming more and more unscrupulous, trying to tear up the unspoken rules of officialdom and the tacit understanding between monarchs and ministers, and publicly expose the partisan fighting in the court, Emperor Deqing became more and more angry, and finally couldn't help shouting Zhu Hejian.
At this moment, Emperor Deqing's expression became extremely gloomy.
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ps: Double update tomorrow.
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