Wenhua Hall.
After the morning meeting, several cabinet academicians gathered here, but no one was in the mood to work.
They felt very uncomfortable, not only because someone was interfering, but they were also afraid of the noble person joining the cabinet. Moreover, this person was the notorious Li Qing.
Chen Wen, Peng Shi, Liu Dingzhi, and Shang Ren, who finally came in, looked at each other and were speechless.
The name of a person and the shadow of a tree make them feel dizzy when they think of becoming colleagues with Li Qing in the future, or even becoming an interest group.
It can be said that everyone knows how ungrateful this guy is, and working with him is simply a kind of torture.
The four of them were silent for a long time, and Peng Shi spoke first, frowning and saying:
"Mr. Chen Ge, Li Qing has not come to court, and he has not come to Wenhua Palace. What is the situation? Why don't you report it to the Emperor?"
Chen Wen is the chief assistant. There is nothing wrong with what Peng Shi said. It also gives people a sense of respect for his superiors.
Liu Dingzhi rolled his eyes and agreed with Peng Shi. Shang Ren hesitated for a moment and kept up with the rhythm:
"Mr. Chen Ge, you were a Jinshi in the first year of Zhengtong, and you ranked first in the provincial examination. Li Qing was only Zhengtong for five years when he entered the court. It is said that he was only a doctor at that time, and he was still an official with money. How can he Can I compete with you?"
"That is, in terms of qualifications and knowledge, ten Li Qing are not Chen Ge's old rivals."
"Mr. Ge, the emperor is right to let him join the cabinet, but he did not give him the position of chief minister of the cabinet. You, Mr. Ge, are his boss. He is so trusting, and he obviously doesn't take you seriously."
The three of you said something to me, and they looked loyal and loyal, indicating that they only recognized Chen Wen as the first assistant, and Li Qing was nothing!
But Chen Wen didn't think so. How could he not see that the three of them just wanted to use him as a spearman to set him up against Li Qing.
As a result, the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman benefits!
I'm not going to take advantage of it. I'm already old and my body is getting worse every day. Why do I want to be in the limelight? I still want to die a good death... Chen Wen slandered.
However, a trace of sullenness also appeared on his face, and he hummed: "Yongqinghou is indeed a little presumptuous and has failed to live up to the emperor's expectations."
The three of them nodded and looked forward to the next step.
Unexpectedly, Chen Wen said: "Okay, let's ignore him for now. We are busy and cannot delay state affairs."
Three people: "..."
That's it?
Isn’t that all there is to it? If you are capable, why can’t you do it?
One office, four people, eight hundred minds...
To put it bluntly, the work of the cabinet is very simple. It is to help the emperor organize the memorials and provide comments and comments. However, it is up to the emperor to decide whether to adopt them and how to implement them.
By the Chenghua Dynasty, they still had not taken off the attribute of secretary.
Of course, this was due to the suppression of the six ministries and the emperor's deliberate weakening, otherwise the cabinet would not be so aggrieved.
The reason why the cabinet was suppressed was because the cabinet was similar to "current management". If it was not curbed and allowed to have the power of "current official", it would be intolerable to both the six ministries and the emperor.
Especially when Sanyang was in power, the cabinet almost failed to hold on. With the end of Sanyang, Zhu Qizhen suppressed the cabinet overtly and covertly, and the Six Ministries also began to fight back, allowing the cabinet to return to their rightful position.
During Zhu Qiyu's administration, he also maintained a cautious attitude towards the cabinet. He also understood the impact of delegating power to those who commented on the memorials and suggestions.
If the power of suggestion is transformed into administrative power, the power will not be the same.
The cabinet is naturally dissatisfied with this, but if it is dissatisfied, they cannot afford to make waves.
The Six Divisions were already powerful, and because the emperor was on the side, they could only be the 'second child'. Now even the 'second child' was in danger, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also wanted to come over and grab their position.
Now, Li Qing, a distinguished member of the cabinet, has also joined the cabinet, which makes the cabinet even more embarrassed: Isn't this bullying an honest person?
The four of them sighed secretly and began to read the memorial...
The sun was rising high, and Li Qingcai came belatedly and greeted several people with a smile:
"Hey, how many of you are busy?"
The four of them looked up and saw Li Qing with a smile on his face. They almost couldn't help themselves: "Why don't you look at Gui Biao, what time is it now?"
Chen Wen smiled and cupped his hands, and said: "The Marquis Yongqing is a distinguished noble. Logically speaking, I will salute the Marquis. However, now that the Marquis has also entered the civil service system, we are all colleagues. You see... "
"There is no need to show any courtesy. From now on, just be in harmony with your colleagues." Li Qing didn't like that either.
Seeing that Li Qing was so easy to talk to, Chen Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and his bad impression of Li Qing improved slightly, as did everyone else.
If they salute every time they meet, their momentum will only become weaker, and they will not be able to stand upright in front of Li Qing.
After a few simple greetings, Li Qing came to sit down in front of the long desk and said: "I don't know much about civil affairs. From now on, I will be responsible for military preparations, such as: Mobei grassland, Hetao area, and memorials to chieftains from various places. But good?"
After a pause, "I also have certain attainments in business, so I can take care of both, which can be regarded as reducing your burden."
When they came up, they grabbed armament and financial business. Chen Wen couldn't help but get angry because he had the mentality of "let him go".
The other three were not much better either, with smoke coming out of their noses.
I can't live this day!
Chen Wen was embarrassed on the spot: "Master Li, are you being too overbearing?"
"Have it?"
Chen Wen was furious: "What should I say? I am also the chief minister of the cabinet. Although you have a title, once you enter the cabinet, you must act in accordance with the regulations of the cabinet!"
Chen Wen shook his sleeves and said calmly: "I am the chief minister of the cabinet. I have the final say on how to arrange it!"
Do I still have to look at your face? Li Qing sneered and said: "Mr. Chen, I came to the cabinet to do business, not to be angry. You also know what kind of temper I, Li Qing, have compared to you. Please put away your arrogance!"
"you……"
"Also, I am not targeting you!" Li Qing glanced at the other three people and said calmly: "Everyone, I will make it clear today. I will be responsible for armaments and maritime affairs, and you will be responsible for other aspects. We will cooperate with each other. Don't interfere!
Of course, you have the right to disagree, but you can give it a try! "
"You are arrogant...!" The expressions of Peng Shi and the other three people suddenly changed, and even Shang Ren glared at them.
Li Qing didn't take it seriously and just said: "I joined the cabinet because the emperor invited me to join the cabinet. In fact, I can definitely ask the emperor to replace you all and set up a team myself. Do you think the emperor will agree?"
"Li Qing, don't be so arrogant!" Chen Wen pouted his beard and said in a hateful voice: "As the saying goes: one dynasty is the emperor, and the other is the ministers. Do you really think this is still the orthodox and Jingtai dynasty?"
Peng Shi stood up and responded: "That's right, don't take yourself too seriously."
Li Qing smiled: "First of all, there is no enmity between us, and I don't want to deal with you;
Secondly, as I said before, I came to the cabinet to do things, not to look at people’s faces. I will take care of these two aspects, armaments and maritime trade, and leave the rest to you. If you are willing, we can still be good colleagues. If not, then you Just complain to the emperor. "
Li Qing leaned back in his chair and said nonchalantly: "If you can persuade the Emperor, I will leave immediately."
"Okay, this is what you said, let's wait and see!" Chen Wen flicked his sleeves and left angrily.
"Let's wait and see!" Peng Shi also said harshly.
Then came Liu Dingzhi and Shang Ren:
"We'll see!"
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"Your Majesty, I can't live this life..."
The four of them burst into tears.
She looked like an angry little daughter-in-law complaining to her husband: Husband, please tell me something, we were bullied miserably by Bastard Li.
"You...well, why are you doing this?" Zhu Jianshen looked embarrassed, "Yongqinghou is very accomplished in armaments and maritime trade matters, and this way you can reduce your burden. Isn't this the best of both worlds? Cried……"
My husband obviously didn’t want to take care of it and said: Just do it, don’t do so much nonsense.
Chen Wenlao burst into tears and said in a trembling voice: "I will eat the emperor's salary to share the emperor's worries. If the emperor thinks that the ministers cannot share the emperor's worries, then... allow the ministers to retire and return home!"
The wife was obviously furious and said harshly: If you don't care about him, we will divorce him!
Zhu Jian frowned deeply, an unknown anger arose, and his tone became stiff:
"Mr. Chen Ge has worked hard for the country these years and has never taken care of his body. I see it in my eyes and feel pain in my heart. Since Mr. Ge wants to live a long life, I can only bear the pain and part with him."
Husband: Just leave!
"Your Majesty...how can this be done?" Chen Wen burst into tears and was heartbroken.
Wife: Bah! You heartless scumbag!
…
After a long stalemate, Zhu Jianshen was really tired of coping. It was true that these people were so good at crying that they made him angry for no reason, but it was difficult for him to get angry.
He had no choice but to say: "My dear friends are dedicated to serving the country, they have a breeze on their sleeves, and they live a poor life... Come, I will send a hundred taels of silver to each of the bachelors later."
My husband said: Take it to buy a bag, stop looking for trouble, and keep forcing me to do it, I will find a few more young people.
The daughter-in-law said: "..."
——
After all, the four of them, Chen and Wen, don't want to leave... don't want to retire and return to their hometown. They finally got to this point and wouldn't give up for anyone else.
I don’t know how many people are eyeing the position of cabinet bachelor. Although the power is damaged, it is not comparable to the functions of ordinary officials. Alas... let’s just make do with it!
There is no way, who let them encounter the evil star Li Qing, and the emperor is so hard-hearted, what can they do?
I have no choice but to accept it!
Chen Wen said: "Your Majesty, what should happen if Marquis Yongqing interferes in matters other than military affairs and maritime trade?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it is really inappropriate for the cabinet power to be concentrated in one person." Peng Shi agreed, saying, "Even though Li Qing is dedicated to serving the public, what about Li Qing after him?"
Whether it should be said or not, Li Qing's character in the officialdom was extremely poor, but no one ever doubted it, and no one made a fuss about his loyalty.
However, this does not prevent the vast majority of civil servants from hating him.
"Please give me an accurate answer, Your Majesty!" the four of them said in unison.
There has to be a bottom line. If Li Qing gets so much power and still eats from the bowl and looks at the pot... then his life will really be unbearable.
Zhu Jian thought deeply for a while and felt that he could not delegate too much power to one person. He could trust Li Qing, but one code must be the same, and there was no room for sloppiness in the system.
"He only cares about armaments and maritime trade!" Zhu Jianshen readily gave the four people the answer they wanted to hear, "Other than that, he has no right to interfere!"
