Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1111
The news of Yu Qian's release from prison quickly spread throughout the capital.

Don't look at when he was in trouble, the government and the public were silent, and there were even many people who impeached him secretly, but after Yu Qian was released from prison, there was still an endless stream of people visiting him.

However, what everyone can't understand is that the Shaobao in this place has been complaining about illness, and no one has been seen, and even the court has not been seen.

What's even more strange is that the emperor didn't respond to this kind of behavior, and Yu Qian agreed to leave when he asked for leave. Instead, he sent an inner eunuch to visit, but after the visit, there was still no response, as if Yu Qian had forgotten about it.

However, the emperor forgot, the officials will not forget.

In the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Qiyu looked at the pile of memorials in front of him with a somewhat inexplicable expression.

In these memorials, most of them are saying that the Ministry of War is very important, and the palm-printing officer is indispensable, so please appoint the new minister of the Ministry of War as soon as possible.

Above the court, most of the people were motivated by profit. Yu Qian was released from prison now, but he was also removed from the position of minister of the Ministry of War.

During these days, most of the people who went to see him probably wanted to inquire about Yu Qian's attitude towards this matter from his mouth.

After all, Yu Qian has been in the Ministry of War for several years since the Civil War. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is instructing the Ministry of War like an arm.

Even if he resigned from the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, the prestige and influence accumulated over the years are not so easy to shake.

Of course, the sacred order is like a mountain, and it is absolutely impossible to change it day and night, so it is basically impossible for Yu Qian to regain control of the Ministry of War in a short period of time.

However, his great influence in the Ministry of War allows him to have a great say in the selection of the next minister. If Yu Qian wants to keep his authority, then it is not unreasonable to recommend a confidant of his own. possibility.

It's just that the emperor transferred Xiang Wenyao before, which meant to suppress the Ministry of War, so there is a high probability that Yu Qian would not use such drastic means.

But even so, if he is willing, there will always be someone who wants to make friends with him and use his strength to succeed the Minister of the Ministry of War. After all, in the Ministry of War today, Yu Qian's words are still useful.

Therefore, after a few days, many people were expressing their opinions with modesty, but who would have thought that in Shaobao, no one would be seen? Naturally, many people couldn't hold back their attitude.

Opportunities are limited. They respect Yu Qian's position in the court and will not immediately jump out to fight for the Ministry of War. However, if Yu Qian doesn't say anything, then they can't wait for Yu Qian all the time.

However, after all these years, Yu Qian's prestige and power in the court have not been low. Therefore, at present, no one has directly recommended candidates to succeed the Minister of the Ministry of War. When it was time to reorganize the military mansion, there was only one minister in charge of the ministry's affairs. He was afraid of delaying the affairs of the court, so he asked to select a new minister of the Ministry of war as soon as possible.

Putting down the memorandum just approved, Zhu Qiyu didn't open the next one, but glanced at Wynn next to him, and asked.

"How's the situation outside?"

Today is the day when the court pushes the cabinet ministers. Originally, according to the previous decree, Zhu Qiyu was going to come in person, but at the end, he changed his mind and only sent a servant to listen, but he himself did not go .

Regarding this, the ministers were a little unexpected, but they didn't react too much. After all, strictly speaking, Ting Tui was originally a large-scale meeting of the Ministry of Officials. Even if the emperor was present, the host He is also the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Moreover, in most cases, the process of Ting Tui is too boring, so the emperor generally does not go, that is, after Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, he is very 'diligent', and he will be present for several large-scale Ting Tui .

However, this is not a regular system, so Zhu Qiyu didn't go this time, and all the ministers just felt that the emperor thought it was fresh a few times before, but now he is tired of this boring process, so he didn't come, and it didn't cause much trouble waves.

"Return to the emperor, I just came to report, saying that the election has already started, counting the time, it will take about a stick of incense to finish."

Tingtui said it was simple and simple, and said it was complicated and complicated. It was not simply a matter of recommending a few people. They have to express their own opinions, so the time spent will naturally not be short.

"Oh?"

Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows lightly, as if he had thought of something, and asked.

"When Ting pushed, who were the most vocal?"

"Returning to the emperor, Lord Yiming of the Hanlin Academy, Lord Luo Qi of the Honglu Temple, and Lord He Wenyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, are still favored by most of the adults in the court. Your Excellency, Your Excellency Nian Fu, the Governor of Henan Province, Your Excellency Xiao Ting, the Zuo Buzheng of Huguang, and several other adults have given much praise to the court."

Often serving in front of the emperor, Huai En naturally knows that the emperor still attaches great importance to Ting Tui, so when Zhu Qiyu asked, he immediately answered.

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu's expression became a little inexplicable, and he continued to ask.

"I heard that people like Xuanxuan, Nianfu, and Xiao Min have been recommended by the government in the past few days. It seems that they have something to do with the cabinet?"

Wynn nodded and said.

"Returning to the emperor, it is true. It is said that a few days ago, several elders in the cabinet chatted together and commented on the candidates this time. Besides..."

At this point, Wynn hesitated for a moment, but continued, saying.

"It is said that on that day, Lord Shoufu also specifically explained to Lord Cifu that he did not mean to harm Shaobao, but Master Cifu didn't seem to accept it, and in the end, it seemed that they broke up unhappy."

While talking, Wynn told all the news he had heard.

"... People outside said that Mr. Shoufu's move was because Yu Shaobao was released from prison, so he wanted to ease the relationship, but the effect did not seem to be very good. After that conversation, the two elders, Yu Shaobao and Yu Cifu , there was no reaction, but the court and the middle now know that Lord Shoufu once mentioned in front of the emperor that he would transfer the Second Minister of the Ministry of War to leave. These days, there is a lot of discussion around Lord Shoufu , especially the adults of the Ministry of War, it is said that they are quite critical..."

Is that so?
There was a flash of understanding in Zhu Qiyu's eyes, and he didn't ask any more questions.

Not long after, a servant outside the hall came to report, said.

"Report to Your Majesty, Wang Tianguan of the Ministry of Officials, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet King, and Yu Cifu, please see me."

So, Zhu Qiyu nodded, motioned Wynn to tidy up the slightly messy imperial case, and then ordered.

"Call them in."

The servant retreated, and after a while, figures of Wang Wen and others appeared outside the palace gate.

"My ministers, see your Majesty."

"Let's be flattered."

After letting a few people get up, Zhu Qiyu asked directly.

"Several gentlemen came here together. I think it's because the court pushed the cabinet ministers. Has there been a result?"

So, Wang Wen stepped forward, handed over a document, and said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the minister presided over the court promotion according to the decree. After discussion among the ministers, seven candidates were publicly announced. Xuanxuan, the governor of the capital, Cai Xun, the governor of Shanxi, Wang Yu, the servant of the Nanjing household department, and Xiao Min, the governor of Huguang Zuo, these are the resumes and details of the court recommendation of the seven people, please read it by Your Majesty."

The servant took the document and presented it in front of Zhu Qiyu. He briefly scanned the resumes of the first seven people, but he didn't put too much energy on it, but directly looked at the results of the court push.

It's not that the resumes of these people are not important, but that Zhu Qiyu has already seen the list of these people beforehand, and has a general understanding of them, and more importantly, the reason why Ting Tui is authoritative is because of his results , To be able to withstand the doubts of everyone in the ruling and opposition parties.

From political achievement, talent, to virtue, character, but any shortcomings in the court will be infinitely magnified by the political opponents, so the people finally selected cannot be said to be without flaws, but at least the current court situation In other words, it is relatively selectable.

In fact, this is one of the reasons why Zhu Qiyu has always strictly prohibited forming a party, because once a party is formed, it will be difficult to guarantee justice when the court pushes.

Going back to this time when the court pushed the cabinet ministers, this document was obviously written by the court, and it recorded in detail how many people approved by the court for the seven people who entered the final list.

According to the number of votes, from front to back, it is the order that Wang Wen just said, but if you look carefully, you can see some signs.

Yiming, Luo Qi, and He Wenyuan, who were at the top of the list, had a very tight vote count. Luo Qi had three more votes than He Wenyuan, while Yiming only had one more vote than Luo Qi.

After He Wenyuan, Xuan Min's number of votes was eight votes less than him, and after that, the number of votes for Cai Xun, Wang Yu, and Xiao Xuan was tight again.

According to the previous will of Zhu Qiyu, this time the court will select three ministers to join the cabinet, and according to the usual practice, if the final list of the court is two to three times the number actually selected, that is to say, if three people enter the cabinet, the final list There should be six to nine people. As for the specific number, it depends on the game of the big bosses in the court and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials presiding over the court.

Obviously, Wang Wen took the golden mean this time. He didn't bite the bottom line of six people, nor did he push the limit of nine people. The final list was also roughly in line with the expectations of the court officials.

If this expectation is followed, the final people to be delineated should be Yiming, Luo Qi, and He Wenyuan with the highest number of votes.

However, after reading the list, Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry to delineate the final candidate, but put the results aside and asked Wang Wen and the others.

"As a result, I already know. I don't know which of these seven gentlemen thinks who is more suitable?"

When this question was asked, several people present were a little surprised.

It would be fine if the emperor asked this question before Ting Tui, but now the results of Ting Tui have come out. To put it bluntly, it was not easy to choose among a large number of candidates, but now there are only seven people in front of him. Isn't it easy to choose three?

Still need their recommendation?
They glanced at each other, and finally, Wang Wen stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, these seven lords are all worthy of their duties in terms of political achievements, virtues, and reputation. When the court was promoted, many ministers recommended them. As for who should be in the cabinet in the end, it is up to His Majesty's Sacred Heart to judge."

Just kidding, at this time, no matter what the emperor asked what this sentence meant, he couldn't answer it anyway.

Now that the results of Ting's push have come out, it means that the supporters of these people have become clear.

At this time, anyone who proposes alone may be impeached by other supporters, and may be suspected of affecting the court's push.

Therefore, good things cannot be said, let alone bad things, and can only be directly ruled by the emperor.

After Wang Wen finished speaking, Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue also echoed their words.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu didn't bother much, said.

"If that's the case, let's not mention it beforehand. I'll think about it later. In recent days, there has been a shortage of ministers in the Ministry of War. Many ministers in the court have reported that a new candidate for the minister should be selected as soon as possible. Are there any suitable candidates? ?”

Ah this...

The three of them did not expect that the topic of the emperor would change so quickly, and suddenly, such an important matter would be brought up so directly.

And, more importantly, the emperor didn't say whether he should rush to choose a successor, but asked directly who was more suitable.

The meaning revealed in it really makes people think deeply...

The three hesitated for a moment, and in the end, it was Wang Wen who stepped forward first and said.

"Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Ministry of War is one of the seven ministers. He has a high position and authority. Therefore, I think that the selection of the successor should be done with caution. Don't act too hastily. Why don't you ask the ministers to nominate the list? For proper."

When it comes to officials of this level, it is actually beyond the discretion of the Ministry of Officials. In all fairness, the method proposed by Wang Wen is the safest.

The ministers recommended to join the primary election of the Ministry of Officials. After sorting out a list, it was handed over to the court to select the final candidate, although it was troublesome and time-consuming.

But the advantage is that it can give all parties enough preparation time, so that the final result can be accepted by all parties.

Of course, this is only the safest way under the premise that the Son of Heaven does not have a candidate chosen by the Sacred Heart. If it is said that the Son of Heaven has already been chosen, then it is a different situation.

Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue did not speak, but their faces seemed to agree with Wang Wen.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu was silent for a moment, and tapped lightly on the table with his right hand. The sound echoed in the hall, as if hitting the hearts of several people.

After a while, his eyes fell on Yu Shiyue and asked.

"Yu Cifu, among the cabinet ministers, you have served the longest time in the court, and you should know the cabinet ministers best. If I plan to transfer one person from the cabinet to head the Ministry of War, who do you think is the most suitable?"

(End of this chapter)