Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

"My lord!"

"Li Hangong..."

A group of people gathered around to greet Li Wei. Li Wei nodded in response and glanced around.

After Zhu Yuanzhang's suppression of the civil servants, there are not many Li Dang left, including Jiang Shouqing, Jiang Quan, Wang Jie, Shen Jie and others from the Ministry of Works.

Among the six departments, Yu Xing is still in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, but Yu Xing is not going to have much energy left, and he is probably going to be dead in a few years. Looking at the current situation of the Ministry of Personnel, I am afraid that Zhan Hui will take over.

The Ministry of War was still He Li, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment were replaced by people from the prince. Li Shu of the Ministry of Husband was promoted from a local appointment. Although he had not formed a party, he also belonged to the literati faction that was hostile to Li's party.

Apart from these people, most of the other people in the Six Branches and Five Temples are just outsiders who will fall to whoever gains power.

On Xungui's side, Hu Hai and Sheng Yong had a good relationship with him. Under Xu Da's potential influence, other generals' attitudes towards him also changed greatly. For a while, his influence on both the civil and military sides was formed. A balanced situation.

Looking at these people, Li Wei couldn't help but think of Ru Taisu, Wu Bozong and the others, and felt a little regretful in his heart. If he had known about this, he should have spoken out to protect these people.

After greeting everyone, Li Wei asked Wang Jie about the recent affairs of the court.

He did not attend the morning court this time just to make soy sauce, but really wanted to interfere in the affairs of the court!
Wang Jie and others were very happy when they saw that he, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, took the initiative to ask about government affairs. They started to talk to him about the recent affairs in the DPRK.

Influenced by his previous actions, the Ming Dynasty is now developing rapidly. Cities, roads and bridges are being built rapidly in various places, driven by new models and new materials such as cement. Bao banknotes are also circulated all over the world, especially after banks are spread all over the country, it is even more convenient for business. , using the bank's remittance service when traveling to various places, you no longer need to carry so much money with you, it is safe and convenient.

Of course, there is also the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce, which is now spread all over the country. The annual revenue is as high as tens of millions, and the profits are often millions. It is directly chasing the imperial tax. In the past, Ru Taisu was jealous and wanted to attack him several times. He wanted money, but it was a pity that Li Wei was too powerful and would not tolerate him, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not willing to hand over his money to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

But the current Minister of Revenue, Li Shu, is different. Since he took office, he has been noisy almost every day. Not only does he want the Chamber of Commerce, but he also wants to get involved in the bank. If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't known that they, the literati, couldn't get things done, he would have collected them long ago. Returned to the Household Department.

But if you don't give it now, it doesn't mean you won't give it forever. If you keep arguing like this, Zhu Yuanzhang may change his mind one day. After all, literati are not fools, and they can always learn something over time.

In addition to these things, the most important imperial examination is about to be held, and the examiner is being selected.

Li Wei wrote down these things one by one and silently thought about countermeasures.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was the founder of the country who was Qiangang and arbitrary, matters in the court were not determined by his words. He could demote people and promote them himself.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang has the ability to overturn the table, it also comes at a price. Just like this time when Li Dang was weakened, he also lost many capable ministers and officials, which was also a big loss for the court.

Therein lies the political game.

He used to hate these things, but now he has to think about it.

The whips were blaring, and the ministers lined up to enter the palace. Li Wei stood in front of the nobles and suppressed the marquis behind him.

Lan Yu's status has now been improved, and her status is only below him. She was also closely behind him in the previous court. Looking at Li Wei who came from behind, Lan Yu felt very aggrieved.

I remember that when he was a Marquis, Li Wei had just entered the court and was nothing. However, now, even if he is promoted again by Zhu Yuanzhang, he can still only follow others.

Li Wei did not look back. His current target was not the little Yongchang Marquis, but the high and mighty man in the deep palace.

After entering the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne. The chief of ceremonies guided the ministers to worship. Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hands, and everyone stood up and retreated to both sides.

Li Wei stood close to the front. Zhu Yuanzhang spotted him easily and felt a little surprised. This guy usually doesn't go to court unless he has something to do, and even when he sends people to summon him, he takes his time. Why are you so active today?
After looking at him twice, Zhu Yuanzhang withdrew his gaze and asked the ministers to start following normal procedures.

After meeting with the local officials who came to Beijing for business, the six departments began to report important matters. As the head of the six departments, the Ministry of Personnel took the lead.

"Your Majesty, there are still shortages of officials in various places in the capital. I have collected people of high virtue and talent from all over the country and listed them on a list for your Majesty to choose."

Zhan Hui came out of the class to play.

Although Yu Ji is the boss of the Ministry of Personnel, he may feel that it is a bit messy to live in retirement. Before, Wu Bozong was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel, but now he has become Zhan Hui.

After Zhan Hui finished speaking, he took out the name list and was about to submit it. Li Wei glanced at him and immediately came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think it is unnecessary!"

Xu Shou, who was about to leave to pick up the roster, suddenly stopped and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Li Wei in surprise, feeling a little strange, but he still raised his hand to let Xu Shou come back first, and asked: "Why?"

Li Wei cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination is about to take place. When the students are in high school, these vacancies can be filled. There is no need to use these recommended mediocre talents!"

Hearing this, Zhan Hui was a little displeased and said, "Why did Mr. Han say this? These talents are carefully selected by the lower officials. How can they be mediocre?"

"Ha, then what is your screening criteria? Is it the amount of money given to you, or who is closer to you?" Li Wei sneered.

Zhan Hui's face changed greatly and he said angrily: "Don't slander me, Lord! I have never received any money, and I have never met these people. How can I talk about being close to them?"

Li Wei mocked: "Since we have never met each other, how do you know that these people are highly moral and talented? Is it hearsay?"

"You!" Zhan Hui's eyes widened with anger, but he couldn't refute.

Of course he knew these people from what other officials said. Although it is a bit excessive to describe it as hearsay, it cannot be said to be completely wrong.

"Your Majesty, what Duke Han said is absolutely true. The selection of candidates for the imperial court should still be based on the imperial examination. Hearsay is ultimately unreliable."

Wang Jie also left work and said that Zhan Hui was just hearsay.

"I second the suggestion. Now that the imperial examination is about to begin, there is no rush to fill these positions. It is better to wait."

Zhao Mao from the Ministry of Rites also came out and said that the imperial examinations were under the control of their Ministry of Rites, which was a great power, and naturally supported Li Wei's statement.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and nodded: "That's right, let's wait until the imperial examination is over to see it again."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed, the officials had no objections.

Zhan Hui looked at Wang Jie and then at Zhao Mao, feeling very angry. However, the imperial examination was a consensus reached by the ministers, and he could not refute it. He had to grit his teeth and accept it, bowed and returned to the court.

After Li Wei and others finished fighting him, they all retreated.

After the official affairs were completed, Li Shu, the newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs, came out immediately after him and said:
"Your Majesty, the imperial court has been on war for many years and the treasury is empty. I would like to request your Majesty's permission to transfer the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce to the Ministry of Household Affairs. In addition, the treasure banknotes should also be handled by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Executive Department should be placed under the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jie's expression changed, and Li Wei also turned his head to look at the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Finance. (End of chapter)