Ma Shiying was moved when she heard Liu Kongzhao say this, but she didn't take it seriously. The reason is very simple, that is, you, Liu Kongzhao, have no identity except a nobleman.

The nobles of the Ming Dynasty were a strange existence. Back then, their ancestors fought on the battlefield one by one and earned titles for their descendants, but the descendants were all bullshit, and they became waste that could not resist and could not be raised by their shoulders. Therefore, the nobles of all generations were basically raised by the state as pigs, and they had no real power at all.

Now you, Liu Kongzhao, a nobleman who is wandering outside the center of power, came to Ma Shiying and said that he could make Ma Shiying the prime minister, which made the old man Ma Shiying unable to believe it at all.

After hearing Liu Kongzhao's words, Ma Shiying smiled and said, "Brother Fuyang, brother, thank you for your kindness, but with Brother Fuyang's identity, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it!"

Ma Shiying said this a little too much, and he almost pointed at his nose and scolded Liu Kongzhao for being bullshit. However, Liu Kongzhao was not angry, but laughed and said, "Brother Yaocao, I saw it at the court meeting. Brother Yaocao is not without credit, and the country is also very dependent on Brother Yaocao, but what Brother Yaocao lacks is an opportunity! An opportunity for someone to make a suggestion! I am not talented and can create this opportunity for Brother Yaocao!"

Liu Kongzhao's words really touched Ma Shiying's heart. Ma Shiying had all his identity, qualifications, fame, and merits, but he was only one person who could speak for him. However, the court was all Donglin Party, and no one could say this for Ma Shiying. Although Zhu Yousong trusted Ma Shiying quite a lot, Zhu Yousong could not directly issue a central order to let Ma Shiying be the chief minister. Not to mention that Zhu Yousong was either a dictator like Jiajing or Zhu Yousong could issue this central order, Ma Shiying was shameless and could never take office with shame.

The literati and officials of the Ming Dynasty were very honest. The imperial cabinet had to be promoted by the court. Of course, there were times when the emperor was appointed directly. However, as long as the literati and officials with some self-esteem were absolutely impossible to accept the emperor's direct appointment. Why is my level not good? Do you have to ask the emperor to directly appoint it?

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were several emperors appointed the chief ministers by imperial edicts. For example, Zhang Cong, the chief minister in the early years of Jiajing, stood opposite to the scholars and officials during the Grand Etiquette incident, and no one recommended him during the court recommendation. Finally, Jiajing issued the central edict to appoint Zhang Cong as the chief minister.

In addition to being able to flatter the emperor, Zhang Cong was no less than the famous ministers of the San Yang in government affairs. Zhang Cong rectified the administration and reformed the economy and did a lot of things. Under his governance, it laid a solid foundation for the great economic development during the Wanli period. Later history books also recorded that Zhang Cong was always honest and self-confident, knowledgeable and discerning, and brave in innovation. He was a rare virtuous prime minister in the Jiajing Dynasty and was also a rare cabinet minister in the Ming Dynasty.

However, because Zhang Cong was not promoted by the court but was directly appointed by the emperor, Zhang Cong had a low evaluation in the Ming Dynasty. Many literati even wrote books to scold him, writing Zhang Cong as a treacherous minister who only knew how to charm his superiors.

Ma Shiying's life creed is to be a famous minister, so he naturally doesn't want to be a treacherous minister like Zhang Cong. Therefore, if he wants to be the chief minister, he must go through legal means and must not do evil ways.

Liu Kongzhao said it simply, but now the court meeting has set the chief minister, that is Shi Kefa. If Shi Kefa does not make any major mistakes, it is basically impossible to replace Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying thought for a while and asked, "Brother Fuyang, but now the governor has issued an order to appoint Yuan Fu as Shi Xianzhi. What should I do if Brother Yu?"

Liu Kongzhao said: "This is simple. Shi Xian is very ambition and talented, has no ability but is very arrogant. If there is anything that can prevent him from coming to the front of the country, he will automatically resign. At that time, only Jiang Yueguang will be left in the cabinet, Wang Duo and Yaocao. They have no administrative ability. Of course, this prime minister wants Yaocao to do it!"

Yue Qijie was overjoyed after listening to Liu Kongzhao's words, and quickly added: "Sir, Cheng Yi Bo is right! It just so happened that Shi Xianzhi has a seven-no-no-hand handle in our hands. It would be better to spread it in the city. At that time, Shi Xianzhi will definitely be covered in dust. According to Shi Xianzhi's temper, he will definitely resign!"

Ma Cheng was listening to these old guys designing to frame Shi Kefa, and his scalp was numb when they listened to their dirty tricks. These guys analyzed Shi Kefa too thoroughly. If they really spread Qibu, Shi Kefa would definitely be ashamed and could only resign.

Liu Kongzhao didn't expect that Shi Kefa had such a big handle to fall into Ma Shiying's hands, and quickly said, "Brother Yaocao, this matter is covered by my younger brother. I still have some friends in the Nanjing noble circle, so I can definitely spread the news!"

When Ma Shiying heard that he became the chief minister, he smiled and said, "Then please ask Brother Fuyang. After the matter is done, Admiral Cao Jiang will be his brother!" Ma Shiying naturally knew that he would make a wish to be appointed as an official, and Liu Kongzhao was very happy to hear Ma Shiying say this. The current Admiral Cao Jiang is Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei. Originally, Liu Kongzhao was disagreeing with Xu Hongji, but now he can replace him.

Liu Kongzhao stood up and said goodbye. Ma Shiying stood up and saw him off. After Liu Kongzhao left, Ma Shiying said to Yue Qijie: "What Cheng'er said just now should be done together! Let Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing and the others make a fuss, it is best to slaughter a few towns, so that the Donglin Party in the court can pay attention to it!"

Ma Cheng heard that he wanted to kill someone again, but Ma Cheng thought about it and didn't say anything. After the incident in Huai'an, Ma Cheng had already seen clearly what era this was. How many people could he save himself?

Ma Shiying's subordinates were very efficient. On the eighth day of the fifth month, Jiangnan Punishment Zheng Xuan reported: "Liu Zeqing, a Qing army in Jiangbei, had tens of thousands of cavalry, all of whom wanted to cross the river. The people of the Three Wus breathed in trouble. I stationed in Jiang, and the suicide letter was high, and Liu Ershuai refused to stop the troops. Please order the military officials of Jiang to help Jingkou quickly!"

The court was frightened when it received news from Jiangbei. What should we do if the gang of chaotic troops are about to cross the river? But isn’t there any governor of Fengyang? Ma Shiying stood up at this time and was ordered to cross the river to negotiate with Jiangbei Town General. The news was that the governor rewarded them with unfair rewards. Originally, they all made contributions to the strategy, but only gave some money, so the soldiers were dissatisfied. At the same time, the generals of Jiangbei Town Generals said that the whereabouts of the crown prince and sons of the late emperor are unknown, and the governor should directly proclaim themselves to the emperor. Why do they still have to do this?

When Ma Shiying spread the news to Nanjing, the entire Nanjing court was filled with worries. The Donglin Party guys had no military power. So when they heard this news, they were panicked. There was no other way except to let Caojiang Admiral Xu Hongji lead troops to guard the ferry.

In addition to these news, there was also a rumor in Nanjing that the current chief minister Shi Kefa had created some "seven musts" in order not to allow the governor to ascend the throne. In this way, the governor still did not blame him for the governor. If Shi Kefa really had a little shame, he should resign.

After the news spread, it quickly became multiple versions, such as Shi Kefa who received the King of Gui how much money he promised to support King of Gui ascend the throne, Shi Kefa betrayed Donglin in order to become the chief minister, etc., which is really a bit of a nose and eye.

In the end, Shi Kefa really couldn't stand it anymore, so he went to the palace to meet Zhu Yousong to explain this matter. Of course, on the surface, Zhu Yousong forgave Shi Kefa, but Shi Kefa is a moral model and can still serve as the chief assistant. At that time, he asked Zhu Yousong to resign from the chief assistant, but Zhu Yousong rejected Shi Kefa on the grounds that the court was first established.

Although Shi Kefa's resignation was rejected, everyone in the court knew that Shi Kefa could no longer be in the present. Unexpectedly, Shi Kefa had to be replaced after only a few days of being the prime minister, which probably set a record for successive prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

On May 11, the army in Jiangbei became more and more fierce, and the big bosses in the court had no choice but to compromise. Under the leadership of the chief minister Shi Kefa, Jiang Yueguang and other cabinet elders, the ministers persuaded them to advance three times and asked the supervisor Zhu Yousong to ascend the throne and become emperor.

It is of course good to be an emperor. After Zhu Yousong followed the tradition three times, he finally became emperor in the Wuying Hall of the Imperial City on May 15th, and announced that the world would change its reign to Hongguang!

On May 16, when Zhu Yousong became emperor, Shi Kefa resigned again. Seeing that Shi Kefa was determined, Zhu Yousong had already discussed with Ma Shiying, so he asked Shi Kefa to replace Ma Shiying's commander Jiang Bei.

In this way, the position of the chief minister of the cabinet was empty, and all forces in the court were eyeing each other, but before the others could speak, Ma Shiying stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there are few people in the cabinet now. I recommend that the sincere uncle Liu Kongzhao enter the cabinet to do business!"

As soon as Ma Shiying said this, there was a big uproar in the hall. There was a complete set of rules for selecting cabinet members in the Ming Dynasty. First, if you were a Jinshi, you had to be admitted to the Shujishi, and finally you had to be born in the Hanlin Academy, so that you could be qualified to enter the cabinet. You, Liu Kongzhao, a nobleman, are not a Jinshi or a Hanlin, and you still want to join the cabinet? You really think that we big men in the court are dead!

As the Minister of Personnel, Zhang Shenyan immediately stood up and opposed: "Your Majesty, what Ma Shiying said is not in compliance with the regulations! The candidates of this dynasty's cabinet must be from a Hanlin family, and this dynasty does not have the tradition of nobles entering the cabinet, so I object!"

As soon as Zhang Shenyan spoke, many people from the Donglin Party stood up and agreed. This matter was obviously impossible, but now it has been involved in Liu Kongzhao, so he has to come forward to explain.

Liu Kongzhao stood up from the nobles' queue and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

After getting Zhu Yousong's resignation, Liu Kongzhao said: "Your Majesty, I know the regulations of our dynasty, so I do not plan to enter the cabinet!"

The Donglin Party led by Zhang Shenyan nodded when he heard Liu Kongzhao say this. It seems that you still know that you are not in a good position.

But unexpectedly, Liu Kongzhao changed his mind: "Your Majesty, I recommend Ma Shiying as the chief minister!"

Liu Kongzhao's words exploded the temple, and Zhang Shenyan did not expect that this was Ma Shiying's real purpose. It turned out that Ma Shiying was not convenient to recommend him, so he took the opportunity to recommend Liu Kongzhao to the cabinet, and then gave Liu Kongzhao a chance to speak so that Ma Shiying could be the prime minister.
Chapter completed!