Xiyuan, Wanshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing was sitting there and smiled. This emperor, who had been known for his deep scheming since his youth, liked to see this scene except practicing Taoism.

Power is the basic operation that every qualified emperor should control, but if you like to see important officials attacking in front of you, either with open swords and guns, or with hidden arrows, it only means that Emperor Jiajing is really a pervert.

In Wanshou Palace, Li Mo, who was thrown out by Emperor Jiajing, was talking about the battle between all directions. Yan Song and Xu Jie were the first to retreat. Of course, these two people mainly valued their identities.

Afterwards, Ouyang Bijin, Minister of Justice and Ouyang De of the Ministry of Rites were defeated one after another. Lu Ben, Minister of War Yang Bo and others were all alone, and only Zhao Wenhua, Minister of Works, who returned to Beijing not long ago, was still trying to support it.

Many people in the hall were surprised by Li Mo's great power today, which was simply sweeping.

Zhejiang Governor Yang Yi was unable to suppress the enemy soldiers and fight privately, so that Fujian generals were killed in the street; Zhejiang Governor Hu Zongxian was helpless against the Japanese pirates in the country, so that a small group of Japanese pirates fled to Nanzhili, and the Nandu was almost attacked.

Eight days ago, Li Mo wrote a letter to impeach Hu Zongxian, but Emperor Jiajing stayed at the Central Committee and refused to issue it.

Three days ago, the news that the Governor Yang Yi, Zhejiang, was unable to suppress the enemy, reached the capital. Emperor Jiajing was furious and ordered the Jinyiwei to be escorted to the capital to issue an imperial prison.

Today, Emperor Jiajing issued an unexpected order to promote the new governor of Zhejiang.

The so-called court promotion was unique to the Ming Dynasty and was also a recommendation system that was criticized by later generations.

This system seems to be nonsense in later generations. The number of recommendation votes for the Governor of Zhejiang Province is in the hands of a group of officials who know nothing about military affairs.

Officials of the third rank or above, grand clergy, and nine ministers, including the six ministers, elect two to three candidates, arranged in order, and then issued a cabinet seal after the emperor decides. Generally speaking, the emperor will choose the one at the top.

In fact, it has been a long time since Jiajing held a court promotion, because the goal of court promotion is to establish a crown prince, establish a capital, enter the cabinet, and border affairs.

Now that the crown prince is established, there is no existence. After two princes died in a row, Emperor Jiajing chose to believe in the nonsense of "the two dragons cannot meet".

It is even more invisible to have a capital. When entering the cabinet, Emperor Jiajing often named it himself, so he did not discuss it with others at all.

This is also the main reason why the situation in the Jiajing cabinet changed in the past dynasty. Yan Song and Xia Yan fought in full swing. Fei Hong and Xie Qian were almost dead and were brought back to be the chief minister. Zhang Cong even ordered the cabinet to enter... Jiajing had too many tricks.

Most border affairs are like this. Jiajing’s personal choice, or the Grand Secretary or the Minister of War recommended it. For example, the previous Wangmin should have been appointed by Emperor Jiajing. Tu Dashan was recommended by Xu Jie and Zhang Jing recommended it by Nie Bao.

The main reason why Li Mo showed his might today is that he recommended officials, who jumped out of the Three Realms and was not within the Five Elements.

Yingtian Governor Cao Bangfu.

There is a reason to recommend Cao Bangfu. Although he has lost in the past one or two years, most of him can win. Suzhou and Songjiang prefectures have rarely been attacked by Japanese pirates this year. This is a civil servant who knows about military affairs.

And Zhejiang Governor Hu Zongxian... In Li Mo's words, this is a jester.

Li Mo did not accuse Hu Zongxian of relying on the Yan Party, but was saying... Taizhou and Shaoxing have frequent wars this year and have suffered repeated defeats, while Hu Zongxian's main focus is on Suzhou, Songjiang, and Jiaxing, where only a small group of Japanese pirates attacked.

Although Li Mo was so stupid, he was also smart and keenly found the strategy that was most likely to cause Emperor Jiajing's disgust... Even if the thieves robbed and were armed with troops, Li Mo's fellow villager Zhang Jing died on this post.

The real reason why Li Mo jumped out today is that he began to participate in the government affairs at a deep level.

In other words, Li Mo raised the flag.

He was telling everyone that you have other choices except the old Yan Song and the silent Xu Jie.

After Xia Yan was abandoned, there were only two flags in the court, Yan Song, Xu Jie, and another Grand Secretary Lu Ben... Well, this is a so-called so-called.

But after seven years of confrontation between them, Emperor Jiajing chose Li Mo.

Li Mo himself also has the same ambitions, in other words, it hit it off.

The debate gradually subsided, Li Mo was very eloquent, and Zhao Wenhua, the Minister of Works, who was scolding him, had a wet face and he didn't dare to speak anymore... He was really afraid of eating the other party's saliva.

Emperor Jiajing stood up straight, narrowed his narrow eyes, looked at each person one by one, and after a long time, he said: "Zhao Wenhua recommended Zhejiang Governor Hu Zongxian, and Ministry of Personnel Li Mo recommended Yingtian Governor Cao Bangfu, is there any?"

The eyes of everyone in the hall fell on Xu Jie, and the short grandmaster buried his head deeply.

For Xu Jie, whoever served as the governor of Zhejiang Province had nothing to do with him.

Now he is only thinking about himself.

Or, he always thought about himself.

After waiting for a while, Emperor Jiajing signaled Huang Jin beside him, and the result was soon out.

The Grand Secretary plus the Nine Ministers had a total of twelve people, Hu Zongxian had seven votes and Cao Bang had five votes.

As soon as this result came out, the hall became much quieter, with seven to five, and the difference was not big.

Yan Song, the only ministers in the hall, was about to get up, but Li Mo was already out of the line.

"Your Majesty, today the court will promote the Governor of Zhejiang, with the Governor of Zhejiang Hu Zongxian as the leader, and the Governor of Yingtian Cao Bang as the second, and the Governor of Yingtian is the second, and the Holy Prison is the only one who is the Lord."

Emperor Jiajing nodded with satisfaction, and Yan Song, who had already half-standing, sat back.

Li Mo was already very satisfied. Tingtui and the other two had no practical significance in the number of votes, because everyone knew that this emperor was not a rule. If he chose it in order... it would be strange.

Li Mo is a bit like his fellow villager Zhang Jing. He is as fierce as fire. He would rather take things straight than seek them from the curve. But the difference is that Li Mo has a high degree of political sensitivity and superb operating ability.

In fact, the first person Li Mo wanted to recommend was Wang Hao, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing.

Wang Hao was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing, the same year as Xu Jie.

Although Li Mo was self-reliant, he looked down on Yan Song and Xu Jie, but he did not want to confront these two people at the same time.

But six days ago, Emperor Jiajing suddenly gave the imperial pen a letter to praise the word "loyalty and good", and asked Li Mo to serve as a Hanlin Bachelor, which greatly encouraged his confidence and gave him the qualification to raise a flag.

Emperor Jiajing did not make any decision, but looked at Yang Bo, "What does the Ministry of War say?"

Yang Bo's face was dry and without a trace of expression, and he stepped out and said, "I look down on the Holy One."

Yang Bo is the one who knows the most about military affairs in the palace, but he is also a very self-aware person. He never wants to get into this pot of porridge.

However, Yang Bo was very interested in the young man in Songjiang. His brother-in-law, Wang Chonggu, is now Su Song's army, and once accompanied Cao Bangfu to Taiping Prefecture. He met the young man. He wrote a letter a few days ago.

After a long silence in the hall, Yan Song stood up and asked in a tentative manner: "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Jiajing snorted with his nose and his eyes fell on Huang Jin.

Huang Jinxin observed a moment of silence for the young man from Songjiang who had not arrived yet, and leaned over and said, "The commander will report to the capital tomorrow."

Emperor Jiajing nodded, "I'll talk about it in three days."
Chapter completed!