Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Four. The position of the patriarch (4).
"Your Majesty, I recommend Shaobao Zhao Zhenghe to join the cabinet as an assistant minister. Zhao Shaobao has made outstanding achievements over the years, has sufficient ability and experience, and has always had a very high reputation among officials. He is the best candidate in the eyes of the public."
"I recommend Grand Scholar Li He. Grand Bachelor Li's experience, ability, and reputation are all the best choices. He has also had the experience of joining the cabinet, but because of the death of his mother, he returned to his hometown Dingyou for three years, but he has been in the cabinet since
His performance during this period is also obvious to all, and it is natural for him to be appointed to the cabinet again now."
"Your Majesty, I think Zuo Lanshan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is an excellent candidate to join the cabinet. Nowadays, several cabinet ministers in the cabinet are already old. It is time to add some young and energetic ministers, and Zuo Shangshu
He has just passed the age of knowing his destiny, but he is already rich in experience and has made extraordinary achievements. He is the right candidate to join the cabinet."
"I support the appointment of the great scholar Huo Zhengyuan to assist the cabinet. The great scholar Huo is rich in knowledge, extremely alert, and familiar with ancient and modern laws, disciplines, and government orders. He is an excellent complement to the cabinet."
"Your Majesty, I recommend Zhao Junchen, Minister of Household Affairs"
"Your Majesty, I think so"
As the brief silence ended, endless waves of light and undercurrent immediately arose in the Huangji Palace, and the major factions in the court began to recommend their own candidates.
In fact, the political game between various parties around cabinet seats has quietly started a long time ago.
After all, Zhao Junchen, Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao and others are all top officials. When Huang Yourong showed signs of collapse, they immediately foresaw the changes in today's situation and took targeted measures.
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Therefore, after hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, all the major factions were fully prepared and concentrated their efforts on recommending the most promising candidates within their respective factions. There were not many differences.
Among them, the "Shen Party" from Shen Changmao on down was vigorously building momentum for Zhao Zhenghe, the Shaobao, and wanted to recommend Zhao Zhenghe to the cabinet, and Zhao Zhenghe's reputation and popularity made him indeed a more suitable candidate.
Under the leadership of Zhou Shangjing, everyone in the "Zhou Party" recommended Li He, a bachelor, but Li He's reputation and qualifications were even higher than that of Zhao Zhenghe.
In comparison, the "Zhao Party", which has been the most active in recent days, is somewhat silent at this time, and even shows great differences of opinion: such as Zhan Shanchang, the minister of household affairs, Gu Quan, the censor of Youqiandu,
Most of the more senior "Zhao Party" officials such as Liu Chang'an, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, recommended Zuo Lanshan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Lin Youlun, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, Situ Han, the right deputy censor of the capital, and Wang Xin, the left Tongzheng, who had just invested in the work.
The officials of the "Zhao Party" recommended Huo Zhengyuan, a bachelor with a similar background to them. There were even some officials of the "Zhao Party" who wanted to flatter Zhao Junchen and were not afraid of attracting ridicule, so they recommended him highly.
Zhao Junchen, whose qualifications and reputation are seriously lacking
As a result, the "Zhao Party" became the only court party that did not have unified internal opinions, and its performance was poor.
In fact, the poor performance of "Zhao Party" at this time was all intentional by Zhao Junchen.
After all, if Zhao Junchen leads the "Zhao Party" to clearly support Zuo Lanshan's entry into the cabinet from the beginning, it means that Zuo Lanshan is deeply trusted by Zhao Junchen, or Zhao Junchen is completely sure to control Zuo Lanshan, so at this point
I don’t mind if Zuo Lanshan enters the cabinet, and I’m not worried that Zuo Lanshan’s status will be higher than mine!
In this case, Emperor Deqing will definitely re-examine his plan to use Zuo Lanshan to split the "Zhao Party". At that time, in order to prevent the "Zhao Party" from getting stronger, he will start to interfere in cabinet affairs, and he may oppose Zuo Lanshan's entry into the cabinet.
, in this way, the difficulty for Zuo Lanshan to enter the cabinet will be doubled!
Therefore, Zhao Junchen deliberately failed to unify the opinions within the "Zhao Party" and allowed the "Zhao Party" to show great differences in front of Emperor Deqing. All this was to imply that Emperor Deqing Zhao Junchen did not trust Zuo Lanshan very much.
, was also worried that Zuo Lanshan would lose control after joining the cabinet, so he could not make up his mind for a long time, and caused differences of opinion within the "Zhao Party". After seeing this scene, Emperor Deqing would further determine that he would use Zuo Lan.
If this undermines the confidence of the "Zhao Party", he will be more likely to support Zuo Lanshan's entry into the cabinet.
Although, in this way, the momentum of calling for Zuo Lanshan to join the cabinet will be much reduced, but as long as Emperor Deqing is deceived and allowed to support Zuo Lanshan's entry into the cabinet, everything will be worth it! As for the "Zhao Party"
Internal differences can be unified soon as long as Zhao Junchen is willing to express his attitude, and Zuo Lanshan's momentum will naturally increase by then!
Anyway, this political game surrounding cabinet seats will not be settled in a short time. Zuo Lanshan's weak momentum in the short term will not affect the long term, but will make several other factions careless.
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Sure enough, after seeing the differences of opinion within the "Zhao Party", Emperor Deqing's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he felt that his plan to split the "Zhao Party" was very promising.
Moreover, Emperor Deqing also secretly observed the changes in the expressions of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan at this moment.
Under Zhao Junchen's instructions, Zuo Lanshan remained silent and did not express his position, but his expression deliberately showed a hint of resentment, as if he was very dissatisfied that the "Zhao Party" did not fully support him.
Officialdom is like a theater, and Zuo Lanshan was also an old actor, so his performance at this time was lifelike, and Emperor Deqing did not notice anything unusual.
Zhao Junchen, on the other hand, showed obvious hesitation. He occasionally looked at Zuo Lanshan, occasionally at Huo Zhengyuan, and occasionally lowered his head in thought. He seemed to still be undecided, not knowing who he should support to join the cabinet.
Zhao Junchen's acting skills were equally good, and he also managed to fool Emperor Deqing.
Therefore, after seeing the performance of Zuo Lanshan and Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing became more and more determined to use Zuo Lanshan to split the "Zhao Party".
Zhao Junchen did not raise his head to observe the changes in Emperor Deqing's expression, for fear of exposing any flaws.
In fact, when Emperor Deqing was secretly observing Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen was also secretly observing several other major factions in the court while acting.
Among them, the attitudes of the "Shen Party" and the "Zhou Party" were quite clear, and the candidates they recommended were also within Zhao Junchen's expectation.
However, the attitudes of the "princelings" and "imperialists" aroused Zhao Junchen's attention and vigilance.
While the major factions in the DPRK and China were nominating their own candidates, the "princelings" performed surprisingly low-key and did not compete for this vacancy in the cabinet.
Of course, this is also conceivable. After all, since Cheng Yuandao entered the cabinet, there are no other suitable candidates within the "princeling party" who can join the cabinet. Either they lack the ability or the reputation is not enough. Even if they are reluctantly recommended, they will never be recommended.
It is impossible to gain the approval of hundreds of officials.
In addition, the performance of the "princelings" has been low-key these days, so it is expected that they are silent and have not expressed their stance at this time.
However, to Zhao Junchen's surprise, ""'s silence and low profile was only temporary.
When some "imperialist" officials began to recommend Liang Fuchen, the governor-general of the three sides, to join the cabinet, everyone in the "princeling party" suddenly changed their attitude and no longer remained silent. Instead, they all came out to speak, and they also recommended Liang Fuchen to join the cabinet to assist the government!
After seeing this scene, Zhao Junchen thought thoughtfully: "Interesting, is the position of the princelings taking the initiative to move closer to the imperial party? Well, this should be Zhao Shancai's plan. It is indeed a clever plan. In addition, the imperial party officials recommended the governors of the three sides.