Wang Chonggu continued: "Since you recommended Shen Shixing, why don't you recommend Xu Guo, Wang Xijue and others?"
Zhang Siwei said: "Wang Xijue of Xu State is not an enemy of Shen Shixing, but Liang Mingquan has a sophisticated talent. He once patrolled Henan, Governor Ji Liao and others. He is very ambitious and skillful. He will not be willing to be inferior to Pan Sheng."
Wang Chonggu nodded and said, "Your idea is right."
Zhang Siwei laughed again and said: "The last time the emperor went on a tour, he met Liang Menglong in Jizhen and talked with him for a long time. Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to the capital. He was first appointed as Zuo Shilang of the Du branch, and then as deputy privy envoy and in charge of the general office. Everyone said
Shen Shi's travel slips are in the emperor's heart, and when it comes to holy family members, they are actually not as good as Liang Mingquan."
Wang Chonggu's eyes lit up after hearing this and asked: "In your opinion, which two can Pan Sheng recommend?"
Zhang Siwei was silent for a long time and then said: "According to my nephew's knowledge, he is probably recommending Shen Shixing and Xu Guo."
Then he explained: "Pan Shengruo expressed his intention to climb to the top in front of the emperor. I don't need to say how he thinks about it; but he also has to be wary of Shen Shixing, who is determined to join the cabinet. Although Shen Shixing is generous on the surface, he is actually very evil.
, the people of Xu State are stubborn and strong-willed, prone to getting into trouble when things go wrong, and over time they will have conflicts with Shen Shixing - if I were Pan Sheng, I would choose these two people."
Wang Chonggu clapped his hands and laughed loudly after hearing this, "If this is true, your chances of winning will greatly increase - both of them are from Nanzhili, how can the emperor agree?"
Then he added: "Two people are from the same province. Secondly, after the Great Reform, the flow of courtiers is different from before. If there are no great achievements or big mistakes, big plans will only be made in four to five years. After the examination is in-depth, officials will be assessed every year.
On the contrary, Jingcha is rarely used."
"Those like Liang Menglong who have been transferred back and forth between the military and the government within a few years without showing off their abilities are a sign of great use. In addition, the emperor once said that in the future, the prime minister may not follow the path of the Hanlin prime minister. Those who will join the cabinet in the future
, If you don’t have experience in governing a local area, it may be difficult for you to enter the emperor’s eyes. This is the second reason.”
"If Zhang Jiangling retires and the emperor chooses the prime minister, the one he likes most is the minister who carries out the decree and is good at guessing the emperor's heart. If Liang Menglong and Pan Sheng can't answer this question, the emperor will choose you or his victory.
Hands behind your back."
After hearing this, Zhang Siwei said with a puzzled look on his face: "If he please stay correct and slander me - or, today's question is his suggestion..." Then he realized that Pan Sheng was absolutely impossible.
He was so stupid that he stopped talking.
Wang Chonggu saw that Zhang Siwei was worried about gains and losses, and comforted him: "If the emperor abandons you and uses Pan Sheng, the political price will be too high. Maybe the two of us are suspicious and overthinking. What happened today is probably to expand the cabinet." Zhang
After Siwei heard the words and thought about it, he felt much relieved.
There was silence for a while, and both of them drank a few sips of tea. Wang Chonggu asked with a smile: "If Zhang Jiangling also writes about two people, do you think he can recommend two?"
Zhang Siwei thought for a while and shook his head: "Zhang Jiangling is not someone I can predict. What does uncle think he will do?"
Wang Chonggu thought for a while and suddenly laughed and said: "If I were Zhang Jiangling, I would recommend Wang Xijue and Luo Wanhua! If the emperor chooses one, the three generations of the Zhang family will have nothing to worry about, haha."
Zhang Siwei said in surprise: "Is it possible that Luo Wanhua can enter the political hall this time? He is still in Myanmar."
Wang Chonggu said: "It's not impossible. Luo Wanhua is almost fifty years old. How many years has he been in Myanmar? Although he is capable and capable, the emperor is far away..." He stayed silent.
When it came to this point, the two of them had reached the end of their conversation and were silent. They sat quietly in the uncle's study for a while. Before Wang Chonggu could ask for a meal, Zhang Siwei said goodbye and left.
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The two nephews and uncles have been scrutinizing the possibility of expanding the cabinet of the Zhengshi Hall, but in fact they can't change anything - after the list enters the Yangxin Hall, how to use people and how many people to use. Zhang Juzheng can't influence Zhu Yijun, let alone Zhang Siwei. He only has
While Zhang Juzheng was ill, he worked diligently on errands to prevent his political career from falling to the last mile.
However, some things are not subject to Zhang Siwei's will. As the news of Zhang Juzheng's serious illness gradually spread, undercurrents surged in the political circles of both Beijing and Beijing. Zhang Siwei, as the most promising candidate to take over as Prime Minister, came directly to "have a heart-to-heart"
, the roundabout ways to express goodwill came one after another, leaving him exhausted.
This kind of thing can neither be ignored nor made public in a high-profile way. The scale here is very difficult to determine, and the analysis and judgment of the relationship between distance and distance also takes up a lot of energy of him and his staff.
Zhang Ju was recuperating at home, and the emperor would not bother him except for important matters. Zhang Siwei immediately felt the great weight on his shoulders. Today's political affairs hall has more authority than the cabinet of the past. In addition to the inner court ministers and the emperor's secretaries in the attendant's room, etc.
Functions cannot be extended to outsiders, and the Political Affairs Hall is equivalent to the combined power of the inner and outer courts in the past.
He didn't feel very tired when Zhang Juzheng was standing in front of him, but now that he was trying to stand alone, Zhang Siwei immediately began to suffer from sleep deprivation. Starting in March, his body also began to lose weight, and his daily office hours increased by four hours compared to the past.
More hours.
On March 10, an internal official came to convey the emperor's decree and went to Zhang Siwei's Yangxin Hall to see him. Zhang Siwei asked the internal official and heard that there were also privy envoy Ding Guogong Xu Wenbi, deputy envoys Liu Yingjie, Yin Zhengmao, etc., who were busy arranging their appearance.
Follow him into the palace.
When they arrived at the small court room at the entrance of Yangxin Hall, Duke Dingguo Xu Wenbi looked at Zhang Siwei and was startled and said: "Mr. Fengpan looked fine in the last court meeting. Why has his chin become so sharp in the past two days?"
Zhang Siwei smiled bitterly and said: "I hope the emperor will hurry up and add people to the political hall. The old gentleman is ill at home, and we are really too busy." After hearing this, Xu Wenbi smiled and said: "This can be said that those who can do more work."
While they were talking, Yin Zhengmao, Liu Yingjie and others arrived. When they saw that everyone was here, Sun Long, who had been standing at the door with a whisk in his hand, bowed to leave to invite the emperor. Xu Wenbi stopped him and said: "Eunuch Sun, I haven't seen you for a few days.
I saw that little monkey from the Wei Dynasty, where did he go?"
Sun Long said with a smile: "If the prince returns to China, he will be sent to Nanzhili to handle some matters." Seeing that Xu Wenbi had no other instructions, he hurried away.
Zhang Siwei used his brain too much these days and became suspicious of everything he heard. When he saw Xu Wenbi frowning and thinking after he finished asking questions, he couldn't figure it out and could only guess what the Wei Dynasty could do if they went to the south.
While he was deep in thought, Sun Long went out and said: "Several adults and slaves are here." He then led the way and took them to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall. He opened the curtain with his own hands and let the group headed by Duke Ding enter the hall.
Zhu Yijun was already sitting behind the imperial desk at this time. After they came in and finished the dance, he smiled and said: "No courtesy, please sit down." These few were used to relaxing in front of the imperial court. After hearing this, they thanked each other and pressed
The East and West sat on the small pillar facing each other, and the official placed tea on the coffee table in front of them.
Zhu Yijun said: "I called you here today because I have a few things to arrange."
"First, the negotiation between Xu Guangqi and Felipe completely broke down. We took back Luzon. We estimate that we will still have to fight with Spain a few times. The Privy Council will have to make a final decision on this matter, the political hall will cooperate, and the navy will step up training.
That’s it.” Duke Dingguo hurriedly bowed and accepted the order, and Zhang Siwei also agreed.
"Despite this, there is no need to rush this matter - Spain does not have the courage to break up with us, but after this meeting, corresponding preparations will begin."
"The second thing is that Annan's puppet emperor Guangxing actually contacted the Ruan family during the Chinese New Year. The Ruan family suddenly launched an attack and killed the Zheng Song family. The envoy came north with his head to beg for mercy. He said that he was willing to confer the title of King of Annan and at the same time seize the city.
The envoys to the north of Qinghua City donated their land to the imperial court."
When Zhang Siwei heard this, he didn't know what it was like. Zheng Song's family had supported Emperor Guangxing's lineage for generations, but because of the imperial court's southern attack, Emperor Guangxing actually launched a coup and beheaded Zheng Song to please the emperor. There was also a Fengbo Pavilion in Annan.
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When he looked across at Xu Wenbi, Duke of Dingguo, he saw a sneer on his lips after hearing the news, knowing that this guy wanted to be with him.
I heard Zhu Yijun continue: "The third thing is that Annan has already decided to bring back the Governor of Myanmar. The political hall must propose a replacement as soon as possible and recommend Governor Annan." Zhang Siwei hurriedly bowed to accept the order.
Zhu Yijun paused and said: "The political affairs hall and the Privy Council must work closely together and consider the situation in Annan, Myanmar, and Southeast Asia's Luzon and Manchuria. The political affairs hall must also study how to incorporate the new land in Annan into the territory? To the light
Xing's answer must be carefully considered together with the situation in Nanyang - you don't have to ask me, I haven't figured it out yet."