Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2064, the first assistant of the cabinet again

In an elegant garden in the capital, several important leaders of the old school gathered together again. They have also received the news that Han Wen is seriously ill and may not last long.

"The news has been confirmed. Han Wen is indeed seriously ill, and the horror is that time is numbered."

Liang Chu told the latest news.

"It was reported that Liu Jin went to visit Han Wen early this morning. The two had a secret conversation for two hours. As for the content of the conversation, we don't know."

"It seems that Liu Jin is in a hurry."

When Qiao Yu heard this, he immediately said with a smile.

"After all, Liu Jin's filial piety period will soon be over. If Han Wen leaves at this time, Liu Jin will definitely not get a good position when he comes back."

Liang Chu nodded and said.

"I'm afraid that if the Korean language can survive the last few months, then it will be really troublesome."

Yang Tinghe frowned, to be honest he was both happy and sad at the same time.

The happy thing is that if Hanwen dies of illness, he is very hopeful to become the chief assistant of the cabinet. It has been his dream to be a real minister with great power.

But what is worrying is that if Han Wen can survive until the expiration of Liu Jin's filial piety, when Liu Jin comes back, he may directly become the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Once Liu Jin becomes the chief minister of the cabinet again, I am afraid that he will have no hope of becoming the chief minister of the cabinet again in his life.

Liu Jin, who is only in his forties, is still very young, very young, and the filial piety period has expired, so there will be no more ties in the future, and maybe it will not be a problem to work for another ten or twenty years easily.

If the body is good enough, it seems possible to work for another [-] or [-] years. After all, Han Wen worked in his [-]s, and Liu Jian only retired in his [-]s.

But as for myself, I am already sixty-seven years old now, not to mention how many years I have been an official, it is unknown how many years I can live. Naturally, I still hope to take this last step.

So he was really worried, worried that Han Wen would be able to survive until the last few months, until Liu Jin came back.

Hearing Yang Tinghe's words, Yang Yiqing, Liang Chu, Qiao Yu, and Wang Qiong also frowned.

Over the years, the chief assistants of the cabinet have always been the people who do things, Liu Jin, Wang Shouren, and Han Wen. This Liu Jin came back after the expiration of his filial piety, and he may be the chief assistant of the cabinet again.

Calculated in this way, this Daming has been dominated by people from the Practical Sect for decades.

Nowadays, in the imperial court, there are many officials of the practical faction, and there are also a large number of important officials. This makes the practical faction always occupy the position of the cabinet minister. When will the conservative faction really show their heads.

"I'm afraid that even if Hanwen is gone now, the emperor will reserve his position until Liu Jin comes back."

Yang Yiqing thought for a while, and said something even more desperate and helpless.

Based on the emperor's favor on Liu Jin, this leaves a position in the cabinet, which is still the position of chief assistant, and it must be reserved for Liu Jin who is about to come back.

When a few people heard this, they became even more helpless.

The emperor trusted Liu Jin so much that he was impeccable.

If this Liu Jin comes back as the chief assistant of the cabinet, everyone will not want to stand out from now on.

After Liu Jin, there is another Wang Shouren. Liu Jin's filial piety period is about to expire, and this Wang Shouren is also coming soon. The time difference between before and after is only a few months.

If Wang Shouren returns at that time, this conservative faction will have no bright future, because Wang Shouren is only in his fifties now, very young.

On the other hand, these conservative officials are actually very old. Yang Tinghe is sixty-seven years old, Yang Yiqing is seventy years old, Wang Qiong is sixty-five years old, and Qiao Yu is young. He is also sixty years old.

Everyone is really old. As they get older, their bodies are not as good as before. If they are not careful, they may burp. They are far inferior to young people like Liu Jin and Wang Shouren.

Of course, it cannot be said that they are old. In the Ming Dynasty, those who could achieve this level were basically people in their sixties or seventies.

In other words, Liu Jin and Wang Shouren were promoted too fast, and they had already achieved this step early.

Inside the Study Room of the Imperial Palace Minister of the Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Hongzhi also received the news.

"Zhang Zhong, go for a walk and read Korean for me."

"Bring some supplements such as ginseng and deer antler, and send the imperial physician and the professor of Daming Medical College to have a look."

After thinking about it, Emperor Hongzhi made a decree.

"Yes~"

As soon as Zhang Zhong heard this, he hurried to handle the matter.

When an important minister in the court fell ill, Emperor Hongzhi would send someone to take a look, and sometimes he would go to see it himself to show his importance and concern for this courtier.

Han Wen is the chief assistant of the cabinet, which is definitely indispensable. If Han Wen is going to die of illness, Emperor Hongzhi may still have to meet him in person.

"Oh, time flies, time is ruthless."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed, then came to the mirror and looked at himself in the mirror.

Although these years, Emperor Hongzhi has been taking good care of his health, but after all, he is already in his fifties, and he is about to turn six. His hair is starting to turn gray, his skin is dull, and wrinkles are creeping up on his face. Young again.

Over the years, Emperor Hongzhi has also seen many ministers die of illness, such as Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, Zhou Jing, Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu, etc. At this time, these ministers appeared in Emperor Hongzhi's mind.

Now Hanwen is also seriously ill, and it is estimated that his time is numbered.

"Time is ruthless, time is ruthless."

"I don't know how long I can live."

Then Emperor Hongzhi thought about himself, thinking about how long he could live. This person is getting old and after seeing a lot of life and death, he will naturally think about this aspect.

Soon, Emperor Hongzhi shook his head again, not thinking about these messy things anymore.

"Alright, it just so happens that Liu Jin's filial piety expires in a few months, and he can take over Han Wen's position."

Soon, Emperor Hongzhi thought about it.

The change of ministers in the DPRK and China is of great importance, especially the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet. As the emperor, he must naturally consider this matter carefully.

Liu Jin was a person very trusted by Emperor Hongzhi, and also a very capable person. His prestige and influence as the chief minister of the cabinet were also sufficient, enough to deter these conservative people.

The most important thing is that now Emperor Hongzhi thinks of himself. If Liu Jin is the chief assistant of the cabinet, his workload can be reduced a lot, a lot, and a lot of useless memorials will definitely not come to him.

In this way, I can have more time to recuperate.

If those officials of the old school are allowed to take the lead, I don’t know what the memorial will be like by then, and I will be a little tired, and I will be the same as before. State affairs are worrying.

Because of Han Wen's serious illness, the entire government and the public were slightly shaken.

But fortunately, the problem is not a big one. The sound system keeps the ruling and opposition parties in the Ming Dynasty running steadily. At the same time, everyone is waiting, waiting for the change of the ruling and opposition parties after Han Wen leaves.

Han Wen also stood up until April in the thirty-ninth year of Hongzhi, when Liu Jin's filial piety period expired, Han Wen couldn't hold on anymore, and it could be regarded as his last contribution to Daming.

As soon as Han Wen left, Emperor Hongzhi immediately reactivated Liu Jin, who had come back, and reappointed Liu Jin as the chief assistant of the cabinet, the head of the ministers, and the power in his hands.

This is not surprising, although the conservatives have made a lot of efforts for this, such as people constantly impeaching Liu Jin and so on.

But in the end all efforts were useless. The emperor trusted Liu Jin as always, and the officials of the hard-working faction also gave their full support. Liu Jin can be said to have made a perfect comeback.

You must know that in the past there were Ding You and filial officials who came back. Generally, it was difficult to get a good position easily, and it might take a few years to get a good position.

But Liu Jin is different. After the expiration of the filial piety, Han Wen died of illness, and he can just become the chief assistant of the cabinet again and hold the power again.

Liu Jin's comeback made the officials of the Practical Faction naturally rejoice. If Liu Jin came to be the chief assistant of the cabinet and presided over the overall situation, the official assessment system of the ruling and opposition parties would definitely continue to be implemented. Said, it must be a good thing, everyone's promotion will be simpler and easier.

As for the officials of the old-fashioned school, they are all in mourning. It is not known that they will not be able to make their debut until the year of the monkey.

(End of this chapter)