Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 513 The Last Play
Under Zhu Yunxi's reminder, Chen Jinghe finally put away all the dissatisfaction in his heart, and began to try his best to control himself from doing those "restless" actions and murmuring beyond the rules.

Even though Chen Yunfu rushed back from Mengzhou, Chen Jinghe still maintained this restraint.

"This time I transferred you back to Beijing to work in the company, not for the sake of being alone."

Chen Yunfu and Chen Jinghe explained the matter, but the latter obviously wouldn't believe it, but he didn't ask, and started to work on his new errand calmly.

And this was done for five full years.

"It's on the list!"

Nanjing, at the intersection of West Chang'an Street.

In September, sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant. This is also the day when the traditional Chinese imperial examinations are released, so it is also called the release of osmanthus. The imperial examinations in Ming Dynasty have been canceled for more than ten years, but this tradition is still preserved.

It's just that the imperial examination has been replaced by the civil servant examination, which is called the public examination for short.

The third day of September is the release date of the Ministry of Civil Affairs' annual public examination. Although the results and the complete list of that day will be published in the "Nanjing Daily", the people of Nanjing and many wealthy businessmen from all over the country and even Kyushu will come on this day Go to West Chang'an Avenue, hold here before dawn.

The purpose is to grab first-hand political opportunities before the "Nanjing Daily".

This kind of political speculation has been commonplace in China for thousands of years since its imperial examinations.

In the eyes of everyone watching the list, the most eye-catching one is naturally No.1, that is, the No. [-] pick in the past titles.

"Yu Qian from Nanjing University, native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, recruited Yamen Military and Political Academy to run a company."

For a while, the discussion of who Yu Qian was was heard all over the street, and those who knew Yu Qian's name were overjoyed and rushed to tell each other.

At this time, the officials of Nanjing government stationed on both sides of the street came over and began to disperse the chaotic crowd.

"Give way to all the roads, and let you occupy all the roads."

Everyone knows that Chang'an Avenue is the political center of Ming Dynasty, and almost all the central yamen are located on this street, so facing the chasing away by the officials, the onlookers dare not speak more vernacular, but they often mutter in a low voice.

"It's just bullying us people, I didn't see you meeting those Arabs like this, capitalist dog legs, bah."

The people around him hurriedly persuaded: "Okay, let's not say a few words."

"Don't let people tell the truth? After all, we are Daming people."

"If you have the time to complain, let's think about how to make more money today. I heard that the price of vegetables has to go up."

Amidst bursts of discussion and muttering, the officials could be regarded as dividing the crowd to the left and right, making way for a spacious and tidy concrete road, and in the middle of the concrete road, there are two two-way carriage rails.

One after another, the carriages drove into West Chang'an Avenue along the direction of the railroad tracks.

Occasionally, carriages coming out of Chang'an Avenue would pass by these entering carriages.

The two-lane lane, one in and one out, looks so orderly.

This is Nanjing, there are rules for everything, even the chaotic traffic before, now there are rules.

Among these carriages, one of the carriages with the company's banner opened the curtain, and the young man sitting in it looked down.

"Today, the Ministry of Officials and Administration will release the list of honorees."

"Yes."

"Who is the champion?"

"From Hangzhou, Zhejiang, his name is Yu Qian. He graduated from our Nanjing University. His father was the director of the State Assets Department of our Ministry of Finance. He was in charge of the Nanjing Weaving Bureau before."

"Oh."

The curtain was lowered, the young man stopped talking to the coachman, and the carriage drove all the way to the office and stopped. When the young man in the car came out, the officials and visitors who came in and out of the office gate greeted each other.

"Director Chen."

"His Royal Highness."

There were people who shouted anything, those who shouted the latter were undoubtedly officials of Ming Dynasty, while those who shouted the former were all foreigners.

The identity of the young man is about to be revealed, Chen Jinghe, who is currently the first deputy director of the office.

A veritable second grade.

In just five years, Chen Jinghe has completed the official career of [-]% of the officials in the world.

Stepping into the Yamen, he walked all the way to his own office room. Just as Chen Jinghe was about to enter, the door next to him creaked open, and a middle-aged man leaned half his body out.

"Jinghe."

"Director Yang."

Chen Jinghe turned his head and saw that it was Yang Pu, the chief executive of the company, he quickly stood up and bowed in a very humble gesture.

"Come to me."

"it is good."

Chen Jinghe responded, stopped his feet, turned around and entered Yang Pu's office room.

"Director Yang, is something wrong?"

"Close the door and don't call it a job."

The former showed a smile on his face, cupped his hands and called his uncle, and then hurriedly poured tea for Yang Pu.

The latter sat down, took out a copy from his desk and handed it to Chen Jinghe, and while the latter was flipping through it, he said: "Last night, the King held an enlarged meeting of the Military and Political Council, which lasted until early this morning. resolution charter."

"An overnight meeting is required for any important event."

"Abolish the Military and Political Council and reset the cabinet."

Chen Jinghe's hands froze, and then he couldn't care less about reading the book, and looked up at Yang Pu in astonishment.

"Why? Is this necessary?"

Whether it is the Military and Political Council or the Cabinet, it is nothing more than a name. In essence, it is a central-level prime minister's office that handles state affairs.

"It's different. There are many seats in the Military and Political Yuan. The purpose of establishing the Military and Political Yuan was initially a balance. Therefore, there are not only the former ministers of the king, but also Zhu Ming's clan, as well as veteran generals in the military."

Yang Pu explained: "In the past two years, the Southwest was settled and Yuezhou was established. Many senior military generals and their descendants had a place to settle down and gradually left the Military and Political Yuan. In addition, the domestic political situation has also changed in recent years. It is completely stable, and the process of replacing the old with the new is very stable, so there is no need for the Military and Political Yuan to continue to exist.

The king meant to reset the cabinet. There are seven cabinet ministers in total, namely the first assistant, the second assistant and five cabinet ministers. "

"Is my father the king also serving as the chief assistant of the new cabinet?"

"No." Yang Pu said in a shocking voice: "Your Majesty will not concurrently hold any position in the cabinet. Not only that, but after the cabinet is reset, Your Majesty will completely retire from politics, and Hu Sizong will serve as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Shao Ziheng is the second assistant of the cabinet.

I, Yan Zhenzhi, Xia Yuanji, Yang Rong, and Yang Jing served as cabinet ministers and jointly formed a new cabinet. "

Chen Yunfu, retire?

When Chen Jinghe was still shocked by the news, what Yang Pu said next made him even more dumbfounded.

"The new cabinet no longer needs to report to anyone. In other words, in terms of power, the new cabinet will become the sole authority to determine all future developments and processes of the country."

No monarchy?
Chen Jinghe couldn't sit still at all, he jumped up in shock, and blurted out the question.

"What about my father?"

"Your Majesty must devote all his body and mind to building the grand king's map of the Great Kyushu."

Yang Pu said: "Your Majesty will deal with all aspects of Kyushu's military affairs, education, and finance in a unified manner, while government affairs will be handed over to the new cabinet."

Now Chen Jinghe understood and heaved a sigh of relief.

In the end, the handle of the knife, the purse, and the holder of the pen are still in the hands of my father.

That's right, it can't be fully refunded.

But then again, does it seem too anxious to retire politically and let go of government affairs in an all-round way?
No monarchy?It sounds ridiculous enough.

"Your Majesty said that Zhou Gongdan was regency for seven years, and Zhou Dinggong also had a republic for 14 years. During those two periods, the Zhou Dynasty did not have any troubles. Instead, it ushered in two great prosperity. The Western Zhou Dynasty continued its life. If it hadn't been for King You of Zhou to play with the princes, the Zhou Dynasty would have perished as early as Queen Zhou Li.

It can be seen that this model may not be a mess politically. Moreover, when there are any deviations and mistakes, the king will still come forward to preside over the overall situation. "

Yang Pu smiled and comforted Chen Jinghe, but the latter thought of another person.

"The new cabinet is in charge of government affairs, so what does the Ming royal family do, and what does Zhu Yunxi do?"

"Oh yes, I forgot to tell you that Zhu Yunxi, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, will temporarily handle the affairs of the Greater Kyushu with the King, after all, this involves the enfeoffment matters behind their Zhu Ming clan."

Yang Pu put away the memorial book and put on a serious face.

"Jing He, I didn't come to you to talk about this, you just need to know about it."

Seeing that Yang Rong was so serious, Chen Jinghe quickly sat down and nodded approvingly.

With his level, it is really not his turn to intervene in such a big matter.

"I'm talking to you about your arrangements."

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate received the real-name impeachment of Jiang Zhengxun, the prefect of Guangzhou, and Wu Shigao, the chief minister of Guangdong, has been completely corrupted. The meeting last night also made a resolution to arrest Wu Shigao. Now the position of chief minister of Guangdong is vacant.

At the meeting, there were several candidates for the new Guangdong chief envoy, and you were one of them. "

Hearing this, Chen Jinghe's eyelids jumped several times.

In the ear, Yang Pu's voice continued to ring.

"Besides, since I entered the cabinet, I can no longer hold the office of the company concurrently, and my position is also vacant, so I want to talk to you, are you planning to take over from me as the new cabinet office Is the director still going to Guangdong to be the chief envoy?"

Take over as the director of the office or the chief envoy of Guangdong!
Chen Jinghe held his breath.

These two positions, no matter which one is the hottest position in the political arena of Ming Dynasty.

One is the wealthiest local province in the country, and the other is the hub of central power.

How to choose?
"Uncle, I, I obey the resolution of the cabinet."

Hearing this answer, Yang Pu showed a gratified smile on his face.

"Okay, then I will formally notify you on behalf of the new cabinet."

Chen Jinghe got up immediately, bowed his head and waited for Yang Pu's appointment.

And the latter also stood up and said word by word.

"According to the resolution of the cabinet, Chen Jinghe, deputy director of the office, is hereby appointed."

"Guangdong has announced that the Minister of Political Envoy will test the Chief Envoy."

"After half a year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will conduct an examination on you. If there is no problem, remove the test and make it a regular."

Chen Jinghe raised his head, excited.

"Yes!"

"Go back to Guangdong, that's where you can show your ambitions."

"Yes." Chen Jinghe was about to turn around and leave excitedly, but was stopped by Yang Pu from behind: "Wait a minute, there is someone else I haven't introduced to you."

The former turned around in surprise, and saw Yang Pu shout out.

"Yu Qian, come in."

Yu Qian?The new champion?
In doubt, the door of the room was pushed open, and a scholar in Confucian shirts who were not yet young came in, bowed and bowed.

"Yu Qian, a junior student, has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Director Yang."

"Uncle, this is?"

Yang Pu stood up and walked between Chen Jinghe and Yu Qian, and said with a smile: "Jing He, this is the secretary I picked for you, don't underestimate him, Nanjing University has been the first in the whole school every year for four years, politics Full marks in both history subjects. Originally, if you stayed in the office to take over my class, he would stay here too.

Now you go, he will go with you, believe me, an old man, he can help you a lot. "

After thinking for a while, Chen Jinghe smiled: "Success, listen to uncle."

"Go."

Yang Pu waved his hand, watched the two go away, and finally turned around and smiled.

Went to the desk, rummaged through and found a few playbooks, pondered for a while and then burned them.

"Everything is almost over."

"My lord, I will accompany you to sing this last play. I only hope that the current situation can really be under your control."

(End of this chapter)