The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

The emperor is the era of the feudal monarchy. People who rule a country naturally have supreme rights. Of course, although many people want to be the emperor, there can only be one emperor.

Since there can only be one emperor, those who have the right to inherit the throne have to fight for their heads and blood. For the rest of the people, if they want to get ahead, there are only two ways to study and join the army. When it comes to joining the army, if you are illiterate, no matter how bravely you fight, you will always be a soldier, but not a general. So in general, if you want to stand out, you must study.

As the highest official who assists the emperor in handling government affairs, the post of prime minister is the highest official position that a civil servant can achieve. Throughout the ages, I don’t know how many scholars have longed for the title of prime minister to be added to their heads. An existence below one person and above ten thousand people.

Of course, there is no such official position as a prime minister now. After Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Mongols and established the Ming Dynasty, he abolished the Zhongshu Province, and the emperor himself directly led the six departments.

However, things will never be too disappointing. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he found that his father had abolished the prime minister and made the emperor's power more concentrated. It is good, but in this way, the emperor will have to personally intervene in the court In such a huge empire, with such a large population, many things happen every day. If the emperor is allowed to do all these things alone, either the emperor will die of exhaustion, or this The country was defeated by him.

So Zhu Di used his brain and came up with a good idea. He found a few ministers who could help him with government affairs to enter Wenyuan Pavilion, which was specially used to help him with government affairs. It was renamed the Intermediate Hall, the Jinshen Hall was changed to the Jianji Hall, and the positions of the Grand Scholars in the early dynasty were arranged before the six ministers, which can be said to have greatly improved their status.

In the Ming Dynasty, although the great scholars in the cabinet did not have the title of prime minister, their rights were comparable to those of the prime minister, and even surpassed the prime minister in many places.

Therefore, for the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, the pursuit of this supreme right became their goal. Only those who had already been promoted would care about the title of a prime minister.

Looking at the present, Zhang Fan clearly stated to Gao Yi that he hoped that he could join the cabinet to replace Li Chunfang. How could Gao Yi be unhappy? You know, Gao Yi had actually wanted to join the cabinet long Already had it, especially when I ran into Zhang Fan in the street market that day, and after the two had a conversation, Gao Yi's thoughts swelled up even more.

After that, during the days when Zhang Fan went to Jiangnan, the struggle between the DPRK and China has never stopped, but Gao Yi was not there. He did not express any opinions on anything or on any occasion. It has to be said that Gao Yi will also be very concealed. If he does not participate in anything, it means that any troubles will not be found on him. If Gao Yi wants to do something in the future, even if others want to oppose it, Can't find anything about him.

But now even if Zhang Fan said it so bluntly, Gao Yi did smile very brightly, but he was just smiling, without any other meaning.

"Could it be that Mr. Zhang is saying that Gao is not successful?" Gao Yi said with a surprised and funny look, "Mr. Zhang should not be joking. In terms of seniority, there are many people who are more suitable than Gao in the court. Intellect, Gao is also very mediocre, not the No.1 choice,"

"Master Gao's words are wrong." Zhang Fan disagreed with him, waved his hand and said, "If you really want to talk about qualifications or intelligence, I am afraid that this is a minister in the court who can stand in the hall every morning. All of you are qualified, or in other words, those who are already in the cabinet now, there are also people who should abdicate to make up for the virtuous. Besides, Zhang does not dare to agree with what Mr. Gao just said. In terms of qualifications and talents, which one is not qualified?"

After hearing what Zhang Fan said, Gao Yi didn't express any opinion, but she didn't intend to refute any more, she just smiled.

"However, I still have a question for Master Zhang," Gao Yi said, "The parties and factions in the DPRK and China are clearly separated, and Gao Gong's party is currently the most powerful. If the time comes, Master Li really wants to go home Now, Gao Gong will definitely try his best to pull his own party members into the cabinet. At that time, the other party members of Gao Gong's party will definitely help Gao Gong with all their strength in the court. If he comes, with the help of officials in such important positions, Gao Gong will surely achieve his wish of dominating the cabinet, but why does Master Zhang think that I can beat Gao Gong?

"Hehe, it's not that I'm pushing you, but I think Lord Gao will definitely win," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "Because behind Lord Gao, there are people more powerful than that Gao Gong's party to help, "

"Oh," Gao Yi became interested when he heard what Zhang Fan said. He thought for a while and asked, "Master Zhang is talking about Master Zhang..."

"It has nothing to do with my mentor," Zhang Fan shook his head, denying Gao Yi's guess, and said, "Although my mentor is not in harmony with Gao Gong now, the people behind my mentor who support him are not as many and powerful as Gao Gong's faction. Come on, those people around my mentor are also like self-proclaimed gentlemen, and they don't bother to do these things."

"What does Mr. Zhang mean?" Gao Yi couldn't help being puzzled when he heard that he didn't.

"I don't know if Mr. Gao knows," Zhang Fan asked suddenly, "In addition to the two factions of Gao Gong and the mentor, there is another faction in the court. These people's official positions are not too high, but they all hold real power. The main thing is that there are so many of them, and once they speak, the voice is so loud that no one can ignore it,"

"Master Zhang means..." Gao Yi already knew what Zhang Fan was talking about after hearing Zhang Fan's words. They have nothing to do with each other in the court, and they can't find a backer. Only then can they unite and form a faction. In the final analysis, this is just the mutual protection that a group of frustrated and sympathetic people seek.

It's just that they are so powerful now, which no one thought of at the beginning. In the beginning, they were just seeking shelter from each other, in order to survive in the court. If something happens in the future Things, there is also a care. At that time, no one took them seriously, even they themselves, and the evaluation of them was trivial, not a big deal.

However, gradually, there were more and more ministers who could not find power to rely on in the DPRK, and all of these people joined the camp of the neutral side without exception, and those powerful people did not respond to this. What kind of opinions are expressed, in their view, this is nothing more than the weak wanting to seek shelter, the difference is that there are more and more weak people.

So, since the very beginning of its establishment, this faction has not been very optimistic, and it is indeed a very weak faction, but it has gradually grown up in such a relatively peaceful situation, and no one else has disturbed them.

Up to now, the neutral faction has a large number of people. Although there are many people who just sneak in to eat, there are also many department officials who are in charge of little power but have real power. Up until now, although none of them has been able to stand in the cabinet to worship the prime minister, their status is not low, just like Ge Shouli, who has already achieved the position of six ministers.

This group of people is very powerful now, but because they have never said anything about anything, no matter whether it is the emperor or other factions, they have never cared about it, and most of the time, people can't even think of them. .

Thinking of this, Gao Yi suddenly felt that his chances of joining the cabinet had become very great, especially yesterday, after Zhang Fan returned, Long Qing had recruited almost all the courtiers in the hall, Gao Yi was also present at that time, and he saw Ge Shouli with his own eyes How could it be possible not to understand what it meant in the scene of proactively showing favor to Zhang Fan.

"If...if Zhang Fan can really speak up to those people..." Gao Yi couldn't help thinking in his heart at this time, "Even a person who is not qualified can probably get in, let alone What's more, I am such a suitable person, "

"Besides, I have another method," Zhang Fan said.

"Oh," Gao Yi was once again aroused by Zhang Fan, and it was enough for him to be able to speak to neutral people to help him speak out, but now Zhang Fan actually said that there is still a way.

"Master Gao, can you guess why Ge Shouli showed his affection to me yesterday?" Zhang Fan asked.

"Why... isn't it because..." Gao Yi was about to say it, but stopped. He wanted to say that those people wanted to take refuge in him, but after thinking about it, Gao Yi understood why Zhang Fan said that Well, the reason why Ge Shouli showed favor to Zhang Fan was not because Zhang Fan's holy family is now in prosperity.

Seeing Gao Yi's appearance, Zhang Fan knew that he already understood, not to mention that Zhang Fan has won the trust of Long Qing now, the most important thing is that, as the commander of Jin Yiwei, he has the right to have an exclusive audience with Long Qing. Wouldn't it be too convenient to pass a message, send a letter or something.

Zhang Fan knew that he had basically solved Gaoyi's problems. In fact, this was not a solution. It could only be said that Gaoyi's decision to join the cabinet was firm, and after he entered the cabinet, he would speak for Zhang Fan. conditions.

Now, what Zhang Fan has to do is to meet Ge Shouli, confirm his situation,