Daming Yinghua

Chapter 409: Begging for Officialship (Part )

"Move quickly, don't irritate the elders in Wuying Palace."

At the turn of the afternoon, Cao Huachun, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, was approaching Donghua Gate when he caught a glimpse of the little firemen carrying ice cubes. He thought they were slow and couldn't help shouting.

The little flamers shook their heads and bowed in agreement, then spread their legs and ran towards Wuying Hall.

Long live the Lord summoned important members of the Cabinet there today. His Highness Wuying did not dig a well, so he had to rely on ice cubes to cool down.

Cao Huachun came to the gate of Donghua under the scorching sun, picked up Zheng Haizhu who was waiting here, and took him to Wuying Hall.

"Eunuch Cao, your eyes are swollen, are you crying?" Zheng Haizhu asked bluntly as soon as he saw Cao Huachun's face.

"Hey, madam, our family is also mortal with a conscience. My godfather can't eat much rice porridge these days. Can I not be anxious?"

Zheng Haizhu knew that he was talking about Wang An.

Since dealing with Wang An, Zheng Haizhu has always gotten along well with this eunuch of the late Ming Dynasty, who has a fair reputation in Qing history.

Two people with equal IQ levels know how to deal with a group of civil servants who have high self-esteem, set up a stage for each other, gain favor and trust from the emperor, and increase their own power.

But in terms of friendship, Zheng Haizhu's love for Wang An is definitely not as deep as that of Cao Huachun.

At this moment, her truer reaction was that she was a little lucky that she and Dongchang had taken action against Wang Tiqian in time.

Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste.

If he hadn't arranged the chess strategy in advance and removed Wang Tigan, his powerful enemy, now would be the time for him to take advantage of Wang An's critical illness to cause trouble.

Zheng Haizhu then calmed down his tone and comforted Cao Huachun: "Everyone has reached the end of the road. Fortunately, you can take over the burden from the hands of the prince. What the prince is most concerned about is the Long Live Lord and the prince. There will be more in the future. If you take charge of the ceremony, he will feel at ease."

After all, Cao Huachun is also a big man who is immersed in the top power groups. When Zheng Haizhu mentioned this, he not only did not feel disgusted, but also quickly came out of his sadness and returned to the right path of a political animal.

"Ahem, Mingren don't tell secrets. This time about another prince's father-in-law's matter, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you, madam."

"Thank you, we help each other. It's easier for me to do it, so I'll do it." Zheng Haizhu looked around, his voice was lower, but his tone was more sincere, "Today I went to Wuying Palace to seek an official position, and it was also for the sake of the outer court. , I can be like you, Lao Cao.”

"Hey, yes," Cao Huachun nodded.

Taking a breath, he hurriedly turned to the woman beside him and told him that he had used the convenience of the Chief of Ceremony's pen to get the news of the court: "Although Zuo Guangdou is a Donglin, you helped his men impeach Wang Tigan this time. Tanmo Changping Yalu has added political achievements to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and saved some of Donglin's face from being punished by the Beijing Procuratorate this year. Today, Long Live Lord called him instead of Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Rites, hehe, hehe... "

Zheng Haizhu said: "Okay, that's almost it."

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When the two hurriedly entered the Wuying Hall, they saw Ye Xianggao, the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Jiamo, the second assistant of the cabinet, Shang Zhou Zuo, the official secretary, Bi Ziyan, the secretary of the household department, Zuo Guangdou, the censor of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, Xiong Tingbi, the left minister of the military department, all Already arrived. Cui Jingrong, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, retired from office due to old age, and Xiong Tingbi was reinstated. He was not qualified enough to be an official of the Ministry of War, so he temporarily took the post of minister, and Ye Xianggao held the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Cao Huachun is now the second-in-command in the chamber of commerce, second only to the ceremonial supervisor, but he bows to the cabinet ministers with a humble face.

"Our family and Mrs. Zheng hurriedly hurriedly rushed, but it was still too late, and we wanted to sue. Speaking of which, Mrs. Zheng has no official position. Apart from going to the Wenhua Hall to give lectures, every time Long Live Lord summoned us, she had to be our secretary. The ceremonial supervisor will bring it in."

Zheng Haizhu leaned slightly, stood behind the huge copper basin filled with ice cubes in the hall, and saluted the ministers.

When Zhou Zuo, the Minister of Civil Service, heard Cao Huachun mention the words "no official position," he pursed his lips meaningfully. Zheng Haizhu couldn't see it, and he didn't need to see it.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, known as the "Heavenly Official", was originally her assistant today according to the deal agreement reached early in the morning.

Bi Ziyan, who was promoted from Taipusi Qingqing to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Xiong Tingbi, who was brought back from his hometown in Hubei to usher in the highlight of his career, had also been revealed by Cao Huachun at this time. Mrs. Zheng was in front of the emperor. Recommended them.

"Long live the Lord is here."

There was a chant outside the hall, and everyone hurriedly greeted the Holy Master with the same posture and in the same direction.

"Hey, Master Zheng, what are you doing standing by this basin? Go sit on a chair."

As soon as Zhu Changluo entered Wuying Palace, he spoke to Zheng Haizhu in a relaxed tone.

It is not a large dynasty, but a small-scale reception where the emperor hand-picks a list. In the Ming Dynasty, just like the Song Dynasty, all ministers and ministers had seats.

After everyone sat down, Zhu Changluo's expression suddenly became unsightly.

"Today, I have summoned all of you to discuss a small matter. But this matter is really not a small matter. Mr. Ye Ge, the matter of Efeu City near Qinghe Fort in Liaodong falling into the hands of Jiannu, Shilang Xiong and you Did you say it?”

Ye Xianggao said: "As soon as the Tang report arrived at the Ministry of War, Shilang Xiong asked the General Affairs Department to inform the Cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies."

"Well," Zhu Changluo continued to lean forward a little, and said solemnly, "What makes me angry is not as simple as the Ming army's defeat, but... Mrs. Zheng, tell me, I should be angry, or in other words, worried What is it?”

Zheng Haizhu came well-prepared and carefully said: "I should worry about your majesty's worries. I heard that the Zhenglan Banner of Jiannu adopted a 'siege and rescue' tactic against Emo City. It happened to be Zhang Pei, the guard of Qinghe. After his illness, a new garrison was not appointed, and food and grass could not be transported to the surrounding military forts. The Tatars took advantage of this loophole. There was no food stockpile in Efei City, and the friendly forces in the surrounding area that were supposed to provide support did not dare to send out sufficient troops due to insufficient food and pay. Therefore, the reason behind the fall of Efeu City was the delay in transmitting military information and government orders in the Ming Dynasty, and even misreporting and underreporting. Today, a Qinghe garrison died of illness and no new officer took office in time. Tomorrow, perhaps, a general from a major town in Liaodong will die in battle or surrender. I don’t even know. "

There was silence in Wuying Hall.

The cabinet ministers were all experienced in officialdom. From the emperor's questioning method and Zheng Haizhu's response speed, it was estimated that Zhu Changluo might have summoned Zheng Haizhu alone beforehand. After all, the latter was one of the people present. Among them, apart from Xiong Tingbi, there was another person who had actually been to Liaodong.

Her greater advantage over Xiong Tingbi is that she directly participated in the battle between the Ming army and Nurhachi very early on, and has had unabashed business dealings with Liaodong for several years, so she must be very familiar with the situation there.

Therefore, she really has the right to speak, not to mention that this long speech is not unreasonable. Maybe the emperor wants to use her mouth to tell the ministers and ministers here.