Unless it is absolutely necessary, Chen Xi does not want to go to the Leopard Room to see Zhu Houzhao.

Once the rules are broken and if this continues, Zhu Houzhao may set up a place in the Leopard Room to meet the ministers, and the majesty of the Ming Dynasty will disappear.

Although Xie Qian was not so concerned about Chen Xi's proposal, he did not object to it. In the end, he chose to go back and waited to come to the palace to meet the saint next day.

Early the next morning, Chen Xi and Xie Qian entered the palace together and waited for the journey at Ganqing Gate. It was almost noon that Zhu Houzhao asked Xuan Chen Xi and Xie Qian to meet him.

Zhu Houzhao yawned, but she didn't know if she had just woken up or was woken up halfway through, and she had to go back to make up for her sleep later.

Chen Xi and Xie Qian greeted him, and Zhu Houzhao asked, "Two dear friends, can you make up your mind to the candidate of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet I told you before?"

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao treated Chen Xi's opinions the same as Xie Qian. Although Xie Qian had no prejudice against Chen Xi, he felt a little unhappy when he heard this.

Chen Xidao: "Please thank Master Xie for instructions."

Xie Qian gave Chen Xi a blank look and took a step forward: "The old minister recommended the Hanlin scholar Liang Chu, and the Hanlin lecturer Yang Tinghe entered the cabinet to participate in political affairs with the old minister!"

"oh."

Zhu Houzhao probably didn't sleep enough and his head was not very smart. He was stunned for a moment before recalling who Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe were. After a while, he nodded and said, "These two of them have been my husbands and are well-educated. It seems that their ability to handle government affairs is also good, so they are recommended by the two Qing families!"

Xie Qian was still frowning. Zhu Houzhao said something very different. After thinking carefully, he realized that Chen Xi also had the right to make suggestions. He thought to himself: "No wonder this kid told me what he had the right to constituent, and the emperor of love had promised him..."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chen Xi again: "What do you think about Chen Qing's family?"

Chen Xi knew how cautious Xie Qian was, and knew that Xie Qian might be there to complain about him, so he immediately saluted: "Reply to Your Majesty, regarding the candidates for the cabinet ministers, everything should be followed by the rules. First, the Master Xie is the recommended person, and then at the court meeting, the ministers will submit it to the ministers for discussion, and finally the Majesty will decide... Who will enter the cabinet!"

Perhaps the process Chen Xi said was too complicated, Zhu Houzhao immediately frowned and asked, "Is it so troublesome?"

Xie Qian did not want Chen Xi to make trouble, so he took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, everything should be done according to the rules, so that it can be fair. If Your Majesty only listens to the same words of the old minister and Shen Zhihou, there will be a lot of criticism from the court and the public."

"That's how..."

Zhu Houzhao muttered there again, and Chen Xi secretly understood the emperor's mentality at this moment: "This kid completely treats the cabinet ministers as enemies... Xie Qian can't fight against Liu Jin, so he, the emperor, can do whatever he wants. If the new Grand Secretary who entered the cabinet is too strong, then this kid's good life will be over..."

Although he knew that Xie Qian didn't want to let him speak, Chen Xi still said, "Your Majesty once said that you should make a choice of your minister earlier. Now that Mr. Xie is cured, it is a good opportunity for Your Majesty to work hard to create a prosperous Ming Dynasty. You cannot delay it."

Zhu Houzhao sighed and nodded helplessly: "Of course I will not break my promise. Master Xie is willing to stay in the court and continue to help me with my work. I feel no comfort. Liu Jin is about to... I hope Master Xie will continue to take care of the government's affairs with great care and live up to my expectations!"

I wanted to mention Liu Jin's return to the court, but Zhu Houzhao had some scheming now. He knew that Xie Qian hated hearing Liu Jin's name the most, and even said that he had not been sick before, it was entirely because he insisted on recruiting Liu Jin to return to the court, so he changed his words temporarily.

Xie Qian asked for instructions: "When will Your Majesty hold a court meeting and agree on the candidates for joining the cabinet?"

"God of the court? Ah!"

Zhu Houzhao's face turned pale, obviously because she was afraid of causing trouble. For him, holding a court meeting means not having a good sleep for a long time, and he also had to meet the court officials who made him extremely disgusted. He simply started to fight, "Gei Xie is the chief minister of the cabinet, and Shangshu Chen is also my humeral. I am very satisfied with your proposal to choose... Let's do this, I decided to let Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe enter the cabinet at the same time. What do the two families think?"

Chen Xi and Xie Qian looked at each other, not very satisfied with Zhu Houzhao's "perfunctory".

The candidate for the Cabinet Grand Secretary was decided by Xie Qian and Shen Xi without authorization, and Zhu Houzhao didn't even discuss it with others. Xie Qian felt that this was too hasty.

Chen Xi seemed to have recognized this matter and nodded in praise: "Since Your Majesty has made a decision, the matter will be decided like this. I wonder when will Your Majesty issue the order?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "It's better... just in one or two days, let Hanyuan help me draft the edict... Oh, forget it, Chen Qing's family, I will entrust this matter to you to see what official positions to Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe have been granted to the cabinet. I don't understand these things very well, and I will feel at ease if you do it for me... After completion, you will draft the edict directly, and I will personally criticize it."

"His Majesty!"

Xie Qian glared at him and was about to sing a opposite tune with Zhu Houzhao again.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to hear Xie Qian say anything, so he waved impatiently: "I have fulfilled Master Xie's wish and asked Master Xie to recruit talents. Is it okay for Master Xie to follow my wishes? I don't want to pay too much attention to these matters. If there is any problem, Master Xie will discuss with Minister Chen... I am tired and want to go back to rest. Let's do your own thing!"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao got up and walked towards the back hall.

Xie Qian was very annoyed and wanted to go up and stop him.

Chen Xi saw that it was not good, Xie Qian was more anxious at once, which was not a good sign. Although Zhu Houzhao looked like a dough stick, he didn't care about anything and was often easy to talk to, Chen Xi understood that once Zhu Houzhao made up his mind, he could do anything.

Chen Xi did not want to lose Xie Qian, the largest political ally in the court, so he stopped Xie Qian before he took a step. Zhu Houzhao did not notice any abnormality and left the main hall of the Ganqing Palace lazily while yawning.

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Chen Xi and Xie Qian left the Ganqing Palace. Sure enough, Xie Qian began to express his dissatisfaction.

"...You said yourself that the rules of the court cannot be destroyed. You changed your mind in just one night? Or do you like to slap yourself in the face and deliberately make me feel uncomfortable?"

Chen Xi said helplessly: "Gei Master Xie, this is a completely different matter. Some rules must be followed, but regarding the candidates for the cabinet ministers, do you think the situation will change even if the court meeting is held?"

"Why can't it?"

Xie Qian seemed very angry, "Hanyuan has so many talents. Whether it is new or old, there are always people who can come out to take on major responsibilities, and even let Young Master Liu return to the court..."

Chen Xi felt that Xie Qian's thoughts were too naive and said angrily: "Geor Master Xie thinks this is possible?"

Xie Qian glared: "I haven't tried it, how can I know it won't work?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "There is a saying that night is long and dreams are too many... It is rare for His Majesty to agree to the cabinet to increase the candidates for the Grand Scholars, and is good at accepting advice. He adopted all our suggestions. The cabinet master should decisively seize this great opportunity and make the matter settled. If it is taken to the court for discussion, Liu Jin will return to the court in a few days. The eunuch party has a support, and the cabinet master Xie believes that this matter will be so easy to pass?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "Can you still go back on your word if your Majesty agrees?"

Chen Xi sneered: "If Your Majesty really said it, it would not be the chaos in the court today. Master Xie has been in the court for many years and should have understood it. Why do you always ask me, the younger generation, to wake up?"

Xie Qian was already very angry before, but now Shen Xi spoke with an old-fashioned attitude, and became more and more displeased.

In Xie Qian's opinion, how much do you have? When I was in the court, you were not born yet, and you were actually pretending to be garlic in front of me?

Chen Xi said again: "It's probably the matter that Liu Jin returned to the court for the past few days. Maybe he has passed Juyong Pass now... The Pavilion Master must hurry up when he does anything. Liu Jin returned to the court and must do something. If the Pavilion Master can make the cabinet escape from the control of the eunuch party, it will not be so easy for Liu Jin to make trouble!"

Xie Qian shook his sleeves and said, "Okay, I am angry when I see you. When did you say you will not argue with me? You are young and have to make people feel sophisticated and so can't you show the enthusiasm of a young man?"

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Why do you always treat me as a young man? No matter what, I am one of the seven ministers now. If you say that, I won't have to stay in the court."

Chen Xi naturally would not say these words in front of Xie Qian.

The two continued to move forward, and met many eunuchs along the way... The fact that Zhu Houzhao wanted to increase the number of senior officials in the cabinet had spread. When the eunuch in the palace saw Chen Xi and Xie Qian coming out of the Ganqing Palace together, he basically guessed what had happened.

As a minister of the cabinet, Xie Qian's destination was Wenyuan Pavilion, and Chenxi was about to leave the palace.

After crossing the Jinshui Bridge, he was about to go separate ways. Xie Qian, who was silent for a while, suddenly reminded: "Since Your Majesty asked you to draft an edict, hurry up and draft it. This matter must not be known to the people in the court, otherwise others will have opinions about you... Alas, you should not interfere in this matter. Although you are from Hanyuan, you are now in the six ministries and have no right to interfere in Hanyuan affairs!"

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When Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe entered the cabinet, the edict should have been drafted by Xie Qian or Wang Yang, but Zhu Houzhao seemed to have had a grudge against these two cabinet ministers, so he actually asked Chen Xi to draft the edict. The emperor's courtesy brought Chen Xi a lot of trouble.

Chen Xi had a high status in the court, but he was still a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy.

It is too scammer to ask the lecturer to make the appointment letter of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

What made Chen Xi confused was that there was a lot of attention between Liang Chu and Yang Ting and who should be ranked first and who should be ranked behind. After all, it involves the candidates for the chief assistant in the court in the future.

It’s not about age, nor does it depend on who is in the court for a longer period of time. It all depends on who enters the cabinet first.

In history, Yang Tinghe entered the cabinet two years earlier than Liang Chu. Even though he was younger, he became the chief assistant after Li Dongyang retreated. Although Yang Tinghe was exiled to Nanjing by Liu Jin shortly after he entered the cabinet and was not in office, Yang Tinghe's status was widely recognized by the government and the public.

It was decided by Chen Xi, and he was not willing to include Yang Tinghe before Liang Chu.

Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe were actually comparable to each other in the court, but in terms of age, Liang Chu was always older, and Liang Chu had a good personal relationship with Chen Xi. After all, the two were both lecturers in the East Palace in Hanyuan.

As for Yang Tinghe, Chen Xi returned to his hometown to observe the system when he was in office at the Zhan Shi Mansion, and happened to miss it with Chen Xi. After Yang Tinghe returned to the court, Chen Xi was always an official outside and had fewer opportunities to communicate.

Chen Xi was thinking about this question on the way back: "Xie Laoer's opinion is mainly Liang Chu, and Yang Tinghe is second. Why should I make changes and put Yang Tinghe first? Although Yang Tinghe has a good civil and military talent, he has a clear grasp of the emperor's attitude and has performed very well in history, and Liang Chu is much worse than that... but he has to follow the rules!"

In Shen Xi's view, if Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu entered the cabinet in a sequence, there would be no current controversy.

Since they entered the cabinet at the same time, they had to act according to the previous rules, with older and higher status preferred. One of them was a Hanlin Bachelor of Science and the other was a Zhanshi Mansion and Zhanshi, who had a similar status, but Liang Chu's reputation in the court and the other was Yang Tinghe.

In this way, it is understandable that Liang Chu is in front.

Of course, it is not entirely true that Chen Xi has no selfishness at all. In this issue, considering the closeness and distantness, he has a certain tendency in his heart.

After all, humans are emotional animals. It is impossible for them to pursue absolute fairness and justice in everything.

Chen Xi prepared the edict and prepared to use Liang Chu as the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion to enter the cabinet, while Yang Tinghe as the Grand Secretary of Dongge to enter the cabinet.

As for part-time jobs, Chen Xi did not plan. As Chen Xi expected, Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe would basically be given the title of Six Ministry Hall to enter the cabinet, which is the most basic situation.

Those with high status will be given the title of Shangshu, while those with low status will also be given the title of Minister.

Chen Xi could only make suggestions to Zhu Houzhao in this matter, but could not make decisions without authorization.

Chen Xi drafted the edict and prepared to take it to discuss with Xie Qian, but he was turned away when he arrived in front of Xie's mansion... Xie Qian firmly turned him out.

Chen Xi had no choice but to enter the palace again to face the saint and discuss it face to face with Zhu Houzhao.

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Time is rushed, and Chen Xi doesn’t have much time to consider the details.

After reporting in advance, Chen Xi met Zhu Houzhao the next day. At this time, Zhu Houzhao had just returned from the leopard room and was met in Ganqing Palace with sleepy eyes.

"...Mr. Chen, didn't I ask you to make a decision? Why do you come and ask me for advice? If there is a blank space in the edict, just fill it in. I will all be correct. I will just wait for the red mark to go through the motions!"

Because there was no outsider in front of him, Zhu Houzhao had no scruples when speaking and completely regarded Chen Xi as his own.

Zhu Houzhao's attitude now is exactly the same as when he trusted Liu Jin before.

Chen Xi could not bear such kindness and made a statement: "Your Majesty, you still have to explain some things clearly to you. If all the things are decided by the ministers, the court may be in chaos."

Zhu Houzhao frowned, cleared her throat, and asked, "What are the suggestions Mr. Chen has? I don't want to worry too much."
To be continued...