At the end of the year, the cabinet would add new candidates to the court.

The Ministry of War under Chen Xi also ushered in changes.

Cao Yuan was promoted from the position of governor of Gansu to serve as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. He Jian, the former right assistant minister, was transferred to the left. Xiong Xiu finally left the capital sadly and retired and returned home under Liu Jin's exclusion.

The conflict between Xiong Xiu and Liu Jin was almost irreconcilable, and Chen Xi did not try every means to keep it because he was not optimistic about Xiong Xiu. Although this person was incompatible with the eunuch party, it was mainly due to personal grudges and was not very upright. In addition, Xiong Xiu has been causing trouble for Chen Xi recently, so Chen Xi did not provide help in his retirement.

Xiong Xiu himself didn't want to stay in the court, and he swallowed his anger every day. In this way, things were natural, and Liu Jin achieved the goal of laying nails in the Ministry of War.

Cao Yuan is a complete eunuch.

Chen Xi was not worried about any adverse effects that Cao Yuan would have on him after entering the Ministry of War. Instead, he felt that the Ministry of War had more power as the eunuch party, which would be of some help to maintain the balance of the situation in the court.

Before, Liu Jin tried every means to get into the Ministry of War. Now Cao Yuan successfully entered the Ministry of War and even served as the important chore of the Minister of War. Chen Xi gave up Liu Jin's son in this game. Liu Jin must have thought that he had the advantage in the situation and was not so enthusiastic about squeezing the power of the Ministry of War.

No matter how capable Cao Yuan is, he is still much worse than Chen Xi's qualifications and contributions.

Although Chen Xi has been an official for less than ten years, he has been at the core of the power of the court. His responsibilities, from the original Hanlin historian to the lecturer of the East Palace, Japanese lecturer, and then to the local governor, were completely shortcuts. Cao Yuan, who had been promoted to the ministry for many years, could not catch up even if he was accused of it.

After Chen Xi added the title of Prince's Grand Tutor, he immediately added the title of Young Tutor, which greatly stabilized his position in the court.

Chen Xi, the six ministers in the central government of the court, seemed to have reached a height that others could not reach. Even the Minister of Personnel Liu Yu and the Minister of Rites Wang Jianzhi had to stand aside.

Liu Yu is a member of the eunuch party and cannot be convinced by the Chinese civil servants in the court. Wang Jianzhi belongs to the senior rank among old-school officials and does not have the ability to confront the eunuch party head-on. Now the most urgent task of the civil servant group is to fight against the eunuch party.

Therefore, Xie Qian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was regarded by the government and the opposition as the commander of the struggle against the eunuch party, and Chen Xi was naturally the vanguard official.

But the current reality is that Chen Xi retreated quietly to the back, and the struggle between the civil servant group led by Xie Qian and the eunuch party was not as fierce as expected. The conflict between the eunuch party and the civil servant group was temporarily weakened due to the reduction of Liu Jin's authority, and the court's expectations for Zhu Houzhao's resumption of the dynasty gradually deepened.

Seeing that the end of the year, there was a rumor about the court to add a new candidate for cabinet ministers, the people in the court took the opportunity to submit a memorial and requested Zhu Houzhao to restore the daily noon.

Even if it cannot be restored to the point where the Wu Dynasty is held every day, it is good to have Wu Dynasty every few days, or even occasionally hold a lecture on the sutras.

This is just the most basic wish of the Chinese civil servants in the court. It is difficult to achieve it because Liu Jin, the enemy, will do everything possible to obstruct the matter.

If the ministers could see Zhu Houzhao at any time, Liu Jin would not be able to deceive the superiors and conceal the subordinates, and his power would naturally be reduced. Only by blocking the channels for communication between Zhu Houzhao and the ministers would his status be consolidated.

The new candidate for the Cabinet for the Cabinet was made and vigorously promoted by Liu Jin. Even if he wanted to select a person, it had little to do with the officials of Zhengtong Hanyuan.

Whoever gets closer to Liu Jin will have the chance to become a cabinet minister.

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Chen Xi never thought of entering the pavilion at this time.

In the eyes of others, joining the cabinet is the peak of the development of civil servants' career, which means entering the core decision-making level and having the same power as a prime minister.

The problem is that now that eunuchs are in power, the power of the cabinet is compressed to the greatest extent. Instead, the errand of the Minister of War has certain real power, and Chen Xi will definitely not give up the power in his hands to be a famous cabinet master.

For Chenxi, any reputation and reputation are a cloud. Instead of letting history remember it, it is better to make achievements in the present. It doesn’t matter whether it is passed down through the ages or has been infamous for thousands of years.

People live for themselves, not for fame and fame.

Unfortunately, even though Chen Xi wanted to be a minister of War who was indifferent to the world, there were still people competing with him.

Liu Jin was abnormal and wanted to promote Chen Xi to enter the cabinet. The purpose was very simple, that was, to support Cao Yuan as the Minister of War and let Chen Xi take the position of Grand Secretary of the Cabinet with power undermined.

On that day, while Zhu Houzhao returned to the palace to sleep, Liu Jin went to invite him to greet him, and proposed to increase the number of Grand Secretary in the cabinet, and intentionally or unintentionally asked Chen Xi to enter the cabinet.

"...Your Majesty, Secretary Chen is one of the few capable ministers in the court who are both civil and military. If he enters the cabinet, he will handle the affairs of the court well in the future. Your Majesty can rest assured." Liu Jin said with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood during this period, which was related to his new love, and he received spiritual comfort from Concubine Hua.

Zhu Houzhao was puzzled and asked, "Have you just entered the cabinet before? Why are you anxious to choose the next batch?"

Liu Jin exposes the remarks he had already thought of: "Go back to Your Majesty, isn't you seeing that the cabinet is short of people? Master Xie and Grand Secretary Wang are old and in poor health. It's time to retreat! Your Majesty mercies on their old and weak bodies and specially allows them to retire and return home. Isn't this your Majesty's kindness?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "Are the cabinet Xie Shaofu and Wang Ge old? How can I remember that Grand Secretary Jiao is not young..."

Zhu Houzhao never deliberately remembers how old the ministers in the court were.

The few people he mentioned have not met in several months. I can't remember who is older for a while.

He just vaguely remembered that it seemed that Jiao Fang was older.

Of course, Liu Jin would not admit it like this, because Jiao Fang was his person. If Xie Qian retreated, the chief minister would be Jiao Fang. Even if Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu were in the cabinet, the power would still be controlled by Liu Jin. Even if the control of the Jinyiwei and the Sanqian Battalion were not regained, the power at hand would reach a new height.

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I don't remember it very clearly. However, judging from the physical condition, it is obvious that Grand Secretary Jiao is younger and stronger. Master Xie Ge... has been retiring from illness. He has submitted a memorial to resign..."

Zhu Houzhao thought about it carefully and nodded, "When I talk about this, I remember it. It seems that this is true... Xie Ge is indeed old and his body is not very useful. He resigned every few days ago, but when I rejected it, he frequently asked for sick leave. He did not take any time in the cabinet to perform his duties for many days!"

“Yes, yes!”

Seeing that his conspiracy was completed, Liu Jin responded with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao said again: "I won't mention it for now. How much does it mean to ask Secretary Chen to join the cabinet? I think Secretary Chen is good for staying in the Ministry of War. I need him to help me manage military and political affairs. I will set a national policy to pacify the grassland for two years. Now there is still two years left..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao's words were stuck. He lived a daze and had many things forgotten when he opened his eyes, and he couldn't tell the difference between time.

Liu Jin said: "It's more than a year left to go back to Your Majesty."

"Yes, it sounds like a long time for more than a year, but it's not long!" Zhu Houzhao said, "If Shangshu Chen was allowed to join the cabinet, wouldn't anyone deal with the affairs of the Ministry of War?"

Liu Jin quickly said, "Your Majesty, isn't there any new Minister of War Cao Yuan? Minister Cao once governed Shaanxi and Gansu. He was a good player in leading troops to fight. In the previous battle of Xuanfu, he made many great achievements. People in the local area compared him with Mengchangjun, which shows his prestige..."

"What Cao Yuan, I don't remember, is he the Minister of War?"

Zhu Houzhao himself never forgot to promote who was promoted to become an official, or he remembered it at that time, but in a blink of an eye.

Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, don't you remember? Among so many meritorious soldiers, this Minister Cao is yourselves."

"Okay, okay. Since it's my choice, let him be the Minister of War. With Secretary Chen in the Ministry of War, even if Ahmao and Dog are the Minister of War, there is no problem. Just don't cause trouble for Secretary Chen!" Zhu Houzhao seemed very impatient and said casually.

Liu Jin felt sad when he heard this.

Here in Zhu Houzhao, the Ministry of War only needs one Chen Xi, and the rest of the people only need to help Chen Xi. It doesn’t matter whether there is anyone or not. Zhu Houzhao even compared Cao Yuan with Amao and Agou, which made Liu Jin a little unacceptable.

Zhu Houzhao was more polite to Chen Xi, and Liu Jin became more angry, and he wanted to move away the stumbling block of Chen Xi.

"The boy named Chen is really capable. Even if he had a conflict with His Majesty, he had never met and spoke until now, but His Majesty still protected him. It would be difficult for him to control the power of the government without me."

Thinking of this in his heart, Liu Jin said, "In fact, letting Secretary Chen enter the cabinet is just to give full play to his advantages... After Secretary Chen enters the cabinet, he can continue to lead the responsibilities of the Ministry of War. At that time, he will take care of the Ministry of War in the cabinet and promote another Minister of War. If you have any questions, please ask Secretary Chen!"

"oh?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly, as if considering the feasibility of this matter.

Just when Liu Jin thought he had the opportunity, he wanted to take the opportunity to say a few more words, and when he raised his head, he saw Zhu Houzhao dozing there, which was not a matter of thinking about Chen Xi entering the pavilion.

"Your Majesty?" Liu Jin reminded.

Zhu Houzhao then came to her senses and raised her face: "What do you want to say again?"

Liu Jin felt like she was crying but she didn't cry. Qiqi Ai Ai said, "Your Majesty, I will tell you about Shangshu Chen's entry into the cabinet."

"Don't mention this. I don't want to hear this. I have had some unhappiness with Secretary Chen before, but I am not a petty person. Secretary Chen is in charge of the Ministry of War. If I can rest assured, don't mess around... If you want to find someone to join the cabinet, discuss with Master Xie and confirm the good candidate before telling me!"

Zhu Houzhao said this and yawned, got up and stretched, waved her hand, "I'm tired, go back and rest first, let's talk about anything later!" Then she left.

Just like before, Zhu Houzhao was sleepy when he heard about the affairs of the court, and it was tried and done many times.

In the past, Liu Jin could use Zhu Houzhao's nature to seek political interests, but now he needs Zhu Houzhao to care about the government, but there is no way. He can only watch Zhu Houzhao's back as he leaves, shake his head and sigh.

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When Liu Jin came out of the Ganqing Palace, he felt very upset.

"...Shen Zhihou is really too bullying, and our family is always restrained in front of His Majesty. If we don't bring you down, our family will not be surnamed Liu!"

Liu Jin was very angry and wanted to transfer Chen Xi from the Ministry of War, but for a moment it seemed that he could not do what he wanted.

"Yan Guang said something reasonable. Only by completely disappointing Your Majesty with the boy surnamed Chen can our family be satisfied... No, no, even if the person surnamed Chen did nothing wrong, our family must try every means to give him a chance to explode and make him turn against His Majesty... Who made him disagree with our family?"

Liu Jin did not return to the Sili Supervisor's seal room, but went back home directly.

He knew that Zhu Houzhao was sleeping in the palace during the day and could not find him for a moment.

After Liu Jin returned home and explained the situation to Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong, Zhang Wenmian said: "I'm afraid it's useless to do this. Your Majesty will not listen to you when he is sleepy."

Liu Jin sneered: "When Your Majesty is not sleepy, even our family will not see Your Majesty's people!"

Zhang Wenmian was embarrassed: "Your Majesty is usually a little busy, but my father-in-law, think about who you see when you are in good spirits?"

"In the past, Qian Ning and others, now... they are just a little knit, but the knit has been by His Majesty's side. When our family bribed him several times, he pretended to be deaf and dumb. Our family wanted to make this kid together!"

Liu Jin gritted his teeth, "I am extremely smooth at such a young age, just like Shen Zhihou. These two kids are thorns in our family's eyes and thorns in the flesh!"

Zhang Wenmian said: "Actually, Your Majesty often sees someone, and I heard that Your Majesty is very favored by this person recently."

"You mean... Concubine Hua?" Liu Jin frowned.

Zhang Wenmian nodded and said, "It's this woman... Daddy, do you remember that I had said before that Concubine Hua was sent to Marquis Jianchang and sent His Majesty to Marquis Jianchang. Jiang Liwei had a close relationship with Concubine Hua. This time, one of the two women that His Majesty favored this time was also found by Jiang Liwei... I had recommended this person to my father-in-law before, but my father-in-law was busy with his affairs and had not met him. Why not just do this... talk to him about cooperation with Shen Zhihou?"

Liu Jin frowned slightly: "This is something we have never thought about before..."

"Dad father-in-law, why not think about it. If Concubine Hua often blows some pillow wind in His Majesty's ear...will it be effective?"

Zhang Wenmian said in a flattering tone.

Liu Jin glanced at Sun Cong and wanted to ask for his brother-in-law's opinion, but Sun Cong was still alive, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, without any intention of participating in the discussion.

"Okay! Our family originally didn't want to see such a despicable and shameless person, but now it seems that it is difficult to deal with that boy Shen Zhihou if he doesn't see him... Since that's the case, let him come!"

Liu Jin's face was full of displeasure. After all, in his opinion, Jiang Li had assassinated him, and it was the man sent by Chen Xi to ensure that he could arrive in the capital safely. This means that Jiang Li's only way is his life-and-death enemy, but now he has to cooperate with his enemies. With Liu Jin's arrogance, he actually disdained to do it.

Zhang Wenmian asked, "When will my father-in-law meet someone?"

"No need to choose a time, let him come here earlier. Our family will rest in the mansion today... Before we return to the palace, let him talk in front of our house!"

When Liu Jin said this, he couldn't help but yawn. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and shook his head, "I don't know what happened. Our family has not been sleepy at night recently, but instead has a weak spirit during the day... Well, let's go to bed first. After getting up, the Jiang-sama can stand in front of our house!"

Zhang Wenmian smiled and said with a smile: "I'm right, father-in-law, please take a look. Jiang Li will definitely help you."
Chapter completed!