The day after Qian Yiai, the imperial envoy arrived in Henan, news came from the Governor's Office that the Henan Governor Wu Peichang and Wu committed suicide by hanging himself in his study at home last night. He also left a memorandum of apology, and blamed the Henan corruption case.

After receiving the news, the imperial envoy Qian Yiai personally visited Wu Peichang's widow, expressing deep grief about Lord Wu's suicide, and at the same time guaranteed that Lord Wu's crime would never involve his family.

Qian Yiai immediately reported the matter in Henan to the emperor. Five days later, the emperor's imperial edict was sent over by 800 miles. The emperor's decision to deal with it was almost the same as that of Qian Yiai. Since the main culprit Wu Peichang was dead, the emperor did not want to pursue his family. After all, Wu Peichang made great contributions back then. The emperor only confiscated Wu Peichang's illegal income and left 100 acres of land for Wu Peichang's wife to support her. Even Wu Peichang's son, who was an official, retained his original position.

The emperor dealt with Wu Peichang with lenient treatment because Wu Peichang had two great achievements in serving the king and competing the dragon, but the censor Yang Qiongfang and Wei Qing, the capital officer, were in trouble. Yang Qiongfang was originally an official who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and did not belong to any force in the court, so the main culprit Wu Peichang committed suicide, and the accomplice Yang Qiongfang's family was sent to Liaodong. As for Wei Qing, it was even more unfair. Wei Qing only collected several thousand silver dollars from Wu Peichang, and was ordered to be executed by the emperor. His family was exiled and his family was confiscated.

As a Henan scoundrel, Zhang Jiayu made great contributions to his career. The imperial edict said that Zhang Jiayu would come to Beijing to report his work. All officials in Henan Province estimated that the governor of the governor of the Republic of China would be promoted because the one who took over Zhang Jiayu as the new governor of Henan was Qian Yiai, the imperial envoy.

As the saying goes, three major happy events in middle age: your wife will be rewarded and rich. Zhang Jiayu's family has a huge amount of money, and there are five or six wives of all sizes, so only promotion can make him happy. After receiving the imperial edict, Zhang Jiayu quickly prepared his luggage, handed over the government affairs of the General Secretary to Qian Yiai, and took his family to Beijing.

Zhang Jiayu was happy when he was promoted, but someone in Beijing was unhappy at this time.

Just when the imperial edict was passed to Henan, Emperor Zhu Hongsan was discussing with the chief minister Ma Mingyuan in the Qianqing Palace in the Beijing Palace City.

Ma Mingyuan was very happy that the matter in Henan was completely resolved. Now Wu Peichang has resisted all the charges, so that Ma Mingyuan's culprit will be minimized.

However, although the crime is small, Wu Peichang was recommended by you, Ma Mingyuan, and it was still a financial problem, so Ma Mingyuan must give up.

This is why Zhu Hongsan general Ma Mingyuan called him today. It is easy to deal with it if you retire, but the government cannot stop. The most important thing is that the new policy in Jiangnan cannot be stopped.

Zhu Hongsan said to Ma Mingyuan: "Second brother, I know that this time the Henan incident has little to do with my second brother, but Wu Peichang was recommended by my second brother after all, so my second brother should take a break!"

When Ma Mingyuan heard the emperor say this, he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I should be responsible this time, so I have resigned today!"

"Okay, my second brother should not go back to my hometown in Wuchang after resting. After all, my second brother has been in charge of the government for so many years. If there is anything wrong with the new policy, I still need my second brother's advice, so my second brother should stay in Beijing!"

Ma Mingyuan was overjoyed when he heard the emperor say this. This was exactly what he needed. After all, his hometown in Wuchang was thousands of miles away from the capital. It was really a waste of time to convey any news. And Ma Mingyuan was still preparing to resume again in a few years, so he could leave the right to leave.

The core of power has been too long?

"I thank Your Majesty for your gratitude. Please rest assured. I will not return to Wuchang in the capital. As long as your Majesty summon me to the palace immediately!"

Zhu Hongsan nodded and asked, "Okay, second brother, please tell me who should take over this prime minister?"

When Ma Mingyuan heard the emperor ask about other candidates, he quickly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am a minister, and the candidate for the chief counsel is not what I should say. Please make your Majesty arbitrary decision!"

Zhu Hongsan heard Ma Mingyuan say this and laughed: "Second brother, second brother, you and I have been together for 30 years, why are you talking about these things? But since the second brother wants to avoid suspicion, I will ask! Second brother said how about Tong Yangjia?"

When Ma Mingyuan heard Zhu Hongsan mention Tong Yangjia, he was shocked. If Tong Yangjia really became the chief assistant, could he still have a good life for himself? So he must continue to deal with Tong Yangjia.

Ma Mingyuan thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, although Tong Yangjia is now the secondary assistant, he is very scheming and is not suitable for the position of chief assistant. Moreover, Tong Yangjia is responsible for military production for many years and is not familiar with the government affairs of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry, so I believe that Tong Yangjia is not a suitable candidate for the chief assistant!"

Zhu Hongsan didn't plan to use Tong Yangjia, the reason was very simple. Tong Yangjia must deal with Ma Mingyuan when he came up. Zhu Hongsan, who wanted to stabilize the government, had disagreements in politics, so Tong Yangjia was not a good candidate.

"Well, Tong Yangjia can't do it, what about Ma Jiyuan?"

When Ma Mingyuan heard the emperor mention his elder brother Ma Jiyuan, he felt nervous. If Ma Jiyuan came to power again, he would have no hope of recovering.

"Your Majesty, Ma Jiyuan is not a qualified candidate. My brother's policy is very gentle. Now the new policy in Jiangnan is being implemented. How can Ma Jiyuan be the chief minister again? What should I do if I let the new policy be done?"

Zhu Hongsan nodded. The new policy is the most important now, and everything must be based on the new policy.

Zhu Hongsan was the four major strategists at that time. These four belonged to the Chu Party and were all the backbone of the Chu Party, so the chief minister had to choose one of these four people. Neither Ma Jiyuan nor Tong Yangjia could do it, so one person was left, which was Feng Ziyong.

"What do you think Feng Ziyong is like?"

Ma Mingyuan was relieved when he heard the emperor say this and quickly said, "Your Majesty, it is appropriate for Feng Ziyong to serve as the chief minister! Your Majesty still remembered that the most suitable thing for my second cousin is to be a local official. Now the new policy has been completely unveiled, and Feng Ziyong, a person with local administrative experience, is needed to take the helm, so I agree that Feng Ziyong should serve as the chief minister!"

Zhu Hongsan nodded and asked, "The chief minister has been decided, and there is still one missing from the cabinet master. Who does the second brother think can be used?"

This candidate is the key to Ma Mingyuan's recovery in the future, and Ma Mingyuan has already selected the candidate: "Your Majesty, I recommend Chen Zilong, the Minister of Finance, to enter the cabinet!"

Chen Zilong should actually be Zhu Hongsan's fifth strategist, but Chen Zilong was not optimistic about Zhu Hongsan back then. After leaving in Wuchang, Chen Zilong returned to Nanzhili to prepare for the imperial examination. It was too late to join Zhu Hongsan Group again, and they all had to be ranked behind Zhang Jiayu, Guangdong.

However, Chen Zilong is different from the villain Zhang Jiayu. After Chen Zilong joined the Zhu Hongsan Group, he did not use his relationship with the emperor to climb up, but instead went the other way and went to the local prefect to be a prefect, from the prefect to the governor, then to the governor, minister, and minister, which was really a step at a time.

Although this kind of climbing from the bottom step by step seems slow, it is better than the basics

True, unlike Zhang Jiayu, who came out of the Military Affairs Office and became a censor directly, Chen Zilong had basically not suffered any setbacks in the past twenty years, and he reached the position of Shangshu without any mistakes.

Chen Zilong is 54 years old this year. He also organized the rebel army and the Qing Dynasty to fight to the death in Taihu Lake. He also had old friendships with Emperor Zhu Hongsan, and his deep official qualifications, so he was the only candidate to join the cabinet.

Zhu Hongsan also liked Chen Zilong very much. He nodded when he heard Ma Mingyuan say this and said, "Okay, let Chen Zilong enter the pavilion!"

"Come here, draw an edict!"

When Li Chengen heard the emperor say this, he quickly prepared his pen and ink at the side and waited for the emperor's orders.

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and said, "Ma Mingyuan is ill and is allowed to retire! Wang Yunchang is old and is not suitable for a cabinet position, so he is allowed to retire! Chen Zilong, Minister of Finance, and Lu Daqi, Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, entered the cabinet!"

Ma Mingyuan originally thought that he would follow his opinions today, but he didn't expect how to add Wang Yunchang when the emperor issued an edict? Wang Yunchang is the key to Ma Mingyuan's future recovery. Now that he is driven home by the emperor, what should I do?

"Your Majesty, Wang Yunchang has devoted himself to the new policy in recent years, and it is inappropriate for him to retire! There is also Lu Daqi, who had resigned from office a year ago and returned home. Lu Daqi is already 69 years old. Our dynasty has retired. Lu Daqi is almost old!"

Ma Mingyuan was right. Wang Yunchang was just sixty years old this year, and the emperor said that he was old, but the real old Lu Daqi was going to join the cabinet. This is really unreasonable!

Zhu Hongsan said with a calm face: "Second brother, the matter in Henan is that the Ministry of Finance is not supervising effectively. A governor said that millions of silver dollars will be used. Your Ministry of Finance will not send people to supervise? Isn't this the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance?"

"But Wang Yunchang is just a cabinet master in charge of finance..."

"Okay, if Wang Yunchang is not responsible, Chen Zilong will be responsible. Second brother, you can choose one by yourself!"

The emperor's meaning is very clear. The Ministry of Finance must have a person as a scapegoat this time, either the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty Chen Zilong or the Pavilion Master Wang Yunchang, you, Ma Mingyuan, decide for yourself!

Ma Mingyuan knew what the emperor meant, but the palms and backs were all flesh, so he couldn't bear to let it go. Ma Mingyuan thought for a long time and Wang Yunchang had reached the top, and it was basically impossible to become the chief assistant in his lifetime. In addition, Wang Yunchang's status in Ma Mingyuan's heart was really impossible to compare with Chen Zilong. In addition, Chen Zilong was not only Ma Mingyuan's confidant, but also an important person in the Chongzhen alumni reunion in the tenth year, and a key figure in Ma Mingyuan's recovery. So Ma Mingyuan thought about it after the third year, he decided to abandon Wang Yunchang to protect Chen Zilong.

"Your Majesty, Wang Yunchang can retire, but Lu Daqi is already 69 years old this year and has retired and returned home. I am afraid there will be criticism in the resumption of the court!"

When Lu Daqi learned that Zhu Youlang was killed by Zhu Hongsan a few years ago, he was so angry that he stopped taking office. He directly wrote a memorial to the cabinet and returned to his hometown in Sichuan to retire.

Ma Mingyuan disagreed with Lu Daqi entering the cabinet, but opposed it from the perspective of the government, but Zhu Hongsan considered it from a political perspective. Zhu Youlang's death made Zhu Hongsan very passive, which made Zhu Hongsan criticized Zhu Hongsan now. At this time, only Zhu Youlang's teacher Lu Daqi came out to stand up for Zhu Hongsan, so that Zhu Hongsan could be spared from the charge of killing his uncle. Although it was only on the surface, it was better to have a fig leaf than not, so Lu Daqi had to enter the cabinet.

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