The core of the reform is the basic element of ensuring the success of the reform.

If the Ming Empire wants to reform, it must have an outstanding leader. Snakes cannot leave without heads and birds cannot fly without heads.

Reform is no less than reform, and a leader who can lead everyone is needed.

So, how should the Reformers choose?

"Does it still have to think about this? Of course, it's a good minister in the inner court!" Sun Bixian, who was once a disciple of Zhao Nanxing and now nominally is a member of the Donglin Party, didn't think about it.

If it weren't for Eunuch Wei, could he be successfully promoted to the Ministry of Personnel's Wenxuan Department with his teacher who had been idle for more than 20 years?

This position is much higher than that of ordinary officials. Cheng Zhengji and Mao Shilong have been in activities for nearly three months, and they have just bought it with the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhao Huan, who was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, for a high price of 6,000 taels.

At that time, news that Sun Yao was appointed as the head of the Wenxuansi was spreading, and the Donglin Party had obstructed it. Because the disciple of this Donglin boss Zhao Nanxing had begun to be alienated from the Donglin Party since he returned from Jiangnan and became a "traitor" in the eyes of the Donglin Party. How could such a traitor be in office in the Ministry of Personnel?

Fortunately, Zhao Huansu was incompatible with Donglin, and his claim was contrary to Donglin. His post was repeatedly impeached by Donglin. Therefore, he heard that Sun Bixian was disliked by Donglin. Then Zhao Huan made a favor.

Sun Bixian also became the second person to the Ministry of Personnel in Wei, and the other person was Cheng Zhengji, a deputy director who also served in the Ministry of Personnel. He was not in the Wenxuan Department, but in the examination and examination department.

The two departments of the Selected Works and Examination of the Trial were actually the beginning of the party struggle of the dynasty.

The founder of the Donglin Party, Gu Xiancheng, was that the thirty-year party struggle was opened in the office of the Ministry of Personnel's Wenxuan Department.

This shows the status and significance of the two characters.

There were also many officials staring at these two departments. In addition to Zhao Huan's intention to appoint non-Donglin people, there were also bidding privately. Finally, with the huge financial support obtained by Eunuch Wei's expedition day, Cheng Zhengji and Mao Longshi fulfilled their mission and successfully won these two important positions for the Restoration Association.

"Yes, except for Duke Wei, Jiang will not recognize others. My leader is the only Duke Wei, and my role model is the only Duke Wei!"

Although Jiang Tianxiu, who was moved to the Yunnan Censorate, was not an outstanding student in the Donglin study class, nor had he served as the head and deputy group leader. His performance during the study period was mediocre. He was even privately rated by Class Song Si in the prison class as having conflicts with the transformation and was recommended to be included in the list that cannot be reused.

But unexpectedly, after the study class, Jiang Tianxiu took the initiative to sign up for the Maritime Office to serve in the Maritime Office, assisting the Maritime Office to be responsible for the operation of the economic and trade market in the Special Administrative Region and the expansion and renovation project of the seaport. He has first-class capabilities and outstanding political achievements. He ranks in the top three in the assessment of political personnel in the Maritime Office.

Two years later, that is, in the 43rd year of Wanli, Jiang Tianxiu participated in the examination and won the Jinshi in one go, and then served as the head of the Ministry of Works.

Before the Xishan Conference, Mao Shilong was ordered by Duke Wei to meet with members of the study class one by one. Jiang Tianxiu was the first to respond.

But unlike Yang Sichang, Hong Chengchou and others, because of the actions of Duke Wei in Jiangnan, as well as the breeding and development of industries, and the huge overseas trade that Duke Wei said would definitely free farmers from heavy taxes, Jiang Tianxiu witnessed the development of the Special Administrative Region and the actual changes brought to the people through more than two years of maritime politics.

In other words, this is a pragmatic person.

Whoever can bring blessings to the people and the country will support him. On the way to Beijing for the exam from Jiangnan, Jiang Tianxiu did not take a boat, but walked all the way to the capital with his legs.

What he saw and felt along the way was written by him into a book of about 60,000 words, called "Research Report on the Northern Provinces". It is now printed and published by the Huangming Book Club, which belongs to the Huangming Daily. It is an internal book of the Maritime Office and the Emperor's personal army, and it is also one of the internal reference books on the desk of the Eunuch Wei's headquarters.

"We can meet today all depend on Duke Wei. We are not only following his leader, but also being an ungrateful person!"

"Mr. Wei's thoughts are extremely wise and far-sighted. All volumes of essays are in line with the current drawbacks. They also pointed out the solutions for people at that time. No volume is not for our Ming Dynasty or for our people. If he is not for our core, Song is the first to withdraw from the Restoration Society!"

Song Chengqing, who was expected to be appointed as the inspector of Fujian, was the youngest, one was only 22 years old and the other was 27 years old. He was very young and spoke very fiercely.

For example, Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou are both in their thirties. They have seen many worlds and experience the warmth and coldness of the world. Their emotional expressions will not be like those of young people. However, the two of them clearly told everyone that they also support Eunuch Wei.

Everyone here supports Eunuch Wei as the core leader of the reform, because they can gather together because of Eunuch Wei.

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All the eleven patriots in the Reformation were excited, and they jointly recommended the Liangchen of Wei as the core of the reform and the cornerstone of the imperial reform.

Mao Shilong said: "A great victory in Liaodong, as the first person to be a meritorious, Your Majesty is seriously ill and unable to manage the ministers. All the party members in the court have a ghost thought. I think Wei Gongli should go to Beijing to quickly preside over the maintenance!"

"If Duke Wei does not return to the capital, the court will definitely have a resurgence of party struggles!"

Although Ma Shiying was only a Jinshi and had not yet been awarded a real official, he has witnessed many party disputes in the past year in Beijing and was extremely disgusted with the party disputes.

"Everyone, although we all recommend Duke Wei as the core of our Ming Reform and know the importance of Duke Wei's thoughts to our Ming Reform, we are only eleven people after all, and we are all small officials, afraid that people will speak lightly. If we talk about the reform now, the dukes in the court will only sneer at us."

Cheng Zhengji sighed that they had bought officials and made progress, but the highest one was just a Yuanwailang, even if there were two people in the Ministry of Personnel, their role was limited.

Even if they strongly support Mr. Wei to come back to reform, they will probably be a drop in the bucket and it will be difficult to achieve great things.

"Oh, Brother Cheng is wrong, he is very wrong."

Mao Shilong suddenly stood up and bowed to everyone, and then said, "Comrades, Eunuch Wei asked me to give everyone a word on the Liaodong front."

Cheng Zhengji hurriedly said, "Oh, Brother Mao, please tell me!"

Mao Shilong nodded slightly at Cheng Zhengji, "Eunuch Wei said that the Imperial Army is the back of the hand, and our Reform Society is the palm of the hand. Both are indispensable, and only the two are combined into one. Just like the palm of the hand and the back of the hand are held together, it is a fist full of strength!"

After saying that, Mao Shilong clenched his right hand into a fist and smashed it hard towards the void ahead.

Yang Sichang, who was infected by Mao Shilong's emotions, stood up and said, "What a palm and back of the hand, it's right. As long as we are closely united around Duke Wei, as long as we firmly believe that the reform is the only way out for the Ming Dynasty, even if we are slight words, we will eventually be a force that cannot be ignored in the court!"

When everyone heard this, everyone's blood was rising.

"I don't know if we are crazy or foolish, but I only know how to run forward!"

Ruan Dacheng moved the long beard he had left deliberately, then pointed some wine with his fingers, and drew a chrysanthemum icon on the table.
Chapter completed!