Ganqing Palace.

This day is Tingtui's day.

Zhu Houzhao also returned to the Ganqing Palace, sat on the dragon throne, and looked at the cabinet ministers and the six ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

These people formed the core of the ruling of the Ming Empire.

But it was these people who became the key pieces of the Ming Dynasty game.

Perhaps it is related to the "democracy and freedom" atmosphere that the Ming Dynasty originally had, or perhaps it is really that he really thinks that the new emperor Zhu Houzhao is a young emperor and does not have to care about it. This is in front of the imperial court, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others do not hide their disgust towards Ma Wensheng and others.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian's unkind eyes that looked at Ma Wensheng and Liu Jin as if he was watching a show, but just smiled secretly.

Ma Wensheng was in a good mood at this time, especially when he saw Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers gritting their teeth and helplessly hating him.

However, Ma Wensheng was one of the few ministers who knew that Emperor Zhu Houzhao was not ignorant in his youth, so he did not dare to show any domineering appearance in Zhu Houzhao.

Liu Jian and others only thought that Ma Wensheng would definitely choose his own people this time, and Xie Qian even became sour: "The Ministry of War will have more horses in the future."

Ma Wensheng did not make any explicit counterattack. He believed that the Majesty Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on it, was clear.

Only Ma Wensheng himself knew that although he, the Minister of Personnel, elected the position of Minister of War, was the one who was appointed as the Minister of War, in fact, he knew that he was not selecting the Minister of War for himself, but choosing a reliable Minister of War for His Majesty, so he had to be careful and could not just consider whether he was from his own faction.

Since Zhu Houzhao looked for Ma Wensheng late at night that day, Ma Wensheng began to realize that Zhu Houzhao is not a cunning emperor. In the last court discussion about the little prince's slapped border, he was also the only minister who carefully observed Zhu Houzhao. He had already seen that Zhu Houzhao had long been dissatisfied with the Minister of War Liu Daxia, otherwise he would not have guessed that Liu Daxia's death was related to Zhu Houzhao.

Even because of Liu Daxia's death, Ma Wensheng began to have some fear of Zhu Houzhao and did not dare to form a clique for himself too obviously. Therefore, this time the Minister of the Ministry of War was appointed as an official. He basically chose officials with both qualifications and abilities, not all of them his disciples, but one thing is certain that they are not the disciples of the three old masters of the cabinet.

Ma Wensheng reported the candidate who was appointed as the Minister of War to Zhu Houzhao and the nine ministers present, and explained his resume one by one, including the Minister of War Wang Shi of Nanjing, the Left Minister of Rites Wang Hua, the Left Minister of War Xu Jin, the Left Minister of War Xu Yiqing, the Left Deputy Censor of Shaanxi, and the Left Deputy Censor of Shaanxi.

Among them, there are only Wang Hua, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Jin, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, who are not in official relations with Ma Wensheng, but they are not from the cabinet such as Liu Jian. They are all people who do not form cliques or have connections to the outside world.

Although the others who were Ma Wensheng were indeed capable, they were indeed capable. Needless to say, the official qualifications of Wang Shi of Nanjing’s Minister of War were there, there was no point in refuting from being transferred from Nanjing’s Minister of War to being the Minister of War.

After Ma Wensheng recommended the candidates for the Minister of War, the cabinet and the nine ministers voted.

It was obvious that Liu Jian and others didn't want to get a discount, and deliberately voted all the votes to Wang Hua, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Xu Jin, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

In other words, the new Minister of War could no longer be a member of Liu Jian and others from the same party, nor could it be a member of Ma Wensheng from the same party.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile secretly, thinking that this would be a good idea for him, because as an emperor, he wanted people who did not form cliques. Such people mean that they were in the same party with the emperor. Frauds between cliques have always been a great harm to the dynasty. These people who did not form cliques would naturally be more conducive to their own government affairs.

Generally speaking, Tingtui will choose two, and the emperor will eventually choose one.

As the emperor, Zhu Houzhao still has this right.

Because when all the forces are balanced, he, the emperor, is the only person with legal effects

Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and others looked at Zhu Houzhao, and they wanted to know who Zhu Houzhao would choose.

Zhu Houzhao directly supported her forehead: "It's too difficult to choose. It would be great if Liu Aiqing didn't die, so there would be no need to be such trouble."

Zhu Houzhao's words made Liu Jian and others more convinced that Zhu Houzhao was a foolish monarch with no enterprising intentions, so he looked down upon him even more, and naturally he did not doubt that Liu Daxia was killed by Zhu Houzhao.

Ma Wensheng smiled slightly, and he admired his acting skills in his heart.

Zhu Houbao looked at Liu Jin. At this time, Liu Jin needed to come out and continue to perform Zhu Houzhao's script.

So, the smart Liu Jin decisively spoke up behind Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, since it is difficult to choose, it is better to consider it first. After all, this Minister of War is an important official position that concerns the safety of our Ming Dynasty. How can we be hasty? Now Your Majesty is tired and it is time to go back to the leopard room to rest. It is not too late to give a reply at that time."

"Liu Daban said very well. My dear friends, I am not tired. Who will be the Minister of War? Let me consider it again. You should step down first. I will confirm the new candidate for the Minister of War at that time."

Zhu Houzhao stretched and yawned as she said that.

Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers were quite angry. What they were angry was not Zhu Houzhao's cynical appearance, but Liu Jin, a eunuch, came to the court to push the scene, but even interrupted, and even successfully interfered in the government affairs.

In their opinion, Liu Jin's ambition to intentionally manipulate the government is already a solid idea!

This made Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers feel a crisis, and they began to worry more and more that Liu Jin would take charge of the inner court, and His Majesty would listen to him, which would mean that Liu Jin would be in power all over the world.

What's more, it seems that Liu Jin was colluding with veterans of four dynasties like Ma Wensheng.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others all looked very bad, and they all felt that Liu Jin and Ma Wensheng were going to frame them.

Regardless of whether Liu Jian and others have persecuted paranoia, Zhu Houzhao is in a good mood now. It can even be said that he has experienced the pleasure of becoming an emperor for the first time.

Because now, with just one word, he can decide a senior official equivalent to the Minister of Defense and Chief of General Staff.

Although Zhu Houzhao can choose anyone for the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites and Xu Jin, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, he is also more at ease with these two people. The former is the top scholar and his son Wang Yangming is very famous and is a person Zhu Houzhao has always wanted to meet, while the latter is the governor of the border town and has now become a relationship with himself as the emperor through Liu Jin.

But Zhu Houzhao did not choose casually. He already had a candidate he wanted, but he would not allow this person to be promoted to Minister of War for vain.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin, thinking that now I am afraid that Liu Jin has taken a lot of blame for him, so he has to give Liu Jin some sweetness.
Chapter completed!