Chapter 14 Candidates
However, for Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying, the conflict between Liu Kongzhao and Zhang Shenyan was completely an accident, so Shi Kefa immediately spoke: "Zhang Tianguan, Chengyi Bo, will promote the cabinet ministers today, which is related to the rise and fall of the country. Both of them must tolerate each other and serve the country!"
Ma Shiying also said the same thing: "It is important to recommend it. Cheng Yibo and Zhang Zongxian both asked each to take a step back!"
With the two of them coming forward to mediate, the conflict finally came to an end, but Shi Kefa and Lu Daqi both felt that the situation was a bit out of control.
The reason why they allowed the military positions of the five military governors' office to participate in the conference promotion was naturally because they hoped to use these military positions of the ministers to suppress all objections.
But almost half of these honorary ministers are now standing with Liu Kongzhao, the founder of Chengyi.
And Liu Yongxi naturally knew what was going on.
During the process of King Fu's ascending the throne, these ministers were all politically frustrated.
In the past, the Nanjing Garrison Hall was a three-legged official, a meritorious minister and an eunuch. Moreover, under the Nanjing Garrison, there were several Nanjing coordinated garrisons, and they were also appointed by meritorious ministers. Meritorious ministers all played an important position in the south.
Now that Nanjing has been upgraded to the capital, there are only three-legged cabinets, six ministries and the possible re-establishment of the Sili Supervisor. Most of the ministers have been actually excluded from Nanjing's core power circle.
Although the two important ministers, Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei and Zhao Zhilong, the Duke of Xincheng, were not affected. Duke of Wei Xu Hongji was the descendant of Xu Da, and Xu Da was the leader of the founding military generals. Therefore, after Tianshun, Duke of Wei has been guarding Nanjing for generations, and the officials of Nanjing have always ranked first. Duke of Xin, Zhao Zhilong, as a garrison in Nanjing, naturally had the opportunity to continue to command the Beijing camp, but the other ministers were completely unresolved.
Therefore, seeing Liu Kongzhao and Zhang Shenyan conflict, these heroes and military positions naturally stood on Liu Kongzhao's side.
Zhang Shenyan's face was also a little ugly. He didn't expect that he could not completely suppress Liu Kongzhao, the reckless man, but his expression quickly became more serious.
Today's conference ceremony is of great importance, and it is only slightly inferior to King Fu's national ritual. Civil officials above the fifth rank in Nanjing and military officials of the Fifth Army Governor's Office are almost the same. There are even a few idle people like Liu Yongxi who have been involved in it.
But this will eventually lead to the cabinet ministers. A pawn like Liu Yongxi can only watch the excitement but cannot really intervene. However, Liu Yongxi has already understood many key points after seeing the crowd.
The meeting was led by the Minister of Personnel, and today it was also chaired by Zhang Shenyan, the acting Minister of Personnel. He stood in the hall and said loudly: "The country has created a new creation. His Majesty the Supervisor has no one in the cabinet, so he specially ordered the court to recommend several people for the Supervisor to select it!"
The reason why "Tingtui" is also called "support" is that officials above the fifth rank present selected several famous candidates for the emperor to select. The first one is called "positive push", the second one is called "support", and the last one is "unsupport".
According to the convention of this dynasty, the emperor must give priority to the "positive recommendation" ranked first, and only if he has to click "accompany recommendation". If he clicks "unselected", he will refuse the court recommendation list and ask for a new court recommendation, which will cause great controversy, let alone a special appointment outside the court recommendation list.
However, the late emperor Chongzhen was very suspicious, so his idea of choosing was also imaginative. He clicked "support" and "unsupported" were common. It was common to refuse the court recommendation list and ask for a new round of court recommendations or to make a special appointment directly outside the list. There was even a story about the ministers who recommended the list and decided to choose the cabinet ministers based on the result of the lottery.
However, this is the first court promotion since the Fu King Jianguo. Everyone thinks that the Supreme Court of Jianguo will definitely respect the results of the court promotion this time, so the results of the promotion this time will also completely change the court.
Zhang Shenyan continued: "I am now acting as a heavenly official. When I can promote it, I will inevitably have a lot of money. So everyone should give me a face and not give me all the best. I have also made a general list of specific candidates who can recommend it. You can just follow this list and choose it. It is related to the rise and fall of the country. Don't make noise!"
While speaking, the head of the Ministry of Personnel had already sent the list of recommendations. Although Liu Yongxi was a idle person, since he was the envoy sent by Empress Zhang to the prison, he naturally got a list of recommendations.
But he understood as soon as he got the list!
In fact, many officials who received the list had the same questions.
Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang, Lu Daqi, Zhang Youyu, and Cheng Zhu are all famous figures. Even if they are not Shangshu, they are at least a six ministers!
But who is Ma Chongran? Is this Ma Shiying? But isn’t Ma Shiying’s name Yaocao? What’s going on with him and Ma Chongran?
Ma Shiying didn't expect that Zhang Shenyan and the Donglin Party would play such a trick. Although Liu Kongzhao, who was standing beside him, became anxious when he saw the name Ma Chongran, Ma Shiying still shook his head.
Ma Shiying's word is "Chongran". "Yaocao" is just another word for Ma Shiying, but the other word for Ma Yaocao is much more famous than the name Ma Chongran. Everyone knows that Ma Yaocao is Ma Shiying, but they don't know that Ma Chongran is also Ma Shiying.
The list has just been sent out, and Duke of Wei, Xu Hongji, has already stood up and said: "I recommend Sima Shi to the cabinet!"
As soon as Duke Xu Hongji of Wei said this, he cheered. Whether it was a civil servant or a military official, someone shouted: "The Grand Sima should enter the cabinet!"
"When the country is in danger of survival, how can the southern army not enter the cabinet!"
"Shi Daolin should enter the pavilion!"
"It's reasonable for the Grand Sima to enter the cabinet!"
If the Six Ministry of Beijing is headed by the Ministry of Personnel, while the Six Ministry of Nanjing is headed by the Ministry of War, the Minister of War not only "counsells the machinery and services" but also "in charge of all affairs of the capital of Nanjing", Shi Kefa, as the first civil servant in Nanjing, entered the cabinet, naturally everyone expected it. Moreover, Nanjing was originally an absolute advantage in Donglin, and the officials below stood up to support Shi Kefa in the cabinet.
Now everyone has no objection to Shi Kefa entering the cabinet. Even Ma Shiying and Liu Kongzhao think that Shi Kefa entering the cabinet is a natural thing.
Shi Kefa bowed and thanked everyone and looked at the crowd again, and proposed his own candidate: "I think the husband of Jiaozhou should also join the cabinet."
Jiaozhou is Gao Hongtu, the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing. He is from Jiaozhou, Shandong, so everyone calls him "Gaojiaozhou".
Everyone was a little surprised by this candidate. After all, Gao Hongtu is not from the Donglin lineage. There have even been some minor conflicts in history. They have always been famous for their "not attached to Donglin". Shi Kefa did not recommend Donglin people but instead recommended Gao Hongtu, which was an unexpected result.
Chapter completed!