Zhu Youxiao's words did not surprise Han Yu, Sun Chengzong and the other four.
His Majesty must have something to discuss with us. This was the first meeting since the cabinet change, and they were basically discussing previous matters, but they were definitely important.
Zhu Youxiao swept his eyes over the faces of the four people present and said in a calm tone, "I shouldn't have said anything recently, but the court is indeed not at peace, and I don't have time to familiarize you with the affairs."
"So, my dear ministers, you must familiarize yourself with the affairs of state. Now, what you need to do is to fill the staff as soon as possible, because the various departments are seriously short of manpower."
This is the truth. This case is too complicated. Both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue have lost a large number of manpower. Therefore, replenishing manpower is the top priority now. The four cabinet ministers have no other opinions.
However, the issue now is how to recruit new personnel, which is a very critical issue because new personnel means that one can expand his power.
Personnel disputes have always been the most difficult, and they are also what everyone in the court wants to participate in the most. Because having your own people in key positions allows you to accomplish more.
Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly, "Because time is of the essence, there is no time to nominate any more candidates. I intend to let you draw up a list of names. The Ministry of Revenue will be given to Xu Guangqi, the Minister of War, and the Ministry of War will be given to Sun Chengzong, the Minister of War."
"Please come up with a list as soon as possible, including the people you need to transfer from where and where, and try to approve them all."
The four people present were a little bit unbelievable about what Zhu Youxiao said, and they didn't know what to feel in their hearts.
Your Majesty is clearly supporting them in selecting their own personnel. If Xu Guangqi were to handle the Ministry of Revenue on his own, he would definitely choose people who are close to him, who can support him and work for him.
Sun Chengzong has the final say in the Ministry of War, and the people Sun Chengzong chooses must be his own people.
As for the remaining departments involved, this vacancy is left to Han Yu.
Although Huang Kezun would also participate, he was basically no match for Han Yu. However, Huang Kezun also controlled the Ministry of Justice, as His Majesty had instructed him.
Huang Kezun had little involvement in the Donglin Party case this time, so naturally he received the least when the benefits were distributed. However, Huang Kezun's base and the things he was able to obtain meant that he was a powerful force that should not be underestimated.
Your Majesty's actions are too simple and crude. No emperor has ever done this before, at least Han Yu, Xu Guangqi and others have never experienced it.
However, this is also the quickest way and can resume work as quickly as possible.
The new people are their own people, easy to command and obedient, and will not cause any problems that hinder them.
If any problem arises, His Majesty can directly contact the four of them, which is an advantage.
The disadvantage is, of course, that since the people are all from the four of them, it would be easy for them to become too powerful, and Your Majesty’s words would not have the final say.
However, because of the existence of the cabinet, they can check and balance each other very well, and this point can be ignored.
If anyone among them does something wrong or something goes wrong, the other three can punish him. No one is the only one in charge, and no one can do something without the permission of others.
Although everyone had their doubts, no one stood up to oppose it on the surface. Because it was a matter of benefit to them, the four of them had no complaints. Even if they were dissatisfied, it would probably be useless.
Then the four cabinet ministers hurriedly said, "We obey your orders."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then let's do it quickly. I'm about to prepare for my wedding, so please bear with me. The only things left are the cases of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue. Do you have any opinions?"
After hearing about the case, the expressions of several people suddenly became serious.
However, compared to the previous cases, the choice between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue was easier this time. Having just received the benefits, Han Yu and his men could not refute Zhu Youxiao. The most important thing was that Han Yu and his men had no good feelings towards either the Minister of Revenue, Wang Ji, or the Minister of War, Cui Jingrong.
Xu Guangqi, in particular, viewed Wang Ji and Cui Jingrong as good-for-nothings who not only did nothing but were also corrupt. There was no point in negotiating with such people; they should simply be eliminated.
As for the people under Wang Ji and Cui Jingrong, there is even less to say. Xu Guangqi did not feel any psychological pressure in dealing with them.
There are no people in the court who stick together like the Donglin Party now, so they can be removed directly and no one will stand up and make trouble.
Cui Chengxiu was the loudest voice in the current Censorate, so he certainly wouldn't criticize the cabinet. Even if he did, he would only criticize the cabinet for imposing a light punishment. Therefore, there was no pressure on anyone.
Huang Kezun was not involved much in the affairs of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, so he was not under any pressure.
As for Han Yu, he didn't care about the lives of these people. They weren't his own people, and there was nothing to gain from getting too deeply involved. He also couldn't benefit from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue. His Majesty had already given the benefits to Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong.
As for Sun Chengzong, he actually didn't care. It wasn't that he didn't care how those people would react, but how they would be punished. Sun Chengzong didn't care.
At the same time, Han Yu, Xu Guangqi and the other three thought of a deeper level, that is, the other ministers in the court would not care about the life and death of these people.
Once His Majesty announces the decree to let Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong select candidates, these people will probably be busy trying to curry favor with these two people.
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