In the following days, the court finally stabilized.
This is good news for all the ministers. Everyone can finally live a good life. If Your Majesty does not cause trouble, no one will want to continue to cause trouble.
His Majesty was obsessed with accompanying Empress Zhang and the prince all day long, and he finally felt much better.
Your Majesty's younger brother was named Prince Xin and a palace was built in the capital. The enfeoffment was not carried out, and the reason given was simple: Prince Xin was too young to be an enfeoffment. Furthermore, Your Majesty only had this one brother, and it would be unacceptable to be denied access to him even if you wanted to.
Although the ministers had their opinions on this, the emperor was firm in his attitude and no one was forced to do anything. They always did things according to the emperor's wishes.
Many people did not want to get involved in such matters, and no one went against Zhu Youxiao's wishes.
Days pass one by one, and things are done one by one.
After a period of silence, something finally happened.
That is about the selection of the Minister of War. This matter has always been a concern of the government and the public.
You don't have to choose a cabinet minister. Three are enough for now, so there's no need to choose another one. If you do choose one, it depends on your majesty's wishes.
But the Minister of War was different; it needed someone to make the final decision. Without someone to make the final decision, people would always feel uneasy.
Inside the palace.
The sun was shining brightly, and Zhu Youxiao suddenly took out his fishing rod and went to the lake again.
After a busy period, he leaned back in the rocking chair and rocked gently. Next to him was a fishing rod, and the float on the water swayed gently with the breeze.
Chen Hong dismissed the palace maids and accompanied his own emperor, personally taking a feather fan and waving it gently.
Basking in the sun, Zhu Youxiao looked quite lazy.
A palace servant came running over quickly holding a wooden box. When he got closer, he suddenly slowed down his pace and whispered a few words to Chen Hong.
"Your Majesty, the cabinet has sent the list of the Minister of War." Chen Hong quickly turned around and handed over a petition.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Read it to me. I'm very curious about what kind of candidate they will nominate."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed and unfolded the question book.
After taking a look, Chen Hong looked at Zhu Youxiao hesitantly and said, "Your Majesty, the first person recommended here is Xiong Tingbi.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was stunned and stopped shaking.
Zhu Youxiao had never expected this candidate. Han Yu and his men were quite interesting, as they actually nominated Xiong Tingbi.
You know, there were many people in the court who looked down on Xiong Tingbi, and Han Yu and the other two in the cabinet didn't necessarily think highly of him. But this time, Xiong Tingbi had made great contributions in Liaodong, so it was only natural to recommend him.
But that wasn't the key point. These people's reasons for recommending Xiong Tingbi weren't necessarily simple. If only meritocracy could be promoted, then the court wouldn't be a court anymore. Regardless of the era, nepotism was the norm.
Zhu Youxiao slowly closed his eyes and began to ponder.
However, with just a little thought, Zhu Youxiao understood why they wanted to nominate Xiong Tingbi. To put it bluntly, they wanted to transfer Xiong Tingbi away from Liaodong.
It seems that someone has set his sights on Liaodong. This time Liaodong won, and some people can no longer sit still.
The court would undoubtedly deploy troops against Liaodong, though the timing had yet to be determined. Xiong Tingbi enjoyed the emperor's trust and had made significant contributions to Liaodong, so impeaching him would be difficult, if not impossible.
So these people used the old tricks in officialdom, which was to promote people.
If I impeach you, His Majesty may not accept it; but if I promote you to the Minister of War, then His Majesty may accept it.
That's why there was such a list of questions, and why they ranked Xiong Tingbi first. It just so happened that Xiong Tingbi had made great contributions, so this was the right excuse.
However, Zhu Youxiao would never agree to this proposal. The situation in Liaozhong was very good now, and the best measure for him was to do nothing; doing anything would cause trouble in Liaodong.
What Zhu Youxiao wants most now is unexpected changes.
Maintaining stability is above all else.
Zhu Youxiao opened his eyes and asked directly, "Is there anyone else?"
"Your Majesty, the second choice is Cui Jingrong." Chen Hong said quickly.
Cui Jingrong, Zhu Youxiao was naturally no stranger to this person.
Cui Jingrong was very famous, and Zhu Youxiao also knew one thing: this old man was not on good terms with Huang Kexun. It could be said that the two disliked each other and had occasional friction.
Before this, Cui Jingrong had served as the Minister of Justice, the Minister of War, and the Minister of Personnel, and had extensive experience in officialdom. If Cui Jingrong were brought back to serve, there would naturally be no problem.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Hong and asked, "Was this person recommended by Xu Guangqi?"
"Your Majesty, it is Lord Xu." Chen Hong did not dare to be negligent and said quickly.
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
He had guessed this a long time ago. Neither Huang Kezun nor Han Yu could recommend Cui Jingrong, so it could only be Xu Guangqi.
It's really interesting.
"Besides this? Who else?" Zhu Youxiao asked again.
"Your Majesty, there is also Wang Xianggan." Chen Hong said again.
He is also an old minister, and he is very old. Even if he is not eighty years old, he is probably close to that age.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly.
The brain drain in the Ming Dynasty was really serious.
Now they still have to use people from the Wanli period, or even the Longqing period. It can be seen that Emperor Wanli really did not cultivate any talents for the Ming Dynasty in the second half of his reign.
In this situation, Zhu Youxiao had no one to use. After sending people to the General Staff Office, there was actually no one left to use?
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