He has experience in local governance and in training troops.
At that time, we just need to cooperate with the new Liaodong general, and Liaodong will be stabilized soon.
Chongzhen put down the memorial, nodded and said, "Ling Yiqu is capable of great use. Please approve it."
"Hmm..." Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment, which was very rare.
Chongzhen raised his eyebrows: "Is there something hidden?"
Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said, "In reply to Your Majesty, Nanjing has also recommended someone. Since the Crown Prince has the power to supervise the country, the Imperial Household Department does not know which memorial to approve."
“Who did Nanjing recommend?”
"Lu Zhenfei!" Wang Chengen began to talk about Lu Zhenfei's resume: "Lu Zhenfei, whose courtesy name is Jianbai, was a Jinshi in the fifth year of the Tianqi reign. He first served as the magistrate of Jingyang, the censor, and the censor of Fujian. Because he spoke out for Qian Qianyi, he was demoted to the censor of the Henan Provincial Surveillance Department. Later, he was promoted to the Shaoqing of Guanglu, the Right Censor-in-Chief, and the Governor of Huaiyang."
Chongzhen knew something about this person.
He had a very good personal relationship with Qian Qianyi, so it was reasonable for him to be recommended by the Nanjing court.
In history, Lu Zhenfei's performance was very good except for the fact that he defended Qian Qianyi.
Especially during the precarious Longwu regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty.
He had to stabilize the court, deal with the Qing army, and at the same time balance Zhu Yihai, the Prince of Lu who had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
These two people have their own strengths and are both suitable for Chongzhen.
He asked: "What is the cabinet's attitude towards Lu Zhenfei recommended by Nanjing?"
Wang Chengen replied: "The cabinet believed that Lu Zhenfei was Zheng Zhilong's superior during his tour of Fujian. Now that Zheng Zhilong has rebelled, it is not appropriate to let him serve as the governor of Liaodong."
"The cabinet has considered this matter very carefully," Chongzhen characterized the matter.
Wang Chengen asked cautiously, "Then I wrote a red stamp on the cabinet's memorial."
"Well," Chongzhen nodded and looked at Wang Chengen: "Are there any similar things?"
“Yes,” Wang Chengen gestured according to his own height, “The memorials from Nanjing recommending officials are taller than me when piled up. The Imperial Household Department is in a dilemma whether to approve them or not.”
"How is the prince doing lately?"
"The prince is still ill."
"In other words, these memorials were drafted by someone else?"
"It should be."
Chongzhen thought for a while and felt that the time was ripe.
So he had to play his first trump card, "Let the cabinet draft an edict to take back the prince's power as regent."
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