First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 549

But soon another corresponding news came out.

Although Zhang Ximeng does not serve as prime minister, Zhang Ximeng still needs to participate in important government affairs, and Zhang Ximeng can also preside over Zhongshumen's meetings, and has the right to intervene in all government affairs in the two provinces and Taiwan.

The general situation is that Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Yushitai, the main government affairs, if Zhang Ximeng wants to intervene, he can still intervene.

But everyone knows that if such a big event really happened, with His Majesty around and the Crown Prince, Zhang Ximeng probably wouldn't use it.

In other words, Zhang Ximeng did give up specific government affairs, and from then on, he concentrated on learning and became his master and sage.

When Zhang Xiang retreated, Li Shanchang also left, and the dark clouds above his head disappeared. Who will take over the position of prime minister next?

Love the new and dislike the old is almost a common problem for everyone, Li Shanchang left, and the courtiers were not seen, Zhang Ximeng retired, and there was not much movement.

The ability of everyone to accept is really not low.

But then it's fun.

Who can take over the vacant left side and right side?

Who is the future prime minister of Ming Dynasty?

Almost overnight, two people quickly surfaced, one was Wang Guangyang, the political adviser, and the other was Hu Weiyong, the secretary of the tax department.

Wang Guangyang was promoted to the imperial court by Zhang Ximeng. Obviously, he was on Zhang Xiang's side.

Mao Gui, Luo Furen, Qian Tang and others supported him.

On Hu Weiyong's side, he inherited Li Shanchang's mantle. Among the people left behind by Lao Li, the number is also amazing, such as Yang Xunwen, Zhan Tong, Zhou Shizhong, Xu Ben and so on.

In terms of the number of people, it is even higher than Wang Guangyang's side.

Of course, Wang Guangyang is not without his trump card. After all, there is a Menxia Province hosted by Liu Bowen, Song Lian, Yao Guangxiao and others. If they all support Wang Guangyang, there is still a chance of winning.

But Men Xia Xing also has his own views,

"Hu Weiyong is ambitious, and he is even more terrifying than Li Shanchang. Let him be in charge of Zhongshu, and the world will definitely be in chaos!" Liu Bowen said in a deep voice.

Yao Guangxiao snorted coldly: "Wang Guangyang is not a good guy either. Although he respects Mr. Zhang, he is only attached to Mr. Zhang, not accepting Zhang Xue. Waiting for him to secure the position of prime minister will not be a blessing in the world."

Song Lian had a bitter face, "What I'm thinking about now is not what these two people are like, but I'm worried that no matter which of them becomes the left minister, they will attack the other faction. Being in a mess is really not a blessing for Ming Dynasty! If you want me to say, you should invite Zhang Xiang back, and only Zhang Xiang can stabilize the situation."

Liu Bowen shook his head, "I don't think so. Because this situation is almost doomed, it's just that it will be sooner or later. Now His Majesty is in his prime, and Zhang Xiang is also wise and wise. Even if there is some trouble in the court, they can still deal with it. It's just that who will be the prime minister is really worrying!"

The three of them were silent for a while, thinking about it, but they couldn't think of anything.In the end, it was Yao Guangxiao who spoke, "Let's think about it, what kind of qualities should the next prime minister have to cater to the current court situation?"

After he finished speaking, Song Lian said first: "This person must be easy-going and humble, and can reconcile conflicts. Once the two prime ministers go, the most fearful thing is that there will be internal struggles between the parties. If that happens, the situation will be very bad."

Liu Bowen also said: "This person's personality should not be too strong. Next time, if the crown prince supervises the country, if he is a strong prime minister, he will definitely be at odds with the crown prince... In fact, Zhang Xiang is retiring at this time, and he has seen this. He wants to Opportunities are given to students."

Song Lian said again: "We must accept advice with an open mind and follow the good advice. There must be major reforms in the next court. It is best for the new minister to let go of the talents below."

Yao Guangxiao said in a low voice after listening, "If I understand correctly, I want to choose a puppet!"

In an instant, Liu Bowen and Song Lian were speechless. Their faces turned black, and Song Lian kept coughing, "You can't say that, you can't say that! Prime Minister, how can you be a puppet!"

Liu Bowen's face was sullen, but he was thinking about it.

Li Shanchang had to leave the court because he was too strong. Even if it was Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang could find a way to obey the government and violate it.

So this new phase is a little weaker, as long as you follow the rules and don't disturb the court situation.

The three looked at each other again, a name suddenly popped up in Yao Guangxiao's heart, and at this moment Liu Bowen also opened his mouth.

"and many more!"

Yao Guangxiao suddenly said: "Let's write it in the palm of our hand!"

Liu Bowen laughed. He picked up a pen and wrote a name on his palm, and Yao Guangxiao also wrote one.

Song Lian reacted a little slower, but now there is a candidate, and he couldn't help laughing: "I'm talking about someone, let's see if I can match him!"

"Sun Yan!"

After Song Lian finished speaking, Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao opened their palms at the same time, and they were all about Sun Yan!

Belongs to Belongs to Yes!

Sun Yan's resume is very interesting. In fact, he is Zhang Ximeng's earliest entourage, but he is different from Liu Bowen, Song Lian and others. Impulse.

Moreover, Sun Yan did not stay in the Hanlin Academy, or under the door, he was released.

Contrary to Luo Furen and Yao Guangxiao, who did a good job and were transferred from the local government to the central government, Sun Yan was sent to Shandong as the chief envoy.

During his tenure as an official, he restored the people's livelihood in Shandong, promoted enlightenment, suppressed bandits, and smoothed the canal. His political achievements were remarkable, and he was even called the first political envoy.

Received an award from Li Shanchang.

Judging from his resume, he has worked in the court and practiced in the local area.

It can not only get the approval of Zhang Ximeng, but also the support of Li Shanchang.

The most important thing is that he has no foundation. Even if he becomes the prime minister, he has no ability to change the overall situation.

May I ask is there a more suitable candidate than Sun Yan?

Not anymore, not at all!

Menxia province has decided, it's you!

Several people discussed it, and Song Lian took the initiative to say: "His Royal Highness just wants me to explain the history of the Song Dynasty. I will discuss this matter with the prince."

Yao Guangxiao and Liu Bowen nodded together, "I'm sorry."

Half a month later, Sun Yan came to Beijing from Shandong, and walked into the office of Zhongshu Province under the eyes of surprise.

"A servant is nothing more than a lowly official tool of the Ming court. It assists His Majesty, the crown prince supervises the country, implements it earnestly, does things in a down-to-earth manner, and lives up to the favor of the king and the popularity of the people!"

Sun Yan's positioning was so precise that everyone was slightly relieved. Perhaps there is nothing unacceptable about letting him be the prime minister...

Chapter 762 A Brilliant Move

Sun Yan, who had no foundation, suddenly stood out and became a phase.

After being surprised for a short time, everyone wanted to watch the excitement even more. Who knew he could work for a few days?a year?Or half a year?

How about we open a market, welcome everyone to place a bet and see who can guess correctly.In any case, everyone will not think that it will last more than a year.

There is no way, this unlucky position is really too difficult to sit.

Right now in Ming Dynasty, all the gods gathered together. Although Li Shanchang was dismissed from office, the old man he used is still there.

Zhang Ximeng no longer cares about specific matters, but his disciples are all over the government and the public, and even this time he dismissed Li Shanchang, these people have made great efforts.

Moreover, the old Zhu is still alive, and the emperor is in the ninth place. Although the prince expelled Li Shanchang this time and initially established his authority, everyone agrees that as long as the old Zhu is still alive, he has the authority to speak his mind.

Speaking of Zhu Biao, the Prince Jian Guo solved Li Shanchang in an incredible way, and people can't say how he will deal with the government next.

In addition, it is the Yushitai under the command of Xu Da, and the honorable warriors behind it, what are their thoughts, and no one can say for sure!

Anyway, there are the emperor and the prince above, and there are Zhang Xiang and Li Xiang below, and there are honorable military officials beside them, waiting for the time to move.

May I ask, which side can a little Sun Yan offend?

As long as one is not handled properly, he can go out, there is absolutely no luck.

Some people even predicted that Sun Yan was only used temporarily to fill up the number, and when His Majesty and Grand Master Zhang reached an agreement, there would be a new candidate.

All in all, without exception, Sun Yan is not optimistic.

No one even came to congratulate him this time.

Faced with this situation, Sun Yan let out a long sigh, helpless.Am I so unpopular?Sun Yan thought over and over again, he called a meeting first...including Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Yushitai, and Imperial Academy.

All parties gathered together, and Sun Yan's theme was also very simple, which was to let the big guys speak freely and see what to do next... Sun Yan put on an attitude of humbly asking for advice, and the effect was not bad. scruples.

This was also difficult to do when Li Shanchang was in office.

After all, Lao Li has already made up his mind on many things. Calling the big guys over is just a formality. If you can't guess what Lao Li is thinking, you may be in bad luck.

But Sun Yan is different, he is harmless to animals, he can say whatever he wants.

Therefore, everyone opened up their discussions, and some people raised the issue of the administration of officials. Now there are vacancies for the left and right ministers, and Sun Yan is in charge of the middle school.

Is it to fill in the new prime minister, or to make another arrangement... How should the work be divided between the Zhongshu and the disciples?

Sun Yan can only grin at this question, if I have so much authority, do I still need to listen to you?

But even though he couldn't solve it, Sun Yan was still honest and wrote it down in his notebook.

Then Xu Da raised a question, what should we do with the deficits in various warehouses?

Li Shanchang dismissed the prime minister because of lax supervision and improper employment. Now that the new prime minister takes office, it is time to come up with countermeasures.

Sun Yan pulled himself together and immediately told Xu Da that the original investigation would continue and be strictly investigated. If there were still problems, he would never condone the adultery.

Sun Yan even said that he can start from Shandong, and he is willing to take responsibility for any mistakes.

His statement still won the approval of many people, at least a bit of an example.

But the following clichéd things made Sun Yan's head hurt, mainly because of the financial deficit, disaster relief in various places, local education, Yellow River management, water transportation, sea transportation...

After one day's meeting, Sun Yan felt that he couldn't even move his hands.

This is too dangerous, who do you take me for?

Did the gods come to the world?

Zhang Ximeng was in the capital, so he had no idea, so he could only go out to give lectures. Li Shanchang couldn't solve these problems, and even lost his official position.

How can I, Sun Yan, He De, be able to solve these things?

Are you overestimating my ability, or do you want to see me laughing?

Sun Yan worked hard for several days without any clue.

But at this time Zhu Biao invited him to discuss government affairs.

Sun Yan was determined to die.

Your Highness, why don't you think about it again, is there anyone else?

Zhu Biao was not polite, "Now the government is in chaos. After Prime Minister Li resigned, the whole court is in chaos. Sun Xiang, you have to come up with a strategy."

Sun Xiang?

Isn't my name Sun Yan?

He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was already the Prime Minister of Zhongshu.

The identity changes too much, and I can't adapt to it for a while.

His Highness asked himself how?

is there any method?

He can't control the important personnel affairs of the court, and it's beyond his control to check the treasury... It can be said that he can't solve any of the matters that Zhu Biao cares about.

The main hall of the East Palace fell into a weird silence, sweat dripped from Sun Yan's temples, somewhat embarrassed, he had to find something to do.

"That...Your Highness, my minister, I'm thinking about it. Your Majesty has ordered a conquest against the Wa Kingdom. Why are there still many Wa people in Yingtian?" Sun Yan was quick to think of this matter.

Zhu Biao was taken aback, you ask me?

He sighed, "Shangshu Maogui mentioned this matter. Originally, he meant to include all the exchanges of outsiders into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but Li Xianggong felt that Shangguo has been hospitable since ancient times, and people can't help but come and go, so only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs manages the envoys." , Do not interfere with business contacts. The people you mentioned should be Japanese merchants!"

Now Zisun Yan heaved a sigh of relief, he finally had an idea.

"Your Highness, when I was in Shandong, I patrolled the coastal defenses, repelled Japanese pirates several times, and captured many Japanese pirates. According to my understanding, once these Japanese merchants reach the sea and take up weapons, they are Japanese pirates. Looting ships, Even after they landed, they harmed the common people. Moreover, they were able to go to sea to do business, and they were backed by big figures, so it would be very difficult to distinguish them."

Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback, "I also said that, what does Prime Minister Sun think?"

"Expulsion!" Sun Yan came to his spirits, "Your Highness, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the pirates along the coast have continued, and the common people have suffered from looting. The pain of the people is always in my heart. I think the court must take strong measures to completely solve the pirates. , to restore peace to the people. The first step is to expel all the merchants from the Wa Kingdom and let them get out of Daming."

Zhu Biao's heart moved, and he quickly said: "Sun Xiang, we are now doing business with the country of Japan, and we exchange silk and other things for gold and silver from the country of Japan. In fact, we are making money to make up for the deficit of the household department. If you ban trade now, it will definitely hurt Daming in the long run. !"

Sun Yan shook his head, "Your Highness, I don't think so. Since His Majesty decided to attack the Wa Kingdom, this is the decision of Ming Dynasty. The loss in business can be made up in the future, and even more can be made. But at the moment, we must endure some In case of losses, we must work together to conquer the Japanese country, and we must not hesitate to miss the opportunity."

Zhu Biao was quite shocked by Sun Yan's words.

In fact, Sun Yan raised a very good question, once he becomes Daming's enemy, can he do business?Some people may think, why not do it if you can make money?

You fight yours, we earn ours.

However, Sun Yan thought that if he wanted to use troops abroad, he would have to be united and use all kinds of means. It makes no sense to fight over there and continue to do business here, which is unreasonable!

Zhu Biao thought over and over again, and finally nodded, "Sun Xiang, let's do it according to your wishes!"