Domineering Daming

Sun Chengzong held his wine glass and said with a smile: "The old man's salary is not much, and the emperor's reward is quite a lot, but the old lady is stingy, so everyone just make do with it, let alone go out."

Sun Chengzong is 72 years old this year, and he is the biggest one present. His words can't be taken seriously, and he still has rare words of relaxation and jokes.

Everyone quickly raised their glasses. This old man is usually low-key, but his qualifications, status, and status, even Bi Ziyan, who was present, was not as good as 01:30.

After gulping it down, Sun Chengzong looked around with a gentle smile on his face, his eyes fell on the face of Chen Qiyu, the governor of Shuntian, and he smiled: "Yuxuan, I remember that you were a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli, right?"

Yuxuan, the character of Chen Qiyu.

Although Chen Qiyu was not a person who was promoted by the rocket, he was also promoted by Zhu Xu, who was promoted to the second level in a row. In the position of governor of Shuntian Mansion, he seemed to be "not qualified enough".

He didn't dare to trust Sun Chengzong, leaned forward and said: "My lord, the next official was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli, and the alternate Rites in the second year of Tianqi was given by the lord. The name is still named by the lord."

At that time, Donglin hadn't gained power yet, the pattern of the Wanli years hadn't been broken, and the new pattern hadn't been formed yet.Sun Chengzong no longer remembered, took a look at him, and said: "The emperor's knowledge of people has always been admired by this old man. This year, Beizhili can have such a scene, and you have contributed a lot."

Everyone here knows that today is almost considered a "Hongmen Banquet".Although Chen Qiyu was half a rank higher than the big border officials outside of Beijing, he was inconspicuous in the capital, where the high-ranking officials were densely covered with forests, and he said cautiously: "The lower officials dare not claim credit, they just follow the orders at the court and follow the sun in the evening."

Sun Chengzong said: "There is no need to be humble. Beizhili has always been the emperor's experimental field under the eyes of the cabinet. Many policies were first implemented in Beizhili. After the emperor and I observed the effect, we selected the best and eliminated the weakest, and only after checking for omissions and filling the gaps did we formulate them. , Your memorial is the first thing we look at in the cabinet. It is well-founded, and there are solutions for problems. The emperor has praised it many times, and occasionally mentioned that he hopes you will join the Ministry of Industry. "

Chen Qiyu was startled, stood up quickly, and said: "It's a fluke, I don't dare the emperor to approve so much."

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Sun Chengzong smiled and said: "Yes or no, your majesty, we can all see it. You don't compete for fame or profit, you don't flatter, you don't fight among yourself, you are single-minded, and the results are remarkable. It is a mirror for the officials of the dynasty. Guard against arrogance Longitudinal, the future is limitless."

Chen Qiyu instinctively rushed his blood, his heart was boiling, picked up the wine glass, and said to Sun Chengzong: "The lower officials are dull, and the adults value them. Yu Xuan respects the adults!"

Sun Chengzong picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "It's just the truth, sit down and don't need to say much."

Chen Qiyu sat down, with a trace of excitement on his face, he didn't know whether it was drunk or something else.

Sun Chengzong's eyes turned and fell on Fang Kongxuan, saying: "Qianfu, you are also a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli?"

Fang Kongzheng leaned over and said calmly, "Yes."

Sun Chengzong showed approval, and said: "I have read about your affairs in Yunyang and other places in detail. You are resourceful, courageous, and handled properly. In my opinion, you are more capable than Hong Chengchou and suitable for the army. Now the imperial court The meaning is to separate the military from the government and not to interfere with each other, if you still want to come back, I will show favoritism in public today and transfer you to my command, how about it?"

Fang Kongzhang was indeed courageous and resourceful in Shaanxi back then. He fought hundreds of times and was almost never defeated. He captured hundreds of bandit leaders, big and small.

But Fang Kongxue is now Nanzhili, that is, the governor of Jiangsu, and he is in the midst of the "New Deal". How can he escape?

He raised his hand, still calmly said: "Lord Lao, take care, I have shown my heart to the emperor, I am devoted to politics, share the worries of the emperor, and benefit the people, I dare not be distracted in the slightest."

Sun Chengzong looked at him and said, "That's fine. In the past year in Nanzhili, the old man also saw it. Although there were many twists and turns, he kept moving forward and worked hard. After three years, I guess I should retire. There will be several positions vacant in the cabinet, one of which I have told the emperor is reserved for you, don’t let this old man down.”

No matter how hard Fang Kongzhang tried to control it, he couldn't be calm anymore. He stood up, raised his hand and said, "Thank you, sir, for your attention, I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Sun Chengzong shook his head with a smile and said, "Sit down, there is no need to be polite."

Fang Kongxuan sat down, his chest rose and fell slightly, and his eyes sparkled.

Regardless of whether the official is big or small, who doesn't want to go further, as a big official of the frontier, who doesn't want to join the six ministries and the cabinet?

At this time, Zhou Yingqiu and Fu Changzong secretly looked at each other with a tacit understanding, and nodded knowingly.

This "Hongmen Banquet" is probably not that simple.

Sun Chengzong greeted these three people, and looked at Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Li Banghua, and Jiang Dejing.These four people were obviously headed by Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu, he mused and did not speak.

Needless to say, Fu Changzong is the emperor's uncle, the number one confidant, and he has a deep shadow in countless important government affairs, including the current "New Deal".

Zhou Yingqiu, this person was a very active person three years before the apocalypse, but his actions were too opportunistic and tricky, which is not tolerated by a gentleman, so his official career was quite frustrated.

But at the beginning of Chongzhen, he jumped one after another and sat on the high position of "hidden appearance" as the official secretary. After that, he even took the position of "invisible appearance". , and he is extremely low-key, even more concealed than Fu Changzong, but his methods are quite clever. In the six years in the Ministry of Officials, despite such and such impeachment records, he has never been arrested with a definite reason, and at the same time, he has never been arrested. Suspicion, it can be said that after 20 years from Wanli, his "hidden appearance" is the most stable and long-term person.

Chapter 972 Like Fog And Like Rain

Such a person is by no means simple!

Zhou Yingqiu already felt that Sun Chengzong's next target was him.

He looked as usual, holding his head still, without any unnecessary movements.

"Maoshi, can you go back to the Ministry of Officials to have a look?"

Sure enough, Sun Chengzong aimed at Zhou Yingqiu, and said with a smile: "Officials, big and small, the cabinet is basically unchanged, as in the past, isn't it surprising?"

Zhou Yingqiu turned sideways to Sun Chengzong, and said expressionlessly, "Thank you, sir."

Sun Chengzong saw that Zhou Yingqiu's words were as concise as before, but it was hard to figure out what the words "Master Xie" meant.

Sun Chengzong looked at him and said: "Liaodong affairs are complicated, involving immigration. I hope you can be steady and orderly, promote the established plan, and don't be affected by the imperial court's "New Deal" and cabinet changes. It is not suitable for you to open and close. The current situation in Liaodong."

Zhou Yingqiu's eyes moved slightly, he leaned forward and said, "Yes, I understand."

Fu Changzong narrowed his eyes quietly, and quietly clenched his fists under the table.

This old Sun Ge's method is really powerful, a few seemingly simple words, but they have captured the emotions of several people.

Then next, it should be him.

Sun Chengzong looked at Fu Changzong, smiled and said: "My lord, the situation of the six provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Gansu is already known to me. Since you think the cabinet is too hasty, then slow down. You also know that the six provinces are the places that the emperor attaches the most importance to. Since assuming the throne, most of the treasury’s money and food have been spent there. The cabinet has discussed it and will fully respect you, the prime minister of the six provinces. All policies and government affairs are based on what you have said, so there is no need to worry too much. On the return journey, we will be there early tomorrow, when the time comes, Lord Fu will go with the cabinet to discuss it again, to make a decision as soon as possible, to calm people's minds, so that the minds of the ministers will not be disturbed and affect the emperor's state affairs."

Fu Changzong frowned when he heard that, what Sun Chengzong said was sincere, and if it was spread, others would think that he, Fu Changzong, relied on his status as the emperor's uncle to bully the ministers of the cabinet!

If it gets to Qianqing Palace again, I'm afraid the emperor will beat his own people for outsiders to see!

Li Banghua, who was listening all the time, frowned secretly. He was not a brat who had just taken a scientific examination. He could see every word of Sun Chengzong, and he felt a heavy heart.

Obviously, the determination of the cabinet has been set and it is difficult to change it.

Regardless of the attitudes of Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu, the two biggest "opponents" outside Beijing today, the cabinet's attitude will not be loosened without the emperor's intervention.

The last one, Jiang Dejing, the representative of the south, has been silent all the time, and he has no right to speak here.But he has seen too many things in Yunnan.In that place, if the "New Deal" is pushed forward, whether it is deprivation of local powers, or setting "reform goals" and "timetables", it will cause local backlash, and even a little carelessness may even lead to war.

He looked at the expressions of Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu and others, with worried expressions, hesitant to speak.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chuanting looked at each other quietly, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun Chengzong usually kept his face calm, but this show of power was really not easy, and he captured several people.

"Drinking, let's talk about Fengyue today and nothing else." Sun Chengzong raised his glass with a smile and laughed loudly.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chuanting immediately raised their wine glasses, and the others had to cooperate whether they were willing or not—this old man had to give face.

Although this "Hongmen Banquet" had their own ideas, they all supported each other until late at night, and then it ended.

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chuanting, watched these big border officials outside Beijing leave, and all breathed heavily in unison.