Domineering Daming

Daming's previous Chief Assistants almost all stepped on the bones of their predecessors, and since Yan Song, there are very few exceptions.

Li Youtang smiled, and said: "My lord, don't worry, even if Sun Baigu thinks about it, he will ask the emperor what he thinks. The supervisor of ceremonies wants to give you a title and return to your hometown with honor, so Sun Baigu will not act recklessly."

Bi Ziyan walked with his hands behind his back, walking like an ordinary old farmer, and said: "Tomorrow, I will ask for leave and let Sun Chuanting take charge of the cabinet affairs. Please cooperate."

Li Youtang took a step forward and said: "Sir, are you in a hurry? After all, Sun Baigu's prestige is not as good as yours. If he presides over now, I'm afraid that people's hearts will fluctuate, and some things will come up if they cannot be suppressed, and the situation will be chaotic."

Although the offensive against Fu Changzong a few months ago was barely suppressed, it was like a ladle in the water. Only with the right strength can it be pressed in the water, and it will pop up again if it is biased.

Not only Fu Changzong, but also high-level officials in the imperial court may become targets, making the already complicated situation even more chaotic.

Chapter 1296 The Courage of the Future Chief Assistant

Bi Ziyan is the clearest about the current court situation. He has been outside for the past few months, so he can see clearly.

Bi Ziyan walked slowly, listened to Li Youtang's words, and said, "I'm still here now, so I can suppress him and clean up the mess. In addition, I want to see what Sun Chuanting is going to do, what is the future of Daming?" Where will it go?"

Li Youtang understood Bi Ziyan's thoughts, followed silently for a while, and said: "Your Excellency's mind is admired by the lower officials."

Bi Ziyan sighed again, and said, "You keep an eye on the cabinet and the council. I reckon that Sun Chuanting will make a lot of moves, and he will reveal some rumors."

"My lord, don't worry." Li Youtang said.

After Bi Ziyan finished speaking, his mentality was extremely relaxed, his smile became a little more relaxed, and he said, "Let's go eat mandarin fish. Let's spend a little extravagant today and drink some good wine."

Seeing that Bi Ziyan was in a good mood, Li Youtang naturally accompanied him, and said with a smile: "Okay, the next official can finally be invited by the boss."

Bi Ziyan smiled happier, waved his hands, and said, "Let's go!"

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When Bi Ziyan went to eat, Sun Chuanting and Fu Changzong were holding teacups and chatting.

Fu Changzong couldn't figure out what his old partner was thinking now, so he said casually: "There are more than 300 people in the parliament now. If multiple provinces are divided next year, according to the plan, North Korea, Ryukyu, and Annan will be formally merged into our Ming Dynasty. It should be no different from my provinces in Ming Dynasty, what do you think about the increase of councilors in these places?"

Sun Chuanting was naturally relieved of this future right-hand man, and said: "I plan to reform the parliament and divide it into upper and lower chambers, each with its own emphasis on power and position. I'm still considering the relative ratio of the number of people."

"Sure enough, Sun Baigu has a plan in mind."

Fu Changzong thought to himself, for a moment, he said: "Zhao Han came to me yesterday and asked me about the cabinet's evaluation of officials next year. There are several governors, including Xu Dahua, Zhang Wenda and others who have reached the age limit."

Sun Chuanting stretched his arms and said, "He is throwing stones to ask for directions... What do you think of the prime ministers?"

Fu Changzong's heart moved, and he said, "Do you want Zhao Han to replace Zhang Wenda?"

Zhang Wenda is now the prime minister of the six provinces of Shaanxi and Sichuan. If Zhao Han goes, he will be promoted, paving the way for his future entry into the cabinet. At the same time, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials will be vacated.

Fu Changzong secretly sighed in his heart, this elder Sun Ge's methods became more and more impressive.

Just, is it too impatient.

Sun Chuanting shook his head, turned to look at him, and said: "In the past, the prime minister was established to control the local situation so that it would not get out of control. Now the situation has changed. I plan to abolish the prime minister in the next two to three years and strengthen the powers of the governors of the provinces. .”

Fu Changzong thought, Sun Chuanting did this obviously to break the deadlock of the current "New Deal", but in this way, the localities must be given considerable power and have more say in the "New Deal".

Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the governor's absolute loyalty to the "New Deal", to the court, and to the emperor!

In such a chaotic court situation, can Sun Chuanting do it?

Sun Chuanting saw that Fu Changzong was thinking, and then said: "I plan to change the governor's mansions in various places into military districts, modify the military uniforms, military system, and military positions, so that they are different from the war zones, belong to the governor's office, and have dual leadership with the cabinet..."

Fu Changzong frowned, and said with a little surprise: "You have made a big change. Are you really not worried that the place will become bigger and become a feudal town?"

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty from the Taizu, or in other words, all dynasties have strictly checked and balanced the army to ensure that there will be no accidents.

The current situation in Ming Dynasty is gloomy and unclear, and Sun Chengzong's commander-in-chief obviously needs to take action. In case Sun Chuanting's fierce "New Deal" causes local turmoil, there will be great chaos in an instant.

A cold look appeared on Sun Chuanting's face, and he said, "I guarantee they don't have that guts!"

Fu Changzong's eyelids twitched, and he could hear the smell.What Sun Chuanting said may still be the tip of the iceberg, what he will do will be bolder and more beyond their expectations!

Fu Changzong suppressed the panic in his heart and said, "Did you tell the emperor?"

Sun Chuanting naturally knew that Fu Changzong's thoughts were more inclined to Bi Ziyan, but for this, and Zhou Yingqiu who was about to join the cabinet, he had to rely heavily on him, so he said: "I wrote a long letter to the emperor, explaining some ideas, and in addition , I don't intend to do it in one step, there are too many things to do, so I will take it step by step. After following the emperor for so many years, I haven't learned anything else, and patience is fully honed."

Only then did Fu Changzong feel relieved, with Zhu Xu under his control, Sun Chuanting would not go out of line, and even if he did, there would be no big trouble.

Qianqing Palace is the most dissatisfied with the court situation and most wants to change, but he is also most concerned about the stability of the court situation, and will not allow the world to be in chaos.

Fu Changzong wanted to find out more, but he knew that Sun Chuanting would not reveal too much. After a while, he said, "There should be no problem with the Ministry of Households. The Ministry of Officials, Zhao Han is an old man in the emperor's residence. If you want to move, you'd better Talk to him, let him talk to the emperor, never make decisions on his own."

Senior officials of the imperial court and Qianqing Palace have an account book, and there are plans for how to arrange them. If Sun Chuanting moves rashly, not only will the plan be ruined, but it will also cause unnecessary suspicion.

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "I won't move Zhao Han for the time being. Xu Dahua from the Ministry of Industry, Liao Changyong from the Ministry of Punishment, and Shen Xun from the Ministry of Rites. I plan to make new arrangements for them next year."

To move three of the six parts at once, Sun Chuanting is really generous!

This means that not only the cabinet will change, but the Six Ministries will also change!

Fu Changzong sighed in his heart that the court situation that had been stable for many years was finally about to be broken.

He didn't say much, although these people have been colleagues for many years, but Sun Chuanting had a frank and honest talk with him, most of them had a solid foundation through the relationship with Qianqing Palace.

"Governors of the provinces, do you have candidates?" Fu Changzong raised his teacup and asked silently.

Next year, four governors will reach the age limit and cannot enter the court, so they can only retire.With the four governor positions vacated, plus North Korea, Annan, Ryukyu, and Mongolia, there will be many high-ranking officials vacated at once, and the court will inevitably be excited.

Sun Chuanting walked a lot outside, and spent a few months in Liaodong. Naturally, he was not idle. He nodded and said, "I have a few candidates in my mind, but I still have to rely on you and Zhou Yingqiu. These people must be reliable. .”

This can also be regarded as a political transaction, or explicit rules.

Fu Changzong was not happy in his heart, he was not keen on helping gangs and promoting former officials, so he was noncommittal and said intentionally or unintentionally: "What do you think about the Royal Political Council?"

The first batch of students in the Royal Academy has graduated for eight years, and many are qualified for higher positions.However, due to the prejudices of the officialdom and the court's concern that letting them enter the "official position" too early would cause local struggles, under the guise of "training", they have been deliberately suppressing their promotion, and very few of them can take the lead.

Now, whether it is the need of the situation, the attitude of the emperor, or this force can no longer be suppressed, the court needs to make new changes.

Chapter 1297

Fu Changzong talked with Sun Chuanting for a long time, and talked about various major events in the next year, involving various aspects.

Although he has just tasted it, Fu Changzong already has a deep understanding of the great ambitions of the chief assistant next year.

If it is said that Qianqing Palace is the original builder with a high vision, then Sun Chuanting is a craftsman with outstanding courage. He will smash and reshape the old shortcomings of Shen Ke in the Ming Dynasty one by one.

In the evening, Fu Changzong, Fu Tao and his son sat in the yard, cooking hot pot and drinking wine.

Fu Tao looked at Fu Changzong's brooding expression, and asked, "Father, is it really so serious?"