Zhu Youzhen's brows have never been loosened, and his face is uncertain.
Only after sitting in this position did he understand how chaotic the court was, as an emperor, he couldn't even find a trustworthy person!
That night, Zhou Qingli returned to the house and called Zhou Zheng to the study.
"The emperor wants you to go to the cabinet and serve as the cabinet secretary." Zhou Qingli said.
Zhou Zheng listened to Father Zhou's words and thought carefully.
The cabinet book, in fact, is the seven ranks. It is similar to the six departments in charge of responsibilities. They are all errands. The difference is that one serves the officials of the six departments at all levels and the other serves the cabinet ministers. The rank is the same and the status is different.
But compared to the infinite supervisory censorship, the cabinet book is much inconspicuous.
Zhu Youjian asked Zhou Zheng to go to the cabinet, obviously not for promotion and reuse, most of it was for the'eunuch'.
Wanting to understand this, Zhou Zheng looked at Father Zhou and said, "What does the emperor want me to do?"
Zhou Qingli said: "The emperor did not evade, he wants you to stare at the cabinet."
Zhou Zheng was a little surprised. Obviously, Zhu Youjian didn't trust Huang Liji and the others, and suffered from no one under his hand, so he thought of him.
"When will you go?" Zhou Zheng asked.
Zhou Qingli said: "Tomorrow."
"Okay." Zhou Zheng didn't have any nonsense and responded directly.
Zhou Qingli's eyes flashed with worry, and she silently raised her teacup.
A new emperor appointed Zhou Zheng to resume his official position and was transferred to the cabinet. There was no hindrance. Before he went to the cabinet to report, a series of procedures were completed.
The cabinet, to be precise, he is not a member of the Daming system, and he was not from the beginning to the end. It was developed by the "Emperor Secretary". Starting from Zhu Yuanzhang, Chengzu, Xuanzong, etc. are still diligent, and the cabinet has no real power. , But with the lazy government of the emperor behind, especially before Wanli was a minor, Zhang Juzheng took over the government, and the cabinet thus controlled the six ministries, essentially becoming the supreme authority of the Ming Dynasty.
But even so, he does not have a complete power structure. Power comes from the'emperor's acquiescence' and does not have the'discretionary power' like the six books.
Therefore, the cabinet is a special organization. Except for cabinet ministers, there are no six ministers. There are officials at all levels in Langzhong and the cabinet book plays a very important role.
Zhou Zheng stepped into the cabinet, but did not see the three cabinet ministers. Only one old Zhongshu led Zhou Zheng, went through the entry formalities, received the official uniform, and the tokens for entering and leaving the palace.
This old Zhongshu seems to be over fifty. He arched his waist and smiled with Zhou Zheng and said: "Our cabinet is relatively quiet, just run away if nothing happens, the Superintendent of Li, Wen Zhaoge, Qianqing Palace, There are others in Liuke Gallery, anyway, just listen to the greeting..."
Zhou Zheng responded with a smile. The main task of the cabinet is actually to do miscellaneous tasks and run errands for the big men.
As they said, they came to a door and went straight in. There were a few people in it who were drinking tea with their legs crossed, playing chess, reading books, and two others were sleeping asleep, full of alcohol.
Lao Zhong Shu looked at Zhou Zheng, pointed to a table not far away, and said with a smile: "You will get used to it from now on, that is your position."
Zhou Zheng thanked him and walked to his table with something.
Looking at the spotless table, Zhou Zheng could not believe that these colleagues were enthusiastic to help, most of which was just left by his predecessor.
Zhou Zheng sat down, glanced at his busy colleagues, and began to familiarize himself with the rules of the cabinet.
The cabinet’s work was relatively boring. Zhou Zheng was drinking tea and reading until noon, and the two of them were called out. There was nothing about Zhou Zheng.
At noon, the old Zhongshu looked at Zhou Zheng with a smile, and said, "Go, let's go out for dinner."
Zhou Zheng held the "Three Dynasties Essentials" in his hand, put down his head and said: "Where to eat?"
"One hour, wherever you go, just go, congratulations on your promotion." Old Zhongshu said with a smile.
Zhou Zheng nodded, packed his things and stood up.
Before the two went out, a young man with the appearance of an internal monitor walked in and said in a sharp voice, "Go, send some carbon to the ancestor."
carbon
Zhou Zheng was startled, and he couldn't help himself.
Lao Zhongshu quickly went on and said with a smile: "Yes, I will make arrangements."
The inner supervisor's chin was about to rise to the sky, he hummed, turned and walked away.
Lao Zhong Shu looked at Zhou Zheng and said, "You go first, and I will send some ice to the ancestor."
After listening to Lao Zhongshu's words, Zhou Zheng understood only now, and said, "Okay."
Old Zhongshu didn't say much, and left in a hurry.
Zhou Zheng stood at the door, his thoughts flying.
The old ancestors mostly refer to Fengsheng’s wife, Keshi. How does this madam Fengsheng deal with herself in the palace now
As soon as Zhou Zheng left the Daming Gate, Cheng Jiji greeted him with a smile on his face and said, "My boss, are you going to eat?"
Zhou Zheng looked at him and smiled: "The news is pretty clear."
Cheng Jingjing laughed with him and said, "How can we be unhappy with the promotion of the boss."
For Cheng Kee, Zhou Qingli, the father of Zhou Zheng, was a close minister of the new emperor, and it was far from enough. Zhou Zheng is now in the cabinet. Although it is only a cabinet book, it is of great significance to them.
Zhou Zheng looked at both sides of Chang'an Avenue and thought to himself, now that Cheng Jiji knows, almost everyone who should know knows.
"Are there any other movements?" Zhou Zheng asked as he walked along.
Standing by Zhou Zheng's side, Cheng Jingji understood what he meant, and said, "I have been staring at people, and there is no other movement, and it is also with Gongzi Liu."
Zhou Zheng nodded. Whether it was Cui Chengxiu or the salt merchants, they seemed to be somewhat dependent.
"Then Yang Si delivered the things?" Zhou Zhengdao. Yang Si turned to Zhou Zheng and sent the business map of the Yang family, but Zhou Zheng asked sixteen salt merchants to come.
Cheng Jing said: "No, he hasn't appeared much lately."
Zhou Zheng's eyes were indifferent. These people are both ends of snakes and rats, betting on many faces, and will not give up until the end.
almost!
Zhou Zheng muttered to himself, and immediately said: "There is nothing to celebrate, let me keep an eye on them."
Cheng Jingben wanted to talk more with Zhou Zheng. Seeing him, he seemed to have something to do, and he quickly said, "Yes, then I'll leave."
Zhou Zheng hummed, walked into the restaurant, and sat down in a box. He was going to have a good chat with his colleagues to learn more about the operation of the cabinet and some secrets that are not for outsiders.
At the same time, Huang Liji entered the palace with a memo.
Zhu Youjian looked at the memorial book that Huang Liji handed over, with a hint of expectation in his heart, but looking at it, his face was expressionless, his eyes seemed to burn with anger.
This is the Wei Zhongxian's party member approved by Huang Liji. In addition to the Wei family and the Hakka people, there are also some inmates in the palace, but in the court, almost no one's name is on it!
Zhu Youjian's right hand is under the table, and the bone fingers he holds are white, hatred and murderous intent coexist in his heart.
Wei Zhongxian's party members in the imperial court are well-known, but Huang Liji's memorial book is not involved!
What does this mean, fooling him into being young and just succeeding to the throne? Or did he completely ignore him and treat him as blind and deaf? (End of this chapter)