"Chen Yichen was appointed as the Minister of War, and the Grand Secretary of the East Pavilion. How could the cabinet be integrated?"

Yang Hongze and others, standing behind Chen Yichen, had disbelief expressions on their faces. It was obvious that the royal family was afraid of this son, and the empress dowager even explicitly wanted him to be promoted to a Hanlin bachelor and enter the cabinet at the cost of giving up military power.

As a result, not only did he not take away the military power, he also granted the title of Grand Secretary of the Palace and Pavilion, and stepped into the threshold of the cabinet in half a step.

The way of being a king is the most important thing to do is balance. Even if the new king has not received the emperor's education, don't he even understand this principle?

Is this necessary to cultivate a powerful minister with your own hands?

"The skill of the dragon! This is the reward of the skill of the dragon!"

He Pingyan, who has always been relatively steady and calm, suddenly turned red. He thought that with the help of his uncle Wang Zhi and Ma Yu's sidelines, he could gradually narrow the gap between the two by stepping into the cabinet before Chen Yichen.

It can even take advantage of the royal family's fear of "rebellious ministers" and use the central power of the court to suppress the other party step by step, thereby completing the reversal of the power status of both sides.

But he never expected that Chen Yichen could soar. With the help of supporting King Zhu Qiyu, he officially entered the ranks of ministers of the cabinet, and the gap between the two sides became increasingly greater.

Why can Chen Yichen encounter such things? Is he really the destiny of heaven?

Compared to He Pingyan and others' unwillingness, Shang Lu and Xiao Yi's expressions were extremely excited. How could they not be happy for him to watch their former friends take over the world step by step and move towards the ideal world in their hearts?

Due to the great enemy's presence, the ceremony of ascension ended in a hurry. As Zhu Qiyu left the Fengtian Hall first, standing in the square outside the hall, the civil and military officials on the Danban also dispersed.

When such a major change in the court pattern occurred, everyone was worried.

Logically speaking, Chen Yichen was promoted to the title and was so young and had unlimited potential. Those who were not aware of civil and military officials should come over to congratulate him for two personal relationships.

As a result, many people looked at Chen Yichen when they left, their faces were full of hesitation, and they finally did not make up their minds to come and congratulate. Only familiar people such as Qian Xili and Gao Yu expressed their congratulations when they passed by Chen Yichen.

The reason is that sometimes the "gratitude" is too much, which makes people feel a little unbelievable, thinking that there is something hidden behind it.

Maybe today I will see Chen Yichen reaching the top, but tomorrow I will fall to the bottom. Before the situation is clear, I will get too close to you and easily get involved in it.

"Sister Sima, congratulations."

Ni Qian, the Hanlin Palm Academy who had been standing in front of Chen Yichen, bowed his hand and said calmly to congratulate him.

"Senior, juniors dare not be the honorary title of Sima in the Young Master."

Although he was cheated by Ni Qian in the past to compile "Huanyu Tongzhi", Chen Yichen never held a grudge against him, and there was not even a slight gap.

Because Chen Yichen knew very well that Ni Qian was a true literati, and he had his own integrity and judgment standards, not to suppress dissidents.

"The Hanlin Academy is divided into seniors and juniors. Now that the young Sima joins the Ministry of War, he should be called the official title, so don't be polite."

"Yes, the yard."

Chen Yichen was not pretentious and immediately changed into an official title.

Listening to Chen Yichen's rapid change of name, Ni Qian's face showed a faint smile and said, "You have returned from the town, but you have not changed."

"How has the bachelor of the school changed?"

Chen Yichen understood what the other party wanted to express, and at the same time he was very glad that in the turbid officialdom, there was still a group of people who always stick to their original intentions.

There is a group of people who exist. No matter how cloudy the sky is, there will always be a ray of sunshine breaking through the haze!

"To the north, I always remember what you said about the truth and the heart."

"Now you are in a high position, and you control the life and death of thousands of people in every move. Remember what is the right way and what is the wrong way!"

At the beginning, Ni Qian thought that Chen Yichen had defected to the eunuch party Wang Zhen in order to get ahead, so he warned him to return to the right path.

At that time, Chen Yichen did not make any excuses, but just asked back what is the right way and what is the wrong way?

Now Ni Qian can no longer see through the path Chen Yichen has taken, so he can only use this sentence to remind him that there will be no mistakes in every step.

"I will remember it."

"good."

Ni Qian responded briefly, then bowed his hands and left with merrily.

Almost as soon as Ni Qian left, Shang Lu and Xiao Yi surrounded him and said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to Xiangbei, I will call you Young Sima in the future."

They both have not seen Chen Yichen for nearly two years, but the friendship between gentlemen is as calm as water. Even though they are thousands of miles apart, the friendship in their hearts has not been weakened at all.

"Don't make a fuss about you two. After you return to Beijing, you have busy affairs and don't have time to visit. I hope you can forgive me!"

Chen Yichen also replied with a joke that he has been busy these days, and he has to properly resettle the soldiers retreating to the capital, and also sort out the list of dead and missing persons, as well as various condolences and pensions for the injured.

Especially when watching the scenes of white-haired people sending black-haired people, Chen Yichen had no intention of contacting old friends in the capital. If he could be promoted to the position of Minister of War today, wouldn’t he have achieved success and ten thousand bones?

"Have you been doing well in the past two years?"

Shang Lu put away the smile on his face and asked emotionally. He had seen the scars on Chen Yichen's arms and face, and knew the hardships and hardships that the other party had experienced. The elegant gentleman who was in his prime in the capital has now completely lost his grace.

“It’s very bitter, but very happy.”

In front of my friend, Chen Yichen didn't want to hide anything. In order to fulfill the promise of taking the world as his responsibility by the Zhenjiang Prefecture River, and to reverse the brave decline of the entire nation after Tumu Fort, he really tried his best.

Fortunately, the direction of the giant ship of history has finally been traces of change.

"Where are you, how are you staying in the Hanlin Academy?"

Chen Yichen asked back.

"On weekdays, I just want to practice books and write articles. Sometimes I really want to carry a three-foot sword and achieve unparalleled achievements just like I look north to you!"

Xiao Yi's tone was filled with a kind of yearning. The Ming Dynasty at this moment when he joined the army was not a completely derogatory term. Both of them were from Hanlin, Chen Yichen's experience was indeed much more exciting than that of himself and others.

"If you want to achieve unparalleled achievements, you will have opportunities in the future, and it may even be right in front of you."

Chen Yichen Dandan replied, and he actually had an immature idea in his heart.

"Fight north, how can you explain this?"

"Entering the Ministry of Revenue."

Xiao Yi was born in a farmer family, without a deep background or family background, and was admitted to the Hanlin Academy from Shujishi. The starting point was born to be lower than the first and second grades.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty began to have a clear division of primary and secondary auxiliary in the cabinet, and the order of entry into the cabinet will also determine status and power.

Even if the journey is smooth, Xiao Yi will probably be difficult to achieve in his life if he wants to get to the top-ranked cabinet minister. It is more likely that he will waste his time step by step in the Hanlin Academy.

Using an inappropriate score is like a top student from Tsinghua University and Peking University in later generations who crushed three junior colleges at the starting point of their entry. If you want to achieve the same achievements, you must work hard and have any opportunities.

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of money, and now the capital is extremely short of clothes and food. The fundamental reason is not that it is. On the contrary, even if natural disasters and man-made disasters are constantly occurring during the Orthodox dynasty, relying on the afterglow of the dynasty's prosperous era and the ability to store major granaries above the safety line.

The reason why the situation of shortage of clothing and food is more due to insufficient transportation capacity and dispatch. All grain and grass transported in the canal and Tongzhou warehouse are accumulated, so they cannot be transported at all.

It would be fine if it could not be delivered to the capital. After the Mongolian army came to the city, would they let go of Okura, who was close to Chi Chi?

By then countless food and supplies will become the enemy's resource reserves.

But even though the situation is so critical, the decision-making of the Korean Central Committee is still mainly to transport the royal army, and the food and grass are placed at the secondary level. It is hard to say that this has nothing to do with being wary of Chen Yichen.

Even in the past two days, some ministers in the court made a statement that it would be better to burn the Tongzhou warehouse in one go, so that no one would be better than a shortage of food in the capital.

If Xiao Yi could be ordered to transfer the military rations of Tongzhou in the face of danger, he would not have to work hard to get a job in the Hanlin editor's seventh-rank official position. At least he would be promoted to the fifth-rank doctor of the Ministry of Revenue with this contribution.

In addition, before the troops move, food and grass will come first. Chen Yichen's future life-and-death battle with the Mongolian cavalry is needed, and the Ministry of Revenue logistics needs someone who can trust!

Join the Ministry of Revenue?

After hearing Chen Yichen's suggestion, Xiao Yi was a little confused.

You should know that Hanlin is a noble person. Many times, if you are lucky, you will be able to get a position as a sixth-rank attendant and lecturer and have the opportunity to join the cabinet and participate in the maintenance service.

Going further, you will become a cabinet minister and soar into the sky!

If you choose to join the six ministries and enter the cabinet, it will be much more difficult, especially as the boundaries of the cabinet become clearer, almost few ministers of the six ministries will join the cabinet to participate in the cabinet’s maintenance.

According to the common theory, unless you have been struggling for many years and have no hope of promotion, you will choose to join the Sixth Ministry or the Censorate Office to leave the town and get the last pension money to retire. Otherwise, at the age of Xiao Yi, you can take a chance to become a cabinet master in the Hanlin Academy.

However, Xiao Yi believed that Chen Yichen would not harm him. After only a moment of surprise, he nodded and agreed: "Xiangbei, since you said you wanted me to join the Ministry of Revenue, you must make sense. I am willing to go!"

"Okay, I will help you clear it as soon as possible."

After saying that, Chen Yichen looked at Shang Lu and said, "Brother Hongzai, with your talent, you should not waste your time in the Hanlin Academy. I will advise Gao She and his teacher to join He Pingyan and others to join the cabinet to participate in the maintenance service!"

Chen Yichen knew very well that the military power in his hands came from the extraordinary period of war. Once the Ming Empire survived the crisis of the capital's demise, the court would inevitably be unable to tolerate his unscrupulous disobedience.

After all, I am a civil servant, and even if I join the Ministry of War, I will not be able to directly manage the military and horses like military generals. One day I will have to stand at a higher level to handle important military and political affairs.

If you want to leave the army, you must cultivate your own power in the court, so that the emperor or political enemies will feel afraid and dare not break up and settle the score later.

General Chen Yichen in the army believed that after experiencing life and death, they would be the only one who would follow his leader. Relying on the power of his disciples in the court alone was far from enough to compete with the civil service group behind He Pingyan and others.

In particular, the Tumu Fort was transformed into the Ministry of War, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works and other ministers, and the ministers of the ministers and ministers were killed. The Ma Yu party, who had contacted, quickly took over and formed a larger force.

The six ministries must have their own people, and the cabinet must also have them.

With Shang Lu's talent, Chen Yichen believes that he will join the cabinet and participate in the maid service, and will never lose to He Pingyan and Yang Hongze.

It's ridiculous to say that Chen Yichen once hated the formation of gangs and private interests in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, which eventually led to party disputes and the country's misfortune.

Unexpectedly, he had to do similar behaviors to control the government in order to protect himself. The only difference is that the goal is not for self-interest, but for public justice.

The dragon slayer eventually became an evil dragon. Chen Yichen once asked about his words, but now it seems to be fulfilling step by step.

I just don’t know if I can break through this fateful cycle when I reach the end.

Just as Chen Yichen was discussing with Shang Lu and others, a eunuch in a bluish robe leaned over and interrupted: "Our family has been disturbed. I wonder if Admiral Chen can take a step to speak?"
To be continued...