In the Wenhua Hall, the cabinet ministers and the chief officials of the six ministries and nine ministers are busy promoting the court to draw up a list of shortlists recommended to join the cabinet.

"Your Majesty has urged us several times. I think everyone has different opinions and try to seek common ground while reserving differences. Today we will formulate a list of candidates for the cabinet. We cannot be too late." As the chief minister of the cabinet, Huang Liji first set the tone for this court and demanded that the results must be issued today.

Shi Fenglai said: "There is no need to discuss officials at the level of the Six Ministers. Five adults, including Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of Personnel, Lai Zongdao, Minister of Revenue, Guo Yunhou, Minister of Justice, Su Maoxiang, and Minister of Works, Xue Fengxiang, were automatically shortlisted for the waiting list of the cabinet."

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

Shi Fenglai's opinions naturally would not arouse opposition from ministers. After all, the gap between the six ministers and cabinet ministers is only one step away, so they naturally have the qualifications to enter the cabinet.

Li Guopu added: "The cabinet candidate list should not be too long. I think it will be set to be seven. In addition to the five Shangshu, everyone will choose two more places."

Zhang Ruitu said: "As the former Minister of War, Cui Chengxiu, returned home from his hometown, the position of Minister of War has always been vacant. It is better for us to decide the candidates for Minister of War first and let the candidates for Minister of War directly be shortlisted for the candidates for the cabinet. In this way, the sixth place will be available."

Huang Liji nodded and said, "I agree. I propose that the Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel of Nanjing will be transferred to the position of Minister of War in Jin. The King will hold all major positions in Jin. He has a resume in Liaodong and is familiar with military affairs. It is most appropriate to be transferred to the Minister of War."

Because of Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan's glory in "History of Ming Dynasty", Wang Zaijin has always appeared as a villain in history. Later, he was implicated in the compilation of "The Three Dynasties" and was designated as a eunuch party and was dismissed from office by Chongzhen.

What made Wang Zaijin completely nailed to the pillar of shame was the evaluation of the three masters in later generations. Jin Yong: "Wang Zaijin was a Jinshi in the 20th year of Wanli, a weak scholar from Taicang, Jiangsu. He did not understand military affairs at all, had short-sighted vision, and was timid..."

Yan Chongnian: "The king had no long-term strategy in Jin, no courage, no military strategy, and no wisdom."

Mingyue back then: "Wang Zai Jin, whose courtesy name is Mingchu, was from Taicang, Jiangsu. He was a Jinshi in the 20th year of Wanli. This gentleman had never fought a war, and the reason why he sent him was because he had to go."

In fact, Wang Zai Zai was very capable, and was even better than Sun Chengzong in terms of military strategy. When he was conquering Liaodong, Wang Zai was sensitive to the discovery of supporting the Liaodong army with the whole country would inevitably lead to the exhaustion of the Ming Dynasty's finances. He wrote to Tianqi to propose a vertical wall to clear the field. Most of the army withdrew from Shanhaiguan, leaving only a small part to fight guerrillas in Liaodong, attempting to use the strong strength of the Ming Dynasty to drag the Later Jin Dynasty to death.

From the perspective of hindsight, Wang Zaijin's strategy was undoubtedly correct. If he managed Liaodong according to his strategic ideas, it might not be necessary that the Later Jin Dynasty was dragged down. After all, the Little Ice Age had a great impact on the Later Jin Dynasty.

But the Ming Dynasty was too tough, and the Ming Dynasty's character was really not a joke. Wang's strategy of abandoning Guangning in Jin was naturally completely denied. Even the position of Liaodong's governor was taken over by Sun Chengzong. From then on, Liaodong began to build a large-scale construction, dragging down the Ming Dynasty's finances.

All the ministers can see Wang Zai Jin's ability. There is no surprise that the result of the reincarnation of Wang Zai Jin as Minister of War and being automatically shortlisted for the cabinet candidate list. In this way, there are already six candidates on the list, and there is still the last place left.

Li Guopu said: "Your Majesty has recently launched a large-scale resumption of the Donglin Party members, former cabinet chief Han Du, former imperial assistant Sun Chengzong, and Wenzong leader Qian Qianyi have all returned to the court to serve important positions. It is inappropriate that there is no Donglin Party member on the cabinet candidate list. It is better to give this last place to the Donglin Party."

Li Guopu actually has nothing to do with the eunuch party and has always hated the pain of party struggles. He was "accidentally injured" by the Donglin Party members because he formed a cabinet with the eunuch party.

Although he was misunderstood by the Donglin Party members, Li Guopu still admired the character and integrity of the Donglin Party members. Because he was able to fairly propose to make the Donglin Party members on the cabinet shortlist in the atmosphere of the Wenhua Palace eunuch party.

Huang Liji frowned when he heard this. He had always been very vigilant and rejected the Donglin Party members entering the cabinet, so he naturally did not want the Donglin Party members to be on the waiting list for the cabinet.

But now the so-called eunuch party has occupied the four cabinet ministers of the cabinet, and the list of cabinet candidates they promoted by the court is almost all from eunuch party members. Will this arouse the fear of the emperor and suspect that he has formed a clique for personal gain?

Thinking of this possibility, Huang Liji said: "I agree with Li Gaoyang's opinion, and the last quota will be produced by the three Donglin Party members. However, Han Xiangyun and Sun Kaiyang are all old. They just want to be a noble official in the court to enjoy the blessing of the Qing Dynasty. How can they let them work hard for state affairs again? I think Qian Qianyi will be shortlisted for the cabinet on behalf of the Donglin Party. Young people should add more burdens!"

Even if party relations are not ruled out, Li Guopu's proposal of Han Dong as a candidate made Huang Liji extremely dislike because Han Dong had served as the chief minister of the cabinet before him and was just a secondary assistant at that time. If Han Dong entered the cabinet again, he would undoubtedly have a mother-in-law on his head, and no one would be happy about it.

Sun Chengzong was also an old cabinet minister. He once served as the late emperor and his influence was even greater than that of him, the chief minister of the cabinet, which was something he didn't like.

Overall, Qian Qianyi did not have much threat to him. Although Qian Qianyi had no influence in the literary world, he had almost no influence in the court because he was young and mostly worked in the local area. He could only give him a job with His Majesty if he was allowed to join the cabinet candidate list.

Shi Fenglai also said: "Han Xiangyun voluntarily resigned in the fourth year of Tianqi, which shows that he has no enthusiasm for national affairs. I agree with Shoufu Huang's opinion. There is no need to put him in the shortlist, so he can enjoy a good life."

Other ministers were also worried that Han Dong and Sun Chengzong would lose their status when they entered the cabinet, so they quickly agreed to Huang Liji and Shi Fenglai's opinion. Therefore, Han Dong, the most experienced boss of Donglin, and Sun Chengzong was pushed out of the door by the court, and even the shortlist of cabinet candidates was not shortlisted.

On the contrary, Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party with the most shallow qualifications, was lucky enough to be included in the cabinet shortlist because he did not pose much threat to the current cabinet ministers, and was called the Ming version of "Koi Yang Chaoyue".

All seven candidates were generated. Huang Liji, who was the host of the court promotion meeting, summarized and said: "Since everyone has made a decision, let's make a decision like this. The three cabinet masters and I will enter the palace now. When you meet the emperor, the emperor will decide who to enter the cabinet."

Of course, everyone had no objection to this and praised it for being kind.
Chapter completed!