Shi Kefa became official, and the position of chief minister of the cabinet became vacant.
The cabinet is not like the ceremonial supervisor.
The ceremonial supervisor can have a vacant position for the eunuch, but the cabinet cannot be without the chief assistant for a day.
Among all the princes in the dynasty, the ones most favored by Zhu Cihong were Zhang Shenyan, the Minister of Personnel, Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Rites, and Lu Zhenfei, the Minister of War.
Unfortunately, Zhang Shenyan suddenly became seriously ill not long ago.
Although Zhu Cixiang sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, the effect was not very good.
According to the original history, Zhang Shenyan died of illness in the 17th year of Chongzhen.
According to this rhythm, it seems that his life will not be long.
Among the remaining two, if Zhu Cihong had to choose one, he would choose Liu Zongzhou.
First of all, Liu Zongzhou was the Minister of Rites, and he had the title of Dongge University Scholar, so it was natural for him to take over as the first assistant.
Secondly, Liu Zongzhou is more qualified than Lu Zhenfei.
Liu Zongzhou was a Jinshi in the 29th year of Wanli.
He passed through Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen dynasties, and served successively as the director of the Ministry of Rites, the right general, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the censor of the left capital.
He was a veritable elder of the three dynasties.
In the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, Liu Zongzhou was already sixty-six years old and had sufficient qualifications.
With Liu Zongzhou taking over as the first assistant, the ministers in the court would not have any objections.
Lu Zhenfei was different.
The highest official position he held before becoming Minister of War was Governor of Water Transport and Governor of Huai'an.
Although he could be regarded as a feudal official, he was dwarfed by Liu Zongzhou.
Of course, there is another level of consideration for Zhu Cixi's arrangement.
That is, he needs Lu Zhenfei, a hawk, to be in charge of the Ministry of War, so that he can better implement his New Army strategy without being constrained.
If Lu Zhenfei enters the cabinet to take over as the first assistant, the position of Minister of War will inevitably be vacant.
Now that Wang Duo has committed suicide, Shi Kefa has retired from office, and Zhang Shenyan is seriously ill, there are few people who can take over as Minister of War.
If Zhu Cihong forced an internal transfer, he could only transfer Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Rites, to the Ministry of War, but Liu Zongzhou was a person who firmly opposed the development of firearms.
He once said to Chongzhen, "I have heard about the way of using troops, the benevolence and righteousness of Tang and Wu, and the moderation of Huan Wen.
This is beyond the scope of the discussion."
"Today, if we don't treat others but rely on weapons, the country's prestige will be weakened."
"Firearms will end."
It is useless to calculate success or failure.”
This is far from Zhu Cixiang's strategic vision.
Besides, if we don’t develop firearms, wouldn’t the greatest advantage of time travelers be wasted?
Therefore, Zhu Cihong would never let Liu Zongzhou get involved in the Ministry of War.
From this point of view, it is the best choice for Lu Zhenfei to stay in the Ministry of War and Liu Zongzhou to take over as the chief assistant.
Anyway, the chief minister of the cabinet is just a mascot in Zhu Cihong's personnel structure and will not have much influence on major policies.
But the person sitting in this position must be absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the royal family.
On this point, Liu Zongzhou and Shi Kefa were consistent.
Compared with his political talent, Liu Zongzhou's Confucian talent was obviously stronger.
He inherited Yangming's Xinxue and founded the Jishan School.
He was a great Confucian of his generation.
The famous Huang Zongxi and others were his disciples.
Liu Zongzhou is indeed a man of character.
In the original history, the Qing troops marched southward with great force.
Liu Zongzhou, who had already begged for his bones to live in Hangzhou at that time, followed the example of Boyi Shuqi and died on a hunger strike after the city was destroyed.
Such a person is absolutely a loyal minister, and it is perfect for him to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet and set an example for the world.
Of course, just making good use of these ministers is not enough.
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The younger generation can be sent to the Huangming Military Academy for training, but there is an urgent shortage of senior ministers.
Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure.
Today's Nanming court still needs some veterans to support the scene.
Most of the famous officials either died for their country or surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after the city of Beijing was captured.
There are only so many officials in Nanjing, and Zhu Cixiang really can't find a suitable candidate.
Since there was none in Nanjing, Zhu Cixi decided to expand the scope.
After careful consideration, Zhu Cixiang decided to recruit Wen Anzhi.
The name Wen Anzhi may sound unfamiliar to many people.
Even among the many heroes of Nanming, he is not as famous as Zheng Chenggong, Li Dingguo, Zhang Huangyan and others.
But in Zhu Cihong's mind, Wen Anzhi was definitely a well-deserved national hero.
Wen Anzhi was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi's reign.
He once served as the director of the Nanjing Imperial College and the minister of wine.
He was later dismissed from office and returned to his hometown by Xue Guoguan.
He stayed in his hometown in Yiling for more than ten years.
Until the Jiashen Kingdom rebellion and the fall of Shenjing, he was still idle at home.
Emperor Hongguang and Emperor Longwu both summoned him successively, but because Yiling was in enemy-occupied territory at the time and transportation was inconvenient, the capital of Wen'an did not respond.
However, Zhu Cixiang feels that there is another important reason besides the inconvenience of transportation.
That was Wen Anzhi's dissatisfaction with King Fu, King Tang and others competing to become emperor.
Wen Anzhi was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi's reign, and was a disciple of the emperor.
Naturally, he would not be called to become an official just because he wanted to become a vassal king.
Perhaps in Wen Anzhi's mind, he was very disdainful of these vassal kings who still fought for annexation despite the national crisis.
As for Wen Anzhi's later appointment as a bachelor of the East Pavilion of the Yongli court, he definitely did not think that Emperor Yongli was better than Hongguang and Longwu, but that Wen Anzhi clearly realized that the Ming Dynasty had reached a point where the building was about to collapse, so he decided to Give up your prejudice against Yongli and go to Guangxi.
"Together we hold the spirit of diligence, and Jia Yong searches for secluded valleys.
When we look up at the peach and plum smoke, the spring light is not covered with clouds.
The long pines are green, and our comrades have more fun.
Get off your horse and clarify your words, no longer asking about Lonely."
When passing by Longquan, Wen Anzhi left this poem "Longquan Xiaofa", which is enough to express his determination to regain the world.
This veteran minister was already sixty-eight years old when he met Yongli in Wuzhou, Guangxi, but he was still full of ambitions.
It can be said that the old man is restless and has ambitions of thousands of miles.
In order to resist the Qing Dynasty, Wen Anzhi asked the commander-in-chief of Central Sichuan to unite with the remaining troops of the invasion force.
Emperor Yongli appointed Wen Anzhi as the crown prince's Taibao and Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Military Affairs, and governor of military affairs in Sichuan and Lake areas.
He also gave Shang Fang a sword.
Thanks to Wen Anzhi's efforts and mediation, the thirteen Kuidong families who were originally at odds with the Ming court finally united with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Only then did Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng attack Chongqing in the 13th year of Yongli's reign.
However, this plan ultimately failed because Tan Hong and Tan Yi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
Yongli also fled to Burma not long after, and eventually the Southern Ming Dynasty fell and Wen'an ended in depression.
From the perspective of Wen'an's effective foundation, he gathered thirteen Kuidong families to join the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Wen'an was not only a loyal and loyal minister in the style of Shi Kefa and Liu Zongzhou, but also a very capable minister.
Now that the country is in dire straits, Zhu Cixi needs more ministers like Wen Anzhi Therefore, Zhu Cixang decided to recruit Wen Anzhi, who was far away in Yiling, as the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites.
Different from the Hongguang Emperor in the original history, Zhu Cixi succeeded the Emperor Ming Dynasty as the Crown Prince of Chongzhen, which was quite legitimate.
Therefore, Wen Anzhi would never have the worries of serving the vassal king in history.
The only problem is that Yiling is still in enemy-occupied territory at this time.
After Li Zicheng initially controlled the four prefectures of Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Chengtian and De'an in Huguang, he left General Bai Wang to garrison them, and Yiling was under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Prefecture.
If Zhu Cixiang wants to contact Wen Anzhi, he must send people through enemy-occupied areas
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