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Hou Xun's resumption is definitely a big deal.

However, how to arrange his official position is enough to make Zhu Cilang feel a headache.

Hou Xun's greatest role is to restrain Zuo Liangyu from Huguang. So theoretically speaking, it is most appropriate to give Hou Xun the position of governor of Huguang.

Although Zuo Liangyu was given the title of Ningnanhou, he was just a military general after all. The Governor of Huguang was the top civil servant in charge of Huguang's military and political affairs. Just relying on his reputation, he could suppress Zuo Liangyu.

In addition, Hou Xun was kind to Zuo Liangyu. As long as Hou Xun opened a yamen in Wuchang, Zuo Liangyu would be somewhat restrained.

But it is actually difficult to arrange this way.

The most important reason is that He Tengjiao is already in Huguang.

Although He Tengjiao is now just the governor of Huguang, because the position of governor has always been vacant, He Tengjiao is the civilian leader in Huguang in the practical sense.

He Tengjiao's ability to manage politics is average, but his level of engaging in politics is definitely first-class.

During his tenure as a Huguang, he had a fierce fight with Zuo Liangyu, and the two had a very tacit understanding.

This is of course based on the sacrifice of the interests of the court.

It is precisely because of He Tengjiao's indulgence on Zuo Liangyu that the warlords in Huguang became more and more serious, and there was a trend of a second Liao town.

If Du Yinxi was the governor of Huguang, the situation in Huguang would never be so corrupt. Of course, it is entirely blamed for the restructuring of Huguang vassals to He Tengjiao's incompetence and unfairness. But it is undeniable that the corruption in Huguang situation is directly related to He Tengjiao's inaction.

Today, the situation is extremely serious when civil officials and military generals in Huguang collude with each other.

This directly forced Zhu Cixuan to adopt a gentle strategy towards Zuo Liangyu on the one hand, and secretly divided his subordinates on the other hand.

Now Zhu Cilang can only wait until Du Yinxi divides more Zuozhenying generals, and wait until Zuo Liangyu dies.

At that time, Zuozhen had no leader, and it was a good time for the court to take action.

In history, He Tengjiao served as the governor of Huguang and incorporated Zhongzhen Camp, completely managing Huguang as his own nest. Even so, Huguang was still distracted by him. Moreover, He Tengjiao was definitely not loyal. He disobeyed Emperor Longwu, engaged in power and rent-seeking, and openly challenged the imperial power.

Therefore, this person must not be reused. Just when Zhu Cilang takes action against Zuo Zhen, he can cut it off.

Zhu Cilang was preparing to issue another secret decree, ordering Du Yinxi to secretly monitor He Tengjiao, and if necessary, he could directly write a secret report on the memorial.

Regarding Hou Xun's use, Zhu Cixuan solicited opinions from two people, one was Wen Anzhi and the other was Lu Zhenfei.

Wen Anzhi suggested that the position of Admiral Hou Xun be appointed as Cao Jiang, while the Governor of Huguang remained vacant.

His reason was that the admiral Cao Jiang was responsible for river defense, which could affect Yangtze River defense more.

This was extremely beneficial to the court. After all, Jingzhou Prefecture was still in the hands of the thief Bai Wang's army, and it could lead to plundering Wuchang at any time.

Hou Xun could use his identity to influence Zuo Liangyu and let him bet more troops on the upstream river defense.

It is reasonable to do this, and Hou Xun speaks out again, and Zuo Liangyu has no reason to refuse.

As a result, the pressure in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River was much less. Even if Zuo Liangyu really imagined that he had created a wave of "clearing the king" in history, it would take a long time to mobilize the navy. This gave the court time to prepare.

Of course, this is the most pessimistic situation.

Under normal circumstances, Hou Xun should still be able to stabilize Zuo Liangyu.

The reason why Wen Anzhi suggested that the position of governor of Huguang was vacant because he was worried that He Tengjiao would jump over the wall. In Wen Anzhi's view, He Tengjiao's desire for power was too strong and he had long regarded the governor of Huguang as his belongings.

In this case, if the court rashly sends Hou Xun as the governor of Huguang, it is equivalent to slapping He Tengjiao hard. This is something that He Tengjiao cannot accept no matter how much.

If He Tengjiao loses his mind in anger and incites Zuo Liangyu to pursue his own initiative, the situation will be completely uncontrollable.

So the best way is to be He Tengjiao and Hou Xun at the same level.

He Tengjiao was appointed governor of Huguang, and Hou Xun was appointed governor of Cao Jiang.

It seems that the two are evenly matched, but because the court still has the secret chess of Du Yinxi in Huguang, the court actually has the advantage in the civil service level.

Lu Zhenfei disagrees.

His idea was rather radical, believing that the Admiral Cao Jiang was generally appointed as the Censor of the Censorate and was on par with the governor of Huguang, and it was difficult to suppress He Tengjiao.

The Governor of Huguang will at least add the title of Deputy Chief Envoy of the Censorate, which is one level higher than the Chief Censor.

The senior official is to kill people, and Hou Xun is confident in speaking.

Lu Zhenfei's view also makes some sense.

The governor of the Ming Dynasty and the governor were only temporarily established at first, but it was not until the later period that it gradually developed into a fixed position.

Even so, it has no grade.

Whether it is the governor, the governor, or the admiral Cao Jiang, he must be appointed as the Censorate, and as the chief official of Feng Cong.

According to convention, the Governor is indeed higher than the Governor and Admiral Cao Jiang's Censorate.

Lu Zhenfei believed that since Hou Xun wanted to suppress He Tengjiao and Zuo Liangyu, he would give him sufficient support and do a good job in his official position.

One of them is gentle and the other is radical. One belongs to the dove and the other belongs to the hawks.

This is a good thing in terms of political balance.

As the helmsman of the Ming Empire, Zhu Cilang needed to listen to different opinions so as to reduce decision-making mistakes.

After all, he is also a mortal, and if he is a human, he will make mistakes in judgment. What Zhu Cilang needs is that when he makes mistakes in judgment, a minister can remind him.

If the ministers were all the same voice, Zhu Cilang would probably go astray without knowing it.

This is a very terrible thing.

If such mistakes occur in a peaceful and prosperous era, it would not be a big deal. But now it is a chaotic era, with jackals, tigers and leopards surrounding the Ming Dynasty and being shared at any time. In this case, no mistakes are allowed.

Zhu Ciying himself prefers Wen Anzhi's point of view, but what Lu Zhenfei said makes sense.

Zhu Cixuan simply deduced according to the two plans and analyzed all possibilities.

In the end, he decided to adopt Wen Anzhi's plan, and to be appointed as the right assistant censor of Hou Xun Censorate, and to be appointed as the admiral Cao Jiang.

This is not only because this plan is more in line with Zhu Cilang's overall layout, but also because Zhu Cilang's positioning of Hou Xun is a transitional figure.

If according to the original historical development, Zuo Liangyu will have less than one year of life. Hou Xun's biggest function is to restrain Zuo Liangyu, then once Zuo Liangyu dies, Hou Xun will lose value.

If Hou Xun was just admiral Cao Jiang at that time, Zhu Cilang could have transferred him back to Nanjing with justification.

After all, the Yangtze River is so long, in theory, the Admiral Caojiang can work in any important town along the Yangtze River.

Zhu Cilang was prepared to leave the position of the governor of Huguang to Du Yinxi. This person's ability is not inferior to Wen'an, and he can fully support the world of Huguang.

Since this is the case, it is better to have the position of the Governor of Huguang to be empty first.

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Chapter completed!