The time for rest is always very short. Just three days passed by in a flash, and the elders returned to their respective yamen with dark circles under their eyes after feasting and joy, and began to fish (cross out) and start working.
In the Wenhua Palace.
Since the end of the war, Zhu Qiyu restored the Jingyan system, but the date of the Jingyan was changed from once a day to once every five days.
The Sutra banquet was hosted by Mr. Hu Hui from the Ministry of Rites, but as a rule, the assistant ministers of the cabinet gave the lecture, and the officials of the Hanlin Academy discussed it individually.
However, Zhu Qiyu always had a strange feeling during today's sutra banquet.
It seems that someone is isolated!
Today we are talking about moderation. After Wang Ao, the chief minister of the cabinet, finished speaking, everything was quiet. Logically speaking, whether it is questioning or echoing, someone should speak.
But no, Wang Ao was calm and composed. As usual, since no one asked questions, the old man took two steps back and returned to his original position.
Then Jin talked about Gao Gu. Unlike Wang Ao, after he finished speaking, the atmosphere gradually became more lively.
But without exception, as soon as Wang Ao opened his mouth, they immediately shut up. This scene looked as weird as possible.
After the sutra banquet, Zhu Qiyu returned to Qianqing Palace. Not long after, Cheng Jing walked in, handed a memorial to the imperial case, and said.
"Your Majesty, the cabinet Chen Cifu and Gao Xueshi have submitted a memorial."
Zhu Qiyu was a little surprised, reached out to pick up the memorial, and asked.
"Oh? It's a joint name between Chen Xun and Gao Gu?"
Cheng Jing nodded and said, somewhat dumbfounded.
"That's right, only Chen Cifu and Gao Xueshi jointly signed it, and Mr. Shofu didn't add it."
Thinking of what happened at the banquet just now, Zhu Qiyu vaguely understood.
It seems that Wang Ao's position as chief assistant is not going well.
He had heard that these days, Wang Ao's style in the cabinet was quite strong, and he did not give any face to Chen Xun and Gao Gu, the two more senior cabinet ministers.
It is only a matter of time before the two sides conflict.
However, he did not expect that the attack would be so fierce.
Let’s talk about this memorial in his hand.
Generally speaking, memorials within the same department should either not be jointly signed. If they are jointly signed, the department head must take the lead. This is the rule.
It seems that the memorial in his hand has brought the discord between the two parties to the table.
No wonder there was such a scene at the sutra feast today.
You know, Chen Xun and Gao Gu are still in charge of the Imperial Academy affairs.
The Sutra Banquet is the main venue of the Hanlin Academy, and it is easy to win favor with Wang Ao at the Sutra Banquet.
After opening the memorial and scanning it briefly, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and chuckled.
"Chen Xun is blatantly provoking..."
First, Wang Ao, the chief minister, was collectively ignored at the Sutra banquet. Later, the cabinet ignored him and jointly submitted a petition to recommend ministers to the cabinet.
This is simply a slap in the face!
Cheng Jing was not as relaxed as Zhu Qiyu. He frowned and said, obviously worried.
"Your Majesty, you have just promoted the Chief Assistant to the cabinet, and something like this happened. Not to mention whether the government affairs of the cabinet will be affected. If this spreads among the government and the public, wouldn't it be a comment that the emperor knows people?
unknown?"
"Chifu's actions this time are a bit too showy, right? Do you want to reject this memorial first?"
It should be said that what Cheng Jing said makes sense.
After all, Wang Ao was appointed to the cabinet by Zhu Qiyu, so being insulted like this would not look good on Zhu Qiyu's face.
However, Zhu Qiyu still shook his head and said.
"No need, just keep it in mind."
Seeing that Cheng Jing was a little confused, Zhu Qiyu spoke.
"I promoted Wang Ao because of his meritorious service in Liaodong, but he must always be able to prove that he can sit firmly in this position."
"Don't worry, Wang Ao is a smart man. He has such a tough style in the cabinet, so he must have expected this day."
"If my prediction is correct, he will have counterattack measures in the next day or two."
Cheng Jing was still a little worried and hesitated.
"But what if..."
"If Wang Ao can't even stand firm on his feet, then Chen Xun should take over."
Zhu Qiyu closed the memorial and said calmly.
Chen Xun has never given up on the position of chief assistant, and Zhu Qiyu knows this very well.
However, from his point of view, Chen Xun's character is too soft and he is not suitable to be the first assistant.
Chen Xun is obviously aware of this and has been deliberately changing his original all-around style these days.
Therefore, he has no intention of intervening in this cabinet battle.
Chen Xun broke up with Wang Ao in such a big way, it was definitely not just to vent his anger.
He is declaring his power to the government and the public.
If Wang Ao cannot handle such a blatant provocation properly, the government and the public will think that his words as the first assistant are not as effective as those of the second assistant.
Therefore, Wang Ao has to handle this matter himself.
In contrast, what Zhu Qiyu was more interested in was the memorial itself.
"Cheng Jing, I remember that in the secret report handed over by the Jinyi Guards the day before yesterday, it was said that Chen Xun had invited a lot of people to have a banquet in the mansion the day before yesterday. Is this the case?"
Cheng Jing nodded, turned around and flipped through the memorials on the side, pulled out a book, put it in front of Zhu Qiyu, and said.
"Your Majesty has a good memory. Among the people attending the banquet, many were from the Hanlin Academy, but there were also several ministers from the ministry."
"Among them are several adults they recommended to the cabinet this time."
Ever since Zhu Qiyu ordered Lu Zhong to arrange Jin Yiwei to monitor various mansions, Jin Yiwei would send secret reports every day.
However, because there are too many, Zhu Qiyu will not read them all. He will only scan them briefly to see if there is anything he needs to pay attention to. However, these secret notes are still kept in the palace for future reference.
Opening the secret note that Cheng Jing brought, Zhu Qiyu glanced at it quickly, and finally stopped at the names of the two people.
Xu Bin, Qing of Taichang Temple!
Sure enough, there is him...
At this time, Cheng Jing also reacted.
He knew about the incident reported by Lu Zhong before, but Dongchang and Jinyiwei had been investigating this matter.
So when the memorial was handed over, he didn't pay attention for a while.
Now that he saw the emperor's eyes twinkling, he immediately remembered that incident, his brows immediately knitted together, and he said.
"Your Majesty, is it possible that the hands of Yang Shan and his gang have already reached into the cabinet?"
Cheng Jing remembers very clearly the gathering where the Jinyi Guardian came to conspire to welcome the Emperor back.
The host is Yang Shan, Qing of Honglu Temple, and one of the participants is Xu Bin, Qing of Taichang Temple!
The three people recommended by Chen Xun and Gao Gu were Wang Yining, the Minister of Rites, Jiang Yuan, the Minister of Punishments, and Xu Bin, the Minister of Taichang Temple.
When these two things are connected, it’s hard not to think too much about them.
Zhu Qiyu didn't speak. He tapped his fingers lightly on the case. After a moment, he shook his head and said.
"We still can't make a conclusion on this matter. Xu Bin is Chen Xun's disciple, so it's normal to recommend him."
"If he was really involved in Yang Shan's affairs, I'm afraid he wouldn't recommend Xu Bin so freely."
"In this case, you send a message to Shu Liang and ask him to carefully check who has been to Chen Xun's house these days."
In his previous life, Chen Xun did not participate in the Nangong Restoration. On the contrary, after the Restoration, he was regarded as his confidant and was liquidated together.
Although the current situation was different from the previous life, he could not conclude that Chen Xun was not attracted by them.
But at least for now, given Chen Xun's status and temperament, there is no need or motive to do such a risky thing.
But one thing is certain, even if Chen Xun was not won over by them.
That at least shows that the group of people conspiring behind the scenes are trying to infiltrate into the center.
Cheng Jing didn't dare to be negligent, so he bowed his hands and said yes, and then left.
However, he had just taken two steps when he saw a young eunuch coming in. After hearing the report from the young eunuch, Cheng Jing came back and said.
"Your Majesty, the three senior ministers, Wang Ao, the chief minister of the cabinet, Wang Zhi, the official secretary, and Wang Wen, the censor of the right capital, are outside asking for an audience."
Zhu Qiyu was a little surprised, and soon a smile appeared on his face.
Wang Ao is indeed not a simple character.
This time, Chen Xun is afraid that he will make a mistake...
