"In today's DPRK, there are clear distinctions between civil and military officials."
"Based on the information that has been revealed by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War is taking the lead in reorganizing military camps this time, with the Metropolitan Procuratorate as the main body, and the spearhead is directed at me and other military generals and ministers."
In the study room, Zhu Yi's face remained unchanged and she talked eloquently.
As he spoke, he picked up the empty cups on the table, counted eight, and arranged them in rows with the mouths of the bowls facing up.
Then, he took the lead in turning two of the cups upside down and said.
"The Ministry of War says that it is unworthy, and Yu Shaobao does not hesitate to make a name for himself. After struggling for so long, it is obvious that his heart is strong. As for the Ministry of Personnel, he has always followed the emperor's orders and will never have any other opinions."
After a brief pause, Zhu Yi picked up three more cups and continued.
"In order to conduct an inventory of military camps, the Ministry of War is short of manpower, so it must rely on the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Some time ago, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was affected by the Beijing Procuratorate, and its strength was greatly reduced. We took this opportunity to supplement the manpower and make a splash in the court, so
, must have already been gearing up."
"At the Ministry of Revenue, in the past six months, hundreds of thousands of taels have been made from the mutual market, which has greatly reduced the pressure on the treasury. However, unfortunately, all the affairs of the mutual trade have been taken over by the emperor's imperial shop. There is such a line,
The Ministry of Revenue will not have any objections."
So, two more cups were taken down.
"As for the Criminal Department..."
Zhu Yi raised her head, hesitated for a moment, knocked down the last cup in her hand, and said.
"According to the information I have received, this time the emperor intends to send the officials responsible for border inspections to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation. Once this case is opened, the Ministry of Justice may have the power to interrogate officials, so naturally it will be extremely concerned about this matter."
With a gentle sweep, Zhu Yi arranged the eight cups in a circle.
Three coins facing up are in the middle, and five coins facing down are outside.
Immediately, Zhu Yi reached out and took off the lid of the teapot, covering it exactly on the three upward-facing cups in the middle.
"After all, it is the emperor's intention to rectify the military garrison. The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Cabinet are not directly related to this matter, so at most they will remain neutral."
"In this way, at least five of the six ministers and seven ministers will try their best to promote this matter, and the others will remain silent. The civil servants have unified their attitudes!"
Zhang Xi silently looked at the neatly arranged teacups in front of him, with a somewhat complicated mood.
He couldn't help but think of what Zhang Fu said to him before leaving after he was released from prison.
"... As the emperor, most of the things are done behind the scenes. When it is made public, the victory will be decided. However, his actions are like an antelope hanging its horns. It is difficult to detect the clues before the cloth is lifted."
"Therefore, if you want to defeat it, you can only plan in advance and take the initiative. If you only deal with it passively, you will always be played by others..."
Thinking about that time in the court, the emperor took the initiative to send an envoy to welcome the emperor back. It was obvious that he was already prepared.
If Zhang Fu had been able to restrain himself and not bite the bait, maybe now, the position of the British Crown Prince in the court would still be as stable as Mount Tai. How could he end up in such a situation?
However, he didn't show anything on his face. He just narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhu Yi and asked.
"Young Master, the Ministry of War has indeed spread some news so far, but it is nothing more than fragmentary news about the Qing Dynasty. The Ministry of Punishment will be involved. Where did the Young Master get the news?"
Facing Zhang Shi's question, Zhu Yi raised her head slightly, but did not answer directly, only said:
"The Duke of Chengguo has his own news channels."
Zhang Xi's face looked a little unhappy.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi sighed and reached out to push back the teapot lid, revealing the three cups in the middle with their mouths facing upward.
Then, he picked up the teapot, filled the cup in the middle with tea, and handed it to Zhang Shi.
"Shibo, please have some tea!"
So, Zhang Shi understood, took the teacup, and took a sip. However, he did not relax his brows, but continued to ask.
"So, you are saying that this is a coalition of civil servants to suppress Wu Xun?"
Zhu Yi nodded slightly.
But as a result, the confusion on Zhang Xi's face became more intense and he said.
"Is this the reason why you said it can't be done?"
Although Xun Qi's power declined after the Tumu battle, as the leader of Xun Qi for many years, the British government had its own pride.
In fact, Zhang Xi couldn't help but feel a little more contemptuous towards Zhu Yi who wanted to give up before the fight even started.
However, Zhu Yi didn't have any special reaction. He just shook his head, and then he put the cups in front of him aside, leaving only four of them.
After thinking about it, he seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he took back another one and made five, all with the bowl mouth facing up, put them on the table and said.
"On the issue of military camps, civil servants are united and have the support of the emperor behind them, but we and other noble military officials are not."
As he spoke, Zhu Yi arranged the five cups in front of him one by one and said.
"My honorable ministers, including those who are in Beijing and those who are not in Beijing, there are a total of forty-seven families including dukes, marquises and uncles!"
"Among them, the newly promoted Prince Fan Guang of Jing'an and Yang Hong, the Marquis of Changping, hold real power, but they have already been in the hands of the emperor. Even if the emperor is so forced, the Yang family still bows their heads and bows to them."
"With them here, we can suppress many voices from the military government and the Beijing camp!"
So, the first cup was knocked upside down.
"Among the older generation of nobles, more than a dozen families that were originally attached to Duke Dingguo's Palace have now switched to Duke Fengguo's Palace and become the lackeys of the emperor."
Immediately, Zhu Yi picked up the second cup, put it on the table as well, and continued.
"The military camp is certainly not what they want, but they are currently riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off. As long as the emperor is willing to be a little merciful, it will not be difficult to get them to spit out what they have swallowed."
"In this way, the number of available people for our distinguished ministers will be reduced by half!"
Zhu Yi said, pointing to the remaining three cups.
"The border generals should have been the ones who opposed this matter the most fiercely. However, their power is too loose. If no one joins forces, it will be difficult to influence the situation of the court. However, they can still be used."
"There are probably more than a dozen uncles in the capital, who are regarded as the face of the Duke's family. The remaining twenty or so are naturally close to the British Duke's family."
"If my nephew's prediction is correct, Shibo's original plan, oh no, it should be said that Marquis Ningyuan's idea for Shibo should be to coordinate internal and external cooperation, with the nobles in the capital uniting to oppose, and the border generals to petition, forcing the court to give up the plan.
Is the original intention of the military settlement correct?"
Zhang Min didn't say anything, but it was obvious that Zhu Yi was right.
So, under his incredible gaze, Zhu Yi picked up the three remaining cups, pushed one of them in front of Zhang Xi, and then turned the remaining two cups upside down.
"Shibo, if this is really your plan, my nephew can tell you..."
"It doesn't work!"
Zhu Yi said calmly as she pulled the two cups she had just turned upside down to her side.
"The Duke of Chengguo will not be involved in this matter."
"As for the border generals, if nothing unexpected happens, the Yang family and the Fan family should have started making arrangements by now!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yi ignored the surprise and uneasiness on Zhang Min's face, stretched out his hand to hold down the only cup in front of him that was still facing up, and said.
"To be honest, Uncle Shi, my nephew came here today just to take down the last cup!"
This chapter has been completed!