After entering the palace, the ministers discovered that the cabinet members were already in the palace, and after taking a rough look, their brows were all furrowed. Obviously, something must have happened.
Relatively speaking, the emperor's expression was very calm, as usual.
After the salute, the emperor did not delay and said directly.
"Earlier, Mr. Zhu Ge of the cabinet handed over a sign to invite me, saying that there was something important that needed to be memorialized. After I summoned him, Mr. Zhu Ge handed over a memorial, which was written by the escort general Zhu Yi. Please set a date for the East Palace to leave the cabinet as soon as possible.
According to the old rules of the late emperor, a young army was prepared for the East Palace."
"This matter involves many things and involves the foundation of the country. I summoned all the gentlemen of the cabinet to discuss it together. However, we could not reach a unanimous opinion for the time being, so I summoned all the ministers to come here today to discuss the matter together."
A few simple sentences gave a rough outline of the whole story.
Although there are many details in it that are not yet clear, but after hearing it at Chuchu, the elders finally had a rough idea.
Perhaps in order to give everyone time to accept it, after the emperor finished speaking, he did not rush to ask everyone for their opinions, but handed over the memorial.
Logically speaking, at this time, the quickest thing to do is to have someone read the memorial once. However, the emperor did not do this, and instead asked his ministers to circulate it one by one.
However, no matter what, it is always good to be able to see the memorial itself.
So, with all kinds of thoughts, the elders finally got the memorial that made everyone rush to the palace.
There is no doubt that, no matter in terms of status or degree of favor, the first person to receive the memorial must be Wang Wen, the Minister of Civil Affairs!
Although when he first entered Beijing, there were serious criticisms about Wang Wen. Some people said that he was not qualified enough, some people said that he had a bad temper, and some people thought that he was not qualified enough to be a heavenly official. There were countless people who were waiting to see his jokes in private.
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However, such an old man with a bad temper, a tough temper, and no one is welcome, now not only firmly occupies the position of Heavenly Official, but he is also truly the first of all officials from the inside out.
To put it bluntly, this old man has now become a powerful figure in the imperial court!
In terms of official rank and position, he was a first-grade young master and a prince and grand master. There were only one or two people who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him in the official rank above the court.
In terms of real power, he holds the power of selection. A Beijing inspection allowed everyone to see the methods of the new Otsuka Prime Minister. And more importantly, many ministers in the court knew that he was excluding dissidents, but...
Even if they looked at everything with a magnifying glass, they could not find any mistakes or omissions in the inspection process of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
It is not difficult to eliminate dissidents, but it requires extremely sophisticated political means to eliminate dissidents in a legal and compliant manner so that no one can find fault.
If some people think that Wang Wen just relied on the authority of the Minister of Civil Affairs to forcefully coerce all officials, then they are completely wrong. The power of selection is indeed important, but it also depends on whose hands it is.
Wang Wen did offend many people in the court, but due to the emperor's unusual preference, the old man almost seemed to be plated with gold, allowing him to dare to say anything in the court. , no one dares to choke.
To scold him is simply to seek your own wrath!
More importantly, since Wang Wen came to Beijing, there have been many people who have had conflicts with him. However, if you look closely, you will find that if it is a dispute over government affairs, there is a high probability of conflict with Wang Wen. The person will be furious to death, and then both of them will be fined a month or several months' salary.
And if someone really intends to bring Mr. Wang down, then, almost without exception, the consequences will be very serious.
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At worst, he may be demoted from the capital, or at worst, he may be dismissed from office and return to his hometown, thus ending his official career.
Although the emperor's intervention was involved, Wang Wen's own methods should not be underestimated.
Such a high-status, powerful monster who cannot be beaten or scolded can no longer be measured by common sense in the court.
In the court now, it is no longer Wang Tianguan who is thinking about not offending others, but the officials are basically avoiding this tyrant of the court.
When encountering matters related to the bureaucracy, you don't offend yourself if you can. Basically, you deal with it as quickly as possible to avoid being scolded and not having to deal with it.
At this moment, Wang Wen frowned and held Zhu Yi's memorial in his hand, but did not open it immediately to read it.
In fact, after hearing the emperor's general explanation of what happened, Mr. Wang almost cursed, but because the emperor did not speak, he swallowed his words.
Now holding this not too thick memorial, Wang Wen first glanced at the young Zhu Yi next to him, then hummed softly and opened the memorial.
Although he already roughly knew the contents, Mr. Wang's face still became quite ugly after he read it carefully.
Seeing the last series of joint signatures, especially the dazzling words Hu Hu of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Wen frowned and looked at the old man next to him, Mr. Hu, but found that there was no reaction at all.
Continuing to look down, after reading the cabinet ticket, Wang Wen's expression suddenly changed again, and he glared fiercely at Zhu Jian beside him.
This behavior made everyone present confused.
However, their doubts did not last long. After Wang Wen finished reading, he stared at Zhu Jian and snorted, and then handed over the memorial in his hand.
Then, as the memorial was passed on one by one among the elders, everyone almost understood the reason for Wang Wen's expression.
After everyone had read it once and the memorial returned to the imperial case, Wang Ao took the initiative to speak and said.
"This manuscript was originally drafted by Zhu Ge's elders and presented to the imperial court. Because it is of great importance, Your Majesty summoned me and other cabinet ministers to inquire. I believe that the departure of the East Palace cannot be delayed, but it cannot be done too hastily. It can be scheduled for six months after the spring hunting. The period of the moon.”
"Yu Cifu also basically agrees with this matter. However, Yu Cifu believes that the establishment of the Young Army is a special case in the early years and should not be regarded as a routine. Therefore, I sincerely request your Majesty to restore the Young Army to the ordinary direct guard."
"Because it was difficult to unify the opinions in the cabinet, Mr. Zhu Ge suggested that General Zhu Yi and his co-signer Da Zongbo be summoned to the palace to discuss it in detail. Considering the importance of this matter, Your Majesty summoned you all to come together for discussion."
These words were quite detailed and basically summarized the current situation. At the same time, they also secretly clarified the relationship between the cabinet and the cabinet.
That means that this matter was not done by the cabinet, but by Zhu Jian himself. We have tried our best to make up for it before you came!
As expected, when the words fell, the eyes of everyone present basically fell on Zhu Jian. At the same time, the emperor's voice also sounded.
"Now that the ins and outs of the matter have been explained clearly, let's discuss how the matters mentioned in this memorial should be regulated!"
This chapter has been completed!