In the Wenhua Hall, the young emperor Zhu Houcong is sitting on the throne. The four elders of the cabinet, the six ministers, the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the minister of Dali Temple are standing in front of the throne. The current four elders of the cabinet are:

Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong, Mao Ji and Jiang Mian. As for Liang Chu, the original second assistant, he resigned after Fei Hong was reinstated. Not long ago, he bought a boat with his family and went south, returning to his hometown in Lingnan to enjoy his life. Liang Junzi finally

Begin well and end well.

It is said that the relationship between Fei Hong and his chief assistant Yang Tinghe has always been good. Since he was reinstated and joined the cabinet, the two have been getting along very harmoniously. However, in today's emergency court meeting, there were differences of opinion. The two had their own opinions.

It's just that they didn't directly fight each other.

At this time, Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I believe that the murder of the imperial envoy is a serious matter. It is reasonable for the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple to each select one person as the imperial envoy to be responsible for investigating and hearing the case."

The Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple are collectively known as the "Three Law Divisions." Some major and important cases are usually jointly tried by these three agencies, which is the so-called "Three Law Divisions Joint Trial." And major cases such as the murder of an imperial envoy are indeed

It can achieve "joint trial by the three judicial departments", so Mao Cheng's proposal undoubtedly makes sense.

"I second the proposal!" Yang Tan, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately came out to express his support.

Yang Tan and Mao Cheng were both members of Yang Tinghe's party, so they clearly stood on Yang Tinghe's side. Moreover, when they suppressed Xu Jin, they acted as vanguards. Naturally, they did not want to see Xu Jin use this matter to gain power.

Political disputes are just like this. There is no right or wrong when parties are united and opposed by different parties. If everyone is like-minded, they will naturally become one party. However, if everyone has conflicting political ideas, even family friends will turn against each other and become enemies. Such examples are not uncommon in history.

The fundamental reason why Yang Tinghe and others suppressed Xu Jin was actually the conflict of ideas. The Yang Party was a conservative faction of the imperial family. They insisted on the orthodoxy of the imperial family and required the new emperor to inherit the lineage of Xiaozong. However, Xu Jin supported the young emperor and stood by the emperor.

Being on the opposite side of the Yang Party, Yang Tinghe was naturally not liked by the Yang Party. In addition, Yang Tinghe was also worried that Xu Jin would become a sycophant like Jiang Bin in the future due to the close relationship between Xu Jin and the new king, so he spared no effort to suppress him.

At the beginning, Yang Tinghe did not hesitate to "give" Xu Jin a share of credit, but also wanted to take him out of the capital to provide disaster relief. He was just worried that his presence in Beijing would affect Emperor Jiajing's thoughts. Now Yang Tinghe has succeeded in forcing Emperor Jiajing to recognize Xiaozong as the emperor. Who knows?

Something happened over there in Shandong, and Xiao Huai's whereabouts were missing due to disaster relief, but Xu Jin, who could only serve as a foil to Lu Ye, had to sit upright.

If Xu Jin is just the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy for disaster relief, it will naturally not matter if he is promoted to a rank of one or a half after returning to Beijing. There are still a lot of idle posts waiting for him. But if Xu Jin is in the right position, the disaster relief case, the granary deficit case, and the murder case of the imperial envoy will not matter.

, these merits added together are not just a matter of being promoted to a half-level official.

Yang Tinghe obviously did not want to see Xu Jin rise through this, so he proposed to send another imperial envoy to handle the case. Mao Cheng and Yang Tan were Yang Tinghe's right shoulders, so they naturally had to unswervingly cheer for the boss.

"I second the motion. It is of great importance. This case should be tried by the three judicial departments!" Zhang Zilin, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, also stood up and said, this guy is not a Yang party, but as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he naturally wants to take credit for this department and review the case.

It was originally the scope of responsibilities of the Ministry of Punishment.

The young emperor Zhu Houcong frowned, feeling extremely unhappy, and said calmly: "Do other beloved ministers have any objections?"

Fei Hongwei remained silent with a sullen face, Yang Tinghe lowered his eyes as if in trance, and other ministers in the palace had different expressions, but did not speak.

Bi Yun, the eunuch and eunuch who was standing next to Zhu Houcong, couldn't help but secretly sighed. After all, Mr. Fei Ge had a shallower foundation and was not as good as his chief minister Yang Tinghe. Now that there are three ministers of the Sixth Ministry supporting Mr. Yang Ge, this matter may be a foregone conclusion.

At this moment, Wang Qiong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I object to sending another imperial envoy!"

Zhu Houcong became energetic and asked quickly: "Why?"

Wang Qiong said loudly: "I think there are three reasons why it is inappropriate to select another imperial envoy to go to Beijing. The first is that it takes a long time and delays the opportunity to investigate the case; the second is a waste of manpower and material resources. Nowadays, the national treasury is tight, so we can save what we can; and the third is

…Xu Ziqian made it very clear in the memorial that the criminal who directly dug up the embankment has been captured, and the whole story can be clarified only through interrogation, so there is no need to mobilize people at all.”

Zhu Houcong said with satisfaction: "What Wang Shangshu said makes sense!"

Many ministers in the palace also nodded slightly. Although they despised Wang Qiong's smooth flattery, they had to admit that Wang Qiong's three reasons were indeed tenable.

Mao Cheng immediately retorted: "Xu Jin is young and has no experience in investigating cases. How can he take on such a big responsibility? What's more, he also asked the admiral to supervise the military affairs of Shandong Province. How can major military affairs be trivial!"

Wang Qiong sneered and said: "Gan Luo was still able to become prime minister at the age of eight, so why did Mao Shangshu select people based on his age? Xu Ziqian is young, but he is mature and prudent. Xiao Yushi also mentioned in the memorial that Xu Ziqian's performance in this disaster relief

He is very outstanding, and his ability cannot be questioned. What's more, this case involves Xu Ziqian himself, and he also captured the criminal who dug the embankment. Now the court does not trust him and wants to send another imperial envoy to investigate the case. Wouldn't it be chilling?"

Wang Xian, the Minister of War, was an old subordinate of Wang Qiong. At this time, he quickly stood up and echoed: "What Wang Shangshu said is absolutely true. I heard that Xu Ziqian once led an army against King Ning, and defeated more with less. It must be that he has both civil and military skills. The admiral of Shandong

Military affairs are not a bad idea either!”

Two ministers expressed their support for Fei Hong, and the balance that was already leaning toward Yang Tinghe was pulled back. This situation is very rare. This situation did not happen when Liang Chu was still there. There are old guys with a keen sense of politics.

I am afraid that the cabinet after the realization of the common consciousness will no longer be dominated by Yang Shoufu.

Zhu Houcong was secretly happy. He had long been tired of Yang Tinghe controlling the cabinet. Naturally, he was happy for someone to stand up and balance Yang Tinghe's influence. He nodded and said: "I also think Wang Shangshu's words are reasonable. What are the opinions of other beloved ministers?"

All the ministers could not help but look at the other two cabinet ministers who had not expressed their support yet - Mao Ji and Jiang Mian. Whichever side these two expressed their support for now, that side would win.

A trace of pride flashed in Wang Qiong's eyes. He had always been at odds with the clean officials of the Yang Party. The previous cabinet was monolithic, so he naturally chose to pretend to be a grandson. But it was different now. Fei Hong had just gotten up with Yang Tinghe for his disciples, so he was naturally willing to help Fei Hong.

, giving favors can please the little emperor at the same time, and can also deepen the cracks in the cabinet. It is simply killing three birds with one stone.

Mao Ji and Jiang Mian were both in a bit of a dilemma at this time. It was said that both of them were relatively upright officials, and they had good personal relationships with Fei Hong and Yang Tinghe.

"I agree with Wang Shangshu's point of view. Now that the national treasury is tight, it is really not appropriate to send another imperial envoy to waste financial resources. I can order Xu Ziqian to take full charge of the case. At the same time, he will supervise the military affairs of Yanzhou Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture. After the investigation is completed, the criminal will be taken to

The capital will be handed over to the Three Justices Division for trial and conviction." Mao Ji expressed his stance first and chose a compromise method.

Jiang Mian actually did not agree with excessive suppression of Xu Jin. This son was indeed a rare talent, and it would be a loss for the court to abandon him, so he nodded and said: "I second the proposal!"

As soon as Mr. Jiang Ge said this, the matter finally settled.

Zhu Houcong said happily: "Then according to what Mr. Mao said, Xu Jin was appointed as the imperial envoy to be fully responsible for all affairs, and he was given the title of admiral of the military affairs of Yanzhou Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture. Mr. Yang will prepare an edict immediately!"
Chapter completed!