"Yes, I will definitely remember that Master Chen will be warned!"

Looking at Wang Zheng's slightly excited face, Chen Yichen patted his arm again with a smile, and then walked into Donghua Gate.

It was not until Chen Yichen's back disappeared from sight that the guard guard of the gate leaned over and said in an envious tone: "Mr. Wang, I didn't expect that you would have a relationship with Mr. Chen, and I'm afraid that it will be

Going to the top."

Listening to his subordinates' words, Wang Zheng shook his head and said, "I never thought of flattering Master Chen to rise to the top, but civil and military ministers in the court can only feel that respect in front of Master Chen."

"It makes me feel like a brave general, not a guardian."

After saying that, Wang Zheng withdrew his gaze and slowly returned to the post of Zheng, subconsciously straightening his waist and back.

As the core department of the imperial center, Wenyuan Pavilion is still a busy scene even if there is no court meeting, dealing with the government affairs of various prefectures in the Ming Empire. Chen Yichen came to the attic and walked straight towards Chen Xun's duty room.

, as usual, visit the cabinet chief first.

After three years of Jingtai, the phenomenon of cabinet rankings became increasingly obvious. In addition, Chen Xun was relied on by Zhu Qiyu and publicly announced to civil and military officials that "I am appointed as the cabinet affairs."

Now Chen Xun is not only honored by the name of Yuanfu, but also has the reality of the powerful prime minister!

He can already hold and preside over a cabinet meeting at any time. All major matters must be decided by him before they can be presented to the emperor's imperial examination. It is only a clear ranking in etiquette and law from the status of "Shou Bing Guojun" in history.

However, even so, with many disasters in the past few years, the cabinet minister Miao Zhong submitted a memorial to impeach himself, requesting to retire and return home. Chen Xun's qualifications have been opened to the next level in the cabinet, and no one can do it with him anymore

Even Gao Yu is still slightly inferior to his juniors, let alone Chen Yichen and Shang Lu.

Through the report of the Zhongshu Sheren, Chen Yichen stepped into Chen Xun's duty room, but what surprised him was that there were two relatively "unfamiliar" ministers in the house, who had met the Ministry of Rites at Andingmen. They were the left of the Ministry of Rites at Andingmen.

Minister Wang Yining, and Minister of Personnel He Wenyuan, whom he met at the celebration banquet.

The two of them looked a little surprised when they saw Chen Yichen coming, especially after just one day, Wang Yining found that Chen Yichen had changed into the second-grade Jinchi Pill, and his expression was even more unnatural.

After all, he is only a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Rites. Chen Yichen is above his own regardless of whether he enters the cabinet or his official title. Should he take the initiative to salute his younger generation at the age, or wait for Chen Yichen to take the initiative to follow the rules of the Hanlin Academy.

Say hello to me as my senior?

However, his concern was quickly dispelled. Chen Yichen had never had the habit of being arrogant and was often used to being polite first and then being soldier. Seeing these three people here, he bowed first and said, "I have seen Yuan Fu and He Zhongtang."

, Wang Zhongtang."

"Chen Zhongtang is kind to you, and there has not been too much greeting in Andingmen. We should be close to each other as a minister in the future."

Wang Yining first bowed and returned the gift. After all, Chen Yichen gave him enough face, so he still had to understand the principle of reciprocity.

On the other side, He Wenyuan just bowed with a cold expression, without saying anything during the process. It was obvious that the dispute between the two at the celebration banquet still existed.

Seeing He Wenyuan's appearance, Chen Xun, as a veteran in the cabinet, naturally eased the atmosphere and said: "Everyone is a colleague of the cabinet, so naturally he has to get closer. If you wait until the government affairs are done today, I will hold a banquet.

How about inviting you to welcome the wind and dust to the north and drink some drinks?"

"Okay, at the celebration banquet, I was busy rewarding the three armies, but I had not been able to drink and chat with Chen Zhongtang, so I happened to have a banquet to offer the Buddha."

Wang Yining immediately cooperated. After all, he was the eunuch Wang Cheng who introduced him to the cabinet. There were natural procedures and legal shortcomings, so he could only do things smoothly in all aspects and not offend anyone.

However, He Wenyuan snorted coldly and said, "I have participated in the celebration banquet at Chen Zhongtang. This time I thanked Yuan Fu for his kindness. In addition, there are many memorials in the room that require votes and will be returned first."

After saying that, He Wenyuan bowed to Chen Xun, and then left the duty room without looking back.

Facing this scene, Chen Xun could only shake his head helplessly, and then said to Chen Yichen: "Xiangbei, He Zhongtang is a censor, has a straightforward and serious personality and does not like color. You don't have to take it too seriously.

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In fact, Chen Xun doesn't need to explain. Chen Yichen still knows He Wenyuan's personality and character after all, he helps Liu Qiu's daughter turn things around. He belongs to the standard charity template, adheres to his own beliefs and does not respond easily.

People compromise and bow their heads.

Even if the other party is a powerful eunuch like Wang Zhen, or even disagree with the emperor, he will still choose to speak out in a straightforward manner, even if he loses his black hat.

Such people seem to be much more upright than Wang Zhen and others, but in fact they cause no less harm to the country than treacherous villains. However, in many cases, they still occupy the moral commanding heights and have no way to blame them.

So Chen Yichen nodded indifferently and said, "Yes, I understand."

Seeing He Wenyuan leaving, Wang Yining realized that Chen Yichen must have had some private words to discuss with Chen Xun when he returned from the border. So he also stood up and said, "Yuan Fu and Chen Zhongtang have not seen each other for a long time, so I want to talk about the past

, Then the officials will not bother you, and will take your leave first."

Hearing Wang Yining get up and say goodbye, Chen Xun said politely without trying to keep him. He did have some words to talk to Chen Yichen alone.

With He Wenyuan and Wang Yining leaving, Chen Yichen was the only one left in the room. Chen Xun signaled him to sit opposite him, and then said, "Looking north, you have been out of the border for nearly two years, and you have established a forum for the Ming Dynasty.

It is indeed hard to achieve the achievements of expanding territory."

"If Yuan Fu is there, this is just an official's duty."

"The court has changed a lot in the past two years. I believe you have already felt it when you returned to Beijing yesterday, but many things will never be separated from their sects. Yingbei Since you return to the cabinet, you have to prepare early."

After Chen Xun said this, Chen Yichen understood the point, so he asked: "I am stupid, so I would like to ask Yuan Fu to teach you clearly."

Listening to Chen Yichen's humble words, Chen Xun smiled with a deep smile: "If you can use the word stupidity in your talent and knowledge in Xiangbei, then there will be no smart person in the civil and military affairs in the court."

"Since you have said this, I will not hide it. The core changes in the court in the past two years have revolved around one thing, that is, Yi Chu!"

That's right, whether it is the addition of cabinet ministers like Wang Yining or the upstart like Shi Heng, it is essentially the essence of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu's improvement of control and voice in the court and laying the foundation for Yi Chu.

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Chen Yichen looked as unsurprising as usual about the "Yi Chu". He just asked calmly: "What does Yuan Fu think?"

In fact, Chen Yichen knew exactly what Chen Xun stood in line and attitude. The real reason why he asked this nonsense was to know whether Chen Xun said this came from the warning from his predecessors or from the emperor.

Instructions!

"The order is first in the world. If you want the country to be stable, you have to do something easy to save."

"Does Yuan Fu want his juniors to support Yi Chu?"

"It's not me, it's His Majesty."

Chen Xun did not beat up any mute fans, and told Chen Yichen very bluntly that Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu had decided to formally discuss Yi Chu at the dynasty meeting on March 1st to abolish Zhu Jianshen's identity as the crown prince.

He waited for three years at this moment, and now everything is ready, and he only lacks the east wind of Chen Chen to ignite the fire.

"The lower officials have received great grace from the emperor and are tragic."

Without any hesitation, Chen Yichen expressed his attitude.

The reason is that in the matter of Yi Chu, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu did not ask himself personally, but asked Chen Xun to send the message, which was a temptation of distrust.

After Zhu Qiyu's several checks and balances, Chen Yichen had no choice. Instead of being indecisive in front of Chen Xun's "eye-liner", it would be better to implement the image of loyalty to the end.

After all, hesitation means that loyalty is not absolute, and the emperor's eyes are equivalent to absolute disloyalty!

"We have been out of the town for two years, and we have not yet fallen behind in this regard in our assessment of the situation. We are worthy of being the leader of our Ming Dynasty."

Chen Xun sincerely exclaimed that Chen Yichen's political sense and sensitivity are not as good as a young official at all. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as the four words "crawling".

"Yuan Fu is too praiseworthy, I am ashamed of you."

"Haha, I'm humble."

While Chen Yichen was discussing Yi Chu's side, Yu Qian, who was in the Ministry of War, held a letter from Yang Ji, a Jinshi of the Ministry of War, and was in a very complicated mood.

This letter from the Ministry of War is not a discussion about political affairs, but rather a advice to Yu Qian, the chief official of the Ministry of War. The core content is to oppose Yi Chu, accusing him of being an important minister of the court, but "aphasia and follow the crowd" and not defending the etiquette, law and principles.

One of the sentences, "Is it that the public is solemnly aware of the rewards of the palace officials and does not think about it, so I will save the aftermath?" Almost pointed to Yu Qian's nose, saying that he was greedy for power and chose to protect himself.

Yu Qian was not a sociable person who was good at communicating, and he didn't want to involve the struggle between imperial power and the palace. He just wanted to be a good official at peace and do something practical for the country and the people of the world.

Just like a man in the world and involuntarily standing in the position of a high-ranking minister, Yu Qian will inevitably be involved in these power struggles. The consequence of silence is that in the eyes of the emperor, Yu Qian let him down

Be kind and kind, and have no clear statement of support for Yi Chu.

On the other hand, in the eyes of subordinates and court clear water, Yu Qian was a person who was seeking fame and reputation. Once he touched an incident that affected his power, he pretended to be deaf and lost his integrity in the literary world. He did not dare to stand up and make trouble. Now even subordinates openly wrote a letter to advise.

, it can be said that it is not pleasing to both ends.

Faced with such a situation, Yu Qian couldn't say anything. He was not greedy for power and chose to remain silent on the matter of Yi Chu. On the contrary, he followed his original words. Under the influence of Confucianism, he opposed Zhu Qiyu's deposed prince without any mistakes.

But at the height of absolute rationality, Yu Qian knew better that the emperor was destined to not give up Yi Chu. Especially Zhu Qiyu was in the prime of Spring and Autumn Period, and the court officials had opposed for a while, but could not oppose it for a lifetime.

If it continues for a long time, it will be divided into two factions, which will constantly criticize and attack alien forces for their respective political positions, and eventually form de facto party-to-party attacks and internal struggles to continuously consume the national strength of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Yu Qian was worried about the event in later generations. After years of struggle in the court, it interrupted political and economic reforms, interrupted the backbone of many real rumors, and made the political atmosphere of the court more decadent.

From then on, officials flattered Ah Shang.

Yu Qian knew that Yi Chu would become inevitable, but his original intention made him unable to support him, so he could only stay out of the matter with silence. But now this letter and the rumor that the court will announce Yi Chu will soon make it difficult for Yu Qian to survive.

Either support or oppose, there is no middle ground to speak of!

Just when Yu Qian was in a dilemma, Liu Zhongfu, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, happened to come over because of the issue of military pay. When he saw him sitting at the table, he was holding the book tightly in his hand.

"Yu Shaobao, what happened?"

Liu Zhongfu can be regarded as Yu Qian's old friend. As early as the orthodox dynasty, Wang Zhen criticized Yu Qian. In addition to Chen Yichen speaking out for justice, he also took great risks to plead, which led to being criticized by Wang Zhen to a commoner.

In the first year of Jingtai, he became an official and served as the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the guest of the crown prince. The two had a close relationship.

Liu Zhongfu's voice made Yu Qian come to his senses. He quickly put down the book in his hand, and then replied as if nothing had happened: "It's nothing. I thought about the affairs of the military government affairs, and I was a little immersed in my mind."

Facing Qian's answer, Liu Zhongfu shook his head and smiled, "I'm not as bright as my eyes are still blurred. The letter clearly states that it is against Yi Chu. The rumors are making a speech in Kang to let you stand out?"

Liu Zhongfu's inquiry made Yu Qian silent, and quibbling about lies was not something he was good at.
To be continued...