Domineering Daming

The former prime minister of the six provinces of Shaanxi and Sichuan, and the current cabinet minister Fu Changzong, is undoubtedly the most suitable.

But who dares to take Fu Changzong's top cylinder?

Sun Chuanting and Fu Changzong are now allies, they have similar views on many things, and they leverage each other.

In this changing situation, the established plan is that Sun Chuanting will succeed Bi Ziyan as Zuo Second Assistant, that is, "First Assistant", and Fu Changzong will succeed Sun Chuanting and be in charge of all departments directly under the cabinet, and the cabinet will be promoted to fifth.

Naturally, King Jing would not do such a stupid thing, he immediately sensed something was wrong, and said, "I hope more people will not know about this confession, and Wen Tiren's side should also silence it."

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After Prince Jing's words fell, Wang Qiaonian continued, "I think so too. This matter must be suppressed. Now that the government is raging, the temperature needs to be cooled."

As they talked, they all looked at Bi Ziyan. This letter came from Qianqing Palace, and Bi Ziyan was the first to see it.

Bi Ziyan was well aware of the delicate atmosphere in the cabinet, so after a short pause, he said, "I'm afraid it's impossible, the capital is easy to talk about, and the news must have spread in Shaanxi, and Gong Dingzi stayed there. What, Wen Tiren's confession is a last resort."

Everyone here is aware of the situation in Shaanxi. Since the 20th year of Wanli, civil unrest has not stopped in the past few decades. In the early days of Chongzhen, it was even more massive. The imperial court mobilized more than 20 troops, including the forbidden army, to temporarily suppress it.

Although the purpose of Li Banghua's implementation of the "farm policy" in Shaanxi was to fight against increasingly serious natural disasters, he did not intend to curb civil unrest.

Shaanxi is a complex place, and the implementation of the "farm policy" is under a series of powerful forces, and all methods are basically illegal.

These were carried out with the support of the imperial court, or with the tacit consent. All kinds of backlashes in Shaanxi have been suppressed in recent years.

Now someone is taking advantage of the exchange of blood in the court to uncover this matter, and the entire court is in an embarrassing situation.

Everyone listened to Bi Ziyan's words, but did not speak immediately.

This matter cannot be uncovered, at least not completely, otherwise it will continue to involve a wide range of people, it will be difficult to suppress the good, and it will affect the "farm policy" in Shaanxi, and then affect the "New Deal" in the whole country.

Therefore, Wen Tiren can't deal with it, or dealing with him alone can't solve this matter.

What should I do if I can’t hold back anymore?

Everyone's thoughts are spinning, no matter how delicate the atmosphere in the cabinet is, government affairs cannot be affected, and a group of people's thoughts are like lightning.

After a while, Fu Changzong said: "First, the cabinet wants to refute rumors, and Mr. Bi Ge has no plans to become an official. Second, the Shaanxi matter cannot be blamed too much. I will go to the parliament to conduct a public review, remove the title of bachelor, and temporarily stay The cabinet. Thirdly, all the Shaanxi governor’s yamen resigned on their own initiative, and the cabinet approved it.”

Everyone moved with different expressions, all surprised in their eyes.

None of them thought that Fu Changzong would make such a sacrifice.At their level, they cherish their feathers very much.If there is such a "stain", it is basically necessary to bid farewell to the official career.

Even if Fu Changzong can still stay in the cabinet, his previous plan to succeed Sun Chuanting has completely failed.

Sun Chuanting regarded Fu Changzong as his greatest helper and right-hand man. He didn't want to give up so much, so he said directly: "No! The cabinet is the focus now. If you take the initiative to take the upper body, it is tantamount to burning oil. a little."

Prince Jing, Fu Changzong, and Wang Qiaonian were all regarded as the imperial party, and the two said almost in unison, "I object!"

Prince Jing glanced at Wang Qiaonian and said, "If Fu Ge is old, I'm afraid it will cause even more trouble. It's okay for Shaanxi. If the Ministry of Household Affairs is involved, things will be even more troublesome."

The household department has been in charge of Zhu Xu's treasury for ten years, how many secrets there are in it, Zhang Bingwen, the current minister, may not know it, if someone targets him, it is likely to involve some things in Zhu Xu's early years.

Prince Jing knew all about these things, and was quite vigilant in his heart.

Wang Qiaonian is a newcomer after all, and he doesn't know much about Zhu Xu's early years, but he didn't want to involve Zhu Xu again, so he said solemnly, "It's not appropriate for Mr. Bi Ge to come forward. It's better for the Governor's Council and Dali Temple to take on this matter."

The Governor's Council is responsible for supervising government affairs, and Dali Temple accepts cases. I don't know how many things have been explicitly or secretly pressed over the years. It is appropriate for Wang Qiaonian and Prince Jing to take on this matter.

Bi Ziyan glanced at Prince Jing, Wang Qiaonian, and Fu Changzong, then at Sun Chuanting, then turned to look at Sun Chengzong, and said, "Mr. Sun Ge, what do you think?"

Sun Chengzong now has a clear view of the cabinet, and he can't help but sigh in his heart when he sees through the minds of these people.

This incident was caused by Bi Ziyan's going to retire, but it was not a deliberate plan of the Qianqing Palace.

Bi Ziyan is in his 60s, and he is in his 70s, which is indeed the age to be an official.The two of them have been in the imperial court for many years, and it seems that the imperial court cannot do without them, but in fact they have become some kind of hindrance, whether it is personnel affairs or the "New Deal", there is an urgent need for "innovation".

Sun Chuanting could guess what Bi Ziyan was thinking, but he was worried that after he left, the government would lose control, and the "New Deal" would collapse after the untenable government situation.

Pretending to ponder for a while, Sun Chengzong said: "The matter will explode sooner or later, the sooner it happens, the better."

Bi Ziyan frowned when he listened. These words seemed to refer to Shaanxi, but they actually implied him that it would be good to be an official sooner rather than later.

Bi Ziyan didn't think so, nodded calmly, and said in a concluding tone: "Wen Tiren has made no credit or hard work in Shaanxi. Now that he has published a confession, our cabinet can't chill the hearts of scholars all over the world. Well, the cabinet issued a document, asking him to go to Beijing to explain in detail, Yu Dacheng, the Prime Minister of Shaanxi, was dismissed, and a group of people in the governor's office of Shaanxi were awaiting trial, and Mr. Fu Ge personally took people to Shaanxi to investigate the matter and make it public."

Everyone frowned first, then nodded slightly.

Although it seems a little reluctant to use Yu Dacheng, the prime minister of the six provinces of Shaanxi and Sichuan, to take the thunder, but Fu Changzong went to appease him personally, so he should be able to explain the past.

But, can this matter really end like this?

There was stare in everyone's eyes, and some worries in their hearts.

The instability of the court comes from Bi Ziyan's resignation. As long as Bi Ziyan is around for a day, the hearts of all officials will be unstable, the atmosphere in the cabinet will become more and more strange, and some disputes may gradually surface, and they will no longer be so concealed.

These cannot be controlled by anyone who is selfless, nor can they be decided by Bi Ziyan and Sun Chuanting.

People's hearts are the most unpredictable!

Bi Ziyan saw that the crowd was silent, so he got up and said, "Then I'll go to see the emperor, Bai Gu, you write the essay."

"Okay." Sun Chuanting said.

The others got up and got busy.

as in the past.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong left the cabinet meeting room side by side, went up the stairs, and strolled towards the third floor.

The corridor was extremely quiet today, neither Bi Ziyan nor Sun Chengzong spoke, and walked slowly step by step.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Bi Ziyan said, "Do you think the situation will remain stable after we leave?"

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, there was a sound in the corridor, which was extraordinarily empty, and there was a faint echo.

It's like Bi Ziyan's mood.

Sun Chengzong admired this colleague who was dedicated to the country and had gray temples. He smiled and said, "Why is it the same? Why can't it be better? We have done so many unprecedented things, how can we continue to be like this?"

Bi Ziyan glanced at him, couldn't help sighing, and said: "Sun Baigu's prestige is not enough, he obeys the emperor's orders, once you and I go, the cabinet is full of imperial parties, and the emperor has no one to persuade or help, I am really worried. "

Facing such an emperor today, which courtier can rest assured?

Sun Chengzong looked up at the third floor which was close at hand, stopped, looked at Bi Ziyan, pondered, and said: "You and I have followed the emperor for at least ten years, ten years, and you don't have any trust in the emperor? No matter what How many people want to destroy my Ming Dynasty, but the emperor will not. No matter how many people want to ruin the dynasty and fish in troubled waters, the first one who refuses to agree must be the emperor. Jinghui, you are old."

Jinghui, Bi Ziyan's words.

How much painstaking effort has been put into the court situation and state affairs built by more than ten years of painstaking efforts, no one can be appeased by Sun Chengzong with a word.