Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Cui Jingrong really wanted to tell Liu Shimin to go to the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry for arranging supplies, but he was immediately discouraged when he thought that he had participated in the cabinet's "blinding" of the emperor and was wronged by the emperor's sending troops to the south over the Ministry of War.

He sent Yang Lian, a doctor in the Ministry of War, to arrange these matters.

is it wrong?No.However, Yang Lian was born in the military department, and it turned out that he was in the military department, so impeachment is already his old way of thinking.

Cui Shangshu summoned him to go there immediately, and when they met, he asked: "Cui Butang, extravagance and Chongming's rebellion, the cabinet suppressed it and did not report it to the emperor, do you know?"

How could not know.

But Yang Lian is not up to the point of pedantry, and he knows how to ask Motobutang "do you know".

Cui Jingrong was a little bit embarrassed when he met this upright and fearless "Minister of Gu/Ming" appointed by the late emperor.

"The cabinet has the right to make decisions, and I cannot object."

Yang Lian immediately turned on the impeachment status and was about to speak.

Cui Jingrong hurriedly stopped him and said, "No one has arranged for the counter-insurgency supply yet. The shells are the most important thing. You should first settle this matter with the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry. Come back and discuss the rest."

After Yang Lian arranged the supplies, Cui Jingrong began to tell Yang Lian about the cabinet's worries, worrying that the emperor would directly lead the army to the south.

"If the emperor really went south, think about it, Wu Zong died because of falling into the water and fell ill. There are ditches and rivers in the south, and the cabinet is also worried about the emperor."

"But the department hall forgot to trust the king to supervise the government."

Yang Lian went to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, and had to adjust his mentality to do things because he had to discuss matters with the corresponding personnel.The momentum in his heart has reached the level of anger he had just heard about "deceived the emperor".

Cui Jingrong gasped.No wonder since Fang Congzhe made the decision not to tell the emperor, he always felt that there was something that bothered him. It turned out that he and the cabinet had thrown away Xin Wang, who supervised the government.

He got up and bowed his hands to Yang Lian, "Wenru, I thank you first. You reminded me of this matter well, I owe you a favor, and we will talk about it later."

Cui Jingrong left the stunned Yang Lian in a hurry, and went to the cabinet to talk to Fang Congzhe and others about Xinwang.

Xinwang is the title proposed by the emperor to Zhu Youjian. He is currently the only prince in the Ming Dynasty.Although it has not been formally canonized yet, all the necessary gold seals and so on have been entrusted to the Ministry of Rites to prepare, and the canonization ceremony will be officially performed when the emperor returns from the Western Expedition.And he, Cui Jingrong, was negotiating with the cabinet about the eight-hundred-mile emergency military report, and he actually forgot the king Xin, who was sent by the emperor to supervise state affairs... It turned out that it was for the emperor's original intention to return to the court directly. up?

When Cui Jingrong went to the cabinet to mention the matter of King Xin, Ye Xianggao immediately realized that the matter was in great trouble. He reminded Liu Yixiu and Han Yu to go to Zhou Jiamo and Huang Kezuan, and asked them to come forward to intercede for the cabinet. Gao Ze went to find Zhang Wenda.

Liu Yixiu and Han Yu were also among the fifteen "Ministers of Gu/Ming" who asked Gu Gu.Liu Yixiu found Zhou Jiamo to finish the matter, and Zhou Jiamo stumbled and sighed: "You are confused. Do you think His Majesty is a temple of light? That means Cheng/Zu is alive."

Liu Yixiu bowed to Zhou Jiamo to the end, clasped his fists and begged, "Now only the old Shangshu can go to His Majesty to argue for us."

"Hey. The cabinet was originally set up to divide the powers of the six ministers. Let me, the official minister, intercede for you. It will be of no avail. If the emperor is suspicious and thinks that the six ministers are linked to the cabinet, they will be combined. How many members of your cabinet have been abolished?"

Liu Yixiu's face was gray and defeated, he never thought that his loyalty to serving the king would end up "deceiving the king" after working hard for more than 20 years.

Seeing that Liu Yixiu was frightened, Zhou Jiamo couldn't bear them.Then he opened his mouth to comfort Liu Yixiu: "Ji Hui, since you can trust me, I will go there for you. I dare not guarantee the consequences. But you go back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to find Zhang Deyun, and the censor will not impeach him." , this matter can be suppressed.???

Liu Yixiu thanked Zhou Jiamo and turned around to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Ye Xianggao still has some friendship with Zuodu Yushi Zhang Wenda.He told Zhang Wenda exactly what happened, and said with guilt on his face, "I shouldn't have recommended Fang Zhonghan to the court in the first place."

Zhang Wenda stared, "He enjoys the court's preferential treatment for scholars, shouldn't he join the court?"

"You say that he should contribute to the court. But what I said is that he has no ability to be a cabinet minister. Instead, I recommend him to join the cabinet. If he is dismissed and exiled on the charge of 'deceiving the emperor', it will be my crime." gone."

"You still think about yourself." Zhang Wenda didn't give Ye Xianggao a good face. "How many of you dare to hide such a big matter in private? It's an urgent matter of rebellion. It's more important than the Tatars occupying Datong."

"Yes, yes, yes. You are right. That's why I came to you for help."

"I really owe you and owe you for three lifetimes."

Ye Xianggao bowed to Zhang Wenda, "We are in the same year. If we don't help each other at this time, how can we still see Fang Congzhe being exiled? If Fang Congzhe can return to his post safely, I will not be dismissed. Alas, I can't afford to lose it." This man."

Fang Congzhe, Ye Xianggao, Cui Jingrong, Zhu Guozuo, and Zhang Wenda were all Jinshi in the 11th year of Wanli.In the composition of the current cabinet system of six ministers and seven ministers, only Zhu Guozuo was originally a minister in Liudu, but after the merger of the two capitals into the capital, he also came from behind.

The Jinshi of their subject became an existence that no one dared to underestimate among the courtiers.Not to mention the same year when he occupied the position of an important frontier official in various places.

Zhang Wenda knew that he had to take this trip, otherwise, once Fang Congzhe, Ye Xianggao, and Cui Jingrong went down together, Zhu Guozuo would soon be the only one in the 11th year of Wanli who was in the court.Even if Zhu Guozuo is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials now, it will be useless to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in the future.

Ye Xianggao will not be used again, and Cui Jingrong will lose his position as Minister of the Ministry of War, and it will be impossible to come up again.Especially since I and Fang Congzhe are both 70 years old.Alas, anyway, since I am about to become an official, how about I use my identity as Minister Gu/Ming to put up a face and beg the emperor, I hope the emperor will give me this face.

"Has Zhonghan gone to see Zhu Zhaolong?"

"Yes. I asked Liu Jihui to invite Zhou Mingqing. Cui Ziqiang and Han Yuchen invited Huang Shaofu."

Zhang Wenda nodded, that's all he could do.

"Well, the cabinet will not be able to straighten up in front of His Majesty from now on."

Ye Xianggao smiled wryly, "If you don't get exiled, you can burn incense. It's not that I'm telling the truth, you should have seen it. With His Majesty's disposition, the cabinet ministers and various ministers are not like Tai/zu and Chengzu. It???s already accumulating virtue in life.???

Zhang Wenda nodded, he admired Ye Xianggao's ability.Because Ye Xianggao was the first among the 11 Jinshi in their [-]th year of Wanli to be promoted to a high position and a cabinet minister with the reputation of prime minister, and he was the "only prime minister" for seven years.Shanye Xianggao's ability to mediate between Emperor Wanli and his courtiers was beyond the reach of others.

"It's good that you understand it in your heart. The cabinet is willing to take a step back. Your Majesty is not in the mood to kill everything. I'm afraid Zhou Mingqing will make a note of it for you."

Ye Xianggao grinned, "I understand. If you don't earn a handle, how can the emperor take back the power of the prime minister? Life is bitter."

"You asked for it."

Ye Xianggao choked for a moment, caught up with Zhang Wenda in two steps, pulled his sleeve and said, "Six Ministers should thank me for not suggesting that Zhonghan consult with everyone."

Zhang Wenda left in a huff, leaving Ye Xianggao with a disturbing word.

"Regret? It's too late."

Isn't that right - Fang Congzhe regretted it.He tugged on Zhu Guozuo's sleeve, and tears were about to flow into a bitter woman.

"Zhaolong, I'm all for the court. If His Majesty goes south directly,"

"Brother Zhonghan, don't be so sad. I understand that your thoughts are all for the court. Think about it, the imperial examination is coming soon, and His Majesty will not punish all the cabinet ministers no matter what."

Fang Congzhe immediately heard from Zhu Guozuo's words that he was doomed.

"Zhaolong, alas, I have wanted to be an official since the emperor came to the throne. Alas, when Emperor Wanli was emperor, I wanted to be an official several times. It was Jinqing who pulled me into the cabinet and advised me not to return home. Now I want to return home It won't work either."

Zhu Guozuoneng won the first prize in high school at the age of 24 or [-] in the imperial examination of thousands of troops, and Fang Congzhe's clear mind is not comparable to that of Fang Congzhe.He had already seen that Fang Congzhe's entry into the cabinet was the product of a compromise between various forces, and he also understood that Fang Congzhe was Ye Xianggao's "scapegoat" in disguise, but at this time he had to come forward for the same year when his relationship was very ordinary in the past.

"Brother Zhonghan, the emperor won't do anything to you, but if you can retire safely, you can't go back to your hometown to give lectures."

Fang Congzhe knew that the emperor didn't like people who came back to give lectures, and that he was the type of person who was charged with crimes when he was able to become an official safely.

He sighed and said: "The dog is not good enough, and the grandson is still weak. If the old man can return to his hometown safely, he will only teach his grandson at home."

Zhu Guozuo got Fang Congzhe's guarantee, comforted Fang Congzhe and said: "Brother Zhonghan will teach Lingsun out as soon as possible, and he can be pulled out before the rest of us are retired. You can remember clearly, there is only ten years at most. .In addition to self-improvement, we all have to retire."

Fang Congzhe didn't care whether Zhu Guozuo's words were false or not, he thanked him first and then again.He has been the Imperial Academy for many years. If his grandson can be admitted to Jinshi, although there are many students who can promote his grandson, who can be worth a word of care from the minister of the Ministry of officials.

Han Yu listened to Ye Xianggao's assignment and dragged Cui Jingrong to beg for Huang Kezuan's return.Han Yu has long understood that no matter whether Ye Xianggao has the title of chief assistant or not, even if Ye Xianggao is the fourth cabinet minister, he still has to follow Ye Xianggao's orders when things happen.Just because Huang Kezuan saw Cui Jingrong's enthusiastic attitude, he became more determined not to fight for the top in the cabinet.

Huang Kezuan's enthusiasm for Cui Jingrong is due to the emperor's appreciation for Cui Jingrong.This is what Zhou Jiamo said while drinking with him.The main idea of ??????the original sentence is that Gongnai Gongxiao and the 44-year-old Jinshi became a servant by virtue of the name of the emperor's teacher.But when he got the Jinshi, Cui Ziqiang had been in the imperial court for 20 years.

Can that be the same?

Both Zhou Jiamo and Huang Kezuan belong to the kind of people who are young and ambitious, but they are inevitably inferior in front of Cui Jingrong.I have seen a lot of junior high school candidates, but a weak crown can be named on the gold list, and he is not pedantic and talented in doing things. Cui Ziqiang is the first in the court.

Huang Kezuan implicated Cui Jingrong because of the potential crime of "deceiving the emperor", and his love for talents made him feel wronged for Cui Jingrong.Feeling sorry, he immediately decided to intercede with the emperor.

So Zhou Jiamo, Zhang Wenda, Zhu Guozuo, and Huang Kezuan all went to Qianqing Palace to see the emperor.