Another World's Imperial Examination Official Path

"Your majesty, the ministers have dedicated themselves to the court and the country. There is hard work without credit. You can't treat us like this!"

When Wu Mingyu heard that Yu Wenchang was going to imprison them into the prison, he was anxious and panicked, and hurriedly begged for mercy with his nose and tears.

Once it is really caught, it will be over!

The household officials who followed behind him also knelt down behind Wu Mingyu, telling how much they had paid for the court, and Yu Wenchang couldn't hurt the old minister's heart like this.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs is an important department of the imperial court. If all these ministers are suddenly imprisoned and no one takes up their positions, there will be chaos in the court!" Sima Weibo stepped forward to plead.

The Household Department is now the basis for them to gain a foothold in the court. Of course, Sima Weibo can't just watch the officials of the Household Department being locked up.

On the one hand, what he said was a plea, and on the other hand, it was also a threat.

There is no need to say more about pleading. As for the threat, the Ministry of Households involves the country's finances, and it needs to have a certain mathematical foundation, and at least people who can understand the account books can be employed.

Yu Wenchang imprisoned all the officials of the household department. It is inevitable that there will be no way to find so many officials to replace them in a short period of time. The household department will inevitably stop functioning, which will definitely be very detrimental to national stability.

"Who said no one is in charge?!"

There was no trace of warmth in Yu Wenchang's eyes, of course he had expected this matter long ago, and the fifty petty officials were specially used by him to fill in the vacancies.

There are only a few high-level officials, and Yu Wenchang can definitely send someone he trusts to take up the post. As for the people who work at the bottom, each of these fifty small officials can definitely be used by the ten officials of the Ministry of Households in the past.

Not only will the household department not cease to operate, but it will be more efficient than before, the account books will be more transparent, and more money can be controlled by Yu Wenchang.

Yu Wenchang explained a few sentences briefly, which can be regarded as stabilizing the hearts of other ministers in the court.

After listening to Yu Wenchang's words, people from various factions in the court had different expressions.

Needless to say, the royalists, Yu Wenchang is really in power, which means that they can be promoted to important positions immediately!

The prince's party is also happy, even if they can't get a share of it, but the fact that the Sima family lost the arm of the household department is enough for them to celebrate.

Of course, those fifty petty officials were the happiest. Most of them had no rank, and even if there were, they were only ninth-rank petty officials.

But now that he has changed suddenly and can enter the household department, the official rank is at least a sixth-rank Zhan Shi, and he has truly become a bureaucratic class!

Some are happy, some are sad.

In the court hall, there are a few happy families today, but only one family is sad.

People from the First Prince's party were all clouded over this meeting, which was equivalent to turning the potential stocks in their hands into junk stocks overnight.

Right now Yu Wenchang might not deal with them, only dealing with the officials of the household department, but not necessarily in the future!

And even if Yu Wenchang let them go, as long as Yu Wenming is not the one in charge in the future, the fate of these people will not be good.

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

Sima Weibo was in his last desperate struggle.

But Yu Wenchang ignored him, waved his hand, and the imperial guards who had been waiting outside the hall came up and dragged everyone away.

"Your Majesty! You can't do this to us!"

Soon, only the voices of these people begging for mercy could be vaguely heard.

Sima Weibo looked at the emptiness behind him, and his heart was also emptied. If he hadn't held on, he might have collapsed by now.

Today's events have dealt a great blow to him.

"Chu Zhuang!"

Sima Weibo looked at Chu Zhuang with shortness of breath, his eyes filled with strong hatred and a touch of fear from the bottom of his heart.

What a way to destroy one by one!

Sima Weibo wanted revenge, but he was afraid of continuing to be rivals with Chu Zhuang.

He was not sure that he could defeat Chu Zhuang.

He is timid...

Chu Zhuang stood indifferently in the hall, he still had a somewhat thin body, and still had an immature face, but after what happened today, no one in the court dared to underestimate this young man anymore.

The officials of the household department were taken down, and there was no need for the court meeting to continue.

Yu Wenchang still had to dig out the whereabouts of the money from the mouths of the officials of the household department, and also arranged for the appointment of the household department. He was very busy, so naturally he would not waste time at the court meeting.

There was a vacancy for the Minister of the Household Department and a vacancy for the Minister of the Ministry, but the lower-level officials such as Zhan Shi and Yuan Wai Lang were quickly arranged by Yu Wenchang.

These are all drawn up in advance, and the imperial decree has been arranged. These people only need to accept the decree, and they can take office immediately.

Yu Wenchang did not arrange positions for Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin, but let them sit in the household department and be responsible for liquidating this incident.

There are no high-ranking officials, which means that the Ministry of Household Affairs is completely under the control of Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin. In this way, it is more convenient for them to act.

……

Sima House.

Sima Weibo and Yu Wenming were helped out of the carriage, and they had been out of the palace for so long, but they still haven't recovered from it, and their hearts feel cold.

"Father, we're done..."

When Sima Weibo saw Sima Zhishang, thousands of words surged in his heart, but in the end he only uttered this sentence.

Yu Wenming sat slumped on the stool with a gloomy face and said nothing, not knowing what he was thinking.

"What's going on?"

There was no news of what happened in the court beforehand, and Sima Zhishang didn't even know what happened.

But seeing the expressions of the two of them at this time, Sima Zhishang also understood in his heart that there might be a big shock in the court today.

"Chu Zhuang checked the account books of the household department..."

Sima Weibo looked at Sima Zhishang and told him what happened in the court today.

When it came to Chu Zhuang, he gritted his teeth and wanted to tear him apart, but he didn't dare to say anything to deal with him.

"Father, when I came back, I passed by the household department, and the gate was guarded by the Imperial Forest Army. I'm afraid that the people inside will be lost!"

Sima Weibo looked at Sima Zhishang in distress and said, "Father, if we find out that those taxes have been paid to us, then we are afraid..."

The Household Department dared to embezzle so recklessly, and it was inseparable from the support of the Sima family.

The Sima family also benefited a lot from it. If Wu Mingyu and the others couldn't stand the torture and involved Sima Weibo, it would be a real disaster for the Sima family.

"how is this possible!"

After hearing what Sima Weibo said, Sima Zhishang had an expression of disbelief on his face.

"How did Chu Zhuang check the entire account book of the household department?!"

In his opinion, this matter was too unbelievable.

"But, that's the truth!"

Sima Weibo showed a wry smile, and he couldn't believe it, but with the testimony of those fifty petty officials and all the officials of the Ministry of Industry, he wouldn't believe it even if he didn't believe it!

Not to mention that the emperor Yu Wenchang endorsed Chu Zhuang, no one dared to question it.

"I have already said that you should deal with Chu Zhuang, but what did you say, let us deal with the prince!"

The more Yu Wenming listened, the more angry he became, and he shouted at Sima Zhishang: "Now look, how much trouble Chu Zhuang has made!"

Yu Wenming and Chu Zhuang had a grudge because of Yunmengxi, and he wanted to get rid of Chu Zhuang earlier.

It's just a pity that he was banned later, and he has just been released not long ago.

And Sima Zhishang also persuaded them not to waste time and energy on Chu Zhuang, but to suppress the prince's party with all their strength.

So much so that now that Chu Zhuang had a sudden attack, they didn't have any preparation and reaction time at all.

Yu Wenming was angry and frightened in his heart, so he could only vent his anger on Sima Zhishang.

"Eldest Prince, your father is your grandfather, why are you talking to him like that!" Sima Weibo hastily scolded.

After Yu Wenming finished yelling, he came back to his senses, pursed his lips tightly with a cold face, and said nothing.

Sima Zhishang naturally wouldn't argue with Yu Wenming, he waved his hands and said, "Now is not the time to quarrel."

"Father, what should we do now?"

Sima Weibo put all his hopes on Sima Zhishang.

Yu Wenming also sat down, although his face was still cold, but his ears couldn't help pricking up, wanting to hear if Sima Zhishang could do anything.

Sima Zhishang calmed down. Although things were unimaginable, they had already happened, and he could only choose to believe them.

"The account of the Ministry of Accounts will definitely be checked on us, it's just a matter of time."

Sima Zhishang squinted his eyes, and there was a look of coldness in his eyes. He has developed the Sima family to the present level, and he will never allow the Sima family to collapse!

"Before the emperor takes action against us, we must take the initiative to attack!"

Sima Weibo frowned and asked, "But, father, how can we attack in this situation?"

They just beg Yu Wenchang not to deal with them, so they should burn their incense, and take the initiative to attack?

"Look for foreign aid!"

Sima Zhishang got up, walked to the bookshelf with a cane, turned on the switch, and entered the secret door inside.

Sima Weibo and Yu Wenming looked at each other, wondering what Sima Zhishang was going to do.

After waiting for a while, Sima Zhishang came out from the secret door, holding a small box in his hand, and Sima Weibo hurried forward to take the box.

"Father, this is..." Sima Weibo looked at the box in his hand and asked curiously.

Sima Zhishang glanced at the two of them, and opened the brocade box. There were no rare items in the box, but a dozen or so ordinary letters.

"This is a letter between me and Jin Guo."

Sima Zhishang said calmly.

"Golden State?!"

Sima Weibo and Yu Wenming's eyes widened, filled with shock.

How could Sima Zhishang deal with the King of Jin in private?