The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Duchayuan, duty room.

Yan Chengjin closed a memorial and put it on the desk. It was a memorial sent back by Yang Hong, the censor of Shaoxing Prefecture.

"Has anyone reported this to the cabinet?"

Fang Xue shook his head, "I checked the memorials submitted by the six ministries and fifty temples, and also asked the postmasters of the post stations in the capital, and there were no memorials from Shaoxing Prefecture."

"That's good."

At this time, the little eunuch ran over with a smile on his face, and said happily: "Sir, the emperor wants to promote you to the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace. Congratulations! You are the most lucky civil servant I have ever seen."

As he spoke, his hand was already stretched out.

Yan Chengjin took out two taels of silver from his sleeve. The Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace ranked third in the cabinet.

Except for the Prime Minister, there is no difference between the second and sixth powers.

Xie Pi looked at Yan Chengjin blankly, "What do you want to see me for?"

Yan Chengjin handed a booklet to Xie Pi, "I want to impeach your father, do you have any objection?"

Xie Pi's expression was stiff, "Please be gentle, sir."

"For your sake, I'll be gentle." Fearing that your father couldn't even take my gentle criticism, Yan Chengjin went to the cabinet duty room.

At this time, in the small courtyard of the cabinet.

Li Dongyang sat at the desk, looking left and right, as if he had something to say. Without the prime minister, it was equivalent to having no one to make the final decision.

But the emperor's decree of enthronement had not been issued, and he couldn't be thick-skinned and make his own decision to be the temporary prime minister.

Knowing that Yu Qiao also wanted to be the prime minister of the cabinet, it was human nature.

So, he lowered his head and continued to read the memorial.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Xie?" Yan Chengjin asked.

Li Dongyang was a little annoyed, "What are you doing standing here? Why don't you go and read the memorials? I will only help you read five today."

"I want to impeach Lord Li."

Li Dongyang: "..."

Xie Qian raised his head and joked: "My foolish brother told you not to help him read the memorials."

"And Lord Xie."

Xie Qian: "..."

The other three people in the cabinet: "..."

"What do you want to impeach? Can you show me the memorials?" Taking a step forward, Jiang Mian's reaction was that something had happened. This guy's impeachment would not be aimless.

But no one from the six ministries came to report. Yan Chengjin had a source of information, the Censorate.

Cui Yan raised his eyes: "Do you have any impeachment from me?"

"No."

Yan Chengjin didn't want to say hello to Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, but Li Dongyang was his old man. If he drew his sword without saying hello, he would be scolded by the civil officials for treason and his official reputation would be ruined.

Xie Qian did it for Xie Pi's sake.

…

East Warm Pavilion,

Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment and flipped through the memorials. He glanced at Zhu Zaikun, who was squatting on the ground next to him, playing crickets with Yan Fanglai and Zhu Houcong.

I just ordered a strict inspection of the merchants of Tang and Song, but this guy didn't come to the East Warm Pavilion for three days.

Old Gao, the dog official, was really angry.

"Fanglai."

Yan Fanglai got up from the ground, trotted to Zhu Houzhao, raised his head, and looked at him with big eyes.

"New emperor?"

Gu Dayong was about to scold him for being rude, but he saw that he didn't care.

Zhu Houzhao was interested: "What did your father do in the mansion these three days?"

"Eating, sleeping, hugging mother." Yan Fanglai blinked his big eyes, as if to say, is there anything else to ask?

"Did you see it?"

"Yeah."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment and waved his hand, "Go and play."

At this time, the little eunuch ran in, "New Emperor, Lord Yan wants to impeach Lord Li and Lord Xie and went to Fengtian Hall."

...

Fengtian Hall,

The retired emperor Hongzhi was having a hard time proposing who to appoint as the chief minister of the cabinet. Xie Qian was the Grand Secretary he personally nominated, but Lord Li also had great talent.

According to the news from the civil servants, Lord Xie also wanted to be the chief minister of the cabinet.

The two worked together and served the court. If the harmony was damaged by this matter, it would be a loss for the court.

"Did Lord Liu make any moves?"

Xiao Jing said: "Lord Liu said that he didn't know who to give up."

It seems that Lord Liu was also in a difficult situation and would have a rift with this matter.

The door supervisor came in to report, and then Yan Chengjin and several people from the cabinet walked into the hall. Seeing that Lord Li and Lord Xie were quite angry, the retired emperor Hongzhi looked puzzled.

"What's the matter? Can't we discuss it tomorrow?"

Tomorrow you will be announced as the cabinet's prime minister. If you miss this position, you will have to wait for another ten years... Yan Chengjin said: "I want to impeach the cabinet's Li Gong and Xie Gong."

The retired emperor Hongzhi had no expression on his face: "I have already appointed you as the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace."

"I know that I am not here for the position of prime minister. It is mainly because Li Gong and Xie Gong are role models for all officials. If there is anything inappropriate, I will investigate and correct them."

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang stared, not knowing why they were impeached.

The retired emperor Hongzhi opened the first memorial.

Li Dongyang's successor Zhu used Li Gong's name to arrange imperial edicts in the court, bribed officials in Nanzhili for Chengguogong Mansion, and competed for power with Baoguogong Zhu Hui.

This should be because Chengguogong had a rift with Baoguogong when he was the garrison commander of Nanjing.

I don't think Li Gong knew that the retired emperor Hongzhi closed a memorial and opened another one.

"Mr. Yan, do you really mean the words in this memorial?"

"It's as bright as the moon! Every word can stand up to scrutiny."

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang swallowed their saliva.

Xiao Jing presented the memorial.

The officials rushed forward and finally saw clearly that it was Xie Qian's memorial.

Grain transport is to transport grain from the south to the north along the river, which is the most profitable job.

Pingjiang Earl has been in charge of grain transport for several generations, so he is naturally rich enough to rival a country.

The court once rectified the banknotes of grain transport, but Pingjiang Earl Chen Xiong ignored it and secretly worked with the Minister of Grain Transport to collect grain in silver and also collected rice consumption.

For one dan of grain, the amount of rice consumed varies from several liters to several dou.

Rice consumption is not included in the tax.

The grain transported by the people is not included in the silver, which is to imitate the imperial court's reform.

The general manager of grain transport supervises Fengyang, Luzhou, Yangzhou, Huai'an and other places. The most powerful in Shaoxing Prefecture is Xie Mansion. Pingjiang Bo Chen Xiong has always had contacts with Xie Qian.

Xie Qian cursed: "Chen Pingjiang is really confused! Such a big thing, he actually made his own decision. I think it is not a pity to punish him!"

Yan Chengjin saw that he was anxious and advised: "Mr. Xie, let's talk about your impeachment first."

Xie Qian's face was as purple as this: "..."

Cui Yan looked over. The gentry in Nanzhili did business based on the family as the foundation, and expanded. Xie Qian was a high-ranking official and a famous family in Nanzhili, which made it very convenient for him to do things.

"Although I am on good terms with the Earl of Pingjiang, I did not listen to his report on this matter."

"I naturally believe Mr. Xie. What if the Earl of Pingjiang acted on his own?"

"You think I am confused and believe me and impeach me?" Xie Qian wanted to slap this guy to death.

"..." Yan Chengjin.

Zhu Houzhao walked in happily with his hands behind his back: "Ah, why did you make such a fuss, Lao Gao, did you impeach Master Xie?"

Xie Qian has no interest in the Prime Minister now. If the court really investigates the Xie family in Jiangnan, he doesn't know what it will find.

Yan Chengjin reminded: "The Emperor?"

After impeaching two people, if the Emperor still doesn't let him enter the cabinet, he will probably give it to Li Dongyang.

The Emperor took a deep breath and turned around to sit back on the throne.

"Everyone leave, Yan Chengjin stay."

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