Chapter 469 Cabinet Shock

Chapter 469: Cabinet Shock

Just as Fu Andong said, you, Wang Pei'an, are acting in accordance with the order, don't you think the same thing?

Since they are all acting in accordance with the order, and Gansu Officials also shoulder the heavy responsibility of counterinsurgency, so they can naturally ignore you Wang Pei'an to investigate the case.

When the local officials put aside their worries and united against Wang Pei'an, the latter's strength alone was stretched thin.

Zhu Jinghong's prediction was wrong. Wang Pei'an showed no signs of being discouraged and continued to carry out overt and covert investigations.

On the fifth day of June, when Zhu Jinghong continued northward with Ning Huanxiang, Wang Peian chose to stay in Wuwei to continue investigating the case.

In order to ensure his safety, Zhu Jinghong specially left twenty guards for him, which can be regarded as fulfilling the relationship between master and disciple.

So when parting, Wang Pei'an also expressed his gratitude to Zhu Jinghong very solemnly. This was the first time he received support from outsiders.

A few days later, when Zhu Jinghong was approaching Jiayuguan, Wang Pei'an also made a major discovery.

This time he did not take action directly. Instead, he summarized the situation into a memorial and sent it directly to the Ministry of Punishment.

Since the people here are collectively uncooperative, he will raise the matter to the sky, and someone will take care of it when the time comes.

The local reality shocked Wang Pei'an. The government's oppression was so severe that the people were complaining, and the people's complaints could break out at any time.

So whether it is upholding national laws or taking into account the overall situation, Wang Pei'an has to take care of these things.

On June 23, Wang Pei'an's memorial finally entered the General Affairs Department. In the afternoon of the same day, it was transferred to the cabinet and placed on the desk of Chen Jinyun, the second assistant.

Nowadays, Chen Jinyun coordinates the deployment of military supplies in the northwest, which shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to this war.

Only people of sufficient weight can fully coordinate the resources of the imperial court and local provinces to ensure adequate supply of northwest logistics.

This is a very complicated job, so Chen Jinyun drafts a large number of tickets every day and reads at least about two hundred memorials every day.

The fact that Wang Pei'an did not serve in the Northwest meant that what he said in his memorial had nothing to do with practice, and Chen Jinyun didn't even want to read it.

But the imperial court has a system, and all memorials sent to the cabinet must be voted on, even if they only have the words "got it".

No choice, Chen Jinyun only planned to read it roughly once, but when he only read the first two ends, he suddenly became interested.

A few minutes later, he read the entire memorial, and a smile appeared on his face.

I saw him picking up his pen, carefully considering it, and then drafted: "The supply of military supplies is related to the success or failure of counterinsurgency. Since corruption has caused public resentment, it is convenient to appoint important officials of the imperial court to inspect and strictly investigate lawlessness to ensure local stability." ”

This was Chen Jinyun’s opinion, but when he attached the draft to the memorial, he put the memorial at the bottom.

About an hour later, the approval of the last fifty memorials was completed, and the sun had set.

The approved memorials were taken away by the Zhongshu scholars, who would then send them to the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

In addition to the routine approval of the votes, the Board of Directors of Ceremonies selected important memorials and submitted them to the Qianqing Palace for the emperor's inspection.

The reason why Chen Jinyun put the memorial at the bottom is so that the emperor will see it tomorrow, and tonight is the time for him to fully prepare.

Su Wenjian, who was promoted to Minister of Household Affairs three months ago, was the former Chief Envoy of Gansu Province. This person was a disciple of Zhao Yushan and was promoted because of his unusual promotion.

For his own reform cause, Zhao Yushan used many extraordinary methods, especially various "nepotism" in personnel appointments.

Although Wang Pei'an's memorial was about the extreme corruption in Gansu, Chen Jinyun saw an opportunity to attack Zhao Yushan.

Three cabinet bachelors, Zhao Yushan went to the household department in the afternoon, and the third assistant Zheng Zhiqing had a rest today, so Chen Jinyun left alone after leaving the duty room.

It's not that he is the only one in the cabinet, but that other Zhongshu bachelors are not qualified to accompany him.

Time soon came to the next day. Zhu Xianming saw Wang Pei'an's memorial in Qianqing Palace, which made his face suddenly look ugly.

What made him particularly angry was not the suffering of the people of Gansu, nor the greed of Gansu officials, but the fact that the imperial guards, who were the emperor's eyes and ears, never reported the matter.

It is acceptable for others to be unfaithful, but for Jin Yiwei to be unfaithful as a domestic slave is something Zhu Xianming cannot accept.

So when looking at Chen Jinyun’s votes and drafting his opinions, Zhu Xianming ordered: “Pass the decree to Nanzhen Fusi, Jinyiwei Gansu Qianhu Station and more than 100 households, all dismissed from their posts, interrogate the serving Qianhu, who are guilty of dereliction of duty and harming the country, and beheaded.” Show Jin Yiwei to each thousand households."

In other words, the Gansu Qianhu Emperor personally convicted and beheaded him, which could save the Nanzhen Fusi a lot of effort.

With this edict, it can be said that thousands of households in Gansu will undergo a blood change. It is not known how many people will be implicated in it, including dismissal from office, beheading or even having their homes raided.

"Yes" Cheng Ying replied carefully. He knew that the emperor was extremely angry at this moment.

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of continuing to speak, Cheng Ying turned around and walked outside the hall, summoning the young eunuch to give the emperor oral instructions.

At this time in Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Xianming was already checking Chen Jinyun's ticket plan. After reading it, he frowned.

After some thought, his expression became more and more serious, and he finally wanted to write something, but he finally put down the pen.

He knew that Chen Jinyun had ulterior motives, but his view of justice was beyond reproach, and as the emperor, he could not directly veto it.

But he also knows that it is not appropriate for Gansu to go to war at the moment, otherwise it will only lead to greater chaos, which will only be more detrimental to the counterinsurgency in the northwest.

If it is neither possible nor accurate, then he has only one option, which is to return the vote to the cabinet for further discussion.

The so-called re-discussion is actually to divert the contradiction. Let’s leave aside what Gansu will do. The court will fight first.Let’s talk about it later.

Thinking of this, Zhu Xianming felt a little uncomfortable, so he suppressed the fight between his sons. Here, the cabinet will stir up a bigger storm.

The emperor of Jinling is about to be cleared, and the Northwest War is about to begin. How can Zhu Xianming not feel uncomfortable when the two major factions in the court are fighting among themselves at such a critical moment?

Of course he can break the rules and suppress the matter by relying on imperial power, but doing so will cause the courtiers' fight to turn from bright to dark, which is even more unfavorable for him to control the situation.

After the emperor's review, Wang Pei'an's memorial was sent back to the Supervisor of Ceremonies alone, and then the eunuch Lu Tong was ordered to send it back to the cabinet.

In Wenyuan Pavilion, three cabinet ministers gathered together. At this moment, Zhao Yushan was reading the contents of the memorial.

After reading it back and forth, he realized the problem and understood Chen Jinyun's purpose.

At this moment, he finally understood why Chen Jinyun called a group of party members to come in advance today, obviously waiting for him here.

Of course, the party members here are not just cats and dogs. The lowest one is the rank of minister, which is absolutely high and powerful.

Before Zhao Yushan could speak, Chen Jinyun said, "The land of Gansu is very important. I think the Lord felt that the matter was serious, so he asked the cabinet to reconsider it for the sake of comprehensiveness."

As soon as he raised his head, Yang Jintang, the Minister of Rites, responded, "I think what Mr. Chen Ge said is true. The corruption of Gansu officials is so shocking that it should be strictly investigated."

After his words fell, Shen Guozhen, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, then answered, "These are extremely corrupt people who have corrupted the national laws and regulations. They should be severely punished and investigated to the end." After slowly putting down the memorial, he was thinking about Wang Pei'an.

Although Wang Pei'an was only from the fifth rank and held the title of wailang, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, Zhao Yushan had also heard of his deeds.

In Zhao Yushan's view, although Wang Pei'an has been an official for many years, he still maintains an innocent heart, which is very rare and valuable.

After all, people like Wang Peian are indeed rare inside and outside the court.

When he first entered the officialdom, he was the same as Wang Pei'an, but after hitting a wall, he learned how to adapt, and now he has the opportunity to be courteous to all officials.

It was precisely because he had gone all the way to the top that Zhao Yushan understood even more how difficult it was for Wang Pei'an to stick to his true heart, so he admired this person very much.

But today, the person he admired brought him great trouble.

But Zhao Yushan does not complain about Wang Pei'an. At this moment, he only hates his favorite protégé, the current Minister of Household Affairs, Su Wenjian.

Su Wenjian has written to him many times since last year, saying that Chen Jinyun was in charge of military supplies and deliberately embarrassed him, so he kept requesting to be transferred out of Gansu.

Considering Su Wenjian's difficulties and the fact that it was now the time to employ people, Zhao Yushan promoted him to the household department.

Now he knows that he was deceived by this bastard. It was Chen Jinyun who embarrassed him. It was completelyThis guy is not clean himself.

However, now is not the time to discuss right and wrong, but a factional dispute that cannot give in.

Even if Su Wenjian is wrong and guilty, Zhao Yushan has to find a way to protect him, whether it is for the sake of counterinsurgency or factional interests.

At this moment, facing everyone's criticism, Zhao Yushan did not express his position in a hurry, but looked at the third assistant Zheng Zhiqing.

Ignoring the clamor of Chen Jinyun and others, Zhao Yushan said, "Mr. Zheng Ge, what do you think about this matter?"

As a cabinet minister, Zheng Zhiqing is very clear about the current situation. He actually I also want to put the overall situation first.

But he knew that if he opened his mouth to support Zhao Yushan, he would definitely be criticized by Qingliu, and it might become a point of contention in the struggle.

Chen Jinyun and others cannot deal with Zhao Yushan, but it is easy to make his third assistant look ugly.

Compared with these two, Zheng Zhiqing, who has only been in the cabinet for a short time, has too little foundation.

“This matter must be carefully considered. If there is corruption, we must investigate it deeply, but we must also understand the holy will.”

“We must take into account the actual situation in Gansu and adapt to local conditions, take the overall situation into consideration, and consider the long-term. ”

Zheng Zhiqing continued to talk, sounding like he had said everything, but it seemed like he had said nothing.

After listening to him nagging for a while, Chen Jinyun couldn't bear it anymore, so he replied, "Mr. Zheng Ge, now is not the time to talk in official terms. Time is pressing and we have to come up with specific regulations."

"Ahem, it's true, it's true," Zheng Zhiqing replied, and then had no intention of talking anymore.

Of course it was impossible for Zhao Yushan to force him, so he responded directly for the first time, "This matter is of great importance. The cabinet should go before the emperor and discuss it before the emperor can make a public decision."

Zhao Yushan put it The scope of the discussion was limited to the cabinet, with the intention of eliminating Chen Jinyun's current numerical advantage. How could Chen Jinyun be concealed by this little trick.

"This matter is really of great importance. I think not only the cabinet, but also the six ministries and nine ministers should participate in the court discussion, so that it can be called a public opinion," Chen Jinyun said with a smile.

If Zhao Yushan wants to calm down the situation, Chen Jinyun must find ways to make the matter bigger. Even if he cannot hit the other party in the end, his reputation and reputation can still be affected.

"Your Majesty asked the cabinet to discuss it," Zhao Yushan replied solemnly.

"Isn't it possible that the cabinet proposes a public discussion among the six ministries and nine ministers?"

As soon as Chen Jinyun finished speaking, Yang Jintang, the Minister of Rites, said with a smile, "Su Wenjian is Mr. Zhao Ge's favorite disciple. It is human nature to always be protective."

Immediately someone else answered, "That's it, that's it."

After saying this, Zhao Yushan Passive.

If he insists on limiting the scope of discussions to the cabinet, he will be convinced of the accusation of favoring his followers, and then others will be able to attack him himself.

"My husbands, Zhao Ge, are loyal to the country and will never bend the law for personal gain." The smile on Chen Jinyun's face became even wider.

Zhao Yushan also showed a smile, and he said with a smile, "You guys want a public discussion, I don't think so.It is limited to the six ministers and nine ministers, the six ministers and the imperial censors and above, plus the six subjects and the five temple officials can participate."

Since it is inevitable to expand the scope of the discussion, Zhao Yushan I simply brought in more people in order to win over the centrists.

"The situation will be reported to the participating officials today, and the discussion will be tentatively scheduled for tomorrow morning. Mr. Chen Ge may have any objections."

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"Yes" Chen Jinyun was calm and composed

"Old Zhengge"

"Yes"

"Well, I will ask the emperor for permission. , you and I should sign together."

It means that the time for the court meeting has been set, and it only needs to be confirmed by the emperor.

The three cabinet ministers drafted the vote together. After the signature was signed, Wang Pei'an's memorial was returned to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and was finally delivered to the imperial court by Lu Tong himself.

"Zhao Yushan is still too gentle."

Hearing this, Lu Tong personally delivered it to the emperor. After thinking about it, Tong replied, "He also has difficulties with this matter. After all, he was taken advantage of, so he went against His Majesty's wishes."

Zhu Xianming asked again, "From last year to now, he has promoted so many people." , how many of them are the same as Su Wenjian?"

"I'm afraid there is more than one." Lu Tong said nonsense.

Putting the memorial aside, after Zhu Xianming calmed down, he continued I read other memorials.

While the court was preparing for the court meeting, the two brothers Zhu Jingchun of Shanglinyuan had already put the last basket of wheat into their pockets.

"Brother Fourteen, the work is finally over."

Brother Fifteen, Our brothers are finally free."

Seeing how excited the two of them were, the eunuchs nearby were holding back their laughter. They could not bear or dare to ruin the good mood of the two brothers.

After the two people finished sighing, they saw Zhu Jingchun approaching and said to one of the eunuchs, "Eunuch Liu, can we leave?"

"Now that the harvest is complete, your two highnesses can "Leave, your robes are ready."

By June this year, they had turned sixteen respectively, and completed the kingship ceremony a month ago.

Zhu Jingchun was granted the title of King Qingyang, and Zhu Jinghao was granted the title of King Jinghai, and were granted the title of King of Jinghai respectively.

After the ceremony, the two men were sent back to Shanglin Garden. They have never been to their own palace.

However, today, the hard times for them are over, and it is finally time for them to enjoy a beautiful life.

After they changed their clothes. , and rushed to the palace in a sedan chair. According to Li, they had to go to Qianqing Palace to thank them.

However, Zhu Xianming had no time to see them, so they just kowtowed outside the palace and left. They still had to go. Go back to Chengmingyuan to pack things.

At this time, their respective mothers and concubines are waiting at Chengmingyuan, wanting to say a few words to them before leaving.

They were about to leave the palace and return to their mansion, and the eunuchs and maids from the two princely palaces were also preparing carefully to welcome their master.

In Prince Xiang's Mansion, Baochai was sitting in the Tongxin Hall, with two female officials standing in front of her.

"Now that you have prepared the things, you should send them over first, and don't forget to convey the prince's words."

The two princes opened their mansion, and as brothers they naturally wanted to congratulate them. Prince Rui's Mansion will express their opinions, and Prince Xiang's Mansion is no exception.

It was estimated that the two concubines were going to open a mansion. Zhu Jinghong had specifically stated in his previous letter that the Prince Xiang’s Mansion would have to make more remarks on his behalf.

"Yes"

After the two people left, Baochai came to the front hall of Tongxin Hall, where Deng An was already waiting.

"Kowtow to the empress"

After signaling Deng An to stand up, Baochai sat on the chair and asked calmly, "Tell me what's going on." Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website To prevent theft, you can find and add books for free by joining the QQ group 952868558