Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 236 Absolute control over the cabinet

"In the past few days, Zid seems to be having a lot of fun."

"It doesn't matter, he can't make any waves."

Qi De tightened his lapel, and walked into the Wenhua Palace with his head held high.

Today is his battle to rectify his name. More importantly, Qi De has already made up his mind. At today's cabinet office meeting, he must take advantage of this opportunity to change the imperial edict to severly embarrass Chen Yunfu. .

Let Zhu Biao know that only he, Qi De, is the number one loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!

As for Chen Yunfu, he is nothing more than a powerful minister who criticizes the skin of a capable minister.

The Wenhua Palace was very quiet at this moment, because Qi De was the first to arrive.

Sitting in his own seat, Qi De looked left and right, and finally settled his eyes on the empty seat that belonged to Chen Yunfu.

'Chen, a scholar of Fengtian Temple. '

Sooner or later, that Chen will be replaced by Qi!
Qi De is looking forward to the future, Shao Zhi, Xu Ben, and Xu Huizu arrived in the Wenhua Palace one after another.

There is only one Chen Yunfu left.

None of the four spoke, each sitting upright with serious faces.

During this silent waiting, Chen Yunfu arrived in time, and the four of them got up together.

"Meet the young master."

Chen Yunfu didn't say a word either. He walked to his seat and then stretched out his hand: "Sit down, everyone."

"The young master held a cabinet meeting today, what are you planning to discuss?"

As soon as he sat down, Qi De was the first to ask impatiently.

Chen Yunfu raised his hand and interrupted: "Don't worry, there are still people who haven't arrived yet."

Anyone else?
Qi De didn't understand, so he looked around: "Isn't the five cabinet ministers all here? Who is the young master waiting for?"

"Today we are going to discuss major issues, so what I am holding today is not a cabinet office meeting, but a cabinet plenary meeting."

Chen Yunfu said with a slight smile: "We will start this session again when all the chief officials of the government offices directly under the central government arrive."

plenary session?

Zid quickly sensed something was wrong, and suddenly his eyes widened.

Time did not keep the five people waiting, and soon, all the chief officials of the six departments, five temples, one courtyard and one division arrived, and sat behind a circle of cases outside the five-person round table.

Because Qi De also served as Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Zhong, the left servant, came from the Ministry of War.

Apart from Zhang Zhong, the other attendees at the meeting were: Tian Shigong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Huang Ting, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Yu Lun, Yu Lun of Zuodu, Ge Xun, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Shen Mo, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zou Jun, Minister of Dali Temple, Cai Xuan, Minister of the General Administration, Wang Yiguang, Minister of Taichang Temple, Gong Zheng, Minister of Taipu Temple, Cheng Yue, Minister of Honglu Temple, and Ma Quan, Minister of Guanglu Temple.

This Ma Quan deserves to be mentioned separately, because his daughter will be Zhu Yunqi's real queen in the future, and this marriage was also appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

If the historical line hadn't been messed up by Chen Yunfu.

The secretary of the meeting is still Hu Sizong.

"Benfu invited all of you to attend the meeting today because the cabinet is going to discuss several major issues today. I don't dare to take power at will, so I want to ask you to come up with an idea."

Chen Yunfu made an opening remark, expressing his position before continuing: "There are many things to be discussed today, including the new imperial edict to change the Yuan Dynasty; the agreement on the national flag, national anthem, national dance, and national ceremony of Ming Dynasty; next year's government affairs. The financial budget; the appointment of personnel in the central yamen; the appointment of the chief ministers and inspectors of the provinces; the envoys of the new dynasty; the salaries and salary of officials."

Everyone present was dumbfounded. They didn't expect that there would be so many things that Chen Yunfu brought to the meeting today, and they were all big things.

Except for the first two and Enke of the new dynasty, all other things are actually related to everyone's interests.

"A total of 18 people participated in the meeting. Because Qi Ge is also the Minister of the Ministry of War, the vote of the Ministry of War is not counted. The number of valid votes is [-]. Benfu emphasizes discipline. If any issue cannot reach more than [-] votes, it will be shelved. There is a book to support this agenda item before Chen Yuqian, and after this book is played to Chen Yu, you can also ask His Majesty to make a report in person, and finally, Fuwei Shengjue."

Qi De was so angry that he almost cursed out loud, why should the Ministry of War vote be discarded?

"Master, the Ministry of War is also the Ministry of War of my Ming Dynasty. Why can't the Ministry of War participate in the voting during the cabinet meeting?"

I thought that Chen Yunfu would argue with him, but who knew that Chen Yunfu would give in directly.

"Well, since Elder Qi Ge insists, Zhang Zhong, the left servant, will vote for the Ministry of War. Let's start the meeting."

Qi De opened his mouth, feeling an ominous feeling of shooting himself in the foot.

He fought for the voting right for the Ministry of War because he thought that he could have two votes as he was also the Minister of the Ministry of War. As a result, Chen Yunfu played with it and gave the voting right to Zhang Zhong directly.

What is this.

"The first thing to discuss is to ask the Ministry of Rites to read out the new year's imperial edict."

Huang Ting stood up, and after glancing at Chen Yunfu, he calmed down and began to read out the Edict of Changing Yuan. After reading, he immediately sat down without saying a single unnecessary word.

Chen Yunfu answered the call.

"Everyone has heard it, the content of the imperial edict has no reference to the previous dynasties. The opinion of this supplement is a slight revision, and the article of amnesty to the world is cancelled."

Cancel the amnesty world!

Everyone's heart trembled, and Qi De had been prepared for a long time, and immediately launched an attack.

"Master, amnesty to the world is an act of benevolence and righteousness by the emperor and the people. For thousands of years, even a cruel king like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty knew that he would amnesty the world after he ascended the throne. Today, he is always worthy of the East Palace with benevolence and righteousness. Now he is enthroned. Changing Yuan, but not amnesty to the world, do you think today is not as benevolent as Emperor Sui Yang!"

Chen Yunfu was unmoved, and took a sip of tea slowly without showing any expression on his face.

"Old Qi Ge, Benfu has emphasized the discipline of the cabinet meeting as early as the first cabinet office meeting. Let's deal with the matter as it stands. Don't put a big hat on others. My benevolence is well known in the world, so I don't need you to remind me Honsuke."

"Okay, then let's discuss the matter." Qi De argued vigorously: "The new emperor ascends the throne, and engraves the kings, princes, and officials. May I ask which of the courtiers has not received the favor of the present? The people cannot add officials to the ranks. This is the only favor that can be received, does the young master have the heart to deprive it of it?"

Chen Yunfu didn't answer this time, but looked around and spoke.

"You can speak freely if you have any opinions. The cabinet is not for anyone."

Shao Zhi answered immediately.

"The old man thinks that there are two sides to the matter. Mr. Qi Ge said that the amnesty of the world is a blessing to the people, but those who commit crimes often use despicable acts of hurting others to seek personal gain for themselves.

If His Majesty pardoned them, would the people who were hurt by them appreciate His Majesty's kindness?Therefore, the old man feels that the amnesty of the world is too general and should not be applied. "

Xu Ben then said: "Shao Ge, don't change the concept secretly. The important thing about amnesty is that this is the benevolent government of the emperor and the people. Whether it is reasonable and appropriate is also a matter for your Majesty to consider. We are all courtiers. , Yue Zu will take care of His Majesty, isn't it against the duty of a courtier?"

When Xu Huizu arrived, he laughed as expected.

"I'm a martial artist, and I don't understand political affairs, so I won't interfere with the audition with nonsense, just say what you say."

Chen Yunfu then turned to the other officials and asked, "You can express your opinions."

How to say this kind of thing.

Everyone was silent.

"Okay, since everyone has expressed their opinions, let's vote."

Chen Yunfu was too lazy to waste time on this endless debate, and said directly: "Show your hands to support the cancellation of the amnesty."

After speaking, the first generation raised his hand.

Afterwards, seven people including Shao Zhi, Yu Lun, Huang Ting, Tian Shigong, Zhang Wei, Cai Xuan, and Zou Jun raised their hands one after another.

Eight votes!

Qi De breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. If there were less than nine votes, it meant that this agenda item could not pass at all!
But before a smile appeared on Qi De's face, Honglu Temple Qing Chengyue also raised his hand tremblingly.

In this way, nine votes!
"Hands up if you disagree."

Chen Yunfu was not in a hurry to make a conclusion, but continued to ask.

This time, only Qi De, Xu Ben, Zhang Zhong, Ma Quan and Ge Xun raised their hands.

"So that means nine votes in favor, five against and four abstentions."

Chen Yunfu smiled and said: "According to the discipline we set before the meeting, it will be passed after nine votes. Okay, Hu Sizong."

"The subordinate is here."

"The Minister of General Administration files the file, and immediately decides the Ministry of Rites, and in accordance with the requirements of the plenary meeting of the cabinet, re-drafts the imperial edict to change the Yuan Dynasty, and cancels the amnesty for the world!"

"Old Chen Ge!" Qi Deteng stood up immediately: "Eighteen votes, you only have nine votes, how can you get more than half of them, at best it is only a nine-to-nine."

"It's nine against five."

Chen Yunfu's eyes were full of sarcasm: "Abstaining from voting is not considered an objection."

"You are arbitrarily authorized!"

"It's not up to you to say whether this assistant has the right to do so. If Mr. Qi Ge doesn't want to attend the meeting, he can leave freely. In the future, if Mr. Qi Ge doesn't want to attend the cabinet office meeting, please feel free to do so."

Zid took a few deep breaths, and finally his arms couldn't twist his thighs, so he sat back down again.

It is impossible to leave the cabinet, but Qi De still has no idea how to fight Chen Yunfu.

Chen Yunfu's influence is too strong.

Almost half of the whole court are Chen Yunfu's henchmen.

No wonder Chen Yunfu wanted to hold a plenary meeting today. He knew that many things would be difficult for the five-member meeting.

As for the plenary meeting, Chen Yunfu, who holds nine tickets in his hand, can completely turn the cabinet into his own voice!
Even if he said it, Chen Yunfu had a pretty face.

This is a collective decision of the cabinet, not him alone.

It's not that everyone is not allowed to object.

Xu Ben, who was sitting not far from Qi De, shook his head helplessly.

After all, Qi De is a young man, and he actually challenged Chen Yunfu on the spot on such an occasion, especially after the cabinet had already voted.

What's the matter, you want to bring down Chen Yunfu by yourself?
Then you Zide's ability is really unique to scorpions.

After telling Qi De to be honest, Chen Yunfu opened his mouth.

"Let's continue now and officially confirm my Ming Dynasty's national flag, national anthem, national dance, and national ceremony!"

(End of this chapter)