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Chapter 147 Seven things caused shock! Turbulent clouds and mysterious Jinling! Everyone has their own agenda! Everyone shows off his or her abilities!
The court meeting finally broke up.

"Huang Bao enters the cabinet."

"Fight the Japanese pirates."

"Da Ming Bank temporarily acts as the bank."

"Mr. Li Ge has officially arrived."

"Imperial Examination South Ranking."

"Amnesty to the world."

"Going to the West to deceive the world..."

The civil and military officials dispersed with emotion and complicated emotions.

This court meeting can be said to have shocked them again and again, shocked them again, and made them numb and numb.

What was agreed upon and announced at the meeting was beyond the expectations and expectations of many people.

Some people have already felt that Jinling may never be peaceful again. In the next few months or even half a year, it may completely become the center of the whirlpool of the Ming Dynasty.

Their emperor seems to be too capable.

"I somewhat understand... the feelings of the northern cabinet and those colleagues."

"Your Majesty, you are really a restless lord..."

Some people walked out of the Meridian Gate and couldn't help but turn their heads to glance at their fellow officials who were still unfinished or with complicated expressions, shook their heads and sighed.

They now understood the Northern Cabinet and experienced Zhu Houzhao's unconventional approach.

"You tell me, if these things cannot be done, and if everyone continues to oppose it, will His Majesty also go from Jinling to the capital at once?"

"How can it be!"

"Your Majesty wants to leave, but I'm afraid Huang Bao won't let him go. As well as the future vice presidents, it seems that His Majesty is really coming and really wants to stay in our Aurous Hill and never leave!"

"Not leaving?"

"how come?"

"Haha, does it look like His Majesty is about to leave with this series of actions?"

"I think that since His Majesty has thrown out so many big and important things, I'm afraid it's better to test it and threaten the North... He said that if he forces Your Majesty to go back, he will overturn the table."

"Didn't you see that it was after Gao Quan moved Mr. Li Ge out that His Majesty announced the voyage to the West and the opening of Nanbang in one go?"

"Gao Quan, how can he play like this!"

"Hush, hush, don't talk about political affairs, don't talk about political affairs. Lao Yu, why don't you have a drink at home..."

"Ok, Ok……"

After the top leaders of various departments headed by Gao Quan came out with livid faces, the lower-level officials unconsciously stopped the discussion and met in private to discuss further.

There is no way, there are too many points that can be discussed in today's court meeting.

"Master Gao, stay..."

"Our master invites you to come to the Ministry of Personnel to discuss matters."

Someone stopped Gao Quan.

"I have no time. Let me tell you, Mr. Lin, that I will take Liu Wentai to Yangzhou according to His Majesty's order."

Gao Quan got into the sedan without looking back, and immediately announced: "Go to Dali Temple to pick up someone."

Yes, Liu Wentai was affected by Wang Shouren and others, and is still being detained in Dali Temple. His proposal also invisibly benefited Liu Wentai.

"Master Gao, stay..."

"How about we come to our Duke's mansion to have a talk?"

He had barely gone far when Zhu Fu ran over quickly and stopped his sedan.

"Cheng Guogong, there is nothing left to talk about. Can you still resist the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Bank? Do you want the position or the money?"

Gao Quan's words also blocked Zhu Fu.

"Uh, this..."

Zhu Fu froze on the spot and could only watch Gao Quan go away.

Do you want location or money? This really bothered him.

"Uncle Zhu, the court meeting is over, how is the situation? Did your Majesty say anything about our bank?" Xu Yunmiao and people from the Xu family also came over and caught Zhu Fu.

"Niece Yunmiao, this matter... slow down for now, slow down for now. I'll go to the official department first..."

Zhu Fu rejected Xu Yunmiao and said in passing: "Niece Yunmiao, you will know some things in a moment. Today's court meeting is extraordinary."

Xu Yunmiao and the Xu family stayed where they were.

But soon, some officials' discussions also came, and she vaguely heard some discussions about Nantang and the voyage to the West.

"Second brother, how will the meeting be today?"

Amidst this slight doubt, she also saw her second brother and hurriedly greeted him.

"Little sister, this is not the place to talk. Let's go home first. I'm afraid I will have to rush the old man eight hundred miles away for today's matter!" Her second brother was even more secretive.

This made Xu Yunmiao more and more curious about what happened at this great court meeting, and why she felt like a storm was coming.

"it is good!"

She was not an ignorant woman. She soon realized that this was not a place for chatting, so she prepared to follow her second brother home.

"Miss Xu, wait a moment, Your Majesty invites you..."

However, just when she was about to leave, a guard in Jinyi suddenly walked up to her.

"Huh? Your Majesty invites you?"

"Little sister, you, Your Majesty?"

The second brother of the Xu family was immediately confused. What was going on? When did the eldest daughter-in-law get in touch with Zhu Houzhao, and when did she get in touch with Jin Yiwei.

His cerebellum has shrunk somewhat.

"it is good."

"Second brother, you go home first, I'll be back as soon as I can."

Xu Yunmiao immediately said hello to the second brother of the Xu family and followed Jin Yiwei away.

If there is anything, it is obviously best to ask the emperor personally.

At this moment, such things are happening here at Meridian Gate. The end of the court meeting is not the end, but the beginning of another storm brewing.

"King Anhua, how about... let's get together? In Prince Ning's Mansion?"

The only ones who could stay out of the situation were Prince Ning and his group of vassal kings.

Today's meeting did not involve them. The only thing that involved them was that the Ming Bank continued to increase the issuance of treasure banknotes.

"Okay! Regarding today's matter, I think our lord... may need to take a good breather."

Looking at the Jinling officials gathered in groups, Prince Ning's proposal undoubtedly hit his heart.

They, the vassal kings, can no longer fight alone.

"Okay, King Anhua, you and I will try our best to gather everyone together and have a chat over dinner at our Prince Ning's Mansion in the evening."

"Alright."

King Anhua agreed.

……

Ministry of official affairs, meeting hall.

"Sir, Sir Gao Quan said he is not free."

"Sir, Master Liu Jin was summoned by His Majesty..."

"grown ups………"

Officials from the Ministry of Personnel came back one by one, bringing some bad news.

Lin Han sat in the main seat, looking at the empty seats, and felt that the current situation of Jinling's officialdom had become even more turbulent after this great meeting.

These colleagues now each have their own little thoughts.

Only Shi Sheng of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chen Qing of the Ministry of War, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and the top leader of Dali Temple were still there. Among the six departments, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs were all dragged to a small meeting by Zhu Houzhao.

Gao Quan and several others refused directly.

Invisibly, the monolithic officialdom of Jinling has now divided into three factions on the surface.

"By the way, Chen Shangshu, in the final round of voting in Wenlou today, did you vote for Huang Bao or Gao Quan?"

“Does it matter now who I voted for?”

Others also felt the discordant atmosphere, but did not pay attention. Instead, Zhu Fu took the opportunity to talk about voting again.

It’s not important, it’s obviously very important!

"Indeed, it's not important anymore..."

Zhu Fu smiled decisively and bitterly. In short... he felt that his brain was not used enough at the moment, and he could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy for the time being.

"Okay, Mr. Cheng Guo, let's not talk about voting anymore. Others are busy and can't come. Let's just talk about some more things..."

Lin Han waited for a while longer. After no one arrived, he was not ready to wait anymore.

"say what?"

Zhu Fu is no longer sleepy.

"Tell me about it..." Lin Han was also asked.

"Master Lin, I would like to talk about the fact that His Majesty asked our Ministry of War to take out the Japanese country. What do you think about this matter? Does Your Majesty really want to attack the Japanese country? Does this matter need to be approved by the Northern Cabinet?"

Lin Han didn't say anything, but Chen Qing directly raised the first topic.

"I think, Mr. Chen, there is no need to discuss this matter. Your Majesty has asked Mr. Lin and others to come up with the charter of Nampong Enke. Which one is more powerful, the cabinet or your Majesty?"

"Also, His Majesty asked our Ministry of Punishment to make statistics and send prisoners from all over the country to Fengyang..."

"Did His Majesty do this on purpose, because of the arrival of Mr. Li Ge, or did he... have a plan in advance?"

"Should our Jinling Criminal Department ask the Capital Criminal Department to cooperate, or should we order them directly?"

Wu Hong, the Minister of Punishment, also expressed his own troubles.

"Actually, I feel... it may have been His Majesty's intention. Huang Bao took over His Majesty's mission... Is Your Majesty giving us each an opportunity? See if we can seize it?"

"If you can grasp it, join the cabinet."

Instead, Shi Sheng made his words clear and felt that this kind of meeting was meaningless.

At this point, everyone is still testing, being defensive, and very insincere.

"I agree. In fact, your Majesty's intention is very clear, and it is what Mr. Shi means. Your Majesty has made the opportunity to join the cabinet obvious. Whoever can do it will join the cabinet."

Lin Han felt that the situation was out of control and knew that he had to come up with something useful. Otherwise, why would these colleagues give him face?

He actually doesn't like this situation very much. Does he need to serve the emperor even if he joins the cabinet?
This political tendency is very bad and will attract a large number of opportunistic and radical officials.

It is very unfriendly to officials like them who seek stability and are ranked according to seniority and seniority.

Lin Han admitted it. Now, the thoughts of everyone present were even more different.
In this way, they have become competitors on the surface and no longer need to form an alliance in private.

In today's voting hosted by Zhu Youqiu, the direction of the trend is actually very obvious.

To serve the emperor, the emperor would ask everyone to choose the person he designated. If they couldn't choose, it would be until they were chosen.

This is a huge leap from the past practice of recommending cabinets.

"So, the next peach is in front of you, everyone depends on their ability, right?"

Zhu Fu was distorted and quite unhappy: "Then, His Majesty has not arranged things for us. How should we do things to meet His Majesty's wishes?"

"Yes, His Majesty has not assigned any national tasks to our Ministry of Industry. Could it be that...our Ministry of Industry can only watch?"

Li Shan, Minister of Industry, also had a bitter taste in his mouth. He had not received clear instructions.

Everyone was silent, how could they care about other people's progress? They couldn't make up their minds about the choices before them. As for those who are not given clear tasks, wouldn't it be good to just sit and pick peaches and wait for their political interests to be promised in exchange?

Of course, you can't say it so straightforwardly. What if it hurts the self-esteem of your colleagues?
"Master Li, your Majesty has ordered Master Li to go to the Imperial Study Room to wait for your Majesty's summons."

But when everyone was silent, a eunuch suddenly came and went directly to Li Shan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to read the oral edict.

"Ah? Your Majesty summoned me?" Li Shan was stunned.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to go now!"

Li Shan was overjoyed and didn't care about this boring little meeting with no ending. He stood up directly and said, "Mr. Lin, I have to take my leave first."

After Li Shan left, only the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War were left among the six departments...

The people present were even more embarrassed.

"Master Lin, sitting here is not a big deal."

"Let's take our leave too."

Shi Sheng immediately looked around, gave the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War a hint, and also proposed to leave.

"Yes, our Ministry of War still has to come up with a charter...I also resigned."

Chen Qing also stood up immediately, and Wu Hong from the Criminal Department followed closely behind him. How could Lin Han stop him... He could only watch helplessly as their political alliance disbanded.

Zhu Fu and some other unimportant department heads were immediately embarrassed.

Everyone is gone, what will they do?
……

"Master Chen, Master Wu, Master Wang, maybe our Third Division plus the Military Department...maybe we can let someone join the cabinet."

Just outside the civil service department, Shi Sheng from the Metropolitan Procuratorate looked at Chen Qing from the Military Department, Wu Hong from the Criminal Department, and Wang Chao from Dali Temple, and suddenly came up with a suggestion.

They are the Ming Dynasty's judicial system, why can't they introduce a vice president?

"This……"

"Is it possible? Is it possible?"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Qing, Wu Hong, and Wang Chao couldn't help but look at each other. There was no doubt that their hearts were moved.

"Let's go to the meeting hall of our Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Shi Sheng did not continue, but took the lead directly towards their Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"There is no doubt that His Majesty has given the opportunity. Mr. Chen and your Ministry of War, as long as you send troops to the Japanese country... you can make Your Majesty happy and satisfied. And His Majesty asked our Third Division to bring those criminals... Obviously, you have already considered it for Mr. Chen. Since the issue of military resources cannot be bypassed by the cabinet, why not let these criminals serve as pawns first?”

After arriving at the meeting hall of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Shi Sheng directly stated his guess.

"Prisoners serve as pawns!"

"Hiss, is this what your Majesty plans?"

Wu Hong was surprised when this guess came out.

"So it turns out that in the past, Zhang Han organized Qin criminals to resist the overlord of Western Chu..."

Wang Chao, the minister of Dali Temple, suddenly understood: "Does Your Majesty also want to use this kind of secret to seduce Chen Cang?"

Wang Chao didn't know how many criminals there were in the Ming Dynasty, but he could predict that it would not be a problem to randomly select from 5,000 to 10,000 people.

They were confused by Zhu Houzhao's series of combo punches from Dachaohui, and they couldn't get in touch for a while.

"Also, His Majesty also asked me to do martial arts. This is obviously preparing for war."

"We don't care whether His Majesty can follow in the footsteps of Taizong and Xuanzong. Currently... what is before us is the opportunity to join the cabinet! This time the nomination for cabinet nomination is also different from the past. We only have four votes here!"

"Gao Quan and the others must have gone to see Mr. Li Ge. If Mr. Li Ge and the others take action..."

Shi Sheng spread his arms and analyzed: "And Lin Han is also a member of the Northern Cabinet. If the Northern Cabinet is really involved, we may have no chance!"

"Also Zheng Ji, Li Shan and others may have a chance!"

"If we don't unite, I'm afraid we will really have to watch others eat meat!"

As soon as these words came out, the other three people felt the pressure.

"So, we should focus on the present and do what we can do in front of us first? Get the benefits first and then talk about it? Just like Huang Bao did?"

Chen Qing understood Shi Sheng's thinking. Whether to fight or not was another matter, at least it was not time to consider it yet.

At present, their immediate interest is still to fight for the opportunity to join the cabinet. As for the long-term struggle for power with the northern cabinet, it is obviously not something they have considered.

Under the current situation, they can all be thoughtful, but what about others?
Everyone is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If you are quick or slow, it is time to show your special abilities. If you act too late, you will really not be able to eat hot food.

(End of this chapter)