The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 189: Prepare to Watch the Court Drama

Shen Shixing suddenly resigned and Yu Youcai was replaced as the chief minister of the cabinet.

The entire Ming Dynasty court seemed to change in an instant.

When Shen Shixing was in power, the civil officials were united and they united to fight against the young emperor.

Now that Yu Youcai has taken over, it's like a rat dropping dropped into a pot of soup.

Who in the court doesn't know that Yu Youcai is the little emperor's lackey!

This made the civil servants with ulterior motives very angry.

Would Yu Youcai go against the little emperor?
That's impossible.

The chief minister of the cabinet did not oppose the little emperor, so what should they do?
Wanli was in a good mood.

Early in the morning around noon that day, he teased the little prince Zhu Changxu in the bedroom, and then walked leisurely to the imperial study with his hands behind his back.

At this time, the first heavy snow in the capital had already fallen. The goose-feather-like snowflakes fluttered down densely, seemingly blocking the cold wind, and the corridors of the Qianqing Palace did not seem so cold anymore.

He paused to admire the snowy scene, then said contentedly, "Uncle, have Bingzhong summoned to the throne."

After a while, a figure emerged from the snow.

This guy jumped onto the stairs in a flash and stood outside the imperial study nimbly.

When Yu Youcai heard that he was summoning him, he actually ran all the way here in the heavy snow.

Seeing this, Wanli couldn't help but laugh and said, "Bingzhong, can't you just hold an umbrella?"

Seeing Wanli still outside, Yu Youcai hurried over and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Wanli gently brushed the snow off the guy's official hat and then asked, "Bingzhong, come and sit with me."

He invited Yu Youcai into the study, and sat them down on either side of the tea table. He then ordered someone to serve steaming hot tea, and then he said solemnly: "Bingzhong, from now on, you should review all memorials before distributing them. For important ones, you can just write the draft and send it to me, and we will discuss how to deal with it.

You can leave the other memorials to Wang Xijue and his men to draft, and I will have the Imperial Household Department review them."

Does this mean that other people are not allowed to interfere in important court affairs?

I'm afraid I can't beat those guys.

Yu Youcai said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid others might have objections to this."

What are you afraid of?
Wanli said calmly: "Who dares to object? Shen Shixing is a role model. Don't worry, they all know what's going on."

This means that whoever dares to have any opinions will be dealt with.
Xu Xijue and Xu Guo must both know why Shen Shixing suddenly resigned.

If these two guys don't want to be forced to resign, they have to behave themselves.

As for Zhao Zhigao, he should have an idea of ​​how he entered the cabinet.

It seems that no one in the cabinet dares to go against him, at least not now.

Upon hearing this, Yu Youcai slowly nodded and said, "I understand."

Wanli nodded slightly, then asked, "Bingzhong, have you decided what positions your disciples should be promoted to?"

This is really an exceptional promotion?
Upon hearing this, Yu Youcai quickly pulled out a list from his pocket and said carefully, "Your Majesty, I have prepared this a long time ago. However, according to the rules, they should not be promoted until next year."

Generally speaking, newly-appointed Jinshi must serve for three years before being promoted. This is the rule in the officialdom.

Wanli didn't care about the rules of officialdom. He just wanted the imperial party to grow quickly.

If you raise it once today, you can raise it again next year!

He took the list and looked at it, then said without hesitation: "Well, let's do the promotion. I'll let Shen Yi Guan handle this.

You should also pay attention to your own disciples and see which ones are truly obedient and listen to me. Next year, when the other new Jinshi are promoted, you can promote them together."

Is this a good promotion?

Who cares whether he is good or not? If His Majesty says to promote him, then he will be promoted.

Yu Youcai was stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed and said, "I understand."

Wanli nodded slightly and instructed, "Go tell Yang Zhao not to interfere with what Shen Yiguan does during this period. Let this guy jump around for a while."

This guy is the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

The Minister of Personnel Yang Zhao didn't care, and the promotion and appointment and dismissal of officials were all decided by this guy.

You are going to make Shen Yikuan and his gang jump up and down.

Yu Youcai nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Wanli nodded slightly, waved his hand and ordered him to leave, then ordered someone to summon Shen Yikuan to come for an audience.

Shen Yikuan was really good at handling things. He actually ran here in the heavy snow, and he was panting and steam was coming out of his forehead.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli nodded with a look of satisfaction and said, "Ziwei, you arrived quite quickly."

Yu Youcai arrived quickly because the cabinet duty room was inside the palace.

The Ministry of Personnel's duty room is not inside the imperial palace, so this guy really ran all the way here.

This was called pretending to be positive, or pretending to be quite respectful to him. Wanli actually saw through this little trick at a glance. However, he pretended not to see through it and even showed a very relieved look, seemingly very satisfied with this guy's performance.

Shen Yiguan quickly flattered him, "I'm just worried that His Majesty has something urgent to do."

Wanli nodded slightly, then picked up the list on the table and said, "Go and take care of this."

Shen Yikuan bent down to take the list and was stunned when he looked at it.

These are all new Jinshi in the 11th year of Wanli.

Liu Yingqiu was promoted to the Left Instructor of the Left Spring Office of the Chancellery, and Zhu Guozuo was promoted to the Right Instructor of the Right Spring Office of the Chancellery.

Zhou Yingbin, Zhang Kun and other Shujishi were all promoted to the left and right Zanshan and even the left and right Zhongyun in the Zhanshi Mansion!

Li Kaizao, Li Kaifang and other heads of the six ministries were all promoted to Deputy Directors of the Six Ministries!

Are you kidding me?
However, even if the little emperor was joking, it had to be done for him quickly.

This was probably a test given to him by the little emperor to test whether he was obedient or not.

Besides, these people seemed to be disciples of Yu Youcai, the chief minister of the cabinet. If he got this matter done, it would be like flattering Yu Youcai.

This kind of good thing that kills two birds with one stone must be done quickly.

As for the rules of officialdom, he doesn't care about whether they are rules or not.

Shen Yiguan's eyes rolled, and he quickly bowed and said, "I obey your order."

If you don't have this little bit of tact, you will be unworthy of your great reputation in history.

Wanli nodded in mock satisfaction, then asked in confusion, "Has Shen Shixing set out for home?"

What does this mean?
It's time to go to Shen Shixing. Can we start to deal with this guy's followers?

Shen Yiguan said carefully, "Your Majesty, it seems that Shen Shixing has set out to return home. I also heard that the people he promoted seem to have some problems."

This guy really understands everything at once.

Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded slowly and said, "If there is any problem, send someone to check it out."

You really want to deal with Shen Shixing's followers.

Now that Shen Shixing has become rich, many of his followers have high positions and power.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yiguan quickly bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Wanli nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Well, go quickly."

Going soon?

Is the little emperor eager to deal with Shen Shixing's followers?

Upon hearing this, Shen Yikuan quickly bowed and took his leave.

Wanli looked at the guy's back, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and smile evilly to himself.

This time, there will be an interesting show in the court.

Shen Shixing was a two-faced bastard who licked everyone's boots for profit, and even made all the civil servants in the court unite to oppose him.

But the dog Shen Yikuan is different.

This guy is notorious for deceiving his superiors, bullying his subordinates, forming cliques for personal gain, and excluding dissidents.

Moreover, this guy is really good at internal fighting.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty court in the middle and late Wanli period was almost entirely dominated by the Zhejiang Party.

This guy eventually forced Donglin to find another way and curry favor with the then unpopular Crown Prince Zhu Changluo.

As a result, after this guy died, Crown Prince Zhu Changluo actually succeeded to the throne, and the Donglin Party was able to defeat the Zhejiang Party by virtue of its merit of following the emperor.

However, the Zhejiang Party is a double-edged sword, and if used improperly, it may hurt itself.

The Red Pill Case in history has a lot to do with Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Zhejiang Party who came after this guy.

The Zhejiang Party is not a pushover either.

This guy may have thought that he wanted to use the Zhejiang Party to deal with those disobedient civil servants in the court. In this case, this guy would definitely take the opportunity to promote his own people to power.

In fact, he just wanted the civil servants in the court to fight each other.

It doesn’t matter if the Zhejiang Party rises up, we still have the Donglin Party.

He just wants to let these guys fight each other to the death, and then kill the cunning rabbit and cook the running dog!
Shen Yikuan really didn't expect that Wanli released him just to bite people.

He really thought that he performed well and was favored by Wanli.

It was obvious that Wanli was anxious to deal with Shen Shixing's party, as there were a lot of lucrative positions there.

After he left the imperial study, he rushed into the wind and snow without hesitation and ran towards the duty room of the Ministry of Personnel.

This guy is just like a wolfhound having fun in the snow, running so happily.

(End of this chapter)