Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 248 The Tough Prince

Cabinet duty room.

The three academicians have not been able to come up with a good solution, which has caused the matter to be delayed, but they want to delay, they can delay, but Zhu Youtang, the emperor, does not want to delay, so He Neng came.Hearing the document's report, the three of them looked at each other. It was obvious that the matter had come to fruition. Did His Majesty shrink back as Xie Qian said, or could His Majesty just can't wait for them?The three cabinet scholars were also very disturbed.

Not long after, He Neng came in from the outside, and when he saw three people, He Neng cupped his hands and said, "I've met Liu Gong, Li Gong, and Xie Gong."

The three of them are cabinet scholars, and this status is there, even if He Neng is the emperor's close servant, this status is still there.However, the three of them would not fight in front of He Neng. Li Dongyang stood up and said, "Eunuch He has come to the cabinet, but does His Majesty have a will?" All three of them looked at He Neng. You can only pretend not to know.

"Returning to Li Gong, the emperor does have a will." He Neng said with a smile, took out a memorial, and handed it directly to Li Dongyang: "This is the letter of farewell from the Minister of the Ministry of Households."

"The emperor said, Minister of the Household Department, Zhong Zhong, has worked hard for the country's financial management for so many years. Now that he is old, although I don't want to give up, I also sympathize with Zhong Zhong's desire to go home and entertain his grandchildren. This memorial is ready. " He Neng relayed Zhu Youtang's words: "Allow him to return to his hometown, retain his rank, and let the cabinet draw up an order!"

After hearing He Neng's words, the three of them all looked a little unhappy. Although they spoke very politely, there was still the emperor's dissatisfaction hidden in it.

What does it mean to go home and entertain grandchildren?This means that Zhong Zhong is no longer willing to contribute to the imperial court, and is unwilling to do things for the imperial court.In addition, the ministers submitted the farewell papers, which were all for comfort, and basically it took three or four times before they were approved.At this time, if the courtiers do not want to leave, they will basically not be able to do so after submitting the farewell papers twice.

If you go up three or four times, it means that you really want to leave, and the emperor will consider whether to let you go. If you let go, then let it go.

But this is the only copy of Zhong Zhong's letter of farewell, and he has been kept in it since he went up, and now it is directly approved. Fortunately, the original grade of scholar is still preserved, leaving a little bit of dignity.As expected, things were going in the direction that the three of them least wanted to see, but at this point, he couldn't keep it, and he was definitely going to leave.

"Liu Gong, Li Gong, and Xie Gong, the decree has been delivered, so our family will leave." He Neng cupped his hands at the three of them, and then retreated with a smile.

This is a civil official's bad business, He Neng didn't want to get involved, he just came to deliver the decree, as long as the decree is delivered, it's fine to just leave.

When He Neng left, the three of them looked at each other, and they all saw the helplessness on each other's faces. Xie Qian sighed at this moment, and said, "I'm afraid there will be another disturbance!"

The other two didn't speak, but they all agreed with Xie Qian's words. You must know that many people are persecuting the cabinet and waiting for the emperor to make a decision.If the emperor retreats, then this matter will naturally be hello, me, hello, everyone. If the emperor is tough, then these people are also waiting to fight back, and the cabinet will naturally be roasted on the fire again.

Now that His Majesty has reacted, that is to be tough, and directly approved Zhong Zhong's farewell script, then someone must make a fuss!

The imperial decree was handed down very quickly, and Zhong Zhong quickly packed up his things and left with his servants.All of a sudden, the public was excited, the public was in an uproar, the pressure on the cabinet suddenly increased, and there were more reports of the impeachment of the three cabinet scholars. Naturally, some people wanted to put pressure on the cabinet, and some people wanted to fish in troubled waters.

It is understandable to exert pressure, that is to let the three cabinet scholars stand up against the emperor. As for fishing in troubled waters, they really want the three cabinet scholars to go down.

For so many years, Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Li Dongyang, the second assistant, and Xie Qian, the Dongge scholar, have been in the cabinet for many years. The government is stable, and their positions are also very stable. Your Majesty has no intention of electing more cabinet ministers. , Many people are naturally impatient waiting, just take this opportunity to make one or two, then don't you have a chance?
For a while, the court was in chaos, and everyone started to impeach the cabinet scholars for their own purposes. Apart from the three cabinet scholars, the most impeached was Qi You, the servant of the household department and the director of salt and iron.

Everyone can see that Qi You is about to take over when Qi Zhong is gone. At this time, those who intend to seize the position of Minister of the Household Department, or those who want to be the Secretary of Yantie, will naturally attack Qi You. If he goes down, then there is hope for people like myself.People are selfish, not to mention the officialdom where everyone wants to climb up.

These bullshit things naturally spread to Zhu Houzhao's ears, but Zhu Houzhao didn't care.

Glancing at Wang Shouren next to him, Zhu Houzhao directly ordered: "It will start tomorrow, and the rectification of the Beijing camp will start tomorrow. From soldiers to generals, the old and the weak will be weeded out. Anyone who is short of pay and vacancies will be pulled out and severely punished. This time Anyway, if you do it, then do it to the end.”

Zhu Houzhao's expression was very serious, and at the same time he was surprised that in a place like Beijing Camp, there are people who dare to pay for nothing.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Wang Shouren quickly agreed, with a very serious expression on his face. He knew that this time things would not be easy to do!

"About your reward, you have received what you should have received. Your official position has not been moved. It's not that the emperor didn't want to promote you, but because I suppressed you." Zhu Houzhao thinks that this matter still needs to be resolved. Wang Shouren made it clear, lest he have any messy thoughts: "As for your position, I am going to let you join the staff office."

"The staff officer is definitely out of your business, but the deputy staff officer still has your share. The deputy staff officer is from the sixth rank, and your rank will not be improved."

"However, I will arrange a position for you in the Beijing camp. As for the specific position, after you complete this assessment, we, the monarch and his ministers, will discuss it."

After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Wang Shouren said hastily: "The ministers all follow His Royal Highness's arrangements. Whatever His Royal Highness asks the ministers to do, the ministers will do."

Although His Royal Highness speaks casually, he cannot be casual. Wang Shouren knows this very well. To be a courtier, you have to be a courtier. You can't follow what His Royal Highness says. Sooner or later, you will not be able to handle it.

"Okay!" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said with a smile, "Let's talk about it then!" When Wang Shouren left, Zhu Houzhao told Liu Jin beside him, "Go to the Qing Palace."

(End of this chapter)