Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 225

The rest time is always very short, just three days passed quickly, and the elders, with dark circles under the eyes of feasting and joy, returned to their respective yamen to fish (cross out) and start working.

In the Wenhua Palace.

Since the end of the Great War, Zhu Qiyu has restored the Jingyan system, but the date of Jingyan has been changed from once a day to once every five days.

The sutra banquet was presided over by Mr. Hu Wei from the Ministry of Rites, but it is customary for the ministers of the cabinet to give the lectures, and the officials of the Imperial Academy discuss separately.

However, at today's sutra feast, Zhu Qiyu always had a strange feeling.

It seems that someone has been isolated!
Today we are talking about the doctrine of the mean. After Wang Ao, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was quiet, it stands to reason that no matter whether it is questioning or echoing, someone should speak up.

But no, Wang Ao was calm and composed. According to the usual practice, since no one asked any questions, the old man took two steps back and returned to his original position.

Then it was Gao Gu who was speaking. Unlike Wang Ao, after he finished speaking, the atmosphere below gradually became heated.

But without exception, as soon as Wang Ao opened his mouth, they immediately shut up. This scene was as weird as it looked.

After the sutra banquet, Zhu Qiyu returned to Qianqing Palace, not long after, Cheng Jing walked in, handed a memorial to the imperial case, and said.

"Your Majesty, Chen Cifu from the cabinet and Bachelor Gao, handed over the memorial."

Zhu Qiyu was a little surprised, reached out to pick up the notebook, and asked.

"Oh? It's jointly signed by Chen Xun and Gao Gu?"

Cheng Jing nodded, also a little dumbfounded, said.

"That's right, only Chen Cifu and Gao Xueshi jointly signed it, and Mr. Shoufu did not accompany it."

Thinking of what happened at the banquet just now, Zhu Qiyu vaguely understood.

It seems that Wang Ao's role as chief assistant is not going well.

He has heard that these days, Wang Ao's style of work in the cabinet is quite strong, and he doesn't give Chen Xun and Gao Gu, the two older cabinet ministers, any face.

Sooner or later, there will be a conflict between the two sides.

However, he didn't expect that it would be so fierce as soon as he made a move.

Just talk about the memorial in his hand.

Generally speaking, memorials within the same department either do not have a joint name, or if they do, the head of the department must take the lead. This is the rule.

It seems that the memorandum in his hand has put the discord between the two parties on the table.

No wonder there will be that scene on the Jingyan today.

You know, Chen Xun and Gao Gu are also in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Academy.

The Jingyan is the home court of the Hanlin Academy, and it is easy to lose Wang Ao's face at the Jingyan.

Opening the memorabilia and scanning it briefly, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and said with a light smile.

"Chen Xun is blatantly provoking..."

First, they collectively ignored Wang Ao, the chief assistant, at the Sutra Banquet. Then, the cabinet put him aside and jointly presented a petition to recommend ministers to join the cabinet.

This is simply a slap in the face!

Cheng Jing was not as relaxed as Zhu Qiyu, frowning, obviously worried, said.

"My lord, you just promoted Mr. Shoufu to the cabinet, and this kind of incident happened, not to mention whether the government affairs of the cabinet will be affected. If this spreads among the government and the public, it will not be talking about the emperor's knowledge of people." unknown?"

"Cifu's actions this time are a bit too publicized, don't you want to dismiss this memorial first?"

It should be said that what Cheng Jing said made sense.

After all, Wang Ao was specially ordered by Zhu Qiyu to join the cabinet, so being disowned by others would make Zhu Qiyu's face look bad.

However, Zhu Qiyu still shook his head and said.

"No, it's fine to stay in the middle."

Seeing that Cheng Jing didn't understand, Zhu Qiyu said.

"I promoted Wang Ao because of his meritorious service in Liaodong, but he must be able to prove that he can sit firmly in this position."

"Don't worry, Wang Ao is a smart man. He has such a tough style in the cabinet, so he must have expected today."

"If my expectations are right, he will have countermeasures within a few days."

Cheng Jing was still a little worried and hesitated.

"But if..."

"If Wang Ao can't even stand on his heels, then Chen Xun should be in charge."

Zhu Qiyu closed the memorial and said lightly.

Regarding the position of chief assistant, Chen Xun has never given up, Zhu Qiyu knows this very well.

However, from his point of view, Chen Xun's character is too soft to be the chief assistant.

Chen Xun is obviously also aware of this, these days he is intentionally changing his original exquisite style.

Therefore, he does not intend to intervene in this cabinet battle.

For Chen Xun to tear himself apart with Wang Ao with such fanfare, it must not be a simple anger.

He is declaring his strength to the government and the opposition.

Such a blatant provocation, if Wang Ao can't deal with it properly, then the government and the public will think that his words as the first assistant are not effective.

Therefore, this matter has to be handled by Wang Ao himself.

In contrast, what Zhu Qiyu was more interested in was the memorial itself.

"Cheng Jing, I remember that in the secret report handed over by Jin Yiwei the day before yesterday, it was said that Chen Xun invited many people to have a banquet in the mansion during the rest of the day before yesterday. Is there such a thing?"

Cheng Jing nodded, turned around and flipped through the memorials at the side, took out one, put it in front of Zhu Qiyu, and said.

"The emperor has a good memory. Among the people who attended the banquet at that time, many were from the Hanlin Academy, but there were also several officials from the Ministry."

"Among them, there are several adults they recommended to join the cabinet this time."

Ever since Zhu Qiyu ordered Lu Zhong to arrange Jinyiwei to monitor the mansions, Jinyiwei would send up secret music every day.

However, because there are too many, Zhu Qiyu won't read all of them, he will only scan briefly, if there is anything he has to pay attention to, but these secret plays are still kept in the palace for future reference.

Opening the secret note that Cheng Jing brought, Zhu Qiyu glanced quickly, and finally stopped at the names of the two people.

Xu Bin, Minister of Taichang Temple!

Sure enough, there is him...

At this time, Cheng Jing also reacted.

He knew about the matter that Lu Zhong had reported before, but Dongchang and Jin Yiwei had been investigating this matter.

So when the memorial was handed over, he didn't pay attention for a while.

Now seeing the twinkling of the emperor's eyes, he immediately remembered that incident, and his brows were immediately wrinkled together, said.

"My lord, could it be that the hands of Yang Shan's gang have reached into the cabinet?"

Cheng Jing remembered very clearly that the Jinyi Guardian reported the meeting where he conspired to welcome the Emperor back.

The host is Yang Shan, Minister of Honglu Temple, and one of the participants is Xu Bin, Minister of Taichang Temple!
The three people recommended by Chen Xun and Gao Gu were Wang Yining, Minister of Rites, Jiang Yuan, Minister of Punishment, and Xu Bin, Minister of Taichang Temple.

When the two things are connected, it is hard not to think too much.

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak, but tapped lightly on the case with his fingers. After a while, he still shook his head and said.

"This matter is still inconclusive. Xu Bin was originally Chen Xun's student. It is normal to recommend him."

"If he really participated in Yang Shan's matter, I'm afraid he wouldn't recommend Xu Bin so freely."

"In this way, you send a letter to Shu Liang and ask him to check carefully who has been to Chen Xun's house these days."

In the previous life, Chen Xun did not participate in the restoration of Nangong. On the contrary, after the restoration, he was regarded as his confidant and was liquidated together.

Although the current situation is different from his previous life, he can't be sure that Chen Xun must not have been wooed by them.

But at least for now, with Chen Xun's status and temperament, there is no need or motivation to do such a risky thing.

But one thing is certain, even if Chen Xun was not drawn over by them.

So at least it shows that the group of people plotting behind the scenes is trying to infiltrate the center.

Cheng Jing didn't dare to neglect, he bowed his hands and said yes, so he wanted to withdraw.

However, as soon as he took two steps, he saw a servant coming in, and after hearing the servant's report, Cheng Jing came back and said.

"My lord, Wang Ao, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Wang Zhi, Secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Wang Wen, the Royal Censor of the Right Capital, are three elders who are seeking to see you outside."

Zhu Qiyu was a little surprised, and immediately, a smile appeared on his face.

Wang Ao is indeed not a simple character.

This time, Chen Xun might make a mistake...

(End of this chapter)