Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 228 Showdown
The two were talking, when someone from Zhongshushe came in and reported.

"Cifu, Elder Gaoge, Lord Shoufu is back, accompanied by Eunuch Cheng from the palace, who is now waiting in the Xigongfang, saying that he has a purpose."

Chen Xun and Gao Gu's hearts sank, they looked at each other, and then understood each other's meaning, they were really afraid of something.

The two got up at the same time, without talking nonsense, they went directly to the westernmost public house.

The cabinet is different from other yamen. Its office is in the palace, which is actually a row of rooms set aside from the southernmost part of Miyagi.

Because the west side is close to the main gate of Miyagi, the public house on the west side is also used for hospitality.

Several rooms are not far apart, within two steps, Chen Xun and Gao Gu saw Cheng Jing and Wang Ao having tea in the room, and there were a few people from Zhongshushe waiting behind.

The two of them changed their angry and gloomy expressions just now, stepped into the door with smiles on their faces, and cupped their hands.

"I've met Shoufu and Eunuch Cheng."

"Just now, the subordinates came to pass on the news, saying that the father-in-law has a decree to deliver, and the two of us have some official business at hand, so we delayed a little, and made the father-in-law wait for a long time."

Chen Xun was very polite, Wang Ao and Cheng Jing didn't put on airs, they also got up to return the greeting.

Cheng Jing said: "Gentlemen, you are welcome. Our house has just arrived, and our buttocks are not warm yet. Why wait so long?"

With that said, Cheng Jing pointed to a group of servants behind him, and said.

"It's almost noon, and His Majesty gave a palace banquet to the elders. By the way, there are two edicts, and you have to work hard to draft them and use them as seals."

Therefore, Chen Xun and Gao Gu did not dare to neglect, Wang Ao also returned to the middle of the two, and the three bowed down together.

Cheng Jing said: "The Shangyu, the cabinet system is newly established, and the authority is busy, so it is not suitable to hold two positions. Write, Chen Xun and Gao Gu will be removed from the post of Hanlin Academy bachelors, and they will concentrate on cabinet affairs."

"In addition, Guozijian Jijiu Xiao Yi has outstanding political achievements and clear virtues. He has been in charge of Guozijian for several years and has been praised by his students.

After the words were finished, Cheng Jing saw that Chen Xun and Gao Gu were frozen in place as if they didn't realize it.

Fortunately, the cabinet is not just the two of them, Wang Ao said, arching his hands.

"The minister waits for the order."

After getting up, Wang Ao said politely: "It's already noon, why don't you stay with Eunuch Cheng, how about having dinner with me?"

Cheng Jing arched his hands and said: "The palace banquet given by His Majesty is for you gentlemen, and our family will not be blessed to accept it."

Pausing for a while, he glanced at Gao Gu and Chen Xun who got up with the support of Sheren, Cheng Jing took out two memorials from his sleeve, handed them in front of them, and said.

"Chen Cifu, Mr. Gao Ge, this is the joint memorial of the two of you today. Coincidentally, the old heavenly official and Lord Shoufu also wrote the book, asking for more cabinet ministers. Your Majesty has approved both memorials. Our family just happened to come over. I brought it with me by the hand.”

"Your Majesty has handed over the matter of adding cabinet ministers to the Ministry of Officials. If there is no accident, the heavenly officials will host a court meeting in three days. The two elders can rest assured."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Jing felt two menacing gazes looking straight at him.

After saluting again, he put the memorial on the table in front of the two of them, Cheng Jing said.

"That's it, we won't stay at home any longer, let's say goodbye."

After all, take the people under your hands and quickly stay away from this place of right and wrong.

Several members of Zhongshushe and the servants carrying the palace banquet also sensed that the atmosphere was not right, put down the lunch boxes in their hands, and hurriedly retreated.

When the people in the room were almost gone, Chen Xun and Gao Gu also recovered.

After a quick glance, the two memorials left by Cheng Jing.

Chen Xun stared at Wang Ao, who was sitting on a chair beside him, as if nothing had happened, and gritted his teeth.

"Master Shoufu, you really have a good method, but I don't know, you use the power of the Imperial Academy and the nomination of cabinet ministers in exchange for your own stable position, can you feel at ease?"

It has to be said that even though the two of them had expected it, they still didn't expect that Wang Ao's attack would be so ruthless.

Not only did he hand over the power of electing cabinet ministers to the Ministry of Officials, but he also directly invited the emperor, cutting off the power of their Imperial Academy.

Although it was said that they provoked this disturbance, Wang Ao's counterattack was too ruthless!
Gao Gu also sighed, with a wry smile on his face, and said.

"Master Shoufu, why are you doing this?"

"No matter what, we are all auxiliary ministers. The cabinet is one body, one is prosperous and the other is prosperous, and the other is damaged. The chief minister is so violent because of such trivial matters. Isn't it the ministers of the Ministry, look at our jokes?"

Wang Ao took a sip of tea, and upon hearing this, he put the teacup on the table, with a look of surprise on his calm face, he asked back.

"Mr. Chen Ge, Mr. Gao Ge, where did you two start talking about this?"

"That day, Mr. Chen Ge invited me to a banquet, saying that the cabinet affairs were heavy and he wanted to add cabinet ministers."

"The old man thought, the cabinet is now powerful, and the cabinet ministers can be regarded as important ministers in the court. They should discuss with the official department, and then they jointly played with the heavenly officials."

"Now that His Majesty is ready to play, the court has pushed for three more cabinet ministers. Why do you two start to blame the old man instead?"

Chen Xun's calm look was particularly glaring in his eyes.

Mrs. Chen's heart burst into flames, and he said coldly.

"Why should the chief assistant ask questions knowingly?"

"Cabinet ministers are always recommended by the ministers, the emperor Jian Ba, why has he ever been recommended by the court?"

"The first assistant has only been in office for ten months, so he handed over this power to the Ministry of officials. It's really generous!"

Gao Gu also expressed regret, said.

"Master Shoufu, at today's sutra feast, there was indeed something wronged."

"But that was indeed not our original intention. It was actually a few disciples who participated in the banquet that day, and they did it in private without telling us."

"After the old man found out, he has severely reprimanded them. He did not hide the truth from the first assistant. Just now, the old man discussed with the second assistant and wanted to make amends with the first assistant."

"But now, alas..."

Wang Ao looked at these two people with cold eyes, one sang red face and the other sang bad face, they joined forces to ridicule him, he was not in a hurry, he said flatly.

"So, I blamed the two of you by mistake, so should I turn it around and make an apology for the two of you?"

Chen Xun didn't speak, but his slightly twitching beard was obviously too angry to speak.

As for Gao Gu, there was an abnormal flush on his face, and his attitude became cold, he said.

"Shoufu, there are only three of us waiting here. The old man and Chen Cifu are sincere and want to have a good talk with Shoufu so that we can work together in the cabinet in the future."

"However, Mr. Shoufu speaks about him so condescendingly, is he really going to be in the cabinet and be on the same level as me?"

Yes, this is the purpose of Chen Xun and Gao Gu.

As politicians, emotions are only temporary, and under any circumstances, emotions will not go to their heads.

Wang Ao's counterattack was not insignificant.

Not to mention directly handing over the power to select cabinet ministers to the Ministry of Officials, and losing the job of being in charge of the Imperial Academy, the two of them have suffered a real loss of power.

But even so, they were only angry for a while, and quickly calmed down.

In the final analysis, it is because their skills are not as good as others, and they are just short of chess.

The matter has come to this point, no matter how angry you are, you can't change the established fact, you can only make yourself sick.

So after calming down, they began to figure out how to recover some losses as much as possible.

For example, strike back, occupy the commanding heights of morality, at least hold the right to speak first.

Up to now, it is unchangeable that Wang Ao has the upper hand among the two of them.

But after this incident, they will still work as colleagues in the cabinet.

Afterwards, how to cooperate and where the respective boundaries are all need to sit down and talk about it.

Whether they are angry or complaining, there is actually only one purpose.

That is to try to put the fault on Wang Ao's head as much as possible, so that he can gain an advantage in the next negotiation.

But obviously, Wang Ao didn't like them.

Seeing that Gao Gu made his words clear, he no longer concealed them, and simply spoke directly.

"I don't want to pursue the matter of the sutra banquet, what's the inside story, but do you really think that the old man will be so ignorant, and let the entire cabinet make such a big sacrifice for the sake of saving face?"

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