That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 683

On the last day of the 22nd year of Taiping, there was a heavy snowfall, and on the first day of the 23rd year of Taiping, there was another light snowfall. After the two snowfalls, the entire Imperial City was covered in silver, like a woman dressed in winter. A graceful woman in splendid mink fur.

On this day, the nine gates were opened wide, and under the protection of the emperor's army and the mausoleum guards, His Majesty's Luan drove back to the imperial capital from Zhengyang Gate, and His Royal Highness Xiao Bai came out to welcome him in person.

When His Majesty returned to the palace, the new Crown Prince Xiao Bai presented the Imperial Seal, and then the eunuch Zhang Baisui, who was in charge of the official seal, handed down the decree and held a grand court meeting in Weiyang Palace on the third day of the first lunar month.

Unsurprisingly, during this grand meeting, the temple was greatly shaken.

First of all, Duanmu Ruisheng, the former governor of the Dark Guard Mansion, ransacked his entire family and confiscated his family property for the crime of treason. Although his son Duanmuyu escaped from the imperial capital ahead of time under the protection of several confidants, he was still captured by Wei Wuji himself. Returning to the case, Mr. Duanmu, who was once a glorious man in the imperial capital, is in a terrible state of distress and is about to be decapitated.

Apart from Duanmu Ruisheng himself, this case involved a lot, more than [-] officials, big and small, were arrested by the Secret Guards, tried together with the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple, and then handed over to His Majesty the Emperor for conviction.

Secondly, His Majesty the Emperor felt that the Dark Guard Mansion was too powerful, so he decreed to restructure the Dark Guard Mansion, cut its power, reduce the establishment, cancel the Tiqi, and change the original three governors to one governor, whose rank is lower than that of the regular governor. The chief governor of the first rank is on the same level as the left governor of the first rank. At the same time, there are several governors and acquaintances under him. The Ce Mansion also abolished the left and right governors and the palm-sealed governors, and only set up a governor, with the governors Tongzhi and Dudu Qianshi under it.

As for Qu Chang'an, the former governor of the Left Army of the Central Army, His Majesty the Emperor was grateful for his father Qu Cang's contribution, but sending him to serve under Zhang Wubing's tent in the Northwest Left Army was considered a crime.

What's more, under the recommendation of the great governor Wei Jin, Sun Shaotang, the original acting former army left governor, was able to remove the code word before his official position and became the new former army left governor. Zhao Wuji, the left governor of the army, Zhang Wubing, the left governor of the left army, Zha Mang, the left governor of the right army, Sun Shaotang, the former left governor of the army, and Yu Kuang, the left governor of the rear army.

Whether it is the reformation of the Dark Guard Mansion and Tiance Mansion, or the appointment of several governors, taking out one alone is enough to shock the temple, but throwing them all at once will inevitably make the temple officials a little confused. Not only that, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor made up his mind to turn the entire temple upside down. After the dust fell on the military officer's side, he began to sort out the civil servants. It has been granted, to retain Master Lan's title of Grand Master, which can be described as extremely honorable, and this can be regarded as a good beginning and a good end for the monarch, minister, master and apprentice.

After Prime Minister Lan passed away, the position of chief assistant in the cabinet was vacant. Undoubtedly, the much-anticipated old Han Ge was promoted from second assistant to chief assistant. From today, Han Xuan became the second chief assistant in the cabinet since the founding of Daqi .

As for the vacant second assistant position, His Majesty the Emperor did not choose to promote the other two cabinet ministers, but unexpectedly called Xie Suqing, the head of the Jiangzuo Xie family, to enter the court as the cabinet second assistant.

Xie Suqing was born in the high-ranking family of the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River. He himself has the title of Duke Kangle. His father and grandfather are famous scholars and Confucian officials who are famous in the government and the public. He himself is not inferior to his father and ancestors, so no one raised any objections to this appointment. As a result, the new cabinet was re-established, and there were still four cabinet members, but there was one less Lan Yu and one more Xie Suqing.

After hearing this decree, many temple elders couldn't help sighing secretly in their hearts. It really was 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi. When Han Xuan left Beijing in a desolate way, who would have thought that after 20 years, this Han Ge The old man actually made a comeback and ascended to the position of chief assistant that he could not get 20 years ago?
As for Xie Suqing, I have to be praised for his skill of keeping a low profile. Decades of dormancy and support were not in vain, and finally in exchange for the current Qingyun, although he is not a commoner, he can barely be regarded as "the farmer in the morning, the emperor in the evening." It is a model of "Tang", but few people know that His Majesty the current emperor had a close relationship with this Kangle Gong, who was not much different in age, before he ascended the throne. Kangle Gong has never been in Beijing for these years, so it may be that he has not helped His Majesty to sit in the city and monitor the south of the Yangtze River. It means that Xie Suqing is more than enough to be the second assistant of the cabinet, whether it is due to her merits or her own talents.

However, among these appointments, there was another appointment that was not so conspicuous, and that was to promote the emperor's son-in-law Xu Beiyou to be the governor of the Secret Guard Mansion and the governor of the Tiance Mansion, and to add the title of Crown Prince Shaobao.

Dudu Tongzhi sounds very big, and the official rank is also high, but it is a false position, just like the position of Grand Master on Lanyu, who ranks among the three princes and is known as the head of the hundred officials. Looking at the two dynasties of Zheng Zheng and Da Qi However, only Zhang Jiangling and Lan Yu were able to be crowned grand masters during their lifetimes, but when it comes to having real power in their hands, they are far inferior to the chief assistant of the cabinet, and the same is true for the governor and Tongzhi. The governor's affairs.

As for the crown prince Shaobao, it was just an empty name. It was always just a icing on the cake for prominent officials, but not a timely help for those who had no real power.

But Xu Beiyou is different. He is not just the emperor's son-in-law, but also Han Xuan's adoptive son. It is well known that Han Xuan has no wife and no children. There is no difference between parent and child. At the same time, there are rumors that this Mr. Xu seems to have a lot of relationship with the Xu family in the imperial capital. If not, why did Han Xuan accept him as his adopted son back then, and why did he insist on giving him the surname Xu instead of Han?

If this rumor is true, the identity of Mr. Xu is a bit scary. The son-in-law of Mr. Han, a relative of the Xu family, is the son-in-law of today's family, and the royal family and relatives are all in one. Those who are interested in official careers, the seemingly false posts, can naturally become actual posts.

Of course, even without the identity of the Xu family and the emperor's son-in-law, the appointment is not easy for a single Han Xiangye. You must know that after Han Xiangye was appointed as the chief assistant of the cabinet, his momentum in the temple was the same for a while, and now there are already people in the office. In private, Mr. Xu is called "Xiaoge Lao", what is the meaning of this unusual?
In the opinion of most of the officials, Xu Beiyou was appointed an official and conferred titles because of his status. In fact, it was not the case. The reason why His Majesty the Emperor would do this was only because of Xu Beiyou.

Because of Xu Beiyou's meritorious service in protecting the driver regardless of safety and danger, he first blocked Qingchen with Qingfeng, and then fought swords with Bingchen, a female sword fairy. Xiao Yu has eyes for this young man.

In addition, His Majesty the Emperor also had deeper considerations. During this change in the Circular Mound Altar, Xiao Shen's unreasonable departure has always been a thorn in Xiao Xuan's heart. Although the reason is not yet clear, but due to the emperor's suspicion, He could no longer fully trust Xiao Shen.

As the saying goes, people must have long-term considerations without immediate worries. After Xiao Shen was removed, there was no great monk in the Xiao clan who could really sit on one side. No matter how many masters there are in the court, they are people with different surnames. , the son-in-law, and the future master of the Sword Sect, who is expected to take Xiao Shen's place.

So Xiao Xuan has already prepared a real gift for Xu Beiyou, these few official positions are nothing.

(End of this chapter)