Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 416

Two days later, there will be a court meeting in the Daqing Palace.

Before going to court, Lu Yunxi repeatedly warned: "Your Majesty, you can't speak of me in court, you have to speak of me, you must speak of me."

Emperor Chang Le said impatiently: "If you don't talk about me, what can you do? How can you eat it as food? How can you use it as money?"

Arriving at the Daqing Hall, Emperor Chang Le sat on the dragon chair and looked at the officials with a smile on his face: "The ministers are here, and I am here too, so please report if you have anything to do."

Yan Anqing glanced at the ministers from the corner of his eye, and raised his eyes slightly to look at the emperor.

The emperor's attitude was slightly joking, this was to make the courtiers less afraid and worried, and just give advice.

Yan Anqing knew the next process well.

According to his decades of experience as an official, the censor must first hear about the incident. Starting from the incident of the embankment breach in Fuzhou, he pointed out that the Ministry of Industry was suspected of corruption.

Then the censor jointly played the performance, forming a momentum in the court.

However, it is impossible for the censor to keep his tone consistent, especially in the case of Liao Shuming. There are too many people in the censor platform who have taken advantage of him. There must be more people defending him than impeaching him.

It's not because these censors talk about conscience, but because they can't keep Liao Shuming, they may also be implicated.

Yan Anqing turned his attention to Wang Yanyang, no need to ask, he must be the first to report, Yan Anqing quietly waited for the next Yushitai scolding battle.

Unexpectedly, it was not Wang Yanyang who spoke first, but Liang Yuyao, the internal historian:
"Your Majesty, I have the original performance!"

Yan Anqing's heart shuddered, this move was superb!

Let Neishi Ling speak first and set a direction for the ministers.

The courtiers were afraid of both the internal history order and Princess Yuyao herself, and the smart courtiers could also see that Liang Yuyao represented the emperor's thoughts to a certain extent.

Under Liang Yuyao's guidance, Yushitai's scolding battle will definitely not be too intense, and there may even be no scolding war, and it may turn into a one-sided denunciation of Liao Shuming.

Yan Anqing sighed secretly: The young emperor is very cunning, but he is still young after all.

Whether it's scolding or condemnation, I believe that I will stay the same and respond to all changes.

Yan Shoufu smiled indifferently, and made a prediction about the next situation: Liang Yuyao played the impeachment of Liao Shuming, He Fang must agree, and the emperor must have the same attitude.

The emperor and the two important ministers agreed, and the cabinet must not refute it, and must deal with it properly.

Yan Anqing's coping strategy is divided into three steps.

The first step is to settle the matter, but use up the draft ticket on the grounds that it still needs to be verified.

The second step is to rebuild the embankment of the Fuzhou River and let the Ministry of Industry take on the important task. Firstly, it will give Liao Shuming the opportunity to make contributions, and secondly, it will prevent the emperor from easily dismissing the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

In the third step, after the Ministry of Industry rebuilt the embankment, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry and the two principals were dismissed and investigated.

The three-step response can be called seamless.

Yan Anqing looked indifferent.

Liang Yuyao began to report: "The cabinet's second assistant has been vacant for many days, and the minister recommended Wang Yanyang, the supervisory censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to serve as the cabinet's second assistant."

Yan Anqing was not indifferent anymore.

He couldn't help but glance at Liang Yuyao.

She didn't talk about the Ministry of Industry, nor did she mention the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

She was talking about the cabinet!
What's the situation?
Emperor Changle said: "What the Internal History Order says is very much in line with my wishes, Wang Yushi, what do you think?"

Wang Yanyang leaned over and saluted: "The old minister is willing to be so heartbroken that he will never disappoint His Majesty's high expectations!"

This is promised.

Emperor Chang Le then asked He Fang: "Ping Zhang's military affairs are important, what do you think?"

He Fang replied: "I think that Wang Yushi is a clean and honest official, upright and upright, and he is the best candidate for the cabinet. However, I think that the cabinet affairs are complicated and the number of cabinet ministers is obviously insufficient. In addition to the new assistant, I recommend Tianzhang Pavilion University scholar Yu Guoliang and Yushitai Yushi Qiu Dong joined the cabinet!"

Emperor Chang Le nodded and said: "I, that Zhen, also mean the same thing. The cabinet works hard day and night, so it is necessary to add a few more people. Neishi Ling, what do you think?"

Liang Yuyao said: "I think what Pingzhang said about the military affairs is very true. Now the flood situation in Fuzhou is tight, the war in the north is about to start, and the counties and counties in the west and north are short of food. There is no time to deal with everything. There is no time to delay the appointment of cabinet ministers."

Emperor Chang Le nodded and said: "What I said is that there is no delay. If I want to issue an edict immediately, I will see if Yan Shoufu can accommodate the new cabinet minister?"

It was time for Yan Anqing to speak.

But he didn't know what to say.

Things changed too suddenly, and the three of them cooperated too tacitly, Yan Anqing was unprepared.

According to his three-step response?
The first step is to agree to things first?
Including him, the cabinet originally had only four cabinet ministers, but now three cabinet ministers have been added suddenly, can this matter be agreed?
These three are tough bones, can they be at the mercy of themselves in the future?

Do not agree?
The emperor, Pingzhang's important military and state affairs, and the internal history order have all spoken, so why not agree?

Seeing that Yan Anqing hadn't spoken for a long time, Emperor Changle asked, "Shoufu Yan, is it true that you can't tolerate the new cabinet minister?"

how to answer?

If you don't agree, you can't tolerate it.

If it can't be tolerated, it proves that Yan Anqing wants to control the cabinet.

To put it mildly, this is called dictatorship!

On a big scale, this is called disobedience!

"Your Majesty, the affairs of the cabinet are really complicated, and I can't ask for the help of the princes!"

No choice, must agree.

Can this matter be held up?
If it drags on, it won't change anything, but it will ruin Yan Anqing's reputation.

Emperor Changle said: "Then please ask the cabinet to draft an imperial edict immediately, and let the three cabinet ministers take office today."

Yan Anqing said yes.

The court meeting ended in a short time, and no one mentioned anything related to Liao Shuming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Yan Anqing looked back at the Daqing Palace, but he still hasn't cleared his mind.

After returning to Longtu Pavilion, the servant Lu Yunxi came to urge the edict.

Yan Anqing had already agreed in the court, so he could only ask the cabinet ministers to draw up an imperial edict.

He felt like he was being pushed forward all the time.

When the edict was drawn up, Lu Yunxi took it to approve the red. When the edict was issued, the three cabinet ministers immediately took office.

Wang Yanyang, Yu Guoliang, and Qiu Dong just took office, and Lu Yunxi sent more than a dozen memorials.

These memorials were all impeachment of Liao Shuming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

The original three cabinet ministers remained silent, waiting for Yan Anqing's instructions.

But the three new cabinet ministers did not have this habit. After reading the memorial, Wang Yanyang immediately said: "The Ministry of Industry has accumulated many abuses in the river affairs, but this matter should be strictly investigated."

Yu Guoliang said: "The embankment was newly built in Fuzhou last year, and a spring flood caused a dangerous situation. The Ministry of Industry is inseparable from this matter no matter what."

Qiu Dongcai said: "Liao Shuming is a thief who is corrupt and perverts the law. Now we should draw up an imperial edict and immediately dismiss him!"

The original three cabinet ministers couldn't figure out the direction for a while, and stared at Yan Anqing for a while.

Yan Anqing didn't speak.

An old cabinet minister, named Feng Junhuai, interjected: "The flood in Fuzhou has not disappeared, and the river affairs are urgently needed. If this matter goes wrong in the Ministry of Industry, there may be something wrong."

Qiu Dongcai sneered and said, "Brother Feng, according to what you mean, the Ministry of Industry hasn't been on a business trip before?"

Feng Junhuai waved his hands again and again and said: "That's not what I said, the previous things need to be carefully verified."

Wang Yanyang said: "But when will we start to investigate?"

Feng Junhai said: "This, of course, has to wait for the order of the Chief Assistant."

Yu Guoliang said: "Since everything has to be ordered by the chief assistant, what do you want me to do? It is enough to prepare a few more scribes!"

Qiu Dongcai said: "If you don't draft a vote today, tomorrow I will play it myself to impeach Liao Shuming."

Feng Junhai hurriedly said: "How did this happen? How can the cabinet ministers impeach him easily? This matter has to be discussed in the long run, and wait for the elder Yan Ge to make a decision..."

Wang Yanyang said loudly: "Whether Wang is a cabinet minister or not, they are all ministers of Daxuan. Daxuan's floods have continued for years. If Liao Shuming is still in charge of the river affairs, wouldn't it be a disaster for Daxuan? No matter whether the old man agrees or not , the veteran will give a memorial tomorrow!"

"This, this..." Feng Junhuai didn't dare to speak.

If these three cabinet ministers bypass Yan Anqing tomorrow and write a letter to impeach Liao Shuming, it will prove that there are serious differences in the cabinet, which means that the cabinet has completely lost its prestige.

In this case, Yan Anqing should resign from the position of Chief Assistant.

Yan Anqing looked at the three new cabinet ministers without any expression on his face.

Can he suppress these three cabinet ministers?

Have!
Yan Anqing has been the chief assistant for ten years, and he has innumerable skills, some of which are used to deal with these three hard bones.

It is easy to deal with them, but too difficult to deal with another person.

I thought he was a fool at the time, but later found out that he was not.

He also thought that he had lived in the deep palace for a long time and was ignorant of world affairs. It was not until the prince supervised the country that he discovered Wenzhiwugong, and the prince had his own methods.

Now he thought that he was young and was too anxious about things, after going through today's court meeting, Yan Anqing understood one thing.

Why do I always feel like I'm smarter than him?

Knowing that this matter is unreasonable, why do you think you can control everything.

According to the invisible rules in the court?
Is it okay to be unreasonable based on the rules?
What if he is unreasonable and directly uses the Lantern Yamen?
On the day I met Xu Zhiqiong, it might be too late, no matter how reasonable or the rules are.

That's it.

Yan Anqing laughed at himself: "Everyone, draw up an edict to strictly investigate Liao Shuming, Minister of the Ministry of Industry."

Liao Shuming's official position must be lost.

Whether he can save his life depends on the emperor's will.

The imperial edict is not difficult to draw up, and all the cabinet ministers, old and new, are good writers.

After drafting the imperial edict, Yan Anqing read it over and ordered people to send it to the palace.

Yan Anqing felt relieved, returned to the Grand Master's Mansion, and fell asleep soundly.

Some things, if you talk more about reason and less about rules, everyone will save a lot of worry.

At dusk, Yan Anqing woke up, and his cousin Yan Anming sent this month's red money and three tickets.

Yan Anming opened a medicine shop in the west and south of the city, and the business is booming, all thanks to Yan Anqing's care, so the monthly dividends are naturally indispensable.

The money was not much different from last month, and Yan Anqing didn't bother to care about it, but what happened to these three tickets?

One is from Yinggeyuan, one is from Luohuayuan, and the other is from Yu’an Pavilion.

Yan Anqing frowned and said, "Where did this thing come from?"

Yan Anming said, "It was given by the Ministry of Rites."

"The Ministry of Rites gave it to you?" Yan Anqing looked up and down his cousin.

Yan Anming quickly explained: "I also know that I can't go to this place with my identity, but the Ministry of Rituals said that for shops with a monthly tax payment of more than [-] taels, a ticket to the courtyard will be given, and the monthly tax payment will be more than [-] taels." shop, give a ticket to the restaurant."

Yan Anqing looked at Yan Anming with doubts and torture in his eyes.

"Is this really what the Ministry of Rites gave you?"

Yan Anming lowered his head and said: "How dare I lie to you, it was really given by the Ministry of Rites, I dare not go, why don't I just send it to you."

Yan Anming is a first-rank grand master and the cousin of the chief minister of the cabinet. Isn't he qualified to go to Yingge Academy?

No!

Yan Anming didn't like studying, and he failed to get a good reputation. To avoid suspicion, Yan Anqing never gave him any official position. As a worthless male member of the Yan family, Yan Anming's task was to take care of the business.

Even if he is the grand master's younger brother, he is only white. No matter how much wealth he has, no fame or official position, he is just an ordinary businessman in name.

And Yinggeyuan, Luohuayuan and Yu'an Pavilion are teaching workshops under the Ministry of Rites, and they are also top teaching workshops.

A white body like him, no matter how much money he pays, is not eligible to visit the door. This is the rule of Daxuan.

Even if he spends a lot of money and reluctantly goes to the door, he is just asking for no fun, there is no suitable circle for him, once he enters a place like Yinggeyuan, he is guaranteed to be in an even more embarrassing situation than Chu Xin.

Yan Anming held the ticket and lowered his head, not daring to look at Yan Anqing.

Yan Anqing took a sip of tea, smiled and said, "Since you earned it, you can just take it."

Yan Anming shook his head again and again and said, "Why did I go there, I was ridiculed even if I went..."

"Go if you are told!" Yan Anming poured a cup of tea for his cousin, "Remember, just go and have a look, and bring less money."

……

In front of Yingge Yuan, there is a lot of traffic.

Changle Emperor's Palace cannot be sold overnight.

The property of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry cannot be inspected until the charges are confirmed.

Tunu's indemnity can only be claimed after winning the battle.

But the first batch of money that Xu Zhiqiong helped Emperor Changle earn will arrive in the account from tonight.

Tickets are given away for free, but after entering, you will lose your skin!
Don't feel bad about losing your skin, I guarantee you will want to come again next time!
(End of this chapter)